88: Chapter 88 Whose subordinate is this man?

One person and one core stood in a stalemate, the entire mountain forest sealed off by rules, the air heavy enough to be suffocating.

Just as the situation tightened to a critical point, the sounds of footsteps and air being torn apart erupted from deep within the dense forest.

The ten major forces arrived in full, lining up in accordance with the four major camps, guarding against each other as undercurrents surged.

However, every gaze was now locked, without exception, onto the strange figure in the center of the field.

In their eyes, the scene could not be clearer: this mysterious person was taking advantage of the stalemate and chaotic battle between the four sides to secretly monopolize the opportunity and forcibly refine the Fragment World core.

The three major forces of the Federal Cultivation Association camp—the Alchemy Association, the Mechanical Zen Monastery, and the Guixu Academy—had experts from the profound sects looking solemn.

The chief alchemist of the Alchemy Association narrowed his eyes and muttered in a low voice: "Who is this person! His physical body is purely mortal, with no foundation of spiritual power and no aura of the alchemical path; he is definitely not from our association."

Beside him, the martial monk from the Mechanical Zen Monastery pressed his hands together, his six mechanical arms unfolding behind him, and he spoke in an electronic voice: "No Dao rhyme, no Zen marks, and he does not touch the path of mechanical cultivation; he has nothing to do with our monastery."

The person in charge of Guixu Academy narrowed his eyes to deduce for a moment, his brows locked tight: "The heavenly secrets are hazy, his origins are completely blurred, and he is not in the registered list of the Cultivation Association.

The four sides fought for the core, yet such a stranger snatched the initiative; it is too suspicious."

The elder beside him chimed in with a deep voice: "No matter his background, to be able to withstand the backlash of refining the origin, he is certainly no mediocre person.

If we let him succeed, the situation in this secret realm will be completely overturned; he must be stopped."

The three giants of the federal capital forces—Jiuzhou Capital, Phantom Sound Entertainment, and the Blood Kill Alliance—were also communicating rapidly within their ranks.

The mecha Commander of Jiuzhou Capital swept a cold gaze across the field and said indifferently: "All our special mechas and private armed forces are present; there is no record of this person. He is not one of our people."

The intelligence captain of Phantom Sound Entertainment tapped the sonic device on the side of his ear with his fingertip, his tone icy: "The full-range sound field screening is complete. There is no record of our undercover personnel, and his face is completely unfamiliar."

From the shadows, the leader of the Blood Kill Alliance spoke with a hoarse and sinister voice: "This person is named Mo Yufei, a native of the secret realm. I don't know what method he used, but he can actually summon the secret realm core. If we let him succeed in merging, won't all our efforts be in vain? Just kill him!"

The helmsman of Jiuzhou Capital had a heavy gaze and set the tone with one sentence: "The four sides have been fighting to the death, and no one has been able to advance an inch. How can we allow a nobody to reap the rewards? This person must die."

The Dawn Alliance, a federal rebel organization, with its group of rogue Ability Users and exiled cultivators, gathered in a loose formation, everyone's eyes filled with unwillingness and resentment.

The leader of the Dawn Alliance clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth in a low voice: "We are fighting in the cracks, bleeding and sacrificing countlessly, holding back all the offensives of the three major giants, and in the end, it benefits an outsider who appeared out of thin air?"

The deputy Commander calmly reminded everyone: "Don't act impulsively; confirm his background first.

The Federal, Capital, and Cultivation sides have always been cunning. Perhaps this is a hidden pawn they deliberately concealed, acting out this scene to trick us into attacking first and consuming our combat power."

"But one thing is certain," he said, locking his gaze onto Mo Yufei, "this person is definitely not from our Dawn Alliance."

The official federal forces—Taixu Heavy Industry, Kunlun Technology, and Xing Shu Academy—had heavy artillery arrays and detection instruments fully activated. Ability Users and cultivators were charging up and standing by. The federal official camp had the strictest military discipline and the strongest pressure.

The military Commander of Taixu Heavy Industry stared at the locking interface and reported in a deep voice: "The mecha formation and heavy firepower squads are all accounted for. There is no matching personnel information."

The scientific research supervisor of Kunlun Technology repeatedly refreshed the offline database, his brows locked tight: "Genetic files and special service records are all blank.

The secret realm completely isolates the external network, cloud data cannot be synchronized, and there is no record of this person in the local logs."

The dean of Xing Shu Academy looked solemn: "No Ability User registration, no school records, no secret realm research filings; he is a stranger who appeared completely out of thin air."

The intelligence officer gave the final verdict: "Determined to be an unknown outsider, posing a very high strategic threat. Suggest opening fire immediately to interrupt the refining process!"

The muzzles of the entire army were raised instantly, killing intent locked onto the center of the field, and a great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

"Stop!"

A hurried yet firm shout suddenly burst out from the federal formation.

Wang Chen hurried through the layers of military equipment, walked straight up to the high-ranking officials, and said to his teacher: "Teacher, you cannot open fire. He is one of our own."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the federal high-ranking officials present turned to look.

The Commander frowned deeply: "There is no record of this person in the entire army's database, and the secret realm is disconnected from the network with no traces to check. How can you be sure?"

"Because he is not an outside infiltrator."

Wang Chen spoke at a very steady pace, explaining the whole story clearly in public.

"Mo Yufei is a native inhabitant of this Fragment World."

"His federal citizenship was legally registered by me personally yesterday, with me acting as his guarantor.

The time was too short, and it hasn't been synchronized to the cloud yet. Plus, since this is a secret realm, it cannot connect to the external Skynet, so all conventional terminals cannot find his information."

He raised his hand and pointed at Mo Yufei, who was imprisoned by the rosy light in the field.

"All of you have made a mistake. He was already here long before our major forces gathered at the place where the core appeared."

"He has no intention of snatching the core, nor does he have any thoughts of taking the opportunity to refine the supreme treasure.

He is lingering here simply because he wants to find the traces of his lost and vanished native tribe, nothing more."

As his voice fell, the whole scene was in an uproar.

Before anyone could speak to question this, several staff members wearing gray Federal Bureau of Investigation uniforms with calm and rigorous temperaments walked out from inside the federal formation.

The leading Federal Bureau of Investigation officer held a local entry terminal and testified publicly: "It is true! During the recent secret realm investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation did indeed discover hidden native inhabitants remaining in the world."

"A total of two natives were discovered. They had lived for generations in this Fragment World and, for some reason, were sealed and put to sleep by their clansmen, only being awakened when the secret realm appeared recently.

Mo Yufei is the first native to complete federal citizen registration and obtain a legal federal identity; his status is authentic and valid.

Moreover, there is a record of his entry this time; he entered the secret realm together with our Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel, but an accident occurred midway, and the specific situation is not yet known."

The evidence was irrefutable.

Wang Chen looked at the Commander again and added in a deep voice: "Teacher, he is not an invader, nor is he a treasure-snatcher. He is just a native citizen who was besieged by the battlefield and innocently caught up in the struggle of the factions."

The Commander's expression changed several times as he completely sorted out the cause and effect, and immediately gave a decisive order: "All federal units, cease fire immediately! Revoke the hostile designation!"

In an instant, Taixu Heavy Industry retracted the energy of its heavy artillery, Kunlun Technology's detection equipment returned to position, and Xing Shu Academy's Ability User students withdrew their stances and stood by.

The other three camps saw this scene and immediately realized that this person might be federal personnel, but so what? The three camps would not let go just like that.