Containing Forbidden Item ACE-011!

The darkness that had enveloped the world dissipated.

To the outside world, this period of time seemed to last not even a moment, so brief that only demigods could perceive it.

But for each Time Walker, this period of time seems very long, and none of them can be sure how long their lives have been in darkness.

Qing Chen did not wake up immediately with his eyes closed, but remained immersed in a certain world.

That is the Forbidden Item ACE-0011, a world Conquer by Virtue.

He looked around, surveying his surroundings...

This is a wilderness, vast and tranquil.

"Is anyone there?" Qing Chen shouted, but no one answered...

Suddenly, Qing Chen realized something was wrong. He looked down and saw that he was holding a cold sniper rifle in his arms.

At one point, Qing Chen had a sudden realization. He looked around through the scope and quickly discovered a small coin standing upright on the barren ground 400 meters away.

He lay prone on the ground, breathing softly, and then pulled the trigger.

The bullet burst forth from the chamber with tremendous force, striking the coin in the distance with an absolutely straight trajectory.

The powerful recoil of the anti-material sniper rifle slammed into Qing Chen's shoulder, causing even his superhuman body to feel a tingling sensation.

At the very moment the gunfire erupted, the gas expelled from both sides of the barrel stirred up all the dust around Qing Chen, leaving him covered in soot for a moment.

Qing Chen remained motionless, ignoring the billowing dust, standing like a statue.

However, even though he hit the coin, the world did not disappear.

The boy was no longer anxious or nervous; instead, he gradually calmed down, as if playing a game, searching for his next target.

The next moment, 800 meters away, another coin appeared.

When he was 800 meters away from the target, Qing Chen felt that the coin was barely visible, and even the crosshair in the scope was much larger than the target in his field of vision.

Qing Chen breathed slowly, and at the moment when a breath reached its peak, his arms and body reached their most stable state.

He pulled the trigger again.

The coin was knocked away again.

Qing Chen still didn't get up. This time, the coin appeared even further away, 1600 meters away.

A gentle breeze stirred in this mysterious world, and a light drizzle began to fall from the once clear sky, further reducing visibility.

Qing Chen tried to pull the trigger, but the bullet veered off course in the distant wilderness and missed the coin.

He recalled what Old Nine had said: when the sniper target is more than 1,600 meters away, the target is almost invisible to the naked eye, and the bullet will be interfered with by external factors.

At that time, snipers no longer needed skills, but precise calculations and a more mysterious feel for the gun.

Qing Chen silently watched the target coin, which seemed to be forever out of reach.

He began to breathe with a strange rhythm, and the Flame Markings on his cheeks bloomed again.

Painful memories kept flashing through his mind, but the surge of Endorphin brought him into a unique state of stability, as if someone was gently stroking his head and singing a warm song.

In such cases, a trajectory deviation of 0.1 degrees can result in a huge difference in the final landing point.

Qing Chen closed his eyes, silently calculating something, and repeatedly recalled the trajectory of the bullet.

When he opened his eyes again, he subtly shifted the sniper's aim by the rise and fall of his chest as he breathed.

The rise and fall of the chest cavity is more stable than that of the wrists, fingers, shoulders, and neck, but it is difficult for ordinary people to control and measure.

The boy pulled the trigger.

The long, narrow bullet passed through the spiral rifling inside the barrel and pierced the rain with tremendous initial velocity.

This time, the world vanished quickly without telling him whether it had hit its target.

Qing Chen mentally reviewed the trajectory of the bullet. He believed he still hadn't hit the target, but that mysterious world seemed to have already accepted him.

In the small house on Xingshu Road, Qing Chen opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

When Li Shutong was still alive, he always looked forward to time travel. After Li Shutong left, he always felt a sudden sense of peace every time he returned to the Outer World.

In contrast, the Inner World, while full of opportunities, is also accompanied by dangers.

The mysterious world we just saw was probably the containment condition of the Conquer by Virtue Forbidden Item ACE-011, which had once experienced its peak and glory in the hands of a certain gun master, and therefore did not want to fall into the hands of an mediocre person.

This is the pride of a Forbidden Item.

There was a knock on the bedroom door, Nan Gengchen called out from outside, "Brother Chen, Brother Chen, I have something important to tell you."

"Wait a moment," Qing Chen replied, "I have something to take care of first."

In the Inner World, he needed to maintain his image as a superior, so he didn't immediately check on the Conquer by Virtue.

So much so that he had just contained the Forbidden Item ACE-011, which he had used to subdue Conquer by Virtue, into his body when he returned, and the containment process itself spanned two worlds.

At that moment, he sat on the edge of the bed and silently called out in his heart. A black sniper rifle seemed to appear out of nowhere, materializing on his lap.

It is 1.4 meters long and its entire body is as black as ink.

At the very front of the barrel is a large flash suppressor.

His right hand gently caressed the black sniper until it reached the small and meaningful word "virtue" on the butt.

"Indeed, he Conquer by Virtue," Qing Chen exclaimed. From now on, he would also become a reasonable person.

Anyone who says he's unreasonable or that he won't listen to reason Conquer by Virtue will be rejected.

In a sense, this Black Sniper is not Forbidden Item because it does not have clear and specific containment conditions.

However, containing it is more difficult than containing other Forbidden Item.

This time, it's because it's recognizing Qing Chen, not because Qing Chen can possess it simply by meeting certain containment conditions.

"Huh," Qing Chen suddenly noticed a problem: there was no place to load bullets in this "Conquer by Virtue!

Although he didn't have any sniper bullets, and although he didn't dare to fire his gun randomly in the Outer World and attract attention.

The problem is, a sniper rifle can't be without a place to load bullets.

Qing Chen couldn't figure out what was going on even after all that fuss.

He pushed open the door and came out. "Xiao Nan, what's wrong?"

"Brother Chen, before I returned, I received a letter with Demon Stamp on it," Nan Gengchen said.

"What did the letter say?"

Nan Gengchen replied, "The letter says that our game is not over yet."

"Where did the letter appear?" Qing Chen frowned. This holder was really persistent, even finding Nan Gengchen's trace in the Inner World.

"The letter appeared at my residence in Qingshan Courtyard, next to Li Yinuo's pillow," Nan Gengchen said. "Li Yinuo has agreed to help me track down the whereabouts of the Demon Stamp."

"Hmm, that's one way. After all, the fourth president of the Federation once possessed the Demon Stamp. After he was assassinated in his later years, the Demon Stamp disappeared. I think the whereabouts of this Forbidden Item might be related to the assassin." Qing Chen thought for a moment and provided the information he knew, "During the fourth president's term, the conglomerates were not as powerful as they are now. It is said that this president presided over the revision of many laws that restricted conglomerates during his term. Therefore, I suspect that it was the conglomerates that killed him."

Qing Chen continued, "If the mastermind behind his killing was a conglomerate, then someone like Li Yinuo, who works within a conglomerate, should be able to find out where the Demon Stamp went."

Nan Gengchen became somewhat excited. "Shall we dig out the holder of this Demon Stamp?"

"I didn't pay much attention to him before, but now it seems I have no choice but to dig him out," Qing Chen said calmly. "I don't mind having one more slave."

"What should we do now?" Nan Gengchen asked.

"Let's expose one of his true colors first," Qing Chen replied.

Qing Chen didn't explain how to do it, Nan Gengchen, with his limited intelligence, couldn't figure out how.

Qing Chen glanced at the countdown: 167:45:02.

Another seven days have passed.

At this moment, the group chat created by He Xiaoxiao became lively again. Chuang Wang was the first to speak, "I have some news to share with everyone. Seven gangs in City No. 18 besieged Heng Society, but were almost completely wiped out. Li Dongze broke through to A-level in the midst of the battle, causing those gangs to suffer heavy casualties."

Qing Chen held Nan Gengchen's phone, and when he saw the message, he realized that the outside world did not know that Li Dongze had quietly broken through to A-level several years ago.

I never expected Li Dongze to be so well hidden.

At this moment, Lu Ya, who had spoken in the group before, suddenly said, "I believe that these seven gangs are all backed by conglomerates, but no real experts from these conglomerates showed up that night. Therefore, I suspect that a certain conglomerate wants to use Heng Society to purge the entire underworld of City No. 18."

The Chuang Wang was silent for a moment. "In City No. 18, Heng Society has a monopoly. What benefit does that bring to the conglomerate? What evidence do you have?"

"I'm just speculating, I don't need evidence," Lu Ya replied calmly.

In the group chat, seeing the tension between the two escalating, Li Si immediately changed the subject, saying, "Chuang Wang, we're not too interested in the Heng Society's affairs. I'd like to know the progress of the Shadow Struggle."

At this point, the Chuang Wang adopted a more authoritative tone. "What's the rush? You only come back once a week, so of course we need to prepare some appetizers before the main course. Let me share another piece of news with you all: on the very night Heng Society was besieged, Li Changqing, a powerful figure in the Li family, was attacked in the Fourth District. The attackers are suspected to be other financial groups. Ladies and gentlemen, what does this mean? It means that war is highly likely to break out in the Inner World in the future!"

The Chuang Wang continued, "Chaos is about to break out. If you want to survive there, you have to prepare in advance."

Li Si said, "Chuang Wang, since you have so much information, why don't you set up an organization and we'll follow you?"

"Hehe, I'm used to being a loner and have no interest in building any organization," the Chuang Wang replied. "Besides, I can't control other people's lives or deaths; I just need to take care of myself."

"Any other news? Stop keeping us in suspense and tell us about the Shadow Struggle," Lu Ya said in the group chat.

"Alright, then I'll tell you about the Shadow Struggle to broaden your horizons," Chuang Wang sent a message with a smile, "All the Shadow Candidate have arrived in City No. 18. Surprisingly, Qing Yi is actually related to the Li family by blood and has now moved into the Banshan Manor."

"Where are Qing Wen and Qing Zhong?" Li Si asked.

"The other Shadow Candidate have also found collaborators with the Li family, but I don't know who they are yet," said Chuang Wang.

Qing Chen thought to himself, "This Chuang Wang is now only saying information that I already know."

As for who the Shadow Candidate's collaborators are... most people probably don't know, but four out of those seven people are collaborating with Li Yinuo.