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Chapter 678: Chapter 579 The World, Hanging by a Thread Chapter 678: Chapter 579 The World, Hanging by a Thread The “Silent Guardian” itself was just an ordinary humanoid combat tool, capable of receiving simple commands and executing them mechanically.

As everyone knows, as long as the program is not flawed, machinery will never make a mistake!

It is even more loyal than a person!

That was the reason Xu Shuo felt more at ease.

After he left the Array Barrier, he quickly fled using “Dark Stealth,” and sure enough, the monsters surrounding the barrier immediately followed in his direction!

Then, Xu Shuo was suddenly forced out of the darkness!

It wasn’t because moving stealthily through the Abyss Darkness was too revolting.

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Rather, it was a gigantic claw that precisely locked onto Xu Shuo in the darkness—it was at that critical moment that Xu Shuo’s Mind Network captured the trajectory of the other party!

He immediately retreated from the darkness!

“Boom—”

The solitary arm-like claw, massive as a column, burst out of the darkness, scratching the air of the outside world and narrowly missing Xu Shuo’s garments.

After the strike missed, the claw descended.

Like the tail of a deep-sea leviathan stirring up huge waves, it once again plunged into the ground’s darkness.

Xu Shuo floated in the air, somewhat stunned as he gazed down below.

What was that thing?

The Mind Network couldn’t even scan a clear image, just an ocean of rolling, tumultuous darkness, deep and dense, reminiscent of the sea monster he encountered on the Ghost Ship last time.

But even for that monster, with Alpha’s capabilities, it managed to capture a rough outline.

However, this monster…

Had it not suddenly attacked him, Xu Shuo wouldn’t have even noticed the creature lurking in the darkness; his nerves tensed to the limit in an instant!

It was an irresistible natural instinct!

Right then, he heard the sound of wind from behind!

An aura of faint light enveloped Xu Shuo as he swiftly turned and raised his hand, holding something across his chest!

“Crack!”

The monster’s sharp fangs bit viciously onto his arm, but its mouth was blocked by a jade-green Jade Ruyi, the light emanating from the Jade Ruyi pulsing in and out like breath, preventing the monster from biting through his arm.

But the monster wasn’t repelled either.

Xu Shuo didn’t give the monster a chance to exert force, the “Radiance” he had concentrated in his left hand slammed down hard on its head!

“Boom!”

A brilliant burst of light exploded, and the monster screamed miserably as it disintegrated into ash.

However, from all around in the darkness, more monsters were lunging towards him!

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Bang!

The heavy-set knight stepped out of the darkness.

Xu Xi quickly turned to look down the alley, but what she saw was nothing but darkness, a bottomless void of nothingness, void of any street scenery or architectural structure.

At the entrance of the alley, however, stood a bride in ancient red bridal attire, her face veiled by a red cover.

The red mist emanating from her was seeping into the alley.

Feeling Xu Xi’s gaze, the bride’s head turned towards her.

As their eyes met, they gradually drifted further apart.

The figure of the bride disappeared at the mouth of the alley.

Suddenly, whilst still dazed, Xu Xi felt a sudden emptiness below her and unexpectedly fell to the ground without warning.

For the knight who was holding her had suddenly vanished.

And the alley.

Was only a dozen meters away.

Xu Xi: “…”

She had only been sitting on the ground for two seconds when a fully equipped armed force came running from the end of the street.

Even more exaggerated was the fact that a helicopter was also approaching from not far in the sky.

It had only been a few minutes since the incident occurred, and the lively urban village was quickly emptied, the streets littered with rubbish and overturned shelves.

The merchants hadn’t even had time to close their shops before everyone was forcibly driven away.

The scene was somewhat desolate and dilapidated.

The armed forces that arrived first were stationed near the discount mall and belonged to the Yangcheng Security Bureau; they had mobilized immediately upon receiving the news.

First rule of defense against “contaminants”: Evacuate all civilians within a hundred-meter radius by absolute coercion, and monitor and restrict them until it’s confirmed that they haven’t been contaminated before lifting the danger signal.

The darkness of the Abyss, ordinary people can’t even contemplate touching it, and merely looking at it could likely affect them.

Then it spreads from one to a hundred, and from a hundred to a thousand—its contagiousness is extremely terrifying, and what’s more frightening is that it simply can’t be eradicated by ordinary means!

Due to its uniqueness, theological culture has been quietly picked up by the officials and taken under research.

The armed forces swiftly surrounded the alley.

Xu Xi stood up and looked in that direction, her gaze suddenly sharpening, and her expressionless face even showed some shock!

— What is that?!

She caught a glimpse of a shadow sweeping through the alleyway.

It appeared to be the giant claw of some sort of beast, dozens of meters in size, accompanied by a dense and eerie aura of darkness.

Rising from the ground like mist or cloud, the massive claw passed through countless residential buildings upfront before subsiding back into the earth.

But aside from her, it seemed as though none of the surrounding people had seen it.

They showed no reaction to it whatsoever.

To those outside the Abyss Domain, the only anomaly was the unusually dark alley, while the neighboring streets and buildings remained normal.

Thus, in that instant.

It was as if she had experienced a hallucination.

But Xu Xi did not believe she was prone to hallucinations.

She touched her neck where the small white flower Xu Shuo had given her was still there, not vanished like the knight.

“Miss Xu Xi, are you alright?”

At that moment, a paramilitary police officer ran over, noticing her state and inquired with concern.

Xu Xi came back to her senses and silently shook her head.

The officer continued, “I’ll escort you away from here.”

Xu Xi looked towards the alley surrounded by security forces.

She wanted to wait there for her brother to come out, but recalling the huge phantom she had just seen and the vain hypotheses Xu Shuo had given her.

In the end, she did not insist on staying at the scene.

However, they didn’t move far from the site either.

The evacuated civilians had all gathered near the budget marketplace, and Xu Xi was arranged to be in a room by herself.

As the paramilitary officer was preparing to leave, Xu Xi suddenly called out to him.

“Wait!”

“Do you have any further instructions?” The officer paused and stood still to ask.

“What is your name?”

“Gao Yi.”

“Mr.

Gao, could you please get in touch with Captain Zheng from the Yangcheng Security Bureau for me?

I have something to discuss with him, thank you,” Xu Xi said calmly.

The officer was taken aback, but after contemplating, he nodded in agreement.

This girl was that person’s sister, and according to intelligence, that young man with special status seemed to be inside the “source of contamination.”

Xu Xi sat quietly in the rest room.

It was a civilian house requisitioned for the moment.

Looking out the window, she could see the arguing and noisy civilians in the nearby marketplace, as well as the increasingly present police force.

And further out.

Was that strange alley.

Too close.

If it was that creature, one swipe of its claw should be enough to destroy everything around, let alone imagining the full size of its body.

Perhaps this entire area was a bit too small.

About five minutes later.

Arriving by helicopter, Captain Zheng came over, followed by a scruffy man reeking of cigarette smoke.

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“You must be his sister,” he said.

Upon seeing Xu Xi, Luo Kai’s eyes lit up as he approached eagerly.

The siblings bore a striking resemblance to each other, and the aura they exuded was remarkably similar, making her easy to recognize.

Xu Xi politely nodded her head towards him, then automatically disregarded the disheveled man who lacked any military demeanor, turning her attention to Captain Zheng who was in uniform yet had a cultured appearance.

She spoke earnestly, “I suggest that you evacuate all people within the Peace Street vicinity, especially the budget marketplace—it’s not a suitable location for concentrating civilians.”

Captain Zheng started to say, “You—”

Luo Kai interjected, “What did you find?”

Taking control of the situation with a serious demeanor, Luo Kai pressed for an answer, prompting Captain Zheng to resign himself to silence.

Xu Xi replied, frowning, “I don’t know what I’ve found, but I feel that the budget marketplace might be the most dangerous place of all.”

Luo Kai pondered upon hearing this.

He seemed to understand the source of the danger.

The marketplace had once been bombed by Judgement, and now, it was merely maintained by an Illusory Realm to present the appearance of space, but in reality, it was empty inside.

In other words.

Its spatial walls might be relatively weaker.

Xu Xi, looking in the direction of the alley, suddenly remarked, “This world really is full of dangers.”

Luo Kai subconsciously followed her gaze, and his pupils contracted sharply the next moment!

So vast!

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