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Chapter 407: Chapter 407: Liberation Mode

"It’s you?" Reid was greatly surprised, turning to look at Abigail, only to find that his superior seemed unsurprised. In an instant, he understood what was going on.

She had provided the intelligence obtained from the Dimensional Limit Mechanism to the traitors and illegal Wanderers.

Although without their help, this intelligence wouldn’t have reached the Mechanism so quickly, such behavior was already quite dangerous, akin to walking on the edge of a cliff.

"I didn’t expect you two to arrive ahead of me." Abigail nodded slightly toward Honglian and asked in a low voice, "Are the enemies on this level?"

"Yes, they’re separated from us by about a hundred meters," Chen Xuan replied.

"How do you know?" Reid asked.

"By intuition." His gaze swept past the pair of Mechanical Officers, looking at the elevator behind them, "This elevator... how did it suddenly become functional?"

The reason they were able to arrive so quickly was the Wind Riding Talisman—bypassing the busy traffic lines of New City and using the eastward-extending skyscrapers as a springboard to arrive at the transfer warehouse before the Mechanism’s convoy. When Chen Xuan first arrived here, he scanned the entire building with the Celestial Mist Cloud Birth True Skill and discovered dots of light both underground and aboveground. However, the movement path of the underground group seemed more like they were being deliberately herded here by the enemy. The contacts between both sides were intermittent, with dots of light disappearing after each encounter, indicating that the guards were still resisting and not giving up despite the enemy being powerful Ability Users.

So he chose to pursue downward.

No matter where Rodiya was now, dealing with these Evangelicals first couldn’t be wrong.

However, when Chen Xuan reached the elevator entrance, he found the elevator was already damaged. His solution was also very straightforward—using the Thousand Thoughts Sword as a crowbar to widen the exploded floor of the elevator car, and then jumping down the elevator shaft with his partner.

Just upon arriving at the negative 2nd Layer, he was greeted by an Evangelical.

For this type of battle, Chen Xuan was no longer the naive store manager he once was. He activated the Divine Eye Technique to ensure he could strike first, using one Thousand Thoughts Sword to draw attention in the front, and summoning another Thousand Thoughts Sword from the blind spot to launch a deadly attack from behind. This chain of moves had been proven effective in many battles, any slight delay in reaction was unacceptable.

In just one encounter, the opponent’s throat was sliced open by the Qi Sword.

The person clutched his bleeding neck, seemingly unable to believe that he was defeated without even having the chance to use his ability.

But that wasn’t the main point.

As soon as Chen Xuan dragged the enemy into the dark corner, he noticed new dots of Spiritual Qi appearing above the elevator shaft. When he returned to the elevator, he was surprised to find that the elevator, which obviously couldn’t operate before, was now descending normally!

He even doubted for a moment if he had taken the wrong path and inadvertently arrived at a different elevator.

"Don’t mind these things, I just slightly changed its state," Abigail explained nonchalantly, "Let’s deal with the pursuers from the Evangelical Association first."

"Are you going to do it yourself?" Honglian asked curiously.

"Mm, after all, this is the enmity between the Dimensional Limit Mechanism and the Evangelical Association, there’s no need to trouble you to make a move."

This statement wasn’t just mere politeness; Ability Users are always very cautious about using their abilities in front of people they don’t trust enough, especially when the observers might be potential adversaries or enemies. Once the other party figures out the details of the ability, they can devise targeted countermeasures. Conversely, Abigail’s proactive offer to take over the battle was a gesture of sincerity in itself.

"Fair enough." Chen Xuan naturally understood this and pointed in the direction of the Spiritual Qi dots, "The intruders are basically over there."

"Thank you." Without any doubt, Abigail confidently took the lead.

Chen Xuan took the opportunity to scan her ability again.

After all, from the previous ability description, she shouldn’t have any talent as a repairman.

And this scan left his eyes wide open.

"Barrier" LV1 (Unleashed), Colorful.

—"Patience is for greater achievements. Now, there is no need to endure any longer. Change the world according to your will, even if that change only exists within your small Barrier."

Colorful... implying it’s a one-of-a-kind Legendary Ability!

Chen Xuan subconsciously slowed down, widening the distance between him and her.

"What’s the matter?" Honglian noticed his unusual demeanor and asked softly.

"It’s nothing..." He coughed twice, "Your classmate is quite extraordinary, huh."

"Didn’t I say so earlier?" Honglian pouted, "No one who can infiltrate the headquarters is easy to handle."

But this is overwhelmingly difficult to handle.

It was the third Legendary Ability Chen Xuan discovered on someone else, following "Gemini" and "Dream Maker," and like those, there was no "non-transferable, non-negotiable" note under the ability description, which meant as long as the other party agreed, he could take the ability for himself.

As for how to get their consent... many indescribable ideas suddenly popped into Chen Xuan’s head.

"Uh... why did your face suddenly turn so gloomy?" Honglian frowned.

"Did it?" Chen Xuan snapped back to reality, "It’s probably just that the lighting here is too dim."

Now wasn’t the time to think about acquiring the ability.

His primary goal was still to find Rodiya.

After passing through a narrow corridor, the four arrived in front of a round gate. The gate was about five meters tall, over a meter thick, made of solid steel internally, looking at it alone could dissuade any petty thief; the accompanying wall was no different, with a thickness of two meters. This kind of concrete wall would take quite a while to breach even with direct artillery fire.

Yet the gate was wide open, and the walls showed no signs of damage, suggesting that the enemy didn’t breach this checkpoint using brute force.

To such an exaggerated iron gate, the area behind it was surely a critical storage point. Compared to the underground basement that only had emergency lights on, the lighting inside the storage room was much better; at least half the emergency lights were on, indicating it had its own independent power supply system, capable of providing electric power with a generator when external electricity was lost.

Abigail had just stepped into the storage room when a group of people suddenly turned around.

She couldn’t help but frown.

These weren’t people... they were clearly monsters: they donned the Black Steel Guard uniforms, holding AR15s in their hands, seeming fine at first glance, but a closer look revealed black smoke rising from their eyes and nostrils, as if an invisible fire raged within them.

She now understood why there were hardly any bodies to be seen along the way, nor any combat sequences captured. The enemy hadn’t simply killed the guards here but used some ability to transform them into something else.

As soon as they noticed Abigail enter the storage room, without any hesitation, these people raised their guns and pulled the triggers at her.

Gunfire erupted in the room!

Yet not a single bullet could hit Abigail.

As they approached the target, the bullets suddenly lost their speed and shape, turning into fragments that dispersed mid-air like metal petals.

"Wow..." Honglian couldn’t help but exclaim softly, "She’s so dazzling."

Indeed, even Chen Xuan had to agree.

If stopping bullets with a gesture scores a hundred for impressive theatrics, then the power she displayed could easily double that score.

Through the Divine Eye Technique, Chen Xuan observed that the bullets would undergo a transformation five meters before reaching Abigail, turning into exquisite flower buds—not metaphorically but literally replacing the bullets with another form of artistry. The buds then spun open, scattering petals, resulting in a radiant shower of petals shimmering with brilliance before Abigail.