After being thrown out, Xu Xianwen slithered away like a snake, leaving the spot just as a series of bullets landed where he had been, sending sand and stones flying.
The security guards from Mo Tie Mountain were very competent, with accurate marksmanship. They had each activated their implant secretions and internal drug injections, significantly boosting their physical abilities in a short time, allowing them to barely keep up with the figure ahead and continuously adjust their aim.
However, Xu Xianwen was simply too fast, and the surrounding fog eventually obscured their vision, quickly losing sight of him.
This had little effect on Chen Chuan, who could clearly track Xu Xianwen's position through his biological field. In combat and high-speed movement, there was no opportunity to conceal this, so he accurately chased towards Xu Xianwen's location.
After escaping the gunfire, Xu Xianwen did not stay at the scene nor did he turn back to continue fighting with Chen Chuan, but quickly withdrew.
With the arrival of Mo Tie Mountain's security guards, the Third-Limit Martial Artist from the security guard system would also arrive, and even the Processing Bureau, upon receiving the news, would quickly send people to participate in the encirclement.
This could potentially trap him here, but fortunately, the heavy fog prevented the airships above from providing effective visibility, otherwise, he might not have been able to escape.
As for his team members, since Old Han was dead, the other members should no longer exist. He had put a lot of effort into assembling these people, and their deaths felt like a pity.
But at least the funds were still in the account, and as long as the employer could provide resources, he could find a way to rebuild the team.
This failure might disappoint the employer, but he was also the employer's main force, and now was not the time to lose him. Instead, it was more important to try to appease him.While running at high speed, he could feel Chen Chuan closely chasing behind, which he found troublesome, deciding to deal with it once outside.
At this moment, he raised his hand, having noticed earlier that his arm felt weak and lacked strength, as if it had lost some vitality.
This was because Chen Chuan, after killing three of his team members, had offered them as sacrifices. One of the ritual effects was that those who had close contact with him would continuously have their life force drained.
This also included contact with the energy field, but Xu Xianwen's life force was extremely abundant, making the energy field's drain on him negligible, something he himself hadn't noticed until the recent physical contact produced a noticeable effect.
Xu Xianwen, after all, came from the Secret Serpent Cult. After a few glances, he roughly understood the cause. He chuckled, then released the Essence Blood stored in his heart, clenched his fist, and quickly restored his arm's vitality.
He then leaned forward, suddenly speeding up, creating a gust of wind in his wake, scattering leaves and branches, and pushing aside any obstructing vegetation, as if plowing a passage through the forest.
Chen Chuan, tracking Xu Xianwen's energy field, closely followed behind.
He wasn't too worried about the mansion's defense, as the appearance of Mo Tie Mountain's security guards meant Wu Bei had established a connection between the Processing Bureau and the Mo Tie Mountain security guard system, and the Third-Limit Martial Artist responsible for the security guards would immediately be dispatched.
As long as Meng Shu hid in the fortress-like basement, without encountering a powerful external explosion, she would be safe for a short time.
Moreover, he had previously decided that if he didn't return, the internal armed defense should not be lifted, nor should anyone come out from inside.
At this moment, the Boundary Token in his ear suddenly became noisy, then restored to clear sounds, indicating he had left the shielded area, thus restoring communication.
Almost at the same moment, an emergency communication from the Processing Bureau flashed on the screen, with a voice asking, "Executive Officer Chen, where are you?"
Chen Chuan replied, "I'm currently chasing Xu Xianwen."
The voice on the other end became more tense, "Executive Officer Chen, can you handle it alone?"
Although Chen Chuan had a record of single-handedly killing Wei Wusheng, the latter was no match for Xu Xianwen in terms of strength and destructiveness, they were not on the same level.
Chen Chuan said, "He's very fast, let's talk later." After saying this, he ended the call.
At the Processing Bureau, the Resonator immediately reported to the superiors, and the responsible officer, Captain Guan, instructed, "Immediately track Executive Officer Chen's Boundary Token and find his location!"
"Confirmed, and location tracked."
The Resonator then displayed Chen Chuan's location on the Processing Bureau's large screen, showing a map near Mo Tie Mountain with a light dot moving rapidly.
He glanced at it, surprised, "Too fast, at this rate, he'll be out of Mo Tie Mountain's range within three minutes."
Captain Guan, looking at the moving route, which mainly followed the forest and rolling hills, a complex terrain with dense vegetation where normal vehicles couldn't enter and ordinary people would find it hard to move, but he noticed the direction they were heading, his gaze fell on a place, thinking, "Is it there?"
He immediately used the Boundary Token to contact the superiors, "This is Guan Ziyang, requesting the Executive Officers stationed in areas twenty-five and twenty-three to head towards Lu Lan Lake to participate in the encirclement..."
Xu Xianwen, while running, increased his speed and changed directions several times but couldn't shake off Chen Chuan behind him.
He clearly understood that as long as Chen Chuan was chasing him, his movements could always be clearly observed by the Processing Bureau, unless he killed him or found an opportunity to destroy his Boundary Token.
But at least not within the Mo Tie Mountain area, as the security guard strength here was sufficient. Once out of here, these people would have no reason to chase.
He looked ahead, it was almost there.
The two ran one after the other along the mountainous area, with barriers on the road posing no obstacle, easily leaping over high places, jumping over wide streams, as if the complex terrain didn't exist. Through the fog looking down, the ground and vegetation seemed to be split by two thin lines, rapidly extending forward.
Soon, they arrived at a higher mountain, where there was a large artificially cleared open area, behind which, hidden among ancient trees, was a temple of considerable size, though it looked extremely dilapidated.
Xu Xianwen, upon reaching here, did not proceed further but turned and stopped, having run so long without a drop of sweat.
He raised his ceremonial sword, holding the hilt, pulled it back, extending it further, now resembling a spear, twisted it, pressed down with both hands, the spear tip pointing forward towards the arriving Chen Chuan.
Chen Chuan stopped, scanning the surroundings. They had been running north, and according to the Boundary Token, their current location was outside the Mo Tie Mountain boundary, with no clear place name here.
He swung his long sword but did not directly engage Xu Xianwen, instead reaching for the Thunderbolt Spear inside his jacket.
Xu Xianwen's eyes narrowed, not waiting for him to draw the spear, swung his spear to flick the bronze furnace collapsed in front of the temple, sending the thousand-pound object flying forward like a straw.
Chen Chuan lightly deflected it with his sword, sending it flying away, but behind the bronze furnace, a spear thrust forward with such force it tore through the air.
His gaze sharpened, raised his sword to block, but the impact still slightly paused his movement. The spear tip slightly retreated, then suddenly thrust forward again.
Chen Chuan moved back, twisted his wrist to sink the sword, deflecting the spear, but Xu Xianwen spun the spear forward, the spear and sword clashing several times, back and forth, until with a loud clang, a circle of dust exploded outward from the point of contact, the bricks and stones under their feet cracked, both weapons swung outward, both retreated to dissipate the force, then after a few steps, simultaneously raised their weapons, pointing towards each other.
Xu Xianwen stared at Chen Chuan, during the entanglement of their weapons, their internal energies continuously clashed, but no matter how much internal energy he used, Chen Chuan could dissipate it, not only not at a disadvantage but even slightly increasing in strength compared to their initial contact, making him secretly shocked and feeling somewhat difficult.
To win normally would probably not be a matter of a short time, but he didn't have much time to waste here.
He slightly narrowed his eyes, tapped his feet, quickly retreated towards the entrance of the old temple, crossing over ten meters in two steps, his figure disappearing into the temple.
Chen Chuan, upon his movement, immediately followed, but upon entering the temple, he found that in just a short while, the other's energy field had already been concealed.
As it was still not bright, with some light from outside, he could see many broken tiles and remnants of offerings on the ground.
Seemingly enveloped by trees, the place was particularly dark and damp, with faint white light filtering through gaps in the temple roof.
At this moment, he suddenly felt something, tilted his head, the spear tip silently passing by his ear, raised his sword to block, but the opponent suddenly withdrew, probing his feet from below, when he swung his sword back, it quickly thrust towards his face, he quickly leaned back, clanging twice blocking two thrusts, sparks flying in the dim environment.
As the spear rapidly advanced, the clanging sounds of clashes continuously echoed in the space, shaking the dust above to fall from time to time, some unstable places also trembled.
Chen Chuan felt that the opponent's spear technique was fast and fierce, each thrust aimed at the heart or face, and felt that his body seemed to twist and turn, constantly changing positions, never giving him a suitable chance to counterattack, undoubtedly occupying a greater advantage in this dark environment.
To avoid being passive, he retreated under the gap at the top, using the faint light there to observe and keep up with the rhythm.
And in the short moment that followed, he connected with Xu Xianwen's spear dozens of times, but he was also gradually adapting, and he could feel a slight throbbing at his brow.
Even though he couldn't sense Xu Xianwen's energy field, it seemed he could still rely on a more spiritual way to discern his figure, and the vertical crimson on his mask seemed to amplify this effect, as if there was really an extra eye there.
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