In the evening, the fortress was particularly quiet under the cover of the night. The naval soldiers who had finished their day of training had returned to their dormitories. Outside, only the patrols who had night patrols were wandering around the fortress.
Ronan carried the suitcase with the Devil's Fruit in his hand and quickly walked out of the fortress. He did not have much time now. He had to leave the port within half an hour. He had to reserve at least an hour to escape. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to escape the pursuit of the warships with his speed.
Ronan chose to move forward in the shadows and avoid a few patrols before finally arriving at the fortress's walls. This wall was backed by the weapons warehouse of the logistics department. The defense was not tight and almost no one came back here, so it became the best escape spot.
Ronan took out a pair of gloves from his pocket and casually moved his fingers and wrists. Then, he pressed his hands against the wall and stepped on the gaps between the bricks with his toes. He jumped lightly and used the strength of his toes and palms to easily climb over the wall. His entire movement was smooth and natural. If anyone saw this, they would definitely praise him.
He took out the tools he had prepared earlier and tied two oxygen tanks to his back. Then, he put on a dark blue diving suit and jumped into the sea with a floating board. That's right, Ronan was planning to escape from this heavily guarded fortress by swimming.
As for why they didn't build speedboats for swimming…Ronan said that other than the fear of being discovered, the most important thing was that he could not find any talent in the North Sea who could develop an engine. Perhaps there were some in the North Sea or the Great Sea Route, but he had not seen them yet.
Therefore, Ronan could only hug the floating board and swim with all his might in the sea. There were still 56 minutes before the handover of the navy's material storage warehouse, and 23 nautical miles from the hiding place Ronan had prepared in advance. He had to swim to Withered Leaf Island 23 nautical miles away before the navy chased him. Then, he would take a boat and continue to escape to the next location.
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- [Location: Navy strategic material storage warehouse]
A few sailors who came to take over their shift did not see their colleagues on duty for a long time. When they saw the documents on the table, they hesitantly pushed open the door of the storage warehouse. A strong smell of blood assaulted their faces, and the scene in front of them almost stunned them.
In just ten minutes, a loud alarm rang out from the fortress. Almost all the mobile forces in the fortress were mobilized, and with the fortress as the center, they began to search and capture. The elite level of the Beihai Navy was evident.
"How many years has it been? Our Hacuzac Fortress has stood tall in the North Sea for so many years, but this has never happened before! A colonel and a captain were killed right under our noses! What exactly are you eating?!" Vice Admiral Heavy-Blade Allison, who was in charge of the base, roared at the heads of the various departments under him!
No matter where this happened, it was a disgrace to the navy!
The punishment from the headquarters for losing the Devil's Fruit was secondary. The most important thing was that because of this matter, he could be said to have a stain on his back that could never be washed away. How could a soldier who valued honor for everything accept this? It was good enough that he didn't fire all the people in front of him.
After being reprimanded by the lieutenant general, the naval officers below all looked ashamed. It could be said that the strongest fortress in the North Sea had lost all its face in their hands.
"Lieutenant General, the suspect has been basically locked down. It should be Major Andrew, who is in charge of the defense of the strategic material warehouse. Soldiers have witnessed the suspicious movements of the other party at the time of the crime. We found traces of the enemy on the beach and have already sent people to search.”The person in charge of the intelligence department knocked on the door and entered. Since Ronan did not hide it, they quickly found out the general situation without much effort.
"Andrew? "No, it can't be him." Lieutenant General Collison recalled Andrew's usual style."Send someone to check Andrew's whereabouts in the past few days and see if there's anything unusual about his recent behavior.”
"Don't stop the pursuit! Seal off the sea around the fortress! I can't let anyone escape! Do you know?" Collison slammed the solid wood table.
"Yes, sir! Even the dumbest person knew that they couldn't provoke the lieutenant general at this time. All the department heads agreed.
"Go, inform me after you catch him. I want to see what kind of person dares to do such a thing under my eyes!”After saying that, Collison sat down and began to deal with the documents. Once this incident happened, the navy's search and arrest suddenly disrupted the original schedule, and he needed to re-examine everything.
He was temporarily unable to leave and participate in the pursuit, but this was good news for Ronan.
The
player was still struggling above the sea. Long-distance swimming was not fast. In just over an hour, Ronan had only swum about half the distance-twelve nautical miles, which was about 20,000 meters.
Although he wasn't sure about some things, he could roughly guess. The navy should have found Hughen's body by now. Regardless of whether the navy went crazy or dealt with it calmly, they would send warships to search for him anyway.
He didn't expect that his undisguised traces of escape could delay the navy tracking experts for long. All he could do now was swim! As long as he swam to his hiding place before the navy caught up with him, he would be safe.
Thinking of this, Ronan's gaze became determined again. At the same time, he increased the frequency of his arms and legs, and his speed suddenly increased.
The sea breeze stirred up the waves, the moon was covered by dark clouds, and the gloomy weather added some uncertainty to Ronan's escape.
And this journey of escape had just begun!
She
was a little late, and because she slept late, she was scolded by her parents.。。Please collect and comfort ~~o(???)o~~
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