"Captain, what's wrong? Something happened on the third floor?"
Yuan Qingqing didn't understand. Weren't they just flipping a coin? Why did they have to go to the third floor all of a sudden?
Duan Chen's face was grim. He revealed his palm.
"This!" You Jiawei's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but exclaim.
On Duan Chen's palm, the coin was tilted at an angle of about 15 degrees. It wasn't much, but it was very noticeable.
"Magic?" Deng Lin said cluelessly.
"It's not magic, it's the ability of the Coin of Truth. I just asked it if the police officers of the Ice City Police Department were still alive."
"It tilted a bit, does that mean someone sacrificed themselves?"
Hill, held in Duan Chen's hand, guessed.
"That's right!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression turned extremely ugly.
"Bang! Bang!"
As soon as they reached the third floor, they heard several gunshots, mixed with cries of agony and roars.
"I don't want to die yet!"
"Quick, everyone shoot!"
Duan Chen's expression was stern, but Yuan Qingqing grabbed him, signaling him to finish the rice that could restore spiritual energy first. During this time, You Jiawei, Jun Ci, and the others, whose spiritual energy had almost recovered, rushed forward.
"Thanks!"
Duan Chen followed the sound and ran into a room in the center of the third-floor corridor. He found several criminal police officers firing at Ao Ge with guns, but the effect was not ideal. They were blocked by the Hell Three-Headed Hound.
"It's you!"
Ao Ge's eyes flashed with a hint of fear when he saw Duan Chen. However, that hint of fear quickly turned into ferocity.
"Damn it!"
The Hell Three-Headed Hound let out a howl and lunged at Duan Chen. He had no intention of fighting Ao Ge. Using his Swift Steps, he arrived beside the police officers. Seeing this, You Jiawei also abandoned Ao Ge and moved behind Duan Chen.
The police officers were all stained with blood. Three or five of them had already fallen to the ground, no longer breathing.
Duan Chen took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart.
"He's not that strong. If we cooperate, we should be able to..."
"Fall back!"
Duan Chen roared.
"What?" You Jiawei's eyes widened.
Did he intend to fight Ao Ge alone?
How was that possible? Even though he had eaten Yuan Qingqing's rice, her ability could only restore a portion of his spiritual energy, at most one-third. This amount of spiritual energy was far from enough to deal with the sea monster opposite him.
"We can't delay any longer. Some of the police officers are already seriously injured. If we drag this out, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on."
Before You Jiawei could stop him, Qin Nanyuan reached out and pulled her back, giving Duan Chen a small space.
"I will make you regret coming into this world!"
Seeing Jia Yunlian's betrayal and the death of the police officers, Duan Chen was already extremely agitated.
This time, he did not ask for the coin but directly drew out all the spiritual energy within him.
"Sequence 012: [Pseudo·Railgun]!"
"Boom!"
In an instant, Ao Ge and his Hell Three-Headed Hound didn't even have time to scream.
The police officers and You Jiawei watched in shock as golden light erupted from Duan Chen's hand, like a laser, blasting into Ao Ge.
The power was so great that even the wall opposite the room was blown to smithereens, likely incurring considerable repair costs.
"Holy crap..."
Someone exclaimed.
As Ao Ge died, the spatial domain dissipated, and sunlight streamed in through the window, feeling warm.
Clearly, Ao Ge was the core of this void domain.
Duan Chen breathed a sigh of relief. If there were others besides Ao Ge, he could only place his hope on Qin Nanyuan and the others.
"Captain!"
Jun Ci rushed to support him. Duan Chen shook his head slightly, signaling that he was fine.
"This is the worst battle I've ever experienced."
An old police officer threw down his gun and called for an ambulance. There were still injured officers who had been bitten by the Hell Three-Headed Hound. They would save whoever they could.
"Yu Lun..."
The battle was over, but Deng Lin and the other two were not happy at all. Duan Chen understood. No one could remain calm after seeing their brother's state of death.
"Now, you need to explain the matter of your false identities to me."
You Jiawei asked with a cold face.
It was only then that Jun Ci and the others realized they had been exposed and looked at Duan Chen awkwardly.
Duan Chen chose a room on the third floor at random and placed the blocker. Seeing that their cover was blown, he didn't hide anything and told You Jiawei everything.
"Your lie is too outrageous."
Duan Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Indeed, the headquarters of the Jingcheng Spirit Hunting Guild wanting to sacrifice agents in a large-scale eerie land was too shocking. It was normal for You Jiawei not to believe it.
Moreover, Ice City was an insignificant city, and there were no quotas for agents to enter the secret realm.
"There is still more than half a year before the secret realm ends. We will stay here for these six months. The notice issued in Jingcheng at that time will explain everything. We are willing to accept your surveillance during these six months, but please do not tell anyone else about this matter, as it concerns our lives."
Duan Chen activated his mind-reading ability. He had decided to be honest with her after confirming her character.
You Jiawei pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"Alright. I won't accept any external assignments for the next six months. If you betray the Spirit Hunting Guild, I will not go easy on you."
"As you wish."
Duan Chen confirmed her thoughts and agreed.
Then, he reintroduced the others to You Jiawei.
"You're... a woman?"
Jun Ci nodded shyly.
You Jiawei's usually calm expression was somewhat distorted.
"To be honest, I initially thought you were forced to disguise yourselves for the mission."
"That was to stall for time. After all, Qi Hang was already preparing to sow discord, and our situation couldn't be explained in just a few sentences, so we could only delay you for now."
"Jun Ci... you're from the Jun family? And you, you're from the Qin family? Wait, you're not lying to me this time, are you?"
"Definitely not this time. If you don't believe me, you can check our basic information on the official website of the Spirit Hunting Guild."
You Jiawei acted immediately, borrowing a computer from the police station to start her search.
"Apart from their faces... all the information you mentioned matches."
Only high-level agents of the Spirit Hunting Guild could access an agent's information. Therefore, You Jiawei didn't think Duan Chen and the others were disguised defectors. If they were disguised defectors, they wouldn't have the authority to access agent information.
So, what Duan Chen and the others said was likely true.
But if that were the case, it would be too terrifying. Wouldn't that mean that the headquarters of the Jingcheng Spirit Hunting Guild had put all the elite agents participating in the special training to death?
"Is there any way to end the secret realm?"
"For now, no one will believe what we say. However, I plan to go to Jingcheng after this mission with the Jia family."