This Taoist priest is so unprofessional!

The male team member and the driver struggled for a long time, but the car door seemed to be completely fused to the car body, and no matter how much force they used, it wouldn't budge.

Qin Yueyao's face grew increasingly dark, like a block of ice about to freeze.

Finally, as if she had exhausted all her patience, she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with only cold determination.

"Just open it!"

"We'll figure something out when we get back to base!"

The driver, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, dared not delay for a moment and immediately started the steel beast.

The SUV engine let out a deep roar as it smoothly merged into the traffic and headed toward the edge of the city.

The atmosphere inside the car was extremely tense.

Speechless all the way.

The off-road vehicle did not drive towards any buildings on the ground, but instead wound its way through a series of turns and entered an extremely hidden underground tunnel.

The tunnel is flanked by cold metal walls, and every so often a heavy gate slowly rises, revealing an even deeper passage behind it.

Finally, the vehicle entered an underground space that was far larger than anyone could have imagined.

This is the secret base of the Night Guard in Jiangcheng.

Everything here is futuristic and technologically advanced.

Especially striking were the rows of sophisticated instruments flashing various colored indicator lights, and the waterfall-like stream of data scrolling across the giant holographic screen.

The SUV came to a stop in the designated parking area.

Several repairmen who had been waiting there immediately surrounded the car, armed with various professional tools, and began a new round of tackling the damned car door.

Sparks flew from the cutting machine, and the hydraulic shears made a teeth-grinding sound.

After a tremendous effort, with a piercing metallic crack, the incredibly sturdy, specially made car door was finally pried open, creating a gap large enough for a person to pass through.

Wang Xiaoer climbed out of the car with an innocent look on his face and dusted himself off.

He had just steadied himself.

Not far away, an extremely complex energy detector that was being carefully adjusted by researchers suddenly went berserk without warning.

"Beep beep beep beep beep—!!!"

A piercing alarm that could shatter eardrums blared throughout the parking area, and all the indicator lights on the instruments turned a blinding blood red and flashed wildly.

The researcher in charge of the instrument's expression changed drastically, before he could react at all.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

The cutting-edge instrument, capable of detecting the faintest spiritual energy fluctuations within a ten-kilometer radius, suddenly emitted a plume of blue smoke with a burnt smell.

The screen also went black instantly, and all the indicator lights went out at the same time.

It just inexplicably broke down and became unusable.

The entire parking area fell into a deathly silence instantly.

The researcher in the white coat in charge of the instrument trembled for a long time, his eyes reddened, and he was about to cry.

Qin Yueyao stood still, motionless.

Her cold, beautiful face was devoid of any expression, except that the muscles at the corners of her mouth began to twitch slightly and uncontrollably.

She suppressed the urge to kill this jinx on the spot and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.

"Take him to the interrogation room!"

After passing through several alloy gates requiring both iris and genetic verification, Wang Xiaoer was led into a specially designed interrogation room.

The room was small, and the four walls were made of a special dark gray alloy with a smooth, mirror-like surface that did not reflect light, giving people a deep-seated sense of coldness and oppression.

Besides that, there was a table made of the same material and two chairs.

That's it.

Qin Yueyao dismissed everyone and sat down opposite Wang Xiaoer.

The interrogation room door closed silently, completely isolating the inside from the outside into two separate worlds.

Qin Yueyao interlaced her fingers and placed them on the table, her sharp eyes like a scalpel, as if she wanted to completely dissect Wang Xiaoer from the inside out.

She wasted no time and got straight to the point.

"Moon Bay: A detailed account of the battle."

"The origin of that dragon, and its final destination."

Wang Xiaoer leaned back in the cold chair, relaxed, completely oblivious to the environment around him that could drive an ordinary person to the brink of mental collapse.

He began to narrate, half-truthfully and half-falsely.

He simply said that he and his companions had just stumbled upon a lucky encounter with a monster that had only recently transformed into a dragon and whose foundation was unstable.

After a fierce and arduous battle, sacrificing several of their most treasured magical artifacts, they finally managed to eliminate the scourge and rid the people of this menace.

As for how he unleashed that terrifying pure yang energy, the details of the forbidden technique, and the fact that the dragon's true form was actually sealed deep within the cave—these core secrets—he was vague about them all, claiming they were all secret techniques of his sect and could not be easily passed on.

Qin Yueyao listened quietly, her expression unchanged.

When Wang Xiaoer finished speaking the last word, she gave a cold laugh.

"A secret technique of our sect?"

"Mr. Wang, your explanation might fool ordinary people."

"It means nothing to me."

She clearly didn't believe a word of it.

She didn't press further, but simply raised her hand and gently pressed a spot under the table in a very discreet location.

"Buzz—"

A barely audible hum of energy rang out.

Countless dense, blood-red runes instantly lit up the dark gray walls and ceiling of the interrogation room.

These runes flowed slowly like living things, forming a complex and mysterious array that enveloped the entire room.

An invisible force, carrying both mental pressure and magical intimidation, instantly filled the entire space.

Mantra array.

The Night Guard combines ancient talismans with modern energy technology, making it a powerful tool specifically designed to deal with stubborn practitioners.

Under this array, any lie will be amplified infinitely, placing a huge burden on the liar's mind until their mental defenses collapse and they reveal the truth.

Qin Yueyao watched Wang Xiaoer with a calm and collected expression, waiting for him to show pain or have a mental breakdown.

However, the scene she envisioned did not appear.

Wang Xiaoer remained as nonchalant as ever, even having the leisure to curiously examine the flowing runes on the wall, as if he were visiting some tourist attraction.

Qin Yueyao's brows finally furrowed.

Not right.

Why is the energy reaction of the rune array so weak?

The very next second that she began to have doubts.

"Sizzle—!"

In the central control room of the entire base, a piercing alarm suddenly blared throughout the hall without warning!

A technician responsible for monitoring the interrogation room area suddenly jumped up from his seat, then stared at the sparking control panel in front of him, his face pale.

"Alarm! Alarm! A short circuit has occurred in the interrogation room area for unknown reasons!"

"Power system overload! The district power supply system... is paralyzed!"

"Snapped!"

In the interrogation room in front of Qin Yueyao, the runes that had just lit up on the wall flashed suddenly and then went out instantly.

The entire room, along with the overhead lighting, was plunged into complete darkness.

Qin Yueyao's face darkened completely in the darkness.

She grabbed the built-in communicator on the table and growled through gritted teeth into it.

"What's going on! Restore the power immediately!"

The communicator carried the voices of a technician, trembling with tears and panic.

"Captain Qin! This won't do!"

"The main circuit fuse seems to have melted due to overload!"

In the darkness, all was silent.

Wang Xiaoer's leisurely voice, even carrying a hint of laughter, slowly rang out.

"Captain Qin, you see, I already told you I'm not very lucky."

"How about we call it a day?"

"If we keep talking, I'm afraid your base will need to be completely renovated, inside and out."

Just as Qin Yueyao's anger was about to completely erupt and burn away all her reason.

Suddenly, an aged yet gentle and powerful voice came from the communicator in her hand.

"Alright, Yueyao, let him come out."

"Young friend, I'd like to speak with him personally."