Published: March 2, 2025
When the darkness shrouding the Eighth District Forward Base dissipated, Guardian No. 28 immediately took action to repel Xing and Lolo, and then his figure vanished in an instant.
The Barrier he had set up naturally collapsed as well with his departure.
However, the entire frontline fell into complete silence following Guardian No. 28's exit. Old Man Fran clutched his chest, his face pale as he gazed into the distance at the Eighth District Forward Base.
The alert tone regarding the sequence change echoed in his mind, undoubtedly informing Fran of what had transpired.
"Hey, hey... Old man, are you okay?"
Xing fell from the sky, landing beside Fran. Seeing that Old Man Fran looked like he was about to pass out, he couldn't help but ask.
Fran moved his lips, unable to speak for a while. After a moment, he took a deep breath and, with a pained expression, spoke to Xing.
"The Demon Realm Gate here still needs two more to help. Um, something happened in Beijing... I need to go back and handle it first..."
Old Man Fran forced himself to remain calm as he said this, then he floated up into the air, shooting toward the direction of the Eighth District Forward Base.
Following closely behind were dozens of figures—without exception, all were current sequences.
This scene left Xing and Lolo baffled—they hadn't received the alert about the sequence change and didn’t understand what had happened, but instinct told Xing that something significant had occurred...
...
In front of the teleportation array, as the blackness enveloping Beijing faded and disappeared, the black Barrier here also underwent changes.
At a certain moment, the black Barrier seemed to burst like a bubble with a "pop," revealing three figures standing in mutual silence.
On the ground, the two treasure land guardians who had been by Guardian No. 2's side lay motionless, having completely lost their life force. Wen Yu and Faceless silently observed Guardian No. 2 until he smiled at them.
"True to his name, see you next time."
With that, Guardian No. 2 quickly turned and fled. Faceless still seemed eager to try his skills, glancing at his big boss as if asking whether they should take him down here. However, Wen Yu merely shook his head.
Guardian No. 2 was quite strong; during their brief exchange, neither he nor Wen Yu had a clear advantage.
If Wen Yu used Type One, he could definitely have left Guardian No. 2 behind—but that wouldn’t serve much purpose.
Wen Yu simply soared into the air, his figure instantly appearing above the Eighth District Forward Base.
...
The original location of the commander-in-chief had completely vanished, leaving only a giant purple octopus stretching its body, desperately resisting the attacks coming from all directions.
Inside the giant octopus, three figures of varying heights could be faintly seen... along with the headless corpses beneath them. Wen Yu's keen eyes instantly recognized one of them as Lin Haifeng.
"That's... Lin Haifeng? He's dead?"
Faceless could see the situation below clearly as well, but even with the truth laid out before him, he still couldn't believe such a fact.
"That’s fake, right? It has to be fake! Big boss... it must be fake!"
Faceless became increasingly certain as he questioned, until Wen Yu casually replied, "That's real," leaving Faceless speechless.
"This..."
"Follow me..."
Seeing that Faceless seemed to want to ask more questions, Wen Yu immediately pulled him along, and the two figures vanished into the distance.
As for the several soul puppets below, there was no need for Wen Yu to handle them personally—the strong individuals from Beijing arriving in droves would be enough to ensure they were crushed into pieces.
...
On the way, Faceless remained in a daze, seemingly unable to believe the facts that had just occurred, while Wen Yu was also silent until they flew to another region of the continent. Wen Yu finally stopped, bringing Faceless down to the front of a cave.
"This is it."
"This is?"
"A secret research facility in Beijing."