Light Fortress
Chapter 242 - 218: What’s Your Honorable Surname?

Chapter 242: Chapter 218: What’s Your Honorable Surname?

Before the communication was cut off.

Gu Shen’s heart faintly sensed an ominous premonition.

Chi Huo had unique traits, possessing strong concealment abilities and extraordinary perceptive characteristics.

Just as Song Ci had said... ever since they stepped into Lion Alley, there was a strange feeling of being "watched." This prickling sensation only gradually dissipated when they entered the residence and saw the burning lantern hanging from the banyan tree.

"Southwest, four hundred thirty meters."

Chu Ling’s voice sounded.

An image of real-time capture appeared before Gu Shen... The angle of the shot was tricky, and it was evident that the image was zoomed in. One could only make out a blurry figure, a man in a black trench coat with a strange posture, sitting cross-legged in midair on the rooftop, without any support, defying the laws of physics.

In this image, there was another figure, almost unnoticeable unless looked at carefully.

That person was hidden in the night, but their gaze was directed toward the direction of the camera.

Very sharp!

"This is..."

"This is an Angel Envoy from Central Continent."

Chu Ling’s voice in the Spiritual Link was extremely solemn, "The files on the Angel Envoy are too classified for me to access right now, but what’s certain is... both individuals are immensely powerful."

The continuous images, captured every three seconds, pieced together into a series of still frames.

Then in the last image, that sharp, dark figure retreated into the darkness... and after that, no more images came through.

"The information has been cut off."

Along with Chu Ling’s voice, the communicator also completely lost response.

"An Angel Envoy has expanded their domain, pulling Lion Alley into it... I fear that the domain is larger than we imagined, not just encompassing Lion Alley."

As the words fell,

A chilling tremor sounded from above.

Song Ci, Lu Nanjin, and Liu Yi all looked up at the same time, seeing the gravity in each other’s eyes.

"Protect the lady."

Crow patted Gu Shen on the shoulder and said to Lu Nanjin, "I’ll go out and take a look..."

He looked at Liu Yi, "You come too."

Zhao Xilai’s purpose in dispatching this team was still unclear... Even if the communication had not been cut off, he couldn’t fully trust Liu Yi.

If the Angel Envoy launched an attack, Liu Yi wouldn’t have a chance to escape!

...

...

Irons rained down!

The lion stone statue at the old residence’s entrance suddenly burst open, pierced by an iron rod!

With a "bang,"

Song Ci pushed open the manor’s sturdy gate, his expression stern as he kicked the exploded stone lion’s head to pieces.

Then a booming tremor of the air sounded close to his ear.

Song Ci stretched out both hands and caught a member of the Sincere Heart Association, flung backward. Glancing down, he saw the Transcendent, his face pale with pain, clutching his shoulder, unable to speak. Where his fingers pressed desperately, an iron rod, sharply pointed and slim, penetrated his flesh, seemingly draining all his strength.

"Song... Mr. Song... thank..."

Before he could voice his gratitude, another iron rod shot toward them.

"Clang!"

This time, Song Ci firmly clasped the iron rod.

A mass of twisted iron in the sky burst open near Lion Alley’s airspace, launching a random, targetless barrage. Dozens of sharpened iron pieces spewed out like spears, thrown with the force of a Heavenly God, the Qi force astonishingly powerful.

Some were already nailed to the ground, impaled.

The person who created this "disaster" was currently standing on a spinning fan blade, overlooking the streets and alleys of Lion Alley. He ignored the Transcendents who had collapsed in pain, as well as the puddles of blood on the ground that smelled of rust.

In his view, this was an effective "enemy subduing" method.

To prevent these ants from moving, he had mercifully sent them a cage, though it was a bit painful... but he held back, and did not kill these Transcendents outright.

Pipe penetrating the body, not a fatal wound.

Once all this was over... As long as the high-ranking people of East Continent were willing to use healing relics, these people all had a chance at life, hmm... except for a few unlucky ones.

Tie Wu’s entire attention was focused on that old mansion ablaze with fire.

His gaze passed over Song Ci, who was pushing the door open, and Liu Yi, who followed closely behind.

"Interesting..."

After staring for a moment,

Tie Wu chuckled.

So close, yet his vision could still not penetrate the courtyard... He could only see a blur of firelight, not knowing who was there or what they were saying, or where they were positioned at this moment.

That "lantern" was an incredibly sealed object.

It seems... to find out what was going on, he either had to wait for the "lantern" to go out, or push open that door himself.

The swirling fan roared as it slowly descended.

He began to descend, ending up a head taller than Crow.

He finally noticed this young man in a suit with a buzz cut.

Scanning the alley, this was the only "opponent" worthy of his attention.

Of course... he didn’t really regard this fellow as his opponent.

Tie Wu looked down at Crow and smiled as he uttered two words: "Step aside."

It sounded polite, but in reality... those two words were an order, no matter how you heard them.

Song Ci supported the pale-faced Transcendent, a young man who seemed to be about his age... Based on his attire and manner of speaking earlier, he must be an official from the Judgement Institute.

This official had lost a lot of blood.

Iron rain was still falling, piece by piece of iron plummeting down, piercing through bodies and into the ground.

The cluster of "iron balls" that had been burning no longer emitted light and heat, but coldly merged into the dark night, resembling a black hole, inducing terror and despair.

Song Ci ignored Tie Wu and asked Liu Yi in a soft voice, "Can you do anything about this situation?"

"It’s not a fatal injury, but... we can’t delay for too long."

Liu Yi glanced at Tie Wu, slightly nervous, and said, "If we use ’hypnosis’, it might be better, at least it will lessen the pain a bit."

After listening, Song Ci silently nodded his head.

"Then please go ahead."

He laid down the official.

Liu Yi crouched down, released the Spiritual Body from her "Spiritual Eyes", and under a soft glow, the official closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking into slumber.

The injury wouldn’t improve from the hypnosis.

But as she said... before getting treatment, it would at least reduce some of the pain.

"If you want to save these people... it’s actually very simple. Don’t try futile resistance, let me go in, I’ll finish my business and leave, it will only take... about ten seconds?" Tie Wu turned his head to look at the fallen Transcendents and chuckled softly, "Perhaps even less."

Song Ci acted as if he hadn’t heard.

He asked, "May I know your name?"

"Tie Wu..."

Tie Wu smiled as he began to speak, but the syllables had just left his mouth when they were overshadowed by a sudden explosive sound.

His pupils contracted instantly.

A fist enlarged countless times, smashing fiercely into his face.