Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 417: New Puppets

Dozens of people fired simultaneously. In this street, less than ten meters wide, the firepower had almost reached saturation, with sparks and stone chips flying everywhere from bullets hitting buildings.

However, even such concentrated gunfire could not hit Qing Chen and Capri.

It was like the Metal Storm in the steel dome of Prison 18. When it first activated, the bullets fell like a torrential rain, yet not a single drop landed on Qing Chen.

Qing Chen and Capri weaved through the streets like they were in a series of twisting tunnels, with walls made of bullets; a collision meant death.

Yet they didn't die.

"Our turn," Qing Chen said with a smile.

The moment they passed another Future Organization member, a spray of blood suddenly shot out from the back of the member's neck.

It was like an unknown force taking away life.

Invisible blades are the most terrifying. You can't see them, but you can feel them.

The moment you feel it, the result is likely death.

The Future Organization members pursuing Qing Chen and Capri were few in number. First, Capri bombed them, precisely killing 35.

Now they had to Face^[-] the combined reaping of Marionette and Knight True Qi in the street.

What was even more terrifying was that after being cut, the dead Future Organization members, before they even had a chance to fall, turned into dust and dissipated into the air.

Qing Chen continued to reap, to sacrifice, so that in his wake, not a single drop of blood, not a single trace was left. It was as clean as if no one had ever died.

Marionette was unusually excited. It had changed from its initial resistance to its current delight.

Become a blade, so be it. As long as there are enough sacrifices to allow it to evolve into a higher form, that's a good thing.

So good.

Abi said, "Kyle, you go up front. They can't hurt you!"

A C-Class Future Organization member roared, his skin turning into hard rock, charging at Qing Chen.

However, Qing Chen nimbly dodged, jumping onto a wall and springing off to evade.

But this Future Organization member wasn't so lucky. When Marionette cut into him, everyone saw the cuts on the C-Class expert's body; his skin, like stone, cracked inch by inch.

The Future Organization members were terrified.

How sharp were those blades, that they broke through the supposedly most robust defense of a C-Class Awakened One?!

Not even a moment of resistance.

Kyle turned to dust.

Qing Chen and Capri didn't even need to engage in close combat, and no one could slow them down.

They moved through the dark streets, wielding invisible blades.

Abi knew something was wrong. This level of combat would be difficult to stop without someone like Mike.

He wasn't even sure if B-Class members would be useful, whether an A-Class would be needed.

Currently, within the various Time Traveler organizations, there's a gap between A-Class and C-Class members.

At the Awakened One level, the highest level most people reach upon their first awakening is C-Class. To awaken to a higher level requires an unparalleled genius.

At the Cultivation level, most Cultivation lineages take at least ten years to reach C-Class.

At the Gene Soldiers level, they don't have enough time to use all the Gene Medicine yet.

Therefore, B-Class and A-Class members are just as scarce in various organizations and are strategic resources, true chosen ones.

Abi is only C-Class.

He knew that this kind of instantaneous crushing defeat could easily destroy morale.

Li Minghao is so insidious, choosing such a clever moment to harvest the middle ranks of the Future Organization.

Unless Mike can quickly provide support, there's no way to salvage the current situation.

Yes, Qing Chen was still disguised as Li Minghao, intending to pin the blame on him.

This caused Abi great confusion. Intelligence reports stated that Li Minghao wasn't good at fighting, but he fights so well.

The intelligence is wrong!

At this moment, Abi thought about many things: the conspiracy of another native Time Traveler organization in North America; Capri's undercover status in the Future Organization; the alliance between Li Minghao and another North American organization for an internal and external attack.

He felt like he understood everything, yet didn't fully understand.

His thoughts returned to the battlefield.

Abi knew that as long as they had enough people and followed orders, they could find a way to solve this situation.

However, before he could think of a solution, the Future Organization members in front of him turned and fled.

People often say that a defeated army crumbles like a mountain. This isn't a description of how messy things are when an army is defeated, but that no one can stop the collapse of the mountain, no one can bring those fleeing soldiers back to the battlefield.

Abi wanted to flee, but he suddenly looked up at Li Minghao and found that the other person's gaze was fixed on him.

It's over.

He knew what that gaze meant; the other party was after him!

Abi turned and ran, switching his communication channel as he ran: "Mike! I've encountered Li Minghao!"

Mike gasped, "Do you need my support?"

Abi was silent for a few seconds, then calmly said, "It's okay, he's already escaped."

On the long street, Abi stood stiffly, feeling an almost weightless thread wrapped around his wrist, making him a completely immobile Marionette.

At this moment, the Black friend finally understood why Capri had been so strange these past few days—he had also been controlled.

Using the same method.

When was Capri controlled?

Abi suddenly realized it must have been when the North Pole and the Glowing Radiance Ship met! But at that time, Koshima and Shendai weren't in the Greenland Sea.

At that moment, Abi had a guess: Perhaps this Li Minghao isn't the real Li Minghao?

But he couldn't tell anyone his thoughts.

Qing Chen had thought for a long time. Shendai, Koshima, and all the named members of the Future Organization were hiding. If he wanted to fill the two puppet slots, he had no chance.

But he quickly thought of a countermeasure. Since he couldn't find them, he would reveal his location and let them come to him.

So he waited for Abi.

At this point, all of Qing Chen's previous efforts began to show their tremendous potential.

The advanced form of Marionette, the C-Class strength, meant that he could control two high-level experts, forming the beginnings of a blade formation.

If he only controlled two D-Class members, he wouldn't be a match for a single expert.

But after being promoted to C-Class, if he controlled two C-Class members, he could still fight a B-Class head-on.

Quantitative change finally led to qualitative change!

The next moment, Abi also moved, and the three figures began to hunt the remaining Future Organization members.

The Future Organization members were shocked. Abi was also an undercover agent?!

In less than five minutes, the remaining few Future Organization members were hunted down, killed, and sacrificed.

Qing Chen didn't linger on the battlefield, turning to leave with his two puppets; he turned off and discarded Abi's phone to avoid tracking.

He had wanted to use Abi to infiltrate the enemy, but the Future Organization had suffered so many casualties that it was impossible to explain, so he decided to be cautious and use Abi for something else.

As soon as he left, Mike arrived.

When Mike heard Abi's call, he felt something was wrong; Abi's voice sounded strange.

But now, Mike looked at the empty street—no blood, no bodies, only rubble from bullets hitting the ground and walls. It seemed like the battle had ended shortly after it began, with no casualties.

It really did look like both sides briefly clashed before one quickly withdrew.

Mike switched to the communication channel Abi used, but it was silent; no one was speaking.

He called Abi's number, only to find it was turned off.

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