Chapter 648 - "View" (1/2)

Dozens of meters away, the glider-riding enemy plummeted and slammed into the ground, stirring up a lot of dust.

Bai Chen and Long Yuehong didn't miss such a commotion. Upon seeing that their team leader was fine for the time being, they cast their gazes at the trench coat, sunglasses-wearing Welf—who had fallen to the ground.

They then raised their guns and aimed at the target.

But before pulling the triggers, they didn't hesitate to bite the tip of their tongues, hoping to use the pain to determine if they were sleepwalking or if they would accidentally injure their companions.

Being enveloped by the bionic artificial intelligence armor, they naturally couldn't hurt themselves by slapping themselves or punching their stomachs.

After biting down, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong realized that nothing in front of them changed. Therefore, they boldly pulled the trigger.

The Orange rifle and the Berserker assault rifle fired at the same time as bullets rained down.

Meanwhile, Xu Lan wasn't stunned—although she was surprised from failing her assassination attempt.

The experienced her pounced to the side and gradually concealed her figure in midair.

This was a manifestation of the powerful Invisibility ability. It could allow the user to have a high chance of escaping the lock-on and returning to an undetectable state when both parties had already made contact with no way to hide their consciousness.

Xu Lan's level was clearly higher than Shang Jianyao's, so it was very easy for her to escape. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao's line of sight.

At this moment, the sound of a heavy object crashing to the ground came from a clearly empty area she was charging toward.

Limbs Immobility!

Although Xu Lan had forcefully escaped Shang Jianyao's lock, the influence she had exerted wouldn't disappear.

Having been inflicted with Limbs Immobility the moment the assassination failed, she couldn't land safely. She rolled away from the spot that the enemy could determine based on her previous trajectory and fell in a rather sorry state.

Badump!

Her figure was about to appear.

Jiang Baimian—who had lowered her body—stretched out her left palm.

Silver-white electric arcs shot out, interweaving into a fine net that enveloped the area where Xu Lan had pounced toward.

In a situation where she couldn't find the enemy via human consciousness, bioelectric signals, or through her eyes, ears, nose, and other organs, Jiang Baimian chose to rely on her mathematical ability at calculating trajectories and attacked indiscriminately with an area-of-effect attack!

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!

Xu Lan's figure appeared from the electrocution. Her wide-brimmed, tall felt hat dropped to the side. Some of her black hair emitted a charred smell, and some stood up.

She knew that things were going south, but her brain and body were in a numb state. She couldn't do anything to save herself.

Just as Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian locked onto Xu Lan and prepared to use the Six Senses Beads and the Life Angel necklace, they saw a terrifying scene from the corner of their eyes.

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen—who were wearing bionic artificial intelligence armor—picked up their firearms, aimed at them, and pulled the triggers!

Their target actually wasn't the Mind Corridor-level Awakened in the Last Man domain but Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao!

Dreamscape followed by Sleepwalking!

When Welf shouted in horror and his glider fell to the ground, the tablet computer he and Xu Lan had placed on the roof suddenly changed.

A blurry figure that produced static around had appeared. This was the Eighth Research Institute's Doctor, a powerhouse who had already entered the New World.

He used the tablet as a relay to influence Bai Chen and Long Yuehong.

Considering that the target had already been Sleepwalked once and was definitely prepared, he first used Dreamscape. Therefore, although Bai Chen and Long Yuehong bit the tip of their tongues in the dream, they actually didn't do it; the pain only made them 'escape' the dream's deepest level.

Being still in the dream, they naturally began Sleepwalking.

The enemies in their dreams were actually Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao.

Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian—who were only wearing bulletproof vests and didn't have any other protective measures—instinctively gave up on attacking Xu Lan and dodged. They exerted strength with their legs and either jumped out or propelled themselves, sliding along the ground.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Da! Da! Da!

Where they were originally standing, soil splattered, and rocks cracked—everything was in chaos.