Meanwhile, at the training camp in the metropolis.
As the five heavy trucks crashed through the gates, alarms blared throughout the camp.
Before the guards could even react, bullets tore through their bodies.
"Boom!"
The deafening impact shattered the gate, and immediately, over twenty thugs leapt out of the first vehicle, brandishing weapons.
"Move, move!" one of the thugs shouted, waving his hands urgently.
Tang Xue, fully armed, stepped out of the vehicle, her eyes flicking briefly to the surveillance cameras. A faint smile curled beneath her mask.
"You two, you've got ten minutes. Head to the control room and destroy all the surveillance equipment!" Tang Xue commanded.
"Understood!" the named thug grinned wickedly, his voice laced with malicious glee.
For them, this was something they had longed to do. Previously, bound by the laws of the old world, they had held back. But now, in this new era, power was the law, and life and death held no weight in their eyes!
The magnification of human nature always presents itself in multiple forms. Gotham City in M Country was a prime example—where one was either mad or saintly, with few finding a balance between the two. That is, unless one was a god.
As the security doors were blasted open, over thirty thugs surged in.
Just as Tang Xue was preparing to have them seize the scientists, her phone rang.
"Abort the mission, retreat immediately!" came the urgent voice of Ji Boda.
"What do you mean? We're already inside!" Tang Xue hurriedly asked, listening to his voice.
"The plan has changed. Withdraw from Haibo Avenue, don't return to the villa just yet!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Tang Xue ordered her men to take the scientists, while the machines could be retrieved later.
The situation inside the training camp was soon reported back to the command center.
The audacity of these intruders attacking a military training camp had left the elderly commanders seething with fury.
"Stop them! Deploy helicopters and follow their movements!" Elder Ye barked in anger.
None of them had anticipated such an attack, especially when the world itself was on the brink of disaster. To dare infiltrate a military zone was a direct challenge to their authority.
"Whoever managed to find this place must have help from another country!" Shen Tianhe remarked, watching the final piece of footage.
"Y Country? Or M Country?" Elder Zhao asked, confused.
Shen Tianhe didn't answer. He was merely speculating.
As they discussed the identity of the attackers, a data officer rushed in.
"Report! According to the surveillance footage, these people are likely after the scientists!"
The news only fueled their anger. To find the training camp so precisely and head straight for the researchers—this had all the hallmarks of an operation from another nation!
"No matter what, we must ensure the safety of those scientists!" Elder Ye ordered.
"Yes!" The data officer saluted and quickly left.
"Those bastards are nothing but bandits!" Elder Ye fumed.
"Shall we report this to the capital?" Shen Tianhe asked, a note of concern in his voice.
"Not yet. Let's track down these criminals first," Elder Ye replied, eyes fixed on the data screen.
What they didn't know was that the people they were searching for had already slipped from their grasp, as if they had vanished from this world altogether.
Elsewhere, after receiving the news that Tang Xue and the others had successfully taken the scientists to the underground base, Ji Boda crushed the phone in his hand, and swaggered off into the building.
Inside the dimensional space.
Xu Que continued absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. As the vortexes of energy multiplied, his two newly acquired techniques finally reached completion!
Whereas before Xu Que could only engage in direct combat, he now possessed both defensive counterattacks and proactive offensive capabilities.
He opened his personal attributes screen.
[Name: Xu Que]
[Cultivation: B-Level, 2-Star, 9%]
[Skills: Sky Slash (Minor Progress), Sword Mastery (Minor Progress), Blade Draw (Initial Stage), Return Blade (Initial Stage)]
[Cultivation Technique: Initial Breathing Method (Upgradeable)]
[Bloodline: None]
[Pet Beast: None]
[Honor: 2924]
[Trading Hall (Not Open)]
Clicking on Blade Draw, Xu Que saw that its proficiency could only be upgraded once he reached 12-Star cultivation. Next, he opened the Return Blade skill.
"Just as I thought—the simplest counterattack move in swordsmanship requires 8-Star cultivation!" Xu Que muttered.
He closed the interface with a wry smile. Thankfully, he had the hundredfold cultivation boost, or else he wouldn't have even come close to mastering these techniques in this lifetime.
Xu Que knew well how terrifying mastery of a skill could be. In his past life, even as an A-Class powerhouse, he had been able to take on three opponents at once!
This was due to the immense amount of cultivation he invested in mastering his skills.
Rising to his feet, Xu Que dashed toward the final passage.
As he reached the stone wall, a chilling feeling enveloped him.
"Something's off," he murmured, his heightened senses picking up the strange aura.
Though he had been wary of the previous three tunnels, none had felt as sinister as this one.
Without a doubt, the BOSS from the records was waiting inside.
He stepped over the body of the Lingyuan Water Monkey, peering ahead.
Though he was fully prepared, a bead of sweat formed on his forehead. The tension was palpable.
Xu Que withdrew his head and patted his cheek, breathing deeply, adjusting his mental state.
"Damn it, I'm already a B-Class powerhouse. Why should I be afraid? Besides, I've got the advantage of previous knowledge."
From moderate tension to relaxation, then back to alertness—this was how he maintained focus.
Fully aware of what lay ahead, Xu Que gripped the Yun Jing Magic Blade tightly, stepping forward.
At that moment, the passage seemed impossibly long, far surpassing the previous tunnels.
Was it an illusion?
Xu Que swallowed nervously, his gaze fixed ahead, following the light from the torches on either side.
Finally, he saw it—the door described in the records.
A dark, decayed gate, as if it might crumble with the slightest touch, yet Xu Que knew better. This was no ordinary gate.
Rather than a door, it was a test of strength!
He steadied himself, scanning the area. Once satisfied that no beast was lurking nearby, he pushed the massive gate with all his might.
"Boom!"
The gate collapsed with a deafening crash, and a nauseating stench immediately filled the air.
Just as Xu Que prepared to retreat, a long, white figure—roughly the size of a grinding wheel—shot out from within.
Without hesitation, Xu Que quickly darted backwards.
But just as he rolled to the right, the massive white figure slammed into him.
"Bang!"
"That was fast!" Xu Que muttered under his breath.
As he stabilized himself, a massive white serpent, over ten meters long, loomed above him!
"Hiss!"
Xu Que immediately swung the Yun Jing Magic Blade at the serpent's head.
"Thud!"
The blade sank into the creature's flesh, but before Xu Que could rejoice, the serpent's immense strength threw him across the room.
"What just happened?"
Xu Que was stunned. He had definitely struck true, so why hadn't it reacted as expected?
Before he could figure it out, the gigantic serpent reappeared above him.
Seeing that the serpent's head bore no sign of injury, Xu Que doubted his very existence for a moment.
In the next second, the serpent lunged, its enormous jaws opening wide to bite down on him.
Sensing the impending danger, Xu Que swiftly twisted his body, preparing to counter with another strike.
The serpent, seemingly startled by Xu Que's swift retaliation, froze, lingering in place without striking.
Seeing the serpent's unblinking stare, Xu Que wasted no time, immediately creating distance.
Compared to this serpent, the monkeys and panthers were nothing—mere novices!
In terms of power and speed, this white serpent was undoubtedly a B-Class creature, perhaps even surpassing B-Class in certain attributes!
Xu Que swallowed hard, cautiously observing the creature.
From the records of his past life, he knew the creature had once been B-Class, but there was a specific weak spot within its scales.
However, after seeing it up close, he realized something was off.
The white scales were seamless, as though the creature wore armor—a fact that made the battle far more dangerous than anticipated!