Are You Ever Going to Stop?!
In the increasingly tense downtown street, Xu Nan, having quietly applied speed oil, was taking a shortcut to Fangzheng Square at top speed.
According to reports from on-site personnel, the Floating City is tilting more and more severely and is very likely to gradually fall from the clouds and crash into the Qingrong Building, a landmark building in Fangzheng Square.
He agreed to help reclaim the Floating City for two reasons: firstly, the protection of the Three Legends was a very tempting offer; secondly, he hoped that the Lost Paradise Floating City would not cause too much harm to the citizens of H City.
After all, according to the Council Speaker's law, the fall of the Floating City was an accident.
Xu Nan was skeptical of the veracity of his words, but upon closer reflection, although Ron Sorcerer was not a benevolent person, he did not seem to have done anything that would harm others without benefiting himself.
Dropping a Floating City into a densely populated metropolis on Earth is completely unnecessary.
However, after experiencing so many accidents, Xu Nan gradually lost trust in Lost Paradise.
"What do you mean by claiming to be the strongest class... It's just a bunch of warlocks bragging."
"There was a problem with the event warehouse today, and tomorrow there will be an electrical leak. Now even important treasures like the Floating City can unexpectedly fall down..."
As Xu Nan 《Running》, he couldn't help but complain to himself.
The phone kept shaking. Xu Nan found a safe corner to hide it, took it out and saw that it was Xin'er.
[Xin'er: What happened outside? I heard a castle collapsed? Are you alright?]
Xu Nan quickly replied, "I'm safe, I just have some things to take care of. You're safe hiding in the underground city, don't wander around."
Xin'er: Oh.
Xu Nan thought for a moment, "What did you want to tell me just now?"
Xin'er:... It's nothing, let's talk about it when you get back.
Xu Nan closed her phone, not paying any attention.
His current thought is how to get close to that High-imitation Floating City without anyone noticing.
From the Council Speaker, he obtained a crucial item: an enhanced sensor for the Floating City's central key.
According to the Council Speaker's law, because Earth is too far from Lost Paradise, they cannot precisely control the Floating City remotely; however, by simply attaching this sensor to any place in the castle, they can directly control the Floating City, recall it, and avoid causing greater unrest to the people of Earth.
Currently, Xu Nan is the only awakened Ron Sorcerer on Earth, so this important task naturally fell to him.
This task doesn't sound difficult, but the problem is that Xu Nan doesn't want to reveal his connection with the Floating City for the time being.
Although Thousand Rays Society has put on an open-minded attitude, once they find out that Xu Nan has connections with the Floating City, who knows what endless questioning and investigation awaits him next.
Mr. Luo Mang had also hinted to Xu Nan countless times that it was best to keep the profession of Ron Sorcerer hidden and simply declare himself a warlock.
If you rashly ride the magic carpet up there, you'll probably be easily spotted, since the Floating City has now become a global focus.
Satellites all over the world are watching and taking pictures. If it weren't for the existence of that strange black cloud, panoramic images of the Floating City would probably already be circulating online!
According to information Xu Nan obtained from within the Thousand Rays Society, some people are already researching the situation near the Floating City.
There is a strange ionosphere near the Floating City that prevents any aircraft from getting close.
Magical items are indispensable for climbing this castle.
Of course, the Thousand Rays Society also has such things, but when magical items approach the Floating City, they seem to encounter a kind of repulsion from the Floating City's internal forces.
In short, everyone is figuring out how to land in this Floating City.
However, it seems that everyone agrees that this Floating City is ownerless, at least for now.
From the initial panic and tension, the members of Thousand Rays Society have now become more optimistic.
Many people believe that the Floating City crashed in H City is a blessing for China, as it allows them to conduct research on the alien civilization before other countries, which is naturally the best thing that could happen.
Only Xu Nan knew that this High-imitation Floating City was not so easy to control. Ron Sorcerer was highly skilled in alchemy, and if it got out of control, this weapon of mass destruction could cause devastating damage to the residents near H City.
The only good news is that Xu Nan has a significant advantage.
His Ron Sorcerer Bloodline grants him immunity to the repulsive force field of the High-imitation Floating City.
All he needs to do is find a way to get closer to the Floating City.
"Qingrong Building!"
Xu Nan locked onto her target, silently put on a mask, and continued to walk against the flow of people.
Due to the urgency of the situation, although the Floating City was stuck in the dark clouds for some reason, it could still fall into the clouds at any time.
The Daily Council simply set up a temporary communication channel for Xu Nan and the personnel of the Floating City's recall strategy team to contact each other.
Xu Nan thus learned that the person in charge of controlling the Floating City was a blond young man named Roy.
"Relax, everything is under control." Roy, whether due to nervousness or being a chatterbox, kept nagging in Xu Nan's ear. "The Floating City has an anti-gravity field, so even if it really crashes down, the impact won't be as terrifying as you imagine."
Using the Invisibility Orb, Xu Nan finally made his way into the interior of Fangzheng Square.
Looking at the Floating City above, the pressure is still quite great. Fortunately, most people have been evacuated. Those who remain on site now, apart from a small number of soldiers, are members of the Thousand Rays Society.
He ran towards Qingrong Building: "It's not as scary as I imagined... Just how scary is it?"
"At most, it will destroy three-quarters of the city," Roy calculated. "There are no other weapon systems installed in the Floating City."
Xu Nan chuckled dryly and remained silent. He knew that Roy's words were not an exaggeration. After all, the Floating City was the Arcane Empire's trump card. During the war with the Divine Kingdom, there were often instances of exhausted Great Arcane Master using Floating City to directly attack the World God Kingdom, with terrifying consequences. Even the realm of the gods could not withstand the impact of weapons of the Floating City and the Cloud Ascending Ship level, let alone Earth.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the fear deep inside him, and began to climb the stairs seriously.
The Qingrong Building was quiet; the evacuation of the Thousand Rays Society had been very successful.
This greatly facilitated Xu Nan's actions.
"It's just eighty-eight floors... I'll climb up in one go!"
Xu Nan applied the speed oil again and rushed it upwards.
When he reached the corner on the third floor, he quietly found the magic carpet.
A moment later, he arrived at the planned eighty-eighth floor!
After passing through numerous key points and access control systems, Xu Nan found an excellent room.
"This angle is great!"
Xu Nan opened the window, glanced around for a while, and then took out the sensor that the Council Speaker had given him.
He took out a complete set of equipment from the storage device, including a magic longbow and a transport arrow!
That's right, Xu Nan didn't want to go up to the Floating City at all; it would attract too much attention.
Just shoot the sensor from the 88th floor of Qingrong Building like an arrow!
After all, Xu Nan is now a warlock who has mastered the three hunter feats of Basic Archery Mastery, Ambidextrous Archery, and Rapid Shot, as well as the combat skill of Wild Shot!
While most people's attention was still on the Floating City itself, Xu Nan seized an opportunity, calculated the arc of the parabola, and nocked the arrow with perfect precision!
Whoosh!
Supported by the launch vehicle, the sensor traced a beautiful parabola in the air, silently piercing through the black clouds.
"How about it?"
Xu Nan asked.
To be honest, he wasn't very confident in his archery skills, but the Floating City was so big that even if he just shot randomly, he should be able to land somewhere, right?
Sure enough, Roy's voice of praise came from beside me:
"Nailed it!"
"Leave the rest to us."
The alchemists in the Floating City's recall office got busy, while Roy checked the star map and used sensors to strengthen his control over the Floating City's central hub.
Xu Nan breathed a sigh of relief, packed her things, and prepared to make her escape.
Just then, all the lights on the entire building suddenly came on, and a dense sound of footsteps came from the stairwell next door!
"This landing operation must succeed; failure is not an option. Understand?"
A somewhat familiar voice came from behind, and before Xu Nan could even cast an Invisibility Orb to hide himself, a tall figure rushed over!
Xu Nan stood by the window, the wind howling, making his autumn clothes shiver.
Behind Zhang Jian, a group of members of the Thousand Rays Society, carrying hang gliders, stared intently at Xu Nan.
How did you get here?
Zhang Jian clearly recognized Xu Nan as well. Although Xu Nan was a member of the Thousand Rays Society, he remembered that Xu Nan was not a member of this action team!
The others also showed suspicion in their eyes.
This landing operation in the Floating City is crucial to the Thousand Rays Society's major plans, and absolutely no mistakes can be tolerated!
Xu Nan smiled awkwardly, then suddenly questioned loudly:
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
"Why are you in my building?"
Zhang Jian and the others were slightly taken aback, seemingly not quite understanding.
Xu Nan closed the window without making a sound, her gaze fixed on Zhang Jian:
"Although I seem to have met you once before, and I am also a member of the Thousand Rays Society, is it not inappropriate to trespass on private property without prior notice?"
"Oh? By the way, this Qingrong Building is my private property."
"You've trespassed without my permission, haven't you?"
The group suddenly became somewhat awkward, and Zhang Jian's expression was extremely strange.
Wasn't this area cleared out and there were no people left? How come Xu Nan suddenly appeared?
That being said, it seems perfectly fine for the owner of Qingrong Building to be enjoying the view from his own office.
The two stared at each other for a while.
Finally, Zhang Jian smiled in relief, "I see. The matter was urgent, and perhaps the paperwork hadn't arrived yet?"
"However, may I temporarily requisition your office?"
Xu Nan nodded silently, feeling a sense of relief. No matter what, he would just have to get through this hurdle first.
However, at that moment, a strange change suddenly occurred in the Floating City not far away!
The castle that was originally stuck in the Black Cloud Gambling area has started to tilt slightly downwards!
Zhang Jian's expression changed. "This is bad! Everyone, prepare for an emergency evacuation! Something has changed!"
Xu Nan stared in disbelief as the Floating City slowly crept towards the Qingrong Building from the dark clouds, and couldn't help but curse angrily in the special communication channel:
"What's going on? Is this your recall?"
Roy's aggrieved voice came from beside my ear:
"It wasn't us! I'm trying my best to control it! I won't let the Floating City land."
"But... someone's bumping my butt!"
Before Xu Nan could react, the entire Floating City was squeezed out of the dark clouds!
To everyone's astonishment, an ancient and menacing section of city wall appeared amidst the dark clouds!
It remains a marker of the Setting Sun's Glow!
The difference is that this Floating City is larger, but looks more solemn and dignified. It actually squeezed the high-imitation version out of the scope of the black clouds and awkwardly stuck between the Qingrong Building and the black clouds.
This left not only ordinary people speechless, but even Xu Nan was stunned.
It took him a while to realize what was happening, and he unleashed a torrent of angry curses at the direction of Lost Paradise:
"Are you ever going to stop?"
"One isn't enough, let's have another one?"
"Do I have to clean up your mess again?!"
This time, Xu Nan was truly enraged.
However, Roy's weak voice came through. "This time, you can't wipe it off even if you want to."
"Because this Floating City... is not ours..."
Xu Nan was stunned for a moment, and was about to yell that if it wasn't your fault, then whose was it? Don't try to shirk responsibility!
But at that moment, he suddenly noticed that the marker of the Setting Sun's Glow seemed to be perfectly angular!
"Holy crap! Two Floating City have appeared above H City!"
Similar messages spread across the world instantly.
At the same time, a detached voice rang out, like a bolt of lightning piercing the heart and illuminating the entire dark earth:
"The Second Day."
...!