The Naming of the Night
Chapter 716

Magician Joker

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Thousands of soldiers encircled the target. Hundreds of armored vehicles thundered forward, armed helicopters closed in overhead, and drones buzzed toward the scene like a swarm of hornets.

Amid this spectacular scene, the magician made a dazzling exit, leaving behind not a single clue.

Strange.

Mysterious.

The pilots in the helicopters stared at the empty rooftop as if they had just woken from a dream.

Now, the dream was over.

Over the communications channel, the airborne units said blankly, "The target has vanished into thin air! I repeat, the target has vanished into thin air! Wait, there's something on the rooftop!"

The next moment, a gust of wind swept through the city.

A Joker card rose from the rooftop and drifted into the air, silently mocking them.

The Garrison Troops commander was dumbfounded too. He had mobilized such a massive force, yet caught nothing.

The Garrison Troops commander found it terrifying just thinking about it. Qing Chen had still been in City No. 10 a day ago, yet today he had reached City 20—and he could leave whenever he wanted.

What if the guy finished lunch, got bored, came over to mess with you, then went home for dinner when it was time to eat? Who could stand that?!

No, this had to be reported immediately. The city was no longer safe. Someone had mastered a way to come and go freely.

City defense construction had to be put back on the agenda. Otherwise, within a few months, the defensive strength of their northern cities would be completely breached!

The key was that they still had not figured out how Qing Chen traveled through space. It was clearly not the work of the Shadow Gate.

At that moment, inside the Garrison Troops camp in City No. 10, Qing Chen lost

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