Actually, Yu Sheng understood very clearly—he was not some kind of "professional."

Of course, if you must count the business license, then he was indeed a licensed "Spirit Realm detective," which made him a professional among ordinary people when it came to confronting supernatural phenomena. However, in such a highly specialized situation as this, he was self-aware enough to know his limitations.

Encountering a stranger from the Exotic Realm and using his fearlessness to map it out, or facing an unknown entity to test its strength—even if he were to be thrown at an undefeatable Dark Angel—even in such situations, he'd have no problem. But this tower before him looked like a cultist's high-level stronghold filled with secrets. Going in to investigate as an ignorant novice could create chaos, and while he might not uncover anything useful, he would almost certainly meet his end inside.

He wasn't afraid of dying, but dying without even being an assist and only contributing a pool of blood was not something he'd be happy with. Besides, recklessly charging in and getting himself killed might cause trouble for the real investigation teams coming afterward.

With this in mind, he sent a message to the Special Service Bureau describing the situation here and stated that he would remain in a nearby safe zone to observe. After that, he and Hu Li, along with others, retreated to the edge of the "Polluted Land," hiding among a cluster of crystal-covered "bushes," while waiting for the Special Service Bureau's team to arrive and keeping an eye on the tower's movements.

All was silent. The tower still stood quietly in the center of this dark land, the tower and its surrounding weird land resembling an abrupt and discordant scar in the city. No person (or non-human thing) emerged from the tower.

Two Erins were lying on Yu Sheng's shoulders, poking their heads out over the crystal cluster to look at the Giant Tower. They murmured one after the other: "No movement at all." "Hey, do you think there's anyone in that tower? Do they know we've discovered them?"

"There must be people inside such a large facility. Moreover, I even feel that the Artificial Saintess is hiding in there, and wouldn't she have a group of caretakers around her?" Yu Sheng said earnestly. "And they definitely know they've been exposed, especially after the big commotion I made just now."

"Then why is there no response from inside?" Hu Li, lying beside Yu Sheng, leaned over and whispered.

"I don't know... maybe they're all lying in wait inside," Yu Sheng speculated, "just waiting for us to rashly go in for investigation so five hundred Blade Axe Warriors can suddenly jump out from both sides of the main gate..."

"I've covered the entire area with Divine Sense," Xuan Che's voice sounded from the side, "If anyone leaves that tower, they certainly won't escape my eyes."

"That's good." Yu Sheng nodded, then his gaze involuntarily fell on Xuan Che, staring at him for several moments.

Xuan Che, feeling somewhat uncomfortable under that gaze, asked, "Sir, is there something wrong with me?"

He was back to being polite and reserved.

"Nothing, I just remembered your moves during the fight," Yu Sheng recalled the shocking Straight Punch and all the preparations before the battle like consuming pills, burning talismans, and casting spells, his tone carried some peculiarity, "Honestly, it was a bit different from the impression I had of a Cultivator's style."

Xuan Che's face showed some embarrassment: "I'm sorry for making you laugh, sir... Actually, I am not very good at fighting, just some clumsy skills."

"Is that so?" Yu Sheng looked surprised, then glanced at the treasure sword still floating behind Xuan Che, and asked, "I see you drew your sword, but I never saw you use it..."

Xuan Che's expression turned even more awkward: "Uh...Actually, I can't use a sword."

This surprised not only Yu Sheng but even Erin's eyes opened wide: "Then why did you draw a sword and let it float behind you..."

"This sword was a gift from my master at Divine Weapon Peak. It has effects of stabilizing one's state, increasing cultivation level, and improving vitality spirituality," Xuan Che quickly explained, "Although I can't use it, bringing it out can help with my punches."

Yu Sheng listened, dumbfounded, while Erin instantly understood: "Oh! I get it, it's like the Medical Disturbance Explosion Fist, right?"

Yu Sheng almost spat out his words: "Seesh, Medical Disturbance Explosion Fist!"

Then he recalled the scene of Xuan Che's punch blowing several hundred meters of road into dust, but he couldn't find any words to refute. He could only admit the puppet had summarized it pretty well—it was indeed quite an explosion...

Even Xuan Che, after being stunned for a moment, suddenly had his eyes light up, clapped his hands, and praised, "Erin's words are wonderful! This name is good, this name is good—when I get back, I'll tell my Master that this punch technique he created has a name!"

Erin quickly waved her hand: "Then when you go back, don't mention that this name was suggested by me. Just say you came up with it yourself."

Xuan Che replied with a look of righteousness: "How can that be? Taking credit against the way of cultivation is wrong. This name was bestowed by the lady; I definitely have to explain it clearly to my master."

Erin: "…What the hell, how did I end up with a blockhead like this!"

Yu Sheng remained silent, just munching on his popcorn and watching the show beside them. At that moment, a sudden, low humming noise interrupted the conversation between the small puppet and Xuan Che.

The humming sound came from the Giant Tower.

The few people hidden behind the crystal clusters instantly turned their gaze toward the towering Giant Tower and simultaneously witnessed a stunning scene—

The entire tower was shimmering.

Like a vibrating illusion, the dark tower started shimmering in place. With each pulse, a low humming accompanied that seemed to make even the space slightly tremble. As the shimmering occurred, the illusory overlapping sensation previously confined to the tower's upper part began rapidly extending downward, a dizzying, layered image soon covered the entire structure!

Erin's immediate reaction was loud and animated: "What kind of thing is this? What's going on here? Is it about to transform and set off or what!"

Yu Sheng opened his mouth, just about to say something, but was interrupted by the sudden roar from the distant sky.

The group looked in astonishment towards the direction of the sound and saw two strange aircrafts, shaped like elongated triangles and covered with translucent energy shields, appearing in the sky. They tore through the thick fog swiftly and locked onto the shimmering Giant Tower without hesitation, continuously firing dozens of blazing white orbs.

Almost immediately afterwards, as if a whole military team had been air-dropped from another dimension, hundreds of figures in heavy Power Armor suddenly appeared beneath the two aircrafts. These Heavy Armor Warriors used jet backpacks to quickly adjust their posture mid-air and poured a barrage towards the Giant Tower before even landing.

Solid missiles, high-energy beams, confining particle clusters, all sorts of familiar and unfamiliar firepower recklessly assaulted the shimmering Giant Tower.

After a brief stupor, Yu Sheng realized it was the Special Service Bureau's "investigators" arriving—he had just summoned a Deep Dive Team with a "Hunting Eagle" bomber kind of heavy firepower unit via a text message.

The military-grade concentrated bombardment enveloped the entire Giant Tower in a moment, the deafening explosions and various energy whizzing caused shockwaves dispersing nearby clouds and mist. Yu Sheng was initially bewildered, thinking the Special Service Bureau squad would first approach and investigate the bizarre tower, but unexpectedly, the whole unit started bombarding immediately. Yet he soon understood why they did it.

After the first wave of firepower successfully wiped out a layer of Energy Shield around the tower and some "subsidiary structures" floating in the sky, he saw most subsequent attacks by the Special Service Bureau directly "penetrated" the shimmering giant tower!

Even Erin quickly reacted, shouting in surprise: "…What the hell! That thing can escape?!"

The entire tower was undergoing some kind of "teleportation."

The Special Service Bureau forces attempted to destroy the whole facility before it could vanish, but clearly couldn't make it in time.

The "Hunting Eagle" bombers and firepower deployed by the Deep Dive Team kept bombarding towards the direction of the tower, but as time passed, more and more attacks directly penetrated the illusory image, while the humming during the tower's teleportation grew increasingly sharp, piercing through the roaring sounds of firepower, echoing through the entire "Mist City."

Yu Sheng finally couldn't sit still.

He couldn't let this thing get away—he didn't want this thing to get away.

Artificial Saintess, the mysterious emergence of Mist City, the Brass Knight hidden in the thick fog, the sneaky Venerate Saints Monastery... Too many secrets were hidden in this tower, and he had just barely ripped it out of its disguise, hoping it would solve the funding issues for a heap of infrastructure in the valley. How could he let it escape?

More importantly, if something like this fled, it would certainly be a constant threat!

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, forming a rough idea in his mind before turning to Hu Li: "Give me a tail!"

"Huh?"

"Plan-B, launch me over!"

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