Chapter 518: Chaos
As soon as Jiang Baimian woke up, she began sensing her surroundings. In the blink of an eye, she realized that there was an unfamiliar, medium-sized creatureâs electric signalsâwhich she hadnât detected previouslyâmore than 30 meters away from them.
At this critical moment, she didnât hesitate to straighten her body, pounce toward the driverâs seat, and swing her left hand to the side.
She had previously given the passenger seat to Kanna, so she ended up sleeping in the backseat by the window.
Zap!
A silver-white electric arc lit up and struck Shang Jianyao, who was in the middle of the back row.
Shang Jianyao jolted awake, and his clothes were clearly charred. Under the electric shock, his eyes darted around under his eyelids that were about to open.
As Shang Jianyao woke up, Jiang Baimian had already thrown herself into the driverâs seat.
She didnât adjust her posture. In her abnormally contorted state, she pulled the hand brake, adjusted the gear, stepped on the accelerator, and turned the steering wheel.
Amidst the simulated engine sound, the military-green jeep swerved crazily and dashed toward its target. It looked aggressive as if it wanted to cause a car accident.
It was only then that Khalâwho was sitting in the black carâreacted.
His Forced Sleep didnât include the ability to monitor the other partyâs condition, so he didnât discover Jiang Baimian waking up immediately. By the time he sensed that a targetâs consciousness had become active and could apply Forced Sleep again, the jeepâwhich was installed with thick steel plates and had far above ordinary loadâhad already reached him with its terrifying acceleration and ridiculous inertia.
Meanwhile, Bai Chen and Long Yuehongâwho were sleeping with their backs against the car doorâfell to the ground with a thud, producing a metallic clang. With such a forceful kick, they instantly woke up and escaped their deep sleep.
In a split second, Khalâwho subconsciously wanted to add a âsleepâ state to Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyaoârestrained his instinct when facing the military-green jeep that was rushing over like a small tank. This was because the vehicleâs state couldnât be changed regardless of whether the driver was awake or asleep.
His Matter Interference ability still wasnât enough to block such a speeding car.
After some deliberation, Khal released the brakes, floored the accelerator, and swiveled the steering wheel, allowing the black car to turn to its side.
Although this resulted in his previous lock of Avia losing effect, he also avoided the direction the military-green jeep was heading in. He didnât have to worry about being hit.
Right on the heels of that, Khal terminated his previous Forced Sleep and prepared to cast it again. In other words, he wanted Jiang Baimianâwho was in the jeepâs driverâs seatâto fall asleep again. She wouldnât be able to adjust the jeepâs direction to collide toward him again.
Although this would remove the Forced Sleep from the two Mind Corridor-level enemies, Khal wasnât worried.
Sleeping was a state that could be maintained.
Khal had previously maintained the effects using his ability because he was afraid that an accident would happen. But now, he would immediately stack another one after uncasting itâit would only be a second or two of delay. It was impossible for anyone to happen to wake up and quickly figure out the situation to deliver a counterattack.
There was no time!
At this moment, Shang Jianyao stretched out his Berserker assault rifle from the side window of the jeep.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
He didnât aim and fired at Aviaâs classic-styled villa.
Amidst the shattering glass windows, the security alarm sounded. âWoo!â
âWoo!â
The alarm was loud and ear-piercing, enough to wake up most sleeping people.
Is he nuts? This was Khalâs first thought.
This way, it wasnât only Kanna who was woken up. The Virtual Worldâs owner and Aviaâthe main targetâwould awaken too.
The situation would become more complicated or even more difficult! Avia had a dangerous item in her grasp!
Jiang Baimian also didnât expect Shang Jianyao to do so.
In the Old Task Forceâs plan, Shang Jianyao shouldâve played Xiaochongâs whistling the moment he woke up when faced with such a situation. Amidst the whistling, the Old Task Force members would feel urgent and hold their pee in. It wouldnât be long before they could have the resistance toward falling asleep.
The power of the whistling would decrease with distance, and it wasnât that effective on Awakened at the Mind Corridor level. It might take a minute or two for the other party to feel anything. If one wanted to achieve the state of being urgent to resist sleeping, it would take longer.
This way, if nothing unexpected happened in the area, the âawakeningâ would appear in an orderly manner that Jiang Baimian hoped for:
The Old Task Force members would wake up first, and it would be the guards at Aviaâs door about ten seconds later. In another 20 to 30 seconds, it would be the ordinary people in the room who could hear the whistling. Then, it was the Sea of Origins Awakenedâwho were a certain distance away. It would take minutes later before it reached Kanna and the Virtual Worldâs owner.
This allowed Jiang Baimian and the others to make full use of the time difference in a bid to scare away or drive off the Real Dreamscapeâs creator before any of that happened. When the time came, they could use Kannaâs power to deal with the Virtual Worldâs owner.
As for how to drive him off, the Old Task Force had a plan as well. This was especially so considering how the other party was already within range. It could reduce the difficulty significantly.
In the face of this situation, their plan was: Use their urgency to wake up repeatedly and rely on the military exoskeletonâs auxiliary aiming function or automatic firing mode to bombard the targetâs location. Even if they couldnât hit him, they would scare him off.
During this process, Shang Jianyao would also use the Bangle of Blindness to make the target blind, making it easier for them to be nervous and flustered.
But now, Shang Jianyao didnât follow the original plan. Instead, he chose to shoot the villa and trigger the alarm.
Upon seeing Jiang Baimian turn her head slightly to look at him, Shang Jianyao sighed and said, âA brain spasm.â
ââŠâ This was the first time Jiang Baimian deeply understood that Shang Jianyaoâs price was still a price.
Previously, his split personality and brain spasms acted like his fourth ability that was especially effective against certain Awakened. But no matter how useful a price was, it was ultimately still a price.
On the second floor of Aviaâs villa, amidst the loud and ear-piercing alarm, the eyes under the eyelids of Kanna and the old lady in the black beanie stirred.
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Red Wolf Zone, Senate.
Beulisâwho had his vision deprivedâroared and instinctively jumped back.
Before he landed, Superintendent Alexander said in a deep voice, âAuditory Deprivation!â
At this moment, Beulisâwho was inflicted with the Heartless diseaseâcouldnât see or hear anything. It was as if he had been locked in a small, silent, and dark room.
âHaha!â As Beulis staggered, he laughed.
This laughter made the surrounding Elders and guards smile. Even Superintendent Alexander curled the corners of his mouth.
âBoohooâŠâ In the blink of an eye, Beulis cried bitterly.
The people who had been laughing shed tears together with him.
They cried and laughed, alternating between the two. They were almost unable to use their abilities and weapons.
At this moment, the citizensâwho were about to tear through the city defense forcesâsaw a black motorcycle âflying âover from a nearby slope.
With a vroom, the motorcycle slid forward and spun, blocking the path between the citizens and the Subhuman Guard.
The gray-robed Zennaga vertically held a single hand in front of him and said sadly, âNamo Annutara-Samyak-Subhuti. Patrons, harmony is most precious.â
Although it was said that harmony was most precious, Zennaga had already brought a large number of the gathered citizens and Subhuman Guards within the influence of his abilities.
âSix Realms of Rebirth and Existence!â
For a moment, apart from the citizens and public security officers far away from the square, everyone else revealed pained expressions. They experienced injections, burns, and other scenes.
Some fainted directly to escape all of this, while others curled up their bodies and forgot what they wanted to do.
At the same time, the radio sounded again, and a rather old voice sounded. âViolence canât resolve the problem completely. Only by negotiating can we satisfy everyoneâs requests. Please believe in the majority of the Elders. We will eliminate the vermin and improve the lives of the citizens.â
This voice had a static sound as if it was using an electronic device that was of poor quality.
Upon hearing this broadcast, many citizens fell silent and calmed down.
Suddenly, the voiceâs tone changed. âNotâŠâ
This ânotâ carried a hint of satisfaction and comfort as if he had just passively enjoyed it.
âNotâŠâ This word echoed in the citizensâ minds, denying the previous sentence. They then smelled a faint fragrance.
This fragrance was difficult to describe in detail, but it made it impossible for them to discriminate between men and women. At the same time, their blood boiled. The desire to be destroyed and to indulge occupied their bodies and minds.
In between the first batch of citizens and the Subhuman Guard, Zennagaâs eyelids suddenly twitched. He seemed to sense something.
Blood was everywhere, and order had collapsed. It was a figure walking upward.
It was an outcome that didnât seem too good for him.
âNamo Annutara-Samyak-SubhutiâŠâ Zennaga muttered another Buddhist proclamation.
His body stood straight, motionless.
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