My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 436 Controlling the Field
In the darkness, under the cover of night, the massive machine shop resembles a beast lying in the night, with the bright white lights acting as its eyes, illuminating the entire factory area.

The bright lights dispelled the darkness, but the entire factory inexplicably exuded a sinister and oppressive negative atmosphere.

Gunmen were already lying in ambush throughout the factory area, but Xianze, the leader of the group, was sitting in his office on the third floor of the administration building.

At this moment, Xianze was no longer the composed and refined man he once was. His eyes were bloodshot and his expression was haggard. He had been driven to a dead end by the multi-pronged offensive launched by Wenyu Group.

He himself has realized that today, his immortal destiny is probably doomed.

However, thinking of his grudge against Wen Yu and Wen Yu's relentless pursuit, Xianze exhaled a heavy breath, his eyes growing increasingly ruthless.

He built his fortune from scratch, and his character is inherently driven by a willingness to fight against all odds.

Since we can't escape this fate today, we might as well go all out!
The power supply to the factory suddenly went out.

The brightly lit factory area instantly turned pitch black.

Immediately afterwards, the roar of engines rose from afar.

Xianze went to the window and looked out. He could vaguely see a convoy of vehicles speeding towards him outside the factory area.

The one that leads the way is the Great Fortune.

The steel beast roared furiously as it marched forward, causing the road to tremble.

With a loud bang, the Dayun crashed into the factory gate, shattering the electric gate into pieces!
Before the gunmen lying in ambush in the factory area could make their move, the Dayun had already stopped at the material storage area in the yard.

As soon as the back door opened, a motley crew of thugs emerged from the transport depot, using the various material storage sites as cover, and began firing indiscriminately with their guns.

To be honest, the worldview of this dark side is also bizarre.

Guns are readily available, and the police are practically useless.

Two business owners with assets of over a billion yuan are engaged in a "business war," and they can easily pull out all sorts of semi-automatic weapons.

But the person was a bit lacking...

The visibility in the factory area is currently poor, and neither the people who came out of Dayun nor the group under Xianze can be described as well-trained.

Gunfire and flashes continued for a while, but the casualties were actually not significant.

But chaos has already begun.

Amid the chaos, more vehicles drove into the factory area through the gaps in the defenses breached by the Dayun truck, and immediately dispersed in all directions.

Xianze's gaze, however, was fixed on the low wall in another direction.

People crowded around the low wall.

Thirteen figures leaped over the wall from outside and rushed toward the office building at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary people.

A sentence came out of Xianze's mouth.

"Wen Yu and his twelve deadly disciples..."

Both Xianze and Wenyu are cyborgs.

However, within the two major groups, it's not just the top leaders who are cyborgs.

Xianze has eight Vajra warriors under his command.

Wen Yu has twelve assassins under his command.

These are their trump cards, which they won't use unless absolutely necessary.

The fact that the Twelve Dead Apostles had appeared here so early was enough to prove how determined Wen Yu was to kill them—he wanted to finish them off in one fell swoop tonight.

The darkness between Xianze's brows deepened.

In the past few days, we first went to war with the Brotherhood Alliance, and then with Wen Yu.

The continuous large and small battles have greatly weakened Xianze's power—four of the Eight Vajras have already died.

Two of them died at Yang Zhe's hands—Yang Zhe was also a cyborg.

The remaining four people were assigned to various locations within the office building.

Thinking of this, Xianze left the window, took out his phone, dialed his subordinate's number, and said in a deep voice.

"Get ready."

After hanging up the phone, Xianze shook his head to relax his shoulders and neck, then took two golden-tasseled straight swords from the wall.

……

Xia Lin had already taken cover at a high point and set up his sniper rifle.

The black sniper rifle blended perfectly into the night. Xia Lin moved closer to the scope, which had night vision capabilities, allowing her to see most of the scenery in the darkness.

But there are many obstacles.

The sights lack thermal imaging capabilities and cannot penetrate even simple walls.

So Xia Lin simply activated her X-ray vision skill.

The view suddenly opened up, and walls, buildings, debris and other cover were all presented in black and white lines on Xia Lin's retina. Everything living behind him was also clearly visible.

With a quick search, Xia Lin soon located his target: Wen Yu, who was leading his twelve henchmen toward the office building.

A faint flutter rose in my heart.

—Helping the Immortal Emperor fight the Demon Emperor—in Xia Lin's eyes, this was somewhat like hell…

Fortunately, Xia Lin wasn't obsessed and could distinguish between what was real and what was fake.

With the help of skills, firearms become like an extension of Xia Lin's limbs.

He turned the gun around and pointed the gun directly at Wen Yu's head through the scope.

Now, all Xia Lin needs to do is adjust his breathing and pull the trigger. Wen Yu will be either dead or crippled. Taking Yang Zhe as a reference, Xia Lin doesn't believe that Wen Yu's strength in the shadows can withstand the bombardment of a large-caliber sniper rifle!
However, before Xia Lin could finish catching her breath, Wen Yu in the scope suddenly turned his head and looked at Xia Lin, who was hidden in the darkness, from hundreds of meters away.

The next second, Wen Yu let out a strange cry and lunged forward, hiding his body behind cover.

This scene surprised Xia Lin slightly, and he quickly raised an eyebrow.

"A danger-sensing ability, perhaps?"

Thinking back to how the previous car bomb hadn't killed Wen Yu, Xia Lin suddenly had a hunch about Wen Yu's abilities in the shadows.

He couldn't withstand the sniper rifle's bombardment, but he was able to find cover before Xia Lin could fire.

His sense of danger was extremely strong, which is why he dared to lead his elite men directly to attack Xianze's lair.

He was very confident, confident that he could detect any deadly danger in advance!

"That's okay..."

Xia Lin muttered that she wasn't disappointed.

Because from the very beginning, he never intended to kill Wen Yu in this way.

Killing Wen Yu was not the goal.

The goal is to achieve absolute balance in reality.

If Wen Yu dies in the dark side, the fake Demon Emperor will also die in reality—and neither eternal inscription nor pseudo-random replacement can work on the dead.

Therefore, Xia Lin had to ensure that Wen Yu did not die before he achieved absolute balance.

Of course, Wen Yu cannot die, but that doesn't mean his subordinates can't die.

Even now, Xia Lin still doesn't understand what the absolute balance in reality symbolizes in the darker side.

"But I bet it's not one of your twelve Death Squads!"

The sniper rifle instantly turned and locked onto one of the twelve dead men with lightning speed.

With a loud "boom," gunfire erupted in the night, and a huge head exploded on the spot, leaving the headless assassin lying on his back.

In reality, the Demon Emperor's expression suddenly changed.

The Ninth Soul Realm collapsed instantly, and his connection with the Balu Monster vanished in an instant.

Balu seemed to have mysteriously disappeared, severing its connection with itself and leaving its sensory range.

This caused the Demon Emperor to roar angrily at the Immortal Emperor!

"What the hell did you do to me?!"

The Immortal Emperor was completely bewildered.

Xia Lin, who was hiding nearby, had a faint smile on her lips.

The Demon Emperor's aura inexplicably dropped by about five percent.

……

The symbolism of the Twelve Dead Apostles has become clear—it is precisely at this stage that the Demon Emperor's twelve soul pets are!
Since Soul Masters and Soul Pets are essentially one entity, weakening Soul Pets can weaken Soul Masters themselves!
"But that's not enough. The Demon Emperor still has a greater advantage than the Immortal Emperor."

In the shadows, as the first assassin fell to his death, the others immediately scattered to find cover.

The cover, of course, could not block Xia Lin's view, so Xia Lin easily discovered that one of the Dead Apostles had suddenly faded and disappeared.

This is clearly some kind of invisibility ability.

As the assassin became invisible, his target became clear—it was Xia Lin, who had been secretly firing a shot.

Before Xia Lin could put away his gun and move to a different location, the roar of engines sounded again nearby.

Several cars drove up from a suburban road and stopped near Xia Lin's hiding place. Dozens of people got out of the cars, carrying homemade spray guns and flashlights, and began searching the mountain.

These are clearly the reserve personnel for the Wenyu Group.

In reality, the Demon Emperor seemed to vaguely realize something, his eyes flashing with a ghostly light that swept across the entire area.

He noticed Xia Lin's presence...

The Netherworld blossomed instantly, and Xia Lin felt a chill run through his body.

The next second, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice rang in Xia Lin's ears.

"You little thief, I've caught you!"

It's Victor's voice!
Xia Lin simply sighed, unsurprised.

The skill that allows me to transcend all laws and regulations must be powerful enough.

But Xia Lin also knew that there was no such thing as absolute invincibility in this world.

No matter what, these fake immortal and demon emperors are still level twelve beings. They may not be at the top of level twelve, but they are definitely at the middle level of level twelve.

Given that they were aware of the problem, it is perfectly reasonable that they could see through my superiority over all laws and phenomena.

Xia Lin simply and openly revealed his figure, ignoring the Demon Emperor's gaze, and instead looked at the Immortal Emperor.

"My name is Xia Lin, and I am willing to help you slay this scoundrel!"

Since Yang Zhe can unite with demons to fight against immortals, Xia Lin can naturally do the same. It would be a waste not to use such a powerful henchman as the Immortal Emperor.

The Immortal Emperor, facing dire straits, laughed loudly, said nothing else, and simply nodded gratefully to Xia Lin.

Xia Lin's arrival was undoubtedly a lifeline for him.

However, this old scoundrel's thoughts are hard to fathom. He looks all smiles now, but who knows what treacherous thoughts he might have in mind, wanting to use Xia Lin as a weapon.

Xia Lin couldn't completely trust that old Immortal Emperor either; he only saw the dark side reflected in his left eye.

In the shadows, the invisible Dead Apostle must have already come to his side and found his place.

Just like in real life, when Victor came to him.

But Xia Lin still had lingering thoughts as he observed the situation inside the factory.

When he saw Wen Yu leading the remaining apostles through cover towards the office building inside the factory, Xia Lin in the dark side and in reality shrugged in unison.

This scene shows that Wen Yu did not consider Xia Lin, who appeared out of nowhere, as his primary target of hatred.

His main focus is still on the Immortal Emperor!

Xia Lin turned and smiled at the Demon Emperor before turning and leaving.

The voice rang out from Xia Lin's mouth and entered the mouths of the two emperors, the immortal and the demon.

"Your Excellency Immortal Emperor, I would like to trouble you to hold off the Demon Emperor while I distract this person's soul pet!"

No sooner had they left the battlefield than a chilling aura swept over them.

The power of the netherworld and the gale combined ingeniously, rushing towards Xia Lin's face in an instant!
This strange power contained the power to invert illusion and reality, and was further mixed with the power of dreams. It even made Xia Lin look dazed, and for a moment he was in danger of being forcibly dragged into a dream.

However, the Demon Emperor himself was only of average strength at this time, and his soul pets did not possess the power of a pseudo-six-pillar level in the current main universe.

Xia Lin's impression of this fake Victor was roughly equivalent to that of the Five Kings of the Dark Realm—similar to the soul pet summoned by the fake Demon Emperor who joined forces with him to fight against the Four Kings of the Dark Realm when he first entered the Dark Realm.

Of course, in theory, this is also an opponent that Xia Lin would need to fight with all his might to defeat.

Not to mention the dazzling lights and shadows around him, with even more soul puppets appearing layer upon layer around him, transcending reality and illusion.

Xia Lin, however, was not annoyed by being surrounded; her mind remained calm and still.

In reality, we are evenly matched, and if we were to fight, it would probably be a brutal battle.

Then let's simply drag the battle into the shadows.

In the shadows, a gunshot rang out.

The cold bullet tore through the hazy night, heading straight for Xia Lin's head!

Stealthy weapon, with boundless power.

However, his combat instincts were enough to warn Xia Lin, and long before he was completely locked on, he found cover and dodged the invisible assassin's gun line in advance.

The bullet struck a rock next to Xia Lin, leaving a shallow crater.

Through the darkness, Xia Lin saw that the invisible assassin was a tall, thin young man.

Their eyes met, and the assassin turned his gun and fired again.

However, the distance of several tens of meters is a chasm that is not easily crossed.

For an average person, hitting a moving target at a distance of tens of meters is almost a matter of luck. Even if this assassin had received some firearms training, he clearly wasn't at the level of a top expert.

As Xia Lin moved, he gave the invisible Dead Apostle a sinister smile and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Just then, footsteps sounded nearby.

The thugs from the Wenyu Group have already gone up the mountain and, with the help of the invisible assassin, have located Xia Lin's position.

In reality, the soul puppets swarmed forward, their various skill lights flashing continuously!
Don't underestimate the Soul Puppet just because it's merely a creation of the Demon Emperor; its strength is truly formidable.

Its attributes are only slightly weaker than Xia Lin's normal state, and its skills are diverse and incredibly powerful, making it absolutely qualified to participate in the battle between Xia Lin and the fake Victor.

Instead of launching a counterattack, Xia Lin deliberately feigned weakness, only defending and not attacking, engaging in a war of attrition with Victor and the soul puppets.

In the shadows, Xia Lin's figure flashed and disappeared into the sparse woods.

With the help of various skills and physical abilities that surpass the limits of ordinary people, Xia Lin actually played hide-and-seek with these thugs here.

kill?
There's no rush at all.

Let the Immortal Emperor handle the hard labor; Xia Lin can take care of controlling the situation.

In the shadows, Xia Lin could not see the progress of Xianze and Wenyu's battle.

However, in reality, he could clearly sense the outcome of the battle between the Immortal Emperor and the Demon Emperor.

It's just a few seconds in reality, but half an hour in the shadows.

The Demon Emperor once again gained an overwhelming advantage!
At this moment, Xia Lin, who was in the shadows, suddenly stopped.

Xia Lin drew two pistols from his waist, turned around, and stared at his pursuers with a blazing smile.

In the eyes of the invisible Dead Apostle and his gang of thugs, Xia Lin suddenly increased his speed and launched a counterattack against the nearest enemy.

With an attribute score of 14, he surpasses even Olympic champions and far exceeds human limits.

The gun spun and danced in her hand, like a nimble sprite, perfectly obeying all of Xia Lin's commands.

When the gunshots rang out and gunfire erupted, the stealthy Dead Apostle felt as if he were watching a science fiction movie.

—The opponent, spinning and leaping, brandishing his gun, bullets flying, seemingly shooting blindly, but actually hitting his own men in the head with a series of curved shots…

Bullets, it turns out, can curve.

Red and white colors splashed, and one after another, brilliant fireworks bloomed.

Screams rang out, weaving into a symphony, and Xia Lin, the dancer on that stage, was gracefully dancing.

He started spinning!

The assassin suddenly snapped back to his senses, raised his gun, and fired at Xia Lin like a madman.

However, putting aside Xia Lin's bulletproof vest, Xia Lin's actions alone were enough to shock the Dead Apostle!
Xia Lin dodged the bullets with an extremely strange posture and angle, as if dancing on the tip of a knife—this was the result of a combination of combat instinct and gun-fu techniques!

A "clack-clack-clack" sound came from his hands.

The Dead Apostle had emptied his magazine, and Xia Lin was not only unharmed, but had even gotten right up to him!
Behind Xia Lin, corpses with blown heads lay scattered on the ground.

This made the Dead Apostle swallow hard.

"You fucking opened it, huh...?"

"Bang" sound.

Xia Lin didn't want to waste any more words with this invisible assassin. Before the man could use his powers to hide himself, he shot him dead.

In reality, Victor, who was surrounding Xia Lin and exchanging blows with her, suddenly froze, and then he completely faded away!
The Demon Emperor's Soul Realm collapsed once again, and Victor's disappearance caused him to vomit a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale.

The loss of the second soul pet further weakened the Demon Emperor's strength.

Upon seeing this, the Immortal Emperor's eyes lit up, sensing that a glimmer of hope had appeared, and he intensified his efforts to restrain the Demon Emperor.

In the shadows, Xia Lin whistled as she set off once more.

He soon arrived at the side gate of the machine factory.

Inside the factory, the fighting continues.

The thugs on both sides occupied various corners, firing their guns indiscriminately; they were nothing more than a rabble.

In the administration building behind the factory, a window suddenly shattered, and one of the Eight Great Warriors fell from the second floor, twitched twice on the ground, and then stopped moving.

Despite the chaotic fighting outside the administration building, which seemed like a mere spectacle, inside, Xianze and Wenyu were already locked in a life-or-death struggle.

This is precisely the response to the deadly battle between the immortal and demon emperors in reality.

The Demon Emperor grew increasingly anxious, clearly planning to eliminate the Immortal Emperor first before targeting Xia Lin.

Xia Lin, however, was not in a hurry to rush into the administration building to join the decisive battle between Xianze and Wenyu.

The progress of the battle in reality ensures that Xia Lin can know the progress of the battle in the shadows.

He simply changed his magazine, slowly making his way through the chaotic battlefield, locked onto his target, and fired a headshot without a word.

It's transparent, lockable, and can rotate.

Who can beat you...?

Xia Lin was like the Grim Reaper in the midst of the chaos, ruthlessly reaping the lives of the henchmen.

In reality, the racial stats and attributes of the two emperors, the Immortal and the Demon Emperor, have also begun to decrease in a strange way.

Those who joined this decisive battle from the shadows, regardless of their strength, were undoubtedly Xianze Wenyu's confidants.

Each of their trusted confidants is a symbol of the power of the two emperors, the immortals and the demons, in reality.

Therefore, the death of each person will inevitably have a permanent impact on the two emperors, the immortals and the demons.

By the time Xia Lin fought his way to the administration building, he had emptied most of his magazines.

Xia Lin kicked open the half-closed door and stepped inside, shouting loudly!

"Boss Xianze! I'm here to save you!"

They're just using someone else's name to intimidate others.

What Yang Zhe can do, I, Xia Lin, can do even more!

A fairly strong cry for help came from the third floor.

"Third floor! Third floor!"

In reality, the Immortal Emperor sensed that the Demon Emperor had begun to fight desperately, which made him exclaim in alarm.

"Fellow Daoist, please help me!"

Xia Lin did not obey the summons and remained motionless.

In the shadows, Xianze's cries for help had already been heard, but none of Wen Yufang's dead disciples came to stop Xia Lin.

Concentrate your efforts on killing Xianze (the Immortal Emperor) first—this is the unified decision of Wen Yu (the Demon Emperor) in both reality and the shadows.

Therefore, no matter how the Immortal Emperors of the two worlds called out, Xia Lin remained motionless.

Only when the explosive energy suddenly burst forth did Xia Lin, who was in the shadows, lift his leg and climb the stairs of the administration building.

The control over the situation has ended. The Immortal Emperor did a good job, consuming most of the Demon Emperor's power.

With the final battle approaching, it's naturally Xia Lin's turn to step in and wrap things up.

(End of this chapter)