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Chapter 142 : Escape and a New Journey
Chapter 142: Escape and a New Journey
The white-haired elder of the Star Palace slowly said, “It could replay everything that had happened within a fifty-meter radius.”
“As for what the truth was, we could see it all at a glance through it.”
When everyone heard this, they crowded around.
The white-haired elder activated the recording device.
Buzz——
A faint beam of light shot out from the recording device, forming a light curtain in midair.
On the light curtain, images of the battlefield were being replayed.
In the footage, Lei De, Lin Xun, and Shen Wei—three Transcendents—were engaged in a fierce battle.
Then, a world-destroying blue radiance descended from the heavens.
The light devoured everyone……
Lei De’s arrogance.
Lin Xun’s schemes.
Shen Wei’s cold indifference.
Jiang Li’s appearance.
Liu Xian’s transformation.
The earth-shattering strike of 【Eye of Destruction】.
Lin Xun’s death with eyes still open.
And finally, Jiang Li and Liu Xian’s distant escape.
Everything, everything, was faithfully replayed by the recording device.
……
The playback ended.
Above the ruins, there was dead silence.
Everyone stared blankly at that illusory image.
Shock.
Anger.
Disbelief.
Director Qin looked at the conversation between Lin Xun and Lei De, Shen Wei on the screen.
He looked at the scene of Lin Xun being devoured by the tyrant dragon.
He suddenly smashed a fist into the ground, blasting a deep crater into it.
“Jiang Li!”
Director Qin let out a beast-like roar, “I will definitely kill you!”
He took out a phone from his chest.
“Pass on my order!”
“Activate an S-rank wanted order!”
“Globally hunt Jiang Li and Liu Xian!”
“No matter the cost, they must be brought to justice!”
“Alive, I want to see the people; dead, I want to see the bodies!”
“Yes!”
From the other end of the line came a firm response.
……
The board members of the Ascension Alliance wore ashen expressions.
They looked at Lei De’s arrogance on the screen.
They looked at the scene of him being pierced through the heart by Lin Xun.
They looked at him finally collapsing in a pool of blood.
Their dignity was utterly trampled.
“Damn it!”
One director slammed the documents in his hand onto the ground.
“Lei De, that idiot!”
“He was actually outplayed by a lone player!”
“This was simply the disgrace of the Ascension Alliance!”
“Hunt them down!”
Another director said in a deep voice, “Our Ascension Alliance absolutely cannot tolerate such humiliation!”
“Mobilize all Transcendents and hunt Jiang Li and Liu Xian worldwide!”
“Alive, see the people; dead, see the bodies!”
……
Star Palace headquarters.
A mysterious space shrouded in white mist.
Su Wan was sitting at the center of the Star Palace, with a gigantic Star Plate floating before her.
On the Star Plate, the scene of Zhu City was clearly visible.
Su Wan looked at the cold young man on the screen, her gaze fixed tightly on 【Eye of Destruction】 in Jiang Li’s hand.
“【Eye of Destruction】……”
She murmured to herself, “It was actually obtained by you.”
“【Eye of Destruction】……”
Su Wan softly murmured again, “It was actually obtained by you.”
She looked at Jiang Li’s delicate features.
She looked at the calculating look in Jiang Li’s eyes.
At the corner of her lips, a smile of interest curved upward.
“Interesting.”
“A lone player with no background and no power.”
“Yet he could toy with the three major forces in the palm of his hand.”
“He could even kill Lei De, Lin Xun, and Shen Wei.”
“This boldness, these methods, were not simple.”
Su Wan extended her slender fingers and lightly touched Jiang Li on the Star Plate.
“If you could survive,”
she softly said.
“Perhaps we could cooperate.”
……
Inside Yun Ge’s apartment.
Yun Ge looked at the two figures standing side by side on the screen and gently set down the coffee cup in his hand.
An unusual light flickered in his eyes.
“Interesting.”
“A splendid performance.”
He snapped his fingers.
On the screen, the interface instantly popped up with the names of Jiang Li and Liu Xian.
【Blessings and Rewards:】
【Jiang Li: permanently retained Transcendent ability (Medium), chosen reward: Identity Card (Mind Controller).】
【Liu Xian: permanently retained Transcendent ability (Wolf Lord), chosen reward: Transcendent artifact: Star Key.】
Yun Ge looked at this report and nodded in satisfaction.
“These two little guys performed quite well.”
“Especially that Jiang Li—he actually used the identity of a lone player to stir up the three major forces.”
“This kind of scheming suited my taste very well.”
He reached out and lightly tapped the screen.
“I hope you can bring me surprises in the next stage of the game.”
“After all, this batch of players is far too boring.”
……
While the three major forces were exerting all their efforts to track down Jiang Li and Liu Xian, the two of them had already arrived at another city not far from Zhu City—Shen City.
Time returned to the day the game ended. On the outskirts of Zhu City, inside a mountain cave, after Jiang Li and Liu Xian had accepted the game’s rewards.
“What should we do now?”
Liu Xian asked, “The item I drew, the Star Key, could only teleport short distances. It couldn’t get us abroad at all.”
He suddenly stood up. “If it really came to it, I’ll transform into a pterosaur and carry you straight overseas!”
“No.”
Jiang Li shook his head. “Your mental power couldn’t possibly sustain that for so long.”
“And our identities right now were far too sensitive.”
“Once discovered in the air, we would be living targets.”
“Then what should we do?”
Liu Xian was somewhat anxious. “Zhu City must already be sealed airtight by the three major forces.”
Jiang Li’s gaze swept across the map and finally settled on a single point.
“Shen City.”
“Since we can’t go abroad directly, we’ll first go to the closest and most convenient place for leaving the country.”
“Shen City is the largest port city of the Dragon Nation and also an international transportation hub.”
“We can go there and see if there’s a way to smuggle ourselves abroad.”
“Moreover, Shen City isn’t far from Zhu City. We can completely use the Star Key to get there.”
“That way, we can avoid leaving traces for them to track.”
Liu Xian nodded. “Alright!”
“I’ll listen to you!”
Liu Xian took out the Star Key from his chest.
He injected his mental power into the Star Key.
Buzz——
Light flickered on the Star Key.
A gigantic star gate slowly opened inside the cave.
Beyond the star gate was an unfamiliar city.
“Go!”
Jiang Li grabbed Liu Xian and rushed into the star gate.
……
At this moment, Jiang Li and Liu Xian had passed through the star gate and arrived in an unfamiliar city.
After arriving in Shen City through the star gate, Liu Xian asked, “Jiang Li, where are we going now?”
“Find a place to hide.”
Jiang Li said in a deep voice. “We’re nationwide wanted criminals now.”
“The three major forces won’t let us go.”
He tightly gripped 【Eye of Destruction】 in his hand.
But that eyeball could now barely be felt with any energy.
After being used, 【Eye of Destruction】 had entered cooldown and could only be used again after one month.
Jiang Li knew this Transcendent artifact was his greatest reliance, but also his greatest trouble.
“We can’t keep running away like this.”
Liu Xian’s eyes were filled with worry. “One day, we’ll be caught by them.”
“I know.”
Jiang Li nodded. “So we must become stronger.”
“We must find other players.”
“We must form our own force.”
His gaze looked toward the distance, and in his heart he silently swore.
He would let those lofty giants know—
This game that belonged to him had only just begun.