Absolute Gate

Chapter 14 Humanoid Disaster
In cell number 019.

Wu Zhong and Wu Jinxia were in the same room, though there was a partition between them.

But that didn't matter. When Wu Zhong heard Wu Jinxia confidently say that he could leave whenever he wanted, he made up his mind.

He decided to take a gamble, which is why he dared to lock himself inside.

With his abilities, he welded the door shut, making it impossible for Zhang Qinglang to open it from the outside.

As for breaking through the steel wall to get in, that's possible, but it's definitely not something that can be done in the short term.

“Brother Endless Summer, I know you must have a way to escape, or you must have a partner to save you.”

"I only ask that when you leave, you take me with you."

Wu stood in front of the glass wall, speaking rapidly.

Wu Jinxia stared at Wu Zhong with a strange expression: "Oh? You have quite the nerve. Instead of cooperating with Unit 985, you dare to collude with me so openly."

“You are innocent, but if you come with me, you will be wanted.”

"Unit 985 is a formidable force; among the various countries' containment forces, it ranks first in overall strength!"

Wu Zhong's back was soaked with sweat, but his eyes were firm as he said, "Just consider it a moment of impulse, but since I've already done it, there's no turning back."

"They already suspected we were related, and they've already made it clear. I can't guarantee they'll still be so polite to me in the future... but I really don't know you!"

"Anyway, now that I've locked myself here and am having a private talk with you, things are even more complicated now."

“If you don’t take me away, I will definitely be infected with the Eternal Thirst Disease by them and they will interrogate me for the reason. I would rather die.”

Wu Jinxia was taken aback, then chuckled and shook her head slightly.

"Oh, so you mean your escape route is cut off, and if I don't take you with me, you're doomed... What does that have to do with me? Aren't you afraid I won't accept you?"

Wu finally realized that he hadn't worried about the fact that he couldn't take him with him.

I felt much more at ease.

He calmly replied, "I'm afraid. After all, I don't know you at all. It would be absurd to entrust my life and fortune to you."

"But I had no other choice."

"The ghosts and spirits of Mount Lu want me dead; this is a real and deadly matter! I have experienced it several times already."

“They said I was the best sacrifice, and killing me would be of great benefit to them.”

“I thought the 985 unit would protect me, but they proposed making a deal with ghosts and gods, even if it was just a ploy... I’m a coward, so I can’t trust them.”

"On the contrary, Brother Xia, you once saved my life. You gave me this life. If you end up killing me, I will accept it."

Wu Zhong spoke firmly, claiming to be timid, but in reality, he was incredibly audacious.

Endless Summer raised an eyebrow: "If it were anyone else, I wouldn't even acknowledge him."

"But you... I am indeed interested. Tell me... why did Ji Meng want your life?"

Wu gritted his teeth: "I really don't know! What the hell did I do to deserve this?"

"If it weren't for this, I would have stayed here obediently. Why would I risk my life? Please take me away."

Endless summer murmurs.

Just then, the prison door was suddenly slammed shut with a loud bang.

The door was cracked, twisted, and dented.

Clearly, someone outside is violently banging on the door.

Endless Summer stared at the door with suspicion and uncertainty, seemingly noticing something amiss: "Hmm?"

Suddenly, his iron ball shackles seemed to be cut and twisted by invisible claws, and finally tore open.

He relaxed his hands and snapped his fingers: "A multifaceted moment!"

His body was immediately covered in a purple liquid, and a rather viscous purple energy flowed across his skin.

In an instant, he was covered in a magnificent purple armor, with streamlined muscle lines.

They look like futuristic sci-fi warriors equipped with nanotech gear.

"boom!"

He broke free of his shackles and smashed the glass wall with a single punch, then strode to the door.

Behind them, the large hole left by the shattered glass wall had irregularly eroded the purple slurry flowing from its ruptured edges, as if it were highly corrosive.

Wu Zhong was breathing rapidly. Although he had only shattered the glass, it was clearly super thick explosion-proof glass, yet he had taken care of it with a single punch.

These figures from the realm of the supernatural are all incredibly powerful.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

At the same time, an alarm sounded outside, the sound coming slightly through the crack in the door.

"Kid, you really do have a problem."

"You locked this door? You have some kind of calamity!"

Endless Summer had already noticed something was wrong with the door; the edges were twisted and cracked, and the bolts were broken, yet the door was still standing there.

No matter how much Zhang Qinglang bombarded it from the outside, it just wouldn't open.

Wu Zhong asked in surprise, "A calamity or anomaly?"

Endless Summer pressed on, "What did you use to lock this door?"

Wu Zhong honestly replied, "With your hands."

"..." Endless Summer was stunned for a moment.

"I'm asking you, what peculiar thing about you gives you this characteristic?"

Wu Zhong blinked: "Something? You mean, I have an unusual item on me that allows me to weld the door shut? So no one can open it?"

"Is this what my abilities are all about?"

As he spoke, Wu Zhong rummaged around, checking the small items on his person.

Endless Summer frowned and said, "That thing could also be you... You just said... you can close the door absolutely, and no one can open it?"

Wu nodded: "Yes."

“I’ve welded this cell door shut, and I also closed the B12 gate outside. No one but me should be able to open it.”

"According to you, it should be called an absolute characteristic, right?"

Upon hearing this, Wujinxia's eyes widened, and she stared straight at him.

"That's it...that's it!"

"No wonder Ji Meng wanted to kill you! What bullshit about sacrifices... it's all nonsense."

"Those ghosts and gods are actually afraid that once you seal the Heavenly Gate of Mount Lu, they will never be able to open it again."

"So you must die!"

Wu Zhong was also shocked: "Lushan Heavenly Gate? Gate? Where is there a gate?"

Wu Jinxia said, "You went to see it too, didn't you? There was a glowing vortex there?" Wu Zhi nodded.

Endless Summer continued, "Within that vortex is a portal to time and space!"

"The area on the other side of the door is almost a vacuum, so once the door is opened, it will devour the sky and the earth."

“And Ji Meng and the other ghosts and gods all came from the other side of the door, crossing time and space.”

Wu Zhong exclaimed in surprise: "A time portal?"

He hadn't really thought there was a door there, since it wasn't visible on the surface; all he could see was the high-pressure cyclone.

The cyclone, high pressure and high speed, also emitted light, like a sphere of light, obscuring that area.

Even the people in Unit 985 were unaware of this, always referring to it as a 'cyclone' and never mentioning it.

"Brother Xia, how did you know?"

Even the 985 Unit, the first department to get to the scene, was unaware of something, yet Endless Summer knew?
Wujinxia did not explain this, but only said: "If Ji Meng wants your life and anyone can kill you, it means that your absolute nature does not depend on external things."

"Either you were infected, or it was something you were born with..."

"Kid, when did you develop these abilities?"

Wu Zhong said, "Yesterday morning, I suddenly got pregnant for no reason; I've never had this before."

Wujinxia's eyes lit up, sparkling with wonder: "So that's how it is, appearing out of nowhere, I wonder about its origins..."

"You didn't gain your special abilities by picking up a calamity object; rather... you are a new humanoid calamity!"

Wu Zhong's eyes widened: "A humanoid calamity? Me?"

Wu Jinxia said in a deep voice, "Existence itself is a calamity... Such people are extremely rare, and the most outstanding individuals among them are even called concept gods."

Wu Zhong's heart was burning with excitement; a concept god?

He sounds impressive... Does he count? Probably not. He knows his own abilities; he's practically useless.

It was somewhat useful, but not much. Compared to the people like Captain Lu he had met, he felt it was far inferior.

I suppose I'm at the bottom of the list in the disaster world.

However, it can be very useful in specific fields.

For example, sealing that Heavenly Gate of Mount Lu... His ability appeared on the same day as the Mount Lu incident. Could it be that they are naturally paired, mutually restraining calamities?
"I find it strange, how did those ghosts and spirits know about my abilities?"

Wu Jinxia stroked his chin and pondered, "Ghosts and gods are still weak. For now, only the Day and Night Wanderers can stay away from the Heavenly Gate and patrol the four directions."

"It seems that when you used your ability yesterday, the Day Wanderer discovered it, and the ghosts and gods decided that you must be eliminated to prevent future troubles."

Wu suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

He tested his abilities yesterday, and he might have fooled others, but to think he could fool ghosts and gods is nonsense.

The day-roaming deity must have observed this in secret, while he remained completely unaware.

"They discovered my abilities and are worried that I'll be able to close that Heavenly Gate in the future. That Heavenly Gate is the key for them to enter this world and regain their strength, so I must die..."

Wu finally understood why he had been inexplicably hunted down.

At the same time, he felt a pang of regret, because he realized that if he confessed, then Captain Lu and the others would join forces with him to find a way to close the Heavenly Gate, and it would be impossible to make a deal with the ghosts and gods anymore.

If he succeeds, won't he be a hero?
He was in a state of utter confusion. Was it too late to turn back now?
Sigh! If he hadn't committed the crime, things might be very different now; he might have confessed from the beginning. But he doesn't regret it. If he hadn't committed the crime, he wouldn't have been able to afford the surgery.

"Brother Xia, if I leave, Mount Lu will be destroyed in a month, and Xunyang City will become a no-man's land, right?" Wu Zhong muttered, scratching his head, while actually observing the other person out of the corner of his eye.

Wu Jinxia calmly said, "The Lushan Tianmen incident will not pose a threat to humanity within three years, and Unit 985 will soon seal it with Best Metal."

“Best Metal?” Wu Zhong was taken aback.

Wu Jinxia said calmly, "It's an absolutely indestructible metal that can only be controlled by mental power."

"To put it simply, even if the universe is destroyed, Best Metal will still exist, not a single atom will be lost... It is not even made up of atoms, no matter how many times it is magnified, it is completely black, and you cannot see its components."

Wu Zhong's eyes gleamed with a strange light. The Disaster Realm—an extraordinary circle hidden within ordinary society!

There are countless mysterious and profound things. Although he may be able to seal the Heavenly Gate, there are probably many other things that can seal the Heavenly Gate besides himself.

He shouldn't overestimate himself or see himself as a savior.

He felt a sense of relief; he didn't want to bear such a heavy responsibility.

Wu finally composed himself: "Brother Xia, since I've chosen to follow you, I won't turn back."

"You saved my life, so I'm selling my life to you."

Wu Jinxia chuckled and said, "Don't talk about selling or not, brother, I'll introduce you to this circle."

"Don't worry, although your ability may be a bit useless, any talent with unique absolute characteristics is very precious in the world of calamities."

"Your life is valuable; I need you very much."

Wu wanted this sentence: if the other party agreed to his demands, he would confess to Zhang Qinglang once he left.

Fortunately, the other party was relatively polite. He was just a mercenary with a few mercenary companions. Although his power might be small, he had a simple background and didn't have many big rules.

Your own abilities are mediocre, but you will be of great value in a small team like this.

As for Unit 985, it's a bit of a lie to say that he believed that even if he ran away, these people would take good care of his grandfather.

"Boom boom boom!"

The violent crashing sounds continued, but they were no longer coming from the doorway.

The two looked over and found that the wall had cracked and flames were seeping in.

Wu Zhong hurriedly said, "I can weld the door shut so that no one can break it open, but I can't control the wall."

Wu Jinxia said calmly, "This Taoist priest is no match for me."

"Boom!" The wall exploded.

Zhang Qinglang blasted open the thick steel wall in just two moves!

He exuded a powerful aura, his Taoist robes fluttered, and a high-pressure fireball, solidified into a tangible form, surrounded him, causing the air to vibrate and hum.

"What's going on with that door! What were you all talking about?"

Endless Summer's expression was cold and stern: "Stop talking nonsense!"

"Touch the coldness of the void!"

He took a step forward, and the purple light trembled slightly, seemingly stirring up a chill in the surrounding sky.

Wu Zhong remained unmoved, but Zhang Qinglang's face turned deathly pale.

A sudden, bone-chilling cold descended upon Zhang Qinglang's senses, as if he had been thrown into a frozen hell in an instant.

The sharp stinging sensation on my skin felt like countless cold, fine needles piercing every pore at once.

The pain was sharp and clear, then it turned numb, as if the skin no longer belonged to oneself.

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　P.S.: Sorry. I forgot to set it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)