pjbooks Chapter 291 Is this the Cleaner?
Chapter 291 Is this the Cleaner?
In the nutrient tank.
The girl's pale face came into Chen Yifan's view; her tightly closed eyelashes fluttered slightly, as if she might open them at any moment.
The name Su Qingxue flashed through the depths of his consciousness.
She was like a test subject waiting to be dissected, immersed in a viscous green liquid.
Numerous tubes pierced his body, maintaining fragile vital signs.
That scene touched Chen Yifan deeply.
He felt no pity for the girl's beauty or her plight.
What struck him was the stark reality of the world's rules:
Even with S-level talent, without a background and strength, one is nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter.
This cruelty, however, tempered his extreme thirst for and unwavering determination for power.
The Mind's Eye activates instantly.
Chen Yifan's senses penetrated into Su Qingxue's body.
A complex aura lingered deep within her flesh and blood; though it bore the shadow of heterodox forces, it was impure and mixed.
It also bears the marks of devouring and distortion.
This was not the pure heretical power he usually encountered, but rather a heterogeneous substance permeated with decay and depravity.
He immediately realized that this might be the method of "blood and flesh origin".
The Outer God Agent that Xia Nan mentioned possessed this kind of power.
A certain power imprint has been implanted in Su Qingxue's body, as if waiting to be awakened.
This discovery deepened his trust in the information provided by Xia Nan regarding the agents of the Outer Gods.
Chen Yifan was deep in thought; Li Yuantu's collusion with the Outer Gods was beyond his expectations.
Su Qingxue's situation is an even greater hidden danger.
He wasn't overflowing with sympathy; he only saw the potential chain reaction this "hidden danger" might bring.
Once the power within Su Qingxue is fully awakened, the consequences will be immeasurable.
Moreover, the body he possessed had an inexplicable and inexplicable feeling towards this woman.
It might even affect his judgment.
and so……
Rather than letting an unknown factor spiral out of control under the manipulation of an Outer God.
It's better to cut ties now.
This is the decision that best serves his interests, in his eyes.
however……
But the reality was not as he had imagined.
The thought of "saving her" suddenly flashed into my mind.
Moreover, it's getting stronger and stronger.
"Let's repay this favor today!"
Chen Yifan raised his left hand slightly, and the "spatial stabilizing anchor" provided by Xia Nan appeared in his palm.
"start up."
He gave a low command.
A wisp of golden light emanated from the box, rapidly expanding until it enveloped Su Qingxue and the giant nutrient tank.
This mess is now in Xia Nan's hands.
As for whether he lives or dies afterward... that has nothing to do with him anymore.
As Su Qingxue was completely enveloped in golden light, the roar of Li Yuantu's clone still echoed in her ears, but she had no time to put up any resistance.
The golden light vanished in an instant, along with the girl and the device, disappearing into thin air.
In the main laboratory, only an empty, broken nutrient tank remained, along with Li Yuantu's clone, who stood there blankly, his face filled with terror.
It let out a deafening roar from its throat.
Watching helplessly as the experimental subject evaporated into thin air, the monster's massive body unleashed terrifying power, its twisted flesh writhing wildly, trying to break free from some unseen shackles.
Those bloodshot eyes stared intently at Chen Yifan, filled with extreme anger and madness, as they pounced to kill him.
"Even an S-class genius is nothing more than a plaything in your hands."
Chen Yifan did not dodge the attacking monster; his voice was calm, yet his words were venomous.
"Today you can't even keep your own experimental subjects, so what makes you think you can talk about becoming a god?"
Without the slightest hesitation, he slashed down with the sharp blade of external spiritual energy gathered in his right hand.
The stench of blood and flesh splattered everywhere.
As the sharp blade sliced through, Li Yuantu's enormous clone was instantly dismembered, its four limbs severed and pinned to the ground.
Dark blood sprayed everywhere.
It was left with only its torso and head, writhing wildly on the ground, emitting painful and angry roars, but it could no longer move an inch.
While dealing with Li Yuantu's clone, Chen Yifan's [Mind's Eye] was scanning the main laboratory at high speed.
Now that he had been completely exposed, he left no corner unchecked, searching for any traces of Li Yuantu's true form, whether hidden or left behind.
A faint yet profound aura swept past his senses.
The aura seemed to extend into the deeper underground, appearing and disappearing intermittently.
He slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
Sure enough, Li Yuantu had already prepared an escape route for himself.
Chen Yifan did not give Li Yuantu's clone any chance to self-destruct.
His spiritual power transformed into countless fine threads, which penetrated his clone's body and spread wildly along every inch of flesh and every nerve.
The scene was like peeling back layers of a cocoon, or like a whale swallowing the sea.
The clone's life force and spiritual energy were forcibly stripped away and devoured bit by bit.
The struggle quickly weakened, the twisted flesh withered rapidly, and finally turned into a pile of dry, charred remains that had lost all energy.
It vanished completely, leaving no trace or survivor.
After confirming that all energy fluctuations had disappeared, Chen Yifan took out several bombs from his beginner's backpack.
The bomb's outer casing is engraved with runes and contains alchemical explosives.
He precisely placed them at key nodes in the core load-bearing structure and energy lines of the underground base.
Detonation mode settings complete.
Before the countdown reached zero, Chen Yifan acted decisively and quickly retreated to a safe distance.
Instead of using Xia Nan's spatial stabilizing anchor, he lightly touched the wall with his fingertips at the entrance to the ruins.
A faint spiritual rune, exuding a strong aura of heterodox practices, was etched into the wall and quickly disappeared.
"BOOM!!!"
The next moment, a deafening explosion erupted from the depths of the earth.
The Black Forest Manor, along with the surrounding land, trembled violently.
A towering flame tore through the night sky, and thick black smoke surged upwards, engulfing all the lighting.
The manor's high walls, watchtowers, laboratories... all defensive structures collapsed in a chain of explosions, turning into a scorched inferno.
Amidst this sea of fire, a figure flickered repeatedly.
Disappear.
Just as the manor descended into chaos, inside Xia Nan's hovercar.
A golden light appeared out of nowhere, and a comatose girl appeared in the passenger seat.
She was covered in nutrient solution and smelled slightly of blood.
Behind Xia Nan's gold-rimmed glasses, a strange glint flashed deep in her eyes. She's back?
But when his gaze fell upon the girl and he saw her face clearly, his refined expression froze.
He pushed up his glasses, his brows furrowed, then he let out a helpless sigh and pressed his hand to his forehead.
"What...did you bring me back?"
Xia Nan's words were bitter, revealing utter speechlessness.
He extended a finger and gently touched Su Qingxue's skin, feeling the faint yet complex power of her blood and flesh within her body.
His expression gradually became serious.
"This is... an experimental subject?"
……
at the same time.
Several kilometers away, in Lin Tian's secret laboratory.
The loud roar of an explosion at the manor could be heard over the communicator.
"It's a success!"
Lin Tian suddenly stood up, clenched his fists, and his face was filled with wild joy.
But he quickly frowned slightly.
The complete loss of communication filled him with a sense of foreboding.
Inside the secret base of the "Council of Order," an agent wearing a silver mask sprang up from his seat.
The screen in front of him was completely black, but the deafening roar of the manor explosion still echoed in his ears.
"He...he actually!"
The agent's voice trembled with disbelief.
He gripped the handrails tightly with both hands, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force.
The unorthodox power that Chen Yifan displayed far exceeded all their tests and assessments.
An inexplicable sense of crisis caused his attitude towards Chen Yifan to change from being prepared to use him to being deeply wary of him.
Chen Yifan didn't go far after leaving the manor. He hid in the shadows.
Dispel all heretical influences.
He is waiting.
We'll see if his guess comes true.
He wondered if he had made a mistake in his judgment.
Above the manor, fluctuations invisible to the naked eye descended at an astonishing speed.
That fluctuation contained supreme majesty and the coldness of judging all things.
Beneath the ruins of the Black Forest Manor.
Li Yuantu, bathed in blood, crawled out from a hidden flesh-and-blood teleportation node.
Ever since Chen Yifan unleashed that unparalleled power.
He then quietly hid himself.
The explosion occurred at that moment.
If we keep hiding, we'll be buried alive sooner or later.
His expression was contorted, his eyes filled with overwhelming hatred for Chen Yifan.
This clone is extremely valuable.
Unexpectedly, such a complicated situation has arisen!
However, after the initial hatred subsided, a sense of relief at surviving the ordeal began to spread rapidly.
But when he sensed the supreme aura descending from the sky, his expression froze instantly.
His body trembled as if he had been electrocuted, and his eyes showed extreme fear.
He remembered something.
An existence that should not exist on Earth.
Those who violate the rules are terrified of them.
A beam of white light, carrying unimaginable pressure, pierced through the clouds and shot straight into the depths of the ruins where Li Yuantu was hiding.
"This is... a Cleaner?!"
Li Yuantu screamed that name in despair.
They immediately prepared to launch a last-ditch effort in an attempt to resist or even escape from here.
Chen Yifan, hiding in the shadows, sensed it clearly.
As the white light descended, a familiar yet deadly aura permeated the air.
His external psychic palace throbbed violently.
A fine, tingling sensation spread through my skin; it was the instinct of life warning me of extreme danger.
He looked up at the sky.
Is this... what they call the Cleaners?