Chapter 311: 回收

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The moment he saw those figures, Tan Xin's expression turned grim."The Twilight Society..."

As the Deputy Chief Enforcer, Tan Xin naturally knew about the Twilight Society. Seeing them appear here now, he had largely guessed their purpose. If he were in his prime, Tan Xin would have had the confidence to fight them. But now, hunted by the Forbidden Sea, his body was already nearing its limit, and the Twilight Society had appeared at this precise moment. It was undoubtedly the worst possible scenario, caught between two overwhelming forces! Carrying the body of Lord Aurora on his back, helplessness and despair were evident in his eyes.

Moo—!!A deep rumble came from behind him, as two Rank 8 Calamities were already closing in.

Just then, Club K, dressed in a suit, glided through a section of the Forbidden Sea like a phantom. Her steps seemed weightless as she walked on the water beside him. The icy sea wind swept her long hair from beneath a black umbrella, revealing a serene, cold face. Faintly, Tan Xin could even discern mysterious patterns flickering beneath her skin.

The woman's voice calmly rang out:"Withdraw Cessation of Arms."

Tan Xin's pupils constricted slightly. He didn't know why Club K wanted to save him, but sensing the two terrifying presences behind him, he decisively retracted his domain.

Without the suppression of Cessation of Arms, the surrounding Calamities immediately breached Tan Xin's defenses, especially the two long-waiting Rank 8 ones. Their power had now risen to its peak, carrying terrifying waves of curses, transforming into millions of giant, sky-obscuring hands that pressed down from the heavens.

Club K clenched her hand in the void, and a slender, dark red horse-chopping saber materialized in her grasp. The terrifying vortex generated by the blade stirring the air caused the hem of her suit to flap violently! She scoffed coldly, saber in hand, and her figure transformed into an afterimage, charging directly towards the two Rank 8 Calamities!

Boom—!!A thunderous roar echoed across the sea. A dark red slash, as if piercing through heaven and earth, instantly cleaved through the sky-obscuring, massive hands of water. The surging curses suddenly froze, then were forcefully torn apart, creating a vacuum path! That figure, saber raised, now stood like a mountain range, blocking the Forbidden Sea. Fine, scattered rain splattered onto the sea. Tan Xin's brow furrowed deeper as he watched this scene. He could clearly sense that the aura of the tall figure wielding the horse-chopping saber had reached the pinnacle of Rank 8!

"Chief Tan Xin,"

Bai Ye's voice came from ahead. Eight figures in suits held umbrellas, calmly clearing a path to the city gate. "...Please?"

Fine rain filled the sky, pattering on the black umbrellas. They seemed utterly unconcerned about Club K's situation, merely observing Tan Xin and Lord Aurora on his back, like funeral guests arriving to pay their respects. After a moment of hesitation, Tan Xin still stepped forward. He walked, step by step, through the two lines of Twilight Society members, feeling an inexplicable sense of solemnity. Under their watchful eyes, he passed through the Forbidden Sea and returned inside Aurora City, his clothes and hair soaked by the seawater.

"The earth as a coffin," someone murmured softly.

10 bent down and gently tapped the ruins beneath his feet. A section of Aurora City's ground folded up like paper, transforming in the blink of an eye into a substantial, deep black coffin. He flexed his knuckles slightly and tapped the various connecting points of the black coffin. With each tap, a long, sturdy rivet hammered into place, securing it completely.

"The sky as a lid."

He reached up and grabbed a corner of the sky, detaching it. Like a toy, it was kneaded and reshaped in his hands, and after a few seconds, it became a coffin lid flowing with a faint aurora, which he propped upon the earth. This magical sight made Chen Ling feel a surge of surprise. It was his first time witnessing such a coffin-making method; the sky and earth were like playthings in his hands. He wondered what kind of divine path the individual '10' possessed.

Tan Xin watched with similar confusion, unsure what act these people were performing. As he stood there in a daze, he suddenly felt a lightness on his back. Tan Xin turned around and saw that Lord Aurora, whom he had been carrying, had vanished into thin air. Simultaneously, among the eight figures in suits in the distance, one wearing a baseball cap slowly placed Lord Aurora's body into the freshly made coffin.

"You..." Tan Xin's expression instantly darkened.

"Chief Tan Xin," Chu Muyun walked up to him, holding an umbrella, and spoke calmly, "As the Deputy Chief Enforcer, you must have heard about us... It's better for us to give Lord Aurora a proper burial than for his body to be torn apart in the Forbidden Sea. In this regard... we are professionals."

Hearing this, Tan Xin fell silent. He looked back at the chaotic Forbidden Sea outside Aurora City and ultimately did not object.

"Club 8," Bai Ye turned to look at the boy standing on the other side.

The boy picked up a dead branch from the ground and walked slowly to the side of the coffin. The branch danced lightly in his hand, like a paintbrush outlining something in the void. With just a few strokes, all the blood on Lord Aurora's body was wiped away, the large hole in his chest made by the 'Hand of Redemption' was restored as new, and his messy, damp clothes were meticulously straightened, becoming neat as if brand new... Even his extremely pale face regained a healthy complexion, as if he were merely sleeping. Coffin casting, interment, and post-mortem grooming—the entire process was smooth and seamless, completed in one go.

After all this, Bai Ye pressed his fingertip onto Lord Aurora's chest. Something resembling a data cable appeared out of thin air, its connector plugging into Lord Aurora's sternum. The other end of the cable strangely extended into the void... leading to an unknown destination. The moment the data cable connected to Lord Aurora's body, a red indicator light on the connector began to flash, as if something was being wirelessly transmitted.

Simultaneously, a burning sensation emanated from Chen Ling's chest. He paused, then reached for the source of the heat, discovering that the mysterious device, which seemed like a USB drive given to him by the Red King, was starting to heat up! Could that data cable be connected to... this very thing? If Chen Ling wasn't mistaken, that data cable was likely what Chu Muyun referred to as 'reclaiming.' But he never imagined that reclaiming the 'Red Star' components from the Nine Lords would be done in such a modern way... What was this? Transforming the Red Star components into data streams and transmitting them into a storage USB drive?

At least Chen Ling could grasp some of it, but Jian Changsheng, who was nearby, was completely bewildered. He had no idea what the data cable was for, and neither did Tan Xin. Just as Tan Xin frowned, preparing to ask, the red indicator light on the data cable's connector extinguished, signaling that the reclamation was complete.

Bai Ye removed the data cable and gave a slight nod to 10."Close the coffin."

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