Barrier of Light

Hong Zhong can indeed be regarded as a "hero". Every trip in the maze mission means great danger, and the elite team he leads has already explored the crisis-ridden [Old World] several times.

Great gains were made each time.

And this time the mission is over.

However, the Gubao Fortress adopted mandatory "guarding measures" against him.

For the Second Team of the Survey Corps, this was something that was incomprehensible and intolerable, and conflicts had broken out between the two sides.

A total of eighteen extraordinary people from the White Lizard Investigation Team stood in front of the ward.

Yuan Yuan pressed the knife with both hands, and his body exuded bursts of powerful extraordinary aura...

This aura brought a threat to Gu Shen.

The "vertical pupils" between Gu Shen's brows jumped vaguely. Due to the suppression of the Dou Zhan Golden Hoop, they did not fully open, but only opened slightly. After sensing the approximate strength range of the opponent at close range, Blazing Fire finally settled down again. .

This should be a fourth-stage transcendent.

Zou Hai, who was extremely tall, slowly stood up.

His voice was no longer soft.

"Master Lin Lin has already talked with your captain... When the results of the mental evaluation come out and there is nothing unusual, you can take the person away at any time."

Zou Hai also exuded his extraordinary aura.

However, it is different from Yuan Yuan.

His aura spread and enveloped the soldiers behind him.

The power of the two fourth-level extraordinary beings collided invisibly in the air, vaguely forming a "domain"!

Gu Shen silently took a step back.

This is a collision between the internal camps of Beizhou... He doesn't want to get involved, but the relationship between the investigation corps and the fortress seems not as harmonious as he imagined?

"The generals in Beizhou each hold the supreme power of one legion...except for Her Majesty the Queen's will, in theory, they don't have to pay attention to anyone else's will."

Chu Ling also watched this scene through Gu Shen's "first-person perspective."

While quietly enjoying the show, she explained: "The Survey Corps is a special existence. The commander of the Survey Corps has not been promoted to a 'general' yet."

"Isn't the commander of the Survey Corps... not General White Lizard?"

Gu Shen was a little confused.

The Yuan Yuan in front of him, wearing a white lizard epaulette, is already the deputy captain of the second team.

"The commander of the Survey Corps is a woman. Her files are completely confidential. She is responsible for commanding the investigation tasks on the front and flanks of the entire fortress. The entire federation does not know her information. It only knows that she is an extremely powerful woman."

Chu Ling said softly: "Beizhou completely hid her identity. This seemed to be the Queen's intention. Due to this special arrangement, the internal strength of the investigation corps had to be gathered from the three bodies of Rust Bone, White Lizard, and Silver Fox... A general’s subordinates came down to supplement.”

"So...many of the elite extraordinary beings of the Survey Corps were drawn from the troops of those three generals."

Gu Shen vaguely understood.

The Survey Corps is one of the most dangerous regiments in Beizhou.

Most of the extraordinary beings here are lost every year, and the casualties are outside the giant wall... Because of this, the extraordinary gathering power of this legion is declining year by year, and every investigation mission must be carefully planned.

Only with the support of three generals can we have the confidence to leave the giant wall.

"Well... it is precisely because the legion commander has not been promoted to 'general' that even the elite teams under her control cannot wear 'special epaulettes'. These ace teams all wear the legion epaulettes from which they were born."

So... Yuan Yuan wears a white lizard on his shoulder!

This is an extraordinary person who was born under General White Lizard!

"So, whose orders do they take?"

"When they entered the Survey Corps, they were naturally ordered by the commander of the Corps... However, they were once under the command of a general. If the general gave a direct order, they would not be able to refuse. But the commander of the Corps seemed to have reached an agreement with the three generals. The current investigation There is no such thing as a conflict of orders in the Legion.”

Chu Linton paused and then said: "And the fortress on the border of Beizhou is different from the legion."

"Every fortress located on the Zhengyi border has its own independent decision-making power. It only needs to accept the leadership of the Queen. This is really a too long front... The strength of the three generals alone cannot control the border. All covered. The power structure of the leaders of this fortress is much more complicated. According to the records of the [Deep Sea] database, the powerful people of Beizhou Fortress include the royal family of Central City, the four great dukes, and the record before the throne was replaced. Xuanhe’s old garrison."

"Lin Lin... with this surname, he can garrison Gubao..."

Gu Shen spoke silently in his heart.

There is a high probability that they are the so-called Royal Family of Central City.

He could tell from the moment he landed that Brigadier General Lin Lin had very strong confidence, and he didn't seem to even need to give face to the [Apostle].

This is Gubao, the boundary where the main wing arch is the most prominent!

Any seemingly insignificant crisis can become a disaster!

Lin Lin really needs to have this kind of "power". After all, this significant choke point may face an unexpected "collapse of order" at any time.

…

…

Two extraordinary forces collided in the air.

Just when these two forces are about to form a "field".

"Sir Brigadier!"

A low voice sounded... and the crowd retreated.

Lin Lin walked out from behind the crowd with an expressionless face. He gently stretched out his palm to signal his soldiers to step back.

And this extremely easy action...

It stirred up the power in the void!

"Hiss"——

A very light cracking sound sounded!

Yuan Yuan, who was holding the two swords in his hands, changed his expression slightly. His condensed sword domain instantly opened a hole, and the next moment, a huge surging wave seemed to surge out of the man in front, like the sea.

Yuan Yuan's pupils shrank.

He looked at the young garrison who was a few years younger than himself. This was actually his first encounter with Lin Lin... Brigadier General Lin Lin of Gubao Fortress, this young man with a mysterious profile, had a great reputation and shocked the north. continent.

In the past few years, Lin Lin, who was stationed in Gubao and promoted rapidly, has used his strength to conquer most of the extraordinary people in the Survey Corps, but there are always some who are not convinced.

Yuan Yuan is one of them.

He has always wanted to come to Gubao to see. Is this rumored "young man" who is less than thirty years old really qualified to sit on the position of a garrison of the fortress?

Now...he has seen it!

With just a wave of his hand, his "domain" was torn apart? !

Yuan Yuan subconsciously pulled out his two swords. He seemed to feel the opponent's majestic mental power coming like waves, as if he was pressing himself to the point of kneeling before he would give up.

At this moment, his reaction was not to retreat, but to move forward.

This is the bloody instinct that is burned into the bones of every warrior!

When we meet on a narrow road, the one who draws his sword wins!

It is better to die in battle than to kneel down!

"boom!"

At this moment, Zou Hai's expression suddenly changed.

The originally ferocious face instantly became more ferocious.

How dare you draw your sword at the general? !

Just as his huge body was about to move, a tiny arc of electricity exploded. Lin Lin reached out and made a gentle pressing motion, and Zou Hai's body was pressed in place.

Zou Hai was stunned... This was Master Lin Lin's intention to let him stand where he was without taking any action.

Your Excellency, you are going to... take action yourself!

There was a "whoosh" sound.

The distance between the two was not far. The moment the two realms were shattered, Yuan Yuan's body turned into an arc of light. The sound of the two long swords being unsheathed was extremely rough, like the mighty river. After he touched the ground with his toes, he directly The knife slashed towards Lin Lin.

The power of the two spatulas was extremely terrifying.

Like a river draped.

Slash Lin Lin's shoulders straight!

Lin Lin raised his head. His pace was very slow from beginning to end. He walked out of the crowd tepidly, walked behind Zou Hai, and then walked in front of Yuan Yuan... At this moment, he stopped.

The two knives were filled with fierce energy and exploded on his shoulders.

Gu Shen, who was very close, held his breath and watched this scene. Blazing fire opened a tiny gap, spinning...

In an extremely brief moment.

Lin Lin's not-so-tall body exploded into a blurry shadow. He stood still and did not move a step. The wind rose and fell, and the two terrifying swords that locked the breath were completely cut into the air.

A light upward knee strike.

"boom!"

Yuan Yuan flew out, his back hit the ceiling, and he coughed out a large mouthful of blood.

He didn't see Lin Lin's movements clearly at all, nor did he understand how the other party avoided his knife...

But Gu Shen saw everything clearly.

"It's [Full Flash]... a very skilled [Full Flash]..."

The vertical pupils between Gu Shen's brows slowly closed.

He had a new understanding of Lin Lin's strength.

This young brigadier general with a mysterious profile is very powerful personally. He should be a close combat master who is as good as Song Ci in terms of physical skills.

Worthy of being the garrison of Gubao Fortress.

Lin Lin... is fully qualified for this position.

The deputy captain of the second team of the Survey Corps had already understood his own domain, but in Lin Lin's hands, he couldn't even sustain a single move.

It's not Yuan Yuanruo.

But Lin Lin is too strong.

With a "boom", Yuan Yuan fell to the ground. His expression was pale. Several comrades from the Survey Corps behind him wanted to help him, but they were all rejected by him. The deputy captain of the second team took a hard breath and helped him. The wall stood up and he wiped the blood from the corners of his lips.

Yuan Yuan took a few deep breaths.

He clutched his lower abdomen...the pain here had almost dissipated.

He knew that this was the result of Lin Lin's mercy. The knee strike just now was just a small lesson, otherwise he might smash the floor and be embedded in the second floor.

"You dare to draw a sword on me, you are very brave."

Lin Lin looked at the man who had stood up again, and spoke calmly and encouraged him, saying: "However, your strength is far behind. If you face a real enemy, you will not have a chance to stand up."

Yuan Yuan gritted his teeth.

"Under the Brigadier General, no matter what the outcome is, at least... we will not abandon our comrades, let alone treat the heroes who have returned from the expedition like this!"

He looked towards the room locked by the sealed object.

A haggard man lay sickly in it.

"……hero."

Lin Lin said calmly: "Is he?"

Yuan Yuan was startled, veins bulging on his forehead.

He slammed his hand on the wall and asked loudly: "Hong Zhong and I have been comrades for many years. We were together in the Survey Corps through life and death. He brought back the news about the 'Oasis'. Doesn't such a person deserve to be regarded as a hero?"

"Everyone in the Survey Corps has seen that image!"

"A man whose spirit is extremely weak, after dedicating all his blood, is still locked in a fortress and undergoes a 'mental evaluation'... What kind of bullshit rules is this..."

Yuan Yuan's voice was hoarse and he said: "Can he really still accept the appraisal in his condition?"

There was silence.

The eighteen extraordinary men of the Survey Corps, clad in snow-white linen robes, silently looked at the nearly a hundred soldiers of the Gubao opposite.

Both sides fell silent.

The entire Beizhou border knew about Hong Zhong, not just the second team of the Survey Corps.

Everyone, the Beizhou Fortress, the Central City nobles, and the three generals...all the extraordinary people on the soil of Beizhou are paying attention to the latest progress of this incident, waiting for news about the "Oasis".

And this case file is not considered confidential. Every extraordinary person can see "Hong Zhong's" mental state.

This is a man who burns everything.

Judging from all the clues shown in the current case file...he is indeed a hero.

Deserved.

So after learning about the "Maze Mission", some people in Beizhou Central City expressed dissatisfaction with the military's actions, and some posted protests on the Deep Water Forum. Originally, these waves of public opinion were nothing, but they only intensified as time went on. There has been considerable pressure.

The returnee's spirit is too low and is not suitable for identification. The best way to deal with it is to wait quietly.

So we can only drag it on like this, forming such a repeated vicious circle.

"Are you done?"

Lin Lin said softly: "Now that you've finished speaking, please do what you want."

Yuan Yuan fell into silence.

In fact, before setting off, he had guessed that this was the only answer his group could get in Gubao.

The accompanying extraordinary beings from the Survey Corps were taken away from this place.

Yuan Yuan was led by Zou Hai to the observation room next door. Adjutant Zou's voice was no longer as cold as before, but gentle again: "Wait a moment... When the identification results come out, you can bring him in at any time." People leave.”

Yuan Yuan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

The other side.

The spiritual extraordinary people of Gubao Fortress are already in place... Mental appraisal does not actually require a powerful skill. It is a technique that can be mastered by spiritual extraordinary people.

The biggest feature of this technique is that it requires the energy of both parties.

This also leads to the fact that the level of the mental appraiser must be higher than that of the person being appraised...otherwise, the appraisal results are meaningless.

The man lying on the hospital bed was in extremely bad condition.

His consciousness was very scattered.

Like a lost person wandering in a dream.

Waking and dreaming are no longer under control.

The healing seal beside the bed was constantly emitting light, and the spiritual extraordinary person in charge of identifying it was waiting quietly. He was an experienced veteran.

All that needs to be done now is...wait for Hong Zhong to open his eyes.

Then hypnotize and fall into a dream together.

The instrument that measures vital signs beats the curve smoothly, and Hong Zhong slowly wakes up under the glow of the sealed object.

The extraordinary person cast an inquiring look towards the observation room.

Lin Lin nodded, giving an order.

"Psychiatric identification test...begin."

The moment Hong Zhong opened his eyes, his consciousness was in chaos. He was subconsciously recalling something important... Before he could report the success of the maze mission for the third time, he saw a warm glow.

That glow was as gentle as a mother's embrace.

at this moment.

His face, which was about to become anxious, slowly became softer, and his facial muscles became relaxed.

He is being hypnotized.

"This spiritual extraordinary person's methods are very sophisticated." Gu Shen observed silently and whispered in his heart: "This way of entering dreams is very gentle..."

"But it's not good."

Chu Ling said calmly: "Hong Zhong's vital signs have fluctuated."

The smooth curve of the instrument produced fluctuations.

Looking at the instrument, the spiritual transcendent was a little nervous.

Although it is the easiest appraisal, it also requires some mental energy... It doesn't matter who does this appraisal, but he is always worried about accidents. It was not until he saw the approving look from the Brigadier General in the observation room that he regained his composure. .

"You are now in the warm sea, in the embrace of light, don't be nervous, don't be afraid, relax..."

A guiding voice containing a gentle spirit bloomed in the ward.

Hong Zhong's painful expression slowly softened.

The vital instrument returned to stability.

The psychiatrist breathed a sigh of relief and spoke softly, "Hong Zhong, you can let go of all worries and tell us what you saw and heard... what did you encounter during the mission of Labyrinth 38..."

This is the news that the Beizhou military is most concerned about!

What happened to Hong Zhong and that elite team?

"I……"

"I saw the light all over the sky, the melting frozen snow, I saw... an oasis..."

The moment he said these words, Yuan Yuan's eyes lit up.

It is absolutely impossible to lie while in a dream... This means that the "oasis" mentioned by Hong Zhong is not a fabrication!

"anything else?"

The psychiatrist guided slowly.

"besides……"

Hong Zhong was stunned.

His voice became trembling, and his emotions became excited, and he said: "I also saw... them..."

"them?"

The psychiatric expert asked softly: "Who are they..."

The instrument's curve begins to fluctuate.

"Not quite right."

Gu Shen frowned. The file showed that the entire spirit of this elite team was broken. After Hong Zhong returned, there was also a phenomenon of "suspended death". This kind of mental suspended animation that can be hidden from the book of life and death generally does not cause Changes in vital signs were also the reason why Gubao insisted on undergoing a mental evaluation. In the past few days, the curve of Hong Zhong's vital equipment had been flat.

And this time.

During the mental evaluation process, Hong Zhong's life aura fluctuated.

"Old Yao, Yuanzi..."

Hong Zhong's voice was hoarse and he said "their" name, which was the name of his teammates in the elite team...

His eyes became moist and he shed muddy tears.

"I...I...I'm sorry for them..."

The second team of the Survey Corps, the elite team of the Maze Mission, has a total of six people, and five people died.

He was the only one left to return.

This is a miracle of survival, but it is also a heart-wrenching tragedy.

The curve of the instrument began to fluctuate, and the mental appraiser became a little anxious. He speeded up his speech. There were still many questions in this appraisal: "How did you complete the return? What exactly did the team encounter..."

"Didi!"

"Didi!"

The instrument sounded an alarm.

The skinny man lying on the bed slowly moved his head. He lay on his side and looked at the mental evaluator.

Hong Zhong's eyes bulged, like snake eyes.

The man breathed his last.

"I'm sorry for them."

On the instrument, the life curve began to fluctuate violently in just a few seconds.

At this moment, it's completely zero.