Atlas of Heaven and Man

Chen Chuan glanced at the four approaching figures, seemingly unconcerned. He leaned on the boundary device and checked the time displayed on it.

His fight with Gongying Changxiu had caused them to waste a few minutes, and any further delay could cause problems.

So he said to Yuan Qiuyuan and the others, "I'll leave these guys to you. After you take care of them, hurry up and meet me."

Yuan Qiuyuan threw the scabbard of the Snow Monarch Saber in his hand to him, saying, "Captain, leave it to us."

Chen Chuan caught it and returned the saber to its sheath. As for the Flowing Ruo Cut on the ground, the team members would naturally take care of it after they finished, so he didn't need to worry about it.

He glanced at the map again. Because the distance wasn't very far, he didn't take a vehicle this time. Instead, he identified the direction, stomped his foot, and with a bang, a cloud of gravel exploded on the ground, and he disappeared from the spot.

Inside the command hall, Commissioner Liang was watching the situation in various places, unable to relax on any side. The rift occupied by Chang Kuanghai was undoubtedly the most troublesome.

The fastest of the two emergency teams would need twenty minutes to arrive.

But by the time they arrived, it was hard to say how much the rift would have expanded. The good news was that the rift was so stable, indicating that the split subunit was still there. If they could resolve the obstruction in time, it could still be recovered.

At this moment, an intelligence officer reported to him: "Commissioner, Captain Chen is moving rapidly towards that rift."

"Hmm?"

Commissioner Liang was a little surprised. Wasn't Chen Chuan held up by Gongying Changxiu and his group?

The intelligence officer swallowed and said, "Gongying Changxiu has been killed by Captain Chen."

Killed?

How long had it been?

Commissioner Liang glanced at the time and realized that he was right. He immediately pulled up the recording from just now. After seeing the scene of Gongying Changxiu being beheaded with a single strike, he couldn't help but fall silent.

Just ahead, on the street close to the rift, Astrid stood on top of a building. Above her was a balloon-like creature floating in the air.

This was a small field creature equipped by Bolun Corporation for their team, and it was constantly searching and transmitting information within a nine-kilometer radius.

Bolun Corporation had always been a world leader in the field of extrasensory perception and information transmission, and this kind of small-scale regional information dissemination was its strength.

At this time, she saw Chen Chuan's image transmitted from the boundary device. She looked at it and blurted out, "I know him."

Sigrid's voice came from the boundary device: "Yes, he's the one who almost sent you to Valhalla last time. He's coming to this intersection. The company requires us to stop him for at least twenty minutes."

"Alright."

Astrid said, "Fortunately, the company isn't asking us to kill him."

Sigrid said in surprise, "Are you afraid of killing him?"

Astrid rolled her eyes, "I'm afraid he'll kill me."

Although she had been controlled by the strange armor's power that day, she had been partially conscious. The scene of being knocked down at the end was deeply imprinted in her mind. She knew the horror of this opponent.

Sigrid said, "What are you afraid of? The company's latest research and development implant has been used on you. This is the most cutting-edge technology, and all the testing was completed by you. It can also perfectly combine with rift traversal tactics. It sounds great, doesn't it?"

"Yes, it's great."

Astrid looked down, but it depended on what kind of enemy it was.

Bolun Corporation's extrasensory implant, rift-inducing tissue, transmission sensing cords, plus her own innate special mental abilities, were enough to deal with ordinary fighters, but…

Just as she was thinking, Sigrid reminded her:

"He's here!"

Chen Chuan turned a street corner at this moment. He had only gone halfway when he suddenly stopped. His body abruptly halted amidst the explosive sound of air currents.

Because in front of him appeared lines of cords crisscrossing, extending from the tall buildings on both sides, almost blocking half of the street behind. Furthermore, rifts flickered incessantly, appearing and disappearing, their opening and closing frequency far higher than in other places, like countless lightning bolts converging there.

At the same time, a silver light flashed above, and a long spear fell from the sky, piercing into the ground not far in front of him with a 'chi' sound.

He looked up and saw a figure wearing knight's armor standing on tiptoes on a high platform. And this attire… was clearly the armor of the shepherdess he had seen at the opera house last time.

There was also someone supporting the Xihui Opera House behind the scenes.

Bolun Corporation, was it?

The knight jumped down from the tall building at this moment, landing in front of him with a 'clang'. As he squatted down, he separated his hands and placed them on the ground to dissipate the force.

After a moment, he used the ground to leap forward, and while rushing forward, he smoothly pulled out the long spear from the ground. Then, with a twist of his hands, he leveled it forward, stabbing in the direction where Chen Chuan was!

Chen Chuan looked at the figure rushing towards him. The stance, rhythm, and strength were all very good, but… the movements were too slow!

He seemed to move slightly, his body seemed to disappear in an instant. The next moment, he suddenly appeared in front of the knight, and at the same time, he threw a punch towards his abdomen.

But just as his fist was about to touch the opponent, there was a flash in front, and the knight disappeared from the spot. The punch only struck into the rift filled with light.

At this moment, the knight appeared from the rift behind him, thrusting the long spear in his hand towards him. However, only halfway through, it was grabbed by him with a 'pa' sound as he turned around. However, this knight did not compete with him, immediately let go, and his body flickered with the rift, disappearing again.

Chen Chuan took the long spear, broke it in half, and threw it at his feet. The opponent seemed to be able to travel freely in the rift, so it would not be easy to catch him. He did not have time to delay here.

He stomped his foot and jumped over a long cord in front of him, continuing to rush towards the rift.

However, this time, before he landed, with a flash of rift, the knight suddenly appeared on the side, throwing several flying knives at him. After his body landed on the ground, he rolled smoothly, and the rift on the other end flashed, and he disappeared into it.

Chen Chuan casually slapped away the flying knives. His figure did not stop at all, and he continued to run after landing.

Seeing that he did not stop at all, the knight was a little anxious. Next, he frequently appeared on his side, either stabbing with a sword or throwing, each time appearing in various positions in front, behind, left, and right of him. But regardless of success or failure, he never stopped, immediately hiding into the rift after making an attacking motion.

Chen Chuan could see that the opponent could freely move back and forth in the rift, probably sensing the birth and death of the rift through the long cords traversing the road, and using the vibration of the long cords to guide the direction of attack.

However, these alone were probably not enough. There should be someone nearby acting as a mental guide for him, otherwise it would be impossible to accurately find his moving position.

However, he was in a hurry and had no intention of finding the other person.

Besides…

Suddenly, the rift in front of him cracked open again. As expected, the knight leaped out from inside and thrust a sword at him. Before it could hit, he hid into the other side of the gap again.

But at this moment, before she could completely fall into it, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her mask with a 'pa' sound.

After so many attacks, Chen Chuan had already figured out the opponent's attack rhythm, and at this moment, he accurately grabbed the person as soon as he made a move.

At this moment, he tightened his five fingers, and the entire helmet was immediately crushed, the metal making a creaking twisting sound. However, with this force, he found that it was empty inside.

At this time, the entire armor under the helmet also fell down with a 'hua la la' sound, scattered all over the ground. It seemed that there was no one inside at all.

Chen Chuan's eyes flickered slightly. The person inside should have used the rift traversal again to hide inside, only leaving the armor here. This kind of reaction ability and mastery of the rift's opening and closing was very exquisite.

However, if he appeared in front of him again next time, he shouldn't think about being able to escape easily.

As for the other one…

He glanced in a certain direction. He didn't have time to pay attention to it now. He exerted force under his feet, and the surrounding air currents made a roar. In a flash, his figure had already left here.

And a while after he left, Sigrid walked out of her hiding place with lingering fear. She looked at the direction he left, feeling a little helpless in her heart. Let alone twenty minutes, she hadn't even been able to stop him for two minutes.

She looked again at the position where Astrid had just hidden. She had to find the person back as soon as possible, otherwise the person might be lost inside.

Chen Chuan encountered no similar obstacles afterwards. Moreover, that attack, which could not be considered a battle, actually pushed his spirit a little higher, so it was not without gain.

In a few minutes, he arrived at the location indicated on the map.

At this moment, the other teams that had received orders were still on the road, and the fastest would be at least a quarter of an hour away.

When he arrived here, he saw the bodies of security team members lying all over the ground. A car in the distance was emitting a raging fire, and in the farther distance, a huge rift existed there.

Bright light was streaming out of there, and fluttering snowflakes were emerging from it. The surrounding ground was covered with a thick layer of snow.

At the same time, a tall figure stood in front of the rift. Behind him was a long axe stuck in the ground. The falling snowflakes were shaken away by the strength on his skin, without a single one sticking to his body.

As he gradually approached, he could also see the corpses of various ferocious creatures that had been killed by the other side around this person.

And at this time, that person raised his eyes and looked over, saying in a deep voice, "I've finally waited for you."

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