Suzhou city center.

On a wide and deserted street, the bright street lights suddenly dimmed. On the asphalt road, a shadow cut through the many lights and shadows like a sharp arrow, speeding towards the distance.

In the air, a large number of bats were circling, following the shadow and flying into the distance.

Under the night sky, a goshawk quickly flew across the sky. Its eagle eyes quickly locked onto the high-speed moving shadow. It fluttered its wings slightly and began to dive downward.

The speed of this goshawk was astonishingly fast, and its figure was like a black lightning. It passed under many street lights, its body almost touching the ground, and the distance between it and the shadow was rapidly shortening.

Suddenly, a blue magical light burst out from the hawk's body, and it transformed into a black-haired young man. He looked at the shadow with cold eyes, and stretched out his hand to pull out a straight knife from behind!

clang——!

The straight knife shook, and in an instant it pierced through the air and stabbed straight into the road in front of the shadow. The blade reflected the light and shadow of the street lamp on the side, casting a bright spot on the ground.

The shadow suddenly solidified and jumped up from the flat road, turning into a man in a dark red cloak. His toes lightly touched the hilt of the straight knife, and his figure floated forward.

His body was soaked in ink, as if he would turn into a shadow and merge into the light and shadow in the next moment.

Lin Qiye frowned and murmured softly:

"I heard that the sun rises when the cock crows."

As soon as the words fell, a dazzling ray of sunlight shone down from the sky, illuminating the entire road in an instant. The asphalt road surface reflected the scorching sunlight, and there was no longer any shadow.

The ink color on the man's body disappeared instantly, and his figure fell on the road. He did not blend into the ground like before. He slowly stood up and looked back at Lin Qiye.

Lin Qiye recognized this face, his name was Qian Haoran.

As early as when they were on the transport plane, they had read through the information of everyone in Team 017 and naturally knew about their forbidden ruins. So when the other members of Team 017 had appeared, only Qian Haoran had never shown up. Considering his abilities, it was not difficult to guess the possible hiding place of Bell Cland.

That is to borrow Qian Haoran's ability, hide in the shadows, keep moving at all times, and keep a distance from Lin Qiye and his team at all times.

When searching in a dragnet, he and An Qingyu paid special attention to all the shadow corners, and unexpectedly they actually found Qian Haoran's location.

"【Bell Crand】." Lin Qiye pulled out a straight knife from the road and walked towards him calmly, "Where are you going to run this time?"

Qian Haoran's eyes stared blankly ahead. The next moment, his mouth opened slightly, and a small golden insect was lying on the tip of his tongue, motionless.

"Why are you here?" Qian Haoran's vocal cords trembled and he spoke stiffly, "You should be being hunted by that damn agent."

"It's just a trick to escape." Lin Qiye said calmly, "You guys have spread the battlefield too large, so large that even you can't fully control it. Besides, he hasn't seen my appearance. As long as I let another person wear my mask at a certain point in time, I can use my transformation to escape from all of your surveillance and go from light to darkness."

"Before, you didn't seem to have the ability to transform." [Bell Cland] controlled Qian Haoran's voice and continued.

Lin Qiye's mouth curled up slightly, "People always change."

Qian Haoran fell silent. After a moment, he spoke again, his voice much more sinister than before.

"Do you really think that you can defeat me by yourself? As long as I control you, these abandoned pawns will be irrelevant..."

On the tip of Qian Haoran's tongue, the little golden insect suddenly spread a pair of thin wings, shook slightly, and its body flashed through the air like a thin golden electric light.

It was so fast that even Lin Qiye's horrific dynamic vision almost couldn't react. He turned his head sharply, and the golden lightning instantly scratched his cheek, leaving a shallow scar on the surface of his cheek.

Lin Qiye didn't have time to congratulate himself for dodging the attack, because the next moment, Qian Haoran had already pulled out the straight knife from his waist and swung the blade straight towards his neck!

clang--!

The two straight knives collided with each other, creating dazzling sparks. At the same time, a touch of darkness permeated Qian Haoran's blade. Under the control of the dark erosion, his knife flew out of his hand!

Lin Qiye kicked Qian Haoran in the chest, then caught the opponent's straight knife that had been eroded and controlled by the darkness, turned around quickly, and slashed it into the air.

The golden electric light transformed by [Bell Cland] hit the blades of the two straight knives. The terrifying force directly knocked Lin Qiye away, and even the two straight knives were almost out of his hands.

[Bell Cland] is, after all, a mysterious being from the "Sea" realm. Even though he excels at large-scale mental control, he is still slightly stronger than Lin Qiye in other relatively weak combat aspects.

Lin Qiye's body adjusted its angle in mid-air and landed steadily on the road. Then a purple mist tornado rushed directly towards him!

Lin Qiye's face changed slightly when he sensed the purple fog. Although they were already in the fog of mental pollution, the concentration of mental pollution contained in the fog tornado before them was a hundred times higher than that of the surrounding fog.

If the mental strength of "Chuan" realm can last for about 12 hours in ordinary fog, then in this concentrated fog tornado, he can only last for a few minutes at most.

Moreover, as time goes by, his mind becomes more and more confused, and his combat effectiveness will plummet.

Fortunately, after this concentrated fog enveloped Lin Qiye, the [Azure Guardian] on his chest began to emit a faint blue light, forming a barrier around him that could temporarily resist the erosion of the fog for a moment.

But even so, the light of [Azure Guardian] was dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye. After all, it was just an ordinary forbidden item suitable for people from the "Pool" realm to the "River" realm. Under the full corrosion of [Bell Kland] from the "Sea" realm, it could not last for too long.

Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes slightly, and a solemn look appeared in his eyes.

In this concentrated purple fog, it is almost impossible to distinguish the surrounding environment with the naked eye, let alone find a tiny insect. If it were someone else, they would probably be ground to death here. Fortunately, Lin Qiye has the power of mental perception and can always lock on the position of [Bell Kland].

Two balls of golden light ignited in his eyes, burning like a furnace. The two straight swords in his hands trembled slightly and flew towards the corner of the fog with a whistling sound.

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