"Something's changed..."

Just as Gu Shen stood on the thirty-ninth floor, waiting for the elevator to go up, Chu Ling's voice rang out once again.

This time, her voice was extremely serious.

"Someone has intervened in the command. It's an extremely high-risk individual."

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes. Tonight was a special night. He dared to sneak into the South Bay Building and cause such a commotion because the Crow had provoked the anger of all the members of the Sincerity Club at the beach... And with this guy's combat power, Chen San's so-called four adopted sons should all go to the beach.

In this situation, who else could be an extremely high-risk individual?

"Chen Wu... Have you heard of this name?" When Chu Ling spoke, Gu Shen's heart skipped a beat.

"...The person who's come is Chen Wu?"

Gu Shen was somewhat puzzled.

Shouldn't Chen Wu be heading to the beach battle?

Why would the top fighter of the Sincerity Club appear in the South Bay Building?

"I've linked to the external surveillance... When you sneaked into the building, Chen Wu was buying coffee at a nearby convenience store. The power outage at the South Bay Building attracted the attention of the entire street, including him," Chu Ling's voice was somewhat complicated, "So Chen Wu intervened in the command."

"...Is that even possible?"

Gu Shen broke out in a cold sweat.

He was somewhat at a loss.

At this point, he didn't know if he was lucky or unlucky. He had discovered the closed-circuit host on the thirty-ninth floor, but the abnormality caused by the power outage had attracted the attention of a super powerhouse even more ruthless than the Crow.

"He hasn't discovered us yet."

Chu Ling once again used "us."

"Chen Wu seems to have seen through your plan. He's currently adjusting the elevator... The security personnel are gathering on the first floor, and the emergency exits have been closely guarded. This building has been sealed off by human intervention."

Was this going to be a thorough inspection?

Gu Shen's expression was serious as he said, "There are still some staff members in this building. If we can't escape, we can only consider blending in with the crowd. But I exposed my facial features in the initial surveillance. If he wants to check, he'll be able to find me soon."

"I've erased the exposed facial information in the surveillance for you... But I deeply agree with your consideration," Chu Ling said, "Chen Wu's insight is extremely strong. Trying to blend in with the crowd is a very poor plan. Once discovered, there will be no way to escape."

Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief.

"The current situation... Do you have a feasible plan?"

"I do."

After a pause, Chu Ling said slowly, "The transfer of Deep Sea's authority must not be exposed. Erasing your facial features may have already aroused Chen Wu's suspicion... But now that I've taken over the building, he still needs to rely on Deep Sea's surveillance, so the final... 6 minutes will be our time to escape from the South Bay Building."

Once the real "Deep Sea" system returned, he would lose his last chance.

It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from "pawread.com".

*Ding.*

The elevator opened on the thirty-ninth floor.

"Although Chen Wu is adjusting the elevator... I've concealed the true floor of this elevator. In the eyes of outsiders, this elevator is descending, but it's actually stopping in the thirty-ninth floor."

Without hesitation, Gu Shen entered the elevator.

*Hum...*

The elevator began to descend slowly.

"Next, twelve elevators will arrive at the first floor at the same time."

"You need to hide at the top of the elevator car. I will inform you of the 'Sky Eyes' embedded in the walls of the South Bay Building. Destroy the Sky Eyes, so that even if the authority is transferred, Deep Sea, which takes over the South Bay Building, cannot lock onto your position in a short time."

"In the last minute before the authority disappears, I will sound the high-level alarm of the South Bay Building, attracting everyone's attention... If the plan goes smoothly, Chen Wu will also be attracted."

"At that time, it will be the best time for you to act."

Gu Shen took a deep breath.

The Startled Awakening Breathing Technique was activated, and his muscles tensed. He pried open the alloy roof of the elevator car, and the howling wind and countless cables inside the elevator shaft seemed like a dark sea of snakes dancing.

In the warm elevator, he only felt the breeze.

But standing on the car roof, he felt dizzy and could be thrown out at any moment.

Gu Shen crouched down and restored the alloy iron plate. His face was somewhat pale, and it wasn't until the fiery heat subsided that he felt a little better. The high-speed descent made him feel a floating sense of weightlessness.

"Do you see those small red-glowing dots?" Chu Ling reminded, "Those are the 'Sky Eyes' embedded in the walls of the South Bay Building. After the authority is transferred, Deep Sea will see you for the first time. Now, shatter them."

Gu Shen held his breath, squinted his eyes, and the Truth Measuring Ruler transformed into a flowing light, turning into a handgun.

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

*Bang!*Perhaps because of the assistance of mental power, Gu Shen's marksmanship was extremely accurate. Even squatting on the rapidly descending elevator car, he still hit the target accurately. The faint sound of gunfire was almost inaudible amidst the roaring wind of the descending elevator. The red lights shattered one after another, turning into scattered fragments lost in the dark and long-running shaft.

"You shoot very accurately."

Chu Ling praised earnestly, but with a hint of regret, saying, "It's a pity that you don't have powerful enough bullets in your hand, otherwise you could consider taking out Chen Wu with one shot."

Gu Shen was helpless, not knowing if it was a joke or sarcasm, "Are you serious... about me taking out Chen Wu?"

"Of course! Don't you seem confident?"

Chu Ling smiled and said, "Seven steps away, the gun is fast. Within seven steps, the gun is both accurate and fast. It's not uncommon to kill high-level Transcendents with special bullets."

"Unless he's right under my feet... and there's nowhere to hide in the elevator..." Gu Shen was about to say this, but the elevator started to slow down.

It was approaching the first floor.

With the deceleration, the original feeling of weightlessness suddenly changed, and a huge pressure hit. At this moment, Gu Shen felt as if he was carrying a thousand pounds of stone on his body, almost lying flat on the elevator car.

"Ding—"

The elevator reached the first floor.

Gu Shen used his mental power to conceal all of his breath, which was very effective. It had worked when he was tracking Shi Li before, and even the blood fire master's compass had not detected his presence.

But even so, he was still extremely nervous at the moment.

Through the faint light pouring in through the cracks, he vaguely saw the scene outside the elevator. Dozens of people surrounded the first floor, guarding the safety passage and checking the elevator for abnormalities.

...

...

"The elevator surveillance camera was melted by high temperature."

"There are scorch marks on the interior walls of the elevator, with small penetration holes."

Chen Wu stood in front of the twelfth elevator, silently listening to the reports from the inspection personnel.

He was very sure... if the other party was in the building, there would be no chance of escape at this moment.

As for escaping from the outside.

It would be even easier to capture... if the other party was really a Transcendent, daring to jump out of a window, jump off a building, and cause such a commotion, then he would be arrested and brought to justice in at most half an hour.

If he wanted to escape, he would have to deceive himself.

"No abnormalities on the first floor..."

"No abnormalities on the second floor..."

"No abnormalities on the twenty-ninth floor..."

After listening to the reports from each floor, even Chen Wu, who was convinced that the other party was hiding in the building, began to feel some doubt and suspicion.

With this method of investigation, even a mosquito would have nowhere to hide.

If someone had invaded during the power outage, then where had they hidden?

Or... was he too sensitive, and this was just a prank from start to finish? After all, there was no evidence to prove that someone had really invaded South Bay Tower.

The monitoring screens for the floors above the thirtieth floor, which required authorization, were all normal.

During the power outage, the identification system was paralyzed, and physical destruction was the only way to invade... but these rooms were all fine.

"Building abnormality! Major accident!"

"Building abnormality! Major accident!"

A blaring alarm suddenly sounded, and the glaring red lights began to spin wildly, the alarm echoing in every corner of the building.

Chen Wu's eyes lit up.

"The thirtieth floor needs reinforcements!"

"The thirty-first floor needs reinforcements!"

"The thirty-second floor..."

The moment the alarm sounded, without needing any orders, all the security personnel rushed towards the high floors. This series of events mobilized manpower, causing the deployment forces that were originally scattered on various floors to gather in the lobby on the first floor as the elevator descended.

The building was flashing red.

Chen Wu approved of these people's actions.

Including himself, no one would think that Deep Sea's alarm was wrong. And obviously, the true scheme of the intruder in South Bay Tower was now revealed. That person was targeting the high floors of South Bay Tower.

Starting from the thirtieth floor, which required authorization, every floor had an "abnormality" alert from Deep Sea.

In just ten seconds, all the deployment on the first floor rushed to the high floors for reinforcement.

He left two security personnel to guard the first floor.

Then he pressed the elevator button.

Chen Wu entered the elevator... he didn't press the button for any floor, but instead stared earnestly at the alloy wall of the elevator that had been pierced by the fire.

Chen Wu reached out and carefully touched the round hole.

It was caused by extremely high-temperature flames.

If the security personnel with the code name "9527" at the door were hypnotized by a mental Transcendent.

Then the piercing of the elevator's alloy wall should have been done by a natural ability... in this case, there should be two people who invaded the building?

Or, even more.

Chen Wu slowly raised his head and looked at the top of the elevator.

Through a layer of alloy steel plate.Crouched atop the elevator car, Gu Shen's back was drenched in cold sweat. Through that incredibly slender crevice, he had seen Chen Wu enter the elevator...

The intensity of his "gaze" at this moment made him uncertain whether he had already been exposed.

Enveloped in blazing fire, his breath was reduced to the bare minimum.

With the aid of the same fire, he seemed to see everything inside the elevator.

Especially Chen Wu's eyes.

They were a pair of hollow, emotionless dead fish eyes.

Yet they seemed to penetrate everything.

The young man in the elevator looked up.

In fact, the direction of his gaze... was simply very straightforward.

Upwards.

Towards the top floor of Nanwan Tower.

Chen Wu withdrew his gaze and slowly pressed the button for the thirty-ninth floor.