Atlas of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 544: Arrangement

Inside Central City, Chen Bitong's convoy passed through multiple checkpoints and smoothly exited the Majestic Light District, then turned the front of the vehicle and drove towards the northwest.

The convoy drove through the Voidward District and entered the Flourishing Victory District, stopping in an open space in front of an abandoned commercial building.

It seemed like a coincidence that this place was not far from where Chen Chuan had previously agreed to meet with Su Wei .

Fang Zhixin then said, "We're here, let's get out of the car."

The car door opened, Yu Lie pushed it open, walked out with his hands in his pockets, waved his hand to disperse some of the surrounding flying insects, and then looked around.

Although it was not yet five o'clock in the morning, the sky had been bright since midnight last night.

He could see abandoned commercial buildings and dilapidated streets that had been neglected for years. About a hundred meters away, he could see a huge billboard that was mostly damaged, with only the metal frame remaining. It seemed to be an advertisement for some kind of cosmetic product, and he could faintly see the logo of an orchid, but it had faded now.

There were still a few birds perched on top, preening their feathers. When he looked over, they seemed startled and fluttered their wings and flew away.

After looking around, he saw the personnel from the convoy behind him getting out of the vehicles one after another, then silently dispersing to take out various equipment and weapons from the vehicles and arrange them in an orderly manner around the area.

They first piled up bonfires, poured the medicinal incense from the boxes into them, and the rising smoke quickly dispersed the dense flying insects around. Then they dug trenches next to them and set up barbed wire roadblocks.

Some personnel also checked the abandoned buildings on one side and set up firing points at higher locations.

These people seemed to be very familiar with this place, and each had their own division of labor. There was almost no communication between them, and the whole scene was silent, giving Yu Lie a sense of oppression.

He tugged at his collar, what exactly was this about?

Who were they going to deal with?

At this moment, he saw two people carrying long boxes out of the last transport vehicle, and inside were rows of long stakes.

This is... Iron-Clad Jade Stake?

In the old times, this was a common war tool used by the Old Imperial Family. According to the records in the classics of that time, this thing "was wrapped in iron armor, with a golden jade core hidden inside. When struck, it resounded with the sound of gold and jade, echoing for dozens of miles." It was specifically used to transmit army information on the battlefield.

In the new era, it became something of a ceremonial nature, but later, with technological improvements, it was replaced with biological materials and became a field entity with special uses, capable of replacing energy field Interference creature, and when arranged in an array, the interference range could be very wide, and the effect was also very strong.

But he didn't know if these had other uses.

Unfortunately, he couldn't pass this information out. Not only was the Interference creature always on when he came, but any subtle movements he made now would expose himself.

So, he should just obediently act as a positioning coordinate. He believed that after he stopped, the action team should be on their way.

Inside the Ministry of Defense command center, Commissioner Liang watched the large screen above. The fourth wave of Splitting began ten minutes ago, and this time there were as many as twenty-seven Splitting bodies.

Each team quickly rushed to the location where the Splitting bodies appeared according to the previous deployment. This time, the situation was more serious than last time. More and more mercenary teams had learned about their situation and participated, in addition to intercepting their reaction forces, and even occasionally engaging in firefights with each other.

The female assistant then placed her hand on the Boundary Token. After a while, she said, "Commissioner, the Government Affairs Hall says they are under great pressure. The reaction teams have been greatly delayed, and many units may not be able to complete the recovery mission according to the established time. They are currently requesting airship support from the Ministry of Defense."

Commissioner Liang considered it and decisively said, "Reject."

In fact, as long as a few airships were dispatched from the Majestic Light District and Martial Determination District, the situation would be greatly improved. Even if they didn't use the ones here, even if they divided some from Mo Tie Mountain and White Bird District, it would be enough.

But they would rather stay put and not take out even one to support.

Of course, he rejected not out of spite, but because he had a more far-reaching plan. He was still wondering where the possibly existing Old Imperial Family elite force was? And when would they appear?

And that being who had been hiding since coming from the other side must also be waiting for an opportunity. He had to hold a few cards in his hand so that he could play them at a crucial moment.

The female assistant seemed to have received another message and looked up to say, "Commissioner, forty-five minutes ago, Chen Bitong left the Majestic Light District and is currently suspected to be in the Flourishing Victory District."

Commissioner Liang frowned and asked, "Why didn't you report this earlier?"

The female assistant replied, "The General Affairs Bureau sent a message earlier, but it was intercepted by the Special Operations Committee. The message they just sent was their second attempt."

Commissioner Liang shook his head slightly. One of the responsibilities of the Special Operations Committee was to restrict and investigate the General Affairs Bureau when the General Affairs Bureau had specific actions, so the General Affairs Bureau was often constrained by it.

But what time is it? And they're still engaging in departmental infighting?

Moreover, this action committee not only acts too aggressively, but sometimes disregards the means and consequences in order to achieve its goals. In the current situation, it is obvious that they want to take over the matter and are unwilling to let others intervene.

He hoped that the people from the action committee had the ability to handle the matter well and that there would be no mistakes.

Flourishing Victory District, near the abandoned commercial buildings, rows of Iron-Clad stakes formed a neat array, shimmering with golden light under the light of the sky.

Fang Zhixin checked it again and communicated with the surrounding team members. He then walked to Chen Bitong "s side and said, "Teacher , it's all set up. What else do we need to do?"

Chen Bitong said, "There's nothing else to do. Just wait here."

"Okay."

Yu Lie felt that the two were speaking in riddles, but theoretically, he was a fervent admirer of Chen Bitong . He usually did whatever Chen Bitong said and never asked questions, so he could only hold back and not speak at this moment.

After waiting for another seventeen or eighteen minutes, he noticed that the surrounding Fissures were becoming more numerous and dense, which was very different from the previous situation. He was shocked, "This is..."

Right in front of Chen Bitong , those continuously flickering Fissures gradually showed a tendency to close, and finally merged into a larger Fissure.

Yu Lie was shocked. Chen Bitong seemed to have already determined that a Fissure would appear here. How did he know? Could it be that...

He glanced at those jade stakes. "Could it be related to these things?"

Fang Zhixin then came over and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Yu, you seem to have some doubts?"

Yu Lie appeared nonchalant: "I have some doubts, but that's all. I will support whatever Master Chen does."

"Anything?"

Yu Lie said without hesitation: "Anything."

Fang Zhixin smiled and said, "No wonder Teacher wanted to bring you along this time. Then please stand here." He indicated the next position.

Yu Lie looked at it. It was right on Chen Bitong "s side. He didn't ask why, walked over, stood still, and asked, "What's next?"

Fang Zhixin smiled and said, "Don't worry, the time will come for you to play a role, Lieutenant Colonel Yu. I believe you have the patience, right?"

Yu Lie scoffed and took out the coin again to flip it.

Standing in front of the increasingly large Fissure, he didn't know what would happen. He couldn't help but feel nervous, but on the surface, he still looked indifferent.

But after a while, he suddenly felt a slight tremor under his feet. At first, he thought it was a slight earthquake, but then he realized that this was... Yi Mu's fifth wave of Splitting?!

But it shouldn't have been long since the last Splitting, right? Why is it coming so quickly this time?

Then he suddenly saw a crack appearing on the ground, and a little bit of very small and fragmented things emerged from it, about the size of a fingertip, floating upwards. In the process of floating, they gradually rolled and grew, and he could see objects shaped like curled sponges, surrounded by a layer of translucent liquid.

This is... Split Offspring ?

He felt even more uneasy. Even if he wasn't from the Central City Government, he knew that the location of each Split Offspring was difficult to determine. At most, they could only frame a rough range, otherwise, wouldn't they have sent people to guard it? Then there would be no future troubles. But what's the situation now?

There just happens to be a Fissure here, and there just happens to be a Split Offspring ?

He looked at Chen Bitong standing on the side front. None of the people present were doing anything to the Split Offspring , but what they were going to do must be even bigger. Why hadn't the people from the action team arrived yet?

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

After the Split Offspring appeared, it entered that Fissurelight, and then the Fissure became more stable.

Inside the command center, Watchtower issued a report: "A stable Fissure has been detected in the No. 5 abandoned commercial area of the Flourishing Victory District. A Split Offspring has entered it. It is recommended to deal with it as soon as possible."

Commissioner Liang looked at the area marked on the light screen. Flourishing Victory District... Could it be a coincidence?

The place where Chen Bitong went just now was the Flourishing Victory District.

He said in a deep voice: "Send an additional dispatch of reaction forces and..." He paused, "Let "Team Two' go there to stand by."

The female assistant glanced at it, and then saw the authorization given to her by Commissioner Liang on the Boundary Token, and then began to issue instructions.

The dispatch of the previous teams only required direct orders, but the reason why this team was so special was because the team was composed of capable personnel drawn from the Processing Bureau and the Ministry of Defense.

The strength of the team members was very strong, and they were the main force to deal with key problems. Even when the third wave of Fissures had problems just now, Commissioner Liang did not mobilize them, but when faced with the possibility of facing Chen Bitong , he had no choice but to play them.

But after thinking about it, he instructed again, "Send a dose of recovery medicine to Chen Chuan Captain's side."

The female assistant was slightly surprised, but she didn't ask any further questions, nodded, and began to issue instructions to the Boundary Token.

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