I set you up on a blind date, and you've managed to overcome all the weirdness?

In the end, Saya turned her head slightly to the side.

"You've finished your business."

Her figure gradually faded into the air. To cover up the awkwardness just now, she still tried to bring up a topic from before they parted:

"Remember, you still owe me a meal."

"I haven't forgotten." Lin Yan rubbed his chest and patted his pocket with a smile.

"Were those two takeout meals you ordered last time okay? I'll take you to that place next time, I guarantee it'll be better than what you had last time."

Saya, who was about to disappear, suddenly paused.

"I'd like double the amount of beef."

"Okay." Lin Yan looked at the empty factory and chuckled.

I'm quite tempted.

Meanwhile, inside the temporary command post on the outskirts.

A heavy armed helicopter landed on the open ground next to it, bearing the special insignia of the provincial bureau.

Old Zhao, Shen Qinglan, and the others came outside and lined up.

The hatch opened, and several fully armed agents jumped out first.

Immediately afterwards, a man in a black trench coat jumped down.

Chen Feng, a senior investigator specially assigned by the provincial bureau.

He ignored the salutes from the crowd and strode into the command post, heading straight for the main control area.

Looking at the monitoring charts displayed on the screen, Chen Feng's expression grew increasingly serious.

"This is utter nonsense!"

Chen Feng suddenly turned around, his gaze sweeping over Shen Qinglan and Lao Zhao like a knife.

"Three superimposed domains, each at least demonic in nature, have already caused microscopic cracks to appear in their spatial barriers!"

"Your solution is to send an ordinary newcomer with no spiritual power in to his death?!"

"Shen Qinglan, you've also gone to headquarters for further training. Has your brain been eaten by monsters?"

"I'm asking you! Answer me!"

"Sir, no!" Shen Qinglan replied obediently, like a greenhorn.

"Nonsense!" Chen Feng pointed at Shen Qinglan and reprimanded her mercilessly.

"Don't tell me it's just about putting up some guiding signs on the periphery! Can't you see that the assimilation rates in those three areas have already exceeded the critical threshold?"

"Without a spiritual energy shield of at least A rank, an ordinary person would have their internal organs shattered by the sonic waves or be corroded into blood by the red rain within three seconds of stepping into that superimposed domain!"

"He didn't even have a chance to get within ten meters of the source of pollution!"

"Not only is he now dead, a sacrifice made in vain, but the vital energy he brought in is very likely to become nourishment for those monsters inside, further accelerating the expansion of their domain!"

Shen Qinglan was pale and kept her head down without saying a word.

She knew that she had indeed had ulterior motives in forcing Lin Yan in earlier, and she had no way to refute it at this moment.

When Old Zhao, who was standing to the side, heard Chen Feng say that he was going to die, his tall body suddenly swayed.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his hands were clenched into fists, his nails digging into his flesh.

Old Zhao looked in the direction Lin Yan had gone, his face full of regret.

He originally thought that since this kid was able to fight his way out of the evil spirits' domain of the water world all by himself, he must be hiding some incredible trump card.

In addition, since they had just covered Lin Yan with all sorts of life-saving treasures, Old Zhao still harbored a sliver of hope.

If Lin Yan is quick-witted enough to place signal markers on the perimeter and then run, he might actually be able to retreat unscathed.

But Chen Feng's analysis completely shattered his last remaining hope.

Yes, those are at least three monster-level monsters!

I actually believed a newcomer's boastful words and watched him walk into the slaughterhouse!

No, I personally escorted him in...

"Prepare to launch the scorched earth plan," Chen Feng said decisively.

"Mobilize all heavy anti-magic weapons. Even if it means flattening this land, we must cut off the source of the pollution."

"As for the newcomer's compensation, it will be paid at the highest level."

"Report!"

Just as Chen Feng finished speaking, the communication channel of the front-line observation post suddenly rang.

"Sir! Someone's coming out of the main gate!"

The people inside the command tent fell silent.

Old Zhao flung open the curtain and was the first to rush out.

Chen Feng and his group followed closely behind.

The searchlight swept back and forth at the entrance of the abandoned heavy machinery factory, finally settling between the two smashed iron gates.

A tall, slender figure walked out unhurriedly.

No monster chased after him, nor was there the expected bloody carnage.

Lin Yan still had the copper coin Old Chen had given him hanging around his neck, and the glass bottle of Sister Liu's medicine was vaguely visible in his pocket. The military knife at his waist was still fastened without even being unfastened.

As he walked, he casually brushed the dust off his shoulders, and even gently rubbed his chest with his other hand.

The biggest injury I suffered tonight was caused by Saya pushing me.

Apart from being slightly pale, he looked as relaxed as if he were taking a walk.

"How is this possible..." the observation post operator exclaimed in surprise over the communications channel.

"hiss!"

The hundreds of fully armed tactical agents on the scene looked at each other, all seeing the same question in each other's eyes.

How did he survive?

Old Zhao's hand holding the pipe trembled so much that he didn't even notice when some tobacco fell onto the back of his hand and burned a blister.

He survived. He really survived.

Old Chen, Xiao Zhou, and Sister Liu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

They had all given Lin Yan life-saving measures and had observed him most carefully.

Lin Yan brought back all the equipment he had brought in, untouched.

There wasn't even a hint of it being triggered!

"impossible……"

Chen Feng's originally cold face instantly cracked as he stared at Lin Yan approaching, finding it hard to accept.

"He spent almost half an hour in the center of three bizarrely overlapping realms, how could he possibly emerge unscathed?!"

Having experienced the "Double Evils" incident at the provincial bureau, he knew better than anyone how much it would cost to emerge from a field where rules overlapped.

Even if he led the team to charge headlong into battle, he would still leave half of them dead.

Amidst a silent gaze, Lin Yan crossed the blockade.

Chen Feng quickly recovered from his shock. He suppressed his horror and strode forward to meet him.

He scrutinized Lin Yan closely, not wanting to miss a single detail about him.

"Are you alright? It's great that you managed to pull through."

Chen Feng put on a show of concern and sympathy, but his steps were kept at a delicate, safe distance.

Before Lin Yan could reply, Chen Feng suddenly turned serious, raised his right hand high, and made a tactical gesture.

"Everyone back off! Form a defensive formation!" Chen Feng shouted sternly.

"Medical team! Get the highest-level vision-detecting scope! Conduct a comprehensive contamination source analysis on him!"

With a whoosh!

The tactical operators, who were still in shock, immediately raised their guns and formed a semi-circular encirclement around Lin Yan.

Several medical personnel in heavy protective suits rushed forward, pushing several instruments that flashed blue light, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Old Zhao panicked and was about to rush forward when he cried out, "Commander Chen, he..."

"Step back!" Chen Feng raised his hand to stop Lao Zhao.

"Those are three bizarre overlapping areas; even an armored vehicle would be melted into molten iron if it went in."

"How could an ordinary person with no spiritual energy fluctuations emerge unscathed?!"