Atlas of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 574: Recovery
Before long, Chen Chuan walked back into the tunnel he had come from. After exiting the narrow passage, he saw the car that had brought him was still parked there, while Lan Xin'an and the others had already left.
This was due to the instructions he gave when he arrived.
The matter of the Mother Split Offspring is very sensitive. Whether it's carrying it around or handling it afterward, it's best for those not involved to stay away, otherwise being implicated would not be a good thing.
He opened the car door, sat inside, placed the briefcase aside, and then drove back.
Martial Artists have good memories. He remembered the road he had taken, and this section was only known to Clear Path Logistics, so he encountered virtually no obstacles on the way back.
After driving for five or six minutes, he felt he had almost returned to the urban area, so he stopped the car and took the briefcase out.
Opening it, he took out a box sealed with some heavy metal. With a burst of Internal energy, the box shattered in his hand.
The Split Offspring emerged with a hazy light, floating in mid-air. After a while, it slowly moved upwards, seemingly wanting to return to the ground.
Chen Chuan glanced at it, then turned back to the car and shone the capture box at the light in the sky. The Split Offspring immediately stopped moving.
He slowly drew out the Snow Emperor Blade, and after reaching its front, he raised the blade and slashed. With a flash of the blade, the Split Offspring was split in two, and the remains fell from the sky.
He thought there would be some movement from the Snow Emperor Blade again, so he chose to handle it in this empty tunnel.
But this time, no abnormalities appeared. It seemed the Snow Emperor Blade was full and no longer cared about this Split Offspring.
Seeing this, he took out the destruction liquid and poured it on the remains of the Split Offspring. Soon, it was completely dissolved.
While he was dealing with this, Zhen Ping and Guan Xiaohui were cautiously hiding in the area where he and Xiang Tiancheng had fought.
They had heard thunderous sounds outside earlier. Guan Xiaohui said someone was fighting there, and she almost fainted after sensing it, so they hurried away and only returned after the commotion had completely subsided.
Now they were worried whether any people from Headquarters were among those fighting. What was the outcome?
But looking at the ground, which was riddled with potholes as if it had been plowed by artillery shells, nothing was left except for large pools of blood.
"Hey, you two."
A shout came from a distance.
Zhen Ping was startled and quickly turned around, protecting Guan Xiaohui behind her, and took a defensive stance.
Then she saw a person standing in the distance, but the next moment, this person suddenly appeared nearby, as if there was no movement in between. She was shocked, "With this Speed, no wonder Xiaohui couldn't react..."
Seeing them on guard, Xiang Tiancheng stood there and didn't approach, opening his hands to signal, and said, "You two, don't be nervous, I am Xiang Tiancheng, sent by the higher-ups to meet you."
Saying that, he took off something hanging around his neck and threw it to them, "Take a look."
Zhen Ping caught it and unfolded it. It was a torch-shaped metal piece. She also took out a similar metal piece from her body and compared them, finding that the tiny gaps matched perfectly.
Moreover, the other party directly stated his name, which Team Leader Yu had told them, so it was basically confirmed that he was a contact person sent by the higher-ups.
She relaxed a bit and asked, "Mr. Xiang is from Headquarters?"
"Yes, just call me Staff Xiang," Xiang Tiancheng said. "Did you bring the thing?"
"We brought it. Xiaohui, take it out."
Guan Xiaohui nodded, stepped forward, handed the package to Xiang Tiancheng, and said, "We didn't open it after we got it, the thing should be inside."
Xiang Tiancheng felt a strange energy field upon contact. He didn't know if this was what the organization needed, he only needed to take it back.
He patted it, and said “Heh”. At first, he really thought the thing in Che Gaoyi's hand was something their Resistance Organization had obtained, but now it was just a coincidence.
What a coincidence.
He was still frightened by the earlier situation. He almost got killed. Fortunately, the other party only wanted to take back the thing and didn't intend to kill them all, otherwise he couldn't escape today.
It was so dangerous outside the city, who knows what it’s like inside the city.
He heard that this time, to grab this thing, the higher-ups sent a senior over, and many organization members entered Central City as mercenaries to cooperate.
According to the plan, they would actively attract firepower afterward to cover the thing's exit from the city. He didn't know if they could come back this time.
He looked up and said to Zhen Ping and the other girl: "I got the thing. Your mission is complete. Leave that half of the metal piece with you. When your superiors ask, that will be proof."
After speaking, he took two steps outwards, then turned back and said, "I suggest you don't go back. The situation in the city is very dangerous."
Zhen Ping nodded: "Thank you, Senior Xiang, we know."
The higher-ups had instructed that if the handover was successful, they should hide directly outside Central City and not come for the time being.
"Then I'm leaving. Be careful yourselves."
Xiang Tiancheng waved his hand, took the package, and left here. On the way, he looked at the distance again. Someone was watching him. He knew this was someone sent by the higher-ups to record and clean up for him. If this person hadn't shot a flying knife, he would have been dead.
In theory, this person shouldn't be exposed, so he just waved in that direction and quickly left.
At the same time, inside the Ministry of Defense command center.
Commissioner Liang was looking at the screen with a serious expression. The Ministry of Defense members and liaisons below were silent.
The screen showed a scene in a certain area of Central City Fidelity Virtue District. The streets were in a mess, the buildings and roadsides were heavily damaged, the vehicles were overturned and smashed like toys, and a car was even embedded directly in the wall of a high-rise building. Rubble fell from both sides of the street from time to time, and the ground was full of the bodies of security personnel and mercenaries.
A huge hole could be seen in the wall of a high-rise building, almost blasting through the entire building. It was hard for ordinary people to imagine that this was just the result of two Martial Artists colliding during a fight.
At this moment, in front of the hole, a tall figure was standing there.
This person was about two meters three tall, looking extremely strong, but was now motionless.
Almost no part of this person's body was intact. Large amounts of flesh peeled off from the outside, filled with a mixture of blood and soil, half of his head had disappeared, and of the two legs standing, one leg maintained some flesh and blood, while the other was completely supported by thick bones.
Just half a minute ago, this person was still fighting with their people with this injury.
It was this person who tied up most of the high-end combat power of the Processing Bureau and the Defense Bureau in this area. The Processing Bureau even sent two Executive Captains, and they transferred the members of Team One.
The four people joined forces to besiege this person and killed him after fighting for more than half an hour.
At this time, several reaction team members could be seen cautiously stepping forward to check the person.
After a while, a voice sounded in Commissioner Liang's Boundary Token: "Report Commissioner, we have checked, we didn't find the Split Offspring on this person or his nearby accomplices, it should have been transferred in advance."
Commissioner Liang had expected this. This group of people was so high-profile, obviously standing out to attract firepower to facilitate the transfer of the Split Offspring.
But this group of people's destructive power was too great, and they were also trying to snatch Split Offspring in other places. Neither the Processing Bureau nor the Ministry of Defense could turn a blind eye to this.
A voice suddenly sounded from Watchtower: "Monitoring Split Offspring appearing, Field data disappearing, confirmed to have been processed, the processor's identity is being corresponded... Identity has been corresponded, Processing Bureau Execution Captain Chen Chuan."
Commissioner Liang said, "Confirmed?"
"Confirmed."
Commissioner Liang nodded. Sealing Split Offspring and processing them are different. After being destroyed and treated with Drugs, Split Offspring emit a unique energy field before being killed, and this energy field cannot be faked.
The people below were a little excited and discussed with each other, "Fortunately, Captain Chen succeeded."
"Captain Chen's efficiency is the highest in this operation."
"Yes, Captain Chen has processed three Split Offspring in a row. So far, others have only recovered one at most."
"And Captain Chen is fighting tough battles. Just one Chen Bitong, Team Two was defeated there. Fortunately, there was Captain Chen, otherwise it wouldn't be dealt with by now."
"Isn't that because of that group of people, holding us back with too much Strength?"
Commissioner Liang stood in front of the second-floor railing, his face still serious. Although Chen Chuan recovered another one, which was good news, there were still three Split Offspring at large, currently being searched for in ambush.
At this time, the female assistant seemed to hear something and looked up and said to him: "Commissioner, after investigation, the person who was killed is suspected to be a senior inspector of the Resistance Alliance Front, the specific identity is still being confirmed."
Commissioner Liang said: "Resistance Alliance Front... It should be them. Order the people below to continue searching, and also, tell Lao Xu not to relax. I don't want him to interfere elsewhere. I just want him to firmly hold his position."
"Yes, Commissioner."
Commissioner Liang glanced at the image of Central City. According to the news, the United Power Heavy Industries convoy was divided into two teams.
Chen Chuan has dealt with one of them, and he has almost guessed where the other one will go, so he has arranged people there early, enough to block them.