The top of a tall building far away from the Supreme Arena.

After setting up the "Orange" rifle in a hidden spot, Bai Chen directly took out the letter Jiang Baimian had given her and opened it to read.

She didn't wait until things were truly impossible before doing this.

After quickly skimming through it, a complex expression appeared on Bai Chen's face, filled with surprise, bewilderment, and a touch of amusement.

…

Amidst the echoing nursery rhyme-like singing, nobles rose one by one and headed towards the restrooms inside the passage.

This was a common sight in the past – taking advantage of the fact that the gladiatorial match hadn't officially started yet, many people chose to empty themselves and adjust their condition.

Marcus saw this scene, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, shaking his head almost imperceptibly.

But suddenly, his expression became strange.

He also felt a bloating in his lower abdomen and a kind of uncontrollable urge.

How could this be? A thought of doubt surfaced in Marcus's mind.

He hadn't drunk any water since lunch, and he had even made a special trip to the restroom before leaving. How could he suddenly feel such an urgent need to urinate?

But his body's sensations told him that this was not an illusion.

And the previous doubts were not without explanation, as a Red River saying goes:

"There are always some things you cannot predict and endure, like love and diarrhea."

Marcus's first reaction was to hold it in, but the urge grew stronger and stronger, so strong that he was afraid he would accidentally wet his pants.

He still had to go. He just wouldn't close the restroom door. Even if he did, it wouldn't matter. There were lights inside... And there were two or three Awakened people in the box, and many had military experience. They wouldn't panic at the slightest unexpected event... And I had a professional bodyguard who was willing to take a bullet for me... People always find explanations that favor themselves. Marcus quickly convinced himself, stood up, and led his four bodyguards towards the restroom.

Seeing this scene, and not noticing any changes in the "Virtual World," Long Yuehong breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Shang Jianyao didn't immediately turn off the portable recorder, so as not to deepen the effect, even making the master of the "Virtual World" feel the urge to urinate, because that would seem too coincidental, too purposeful, and easily arouse suspicion.

Fortunately, they had considered what to do in this situation to make it seem reasonable when they formulated the plan.

Jiang Baimian glanced at the time on her wrist, took out a silver-white phone, and dialed a number.

The identity displayed on it was "Max."

"Hi, Max, are you free tonight? We'd like to pay you a visit and discuss that matter..." Jiang Baimian said here, then turned her head and patted Shang Jianyao's arm, signaling him to turn off the portable recorder and not disturb her phone call.

Shang Jianyao naturally complied.

After the singing stopped, Jiang Baimian continued:

"Then we'll see you at eight o'clock tonight, give us at least fifty minutes."

"Okay." A deep baritone voice came from the other end of the phone.

…

After Gernerwa hung up the phone, he immediately turned it off to prevent it from being located later.

Then, he began to count down.

In the previous sentence, the first number was an invalid number, used to confuse the listeners. Its only meaning was to tell Gernerwa that the following number was the important one.

And fifty minutes meant: power off in fifty seconds!

…

Jiang Baimian put away her phone and glanced at the passage leading to the restrooms, seeing Marcus and his four bodyguards about to enter.

She slapped away Shang Jianyao's right hand, which was "attempting" to play the song again, and deliberately adopted a coquettish tone:

"The match is about to start, hurry up and go to the restroom."

"Okay." Shang Jianyao deliberately placed the portable recorder on the seat.

He quickly got up and, together with Jiang Baimian, walked towards the passage leading to the restrooms.

As a "bodyguard," Long Yuehong followed closely behind without a doubt.

When they saw the men's restroom, Marcus and his bodyguards had already entered.

Logically, Jiang Baimian should turn to the right and go to the women's restroom, but at this moment, Shang Jianyao reached out and put his arm around her waist, pointed to the men's restroom, and revealed a mischievous expression.

"You're so naughty." Jiang Baimian said with a lowered head and a sweet rebuke.

Ugh... Although Long Yuehong was mentally prepared for this line, he still felt a sense of nausea.

And he was very afraid that the team leader would silence him afterward.

Next, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian, in a half-embracing posture, pushed open the men's restroom door, which wasn't closed.

In the "Initial City" aristocratic circles, where "Mandala" worship is relatively popular, this is not an uncommon occurrence. Not to mention the men's restroom, there are people who try it in the garden, garage, and even on the roof.

The men's restroom attached to the aristocratic box is different in layout from other places. There is no urinal area, because many nobles are worried about being attacked and will have their bodyguards follow them in, rather than everyone enjoying urinating in full view of the public.

Based on decency, the design here is very similar to that of a women's restroom, consisting of individual stalls, and each stall is not directly adjacent, with blank areas separating them.

At this time, Marcus had already entered a stall, and his four bodyguards were guarding outside.

Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian, half-embracing, walked towards the stall in the corner. This posture made their movements quite slow.

And Long Yuehong, as a bodyguard, "habitually" closed the restroom door.

Now is the best time to close the door!

Because the power hadn't gone out yet, the lights were still on, and the situation in the restroom hadn't reached the point where vigilance was needed. It was enough for the master of the "Virtual World" to maintain normal operation, without needing to add anything extra.

If he had just started protecting Marcus, he might be vigilant beyond the limit, but it was clear that he had been doing this for many years, and he was inevitably close to numbness in some details, doing as little as possible.

With a click, the restroom door closed.

Regarding this, Long Yuehong didn't dare to be completely relieved. He wasn't sure if this was his illusion, or if it was a deception within the "Virtual World."

In the real world, the restroom door might still be in its original state.

If that were the case, the "Old Task Force" could only accept a failed ending.

Less than ten seconds after he closed the door, when Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and the target stall were still some distance away, the lights in the restroom suddenly went out!

This was completely without warning, not even a flicker!

The place instantly became pitch black, with only a faint sound of wind moving through the pipes.

Almost at the same time, Jiang Baimian suddenly felt a sense of lightness and clarity in the surrounding environment.

It was as if she had finally surfaced after diving for a distance.

Without needing anyone to remind her, she knew that the "Virtual World" had receded, at least it no longer enveloped the men's restroom attached to the aristocratic box!

And this kind of environment and this kind of reaction also made her understand what price the master of the "Virtual World" had paid.

Claustrophobia!

Even if that Awakened at the "Mind Corridor" level could continue to simulate a lit, unclosed restroom within the "Virtual World," the reality could not be changed. This would make him feel fear, knowing what was real and what was fake, and uncontrollably divert his attention away from this area.

Thus, the "Virtual World" was eliminated within the restroom.

Seizing this opportunity, Shang Jianyao reached into his pocket and grasped the "Destiny Bead."

He didn't use the more time-consuming "Reasoning Clown," which had more steps, and chose "Destiny Communication"!

By using this, he could allow his consciousness to leave his body and directly invade the target's mind, without the other party necessarily noticing.

The range of using "Destiny Communication" in this way was thirty meters, and the entire restroom wasn't that big!

A blue-green light lit up inside his pocket, without disturbing the darkness outside.

Shang Jianyao's consciousness instantly appeared in the "Origin Sea," which was shrouded in a mist covered with shimmering light.

Countless waves surged, displaying various images.

Shang Jianyao didn't go too far back, because Marcus was only six years old when Olay died. Even if there was something important, it was impossible for him to tell him directly.

There wasn't much time to view memories, so Shang Jianyao only selected relevant fragments from two aspects:

First, whether Olay left anything with secrets hidden within to Marcus or his mother, Olay's daughter, before and after his death;

Second, what Marcus's mother had said to him before her death.

With a clear enough direction, and the nine Shang Jianyaos working with extraordinary skill, it didn't take long to find the information they wanted:

First, Olay didn't leave Marcus and his mother any items or materials with hidden secrets, only real estate, fields, and other inheritances were passed down;

Second, Marcus's mother did say a few words to him before she died:

"Don't complain, and don't expect too much, just live well as an ordinary noble, and be wary of 'Mechanical Paradise,' don't believe in 'Source Brain'... Be careful, be careful of the Eighth Research Institute, try, try to keep your distance from your cousin, she, she has something extraordinary there, very, very dangerous... If, if you encounter an unavoidable crisis, tell the enemy that you know the password to enter the wasteland 13th relic laboratory, yes, that one, 'Messiah'..."

Shang Jianyao didn't have much time to continue tracing Marcus's memories. He stopped while he was ahead and used the remaining power of the "Destiny Bead" to the extreme.

This made Marcus feel dizzy for a while, with a feeling of darkness in front of his eyes and the past rushing towards him.

This effectively concealed the slight sluggishness and bewilderment caused by Shang Jianyao's intrusion into his mind.

Immediately afterward, Shang Jianyao transferred the remaining power of the Destiny Bead to his own "Origin Sea."

In this way, in the subsequent "inspection," that bead wouldn't have any problems.

Saving is a good virtue.

While the blue-green light quickly dimmed, Jiang Baimian, who had been touched by Shang Jianyao, took out her phone.

She turned on the flashlight mode, shined it towards the switch, and shouted in feigned surprise and fear:

"Why is there a power outage?"

"I don't know." Long Yuehong, as a bodyguard, answered very cooperatively.

He was a certain distance from the switch, and anyone with eyes could see that he didn't do it.

Jiang Baimian ordered in terror:

"Quick, quick, open the door!"

Their conversation and their performance were all seen by Marcus's four bodyguards, and Marcus also recovered from his dizziness, supported himself on the stall's partition, and opened the door to come out.

Snap, snap. After opening the restroom door with a heartbeat that inevitably accelerated, Long Yuehong pressed the switch several times in a row, but didn't get the lights to turn back on.

"It seems like the whole place has lost power." He looked back at the corridor leading to the women's restroom.

The street lights there were also off.