Published: March 2, 2025
The light of the Netherworld flickered, and the time taken on the return journey was significantly longer than the outbound trip.
This was due to two reasons: first, the celestial god was severely injured by the backlash of the origin power, and second, the enhancement from the origin power had faded, causing the Netherworld to weaken by several levels.
The journey to the return took just a second, but it took the celestial god around three minutes to travel from the Bohai Sea back to Beijing.
However, this was also anticipated...
On the way there, the defense system of the Beijing gathering was triggered due to the plundering of Lin Haifeng, but the return was not affected to the same extent—Beijing did not entirely prohibit the use of skills; otherwise, the forging masters and researchers would have suffered greatly...
When the celestial god returned using the Netherworld, it went unnoticed, and he silently made his way back to the commander-in-chief's office in the Beijing gathering!
“Celestial Lord!”
Three minutes was enough time for the personnel in the Beijing gathering to react. The commander-in-chief’s office had been destroyed, and the three individuals standing at the top of Beijing had all gone missing; such a significant event could cost them their heads if they reacted slowly! Therefore, when the celestial god entered the commander-in-chief's office, what he saw were dozens of shadow guards!
“En.”
The celestial god nodded slightly and immediately spoke before anyone could respond: “Lin Tianxue is up to no good. She has set traps in the office, and the commander has been moved to a safe location by me. Now, you must immediately head to the Inner City and apprehend Lin Tianxue!”
“This…”
The shadow guards exchanged glances…
This was against the regulations—what were shadow guards? They were Lin Haifeng’s direct subordinates, his sharp blades! It’s not an exaggeration to say that each shadow guard was a sequence-level expert with exceptional loyalty! In the absence of Lin Haifeng, their primary task was to locate him at the first opportunity!
Indeed, the first priority was to find Lin Haifeng… In other words, the shadow guards had means to locate Lin Haifeng…
At this moment, a leading shadow guard had already taken out a tablet and was tapping on it continuously. Upon hearing the celestial god's command, he finally looked up and said, “Celestial Lord, Commander Lin’s location has been confirmed. However, there seems to be a high-end interference device around him, placing him approximately near Bohai. I request to mobilize personnel to find Commander Lin first…”
The shadow guard’s gaze was resolute, clearly having made up his mind.
Looking at the unwavering shadow guards in front of him, the celestial god fell silent and sighed.
“I really admire that old man’s ability to control people…”
The shadow guards averaged a strength level that met sequence-level standards, among which five were limit breakers. The physical strength of limit breakers ranged from 10,000 to 20,000, seemingly weak, yet the Sea King and Skyry were not necessarily much stronger than them...
Sure, crushing the shadow guards one-on-one would be easy, but when dozens of shadow guards gathered around Lin Haifeng… the so-called “Sea King” and Skyry would probably be outmatched by this group! And with the shadow guards present, the main army of Beijing wouldn’t be far behind!
One person becomes an army? I am an army? Invincible against tens of thousands? Sorry, that’s Wen Yu, or the opposing side is a ragtag army.
The main force of Beijing is truly not something the Sea King and Skyry can break!
Why would I let Lin Tianxue stir up trouble in the waters of Beijing? Because I fear that the Beijing army will help Lin Haifeng out of his predicament, and once Lin Haifeng is free, whatever plans or schemes are merely nonsense in the old man’s eyes. Once it reaches that point, the plan is destined to fail!