On the outskirts of Jiangcheng, a dark purple Weird Domain barrier enveloped the entire city like an enormous overturned bowl.
Countless twisted runes flowed across the barrier's surface, exuding a nauseating aura of decay.
About five hundred meters from the Weird Domain's edge, the Demon Suppression Bureau and the Paranormal Bureau had already set up a temporary command center. More than a dozen military tents stood in neat rows in the morning light, communications antennas rose high, and instruments beeped one after another.
Lu Chenzhou, the Demon Suppression Bureau's Deputy Commander for the Central China Region, was in charge of operations outside the perimeter. He was at the domain realm peak.
He stood beside the command vehicle, his brow furrowed as he stared at the freshly printed Weird Domain scan report in his hand.
The report's figures were far from encouraging: the concentration of Eerie energy inside the Weird Domain had already exceeded three times the warning threshold, seven spiritual energy nodes had sealed off all Space Passages, and the Weird Domain barrier itself possessed self-repairing properties. Any damage caused by external attacks would be completely repaired within seconds.
Tie Wuya and Lei Zhenxiao had been inside for almost an hour, but no word had come out. He had sent three Reconnaissance Teams to look for other entrances, and all had returned empty-handed.
Just then, space abruptly distorted in the clearing in front of the command center.
A vortex appeared out of thin air, and Lin Jin stepped out of it. The moment he landed, the air around him abruptly froze.
Six Demon Suppression Bureau members guarding the perimeter drew their weapons simultaneously, their gazes wary and sharp.
Lin Jin wore neither a Demon Suppression Bureau nor a Paranormal Bureau uniform, nor did he have any identification on his chest.