Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 659 Accused

The rescue team had all withdrawn from the shattered Wave Factory base, with Lu Chongming, Zhou Yinzhu, and Yi Yun returning a little later. There was no rush to close the door; the "pulse" had already severed the channels that were originally seeping into the outside world during the final battle against the gold and silver cannons.

The rescue operation went quite smoothly.

Although casualties were inevitable, some died from the extraction of factors by "Pulse" and attacks by illusions in the illusionary realm, while others perished tragically in the attack that shattered the base by "Pulse".

Of course, some of those involved in the rescue also tragically lost their lives.

Although they had overcome this hurdle, Zhou Yinzhu and Lu Chongming only breathed a slight sigh of relief and were not particularly happy.

Lu Chongming patted his chest. He currently had two metal cores inside him, each connected to one of the two Golden Iron Pots that were currently floating in the black world.

This is a dual-phase coordinate system. It can teleport itself to the Golden Iron Pot, or it can directly cross the boundary barrier to pull the Golden Iron Pot back from the Dark World.

He completely absorbed everything left behind by the Marquis Jin Qun, and even with Zheng Fan "copying" it, he controlled two Golden Iron Pots with dual cores. In terms of combat power alone, he had already surpassed the Marquis Jin Qun. Such extravagance was unique in Dadu.

Lu Chongming has now truly become a powerful figure who cannot be ignored in multiple worlds, but he still doesn't feel much joy.

The level of the multiple worlds is one aspect, but the group of people who represent the dark world are from a completely different dimension.

Most of them have only been able to hold on to those guys by relying on long-term accumulation and years of preparation, with the white world as their base. This is only because the other side did not take them seriously in the early days, which gave them the opportunity to accumulate to this point.

Even so, the seemingly safe capital had already been infiltrated and riddled with holes without their knowledge.

The constantly active cult has been creating the threads of the Factor Deficiency Syndrome, the system... and who knows how many other things are being overlooked, behind which are actually moves by those beings.

They then made their first move, and the important military factory and laboratory of Dadu Wave Factory was destroyed. With just one move, Dadu was exhausted and the Pure White Lighthouse lost three of its lighthouse keepers.

Yes, with the support of Lu Chongming, Zhou Yinzhu, and Zheng Fan behind them, they could be considered to have won a small victory, but when the results were checked after the battle, wasn't this a crushing defeat for them?

They merely managed to stop the damage, preventing the disaster from escalating further and allowing the enemy's representatives to completely overwhelm them.

Given the power of "Pulse," it's hard to imagine what it would become if it were to fully enter the white world of the capital.

The military factories and high-end combat capabilities were depleted, and all they had done was destroy a phantom world and the body of its representative.

The opponent's original body will not die at all. As long as they find a gap that is not noticed and cultivate another one, the "pulse" can make a comeback.

They lost nothing except time, and time has little meaning for such beings.

The more he thought about it, the more the joy of his sudden increase in strength and the exhilarating feeling of retaliating against his enemy completely vanished.

"Cheer up. You just got a used car as a free gift, and then you bought a brand new one of the same model. The only price you paid was giving away a main gun to the bank to pay off the loan for having someone help you find something." Zheng was the most relaxed person there.

Some were burdened by dealing with the future of the bureau and the capital, while others were pessimistic about their future careers as gold miners. Only Zheng Fan, whose future was inextricably linked to the heavy burden of the future and who was a wicked illusion that turned people into gold miners, was still happily savoring the exhilaration of piloting a spaceship.

Shortly after they emerged, they discovered that the central government had dispatched special envoys, along with several members of the Prism Force. Meanwhile, at the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Shiraishi and Akane had arrived and appeared to be discussing something with these individuals.

"Zhou Yinzhu, Lu Chongming, it's good that you're alright." Bai Shi nodded to them and said.

Zhou Yinzhu didn't say much, avoiding pleasantries; she figured she'd know whether he looked good or not. She faced the person sent by the Prism unit directly. He was a man who looked honest and kind; although his body was broad under his khaki coat, he didn't appear muscular but rather slightly overweight.

"Jian Banxian, get back here. I'm in a good mood right now, don't upset me."

Lu Chongming, who had always thought Zhou Yinzhu's temper wasn't as bad as others described, now knew the source of those rumors he'd heard. It seemed he'd become complacent because he'd been taken care of.

The man maintained that somewhat irritating smile: "I can go back, but let me take my people back with me."

“I’ll assume you’re already aware of the situation since you’re standing here. There are still unanswered questions surrounding this factory attack, and some of your members are among the suspects who caused the incident. They must stay and cooperate with the investigation,” Zhou Yinzhu said firmly.

"Of course I understand that, but after a brief reconnaissance, our Prism Unit believes it was just an operational error by the Wave Society. Although our subordinate accidentally went to the wrong door, he inadvertently helped expose the situation, which is enough to outweigh the mistake," the man known as Jian Banxian said with a smile.

"Whether merits outweigh demerits is something we decide after our investigation, not something you slowpokes who only arrive when we're almost done with it," Zhou Yinzhu said ruthlessly.

"That's strange. The Bureau of Investigation and Handling should be on the same level as us, or at the very least, we should be involved in the investigation..." Jian Banxian slowly opened his smiling eyes, revealing an unusually sharp glint in the eyes of this seemingly kind man.

Just as Zhou Yinzhu was about to say something, Jian Banxian suddenly turned his head, his earpiece seemingly receiving some information. He then revealed that playful expression again: "He's actually going to come out in person? Interesting. Well then, you two can have a good talk with him."

"Who?" Zhou Yinzhu asked bluntly.

"I."

As soon as they finished speaking, a beam of white light pierced through the clouds and landed beside them.

A man with long, white hair, dressed in a dignified white suit, with the slightly shimmering fern patterns on his body standing out in the light, descended from the sky in such a high-profile manner.

Countless people stopped what they were doing, paused in their tracks, and involuntarily turned their gazes toward him.

The scholars of the Pure White Society around immediately bowed and greeted him: "Your Excellency, the Undying Lighthouse!"

The man ignored all of this, his gaze quickly sweeping over everyone present, lingering for a moment on Bai Shi and Lu Chongming, which made Zhou Yinzhu sense something was amiss.

Then, the Undying Beacon spoke, his tone calm yet undeniable: "I am now accusing Lu Chongming, the captain of the action team of the Jiangwen Street Handling Bureau, of multiple charges, including colluding with the Black World, being a dangerous system owner, an unregistered confirmed hallucination host, a remnant of the Jin Qunhou incident, and stealing the secret achievements of the Wave Factory. I will transfer you to the Central Court for relevant investigation and trial. Related personnel of the Handling Bureau will also be investigated."

The people in the processing bureau stared wide-eyed, momentarily unable to comprehend what this legendary, immortal beacon was saying.

The Prism team, however, wore expressions of anticipation, while Jian Banxian chuckled and shook his head.

"What do you mean?"

"Take it down." Faced with Zhou Yinzhu's fingerprints, "The Undying Lighthouse" turned his head away without paying any attention. It seemed that he had only come down to make this announcement and had no intention of communicating with anyone else.

The next moment, more than ten lantern-bearing patrolmen appeared around the bureau's team, completely surrounding them.

Strike first to gain the upper hand.

At this juncture, Eliadodic had no intention of waiting until the central assembly to take action. Since the Bureau of Handling had acted suspiciously, he would simply suppress them to avoid unnecessary trouble caused by their wandering.

(End of this chapter)