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Chapter 382 The Dragon King is indeed opening the door! The previous candidate for Dragon King appea

The recycling process has been initiated.

When that line of text lit up, no one in the isolation room spoke first.

Shenhou stared at the sealed box, his long stick already pressed against the lid.

"Rabbit of the Rabbit"

"I saw it."

The projector of the Rabbit brings up the background data.

More than a dozen access control locks popped open at the same time, only to be pushed back down one by one by her.

The coordinates are still flashing on the screen.

[The bottom layer of the celestial dome.]

[Directly below the Star Gate.]

[Rotting Starry Sea.]

Chen Yifan knelt on the ground, coughed twice, and blood dripped down the back of his hand.

He faked his serious injury to such an extent that even he himself almost felt sorry for "Star Official".

But that line of text kept him on edge.

Rotten starry sea.

Chenlong had previously sent "Star Officials" to guard that place.

Now the purification device has a recycling program.

This is no coincidence.

That place must hold what Chenlong truly wants to do.

Shenhou looked up at the round table where the judgment was made.

"Everyone, what are you waiting for?"

"The device is emitting its own coordinates, and there are sounds of recycling containers being collected in the purification process."

"If you're going to investigate, go down now."

One of the zodiac animal emblems lit up.

"The level of pollution in the Rotten Star Sea is too high; sending conventional troops there would be suicide."

Shenhou scoffed.

"Then send out unconventional personnel."

He pointed his stick at Chen Yifan.

"This guy was just slashed twice by the purification blade and he's still alive. He's doubly contaminated, so he'll be perfect as a probe."

Chen Yifan kept his head down, almost digging a hole through the floorboards.

You're the dog.

Your Department of Penalties is full of dogs.

On the surface, he still looked like he was about to die.

"Your subordinate...will obey orders."

The mouse stood outside the safety line and raised its eyebrows slightly.

"My mind is very calm."

Shenhou turned around and glared at him.

"Don't get too carried away by this."

"I was far away, I only heard the sound."

"Don't give me that, you're the most cunning rat."

The Rabbit interrupted the two.

"The star officer accompanied the team on their exploration."

"The Ministry of Punishments will send six people, led by Shen Hou."

"I'll send the technical officer."

"All records are saved offline and are not connected to the SkyNet mainnet."

Shenhou picked up the long staff.

"Let's go now."

Mao Tu looked at Chen Yifan in the isolation room.

"Star Lord, you have only one mission."

"Bring back what you see down here while you're still alive."

Chen Yifan leaned against the wall to stand up, deliberately letting his knees twitch.

"clear."

The rat suddenly spoke.

"Don't let Chenlong see your shadow."

Chen Yifan paused for a moment.

This statement matches the anonymous message from earlier.

He looked up at the glass.

The rat stood far away, its face still looking sickly.

"Lord Rat, is this an order?"

"remind."

The mouse put its hands into its overly long sleeves.

"Chenlong's causal tracing can be traced even from a shadow."

Shenhou clicked his tongue.

"You're only telling me now?"

"You didn't ask either."

"I'll hang you on the ventilation duct sooner or later."

Rabbit ignored them and directly activated the lower-level upgrade and downgrade permissions.

[Permission to explore the Rotten Starfield has been generated.]

[Authorized by: Rabbit (卯), Monkey (申), Rat (子).]

[WARNING: The lower area is chronically contaminated; avoid approaching the stargate isolation layer unless absolutely necessary.]

Chen Yifan was escorted out of the isolation room by two black-armored law enforcement officers from the Department of Penalties.

As soon as he stepped out the door, he saw the lights at the end of the corridor going out one by one.

It's not a power outage.

This refers to the isolation process after the bottom-level elevator shaft is opened.

The entire passageway was closed off in sections.

The white, restrained lines shrink along the wall, pressing all the shadows very lightly.

Chen Yifan lowered his head accordingly.

The shadow cannot be shown to Chenlong.

Then don't let it fall out completely.

He maximized the aura-isolating effect of the Deceitful Mask and then used his heretical spiritual power to create a thin film under his feet.

The shadow was scattered and fell to the ground as a messy stain.

The people in the Department of Penalties glanced at it and assumed it was just contamination seeping out, so no one asked any further questions.

Shenhou led the way at the front.

Six law enforcement officers in black armor were arranged in two rows.

The technical officer sent by the Rabbit was a young woman.

She was wearing a fully enclosed mask and carrying a silver-white equipment case on her back.

She was noticeably more nervous than the people in the Department of Penalties, her fingers constantly pressing on the buckle of the box.

Shenhou glanced at her.

"name."

"Bai Zhi, the technical officer directly under Lord Mao Tu."

Are you scared?

"Afraid."

Bai Zhi answered quickly.

Shenhou was amused.

"Okay, better than those who say they're not afraid."

Chen Yifan leaned against the wall, his voice hoarse.

"White Tech Officer, what exactly is the Rotten Star Sea?"

Bai Zhi glanced at him.

She seemed to remember something the Rabbit had told her, and turned on the projection on her wrist.

A simplified model appeared before everyone.

At the very top is the Sky Dome Headquarters.

Below is a black area covered by a transparent insulating layer.

In the center of the black area hangs a twisted stargate.

There is a blue sealing band around the outer layer of the stargate.

Bai Zhi pointed to the circle of blue.

"This is the ancient sealing layer of Blue Star."

"According to the Pioneer Archives, it predates the World Engine."

"It can prevent high-ranking outsiders from entering Earth intact."

Shenhou frowned.

"So, they resort to contamination and infiltration because the outer gods can't get in?"

"right."

Bai Zhi clicked on the second layer of the model.

"A powerful external consciousness that tries to force its way in will be torn to shreds by the containment layer."

"They can only project, pollute, and parasitize."

"The theoretical basis of the container project is to use native life forms to bypass the blockade."

Chen Yifan twitched his fingertip slightly.

"Bypass?"

Bai Zhi, oblivious to his odd behavior, continued to explain.

"The container possesses the identity of Earth and can be identified by the containment layer as having internal life."

"External consciousness enters the container, and then the container brings it into the interior of the rules of Earth."

Shenhou's expression changed on the spot.

"Chenlong told us about trapping the outer god and then devouring it."

Bai Zhi paused for a moment.

"This is the publicly available version."

Shenhou's long staff struck the ground.

"Is there a non-public version?"

Bai Zhi did not respond immediately.

We've arrived at the elevator shaft.

The huge circular platform slowly opened.

There are no lights below.

Only concentric red warning lines extend deeper into the distance.

A low-frequency vibration came from afar, and my chest felt tight.

Bai Zhi continued speaking only after stepping onto the platform.

"If the container completes its reception near the stargate, the blockade will be temporarily classified as an internal passage."

"In those few seconds, more can be sent in from the outside."

Shenhou fell silent.

The people from the Department of Penalties remained silent.

Chen Yifan lowered his head, feeling a tightness in his chest.

The so-called creation of gods by Chenlong is not about putting external gods in a cage at all.

He is opening the door.

No wonder they wanted to arrest him.

The Unlocked One.

Foreign soul.

Both the mind and the body have broken through limitations.

In Chenlong's eyes, he was the best key.

The lifting platform began to descend.

The first floor lights are off.

The second layer of lights is off.

By the fifth floor, black spots appeared on the metal walls.

On the seventh floor, black spots bulged, and a fine scraping sound came from inside the wall.

On the ninth floor, clusters of void mold emerged, swaying gently and emitting the sound of a baby crying.

One of the law enforcement officers in black armor cursed.

"This place is terrible. It wasn't this bad the last time I came."

Bai Zhi immediately took notes.

"The pollution is spreading three times faster than last month."

Shenhou looked at her.

"What about Chenlong's previous report?"

"The report states that it is under control."

"Controllable, damn it."

The platform suddenly shook.

The voice of Mao Tu came through the communication channel above.

"A contamination wave has appeared outside the elevator shaft. Everyone prepare to engage the enemy."

Shenhou raised his hand.

"Formation."

The six members of the Penal Department immediately dispersed.

Chen Yifan was placed in the middle, with Bai Zhi standing half a step behind him.

As soon as she opened the scanning box, the ventilation pipes around the platform exploded simultaneously.

Bang bang bang!

Dozens of mutants crawled out of the pipe.

Their limbs are twisted, their backs are covered with bone spurs, and their bellies are filled with metal fragments.

As it crawled, the steel plate scraped against it with a screeching sound.

Shenhou slammed his staff down, and half of the aberrant creature at the front exploded.

"Don't let them get near the tech officers!"

The Department of Penalties is operating at full capacity.

The psionic blade, heavy shield, and binding chains were all thrown out at once.

But these mutants are not afraid of death; even after being cut in two, they still crawl forward.

One of them pounced down from the ceiling, its target being Bai Zhi.

As soon as Bai Zhi's shield was deployed, its surface was pierced by bone spikes.

Her expression changed.

"There's no escaping it!"

Chen Yifan could have remained still.

It's normal that the star official was seriously injured and couldn't dodge it.

But Bai Zhi is dead, and no one can solve the model data.

Chen Xue's alternative plan may also be unavailable.

His body swayed, and he slid half a step backward due to the impact of the pollution.

The next second, the intuitive dodge from the Star Official's memories was triggered.

Chen Yifan moved close to the ground, his shadow dagger flashing out from his hand.

With a backhand thrust, he struck the gray nodule on the deformed person's neck.

The movement was slow, but it was just before it could exert its force.

puff.

The mutant fell at Bai Zhi's feet, twitched twice, and then fell still.

Bai Zhi was stunned.

Chen Yifan clutched his chest and coughed up blood.

You owe me one.

Bai Zhi recovered and immediately dragged the equipment box backward.

"Keep it in the account, and go back alive to pay it back."

Shenhou glanced back.

"Star Lord, aren't you about to die?"

Chen Yifan leaned against the railing.

"There's still a chance to save him."

"Okay, that's somewhat useful."

The number of aberrations is increasing.

The lifting platform is 300 meters away from the ground floor.

Bai Zhi suddenly squatted down and took something out of the body of the mutant that Chen Yifan had just killed.

"Lord Shenhou, look at this."

It was a fragment of a mechanical spark.

The fragments were wrapped with thin, dark purple threads.

Shenhou stretched out his stick and pressed it down.

"The Council of Order?"

Bai Zhi was quickly analyzed.

"The lineage of the Fire Seed matches the high-ranking order of the Council of Order."

"But the dark purple causal threads... their origin is similar to the causal relationship of the Dragon King."

Shenhou's eyelid twitched.

"Did someone graft a mechanical spark into the stargate contamination?"

Bai Zhi nodded.

"In this way, all the tests will point to the Council of Order."

Shenhou looked at Chen Yifan.

"The person with the mechanical throne you saw at the Xia family's house was probably created by this link as well."

Chen Yifan lowered his head, his voice tense.

"The intelligence my subordinate brought back..."

Shenhou interrupted.

"It's not your fault."

"Some people are using the Mechanical Throne as a smokescreen, and the Stargate Contamination as a weapon."

He looked up at the top of the elevator shaft.

"Whether it's Chenlong or anyone else, this game of chess is dirtier than I've ever thought about."

Chen Yifan did not respond.

While everyone was examining the fragments, he opened a tiny crack in the Purple Gold Pagoda.

The surrounding stargate pollution was immediately drawn into his sea of ​​consciousness.

The Purple Gold Pagoda trembled slightly.

The pollution did not spread; instead, it was crushed into spiritual nourishment.

At the same time, a fragmented scene crashed into his senses.

In front of the Star Gate.

Chenlong stood inside the isolation layer, with golden causal lines hanging down around his body.

Opposite them was a green-haired figure.

The person spoke through the rift in the stargate, their voice muffled.

"Once the container has matured, the door will open."

Chenlong did not respond.

He raised his hand and handed over an old photograph.

There are three people in the photo.

One of the names was erased.

His face was also burned through by pollution, leaving only his outline.

But that posture, that half-shouldered shoulder line, made Chen Yifan's chest suddenly feel tight.

Wang Qingyun.

No.

He looks more like Wang Qingyun when he was young.

The screen shattered.

Chen Yifan abruptly closed the gap in the pagoda, and a mouthful of blood welled up in his throat.

This time it wasn't an act.

Bai Zhi immediately looked over.

"Star Lord, your pollution index has gone up again!"

Chen Yifan wiped away the blood.

"It's okay, you won't die."

Shenhou frowned.

"Hold on, we'll reach the bottom soon."

The lifting platform finally stopped.

Beneath their feet lay the very bottom of the sky.

Outside the transparent isolation layer, a patch of black pollutants hangs upside down and flows.

Occasionally, enormous pupils would open from the depths, peering at them through the isolation layer.

Bai Zhi, suppressing her trembling hands, connected the device box to the offline port.

"I'm repairing the coordinate records."

Shenhou led the guards.

Chen Yifan stood next to Bai Zhi, suppressing the surging spiritual energy within his body.

He just wants to confirm one thing right now.

Who exactly is the person erased from that old photograph?

Bai Zhi's device suddenly emitted a notification sound.

[Coordinate record repair complete.]

She looked down and froze.

The monkey was impatient.

"read."

Bai Zhi's voice trembled.

"The internal security system here was activated three hours ago."

"The authorizing person is not Chenlong."

She swallowed hard and turned the screen towards the crowd.

"Authorized file ownership..."

"The previous candidate for Dragon Head."