Chapter 817: Chapter 817: Hesitant to Take Action for Fear of Damaging Valuables
Bai Feifei said calmly, "Mr. McAllen, time is of the essence. Isnât this discussion inappropriate right now?"
McAllen responded with a smile, "Youâre right, I lost my composure just now. Maham is in our hands, and that forces them to tread carefully. That gives us a sliver of hope!"
Upon hearing this, those around couldnât help but breathe a sigh of relief. Their gazes toward Bai Feifei were filled with admiration.
Bai Feifei felt a mix of slight embarrassment and pride in his heart. After all, this was a man he personally captured, so he accepted the gazes of admiration naturally.
"Listen up, Third Government Army!" After capturing Maham, McAllen shouted into the loudspeaker towards the Third Government Army. "General Maham is now in our hands. If you donât want General Maham to die, cease your attack immediately! Otherwise, I will kill him right now, and weâll all go down together!"
Hearing McAllenâs voice, the Third Government Armyâs Commanderâs face turned grim.
He naturally saw, through surveillance, General Maham held in McAllenâs grasp!
"Cease fire!" Forced into a tough spot, he had no choice but to order a temporary halt to the attack. Maham was the most respected general in the Egyptian army; he had to ensure General Mahamâs safety. If General Maham were to die due to his command mistake, he would bear the blame of all Egypt!
But he couldnât let the enemy go easily eitherâdoing so would equally mark him as Egyptâs sinner! Caught in a dilemma, he found himself at an impasse!
"How could General Maham have been captured by the enemy?" The Commander slammed the command table hard, staring at the screen as he spoke. "Get me a line to McAllen. I want to speak with him!"
Soon, the Commanderâs voice came through: "McAllen, I advise you to surrender. You are surrounded; there is no chance of escape. Hand over General Maham, and we can leave you a way out. Otherwise..."
"Spit! Do you think Iâm a three-year-old?" McAllen sneered. "If we hand over Maham, we lose our last chance at survival. Do you think Iâm that naive?"
At this moment, Muland burst into the command room. "Nila, Iâve reported to the higher-ups. Everything here will now be under my control!"
He handed an urgent command document to Commander Nila.
Although effectively sidelined, Nila felt relievedâat least heâd passed this hot potato to someone else. Now, whatever happens, he would bear little responsibility!
"McAllen, Iâm Muland!" Muland, having taken over command, immediately spoke into the loudspeaker. "You know what youâve done. We can let you leave, but you must guarantee General Mahamâs safety! Iâm giving you ten minutes to consider. If we donât receive a response in ten minutes, we will be forced to launch an assault!"
Nila couldnât help but interject, "Are we really going to assault? Arenât we worried about General Mahamâs safety?"
Muland responded coldly, "The enemy is holding the General as their final bargaining chip. They wonât kill him so easily. But we canât appear overly weak either. While ensuring the Generalâs safety, we must also defend Egyptâs dignity. So...we need to show sufficient force!"
Hearing Mulandâs words, McAllen was equally caught in a dilemma. Snake Lord and his team had been inside the Pyramid for over an hour, yet there was no news.
It was clear the opposition wouldnât give him enough time to stall until Snake Lord and his team appeared! Although he held Maham as a trump card, McAllen knew equally well that Egypt may prioritize the Generalâs safety but wouldnât compromise unconditionally for him!
This meant McAllen had to make a decision within ten minutes: either surrender, hand over Maham, and gain a chance to escapeâor resist to the end, dragging Maham with him into Hell!
Regardless of the choice, neither was desirable to McAllen!
"General McAllen!" At this moment, Bai Feifei stood up and said, "Why donât we head into the Pyramid now?"
"Are you kidding me!" McAllen retorted irritably. "Entering the Pyramid now would be like walking into a trapâthen weâd truly have no escape!"
Bai Feifei smiled slightly. "We are no match for a regular military unit right now. Entering the Pyramid would allow us to leverage its terrain to outmaneuver them. Also, the Pyramid is an emblem of Egyptâthey surely wonât use heavy weaponry to damage it. That way, we could buy ourselves more time, couldnât we?"
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McAllenâs eyes lit up. "Right! Why didnât I think of that before?"
Although there were many eerie legends about the Pyramid, its outer sections had already been developed. As long as they didnât venture into the core, there wouldnât be any issues!
"Everyone, into the Pyramid!" With an order, Freedom Organization members and mercenaries guarding the perimeter retreated into the Pyramid.
As soon as they entered the Pyramid, Bai Feifei and the others felt a peculiar energyâan accumulation of legacy, a profound weight of history.
"You few, guard the entrance!" McAllen commanded. "The rest follow my instructions. We must buy Snake Lord and the others enough time!"
"Theyâve entered the Pyramid?" Muland frowned. He let out a cold laugh. "Third Government Army, surround the Khufu Pyramid. If they want to die, letâs trap them like birds in a cage. Inform the Egyptian Security Department immediately and request members of the Desert Fox unit to join us!"
Desert Fox was Egyptâs finest special forces unit, composed entirely of top-tier elites tasked with handling Egyptâs covert missions.
Now that members of the Freedom Organization had entered the Khufu Pyramid, attacking it through conventional means would likely cause significant damage to the Pyramid. This was a responsibility Muland couldnât afford to bear. Only through the intervention of Desert Fox could the Pyramid be best preserved!
After entering the Pyramid, McAllen felt relieved seeing that the opposition hadnât launched a direct assault.
With his rank, McAllen had no knowledge of the Desert Fox unitâs existence in Egypt. He genuinely believed Muland had held back to avoid damaging the Pyramid!
"Hah, once Snake Lord and his team emerge, none of these people will stand a chance!" McAllen thought to himself.
Previously, Snake Lord had summoned countless Desert Snakes with a mere wave of his hand. The scene was extraordinarily overwhelming for McAllen!