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Chapter 424 Solution and Reward

The Titan Armor stands tall on the earth.

It was nearly twice as tall as its previous form, standing in the middle of the street like a silent demon god.

Facing the passenger plane that had already filled the entire field of vision and was crashing down with immense force, Zhang Qi, or rather this black giant, simply raised his right hand slowly.

There was no earth-shattering energy convergence, nor any dazzling light and shadow effects.

His palms faced forward, fingers spread wide.

The next moment, an orange hexagonal light screen suddenly unfolded, centered on his palm.

The light screen had a semi-transparent texture, with honeycomb-like energy patterns flowing across its surface.

This is a technology analyzed and reproduced from the EVA world, a "Absolute Territory" that materializes the user's mental power, thereby isolating them from all external interference on both physical and mental levels.

It is not an energy shield, nor a physical barrier, but a boundary called absolute, drawn between "self" and "world".

"boom--!!!!!"

The violent impact that was imagined to be enough to level an area of ​​several miles did not occur.

The moment the Boeing aircraft's nose came into contact with that orange light curtain, time seemed to be muted.

The massive fuselage shuddered violently to a visible degree, and the metal skin at the very front of the nose wrinkled, twisted, and tore like paper under the enormous reaction force.

However, this destructive kinetic energy stopped abruptly at this point.

The entire massive passenger plane, in a head-down position, was steadily and effortlessly frozen in mid-air by that seemingly slender hand and that seemingly fragile light screen.

The luggage, seats, and passengers inside the passenger plane that were tumbling due to the stall were all forcibly fixed in place by an invisible force at that moment.

All kinetic and potential energy is completely neutralized and eliminated the moment it comes into contact with the [AT Field].

The screams and shouts of the pedestrians who had just emerged from the "world split" and were beginning to realize the horror of what was happening around them were all swallowed back down.

Everyone looked up, mouths agape, their eyes bloodshot from reflecting the scene that defied all the laws of physics.

A black giant, holding up a crashing passenger plane with one hand.

This scene is more absurd, more shocking, and more... awe-inspiring than any special effects in a disaster movie.

Zhang Qi ignored those ant-like stares.

The giant's crimson eyes, peering through the wreckage of the passenger plane, locked onto a single point in the void.

The next moment, the orange [AT Field] that was supporting the plane began to expand rapidly. The light curtain, like a net in the sky, instantly extended and completely enveloped the entire Boeing passenger plane, which was hundreds of meters long.

The passenger plane, shrouded in a stance, seemed to have lost its weight.

Zhang Qi's arm moved slowly, and the enormous object moved with him. Under his control, it was placed slowly and gently on a relatively wide main urban road with incredible stability.

The massive fuselage occupied the entire road, but when the landing gear touched the ground, it didn't make the slightest excessive jolt.

After all this was done, the huge AT field covering the aircraft did not disappear, but began to rapidly contract inward.

The light coalesced, and the force field, which had been a giant net covering hundreds of meters, was compressed into a cage the size of a basketball court, then the size of a house, and finally, in front of Zhang Qi, it coalesced into a standard orange cube with sides of about two meters.

The interior of the cube is no longer empty.

The figure of a little girl, dressed in a white dress, soaking wet, with her black hair covering most of her face, is struggling and crashing wildly inside.

She sometimes transforms into a twisted black shadow, and sometimes reverts to her pitiful appearance; it is none other than Mizunuma Mimiko.

Because of Zhang Qi's ability to deploy [AT Field], he can interfere with vengeful spirits like Mimiko.

"Finally caught you..."

Zhang Qi's deep voice emanated from the giant suit's amplifier, carrying a metallic quality and an undeniable authority. Mimiko, imprisoned within the cube, seemed to understand his words; she let out a silent shriek, her mental shockwaves crashing against the inner walls of the AT field like a raging torrent.

On the orange glowing walls of the cube, various images began to flash wildly. There were images of Zhang Qi being burned to a crisp, of him being impaled by countless steel bars, of him sinking into the deep sea and being crushed by the water pressure...

This is her most fundamental ability: to define "reality" through "death predictions".

However, these forces, powerful enough to distort reality, are like stones thrown into the void the moment they collide with the [AT Field], failing to even create a ripple.

The AT stance is a bulwark of the "heart," possessing near-perfect defensive characteristics against such pure mental attacks and rule interference.

Mimiko's attack was futile, and for the first time, her face revealed an emotion other than resentment—fear.

Zhang Qi watched her futile struggle silently, his scarlet electronic eyes showing no emotion.

The next moment, he raised his right hand, and slowly closed his five fingers.

As he moved, a cluster of blue flames appeared out of thin air within the orange cube-shaped cage.

The flame had no temperature and did not burn anything; the moment it appeared, the surrounding light seemed to be purified by it.

It is not an ordinary fire, but the Taoist "Samadhi True Fire," which takes spirit as its root and primordial energy as its guide, and is a true fire specifically for refining the soul and evil spirits.

As soon as the flames appeared, they quickly spread, filling the entire cube. The moment Mimiko's resentful body came into contact with the flames, it let out an extremely shrill wail.

Black resentment emanated from her body, only to be instantly ignited and consumed by bluish-white flames.

Her body, built from resentment, melted and disintegrated rapidly, like ice and snow under the scorching sun.

In just a few seconds, all the black resentment inside the cube, along with Mimiko's spirit, was burned to ashes by the Samadhi Fire.

The orange cube-shaped cage then vanished into the air.

Almost simultaneously, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in Zhang Qi's mind.

Eliminate the source of the 'ghost calls': Mizunuma Mimiko. Mission complete.

Reward: One B-rank side quest and 3500 reward points.

"That's really stingy..."

Zhang Qi muttered to himself.

Such a massive display was created, even employing power at the level of the [Titan Armor] and [AT Field].

The intensity of the curse they faced far exceeded the scope of ordinary B-level missions.

The reward given by the Supreme God was completely disproportionate to the "cost" he paid.

He slowly lowered his hand, and the huge black armor on his body began to deconstruct and reassemble once again, quickly shrinking back into the original sleek and streamlined [Bio-Bio Armor] form.

He looked around.

The streets were in a mess.

The crowd was in chaos, but they ignored the unusual element—him…

In other words, there really is some kind of force beyond common sense in this world influencing human cognition...

Zhang Qi shook his head, didn't think about it anymore, and directly activated the anti-gravity device to fly up.

He needs to reunite with Chu Xuan and the others as soon as possible; Zhenzi's side has probably already begun.

And the secrets hidden behind this neon-lit city, infested with all sorts of ghosts and monsters, may be even deeper than he imagined...

(End of this chapter)