Atlas of Heaven and Man

Almost instantly, Yu Lie arrived in front of a cavalryman, throwing a punch that landed on the horse's flank. The force traveled from the horse's body to the knight above.

He didn't pay any attention after that punch, swiftly moving from one horse's belly to the next, each time following up with a fist or palm strike, leaving behind a series of thudding sounds.

The cavalrymen froze for a moment, then, along with their dragon-nosed steeds, they fell one after another. By the time they hit the ground, they were already dead.

In the span of a single breath, this small squad of cavalrymen, including their captain, had been wiped out.

Chen Bitong remained motionless throughout, watching everything with indifference.

At that moment, Yu Lie glanced at the rift and said with feigned ease, "The splinter entity is on the other side, right? Won't they take it and use it to control this rift?"

Fang Zhixin said, "Don't worry. Although it looks like a rift, it's actually the junction of three passages. The splinter entity will only hide in the gap between two realms. As long as they pass from there to our side, the rift will only connect them to us, unless none of them ever come over again."

Yu Lie asked, "So what do we do now? Wait here for them to come over?" He looked ahead. "That should be their vanguard, right? If they don't hear back from the vanguard, will they still come?"

Fang Zhixin looked at the rift and said seriously, "They won't give up this secure location. They'll definitely organize their forces on the other side and then rush over in one go. What we need to do is block anyone trying to cross the rift."

Yu Lie was now a bit confused. If the goal was to stop them, then why create this thing in the first place?

However, his outward appearance was that of someone who didn't like to delve into questions and was very indifferent to many things. Asking two questions was already pushing it, so he suppressed the urge to investigate and said nonchalantly, "Then we'll just take them down one by one."

Fang Zhixin looked at him. "I'm not just talking about the other side, but also people coming from behind us."

Yu Lie grinned, retorting, "There's no difference."

Just as he spoke, a muffled gunshot suddenly rang out in the distance, startling him. He turned to look.

Chen Bitong was still holding a grabbing posture, casually releasing his fingers. With a clang, a nearly ten-centimeter-long sniper bullet fell to the ground.

He looked ahead, where a group of people was approaching.

Lao Hu said to Jie Pingli, "Don't waste your energy. You're standing inside his domain. The moment you stepped in, he knew everything you were doing."

The sniper hiding on the rooftop wondered, the distance is at least three hundred meters. Is his domain really that large?

Lao Hu looked ahead and said, "Don't doubt it. He's Chen Bitong." He then said to the mercenaries behind him, "Since you've taken the money, you need to do the job."

Even after seeing Chen Bitong catch a bullet with his bare hands, the mercenaries didn't back down. Instead, they said, "Of course. We follow the rules."

Lao Hu didn't say anything more, signaling for A'Han and the four team members to follow him. Then, seemingly without any concern, he walked towards Chen Bitong's location.

Chen Bitong waited for him to approach and said, "Lao Hu, I didn't expect you to come. It's been five years, hasn't it? Did you join the Provisional Special Operations Committee?"

Lao Hu said in a hoarse voice, "Joining one place is the same as joining another." He took off his gloves and took out a document from his upper pocket.

"By order of the Special Operations Committee, I am now arresting Chen Bitong, suspected of treason. Chen Bitong, are you coming back with me willingly, or do I have to take action?"

Chen Bitong said in a deep voice, "If you want something, then come and take it yourself."

Lao Hu gave him a few cold glances, but he didn't act rashly.

He and Chen Bitong had once been members of the same exploration team, and he knew Chen Bitong's capabilities. Moreover, five years had passed, and Chen Bitong's reputation had grown even more. Although he himself had also improved, the current Chen Bitong was somewhat different from the one he had known before.

He signaled, and the four team members assigned to him by Mr. Chu rushed forward without hesitation.

But at that moment, gunshots rang out from the high-rise buildings on both sides. Chen Bitong's side had already set up an ambush, but the four people were wearing protective suits, so they only raised their hands to protect their heads and faces.

Yu Lie saw Lao Hu and the four team members in the back and knew that the people from the Action Committee had arrived. He finally felt relieved, but it wasn't time to reveal himself yet. So, he pretended to want to step forward, but Fang Zhixin reached out and stopped him.

And that wasn't all. The few of them seemed to have suddenly exhausted their strength, wobbled, and fell to the ground.

Lao Hu, in the back, saw it very clearly. This was a mental influence, causing the four people's senses to become misaligned, making them believe that Chen Bitong was at the position where their fists were striking.

Furthermore, due to mental manipulation, they recklessly unleashed all their power, even stimulating their own vital essence. In the end, they not only suffered internal injuries but also collapsed from exhaustion.

Once a fighter's spirit and body have fully reached perfection, whether using mental or physical strength, they can easily crush fighters below that level. Moreover, Chen Bitong has no weaknesses in either aspect.

He took a deep look at Chen Bitong but still didn't make a move. Instead, he said, "Ahan, you go."

The man called Ahan stepped forward without hesitation, tearing off the cloak he was wearing to reveal a body covered in scales and bulging muscles.

He gave Chen Bitong a threatening grin, revealing sharp fangs in his mouth. His eyes were round like those of a lion or tiger, clearly indicating a complete implant modification.

His exposed muscles were so strong that they were suffocating, yet his every step gave a feeling of lightness and agility, indicating good body coordination and speed.

He stared at Chen Bitong intently for a few moments, his brow twitching, as if guarding against something. After confirming something, he darted diagonally, his speed so fast that even Fang Zhixin and Yu Lie in the back could barely keep up.

After reaching Chen Bitong's side, he lunged forward. Before reaching the latter, several long tentacles suddenly burst from his back, lashing out and completely entangling Chen Bitong's body.

Feeling that he had made contact with something solid, he was overjoyed, tightening his grip frantically. Then, raising his hand, he brought his sharp claws down towards Chen Bitong's face!

However, before his claws could land, he discovered that Chen Bitong completely ignored the restraints. With just a slight lift of his hand, the tough tentacles snapped like soft noodles. Then, two fingers, faster than him, struck his brow. In that instant, he seemed to hear something shatter.

To those around, his occiput exploded in a bloody hole, spraying implanted tissue and fluid outwards.

His massive body fell backward, limbs splayed out on the ground, with a series of cracking and popping sounds coming from various parts of his body. The sounds alone indicated that those areas had been twisted and torn apart by some force.

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Old Hu withdrew his gaze from the twitching corpse, looked at Chen Bitong, and said, "Do you know who he is? Old Chai, do you remember him? He used to follow you and took a spear for you. Ahan is his son."

Chen Bitong was silent for a moment before saying, "I saw him once when he was a child."

Old Hu stared intently into his eyes and said, "Killing the son of a comrade, a teammate who shielded you with his life, how do you feel now?"

Fang Zhixin, who was behind him, took a few steps forward and said, "Chai Zihan frequently bullied and abused subordinates and stole credit from ordinary team members during his service in the Defense Department.

He killed a team member immediately after discovering that the team member had reported him, and falsely accused the team member of attacking him with a gun out of dissatisfaction. Afterwards, the Internal Affairs Department stripped the team member of all compensation.

Even then, he refused to spare the wife and children, having people pour oil on them and burn the whole family. Doesn't such a scumbag deserve to die?"

Old Hu said, "Don't you care at all about the friendship you had with your former comrade?"

Chen Bitong said in a deep voice, "Even if he came at me again, I would still kill him."

A cold smile appeared on Old Hu's face. Just then, he seemed to sense something and looked up towards the rift. The light there clearly flickered.

Yu Lie, who was closest to the rift, noticed something was wrong and immediately turned around. Then he saw something burst out of it with a bang.

He yelled and pressed his palms forward, trying to block the oncoming object. However, upon contact, his expression changed. The force of the impact was too strong, causing him to tremble all over.

But he still gritted his teeth and held on.

But it was no use. The thing burst out of the rift with unwavering determination, not allowing even the slightest resistance.

At that moment, the thing was completely revealed: a massive beetle, about three meters tall, its entire body encased in metallic-looking armor. As it continued to advance, Yu Lie finally couldn't withstand it and was sent flying, rolling to the side.

The insect continued to charge forward with tremendous momentum.

Chen Bitong happened to be standing in that position.

But he didn't move at all. The beetle thundered through him, but it seemed to have only hit a phantom, encountering no resistance, and crashed straight into Old Hu, who was further behind.

Old Hu's eyes were cold. He simply raised his hand, joining two fingers together, and after raising it to a certain height, he slashed downwards!

A scarlet light seemed to flash, and in an instant, the entire beetle was neatly cut in half from head to tail. After charging forward for a short distance due to inertia, it fell apart on both sides.

It could be seen that the inside was full of charred tissue, and Old Hu stood there, his face masked, unreadable. The tip of his finger was a patch of crimson, with wisps of heat rising from it.

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