40 days later.

At 11 o'clock in the evening.

In the Hupo Research Institute, a special plane to Mulin City took off.

At this time, Feng Qi did not fall asleep.

Because the first step of the Lord of the Mist to defeat the Scarlet Research Institute was officially launched.

At this time, he sat on the sofa in the room, took out his mobile phone, and dialed the number of the Scarlet Research Institute.

After waiting for a long time, the call was connected.

A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Aren't you sleeping late at night? Don't you know that you are bald if you stay up late?"

"Old Mi just left, and I want to tell you the latest information."

"Wait a minute, I'll record it."

The sound of dressing came from the other end of the phone, followed by hurried footsteps.

About five minutes later, Wei Wei's voice came again:

"Now you can tell."

Feng Qi did not hesitate and said immediately:

"This is what happened. Do you remember that the intelligence I gave you said that Mulin City would be attacked by the Science and Technology Research Institute? In fact, the Lord of the Mist is behind this matter. The specific situation is like this..."

It took him half an hour to tell the Lord of the Mist's plan in full.

This was not done to find a way to deal with the Lord of Mist in advance.

In this timeline, he chose to stand on the side of the Lord of Mist, and would not consider any means against the Lord of Mist.

The main reason was to give the Scarlet Research Institute a heads-up in advance.

So that they can prepare and minimize the losses when facing the suppression of the Science and Technology Research Institute in the future.

Especially the casualties in Mulin City.

After listening to his story, Wei Wei said solemnly:

"I didn't expect that the Lord of Mist was the real mastermind behind the scenes. I will convene a supreme meeting later, and the meeting will discuss how to deal with this matter... But don't worry, our defense strategy will not affect you. It is mainly to reduce losses. After all, you are the core."

"Well, Sister Wei, go to bed early."

"You too, little brother."

After hanging up the phone, Feng Qi leaned on the sofa and fell into deep thought.

The Lord of Mist has now set off for Mulin City, and the first step of the plan to defeat the Scarlet Research Institute has officially begun. The Lord of

Mist's plan has been very clear and complete in the planning of these days.

He intends to use the tragic death of the senior members of the Wolf-eating War Group to arouse the vigilance of the shadow forces behind the Science and Technology Research Institute.

In addition, he would simulate the high-level Wolf-eating Domain War Group to send misleading messages to the shadow forces.

If this plan succeeds, the Scarlet Research Institute will inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of the forces behind the Science and Technology Research Institute.

This is obviously the main reason why the Scarlet Base in Mulin City was attacked in many timelines.

According to the normal historical line,

the Scarlet Research Institute was not defeated by the shadow forces behind the Science and Technology Research Institute.

But the Lord of the Mist's plan was actually very successful.

The main purpose of the Lord of the Mist to launch the action to defeat the Scarlet Research Institute was to snatch the spiritual resources originally allocated to the Scarlet Research Institute.

Although the Scarlet Research Institute was not defeated,

it chose to hide from the world because of the fierce suppression of the Science and Technology Research Institute, and hid in the underground secret base and no longer had too much contact with the outside world.

The spiritual resources originally allocated to the Scarlet Research Institute were redistributed in Star City.

Among them, the one that benefited the most was undoubtedly another giant research institute in Star City, the Tiger Soul Research Institute.

So from the normal historical line, the Lord of the Mist's plan was undoubtedly successful.

Feng Qi was originally very worried about this plan. He

thought that his appearance caused a deviation in history.

Let the Lord of the Mist have the idea of ​​targeting the Scarlet Research Institute.

Now it seems that this is obviously a historical plot that would happen in a normal historical line.

It's just that he didn't investigate the relevant information at the time.

After listening to the explanation of the Lord of Mist and comparing it with the normal historical line, he found that it was just a false alarm.

As long as Scarlet doesn't fall, his timeline is not considered a failure.

It's good for Scarlet Research Institute to hide in the underground secret base in advance.

Although the development of subsequent research projects will be limited by problems such as lack of resources, at least safety is guaranteed.

He has no reason to stop the Lord of Mist from launching this plan against Scarlet Research Institute.

Leaning on the sofa, he began to think about tomorrow's press conference.

During this period, the Lord of Mist used public opinion to build momentum for him.

Now the outside world is full of evaluations about him and expectations for "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice".

Tomorrow is the day when the test results of "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice" are officially released.

At that time, he will need to accept interviews from reporters sent by major cities.

This is undoubtedly an important part of helping the Lord of Mist promote "Flesh and Blood Sacrifice".

While thinking, he suddenly felt the crisis approaching.

The crisis insight ability after the transformation of the demon dragon made his hair stand up, and he immediately turned his head and looked to the right.

A strangely shaped sickle suddenly appeared out of nowhere and chopped straight at his head, followed by a familiar blue-skinned figure.

Realizing that it was another blue-skinned assassin, he quickly dodged sideways.

Boom!

A black stream of light flashed, and the sofa he was leaning on was split into two pieces. The sickle continued to move forward and left deep marks on the special wall.

Looking at the blue-skinned assassin who was about 1.5 meters tall and holding a large sickle, Feng Qi felt unlucky.

Over the past period of time, the frequency of assassinations by the blue-skinned assassin has been increasing.

But fortunately, he had the Lord of Mist by his side.

Any blue-skinned assassins who came would be easily killed by the Lord of Mist.

Now that the Lord of Mist had left, it was obvious that he had to deal with this blue-skinned assassin himself.

Thinking of this, he clenched his fists.

Suddenly, the Demon Dragon Rune Crystal was activated, and a steady stream of power was injected into his body.

The surface of his fist was covered with black energy derived from the Rune Crystal.

At this time, he stepped forward and

punched the blue-skinned assassin's head. The blue-skinned assassin was very alert and stepped back, and the sickle in his hand slashed towards Feng Qi's head.

Facing the blue-skinned assassin who was faster than him, Feng Qi could only dodge and move his fist in front of him.

The sickle came into contact with his fist, and sparks flew.

He was swept away by this blow and hit the wall heavily.

But such injuries did not cause any harm to him. The powerful physique of the Demon Dragon could repair the internal injuries caused by the collision in an instant.

At this time, he stood up and dodged the slash that approached again.

After dodging the attack, he stood up.

Looking at the blue-skinned assassin who slowly turned around, Feng Qi felt bad.

If he had the ability of the main timeline, he would not take the blue-skinned assassin in front of him seriously at all. He could press him to the ground and rub him back and forth.

Especially after activating the blood source form, it would be fine to let the blue-skinned assassin chop a hundred sickles first.

But now, he obviously does not have such combat power.

Looking at the blue-skinned assassin who approached again, Feng Qi let out a ferocious roar, then waved his fist and stepped forward.

Seeing this scene, the blue-skinned assassin immediately slowed down and looked alert. Taking

this opportunity, Feng Qi decisively turned around and rushed to the door.

Using all his strength, he knocked open the special metal door and ran to the core area.

"Help!"

The sound insulation effect in the room was very good, so the sound of fighting inside could not be known to the outside world.

At this time, Feng Qi suddenly ran out, and several core researchers standing in the core area immediately realized that an emergency had occurred.

So they decisively pressed the "help" button.

The security personnel outside the core area received the message at the first time, decisively opened the special metal door of the core area, and ran inside.

Then they saw the blue-skinned assassin who was chasing Feng Qi.

Without hesitation, they decisively attacked the blue-skinned assassin.

Looking at the blue-skinned assassin who was surrounded by security personnel, Feng Qi was calm.

These security personnel and the researchers who were conducting research were all controlled by the Night Shadow Clan controlled by the Lord of the Mist.

So he didn't worry about any problems at all.

Even if they were not controlled, it would be okay to see the blue-skinned assassin.

But just as he was about to take action, an unexpected scene happened.

The surrounded blue-skinned assassin suddenly became blurred, and the surrounding space was distorted.

In full view of the public, the figure of the blue-skinned assassin suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Seeing this scene, Feng Qi was surprised.

This was the first time he encountered a blue-skinned assassin who had the ability to jump through space

. Thinking of this, he hurried to the control panel in the center of the core area.

"Call the surveillance." Looking at the staff sitting in front of the control panel, he said in a deep voice.

Hearing his order, the staff member did not hesitate and decisively called up the latest surveillance footage.

Just as he expected.

This blue-skinned assassin did not exist in the surveillance footage.

This made him fall into deep thought.

Although he had contacted him many times, he had not yet investigated the relevant information about the blue-skinned assassin.

After taking control of the Tiger Soul Research Institute, the Lord of the Mist also launched an investigation in this regard.

He only found many records of the blue-skinned assassin's appearance, but he still had no clue about the secrets behind the blue-skinned assassin.

After experiencing multiple timelines, he only knew some of the rules of the blue-skinned assassin.

First, the blue-skinned assassin is not an elemental life. It has a flesh and blood body, but there is no organ in the body. After death, it will eventually turn into energy and dissipate.

Second, the blue-skinned assassin seems to be constantly receiving signals released by the outside world. It may be a special life controlled by external forces.

Third, the blue-skinned assassin is not a robot. It has its own emotions, it will feel pain and surprise, but it is not afraid of death.

Fourth, the time when the blue-skinned assassin appears is different in each timeline.

Fifth, the number of blue-skinned assassins that appear is uncertain, and their strength has been steadily increasing over time.

...

From these factors.

The blue-skinned assassin is very similar to the monsters in the game. As the protagonist's strength increases or the progress increases, the monster's strength is also constantly increasing.

But the cognition of this kind of special life is still a mystery.

It is only known that this group of blue-skinned creatures are collecting miracle items all over the world.

The miracle bloodstone now controlled by the Lord of the Mist was taken from the injured blue-skinned assassin by a war group in the Old Day East Supply Zone.

He has reason to believe that the creature behind the blue-skinned assassin, or the group to which the blue-skinned assassin belongs, has mastered several miracle items.

Therefore, the potential power of this force is extremely terrifying.

It is a potential terrifying opponent that he has not yet discovered, and it will inevitably be an obstacle to human growth.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown.

As a sacrificial line, the most important mission is to obtain more intelligence for the main timeline.

At least the main timeline should know who the opponent is.

He decided to wait for the Lord of Mist to return, have a good discussion with him, and then start the investigation of the blue-skinned creature.

...

At three o'clock in the morning.

A Tiger Soul private plane hovered over the forest fifteen kilometers away from Mulin City.

After the plane door opened, the Lord of Mist wearing sunglasses jumped directly from the air.

The Tiger Soul private plane also turned around at this time and began to turn back.

As his figure continued to fall, gray fog emerged under the feet of the Lord of Mist, supporting his falling figure.

At this time, he turned his head and looked in the direction of Mulin City.

In his opinion, the most important point of this operation was to ensure the secrecy of the operation.

So he did not let the Tiger Soul private plane stop at the airport in Mulin City.

The next action will also be carried out by him alone.

At this time, he turned into gray fog and flew towards Mulin City.

Soon, Mulin City surrounded by mountains appeared in his sight.

As a subsidiary city of the Old Day City, Mulin City is located between the mountains to the west of the Old Day City.

This city does not have a long history like the five major cities, nor is it formed by the merger of several nearby cities.

The history of Mulin City is only a short two hundred years.

It was originally a dense forest, which was formed by many scavengers who fled and a small number of residents who moved from the city. Then they cut down and reclaimed it into a small city.

The entire city has four districts under the jurisdiction of East, South, West and North, with a total land area of ​​816 square kilometers.

Compared with other cities, Mulin City, as a subsidiary city, has a very obvious disadvantage.

The geographical environment of this city is relatively complex, and the actual area available for living is not much. In addition, the lack of resources has kept the population at around 6 million, and it is difficult to grow further.

The various types of materials consumed by residents in Mulin City mainly rely on the support of the five major cities.

When Mulin City was first established, all major cities contributed, and major research institutes also built sub-bases in it for the healthy development of this city.

However, the geographical environment of Mulin City has restricted the development of this city.

It is difficult to make a breakthrough.

It can only exist as a subsidiary city of the old city.

Before dawn, the Lord of Mist came to the sky above Mulin City.

He saw the city scene of Mulin City clearly at this time.

Perhaps it was because of the scavengers' innate sense of crisis about the fall of the city.

There are a large number of combat fortresses and shelter buildings in Mulin City.

These buildings are obviously built to deal with the sudden arrival of the domain field.

In addition, a large number of advanced technological weapons are set up in the city, and the internal defense is not weaker than the external.

This city seems to be specially prepared for war.

This is also one of the advantages of small cities.

If it is a large city like Star City, it is unimaginable to build a steel fortress like Mulin City.

After flying over the towering city walls, the Lord of Mist began to descend.

In his glance, he chose a dark corner without lights.

What the Lord of Mist didn't know was that

at this time, in the headquarters of the Mulin City military, abnormal energy approaching in the air had been detected.

Air defense is also a means for major cities to resist the invasion of life beyond the domain.

After the Lord of Mist entered Mulin City, the Mulin City military urgently mobilized several troops stationed nearby to approach the place where the Lord of Mist landed, preparing to conduct a search.

They wanted to confirm whether the strange energy that suddenly appeared was related to the creatures that transcended the domain.

At this time, the Lord of Mist had landed in an alley shrouded in darkness.

After transforming into a human form, he stepped out of the alley.

At this moment, he found that a large number of people in military uniforms were gathering quickly not far away.

Realizing that there was danger, he decisively retreated and merged back into the darkness, and cursed in his heart:

"Damn it"