Translator: Cinder Translations
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That day.
After leaving the scene, Chen Feng went to the outskirts to deal with the two corpses in the black car.
Then, despite his exhaustion, he forced himself to head to the research institute to pick up Chen Yun.
"Xiao Feng, are you sick?" Chen Yun asked with concern as she noticed his pale and tired face during the ride.
Shaking his head, Chen Feng casually made up an excuse to avoid mentioning today's events.
He suspected that Chen Yun still didn't know about Gao Tian Heng and his daughter's plans.
The taxi slowly drove onto the street, and it wasn't clear if it was a coincidence, but they passed by the area near the Tian Heng Group's building.
The scene had already been fully sealed off, with several flying cars from the Safety Department parked nearby, and armed guards on alert.
Among them, Chen Feng spotted a familiar figure.
"Captain Xiang, what do you think?" someone asked.
"Haven't you seen the footage, what else is there to say?" Team Leader Xiang Jianjun, standing on the periphery of the scene, had just reviewed the full surveillance footage.
"I don't know where this mysterious cyborg came from, but their actions were certainly ruthless."
"But we have to thank him, or we wouldn't have cracked the gold shop case so quickly."
Xiang Jianjun spoke with a complicated tone. Though his words were slightly out of line, the security officers around him didn't argue.
Looking around, beside the bodies of Gao Tian Heng and his daughter, there were three other figures with various causes of death.
From the simulation images and previous clues, it was clear these three were part of the gang that had robbed the gold store.
"I heard that Senator Zhou has been quite close to Gao Tian Heng. Captain Xiang, what do you think about this?"
"Don't ask me, it's giving me a headache," Xiang Jianjun said, rubbing his temples, regretting coming to the scene.
The Tian Heng Group, involved in the gray market, wasn't anything unusual, but if it was linked to Utopia, then this wasn't something a small security team leader like him could handle.
"Captain Xiang, what about this Azure cyborg, should we investigate?"
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"Well, what do you think?"
"Could this cyborg be sent by the Safety Department?"
Inside a sealed metal chamber, several figures sat together, having just reviewed the surveillance footage from inside Tian Heng Group.
One person speculated, but it was quickly dismissed.
"This doesn't match the Safety Department's style, and the United Coalition wouldn't be involved either."
"Maybe Gao Tian Heng had some enemies."
This conclusion was mostly agreed upon by the group.
"By the way, where's Silver Wolf?"
"He's injured. He mentioned being ambushed by a weaponized fighter, and is now repairing the damage."
"Is there really a weaponized fighter in Nanjing?"
"We're not sure. It could also be another type of cyborg."
Speculation ran wild. Everyone wore a round floral pin on the left side of their chests.
Eventually, someone, not wanting to waste time, interrupted the conversation, "The Safety Department definitely knows the gold shop incident is related to us. What are we going to do next?"
"Proceed as planned," came the reply.
"But..."
"Only when Jin Wei finishes repairing the damage can we open up the situation without fear of the United Coalition."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent and didn't speak further.
"So, what about this wild Azure cyborg?"
"Investigate!" someone shouted.
"Someone actually dared to ruin our, Utopia's plans? We must make an example out of them!"
That night, Chen Feng and Chen Yun returned home.
After a simple dinner, Chen Feng quickly dragged his exhausted body to his bedroom.
With a thud, he collapsed onto the bed. He had never felt so drained.
"But it wasn't all for nothing," he thought.
A panel appeared.
[Azure Armor LV1: 63/100]
"It seems that the degree of fear is indeed linked to the amount of fear points."
"And the stronger the one who fears, the higher the quality of the fear points, which makes the progress grow faster."
After today's killings, Chen Feng finally understood the logic behind the growth of the Azure Armor.
His progress surged by 60%, which was much higher than when he beat Wu Tian.
He then lay down and took off his shoes.
Chen Feng recalled his actions for the past day.
Leaving the research institute, he had chased the vehicle that Gao Xue was in and arrived near the Tian Heng Group's building.
He found a secluded spot, activated the Azure Armor form, and used the fat man's body to unlock a phone and made the final confirmation.
With his perception range, nothing could escape his notice.
Paired with the Azure Armor, everything was taken care of.
"I wonder if I left behind any traces."
"Everyone seems to think I'm a cyborg, so they probably won't suspect me."
Thoughts flashed through his mind, but Chen Feng was too tired to dwell on them.
The fatigue swept over him like a tide, and soon, his consciousness sank as he fell into a deep sleep.
"I entered the dream world?"
Standing in the single-story villa, holding a handgun with one bullet left, Chen Feng was somewhat surprised.
He had thought that due to his excessive mental exhaustion, he would need to recover fully before entering this place, just like last time when he was injured.
"Hmm? Something's off," he suddenly realized.
His body felt weak.
Walking up to the villa's mirror, he looked at his reflection.
The person in the mirror was tall, well-built, dressed in a black short-sleeve shirt and pants, with white sneakers.
Everything seemed normal, but his face was pale, and his eyes lacked their usual brightness under his slanted eyebrows.
He clenched his fist slightly, but the strength wasn't there; it had regressed to the level of an amateur 6th-dan.
"Although the mental exhaustion is heavy, because I wasn't injured in the dream this time... maybe that's why I managed to enter."
"The price is that I'll be in a weak state until my mental recovery is complete?"
He had some guesses, but Chen Feng wasn't sure. He would need to verify it later.
"Doesn't matter. Being able to enter the dream world is a good thing."
"It's just a shame I can't challenge the masked man tonight."
He glanced towards the direction of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and shook his head, deciding to wait another day.
He was too weak to do anything.
As for the handgun, it only had one bullet left, and he hadn't practiced much with firearms, so at a distance, it was likely to miss or fail to hit a vital spot.
Thinking of this, Chen Feng didn't dwell on it further.
Since he couldn't challenge the new area or the masked man, he would focus on searching for the limit-breaking light orbs.
Soon, the sound of footsteps echoed through the silent dream world.
He searched through areas he had previously overlooked, walking alone under the dark, misty sky.
Perhaps his luck was down, even after searching the entire old area, he only found two limit-breaking light orbs.
In addition, near a public bench, he noticed a unique copper plate, around 20-30 cm in size.
[Black Ant Swarm: One of the Black Calamity creatures.]
[Can control corpses and strip the souls of the living.]
[Weakness: Only survives within flesh and blood. Disintegrates within three seconds of leaving the host. Its blood is like dark corrosive water.]
[Black Soldier Ant: One of the Black Calamity creatures, originating from the Black Ant Swarm.]
[Latches onto those with strong blood and energy, using their blood as nutrients, growing slowly.]
[Resides in the heart, devouring consciousness. The host is immune to bullets and most fatal injuries.]
[Weakness: The host's heart.]
(End of the Chapter)
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