Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

No matter what identity he’s in, the defense specifications of Yanjing far exceed those of other cities. When Wu Chang’s plane arrives over Yanjing, he can overlook a gigantic Mystical Array.

The grand array nests 17 medium-sized arrays and 166 small arrays, each array like a gear, interconnected, forming a precise and vast grand spectacle.

In terms of array level and complexity, even the Earthly Divine Kingdom cannot compare to it.

The array has diverse effects, integrating defense, offense, reconnaissance, early warning, and more, and it connects with the Red Wave Space, receiving nearly inexhaustible energy support.

The array has virtually no blind spots; as soon as a Transcendent enters, they will be instantly exposed under the array’s surveillance, with nowhere to hide.

If the array is fully activated, even a complete form of Joy might not be able to break through head-on.

This is the foundation of the Four Major Organizations.

However, the defensive array is not entirely invincible. Wu Chang’s Mystical Mastery and the Eye of Breaking Method are precisely its nemesis.

Before landing, Wu Chang cracked the core structure of the defense array and constructed a layer of Counter-Reconnaissance Array around him based on its principles, allowing him to be perceived as part of the array’s operation, without triggering any alarms, even when reaching the core of the defense array.

Moreover, by understanding the array principles, he overtook the defense array to a certain extent; within a five-kilometer radius, the defense array served as his eyes.

On the way to his destination by taxi, Wu Chang observed the situation in Yanjing.

Unlike the second-tier city of Wanghai City, any movement in Yanjing would be amplified exponentially, and the attitude towards Wild Transcendents could not be as lenient as in Wanghai City, where they are allowed to grow freely before acting when they cause trouble.

In Yanjing, he frequently saw plainclothes Management Bureau members in bustling areas, exhibiting strong overall capabilities; any plainclothes agent here would be the equivalent of a chief in Wanghai City.

These powerful Players, tense during their patrols, seemed wary of something more troubling than Wild Transcendents.

It seems the response of the Desolate Realm headquarters isn’t too slow, as the disconnection between the Realm of Reason and the Desolate Realm has already alerted the Desolate Realm.

Wu Chang got off the taxi three streets away from the target location, first entering a mall bathroom, locking a cubicle, and setting up a long-distance Teleportation Array, before using his Skills to reach his destination.

The address Xu Dejun gave him was a private club.

The club was hidden in an unremarkable alley, appearing to be no different from a normal courtyard house, very discreet; ordinary people wouldn’t give it a second glance even if they passed by every day.

Reaching the alley entrance, True Self disabled his Skills and knocked on the door to alert those inside that he had arrived.

He then took out the metal card given to him by Xu Dejun and waved it at the camera.

Half a minute later, the courtyard gate opened, and a young man with a straight posture stood at the door, signaling him to enter.

There was only one young man behind the door, but Wu Chang sensed through the defense array that at least twenty full-level Players had already locked onto him.

Some were adept at Concealment and sniping, positioned over three thousand meters away; though his high Inspiration made it difficult to sense them, they couldn’t hide from the defense array.

Wu Chang followed the young man into the courtyard. The three-section courtyard led through corridors and gardens to the main hall, where a middle-aged man of similar age to Xu Dejun stood with his hands behind his back, glancing toward him.

The man asked first, ”Friend, where did you get that metal card?”

Wu Chang tossed the metal card to the middle-aged man and said:

”I couldn’t sleep at night and went for a walk, happened to save someone, and they asked me to deliver this. I agreed out of kindness. The item is delivered, so I’ll take my leave now.”

The middle-aged man caught the metal card, and upon seeing the message left by Xu Dejun, his expression instantly turned grave.

He knew the situation was urgent, but didn’t immediately check the content. Instead, he asked Wu Chang:

”Friend, where are you from?”

Saving Xu Dejun on a whim suggested he was at least a top Player in the Realm of Reason, which meant he could return to reality only with great effort and risk, a feat only members of the Four Major Organizations could accomplish.

With the current disconnection between the Desolate Realm and the Realm of Reason, he couldn’t let go of a rare visitor from the Realm of Reason easily.

Wu Chang discerned the meaning in the middle-aged man’s words and replied in a relaxed tone, ”I’m not from anywhere; I’m called Peace.”

As he uttered his name, the hearts of the hidden Management Bureau members skipped a beat, plunging the surroundings into dead silence.

Are you kidding? Isn’t Peace that monster declared war upon by the Four Major Organizations, nicknamed the Little Painter?

Letting such a dangerous character into the core area of the Management Bureau is like bringing the Meixi Sect to Loli Island; it’s a recipe for chaos.

The air froze for a moment. If previously the gaze on Wu Chang was mere surveillance, now dozens of Skills were readying, and the defense array seemed poised to activate.

After a brief silence, the middle-aged man broke the awkwardness first, chuckling drily and saying to Wu Chang:

”Truly, heroes emerge young; compared to young talents like you, us old folks always feel left behind by the times.”

Wu Chang shrugged and responded, ”Not at all. When you all issued that joint declaration of war, you seemed quite up to date with trends.”