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Outside the military base.
The rain was torrential.
Qing Chen let the rain wash over his body. He looked at the military base so close to him, then at He Jinqiu: "Boss He, can I trust you?"
Looking at the military base in the rainy night, He Jinqiu seemed to be moved: "Okay."
Qing Chen smiled and said, "It's time, let's go!"
The next moment, the two of them rushed forward simultaneously.
"It's midnight!"
But then the nine jade swords surrounding He Jinqiu flew away, instantly severing the electric net in front of him.
The two men rushed in through the huge gap.
The military base was quiet, but hundreds of war robots launched an attack in the rain.
Half of the war robots attacked from the ground, while the other half flew through the sky.
The Jade Heart Sword beside He Jinqiu swiftly sliced across the surface of the war robot's body, but none of his Jade Heart Swords collided head-on with the war robot; instead, they cut and moved away immediately.
It was like a gentle caress, sparking tiny sparks in the raindrops.
After a brief exchange, not a single war droid was damaged.
At that moment, He Jinqiu said coldly, "It's done!"
In an instant, the electromagnetic pulse within Qing Chen's body surged wildly, and golden arcs of electricity danced and boiled on his body.
The boy stood in the rain, his eyes gleaming with golden light, captivating all who saw him.
Not only that, but as if summoned, a purple lightning bolt was drawn by a huge electromagnetic load and fell from the sky!
The plasma on Qing Chen's body was connected with the lightning in the sky, as if he were under the protection of the lightning.
But then they saw that all one hundred-plus war robots, both in the sky and on the ground, had their eyes lose their light at the same time.
A rumbling sound came as war robots in the sky crashed to the ground.
All He Jinqiu had to do was cut a gap in the electromagnetic pulse protection coating on the war robot's body, and then the rest could be left to Qing Chen.
Upon seeing this, the military base commander immediately turned to the Fate Master: "What do we do now?"
The fortune teller glanced at him: "Everything is still in the arrangement of fate."
"These are over a hundred war robots, and they were destroyed in such a simple way!" The commander frowned. "Each of these war robots costs billions!"
The Fate Master chuckled, "Their value is negligible compared to the Joker. Remember, this time we will obtain... a living Joker."
The military base fell silent. Qing Chen bent down and disassembled a robot, taking the nuclear-powered mechanical heart from its body into his hand.
He Jinqiu looked at him in surprise: "What are you doing?"
Qing Chen smiled and said, "Such a small trinket is worth over a hundred million. Aren't you going to bring back some souvenirs?"
"Are you going to take a nuclear warhead with you later?" He Jinqiu asked.
"It's not impossible...if there's an opportunity."
Before the military base could react, the two rushed into the building. The massive defense system of the military base couldn't even stop the two of them!
The defense system, worth billions, proved utterly vulnerable in the face of Qing Chen and He Jinqiu.
The two fought their way from the surface to the underground. Wherever Qing Chen went, the components of electronic devices were burned out by electromagnetic pulses.
Surveillance, drones, robots—all the technologies that humanity relies on have become useless.
Just as they were about to enter the core of the base, Qing Chen suddenly heard laughter.
Behind them was an elevator, and in front of them was a long corridor, where a virtuoso was slowly walking towards them.
Nine jade swords attacked the opponent in the narrow corridor, but the Fate Master drew a crimson longsword from his wrist and, as if anticipating all the attacks, blocked all the jade swords.
A jade sword pierced the Fate Master's shoulder, but suddenly a cracking sound came from the corridor... the jade sword was actually cleaved open!
That crimson longsword was actually an indestructible forbidden object!
While controlling the Azure Jade Heart Sword, He Jinqiu said to Qingchen, "The armory should be down there. I'll stop him here. You go down the elevator shaft and destroy those nuclear warheads first."
Qing Chen was silent for two seconds: "Okay."
After saying that, he pressed the elevator button and went inside.
As the elevator doors slowly closed, He Jinqiu suddenly turned to look at Qing Chen: "You..."
Qing Chen asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
He Jinqiu was silent for two seconds: "It's okay, you go ahead, don't worry about me."
Their eyes met, but neither could decipher the meaning behind their gazes.
With a bang, the elevator doors closed.
Just as the elevator doors closed, He Jinqiu's battle with the Fate Master suddenly stopped.
It's like a movie that's been paused and abruptly stopped.
He Jinqiu turned to look at the elevator. The Fate Master smiled and slowly walked over: "The forbidden object, the 'claustrophobic elevator,' once you go in, you can forget about coming out. It can contain any superhuman, and it has even contained several demigods. So, even if this Joker has the Key Gate to save his life, it won't work."
He Jinqiu remained silent.
Tonight's entire performance was actually designed to trap Qing Chen in this claustrophobic elevator, preventing him from escaping using the key door.
The Fate Master glanced at him: "I understand. It's always a bit tough doing something like this for the first time. But you have to understand that nothing in this world is more important than your own life. You can go to the Black Knights to complete the deal. I'll tell them that the Joker has been captured. Also, the deal between the Royal Family and the Black Knights has been completed. They've handed over the forbidden poisoned goblet in exchange for the claustrophobic elevator from us."
He Jinqiu glanced at the Fate Master: "Should we remove this elevator?"
“Of course,” the Fate Master said with a smile, “there’s nothing more for you to do now. Go back to the Central Royal City; someone is waiting for you there.”
He Jinqiu nodded and took out a photo from his pocket. It showed a street in the central royal city.
The forbidden item, the Polaroid camera, was obtained when he killed 'W' of the Future Organization. All he needed to do was take a picture of a place, tear it up, and it would be teleported there.
This is a rare teleportation-related taboo item.
The next second, He Jinqiu looked back at the elevator again, and then tore the photo to shreds.
Inside the confined elevator, Qing Chen leaned against the metal wall, lost in thought. He didn't seem tense or angry about being betrayed.
Chapter 875, Opening the Gate of Destiny
Return countdown: 44:00:00, 4 AM.
The base of the Empire's TOP military.
The heavy rain has not stopped.
The massive armored transport vehicle slowly drove into the base, the rain washing over its body, and the black raindrops of the night dripping from the vehicle onto the ground.
This was specially used by the Roosevelt Kingdom to transport orc warriors. It had tough alloy gates inside to prevent those orc soldiers, comparable to A-level gene warriors, from escaping.
However, this transport vehicle is now being used to transport an elevator.
The Virtuoso watched with a smile as the claustrophobic elevator was dismantled, and then 16 genetic warriors worked together to lift it onto the transport vehicle.
During this time, the entire military base was filled with a deafening roar of noise.
Four armed helicopters circled in the sky, with genetically engineered soldiers on board constantly monitoring the elevators on the ground. In the sky, the propellers churned up the wind and rain, and under the searchlights, the chaotic white raindrops looked like a heavy snowfall.
Qing Chen pounded on the wall inside the elevator, the deafening noise terrifying the genetic warriors carrying the elevator.
No matter how hard Qingchen tried, the elevator walls didn't change at all.
The fortune teller smiled slightly upon seeing this.
He turned to the commander: "Once this matter is settled, I will also travel to Silver City with the transport trucks to complete the transaction with the Black Knights. The poisoned wine cup is of paramount importance; Silver City has held onto it for so many years, it's time to return it."
The Poison Cup is made by filling a cup with one's own blood, which then turns into a cup of poison. The person who drinks this blood will enter a state of suspended animation until a blood relative refills the cup with their own blood and gives it to the person to drink, at which point they will awaken. Otherwise, they will remain in a vegetative state forever.
This item was originally in the hands of the royal family, but later, due to improper storage, it fell into the hands of the Silver Duke.
Knowing the importance of the item, the Silver Duke immediately hid it in an unknown place, the location of which only he knew.
He used this as leverage to demand the royal family's power to appoint and dismiss marquises at their own discretion, or else he would let the poisoned cup never see the light of day again.
The Roosevelt family granted him this authority because seven ancestors were still buried beneath the palace, and without this poisoned cup, the losses would have been enormous.
This poisoned goblet was the Silver Duke's get-out-of-jail-free card, but now, for the sake of a legitimate knightly legacy, the other party is actually asking the Virtuoso to use the claustrophobic elevator to help capture the Joker.
This clearly demonstrates the importance of the Joker and the Black Knights' desire for legitimate inheritance.
One could live for 40 years, the other for 251 years, and the latter could reach demigod status. The Black Knights could not resist this temptation.
The people of Silver City have already set off, and six of the Black Knights are on their way here, eager to obtain the Breathing Technique as soon as possible.
The commander looked at the Fate Master: "Because of your plan, the defense forces in my military base suffered heavy losses. I did not go all out to kill him because of your plan."
"Don't worry," the Fate Master laughed, "The logistics department will soon make up for all your losses. However, with both of them going all out, I'm afraid your military base won't be able to hold. I will inform the logistics department to send you more reinforcements. This military base is our last line of defense, Commander, hold it well."
Upon hearing that there would be compensation, the commander immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "It must be done as soon as possible; the current lack of defense is not a good thing."
The Virtuoso boarded the transport vehicle, and as the gate closed, he came to the claustrophobic elevator and gently tapped on the smooth elevator wall: "We've really gone to great lengths to capture you."
Qing Chen leaned against the elevator, angrily asking, "Why did the Black Knights arrest me?"
"The Black Knights?" The Fate Master chuckled. "Their history is quite ancient, dating back to the first era of human civilization. Back then, a legendary figure, 'Little Professor,' initiated this lineage of cultivation. However, this lineage seemed unstable and almost died out for some unknown reason. Later, the Black Knights tried every possible means and finally found a new way out."
The Fate Master said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if I tell you these things. You will soon find out why they need your secret. The knightly traditions of the Eastern and Western continents should have the same origin, right? The secret you possess should be very important to them."
Qing Chen scoffed, "A knight who goes astray is no longer a knight."
A knight's ideal is never power. Power is the means for them to reach the other side, but power itself is not the goal.
The Black Knights of today have strayed from the original principles of knighthood.
Qingchen understood that the 'people who deviate from their ideals' should be found in these people.
But what about being enveloped in light? Was it when the lightning was drawn earlier?