At the Countermeasures Research Office base, Chen Na stayed in a room, staring blankly at the ceiling.
A whole day had already passed since she was found by the official personnel and brought here.
During this time, someone had questioned her twice, asking about her background, relatives, the reason for joining that mysterious organization, her understanding of that organization, and the process of contacting Shadow, among other things... She had told the complete truth about everything.
Afterwards, the officials told her everything was fine, that they would bring her mother to meet her later, and she waited with great anticipation.
"Click."
A sound came from the door. Chen Na looked over and the next moment saw her mother, Wang Yan, entering the room. She was instantly overcome with excitement.
"Mom!"
"Nana!"
Wang Yan immediately ran over and hugged her daughter. Dr. Zhang at the door gently closed it and left temporarily. Only after about half an hour did he return.
"How are you two doing?" Dr. Zhang asked with a smile after entering.
By this time, both Wang Yan and Chen Na had calmed down from the joy of their reunion. Wang Yan gratefully and firmly shook Dr. Zhang's hand. "Thank you, thank you all for saving my daughter!"
"Please, don't mention it. Have a seat," Dr. Zhang said. "Actually, the ones who saved your daughter were her friend, of course, along with the Administrator of that website, and Shadow... I think Chen Na has already told you all this, right?"
Wang Yan nodded. In the past half hour, her daughter had told her everything.
"If it weren't for your daughter's great sense of righteousness, notifying the outside world about the situation of this evil organization, who knows how many more people that organization would have harmed. It can be said that your daughter has performed a great service."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yan shook her head. "What service or not, I'm just completely satisfied that this child is safe and sound."
Dr. Zhang asked, "I wonder what your plans are going forward?"
"I just plan to go back with my girl and live a good life. I don't want to think about anything else," Wang Yan said, tightening her grip on her daughter Chen Na's hand.
Chen Na also nodded vigorously. "Yeah, I won't leave Mom's side again either!"
Hearing this, Dr. Zhang's expression turned somewhat awkward.
Wang Yan noticed it and her heart skipped a beat. She tentatively asked, "What's wrong, Dr. Zhang? Does my girl still have some trouble?"
"It's like this," Dr. Zhang explained. "Your daughter herself is fine. The main issue is that while this base has been destroyed, the founder of the organization hasn't been identified yet... We cannot rule out the possibility that this person may harbor thoughts of revenge. In that case, if you and your daughter go back, there is a very high personal risk."
"Ah, this..."
Wang Yan hadn't thought about this aspect before, but now hearing Dr. Zhang say this, she became very worried.
"Dr. Zhang, what should we do then? I'm not afraid, but my girl, she..."
"I have a proposal," Dr. Zhang said. "Your daughter's ability is very special and very powerful. I am the person in charge of the official Ascendant squad training program. I would like to invite your daughter to join the official training plan."
"As for you, Ms. Wang, if you are willing to stay here with us, I can also arrange a job for you. This way, you and your daughter can still stay together, and your personal safety can also be guaranteed."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yan immediately wanted to agree, but she still looked at Chen Na. "Nana, what do you think?"
However, a trace of resistance appeared on Chen Na's young face. "Do we have to start training again? I..."
Dr. Zhang knew that the organization's forced, accelerated training must have left a certain psychological shadow on a child like Chen Na. He said gently, "Chen Na, don't worry. Our place won't make you undergo training similar to that organization's."
"Well... then, I'm willing to stay with Mom."
"Excellent," Dr. Zhang said with a smile. "I'll go file the paperwork now. Ms. Wang, regarding your resignation from the Yunhua Police Department, I'll handle that as well."
"Ah, well, that would be a great trouble for you, Dr. Zhang."
After Dr. Zhang left, Chen Na said somewhat reluctantly, "Mom, I actually don't want to participate in training anymore... It feels so tiring. I wish I could just go to school like before."
"Silly girl," Wang Yan rubbed her daughter's hair. "In today's society, where is there any school to go to? This place is at least an officially established base, relatively proper in all aspects. If you get tired, just tell Mom. That Dr. Zhang seems quite reasonable; he definitely won't force the training."
"Mm..."
"Oh, right," Wang Yan remembered something. "Later, when everything is settled, we need to call your Brother Guan. He was also very concerned about you. And, you lied to your Brother Guan that time; you need to apologize, you know that, right?"
"Mm, I know. I will apologize," Chen Na nodded sheepishly. Just thinking about lying to Guan Tong on the phone back then made her feel very guilty.
In a hospital room, two people stood by the bed.
Lying on the bed was a young man in a deep sleep, with thick bandages wrapped around the roots of his legs, the space below them empty. It was precisely Jiang Ming, whose legs had been severed by Guan Tong just before the teleportation.
The two people by the hospital bed were a young woman with short hair wearing a suit, and an old woman with gray hair dressed in handmade cloth clothes.
"Commander, his life is saved," the young woman said. "But so far, we haven't been able to purchase any recovery items or drugs that can regenerate severed limbs. Also, we haven't found any Ascendant with similar recovery abilities yet."
The Commander listened expressionlessly.
The young woman continued, "The destruction of the Yongzhou base has been confirmed to be the work of the Ascendant 'Shadow'. Furthermore, according to internal information, the reason Shadow discovered that base was because a member inside the base leaked its location. The leaker was precisely Chen Na, one of the squad members."
"Chen Na, that little girl with the perception ability," the Commander slowly spoke.
"Yes."
"Such a large Yongzhou base, actually destroyed by a child's hand," the Commander sighed. "Han Ling, you have disappointed me greatly."
Upon hearing this, a flash of pride appeared in the young woman's eyes. She thought that if the Commander had let her manage the Yongzhou base back then, instead of Han Ling, the result would definitely not be what it was now.
"However, Han Ling didn't say anything she shouldn't have until her death, so she did fulfill her duty."
"...But Commander, after all, it was due to her poor management that the Yongzhou base was destroyed."
The Commander said calmly, "It was Shadow who destroyed the Yongzhou base. Don't mistake who the enemy is."
The young woman felt a chill in her heart. "Yes!"
"Now we already have video of Shadow. Whether it's a disguise or not, search for him. We must find this person. Also, we must find a way to restore Jiang Ming's legs as soon as possible. His ability is of great use; he can't be wasted like this."
"I will make the arrangements. Please rest assured, Commander," the young woman paused. "Regarding the informant Chen Na, how does the Commander intend to deal with her? According to the latest news, she has been kept at the Countermeasures Research Office base by Zhang Minglu. I'm afraid it won't be easy to act lightly."
"Traitors must of course be punished," the Commander said calmly. "Even if she can join the official team, it doesn't mean she can escape. I will arrange an opportunity in the future. You may go and attend to your duties."
"Yes."
After the young woman left, the Commander looked at the sleeping Jiang Ming and raised a hand to touch his face.
"Poor child... Your parents left so tragically to protect you. As your grandmother, I will definitely make you the most powerful Ascendant in the world..."
On the Ascendant Home website.
Over the past few days, one post had skyrocketed in popularity.
The post was titled: "A Mysterious Organization's Base in the Yongzhou Mountain Range Destroyed, the One Who Took Action Was Actually Shadow God?!"
The poster wrote in the main text:
"Let me clarify the source of information first. I'm just an insignificant foot soldier. Not long ago, I participated in a special operation, ordered to eliminate a large provider organization located in the Yongzhou Mountains. After arriving, we discovered that all the guards inside the organization's base had been eliminated, the thousands of victimized providers had all been released, and the one who eliminated the many guards was suspected to be Shadow God!"
The post content was written vaguely, but it attracted a lot of attention because of hot keywords like "Shadow" and "thousands of providers."
However, most of the comments held a skeptical attitude.
No photos, no videos—just empty words wouldn't easily make others believe.
What truly ignited the popularity was the Administrator replying to the post.
The reply content was just two words: "It is."
The poster lacked credibility, but the Administrator's credibility went without saying. His reply immediately triggered numerous comments.
"The Administrator knows the details? Please elaborate!"
"Yongzhou Mountains, so close to the capital... What organization dared to cause trouble there..."
"Did Shadow God really take action? What exactly is the relationship between the Administrator and Shadow God?"
"Recently, the authorities have indeed been vigorously sweeping the wilderness. Our camp was almost wiped out as a gang of thugs... But for an organization to have thousands of providers is truly terrifying."
In the small house on Mingdao Mountain, Guan Tong sat in front of the computer, browsing the website.
After the Yongzhou incident, he hadn't done anything else these past few days except continuously participating in challenge events to obtain more first-place finishes.
Time passed quickly like this. Tomorrow would be the 15th, the day the eighth rule ended.
Because people figured out a countermeasure for this rule early on—relying on team alliances for mutual protection, not allowing others to challenge—many weaker individuals successfully defended their first place.
Those who had their first place snatched away were mostly wilderness Ascendants and those forced into the provider organization system with customized events.
The latter, after vigorous official sweeps, saw many destroyed, at least within Beixing Country, they no longer dared to show their heads. Focusing attacks on these people had already become a consensus formed in every citizen's heart.
But outside Beixing Country, the situation was vastly different. In some small countries without strong official control, the provider system erupted on a large scale. In some small countries, even the official authorities themselves established the largest provider organizations.
However, this set of practices triggered massive resistance in the era of the Doomsday Rules. Especially in the Tulip Federation, this alliance formed by dozens of warlords erupted into civil war during the mid-term of the eighth rule.
A large number of warlords were dissatisfied that all resources went to the alpha wolf, demanding that their own factions also have their own alpha wolves. This triggered suppression by the largest warlord, eventually evolving into civil war.
Some people living there posted their experiences in the Casual Chat section of Ascendant Home. Various Ascendant battles, along with cold weapons and hot weapons, emerged one after another; the situation was so brutal it was truly horrifying.
Guan Tong read some of it himself and couldn't help but feel sympathy for the ordinary people there.
Some people living there posted their experiences in the Casual Chat section of Ascendant Home. Various Ascendant battles, cold weapons, and hot weapons were endless, the situation was so brutal it was truly horrifying.
Amidst such a complex situation, the eighth Doomsday Rule, which was only in effect for half a month but brought countless chaos, was finally declared over by the Fire Thief at 9 a.m. on January 15th.
[Rule time has ended.]
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