Escape from the Ten Rings Headquarters

The Escape from the Ten Rings Headquarters was a successful attempt by Shang-Chi, Xu Xialing, Katy Chen, Trevor Slattery and Morris to escape from Ten Rings' captivity.
==Background==
Led by the mysterious voice that sounded like Ying Li, Xu Wenwu organized an expedition to find the entrance to Ta Lo in order to save his wife. Wenwu discovered that although the entrance into Ta Lo was hidden in the bamboo maze, there is a secret passage that could be accessed once a year. Wenwu found out that in order to find the passage, he needed two Eyes of the Dragon, so he ordered his men to take them from Shang-Chi and Xu Xialing. Ten Rings members led by Razor Fist tracked down Shang-Chi in San Francisco and attacked him, stealing his pendant.
Led by a postcard that was seemingly sent by Xialing, Shang-Chi and Katy Chen then traveled to Macau to find her and warn her about Wenwu coming after her. Shang-Chi managed to find Xialing at the Golden Daggers Club, however, they discovered that the postcard was a trap and the Ten Rings attacked the club and during the fight, the Death Dealer stole Xialing's pendant. Despite Shang-Chi's attempts to fight him off, Wenwu stopped him and ordered his men to capture him, as well as Xialing and Chen, and take them to the Ten Rings Headquarters.
Back at the Ten Rings Headquarters, Wenwu told Shang-Chi and Xialing that there was a hope to save their mother by finding Ta Lo. He told them about the voice he was hearing that told Shang-Chi that Li is trapped in the Dark Gate and she must be saved, although Shang-Chi did not believe him. Wenwu then used the Eyes of the Dragon to outline the secret passage through the bamboo maze, as well as the exact time where it can be accessed. However, Wenwu revealed that if the Ta Lo tribe won't comply to liberate Li, he will burn the village, which led Shang-Chi to confront him. Wenwu could not let anyone to stand between him and a chance to save his wife, even his own children, so he ordered them to be thrown in a cell.Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
==Escape==
Being locked in the Ten Rings Headquarters' catacombs, Shang-Chi and Katy Chen encountered Trevor Slattery who was also imprisoned by the Ten Rings for his involvement in Aldrich Killian's mockery of the organization. They also were approached by Slattery's pet Dijiang named Morris who said that he knows Shang-Chi as he was living in Ta Lo with Ying Li. Through Slattery, Morris said he knows a way through the maze to Ta Lo and asked Shang-Chi and Chen to bring him home.
With the help of Xu Xialing, they accessed the compound's underground passages and escaped from their cells to the underground garage. They managed to steal Razor Fist's car, however, he noticed that and activated an alarm, sending the Ten Rings operatives after them. Several members barricaded the tunnel, forcing Chen to drive the car to the exit on the opposite end of the garage, although they needed the Ten Rings member's fingerprints to open it.
With Chen driving towards the exit, Shang-Chi and Xialing were fighting off the enemies who pursued them on motorcycles and Shang-Chi managed to catch one of them and pull him into the car. Ten Rings members then attempted to block the road with the spike strip, making Chen turn towards the closed garage gates. With Xialing's help, Shang-Chi managed to knock out the captured member and use his fingerprints on the access panel to open the gates. They quickly used their car to pull through it, and they immediately used the panel again to close the gates, stopping the Ten Rings from pursuing. Shang-Chi then threw the Ten Rings member out of the car before they drove towards the bamboo maze.
==Aftermath==
As Xu Wenwu decided not to pursue them and prepare for a full assault on Ta Lo, Katy Chen drove the car to the bamboo maze. With Morris guiding them, Chen managed to make it to the entrance, barely avoiding being crushed by the maze. Arriving at Ta Lo, Shang-Chi and Xu Xialing were approached by Ying Nan and informed her that the Ten Rings are on their way to the village. Nan figured out that Wenwu was being manipulated by the Dweller-in-Darkness who was using him to escape from the containment behind the Dark Gate. Shang-Chi, Xialing, Chen and Slattery joined their forces with the Ta Lo villagers to stop Wenwu from opening the gates.
Determined to save Ying Li, Wenwu and his army of the Ten Rings made their way to Ta Lo where they were confronted by Ta Lo protectors. They engaged in a battle but despite his best efforts, Wenwu managed to go through him and made it to the gate. Using his rings, Wenwu damaged the gates, allowing the Soul Eaters to escape before the Dweller liberated itself and devoured Wenwu's soul. Now armed with Wenwu's rings, Shang-Chi, the Great Protector and Ta Lo villagers joined their forces with the Ten Rings to stop the Dweller from escaping to the Earth plane.
==References==
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