Atlas of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 531: Splitting

Central City Majestic Light District, Central Coordination Center, Ministry of Defense's Independent Combat Command Hall.

A sound echoed in the hall:

"Yi Mu is entering the final preparation phase for Splitting."

"The first Splitting is estimated to occur at zero hour on the 22nd, countdown: twelve hours and thirty-two minutes."

"All departments and emergency forces have entered a state of full alert."

Commissioner Liang stood on the second floor of the hall, looking at the imaging display of the entire Central City on the light screen.

Below him, in the command room, there were communication personnel, Resonance Technicians, and branch team commanders coming and going.

Once Splitting officially begins, they will immediately relay information from the Government Affairs Hall, Processing Bureau, City Patrol, and various local forces and emergency groups in Central City, summarize and analyze it, then command and issue orders.

Commissioner Liang's expression was very serious at this moment, because he knew that although the large companies in Central City do not know the exact Splitting reproduction time of Yi Mu, they can estimate the approximate time period from the conditions exhibited by Yi Mu.

It goes without saying that these companies are also making preparations at this moment, waiting for the right time to act.

But they must be strictly guarded against, as the first Splitting body of the original entity must not be allowed to leak out, not even one!

However...

His eyes were deep, knowing that the opponents are not just those companies, but also a larger and more dangerous enemy. He only hoped that the previous arrangements would work.

Chen Chuan had already left the Mysterious Palace Tower and was driving a Jiade car towards the Mansion.

Looking out at this moment, he saw that the flickering in the sky above was still continuing and had become more intense.

In fact, after such a long period of brewing, this commotion had reached a level where even ordinary people could clearly see it.

But because of the neon light curtain originally present in the sky, it was not so conspicuous, and the public had no mood to care about those things.

Because the increasing number of insects on the streets had almost formed an insect rain, almost obscuring the view, even spraying insecticide couldn't suppress it.

The ground was carpeted with a thick layer of insect corpses, and at this moment, city cleaning personnel on both sides were shoveling them into large dustpans and then dumping them into transport vehicles.

People walking hurriedly on the streets were all dressed in thick clothing, covering their entire bodies.The light screen began repeatedly notifying the public not to go outside, warning of an impending larger biological tide and possibly a rare magnetic storm phenomenon that occurs once in decades.

The Central City Government Affairs Hall will soon deploy armed forces to deal with the creatures that have been ravaging the city for days, urging the public to stay in safe locations or follow patrol vehicles to evacuate to underground shelters.

At this moment, shopping malls and public places in Central City have started to be sealed off and closed, with patrol vehicles driving on the streets.

Ten minutes later, he arrived outside the mansion, which was fully prepared with a layer of electric net above, barbed wire and barricades arranged at the entrance. As the electric gate opened, the car slowly drove through.

After parking in the garage, he entered the living room where three fully armed team members were waiting. Seeing him come in, they saluted in unison: "Captain!"

Chen Chuan nodded, returning the salute, "Everything is ready."

Qin Qing Que replied, "Captain, everything is ready. The defenses inside and outside the mansion are securely set up. The three of us are ready to move out at any time."

Chen Chuan acknowledged with a sound. At this moment, a notification sound came from the Boundary Token. Seeing it was a voice message from Councilor Pei, he opened it.

Councilor Pei's voice immediately came through:

"The situation might occur from tonight to early tomorrow morning.

Captain Chen, once the information is interrupted, you can try to communicate with the nearest Field Entity according to the contact information map I previously gave you. The Ministry of Defense might have tasks assigned to you then.

If you cannot receive messages, you can try to contact the nearest Response Team.

I will send you the location of the response forces within the Martial Determination District. Remember to receive it."

Chen Chuan looked at the location display sent by Councilor Pei and saw that there was a response force just two kilometers away. This way, the Field Entity they rented could directly contact them.

After sending this location to the three team members, he said, "The Splitting period is estimated to be around today or tomorrow. You should rest well to deal with the upcoming situation."

"Yes, Captain!"

After giving his instructions, Chen Chuan left the hall and returned to his bedroom on the fourth floor. After washing up, he sat down.

He placed the Snow Emperor Blade in front of him, then took out all the cold and hot weapons he carried with him, giving each one a final wipe.After Yi Mu begins to reproduce and the Heavenly Gate opens, whether it's the civilian Martial Artists, power groups, or those ambitious Companies, they will all likely join the fray.

The opponents encountered this time may be stronger than any encountered before, but this is exactly what he needs and expects.

Time passed minute by minute, quickly reaching nine o'clock at night, with only three hours left until the Mother Split phase of Yi Mu.

A voice came from the command hall: "The energy field signal is beginning to decay, preparing to enter the signal detachment state, countdown starts now... three minutes..."

The personnel in the hall below stopped their actions.

Three minutes quickly passed, the surrounding energy field lights first dimmed, and after a few breaths, the lights returned to normal, then a steady and serious voice was heard:

"Watchtower at your service, during the Mother Split of Yi Mu, I will take over all energy field connections to all parties."

This is the Ministry of Defense's Active Consciousness Entity "Watchtower', responsible for taking over the internal and external field data communications during the Mother Split phase of Yi Mu.

At the same time, the dispersed Field Entities in various regions transmitted images back through the airship signal stations set up above, and within just five minutes, the previous level of communication was restored.

Commissioner Liang said in a deep voice, "Watchtower, immediately verify the deployments of all parties, check the personnel situation at all key positions."

"Watchtower received, checking now..."

Chen Chuan placed the last weapon in his hand, looked at the current display time on the Boundary Token, it was now ten past ten.

But it seemed due to some kind of attraction, his Spirit was becoming increasingly active. This was likely because Yi Mu was gradually entering the reproductive phase, causing the energy field strength to begin contracting, leading to the barrier or some kind of protection against another world gradually becoming weaker.

According to this situation, it aligns with the time mentioned by Councilor Pei.

He then put away his weapons, took out some Drugs, and swallowed them.

After entering the Third Limit, he rarely used Drugs, not only because the effects of the drugs themselves decreased, but also because with the increase in Strength, there was no such necessity.

However, this time, not knowing how many opponents he would encounter, nor how strong the enemies would be, he should be fully prepared.

After taking the Drugs, he did nothing more, but regulated his breathing and quietly waited.Another hour later, suddenly there was a rustling sound in the Boundary Token by his ear, as if the Field data had become extremely unstable, and after lasting for about ten seconds, the Boundary Token completely lost its sound.

He raised his hand to look at the time on his watch, it was 11:55.

He then tapped on the Boundary Token again, logged into the frequency band of the Field Entity within the Mansion, and reconnected with the three team members downstairs.

Yuan Qiu Yuan's voice came through: "Captain, has it started? Why does it feel like nothing is happening?"

Chen Chuan stood up, walked to the window, the neon light curtain outside remained as if nothing had happened, but he could clearly feel that a powerful Spirit seemed to be surging everywhere.

He said: "No, it has already started."

Just as he said this, the lights in most of the city suddenly dimmed, the dazzling world outside the Boundary Token almost disappeared, followed by a seemingly cold sensation permeating into the Spirit.

Suddenly, a bright light appeared outside the window, he looked up, it was still night, but the sky had actually become bright, yet with a hint of cold and desolate darkness, the feeling was like facing the sky of the Convergence Zone, as if at this moment, the extension of the Convergence Zone had reached here.

Just a moment later, a streak of bright red light appeared on the distant horizon, as if a crack had been opened in the sky, with thick blood leaking out from it.

He gazed at that place, he could feel that the invisible barrier existing above had been breached, still barely maintaining, blocking the invasion from the outside, but that Heavenly Gate had been pushed open a crack.

In the Ministry of Defense command hall, Watchtower made a sound: "Time, 00:03, the first wave of Splitting of Yi Mu has begun, a total of seven Split Offspring... Now reporting the locations of the Split Offspring..."

On the imaging display of the Central City area in front, locations were marked out by light, these Split Offspring were located in Fidelity Virtue District, Voidward District, Luminous Dew District, Ocean Abundance District, and other places, with three concentrated in Ocean Abundance District.

"The Government Affairs Hall has shared information, response teams and emergency groups in various regions have been dispatched... Estimated processing time, forty-five minutes, the second wave of Splitting is estimated to start in one hour and thirty-five minutes, countdown begins..."From the imaging display, one could see the marked routes, along with the simultaneously displayed times and distances. As the team approached, the distance markers gradually shortened.

"Warning, detecting a large number of Resonance energy field monitoring and intrusions."

Just a moment later, what was originally a relatively calm display suddenly became dotted with dense red spots, and in a short span, they almost covered the entire Central City.

Commissioner Liang's expression was grave.

This situation clearly indicated that a large number of Resonators were attempting to spy on the Government's arrangements through private Field Entities, as well as Active Consciousness Entities and inactive consciousness bodies. There were even many technically skilled Resonators trying to hijack the shared energy field signals from the airships.

He knew this was the work of the large companies, aiming to identify the distribution locations of the response forces and analyze the combat capabilities of various emergency teams, in preparation for their next moves.

However, they had already prepared countermeasures and strategies against such actions.