Infinite: Starting from Infiltrating Other Spaces

The fist, seemingly unimpeded, slammed heavily into the mental barrier, carrying concentrated true fire.

Time seemed to stand still, without any movement, and even the sounds that had been lingering outside the arena vanished without a trace.

The whole world fell into a deathly silence.

But the three little ones knew that the collision was too violent, which had dispersed all the medium that should have been able to transmit sound, resulting in 'extreme silence'.

Just as the world is plunged into darkness for a moment before a light shines at its brightest point, they huddled together, placing the roaring egg at the very front and deploying all the defenses they could muster.

The translucent, pale red light membrane in front of him suddenly expanded, and with a soft "crack," it shattered completely into countless specks of light.

The power concentrated at one point spreads along the barriers of the mind.

The alloy floor beneath Li Xia's feet first sank several inches, and then spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly in all directions.

The ground within a radius of thousands of meters seemed to tremble as if struck by something, giving a heavy jolt, and the soil layers shattered like biscuits, creating jagged, raised bumps.

The flying soil crumbled into fine dust amidst the tremors. The ground beneath our feet was compacted by the powerful force, instantly sinking in, and the original soil layer took on a metallic sheen.

Flames shot into the sky, a straight pillar of fire shooting upwards, carrying surging air currents and smoke, climbing more than a hundred meters into the air before exploding with a bang.

Like a giant tree of flames stretching its branches, its intense light spread outwards, instantly dispelling the darkness of the back alley.

At that moment, the entire back alley was lit up.

Muddy, potholed streets, rows upon rows of tin shacks, huddled refugees inside, startled children, street sweepers foraging for food in the shadows...

All the filth, the struggle for survival, the numbness and the gasping for breath hidden in the darkness were illuminated in every detail by this sudden light.

This place, known as the "muddy garbage dump," is never lit, only filled with endless night and the smell of mildew.

Even the dim sunlight outside the protective shield cast deep shadows here.

It seemed that everyone assumed that there was only darkness here.

But tonight, a burst of firelight erupted from the depths of the mud, illuminating the back alley for the first time ever.

The light fell on the numb faces, illuminating the bewildered eyes.

Some people instinctively raised their hands to shield their eyes, while others stared blankly at the sky, even their breathing becoming softer.

They didn't know where the light came from, or who lit it; they just wanted to watch.

The firelight lasted only a few breaths before slowly fading away.

Li Xia slowly withdrew his fist, his brows furrowed. Hei Tan and Xiao Tian moved their older brother away from them, looked around for a while, and only after confirming that everything was alright did they tap the eggshell and run towards Li Xia's direction together.

"Boss, didn't you leave anyone alive?"

Awoo poked its head out of the egg and immediately saw the crimson blood mist lying on the ground.

Well... let's call it a crimson blood mist for now, because it no longer has a complete shape, it's a gruesome sight, even more terrifying than being run over by a truck.

"I kept it."

Li Xia exhaled a breath of stale air.

If it weren't for the need to leave him alive, the force of that punch would have been directly injected into his body.

The towering fiery tree and the huge commotion around him were all caused by him intentionally directing his fist energy towards the sky and the ground, weakening the power of his punch.

The reason for doing this was to leave survivors, but the other party was extremely decisive and ruthless.

After realizing that he was no match for Li Xia and might be captured alive, he ended his own life with unusual decisiveness.

It's almost impossible to stop a powerful person of their caliber from committing suicide.

Even before he died, he deliberately left behind a sentence that was unclear whether it was a reminder or meant to disgust Li Xia:

"You are strong... but no matter who you are, those eyes will always be watching you."

Those eyes?

Whose eyes?

Li Xia wanted to say something more, but several whooshing sounds came from around them, clearly indicating that the huge commotion had immediately alerted the company.

People from other companies might be heading this way.

One by one, figures landed here, looking in shock at the scene around them that resembled a natural disaster.

Flower-Kiss Viper narrowed its eyes, took a few steps forward, and squatted down to examine the crimson blood mist on the ground, which had almost no fixed shape.

His eyes gradually widened:

"This is……"

She turned her head in disbelief and glanced at Li Xia, who was standing there with his clothes torn and his upper body bare, as if she were seeing this colleague for the first time.

Is this still the legendary Darkflame, the disgrace of the title hunter, the greedy and lustful one?

Not only her, but the other deputy ministers and senior executives who rushed over were also astonished.

They didn't have the strength of a titled hunter, but the scene around them was clearly a catastrophe-like spectacle that only a titled powerhouse could create in battle.

The outcome of the battle was clearly before them: Li Xia was standing, while the other was lying down.

In other words... Dark Flame killed another titled expert head-on?

A deep hum filled the sky as a streamlined aircraft, spewing powerful jets of air, gracefully landed on the ground.

The hatch opened, and several men in suits walked in.

A brief notification from the Hall of Light also popped up in front of Li Xia's eyes.

【Kahned】

[General Manager of Jianbi Defense]

Corned's sinister gaze swept across the area, then fell upon the crimson blood mist lying before Li Xia, now a bloody mess.

He waved his hand, and several men in suits silently stepped forward, opened the boxes they were carrying, and began shoveling the meat sauce on the ground bit by bit.

He looked at Li Xia and nodded: "Let's go. An emergency inquiry meeting has been launched within the company. You need to give the company a detailed report on the whole story of this incident."

“Boss…” came a worried voice from the team channel.

They had always wondered why, after the 012 incident, whether it succeeded or not, there should have been a test or inquiry, but there had been no movement.

So they weren't ready yet; this shows how inefficient the fortified defenses were.

Li Xia nodded in agreement and followed behind Corned toward the aircraft.

He could sense that this body was somewhat mismatched; although it was brimming with powerful spiritual energy, its physical body was very weak.

Is it a clone or remote control?

The hatch closed, and the aircraft shuddered slightly as it soared into the sky.

The cabin was bathed in cold white light, and all around was silent except for the hum of the aircraft.

Corned sat in the front row, leaning back with his eyes closed.

Leaning against the porthole, Livia held an unlit cigarette between her fingers, her gaze occasionally sweeping over Li Xia with undisguised inquisitiveness.

In the back seat, Douglas and Reinhardt had just woken up, their faces pale. They looked at each other and both noticed the bitterness in each other's eyes.

Even someone with a less sharp mind would know that they were in trouble.

Li Xia also leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest. In just over ten minutes, the aircraft landed steadily on the top floor of the Jianbi Defense Headquarters.

The group took a private elevator down to the core floor. The heavy alloy door slid open slowly, revealing a circular conference room.

The room was dimly lit, with a long table arranged around the wall, and about a dozen figures hidden in the shadows, their faces obscured. A single, cold, hard metal chair stood in the very center, facing the entire room.

Li Xia walked over and sat down.

Almost the instant he sat down, a pale blue light membrane suddenly rose up around him, enveloping his entire body.

A mental barrier?

It seems to be a much stronger mental barrier than the Crimson Blood Mist.

Li Xia withdrew his gaze, looking calmly ahead as if the barrier did not exist.

The silence lasted a few seconds, then a deep, hoarse voice came from the shadows directly ahead:

"Why did you go to the back alley tonight? Why did you get into a fight with a titled expert?"

Li Xia crossed her legs, interlaced her fingers on her knees, and said calmly:

"Upon receiving the alert for the secondary isomer in Liuhui Street, I went to the scene to handle the situation."

Upon arrival, they discovered obvious signs of artificial catalysis in the isomers and contacted Silby, the captain of the patrol team in the area where the isomers were first discovered, to verify the findings.

Furthermore, it was confirmed that he was directly involved in the matter, and according to his confession, the upstream instructions came from the Rusty Nail Gang.

When I arrived at the Rusty Nail Gang's stronghold, everyone inside had already been silenced, and the title-level hunter Crimson Blood Mist was waiting for me inside the stronghold.

Negotiations failed, and fighting ensued.

That's the situation.

Whispers and discussions arose all around. A moment later, a female figure rose from the shadows on the left, a pale blue screen of data projected from her tablet.

"Based on the testimonies of Special Operations Force members Douglas and Reinhardt."

And the testimonies of members of the Flowing Ash Street Police Unit:

Upon arriving at the scene, Dark Flame, the Special Operations Department's Director, immediately summoned Silby, the captain of the Fourth Patrol Team, in accordance with proper procedures.

According to the intelligence department's investigation, after team member Finn was killed in action, Silby embezzled all the compensation money and gene injection quota, and detained Finn's wife and daughter in an abandoned shack on Liuhui Street for a long period of time.

The technical department confirmed through comparison with the rule residues that the isomer 'Echo' contained this time originated from Finn's wife, Karina, and was artificially catalyzed and induced to transform.

In conclusion, the testimony of the Special Operations Department's Director of Dark Flame is considered true and valid.

The entire room fell silent once again.

After a long while, the voice from directly in front rang out again, this time with an undisguised scrutiny in its tone:

"One day ago, your personal secretary, Annie, launched a sneak attack using RS-012."

RS-012 is known to have the ability to distort and erase the will and personality of others.

Even titled powerhouses cannot escape during containment testing.

How did you manage to escape his attack?

Li Xia remained silent for a while.

He could feel the gazes around him falling on him like searchlights, each gaze containing a variety of complex meanings.

He could even guess that the company didn't really take his killing of Sylvie and the commotion he caused in the backstreet very seriously.

Ultimately, it was just a battle of controlled scale.

But RS-012 is different; it will directly relate to whether Li Xia is the original Dark Flame and whether he is trustworthy.

Even though everything in the room indicated that the attack had failed—Annie suffered a backlash from the RS-012 split and died from self-destruction, while "Dark Night" successfully escaped.

But who can say for sure that this isn't a ruse by the enemy?

The plan was to use Annie's life to clear Li Xia's name, gain his trust, and then lie in wait to "stir up trouble."

In a sense, they weren't wrong, because the original "dark night" was indeed erased.

Li Xia, through the power of the Temple of Light, has once again replaced him.

The difference lies only in what the company's senior management considers "stirring things up" and what Li Xia is planning to do; they are not the same thing.

The atmosphere became extremely tense at this moment, and even the three little ones couldn't help but worry.

Conventional methods won't fool them; they're not stupid. And how difficult it is to give a reasonable explanation.

But in this somber atmosphere, Li Xia suddenly chuckled.

He raised his head, looked around at the people around him, and asked:

"RS-012 can erase the personality and consciousness of a titled powerhouse?"

That's right, but can the RS-012's split design achieve that?

What do you take titled experts for?

"I need to remind Minister Darkflame."

One person stood up and said, "According to relevant data from the technical department..."