novelraw Chapter 141 : Aftermath Behind the Scenes
Chapter 141 : Aftermath Behind the Scenes
Chapter 141: Aftermath Behind the Scenes
Zhu City outskirts, abandoned factory district.
After the blue light disappeared, Jiang Li and Liu Xian quickly left the battlefield.
They ran all the way toward the outskirts of Zhu City.
“Where are we going now?”
Liu Xian asked, “Zhu City is already not safe.”
“Find a place to hide.”
Jiang Li said in a low voice, “We have already won the game.”
“But our biggest trouble has only just begun.”
Liu Xian froze for a moment. “What do you mean?”
“Lin Xun was a player of Bureau 869.”
Jiang Li explained, “Lei De was a player of the Ascension Alliance.”
“Shen Wei was a player of the Star Palace.”
“Now they are all dead.”
“Do you think these three major forces will just let it go?”
Liu Xian sucked in a cold breath.
He had never imagined that the three people he had killed all had such formidable backgrounds.
“Then what do we do now……”
“They will come looking for revenge.”
Jiang Li said in a low voice, “So we must hide.”
“Hide somewhere they can’t find.”
“Until they give up.”
……
Zhu City outskirts, a concealed cave.
Inside the cave, Jiang Li took out a map and began planning a route.
“The safest thing for us right now is to leave Zhu City.”
“Where to?”
Liu Xian asked.
“It would be best to go abroad.”
Jiang Li said in a low voice, “We have already offended the top three Transcendent forces in the country. Staying domestically is far too dangerous.”
“Let’s first choose our victory rewards and see if there’s any item that can help us relocate quickly.”
Liu Xian nodded. “Alright.”
“I’ll listen to you.”
He knew Jiang Li was right.
What they needed most right now was to stay far away from this Transcendent storm.
……
Half an hour later.
The underground base of the Zhu City Branch of Bureau 869.
Lin Xun, Shen Wei, Lei De, as well as the Doctor and the Priest—five Transcendents in total—along with dozens of Bureau 869 agents and Ascension Alliance mercenaries.
At this moment, all of them had turned to ashes.
Only a massive crater remained.
And smoke and dust filling the sky.
Director Qin’s face was ashen.
He looked at the devastated battlefield before him, his eyes filled with shock and fury.
“This… what on earth happened?”
He could not believe that in just an instant—
Lin Xun, Shen Wei, and Lei De, three powerful Transcendents,
had died just like that.
And died so completely.
“Director Qin!”
An agent ran over to report, “Our people found some clues at the scene.”
“What clues?”
Director Qin asked urgently.
“They are… traces of a Transcendent artifact.”
The agent said in a low voice, “We suspect that someone used a powerful Transcendent artifact.”
“In an instant, it wiped out everyone.”
Director Qin’s expression changed.
He knew that any Transcendent artifact capable of achieving such an effect was absolutely a rare treasure.
“Report to higher authorities immediately!”
Director Qin said in a deep voice, “At the same time, seal off the scene!”
“Strictly forbid anyone from approaching!”
“Yes!”
The agent acknowledged the order and left.
Director Qin looked at the devastated battlefield before him, his eyes full of worry.
He knew that Lin Xun’s death would definitely provoke the fury of Bureau 869’s upper echelons.
And the deaths of Lei De and Shen Wei would also shake the Ascension Alliance and the Star Palace.
Zhu City was about to change.
……
Half a day later.
The underground base of the Zhu City Branch of Bureau 869.
Director Qin stood trembling in the conference room.
On the screen in front of him sat several stern-faced elders.
They were all high-ranking members of Bureau 869.
“Qin Zheng!”
The leading elder said in a deep voice, “Lin Xun is dead.”
“Do you know what this means?”
Cold sweat poured down Director Qin’s forehead. “I know.”
“Lin Xun was one of the most outstanding young Transcendents in our Bureau 869.”
“His death is a huge loss to Bureau 869.”
“I—”
“Enough!”
The elder slammed the table, “Now is not the time for you to shirk responsibility!”
“We want to know how Lin Xun died!”
Director Qin reported everything he knew, truthfully and in detail.
“A Transcendent artifact?!”
After hearing Director Qin’s report, a trace of shock flashed in the elder’s eyes.
“A Transcendent artifact that can instantly erase three Transcendents, and even dozens of fully armed agents and mercenaries?!”
“The power of this Transcendent artifact has already exceeded our imagination!”
“We must find it!”
The elder said in a deep voice, “This Transcendent artifact absolutely must not fall into someone else’s hands!”
“Immediately issue an S-level wanted order!”
“Pursue all players who participated in the Zhu City game and survived!”
“Yes!”
Director Qin accepted the order and left.
……
Ascension Alliance headquarters.
In the boardroom, the atmosphere was deathly silent.
Lei De’s death had plunged the entire board into shock and fury.
“Lei De is dead.”
The leading director spoke coldly, “He died in Zhu City.”
“The Transcendent artifact on his body is also gone.”
“We must find the killer!”
“We must reclaim the Transcendent artifact!”
“Immediately issue an S-level wanted order!”
“Pursue all players who participated in the Zhu City game and survived!”
“Yes!”
……
Star Palace headquarters.
“Shen Wei is dead.”
Su Wan, the Master of the Star Palace, sat on the throne, her voice calm.
“She died in Zhu City.”
“We must know who killed her.”
“Notify all Star Palace members to investigate with full force!”
“Yes!”
……
Two days had passed since that great battle.
But the world-destroying traces left on the battlefield were still clearly visible.
The massive crater, the charred ground, and the bloody, deathly aura lingering in the air.
This was the place where Transcendents had fallen.
This was the place where the three great forces had lost all face.
At this moment, dozens of black sedans suddenly roared into the ruins.
The car doors opened, and those who stepped out were Director Qin of the Zhu City Bureau 869, several board members of the Ascension Alliance, and several members of the Star Palace.
Their expressions were grave as their gazes swept over the devastation.
“Director Qin.”
A director of the Ascension Alliance said in a deep voice, “Lei De, Lin Xun, Shen Wei.”
“Three Transcendents, all fallen!”
“You must give us an explanation!”
“An explanation?”
Director Qin sneered, “I’d like to ask your Ascension Alliance instead!”
“Why did your Lei De suddenly attack our Bureau 869 base?!”
“Why did he kill our Priest and Doctor?!”
“What exactly is going on?!”
“Please explain it to me first!”
The three forces stood in sharp confrontation.
The air was filled with an intense smell of gunpowder.
“Enough!”
An elderly elder of the Star Palace shouted in a deep voice.
He took out an ancient-looking box.
The box opened.
Inside lay a Transcendent artifact that looked like an old-fashioned film projector.
“This is our Star Palace’s Transcendent artifact—the Retrospective Recording Projector.”