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Chapter 409 The Duel of Two Strongest Warriors
"court death!"

A cold and authoritative roar, like a thunderclap from the heavens, exploded loudly.

As the howling wind swept in, it instantly drowned out all the monsters' roars.

That wasn't ordinary wind; it was a gale generated by tiny spatial fissures.

Where the wind passes, wisps of cold light burst forth in the air, like countless blades forming a blade's edge.

Those hideous monsters were cut and torn apart as easily as paper, turning into a shower of blood and flesh.

In just a few seconds, the gray fog and distorted figures that filled the corridor ahead were swept away.

The remaining monsters in the surrounding corners screamed as if they had seen their natural enemy, and shrank back into the deeper fog.

Strangely, these winds seemed to possess a spirit.

Although it swept past where they were, it only made their clothes flutter and did not cause any real harm.

As the monster retreated, the gale ceased instantly, as if it had never happened.

The dispersed gray mist seemed to be blocked by some invisible barrier, churning a few meters away from everyone and unable to advance even an inch further.

"This is... the domain..."

Feng Jincai raised his hand to shield his eyes, squinted, and muttered to himself.

This ability to act at will allows for the precise differentiation of enemy and friendly forces.

Clearly, only those who surpass the peak of A-level and cross the threshold of S-level can master it.

Zhuo Feng seemed to have thought of something as well, and an excited look instantly appeared on his face.

The survivors stared wide-eyed with inexplicable joy in the direction from which the gale had come.

A figure wearing a black mask walked over, stepping over the broken corpses scattered on the ground.

He wasn't particularly tall.

But that domineering aura made people afraid to look directly at him.

It's Minister Luo!

Behind him followed a team of pursuers dressed in black combat uniforms and carrying assault rifles.

They poured into the corridor and quickly established a crossfire defense line.

Luo Lie strode up to the crowd, his sharp gaze sweeping over the chaotic scene.

Ultimately, the question fell on Feng Jincai, who coldly questioned him:
"What exactly is going on here?"

Feng Jincai's heart tightened, and he subconsciously swallowed.

Seemingly overwhelmed by that imposing aura, he could barely breathe and stammered, unable to utter a word.

"Reporting to the Minister!"

Zhuo Feng immediately stepped forward and replied loudly:

"About half an hour ago, we were having a meeting in the conference hall when suddenly a gray fog appeared around us, engulfing the entire floor and cutting off all power and communications."

"We are all trapped here, and many of our brothers have been attacked by monsters in the fog and have tragically perished."

"Station Chief Feng judged that we were trapped in some kind of alternate world and planned to use clay bombs to destroy the server room, hoping to destroy the core of the building and return to reality."

Zhuo Feng succinctly explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, Luo Lie glanced at Feng Jincai, who stood with his hands at his sides, looking honest and simple.

His gaze then fell on the main control room that had been destroyed in the bombing not far away.

He only glanced at it, but his brows furrowed slightly.

Within that gap, a bizarre scene unfolded, resembling the internal organs of a creature.

The charred cable was tangled with the fleshy tendons, and the blood-red tissue kept writhing, making a wet, slurping sound.

It's like a giant heart beating.

Dark red viscous fluid seeped from the "wound" on the wall, emitting a sweet, bloody smell.

Luo Lie raised his head again and looked at the ceiling.

The drooping granulation tissue, like tentacles, slowly contracted and expanded on the top of the head, as if it were breathing.

The others followed Luo Lie's gaze and looked around.

Calm your mind now and observe these terrifying scenes again.

Besides the initial shock, a strong sense of physical discomfort surged up, and my stomach churned violently.

Many people turned pale and struggled to suppress the urge to vomit.

Luo Lie withdrew his gaze, his expression solemn.

Previously, when he led his team to hunt down Bai Xiao, he also lost his way in this thick fog and was trapped in the experimental area on the 87th floor.

Not only did they lose track of their prey, but they also couldn't find a way back to the top floor or to the bottom of the building.

During this time, Luo Lie was constantly fighting against the monsters that kept pouring out of the gray fog.

Just now, he suddenly felt a strong spatial fluctuation coming from above.

The barrier surrounding the area seemed to have loosened considerably.

Luo Lie acted decisively, seizing this fleeting opportunity, and used his domain power to forcefully attack a weak point in the space.

Fortunately, the stairwell leading to the top floor emerged from the fog.

In retrospect, that fluctuation was likely caused by Feng Jincai and others detonating explosives.

Thinking of this, Luo Lie's sharp gaze swept over Feng Jincai and Zhuo Feng again:

"Can you get in touch with Jassanyi?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Jincai's face twitched slightly, and he quickly lowered his head:
"Minister, Xiao Zhuo just tried the mental link and satellite communication, but hasn't been able to contact the master yet..."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Zhuo Feng.

"Yes, Minister, I have tried all sorts of methods, but none of them have worked."

Zhuo Feng immediately chimed in:
“Jasanyi has disappeared. We planned to investigate his lounge, but we found that the room and the surrounding area had vanished as if they had never existed.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Lie frowned even more deeply and fell into deep thought:
"Yeah……"

The others looked at each other, at a loss.

Although they were still surrounded by gray fog and occasionally heard the low growls of monsters, their expressions had softened considerably.

With a top expert like Minister Luo here, the chances of survival have undoubtedly increased significantly.

Even Xu Hao and Chen Chen, who had ulterior motives, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Only the traitor Ma Biao secretly shrank back into the crowd, trying to completely hide himself and avoid being noticed by the minister.

at this time.

buzzing-

A strange ripple suddenly spread slightly through the air.

Immediately afterwards, a thin, black line appeared out of thin air and suddenly stretched and enlarged to both sides, forming a rapidly spinning vortex.

Deep within the vortex, glittering stars could be faintly seen, their light bursting forth.

The scene was like a deep, dark pupil slowly opening at that moment.

Luo Lie instantly sensed a heart-palpitating yet familiar force tearing through the surrounding air, emitting a faint yet sharp screech.

Something seemed to be rapidly approaching in an unimaginable way.

Click!

A dazzling white light burst forth from the vortex, as if struck by lightning.

In an instant, it illuminated this bloody and dark alternate dimension.

Everyone squinted slightly and stared intently.

When the white light dissipated, the vortex quietly closed.

A group of figures suddenly appeared inside the main control room, whose walls had been blown open.

"Holy crap, what the hell is this stuff? It's all sticky and looks like a handful of snot!"

A burly man was lying on the ground, seemingly having slipped and fallen, and was cursing as he tried to get up.

"It's biotechnology, I'm not mistaken, it's definitely biotechnology!"

The other, younger guy, was a completely different story.

He held the submachine gun in both hands, excitedly looking around at the blood-soaked walls, like Columbus discovering a new continent.

Then, a woman in a researcher's uniform next to him also muttered to herself:

"Have we... been transported to an alien spaceship?"

The speaker was Ali, Xiao Jie, Cui Xiuying, and others who had arrived here from the 84th floor through a human teleportation array.

They still had a hint of confusion in their eyes, clearly not yet recovered from the violent tremors of the spatial shift.

Standing beside them were Fang Cheng, Cheng Jiashu, Zhou Liang, and A Yang.

This sudden scene plunged the top floor, which had just experienced a battle, into an eerie silence.

The members of the Noah Organization stared in astonishment at these uninvited guests, their expressions a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

"hiss--"

Cheng Jiashu gasped and dropped the security guard and Majima Goro he was holding to the ground.

He surveyed the equipment overturned by the shockwave and the shattered walls around him, muttering to himself:

"Are we really that powerful together? Just jumping out of the wormhole and we blew through the building..."

"There must be a misalignment in the positioning." Fang Cheng, smelling the pungent gunpowder odor in the air, spoke calmly:

"It's alright, considering we were through six floors of fog and had so many people with us. It's good that we made it to our destination."

Before he finished speaking, his gaze pierced through the swirling fog ahead and spotted a group of Noah Organization members in combat uniforms not far away.

His gaze swept across the crowd, briefly meeting that of Xu Hao, who was huddled in a corner.

The two looked at each other.

Xu Hao's heart skipped a beat.

The word "old" was already on his throat, but he swallowed it back down and quickly covered his mouth with his hand.

If he shouts out now, his identity as a mole will be completely exposed.

Fortunately, everyone's attention was focused on the other side, and no one noticed his unusual behavior.

"Hospital target detected in the corridor ahead, approximately 20 meters away!"

Zhou Liang, being a professionally trained individual, reacted immediately and quickly lowered his voice to issue the command:
"Stay alert, fire freely!"

The four special search team members immediately dispersed, seeking cover, with their guns pointed outwards.

On the other side, the guards and pursuers of the Noah organization were equally determined.

The crisp sound of guns being cocked filled the air, and the dark muzzles gleamed with a deadly cold light.

The air seemed to freeze, and the tense atmosphere was about to explode.

Luo Lie ignored the small fry, his sharp gaze sweeping back and forth between Fang Cheng and Cheng Jiashu, his brows furrowed.

One of them was a guy who had just fought me, whose mask I had personally shattered, and who had managed to escape by sheer luck.

Another, whose identity is unknown, wears a strikingly similar white demon mask.

Which one is the real White Owl?

Luo Lie carefully observed the mask on Fang Cheng's face. The material seemed to be more ancient and tough, and it was not an ordinary object.

Especially the two red gemstones set in the eye sockets, which shimmered with an eerie light in the darkness, as if they could see through people's hearts.

Through that red light, he could vaguely see a pair of emotionless eyes behind the mask.

A warning signal, stemming from his fighting instincts, exploded in his mind.

Although Cheng Jiashu's abilities are unpredictable and mysterious, he is ultimately lacking in strength and presence.

The masked man before them, simply by standing there, exuded a pure and concentrated killing intent, like a prehistoric beast lurking in the darkness.

That night on Yong'an Island, in the blurry images transmitted back by the saint's relics, the feeling evoked by that figure...

That's it!

Luo Lie's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly understood all the key points. His gaze was fixed on Fang Cheng like a sharp sword.

"So, you were the White Owl all along!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried a certainty that could pierce through metal and stone.

Upon hearing this, Fang Cheng was slightly taken aback and turned to look at Cheng Jiashu beside him:

Who was he talking to? You?

Cheng Jiashu shrugged innocently:

"I don't know, I couldn't hear him very clearly. His Chinese wasn't very fluent, he's probably an overseas Chinese."

"Don't play dumb with me!"

Luo Lie took a step forward, and the paving stones beneath his feet immediately made a dull thud as they were crushed.

"You may not recognize me, but I do recognize you, Bai Xiao. Even if you turn to ashes, you won't get away with this!"

That undisguised hatred and murderous intent almost materialized into a chilling current, sweeping across the entire scene.

Cheng Jiashu was stunned. He felt like he had just heard those words not long ago.

He then turned to look at Fang Cheng with a strange expression, as if to say something.

What grudge do you two hold against each other that you've chased each other all the way here?
Luo Lie seemed to have heard his thoughts, and then answered, word by word:

"Yong'an Island, Li Chengjun... Bai Xiao, you haven't already forgotten, have you?"

The moment the name "Li Chengjun" was uttered, Fang Cheng's eyes behind the mask suddenly sharpened.

"Were you there that night too?"

"Hmph, if it weren't for that old devil Zheng Hongxin keeping you occupied that night, you wouldn't have been able to act so arrogantly."

Luo Lie raised his eyebrows and said coldly:
"Bai Xiao, tonight is your death night. Don't worry, after I kill you, I'll make sure your whole family goes down to your grave."

Fang Cheng didn't speak again, but the killing intent in his scarlet eyes behind the mask was already boiling.

Luo Lie also revealed his murderous intent, staring intently at the man whom Zheng Hongxin called "the Son of God".

The two sized each other up, their imposing auras clashing imperceptibly, yet neither made a move immediately.

They both sensed a deadly danger emanating from each other.

They also knew that the current environment was complex, with heavy gray fog and monsters lurking all around.

Before a solution is found, any rash actions may come at an unpredictable cost.

Standing behind Luo Lie, Feng Jincai looked at the person opposite him with some doubt, and suddenly his brow twitched slightly.

A spiritual link was established silently.

"Old Feng, hurry up and get Luo Lie and that masked guy to fight."

Jasanyi's voice rang in his mind, tinged with urgency.

"what?"

Feng Jincai was startled and couldn't help but ask, "Let them do it here?"

"Correct."

Jasanyi's voice sounded somewhat unstable:

“My initial prediction was somewhat wrong. The negative impact of this ‘Crimson Eye’ is far greater than I imagined. Someone has to share more of the pressure with me.”

At this point, the spiritual connection abruptly ended.

After a few seconds of silence, the connection was restored, and Jasangy's voice continued, explaining with some difficulty:
"Just now, I deliberately created a passage so that Luo Lie could leave the 87th floor and go to the top floor to help you destroy the building's central control."

"Now that another expert has arrived, let them fight like the snipe and the clam. The fiercer they fight, the greater the damage they cause, and the more advantageous it will be for me, the fisherman!"

"How sure are you?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Jincai couldn't help but ask himself a question.

"Eighty percent! The remaining twenty percent depends on whether those two can perform well enough."

"Don't worry, Lao Feng. As long as I successfully emerge from seclusion and become an S-class, I can easily clean up the mess once the net is spread."

"Even if Luo Lie and the board of directors find out afterward, they will choose to acquiesce to a newly promoted S-level expert, since you know the board of directors is currently in dire need of top-tier experts!"

Having received Jasangyi's personal assurance, Feng Jincai felt reassured.

The secret conversation in my mind was interrupted.

He looked up at the stalemate on the field, his eyes darting around, and an idea came to him.

"Bai Xiao, surrender at once!"

Feng Jincai suddenly stepped forward and shouted righteously:

"Minister Luo was a master strategist; he had long anticipated that you would sneak into the building and steal the experimental data."

"So we set up this trap in advance to lure you into a snare, using the inner world to trap you, so that we can wipe out all of you, the traitors and the enemies!"
"Everything is under Minister Luo's control; you are doomed to perish!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Lie raised his eyebrows almost imperceptibly.

Is the Otherworld under my control? Am I really that shrewd?

Of course, he would never voice these questions.

He merely snorted coldly, stood with his hands behind his back, tacitly accepting the flattery and maintaining the dignity of the behind-the-scenes big boss.

"Hahaha, no one can escape tonight!"

Seeing this, Feng Jincai spoke even more passionately:
"If you want to leave this building, you'll have to defeat our Noah Organization brothers and Minister Luo!"

Xu Hao, hiding behind the crowd, grimaced and muttered to himself:
"I have a feeling something's off about what this guy was saying..."

"Which grandson are you talking about? Something's not right."

Liu Yu, who was close by, heard these words and looked completely bewildered.
"Minister Luo is a master strategist. Let's just wait patiently for him to finish dealing with the enemy and leave with everyone. Anyway, we are all innocent, so what's there to panic about?"

You're not worried, but I am!

Xu Hao groaned inwardly.

This important figure from headquarters, a top expert in the Noah Organization, was someone he had just witnessed firsthand.

With a single, swift move, they wiped out those terrifying monsters.

God knows if the boss can withstand even a few moves from this monster.

This wasn't meant to disrespect the boss; it was simply his honest concern for him and for himself!

Inside the computer room, everyone was taken aback by Feng Jincai's words, their expressions solemn, and they dared not utter a sound.

In this almost overwhelming silence, Fang Cheng appeared unusually calm.

He slowly twisted his neck to one side.

Click, click—

(End of this chapter)