The border region.
Dawn Pass, Dawn City.
A dilapidated city.
It's hard to imagine that "Dawn Pass," hailed as the city that heralds the dawn, looks like this.
Inside a black ancient tower, many people carrying swords and halberds or dressed in strange clothes were walking around.
Jian En gripped a report tightly, his brow furrowing repeatedly.
Just then, a beautiful figure walked up to his side.
"Brother En, what are you looking at?"
Why does your expression look off?
Jian En glanced up, responded with a sound, and then paid no more attention.
The figure shook its head and walked away.
The report in Jian En's hands was about the Eerie Tides that were currently affecting the Ruined Pass.
He murmured, "Why are the Eerie Tides so frequent this year?"
It was supposed to be only Dawn Pass that was attacked once, but now even Ruined Pass has begun to be attacked.
Something's really wrong.
"Could it be true, as Gu Cheng said, that these Eerie Monsters have developed intelligence?"
"But if it has developed intelligence, then why attack in this way? Shouldn't it be attacking in one direction to destroy it?"
Jian En pondered, showing no concern whatsoever for the safety of the Ruined Pass.
After all, he knew who was guarding the Ruined Pass.
At that moment, a deep, muffled sound rang out.
"Jian En, what are you doing at the Strange Pavilion today? Taking on a mission?"
"Still?"
Jian En turned his head and saw a burly man standing beside him, carrying a huge, black axe.
His expression was very serious, but that was only because of his square face.
"Didn't you, Kuangfu, come too?"
"Why can't you continue being a bounty hunter?"
"Kuangfu" was, of course, a nickname, but the burly man chuckled and said, "I can't stand it anymore, Eerie Monsters are easy to kill now."
"The 'Merit' awarded by the Eerie Monsters in the Withered Sea Realm are too few; they're barely enough to fill a tooth gap."
"I'd rather not be a bounty hunter."
Jian En didn't speak, but instead picked up the red mask from the table and put it on.
Kuangfu followed, Dao
"Hey, where are you going?"
"Going to kill Eerie Monsters again?"
"Brother, you're not doing anything right these days. How about taking a day off? I'll treat you to a few drinks and maybe see some pretty girls?"
Jian En ignored him, leaped into the air after leaving the ancient building, and his figure vanished instantly, turning into a blur.
Kuangfu sighed, looked into the distance, and murmured...
"Ziyu, I can't help you anymore. Jian En is a blockhead; he can't be bent."
"His strength has improved considerably; I'm afraid I can no longer defeat him."
The Imperial Capital.
Headquarters of the Special Affairs Bureau.
Inside the conference room, a number of people wearing red masks stood watching a projection.
Inside is the current scene of the Ruined Pass.
Eerie Monsters surged beneath the pass, the sky shrouded in black, and countless Eerie Monsters that had evolved fleshy wings flew and roared in the sky.
Both the ground and the sky have been taken over by Eerie Monsters.
The meeting room was very quiet.
There was almost no sound, except for the flickering of the projected light.
After a long silence...
An extremely old voice rang out.
"The Ruined Pass is experiencing Eerie Tide; are we, the inland regions, really just going to stand by and watch?"
No one answered him.
All that remains is a sigh.
At this moment, a man wearing a red mask and a suit stepped forward and said, "The inland and the border are separated by a vast distance, not to mention that the border passes have never been breached."
"We are still quite at ease, especially since these Evil Cult organizations are hiding somewhere, perhaps even right beneath our feet."
"We cannot send more people to the border; the inland areas are more important."
His words instantly garnered approval from many, but even more remained indifferent.
No one seemed to want to interrupt; they simply watched the man in the suit perform in silence.
The elderly man sitting in the chairman's seat, wearing a golden mask, had bloodshot eyes and reprimanded...
"Have you been living in the inland for too long? Has the decadent lifestyle made you lose your minds?"
"The collapse of the pass won't just affect the inland areas, it will affect the entire Human Race!!"
At this moment, the man in the suit sneered and said, "Chief, you're just getting old."
"You've been sitting comfortably in the highest position in the Special Affairs Bureau for far too long; you've never considered our feelings."
"Working so hard every day for such a small amount of money and reputation, aren't we all just working for the Special Affairs Bureau and for you guys in the end?"
"Now you're spouting this nonsense about Human Race righteousness and moral blackmailing us?"
"Everyone knows what's going on at the border. It's already guarded. Our presence there would only add to the casualties. Besides, Evil Cults are a persistent problem in the inland areas."
"Their attacks at any time could completely paralyze a city and indirectly kill countless people. Aren't these people's lives also lives?"
"Since our Special Affairs Bureau is dedicated to protecting every city, we cannot afford to be distracted by going to the border; that would only lead to more chaos."
"You!!" The chief elder's expression was hidden behind his mask, but he was undoubtedly furious.
How could one of his subordinates now be angrily criticizing him?
Does the choice between Human Race and the inland need debate?
No one spoke again, and the man retreated.
This meeting has now come to an end.
However, unbeknownst to everyone, a very small red light was flashing.
It was a pinhole camera, but it had been modified. After all, there weren't many powerful people at this meeting, and a very small number of people were even ordinary people, so they didn't notice it at all.
The camera was connected to the back of a pickup truck.
A black-haired girl wearing a monocular futuristic glasses watched the debate in the video, a slight smile playing on her lips. She turned to look at the stunning white-haired beauty beside her and said...
"Miss Cang, it's over."
"Xie Feng succeeded; he infiltrated the meeting and even took control of its pace."
"But is this video really going to be sent to the cities connected by the Four Great Passes?"
"That could cause even greater chaos."
"Countless people will lose their lives because of this video."
"And this would pose a huge risk to the Canglan Family you once lived in. Do you really want to do this?"
The black-haired girl looked very serious, her finger already hovering over a green button, waiting for instructions.
Miss Cang's expression remained unchanged, utterly indifferent. "Let them live or die as Canglan Family please. We just need to achieve our goals."
"This world needs change; chaos will bring everything down."
Beep beep~
Suddenly, the entire truck was filled with intense light; a machine had started operating.
This unexpected video is about to be released.
Miss Cang stroked her white hair and murmured, "I wonder if Li Chen still remembers me."
However, she suddenly looked up at the sky, and a red light began to appear in her originally dark eyes, while a strange smile appeared on her lips.
He's mine, and no one can take him away.