Atlas of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 542: Absorption

Inside the Ministry of Defense command center, everyone stared blankly at the scene on the screen.

To be honest, they didn't clearly see Chen Chuan's final counterattack, as the displayed images were blurred. However, based on the final outcome, they all felt something indescribable—utter destruction!

What about holding out for three minutes?

Who exactly needed to hold out?

There was a bizarre sense that the roles had been reversed.

Someone checked the time and was somewhat dazed, because from the confrontation to the end of the attack, it hadn't even taken twenty seconds.

Commissioner Liang looked up and said, "Connect me to Captain Chen."

"Yes… yes!"

The communications officer's mind seemed to still be reeling from the scene on the screen. After a moment of hesitation upon hearing the order, he hurriedly established a connection between the two.

Chen Chuan heard a rustling sound in his Boundary Token, followed by a voice: "Captain Chen, this is Liang Guanghai."

"Commissioner Liang?"

He raised his head and asked, "Commissioner, what are your instructions?"

Commissioner Liang said, "To prevent the Fissure from continuing to expand, I need to deal with that Split Offspring immediately.

However, this Split Offspring has been exposed outside for too long and has been heavily contaminated. Even if it's recovered, it might be very unstable and unsafe. Therefore, Captain Chen…"

His voice turned solemn as he said, "I authorize you to completely destroy this Split Offspring."

Chen Chuan replied forcefully, "Understood!"

Immediately, he saw the method for dealing with the Splitting entity transmitted through the Boundary Token. He needed to first use the Capture Device to find and control the Split Offspring, then find a way to kill it, and finally sprinkle a unique liquid medicine on the remains to ensure there were no remnants.

These items could be found in the Response Team's vehicles, as each team was tasked not only with recovery but also with destroying the Split Offspring when necessary.

He walked forward and searched a tipped-over vehicle. He quickly found what he needed, then carried the case to the Fissure.

The Split Offspring was behind it. Because a stable rift had formed here, he could still return the way he came after entering. After a few glances, he stepped inside.

At that moment, those hiding around, the mercenaries hired by various Companies, all breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they all had their guns pointed at the Fissure, they hadn't fired a single shot from beginning to end.

Because they were all intimidated by the destructive power of the others and Chen Chuan's almost invincible presence, no one dared to risk their lives by firing.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party didn't seem to care about them, they would have already prepared to retreat. In fact, some had already begun to quietly slip away.

After Chen Chuan crossed the Fissure, he saw a bright scene, as if filled with intense light. Standing there, he could clearly feel the surging essence.

However, he also knew that it was very dangerous here and that something could come over at any time, so he shouldn't stay for too long. Therefore, he lifted the sensor light on the briefcase and shook it. Soon, there was movement in a certain direction. The light began to flicker and emitted a buzzing sound.

Following the guidance of the indicator light, he soon found the location. It was a shriveled, grayish-white, sponge-like thing, only the size of a fist, with some wrinkles on its body, wrapped in a layer of crystal-clear, semi-transparent liquid, seeming to float there.

Chen Chuan could feel that after arriving here, a lot of essence was surging toward this thing. It turned out that it wasn't just him absorbing essence; this thing was also gathering it.

But thinking about it, Yi Mu and similar things were originally used to resist external invasions, especially after being modified. They might instinctively take such actions because the essence also included deep-level Contaminant.

He opened the Capture Device on the briefcase, placed it on the ground, and then walked over with the Snow Emperor Blade.

At this time, the Splitting entity seemed to sense something and trembled slightly, but it didn't show any intention of escaping to other places. This was because, after the mother body was modified, the Split Offspring wouldn't struggle when facing the Capture Device, so even ordinary response units could complete the recovery and destruction.

Chen Chuan arrived in front and decisively slashed down, directly cutting it in half.

However, the moment the blade passed through the Split Offspring, the blade vibrated. Wisps of brilliant, thread-like light mist emerged from the Snow Emperor Blade. They fluttered forward, wrapping around the cleaved Split Offspring, eventually completely enveloping it.

At this moment, everything seemed to slow down, creating an illusion of time stopping. But after only a moment, the light mist retracted, and the two halves of the withered and shrunken Split Offspring, clearly devoid of life, fell to the ground.

Chen Chuan held the Snow Emperor Blade and looked at it. The blade seemed to have undergone some kind of change, and he felt that the blade had entered a state of hibernation.

He thought for a moment. The original item inside came from Xiong Jian Yi, and was very likely related to the Ferris Wheel Corporation, but he didn't know what it was. However, he intuitively felt that this change was beneficial to him.

But now was not the time to investigate.

He glanced at the remains left by the Split Offspring, returned to the briefcase, opened it, took out the bottle of destruction liquid, unscrewed the metal cap, poured the liquid on it, and sprinkled a circle around it as instructed. As soon as it came into contact, it seemed to be slowly dissolved and completely disappeared into the puddle of liquid.

At the same time, the large Fissure seemed to have undergone some changes. Not only did it stop expanding outward, but it also felt like it was shrinking inward a little, but the speed was relatively slow.

Inside the Ministry of Defense command center, Active Consciousness Entity Watchtower said, "Detected the disappearance of the Split Offspring energy field… Fissure generation stopped… Judging that the Split Offspring has been destroyed."

The people in the command center couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, with smiles on their faces.

Now, most of the other Split Offspring have been recovered or destroyed. This place had the greatest influence in this wave of Splitting. If it continued, it could potentially cause a major crisis, but it has now been eliminated.

After Commissioner Liang confirmed, he immediately instructed one of the two emergency teams sent here for rescue to return, and asked the Ministry of Defense to arrange for another response unit to come.

Then he looked at the screen, staring at the large Fissure.

After a moment, Chen Chuan's figure walked out of the Fissure. At this moment, he carefully felt that his Spiritual Power had greatly increased due to the promotion of this battle.

And the most noteworthy thing was that through these battles, Second Self had jumped over the boundary of the Third Limit in one fell swoop!

Although Second Self doesn't have his current Strength yet, it has undoubtedly steadily reached the level of the same cultivation base.

Once the two Merge, although Strength cannot be said to double, the physical fitness will indeed be greatly improved. If it is improved to the current level, Spiritual Power should also be superimposed, but he feels that the higher the improvement, the more difficult it seems, but fortunately, there is no shortage of opponents in this world.

At this moment, the sound of an armed vehicle came from outside. He looked up and saw two armed vehicles driving towards here, exactly the two vehicles of his teammates.

Yuan Qiu Yuan's voice rang in the Boundary Token, "Captain! We're here… Ah, Captain, have you already finished fighting?"

At this time, everyone in their team heard a rustling sound in the Boundary Token, and then the communications officer said, "Captain Chen, and several Executive Officers, because the Fissure in your area is detected to be the largest in Central City, please station here first. A unit will come later to set up defenses and ambush fortifications. Please cooperate."

Chen Chuan said, "I understand."

He looked outside. This Fissure was indeed very conspicuous. Later, someone might come here, so it was indeed necessary to guard this place well. But this was also good, he could have more time to absorb essence.

At the same time, Central City Majestic Light District, 70th floor of the training group building.

Chen Bitong stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scene outside. The Splitting Fissures flickered from time to time, overlapping with the bright red glow above, just like distorted fireworks.

Fang Zhixin and Yu Lie were standing behind him, one leaning against the wall, one with his hands in his pockets, and the other hand flipping a coin absently.

Yu Lie looked very casual at the moment, but his eyes were constantly glancing at Chen Bitong. However, this action didn't make people suspect much, because everyone knew that he was a fanatical admirer of Chen Bitong, and usually had this habit, so everyone was used to it.

A notification tone came from Fang Zhixin's Boundary Token at this time. He straightened up, looked at it for a while, and looked up and said, "teacher, the Government Affairs Hall has returned your application for battle… Council President Quan… he hopes that you can stay in the Majestic Light District, saying that you are needed more here."

At this time, the Boundary Token rang again. He switched it over to take a look. This time it was from the Ministry of Defense, saying, "The Defense Department also replied, because the situation is tense, the Majestic Light District needs to maintain absolute stability, so it is not recommended that teacher you go out."

Chen Bitong hummed, he said, "Are you ready?"

Fang Zhixin replied, "Ready."

Yu Lie's face didn't show any reaction, but his heart shook.

Ready for what? What is Chen Bitong going to do? How didn't he know? Should he report to there at this time?

Or should he wait a little longer?

Just as he was thinking this, Chen Bitong stood for a while and said, "Let's go." Saying that, he turned around and walked out, Fang Zhixin also followed. At the door, he turned around and greeted Yu Lie, "Let's go, what are you doing standing there?"

Yu Lie grinned, said okay, grabbed the coin, and followed. His face was still the same nonchalant and interested look, but his heart was suddenly a little nervous because of some unknown.

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