Gamers Are Fierce

Under the control of the intelligent AI, the vehicle glides smoothly and elegantly along the highway, stopping precisely twenty minutes later in front of a skyscraper.

Time has changed, as information about the killing game spreads, the Special Affairs Bureau no longer needs to hide, using disguises like fertilizer factories,

Instead, it has constructed a modern skyscraper on the surface as its headquarters.

(For convenience, the new building is still above the old base, located in the suburbs of the city.)

"Hmm? Are we there?"

Wei Linglan is awakened by the intelligent AI aboard, removing her eye mask and letting out a huge yawn, "Let's get off."

She steps out of the vehicle, taking out her employee pass, and calls to Wang Congshan and Li Ang to follow.

This is the headquarters building of the Special Affairs Bureau...

Li Ang looks up at the towering building piercing the clouds, his peripheral vision sweeping over the wilderness that clashed with the skyscraper's style, letting out a long sigh.

After the three people got off the car, the black sedan in autonomous mode continues to drive forward, turning a corner, heading to the parking lot at the back of the building, disappearing from view.

Li Ang follows Wei Linglan up the steps toward the building,

On both sides of the entrance, there are two stone lions similar to those at the Hoshan Road Base,

These two stone lions are sitting unabashedly on the stone platform, one with eyes closed, lazily sleeping, the other playing with a hollowed jade sphere with its paws.

Energy fluctuations of at least Lv20...

With Li Ang's current eyesight, he can discern the true nature of these stone lions at the Special Affairs Bureau, sensing the faint and unfathomable spiritual formation aura engulfing the skyscraper.

The foundation of the Special Affairs Bureau is deeper than imagined...

Li Ang ascends the steps, his gaze does not linger on the stone lions, nor on the staff chatting at the entrance of the building, like an ordinary tourist,

glancing around curiously and nervously.

Beep—

Wei Linglan uses her employee pass on the card reader at the entrance of the building,

The pass seems to have real-time network capabilities, connecting to the automated systems of the Special Affairs Bureau's command center, reporting the tasks being executed by the agents, allocating different levels of privileges.

For example, now, Li Ang and Wang Congshan's identities have already completed level clearance online, they do not need to swipe a card, and follow Wei Linglan directly inside.

The lobby of the headquarters building of the Special Affairs Bureau is extremely spacious, the floor made of an unknown alloy, solid while having a texture like wood.

The lobby is bustling with people, employees dressed in suits and uniforms of the Special Affairs Bureau stride among them, each appearing incredibly busy.

"Because of the Star Gate affair recently, everyone is quite busy,"

Wei Linglan said casually, "Previously, it wasn't this tense, some data and file transmissions could be completed through connected devices, staff could use scanning and projection equipment on their respective working platforms,

conduct meetings online, there was no need to run from floor to floor—actually, the Bureau allowed employees to use small hover transport devices in the past, making commuting quite convenient."

Li Ang asks: "Why are they not allowed now..."

"Well... the reason is quite complicated."

Wei Linglan smiles, not explaining that the hover transport devices were produced by the Heterodox Academy,

but now due to the Star Gate threat, the formation guarding the headquarters building has been enhanced several times over,

many devices driven by spiritual energy are disrupted, unable to function normally,

regressing from the Era of Spiritual Qi directly back to the early electrical age.

"Xiao Wei?"

Just as Li Ang surveys the interior of the lobby, a burly man in suit uniform, carrying a metal briefcase, walks over from the elevator.

"Captain Xing?"

Wei Linglan happily greets old superior Xing Hechou, "Why are you back?"

"There's been new development in the Demon Prison project, a batch of members got rotated, so I came back first."

Xing Hechou nods, glancing at Wang Congshan and Li Ang behind Wei Linglan, who look like obedient children, "And this is..."

Wei Linglan replies with a smile, "Oh, I'm bringing my sister's classmate here for a record, concerning the interpersonal relationship investigation of new players."

Xing Hechou is taken aback, "Hmm? And your previous task?"

"I've handed it over to other colleagues, there should be significant progress soon, and the case should be closed shortly."

In front of Wang Congshan and Li Ang, Wei Linglan does not mention the serial murder case, which progressed rapidly under the new system intervention,

Xing Hechou understands her intent, nodding, "You keep busy, I'll go report my work."

"Okay, Captain Xing."

Wei Linglan nods, "By the way, Captain Xing, will you still be leading our squad?"

"It depends."

Xing Hechou laughs, "We're like bricks, moved to wherever needed. See you."

He raises his hand in goodbye to Wei Linglan, in the instant he turns, he discreetly sighs.

The situation at the Demon Prison is not optimistic,

The reason for transferring him back isn't simply personnel rotation,

but the disaster intensity at Demon Prison has exceeded the level of their batch of operatives; it must be guarded by more powerful Transcendents.

The Gate Contention battle, while activating the doors, also seems to have triggered the Demon Prison's self-evolution,

The ancient demons at the deepest levels are gradually awakening,

While the vast number of demons in the mid-upper levels have stopped their mutual slaughter due to the influence of Demon Prison,

retreated into the Black Area where the Special Affairs Bureau cannot observe,

accumulating numbers and strength.

Once the Demon Tide erupts,

Can the shaky spell confinement of the Heterodox Academy, and modern civilization's large-scale destructive weapons, truly eliminate or stop those billions of demons?

Xing Hechou has hidden gravity and anxiety deep in his eyes.

Just hope that the city skyscraper plan is completed soon, and the immigration to the other world can be accelerated in implementation.

Thinking this, he shakes his head,

Forget it, still should submit this unknown Corpse Dissolve Immortal body sample within the briefcase to the experimental department...

As Xing Hechou takes a step, a breeze suddenly blows in front of him,

A woman dressed in a plain long dress, completely out of place with the Special Affairs Bureau staff, appears in front of him.

Third place in the Gate Contention battle,

The only Supreme Elder of the Heterodox Academy,

Su Ni Sheng.

Su Ni Sheng's expression is calm as water, voice cold but carrying a hint of irresistible meaning, "Give it to me."

"Miss Su, this is against regulations..."

Xing Hechou snaps back to reality, just about to refuse, only to find the metal briefcase had inexplicably appeared in Su Ni Sheng's hands.

"..."

Su Ni Sheng ignores the surrounding gazes, stretches out her hand to gently press on the highest level briefcase of the Special Affairs Bureau,

Only hearing a tearing sound,

The briefcase that can withstand a Lv20 player's full-force strike is effortlessly torn open, revealing,

A withered finger.

Su Ni Sheng retrieves that finger from the wooden panel engraved with the Heterodox Academy's formation (capable of sealing energy reactions),

Her expressionless face shows a trace of imperceptible sentimental emotion.

This nostalgia, quick to arrive and swift to leave,

Su Ni Sheng slightly exerting her palm, the corpse-like corpse dissolve immortal index finger is crushed to dust, turning to smoke.

"That's it."

She waves her arm, the corpse dissolve immortal's body powder is enveloped by the breeze and absorbed into her sleeve.

Xing Hechou finally reacts, his expression stiff, "Miss Su, this is..."

"Hmm?"

Su Ni Sheng furrows her brow, not because of Xing Hechou's protest.

Her gaze, surpassing Xing Hechou, surpassing Wei Linglan, focuses on Li Ang standing at the very back, looking quiet and well-behaved.