Barrier of Light

End of the meeting.

Finally, the list of eight young leaders was finalized——

Except for Gu Nanfeng and Bai Chen, the two pillars of Nagano who have grown up, the other leaders are all very young.

The old man arranged this for a very simple purpose. The new generation of Nagano needs a beautiful "battle" to prove their strength and status. This is actually the case with every dynasty change. This time the snow cage ruptures, it is just the right thing for Nagano. Future leaders, as well as those who are the mainstay, sharpen their swords!

After the meeting ended, Mr. Gu put his arm around Gu Shen's shoulders affectionately, and the two of them climbed to the top of the building together through the exclusive passage. On the top floor of the Safety Committee Building, heavy-duty aircraft that went straight to the tundra were already ready.

The strong wind swept across the oars of the machine, and there was a hint of wind, snow and chill.

"Xiao Gu, how does it feel to be elected as a 'leader'?" the old man asked deliberately.

Gu Shen was silent for a while.

He had every reason to believe that all this was arranged by the old man.

"The mission area this time is extremely wide, covering the entire tundra." Gu Qilin smiled and said: "But don't worry, the Beizhou military will bear half of the pressure. The elite people we have selected here may have some problems with them. All linked.”

"oh?"

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows.

Will Beizhou also participate in this battle?

Think about it, after all, the rupture of the [Snow Cage] was caused by allowing the travelers to act... Now that Central City and Nagano are on good terms, the relationship between the two continents is heating up rapidly. Such an unexpected incident, the Hokkaido military Will definitely help.

It seems that this time the joint capture may also encounter acquaintances.

After the two battles of Gubao and Dolu River.

All the famous generals in Beizhou's fortresses knew Gu Shen.

Gu Shen asked: "Since it is cooperation between two continents, what do we need to do?"

"The counting results of Tundra Prison have just come out. This time the sky sheath collapsed, a total of 314 'criminals' escaped and escaped from prison." Gu Qilin said calmly: "Next, I will work with Beizhou's Zi Rain's joint command, each commanding one side, and what the Nagano law enforcers have to do is very simple... that is, to shrink the encirclement from south to north. This capture mission is actually not complicated. Our ultimate goal is to confirm these three hundred The true identities and specific locations of the fourteen criminals.”

Gu Shen nodded slowly.

He understood clearly, including the hidden meaning of the old man's words.

What is "identity confirmation"?

Capturing... does not mean putting these criminals back in prison.

Escape is a felony!

These people are all extremely dangerous "criminals"——

"Do you understand what I mean?" The old man paused slightly and said, "You can kill him when necessary."

"clear."

Gu Shen and the old man boarded the plane one after another. He said sincerely: "Commander-in-Chief, before the operation begins, I want to see the [Snow Cage], is that okay?"

The old man smiled and looked at Gu Shen meaningfully while adjusting his seat.

This guy is quite "polite"——

At this time, he actually called himself "Commander-in-Chief" so vividly!

"This is Dongzhou, not Beizhou."

Gu Qilin patted the little guy on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't be so serious. In the next frontline encirclement and suppression, you have a heavy task and a lot to do. When the task starts, you will call me 'Commander-in-Chief'." '...Now that we meet in private, I hope you will change your title. It's too harsh to call you that."

He is really a sensitive and delicate old guy.

Gu Shen sighed softly in his heart.

He rubbed his brows and asked, "But from the moment the meeting ends, the mission begins, right?"

"I am 'Commander-in-Chief'. When I say the mission begins, the mission begins!" The old man straightened his back and said in a very tough tone: "I said you are not allowed to call me Commander-in-Chief, so you are not allowed to call me Commander-in-Chief!"

"It's...the Commander-in-Chief."

Gu Shen was very cooperative and agreed immediately, but he deliberately emphasized the four words that the old man didn't want to hear, which was considered a small tease.

Then he asked helplessly: "So...how should I call you on weekdays?"

"..."

The heavy aircraft takes off.

As the Snow Forbidden City quickly became smaller in the field of vision, the roar of noise came through the plane window, making a dull sound.

The wind and snow swirling around the blades of the machine are entangled with the autumn leaves of Nagano, and they break together. The crisp crackling sound is like the breaking of water droplets after falling rain.

Cabin interior.

It was so quiet and peaceful for a while.

"Just call me 'old guy'."

Mr. Gu stroked the stubble on his chin, his eyes lost in memories. After a long time, he coughed softly, woke up from the memories, and explained with a smile: "I like this title, you can call it that from now on."

The royal pilot flying the heavy aircraft couldn't help but choked on his saliva.

This old man is the "big commander" who controls the entire command post!

Old guy, this title is too disrespectful...

Gu Shen wouldn't really dare to shout, would he?

"Okay, old guy." Gu Shen smiled and said, "Fortunately you didn't let me call you an old man."

"If you like the latter, you can also call it that." Gu Qilin was quite generous and said lightly: "I have always believed that this is not a derogatory term, but a kind of compliment from the heart. When I was young, At that time, I liked to call my grandfather who lived for nearly a hundred years like this."

"..."

Gu Shen was completely silent, not knowing how to respond.

The old man really hasn't changed at all. From his youth and fierceness to now, his tough life needs no explanation.

However, the title "Old Guy" seems to have some historical origins?

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After the iron wall was broken this time, [Snow Cage] was seriously damaged.

The second "reconstruction" project is more complex, cumbersome and huge than the previous one.

This time, the sky sheath collapsed, sputtering out a large amount of debris!

These fragments pierced the iron wall and scattered everywhere... It should be noted that the power of the sword in the stone can suppress the extraordinary surge. Cleaning up these fragments is a high-risk task. The first batch of "cleaners" have already experienced "weakened abilities" " phenomenon, fortunately, short-term contact will not have permanent effects. Today, around the Tundra Prison, there are a large number of extraordinary people working alternately in the [Snow Cage].

Gu Qilin's heavy-duty machine stopped.

"Mr. Snow", who was responsible for monitoring the entire prison, immediately rushed over to pick him up.

"Mr. Gu." Mr. Xue greeted respectfully, "You came in person?"

Earlier on the plane, Gu Qilin told Gu Shen that he didn't like the name Shengfen. He hoped that Gu Shen would call him "old guy" in private situations in the future, which would make him feel intimate.

But these words were only spoken to Gu Shen alone.

From the attitude of the titled Mr. Snow, we can see... this old man's true status in Nagano!

"Well, let me see someone off."

Gu Qilin has a lot to do, and his main task is not to investigate the case.

The old man patted Gu Shen on the shoulder and said solemnly: "You should have met him, so I won't introduce him further. Little Gu came to the snow cage to investigate the 'secondary explosion' that occurred in the sky sheath. Please take care of him."

Mr. Xue glanced at Gu Shen in surprise.

Of course he knew about the "famous" Nagano S-class in front of him, but he didn't expect that the old man would be so interested in Gu Shen... He even deliberately made a special trip to see her off for a mere investigation. With Gu Shen's current status, Even if he comes alone and asks to investigate a case, he will treat him politely.

"Don't worry." Mr. Xue smiled bitterly and quickly agreed.

"Excuse me, Mr. Xue."

Gu Shen bowed and bowed.

The heavy-duty aircraft took off again, and amid the roar, the tense atmosphere in the Gu family's temporary base became visibly relaxed.

Gu Qilin's "arrival" made many people deeply nervous.

"Mr. Gu, long time no see."

Mr. Xue looked at the young junior gently, and said with approval: "Your spiritual aura has improved again."

The last time we met was more than half a year ago.

At that time, Gu Shen had not yet been promoted to the eighth level of the deep sea.

Now, between his eyebrows, there is a "warm" spiritual aura... In this cold tundra, it is a very rare power. Mr. Xue can feel the "vitality" contained in this spiritual aura.

"Sir, you are so complimentary."

Gu Shen looked in the direction of the Sword in the Stone and asked, "Is it convenient for me to enter the current 'Heavenly Sheath Core Area'?"

"Yes...but be sure to pay attention to safety."

Mr. Xue said softly: "The riots in the core area have been suppressed. The previous shock caused a large number of criminals to escape. Although peace has returned, there are broken stone sword fragments everywhere. If you want to go in and take a look, I I can accompany you."

"Then thank you for your hard work."

Gu Shen took a deep breath and gathered his thoughts.

The last time the traveler pulled out the stone sword, he felt the majestic power... It was indeed the power that only fire-level creatures could burst out. Even that power did not destroy the "stone sword". How could it happen this time? A sudden explosion?

Keep going.

He saw the makeshift cage in the Tundra Prison. Large pieces of purple silver were used extravagantly to seal the prison. This "prison break" left the [Snow Cage] nearly half empty. The remaining criminals were not It is "obeying the law".

It's because the explosion fragments produced by the sky sheath are random.

Some people are very lucky. The prison is destroyed by the stone sword. There is no need to do anything at all, and the escape route appears in front of them.

In fact, these prisoners now trapped in the prison are not "bad luck". The real unlucky ones have died in the aftermath of the sky scabbard explosion, were pierced by the stone sword, lost their abilities, and died directly.

It is said that the outer area of ​​[Snow Cage] was affected by the explosion the night before, and the scene was extremely bloody and bleak. The extraordinary criminals in this area were relatively weak. Many people were "killed" by Shi Jian Sui Pan, and the corpses in the prison were mutilated. , all transported by trucks one by one.

"Want to see the scene of the 'secondary explosion'?"

Mr. Xue said: "Because the shock wave was too powerful, [Deep Sea] could only capture the scene at that time. I will teleport it to you mentally."

"No need."

Gu Shen shook his head and said, "I've seen it."

Chu Ling passed on these images to him on the Shenci Mountain.

Due to the rudimentary monitoring arrangements of [Deep Sea] in the tundra, the images related to the secondary explosion have no reference value.

Gu Shen came to the sky sheath, looked at the Sword in the Stone with most of its outer shell peeled off, and asked slowly: "Excuse me, Mr. Xue... Your duty is to monitor the entire prison. When the explosion occurred, wasn't it? What's strange?"

"No."

Mr. Xue shook his head and said frankly: "On the night of the explosion, 'Ghost' and I patrolled the tower together. No one came close to the core area... The explosion occurred quite unexpectedly."

Gu Shen went straight to the point, "Where was the Tomb Ghost at that time?"

He has always felt that the identity of the Tsuka ghost is unusual, and may have some obscure connection with the "Sword in the Stone". He can read ancient texts fluently and translate them... This kind of talent is not something that ordinary people can possess.

It's just that he had already used "mental hypnosis" on Tsukauki before, and the guy's spiritual sea could be seen at a glance.

Tsukauki is not a scheming hidden person.

I don't know if this is good news or bad news... Gu Shen's intuition has always been very accurate, but this time, the clues to trace the "Traveler's Fire" ended at Zhonggui.

After Gu Shen finished speaking, he hurriedly added: "Mr. Xue, don't think too much. The reason why I ask is just because the ghost is my friend, and he is not a suspicious prisoner."

"Don't worry, I can see it."

Mr. Xue smiled: "If ranked by strength, your friend should be the weakest transcendent within a hundred miles. He can't summon the 'Heavenly Scabbard' even if he queues up for eighty thousand miles."

"..."

Gu Shen also smiled bitterly.

"The Tomb Ghost was in that direction, outside the iron wall." Mr. Xue said slowly: "Due to his special status, I noticed his whereabouts as soon as he left the temporary base... At that time, I also deliberately interacted with the ghost. Communicate, and once he steps into the [Snow Cage], intercept him. But he just circled the base and did not step into the prison."

After listening, Gu Shen fell into deep thought.

Tsukauki didn't step into the base. Could it be that he was really worrying too much?

"How is he now?"

"He is still in a coma. He was seriously injured. A large number of fragments from the collapse of the sky sheath penetrated into his skin. If nothing happens, he may lose his ability for a long time in the future..." Mr. Xue looked pitiful. : "But it's not a big problem. After all, his extraordinary power is already very weak."

Tsukauki does not rely on his own strength.

So... this should be regarded as a blessing among misfortunes. Even if he is deprived of his "extraordinary" by the fragments of the sky sheath, he can still live. Being alive is the greatest luck in the world.

The two came to the edge of the core area of ​​Tianshe.

The fog here is thick, and the snow dust particles are flying, blocking the sight, making it difficult to let out the mental energy.

Under normal circumstances, the prison officers who monitor the "Snow Cage" will not enter the core area... Once they enter, their extraordinary abilities will be affected to a greater or lesser extent.

But Gu Shen didn't hesitate, he stepped directly into the fog.

There was a "buzz" sound.

His mental power is very sharp, and the power emitted by the sky sheath was captured instantly...

The Sky Sheath truly deserves its reputation.

This collapse made its "suppressing power" even stronger.

Stepping into the core area of ​​"The Sword in the Stone", Gu Shen immediately felt that the source matter rotating around him had become alienated, and the speed of its condensation had also become very slow.

Mr. Xue followed closely behind. He was a titled person. The more powerful the extraordinary person was, the stronger his resistance would naturally be.

The two of them stood silently in the mist.

Gu Shen raised his head and looked at the "Sword of Stone" that was continuously growing towards the zenith.

"Mr. Xiao Gu, do you see anything?"

After Mr. Xue stood quietly for a moment, he asked gently... This place is not a good viewing platform. If the old man had not personally told him before, he would not have set foot here.

"I don't see anything, but I have a question."

Gu Shen spoke.

He stretched out his finger, pointed at the high clouds surrounding the sky sheath above his head, and asked seriously: "Do you think...if the sky sheath explodes a few more times and all the pieces of the sky sheath are shattered, what will be inside?"

Mr. Xue was stunned.

This question really stuck with him.

After all the fragments of the sky sheath explode, what is left inside?

In these years, the big shots in Dongzhou have never thought about this problem...

Gu Shen paused slightly and said with a hint of emotion: "Don't you think that the Stone Sword really looks like a sword?"

"...You don't think this is really a sword, do you?"

Mr. Xue could not hide the surprise in his tone.

For six hundred years, the reason why this thing is called "Sky Scabbard" and "Sword of Stone" is just because everyone thinks the shapes are similar.

Are you kidding? How could there really be a thousand-meter-tall sword in this world that could cut through the sky?

"Why not think so?"

Gu Shen asked, "What if it is really a sword?"

Mr. Snow was speechless.

"Suppose... these stone shells are just a scabbard."

Gu Shen said with a casual smile: "Then the stone shell peels off, and the last thing left should be the sword body...the sky scabbard explodes, maybe the 'sword body' inside is about to come out."

At this moment, Mr. Xue's expression gradually changed.

He fell silent and his expression became solemn.

"Relax, I was just saying it casually. You can't take it seriously."

Gu Shen forced a smile and said: "The old man said that I am here to investigate, but how can I find out the cause of such an unexplainable extraordinary event? I just want to see the scene and see the Tomb Ghost..."

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(It's a bit stuck. Sorry everyone for waiting for TAT. I will update it early tomorrow)