"So we’re in the reflection of that puddle of rainwater downstairs!"
Chu Yan grabbed Lin Xian’s hand and then pushed him off the tall building.
From the reflection down?
Directly reversing the world?
In an instant, a strong feeling of weightlessness came crashing down, in Car No. 1 of the Infinity, Lin Xian’s eyes kept moving, he saw the rapidly approaching ground, the world around him collapsing and shattering, that puddle of black rainwater seemed to be glowing and brightening, as if it was an unknown passage!
Lin Xian gritted his teeth, instinctively protecting his face with his hands, and at the moment of landing, he only felt his whole body shiver, as the scenery around him quickly changed.
Opening his eyes, Lin Xian found himself in a dark room, with several bodies of armed personnel in power armor lying on the ground, and in the room at that moment, there were also six people standing, four men and two women, each looked imposing, wearing high-level full-coverage battle armor, three Iron Hunter Level, three Ghost Wolf Level, the few of them standing together, with two people sitting on the benches in the middle.
One was Chu Yan in power armor, looking different from her earlier mechanical prosthetic self, and the other was the middle-aged white man Lin Xian had seen earlier, Julius Litt.
At this moment, Chu Yan seemed to have woken up, she opened her eyes and slowly stood up from the bench, the other six saw her awaken, and one immediately asked
"Captain Yan, how’s everything?"
"It’s done." Chu Yan’s voice was icy cold, then she turned around, looking at Lin Xian standing in the corner.
"Take the things and prepare to evacuate."
"Yes!" The six quickly moved and left this room, now only Lin Xian and Chu Yan were left in the room.
Lin Xian noticed that apart from Chu Yan, no one else seemed to be aware of his presence.
Looking at the bodies on the ground, and the white man named Julius Litt, who was still alive but seemed to be under some sort of control, lost in a coma.
This person was wearing high-end power armor, with a triangular blue light column at the chest as the power source, his expression appeared somewhat gentle, and Lin Xian examined the room, which seemed to be some kind of underground shelter, with holographic screens scrolling information about many survivors, all marked with experimental subject numbers.
"Lin Xian, Mechanical Superpower User, August 11th, proposed the ’Traction Plan’ to save 30,000 survivors after repairing Yu Bei’s Ascension Elevator, August 30th, participated in the Xilan City Cast City Plan, piloted a special weapon and completed humanity’s first kill of an S-Class Abnormal Body ’Cloud Black Thorn’ with the Xilan Phoenix Society and tens of thousands of survivors since Apocalypse Day..."
Chu Yan’s battle armor visor opened, she walked while scrutinizing Lin Xian: "You accomplished a remarkable feat in Xilan City, bringing encouragement and hope to survivor organizations across the globe, but it also triggered the appearance of unstable expansion signs in Star Abyss."
Lin Xian frowned, "Because of killing the S-Class?"
Chu Yan tilted her head slightly, "No, the changes in Star Abyss are still a mystery to us, but the first elimination of an S-Class Abnormal Body by humans has unnerved those guys who like hiding underground."
"Descent Faction?" Lin Xian didn’t understand, "Why are they anxious?"
"An S-Class Abnormal Body is currently considered a dark creature with the potential to influence civilization. For the Descent Faction, it is a god they seek for a new dimension of life, a key to unlocking a new civilization." Chu Yan looked back at him, "What do you say they’re anxious about?"
With that, Chu Yan began to walk out, and Lin Xian got up to follow her.
"These Descent Faction members are currently a problem our Phoenix Society’s camp has to deal with while addressing global crises, it’s like fighting battles on two fronts. Plus, these organizations, inexplicably, have research progress in some extreme dark research fields that surpasses global scientific levels. You’ve been to Qingshui Town, it might not sound unfamiliar to you, and it has also alerted the Phoenix Society."
Lin Xian followed behind, listening to Chu Yan’s words, he realized this seemed to be some kind of underground facility under the mountain, the corridor was full of signs of battle, dead bodies everywhere, Lin Xian noted that these people all had triangular Deep Red World symbols on their chests, appearing to be members of this organization.
"Were there predictions of the apocalypse before Apocalypse Day?"
"People have proposed such ideas long ago, but they couldn’t be verified, and the Phoenix Society is also conducting a thorough investigation." For original chapters go to NoveIꜰire.net
They continued until they reached the entrance of a facility, and Chu Yan opened the door. Lin Xian saw outside was a Gobi Desert under the night sky, this underground facility was beneath a massive rock, surrounded by many radio telescope reflection antennas, although these facilities were worn and old, there was a newly built large radar overhead, with the Deep Red World symbol on it.
"Is this... the White Deer Beach Star Observation Station?"
As Lin Xian walked out, he immediately saw several rusted iron signs.
"You’re familiar with this place too?" Chu Yan asked as she climbed to a higher ground.
Lin Xian shook his head, "Estimating, my convoy should be within a 1000-kilometer range from here now."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Chu Yan’s expression changed, she immediately turned back and said, "Akse?"
Lin Xian did not answer.
Chu Yan looked at him silent, then exhaled.
"The organization I’m in is called the North American United Front (NAUF), think of it as a special subsidiary organization of the Phoenix Society across Oceania and North America. My information is top secret within the Phoenix Society, so even though you’re with the Red Phoenix Order cooperative team, I cannot disclose my missions and actions to you, I also don’t know why a link was established with you. Now we are about to leave, and as a goodwill gesture, I will give you two pieces of information, whether you believe them is up to you."