Bai Feifei said calmly, "Mr. McAllen, time is of the essence. Isn't this discussion inappropriate right now?"
McAllen responded with a smile, "You're 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 couldn't 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 don't want General Maham to die, cease your attack immediately! Otherwise, I will kill him right now, and we'll all go down together!"
Hearing McAllen's voice, the Third Government Army's Commander's face turned grim.
He naturally saw, through surveillance, General Maham held in McAllen's 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 Maham's safety. If General Maham were to die due to his command mistake, he would bear the blame of all Egypt!
But he couldn't let the enemy go easily either—doing so would equally mark him as Egypt's 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 Commander's 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 I'm a three-year-old?" McAllen sneered. "If we hand over Maham, we lose our last chance at survival. Do you think I'm that naive?"
At this moment, Muland burst into the command room. "Nila, I've 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 relieved—at least he'd passed this hot potato to someone else. Now, whatever happens, he would bear little responsibility!
"McAllen, I'm Muland!" Muland, having taken over command, immediately spoke into the loudspeaker. "You know what you've done. We can let you leave, but you must guarantee General Maham's safety! I'm giving you ten minutes to consider. If we don't receive a response in ten minutes, we will be forced to launch an assault!"
Nila couldn't help but interject, "Are we really going to assault? Aren't we worried about General Maham's safety?"
Muland responded coldly, "The enemy is holding the General as their final bargaining chip. They won't kill him so easily. But we can't appear overly weak either. While ensuring the General's safety, we must also defend Egypt's dignity. So...we need to show sufficient force!"
Hearing Muland's 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 wouldn't 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 General's safety but wouldn't 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 escape—or resist to the end, dragging Maham with him into Hell! ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NovᴇlFɪre.ɴet
Regardless of the choice, neither was desirable to McAllen!
"General McAllen!" At this moment, Bai Feifei stood up and said, "Why don't we head into the Pyramid now?"
"Are you kidding me!" McAllen retorted irritably. "Entering the Pyramid now would be like walking into a trap—then we'd 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 Egypt—they surely won't use heavy weaponry to damage it. That way, we could buy ourselves more time, couldn't we?"
McAllen's eyes lit up. "Right! Why didn't 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 didn't venture into the core, there wouldn't 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 energy—an 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!"
"They've entered the Pyramid?" Muland frowned. He let out a cold laugh. "Third Government Army, surround the Khufu Pyramid. If they want to die, let's 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 Egypt's finest special forces unit, composed entirely of top-tier elites tasked with handling Egypt's 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 couldn't 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 hadn't launched a direct assault.
With his rank, McAllen had no knowledge of the Desert Fox unit's 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!