Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 594 The Past

Yue Yangyan raised his hand and grabbed Xia Qiyuan's wrist: "Calm down...why don't you ask something else?"

Yue Yangyan did not answer the question directly.

But Xia Qiyuan wasn't stupid. He asked the two questions together, and the other party refused to answer with the same reason, which already spoke volumes.

The Hermit is probably connected to Project DX.

Xia Qiyuan shook off Yue Yangyan's arm and snorted coldly: "Except for some files that only you handled, I've already figured out most of the secrets of the Countermeasures Bureau."

Yue Yangyan looked at Xia Qiyuan with a surprised expression: "Xing, young man, you've been quietly gathering so much intelligence, are you planning to defect?"

Seeing that Yue Yangyan was about to change the subject with a joke, Xia Qiyuan stepped to the side and blocked Yue Yangyan's way, thus showing his determination.

"Don't try to fool me at a time like this. Say what you can say!"

"Let me think about it."

Yue Yangyan narrowed his eyes, pretending to think: "How about I tell you about the Thousand-Faced Man's identity?"

Yue Yangyan's opening remarks were like a bombshell.

They wouldn't answer questions about the bet with the Thousand-Faced Man just now, but now they're going to expose his secrets.

Xia Qiyuan began to suspect that Yue Yangyan might have a problem with his brain, which was causing him to lose his ability to distinguish what was important information and thus act like this.

"Don't make that face. I'm not the only one who knows the true identity of the Thousand-Faced Man. That old guy from the Special Affairs Bureau knows too."

Besides, the Man of a Thousand Faces doesn't care about his true identity being exposed; it was only after discussion that we decided to hide his identity from the world.

worldwide?
Xia Qiyuan frowned and asked, "Is the Thousand-Faced Man very famous? Was he a leader in some region before, or a household name celebrity?"

"Hmm... While the term 'head of state' is slightly off, it's not far off."

Yue Yangyan thought for a moment: "He is the only emperor in human history to have ruled the entire world—Emperor Ling."

"……What did you say?"

Xia Qiyuan doubted that he had heard correctly.

There was indeed a dynasty that ruled the world for nearly two hundred years.

But that was over a thousand years ago, in a strange era.

With its mysterious disappearance, the once glorious dynasty lost the power to maintain its rule and began to disintegrate.

It eventually split into two major dynasties, which are the predecessors of the current Asian League and European League.

Africa, Australia, and the Americas all gained independence in modern times through various means based on these two major political systems.

Although society does not allow discussion of that history, as a member of the Countermeasures Bureau, Xia Qiyuan pieced together the entire history of that lost dynasty through various documents and materials.

The leader of the Apostles, who never treated people as human beings, was actually the emperor who was praised by history books as a born sage.
Were all those who wrote history books brainwashed by the Thousand-Faced Man?

A sense of inexplicable absurdity filled Xia Qiyuan's heart.

"How about it? Aren't you surprised and think those historians were out of their minds? When I first heard about this, I felt the same way you did."

Yue Yangyan said with a smile, "The Thousand-Faced Man established the only unified dynasty in history and ruled humanity for nearly two hundred years under the identity of the Spirit Emperor. Whether you believe it or not, it is a fact."

I'm not afraid to tell you, when Emperor Ling died and the dynasty split, it was all a play directed and acted by the Thousand-Faced Man.

Meanwhile, it is still him who sealed away all the strange things a thousand years ago. Now you know what kind of being we are fighting, right?
The combined high-level combat power of the Countermeasures Bureau and the Special Bureau is more than enough to defeat the Apostles of the Apostles Society; Heat Death alone can hold off two Apostles.

Before Fei Bing was forced into the Apostle Society by the Special Bureau, in terms of advanced combat power, humans could completely overwhelm the Apostle Society.

But our adversary has never been the apostle trained by the Thousand-Faced Man, but rather the Thousand-Faced Man himself, who sits at the pinnacle of the bizarre and is akin to a god.

So, after hearing this, don't you feel hopeless, seeing no hope of humanity winning?

After Yue Yangyan finished telling the cruel truth, he still had the mind to joke with Xia Qiyuan.

Xia Qiyuan took out a special cigarette from his pocket, rubbed out a small flame, lit it, and took a deep drag: "So, humans are just an anthill to the Thousand-Faced People, right?"

When I'm in a good mood, I throw in two grains of rice; when I'm bored, I pour boiling water over them.

Xia Qiyuan was not discouraged after learning the truth. After finishing his cigarette, he exhaled all the secondhand smoke in one breath: "Your DX plan was a trump card to target the Thousand Faces Man, and that Lezi Man wanted to see what an ant could do, so he let you develop freely?"

Xia Qiyuan's words gave him a pretty good idea of ​​the bet between Yue Yangyan and the Thousand-Faced Man.

Yue Yangyan smiled without answering Xia Qiyuan's question, but that was no different from admitting it directly.

Xia Qiyuan roughly understood the restrictions on Yue Yangyan; he was not allowed to convey anything about the gambling to outsiders.

But this doesn't mean that he can't even listen to what others are saying when someone is asking him related questions.

Xia Qiyuan began to gradually test where the bottom line of the constraints lay.

“Before, no matter how I questioned you, you would always change the subject, but now you can remain silent… Is it because the Thousand-Faced Man's control over you is not as strong as before, or is the Thousand-Faced Man currently busy restarting the bizarre era and has no time to care about these issues?”

"Alright, let's talk about the beginning of Project DX."

Faced with Yue Yangyan's sudden change of topic, Xia Qiyuan abandoned his probing intentions.

It seems that this obvious loophole cannot be exploited.

Instead of pressing for details, he shifted the topic to what had just happened.

"You've brought back the armor that was left with the Haixin Society?"

Yue Yangyan nodded: "Of course, it should have been delivered to the bottom warehouse by now. Since the Wuxiang Armor was taken away by the Tyrant, the only option is to use the Cursed Armor as a substitute."

Although the overall quality of the Cursed Armor is inferior to that of the Phaseless Armor, its advantage lies in its higher compatibility with the Cursed Armor and the existence of a forced command, thus eliminating concerns about problems at crucial moments.

Xia Qiyuan paused for a moment: "Aren't you worried that you'll be disliked afterward? What if it causes a rebellious attitude..."

"Don't worry, it's not important whether I will be disliked."

Yue Yangyan revealed a carefree smile: "The Special Bureau used its own ace fighters to give us a vivid lesson on what it means to reap what you sow."

Unlike ordinary humans who never learn from history, I have everything planned out, so you can rest assured.

Seeing Yue Yangyan's smile, Xia Qiyuan smiled too.

However, his smile came and went quickly.

Xia Qiyuan turned and walked out of the laboratory.

He stopped at the door and left a meaningful remark.

"I will help the director manage the Countermeasures Bureau well."

(End of this chapter)