The Gathering Storm (1)

053 High School.

Qin Yiguan sat listlessly by the flower bed.

He slowly scratched his cheek. "What is Jiu Zhengxuan doing? Can't he even manage? Could he go any slower?!"

It was at this time.

A video message came from God's Abandoned: "The Shadow has been following its target and has found their final hideout!"

Qin Yiguan looked at the scene.

But what they found was a barren area in the Experimental Zone field.

Without any supporting facilities in the surrounding area, a massive 23-story building, resembling a sharp sword, stands out abruptly.

"Um?"

"The authorities built a military research center in the Experimental Zone?"

"A 1:1 replica of a research center?"

Qin Yiguan was quite curious and interested. "More than 90 teenagers were gradually gathered there, and these teenagers were all wearing the same bracelets as Primordial-1."

"They are the Primordial, Dragon Scale, and Tang Dynasty Squad that Jiu Zhengxuan mentioned."

"Just as I guessed, the authorities transferred them to the Experimental Zone for centralized protection. Although it was risky, their Reality Enhancement were restored, giving them a certain degree of self-defense capability."

"But I still feel that this move by the authorities was too risky..."

"They shouldn't have been so hasty..."

At that moment, Qin Yiguan's eyes suddenly narrowed. Among the teenagers, he spotted a familiar figure.

"Xiao Ning!"

Qin Yiguan was somewhat incredulous, and after confirming the figure again, he said, "It's definitely Xiao Ning!"

Xiao Ning.

She was Qin Yiguan's neighbor in Rust City; she had once been an Castoffs. She was kind-hearted and treated Qin Yiguan very well.

Qin Yiguan always treated her like a younger sister.

But around February, the Gemini Superbrain suddenly lifted the restrictions on the Nutrient Pod, and Xiao Ning successfully obtained her own Nutrient Pod.

Then, the blind girl mustered her courage and fell asleep in the Nutrient Pod once again.

From that day on, Qin Yiguan never saw Xiao Ning again, nor did he ever eat the energy blocks that Xiao Ning had improved.

Qin Yiguan remembers.

Although Xiao Ning is blind, she can see things that others cannot.

According to Xiao Ning's description, the humans resembled a tangled mass of black rope, dripping with black slime. As they moved, the rope twisted and turned like intertwined black venomous snakes...

"After Xiao Ning entered the Metaverse, Reality Enhancement occurred."

"Joined the Reality Enhancement Squad!"

Qin Yiguan stared intently at the figure in the image.

Xiao Ning was still wearing her red dress, still sitting in her wheelchair, still with her eyes closed, her expression still so quiet. A gentle breeze ruffled her hair; she was still so frail and pitiful.

But Xiao Ning was first in line among the more than 90 people.

All the staff looked at her with caution and utmost respect!

Qin Yiguan squinted.

Looking at the two people whispering, Qin Yiguan could easily deduce their conversation from their lip movements.

"That girl is the captain of the Tang Dynasty Squad, codenamed Queen Ning."

Qin Yiguan took a slight breath, "Xiao Ning... Queen Ning!"

As that figure gradually disappeared into the building's entrance.

Qin Yiguan clenched his fist slightly.

Xiao Ning may have changed, or she may not have.

Whether she was the kind little sister in the Rust City or the Queen Ning now, Qin Yiguan didn't want her to suffer even the slightest harm!

"What the hell are you?"

Jiu Zhengxuan looked at the small, fanged black snake on his wrist, "Anything related to Qin Yiguan, even just an accessory, is this outrageous!"

now.

The Guardian outside the glass house heard some noise and slowly turned around. In his eyes, Jiu Zhengxuan was talking to his wrist.

The Guardian forced a smile. "Captain Zheng Xuan, are you alright?"

"Oh!"

Jiu Zhengxuan chuckled, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I often communicate with my wrists, elbows, knees, and so on. It's an ancient form of physical training."

"Hehe."

The Guardian's lips twitched, and he slowly turned around.

"Qin Yiguan left you with me; you must be useful."

Jiu Zhengxuan hissed, "Come on, show me. Can you turn those machines off for me?"

But the next second, Jiu Zhengxuan chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Am I crazy? How could this thing possibly be..."

Whoosh!

The Smiling Face Cane flew out of his hand, turning into a black line that silently pierced through the alloyed glass!

On the glass, only a round hole smaller than a soybean remained.

Jiu Zhengxuan's eyes widened, "Holy crap!"

Seeing the black bracelet hovering over one of the limiters, Jiu Zhengxuan's heart leaped into his throat.

Unfortunately, the Guardian also heard the noise and turned his head slightly to look in that direction.

"Hey!"

"Ha!"

Suddenly, Jiu Zhengxuan began practicing some kind of boxing technique inside the glass room, "Whoosh!"

The Guardian was drawn in and turned his head in a daze, "Captain Zheng Xuan, you..."

"Hehe."

Jiu Zhengxuan continued practicing, "Physical techniques! Body tempering! Heh! Ha!"

19 kilometers away.

Heavenly Eye rubbed his eyes hard. "Captain, is he... having a fit?!"

"Hey!"

"Ha!"

While practicing his Jiu Zhengxuan kept an eye on the black bracelet out of the corner of his eye. He saw the bracelet spin around the suppressor a few times, then suddenly plunge into it and silently emerge from the bottom. The whole process was exceptionally smooth.

At the same time, the inconspicuous indicator light on the suppressor suddenly went out.

"It really works!"

Jiu Zhengxuan slightly opened his eyes; there were still three suppressors left in the room!

"Hey!"

"Ha!"

"Ah Daogen!"

"Spray Q!"

Guardian:"..."

Heavenly Eye: "..."

The Smiling Face Cane, like a phantom, darted erratically across the ground—the second... the third... the fourth!

All four suppressors have been turned off!

But just then, the Smiling Face Cane seemed to get carried away, and with a crisp 'clang!', it slammed into the alloy Smiling Face Cane of the room. It neither tried to penetrate the door nor stopped!

The Guardian suddenly turned around and instantly raised the beam machine gun in his hand!

But the Smiling Face Cane was so swift that the Guardian naturally didn't notice anything.

When the Guardian turned around again, he looked at Jiu Zhengxuan.

But the Youth Order Squad seemed like a completely different person, sitting quietly on the bed with a calm smile on his face.

But what the Guardian couldn't see was that behind Jiu Zhengxuan, black mist was billowing out!

The Guardian scratched his head and resumed his standing posture.

In the instant the Guardian turned around, a figure formed of black mist transformed into a wisp of black smoke and emerged from the hole left by the Smiling Face Cane, instantly disappearing into the ventilation vent!

The Guardian sensed something was wrong and suddenly turned around.

But Jiu Zhengxuan was still sitting there, smiling, and even nodding.

19 kilometers away.

Heavenly Eye's expression hardened. "The captain has made his move!"

At this very moment.

A pebble in the Gobi Desert was suddenly crushed into powder by a mechanical foot.

A figure draped in a black cloak, whose face and form were completely obscured, slowly approached and then slowly came to a stop.

Eighty kilometers ahead of it stands a solitary 23-story building, shaped like a sharp sword.

Beneath the black cloak, the figure slowly opened its mouth in an exaggerated arc, and within its mouth, a blazing white light was slowly brewing.

In the distance, tumbleweeds rolled slowly by.

A tan lizard lay on the sand, its vertical Pupil rotating. In that instant, its animal instincts gave it a strong warning, and the lizard ran away at top speed, disappearing into the wasteland in a flash!

Buzz!

A deep, boundless tremor spread out, and an invisible beam of light instantly crossed 80 kilometers, carrying an indescribable destructive force, and struck the lone building!