The Invisible Countdown

Zi...

Sizzle...

Qin Yiguan tried to contact Xiao Ning using a communicator, but all he got in response was a crackling sound of electricity.

"A personal AI, a communication tool given to humanity by the Gemini Superbrain..."

"This can be affected?"

Thirteen and a half hours have passed since Xiao Ning went missing, and they have not returned or been heard from again.

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly.

Xiao Ning leads three Reality Enhancement Squad. He is no ordinary person and has undergone training by the China government, so his combat strength is bound to be remarkable.

They shouldn't have been defeated so quietly.

but...

The destruction of the deeply hidden Azure Sword No. 0 must have been due to an inside traitor.

Qin Yiguan slightly opened his eyes.

Could there be a mole among the three Reality Enhancement Squad?

If it really exists.

Xiao Ning will be attacked from both sides.

As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. If an insider is working with the enemy to set a trap... then Xiao Ning's situation will become extremely dangerous!

Qin Yiguan's expression was somewhat gloomy, with half of his face shrouded in shadow.

10 hours ago.

"Who exactly is that 'ghost'?"

Xiao Ning was secretly 'observing' everything, and this observation had been going on for an hour. Everyone was holding back, waiting for her instructions.

But Xiao Ning had no clue.

They were all acting normally, without giving themselves away.

Of course, the white hemispherical buildings opposite were also quiet and showed no signs of disturbance.

Xiao Ning's brows furrowed as well.

Suddenly.

From Xiao Ning's perspective, a row of black dots suddenly appeared above the semi-circular buildings in front of her.

These black dots vary in size, and behind each slightly larger black dot are arranged 60 smaller black dots.

Xiao Ning looked up and stared.

She knew perfectly well that others couldn't see these black dots because this vision only existed in her mind; this ability was also one of her Reality Enhancement— "Supersenses."

Xiao Ning knew exactly what it was.

In her world, this image represents a countdown.

Unbeknownst to everyone else, Xiao Ning's "Supersenses" allowed her to "see" the countdown in the base.

Xiao Ning silently counted the black dots in her mind.

"1...2...3..."

"9 hours and 59 minutes...58 minutes..."

Time is running out.

Xiao Ning's eyes were tightly closed. "What does that countdown mean?!"

"Captain Ning."

A voice called out in my ear.

A member of the Primordial Squad, wearing glasses, slowly stepped forward. "My codename is Primordial-9, and my Reality Enhancement is called ' Color Synesthesia '."

Xiao Ning tilted her ear slightly.

Primordial-9 said, "I can see colors that others cannot. My Minecraft is full of colors, and these colors represent some hidden information. For example, anger is red, happiness is yellow, and a person with strong combat power is blue. You are blue in my eyes right now."

Xiao Ning looked up slightly, "Does color give you information that others can't see?"

Primordial-9 nodded. "I saw a very large area of gray spreading out from that base, and the grayness is constantly deepening. In my Minecraft, gray represents disaster."

Xiao Ning paused for a moment.

The Reality Enhancement of Primordial-9 is easy to understand.

Moreover, the information he provided perfectly matched the 'countdown' he had seen.

Primordial-9 wasn't lying; he probably wasn't the 'mole'.

And if we combine what we see with what the Primordial-9 sees...

That's right... a huge disaster is hidden in that base ahead. Once the countdown ends, the disaster will erupt!

"9 hours and 57 minutes...56 minutes..."

Xiao Ning clenched her fist slightly, thinking to herself, "Our time is limited... I can't delay any longer."

She slowly turned around and 'scanned' the 89 Reality Enhancement Squad members.

The disaster hidden within that base must be of utmost importance.

The only thing we can do now is to act immediately and prevent that disaster as much as possible.

As for that 'mole'...

Xiao Ning clutched her floral dress tightly. There was no other way; I could only keep a close watch and subdue it the moment it was exposed!

In that instant, Xiao Ning gave the order, "Everyone, from now on, break the existing squad structure, form groups of three, support each other, and do not stray far from each other. We must attack that base!"

"Very good!"

Upon hearing this, Hui stood up abruptly, looked at Xiao Ning, and said with a flickering expression, "Captain Ning, I'll team up with you. I can protect your safety!"

Under the protection of ' Concealment ', everyone is in an invisible state.

At the same time, everyone was enveloped by the "Ning World".

After everyone was ready for battle, Xiao Ning's eyelashes fluttered, and she instantly moved forward 70 kilometers!

After confirming that it was safe.

The group teleported forward another 10 kilometers.

That quiet, silent base was just a stone's throw away.

And in that very moment...

An unexpected event occurred ahead.

Suddenly, the white, semi-circular buildings began to move with lightning speed. The cylindrical pipes between these hemispherical buildings acted like rails fixing them to the ground, ensuring that they would not deviate from the tracks while moving at high speed.

Everyone only felt a blur before their eyes.

Almost instantly, the hemispherical buildings shifted their positions, as if chess pieces scattered on the ground had been suddenly rearranged.

Before anyone could figure out what was going on...

A silver figure appeared in the sky, reflecting the sunlight, and crashed to the ground!

The team members squinted slightly, "It's one of those robots!"

This robot was not draped in a black cloak; its silver alloy body was exposed to the sunlight.

"Bo!"

"It shouldn't be able to detect our presence!"

All that could be heard was the reminder from the girl with the ponytail who had unleashed ' Concealment '.

But unfortunately...

The robot's head rotated inch by inch, looking toward the location where everyone was ' Concealment '.

The mechanical mouth slowly opened, forming an exaggerated arc, and milky white light slowly gathered between its throats.

Buzz...!

That beam of light, capable of annihilating everything, engulfed Xiao Ning and the others!