Star Dome Railway, I am surrounded by strange things!

"Could it be that these eight key-seekers were all killed outside the surveillance range?" Jiang Yan asked in disbelief.

Are the talent for detective dramas like this the wrong kind? In an age where a memorizer or fortune teller can solve a case, isn't it a bit unrealistic to specialize in this field?

Facing Jiang Yan's question, Estelle nodded with a look of doubt on her face:

"Unfortunately, while we don't know how they evaded multi-angle surveillance, the surveillance room's records do not show any footage of the missing officers at the time of their disappearance. The only clue is the discovery made by Ms. Hinkle's nephew, Adler, a member of the World Seed Department: the station's automatic fire extinguishing system was briefly activated before and after the disappearances."

"And some eyewitness testimonies also confirm this. They described it as 'spontaneous human combustion'."

"Are there any samples like ash left on the ground that can be analyzed?" Jiang Yan asked.

While Jiang Yan might not have the talent to solve crimes, he was no stranger to flames. What kind of flame could escape the discerning eye of Tingyun, a sparkling spirit? Given a few ashes, he could even unravel the family tree of this "spontaneous human combustion" flame.

"Unfortunately, this is the most suspicious point. The crime scenes of these eight key seekers did not leave even a trace of ash, let alone clues like hair or skin scrapings."

Burned so cleanly? Those eight people weren't natural gas spirits, so how could there be no residue left? Are they still carbon-based organisms?

Jiang Yan, who was completely confused, immediately asked for help off-site:

"Sister, have you ever seen a similar flame?"

After thinking for a while, Tingyun said slowly:

"It's not difficult to burn a person to ashes. Many powerful flames can do that. But since the other party is eager to let everyone in the space station know what he did, he naturally won't try to hide it. In this case, there are not many flames that can completely burn a person without damaging the surrounding environment. In my opinion, it is very likely that he has..."

Before Tingyun could finish his words, an email with explosively increased reading and forwarding rates on the portable terminal attracted the full attention of Jiang Yan and Ester.

It was a declaration of war signed by "Eternal Fire Residence." In the attached video, a giant flaming goat's head said with an expression that said, "I am the final boss":

"The gods of the stars, detached from this world, care little for the fleeting mortals. Only the benefactor who bore the wound can bathe all worlds in the flames of destruction. There will always be cowards who spurn grace and flee the wound. Flee, flee—no matter where you flee, annihilation will eventually follow!"

This behavior of directly appearing in front of the crime warning made Estelle and Jiang Yan look at each other in bewilderment.

Who are you, Brother Yang? What on earth do you want to do?

Your crime trailer is cool, sure, but if you're planning on confronting everyone head-on, why did you go to all that trouble to dodge nine cameras beforehand? Just to avoid being spoiled by others?

But no matter what, since the criminals have jumped out on their own, Ester and Jiang Yan naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

Nowadays, there are many hidden talents among the various forces in the space station. As long as they do not provoke conflicts with each other, even if Jiang Yan cannot handle the rest of the things by himself, Esther is confident that she can use the face fruit to attract a large number of helpers.

Even if the face fruits are not enough, will the strong people who are waiting in line for the Key of Enlightenment refuse to take action once when faced with the temptation of waiting in line for fewer months?

Soon, strong men from all forces were invited to the conference room by Esther.

"A declaration of war, a letter of warning—you're being targeted. The Legion's aftermath hasn't even subsided yet, and the Annihilation Gang is hot on their heels. It seems your space station is more compatible with destruction than intelligence." Professor Latio, the technological representative of the Interstellar Peace Company and the Polymath Society, was the first to comment.

"The Annihilation Gang? Wasn't the Yepera Brotherhood destroyed not long ago?" Jiang Yan asked curiously.

Jiang Yan grew up in Tianbosi, so he naturally had a rough understanding of the composition of various forces in the universe, but it obviously did not include the madmen like the Annihilation Gang who took pleasure in destruction. He only heard that some time ago, one of the forces of the Annihilation Gang, the "Yepela Brotherhood", was wiped out by Kafka and others.

"That's right. It was after the Yepera Palace collapsed in flames that Afrit's power grew stronger." Latio nodded and continued:

"This 'Underworld Fire Lord' Afrit was born from the extinct planet 'Tophet.' The ever-burning Fire Demons consider Nanook their emperor and benefactor, yet they have never received a single glance from the Star Gods... what a pathetic bunch of lunatics," Latio said with a mixture of disdain and self-mockery.

Wasn't I also a pitiful madman in the first half of my life?

Hearing Latio's words, Dan Heng, who was urgently shaken by Estelle with the Face Fruit, frowned and said in a deep voice:

"This Afrit is no ordinary creature. The fire demons of Tophet are inherently ferocious and brutal, yet Afrit easily rose to the rank of leader. Among fire demons, his flames are unique. I've discovered similar eyewitness reports of "thugs descending from the flames" during numerous devastating incidents caused by the Eternal Flame Mansion. It's just my speculation that Afrit's flames may have inherited some ability beyond burning, related to his origins."

Compared to Latio's ridicule, Dan Heng's practical advice obviously attracted more attention from everyone present.

Everyone can mock the path of the Annihilation Gang as much as they want, but the only thing they cannot do is doubt their strength.

If this kind of public enemy of the universe who smashes, loots and burns everywhere did not have some skills, it would have been wiped out by the large forces that were dissatisfied with it.

Afrit had easily become the leader of the Fire Demons, and ultimately the leader of the entire Annihilation Gang. How could an ordinary warrior easily handle him? If the other side summoned an overwhelming army of Fire Demons, could he, having been noticed by a Star God and walking the right path, become a legendary Burn-Resistant King, unfazed by flames reaching thousands or even tens of thousands of degrees?

So after hearing the news from the "Starry Sky Train", the most informed source in the universe, almost all the experts pricked up their ears. Dan Heng did not disappoint them and quickly spoke:

"I've heard of a flame with similar properties, but it's difficult to capture because it constantly shifts between phases. There's not much information about it, except for the notable reference to it 'burning the worlds, leaving behind numerous descendants of flame.' Afrit...perhaps he's one of those descendants."

"The 'Phase Spirit Fire', which can constantly change its phase and is difficult to capture, is the creation of Sisikar, the 29th member of the Genius Club." Jiang Yan added after being reminded by Ting Yun.

The various powerful men did not doubt Jiang Yan's words. After all, the signs before them completely matched the characteristics of the Phase Spirit Fire. Moreover, the man before them was the future 85th seat of the Genius Club and the inspirer who issued them the keys. So what was so strange about him knowing some hidden secrets of geniuses?

But if, as this future genius said, this was a powerful energy creature capable of infinite teleportation, with an entire annihilation gang ready to support it, perhaps we could defeat it, but at this level of battle, not only would it be impossible to capture it alive, but if the fight got really intense, how could we possibly save the space station? The other party was an energy creature, able to survive even in outer space. How could we survive?

Thinking of this, everyone's original enthusiasm to try and improve their reputation and favorability in front of Esther was instantly halved.

Seeing this scene, Ester suddenly became anxious.

She knew very well that the biggest reason the station's reputation and morale hadn't collapsed after the Netherfire Grand Duke's declaration of war was because powerful figures from all sides had gathered at the station. Most people were thinking, "With so many powerful figures around, how could the Annihilation Gang still break in?"

But if there are a few more victims, that confidence will naturally vanish. With everyone feeling threatened, how can the previously smooth distribution of keys be so smooth again? How will he end up like this?

Just as she was thinking about how to appease these powerful people, she heard Latio suddenly sigh maliciously:

"I see. The sudden series of disappearances is undoubtedly the perfect breeding ground for conflict and chaos. Once the seeds of unrest take root and sprout, they issue a declaration of attack, bringing the secretly brewing crisis to the forefront, forcing it to grow and bear fruit."

"Now, all that's left is a spark that will ignite in the most conspicuous place..."

After saying that, Latio suddenly stared at Ester, leaving Ester completely confused.

"What's wrong? Eh?"

Before she finished her words, a light blue flame appeared around Estelle, completely enveloping her.

"Fire, fire, fire, fire!"

Just as Jiang Yan reacted, instantly drawing his sword and slashing at the pale blue flames, it was too late. Esther let out a scream before disappearing from sight, along with the flames enveloping her.

Oops, I've Been Haunted by a Genius!: Chapter 207: Crazy Pursuit

All this happened so fast. The Phase Spirit Fire suddenly appeared without any warning. Even though several powerful people had released their power to interfere, they could only watch as the manager of the Black Tower Space Station was abducted alive in full view of everyone.

How could this be possible? All the experts present suddenly became anxious.

Everyone came to the Black Tower Station to ask for the key, so they already owed it to you. It's fine if you haven't seen it yet, but if the stationmaster was captured and burned to ashes right before your eyes, who would have the nerve to stay here and wait for the key? If the Black Tower lady gets angry, who can escape the reckoning?

Don’t think about it, just dispatch the fleet to rescue people!

Seeing everyone pulling out their mobile terminals and preparing to call people, Latio quickly said:

"I've already interfered with the teleportation spell. The distance can't be too far. She's still inside the station! Cool down first... Wait, what are you doing?"

Just when he was halfway through his words, Latio was horrified to see that the candidate from the Genius Club did not retract the azure water sword he had swung. Instead, he continued to accumulate strength and in the blink of an eye, turned the sword into a giant sword like a battering ram.

What was this guy trying to do? Kill someone to vent his anger?

However, before Latio's clever mind could figure out this abstract operation, the other party made another move:

"Sister, direction!"

"This way!"

Using the Tingyun GPS to locate the attack, the giant sword, without hesitation, slammed directly into the upper edge of the conference room wall. The immense force instantly blasted a large hole through the alloy. The gushing water blades continued their momentum, unfazed, slicing through the second, third, and fourth walls, completely piercing through all four rooms. If the walls of the Black Tower Space Station hadn't been constructed entirely of a special alloy plate with exceptional strength and toughness, the entire room would have collapsed under this blow.

Amidst the astonished gazes of countless people, Ester, who was "not too far away", appeared behind the series of large holes and looked at everyone in surprise. Even though she was firmly trapped by the light blue flames, she still couldn't hide her extreme astonishment. Even the flames seemed to have forgotten to burn and jump at this moment.

In the midst of everyone's frozen surprise, only Jiang Yan did not stop moving. After swinging a fierce sword, he took out the amber shield without hesitation, raised his left hand in front of him, bent his knees slightly, aimed at the big hole made by his sword, and charged!

Can you flash? Even if I have to tear down the entire space station today, you will die here, I say!

Under the fierce charge like a red meteor, even the alloy wall could not stop Jiang Yan's figure. On the basis of the big hole, he crashed into a huge human-shaped gap, which was as wide as four rooms. Jiang Yan was knocked to the other end almost in an instant and fell directly in front of Ester who was wrapped in phase spirit fire.

However, even so, the flexibility of the Phase Spirit Fire was still far beyond Jiang Yan's imagination. Before he could swing his sword to rescue it, he saw the fire flash again and the opponent was teleported away again.

Still running? With such a fast transfer, I wonder how many times you can fire in a row?

Jiang Yan refused to believe that this move had no cooldown. If it was just the phase fire, he wouldn't have had any problems. But to repeatedly imprison and teleport a living person in such a strange, complex, and enclosed environment? What a joke!

So Jiang Yan didn't even hesitate, and he just followed the direction indicated by Tingyun, raised the Disintegration Sword again, and rushed towards the direction where the Phase Spirit Fire was fleeing, with both the man and the sword. This time, he "only" started swinging the sword before hitting the wall, and after opening several cracks in the wall large enough for him to enter, he once again killed the Phase Spirit Fire.

However, this time, although the phase spirit fire was unable to complete the instant transfer like the previous two times, it flashed with fire and released a large number of fire demons from different phases, blocking Jiang Yan.

"Fools blindly chase after the flames..."

Unfortunately, Jiang Yan never had the habit of watching the enemy's cutscenes. Before the phase fire surrounded by monsters could finish its full attack, Jiang Yan, who had broken through the wall, completely ignored all the monsters' obstacles and jumped high. The giant water sword in his hand burst out with a dazzling azure light, and then he swung it down fiercely. The sword shattered into pieces in the air and turned into countless tiny water blades.

Of course, Jiang Yan hadn't mastered this move completely, and naturally lacked the artistic precision of his blades. Many of the splattering water blades even flew towards him, piercing him with tiny wounds all over his body. If the ancient sea water that formed these blades hadn't already been absorbed and controlled by Jiang Yan, he would have been severely injured by his own move.

But at the moment, Jiang Yan only had eyes for Esther who was wrapped in the phase spiritual fire.

"You all die!"

The next moment, a torrential rain of water blades fell mercilessly, splashing countless waves of fire.

How could the newly teleported fire demons, still unacclimated to the surroundings, withstand the profound attack that slammed directly into their faces? In the blink of an eye, they were transformed into a sky full of fiery cinders by this sword.

It was not easy for Jiang Yan, who swung the sword. He had already exhausted all his strength by continuously displaying his profound skills, and it was difficult for him to continue to condense the water of the ancient sea into a sword blade.

But even if the water is gone, the blood remains; even if the opportunity is gone, there will be no more chances.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan suddenly exerted force with his left arm, and countless small wounds cut by the water blades began to ooz out blood. Under Jiang Yan's control, they gathered together and turned into a red rapier in his hand. Then he shook it lightly, and the protective flame burned fiercely on the blade, piercing straight towards the phase spirit fire.

This desperate and delicious murderous intent and madness instantly attracted Afrit, who was remotely controlling the phase spirit fire.

As he was preparing to destroy Pinoconni, he had no time to pay attention to the key distribution activity going on in the distant Black Tower Space Station.

But one day, he suddenly sensed that a phase spirit fire of the same origin as his own suddenly escaped from confinement in the Black Tower Space Station. Once it was absorbed, it could increase its own "existence" while slowing down its self-destruction.

So Afrit deliberately took the time to devote his energy to successfully controlling the phase spirit fire remotely, and at the same time, he prepared to practice the way of "destruction" by rapidly spreading the way of destroying knowledge in the universe.

However, after being beaten badly by Jiang Yan's reckless pursuit, Afrit had a new idea:

——The delicious will of "destruction" emanating from this desperado before him was completely worthy of being ignited by his own body and soul, and transformed into a descendant of flame.

Compared to creating perfect offspring, a victory or defeat is completely unimportant.

So Afrit did not hesitate to give up the easy victory of burning Ester in front of everyone, and instead fully stimulated this phase spirit fire, using a large sea of ​​fire to block Jiang Yan's steps, while exchanging it for an ultra-long-distance phase teleportation, leaving only his recruitment:

"The gift of destruction has been bestowed. If you desire this little girl, come to Tophet and receive the blessing of fire, my future offspring!"

Seeing Ester disappear again in the light of the phase spirit fire, and hearing the father-son victory declaration, Jiang Yan almost bit his teeth.

"Sister, is there any way to lock his location?"

"It's far, but if you move quickly enough, it's no problem."

"Don't worry, if anything happens to that little girl, I will wipe out that planet."

The will conveyed by Tingyun also contained endless anger.

"Future offspring"? A mere descendant of the Phase Spirit Fire dares to snatch Xiao Jiang from me? The Annihilation Gang? Looks like they really need to be annihilated!

Tingyun welcomes anyone who develops worldly feelings for Jiang Yan in order to enrich her diet, but when faced with a lunatic who wants to overturn her table, she will naturally not show any mercy. She quickly unleashes her potential beyond her strength and gives Jiang Yan an extremely accurate real-time positioning.

However, after sensing it for a short while, Jiang Yan felt something was wrong:

"This short-distance continuous phase shift...damn phase fire!"

Jiang Yan had originally planned to contact Yu Luo directly under the captain's name and take the medical ship, using the high speed of the space battleship to catch up with the enemy. However, according to Tingyun's perception, the enemy was constantly shifting phases throughout the universe. Simply evading and circling any asteroid belt or meteorite field, how could a battleship that could only warp along star paths possibly catch up? And even if it did, could it still destroy Ester and her with a single shot?

Just when Jiang Yan was at a loss, little Ruan Mei, who had been sitting quietly on his shoulder and had not been thrown off even by such an attack, suddenly spoke up:

"My dear, I left you a gift in the lab that should be enough for the situation."

"That's what Ruan Mei just brought to you." Little Ruan Mei added expressionlessly.

"Thank you, thank you so much!"

Hearing her words, Jiang Yan was overjoyed. He quickly rushed to the confinement section and entered Ruan Mei's laboratory. Following the guidance of little Ruan Mei, he found a transformation device placed in the ecological cabin, which looked like an autumn cicada.

"To help you become accustomed to the power of reproduction, I have recreated the technology of a fallen civilization called the Grammer Republic using the genetic map you provided me."

"This 'reward' should have been given to you after your body had been adapted to the power of 'reproduction'. However, even if you can't call upon its true power now, it will at least allow you to fly freely in space."

"Don't force it. If the problem can't be solved, you might as well wait for me to come back."

After relaying these words, little Ruan Mei slid down from Jiang Yan's shoulders, gently hugged Jiang Yan's chest and merged into him again, then she said softly:

"If you're ever in danger, I'll replace your heart."

"Then I feel relieved!" Jiang Yan patted his chest lightly, then opened the ecological hatch without hesitation and picked up the transformation device. The yellow-green fire of the sun slowly ignited from his left arm and slowly wrapped the transformation device tightly.

"Sister, it all depends on you!"

"It's just an experimental subject, how can it be difficult for me, sister?"

The first use of a technique he had never used before would involve a cosmic chase with a powerful enemy. Even facing this incredibly difficult scenario, Jiang Yan showed no fear, choosing instead to fully trust his ghost-fire vixen sister's long-standing plans to handle any unexpected situation.

So without waiting for the light on the transformation device to stabilize, he went straight to the escape pod area in the confinement section, found an escape pod at random and dived in.

Soon, as the hatch closed, the seatbelt buckles tightened, gas and fuel were injected, and as the voice prompt sounded, the escape pod gradually began to shake: