Seven days had passed in a flash.
The pain in Fang Zhixing’s body grew more intense; he was unable to withstand it any longer.
The radiation in the Sixth Level Restricted Area was terrifying!
Like flames, it burned his flesh every moment, leaving him in unbearable pain.
Fang Zhixing had thought he could gradually adapt with his strength, but the result...
Fang Zhixing took a deep breath and touched his Nano Combat Suit.
Immediately, the Nano Combat Suit swiftly transformed into a protective suit covering his entire body.
The functionality of the Nano Combat Suit was extremely strong, and its sealing was impeccable.
The radiation was completely blocked outside.
Seeing this, Fang Zhixing heaved a long sigh of relief.
Honestly, although he was a peak cultivator of the Nirvana Realm, his adaptability in the Sixth Level Restricted Area was even worse than those enhanced humans and mechanical beings.
"Hmm, the situation isn’t too bad..."
Fang Zhixing picked up a pressure cooker and rushed toward a valley where he sensed many flames.
Early morning, atop the thirty-sixth floor of a large building, twelve people were meeting around a massive round table.
To say twelve people, in fact, there was only one person present, and the other eleven were holograms.
The person at the scene was a young-looking woman with fair skin, stunning beauty, a proud figure, long hair down to her waist, dressed in a white uniform, and wearing a military cap, radiating a brisk and impressive aura.
She tapped the table and smiled, "Colleagues, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this meeting, but unfortunately, I don’t have good news but only a very bad one."
The people glanced at each other, looking confused.
"Oh, what’s the bad news that requires a meeting of twelve directors to discuss?"
At that moment, a silver-haired, silver-eyed young man spoke up, yawning as he spoke.
This man had a burly build, a clean-shaven face, a slicked-back hairstyle, lazily reclined in his chair with his feet propped up on the table, shaking them slightly, and appeared very laid-back.
The young woman replied, "Our company’s primary revenue comes from weapon forging and, to forge the highest quality weapons, we need the Myriad Tribulations Fire.
You should be aware that to obtain the Myriad Tribulations Fire, we need to collect ten thousand flames to fuse, and therefore, the pace of collecting flames directly determines the efficiency of weapon forging."
Upon hearing this, the silver-haired man’s expression turned serious and he interrupted, "What, did something go wrong with the Burning Fire Cave?"
The young woman nodded, "The flames produced by the Burning Fire Cave have been monopolized by our company and shouldn’t have any issues.
But over these two months, the output of flames has abruptly dropped, falling by fifty percent last month and even further to less than ten percent this month."
The faces of everyone changed dramatically, and they demanded fiercely, "What happened?"
The young woman explained carefully, "Preliminary investigations revealed the presence of a force or an entity in the Burning Fire Cave, ruthlessly plundering those adventurers who collect flames."
The silver-haired man’s expression turned murderous and he snorted coldly, "There shouldn’t be anyone in Sea King City daring to do this, right?"
The young woman agreed, "I have checked repeatedly using all intelligence channels, and it seems that it isn’t any of our business competitors. Moreover, the stolen flames haven’t appeared on the black market."
A mechanical being with a crest on its head spoke in a raspy voice, "So, it means that a new power has emerged in Sea King City targeting our Lockma Company."
The young woman paused a moment before agreeing, "Rather than a power, I am more inclined to believe it’s a lone wolf causing the sabotage."
The silver-haired man asked back, "How so?"
The young woman continued, "Judging from the pattern of the raids, the entity only targets a certain adventure team each time and continues in a sweeping mode."
The silver-haired man’s eyes widened slightly as he pondered, "That means, it’s a master!"
The young woman nodded, "Yes, neither mechanical men nor enhanced beings are a match for this person, and they can’t even catch his shadow. I think this lone wolf has high confidence in his abilities."
A director with horns adorned on his head couldn’t help but ask, "What’s your plan for handling this?"
The young woman said, "Since the identity and strength of the lone wolf are unknown, my idea is to send out three or more directors to hunt this lone wolf, and depending on the situation, to kill or capture him alive."
The silver-haired man stood up, scoffed coldly, "Hmm, is that necessary? Let me handle this matter."
The young woman looked around at the others, and seeing no objections, nodded, "If you can settle this matter, you can take an extra ten percent of the profits from the Burning Fire Cave!"
"Deal!" The silver-haired man grinned maliciously, revealing a row of sharp shark-like teeth.
On a pale white beach, a figure, completely ablaze, walked along.
It had the outline of a human, with a face and stature similar to that of a child.
"This must be a Fire Elf."
Not far away, Fang Zhixing stared in amazement at the elemental being, surprised.
Before coming here, he hadn’t expected that mythological creatures survived in the Burning Fire Cave.
"Fire Elves are pure energy beings, somewhat similar to the Heavenly People..."
Fang Zhixing pondered for a moment, his figure shifting suddenly as he Instantaneously Moved in front of the Fire Elf.
The Fire Elf stopped walking, tilted its head, seemingly curiously observing Fang Zhixing.
"Don’t you feel fear?"
Fang Zhixing reached out and grabbed the Fire Elf’s neck.
Then, his fingers passed through the flames, clinching into a fist.
The Fire Elf looked stunned and belatedly sensed the hostility, opening its mouth to spit out a fireball, hurtling it forth.