Atlas of Heaven and Earth

After being thrown out, Xu Xianwen slithered across the ground like a snake, leaving his original position just as a series of bullets landed where he had been, sending sand and stones flying.

The Mo Tie Mountain security guards were very competent, with excellent marksmanship. They activated Implant secretions and internal Drugs injections, which boosted their physical abilities in a short time, allowing them to barely keep up with the figure in front and constantly adjust their aim.

However, Xu Xianwen was too fast, and the surrounding fog obscured their vision, making it difficult to pinpoint his location.

This had no Influence on Chen Chuan , who could clearly detect the other's position through his Biological Field. In battle and high-speed movement, there was no opportunity to suppress this ability, so he accurately leaped towards where Xu Xianwen was.

After escaping the gunfire, Xu Xianwen did not linger or turn back to continue fighting Chen Chuan , but instead quickly retreated.

Once the Mo Tie Mountain security guards arrived, the Third-Limit Martial Artist from the security system would also appear. Even the Processing Bureau, upon receiving the news, would quickly send people to join the encirclement.

This could potentially trap him here. Fortunately, the heavy fog prevented the small airships above from having a clear view; otherwise, he might not have been able to escape.

As for his team members, now that Old Han was dead, the others were likely gone as well. He had put a lot of effort into assembling this team, and their deaths were a bit of a pity.

But at least the funds were still in the account. Besides, as long as the employer could continue to provide resources, he could find a way to rebuild the team.

During his rapid run, he could feel Chen Chuan closely pursuing him, which he found troublesome. He decided to deal with Chen Chuan once they were outside.

He raised his hand, noticing that his arm felt weak and useless, as if it had lost some vitality. He had noticed this earlier.

This was because Chen Chuan , after killing three more of his team members, had essentially sacrificed three offerings. One of the ritual's effects was that anyone who had been in close contact with him would have their life force continuously drained.

This also included contact through the energy field. However, Xu Xianwen's life force was incredibly abundant, so the energy field drain had a negligible Influence on him, unnoticed until the recent physical contact produced a noticeable effect.

Xu Xianwen , being from the Secret Serpent Cult, quickly understood the cause after a few glances. He scoffed, then released the Essence Blood stored in his heart. Clenching his fist, the arm quickly regained its original vitality.

He leaned forward, and his pace suddenly quickened. Where he passed, it was as if a gust of wind had swept through, scattering leaves and twigs. Small plants that obstructed his path were simply knocked aside, as if he were plowing a passage through the forest.

Chen Chuan stared at the man's energy field, closely following behind.

He wasn't too worried about the Mansion's defenses, because the appearance of the Mo Tie Mountain security guards meant that Wu Bei had already established contact between the Processing Bureau and the Mo Tie Mountain security system. The Third-Limit Martial Artist in charge of security at Mo Tie Mountain would immediately be dispatched.

As long as Meng Shu remained hidden in the fortress-like basement, without encountering any strong external explosions, she would be safe for the time being.

Furthermore, he had specified in the plan that unless he returned, the internal armed defenses should not be deactivated, nor should anyone come out.

At this moment, the Boundary Token in his ear suddenly became noisy, then cleared up with various distinct sounds, indicating that he had left the shielded area and communication was restored.

Almost immediately, an emergency contact from within the Processing Bureau began flashing on the screen, with a voice saying, "Executive Officer Chen, where are you?"

Chen Chuan said, "I am currently pursuing Xu Xianwen ."

The person on the other end sounded much more nervous, "Executive Officer Chen, can you handle it alone?"

Chen Chuan had a record of killing Wei Wusheng alone, but the latter was incomparable to Xu Xianwen in terms of martial strength or destructiveness; they were not on the same level.

Chen Chuan said, "He's very fast. I'll talk later." He then ended the call.

At the Processing Bureau, the Resonator immediately reported to the higher-ups. Captain Guan , the person in charge, immediately ordered, "Track Executive Officer Chen's Boundary Token immediately and find his location!"

"Confirmed, tracking the location now."

The Resonator immediately displayed Chen Chuan's location on the Processing Bureau's large screen. It was a map of the vicinity of Mo Tie Mountain, with a light spot rapidly moving.

He glanced at it and said in surprise, "The Speed is too fast. At this rate, he'll be out of Mo Tie Mountain in three minutes."

Captain Guan looked at the moving route, which was mostly along forests and rolling hills. The terrain there was complex, with dense vegetation, making it impossible for normal vehicles to enter, and difficult for ordinary people to navigate. However, he glanced at the direction the two were heading and focused on one place, thinking, "Is it there?"

He immediately used the Boundary Token to contact the higher-ups, "I am Guan Ziyang, requesting the Executive Officers stationed in Districts 25 and 23 to participate in the encirclement at Lu Lan Lake..."

During his escape, Xu Xianwen increased his Speed and changed direction several times, but he couldn't shake off Chen Chuan behind him.

He knew very well that as long as Chen Chuan was still chasing him, his whereabouts could be clearly observed by the Processing Bureau, unless he killed Chen Chuan or found an opportunity to destroy his Boundary Token.

But at least not in the Mo Tie Mountain area, because the security guard Strength here was sufficient. Once they left this area, these people would have no reason to pursue.

He looked ahead, it was close now.

The two ran one after the other along the mountains, the obstacles on the road were no hindrance at all, they easily leaped over high places with a few jumps, and crossed wide streams with a single bound. The complex terrain seemed to not exist at all. Looking down through the mist, wherever the two passed, the ground and the vegetation there seemed to be separated by two thin lines, extending rapidly forward.

Soon after, the two arrived at a relatively high hill, with a large area of artificially cleared ground. Behind it, hidden among the ancient trees, was a large ancient temple, but it looked extremely dilapidated.

Xu Xianwen stopped here and turned around, no longer moving forward. After running for so long, he didn't have a single drop of sweat on his body.

He raised the ceremonial sword in his hand, held the back of the hilt, and pulled it out again, making it longer, now resembling a spear. He rotated it, pressed down with both hands, and pointed the spear tip forward, towards the Chen Chuan who arrived shortly after.

Chen Chuan stopped, glancing around. They had been running north all the way, and according to the Boundary Token, they were now outside the Mo Tie Mountain boundary. He couldn't find a specific place name here.

He held up his Long Sword, but instead of directly engaging Xu Xianwen , he reached for the Thunderbolt Spear inside his jacket.

Xu Xianwen's eyes narrowed. Before he could draw his gun, he swept the ceremonial sword and tossed the collapsed bronze furnace in front of the temple. Suddenly, the thousand-pound object was easily tossed towards the front like straw.

Chen Chuan lightly deflected it with his knife, causing it to fly away. But behind the bronze furnace, a staff-spear followed, its momentum so fierce that it created a sound of tearing through the air.

His eyes sharpened, he raised his knife to parry it, but the force it carried still made his body pause slightly. Failing in one strike, the spear tip retreated slightly and then struck again.

Chen Chuan moved backward, turning his wrist and sinking his knife to untangle the spear. However, Xu Xianwen spun the spear forward, and the spear and knife collided and rotated several times continuously. Finally, with a loud clang, they collided, causing a circle of dust to explode outward from the point of contact, and the bricks under their feet also cracked. The two Weapons swung outward at the same time, and the two retreated to dissipate the force. After a few steps, they raised their Weapon again at the same time, with the front end pointing at their opponent.

Xu Xianwen stared at Chen Chuan . During the previous entanglement of the two Weapons, Internal energy continuously clashed, but no matter how much Internal energy he used, Chen Chuan could dissolve and deflect it. Not only was he not at a disadvantage, but his Strength was even slightly improved compared to when they first made contact, which made him secretly startled and felt a bit tricky.

Winning normally like this would probably not be a matter of a moment, but he didn't have so much time to waste here.

He narrowed his eyes, tapped his feet, and quickly retreated towards the entrance of the old temple behind him. In two steps, he crossed a distance of more than ten meters, and his figure flashed and disappeared into the temple.

Chen Chuan had already followed when he moved, but as soon as he entered the temple, he found that in just a moment, the other party's energy field had been concealed and hidden.

Since it was not yet dawn, some shattered tiles and offering remains were visible on the ground with the help of the faint light from outside.

Seemingly surrounded by trees, it was particularly dark and humid here, with slightly whitish light falling through the gaps in the temple roof.

At this moment, he suddenly felt something, tilted his head, and the tip of the staff-spear passed silently by his ear. He raised his knife to block, but the opponent quickly withdrew it and probed his feet from below. When he turned the knife back, it quickly struck his face again. He quickly leaned back, blocking two strikes with a clanging sound, and sparks flew in the dim environment.

As the staff-spear advanced rapidly, the sound of clanging collisions continued to echo in the space, shaking the dust above from time to time, and some unstable places also trembled.

Chen Chuan felt that the other party's spear technique was fast and ruthless, with every move aimed at his heart and face, and felt that his body seemed to twist and turn, constantly changing position, preventing him from finding a suitable opportunity to counterattack. He undoubtedly had a greater advantage in this dark environment.

To avoid being passive, he retreated to the bottom of the top gap, using the weak light here to observe and keep up with the Rhythm.

And in the next short moment, he blocked dozens of Xu Xianwen's spear strikes, but he was also gradually adapting, and he could feel that his brow was twitching slightly at this moment.

Even if he couldn't detect Xu Xianwen's energy field, he still seemed to be able to distinguish his figure in a way that was closer to Spirit, and the scarlet line on his Mask seemed to amplify this effect, as if there was really another eye there.

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