The Tianyan indoors.
Standing in front of hundreds of monitoring screens, Mr. Ji watched as a dozen technicians operated computers, carefully reviewing their work.
"Are all the defenses ready?"
"Don't worry, Elder Ji, you've already confirmed it three times. All automatic defense devices are now fully activated."
A middle-aged man smiled and said, "Mr. Ji, this is the first time I've seen you so nervous."
"How can you not be nervous?" Elder Ji said seriously, "The opponent is a demon of the Myriad Manifestations level, and is also the second-ranked Fallen Angel among the demon races."
"I think nothing will happen," one of the researchers said. "This guy is here to take Ye'er back home, not to target us humans. I think the reason he's been lying in wait for so long without making a move is because he doesn't want to break ties with us humans, right?"
'...' Old Ji didn't speak, but in his heart he thought: 'Come on, you're overthinking it... The difference between Black Angels and humans, whether in terms of extraordinary abilities or technological level, is like the difference between a college student and a kindergartener. If they really wanted to turn against you, why would they give you face?'
Before this, the reason why the Black Angel was willing to maintain friendly relations with humans was because among the superhumans, there appeared an apostle who was able to inherit the power of the gods.
The Black Angels have always wanted to study the ancient, extinct civilization of the gods and explore the power left behind by the gods, which is why they are willing to cooperate with humans.
However, Black Angels is now divided, with conflicts and disagreements among its major companies, resulting in several factions, each with its own differing opinions...
The Black Angels Corporation, which still advocates for continued cooperation and friendly relations with humanity, is primarily the group that broke the ice.
But if Icebreaker and her team are defeated in the Black Angels' civil war, it's hard to say whether humanity can maintain a friendly relationship with the Black Angels...
For the past few days, Old Ji had had a bad feeling. What worried him more now was whether this Black Angel who had infiltrated the town of the event was after "that" thing.
"That" item, as the final prize of this year's competition, should theoretically be kept strictly confidential and not leaked. However, the fact that this Black Angel obtained the key to the dimensional lock indicates that there is indeed a traitor within the official high command.
If that's true, then that's terrible...
Once the Black Angels find out that "that thing" is in this tournament town, they will stop at nothing to snatch it!
Mr. Ji looked solemn and felt a deep sense of pressure.
"Elder Ji!"
Just then, a soldier suddenly ran in from outside: "Something's happened..."
"Hmm?" Old Ji turned his head, frowning as he asked, "What's wrong? Has that Black Angel started making its move?"
The soldier paused for a moment, then said, "Ah, no... it's just a minor issue."
"A minor situation?" Old Ji asked, puzzled. "What minor situation?"
The soldier said, "After finishing the quarterfinals, Linnaeus left the tournament town without permission and knocked out two guards at the town gates, as well as several soldiers stationed outside the barrier..."
"What?! Why did this kid run out at this time?" Elder Ji was stunned for a moment, then said solemnly, "And what are all of you doing? A Level 2 transcendent being, you just let him run away so easily?!"
The soldier shuddered and lowered his head, saying, "I'm sorry, Elder Ji... because of Lin Nai's participation in this competition, we were all caught off guard by him. The soldiers stationed outside the barrier had just sensed something was wrong with him when he knocked them unconscious with his Gray Eyes... Oh, and he also took our soldiers' dog tags..."
Old Master Ji was furious and said in a deep voice, "You people really are..."
Didi
At this moment, a system panel popped up in front of Elder Ji, showing that a message had been received.
It was actually sent by Lin Nai.
Old Ji frowned and opened the system's chat box.
Linnaeus: I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back.
[Professor Ji: What the hell are you doing? Where are you going at a time like this??]
[Linnaeus: Of course, it's to go and save the world.]
[Professor Ji: ...I'm not in the mood for jokes right now.]
[Old Ji: Get back here right now, do you hear me?!]
However, Linnaeus never replied to her messages again.
Assistant Zhang asked from the side, "Mr. Ji, what's going on? Should I send a few people to bring Lin Nai back?"
"...Never mind him." Old Ji was silent for a moment, then waved his hand: "There are more important things to do now...Have the technicians debug the Xuanwu again and fully charge the weapon's soul energy. Also, have someone check the computer in the central control system again."
Assistant Zhang was stunned, not understanding why Old Master Ji wanted to have the system checked again and again. Hadn't it already been checked many times before to confirm that all the viruses had been eliminated?
"Okay." However, as an assistant, Assistant Zhang naturally did as Master Ji instructed.
Professor Ji then left the Tianyan Room alone.
He returned to his study, where he usually rested.
The study is simply furnished, with three walls lined with large mahogany bookshelves, a desk in the middle, and a calligraphy and painting behind it, giving the whole room a classical charm.
"You guys stay outside."
With his hands behind his back, Old Ji turned his head slightly and spoke softly to someone not far behind him.
Behind Elder Ji, seven black-clad guards slowly emerged from the shadows and knelt on one knee: "Yes!"
The men in black once again vanished into shadows and retreated.
Mr. Ji came to the bookshelf, reached out and touched several books, pressing them in the order etched in his memory.
Soon, a hidden passage door appeared at one end of the bookshelf with a "click-clack" sound.
Old Ji walked in through the small door.
Walk through the long corridor to the bottom of the secret room.
The furnishings inside the sealed room were also very simple, with about ten items each covered by a special energy shield.
These are all prizes for this competition, almost all of which are national treasure-level weapons, equipment, and props, including the first prize—the Soul Power Firearm Chasing Soul, which is among them.
Besides the weapons, there was also an ancient book with a brown outer cover, made of parchment, which looked very old, placed on the table in the center.
Unlike other prizes, this ancient parchment book was not placed inside a specially made energy shield, but all the defensive devices on all four walls of the room were aimed at the book.
This book is the final hidden prize of this competition.
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