Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

"There is one more thing to discuss. Although we will not help you directly, you can send some virus samples over for us to study. If a vaccine is successfully developed, we can finalize more cooperation."

Wei Yuanming, considering the possibility of a biohazard outbreak spreading to Asia, wanted to make preparations in advance to prevent future troubles.

"That's fine, thank you."

Colin agreed in a low voice, his mood improving somewhat. 48 hours was too short a time to make a decision; they were completely clueless and didn't know what those ambitious people, including Leatherine, were up to.

Both sides are stalling for time. Colin, Ryan, and others are eager for the top warriors in the country to break through to level 5 as soon as possible and frantically feed them resources.

Laceyne created the R5 virus to coerce the enemy into slowing down the encirclement, also in order to breed and cultivate even more terrifying awakened beings, so as to rival them, carve out their own territory, and gain true freedom.

Wei Yuanming's expression was serious, and he did not forget to remind everyone: "No one other than you must know about this matter."

"My intuition is always sharp. There is a traitor in your camp. To avoid unnecessary trouble, please act cautiously and keep it a secret."

"Please rest assured, I will handle this personally."

Colin solemnly made a promise. He had a vague feeling that there was a mole among the colleagues who went to the mainland with him to sign the contract, but he didn't have time to investigate and could only put it aside for the time being.

The meeting ended, and only six people knew its contents.

The following day, Colin went to a designated location to wait for Lu Jin and complete the handover of the virus samples.

On July 5, news broke.

The British refused to relinquish the five border towns, and the awakened forces gained control of the no-man's-land, remaining stationed there and using unknown means to shield themselves from all exploration by the surrounding areas, thus isolating themselves from the world.

The fighting between the two sides may seem to have temporarily subsided, but in reality, a more terrifying storm is brewing.

Congressmen Colin, Ryan, and others remained inactive and began investigating the identity of the mole.

Chapter 377 Devastating News Arrives: Prison Riot

In July, the country was at peace.

In major coastal and inland cities, with the deployment of ability detection towers and the wearing of ability locks on a massive number of awakened individuals, conflicts between ordinary people and awakened individuals have decreased by approximately 95%.

Each awakened individual's alien energy, after being analyzed and marked, forms a unique code that is monitored by the Security Council headquarters' supercomputer. They have nowhere to hide. Every city has Class C mechs responsible for patrolling, and they will immediately go to the scene to arrest the disruptors whenever bloodshed occurs.

In just over ten days, the arrogance of the awakened group has subsided considerably.

When facing ordinary people, they are no longer aloof. They have only the right to use their superpowers to work and improve their own quality of life, not the right to arbitrarily harm other people.

Compared to overseas countries where the rate of alien transformation is often 60% or 70%, the proportion of awakened individuals in China has remained firmly locked at around 2%, making management a smooth and increasingly successful process.

For the 3000 million awakened individuals, the idea of ​​rebellion is simply unrealistic.

Above them are the terrestrial immortals of the Trinity Sect guarding the mortal realm, and below them are 700 Class B and Class C mechs eyeing them covetously. Their scattered strength is far from enough to resist them; they are like candles flickering in the wind, easily extinguished.

Not long after, a strange phenomenon appeared briefly at the gate on the third day of the month, but it was also widely rumored.

Even at the foot of the mountain, many witnesses captured a faint figure standing atop the peaks, mistaking it for Jiang Mo's outing or a cultivation technique reaching a higher level. When the image was uploaded to the internet without permission, it was instantly erased by an invisible hand.

No one in the Security Council's senior ranks dared to proactively inquire about this matter with Chairman Lu.

The person in charge of the information blockade was Su Nianlin, one of the few people who knew the inside story. The phantom that appeared deep in the Sanyi Sect was not Chen Qingxuan, but the current sect leader, Wu Chengzhen.

Su Nianlin once asked Elder Lu, in a joking tone, how his senior brother's cultivation level compared to his own.

The reply he received was: "I am far inferior to my senior brother."

This is Lu Jin's most objective self-evaluation.

He recognized the videos as signs that his senior brother had mastered the Dharma of Heaven and Earth.

Thinking of this, he admired his senior even more and felt genuinely proud of him.

end of the month.

News came from within the sect that Senior Brother Zhuge had emerged from seclusion. Upon learning this, Lu Jin rushed back to the sect immediately.

"Wow——!"

A beam of silver light rose up, like a sky bridge leading directly to the destination. Passing through the protective mountain formation, a figure hurriedly entered the sect.

"Brother!"

Upon seeing the burly man not far away, Lu Jin rushed over and greeted Zhuge Yu.

At this moment, Jiang Mo, Chang Qing, Cheng Zhen, and five young disciples were all present.

They surrounded a large, ferocious beast cast in metal. Its body was the color of lava, 12 meters long and 4 meters high. Every line was perfectly outlined, displaying sharpness and flowing with extraordinary power. It resembled a wolf spider, with its body lower in the front and higher in the back, like a war chariot on the battlefield.

"Hey! Little Lu, long time no see!"

Zhuge Yu put his arm around Lu Jin's shoulder and enthusiastically introduced him to his masterpiece created during his months of seclusion—the Molten Gold War Puppet.

Since Jiang Mo was invited to go deep into the desert to conduct mecha testing, Chengzhen and Zhuge Yu, who witnessed the whole process, each gained some insights.

One man, inspired by a sudden inspiration, cultivated the laws of heaven and earth; another, witnessing the terrifying power of technology, borrowed from others to forge a new path, bringing together his life's crafting skills to create this brand-new beast-shaped puppet.

Unlike humanoid mechs, Zhuge Yu believes that using the body structure of certain insects as a design prototype can better conserve energy and achieve more extreme explosive power.

"clang!"

"Clang clang clang!!"

Zhuge Yu's rough, broad hands slapped the surface of the molten gold war puppet, producing a clear, melodious metallic tremor.

"This is far more powerful than the Black Rock Iron Guards."

“I placed a magic bead in its abdomen that draws on the Qi of nature. It can automatically recharge, and it takes a week to fully recharge each time.”

"When running at full power, it can maintain a combat mode for 6 hours. I have engraved the corresponding artifact patterns on all the spells I know, so they can be used as long as you accumulate Qi."

"Furthermore, I also created three tokens to control it, with the same permissions as those I have when I manipulate it with my mind."

"hiss--"

"Amazing, senior brother."

Lu Jin gently stroked the molten gold war puppet and couldn't help but ask, "How many of these did you make?"

"one."

Zhuge Yu held up one finger, a pained expression on his face, and muttered:

"Refining this lump of iron is indeed ruthless, but it takes a lot of time."

"Xiao Lu, you have no idea how many times I failed in the past two months, wasting countless materials. It was only a few days ago that I managed to succeed by sheer luck and complete the entire process."

"Is this so..."

Even through the cold metal, Lu Jin could sense the extraordinary nature of that magic bead. The natural energy it contained was more than half of his own true energy, suggesting it was a formidable weapon.

The group carefully examined the war puppet in front of the hall for a long time. Afterwards, Zhuge Yu led the younger generation to test its power.

"Boom!"

A moment later, a series of explosions came from the back mountain, and smoke and dust billowed up. It seemed to have a great effect, which made the disciples sigh with admiration.

......

Before we knew it, it was mid-August.

With fewer overseas conflicts and increasing domestic stability, the environment has returned to what it was before the introduction of G1 reagents.

night.

The Sanyi Gate, a Taoist palace, is tranquil and peaceful, bathed in the frost-like moonlight.

Before the sect's stone steps, Jiang Mo sat on the ground, holding a piece of paper with gold foil stamping. It was an alchemical artifact left to him by You Sha before she left, capable of transmitting messages over long distances, similar to the Wang family's 'Divine Paint'.

At this moment, he stared intently, and several lines of hastily written characters came into view:

"Spacetime fluctuations are becoming increasingly frequent; I've tried many times without success—7.4"

"Revisiting familiar places, it's my hometown, but everything has changed. I visited my mentor's grave... — July 7.12th"

"Locate the approximate location; the window of opportunity is fleeting. In the Arctic, we need to get there—July 7.29th."

"I caught a blurry glimpse; it might be something biological. I'm still investigating. Wish me luck—8.7"

Clearly, even You Sha herself wasn't confident in her pursuit; she ran all over the world, only to miss her target multiple times.

Jiang Mo silently folded the letter and tucked it into the pendant on his chest. Gazing at the boundless night, he emptied his mind and found the night view exceptionally beautiful.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from behind.

"Uncle-Master, something's happened!"

Lu Jin's expression was solemn; his phone was still connected to Yu Huai.

"speak."

Jiang Mo did not turn around, still admiring the boundless night.

Having lived for so long and seen all sorts of storms, he rarely pays attention to anything other than his disciples.

"Senior brother, let me do it. Please give the phone to our uncle."

Yu Huai sounded somewhat anxious on the other end of the phone.

Lu Jin did as instructed. Jiang Mo raised his hand, took the phone, and asked softly, "What's wrong? Why are you acting so hastily?"

"Uncle-Master, a riot has broken out in the Dry Sea Prison."

"Junior Brother Xianshu, who is on a mission over there, has lost contact!"

Yu Huai was extremely anxious and explained the whole story clearly.

The so-called Dry Sea Prison is one of the nine ministries of equal importance to the Security Council.

It has imprisoned for nearly 60 years all kinds of vicious and wicked superhumans, as well as non-human special life forms and some seriously injured and dying extraordinary creatures. It is the most dangerous department of the Nine Departments, without exception.

Xian Shu's task was to arrive at Kuhai Prison on August 14th and speak with the previously captured underground high-intelligence entities.

Unexpectedly, in the early hours of August 8.15, most of the guards at Kuhai Prison appeared to be rioted by the inmates, with their vital signs constantly disappearing, which alarmed the communications personnel in other departments.

In less than 10 minutes, the entire prison lost all contact, the monitoring system connected to the central control was completely destroyed, and even the entrance was sealed with a mysterious barrier. No one knows what is inside.

As a member of the same clan as Xian Shu and born in the Thousand Bone Cave in the Southern Frontier, Yu Huai was very worried about him and immediately called the sect for help.

"..."

Upon learning of the situation, a wisp of pure white primordial energy suddenly appeared in Jiang Mo's palm.

That was something he had specially captured when he took Xian Shu on a trip in the last century. Now, using this wisp of primordial energy as his target, he didn't hesitate for a moment and directly formed a hand seal to unleash 'The Human World is Within Reach'.

However, in an instant, Jiang Mo frowned slightly.

In the vast world, he only found the coordinates of the Soul Treasury inside the gate. The barrier on the other side of the Dry Sea Prison seemed to have blocked his escape technique.

"Wow!"

Then, Jiang Mo turned to the side, his gaze fixed on the location of the Soul Treasury. He parted the void and saw the Soul Lamp stored inside, its white flame gradually dimming.

"Uncle-Master, is it not going to work?"

When Lu Jin saw his martial uncle abruptly stop his spell, a deep unease welled up in his heart. This was something that happened only once every few decades, and the escape technique seemed to have failed.

"No, I can't find Xianshu's location. Yuhuai, are the building materials of your prison very special?"

Jiang Mo had encountered something similar before; it was a coffin containing a ghostly body, which hid the person inside, making it impossible for him to pinpoint their location.

Now, either the barrier Yu Huai mentioned is blocking him, or the materials used to build the prison are isolating everything from within.

"Only the cage is built with special materials, while the prison is built in a naturally formed pit underground. What's stopping you should be that barrier!"

Yu Huai said with certainty.

"Have you told your master about this?"

Jiang Mo knew that his senior brother was about to break through to the next level, and he didn't want this sudden accident to affect the old man's state of mind.

Once you take the wrong path, the foot you extend can't land, and you can't pull it back. The consequences are extremely severe, and you may be stuck at a bottleneck for your entire life.

"No, this disciple wouldn't dare."

Yu Huai truthfully told him that he had been in frequent contact with his master, and always reported good news but not bad. Knowing that the old man was at the most crucial step, he naturally dared not reveal the news.

"Give me the location of the prison, and I'll handle it."

Jiang Mo's expression turned cold. He was about to set off and instructed Lu Jin to summon Chengzhen, Zhuge, and Changqing to go together and escort Xianshu away.

"Okay, you must be careful. The prisoners in the jail should not be underestimated."