BXBX NOVEL Chapter 314: Meeting Cain!
Disregarding the avalanche of snow and rock thundering down the mountain, Athene disappeared, her form swallowed by the storm as if drawn into the chaos she had helped unleash.
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
Behind them, the mountain continued to disintegrate, sending massive boulders tumbling down its slopes, obliterating everything in their path.
This catastrophic event was a stark realization of the fears harbored by Bing Xueli—that those endowed with immense power could unconciously bring about ruin.
This underscored the vital necessity for those possessing extraordinary abilities to maintain their composure.
Even Wang Xiao, if he were to momentarily lose control, could inadvertently cause severe destruction in his immediate vicinity...
This was precisely why the denizens of Xianthera were rigorously trained from birth—to master the powers that were both a blessing and a curse, ingrained in their very essence.
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7:00 AM, Frostholm!
At base N1D01, Luna and Wang Xiao finally touched down.
The helicopter, obstinately refusing to cooperate, hovered rebelliously above the ground to avoid the snow, forcing them to execute a direct approach to the location without parachutes.
Whoosh!
They landed onto the pristine blanket of freshly fallen snow, their boots pressing a soft, telling crunch into the white expanse.
"!"
This subtle noise caught the attention of Commander Erik, who was absorbed in the meticulous task of cleaning his rifles, outside of the barracks.
"Huh?"
With a sharp pivot, he peered through the curtain of snow only to find Wang Xiao and Luna materializing like ghosts before him.
His eyes widened for a fleeting second.
"Infiltrators!" he roared, his voice echoing across the silent expanse as he quickly aimed his twin rifles at them.
Wang Xiao, "..."
Luna, "..."
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Moments later, a squad of soldiers burst from the barracks, clad in sleek, high-tech armor.
Suddenly, a line of soldiers burst from the barracks, clad in high-tech armor, their guns ready.
Clink!
Clink!
Clink!
The air hummed with the sound of activating laser sights, all converging on Luna and Wang Xiao.
"Erick? What happened?" Helena burst out, her voice sharp with urgency, closely followed by Commander Yamamoto and Raj, each leading their respective units.
Erik\'s eyes remained laser-focused on the infiltrators. "State your names and IDs!" he demanded, his voice booming across the cold air.
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Central Command Center!
"Sir... this..." Alice, perched at the edge, stared through the expansive glass window, her eyes wide as she witnessed the chaos below.
With her short blonde hair neatly combed and donned in a crisp black uniform, she served as Li Zhiming\'s aide.
The scene below was pure chaos: dozens of soldiers had their guns trained on a man and a woman.
Alice noticed the slight curve of the woman\'s lips—an dangerous smile in the face of death—which knitted her brow in confusion.
\'Could they be from enemy? Is this a direct assault?\' she wondered silently.
"What is it?"
Li Zhiming, who had overheard her murmurs while engaged with other post officials, approached to see for himself, prompted by Alice\'s stunned silence.
"!"
As he arrived beside Alice, his eyes locked onto the scene below.
His voice, tense and urgent, "We need to stop them!" But it was already too late.
Below, Luna took a deliberate step forward as Erik and Helena appeared to issue stern warnings to her and her companion, until they eventually commanded their troops to open fire.
Bam!
Bam!
Bam!
"Damn it, idiots! All of them are idiots!" Li Zhiming couldn\'t help but spin around and dash toward the stairs, desperate to defuse the situation before his elite squad was annihilated in a single day.
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"Don\'t step closer!" Erik warned, his voice tense, as he sensed no fear from the two figures standing defiantly before him.
"Or what...?" Luna\'s lips curled into a slight, mocking smile as she coolly surveyed the gun aimed at her.
She noted the subtle trembling in the hands that held the weapons—whether from the biting cold or nerves, she couldn\'t be sure.
But one thing was clear to her—
This was merely an army of trash!
"Or you\'ll be riddled with thousands of bullets in an instant!" Helena chimed in, trying to dial down the tension. She subtly signaled Erik to step back with a tap of her hand.
Yet, she gravely underestimated the madness of the person standing before her.
Immediately after the warning, Luna took her first deliberate step forward. "Try your luck," she whispered, her voice barely audible over the crunch of her boot compressing the ice below.
Crunch...
Her step seemed to echo ominously across the frozen ground.
Erik and Helena\'s eyes widened in shock.
Was this an outright declaration of war?
The thought flashed through their minds in unison before Helena\'s voice broke through the tense air, "Open fire!"
Bam!
Bam!
Bam!
On her command, a barrage of bullets surged towards Luna.
Yet, astoundingly, as they reached her, the bullets halted mere centimeters from her body, disintegrating into dust.
"..."
"..."
The sight was chilling, driving the soldiers into fear and confusion as they unleashed even more bullet.
But it was too late—Luna vanished in a swift gust.
Whoosh!
Commander Takashi and Commander Raj watched, their expressions turning grave as Luna disappeared from view, leaving everyone astonished.
"Stop it! She\'s on our side!" they cried out in unison, realizing with a jolt that she was a Deviant.
But their realization came too late. Luna, her grip iron-tight, held the towering figures of Erik and Helena by their necks. She turned to face the shocked onlookers, her eyes alight with a sinister delight. "Not anymore," she whispered ominously.
"!"
The unexpected twist silenced the crowd, but it was quickly broken by another presence, as slow, deliberate claps echoed through the air.
Clap!
Clap!
Clap!
"Such a lovely day to be alive..."
Mechanical footsteps approached from behind Wang Xiao.
The steady, advancing sound was paired with a voice so familiar it made Wang Xiao\'s eyes narrow in suspicion, trying to place where he had heard it before.