Chapter 229 - 229 210 Siege

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229: Chapter 210: Siege 229: Chapter 210: Siege When the news broke out, Special Service Team Three was in the midst of strategy around a Secret Realm with other teams. This was their mission, as well as their daily duty. “….Lei Huoren?” “How is that possible.” An emergency alert on a citywide scale indicated a rapid spread of urgency and unease. The phrases “kill on sight” and “must retrieve” revealed the sender’s anxiety. It might be a bit cruel to say “He’s panicked” at this point, but it’s rather fitting. “… That’s impossible, my brother… ” All eyes in the room turned to a tiny figure, a shocked and disbelieving young girl. Lei Shuiyun was completely stunned as she looked at the text message. But the surrounding team members, after exchanging glances, adjusted their positions. As the saying goes, “misfortune does not fall upon family members,” but now with Lei Huoren accused of a crime, Lei Shuiyun naturally became a major suspect. Some people were hesitating, but others were itching for action. Only the poor girl remained with her ears pricked, utterly at a loss. “Bang!” A sudden gunshot drew everyone’s attention. Xia Qin held up the smoking pistol, and her sharp double pupils swept the entire room. The glaring murderous and angry intentions she held unnerved everyone who was ready for action. “… The situation is not yet clear, don’t make assumptions.” This was unquestionably biased. The standard procedure would be to first take Lei Shuiyun into custody. “Captain Xia.” Other teams seemed to have different opinions. “Stealing a Rule-Level item” was not a simple criminal offense. Everyone present was a team captain, and this situation was not one she could forcibly suppress. But Xia Qin directly pulled out her phone, showed the freshly received photo to the surrounding special service agents. “The Sophists and other followers of the Mother Goddess cult used a special secret art to impersonate our team members. Old Ke… Ke Zhenmo has been killed. This is the condition of his corpse after it has been tampered with. I suspect Lei Huoren was also impersonated by a follower of the Mother Goddess cult.” In the photo was a corpse that resembled a bobblehead doll. The familiar face incited fear and horror in those who saw it. At this moment, while the members of Special Service Team Three were still shell-shocked, the other teams broke into a heated discussion. Everyone had been speculating that the mole was inside the special service team, but they didn’t expect the unfortunate team to be Team Three. This explanation, supported by photos and evidence, was logically cohesive. Although it could not completely convince them, at least it was plausible. Immediately, the expressions of the other teams towards Lei Shuiyun, although still full of defensiveness, showed a little more sympathy. “Let’s focus on the task at hand, Shuiyun, come with me.” Xia Qin’s words, like the calming influence of a sacred anchor, managed to soothe the turbulent feelings of the little girl. “My brother… he’s not a traitor…” Shuiyun said seriously, in a low voice, one word at a time, without her usual singsong inflection. She moved towards Xia Qin, which relieved the other people. Since Captain Xia was willing to take responsibility, the other teams could not say anything. But Shuiyun was so decisive not only because of Xia Qin’s usual reliability, but primarily due to a newly received text message. It was from Lu Ping’an and contained only four characters. “Follow Xia Qin.” This directive was exactly what the currently panicked girl needed. And so she did, resulting in a much more relaxed atmosphere. “Let’s deal with the current situation first, we will talk about the rest later…” Xia Qin took the initiative and calmly organized the tasks at hand, deliberately not looking at the lowered head of the distraught Shuiyun. “Could it really be someone pretending to be him? Could it really not be him?” In the confusion, Shuiyun recalled a brief conversation she had had with her brother. At that time, her brother’s expression had been somewhat strange. His rare seriousness had left her puzzled. “… Everyone pays for their own deeds. If this world is destined to fall into the Abyss, what kind of person do you hope to be in the process?” At that time, her brother was questioning her choice, how did she want to be? Was her brother merely asking her in that moment? Didn’t he already see through everything? His brother, with those insightful eyes which could see through people, has already experienced many hardships. Facing this boundless catastrophe of a world, what choice will he now make? Lei Shuiyun now seemed to understand, but dared not confirm her understanding. Standing in front of her was the mighty Sister Xia Qin, who had taken initiative, suppressing the rumors and the doubt, preventing her from becoming a “relative of a criminal/suspected accomplice”. Yet the words Xia Qin said, assuring her that the criminal was not her brother, why did they seem so unreal to her? Why did she feel, as though her brother had been waiting for this day, for quite a long time… Subconsciously, Lei Shuiyun whispered her doubts and unease. “…brother, is this your choice……” “Ding!” A message notification rang out again. It was from that familiar person, a “command” from Lu Ping’an. The young girl looked at the message, giving a strained smile, as if she had found a lifesaver amidst drowning. ——– Watching the completely chaotic command system of the Special Service Team, Lu Ping’an was also helpless. Was Fang Wen stirring up trouble unexpectedly? Yes, she obviously was, but it did not affect the overall situation. The moment the “Reenactment” began, all of this was bound to happen… Lei Huoren had probably been waiting for this moment for a long time. Yes, Lu Ping’an did not think that this “Lei Huoren” was merely an avatar. Among his list of suspects, Lei Huoren ranked first. Old Ke was ahead of him only because his “influence would be less after death”. The Sophists probably still lurked in the Special Service Team, targeting that Forbidden Rule-Level item. “Rest Day’s Long-sleep Water Wings, damn, it’s actually a lethal weapon…..” The content of this message was sent from Xia Qin informing him about the stolen item. Although the entire city’s Special Service Team had been ordered to retrieve the Forbidden items, only the captains of the Special Service Teams were eligible to know its specific details. It was only they who could decide whether to actually execute this task. After giving it a fleeting glance, Lu Ping’an was certain that most of the teams would not be eager to risk their lives. The ones who would actually carry out the killing mandate would be very few elites. This was a weapon, a purely lethal weapon, and a Rule-Level one at that. It was an ultra-ranged lethal weapon with its own realm of self-made rules. Given enough time and a user, it could single-handedly destroy this city. If the Sophist and Lei Shuiyun are considered as a team, they already have the advantage of information and mobility. Now, their only weakness, “absolute power”, has been compensated for by this weapon. As soon as he saw the data of this weapon, Lu Ping’an knew that this “Lei Huoren” was probably the real Lei Huoren. Although it was a bit roundabout, it was the reality… Lei Huoren was near the end of his countdown, and even seemed to be “out of character”. Whether it was refusing Lu Ping’an’s skills or his actions that resembled entrusting the care of a child, or even his behavior of pretending to be himself to claim the heirloom (so the sophists can provide an alibi), all revealed his “enlightenment” — He didn’t want to play the game anymore, he was tired of it. There was no need to understand his mentality, and also no necessity to, as they were now enemies. Between the ruins and the hallway, Lu Ping’an and Fang Wen advance quickly. He was thinking, pondering, hesitating, and casually eliminating the Magic Monsters blocking his path. The current situation seems clear. The Dragon Family siblings took the initiative and started the Reenactment Ceremony. The Sophist and Lei Huoren have their own plans… They’ve hidden so much, in fact, that their threat level matches the two sixth-tier characters. All the churches are aggressively attacking the site of the “Reenactment Ceremony”. They crave the legacy of True Gods, which is currently the most dangerous. However, it may not necessarily be the core of the incident. The local defense force? Probably, all their resources have been drawn by the Magic Monsters and the Secret Realm, leaving them unable to spare any support. Earlier outbreaks not only exhausted the local official defense forces but have also tested the limit of their capabilities. Now, the forces they can mobilize are bound to be extremely limited. And on his own side….. Lu Ping’an suddenly stopped, typed quickly on his phone, and sent two messages to the designated recipients. “Xia Qin, take people and find ‘Lu Ping’an’, the sick Lu Ping’an. Let Meow leave midway.” “Meow, your mission is to ‘disappear’, come see me…..”

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