Chapter 893: Chapter 140: An Enemy Beyond the Realm of Cognition
“By any ans necessary, regardless of the cost,” as soon as these words were spoken, Wang Yunxiao realized the gravity of the situation.
In fact, the Special Service Bureau had always set the bar low when handling such incidents. Take for instance the uproar Wang Yunxiao and his team caused in neighboring Fusang. They rely submitted a written report upon return and were given a few perfunctory reprimands, with a warning not to repeat the offense.
Under these circumstances, for Lianluo to utter such words, the implication was evident.
The fact that the notebook had sohow escaped the principal’s office and ended up in their possession now seed understandable.
Mobilize every available force.
When Wang Yunxiao arrived at the scene, he found that this statent was not exaggerated at all.
From Tiann to the direction of the Pavilion Bridge, the path was lined with layers of Tiger King Army deploynts, using nearly every available asset at their disposal. He even saw the massive Golden n, like gate gods from the Moat dinsion, striding between the fields and valleys.
And within a ten-mile radius of the incident, the entire area was sealed off by Imperial Guards dispatched from the Capital.
The land was filled with Garrison Soldiers forming an array in the hills and fields.
While Garrison Soldiers might be considered the most accessible profession to start cultivating among the Twelve Laws, they had one basic requirent: unity and mutual trust.
Even within the Qilin Army and Tiger King Army, large-scale training of Garrison Soldiers wasn’t feasible; it’s usually confined to Elite Camps and Elite Companies.
But the Imperial Guards from the Capital started their careers as Garrison Soldiers. Looking out, the aura ford by tens of thousands assembling into an array seed like an endlessly stretching Great Wall built out of thin air on land.
A colossal virtual chessboard lood overhead, spanning dozens of miles. Soone in the void made slow deliberate moves, as black and white pieces fell one by one, seemingly cutting this corner of the world off from the Real World.
This was the work of a Chess Herald Righteous Path’s top expert using secret techniques to perceive the ten directions of heaven and earth.
“That must be the Chief Astrologer from the Astronomy Bureau, right?”
Yan Yu’an looked at the chessboard in the sky, softly speaking, with a face full of longing and admiration.
“Chief Astrologer?” Wang Yunxiao curiously asked, “Is he a top cultivator in the Chess Herald Righteous Path?”
“The Chess Herald Righteous Path advances to Astrologers, then Astrologers advance to practitioners of secret techniques. From there, they branch into two corresponding paths of Tail Sign and Basket Sign.”
Yan Yu’an softly explained, “They beco either Dragon Tiger Heavenly Masters or Chief Astrologers. The figure taking action now should be the director of the Capital Astronomy Bureau, who has cultivated to the Chief Astrologer level, Li Xingyao.”
The Special Service Bureau’s vehicles slowly passed through the layers of checkpoints, finally stopping three kiloters from the center of the site.
Wang Yunxiao got out of the car and saw a straight trench stretching from east to west, reaching beyond his line of sight.
It was rely a trace of Sword Qi left on the ground. Despite a night’s passing, the lingering Sword Intent made Wang Yunxiao’s hair stand on end.
But, compared to that Sword Qi, the feeling emanating from up ahead was even more disturbing.
“Stop where you are!”
A Forbidden Army Major raised his hand to block the path.
Lianluo showed his work ID and said, “We are from the Tiann City Spy Bureau…”
“I know your identity, but this place is extrely perilous. No one whose skills are inadequate should cross this line.”
The majors’ stern gaze swept over the mbers of the Special Service Bureau and lightly ordered, “Retreat!”
Those two words fell like a thousand-pound stone, weighing heavily from the air.
Chen Yuguang blacked out and collapsed on the spot.
Youtiao’s face turned pale, and he took half a step back.
The elite summoned from every Special Service Section lost more than half on the spot.
“The rest can proceed.”
The Forbidden Army Major was not deliberately trying to make things difficult, but the show of force was indeed terrifying.
He gave Wang Yunxiao the impression that his strength matched that of Huo Qingyang.
Yet, even a powerful figure of this caliber only stood on the three-kiloter warning line.
Crossing the warning line and moving forward, Wang Yunxiao followed the enormous trench cut by the Sword Qi over a small hill, coming upon several train compartnts burned to ashes, scattered on the ground.
Even at this distance, the strong sll of gunpowder residue was discernible.
It seed the assassination attempt on the Archbishop involved astronomical quantities of explosives.
No wonder the explosion’s shockwave was felt all the way in Tiann.
But if they had only used conventional military-grade explosives, no amount would pose a threat to soone of the Archbishop’s level.
There must have been other additives involved.
Crossing over the train compartnt debris, a familiar sense of chaos surged within Wang Yunxiao’s mind.
Looking intently, he saw a huge charred human figure kneeling beside the trench in the distance.
It was a black-feathered Fallen Angel with six wings sprouting from its back. The last ti he encountered one, a re glance nearly blew his mind. If not for the tily intervention of the bronze Human Figurine, his entire squad would have been annihilated.
And now, judging by the Fallen Angel’s form and the expression of terror and despair on its face, it seed to be fleeing from the center of the explosion. It’s unknown what kind of terrifying existence it encountered, driving it into a hasty escape toward Tiann.
Then, very unfortunately, it slamd head-on into the incoming Sword Qi, lting half of its body on the spot.
Beyond the Fallen Angel’s remains, Wang Yunxiao finally saw the true target of the Sword Qi’s attack.
…
…
He stood frozen for a full ten seconds, unable to describe this thing.
How to put it, the initial impression was like a super-sized pure white Xiaomi router.
Flipped upside down with nurous antennas sticking out.
Like a jellyfish, also resembling so kind of insect.
At a glance, you couldn’t even figure out whether it was a machine or a life form.
The only certainty was that this thing was definitely not a product of contemporary technology, not sothing humanly possible to create.
Even though this imnse object had been cleaved in two by the Sword Qi and lay lifeless on the ground, Wang Yunxiao dared not confirm whether it was truly dead or alive.
Was this the “Abnormal Life Form” ntioned in the report?
This was beyond eerie!
At the mont of seeing the creature’s remains, Youtiao’s body swayed, almost collapsing, only being held upright by Wang Yunxiao.
“Brother, snow…”
“What snow?”
Wang Yunxiao was puzzled.
Following Youtiao’s gaze, he realized his armor had sohow beco covered with a layer of ash-like snow.
It was more akin to… nuclear fallout than snow?
Wang Yunxiao felt a sting in his eyes and instinctively raised his hand to rub them. But at that mont, a strange tingly sensation traveled through the armor to his arm.
This wasn’t right?
Wang Yunxiao turned to look, noticing that others were experiencing similar reactions.
A toxin?
“Everyone retreat fifty ters!”
Aware of the abnormality, Lianluo imdiately ordered.
(Writer’s Assistant Image, Barnacle Project, Pioneer, Abnormal Life Form.)
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