Chapter 473 - 282: Illusionary Realm

Chapter 473: Chapter 282: Illusionary Realm

Modern society is, after all, the information age. Thanks to the convenience of smartphones and the prevalence of a well-developed internet, anything in the world that can capture the public’s interest can spread across the entire web in an instant.

Although the Sea Fish Organization had suffered heavy losses, they weren’t about to expose themselves, nor would Su Xing and the others post about these events online. However, the commotion Su Xing created was simply too massive—so big that several villages with a view of the island could sense that something was wrong.

Therefore, even though it had only been a little over ten minutes since Leng Wuque, Su Xing, and the others had landed on the island, a large number of videos shot from the opposite shore were already fermenting online.

It started with some of the younger people from the villages, most of whom were just idly chatting on forums or in their private group chats. But these chat logs leaked out in an instant, like a virus, and spread rapidly across the web.

Then again, it was only natural. Su Xing wasn’t familiar with this sort of thing, so he wasn’t aware, but the situation near Lei Family Village had already become the most-watched public issue in Cang City. Now that such earth-shattering news had broken, it was bound to attract a crowd of onlookers.

Furthermore, although Cang City had, at Li Yu’s insistence, publicly announced the resurgence of Spiritual Qi, very little information about Extraordinary Beings had been shared with the general public. The sudden appearance of a video involving Extraordinary Beings, combined with the existing situation, naturally captured the attention of most netizens.

If ordinary residents were seeing this explosive news, then the streamers and independent media personalities certainly weren’t going to miss out on the hype. They all rushed toward the vicinity of Lei Family Village, only to abruptly discover that the entire area had been cordoned off by members of a special organization.

Aside from hearing a few sounds, it was impossible to see what was happening inside. Unless you were already a local resident, it would be very difficult to provide the online masses with the latest updates.

This was Leng Wuque’s handiwork. He had initially done it only out of concern that someone connected to the case might suddenly leave the area; he never expected it would end up serving this purpose.

Of course, he also couldn’t have imagined that Su Xing would employ such an aggressive infiltration method, so naturally, he hadn’t made the appropriate preparations.

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At that moment, Su Xing was naturally unaware of what was happening in the outside world. After all, with the fight having turned out as it did, he was spattered with a mist of blood. He was in no mood to look at his phone. Of course, even if he had known, he probably wouldn’t have cared in the slightest.

He was currently riding an elevator, descending rapidly into the depths beneath the island. It had to be said, this underground structure was a massive undertaking, like a subterranean skyscraper.

Though Su Xing didn’t know when the Sea Fish Organization had built this place, he was gaining a completely new appreciation for them. Perhaps they weren’t just an Extraordinary Being leading a group of thugs, as he had initially thought.

After searching a few of the upper floors of this underground building, he hadn’t found a single person. Evidently, the enemy had already detected his presence and realized the extent of his power. They had decided not to send any more ordinary people or Low-tier Transcendents to their deaths and had simply pulled them all back.

After all, even the great expert from Jile Valley had died a miserable death on the surface. What was the point of small fry like them rushing forward? It would be utterly useless, unless they had a death wish.

Therefore, Su Xing decided not to waste any more time dealing with swarms of ordinary people or Low-tier Transcendents like he had on the surface. Instead, he opted to take the elevator directly to the deepest level.

Although Su Xing was unfamiliar with the layout, he could get a rough sense of the underground building by sensing the distribution of auras within it.

Without a doubt, the upper floors were living quarters for ordinary people. Of course, any ordinary person who made it here must have been more exceptional than those outside, but at the end of the day, they were still just ordinary people.

Below the tenth floor, it was all living quarters for Extraordinary Beings. And down around the sixtieth floor were the exclusive residences of the Tier Seven Transcendents.

It had to be said, the underground building was truly immense. If they had installed hidden doors or other means of escape, Su Xing would indeed have a hard time catching them.

However, Su Xing wasn’t worried they would simply flee in disarray. Before he had discovered this place, they might have had a chance to escape. But now that he had found the underground building, he no longer thought that was likely.

This was because the underground building was enormous and must have cost a fortune to build. It surely contained many important assets. If they were to flee and abandon this base of operations, the losses for the Sea Fish Organization would likely be too great to bear.

Besides that, Lei Zhuang had fled *here*. Where else could they possibly run? In this day and age, trying to escape from official organizations was an incredibly difficult proposition.

Su Xing stood in the elevator, the Sparrow Sword hovering beside him. His body was speckled with bloodstains, and the smell of blood made him furrow his brow slightly.

It was the smell of drying blood. Even for someone like Su Xing, who had killed more than his fair share, he didn’t like this foul, bloody stench. But even if he hated it, it was just a matter of taking an extra shower. For now, he still had to capture Lei Zhuang.

At this thought, Su Xing suddenly remembered Zhao Wu and Zhang Wen. They had set out with him, but he hadn’t found any clues about their whereabouts. He wondered if they had managed to find that guy, Lei Zhuang.