pjbooks Chapter 373 Shocking News: Number 1 Regular Pick Goes Head-to-Head Against Two Zodiac Snakes!
Chapter 373 Shocking News: Number 1 Regular Pick Goes Head-to-Head Against Two Zodiac Snakes!
The faint light on the screen was very dim.
These three words made Chen Yifan's pupils contract sharply.
His heart pounded uncontrollably in his chest, and the golden pagoda deep within his consciousness also trembled violently.
This is a subconscious stress response.
He forcefully suppressed the surging emotions, his facial muscles maintaining the stiff demeanor characteristic of a star official. With a light tap of his fingertip on the screen, he locked the electronic panel again.
"Your subordinate understands and will do his utmost."
He tucked the electronic tablet into his pocket with fluid movements, without any unnecessary curiosity or hesitation, and strode towards the passageway.
Rabbit watched his retreating figure without saying a word to stop him.
The lights in the corridor shone on the crystal walls.
Chen Yifan walked very fast, his mind a complete mess. Various pieces of intelligence were colliding at an alarming pace.
On what grounds?
In the official records, he only had excellent scores in the college entrance examination and scores in climbing the Tower of Heaven.
This level of performance barely qualifies him as a top-tier genius, and is far from enough to warrant the selection of a behemoth like the Lamplighter as a "container" for the Outer Gods.
Who leaked the cards?
As Luo Tian was his guide into the unorthodox path, and given the other party's personality, he would never side with the authorities.
It's even less likely that the green-haired, perverted Holy Lord would come and share the secret with Chenlong.
The only person who could find out a bit about his past and was still active within the system was Wang Qingyun.
Did Wang Qingyun do it?
Or perhaps there's another unseen force at play, pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Chen Yifan pieced together all the recent events.
Kyoto was placed under lockdown, sounding the highest alert to prevent an animal invasion.
It turned out to be the case.
This wasn't about preventing external enemies at all; it was a trap set specifically to catch him like a turtle in a jar.
Chen Yifan felt a chill run down his spine, a deadly sense of crisis erupting within him.
Now that he has been identified as target number one, Chen Xue, who is staying at the Xia family's residence, has definitely entered the Lightbearer's surveillance range.
These people have even used his sister as a perfect weakness to force him to submit!
We must pick them up immediately!
Chen Yifan moved with lightning speed, directly revealing his Star Official's Chen-level access card, and strode quickly towards the headquarters' exit.
They encountered a patrol of heavily armored guards along the way.
Just as the captain was about to step forward to question him, Chen Yifan slammed his access card into the armor on the other man's chest.
"Get out of the way! This is an emergency defense mission. If you delay frontline operations, you'll be skinned alive!"
Upon seeing the rank on the card, the captain was so startled that he immediately stood at attention, saluted, and made way for them.
Green light all the way.
As soon as he stepped out of the most heavily monitored core area, Chen Yifan took out his communicator and quickly dialed the city defense army's public command frequency.
"Star Officer Authority, Number Seven. Third and Fifth Squads patrolling near the Xia Family Manor, listen up! The situation has changed! Immediately proceed to the contaminated area on Qingquan Road to assist in the cleanup. You must arrive on site within three minutes. Disobedience will be treated as desertion!"
A unified response immediately came from the other end of the communicator.
He exploited a bug by using the enemy's highest privileges. Two elite city defense squads were thus casually transferred away.
Chen Yifan darted into a secluded, dark alley and ripped off the "Deceitful Mask" from his face. His facial bones cracked and popped as he instantly reverted to his original handsome appearance.
He forcibly suppressed his aura to that of a trainee professional and ran wildly toward the Xia family manor under the cover of night.
Twenty minutes later.
The walls of the Xia family compound came into view in front of us.
It's too quiet.
As a prestigious family in Kyoto, they are usually guarded every three or five steps.
Today, most of the hidden sentries on the perimeter have disappeared.
There wasn't even the slightest sign of psionic activity.
Loose on the outside, tight on the inside.
This is a fully opened trap, just waiting for the prey to jump in.
Chen Yifan didn't go through the main gate, but climbed over the high wall and landed silently in the inner courtyard.
Activate your inner eye!
"Found it!"
He took two steps to the door of Chen Xue's room and pushed the wooden door open.
In the room.
Xia Nan held a pale blue vial in her hand, preparing to push it into a slender syringe.
The noise from the door frame startled him, and Xia Nan turned around abruptly.
His hand trembled violently, and the medicine bottle fell to the table with a "thud" and rolled twice.
On that usually gentle and composed face, an extremely complex mix of panic, struggle, and guilt emerged.
"elder brother!"
Hearing the noise, Chen Xue jumped off the bed and rushed over following the scent.
Chen Yifan opened his arms and caught his sister steadily.
Holding this thin yet warm body, Chen Yifan's composure and calculations, which he had maintained for the past few days, crumbled completely. This was his Achilles' heel, and the person he was willing to risk his life to protect.
He glanced up at Xia Nan, not pointing out her unusual behavior, but simply ruffled Chen Xue's hair with his large hand. His tone was gentle yet extremely forceful:
"Xue'er, be good, I'm taking you to stay with Sister Mu for a few days today."
Upon hearing this, Xia Nan's face turned deathly pale.
He instinctively took a step to the side, blocking the doorway from the very center.
"Yifan... I'm sorry, you can't leave today."
Xia Nan's lips trembled violently, her voice became hoarse, and she didn't even dare to look directly at the boy in front of her.
Chen Yifan didn't even glance at him a second time.
It seems that this matter is inextricably linked to Wang Qingyun!
His mind raced, and his immense mental power instantly protected Chen Xue.
Void Travel!
Spatial skills were suddenly activated.
hum!
An extremely loud sonic boom exploded in my ears.
The spatial barrier, which should have been torn apart long ago, remained completely unmoved this time.
Chen Yifan's skill struck an invisible and thick barrier, resulting in immediate failure.
Space blockade?
A decisive game!
Chen Yifan's face turned completely cold. He pulled Chen Xue behind him, protecting her tightly.
His gaze passed over Xia Nan's shoulder and pierced straight into the shadowy area deep in the courtyard, where there was no light source.
"If you've already revealed this level of trump card, stop hiding your true strength. Come out."
The voice just fell.
The shadows began to distort violently.
Three figures dressed in black and gold python-patterned robes slowly emerged from the darkness, leaving a fine layer of frost on the ground with each step.
The man at the front had an extremely effeminate face and frighteningly pale skin. His eyes had no whites; they were all vertical, terrifying snake-like pupils.
The Dragon Kingdom's strongest warrior, one of the twelve zodiac guardians, the Snake.
The snake extended a long, forked, scarlet tongue and licked its dry lips. It looked Chen Yifan up and down with an extremely greedy and condescending gaze.
"Truly worthy of being Lord Chenlong's 'Number One Selector' whom he was willing to pay any price for." The Snake's voice hissed and crackled, sending chills down one's spine. "Quite sharp intuition."
He glanced at Xia Nan, whose face was ashen, and sneered.
"We're sorry, we used the lives of the entire Xia family to slightly threaten Mr. Xia into cooperating with our act. But to bring you back to headquarters, this small sacrifice was absolutely worth it, right?"
The snake casually revealed Xia Nan's motive for betrayal, then opened its arms and gestured for her to enter.
"Let's go, Chen. Don't make me resort to violence here; it'll scare your sister."
The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
Chen Yifan burst out laughing.
The laughter was deafening, revealing unbridled violence and arrogance.
"Take me back?" Chen Yifan clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking repeatedly. "Take me back to be a dog's plate for the Outer Gods?"
He slowly released Chen Xue's hand.
The anger that had been suppressed for so long finally burst forth in this instant.
He stopped pretending.
The level 70 character's full level of power surged skyward!
The immense physical power and pressure from breaking through the genetic lock spread wildly!
The violent light of the heretical purple-gold pagoda in his sea of consciousness shone even brighter without any concealment!
All cards are up their sleeve, nothing is left unsaid.
boom!
The bluestone slabs underfoot were crushed into powder by the shockwave, and the fragments, mixed with turbulent currents, flew wildly in all directions.
The entire courtyard wall swayed precariously under this terrifying force, emitting mournful cries.
Chen Yifan raised his chin, his killing intent locked onto the three people in front of him.
"You three mudskippers think you can outmaneuver me?"
"I'll chop you all up and make snake soup today!"