The threat had another source

Lan Shengu had intended to take his younger female cousin straight back to the surface, but that proved impossible. The Plague Gang's toxic spores spread far too easily. Everyone had to undergo strict screening here and could leave only after they were confirmed to be free of contamination.

He was not the only one. Everyone who had entered the Plague Gang's core territory during this operation had to be examined and confirmed healthy before returning.

The delay was not long, however. The examinations were finished in just half a day. Those with problems were sent to isolation chambers for treatment, while those cleared prepared to leave.

With the opening Chen Chuan had blasted through overhead, they did not need to retrace their route. They could simply ride the lowering cables up from here, which was faster anyway.

The operatives gathered below looked up. The enormous hole punched through the ceiling formed an impeccably regular circle, its edges astonishingly smooth, as though something had sliced it open. Looking up, they could see a shaft of daylight streaming through it, falling right where they stood.

Knowing that a person had caused this destruction, they felt not only longing and admiration but also heartfelt awe and reverence.

Many of them were Handling Bureau members who had followed Chen Chuan back from the Convergence Zone and personally witnessed him bring down an airship. Now, seeing such tremendous power beyond the limits of the human body up close once again, they could not help feeling their hearts surge.

Standing below and looking at the enormous opening overhead, Wei Changan recalled the first time he had taken Chen Chuan out on an assignment. He remained lost in emotion for a long time. *It had only been a few years, hadn't it? Had the gap already grown