The next day, at dawn.

As Wang Xueer was handing over her shift, she glanced at the screen again and exclaimed in surprise, "My God, what is this?"

The crowd immediately rushed over.

The screen displays: A bizarre blood cloud hangs over Skyhawk City, and the situation below is completely unknown.

Zhen Shuang frowned and kept typing commands.

Two spy satellites were operating at full speed, but they couldn't penetrate the blood cloud.

"Calling out the Ghost-Slaying One, calling out..."

At this moment, Li Tianyi was holding the exhausted Su Wanruo as she slept.

The emergency call system kept beeping.

He jerked his eyes open, grabbed the communicator, and cried out, "What's going on?!"

"Come to the communications room immediately, I suspect something terrible is about to happen!" Wang Xue'er said anxiously.

Arriving at top speed, after briefly inquiring about the situation, he calmly thought for a moment, "Immediately contact the garrison near Skyhawk City and find out the situation there as soon as possible!"

"yes!"

Everyone in the communications room got busy.

Upon receiving the news, the various garrisons immediately dispatched small teams.

......

Half a day passed without any feedback. Li Tian's already grim face grew even uglier. "This matter is of utmost importance. I want to investigate it myself!"

"No!" everyone said in unison.

"Go!" Xiaoman rushed outside and headed straight for the delivery truck before anyone could react.

Li Tianyi really wanted to go, but the others held him back.

Nearly a day passed before Xiaoman finally sent back a message: "Sky Eagle City is shrouded in a red light curtain, and even I cannot infiltrate it. However, the atmosphere nearby is very strange; I have never seen anything like it before."

"This matter is beyond our comprehension; we must find out exactly what it is!" Luo Shan suddenly stood up.

"Agreed!" Li Tianyi was the first to express his opinion.

"Can't you two act like leaders? You have to do everything yourself. You'll work yourselves to death and still not get anything done!" Long Zhan scolded irritably.

"Times have changed, but it's settled then!" Li Tianyi said with a wry smile.

The two rushed out of the conference room.

Li Tianyi stopped Luo Shan, who was opening the car door, and said, "Brother, your wife is heavily pregnant, so you don't need to go!"

“This journey is shrouded in mystery, I must go!” Luo Shan declared resolutely.

At the same time, Marlene appeared not far away and said softly, "Let him go!"

"Alright!" Li Tianyi closed the car door. "Big brother, you can go, but you have to listen to me!"

"OK!"

......

Skyhawk City, five kilometers outside the defense zone.

Xiaoman told the two of them in detail about the information she had gathered, and asked, "What do you think?"

Luo Shan pondered for a moment, "Since we can't get in from the front, we can find a side path or secret passage to sneak in!"

"Split up and search separately. Reconvene at this location in five hours." Li Tianyi revealed his personal equipment. "Check the time: 11:03 AM!"

The two calibrated the time and searched the distance.

The blood mist was even thicker in the direction Li Tianyi chose, due east, and visibility was less than fifty meters.

As we continued deeper, visibility dropped to about twenty meters.

"What a strange place!"

They cautiously explored forward, remaining highly vigilant.

Several tens of minutes passed, but they still hadn't found any entrance or encountered a single living creature.

Looking around, the chaotic pile of rocks not far away caught his attention.

He moved closer and poked it with the Po Jun sword; it didn't feel like stone.

Another attempt yielded the same result.

"Could the blood mist create illusions?" To verify his judgment, Li Tianyi tested it with his hand and indeed felt a soft, spongy sensation, like pulling on a sponge.

After several cuts, it was cleaved open, and a clump of blackened sofa foam fragments scattered out.

"No wonder Xiaoman couldn't find any clues; it was all because of this blood mist!"

Courage, courage!

The strange noise came from the southwest and was getting closer.

Looking up, a humanoid creature with a blue face and fangs, covered in blood, was rushing towards them from afar.

Li Tianyi's heart pounded. He gripped the Po Jun sword tightly and slashed down with all his might the moment it approached.

when!

The monster spoke, "It's me!"

"That voice sounds so familiar?" Li Tianyi frowned slightly. "Who exactly are you?"

“Alpha Wolf!” the 'monster' spoke. “I helped you beat up the school bully, led a group into the police station's solitary confinement room, and crushed every bone in the fat guard's body…”

Only Li Tianyi and Luo Shan knew about this.

"Big brother? How could you be... a monster?" Li Tianyi was very puzzled.

"In my eyes, you are a monster with a blue face and fangs!" Luo Shan raised the Giant Sword. "What is it?"

Without hesitation, Li Tianyi replied, "Demon Blood Wings!"

"Your Po Jun is the same!" Luo Shan gently nudged him. "This is a giant illusionary maze. Only by guarding your true self can you get out safely!"

"Um!"

The two stood back to back, searching for a way out...

On the other side.

Xiaoman encountered nothing; there was nothing around her except for the blood mist.

I glanced at the time and realized there was less than an hour left until the agreed time, which made me a little irritable.

Suddenly, a shadow darted past me at lightning speed.

It vanished in an instant.

"This?" Xiaoman's expression turned solemn as she gripped the Fish Intestine Sword tightly, remaining cautious and on guard.

As time went by, that shadow never reappeared.

Relax your mind and body, and you'll hear a faint sound again from fifty meters away.

My heart is on high alert once again...

For the next half hour, as long as you relax, you will hear strange noises and occasionally see a fast-moving shadow.

"Who on earth is behind this?

I can't figure it out, so I can only try to relax.

Suddenly, Xiaoman had a flash of inspiration and used stealth to disappear from the spot.

Hide in the shadows and observe carefully.

Time flew by, and Xiaoman was getting sleepy when the fast-moving figure reappeared seventy meters away.

This time, she saw it clearly: a short man wearing a red shirt.

The dwarf didn't notice anyone nearby. He frowned slightly, his eyes darting around as he cautiously searched his surroundings.

"You little devils, you're playing tricks!"

Xiaoman was furious, and a hint of anger escaped her lips. The Japanese soldier quickly turned around and threw a handful of darts.

*Sigh*, *clang*...

"Hmph, you've got some skill!" The Japanese soldier produced a ball of red powder and sprinkled it out.

A giant flaming serpent charged towards them.

Xiaoman curled her lips in disdain and dodged completely with two quick movements, shouting, "God of Slaughter's One-Slash Slash!"

"Dark Consecutive Slashes!"

The two fought fiercely, but neither gained the upper hand.

"The Japanese devils aren't very strong, but they can predict where I'll strike next. I need to find a way to trick them!"

The move, which was supposed to be a straight strike, suddenly turned into a diagonal thrust, leaving the Japanese soldier momentarily stunned and nearly getting stabbed.

"Baka!"

The Japanese soldier was extremely angry and quickly formed hand seals, causing the surrounding air to become turbulent.

A gigantic blood dragon is gradually taking shape...

hold head high!

The dragon's roar carried immense pressure, forcing you to use your internal energy to resist, causing your agility to drop rapidly.

Blood Dragon swallowed Xiaoman whole, and a faint smile appeared on the Japanese soldier's solemn face.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through my chest. "You, you? *Thud!*"

Xiaoman appeared behind him without his noticing, a smile also playing on her lips. "Little devil, can't figure it out, can you?"

He coughed up two large mouthfuls of blood, his eyes filled with venom, and he crushed the pill hidden in his mouth. The wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye...