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Chapter 413 Destroying the Inner World, Transcending Limitations
Two afterimages darted and collided at high speed through the collapsing building structure.

The roaring sound came from downstairs at times, and exploded on the side wall at other times, followed by the vibration that sent pieces of the ceiling flying everywhere.

A fierce wind swept up smoke and dust, completely enveloping the entire floor, making the battle scene inside impossible to discern with the naked eye.

Even those with superhuman perception could only barely capture a blurry image:

A naked, muscular man wearing a white demon mask is chasing and brutally beating another man in a tattered suit.

Their figures would often suddenly disappear, only to be forcibly pulled back to their original point by the strange spatial laws.

It was as if they were trapped in an endless cycle of destruction, repeating the chase and collision over and over again.

Each impact was accompanied by blinding flashes of light, as if a heavy bomb had been detonated in this enclosed space.

The scorching heatwave and shockwave raged outwards, causing the entire floor to shake violently.

Cement fragments rained down, and the light steel keel of the suspended ceiling and the twisted ventilation ducts fell down one after another.

The entire glass curtain wall was reduced to dust upon impact, leaving only the twisted metal frame.

At this point, the top floor of the Noah Building no longer had its original shape.

Even the load-bearing walls and shear walls that form the core of the structure are covered with spiderweb-like cracks and hideous holes.

Crunch...crunch...

The entire building was emitting teeth-grinding noises, as if it were being subjected to a magnitude 7 earthquake.

The survivors cried out and sought cover; some hid in the relatively intact bathrooms, while others huddled under desks.

Amid the chaos, Feng Jincai, the station chief of the Dongdu branch, appeared exceptionally dedicated, continuing his efforts to mediate the fight.

"Stop fighting! Ancestors, I beg you, please stop fighting!"

He scrambled to hide behind a relatively intact pillar, and shouted at the top of his lungs, in an almost tearful voice:
"Calm down, heroes. Let's talk this out. If we keep fighting, this building will be gone, and we'll all be finished..."

The other Noah members unanimously agreed upon hearing this, wishing they could immediately agree to a truce and end this unrestrained fight on behalf of Minister Luo.

"Yes, you two big shots should stop using your supernatural powers..."

Xu Hao lay face down on the ground, his hands covering his head, praying frantically in his heart.

His mind had already begun to wander uncontrollably into imagination.

What would it be like to fall from the 99th floor and be smashed into a pile of meat paste by concrete blocks and steel beams, a sight even your own mother wouldn't recognize?

However, no matter how much Feng Jincai tried to mediate or how much everyone prayed, the two monsters showed no sign of stopping.

On the other side of the ruins.

Zhou Liang and other special search team members, along with Cui Xiuying, the unconscious Majima Goro, and the terrified security guard, had already evacuated the dangerous area around the server room.

They are currently hiding in the pipe shaft area at the end of the west corridor.

This area can be considered the core of the entire building, filled with thick ventilation pipes, fire-fighting pipes, and communication cable bundles.

It is surrounded by high-strength reinforced concrete, resulting in extremely high structural strength.

Even a monster like Bai Xiao couldn't punch it through with a single punch.

Upon entering the building, Zhou Liang and his colleagues, out of professional habit, memorized the fire evacuation plan and made numerous records.

In the midst of a disaster akin to a powerful earthquake, this place is undoubtedly the best temporary refuge.

Cheng Jiashu, however, did not act with the special search team.

He stood alone in the center of a relatively open area of ​​ruins.

The scattered concrete fragments landed several meters in front of him, but did not shake his figure in the slightest.

Cheng Jiashu's eyes were bright as he kept following the two fast-moving figures, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

In the end, if I want to leave this godforsaken place, I still have to use the dumbest method I mentioned.

However, this idea was actually realized by two monsters.

Watching them transform into human demolition machines, tirelessly smashing walls and dismantling pillars with their bare hands.

In this situation, Cheng Jiashu was speechless and could only silently express his respect:
"Thanks for your hard work."

Click!

A crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out.

The sound was faint, yet extremely penetrating, drowning out the violent roar and clearly entering everyone's mind.

Cheng Jiashu suddenly looked up, his pupils contracting sharply.

A tiny crack, like a winding black lightning bolt, appeared out of nowhere in mid-air.

Zhou Liang and others, who were hiding in various parts of the ruins, as well as members of the Noah organization, also noticed this strange scene one after another.

Everyone's face was filled with astonishment.

what is that?
Is the sky going to be destroyed by these two monsters?
Before they could figure it out, a second and third crack appeared one after another.

Immediately afterwards, countless cracks spread rapidly in a branching pattern across both the ceiling above and the dark night sky outside the window.

In the blink of an eye, this forcibly constructed alternate dimension became like a mirror about to shatter.

The spreading flesh and blood tissue, as if doused with concentrated sulfuric acid, hissed and contracted frantically toward its source.

The monster in the gray fog let out a shrill scream, as if it had a premonition of the coming apocalypse.

At the same time, from the deepest part of the darkness, a heart-wrenching, resentful cry could be faintly heard.

"Do not--"

But this force of collapse is already irreversible, and no one can stop it.

slam-la-

Finally, a deafening crash, as if thousands of panes of glass were shattering simultaneously, followed.

The scene before everyone's eyes began to distort and disintegrate violently.

The intense spatial fluctuations made everyone lose their footing, and the world was spinning wildly.

"Ah! It's collapsed! The building has really collapsed!"

The survivors were instantly gripped by extreme terror, instinctively crouching down with their heads in their hands or clinging tightly to any object that could be secured to them.

Some people were hugging each other tightly, as if saying their final goodbye.

Only Cheng Jiashu remained standing straight, as if he had anticipated this moment.

He muttered to himself, his voice tinged with a mixture of relief and amazement:

"This other world has finally been completely destroyed."

Although he admired the destructive power of the two monsters, he was not too surprised by the outcome.

After all, the Crimson Eye is just a nascent world, and it simply cannot withstand the devastation of this level.

After a long period of dizziness, the violent shaking stopped.

After an unknown amount of time, the expected fall and impact did not occur.

Those who were lying face down with their heads in their hands or clinging tightly to the pillars slowly raised their heads and stared blankly with wide eyes.

Ooh-oh-oh-oh

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire floor.

But the catastrophic collapse of the building did not occur.

"Am I... not dead yet?"

Xu Hao muttered to himself.

He suddenly realized something was wrong with the touch in his arms, and upon closer inspection, he cried out in alarm:

"Boss, what do you want to do?"

At this moment, he and Chen Chen looked like a pair of star-crossed lovers, embracing each other in an extremely awkward position.

"I also want to ask you, are you trying to strangle me with all that force?"

Chen Chen's face turned bright red, and he was almost unable to breathe.

The two separated as if electrocuted, their faces simultaneously revealing undisguised disgust.

In the darkness, coughs and hushed whispers could be heard one after another.

The survivors, scattered throughout the building, got up and looked around in surprise and uncertainty.

The thick fog that had obscured our view had now completely disappeared.

The emergency lights in the corridor flickered, their dim light outlining the surrounding environment.

The cement fragments and debris that I remember were everywhere have vanished.

The floor beneath my feet was spotless, the ceiling above my head was intact, and the walls were smooth and flat.

You can't see those wriggling tentacles and the dark red flesh growing from them.

Everything was so calm it felt unreal.

call--

A gust of wind blew in several documents, which swirled in the corridor.

Everyone looked over and saw that the doors to the conference hall were wide open.

You can vaguely see the French window with a huge hole smashed in it, and the wind is blowing in from there.

Have we really returned to reality?

Looking at the familiar scene before them, everyone had the same thought.

"Ah!" A sudden scream startled everyone, causing them to grip their weapons even tighter.

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see a surviving leader of an outlying force pointing at a corpse in the corner, his face deathly pale.

Subsequently, more bodies were discovered in other locations.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that with the collapse of the Otherworld, those who died inside have returned to reality.

These corpses are like some kind of cruel proof that everything before was not an illusion, and that they did not fall into another, more bizarre space.

Subsequently, a Noah organization cadre approached the wall and discovered shallow dents and several tiny cracks remaining on it.

It appears to have been subjected to some kind of violent external impact.

I reached out and touched it; it was cold and real to the touch.

The building didn't look completely unscathed, but it certainly wasn't like the junkyard it had been ravaged in the Otherworld.

They had no idea what was going on.

At least, those terrifying and hideous monsters have completely disappeared.

A sense of relief, as if they had survived a disaster, finally spread through everyone's hearts.

My tense nerves were finally able to relax for a moment.

boom!
A deafening roar suddenly erupted, and the entire floor shook violently.

Do not!
Everyone shuddered, their hearts leaping into their throats as they stared in horror at the source of the sound.

Two even more terrifying monsters are still fighting tirelessly.

They fought their way from the underworld all the way into reality.

boom! boom! boom!
Two figures, like cannonballs, crashed through several office partition walls with unstoppable force.

Finally, they crashed through the floor-to-ceiling window of the chairman's office and fell into the night sky outside the building.

This time, they didn't go back to the starting point.

....................................

A figure holding a black umbrella stood on the edge of the office building rooftop.

Below, a deep urban canyon stretched out, with a river of light formed by the flow of traffic gently surging within it.

All around, skyscrapers stood tall, and the ever-changing neon signs were made even more mesmerizing by the rain.

Gao Jin's gaze remained fixed on the Noah Building across the street.

That black, steel behemoth seemed to have swallowed all light.

The hem of the trench coat fluttered loudly in the turbulent wind high above.

A few drops of rain dampened his hair, sticking to his forehead, making his already furrowed brows appear even more serious.

The communicator was still filled with a deathly silence and static.

The internal situation and the safety of the personnel are all unknown.

This anxious feeling of passively waiting is like an invisible hand, gradually tightening its grip on his heart as time goes by.

Just then, a loud "bang" was heard.

The dark rain curtain that shrouded Noah Building was suddenly torn apart by a loud explosion.

Gao Jin's pupils suddenly contracted.

He watched in disbelief as two figures burst out of the breach in the curtain wall, which was ninety-nine stories high.

Like a stone thrown by a giant, it fell straight into the stormy night sky!

However, a strange scene happened.

One of the figures, a middle-aged man in a tattered suit, was suspended in mid-air after falling several meters.

The rain surrounded him, but was pushed aside by an invisible aura, making him float in the wind and rain, like a god looking down on the mortal world.

The other figure—the naked, muscular man wearing a white demon mask—did not possess this ability.

His fall was rapid, but in an instant he reached out with both hands, his fingers like hooks, and dug them into the glass curtain wall of the building.

With a screeching sound, his fingertips carved several furrows into the sturdy metal keel.

The immense kinetic energy caused the curtain wall structure to emit a tooth-grinding groan.

The fire flashed by in the rainy night, and he finally stopped falling, hanging on the exterior wall of the building like a giant gecko.

Before he could regain his footing, the man floating in the air moved.

He simply raised his hand casually.

As if receiving a command, the countless shattered glass fragments around them instantly transformed into a deadly storm.

It swept over everything, engulfing the masked man on the outer wall.

Gao Jin's heart tightened.

Is that man wearing the white demon mask really Bai Xiao?
Why did he get into a fight with another person?
What about Cheng Jiashu?

"Zi...ZiZi..."

Just as questions were swirling in his mind, a crackling sound of electricity suddenly came from the communicator in his ear.

The long-dormant communication signal has finally been restored!
"Hello, hello, calling Eagle's Nest, this is Night Owl Two, please respond!"

It's Zhou Liang!
Gao Jin's eyes sharpened, quickly shifting his attention from the battle in the sky, and he replied in a deep voice:
"Eagle Nest received, report the situation."

"Captain Gao, mission accomplished!"

Zhou Liang's voice was filled with the excitement of surviving a disaster:
"Key target information obtained, related hostages rescued, all our personnel are intact and proceeding down the B-zone passage, preparing to assemble and await orders in the parking lot. Please provide further instructions."

"well done!"

This news finally eased Gao Jin's tense nerves, and he was equally overjoyed, unable to help but praise it.

Then, recalling the strange situation from before, he spoke in a deep voice:

"Briefly report on the course of your operation."

"Yes, the situation is complicated."

Zhou Liang's voice immediately turned serious:
"As we were preparing to evacuate inside the building, we were completely enveloped by the thick gray fog, and all communication and electronic equipment became unusable."

"Not only did we lose our way, but we were also attacked by unknown creatures. That place... was like another world, or as A-Yang would call it, the Inner World."

"The Other World?"

"Yes! Later we encountered Bai Xiao, and thankfully he intervened..."

"Have you met up with Cheng Jiashu?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Jin couldn't help but interrupt.

"No, not him."

Zhou Liang's voice became somewhat strange:
“It’s another ‘White Owl,’ Cheng Jiashu said, that’s his cousin.”

"Captain Gao, you didn't see it! That guy was practically a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex! And that Minister Luo from the Noah Organization wasn't one to be trifled with either; the two of them practically blew that godforsaken place apart!"

"If you ask me, this Bai Xiao is more like the legendary 'Bai Xiao.' Compared to him, Cheng Jiashu is practically a weak scholar..."

Zhou Liang sounded very excited, as if he wanted to give a long speech.

Gao Jin was completely confused. Two white owls?

He had no time to ask further questions at the moment, and interrupted again:

Where is Cheng Jiashu?

He said he had personal matters to attend to, and left after dropping us off at a safe location.

"You stay put and ensure the safety of the hostages and documents. I will come to meet you."

Gao Jin acted decisively and issued the order.

Communication is interrupted.

Before leaving, he took one last look at the two figures still locked in fierce combat high in the sky.

His eyes narrowed slightly, but he ultimately chose not to get involved.

Ensuring the tangible results of our actions is the top priority.

....................................

The streets were already in an uproar.

Large shards of glass fell from the sky, mingling with the rain as they crashed to the ground with a loud "crash."

The onlookers kept their distance, looking up at the top of the Noah Building, pointing and discussing amongst themselves.

Visibility was obstructed by the rain.

They could only vaguely make out two figures, which looked as tiny as black dots against the backdrop of tall buildings.

The piercing sound of police sirens grew louder as several police cars arrived and quickly set up a cordon around the Noah Building.

Amidst the chaos and noise of the crowd, Xiao Sa, dressed in a raincoat, stood outside the police line.

He tilted his head back, his gaze piercing through the rain, staring at two figures faintly visible high in the sky.

Rainwater slid down his wet hair, but he was oblivious, silently praying in his heart.

At that moment, three unusual figures quietly squeezed into the chaotic crowd.

(End of this chapter)