TYMIMA Chapter 158

Blow up the cable car switch! They can’t be allowed to escape to the other side!

 

Benbu silently shouted while clinging to a guard’s back.

 

However, Zhan Pingchuan’s crimson barrier had already protected the control lever and the chain, so the messengers’ attacks couldn’t hit them for the moment.

 

Time passed, and the cable car moved farther and farther away, while Benbu’s heart grew colder.

 

He certainly didn’t doubt that the twelve messengers could eventually defeat the Black Lantern Society, since the Black Lantern Society only had four S-level Awakened, but they had Mad Clown’s ability and would never wait to be defeated.

 

But what puzzled Benbu the most was why the old madman would help the Black Lantern Society escape. Without the old madman, not a single Utopian could have escaped.

 

Kill quickly! Kill quickly!

 

Benbu gripped his hand bones tightly.

 

He was fully responsible for this fishing operation and would not allow himself to become a joke of the cult!

 

Five minutes passed, and the Black Lantern Society was still resisting.

 

Seven minutes passed, and the crimson barrier finally showed cracks. One miracle could not withstand the attack of three miracles.

 

However, ten minutes later, at the moment the barrier completely shattered, the cable car just happened to reach the other side, as if fate was playing a trick. Another empty cable car returned to the Loracity Icefield.

 

Zhan Pingchuan staggered backward, clutching his chest. Lance firmly supported his back and turned to shout, “Lucas!”

 

In an instant, all non-S-level members of the rescue team except Lance disappeared on the spot, leaving only their footprints in the snow.

 

The twelve messengers were furious and vowed to capture all the remaining people.

 

Their attacks became even more fierce and dense. Even with fourth-tier abilities, a few people could not withstand it.

 

Transferring ten people at once left Lucas exhausted and powerless, but he dared not delay. He stuffed Fata’s power pills into his mouth, swallowing them with determination. When his strength finally recovered, he lay on the floor of the Phobos Royal Hotel’s conference hall and snapped his fingers—

 

Lance and the others disappeared from the icy Loracity Icefield and returned to the tropical Phobos Bay.

 

The messengers’ attacks missed and hit the cliff. The cliff, already fractured by the explosion, could no longer bear the pressure. With a loud noise, it collapsed from the Loracity Icefield into the surging deep sea.

 

The only connection between the Loracity Icefield and Samp Town was completely severed.

 

Waves splashed dozens of meters high, and the deep sea instantly swallowed the debris and chains. Mist rose, and a blizzard swept in.

 

Without Lily’s ability, the Loracity Icefield gradually returned to its usual weather. The endless wind and snow covered the sunlight, burying all traces of the battle.

 

“Failed.”

 

“The opponent indeed possesses miracles.”

 

“Do you think the hidden divine type Awakened is in the Black Lantern Society?”

 

“If so, why doesn’t the entire Black Lantern Society have miracles?”

 

“At least now we know the Black Lantern Society is not just seven people. It is far stronger than we imagined.”

 

“Let’s go.”

 

“Colleagues, one question: I heard Mad Clown’s pheromones seem to be used up.”

 

“So what?”

 

“Then after the chain breaks, how do we get back?”

 

“…”

 

Benbu watched helplessly as the fishing plan failed, and the secrets of the AGW Special Dangerous Death Row Prison would be exposed. If he didn’t take some remedial measures, he would surely be despised by the elders and lose his current position.

 

Fortunately, before using the last vial of Mad Clown’s pheromones to return, he had done one thing. Now, thinking back, it was not a waste of time to apply for this.

 

At this moment, the voice of the guard captain came over the walkie-talkie, awkward and desperate, cautiously saying, “Lord Benbu, we can’t measure it anymore.”

 

Benbu: “?”

 

He had brought the pheromone extractor developed by the Hong Suo Research Institute. As long as they extracted pheromones from Asmodeus and other dead guards within an hour, they could still lock onto Black Lantern Society members.

 

Guard captain: “Perhaps you haven’t checked. The motherboard in this device has long been eaten by bugs.”

 

A chill swept through Benbu’s shriveled chest, and his heart sank heavily.

 

How could this be possible!

 

A few days ago, Deng Zhi, who had regrown flesh and blood, stood by the window, her long hair flowing, pale lips, coldly looking at Si Hongche: “Why did you release me?”

 

Si Hongche ignored her hostile glare and the pheromones about to erupt.

 

He turned his back to her, poured cold tea from a pot into a paper cup, and drank.

 

Although he had held a high position over the years, he had almost no personal life.

 

In his residence in the restricted zone, he only had the most basic appliances, but the refrigerator was empty, with no snacks or alcohol.

 

His salary card had an unimaginable huge amount of wealth, but he never spent money to please himself.

 

He seemed to have everything, yet also nothing.

 

“Have you ever betrayed the only person who loved you?” Si Hongche finally spoke in a calm voice after a long while.

 

Deng Zhi was silent.

 

Her fingers slowly clenched the pink butterfly hair tie.

 

“Everyone makes mistakes, but some mistakes are harmless, while others are unforgivable.”

 

“The harm has been done. You want to make amends, but he won’t give you the chance.”

 

“People like us are so hateful, so hateful…”

 

Si Hongche didn’t continue, but Deng Zhi empathized with his mood.

 

She slowly withdrew her pheromones and turned to look out the window.

 

Even in the coldest winter, the restricted zone was still green and lush. She had never seen such a beautiful and clean place, as if it were a different world from Qiong Valley Village.

 

She also remembered the award-winning article and the sentence, “The mission of S-levels is to always move upward, never looking back at past ties.”

 

This was the end of the upward path, but for her now, it no longer had any meaning.

 

“What do you want me to do?” Deng Zhi asked.

 

“Destroy the pheromone extractor on the second underground floor of Blue Pivot.”

 

—

 

The Phobos Royal Hotel was still brightly lit.

 

Many media reporters were still outside the hotel, pretending to report on the negotiation process.

 

“A whole day has passed, and the negotiations are still not over. It’s obvious how heated the scene is!”

 

“We are looking forward to seeing how much change these two guilds will bring to the crystal ore trading market!”

 

“I’m curious, do these high-level Awakened not need to sleep?”

 

“Look, there’s a shadow moving behind the curtain. I guess the meeting is nearing its end.”

 

“Yes, because Ghost Eye Guild’s Adrian has to go to the capital city within five days for investigation.”

 

“He will probably set off after the negotiations end. Phobos Bay is located on the Federation border. Including transfer time, it will take at least a day, and two days have already passed.”

 

“I heard High Tower Guild leader Lan Wendao is also expected to set off after the meeting.”

 

…

 

“Ha! Ha! Ha! Grandpa is back!” Mad Clown happily rolled on the marble floor. Although the consumption of his abilities made his glands ache, it couldn’t compare to the excitement of being reborn.

 

He liked the glass lamps hanging from the ceiling, the humid warm night breeze, the hard and smooth marble, and the freshener scent in the air.

 

He loved freedom and light.

 

He rolled on the ground like a child, laughing wildly and unrestrained.

 

A few hours ago, he was still in the dark, dirty AGW Special Dangerous Death Row Prison, accompanied by blood and stench, even thinking about ending his life and dying alone.

 

But now, he was with his friends, and they were all safe.

 

Dream Witch complained: “Look at you.”

 

Although she was so tired she could barely stand, she couldn’t stand lying casually on the ground.

 

Lily was complaining about her remaining short vacation, mumbling, “Ah, this vacation is too tiring. I won’t do my winter homework.”

 

Oliver said helplessly: “Lily, it’s only thirty test papers.”

 

Abaddon repeated in a deep voice: “Only. Thirty.”

 

Lance lay on Zhan Pingchuan’s chest with his eyes closed: “Oliver, you need to multiply by thirty to get Lily’s perception of the workload.”

 

Oliver thought seriously: “Nine hundred papers, that would indeed take thirty days.”

 

Lance: “Not too bad, with practice you can go faster.”

 

Oliver agreed: “True, there are many repetitive questions.”

 

Fata: “…I declare that not a single member of the Black Lantern Society Underachiever Alliance can be missing.”

 

Suddenly, Duma’s dejected and indignant voice rang out from all the electronic devices in the conference hall—

 

“Lance won’t answer my calls.”

 

“Lan Qi won’t answer my calls.”

 

“Oliver won’t answer my calls.”

 

“Fata won’t answer my calls.”

 

“Abaddon won’t answer my calls.”

 

“Lily won’t answer my calls.”

 

“None of you will answer my calls!”

 

…

 

The voices rose and fell, overlapping together, almost forming a symphony.

 

“Wahhhhh what is this!” Atiya screamed as she crawled out of Zhan Pingchuan’s pocket. The thumb-sized figure suddenly grew large and fell sitting on the ground.

 

She had been in the pocket with the phone, and that sound had nearly scared her to death.

 

“Holy shit, how are you here?” Zhan Pingchuan was stunned.

 

Atiya pouted guiltily: “The situation was so urgent then, I missed the cable car.”

 

Lance cut straight to the point: “Tell the truth.”

 

Atiya slowly lowered her eyes, fidgeting with her fingers: “…I don’t know where to go.”

 

She should probably return to Utopia, but what would be the point? Her great-uncle was gone, Rafael wasn’t there either, and though her teacher had escaped, he’d be caught if he returned.

 

She could neither take her family away nor continue enduring that place.

 

Lance didn’t press further. He first gently explained to Duma: “Duma, our signal was cut by bad people. We didn’t hang up on you on purpose.”

 

Then he said to Atiya: “Stay here for now.”

 

They might need to make a trip to Utopia to find what Si Hongche mentioned—something that could bring down the Federation government.

 

Atiya would make a good guide.

 

The conference hall fell quiet again. Even simple conversations were enough to exhaust their remaining strength.

 

After a while, Fulunla finally recovered a bit and sighed: “Oh my god, this was the most thrilling mission I’ve ever taken.”

 

Wu Peng: “Now that I think about it, Tasman really was heaven.”

 

Mudeli’s glasses had long since shattered beyond recognition. Thinking back on their recent experience, it felt like a dream.

 

He laughed quietly: “I have to say, that broken prison had something to it—the people in charge were just a bit stupid.”

 

“Heh… heh…” Ling Qi had only been back a short while before collapsing asleep on the conference table.

 

“I can’t take it anymore. While I still have breath left, I need to shower quickly and then sleep like the dead in bed,” Kuhn sighed deeply.

 

Popov forced himself to stay alert and hoisted up Ling Qi: “I’ll take this sleeping beauty with me.”

 

Zhan Pingchuan’s exhausted brain managed to think of something as he asked from across the room: “Hey, doesn’t my uncle still have to go to the capital for investigation?”

 

“…”

 

After a moment of silence, everyone sat up in shock despite their near-death exhaustion!

 

Damn, how was this dark version of Adrian supposed to cooperate with the investigation? He might even fight with the Blue Pivot inspection team!

 

Adrian didn’t care about the Federation investigation at all. With a dark expression, he walked toward Lucas who was rolling on the ground, grabbed his prison uniform waistband and hem, and lifted him up: “Filthy.”

 

Lucas shouted: “I like being dirty! Let me tell you, my friends are all here, so I’m not afraid of you anymore! Hey hey hey my pants are falling down!”

 

But it was useless. His friends watched helplessly as Adrian carried him out of the conference hall to the guest room.

 

Lance climbed up from Zhan Pingchuan’s chest, forced his eyes open, and made the final decision: “Everyone sleep separately for now, we’ll worry about it tomorrow.”

 

That was right—even if they worried now, they didn’t have the energy to think of any solutions.

 

Only when people relaxed did they realize how much stamina those few hours of fighting had consumed.

 

Zhan Pingchuan cupped his wife’s swaying chin with his palm and corrected: “They’ll sleep separately, we’ll sleep together.”

 

Lance’s hair tie had already broken, his red hair spilling across his back. He rested all the weight of his head on Zhan Pingchuan, his eyelids heavy: “Mm, I’ll sleep with my husband.”

 

Zhan Pingchuan kissed Lance’s lips and picked up the nearly unconscious little fox: “So good.”

 

Just then, an angry roar came from the computer on the table—

 

“Sweetheart! Daddy doesn’t approve of you sleeping with an Alpha!”

 

“Zhan Qinghe! I’m going to fight you!”

 

The computer on the other side mercilessly cut the video.

 

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