"Hello."
"Hello, I'm here to see a friend."
"Do you know his room number?"
"9039."
"Okay, I'll contact you right away..."
Boom—!!
Before Lin Qiye could finish his conversation with the receptionist, a deafening explosion came from above, followed by ear-piercing screams from the surrounding pedestrians.
Lin Qiye's expression changed, and without saying a word, he turned around and ran out of the hotel lobby, looking up at the sky.
The top of the towering building that stood in the clouds had been turned into a sea of fire.
Without even counting, Lin Qiye knew that it must be the floor where Baili Pangpang lived. The only thing in the entire hotel that could trigger such an outrageous attack was him.
Just as Lin Qiye was about to rush into the hotel and run up the stairs to the 90th floor, he vaguely saw a golden flash disappear into the night sky!
"That is..." Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly.
Without hesitation, he picked up the two black boxes, squeezed through the panicked crowd, and ran quickly toward the place where the golden light had appeared.
After traversing a series of main roads, Lin Qiye finally arrived near the golden landing point. This was a relatively secluded area, and in the middle of the night, there were very few pedestrians and even fewer vehicles.
Lin Qiye closed his eyes and used his mental power to carefully explore everything around him. Suddenly, his body trembled slightly.
He opened his eyes, quickly ran to a narrow intersection, and his face immediately darkened.
At the very beginning of the street, there was a signboard with four large characters written on it.
"No entry ahead.
"No-rules airspace!"
Lin Qiye frowned deeply. This was definitely not the [No-Rule Airspace] set up by Squad 136. And the notice boards used to activate the [No-Rule Airspace] were only available to the Night Watch teams stationed in various cities!In other words... Night Watchers from other cities were involved in this?
Were they here to protect Baili Pangpang, or... to kill him?
Lin Qiye felt that the probability of it being the former was extremely low. If they came to protect him, why would they appear at this particular time? And why would they secretly deploy the Boundless Void?
Eight hundred million is enough to sway some of the less steadfast Night's Watchmen, who would not hesitate to steal the signboard, betray the Night's Watch, and take Baili Pangpang's head!
How many people are on the other side? Did they bring the sign directly, or did they steal it from the Night Watch? Could there be powerful individuals of high cultivation levels among them?
A series of questions surfaced in Lin Qiye's mind. He stood quietly in front of the notice board, lost in thought.
To go in, or not to go in?If it were the old him, he would have run as far away as possible if faced with such a dangerous and unknown situation, but now...
Perhaps he himself didn't even realize that he had been slowly changed without his notice.
What changed him?
Perhaps it was the warmth that Squad 136 brought him, the passion of Hongying, the gentleness of Qimo, the captain's protectiveness, the vice-captain's arrogance, the tenderness of Lengxuan, and the decisiveness of Zhao Kongcheng...
Or perhaps it's the rigorous training in the camp, sharing joys and sorrows, or maybe it's the countless insignificant little details hidden in daily life.
He used to have only his aunt and Ah Jin in his life, but now, without realizing it... there seem to be many more people around him.
Under the cover of night, a resolute look appeared in his eyes, and a golden light gradually shone within them.
Six months ago, he broke through the [No-Ring Void] to save the hero who had protected his world.
Now, he is about to break through the [Boundless Void] once again...
To save his friend....
"This is..." Baili Pangpang looked around, his expression unusually serious.
"The No-Rules Airspace."
"Friend or foe?"
"What do you think?"
Cao Yuan's gaze fell on the street ahead. Under the dim night sky, the streetlights on both sides of the street flickered. In the distance on the asphalt road, the figure of a burly man was slowly walking towards them.
"There are some behind it too."
Baili Pangpang turned around and saw a man carrying three knives standing at the other end of the street, staring at the two people in front of him with a mocking look in his eyes.
"Two people in total?"
"No, there should be at least one more, spread out outside in the [Boundless Void]." Cao Yuan shook his head.Baili Pangpang sneered twice, "Since when have the Night's Watchmen started doing banditry?"
"No, we haven't been Night Watchers for a long time." The burly man walking towards them said in a low voice, "We are from the Zhaijie Institute."
"Zhaijie Institute?" Baili Pangpang looked at Cao Yuan in confusion.
"The Zhaijie Institute is a place used to imprison Forbidden Ruin possessors who have committed criminal offenses. Half of them are former Night Watcher members who committed crimes and were expelled by the Night Watchers." Cao Yuan spoke calmly,
"If it weren't for the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch protecting me and sending me to Mount Jiuhua back then, I'd be locked up there now."
"So you just got out of jail." Baili Pangpang said knowingly. "But you can kill me all you want, why bomb the hotel? What if others got hurt? People who once swore to protect this country, are now willing to risk even the lives of their own for profit?"
"Don't lump us in with those wild dogs," the man carrying three knives said angrily. "We were once Night's Watchmen, we have that basic moral compass. We wanted to kill you only to repay a favor..."
"Whose favor are we repaying?" Baili Pangpang raised an eyebrow.
"Don't try to trick us. All you need to know is that tonight... you're not leaving this [No-Rules Airspace]."
The burly man let out a low growl, his eyes flashing with ferocity. His muscles convulsed violently, his body first growing half a meter taller, then rapidly shrinking...
In the end, he became a frail little man who was only one meter tall, with a thin and weak body, looking as if a gust of wind could blow him over.
"Conan?" Baili Pangpang asked in surprise."
"Forbidden Sequence 214, [Body Restructuring], can freely compress his own muscle tissue. Don't be fooled by his current appearance, which is similar to that of an elementary school student; his speed and strength have reached an absolutely terrifying level!" Cao Yuan's eyes were filled with solemnity.
A cold smile appeared on the gaunt man's lips. He stomped his foot heavily on the asphalt road, leaving a deep dent, and then flashed across half the street like an arrow!
A tiny fist rapidly magnified in Baili Pangpang's eyes!
"Yaoguang!"
The golden light instantly solidified into a shield in front of him, and the man's fist slammed into it without any fancy moves. A dull thud was heard, and cracks appeared on the top of the Yao Guang Shield.
"Holy crap!" Baili Pangpang exclaimed in surprise.
Immediately afterwards, a whip kick struck the Yao Guang Shield again, directly scattering some of the golden light!
As Baili Pangpang hurriedly reached into the bath towel, seemingly rummaging for something, he called out to Cao Yuan behind him:
"Aren't you going to help me?!"
Cao Yuan, holding his sword, stared intently at the three-sworded man on the other side. "No time."
Under the moonlight, the man expressionlessly drew a knife from behind him, while the other two were drawn simultaneously as if grasped by an invisible hand!