CHAPTER 1618: CHAPTER 1618: CREATING HEAVENLY PHENOMENA

In the dim office, a shadowy figure leaned back against the wall, looking at the red armchair by the window, mocking, "It seems like the streets outside have been blocked; looks like your rat’s nest is about to be found. Ready to have the lid lifted and see the sun?"

"They won’t get in," came a raspy voice from behind the armchair, "but even if they do, it might not be a bad thing."

——

At the entrance of Lorinse Street

The faint sunset shone through the gaps in the clouds, disappearing into the skyline at the city’s edge.

The dim sky gradually darkened, cloaking the earth in a gray haze.

He Ao stood at the edge of the street, in front of a fried chicken shop, holding a bag of fried chicken, with a long gun case standing beside him and Sui perched on his shoulder.

At this moment, Sui was holding a piece of steaming fried chicken and happily brought it to her mouth, "Delicious!"

The city’s lights had already come on, and amidst the dim night, Reid’s figure slowly appeared.

He handed He Ao a strap, "The strap for the long gun you asked for."

Then he raised his wrist, glanced at the time, and then looked up at the gloomy, dark sky under the night, "The meteorological bureau estimated it would snow around this time, but until now, it’s just been windy,"

"Thanks," He Ao took the strap, also looked up at the sky, sensing the aura in the void, then nodded slightly, "Indeed, it should snow around now."

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, light, white ice crystals drifted down from the sky above.

Reid reached out his hand, catching the snowflakes drifting from the sky, watching the tiny snowflakes melt in his palm, "These snowflakes, when melted, should be small rain or sleet."

He turned to look at He Ao, "Do you think it’ll succeed?"

"It should," He Ao turned back, glanced at the gun case standing beside him.

Reid looked at the case, nodded thoughtfully.

"Are you ready over there?" He Ao asked instead.

Buzz—

At this moment, the sound of a helicopter tearing through the air came from the sky.

Reid looked at the helicopter slicing through the sky, speaking slowly, "Ready, Chen and Wes are blocking the street, should be almost done."

"Then let’s go."

He Ao nodded slightly, picking up the gun case standing beside him.

——

Buzz—

The helicopter hovered in mid-air, Lily stood by the door, glanced at the lit street below.

Then she looked up at the sky.

Around her, some sparse snowflakes gradually fell.

The screen beside her lit up, showing Reid’s figure.

"Captain, the helicopter has reached the designated airspace." She quickly said to Reid on the screen.

"Okay," Reid quickly said, "Now open the black box next to you, don’t rush."

"Alright." Lily gently nodded, turned around, and looked at the half-person high black box next to her.

She reached out her hand, pressed the biometric module on the side, opening the side door of the box.

A flickering, dimly fire-lit black electric oven appeared in her field of view.

Through the oven’s glass window, she could vaguely see the red-glowing heating element inside, and a pure white envelope lying quietly on the baking tray.

The surface of this envelope was embossed with golden patterns, as if it were paper used only by some ancient nobility, the envelope’s mouth sealed with dark red wax, imprinted at the closure.

Under such high temperatures, the envelope showed no signs of charring or burning, instead shining brightly, as if freshly folded.

"Is this the Seal of the Blazing Sun?" Lily looked at the envelope, a bit bewildered; clearly, this envelope was a little different from what she had imagined.

"Yes." Reid’s voice on the screen next to her said slowly, "Beside the side door, there’s a pair of heat-resistant gloves; put them on to hold the envelope in your hands.

"Abnormal X3-126: Seal of the Blazing Sun, can generate intense heating in a cubic area about 500 meters in length centered on itself, but only females can hold it, and not for more than 60 minutes. If exceeded, it will burn the holder to ashes completely.

"When heated externally, the Seal of the Blazing Sun contracts its power, so it must be contained within a designated temperature in the heated oven.

"Once heating fails, and if without a holder, the Seal will indiscriminately begin to burn items around it."

Reid’s voice paused, gazing at Lily, "Once you receive our success signal, return the Seal of the Blazing Sun to the oven immediately, don’t hesitate, but stay calm."

"Alright." Lily nodded earnestly.

Then she performed biometric verification again, opened the oven, donned the gloves on the side door, and took out the envelope.

As the envelope left the oven’s environment, a wave of scorching heat suddenly spread outwards.

The helicopter, hovering in mid-air, shook violently amidst this surging wave.

——

"The weather is warming up." On the street opposite the bakery, He Ao extended his hand, sensing the surrounding temperature.

"Indeed," Chen beside him also felt the changing temperature around, reaching out to touch the snowflakes falling from the sky, "they should soon melt."

The man with the mustache standing behind the group looked to Reid, "Have you reported the information? What did your superiors say?"

"The personnel arranged by headquarters are already on the way, but they estimate they won’t arrive until tomorrow. They hope we can start exploring in advance to gather more information," Reid said slowly, "However, they gave me approval support. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so easy for me to take out the Seal of the Blazing Sun."

"Your association has more rules than the Federal Bureau of Investigation," Chen couldn’t help but comment, "What if the explorers don’t make it out? What if they die in there?"

Hearing this, Reid just lit a cigarette, "The first wave of exploration always requires someone to go. If deaths occur, they are bound to happen eventually."

He sighed, "This anomaly is a ticking time bomb. We don’t know when the Abnormal Sect will detonate it, maybe tonight? The sooner we explore and gather crucial information, the better our chance to control its threat."

Hearing this answer, Chen did not say any more.

He Ao glanced at Reid beside him.

At that moment, he felt a small hand grabbing his hair.

He suddenly realized that Sui hadn’t asked for new fried chicken for a while. Given her speed, she should have finished the previous chicken by now.

He turned his gaze to Sui sitting on his shoulder.