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Chapter 331 The Battle of Beitianyuan

Looking at the crowd gathered before him, Chen Xuan was suddenly overcome with emotion.

Lin Qing once said that he would eventually be able to gather a team that could rival the Weixian Agency. This struggle was not a confrontation between one person and a group, but a contest between two forces... It is still hard to say whether this team can defeat the agency, but he has indeed gained a force that belongs to him alone.

Unfortunately, Lin Qing herself is no longer with us.

"Don't worry, as long as Miss Lin's room is still there, it means she still exists in this world."

At this moment, Liu Shuyue's telepathic message echoed in Chen Xuan's mind.

He looked up, his gaze meeting Liu Shuyue's as she stood on the roof of the Green Grass Palace. "Once things are over here, I'll go with you to find her. No matter where she's lost in the world, we'll definitely find her."

Chen Xuan nodded slightly to her, feeling a little relieved.

As Lin Qing's longest-standing partner, it would be a great tragedy if even Liu Shuyue forgot her. Fortunately, the fluctuations of history cannot cross world borders. Not only Liu Shuyue remembers, but the people of Spicy Village and the Witch's Gathering also remember the figure of this future warrior.

"Thank you."

“No need, she’s my friend too…” Liu Shuyue suddenly paused, “Hmm? I sensed people coming up the mountain, quite a few of them.”

Chen Xuan immediately perked up. "Are you sure?"

His "Heavenly Clouds and True Techniques" is only at level 2, and cannot detect such a long distance.

“Yes, the spiritual energy is very concentrated, and these people are very close to each other.” She continued to reply using telepathy, “They must have come in cars, and it seems there are at least twelve cars.”

Around 5 a.m., twelve cars went up the mountain together? Chen Xuan subconsciously clenched his fists. These people couldn't possibly be here to watch the sunrise, could they?

He knew the authorities would take action, but he didn't expect them to be in such a hurry, so eager that they wouldn't even wait until dawn.

Perhaps Honglian's sudden disappearance also threw the organization into disarray.

"They're here," Chen Xuan said.

The surroundings fell silent instantly.

"It's unclear how the organization will deal with the Northern Heavenly Courtyard yet, so everyone take your positions for now," he instructed. "If they trespass into the courtyard without permission, you need not hold back."

Since the other party dared to come so quietly, they probably wouldn't have any objection to disappearing so quietly either. The back gate of Beitian Academy connects to the Wanshan Wilderness, where the grasslands are vast enough to bury more than ten cartloads of dead bodies.

……

"Captain, this is Jiangcheng Beitian Academy," Xiao said as she opened the car door.

Xiao Kanong got out of the car, buttoned up his suit jacket, and looked at the closed gate of the compound under the night sky. "I heard that the previous captain was turned away when he came here?" Xiao hesitated for a moment before replying, "Yes, at that time the organization had not yet made it public. Captain Wan contacted them in his capacity as a director of a pharmaceutical company... At first, the talks went quite smoothly, but after the captain revealed that the company headquarters was overseas, their attitude became cold."

“Not surprising. Every era has its own stubborn rocks.” Xiao Kanong chuckled. “Those who don’t keep up with the times are destined to be eliminated by them.”

“You’re right, we’ve tolerated this for too long.” Xiao nodded emphatically. “I never expected them to collude with the Wanderers and oppose the mechanisms at every turn.”

Even now, he still feels a sense of unreality. He received an emergency notification around 3 a.m., ordering the entire execution team to assemble. Then he heard the unbelievable announcement: the captain and the Crimson Lotus team had been attacked by Wanderers in the Corrupted World. Although they repelled the enemy, they had paid a heavy price. Crimson Lotus was currently missing, Wang Baihu was killed in action, and many of the remaining execution team members were wounded and were still receiving treatment.

Meanwhile, the intelligence team confirmed that the Wanderers fled to the Northern Heaven Academy after being forced to leave the other world. There is substantial evidence indicating that the notorious Wanderers—the Flesh Butcher, the White-Clad Immortal, and the Masked Woman—have been in secret contact with the Northern Heaven Academy for a long time, receiving funding and hiding places from them. This is why the authorities and police have been unable to locate them.

It can be said that since the establishment of the Jiangcheng branch of the Veteran Agency, it has never suffered such a significant loss. All the operators were furious after hearing the announcement and petitioned to avenge the Crimson Lotus Group.

Xiao was no exception.

No one intended to report this to the police; everyone shared the same thought: to find those vicious wanderers and then use their blood to pay tribute to their colleagues!
"Commander-in-Chief, please let us go! We are absolutely capable of wiping out the enemy!" he pleaded again.

“The enemy is formidable, and we must handle this with extreme caution. Since headquarters has already sent people over, it's better to let them handle this tough nut.” Xiao Kanong, however, remained remarkably calm. “Your mission is to guard the area around the hilltop and prevent anyone from escaping. Understand?”

"Yes." Xiao could only reluctantly accept the order.

Xiao Kanong turned around, and more vehicles emerged from the darkness, parking on the lawn in front of the gate. The car doors slid open, and waves of fully armed officers filed out, forming several columns before him. Although this lawn was under the surveillance of the North Heavenly Courtyard, he made no attempt to hide it, because all the surveillance signals had been tampered with, and the security guards patrolling outside the courtyard had been brought under control. It could be said that half of Lushan Mountain was in the hands of the authorities.

These agents all came from overseas countries, most of them were soldiers, and had received rigorous military training. They were all dressed in black matte suits, wore night vision goggles, and carried assault rifles equipped with silencers—they were armed to the teeth. Normally, even if just one of these people appeared on the streets of Jiangcheng, it would cause a public opinion upheaval, but the organization could easily send a large number of loyal private soldiers and a full set of weapons and equipment to any combat location they envisioned.

These people are not superhumans, but when it comes to killing, they are in no way inferior to the former, and are even more useful in most cases.

Xiao Kanong was genuinely shocked when he learned of Honglian's sudden disappearance.

To ensure she was helpless, they deliberately took her to another world to recapture her, even at the cost of the entire Red Lotus Group. Who knew she could escape under such circumstances? According to Wang Qianduan, she was already weak and unconscious when the interrogation was temporarily interrupted. In the few seconds that everyone looked away, she vanished into thin air. The handcuffs hanging on the chair showed no signs of damage, and Zhang Yingzi didn't notice anything unusual; the whole process was utterly unbelievable.

Fortunately, Wang Qianduan had already obtained a wealth of intelligence from Honglian, Wang Baihu, and Jiang Siqi—an organization called the World Ability Center had come into Xiao Kanong's sights. It was secretly cultivating pawns, harboring great malice towards the organization, and could even grant others abilities. These ability users gathered by the World Heart, using the Beitian Academy as cover, had repeatedly thwarted the organization's plans, and they were even fully aware of this meeting with the demon.

Although the matter sounded rather mysterious, he dared not be careless and immediately reported it to headquarters. Headquarters responded quickly, stating that not only must Honglian be found, but more information about Shixin should also be obtained. The importance of capturing illegal wanderers was not so high.

Wang Qianduan deduced that the person who could take Honglian from the Eight Directions Sumeru was very likely the mysterious Shixin. Currently, besides the Beitian Academy having contact with her, Elori, who should have been dead, is undoubtedly another key figure; according to intelligence, she is currently also in the academy. Since all clues point to the Beitian Academy, the choice of mechanism becomes straightforward.

This group is no ordinary enemy, so we must act swiftly and severely. The cleanup may be extremely troublesome, and it might even wipe out the reputation the Jiangcheng branch has built up, but it will be worth it.

The ability to control... Shokanon naturally understood the importance of this power to the organization.

He clapped his hands, pointed to the Northern Heaven Academy before dawn, and ordered, "Let's go."

(End of this chapter)