110: Chapter 110 The Mysterious Man in Black Robes Reappears

Xiao Yu floated to the center of her consciousness and said as if claiming credit, "The space within the dragon-patterned jade pendant is the highest-level existence among all spatial types."

"Master, have you forgotten? The space has a devouring function. You can directly devour the space from other Spatial Ability Users. Once a Spatial Ability User's space is devoured, all the supplies inside will belong to you."

The little sprite flew back and forth, dazzling Qi Yin's eyes, as if saying, "How about that? Is it cool? Is it impressive?"

Qi Yin's heart gave a sudden leap.

This wasn't just cool; it was heaven-defyingly awesome—a cheat code against the heavens.

If she could devour Wang Hui's Spatial Ability, clean out all her supplies, and cripple the very ability Wang Hui was so proud of, wouldn't that be much more satisfying than simply killing her?

Just thinking about it made Qi Yin eager to try.

Xiao Yu was even more eager to try; this would be her first time taking action.

"How about it, Master? Can we take action now?"

Seeing her so excited, Qi Yin actually calmed down and suppressed the impulse to experiment immediately.

"No rush!"

Her thoughts churned. The timing of this group's appearance was too coincidental. Previously, two groups of Black-Robed Persons had been targeting Dr. Chen, and now they were appearing by Wang Hui's side to protect her—they definitely had an ulterior motive.

Thinking of this, Qi Yin couldn't help but feel relieved. Fortunately, she had a sudden inspiration before setting off and brought human-skin masks for Dr. Chen and Professor Zhou; otherwise, they would have certainly been recognized the moment they got out of the car.

To them, Wang Hui's space was likely a mobile safe.

They wanted to use Wang Hui to store something to achieve their goal of transferring it without anyone knowing. Perhaps it was related to that batch of super weapons.

Qi Yin's gaze sharpened. Once she figured out the true purpose of this group, she would devour Wang Hui's space with interest—that would truly be killing two birds with one stone.

Her slight movement woke Xiao Sinian beside her.

His eyes were still hazy, yet he subconsciously covered her with the silk quilt he was wearing and kept patting her back.

"Did you have a nightmare? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid," he said.

Qi Yin: "……"

This man, honestly, was he treating her like a child?

A warm feeling flashed through Qi Yin's heart. She slowly leaned back against the chaise longue, gently rested her head on his shoulder, and slowly closed her eyes.

Late at night, a black figure appeared silently outside the tent of Tian Zining and his group. Raising a finger slightly, it cut off all Spiritual power.

All the Black-Robed Persons and Tian Zining's group knelt on one knee.

"My Lord!"

From beneath the mask, the mysterious Black-Robed Person's deep voice came.

"A bunch of idiots! You can't even handle such a small matter, and you didn't even know you were being followed!"

As he spoke, he waved his large hand. A puff of black smoke drifted by, and a dragonfly-shaped metal gadget fell into his hand.

Tian Zining's expression changed instantly. When had this thing started following them?

"Apologies, My Lord. Your subordinate is unskilled and failed to discover this thing."

The mysterious person didn't seem to intend to bicker with him; instead, his gaze lingered on Wang Hui, whose face was covered in bruises.

"Wretched thing!"

Wang Hui trembled as she stepped forward, as if she had encountered something terrifying.

"Yes, My Lord, the wretched thing is here."

Tian Zining frowned. Was this the way this woman and the Lord interacted?

It seemed that her liking to be beaten wasn't so hard to understand after all.

Important people certainly have strange tastes.

The mysterious person raised his foot and stomped hard on Wang Hui's knuckles. The force made her bones crack audibly.

And Wang Hui, as if she were used to it, didn't dare to make a sound.

"Wretched thing, do your job and don't cause trouble. Otherwise, your father's fate will be your fate."

Wang Hui subconsciously looked at the dazed Wang Jianhua beside her. Thinking of the torture the father and daughter had endured before, and that kind of inhumane treatment, she never wanted to experience it again in her life.

"Master, I have remembered. I don't want to become like my father."

The mysterious person finally lifted his foot and threw the iron dragonfly at Tian Zining's feet.

"As for that woman named Qi Yin and the man beside her, try your best not to provoke them. You are no match for them. If you die, I won't be able to collect your corpse. Finish the mission as soon as possible and return to the base."

Having said that, a puff of black smoke flared up, and the mysterious person vanished instantly.

Tian Zining picked up the iron dragonfly, stood up, and looked toward the rolling shutter door not far away, his fists clenching involuntarily.

He hadn't felt any Supernatural Ability fluctuations from Qi Yin. In their two meetings, he had only seen her martial arts skills.

And the man the Lord mentioned possessed an aura that was not typical of an ordinary person.

Fortunately, he hadn't listened to Wang Hui earlier and clashed with them directly.

"Brother Ning, this person is done for!" The teammate who had retorted to Wang Hui during the day placed his finger under the injured Black-Robed Person's nose and shook his head regretfully.

Tian Zining released a bolt of lightning, burning the iron dragonfly to ash, and shot a glare at Wang Hui.

"Do you see? This is the fate of standing up for you."

"Lei Zi, throw the body further away!"

Wang Hui muttered in a low voice, "He was the one who wanted to stand up for me, what does that have to do with me?"

Before she finished speaking, a bolt of lightning exploded at her feet, and Wang Hui finally fell silent.

The next morning, the motorcade set off again.

When they left, Tian Zining and his group were nowhere to be seen.

Qi Yin opened the foldable computer and discovered that the feed had been cut off.

"That shouldn't be. Could it be out of power?"

Xiao Sinian strode over and pointed toward the north.

"Look at the tire tracks. They must have gone north along the main road. The direction is roughly the same as ours."

Sure enough, they hadn't gone far before they spotted Tian Zining and Wang Hui's group ahead.

Qi Yin and Xiao Sinian, who was in the driver's seat, exchanged a look.

Xiao Sinian steered the wheel steadily and whispered, "We have many people, and the professors all need protection. We can't follow too closely, lest they notice us. If Dr. Chen gets recognized, it will be troublesome."

Regarding this, Qi Yin indicated that his thoughts coincided with her own.

"Keep our distance and follow from afar. I want to see what these people are up to."

Even without the iron dragonfly, she wasn't worried about losing them. At this distance, with Mu Feng around, the other party couldn't escape her sight.

With Tian Zining's group in front, they were spared the trouble of clearing out zombies—how delightful.

Both sides maintained a tacit distance, moving slowly one after another on the abandoned highway.

In this way, everyone traveled at a leisurely pace for half a day, passing by an abandoned service area to rest briefly.

They couldn't cook outside, so they had to make do with nibbling on some bread and biscuits. This was tough on their palates, but fortunately, Qi Yin's spiritual spring water could provide some energy.

Lu Jinwen complained aggrievedly, "This is so hard to eat. I want to eat braised pork~!"

Lu Yanxiu wasn't picky; he bit into the bread as if it were meat, "Make do for now. Once we arrive, your brother will make you something delicious."

"Wuwuwu, you are truly my own brother."

At this moment, Chen Jun, who had been taciturn and wearing a human-skin mask, looked at the surrounding terrain, then at the map in his hand, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter.

He couldn't help but approach Qi Yin and Xiao Sinian, lowering his voice.

"Yin Yin, Captain Xiao, have you noticed that this road is not very far from the place I mentioned to you before?"

The further they went, the more familiar he felt.

Xiao Sinian was confused and clueless, but Qi Yin understood.

What Chen Jun was talking about was Chongming Mountain, where the super weapons were hidden, which he had mentioned to her before.

"Dr. Chen, do you still remember how to get to that place?" Qi Yin asked.

Chen Jun nodded and pointed toward the road that wound into a region of heavy mountains.

"Look, this terrain, this fork in the road—it seems to be the backup route I took when I secretly transferred the weapons and data!"

These words were like a thunderclap, instantly exploding in Qi Yin's and Xiao Sinian's minds!