Chapter 96
yan watched Gu Yesheng for a long ti and his eyebrows suddenly softened. It was like a parent looking at their adult child with relief. “Ah Sheng, you have really grown up.”
These simple words entered his ears and Gu Yesheng’s body shook.
yan didn’t seem to notice that the relationship between them no longer existed. His tone was just like when they had long conversations in the past. “The first ti I t that child called Yi Jiamu, I realized his existence might beco the variable in all my plans. Obviously, my intuition wasn’t wrong. It seems that all the obstructions in the plan can’t be separated from him.”
He gave a low laugh. “Or is this the destiny from God? It was destined to let him appear in your life and destined to make him a different existence.”
Gu Yesheng’s eyelashes fell and he didn’t speak.
yan seed to relax completely. He took two steps forward and narrowed the distance between them. “Since he appeared, I could clearly feel that many things were getting out of control. That’s why I couldn’t wait to start my plan in advance. However, it turned out that I was still too anxious.”
His tone gradually stretched out and it sounded a bit regretful. “Ah Sheng, you should’ve been closer to what I wanted. In that way, you could’ve suffered less.”
Gu Yesheng watched the familiar yet strange man in front of him and slowly moved his mouth. However, before he had ti to say anything, he felt an invisible curtain hanging over his vision. Imdiately afterwards, yan’s image in his field of view also started to blur.
It was an ability!
Gu Yesheng quickly understood but what followed was an extre sense of suffocation. He thought that the double ntal and physical torture of the past few days was enough to make him feel completely desperate about this man. He never expected that at this mont, he could still have such a heart-wrenching feeling.
His palms were clenched tightly and the pain from his wounds being torn dragged him from chaos back to reality. This mont of sobriety was enough for Gu Yesheng to find the only crack in the layers of misty illusion.
Gu Yesheng’s hands finally locked tightly around yan’s throat, the expression in yan’s eyes finally changed. “Sure enough, you have found a way to deal with the backlash.”
Then without warning, sirens were suddenly heard, tearing at the surrounding silence. It was the announcent of the countdown to the final judgnt. Obviously, after so many years of circling and running, the allied governnt had combined all its power and found this hidden place.
In the end, yan still failed to win the ti race. All his painstaking preparations were a waste. Nevertheless, yan didn’t seem to notice such changes at all.
The entire floor inevitably beca chaotic.
yan’s gaze flickered over the sticky blood that fell to the ground and he looked at Gu Yesheng in a kind, calm and pitying manner. “However, it’s too late. Ah Sheng, it is too late.”
Gu Yesheng couldn’t rember how he got out of the confinent room. The frantically beating image in his mind made him confused between reality and illusions. Was yan dead? Or was he just unconscious?
It was the first ti he had used his ability against this respected elder and it would be the last ti. The side effect of his ability allowed him to clearly see the scene of the planet’s destruction, majestic and beautiful. This was a very different image from when he ca in contact with Shen Ling.
yan’s emotions were far from what he had shown. His emotional conflict was full of excessive and complete abandonnt and despair of the world. Sotis, only destruction could bring about rebirth. This was a paranoid and crazy idea that would only erge after a person no longer had any expectations for the world.
There was no doubt that the process of extre destruction would thoroughly lt all the dirt. Who would’ve thought that the initial weak source of such madness was rely a humble longing for the most ordinary life? The ruler’s mistakes were dood from the beginning.
By the ti Gu Yesheng went outside, the corridors were already in chaos. Figures ca and went in a hurry. He occasionally bumped into a frantic group of organization mbers. In front of Gu Yesheng’s beast-like violent state, everything seed normal. If the ability weapons in their hands were removed, they were just ordinary humans.
Gu Yesheng walked forward in a muddled manner. He didn’t know how many people he took care of or what else he encountered. The frantically clamoring thoughts in his mind made him unable to tell if this excessive desperation ca from yan or from himself.
The sirens were beeping crazily in his ears. They were both close yet far away. It was as if they were in another dinsion that shook his mind. The wound in his palm from where he was stabbed by the thorns of the ring was stabbed again. He held it in his hand carefully, allowing the bursts of dizziness to overflow.
In this building full of Arbiter mbers, there was no ti to let down his guard. He had stayed in this place for too long and he had to go back.
Gu Yesheng’s chest moved up and down. He forcibly suppressed the desire to vomit and glanced at the door labelled ‘master control room.’ He took a deep breath before lifting his leg and kicked his way in.
***
No one would’ve thought that Arbiter, who the allied governnt had been searching for years to no avail, would actually be hiding in the luxurious business district of Zorfa Star.
All the residents in the surroundings had been evacuated and Yang Xingwen stood in the general control cabin. He watched the distant, towering luxury building with a complicated expression. “This yan, he really dares!”
There were several violent explosions on the empty streets. Imdiately afterwards, smoke ca from all corners of the air. The originally lively city seed to be bursting with splendid fireworks, one after another, making the eyes painful.
The equipnt communicator flickered twice and reports from the front lines ca one after another. “Reporting to Mr Yang, the bottom floor of the Lingdun Building has been successfully captured. We are now preparing to advance to the upper floors.”
“Reporting, marching to the fourth floor. Nothing unusual has been found!”
“Reporting, we’ve successfully broken through the 10th floor. The Arbiter mbers have chosen to self-destruct and no one remains!”
“Reporting...”
......
“Reporting, the 48 storey building seems to have been cleared in advance... it is confird that there are no deaths. The cause of the unconsciousness... is unknown.”
“Reporting, we are now close to the top... defense facilities... used by unknown enemies, our side... difficult to move.”
“Should we take special... operations, please, cough cough cough, please give instructions...”
The young man standing in front of the French windows suddenly looked back. Yang Xingwen also realized what happened and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He thought they would’ve been destined to go through an uncertain battle of life and death. Who would’ve thought the interior of the building would’ve changed before they arrived? As for the source of this change, it was likely to be...
He was about to say sothing but Yi Jiamu had already stepped out. “I’ll go and see.”
Yang Xingwen’s heart jumped and he grabbed this person. “You can’t go. It’s too dangerous!”
Yi Jiamu’s lips pressed tightly together. “He is waiting for .”
Yang Xingwen refused to let go. “You don’t know what’s happening inside!”
Yi Jiamu showed unexpected calm. “First, Arbiter’s power weapons aren’t threatening to at all. Second, you know what the result will be if Gu Yesheng’s ability loses control. No one can bear the responsibility if it affects the vanguard. Third, I might just be an ordinary student but if sothing happens to Gu Yesheng due to the current hesitation, I... don’t guarantee that I can continue to be calm.”
Then he took a deep breath and declared, “So, please let go.”
Yang Xingwen’s body shook slightly. Under such an indifferent gaze, he instinctively released his hand. He saw Yi Jiamu stride outside and recovered. He imdiately picked up the communicator and conveyed the only command that could be made at present. “Stay in place!”
***
Only Yi Jiamu knew that he was far from the calm he was showing. His heart had always been in his throat from the mont the Arbiter clearing operation had begun. Under such tension, he couldn’t even feel his quick heartbeat for a while.
After getting off the aircraft, Yi Jiamu only felt cold. He quickly showed his pass and didn’t bother to pay attention to the stunned gazes cast by others. He just rushed into the building without stopping.
The entire building had been restricted by Arbiter. The elevators were stalled and all aircrafts couldn’t approach due to the obstruction of a magnetic field. The only way to reach the high levels was to climb the stairs. The spiral staircase only contained a white wall.
In the silence, Yi Jiamu went up floor by floor. He could clearly hear his breathing becoming heavier. He couldn’t rember how many floors he had climbed. He just numbly looked at the numbers gradually changing like he couldn’t feel the fatigue in his body.
Finally, the uniforms of the joined security forces entered his field of view. These people had already received instructions from Yang Xingwen and quickly stepped aside when they saw Yi Jiamu. Yi Jiamu gasped and didn’t look at them. He moved through the crowd and into the depths of the floor.
The top floor of the building was much quieter than he expected. Along the way, he could see mbers of the organization lying down unconscious. The pale and distorted expressions on their faces were hideous but on the contrary, Yi Jiamu’s heart was vaguely soothed. So of his tension was relieved and he could feel his heartbeat accelerating a bit.
There was no ti to care about his sore legs as he accelerated his pace. The sound of his breathing and heartbeat rged quietly.
Yi Jiamu aimlessly searched everywhere.
A dim corridor flashed with dim lights and the door opened at the end showed a faint light. Far away, the sound of keys being tapped was faintly heard. Yi Jiamu felt his breathing stop for a mont and his fast pace instinctively slowed down. He carefully walked up to the door. Then he raised his head and saw the tall and slender figure in front of the console.
After so many days of sleeplessness, Yi Jiamu’s original spirit had long been used to such a tense state. However, the always calm and steady mask shattered uncontrollably with one glance.
Gu Yesheng seed to feel the gaze on his back and paused slightly as he was operating the instrunt. His excessive vigilance made him instinctively turn around. His violent and gloomy eyes fell on the incoming person and he completely froze. He seed to suspect that it was an illusion. He opened his mouth to say sothing but found that his overly dry voice made it hard to speak.
Yi Jiamu’s eyes were red and he could no longer control his tears.
They stared at each other for a long ti before Yi Jiamu rushed forward and hugged Gu Yesheng, his voice slightly hoarse. “It’s okay, let’s go ho.”
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