After Meng Chao finished speaking, the underground cavern sank into immense silence once more.
Only the thunderous sounds of excavation above the rock strata, along with dense footsteps, grew louder and louder amid the silence.
It was the sound of one—no, several mechanized units closing in on the underground cavern from all directions.
Because the targets of this capture operation were very likely two God Realm Experts.
Aside from Meng Chao, who had volunteered to enter under the protection of Totem Armor, the pursuers had not rashly charged inside.
Instead, they had set up a solid and airtight perimeter around the cavern, trying to minimize collateral damage.
No matter what, the Net of Heaven and Earth had already been cast.
The founder and heir of the New Blood Alliance had nowhere left to run.
The Gray-Haired Office Worker remained silent for about half a minute.
At last, he sighed softly and slowly raised a hand to wipe his face, peeling away a layer as thin as cicada wings.
His features immediately underwent an earth-shaking transformation.
He changed from an utterly ordinary office worker into the man whose silver-haired, youthful face—gentle as polished jade and somewhat similar to Lü Siya's—appeared constantly on the front pages and headlines of every major media outlet seen by Dragon City Citizens.
Yet despite having his identity exposed by Meng Chao and being surrounded by the main force, Lü Zhongqi's face showed little disappointment or despair.
Instead, he looked profoundly relieved. Every pore on his face seemed to exude a sigh of, "It's finally over."
"It's useless, Yun Feidian."
Lü Zhongqi shook his head at Yun Feidian, who remained taut from head to toe and still intended to put up a desperate struggle. "We have lost this round completely. If you keep struggling, all you will