Chapter 634: Chapter 633 Strategy Within a Strategy, Scheme After Scheme

Upon closer examination of the hook, Lu Zixun realized that aside from looking like a hook,

it was indeed just a hook.

If it weren’t for a layer of Void Power on it, Lu Zixun wouldn’t have given it a second glance.

He poked the hook with the Night Evil Sword, and the Void Power outside repelled the sword back at him.

This uncontrollable power almost cut Lu Zixun.

Return the attack with ten times the force?

Having felt this power, Lu Zixun abandoned the bold idea that had just come to mind.

Even with his full strength, he probably wouldn’t be able to trigger the maximum limit of the power, thereby luring the Abyss Devouring into this area.

However, the Void Power on the hook was quite interesting; it might be worth having Liao Fan come over to research it when there was a chance.

After leaving Fiehong Base 07, seeing the bloodstains on Geng Xiyuan’s knife, Lu Zixun knew that it must have been Liao Fan who had come to block them off.

Yet Crimson had not forcibly closed the entryway. It seemed like there might be some important individual within Fiehong Base 07.

But if he wanted to investigate, he’d have to come back another time.

Otherwise, once Crimson’s encirclement was complete, it wouldn’t be so easy to get out.

After all, before Crimson People’s reputation collapsed, they were truly a force to be reckoned with.

After a member of Demon Country retired upon completing their mission, Yang Guohong also learned of Lu Zixun’s actions. In the oppressive atmosphere of Crimson’s headquarters’ meeting room in Zone 3, Yang Guohong, expressionless, looked at the unstable Lu Xinran and slowly exhaled, “Xinran, why did you try to stop Lu Zixun?”

“I…” Lu Xinran started to explain but went silent, lowering her head after seeing the look in Yang Guohong’s eyes.

At this time, Yang Guohong wasn’t looking for explanations. Clearly, Lu Xinran knew that.

Seeing Lu Xinran’s bowed head, Yang Guohong continued, “You also released the B0 carcass. Do you not know what’s inside Fiehong Base 07, or did you think that Lu Zixun would really destroy it?”

The release of the B0 carcass was to kill Lu Zixun, yet who could have known, a single strike from Lu Zixun would trigger his own Life Mechanism.

Otherwise, she and the B0 carcass together would have undoubtedly killed Lu Zixun.

Over this, Lu Xinran felt very wronged, biting her lip and remaining silent.

“Feeling wronged?”

Yang Guohong, with a knack for seeing through people, said indifferently, “Lu Zixun’s actions this time are in retaliation for the assassination attempt by Chi Yuan. He’s just acting like a petulant child. We are currently in the preparation stage. Since he wants to save people and gather evidence to bring down Crimson’s facade, let him. Your interference not only was futile, but it also amplified Crimson’s losses by innumerable times.”

“You think, as a G-level Spiritual Ability User, you would have no problems dealing with Lu Zixun. But had it not been for your Life Mechanism bringing you back for treatment, you couldn’t even have endured the energy from his single sword strike, let alone attempted to stop Lu Zixun. You’re overestimating your capabilities.”

With a cold laugh, Yang Guohong took a deep breath, “Reflect on yourself, and if there’s a next time, go directly to the Golden Hall.”

“Yes.”

Lu Xinran, head bowed, not daring to speak, finally felt relieved after hearing Yang Guohong’s words.

Tapping her fingers lightly on the table, the likely reason for Lu Xinran’s rash actions was the talent of Chi Yan, but this foolish girl knew nothing.

As long as she was one of Crimson’s, Chi Yan would eventually become her sworn enemy. A vendetta of annihilation and slaughter, unforgivable by anyone.

The reason no one interfered with Demon Country’s actions was also the result of Yang Guohong’s strategized non-interference.

One was to see if there were any people from the Demon Country within the Crimson Land, and the other was to facilitate Lu Zixun’s idea.

The number of people inside the Crimson Land was simply too many, so much so that Yang Guohong was currently finding it somewhat overwhelming to control.

He was just waiting for Lu Zixun to blow the lid off the situation to take the opportunity to deal with these people.

“Yang Guohong, that shell I was very satisfied with was destroyed by Lu Zixun, yet none of your people came out to help me!”

As Yang Guohong thought about how to handle the upcoming issues, a voice echoed in the conference room.

A body of energy carrying Si Chenyun’s consciousness appeared in a chair in the room.

Lifting his head to glance at Si Chenyun, Yang Guohong crossed his arms and propped his chin, squinting at Si Chenyun, “The being even you couldn’t defeat, do you think the people I left at Base 07 could have been of any help to you?”

“hiehie.”

With a strange laugh, Si Chenyun looked menacingly at Yang Guohong, “The only reason you left a Life Mechanism on Lu Xinran is because you were afraid I’d easily take care of her, right? Otherwise, that strike from Lu Zixun wouldn’t have triggered the Life Mechanism at all.”

“Did you die at the hands of Lu Zixun? Was that strike not strong enough?”

Without confirming or denying, Yang Guohong subtly changed the subject.

“This shell has been destroyed, and you need to create a new one for me. That was your promise to me.”

Si Chenyun did not dwell on the question and instead fixated on the matter of his new shell, incessantly nagging.

“Enough.”

Growing somewhat impatient, Yang Guohong said indifferently, “I will naturally fulfill the promise I made to you, but what about the information you were to provide? The Four-layer World hasn’t responded yet, are you trying to get something for nothing?”

“Of course not; Old Blind Eye has been busy with some matters recently. The Holy Object of the Deep Divers was taken by a human, and they need to retrieve it, or they can’t make a connection to enter the Crimson Land.”

The body of energy flickered with light, seemingly revealing Si Chenyun’s discontent, “The way we do things is different from you humans; we value credibility.”

“Let’s hope so.”

Waving his hand, Yang Guohong directly dispersed Si Chenyun’s energy body.

Once again, there was only Yang Guohong left in the conference room.

He hoped that the upcoming actions of Lu Zixun would be ruthless since all the groundwork had already been laid, just waiting for Lu Zixun to ignite it.

…

“It’s going too smoothly.”

Watching Tang Qinglan as she tended to Chi Yan, Lu Zixun recalled the events of the day, feeling that something wasn’t quite right.

He had hardly seen many of the Crimson Land’s combat personnel, and even after Geng Xiyuan and the others left Lu Zixun, they only encountered Crimson People from Base 07.

Other than that, there was only Lu Xinran.

Among these, Lu Xinran had virtually no combat experience.

The Crimson People from Base 07 were all fools, and the only point of trouble was the sudden appearance of the B0 shell.

Looking at it this way, it seemed like the Crimson Land had no desire to stop Lu Zixun at all, even giving off vibes that they were letting him run free.

The more Lu Zixun thought, the more unsettling it felt. He asked Ling to bring up the recent movements within the Crimson Land.

After spending three hours going through the information Ling had collected, Lu Zixun didn’t find anything amiss.

“Hmm…”

His whiskers twitched as Lu Zixun licked his forepaw, wondering if he was overthinking it.