Those who reincarnate must die.

Stargate New City is the location of the No. 3 interdimensional gate. It is about 80 kilometers away from the old city. It only takes half an hour to get there by high-speed train.

Initially, in order to study the alternate dimension, humans established research institutes outside the city. After the gate to the alternate dimension was successfully opened, human industrial groups built various facilities around the gate to facilitate exploration and mining. A large number of workers also moved here with their families. In less than ten years, it became a new industrial city with hundreds of thousands of people.

Because humans named the gate to another world "Star Gate," this place became known as Star Gate New City.

Normally, this information should be provided to the Reincarnators when they accept the mission. The altar may even assign them identities in Stargate New City to facilitate their contact with Stargate and help them organize resistance against the invasion of Hell.

However, due to the lack of a master, the information and authority of Altar No. 12 are severely insufficient.

Fortunately, Zhang Lang was there. He used his exceptional hearing and computing abilities to extract useful information from the complex sounds of the city and obtained intelligence about Stargate New City and how to get there.

After a half-hour drive, the group got off at Xingmen New City Station.

Unlike ordinary cities, the architecture here exudes a strong industrial feel. The streets are neatly planned with straight lines and various facilities distributed rationally. Even the pedestrians on the street are mostly wearing similar work clothes...

It's more like a large industrial park than a city.

"Where do we go next?" Everyone looked at Zhang Lang, who was the only one who could gather intelligence and was the backbone of the group.

Zhang Lang closed his eyes again, and after listening and filtering for a while, he finally chose a direction.

"Over here."

The area of ​​Xingmen New City is not very large, and the group quickly arrived at the tallest building.

This place was originally the research institute for the Stargate Project and the location of Stargate No. 3. However, the operation of the Stargate Project has now matured, and a company has even been established specifically for the entire project, so this place has naturally become the company's headquarters building.

Zhang Lang led the group toward the building, but they were stopped by the security guards at the entrance.

"Please show your pass," the security guard politely asked.

Zhang Lang glanced back at Le Xinyi, who immediately understood and winked at the security guard. The young man's eyes glazed over, his face flushed, and he seemed to have lost his soul. He used his authority to open the gate and let everyone in.

However, even if you can get past the security guards, you can't get past the building's security system. How could such a sophisticated place not have AI-powered inspection equipment?

Just as the alarm sounded inside the compound, Thunder stepped forward, used his armor to send a wireless signal, and hacked into the security system, modifying the permissions of several people.

As for the security control room, the staff only heard a few incoherent alarms. After checking again, they found nothing unusual and simply reported it as a system malfunction and that was it.

Of course, given the level of artificial intelligence in this world, the problem with this abnormal record will be discovered soon. However, at least for now, the security system and research institute have not made any excessive reactions.

Zhang Lang and his group entered the building without any hindrance and went up to the core area of ​​the upper floors.

According to the intelligence gathered by Zhang Lang and Lei Ting, the Stargate is located deep underground within the building. However, the decision-makers for the Stargate project are based in the upper floors of the building.

After all, numerous mining and exploration teams travel between reality and the other world through the stargate every day, making the stargate essentially open 24/7, allowing reincarnators easy access. However, this isn't very effective in stopping the demons of hell. If a permanent solution is desired, it would be best to persuade the higher-ups to close the stargate.

Of course, the reincarnators knew that the mission would not be that simple, but they had to try to find out what was going on.

The door to the core office area was not open, clearly indicating that the reincarnators did not currently have sufficient permissions.

Thunder tried it, then shook his head, indicating that the defense system here was extremely powerful and beyond his capabilities to crack.

Looking at the completely transparent isolation door in front of him, Zhang Lang kicked it, and with a loud crack, the thick bulletproof glass shattered into pieces. The staff inside were startled and turned around to see a group of strangers walking in aggressively.

Zhang Lang's gaze swept over the bewildered crowd, and he asked loudly, "Who is the highest-ranking person in charge here?"

No one answered him. One of the men, wearing glasses, stepped forward and said, "Who are you? Who gave you permission to come up here? I'm calling security!"

Xiao Mo darted forward, grabbed the man with glasses, and pinned his hands to the ground behind his back.

"Since you're so eager, you can take me there." Zhang Lang pulled out the Tiger Roar sword and placed it on the guy's head.

When he pulled out a weapon, chaos erupted in the office building. Someone contacted the security department, and soon the alarm went off.

However, it was too late. Under the threat of the dark gun barrel, the bespectacled man had already revealed the location of the person in charge. Zhang Lang rushed over and kicked open the office door.

Sitting inside was a bald man in his forties. He looked at Zhang Lang with surprise, but his eyes were trembling slightly... It wasn't entirely out of fear. Zhang Lang knew that he was sizing him up and thinking of a solution.

To remain calm and think things through in such an urgent and unexpected situation truly makes one a remarkable person.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Simon." Zhang Lang sat down opposite the man without a word. He had seen the man's photo on the wall when he went upstairs.

"What's the matter?" Simon asked, feigning composure.

"I just want you to close the Gate 3," Zhang Lang said bluntly.

"Close the stargate?" Simon raised an eyebrow. "This is no small matter. May I ask why?"

"Believe it or not..." Zhang Lang looked Ximen in the eye, his tone leaving no room for argument, "Monsters will soon rush out of the stargate. If we don't close it now, everyone here will die!"

"I understand..." Simon nodded. "I will make the arrangements as soon as possible."

"Not as soon as possible!" Zhang Lang fiddled with the Tiger Roar in his hand. "It's immediately, right now! Of course, before that, I have to go in first."

"This..." Simon stared at the dark muzzle of the gun, nervously swallowing. "You know, we've been exploring this other world for over ten years, and we haven't found any signs of advanced life... You suddenly say monsters are coming, we need to investigate..."

"There's no time..." Zhang Lang shook his head: "Make a decision now... send those security guards who are rushing upstairs downstairs, evacuate the building and the entire Star City, and request assistance from the national armed forces."

"But..." Simon wanted to discuss it further, but the video phone on the table rang. It was a call from the underground star gate. With Zhang Lang's consent, he pressed the answer button.

"Boss, something terrible has happened!"

The person on the other end of the phone was the head of the Star Gate District, but he looked disheveled, covered in blood, and yelling into the phone in a very sorry state:

"So many monsters have appeared! They're crawling out of the stargate! Our people are all dead, and they're about to..."

Before he could finish speaking, the signal was cut off, and then the entire building shook violently, as if a huge explosion had occurred underground.

Zhang Lang checked the time: 2:30...