Delta: Who are you saying has suffered a loss of strength?

Chapter 247 The Missing Machine Gunner

"What happened after I left that made things like this?" Han Che asked.

Shi Ding lowered his head and remained silent for a while before finally managing to squeeze out a sentence: "I've let you down..."

"Hmm? Why do you say that?"

Shi Ding remained silent for a long time, his hands clenched into fists on his knees. Then he stood up, his body ramrod straight, his eyes fixed ahead.

"It's my poor comprehension that led to the wrong action plan, which almost ruined the plan you painstakingly arranged."

"My leadership skills are inadequate, and I have failed your trust! Please punish me!"

"Why do you think you ruined my plans?" Han Che asked, raising an eyebrow.

Shi Ding acted according to this plan when the prison was opened, so why does he suddenly realize now that the plan has been ruined?

Obviously, someone told him that.

Shi Ding lowered his head, his tone ashamed, "It was...it was Raven who reminded me that made me realize it."

"Raven doesn't know anything, don't listen to him." Han Che laughed and scolded, then stood up and pulled Shi Ding back to sit on the edge of the bed.

"Tell me what happened, what that Raven guy did."

Shi Ding sat on the edge of the bed, his hands on his knees, and after gathering his thoughts, he began to report the situation.

Shi Ding recounted everything from the opening of the Tide Prison in detail, and Han Che listened patiently without finding it long-winded.

Shi Ding said that he heard an explosion over there, and then two warning officers reported that they had been attacked, so he immediately led his personal guards over.

When they arrived there and found that Han Che and his group were indeed there, they called the emergency call center to bring them over.

Shi Ding's deployment this time was indeed beyond Han Che's expectations. He did not expect Shi Ding to use almost all of his strength to deal with him.

It would be a lie to say that Shi Ding hadn't disrupted his plans, but Han Che didn't really blame Shi Ding too much. So now he listened carefully to Shi Ding's report and analyzed the problems within it.

"Are you sending so many troops because you're telling me not to embarrass me?"

"Yes... because Your Excellency the Warden, your strength is already difficult for us to deal with, and with those players added on, it becomes even more difficult."

"I'm not strong enough, and I'm afraid I'll send too few people. If they realize I'm not real, or that your strength is nothing special, Warden, I'll feel it's an insult to you. So..."

Han Che laughed out loud; this was a reason he hadn't expected!

However, things did indeed develop as Shi Ding had predicted. The warden suppressed both teams of players so much that they couldn't even lift their heads. Such dominance left them with no doubt that the warden was an imposter.

Shi Ding continued his report, and upon hearing about his fight with Raven, he asked, "You beat Raven so badly he couldn't stand up?"

Shi Ding nodded. "I had already discovered that Raven was not good at dealing with riot shields. He couldn't penetrate the shields, nor could he get around them, which is why I dared to do this."

"What happened next? How did he manage to execute him so close to his face?"

Shi Ding shook his head, rubbing his forehead as if he had a headache. "I don't remember very clearly. I just remember that by the time I realized what was happening, he had already disarmed me with his face pressed against mine..."

Han Che sensed something amiss and figured Shi Ding must have been careless and fallen for the Raven's whistle ability.

The reason for Shi Ding's dejection at this moment might still be related to this whistle.

If we want Shi Ding to recover his mental state quickly, we may need Raven's help.

"Where is Raven? I still have a score to settle with him!" Han Che said angrily, recalling his collection room.

Shi Ding shook his head, somewhat remorseful. "I don't know. After I left prison, Raven didn't return to his cell. I sent my brothers to look for him, but we still haven't heard from him."

"Gone? Did he really manage to escape from prison?"

"By the way... who did Dayong meet? Do you know? How did he die?"

"Huh?" Shi Ding was stunned, as if he had heard some unbelievable news. He looked up abruptly, "Da Yong sacrificed himself?"

"You don't know?" Han Che's brows furrowed; things didn't seem to be as he had thought.

When he resurrected the prison guards, he saw the message that Dayong had sacrificed himself, and initially thought it was Raven who had killed him.

Raven led the hammer-wielding soldiers to fight Dayong. If Dayong were to be caught in close combat by the hammer-wielding soldiers, he would be crushed to death. This was the most reasonable explanation he could think of.

But now Shi Ding tells him that's not the case; Shi Ding doesn't even know that Dayong is dead.

Who was that? Even after the prison reopened, Shi Ding didn't know that Da Yong was dead!

Shi Ding shook his head, his face turning even uglier upon hearing the news. "After the Black Tide operation began, Da Yong was still with us. But when I suddenly remembered that I needed to go and support you and confront Raven, Da Yong left the team."

"Because at that time, a prison guard from the tide control room reported that someone was causing sabotage. I already knew that the Royal Guard no longer needed to fight your squad to the death, so I asked Dayong to take a few people over to check it out."

"After I left prison, I went to the tide control room and searched around. I only found the body of one player and the bodies of the prison guards that Da Yong had taken away."

"But we couldn't find Dayong, nor did we see his body. Raven also disappeared. I thought he might be with Raven..." Shi Ding's voice trailed off.

"It's alright, I can see Dayong's condition, don't worry." Han Che comforted him, looking at Shi Ding's deteriorating mental state. "I've successfully revived him, don't worry..."

Shi Ding nodded. He noticed that the warden's eyes were unfocused for a few seconds before returning to normal. He could tell that the warden was deliberately trying to control his emotions.

"Warden, I'm fine. You should go back and rest!" Shi Ding said.

"Uh..." Han Che seemed a little absent-minded, then forced a smile and said, "Okay, don't think too much about it. I'm back. I'll be in prison for the next few days, so don't worry. You should get some rest. I still need your help, so don't overwork yourself."

As Han Che spoke, he walked out, and Shi Ding got up to see him off.

"Alright, stop seeing me off. Get some rest. Try to think more positively. You didn't do anything wrong. I'll discuss the tactics from that day with you in detail another day. Rest for now." Han Che waved his hand, signaling Shi Ding to stay.

"Alright, warden, take care!"

Han Che smiled and waved goodbye before leaving the dormitory and heading towards the office.

As Han Che turned a corner in the corridor, the smile on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a serious expression that was almost palpable.

The reason is simple: he had just checked the system in his mind, and the system sent him a notification.

[One machine gunner has been killed. Resurrect them? Resurrection costs 1,000,000 HAF coins]

His machine gunner, whom he had just resurrected, is dead again?!