Mad Doctor No. 9

The car bumped and jolted as it drove between the sand dunes.

Qin Yuwei was both nervous and excited as she arrived in this desert for the first time.

Zhang Qingyun calmly checked his equipment. This operation would likely involve encountering the main force of the Eternal Life Society.

As evening fell, the group arrived at their destination.

Sure enough, on this sandy ground, you could see some tire tracks and traces of construction machinery, extending all the way into a hidden cave.

"I'll go down and scout ahead first."

"Let's go together," Wang Tian said. "We don't know what the situation is down there yet, and it's too dangerous to split up."

The four of them went down one after the other.

The cave extends vertically downwards for about fifty meters, and below that is a man-made tunnel.

The sound of machinery whirring could be heard from the dimly lit passageway.

After walking for about ten minutes, their eyes were suddenly drawn to a brightly lit, huge underground space.

Hundreds of miners are busy extracting pieces of luminous ore from the rock face—the meteorites.

Nightingale said in a deep voice, "The scale is much larger than we imagined. Judging from the equipment, it should be military-grade mining machinery. There must be some force backing the Eternal Life Society."

Wang Tian observed carefully.

Most of the workers had lifeless eyes and moved mechanically, as if they were being controlled.

The Watchers are the modified warriors of the Immortal Society.

Wang Tian made a quick decision: "But there are too many workers here. We can't let innocent people get hurt."

"I know." Nightingale pulled out a few smoke bombs and handed them to him. "These are potent anesthetics that can knock someone unconscious for three hours. Take the workers out first, then deal with the supervisor."

The plan is progressing very well.

The smoke bomb rolled into the mining area, and the workers inside fell one after another.

The overseers realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

The four of them were like a tiger descending from the mountain, and the battle was over in no time.

"Stop." Just then, an old voice rang out.

An old man dressed in a white robe, with white hair and beard, emerged from the shadows.

He looked to be in his seventies or eighties, but his steps were steady and his demeanor composed.

He was also holding a crystal ball in his hand.

"The High Priest..." Nightingale looked surprised. "One of the three High Priests of the Eternal Life Society, in charge of astrological rituals. What brings him here?"

The high priest looked at Wang Tian, ​​a glint of light flashing in his cloudy eyes, and said, "Finally, I've met a descendant of the Dragon Gate. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Wang Tian asked warily, "You knew we were coming all along?"

The high priest smiled slightly and said, "Today, Mars enters Ziwei, and the slaying star descends upon the palace. Whether we come or die, it is all fate."

With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen hidden doors appeared on the stone wall, and more than a dozen men in black walked out from them. Each of them exuded a powerful aura, clearly indicating that they had been modified.

"These are the secret guards of the Eternal Life Society, dedicated to protecting the sacrificial site," the High Priest said slowly. "Wang Tian, ​​you are indeed a great threat, and I do not wish for you to succeed. Today, you are doomed."

The battle erupted instantly.

The Star Guardians are numerous and work in perfect harmony. What makes them the most difficult to deal with is that they also know how to launch combined attacks.

Wang Tian and his three companions were locked in a fierce battle.

"Qingyun, Yuwei, you two deal with the team on the left!" Wang Tian ordered. "Nightingale, come with me to break the formation's core!"

He could tell that the crystal ball in the high priest's hand was the key to the formation.

Once broken, the great formation will also be destroyed.

However, the high priest was protected by the four secret guards in the middle and could not get close at all.

Nightingale suddenly said, "Cover me!" With that, she took out a miniature electromagnetic pulse transmitter from her bosom and threw it toward the crystal ball.

All electronic devices, including the crystal ball, have malfunctioned!

The high priest was terrified.

The crystal ball dimmed, and the array set up by the Star Guardians became chaotic.

The opportunity has arrived! Wang Tian charged forward, raining down golden needles that forced the four back, while his other hand slapped at the crystal ball!

"Don't even think about it!" the high priest roared, and struck out with a palm.

The two palms collided, unleashing a burst of air.

Wang Tian staggered back three steps, feeling a sharp pain in his chest; his injury had flared up again! The High Priest was also startled and took a step back.

"Such strength at such a young age, I will not let you go!" The high priest was filled with murderous intent and attacked with all his might.

Wang Tianqiang suppressed his injuries and struggled to hold on.

However, his injuries significantly reduced his strength, and he quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

Nightingale wanted to help, but was stopped by several Star Guards.

At the critical moment, Qin Yuwei suddenly bit her finger and drew a blood-red rune on her palm, which was the "blood sacrifice summoning" recorded in the Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica.

The runes lit up, and an ancient and powerful aura descended, a power that made people tremble.

Qin Yuwei's eyes shone brightly with golden light, and she struck out with her palm. Within the palm wind, there was a faint resemblance to Shennong!

The high priest was sent flying backward, spitting blood as he collapsed to the ground.

The Star Guardians were immediately thrown into a panic.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Tian led everyone away.

But the high priest, with all his might, launched a self-destruction.

"Let's die together!"

The entire underground space is collapsing.

The four of them desperately tried to escape.

Just as they stepped out of the cave, a deafening explosion came from behind, burying the entire mining area.

After escaping the disaster, everyone felt a sense of dread as they looked at the billowing dust.

"Although the High Priest has fallen, there are still many meteorites being mined." Nightingale frowned. "The Eternal Life Society should still be mining in other places."

Wang Tian coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face looking extremely pale.

Qin Yuwei quickly stepped forward to treat his wounds.

"We need to find other mining sites as soon as possible," Wang Tian said in a deep voice. "Moreover, the High Priest said before he died that the stars had foreseen this... I suspect that there is someone in the Eternal Life Society who is proficient in astrology and can predict our every move."

If that were the case, it would be terrifying.

Nightingale thought for a moment and replied, "The Security Bureau has an advisor who is the heir to the astrologer's family. Perhaps we can ask him for help."

"Who?" Wang Tian asked.

The nightingale replied, "Her surname is Nangong, and her given name is Yue. However, she has an eccentric personality and is difficult to get along with. Moreover, she has a rule: she only meets those she is destined to meet."

Is it Nangong Yue? Wang Tian remembered that in the ancient books of the Dragon Gate Society, the Nangong family was the most mysterious, proficient in astrology, but they had gone into seclusion more than a hundred years ago.

"Where is she?" Wang Tian asked.

"On the banks of West Lake in Hangzhou, there is Tingyu Pavilion. That's her home." Nightingale paused. "But I must warn you, everyone who has come into contact with her feels that she... doesn't seem to belong to this world."

"Different from the people of this world?" Wang Tian looked thoughtful.