My Arms Can Turn into Blades

Chapter 399 - 235: Fear

It’s nothing more than making excuses for one’s failure.

But this time... after experiencing Jing’s Illusion Dream.

The horse-faced man finally understood why Dead Sore mentioned that Chen Lusi was acting strangely.

Because it was truly abnormal.

Completely defying logic!

"Making Jing go berserk? Flipping the entire Anomaly Realm? Awakening the Security Army drawn into the Illusion Dream? Mysteriously finding a weapon similar to the ’Tip’, but with a power far exceeding modern weapons by dozens of times?"

Dead Sore listened to the horse-faced man’s words, his expression constantly changing, both shocked and doubtful: "...How is this possible! Was that actually Jing’s Illusion Dream? Or his Illusion Dream?"

"I want to ask the same thing."

The horse-faced man coughed a few times, then tugged at his mouth: "Was that Jing’s Illusion Dream! Or his Illusion Dream! Why can he accomplish what I, an Empowerer of the National Sacrificial System, and other Empowerers sharing the same origin with Jing, cannot?

And that’s not even the most important part. The most crucial thing is the weapons the Security Army has in hand."

"Are they not creations of the Illusion Dream?"

Dead Sore flinched, his expression changed drastically again.

"...Do you know what Ji Xin did while I was inside Jing’s Illusion Dream."

The horse-faced man did not answer but his expression turned grim: "He directly used the ’Demon Slayer’, to disrupt Jing’s Illusion Dream, severing the entire connection between Jinling City and the Yellow Springs Mainstream."

Dead Sore stiffened: "..."

"Why go to such lengths? For those ordinary people? Or for those few Celestial Strategy Mansion members? No, they are not worthy."

The horse-faced man slightly trembled the hand resting on his thigh: "To execute the Demon Slayer, Ji Xin alone couldn’t bear it. At least four Celestial Strategy members must stake their Authority to ensure absolute success... So why did so many Celestial Strategy members unanimously agree to such a crazy plan? The answer is simple, a very important person was also drawn into Jing’s Illusion Dream, and they needed to rescue them as soon as possible.

This aligns with Ji Xin sending Celestial Strategy Mansion Headquarters people back to mobilize the Security Army to Jinling to handle the abnormality.

Most of the Security Army are ordinary people, what can they do? Nothing at all.

But what if they possessed weapons with power greater than ’Tip’, effective on Empowerers or anomalies?"

"Are you saying..."

Dead Sore quivered slightly, then instinctively denied: "No, impossible, if this speculation were true, then why could they produce it within Jing’s Illusion Dream? Isn’t it said that when pulled into Jing’s Illusion Dream, everyone becomes assimilated, turning into one of them? Except for Empowerers of the National Sacrificial System."

The horse-faced man: "He was not assimilated."

Dead Sore: "..."

"Within Jing’s Illusion Dream, Chen Lusi was not assimilated, wearing modern attire, holding a handgun."

"..."

The horse-faced man continued: "Recently, Chen Lusi went with the Security Army to the Chamomile Alliance to execute the First Rider Position, then didn’t the Chamomile Alliance issue a bounty against him?"

Dead Sore struggled: "Yes."

"Back then, we were puzzled why the Chamomile Alliance would make such a fuss over an initially unknown minor member, but if we apply our current perspective, doesn’t it make sense?

For example, the Chamomile Alliance members also witnessed the power of that weapon.

Furthermore, let me guess... Ji Xin and the others haven’t left Jinling City yet? Not only haven’t they left, but they’ve maintained a state of martial law? No information has come out?"

Dead Sore desperately suppressed his quivering voice: "...Right, not only that, according to messages from over there, members of the Chamomile Alliance appeared in Jinling City two days ago... Five Celestial Strategy members are still stationed there, even Luo Mountain from Kunlun hasn’t left."

"..."

The horse-faced man’s pupils contracted.

If it was merely speculation just now, now it’s not just simple conjecture.

Very soon.

The room plunged into silence.

The horse-faced man slowly raised his hand, gazing at his palm, lost in thought.

Dead Sore no longer spoke, instead recalling the words the horse-faced man said earlier, his face looking increasingly grim.

Approximately two minutes later.

"Kill him."

The horse-faced man slowly lowered his hand, suddenly speaking again.

But this time.

His expression was no longer grim, instead unusually calm.

However, it was just his expression, his tone could be described as cold: "...Chen Lusi must be eliminated, since Ji Xin and the others have gone to such lengths to rescue Chen Lusi, it’s clear that whatever the weapon is, it can’t be detached from Chen Lusi for now, at least currently."

"..."

Dead Sore was silent for a moment, then said with difficulty: "Xia Yue has returned, according to the messages from over there, he’s in Jinling City too, no information has come out of Jinling City lately, and no one wants to inquire, precisely because Xia Yue has been in Jinling City during this time."

The horse-faced man paused, then slowly clenched his fist: "..."

"Additionally."

Dead Sore hesitated for a moment, then asked: "...Does the Celestial Strategy Mansion know about the existence of Jing? Did Chen Lusi’s appearance in the Anomaly Realm happen by coincidence? Or was it deliberate? If we act recklessly, could we be playing right into their hands? Before you entered Jing’s Illusion Dream, Tang Language had already captured most of the Self members within the Celestial Strategy Mansion.

Now that Xia Yue has returned, once he frees himself up, he’ll definitely conduct mind probing... We’ve already become completely deaf."

"...I don’t know."

The horse-faced man looked at his clenched fist, activating his Authority, while saying coldly: "My information comes from the Authority itself, from the previous Authority holder, logically speaking, Celestial Strategy Mansion should absolutely not be able to know there might still be a lurking Jing in Jinling City before the burst.

However... Now I’m uncertain, especially after coming out of Jing’s Illusion Dream, because besides Xia Yue, Celestial Strategy Mansion now has a combat force completely beyond my understanding.