34: Chapter 34 Infiltration! I am the nightmare you cannot see!
Chapter Thirty-Four: Infiltration! I am your invisible nightmare!
Cold despair, like a tide, spread along that compass needle that was locked onto us.
Inside the derelict building, Lin Qingzhi leaned against the dust-covered wall, quickly regulating her breathing.
That cold and beautiful face was pale, and the traces of blood at the corner of her mouth added a touch of fragile beauty to her.
A casual strike from a Demon Rank Expert had already left her severely injured.
If not for the extremely high quality of her Ice Phoenix True Essence, any Essence Rank Awakened Ones would have long since been turned into meat paste.
"That compass is the 'Soul-Locking Compass'."
Lin Qingzhi's voice was weak, yet her tone remained frighteningly calm, filled with the unique composure of an Empress.
"As long as I am alive, it can lock onto us no matter where we flee to the ends of the earth."
She looked at me, her cold phoenix eyes showing no fear; instead, a cold flame of extreme rationality burned within them.
My heart sank.
Can't win, can't escape.
A true... dead end.
"No."
Lin Qingzhi saw through my thoughts and slowly shook her head, a cold curve appearing at the corner of her mouth.
"In this world, there are no true dead ends; that is merely an excuse for the weak."
She stood up and patted the dust off her clothes. From her seemingly fragile body, the decisiveness and dominance of an Emperor erupted once more.
"Since we can't run, we won't run."
"They want to catch me? Then I will... take the initiative and deliver myself to their doorstep!"
I was stunned.
Walking into a trap?
"The most dangerous place is also the safest place."
In Lin Qingzhi's eyes, light woven from wisdom and madness flickered, like a gambler reversing the heavens and earth.
"Mo Wen, I need your help now." Her voice rang directly in my mind through our bond.
"That old thing relies on his Demon Rank cultivation and is bound to be arrogant. I will deliberately expose my tracks and lure him to the West City Industrial Zone. The terrain there is complex with heavy metal interference, enough for me to maneuver."
"And you," she looked at me with unprecedented solemnity and trust, "while their defenses are empty, infiltrate the Wang Family Mansion!"
My Demonic Power core gave a sudden throb!
Destroy the Wang family's nest!
How crazy, and how thrilling!
"Your mission isn't to kill or steal treasures." Lin Qingzhi's instructions were clear and precise. "It's... sabotage! Use all your abilities to create chaos, contaminate their resources, and shake their foundation! I want that old thing to know that the prey he is hunting is in his home, turning everything upside down!"
Luring the tiger away from the mountain!
"Exactly." Lin Qingzhi nodded. "Go. Remember, your safety comes first."
With the plan set, we immediately split up.
Suppressing her injuries, Lin Qingzhi channeled her Ice Phoenix True Essence, causing a conspicuous energy fluctuation to erupt in the direction of the west city.
Almost simultaneously, inside the Wang Family Mansion.
Wang Xiaotian, who was throwing a fit over a map, suddenly looked up.
The needle of the 'Soul-Locking Compass' in front of him trembled violently, pointing straight toward the west city!
"Hmph! Found you!"
A cruel, sinister smile appeared on Wang Xiaotian's face as he transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky.
He even took more than half of the family's elites with him, aggressively swarming toward the west city.
In his eyes, this was nothing more than a game of catching a turtle in a jar.
The "tiger" he had mobilized his entire force to hunt was but a phantom.
While a truly lethal, invisible "nightmare" had already descended silently into his undefended "forest."
The Wang Family Manor was heavily guarded.
High walls with electric fences, infrared sensors, patrolling guards—a post every three steps.
With such defenses, not even a fly could enter.
But I am no ordinary fly.
I activated [Spiritual Energy Perception], and the entire manor's defense system instantly turned into a fishing net full of holes in my eyes.
The paths of the infrared beams, the blind spots of the surveillance, the gaps during the guard rotations.
I vibrated my wings and turned into an afterimage invisible to the naked eye.
Moving in a trajectory that defied the common sense of physics, I passed through the layers of blockades with ease and leisure.
Without triggering any alarms.
Without attracting any attention.
Like a four-dimensional being, I treated their three-dimensional defenses as if they were nothing.
Soon, I silently landed on the roof of the main house.
Looking down at the brightly lit manor below, a surge of indescribable excitement and violence welled up in my heart.
So...
Where should the sabotage begin?
My gaze finally locked onto the massive... Central Water Tower at the back of the manor.
A wicked plan formed in my mind.