F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chapter 378 Before the Rat Arrives, the Dragon's Decree Takes Action

"Bring the star deity to me."

A golden dragon pattern hangs in the center of the command room.

As soon as those words were spoken, the alarms in the entire command center went down a notch.

The rabbit's hand stopped on the issuance column.

The six metal rods behind Shenhou rose up simultaneously, their tips all pointing towards the dragon pattern.

Chen Yifan knelt on the ground, head bowed.

Blood dripped down his chin and splattered onto the metal floor.

He didn't move.

These days, even the slightest change can easily distort the essence of a performance.

The Dragon arrived too quickly.

It's not like a temporary intervention.

It's more like they've been watching this place from the very beginning.

The Rabbit spoke first.

"Chenlong, according to the highest security regulations, the Star Official is a key witness, and his testimony must be sealed first before being reviewed by the adjudication committee."

The voice of the dragon emanated from the dragon pattern.

"I said, bring him to see me."

The Rabbit raises its head.

"reason."

"He carries a double contamination; he has come into contact with the selected container and also with what appears to be a high-level mechanical spark from the Council of Order."

Chenlong paused for half a second.

"He is no longer suitable to remain in the regular command area."

Shenhou scoffed.

"Regular command area?"

He raised his hand and pointed around.

"This is the Sky Dome Level One Wartime Command Center, personally overseen by Mao Tu. You call this ordinary?"

Chenlong ignored him.

The golden dragon pattern suddenly expanded.

Fine, dense golden lines descended from the void, beginning to scan the entire room.

After being scanned, the staff officers immediately lowered their heads and even held their breath.

Chen Yifan crouched even lower.

Remote investigation for causal tracing has arrived.

Although it's just a projection and its strength can't compare to the real Chenlong, it's still troublesome.

He did not allow the Purple Gold Pagoda to be placed on top.

Once the pagoda's fluctuations are leaked, Chenlong will be able to immediately connect him with the real Chen Yifan.

Chen Yifan pushed the dark red bloodline of the Lord of Calamity outwards by one layer, and then mixed in the life essence of the Holy Lord.

On the outermost layer, a deceitful mask is placed to simulate the aura of a star official.

The gold thread fell on him.

Stop.

It wrapped around half a circle.

disconnect.

Chenlong lowered his voice.

"The pollution is very severe."

The Rabbit did not miss this change.

"What did you see?"

"Disconnected".

Chenlong spoke slowly.

"His past is obscured by corruption, and his current state is unstable. If left unchecked, it will cause the spread."

Shenhou burst out laughing.

"What a coincidence."

"When you looked at the celestial officials last time, they didn't say he had any problems in the past."

The rabbit also looked at the dragon pattern.

"The strange thing only happened after the star official went to see you."

The command center was quieter now.

Chen Yifan hung his head, and blood continued to drip down.

The rabbit reacted faster than he had expected.

Chenlong took two seconds to respond.

"I sent him to the Rotten Starfield, where he was ambushed en route. The source of the anomaly is not for me to know."

Shenhou took a step forward.

"Then it should be investigated even more."

"Why are you in such a hurry to take him away?"

Chenlong's voice was flat and monotone.

"Shenhou, are you questioning me?"

"question?"

The long staff behind Shenhou spun around.

"I want to beat you up right now."

Several staff officers nearly knelt down on the spot.

Rabbit reminded him in a deep voice.

"Shen Monkey".

"Don't stop me."

Shenhou stared at the dragon pattern.

"Chenlong, the God-Making Plan has not passed the full judgment meeting. You privately listed Chen Yifan as the number one candidate and sent the Snake to coerce the Xia family and kidnap ordinary people as bait to lure Chen Yifan into the trap."

"Now that the Serpent clone has been destroyed, and the Star Official has escaped back with traces of the Council of Order, your first reaction is not to convene a tribunal, but to take him away."

"What's wrong?"

"Are you afraid he'll say something he shouldn't?"

Chenlong finally reacted.

The golden dragon pattern suddenly lit up.

The surrounding projection screens flickered, and all the alarm images were forcibly overwritten with the dragon-patterned access interface.

[Accessing with highest privileges...]

[Chenlong's permissions verified.]

[Taking over Sky Dome Defense's data link.]

Rabbit's face darkened.

"Chenlong, you've crossed the line."

Chenlong spoke.

"The Sky Dome is in a high-risk state of being contaminated by Outer Gods, and the Council of Order is suspected of interfering in core affairs."

"I have temporarily taken over defense duties with the authority of the chief commander."

"All units are hereby relieved of wartime command authority over the Rabbit and Monkey."

The sound of guns being cocked came instantly from outside the command room.

The heavily armored guards holding lamps at the door turned around simultaneously, pointing their guns at the members of the Department of Punishments brought by Shen Hou.

The Ministry of Penalties isn't going to be trifled with either.

A dozen or so black-armored enforcers raised their arms, and psionic blades popped out from their wrists.

The two sides were separated by a passage, and sparks were already flying out.

Chen Yifan raised his head.

Panic immediately flashed across his face.

We need to add another one.

The more chaotic things are, the safer he is.

He grabbed the electronic panel on the ground and moved his knees forward two steps.

"Lord Chenlong!"

As soon as he shouted, everyone looked at him.

Shenhou squinted.

The Rabbit did not stop it.

The dragon pattern on Chenlong paused for a moment.

Chen Yifan held the electronic board above his head, his voice trembling, and he was on the verge of losing control.

"My only wish is to bring back the intelligence alive!"

The official selection list has been leaked!

"Chen Yifan is being targeted by a third party!"

"The Rotting Starry Sea route has also been exposed!"

"I am not afraid to die, but I cannot die without knowing why!"

He pushed the electronic board forward.

The screen turned on automatically.

The text at the very top is clearly visible.

[First Selected Container: Chen Yifan]

There is also a series of execution notes following it.

Contact plan.

Alternative plan (Chen Xue).

Reception route.

Escort unit.

Backup isolation chamber.

And the final transfer coordinates.

The core area of ​​the celestial dome.

The staff officers in the command room gasped in shock.

The Rabbit looked at the Dragon.

"You did not submit this list to the adjudication committee."

Chenlong did not answer.

Chen Yifan continued to deliver the blow, his speech becoming increasingly erratic.

"Lord Chenlong, I don't know who I can trust."

"Lord Si She is in trouble. The route has been leaked, and the Order Council has stormed into the Xia family."

"Before I returned, that man also said..."

He suddenly froze, and his shoulders twitched.

Shenhou immediately pressed for answers.

"What did you say?"

Chen Yifan gritted his teeth and it took him a long time to squeeze it out.

"He said... the lamplighter wants to create a god, but he has to ask the mechanical throne if it will agree."

"presumptuous!"

Chenlong's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

Golden causal lines suddenly burst forth from the dragon pattern, sweeping across the entire command center.

Several staff officers groaned and retreated.

The Rabbit raised its hand and erected a white light barrier to block the overflowing impact.

That was it.

Chen Yifan saw it.

Deep within the dragon pattern, several dark purple spots emerged from the golden lines.

It's very light.

It flashed by in an instant.

The Rabbit saw it too.

Her voice changed instantly.

"Chenlong, what's wrong with your causal connections?"

Shenhou also stopped being playful.

"Are you contaminated?"

The gold threads within the dragon pattern quickly converged.

Chenlong's voice returned to normal.

"The backlash from the contamination by the Outer Gods is nothing to be alarmed about."

The Rabbit did not let him go.

"What level of backlash would be enough to contaminate your causal chain?"

Chenlong responded coldly.

"Rabbit, you should be focusing on the Council of Order right now, not me."

Shenhou went straight up.

"Don't try to change the subject."

"You've been acting strangely lately, creating a god-like figure and listing Chen Yifan as the number one candidate."

"As a result, Chen Yifan ran away, the Snake was ruined, the Star Official returned, and an external god's spot appeared on your causal line."

"Aren't you going to explain this situation?"

Chenlong did not argue further.

The projection screen started refreshing rapidly.

[Sky Dome Defense Link Takeover Progress: 31%]

[Core review area authority taken over: 42%]

[Starport blockade taken over: 29%]

Rabbit quickly turned around and started clicking on the control panel.

"Freeze the seventh, ninth, and twelfth defense links."

"Close the outer transfer gate of the core area."

"All staff officers at the Mao rank, enter manual authorization mode."

The staff officers immediately sprang into action.

[Rabbit's permissions have been intervened.]

[Defense links are currently frozen.]

Shenhou raised his hand.

"Ministry of Penalties"

Outside the command center, a dozen or so law enforcement officers in black armor responded in unison.

"exist!"

"Anyone who dares to come in without my order will have their legs broken."

"yes!"

The captain of the heavily armored guards outside roared angrily.

"Lord Shenhou, you are disobeying the Chief's orders!"

Shenhou turned his head and cursed.

"The chief seat is the head of the lamp-bearers, not the emperor of the heavens."

"Lower the gun barrel."

"Lift it one inch more, and I'll personally hang you outside the Star Harbor to dry in the wind."

The captain of the guards looked grim, but he didn't dare to actually fire.

Chen Yifan lowered his head and held his breath.

The Dragon is currently being held back by the Rabbit and the Monkey.

But as soon as he summons the Rat, the situation will return to the position of the Star Officer who oversees the investigation.

The suspicion that "the mechanical throne interfered with Chenlong" must be firmly established.

Chen Yifan braced himself on the ground with his palms, his body swayed again, striking a pose as if he were having a seizure.

While everyone's attention was focused on the dragon pattern and the struggle for authority, he slipped half a smaller mechanical scale through his fingers.

This thing comes from the Order Council's cyborgs.

The mechanical spark residue on it can withstand the scrutiny of the celestial dome.

Chen Yifan used his external spiritual power to envelop it and pressed it little by little into the crack in the floor along the bloodstains on his palm.

The projection array base is located in the center of the command cabin.

There are detection runes around the array base.

Under normal circumstances, any foreign object approaching will trigger an alarm.

But now the alarms have created complete chaos.

Chenlong's permissions.

The Rabbit (卯兔) is frozen.

Shenhou (Monkey) Penal Department.

The three energies clash in the same room.

This little trick was enough to be covered up.

Just as Chen Yifan was about to send out the mechanical scales, Shen Hou suddenly kicked him.

"Don't get in my way!"

boom!

Chen Yifan was sent flying.

He didn't try to tough it out.

As the body rolls along the ground, the fingers flick out.

The half-scale of machinery, mixed with blood, slid along the crack in the floor towards the base of the array.

Chen Yifan crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

No one around him paid any attention to him.

Mechanical scales are attached to the array base.

Chen Yifan did not detonate it directly.

That's so fake.

He merely stirred the remaining embers within the scales and then used his mental power to simulate the rhythm activated by external signals.

hum...

The dragon pattern projection suddenly froze.

A silver-gray mechanical pattern flashed across the gold lines.

The Rabbit saw it.

Shenhou also saw it.

Several staff officers immediately changed color.

【warn! 】

[Abnormal mechanical flame fluctuations detected in the projection array!]

[Energy Spectrum Matching: High-Rank Order Council!]

The command center exploded.

"A mechanical spark?"

"The array base has been compromised?"

"Lord Chenlong's projection link has been interfered with!"

The Monkey (申猴) reacts the fastest.

The six metal rods instantly pierced around the array base, but did not shatter the projection; they only sealed the array base within the hexagonal rod array.

He stared at the dragon pattern, his voice hardening.

"Chenlong, how come there's a flame from the Council of Order in your projection channel?"

Chenlong was silent for half a second.

The Rabbit immediately gave the order.

"Disable Chenlong's remote takeover privileges."

"Sealed residual data from the projection channel."

"Notify the technical team to handle this as a Mechanical Throne-level intrusion incident."

Chenlong finally spoke.

"Rabbit, you've been misled."

"The evidence is on the base of the array."

The Rabbit did not retreat.

"Then we'll wait for the ruling and investigate."

Chenlong lowered his voice.

"I'm saying this one last time."

"Hand over the star officials."

Shenhou laughed.

This time, I laughed heartily.

"I'm getting anxious."

"They're really in a hurry."

He walked in front of Chen Yifan, blocking the golden lines that the dragon pattern projection was sweeping towards him.

"The Star Officials are now under the protection of the Ministry of Punishments."

"Anyone who wants to take him away should ask my stick first."

Chen Yifan quickly lowered his head, pretending to be both relieved to have survived a disaster and afraid of causing trouble.

"My lord, I am willing to cooperate with all investigations."

Shenhou glanced down at him.

"Shut up."

"You have no right to speak now."

Chen Yifan immediately shut up.

That monkey has a really foul mouth.

The Rabbit also stood on the other side.

"The Star Official has been placed in Level A isolation, and his testimony has been remotely sealed pending the judgment meeting."

"Chenlong, you have no right to mention people alone before the investigation into the mechanical fire interference is completed."

The dragon pattern fluctuated violently.

The golden causal threads in the command room began to break apart one by one.

It seems that Chenlong is suppressing the fire.

"You will regret this."

Shenhou raised his chin.

Don't give me that.

"Come here in your true form if you dare."

next second.

The takeover progress on the projection interface has all been reset to zero.

Chenlong actively disconnected.

The golden dragon pattern disappeared.

In the command room, only the piercing alarm and the suppressed breathing of the crew remained.

The Rabbit (卯兔) did not relax.

"Block the array base."

"All data that has been touched by the projection channel must be copied and archived offline."

"And also, the star officials..."

She turned to Chen Yifan.

"Transfer to a Grade A isolation room."

Chen Yifan was about to respond.

Footsteps suddenly came from outside the command room.

Unhappy.

It's not heavy either.

But none of the heavily armored guards and elite soldiers from the Ministry of Punishments outside dared to stop them.

Shenhou's expression changed slightly.

The rabbit also stopped moving.

Chen Yifan lowered his eyes, his fingertips gently digging into the ground.

The most troublesome person has arrived.

Outside the door, someone chuckled softly.

"Have you had enough of arguing?"

"Let me hear who's lying."