Chapter 214 - 165: There Is a Mole

Chapter 214: Chapter 165: There Is a MoleJi Xinghuo felt pain everywhere in his body, even a mere movement of his finger would tug at his injuries, triggering waves of pain. The worst was that his Star Power had nearly completely drained. He opened the interface and took a look. [Star Power: 18/742] The Rotating Magnetic Field was fully operational, and at the same time, he had activated the Wanxiang Star Pupil, frantically consuming Star Power to heal the severe injuries on his body. The Acceleration Ring and Gale Battle Boots also used Star Power. In such a prime state, less than two minutes into the battle, his Star Power was almost completely depleted. Repeatedly using Flash Step and Instant Step despite his injuries had overdrawn too much of his physical fitness, and his defense had also dropped. Ji Xinghuo felt somewhat relieved. If this All-Purpose Battle Police had seen through him, just one more head-on collision at this point would be more than just serious injuries. "Hiss..." Ji Xinghuo lowered his head to check his wounds; several massive injuries stretched from his shoulder to his abdomen, looking extremely terrifying, with his internal organs exposed. If it were any other Mutant, they would have died several times over by now. "Luckily, I fused with the Titanium Cobalt Dragon Blood today, otherwise surviving would be difficult." Ji Xinghuo endured the pain. Both the Rotating Magnetic Field and the Dragon Blood were taking effect, healing his wounds bit by bit, but due to the lack of Star Power, exhaustion of physical fitness, and excessive blood loss, the self-healing process was much slower. Qing Hong, in its shrinking form, swiftly swam over, its tiny golden eyes filled with concern, sensing that Ji Xinghuo’s condition was very bad. "It’s okay, I won’t die." Ji Xinghuo let it climb into his hair. He looked up to see a streak of firelight coming rapidly from the horizon, like a meteor, with a human figure in the flames, dragging a fiery tail tens of meters long. "That was fast!" Ji Xinghuo muttered under his breath. Considering how large Chang’an City was, it was extremely efficient for a Mutant to arrive in less than two minutes. With a bang. The fiery meteor struck the ground, the streets trembled, and just a dozen meters away from Ji Xinghuo, a man in high-temperature-resistant armor appeared. He had a silver shield emblem on his shoulder and carried a gigantic War Blade on his back. His pupils burned like fire, and even his hair blazed furiously, his presence formidable. He was a "Shield Guard" from the Security Department Shield Bureau, and his level was very high. Ji Xinghuo sensed the opponent’s powerful magnetic field and ether energy fluctuations, on par with the All-Purpose Battle Police, also a Legendary Second Dan, and seemingly even stronger. A Legendary Second Dan Fire Maniac! The opponent’s age was indiscernible—he looked young but possessed the composed air of a middle-aged man. His gaze fell on Ji Xinghuo, bringing immense pressure. "I am a Chi Xiao Knight," Ji Xinghuo immediately said. The Legendary Mutant realized he was not an enemy, and asked gravely, "Where’s the All-Purpose Battle Police?" "He fled that way," Ji Xinghuo pointed in the direction the All-Purpose Battle Police had escaped and cautioned, "He’s a Legendary Second Dan, be careful." The Fire Maniac’s expression slight changed, sizing up Ji Xinghuo deeply, "Understood." With his body bursting into flames like a human-shaped rocket, he shot into the sky. Amid the roaring sound, this Legendary "Shield Guard" reached near supersonic speeds, disappearing from the magnetic field’s sensing range in the blink of an eye. Ji Xinghuo watched him go and shook his head inwardly. The Legendary Shield Guard was strong, definitely not weaker than the All-Purpose Battle Police in direct combat, but he was still a step too late. The likelihood of finding the All-Purpose Battle Police was very low. The All-Purpose Battle Police had a very rare "Invisibility" ability, making it difficult even for his own magnetic field sensing to lock on, not to mention other perception methods to detect his whereabouts. "Why would the All-Purpose Battle Police come to kill me?" Only now did Ji Xinghuo have the time to ponder this question. The All-Purpose Battle Police were the ace professionals of the American Federation, more numerous than the Titanium Cobalt Dragon Man with a total of about ten thousand people, most of whom were Super Mutants. The number of All-Purpose Battle Police promoted to Legendary status might be less than one hundred, each one a tactical weapon of the American Federation. Merely being a Chi Xiao Knight, why would the American Federation send a Legendary All-Purpose Battle Police to assassinate him? And how did they find him? Why did they know his identity? Ji Xinghuo’s expression soured. The only link he could have with the American Federation was the recent mission in Immortal City, where he killed Shen Yucheng and retrieved the Star Realm Department’s documents. At that time, not only had he disguised himself, he had also used a codename, never revealing his identity throughout. Whether it was because of the Shen Yucheng mission that he had been marked for assassination by the American Federation’s intelligence agency or for other motives, it meant one thing: there was a mole in the Sword Bureau, one who had sold out his true identity, and there were domestic collaborators aiding the All-Purpose Battle Police in pinpointing his location! "So they would expose the existence of a mole just to kill me?" Ji Xinghuo furrowed his eyebrows. He felt he himself was not of such great value to warrant such extensive measures by the American Federation, and most likely, it was linked to Shen Yucheng. "The Qianyuan Association?" Ji Xinghuo wasn’t sure. Just as he thought about contacting the Sword Bureau, he fumbled in his pants pocket but couldn’t find his phone. It was then he remembered that during the ambush, he had left his phone in the magnetic levitation car, which likely had been destroyed by lightning. About a dozen cars sped to the scene, surrounding the combat area. A fully-armed team of "Special Guard Team" disembarked from the vehicle, numbering over twenty people each marked with the Shield Guard insignia, quickly securing the scene and setting up barriers around it to keep bystanders away, but some people still raised their phones from afar to film. The leader of this Shield Squad was a tall woman with shoulder-length hair and a silver-grey luster to her skin. When she came over and clearly saw Ji Xinghuo’s appearance, she exclaimed in surprise, "It’s you again?" Ji Xinghuo also remembered the other party. Originally, on the day he shot Ji Zongbang, a special guard team had quickly arrived, led by her, whose name was Song Fei. Later, after asking Min Chongwu, he learned that Song Fei belonged to the Shield Bureau of the Security Department in Chang’an, holding a rank equivalent to Min Chongwu and serving as the captain of a special guard team. "Captain Song." Ji Xinghuo nodded and slowly stood up. Song Fei, seeing the injuries on Ji Xinghuo’s body, flashed a look of horror in her eyes. If it were her, she couldn’t possibly have survived. "We received several alarms and arrived immediately," Song Fei said halfway through, noticing Ji Xinghuo’s pained expression, and asked, "You must receive treatment right away." She lightly pressed the communicator in her ear, "Where is the ambulance?" After hearing the response, Song Fei said, "I suggest you don’t move anymore. The ambulance is already on its way and will arrive in a minute." seaʀᴄh thё NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Okay," Ji Xinghuo did not try to act tough. "What exactly happened?" Song Fei asked with a puzzled face, "The person who called the alarm said you were fighting with an All-Purpose Battle Police?" She was uncertain inside, the All-Purpose Battle Police of the American Federation actually dared to infiltrate the Asia-Pacific Community Country to kill, a situation that hadn’t occurred in many years. What surprised her even more was that Ji Xinghuo had actually survived. Song Fei remembered that less than two years ago, Ji Xinghuo was just a primary level mutant who had just fused with a strange species, while All-Purpose Battle Police were at least super mutants. However, thinking that Ji Xinghuo had initially killed a super mutant, she felt somewhat relieved. Just as Ji Xinghuo was about to answer, a Sky Fighter flew in at high speed and hovered mid-air, its cabin doors opened, and a group of swordsmen descended. Ji Xinghuo knew very well about the operational methods of the Sword Bureau. In Chang’an, at any given time, there were at least four Sword Teams rotating on standby. The Security Department’s alert system was synched with the Sword Bureau, and once keywords related to counterintelligence, foreign enemies, or spies were triggered, the Sword Teams would immediately deploy. Sometimes they reacted faster than the Security Bureau; sometimes slower, depending on the distance from the incident. This Sword Team’s captain, Ji Xinghuo knew—his name was Zhang Ke, he had seen him at the Qinling Base, but was not familiar. "Captain Zhang," Ji Xinghuo called out. Zhang Ke was startled for a moment and took a serious look at him before recognizing Ji Xinghuo. He was covered in blood, his face had taken a hit from a Flame Burst Fist, half of his face was charred, his hair also burned off, and with the terrible injuries on his body, it was a gruesome sight. "Xinghuo?" Zhang Ke exclaimed in shock, "How did you turn out like this?" Ji Xinghuo did not answer, instead he said, "Contact Director Zhou for me." "Okay." Being a Chi Xiao Knight, Ji Xinghuo was one Level higher than a Sword Captain, and when on duty outside, Ji Xinghuo was Zhang Ke’s superior, so he immediately complied. However, as Zhang Ke was about to make the call, his phone rang. "It’s Director Zhou." He answered the phone and after listening for a few seconds, handed the phone to Ji Xinghuo, Zhou Yishang’s voice came through, very somber, "How are you holding up?" "I won’t die," Ji Xinghuo replied. "The problem is serious," Zhou Yishang was clearly aware of the internal situation, "You’re not the only one attacked; three other swordsmen in the bureau were also assassinated, and they did not survive." He paused for a moment then added, "They were all members of the secret investigative team." Ji Xinghuo’s expression changed abruptly. The so-called secret investigative team was set up by Zhou Yishang secretly to investigate the Qianyuan Association. It was established only yesterday, and today, it had already suffered bloody reprisals! The Qianyuan Association was more unfathomable than imagined, daring even to strike at Sword Bureau personnel. What was more terrifying was that the Qianyuan Association could get the information so quickly. There was a mole in the bureau... Just as Ji Xinghuo was about to speak out, his gaze swept over Song Fei and Zhang Ke, thinking that he need not remind Zhou Yishang, for he would know as well. Indeed, Zhou Yishang said in a low voice, "You should not return to the bureau for now, it’s actually safer for you outside now than at the base. Until I root out the mole, you need to keep your movements concealed, and I will arrange reliable swordsmen to protect you." Ji Xinghuo hesitated a moment, then asked, "Are they really reliable?" Since a legendary mutant had attempted to assassinate him, even assigning a few Chi Xiao knights wouldn’t be safe, and higher-level Xuanyuan Swordsmen might not be legendary. What if the one sent to protect him was also a mole... "Don’t worry, absolutely no problem," Zhou Yishang sounded very assured. "Understood," Ji Xinghuo responded. Ji Xinghuo hung up the phone and handed the mobile back to Zhang Ke, telling him, "You guys go back first, I’ll go with Captain Song to the hospital for treatment." Zhang Ke didn’t ask why, but immediately retreated and left. The ambulance had also arrived. Ji Xinghuo lay on the stretcher and was lifted into the ambulance, Song Fei helped him retrieve his phone from the superconductive highway, surprisingly, it was not broken and still usable. However, he immediately turned it off, and when no one was looking, he tucked it into his Dimension Stomach. Escorted by the police car, Ji Xinghuo was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated by a mutant doctor. His Star Power also recovered, and the terrible wounds quickly healed, but due to the severe impact, his body was still very weak, and the doctor requested that he stay in the hospital for observation for one day. Ji Xinghuo lay in the hospital room, with a shield guard standing outside. He was mentally alert, though his face was slightly pale. In his magnetic field perception, a powerful humanoid magnetic field approached the hospital room, a magnetic field characteristic he had seen before. It was that legendary second Dan Fire Madman, with Song Fei also present. "I am Zhuo Feiqun," a voice came from outside the door, "Mr. Ji, is it convenient for you to speak now?"