pjbooks Chapter 171 Two Live Anchors, Gu Changye Included
Chapter 171 Two Live Anchors, Gu Changye Included
Zhongzhou Xingmen General Hospital.
The vice dean's meditation area.
All three layers of silver-white sealing array have been activated.
Dozens of law enforcement officers from the main hospital stood guard on both sides of the corridor, and no one dared to approach the meditation room at the deepest part.
The door was not damaged.
There were no signs that the array patterns in front of the gate had been forcibly broken.
According to the records, Han Yuechuan entered the meditation room last night and has not come out since.
About half an hour ago.
The soul lamp he left in the main hall of the hospital suddenly turned black.
It's not extinguished.
It is black.
The main hospital had never encountered this situation before.
Outside the meditation room.
An elderly man in a white courtyard robe slowly raised his hand.
"Open the door."
The four array masters activated the tokens simultaneously.
Silver-white patterns lit up along the doorway.
Click.
The door opens inward.
There was no blood in the room.
There were no signs of a struggle.
Even the tea on the table still retained a trace of warmth.
Han Yuechuan sat cross-legged on the futon.
Eyes closed tightly.
Breathing is steady.
It looked as if he had entered a deep meditative state.
A young law enforcement officer breathed a sigh of relief.
"The vice president is still alive."
He was about to move forward.
The old man in white robes suddenly raised his hand.
"Stop!"
The young law enforcement officer froze in his tracks.
The old man in white robes stared at Han Yuechuan's brow.
There was a very thin black line there.
The black line points vertically downwards.
It runs from the forehead through the bridge of the nose and finally disappears into the chest.
It was as if someone had drawn a door that was not yet fully open in the center of his body.
"Everyone back off."
The old man in white robes spoke in a deep voice.
"Do not enter within three zhang (approximately 10 meters) of the room."
But it was still a moment too late.
Although the young law enforcement officer hadn't actually gotten close to Han Yuechuan, one of his feet had already crossed the threshold.
next moment.
Han Yuechuan's brow furrowed suddenly.
It has no eyes.
There was only a dark crack in the door.
A thin line of light shone through the crack in the door.
It silently wrapped around the young law enforcement officer's ankle.
The young law enforcement officer's expression changed drastically.
His internal energy surged, and he tried to retreat.
But that seemingly tiny crack in the door seems to connect to another world.
No matter how much he struggled, his body was being dragged into the room little by little.
"Help me!"
Two law enforcement officers immediately grabbed his shoulders.
All three of them turned backward at the same time.
But the black door pattern continued to tighten.
The young law enforcement officer's right foot had become unrecognizable.
It's not an injury.
Instead, it is being cut off from reality.
The old man in white robes turned cold.
The silver ruler in his hand suddenly slashed down.
"Break!"
Silvery starlight fell upon the black door pattern.
puff.
The door pattern is broken.
The young law enforcement officer was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the corridor wall.
His right foot is still there.
However, all sensation below the ankle has been lost.
Inside the skin, a faint, jet-black talisman could be seen taking shape.
The old man in white robes immediately raised his hand.
The silvery-white starlight transformed into dozens of fine needles, piercing the young law enforcement officer's leg.
Lock the door pattern.
Prevent the spread.
"Isolate him."
"No one may touch this without an order from the headquarters."
The young law enforcement officer was deathly pale.
"Master, I only took one step inside..."
The old man in white robes did not answer.
His gaze returned to Han Yuechuan.
Han Yuechuan remained seated quietly.
But everyone knows it.
The person sitting there was no longer just the vice president of the Central State Star Gate General Hospital.
His body is becoming something.
An anchor.
A door that connects the human world to the door behind it.
The white-robed elder took out the highest-level communication token.
"Report to the General Headquarters."
"Han Yuechuan is suspected of being parasitized by high-level privileges behind the door."
"The area where the meditation room is located is to be permanently sealed off immediately."
"in addition."
He looked at Han Yuechuan's chest.
The star-shaped markings indicating the dean's authority there are disappearing one by one.
It wasn't destroyed.
Instead, it was taken away.
"Immediately check all stargate permission nodes in Zhongzhou."
"The enemy doesn't want his life."
"He holds the power in the door."
……
Three thousand meters underground.
In front of the No. 0 ancient gate.
In the center of the jet-black ring.
The first blurry figure was fully illuminated.
The figure's features gradually became clearer.
It was Han Yuechuan.
His eyes were closed.
Hundreds of tiny, silvery-white threads extended from her chest.
These silk threads originally belonged to the Zhongzhou Xingmen General Hospital.
Now, however, they have all flowed into the Zero Ancient Gate.
The first live anchor.
become.
Pei Xuanmen, the man in gray robes, stood in front of the twelve figures.
He raised his hand.
Pointing to the second, dim outline.
"Begin the second anchor."
A middle-aged man in a town gatekeeper's uniform bowed his head and said:
"The second target has entered the headquarters' security zone."
"After Han Yuechuan went missing, all high-ranking officials in Zhongzhou will strengthen their security measures."
Pei Xuanmen said:
"Therefore, the second anchor will not be secretly retrieved."
The middle-aged man looked up.
"What do you mean?"
"Let them know."
"Know what?"
Pei Xuanmen looked at the Zero Ancient Gate.
"We know we're looking for twelve people."
The expressions of the people around him changed slightly.
Their greatest advantage, which has been preparing for so many years, is that they are hiding in the shadows.
Once the plan to actively expose the twelve live anchors is revealed, the government will inevitably strengthen protection based on the characteristics of the targets.
Pei Xuanmen continued:
"The Gate Devourer has already spotted the direction of Ancient Gate Zero from Dragon Abyss."
"The one who cleansed the door also sensed the sound of the door opening."
"Continuing to hide will only allow them to gradually uncover the people we've planted."
"Since it can't be hidden..."
"Then let everyone come to Zhongzhou."
A field agent from the headquarters whispered:
"But if Lin Yuan comes, the Zero Ancient Gate may not be able to withstand him."
Bronze Goalkeeper.
Second anchor.
The shadow of the gate of the king.
Gate Master's Permissions Projection.
All of them were swallowed up.
Now all those who have returned to the sect know that the human named Lin Yuan is the most dangerous being in the entire plan.
Pei Xuanmen laughed.
"The sect leader needs a purifier of the sect."
"They're also waiting for the Gate Swallower."
"Without their arrival, the twelve live anchors are meaningless."
"Besides..."
He looked at the last of the twelve figures.
"There are people who are even more eager than we are to find the Zero Gate."
The last figure remained blurry.
The face is not visible.
But its outline is extremely thin.
His right hand always seemed to be holding a book.
Pei Xuanmen extended his finger.
Lightly touch that outline.
A name comes to mind.
Gu Changye.
"Give him a clue."
"Don't make it too obvious."
"Don't make it too difficult."
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment.
"Gu Changye is extremely suspicious."
"If he realizes it's a trap, he might not come."
Pei Xuanmen shook his head.
You don't understand him.
"Ordinary people would avoid a trap."
"A wise person sees a trap and looks for its flaws."
"Gu Changye is different."
He said calmly:
"When he sees a trap, all he wants to know is what's buried underneath."
"He will definitely come."
……
Longyuan City.
Temporary command center of the Star Cruiser.
An ancient map of the entire human territory floated in the center of the hall.
The location of the No. 0 Ancient Gate has been marked in dark red.
Zhou Xuanheng stood in front of the map, constantly receiving the latest intelligence from Zhongzhou.
"Han Yuechuan has been confirmed to be parasitized."
"Access to the internal star gates is being lost."
"The Central State General Hospital attempted to remove the black talisman, but failed."
"Even law enforcement officers who are encountering the black-patterned gate for the first time show signs of mild anchoring."
Marquis Zhenxing's face was grim.
"Infect?"
"This is not a common infection."
Zhou Xuanheng said:
"Han Yuechuan is the main anchor."
"The person who came into contact with him was simply marked by the gate authority within his body."
"As long as there is no further contact, it will not become a second living anchor for the time being."
Marquis Zhenxing looked at the twelve figures in the projection.
That was a picture that Lin Xiaoya described based on her dream, and then the observation institute redrawn it.
Twelve positions.
Only the first one is lit up at the moment.
"Why twelve?"
Zhou Xuanheng said:
"Similar door-to-door arrangements were recorded in the old archives of the General Headquarters."
"The Twelve-Ring Gate Formation".
"One main gate, twelve live anchors."
"Every live anchor must have real-world stargate access."
"Only when twelve people share the cross-domain pressure can the beings behind the high-level gate bypass the normal star gate and descend from within the human world."
Marquis Zhenxing said:
"In other words, the remaining eleven people will be selected from the top ranks of the General Headquarters, the Gatekeeper's Office, and the Star Gate City."
"right."
"Can the list be filtered out?"
"More than 400 people meet the criteria."
Zhou Xuanheng's voice was low and deep.
"And it doesn't necessarily have to be a title of nobility."
"As long as someone remains bound to Stargate access for an extended period, they may become a target."
"The headquarters cannot protect all four hundred-plus people in one place."
Marquis Zhenxing's eyes turned cold.
"Then let's destroy the Zero Ancient Gate first."
"It's no longer possible."
Zhou Xuanheng retrieved the underground structure of the No. 0 Ancient Gate.
"The Nine-Layer Star Iron Seal is completely intact."
"There is no normal access."
"The reconnaissance forces dispatched by the headquarters will lose their bearings once they reach a depth of two thousand meters underground."
"Someone used the old town gate's authority to temporarily separate the No. 0 ancient gate from the actual underground strata."
"Ordinary excavation, space travel, and star-based positioning are all ineffective in reaching this point."
Marquis Zhenxing remained silent.
This means they knew perfectly well that the door was located underground in Zhongzhou.
But they couldn't find the real entrance.
The coordinates are visible.
Unable to reach.
Zhou Xuanheng turned to look at the other side of the command hall.
Lin Yuan sat there.
Lin Xiaoya, wearing a white coat, sat quietly beside him.
She has not fully recovered yet.
But when the first living anchor of the Zero Ancient Gate was formed, the lock pattern on her forehead lit up again.
Lin Yuan looked at the underground structure diagram.
"It's been folded up."
Zhou Xuanheng was taken aback.
"What?"
"That underground space was folded into a mezzanine by a door."
The dark golden starry sky in Lin Yuan's eyes slowly rotated.
He had entered the hidden compartment behind the bronze coffin.
It also absorbed and refined the complete authority of a King-level sect.
Although the concealment around the Zero Ancient Gate was complex, it could not hide it from the Extreme Star Soul.
"The actual location hasn't changed."
"The entrance is not on the side of reality."
Zhou Xuanheng immediately understood.
"Do we need to enter the mezzanine through another door, and then go around to the Zero Ancient Door?"
"Um."
Marquis Zhenxing asked:
"Is the Dragon Abyss Main Star Gate acceptable?"
"no."
Lin Yuandao:
"It's too far away."
"And the road is wrong."
Zhou Xuanheng frowned.
"Then where do we enter?"
Lin Yuan did not answer.
The system panel floated in my consciousness.
[Current number of Qi and Blood Physical Compression Counts: 1000000]
[Next qualitative leap: 1100000]
[Reward Preview: Extreme Star Gate]
As long as it reaches 1.1 million times.
He could then directly use the traces left by the sect master to condense his own inter-domain gate.
There will be no need to search for the entrance to the No. 0 Ancient Gate at that time.
He can directly knock open that interlayer from inside the Extreme Star Domain.
But we still need 100,000 more.
Ordinary resources can hardly drive such a high level of physical compression.
He also devoured most of the remaining debris behind the gate in Longyuan City last night.
I want to reach 1.1 million times in a short period of time.
We must find something heavy enough.
Zhou Xuanheng seemed to sense that Lin Yuan was thinking.
"In the General Administration's sealed warehouse, there are several relics left behind by high-ranking officials."
"The highest level is close to being crowned a king."
Lin Yuan looked up.
"Where?"
"Central Plains".
The command center fell silent for a moment.
Whether it's the Zero Ancient Gate.
Twelve live anchors.
The remnants behind the door could still push Lin Yuan to continue compressing them.
They are all in Zhongzhou.
The sect leader was clearly aware of this as well.
It is actively leading everyone there.
Marquis Zhenxing said in a deep voice:
"This is a trap."
Lin Yuandao:
"Um."
"Are you still going?"
"It's here too."
The answer is simple.
The sect leader wanted to use the twelve live anchors to open the gate.
Lin Yuan also needs more power behind the gate to reach 1.1 million times to condense the Extreme Dao Star Gate.
Both sides knew that Zhongzhou was a trap.
But none of them will back down.
Zhou Xuanheng remained silent for several breaths.
"The fastest star cruiser will depart in two hours."
"It takes a day and a half to travel from Longyuan to Zhongzhou."
Lin Yuandao:
"Too slow."
Zhou Xuanheng frowned.
"The space passage was impacted by the main star gate's tide last night and is temporarily unusable."
"Starships are already the fastest way."
Lin Yuan looked at Lin Xiaoya.
"Can you find the sound of the door opening?"
Lin Xiaoya closed her eyes.
The lines on my forehead glowed slightly.
After a moment, she shook her head.
"It's very far now."
"But if someone else becomes the anchor, I will see it even more clearly."
Zhou Xuanheng's expression was not good.
That means that for every step they take closer to the Zero Gate, the gatekeeper will receive one more live anchor.
We have to be in a hurry.
Just then.
The command center doors suddenly opened.
A man dressed in black from the Heavenly Patrol Bureau strode in.
"A message from Lord Gu."
Zhou Xuanheng asked:
"Where are the others?"
The man in black had a strange expression on his face.
"Lord Gu has already left Longyuan."
Marquis Zhenxing's eyes darkened.
"When?"
"Half an hour ago."
"Where to?"
The man in black took out a folded piece of paper.
"Central Plains".
The pages unfold.
The above is not a letter.
Instead, it was an old budget record from thirty-six years ago.
There were no irregularities in the approver, recipient, or maintenance of the funds.
However, one figure was always missing from each of the funding figures.
three.
six.
twelve.
Twenty-four.
These numbers are meaningless when viewed in isolation.
However, after being rearranged according to the maintenance year of the ancient gate, they formed a set of underground star coordinates.
End point of coordinates.
It is not the Zero Ancient Gate.
Instead, it was the archives of a town gatehouse in the old capital of Zhongzhou, which had long been abandoned.
At the very bottom of the page was a sentence left by Gu Changye.
The other party deliberately let me see it.
I'll go see what it wants me to see.
Marquis Zhenxing's expression turned even uglier.
"Did he know it was bait?"
The man in black gave a wry smile.
"Lord Gu said that precisely because it is bait, he cannot let someone else go in his place."
Zhou Xuanheng stared at the set of coordinates.
How many men did he bring?
"I didn't bring any."
"madman."
Marquis Zhenxing cursed under his breath.
Lin Yuan, however, was looking at the bottom right corner of the page.
There is a very shallow scratch there.
Like when Gu Changye put pen to paper, he unintentionally added an extra stroke.
But after the Extreme Star Soul swept over it, Lin Yuan discovered that it was not an ordinary scratch.
Instead, it was a door pattern that had been pressed down to a very faint shade.
The gate pattern still retained the same aura as the black gate talisman between Han Yuechuan's eyebrows.
The other party didn't just start targeting Gu Changye.
Before this bait appeared.
Menwen had already been in contact with him.
Lin Yuan spoke:
"He was chosen."
Zhou Xuanheng turned his head.
"What do you mean?"
"He was among the twelve anchors."
The expressions of everyone in the command center changed drastically.
Marquis Zhenxing immediately said:
"Block the star-tracking passage!"
"Win Gu Changye back!"
The man in black shook his head.
"Too late."
"Lord Gu did not use the military access route."
"He used the Sky Patrol's disposable black boat."
"We have now left the monitoring area of Longyuan."
Zhou Xuanheng immediately pulled up the star map of the Central Plains.
There is no coordinate for Gu Changye.
There was no signal from Black Boat.
Even the spatial fluctuations during departure were cleared away in advance.
This was not done by Pei Xuanmen.
It was Gu Changye himself who cut off all tracking.
He didn't want anyone to follow him.
Or.
He didn't want the enemy to gain access to more targets by tracking him.
Lin Yuan stood up.
"Let's go now."
Zhou Xuanheng looked at him.
"The starship has not yet completed its repairs."
"Use the Qin family's."
Everyone was taken aback.
Outside the command center.
Qin Guanlan was already standing in front of the door at some point.
He had clearly heard the conversation inside.
"The Star-Breaking Ship brought by the main branch of the Qin family did not participate in the battle."
"Status complete".
"At full speed, it will only take nine hours to reach Zhongzhou."
Zhou Xuanheng said:
"The Star-Breaking Boat is a crucial weapon of the Qin family's main lineage."
Qin Guanlan calmly said:
"The Qin family owed Longyuan something last night."
"You can pay it back now."
Lin Yuan didn't stand on ceremony.
"We'll depart in 15 minutes."
Lin Xiaoya immediately stood up.
Zhou Xuanheng looked at her pale face.
"Is she going too?"
Lin Xiaoya spoke first:
"The sect leader needs me."
"If I stay in Longyuan, it will find another way to capture me."
"It's safer with my brother."
Zhou Xuanheng opened his mouth.
Ultimately, there was no rebuttal.
Because that statement is true.
Wherever Lin Xiaoya stays, that place may become the sect leader's new target.
The safest place right now is right beside Lin Yuan.
……
At the same time.
Between Zhongzhou and Longyuan.
A small, unmarked, black boat is passing through the clouds high in the sky.
Gu Changye sat alone in the cabin.
A black notebook rested on his lap.
He has written down his complete speculation on the twelve live anchors.
First anchor: Han Yuechuan.
Other targets: the General Headquarters, the Town Gate Division, and the high-ranking officials of Star Gate City.
At last.
He wrote his name in the twelfth position.
Gu Changye.
The pen paused for a moment.
Gu Changye suddenly smiled.
"Put me last."
"Do you think I'd voluntarily fill in the first eleven anchors for you?"
A corner of the cabin.
A black scrap of paper that had fallen from an old budget file suddenly began to wriggle slightly.
In the center of the paper scraps.
A dark peephole opened silently.
It had always been hidden by Gu Changye's side.
Observe him.
Mark him.
We await his arrival in Zhongzhou.
Gu Changye, however, seemed to have known of its existence all along.
He didn't turn around.
I simply turned to the next page of my notes.
Write down a line of text.
The observer has appeared.
Then he raised his hand.
He pinched the black scrap of paper between two fingers.
The slit contracted violently.
They wanted to escape into the void.
Gu Changye did not crush it.
Instead, he placed the scraps of paper in front of himself.
Eyes facing each other.
Behind the peephole.
Pei Xuanmen was also watching Gu Changye through it.
Gu Changye's smile was gentle.
"You want me to go."
"What a coincidence."
I want to see you too.
The black peephole slowly turned.
The aged voice of Pei Xuanmen could be heard coming from inside.
"Gu Changye".
"The twelfth anchor has been prepared for you."
Gu Changye leaned back in his chair.
My fingertips tapped lightly on the black notebook.
"Then you'd better hide the first eleven seats very well."
Why?
Gu Changye's smile deepened.
"Because of the person I am."
"I love taking apart things that other people have already finished."