Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 645 Gathering
Upon hearing this, Janus closed his eyes and began adjusting his spatial abilities.

The Thousand-Faced Man's clone crystal is equivalent to the Apostle's origin.

Even though Janus had swallowed it, he could not digest it completely in the first place.

The crystal is simply fixed inside his body as an external enhancement tool, similar to buying equipment in a game to improve attributes, rather than leveling up.

To completely seize this power, a lot of time will be needed for integration and gradual erosion.

After a while, Janus opened his eyes in surprise: "No problem at all. With the help of this thing, my power is even stronger than before."

I feel like I could easily defeat myself from a few months ago. Once I fully absorb this power, I'll definitely be able to defeat Aurora…”

Seeing that the outspoken Janus was about to provoke the trickster again, the magician quickly used telekinesis to shut him up.

"We can talk about your thoughts later. First, tell me if you can still perform high-level teleportation."

Janus patted his chest with great pride and said, "Of course, no problem. I guarantee that if the Countermeasures Bureau uses the same spatial anchor as last time, I can break through the blockade within five seconds, even if it's a higher level."

Speaking of which, Gorhal, when you use my power, you should be stronger than I am, right? Why did you have to...?

"There are reasons why I'm looking for you. I can't possibly do everything myself."

The magician interrupted Janus and began relaying the Thousand-Faced Man's instructions: "This operation is our first proactive strike in many years, and the importance of the mission goes without saying."

Where is Ashe?

Before the magician could get to the point, Janus changed the subject.

The magician glared at him, annoyed: "If you're so capable, why don't you go and invite her over yourself!"

Janus shrank back and gave an awkward smile: "Well... never mind, I was just asking."

Since joining the Apostles, Fei Bing has been holed up in Northern Europe and has almost never interacted with anyone, keeping a low profile even more than the Trickster.

But being low-key doesn't mean being easy to mess with. Anyone who goes to her usually doesn't have a good ending. No matter which side you're on, she'll kill you without hesitation.

Fei Bing's joining the Apostles Society seems more like a nominal excuse for her to detach herself from society.

If the Apostles were to encounter any trouble and need her help, the person seeking her assistance would likely be the one who gets into trouble before the person actually does.

The topic continues.

Just as Janus calmed down, the cunning master spoke up.

She wasn't responding to Janus's boastful words, but rather asking a question.

"On the way here, I received a lot of information about Project DX from Mask. I'm curious, is it really necessary for so many of us to act together for a project whose authenticity is still unknown?"

The Trickster is not as brainless as Janus, nor is he like the Tyrant who cares about nothing but absorbing energy to become stronger.

As the creator of the virtual world, her mind was far more meticulous than that of the apostles present.

"A few months ago, you fought against the Countermeasures Bureau's Heat Death and Spirit Transformation in order to help this idiot, and in the end, one of you died and the other was seriously injured."

Never in the past few years have we clashed with the Countermeasures Bureau so frequently.

It's as if they suddenly gained the confidence to deal with us overnight. I'm very curious about the reason. Is it really that so-called DX plan?

In fact, the magician was also puzzled by this and had consulted the clone of the Man of a Thousand Faces.

But the other party just smiled without saying anything, telling them to prepare for battle, and specifically instructed them to act together as a group of four.

Based on his previous experience of Janus being ambushed, the magician shared his conjecture.

“Gaia is busy with its own plans and may not be able to deal with our affairs in the next few years. I suspect that the Countermeasures Bureau has taken advantage of this and intends to take the opportunity to eliminate us.”

"The Countermeasures Bureau wants to wipe us all out in one fell swoop? How dare they!"

Janus was the first to stand up and refute.

"But the fact is you idiot, you've already died once."

The cunning master scoffed, "Do you have to die again before you'll see the truth?"

Janus was speechless for a moment.

“Aurora is right. The Countermeasures Bureau is no longer the Countermeasures Bureau that can be manipulated at will.”

The magician said cautiously, "Although the Apostles Society has expanded its number of apostles in recent years with the addition of Janus, it doesn't mean that the Countermeasures Bureau doesn't have them."

"Yue Yangyan, the chief researcher of the Countermeasures Bureau, is an apostle born decades ago and has never personally taken action."

If Gaia hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't even have known that the Countermeasures Bureau had secretly acquired an Apostle, who was also their chief researcher.

"You absolutely cannot underestimate this guy. The Weird Armor of the Countermeasures Bureau was invented by Yue Yangyan."

You should have experienced the power of Heat Death's armor. If the opponent doesn't care about the cost, they can at least take two Apostles down with them before they die.

"Heat Death's strength is already higher than most Apostles. Add to that Transformation and that Yue Yangyan whose strength is unknown, and as long as Gaia doesn't take action, the Countermeasures Bureau's strength is almost equal to ours."

After the magician's analysis, even the dim-witted Janus could see the current situation clearly.

Unbeknownst to them, the Countermeasures Bureau, which they could once easily subdue, has now gained the power to rival them, provided that the Thousand-Faced Man is no longer an exception.

The cunning master thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think the DX plan released by the Countermeasures Bureau is really going to eliminate us Apostles, or is it just a trap to lure us in and wipe us out in one fell swoop?"
They recently used that idiot Janus to set up an ambush, so I think it's more likely they're bluffing.

If Project DX could really eliminate the Apostles, they could just come and kill them directly; there would be no need for the experimental subjects to escape.

Moreover, it's absurd that such an important experimental subject could escape from the laboratory; it's clearly an attempt to lure us into investigating.

"To be honest, I also think this is a trap."

The magician nodded in agreement with the trickster's idea, but quickly changed the subject: "But Gaia told me it was true, and he also warned me that it was best not to act alone."

"Really? What do you mean, really? A trap or Project DX?"

Janus asked hurriedly.

"It's all true. Project DX is real, and the idea of ​​using Project DX test subjects to lure us is also real."

The magician stood in the middle, surveying the three: "This is Yue Yangyan's open scheme, with the same objective as the ambush on Janus last time."

"But I remember that it was the Hermit who killed this idiot in the end. If Yue Yangyan really intended to use the dying Heat Death to kill you last time, there's no reason to only create a single layer of spatial sealing."

The cunning strategist raised the doubts he had discovered once again.

Janus was displeased upon hearing this: "Can you please stop bringing up the fact that I was killed once? Are you ever going to stop?"

(End of this chapter)