144: Chapter 144 The Plan is Underway, Eighth-Tier Boss Lei Zhangshan is Furious!

Lu Chen arrived alone at the outskirts of Linjiang City.

It was long deserted, with only the invading Invading Monsters wandering about.

Hum—

He released one million Explosive Stealth Spiders and one million Ice-Explosion Ants, while simultaneously summoning thirty million beast pets.

Following Lu Chen's orders, they completely blockaded the entire area around Linjiang City from the sea, land, and air.

Furthermore, Lu Chen utilized one hundred thousand permanent Legendary-grade shielding items, completely shrouding Linjiang City.

Unless one was a Ninth-Rank Legendary class professional, no one could transmit information outside.

The instant the shielding activated, the entire city fell into a panic.

"What's going on? My phone has no signal, and I can't even send messages through my class panel!"

"You too? Could it be that we've been completely blocked off?"

At this moment, the atmosphere inside the Mayor's building was heavy.

A Sixth-Rank powerhouse rushed in and reported urgently: "Lord Lei, something has happened! Linjiang City has been completely blocked off, and all means of communication are ineffective. Currently, no powerful Invading Monsters have been detected approaching, so it shouldn't be their doing."

Sitting on the mayor's throne was an Elder of the Five Elders Association, the Eighth-Rank SS Epic-grade Lightning Fist Master—Lei Zhangshan. His silver beard bristled, lightning flickered in his eyes, and he slammed his fist onto the table:

"Blocking off an entire city? What a massive undertaking! It seems someone wants to make a move against Linjiang City!"

"Lord Lei, could it be the person who assassinated Mayor Li earlier?"

"It's not impossible. Issue the order: mobilize all patrol teams to search outside the city. Everyone else, get ready to defend the city. Activate the barrier of the Teleportation Array to full power, and activate the city defense barrier as well. I want to see exactly what kind of person dares to provoke the authority of our Five Elders Association!!!"

Lei Zhangshan clenched his fist, and immediately, lightning crackled and exploded from it.

Inside the villa.

"Uncle Sen, Aunt Rou, Chen's first step of the plan is complete." Yu Linglong said with a joyful smile as she saw the message channel turn gray.

"We will begin our move as well, preparing to take over Linjiang City." Lu Sen responded calmly.

He was confident in his ability to quickly stabilize the populace and take over the city amidst the chaos.

On this side.

Lu Chen had quickly returned to Linjiang City, relying on Divine Concealment to sneak into the heavily guarded Teleportation Array.

The Level 9 barrier was already active.

[Eye of the Ringed Heavens]!

Arrow markers appeared above the heads of all the guards responsible for watching the Teleportation Array.

The guards capable of watching a city's Teleportation Array were all well-equipped guards; they were elites from various guilds.

[Skyquake Blast]!

Pfft!

The highest Rank among these guards was only Seventh-Rank; they could not withstand a single Forbidden Spell attack from Lu Chen and were all killed instantly!

"Oh no! Lord Lei, Lord Zhang Biao, who was in charge of guarding the Teleportation Array, has been killed! The mysterious culprit is attempting to destroy the Teleportation Array!"

A Sixth-Rank powerful noble, who had been summoned by Lei Zhangshan, said in a panic. He looked at his friend list and saw that Lord Zhang Biao was suddenly marked as dead.

"Hmph! Destroy the Teleportation Array? He doesn't have that ability. Even I cannot destroy the Level 9 barrier. However, to act so recklessly—he is courting death!"

"You all take charge of Linjiang City's defense work. I'm going to go meet that guy!"

After saying this, Lei Zhangshan teleported and rapidly rushed toward the direction of the Teleportation Array.

Having dealt with the guards, Lu Chen immediately released the [Heavenly Decree Barrier] Forbidden Spell, activating the [Heavenly Void Opening] effect, successfully opening a small entrance in the barrier, enough for the Explosive Stealth Spiders to enter.

Boom! With a loud explosion, the foundation of the Teleportation Array was completely destroyed. Even if the main foundation was still standing, this Teleportation Array could no longer be used normally.

"Second step of the plan, complete!"

Lu Chen's Eye of the Ringed Heavens had already perceived the Eighth-Rank bigwig Lei Zhangshan rushing over. His plan was interlinked; the enemy was exposed while he remained hidden, and the situation was in his hands!

Before Lei Zhangshan arrived, Lu Chen had already slipped away.

Squeak, squeak, squeak! A large number of Explosive Stealth Spiders acted in secret, traveling through sewers or along streets and alleys, heading toward the headquarters of various powerful guilds within Linjiang City.

Whoosh! Lei Zhangshan arrived rapidly at the hall where the Teleportation Array was located, only to find that it had become a ruin; the Teleportation Array had been completely destroyed and was unusable.

"Tsk! Damn it! What Rank is the opponent exactly? Why can't I perceive them?"

Looking at the destroyed Teleportation Array, Lei Zhangshan finally realized the severity of the situation. He had already activated his Domain and used Insight with full force, yet he perceived nothing.

It was clear. The opponent completely disregarded him, and their strength was definitely very high.

But the opponent's Rank should not have exceeded Ninth-Rank; otherwise, there would have been no need for them to be so sneaky.

Moreover, the Level 9 defensive barrier protecting the Teleportation Array had not been destroyed. Various signs indicated that the opponent had used some unknown method to pass through the Level 9 defensive barrier, thereby destroying the Teleportation Array from the inside.

But this also exceeded the scope of his knowledge. In all his years at the Five Elders Association, he had never heard of any method capable of passing through a Level 9 defensive barrier, unless it was a Legendary-grade barrier technique.

But there were no more than five Legendary-grade Barrier Masters in all of Great Xia, and Legendary-grade Barrier Masters only knew how to set up barriers; they could not launch such powerful destructive attacks.

In this situation, it was very likely that the destructive culprit was not one person, but two: one Legendary Barrier Master and one combat class professional. Only then could it be explained why they were able to block off an entire city and also destroy the Teleportation Array.

It couldn't possibly be one person mastering multiple class skills; a dual-class Genius was extremely rare in the world, with only a few existing globally.

"Looking for the opponent so passively will only lead to being led by the nose. Since the opponent destroyed the Teleportation Array, it means they have a scheme. What are they after? They couldn't have grown the guts of a bear and a leopard to covet the city, right?"

Lei Zhangshan decided to return to the Mayor's building. Regardless of what the opponent was after, they would eventually have to meet him. Since that was the case, he would meet changes with constancy, setting up a net to wait for the opponent to come to his door.

And just as Lei Zhangshan was returning to the Mayor's building, almost all the guild headquarters in Linjiang City were bombed at the same time, and all the powerful guilds were dismantled.

This stunned the common people of Linjiang City.

"Oh my god, what on earth happened? It seems like all the large and small guild headquarters in the city have been bombed!"

"This sudden massive explosion is the same as when Mayor Li and the Nishui Guild were bombed! It must be the work of the same person!"

While the public was in a state of panic, there was also an inexplicable sense of anticipation in their hearts, because with the powerful guilds destroyed, many normal Secret Realms would become public Secret Realms.

Many people even believed that a Dragon had appeared in Tianxiao City, and that a top-tier class professional who served the country and the people had been born in the land of Great Xia, attempting to topple the Great Xia's power structure and rebuild a new order!

"Lord Lei, the culprit is too arrogant. They are planning to destroy our Linjiang City!"

The powerful guild bigwigs gathered at the Mayor's building were all heartbroken; that was their life's work! And it was just bombed into nothingness.

Lei Zhangshan was also furious in his heart; these were the assets of the Five Elders Association.

But his Insight perceived nothing, which meant the opponent had a means to block the perception of an Eighth-Rank powerhouse.

"Everyone, remain calm. Once the culprit appears, I will personally take them down and execute them publicly!"

After saying this, Lei Zhangshan asked: "Why is there still no news from the patrol teams sent out? Can it be confirmed how they blocked the information of the entire city?"

"Lord Lei, the patrol teams will likely send news soon!"

Just as the Sixth-Rank Elder finished speaking, a patrol captain rushed in to report: "Reporting to Lord Lei, outside the city... outside the city is completely blockaded! Neither Invading Monsters nor class professionals can enter or leave!"

"What!?" The entire hall was in an uproar, and everyone was shocked.