I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

The sealing disk is activated.

An invisible wave spread out from Lu Yuan as the center.

Within a ten-meter radius, all supernatural activities were suppressed.

The effect is immediate.

The invisibility cloaking on the two Gray Pact members instantly disappeared.

The shimmering skin returned to its normal grayish-white color, and its ability to blend into the environment disappeared.

Without the boost of their mutation ability, their speed plummeted.

The one who lunged at Lu Yuan froze for a moment the instant the sealing disc was activated, clearly unaware that Lu Yuan possessed such a technique.

At that moment, Lu Yuan drew his revolver from his waist with his right hand.

Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.

'Bang bang bang'

The silver-plated bullets whistled as they flew out, accelerated by the flames.

Without the protection of the supernatural, the Ashes members had no way to dodge the bullets in front of them.

One bullet to the head, two bullets to the chest—silver-plated bullets that left huge bloody holes the moment they landed on the pale body.

Clearly, their physical strength is extremely weak!

Seeing this, the protagonist decisively turned around and emptied the remaining magazines at the other man who was lunging at Buren.

The instant the magazine was emptied, Lu Yuan drew his bronze sword and charged forward.

Without any supernatural power, it's just pure metal against flesh.

The man, severely injured, couldn't react in time before Lu Yuan plunged his sword into his right shoulder.

The man screamed and tried to run, but his body couldn't keep up with his mind. He had barely turned halfway when Lu Yuan's knee came crashing down on his stomach.

Lu Yuan retaliated with an elbow strike to the back of the opponent's neck.

"Bang."

The man fell onto the bronze surface, struggled a couple of times, but couldn't get up. At the same time, Lu Yuan struck his limbs a few more times.

On the Beren side.

The old man realized what was happening the instant the sealing disc was activated.

Seeing the man rushing towards her, she swung her cane with a whooshing sound.

Beren reacted much faster than Lu Yuan. The instant Lu Yuan's bullet hit the man, he was already close by and slammed the man around to the knee.

"Click!"

The sound of bones cracking echoed through the pipe network.

The man immediately knelt down, letting out a scream.

Burren didn't stop.

The cane flipped over, and the head struck the other person on the back of the head.

a bit.

Two times.

"After all these years of climbing the ladder, you youngsters still think you can take advantage of this old man?!"

The third time, the opponent lay completely motionless on the ground.

Lu Yuan glanced at Bo Lun.

The old man was panting heavily, his cane on the ground, the tip of which was stained with blood, but he looked relieved.

The pressure time of the sealing plate has not yet expired.

The two bizarre superhumans, after losing their superhuman abilities, were killed in hand-to-hand combat by a second-tier Night Watchman and an old man with a cane.

The sealing effect of the disk has worn off.

The disc is getting hot.

The second crystal dimmed.

Only one left.

Lu Yuan used ropes to tie up the two men who were barely alive.

A noise came from deep within the pipeline network.

It was the sound of a swarm of insects.

Then Klaus and Rake appeared.

Klaus's dark shirt had several burn holes, and his right hand had a dark green, crystalline area from the back of his hand to his wrist, as if a thin layer of ice had grown on it.

But his steps remained steady, and his expression didn't change much.

Rick was dragging something.

A person who is only a torso and a head.

The severed limbs were sealed with green crystals, and there was no bleeding.

His ashen face was filled with fear, his lips were trembling, but he couldn't make a sound.

Klaus raised an eyebrow slightly when he saw the two people tied to Lu Yuan and Boren's feet.

"Do you have them here too?"

"Yes, we're lying in ambush along the retreat route."

Klaus looked down at the two Gray Covenant members who were barely alive, then at the blood-stained cane in Buren's hand.

The corner of his mouth twitched.

No reviews.

Rick dragged the severed limb to the ground.

"We killed the deputy and two weaklings, but unfortunately the leader escaped."

Klaus's tone carried a slight sigh, as if he was not satisfied with the results before him.

Klaus then looked down at the survivor on the ground.

"I gleaned something from this guy's head. The Gray Contract Society has a base nearby, not too far. I'll go check it out later."

"It seems the seeds have already been taken away. This guy knows too little; the specific location, quantity, and purpose were not disclosed to him by the higher-ups."

Klaus paused for a moment.

"It's a pity that one got away, but unless he leaves Bronze City today, I have plenty of ways to find him."

After listening, Lu Yuan didn't ask any further questions.

He took out the last bottle of specially prepared rationality-stabilizing potion from the inner layer of the toolbox.

Uncork the bottle and tilt your head back to gulp it down.

You felt the light... You experienced peace... Sanity: +24... 48/120

[You will continue to regain your sanity over the next period of time... +1...]

A sense of clarity welled up inside.

The hallucination at the edge of my vision faded.

Klaus made the arrangements.

Of the three captured Gray Pact members, two were barely alive, so they were simply taken directly. Their heads were grabbed, and a green light flashed.

Klaus was somewhat helpless.

"They know too little, and there seems to be something limiting in their minds—making sure they don't die first."

Upon hearing this, Rex separated a portion of his insectoid body to guard it and sent it back to the relay point to hand over to Glock.

Klaus, Rex, Lu Yuan, and Buren, continue forward.

"Let's change our route first and go check out the Ashes Society's hideout. Maybe there are some clues inside."

The four of them set off again.

The pipeline network extends deep into the area under the light of the marching lights.

After walking for a while, Klaus spoke.

"The Gray Pact Society, Lu Yuan, you probably haven't heard of it before."

His tone returned to its usual unhurried pace.

Buren was taken aback by what he heard and looked at Klaus.

"Deputy Chief of Staff, can I hear that too?"

"Um."

Klaus continued.

"An early eccentric superhuman organization within the Empire, initially supported by the Empire's official government with the aim of systematically cultivating specific eccentric superhumans as a weapon against internal threats."

"It's just a pity that someone lost control."

Klaus sighed. Internal rebellion is often more hateful than external enemies.

"In order to enable them to embark on this path, the Empire specifically chose the source of the mutation called 'Lapis Lazuli Water' as the root cause."

"The 'Glass Water' provides excellent stealth and liquefaction capabilities."

"This makes them almost impossible to kill completely, and at the same time, the pollution effect of 'glass water' is extremely low, so theoretically it is absolutely impossible for it to get out of control."

"But in their pursuit of further progress, their humanity was eroded, and they ended up as these inhuman, bizarre beings, which also formed the Gray Contract Society."

"The Empire has been besieging them for many years and should have eliminated the vast majority of their members."

"As for what they need the seeds for..."

Klaus's tone became slightly more somber.

"They need some kind of anchor to prepare for the subsequent ascent; this seed must contain something."

After listening, Lu Yuan frowned slightly. People's hearts were truly in turmoil. However, Lu Yuan still asked a question with some doubt.

"Deputy Chief of Staff, are you deliberately trying to explain this to me?"

Klaus chuckled.

"Of course, you're already a captain, then a battalion commander, then a deputy chief, and then a chief."

"You don't think our Night's Watch system is that complicated, do you?"

Lu Yuan didn't reply.

Klaus continued, his tone slightly playful.

"If you stay in Bronze City for a few more years, you might be able to take my place."

"Right now, the only ones who can take my place, besides Glock, are Igor. Igor is always traveling to other cities, and I doubt he'd want to come back. As for Glock..."

He shook his head.

"Their strength is a bit too weak..."

Klaus's words conveyed a sense of disappointment and frustration.

Rex chimed in from the side, his voice coming from the writhing insect's body.

"Yes, Deputy Chief. Your abilities during your years in Bronze City are evident to all, and your contributions to Bronze City are second to none."

"But your eye for talent seems to be exceptionally poor."

Klaus didn't speak, but his face darkened considerably.

Lu Yuan pretended not to see it, and instead asked out of curiosity.

"Rex, are you not up to the task?"

Rex replied upon hearing this.

"No, my potential has been exhausted. I am only at the fourth level now. My humanity and the strange power within me are in perfect balance, so I can use my power effortlessly."

"But even if nothing unexpected happens along the way, as my body gradually ages over time, the balance will be disrupted. I could become a new source of pollution at any time."

"So I'm better suited to being a henchman. A position like deputy chief of staff is too troublesome and not suitable for me."

Klaus sighed softly.

Clearly, the moment you embark on the path to the extraordinary, every bit of power you absorb comes with a price.

Lu Yuan remained silent for a long while.

"Is this state irreversible?"

At this moment, Buren spoke up.

"It's irreversible. The Empire has extraordinary knowledge dedicated to this research, but they can't even determine their own fate, so how can they expect to change the fate of others?"

The old man leaned on his cane, his tone indifferent.

"However, the Empire has produced a few capable individuals in the past, such as a strange knowledge-based extraordinary being who could customize extraordinary and stable solutions according to individual circumstances. Unfortunately, his solutions were too expensive."

"There's also that alchemist who promoted the development of a special sedative, but these can only temporarily alleviate the problem, not cure it completely."

At this point, Boren suddenly turned to look at Lu Yuan, his face full of doubt.

"But Lu Yuan, how come you don't know anything about this?"

"Have you never carried out any long-distance missions within the Night's Watch?"

Lu Yuan hesitated for a moment.

"I have never carried out a similar mission."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he felt speechless with frustration.

"I haven't even been a member of the Night's Watch for very long, but no wonder Alice wasn't at the base then; she was out on a long mission."

"But old Morgan never mentioned any of this to me!"

Upon hearing this, Buren became even more puzzled.

"Which branch were you in before? It seems like you haven't received any basic training..."

Klaus came to Lu Yuan's rescue.

"His file is rather unusual, so please don't ask any further questions."

Beren glanced at Klaus, then at Lu Yuan, and said nothing more.

Just as everyone was talking, Rick reappeared, but he seemed to be much shorter overall.

"Klaus, we're just around the corner, but there seems to be something hidden there."