NABC Chapter 465 "The Great Battle of the Demon Surveillance Bureau"
Chapter 465 "The Great Battle of the Demon Surveillance Bureau"
Chapter 465 "The Great Battle of the Demon Surveillance Bureau"
Inside the operations room of the Bureau of Demon Surveillance building.
Having barely managed to save Xiao Liu, Shangguan Su had no time to rest. While supporting Xiao Liu's fallen body, she turned around and gently scolded him.
"Guards! Guards! Take her out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the civilian agents around him sprang into action.
The Demon Surveillance Bureau, located at the very center of the battlefield, was in utter chaos, with the sounds of fierce fighting filling the room and the surrounding area.
Shangguan Su took a deep breath and pressed her hand against the headset. "Qiu Yun, Qiu Yun? Can you hear me?... Xiao Chi!... Sister Yao!... Can anyone hear me?!"
The continuous calls were like stones falling into an abyss, creating no ripples.
Just then, a man clutching his arm ran over, blood soaking his sleeve and dripping onto the ground.
"Chief, communications have been cut off."
He paused, then added.
"It's not physical means, it's some kind of energy affecting us."
Some kind of energy?
Could this be a tactic employed by those shadowy groups?
Shangguan Su frowned slightly, a few doubts in her mind, but she knew that now was not the time to dwell on them.
On the other side, the old priest stared in astonishment at the somewhat eerie scene before him, his expression turning rather grim.
He was 100% certain that the warning system in his head, which was blessed by the gods, did not react at all, but looking at the wall behind him, for the first time in his life, he had a slight doubt about the blessing of the gods.
There should be a door here.
There used to be a big door here!
Have you been infected?
His breathing became slightly rapid, and the old priest abruptly turned his head, his gaze warily fixed on the darkness deep within the corridor.
There, a white-robed figure with a parrot perched on his shoulder stood, seemingly out of nowhere. Although the figure wore a mask, the old priest could still clearly feel the figure's gaze.
"So it was you..." The old priest frowned slightly, his face so dark it seemed like it could drip water. "Yes, there are many extraordinary individuals in this world, but you are probably the only one capable of doing this."
"Do you know me?" the figure wearing a white mask asked softly.
"Of course... I've heard so much about you, Mr. Hax the Deceiver, born from human desires and lies." The old priest said in a sinister tone.
"Heh, you don't seem surprised by my appearance." Chang Lei crossed his arms and let out a cold laugh.
"An accident? No, of course I'm not surprised," the old priest said in a low voice. "I can tell from the residual time fluctuations on you that you and I are both time travelers. If I'm not mistaken, you were also on that train across the street back then."
Looking at the half-mechanical old man opposite him, whose face was full of murderous intent and who wished he could skin him alive, Chang Lei's expression behind the mask was just a little strange.
"When did you provoke them?" Little Grey asked curiously.
Chang Lei shrugged. "How would I know? This is the first time I've ever met him."
At this moment, the old priest opposite spoke. "Do you know, after reviewing your file, I've always wanted to capture you myself. Your abilities are, in some ways, even more wondrous than the Wolf Rider's. Capturing you will ensure my place in the New Era forever! I will also inevitably have the opportunity to join the ranks of demigods!!"
"Capture me? You're really confident." Chang Lei spoke with a mocking tone, as if he'd heard a joke. "With your rusty body?"
"Hehehehe..."
The old priest grinned, revealing a sinister smile.
"You have no idea what kind of power I possess..."
Slowly raising his head, the old priest's eyes flashed with a mad and resolute red light. He took a deep breath and calmly placed his withered palm on his chest.
As he gently touched it, the metal pendant he always wore around his neck suddenly flashed with a faint blue glow.
Upon noticing this strange scene, Chang Lei, who hadn't been paying much attention at first, instinctively sensed something was wrong, and his expression behind the mask became somewhat serious.
The old priest's metal organs emitted a series of sharp roars, and then his entire body began to hum, as if there were some kind of engine running inside, or as if a wild beast was being awakened.
"Okay, something seems off," Little Grey exclaimed.
A ghostly blue light emitted streaks of lightning, and electric current surged within him, causing the old priest's body to begin to change.
The once withered legs were now covered by a hard metal shell. The patterns on the metal were like fine blood vessels, flashing with a dark blue current. The gears at the joints spun rapidly, emitting a piercing friction sound.
His arms also grew thicker, with various sophisticated weapons inlaid on the metal arms, and the blades at his elbows gleamed dangerously cold in the electric current.
The old priest's hair fell out one by one, tearing his withered face apart as if peeling off skin, revealing a metallic face with a pair of red eyes that emitted an eerie glow.
"Did you see that...?"
"This is the power bestowed upon me by the gods!"
His hunched body straightened slightly, and his thin frame swelled to an extremely dangerous degree. He had completely lost his human appearance and looked like a metal monster.
The old priest stomped his feet heavily on the ground, leaving two deep footprints. Every movement he made carried immense power, seemingly capable of easily destroying everything around him.
Watching the old priest in the distance transform from a half-mechanical old man into a mechanical monster, Xiao Hui felt a strong sense of déjà vu – it was just too similar to those ordinary people possessed by heretical demons!
Unexpectedly, the wasteland world, which is supposed to be unable to generate negative energy, also has the ability to turn ordinary people into monsters.
Moreover, the mechanical monster in front of them was clearly more bizarre than the one from the Outer Path Demons.
In the dimly lit corridor, the lights suddenly began to flicker rapidly.
Without any warning, Chang Lei suddenly raised his hand and threw Xiao Hui into the air. The next moment, his figure was directly hit by the incoming hot-melt sword.
With a deafening roar, the hard ground was instantly melted into molten lava by the intense heat. The molten sword, carrying indescribable radiation, affected everything around it. The splashing molten water landed on the walls, peeling off pieces of plaster.
Slowly pulling the molten sword from the ground, the old priest turned around unhurriedly, uttering a low, hoarse metallic sound.
"You dodged pretty quickly."
Not far behind him, Chang Lei, who should have been hit earlier, emerged from the trembling air, panting slightly.
His pristine white trench coat had a small hole burned into it.
Watching the white-robed figure whose steps were somewhat unnatural, the old priest shook his neck, making a low, cracking sound.
"Do you know, I began studying your existence the moment your power clashed with lightning."
"The data from the Demon Surveillance Bureau, the memories of the Outer Demon, observations outside the timeline... I have studied you countless times. Similarly, I have seen through everything about you. I have observed every battle of yours countless times. I know you inside and out."
"So, you've been observing our world's history from outside the timeline all along?" Chang Lei frowned slightly.
"Science is rigorous and cannot tolerate even the slightest error. We have made meticulous preparations for this operation, including contingency plans for all possible events, and you are no exception."
As he spoke, the old priest raised his hands.
"Your deception skills are indeed impressive. I and the other believers were probably pulled into this dimension the moment the door opened."
"But how much fighting power can you possibly exert while maintaining such a non-existent crevice?"
I know you're scared.
He pointed at Chang Lei and continued to sneer.
"You're afraid of letting me out and disrupting the timeline of the Shadow Calamity, but right now we're trapped in the same predicament. How long can you hold out?"
"To maintain this non-existent place, you must constantly unleash your deceptive power, and if your deceptive power is applied here, you cannot add new lies on top of lies."
"And this..."
"That's the main reason why the Wolf Riders were able to defeat you so many times!"
The cold, metallic sound echoed through the corridor.
As the words faded, the dimly lit corridor returned to silence.
Chang Lei stared gloomily at the metal monster before him, while the old priest did not rush to make a move, but simply stared back at it with a sinister look.
I don't know how much time has passed.
Chang Lei gently shook his head and sighed.
"...You guys really know me inside and out."
"Yes."
The red light in the old priest's eyes intensified.
"Including your scheme of resurrection after death—you have no ability to deceive death at all; you are merely using the corpse you possess to fake your own death time and time again."
"I didn't expect you to discover even this... No wonder, by observing the timeline, you should know everything about my life."
"Of course, it's not just you. The past of every single person in this world is under our watchful eye. Although we cannot see history before 2014 at present, that is enough."
"Since that's the case..."
Chang Lei gritted his teeth.
"Little Grey!"
"I am here."
"Run!!"
As he spoke, Chang Lei suddenly turned around.
He dashed into the darkness of the corridor in a flash.
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