Half an hour earlier,
Two black SUVs sped toward the Chemical Plant and braked sharply outside its main gate.
The tires screeched against the ground. Before the vehicle had even stopped, Su Qianxue pushed the door open and jumped out.
She was not wearing her Paranormal Bureau uniform that night, just a simple black tracksuit, but the anxiety on her face was nothing like her usual composure.
"Group Leader!" Chen Mo leaned out of the driver's seat. "Wait for us!"
Su Qianxue ignored him and rushed toward the Chemical Plant.
She had only taken a few steps when she abruptly stopped.
An enormous barrier of flames had suddenly risen all around the area ahead, enclosing the entire Chemical Plant.
The flames intertwined and swirled, giving off terrifying heat that warped even the air.
A wave of heat hit her head-on, scorching her cheeks.
"This is..." Chen Mo caught up and sucked in a sharp breath at the sight of the flame barrier.
Fang Rou and the members of Group B had arrived in the second vehicle as well. She jumped out, her pupils contracting slightly when she saw the flame barrier.
"What a powerful fire barrier..." she murmured. "You'd have to be at least a Transcendent Stage Realm expert to do something like this."
Su Qianxue ignored her assessment and raised her hand, forming a Spatial Blade in her palm.
She swung sharply, sending an invisible spatial slash at the flame barrier.
Hiss!
The instant the Spatial Blade cut into the flame barrier, the searing flames attacked it simultaneously, breaking it apart in an instant.
At the same time, a terrifying wave of heat surged back at her. Su Qianxue hurriedly retreated, but a few strands of her hair were still singed.
"Group Leader!" Chen Mo cried in alarm.
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