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Chapter 406: Chapter 406: Reunion

More than a dozen small cars and two buses drove out of the underground parking lot and sped towards the port.

Abigail also informed Honglian of the situation here, her only request being not to clash with the Mechanical Officers, otherwise she would find herself in a difficult position.

It takes thirty minutes to drive from the mechanism branch to the port, and to minimize the risk of traffic jams, Randa used his connections to call for police cars to lead the way. With flashing police lights guiding them, the convoy appeared as a black dragon weaving through the streets and elevated bridges of New City.

Halfway through the journey, Randa received a piece of news that refreshed his spirits.

Their communication with the transfer warehouse suddenly broke off.

According to the intelligence team’s report, in the last second before the communication was interrupted, they heard short gunshots.

"Could it be that Rodiya is really hiding in the transfer building?" Randa said excitedly, "Good! As long as we block off the west street area, these Evangelicals won’t be able to escape!"

As for whether the security team will suffer casualties, or if Rodiya can survive, he actually doesn’t care much. An Ability User in retreat with average Talent Value, if it can serve as bait for fishing, is considered worthwhile.

After all, as long as they can catch or kill those uncontrollable hostile Ability Users, the disgrace of the safe house attack can be covered up, and he can keep his position as captain.

While Abigail was sending the message to Honglian, she asked, "How long do you think the security team can hold on?"

"One or two hours is definitely no problem, the building has six floors, other than the first-floor warehouse for large items, the top three floors and the two underground layers are separated by blast-proof doors that require special explosives to blow open," the captain said without hesitation, "Among them, the underground Treasure Vault is the most secure, the corridors even have intelligent gun towers installed, as long as the security team doesn’t solely guard the first floor, they can hold on for a long time."

"Even intelligent gun towers?" Reid said in surprise, "That’s the new toy developed by Beacon Fire Corporation, isn’t it?"

"That’s right, they were just installed two months ago." Randa grinned, "With treasures stored in the warehouse, including antiques, gold bars, jade artifacts... The only difference it has from a museum is that nobody visits."

To transport resources to the headquarters on the Oceanic Island, the Dimensional Limit Mechanism has similar transfer warehouses and office buildings in several coastal cities. New City Port, facing the East Coast, has higher warehouse specifications, which isn’t surprising.

Abigail didn’t reply, but Honglian’s question flashed through her mind.

"Abigail, haven’t you noticed any internal contradictions in the mechanism after working at headquarters for so many years?"

The captain is enthusiastically discussing another vivid example, and the sad part is, he is completely unaware of it.

The headquarters is isolated overseas, and it most relies on external supplies for food, yet not a single grain of rice can be found in New City’s warehouse. It doesn’t seem like a facility established to cope with crises, more like an attic where a wealthy collector shows off his power.

Do the collections such as antiques, gold bars, and jade artifacts have anything to do with the "Dimensional Limit" concept?

Clearly, they don’t. These treasures, traded and plundered from all over the world, are products of the mechanism’s continuous expansion. Even at the branch captain level, there’s no awareness of anything strange about it, the mindset itself already indicates the problem.

At 10:45 in the evening, the mechanism convoy finally arrived at New City Port.

Everyone immediately spread out on command, controlling the west street area from multiple directions, with officers responsible for guarding both ground exits and underground waterways, ensuring not a single rat can escape.

The car carrying Abigail, Randa, and Reid charged directly towards their target, after crashing through the iron gate of the courtyard wall, it stopped abruptly in front of the building entrance.

It could be seen that several sedans were already parked here, with bullet casings scattered all over the ground.

The building was completely dark, seemingly having had its wires cut deliberately, the security booth was empty, and the guards were all nowhere to be seen.

"Ghost Team, guard the gate; Falcon Team Two, responsible for aerial surveillance." Just as Randa was giving orders, he saw Abigail and her adjutant had already pushed open the car door, walking towards the building first, "Hey, you—"

"Captain, I see someone already went inside," Falcon Team Two reported, "Shouldn’t the execution team wait until the power is restored before taking action?"

This wasn’t in line with the plan formulated in the car.

Between Ability Users, restraint effects are often very marked, so having one more ability joining the battle means one more card leading towards victory. Based on past experiences, they should wait for the logistics team to restore communication systems in the warehouse building and confirm the situation, then send the execution team to gradually nibble away at the enemy—not charge in impulsively into the building without even knowing where the Evangelicals are.

But considering the other’s title, Randa couldn’t help but sigh, "Ignore them, just stick to the plan."

...

After entering the entrance hall, Abigail directly removed her eye cover.

Not having light was not an obstacle for her; it was rather a natural concealment. Unfortunately, her adjutant didn’t have such vision, so she took out a pen-shaped flashlight to provide simple illumination for the two of them.

Reid also turned on his flashlight, holding the gun at her side.

"Is there any problem with lifting two restrictions in a short period?" he asked with a bit of concern.

"No worries, now is not the time for hiding." Abigail replied indifferently. Very few people knew the truth about her ability, in fact, she wouldn’t be affected even if she didn’t wear the eye cover for a long time.

The air in the building was filled with a faint smell of gunpowder, as if an intense battle had occurred here. She scanned the area with her eyes, and soon determined the direction she needed to go next.

They reached the end of the hallway connecting to the hall, Reid noticed that the elevator had been damaged, likely because the security team didn’t want the enemy to use it for fast traversal between floors, so they threw in a few grenades. The safety door outside the elevator was collapse by the blast, the thin metal sheet of the cabin blew open in two big holes, revealing the shaft below that extended into darkness.

She gently moved her fingers, and an incredible phenomenon happened—the warped metal sheet quickly healed, the safety door stood upright from the floor, perfectly setting into the door frame, as it opened to both sides, power returned to the dark cabin.

No matter how many times he saw it, Reid felt it was a divine miracle.

His knowledge was not deep, but he knew the universal laws dislike order.

But Abigail could force the universe to change for her.

Even if it was only within a small area.

Such a power was beyond his comprehension.

Once they stepped onto the elevator, the indicator light for the 2nd Layer lit up.

"Authorization has passed, the elevator is now heading to the underground 2nd warehouse." the electronic synthesized voice reminded gently.

"Is the enemy down below?" Reid chambered the gun and confirmed the bullets were loaded. A revolver is only for show; in an actual battle with an Ability User, an automatic pistol is more suitable.

"I’m not sure." Abigail shook her head, "It’s strange here, though there are battle traces everywhere, I can’t feel how they happened. Everyone seems to shoot at something non-existent, and then there’s no sign of them."

Reid was completely baffled, either the guards were dead, or they were not, what does it mean no sign of them?

But he never doubted his superior.

Because it was a realm beyond ordinary imagination.

"Since you’re unsure, why head underground?" He only asked about the parts he could comprehend.

"Because they headed down." Abigail replied.

They?

Reid hesitated for a moment, the elevator touched the bottom at this point. As soon as the door opened, four translucent sword blades suddenly appeared, their tips almost touching the noses of the two.

He was greatly shocked, just as he was about to blindly fire, Abigail stopped him, "Don’t worry, they’re not foes."

Sure enough, the sword blades disappeared without a trace in the next second.

Chen Xuan and Honglian emerged from the shadows.