Atlas of Heaven and Man

The instant the gunshot rang out, Xiao Sheng shuddered violently. He saw Xian Quanfeng's collapsing body and involuntarily took two steps back.

From the moment they charged up the slope until now, less than a minute had passed, yet three of their men had already fallen, losing half of their team members.

He glanced forward. Chen Chuan stood there with his blade, his face obscured by a mask, making it difficult to see clearly. Only the vertical red mark between his eyebrows was vividly discernible. Part of the shroud around him seemed to blend into the fog, and the gleaming blade angled to the side shone with a chilling light under the overhead lamps.

At this moment, a thought involuntarily surfaced in his mind: to abandon this mission.

However, the unfortunate truth was that only the team leader had the authority to decide to retreat.

His slightest hesitation was immediately caught by Old Han not far away. A sinister, raspy voice came from there, "Continue."

Xiao Sheng immediately discarded his previous thought, because he understood that if he really retreated, Old Han would definitely kill him without hesitation.

He took a deep breath and said, "I'll take the lead."

There was no response, indicating that Old Han had tacitly approved.

He took out two specially made short sticks from his lower back. To be honest, such weapons would have a hard time winning against Chen Chuan's long blade, not to mention that he wasn't exactly known for his combat skills. Dealing with people below a certain level was easy, but against experts of the same caliber, he was outmatched. However, he believed that Old Han would create an opportunity for him.

Moreover, it wasn't as if he had no self-preservation skills at all. Waving the short sticks, he stared at Chen Chuan, cautiously moving towards the latter.

Seeing him come forward, Chen Chuan raised his blade, ready to unleash his swordsmanship. At that moment, Old Han waved his long hand, throwing out three long darts, two blocking his front and rear, and one aimed directly at his face.

This was not only to disrupt his rhythm, but also to help Xiao Sheng determine whether he was actually in the same place, because Zhu Haiwu's situation just now was very strange, actually misjudging the enemy's position, and more than once. This should not have happened to him.

Chen Chuan turned his blade, knocking the needles away. Xiao Sheng did not miss the opportunity Old Han created for him. His feet quickened, and he instantly rushed close, two short sticks stabbing towards Chen Chuan's chest and abdomen, while the other was positioned to the side, aiming at the hand holding the blade.

Chen Chuan didn't have time to retract his blade, but he didn't intend to do so. He raised his free arm and with a bang, directly knocked the short stick away amidst Xiao Sheng's astonishment. At the same time, he reached out with one hand, grabbing a pebble that was attacking his ear with a snap. However, the blade beneath him had already been thrust upwards.

However, the blade was accurately struck by a rapidly flying stone, the force on it was considerable. With a clang, it slightly deviated from its angle, allowing Xiao Sheng to turn his stick back in time, narrowly blocking the blade.

Chen Chuan crushed the stone in his hand. Just as he was about to pursue, he slightly raised his foot and leaned back slightly, dodging a curved blade. The throwing knife rotated once in the air and returned to Old Han's hand once again.

Xiao Sheng took a few steps back, looking at Chen Chuan with some trepidation, thinking, "Horizontal training... no wonder..."

Chen Chuan glanced at Old Han. This person's information was missing, but after analyzing his figure and muscle movement, he judged that he was particularly good at long-range attacks, which now seemed to be the case.

This person always maintained a distance from him, neither too close nor too far. This was to restrain him, to put pressure and threat on him, and more importantly, probably to facilitate retreat. He believed that if he couldn't find an opportunity later, or if Xiao Sheng was killed by him, then this person would definitely retreat without hesitation.

This time, he intended to eliminate the attacking team as much as possible in one fell swoop, so as to eradicate future troubles. He had originally planned to save the Cat Stone Tablet for Xu Xianwen, but now it seemed that he might as well use it on this person first.

As long as these two people were dealt with, then he would only have to face Xu Xianwen alone, which would greatly reduce the difficulty.

Thinking of this, he decisively flicked the Cat Stone Tablet, then ignored the person and rushed towards Xiao Sheng.

Old Han was holding a throwing knife between his fingers. Seeing that he was launching an attack again, preparing to strike again, he suddenly felt a heart-wrenching tearing sensation in his chest and abdomen, as if something had suddenly appeared there, grabbing and tearing at his internal organs.

This sudden change shocked him, and at the same time, he seemed to have thought of something.

The Viper Gang was split from the Secret Serpent Sect. Although he was not a person who manipulated religious rituals, he had heard of similar methods. Connecting it with the strange situation that had appeared on Chen Chuan before, he turned around and walked out without hesitation.

Xiao Sheng was concentrating on dealing with Chen Chuan, and had no idea that Old Han had encountered a problem. Seeing the blade light coming, he hurriedly used his double sticks to deflect it. However, under the force of the blade, he couldn't withstand the force, and his double sticks were knocked outwards, and his arms were also sore.

Although his speed could barely keep up a little, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. When the difference reached a certain level, skills could not make up for it at all.

At this critical moment, Old Han should have provided some restraint to allow Chen Chuan to reorganize his offensive, but this time he didn't. Chen Chuan sensed something was wrong. His body swayed, and he retreated backward in the narrowest of margins, his body almost leaving an afterimage in place.

However, Chen Chuan pressed forward with his blade, his speed so fast that he was almost sticking to him. He also left an afterimage in place, and with one strike, he pierced through Xiaosheng's heart. Before Xiaosheng could even utter a scream, Chen Chuan slapped out a palm, striking the back of his neck and immediately retracting it.

Xiaosheng's throat made a 'click' sound, and then his head limply drooped onto his chest, his entire body hanging weakly on the blade.

Chen Chuan casually flicked his long blade, and Xiaosheng's body was sent flying to an open space more than ten meters away, rolling several times on the ground before becoming completely silent.

He realized that he couldn't run far like this. He grabbed a tree, took out a tube of injection from his body, and tried to inject it into his neck. But as soon as he raised his hand, with a 'pop', the tube of injection was shattered by a flying pebble.

But he still didn't give up, continuing to stumble forward, reaching out to scoop up the remaining liquid and press it into his mouth. But suddenly, he heard a 'boom' in his ear, and then he saw a large hole in his chest. After taking a few more steps forward, he couldn't help but kneel on the ground.

At this moment, he heard footsteps slowly approaching from behind, and then a hand rested on the top of his head, seemingly adjusting it leisurely. He seemed to realize something, and a look of horror appeared in his bulging eyes.

Chen Chuan tightened his five fingers, and with a 'crack', the entire head under his palm split open, and wisps of hot mist floated from his fingers.

"The fifth one..."

In just a short while, he had eliminated these five people one by one.

He simultaneously utilized strange tales, secret religious rituals, and his own martial strength, quickly disintegrating this troublesome group that almost no one person could handle, within a few minutes.

Apart from these people, now only the team leader, Xu Xianwen, remained.

Meanwhile, at this moment, inside the Bureau...

Just before the Viper team launched their attack, the Ferris Wheel Company suddenly made a move, and those foreign fighters who were under close surveillance disappeared from monitoring for a period of time. This prompted the Bureau to immediately dispatch a portion of its forces to respond, as they did not rule out the possibility that these people might deliberately cause trouble.

Team Leader Guan looked at the light screen, where the location representing a certain area of ​​Mote Mountain was still blurred. He took two steps and asked several resonance member team members: "Is it not ready yet?"

Originally, he was just habitually urging, because only three or four minutes had actually passed since the incident occurred. According to his experience, it should not be so easy to recover.

However, that team member gave him a surprise: "Soon! We will be able to establish contact soon!"

Team Leader Guan's spirits were lifted, but he couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Why is it so fast this time?"

"It's the resonance member recommended by Enforcement Officer Chen. He asked the resonance member team in the manor to prepare independent field-enhancing organisms in advance. Although it is impossible to completely crack the shielding, we can obtain contact separately in at most three minutes."

"Not bad." Team Leader Guan breathed a sigh of relief, "This way, we can directly send a signal to the security system on Mote Mountain."

To ensure the privacy of the manor owner and not to cross the regulatory restrictions, the security team of Mote Mountain is sometimes very rigid, because theoretically, after entering the manor area, it belongs to the owner's private territory.

Unless they receive notification from the owner, or indirectly receive a police report or invitation, even if there is a lot of noise inside, they will absolutely not take a step in without disturbing other residents.

And now, not only is the biological field shielded, but even the radio channels are interfered with, so naturally they will not move. Even if they go to the Tribunal, they have no legal responsibility.

At this time, at the foot of Meng Manor Mountain, there was also a team of armed personnel with guns waiting beside that armed convoy. They were mainly responsible for communication and providing support and cover for the attacking personnel.

At this time, a person ran hurriedly to the side of the car and said to the middle-aged man inside: "Boss, it seems that there is a field-enhancing signal inside. In this way, the outside security may soon know what is happening here. There is no news from Brother Han. What should we do now?"

The middle-aged man glanced at the increasingly dense fog and the unceasing gunfire above, and said: "Don't worry, wait a little longer. I trust Brother Han to do things."

At this time, the people in front of the convoy suddenly saw that in the distance, in the fog, there seemed to be a vague figure walking towards them. They were stunned. Could it be that the matter was completed?

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