Honkai Summoning.

With a cough from the central air conditioning unit, Lin Yunling realized her lapse in composure, abruptly shoved Su Mo away, took several steps back, and blushed.

"You killed that monster?" Tang Tian and the others walked over quickly and asked, changing the subject to ease Lin Yunling's embarrassment.

"With a flick of the wrist, not a trace remains." Su Mo laughed arrogantly, but in everyone's eyes, the smile also carried a hint of bravado.

That's a terrifying monster that's almost impossible to defeat. Even if it's immortal, killing it would come at a terrible price, right? How could it be "annihilated in the blink of an eye"?

If it were really that powerful, my neck wouldn't have been twisted so many times just now.

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Chapter 118 Escape from Death

"It's good that you're alright." Professor Hao nodded.

“Let’s go then… If I’m not mistaken, there should be an exit when the number reaches one or zero,” Tang Tian said.

After tidying up the bodies of the fallen soldiers in the room, everyone set off again. Tang Tian walked at the front, followed by several soldiers protecting Professor Hao, while Su Mo walked at the very back.

Lin Yunling walked beside Su Mo and, noticing his somewhat absent-minded expression, couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Judging from the current situation, everything is fine, and there is a high possibility that they can escape alive. As a reporter, Lin Yunling's curiosity and gossip-loving nature began to burn fiercely again.

If an interview with a person possessing the "power of immortality" could be broadcast, it would definitely cause a sensation. As a reporter, Lin Yunling's instinct was to have her create a big news story.

However, Lin Yunling was well aware that such news couldn't be broadcast right now; it might be unbanned many years later. But that didn't stop Lin Yunling from doing an exclusive interview with Su Mo first. Since it was an exclusive interview, of course, he needed Su Mo's consent; she needed to build a good relationship first.

Lin Yunling didn't think this handsome young man would be an easy person to talk to.

"It's nothing," Su Mo said, glancing at Lin Yunling. He was simply pondering the purpose of the clay monster and what the so-called "soul" actually was. Of course, he couldn't tell this beautiful reporter about these things.

Su Mo had always taken the act of devouring souls—or rather, life force—for granted, as it was an "instinct" that had accompanied him for thousands of years. But now, having arrived at this containment facility, Su Mo discovered something quite interesting.

It's about the uniqueness of the soul... Humans possess souls and life force, but Su Mo has never seen any souls in those animals. If only human life force can be absorbed by Su Mo, then when he was first summoned to that world by Tranton, the life force of those demons could still be absorbed by him.

Could it be because these demons also devour souls?

The monsters encountered in the containment facility do not possess any soul or life force that Su Mo can absorb.

This puzzled Su Mo, who wondered what the limitations were in his ability to absorb life force.

There is no way to distinguish between inanimate and living things in the simple sense.

"Indeed, I should study this carefully," Su Mo thought to himself, flicking his fingers slightly. A few pieces of clay fell from between his fingers and landed on the ground.

This was left over from the fight with that clay monster; it can barely be considered battle damage.

However, Su Mo himself didn't notice that after those tiny clay fragments fell to the ground, they actually started moving on their own, rolling into the cracks between the wall and the floor, and gathering together...

"There's an exit!"

With a suppressed sound of surprise, an iron gate appeared in front of Tang Tian and the others. This iron gate was larger than the iron gates on the walls on both sides, and it was not numbered.

Most importantly, this dark and enclosed corridor had finally come to an end—or rather, an entrance, with the iron door on the wall at the end.

Several people made way for Lin Yunling, allowing her to walk to the iron gate.

As Lin Yunling tapped the bracelet a few times, a series of beeping sounds reached everyone's ears.

A beam of light shot out from the iron gate, scanned Lin Yunling, paused on her bracelet for a moment, and then slowly receded.

A series of incredibly heavy mechanical whirring sounds reached everyone's ears, and the iron door, which appeared to have no gaps whatsoever, split open from both sides, revealing a dark metal passage.

"That's fine." Lin Yunling nodded.

Tang Tian bypassed Lin Yunling and stepped into the passage first.

After standing there for a while and encountering no danger, Tang Tian signaled the others to follow, and the rest of them entered the metal tunnel.

As Su Mo finally stepped into the passage, a slight vibration came from beneath his feet. The iron door behind him slowly closed, and small round holes appeared above his head, emitting a hissing sound.

"What's going on?" Lin Yunling asked curiously. Although a slight sound was coming from the round hole, nothing came out. Shouldn't something like liquid or gas be spraying out normally?

"Perhaps they're disinfecting?" Su Mo said.

“But there’s nothing there,” Lin Yunling said.

"Who knows how long this shelter has been abandoned? It's already pretty good that the door is still usable," Su Mo said.

"That seems to be true." Lin Yunling nodded.

"This is a dead end." At that moment, Tang Tian's voice came from ahead. He had reached the end of the passage, where there was an incredibly thick metal wall, made of some unknown material. Tang Tian reached out and knocked on it twice, but only a faint sound came from between his knuckles and the wall.

"Are we trapped here?"

Someone asked, their voice somewhat flustered. This metal passage was only five or six meters long, and now both ends were closed, shrouding it in darkness. Coupled with the hissing sound coming from above, it created a much stronger sense of oppression than the outside passage.

"Can the back door be opened?" Tang Tian asked, turning around.

"I'll give it a try."

Lin Yunling tapped the bracelet twice, and a light screen formed in front of her, adding some light to the dark metal passage. However, the light screen displayed a constantly flashing red "prohibited" sign, indicating that the iron gate behind could not be opened.

"What the hell is going on?!" someone cursed.

Having finally found hope of escape, only to have that hope shattered right before their eyes—such a dramatic fall from grace is not something everyone can easily accept.

"Calm down," Tang Tian said, his steady voice reaching everyone's ears. Then he looked at Su Mo and said, "Mr. Su..."

"Just wait. Didn't I say we're disinfecting? Do you think I'll let you out until it's all done?" Su Mo said casually.

"..."

Everyone fell silent for a moment, then turned on the lighting attachments and looked up. The round hole above was still making noise, just as Su Mo had said. Was this disinfection process? It wouldn't be opened until the disinfection was complete.

The "disinfection" process lasted a full five minutes before the sound gradually disappeared. Then, there was another slight vibration, and a pressure came from under my feet, like an elevator going up.

"Is this an elevator?" Tang Tian couldn't help but ask. Although the passage was very smooth, his instincts still told him that he was rising. So, were they in an underground space? And now they were returning to the surface?

"To be precise, it's a moving cube. The technology displayed in this containment facility has surpassed the current level of humanity. It may not be an elevator; it's more likely that it uses another energy source as its power source," Professor Hao said.

“…This professor doesn’t need to be so rigorous,” Tang Tian said.

"How can science not be rigorous?" Professor Hao said.

As the two spoke, everyone felt their bodies sink slightly, as if the "elevator" had stopped. Before Lin Yunling could do anything, the metal wall in front of them opened, revealing a room.

The ceiling of the room emitted a faint glow, and the dome-shaped structure resembled an observatory. The interior looked like a laboratory, containing various experimental devices that no one except Hao Ren could understand at all—Hao Ren could not understand them completely, but there was a difference between the two.

However, at this moment, no one paid attention to the problem inside the room, but instead quickly walked towards the door.

The door looked much more normal now, with a doorknob. Tang Tian didn't hesitate; he immediately grabbed the doorknob, pressed it down, and with a creak, the door opened easily.

A blinding light forced several people to close their eyes, followed by a series of chaotic shouts.

Upon hearing that familiar language, everyone was jolted awake; had they returned to Earth?

"It's Commander Tang!"

"Little Tang!"

With some sounds, it seemed that someone had recognized Tang Tian. A series of footsteps approached and stopped five meters away from the door.

The intense lights that had illuminated the surrounding area as if it were daytime dimmed slightly, and Tang Tian slowly opened his squinted eyes, looking at the man in military uniform in front of him. He saluted and said, "Tang Tian, ​​captain of the 13th Squad of the Special Operations Bureau, reporting for duty."

"Take a break."

The middle-aged man in military uniform returned the salute and nodded slightly. "The situation is rather complicated right now. We can talk about it later. Now, does anyone here know how to close the outer protective shield?"

"What?" Tang Tian was taken aback, only then noticing that there was a faint, almost invisible light screen between the two of them, occasionally showing ripples like flowing water.

It seemed that this light barrier was preventing outsiders from entering the room. Tang Tian glanced past the man in front of him and scanned the area. He could tell that they were still in that small village.

However, many changes have already occurred, and the surrounding area even resembles a military base under construction.

From the time Tang Tian and the others disappeared until their reappearance, it has been about ten hours. It has to be said that the efficiency is quite terrifying.

“I can give it a try,” Lin Yunling said. Only she had the bracelet pass, so perhaps she could shut down the defensive light barrier outside the room, which looked like an Eskimo igloo.

As Lin Yunling manipulated the bracelet, the light screen outside the room flickered a few times, and then a hole large enough for a person to enter and exit appeared at the entrance of the room.

"Come out first."

The middle-aged man frowned and said, "We need to seal off this place temporarily."

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Chapter 119 Considering the Big Picture? (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Aurora Tour)

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Tang Tian and the others walked out of the room and couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. Finally... they had left that hellish place, that assailant-like facility, and returned to the safe "human world".

However, some people don't care at all, such as Su Mo.

Tang Tian and the others had already left, but he was still walking around the room, observing everything. He lingered at a table for a while before slowly walking out of the room.

At this moment, Lin Yunling's bracelet emitted an extremely rapid "beep beep beep" sound, and suddenly changed back to its original key form, falling to the ground.

Lin Yunling instinctively squatted down to pick it up, but someone had already grabbed it first.

"Let us keep this for now," the middle-aged man said, his tone carrying an unquestionable command. "You all go check if there are any injuries. We'll talk about everything tomorrow. You all rest today."

Tang Tian and the others would certainly not refuse this decision... nor could they possibly refuse it.

"No need for the checkup, just find me a room to rest," Su Mo said lazily, yawning.

Everyone knew what the so-called injury check was all about—after all, they came out of a strange containment facility that had sucked everyone in and was teeming with monsters. Although they seemed fine, who knew if some viruses or other things might have been accidentally brought out?

A thorough inspection is necessary.

However, for Su Mo, this was certainly not a necessary matter. He knew his own physical condition better than anyone else… and he had no interest in having anyone else “checked” him. Su Mo was a man with many secrets; the Secret Service had undoubtedly been eyeing him for a long time.

"Chief..."

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Tang Tian stopped in his tracks, intending to say something.

However, the imposing middle-aged man waved his hand, signaling Tang Tian and the others to leave first. He then walked up to Su Mo, extended a hand, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Su. This is our first meeting. The current person in charge here is Zhou Zhiyuan, who is also the deputy director of the Special Operations Bureau."

"Mm." Su Mo nodded. He extended his hand and shook hands with the middle-aged man.