Chapter 581 Gathering Information
The sharp war knife left a red mark on Tang Zelong's chest, but there was no actual injury. The imposter Tang Zelong merely had a red line on his skin, without even breaking it.
"I know now, you're the fake one!" Bai Yang's eyes lit up, and he quickly retreated, creating distance between himself and the imposter Tang Zelong, coldly staring at him.
The imposter Tang Zelong chuckled, looking at the red mark on his chest, and said to Bai Yang, "How did you figure it out?"
Bai Yang sneered and replied, "I often wander around the weapon department, and even I don't know what's on the third shelf. How could the captain possibly know?"
"You deliberately used such information to deceive us, hoping to confuse us and use us for your own purposes!"
"I'm right, Yaksha."
As Bai Yang spoke, Yang Yue had already drawn her bow and shot three arrows at Yaksha in quick succession.
Yaksha's gaze turned cold, and with a sudden wave of his hand, he caught all three arrows effortlessly.
"What?" Yang Yue's pupils contracted.
She had put all her strength into those three arrows, enough to pierce through metal, yet Yaksha easily caught them in his hand?
Yaksha smiled, wiping his face with his hand. His appearance, which had been identical to Tang Zelong's, suddenly changed into that of another man.
He dropped the arrows to the ground and calmly said, "Your Dragon Team is truly formidable. You managed to find out about my secret infiltration into Canton City and even knew about my plan to disrupt the Enthronement Platform."
"Tell me, how did you do it?"
"So, you're really Yaksha?" Tang Zelong stared at Yaksha, his gaze chilling.
"You can call me that if you want. A name is just a title and doesn't represent anything."
Yaksha remained composed and said, "You were able to find me, which shows your skills. I really want to play with you, but Sikong Yun's people are coming, so I won't play with you this time. Until next time."
With that, he waved his hand forcefully.
In an instant, a gale swept through, howling to the heavens.
Tang Zelong, Bai Yang, and Yang Yue found themselves in the midst of a hurricane, their eyes forced shut by the strong wind.
"Not good, retreat!" Tang Zelong yelled.
The three of them acted in sync, using the violent wind to their advantage and quickly retreating. Though their eyes were closed due to the forceful wind, their speed was swift, and they distanced themselves from Yaksha.
When they finally opened their eyes, Yaksha had already vanished without a trace.
If it weren't for the battle traces between Tang Zelong and Yaksha, as well as the disassembled C4 bomb left behind by Tang Zelong, it would seem as if Yaksha never existed.
Seeing this scene, Tang Zelong, Bai Yang, and Yang Yue looked at each other, all seeing the shock and astonishment in each other's eyes.
"He just left like that? He really didn't kill us?" Yang Yue frowned.
Yaksha was a Great King-level expert, and he was undoubtedly powerful enough to kill all three of them and retreat.
However, Yaksha didn't do that, making it unclear what he really wanted to achieve.
"He is indeed a Great King-level expert, very powerful, but to kill us, he might need to put in some effort. Once we go all out and keep him busy, when Sikong Yun arrives, he will have no chance of survival!" Bai Yang sheathed his sword, speaking in a serious tone. "So, he knew he could not kill us instantly, and that's why he retreated."
"Is that really the reason?" Yang Yue furrowed her eyebrows.
She couldn't shake the feeling that Yaksha's intentions were not that simple!
Tang Zelong looked at his hands, recalling the battle with Yaksha just now, his expression serious as he said, "He's gathering information!"
"Gathering information?"
Bai Yang and Yang Yue were both startled, their expressions filled with doubt.
"Yes, gathering information."
Tang Zelong immediately grasped the key point of the matter, speaking in a deep voice, "Yaksha is a master imitator. When he was fighting me just now, he didn't use all his strength; instead, he was constantly imitating my movements and fighting style."
"Even when you attacked me, he was secretly observing your swordsmanship."
"If I'm right, he will likely use the skills of one of us to deceive others in the future."
Yang Yue suddenly realized.
She finally understood why Yaksha did not kill her earlier. He was actually gathering information, observing her, and he might even imitate her in the future.
Thinking of this, her expression changed dramatically.
Yaksha's imitation ability was so powerful, and he was a Great King-level expert. If this person pretended to be one of them and went somewhere else, they would be defenseless!
"Captain, what should we do now?" Bai Yang asked.
Tang Zelong's expression became grave, and he fell into contemplation, remaining silent.
Facing such an expert, he truly had no means of defense!
Furthermore, he had no ability to preemptively prepare.
Yaksha and he had never met before, but he was imitated so perfectly. It could only mean one thing: when the three of them arrived at the Enthronement Platform, they're already in Yaksha's sights, their information gathered and copied.
Moreover, if they could think of Yaksha imitating them, then Yaksha could probably anticipate it as well. Maybe it was just a ploy to distract their attention.
Most importantly, if Yaksha could imitate them, he could imitate anyone.
If he imitated Sikong Yun...
Thinking of this, Tang Zelong became worried.
If Yaksha imitated Sikong Yun, then he would truly be unstoppable!
He immediately took out his phone, preparing to call Sikong Yun.
Dadadada!
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and a middle-aged man led a fully armed squad rushing towards Tang Zelong and the others.
"Silong Chuan, you arrived just in time!"
Seeing the middle-aged man, Tang Zelong immediately put away his phone and waved to him, speaking in a deep voice, "You are the supervisor here, right? I need your assistance now."
Supervisor Silong Chuan saw the bombs on the ground and his expression slightly changed. He quickly figured out what was going on and promptly replied with deference, "Please go ahead, Lord Tang."
"Collect all the information, from the highest to the lowest level of everyone involved in building the Enthronement Platform. Every detail, nothing spared," Tang Zelong commanded.
"This..." Silong Chuan's expression changed.
The Enthronement Platform was a massive construction project that had been ongoing for almost half a year, and the workforce was vast and complex, too numerous to imagine. Collecting information on everyone would be an enormous undertaking!
"Lord Tang, why do you need to do this?" Silong Chuan asked.
Tang Zelong glanced at everyone present and motioned for Silong Chuan to speak privately, "Let's talk elsewhere."
Afterward, he walked to the side, lit a cigarette, and started smoking.
Sulong Chuan immediately understood the situation and asked his subordinates to retreat and wait at a distance.
Then, he approached Tang Zelong cautiously and asked, "Lord Tang, is there a terrifying enemy invasion?"
Tang Zelong took a drag of his cigarette and nodded, pointing to the bombs, "Our Dragon Team received the latest intelligence that a Great King-level expert has infiltrated this place with the intent to disrupt the enthronement ceremony."
"We came here to investigate and, just now, we discovered over forty C4 bombs in the underground third level."
"What, really?" Sulong Chuan gasped in shock, his expression becoming extremely grim.
As the supervisor, he had failed to notice so many C4 bombs here. If this information reached Sikong Yun's ears, his position would be in jeopardy, and he might even lose his head.
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he stared at the bombs, his pupils contracting.
Tang Zelong handed a cigarette to Sulong Chuan, lit it for him, and uttered in a earnest tone, "A Great King-level expert has already infiltrated this place, and the situation is critical. Our Dragon Team needs the information of all personnel for investigation. Can you gather all the information within two hours?"
Yaksha was skilled in imitation and disguise. Any person involved in constructing the Enthronement Platform could be the target of Yaksha's impersonation. Tang Zelong needed to review everyone's information.
"Two hours? That's a bit difficult, Lord Tang."
"If you can gather all the information within two hours and present it to me, I'll plead with Sikong Yun to spare your position."
"Really?"
"It depends on whether you can achieve it."
"I can do it, I definitely can!"
"Good, arrange an office for me. I desire to see all personnel information in two hours."
"Understood, I'll arrange it right away."
With the assurance that his position was secure, Sulong Chuan hurriedly arranged a spacious office for Tang Zelong. At the same time, he arranged for bomb disposal experts to disarm the explosives and assigned numerous clerks to search for information. He also deployed a large number of armed personnel to conduct a comprehensive search of the entire Enthronement Platform.
Two hours later, all personnel information was delivered to Tang Zelong and the others.
The files were stacked like mountains, one after another.
Overall, there were approximately one million documents.
"Boss, are we three going to look through all these files?" Bai Yang looked at the massive pile of documents and felt overwhelmed.
With so many files, it would probably take them until next year to finish reading them if it was just the three of them.
Tang Zelong's face also changed as he looked at the files.
One million people?
In all these documents, they had to find the people that Yaksha might have replaced. It was like searching for a needle in a haystack!
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