Chapter 1781 - 916: Snake and Scale_2

What's going on?!

And why have the Earth Veins alarms been triggered?!

The alarms constantly appearing on the screen have left him drenched in sweat.

That's the bank vault defense structure, connected to the entire East City's Secret Ritual defense.

If the alarms have been triggered, it means the bank vault has already started showing damage. If not resolved promptly, they'll have to activate the Kunwu Lock, extract Earth Veins, and lock the entire vault completely.

But before doing that, verification is required.

The problem is, the operation to open the Earth Veins circulation requires the entire East City's management authority, which is...

"The Governor?!"

Yu Yinglong covered his face, took a deep breath, and restrained the urge to shout: "Where is the Governor? Where did he go?!"

The answer is the governor's mansion.

Like how bread is sold in a bakery, it's utterly normal for the Governor to be in the governor's mansion... but the key is, that bastard is in the shelter underground!

At this juncture, he simply can't come out, and can't approve certification either!

And that top-notch shelter, claimed to withstand attacks from Heavenly People, requires at least half an hour just to open...

Half an hour?

Damn it!

He didn't dare imagine what would happen after half an hour.

Furthermore, it's clear that this is simply an excuse from the Governor!

Under the Heavenly Essence Law's governance, anyone can be appointed or dismissed with just a word from the Governor. When did it become impossible to sign off because someone couldn't come out?

Even if the Governor comes out now, he might not give authorization.

Because once the threat state is activated, a full lockdown extends a thousand miles around East City and escalates the situation to a Federation level.

A poor operation risks overextending East City's Earth Veins, with enormous consequences!

The Governor would be livid too.

What the hell, I'm just here for one term as Governor, and you want me to be a Federation criminal?

Are you crazy?!

With unclear circumstances, you want me to directly overdraft Earth Veins? You look like Earth Veins!

At other times, Yu Yinglong might negotiate, plead, and promise to implore the Governor's high gesture, but now, with the urgency, where is the time for such Empire-esque delays?

"Can't wait any longer!"

Yu Yinglong slammed the table and stood up abruptly: "Deploy manpower to me, I want to personally..."

Before he could finish, alarming reports echoed: "Director! New findings from the Sky Union, the Evil Cult's sacrifices aren't confined to one location, and... according to the altar's direction, the second water reservoir might be contaminated..."

The second water reservoir, the core hub for East City's water supply, may be contaminated.

The risks are unknown.

Soon after, urgent shouts emanated from the other side of the intercom: "Balloons! There's an issue with those balloons! There's an abnormal spiritual reaction inside!"

"Careful, don't pop them, absolutely no reckless actions, who knows what could be inside!"

"It's too overwhelming, Minister, we can't contain them!"

On the rooftop of the residential area, the emergency-supporting Chosen Ones stared at the overwhelming multicolored sea of balloons, sweating profusely: "These things are all drifting towards the City Hall!"

"An altar has been discovered north of the slaughterhouse, suspected sacrifices have already begun!"

"East City Bureau requests backup again!"

"City Hall is in a peculiar state! Second division patrol discovered numerous liquefied gas tanks and timing devices in the underground garage, unknown components, requesting East City Bureau to aid in emergency evacuation..."

Hoarse or terrified voices continuously rang out, like straws piling onto a dying camel, while Yu Yinglong, intending to swiftly make decisive actions, fell silent.

After a long pause, he laughed hollowly.

Tired!

Damn it, let destruction come!

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BOOM!!!

Amidst the deafening noise, blazing light erupted.

"Shift a bit left, a bit more, yep, that's right! Alright, move the Nine Forms aside..."

Ji Jue donned a welding mask, holding a welding torch as he went on-site himself, watching the sparks constantly fly with excitement:

"Our enterprise is thriving!"

In front of everyone, the vault remained as robust as before.

The descending Demolition Stake merely physically wedged open a crack, without fully activating the Kunwu Lock...

Besides the main Kunwu Lock, the eight winds and eight faces in the structure are interlinked, with eight levels of lockdown intersecting to create sixty-four transformations continuously countering any changes and impacts, with the internal Ruins' reinforcement and Tian Yuan's firmness remaining Unmoving as a Mountain.

Now peering through the crack inside, they've barely reached the level to trigger an alarm. To forcibly break through with sheer force, they're still a long distance from actually breaking the vault's seal...

But why forcibly break through?

For a craftsman like Ji Jue, sometimes opening a crack is indistinguishable from swinging the door wide open!

As long as the Kunwu Lock hasn't extracted the Earth Veins for assimilation and freezing, he has plenty of options!

Now is the time to thank the colleagues!

Throughout years of indirect rivalry among peers, their study of the Kunwu Lock has accumulated immensely, despite the priceless setups and strengthening from over a century ago, yet these hundred years... are a bit too long!

"A true outsider speaking objectively, not as good as Jian Yuan."