pjbooks Chapter 345 The Darkest Thing Is Under the Lamp! Tracing the Cause and Effect
Chapter 345 The Darkest Thing Is Under the Lamp! Tracing the Cause and Effect
The stench of smoke and blood mingled together, making one's nose sting.
Chen Yifan clung to the back of the man in the trench coat.
His entire being was immersed in an absolute stillness, suppressing all life force and shielding himself from all energy fluctuations.
He simply watched all of this with a cold eye, using the thick shadow cast by the other person's trench coat as a backdrop.
The surrounding space felt heavy, as if it were filled with mercury.
An invisible yet omnipresent pressure squeezed in from all directions, turning the grove into an impenetrable iron box.
Chen Yifan could feel that the pressure came from the bronze compass in the man in the trench coat's hand.
[Locked empty disk].
nice one.
Chen Yifan silently labeled the prop in his mind, and at the same time, a chilling feeling rose from the bottom of his heart.
These lamplighters reacted incredibly quickly.
He had just used [Void Travel] to jump over from the wasteland thousands of kilometers away when he was ambushed.
This is not a chase, it's a premonition, it's a trap!
It was as if they knew he was coming, they even knew exactly where he would land, and they had already opened their pockets, waiting for him to crawl in.
"Captain, the on-site investigation is complete."
A team member dressed in a specially designed combat suit stepped forward, holding a sophisticated energy detector, and reported to the leader in a low voice:
"Samples of residual energy have been collected. Preliminary comparisons show a 98% match with the energy characteristics of members from the 'Bloodline Origin' group."
"The energy fluctuation model of the self-destruction also matches their characteristics. It can be preliminarily determined that the deceased was a high-level member of the Flesh and Blood Source."
The man in the trench coat, the leader of this elite squad of lamplighters, codenamed "Star Officer," did not show any sign of relief after hearing the report.
He walked to the patch of rotting flesh that had begun to turn black, squatted down, and used tweezers to pick up a piece of clothing that remained.
It's the uniform of Kyoto University of Technology.
The star official's brows furrowed into a knot.
Not right.
Something's really wrong.
He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the tense team members around him. Finally, he spoke to himself in a low voice, as if asking himself, or as if asking someone who didn't exist.
"No... Lord Chenlong's [Causal Tracing] couldn't be wrong. The locked coordinates are here, and the time matches perfectly."
"But why... would it be a member with blood ties who jumps out?"
boom!
"Dragon" and "Tracing Cause and Effect"!
These two words struck Chen Yifan's mind like two thunderbolts!
Hidden in the shadows, his heart skipped a beat uncontrollably.
Fuck!
They are actually the guardians of the twelve zodiac animals!
Moreover, it possesses a causal tracking capability!
Chen Yifan instantly understood all the key points.
No wonder!
No wonder he was accurately detected by the other party even though he made the last-minute decision to come here using [Void Travel].
Because what the other party is tracking is not spatial fluctuations at all, but him as a "person"!
It is this mysterious and powerful figure who has a causal connection with this world!
This is beyond the realm of technology or psychic powers; this is divine intervention!
SSS-level talent!
It's definitely SSS-level, or even higher!
For the first time, Chen Yifan realized that even the abilities under the [World Engine] should not be underestimated.
Faced with rules of a higher dimension, his prized stealth and disguise are like a child's game of hide-and-seek, easily exposed.
An unprecedented sense of crisis enveloped his heart.
"Captain, could it be... those lunatics from the Flesh and Blood Source, deliberately provoking us?"
The team member collecting samples next to him, seeing the star official's solemn expression, cautiously offered a guess.
"They might have intercepted intelligence about our target using some means, then sent someone to impersonate the target and deliberately appear here to lure us in, just to annoy us, and incidentally... frame that freshman named Chen Yifan?"
This guess sounds rather far-fetched.
But when applied to the irrational madmen of the Blood and Flesh Source group, it seems perfectly reasonable.
The star official fell silent.
He stood up and looked around again.
The evidence at the scene was too "perfect".
Disguised as Chen Yifan and wearing the uniform of Kyoto Martial Arts University, he ultimately self-destructed through a bloody massacre.
All of this points perfectly to one conclusion: this was a premeditated frame-up.
Although he felt a little uneasy, he couldn't find any reason to refute this pile of "ironclad evidence".
He couldn't very well go back and report to Lord Chenlong that he suspected a madman with a bloodline connection could withstand the causal lock of an SSS-level talent and even self-destruct in front of dozens of people, could he?
That's not a report, that's a joke.
"Perhaps."
The star officer finally waved wearily, seemingly accepting the explanation, "Dismissal. Seal all physical evidence, and send the report, along with my speculation, back to headquarters."
"As for the real target... keep an eye on him. I don't believe he can hide forever."
"yes!"
All team members responded in unison and began to tidy up the scene in an orderly manner.
Chen Yifan, who had been lurking in the darkness, finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.
It became.
Bet right.
He exploited the lamplighters' stereotypes about flesh and blood, and took advantage of the information gap between the two sides, successfully using a perfect "self-destruction" to convince these self-righteous guys that they had convinced themselves.
Soon, the lamplighters withdrew.
As they departed, the pressure that had confined the space receded like the tide.
The grove has returned to tranquility.
Chen Yifan emerged from the shadows of the trees, his figure solidifying once more.
His expression was solemn.
A causal-level tracking...
This isn't psionic or technological; it's an attack from a higher dimension. This means that no matter where he flees to, he could be located again by that guy called "Chenlong."
There's no way to hide now.
However, he didn't believe such an extraordinary ability could be used indefinitely. Once a day? Or once a week?
That being the case...
Chen Yifan's mind was filled with nothing but cold madness.
Then let's stir this pool of water up even more!
He's gotten so accustomed to this that even the high and mighty "Chenlong" can no longer tell which fish he actually wants to catch!
He pulled out a single-line encrypted communicator, his only connection to the Black Gold Guild.
Chen Yifan dialed that number.
A few seconds later, Mu Wanqing's voice, wary yet tinged with surprise, came through the receiver.
"You...are still alive?"
Chen Yifan had no interest in small talk and went straight to the point.
"Help me look up someone."
"The Chinese zodiac animal, the Dragon."
The person on the other end of the phone paused for a moment.
Before she could respond, Chen Yifan continued to press the issue in an unyielding tone.
"In exchange, I can do one thing for you, anything."