196: Chapter 196 Heavenly Fire Bath

"Old Ye, did that kid run away?"

Behind him, several squads of men in black carrying long guns caught up.

Old Ye's eyes moved, and his gaze turned toward the direction where Chen Fan had left:

"This little thief, he's actually quite fast."

"Old Ye, is there anything we need to be careful about when capturing him?"

Old Ye frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and shook his head:

"No. He's just a little thief who only knows how to run. Once we break through his strange movement technique, any soldier can kill him."

Whoosh—The squad leader breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Understood! I will arrange it immediately."

The soldiers hurried away, while Old Ye stood in place, observing for a long time before his figure gradually faded away.

The next moment, he appeared near the Mechanical Dragon, and after another flash, he appeared at the building's entrance.

Scanning the surroundings, he walked slowly into the elevator.

In the grass two kilometers away from the building, light flickered in Chen Fan's eyes.

"Why can he sense my direction as soon as I get close to the Mechanical Dragon?"

"He can teleport down from the top floor, so why does he take the elevator when going up?"

"Also, why can he still know the direction I'm fleeing even after I enter Spirit Realm Walking?"

Three questions popped up in his mind in succession.

At the same time, his gaze remained locked on Old Ye. He watched him reach the top floor and enter an office.

A long while later.

Chen Fan sneered, "Once I beat you half to death, I'll naturally figure it out."

His gaze swept toward the Heavenly Fire in Elemental Summoning.

[Heavenly Fire: Inflicts massive damage within a 100-meter radius of any coordinate the host has reached.]

"I just don't know if you can withstand it."

"Ghost Walk!"

With a low shout, Chen Fan turned invisible again and silently approached the building.

To avoid the range of the Mechanical Dragon, Chen Fan specifically took a detour and slowly approached the main entrance.

At the same time, his gaze remained fixed on Old Ye. If the other party made any unusual moves, Chen Fan was prepared to activate Spirit Realm Walking.

But fortunately, as Chen Fan went deep into the building, Old Ye did not make any unusual moves.

Only the security guards on the first floor felt waves of chilliness.

Chen Fan locked his gaze on Old Ye and climbed up the stairs, floor by floor.

When he reached Old Ye's office, Chen Fan stopped breathing completely, and his rifle was slowly raised in his right hand.

He stepped lightly and leaned silently toward the door.

However, the moment he appeared, Old Ye suddenly looked up.

"Little thief, you dare to penetrate deep into the building."

As he spoke, his hand raised rapidly. Bang—

"Spirit Realm Walking!"

Old Ye's speed was too fast; Chen Fan couldn't fire in time, so he activated Spirit Realm Walking and quickly flashed into the office.

"You thief, how dare you!"

Old Ye roared angrily and tapped the hood on his head with his left hand.

Suddenly, many pitch-black gun barrels emerged from his entire body. These barrels seemed to have a life of their own, alertly aiming at the surroundings.

"Little thief, if you have the ability, come and ambush me."

In another office a hundred meters away from Old Ye, Chen Fan's figure slowly appeared, but after only half a second, he disappeared again.

"So that's it. For the first few seconds after entering Spirit Realm Walking, my movements can be seen."

Chen Fan nodded slightly.

He had gone into Old Ye's office for a spin and then came out.

After that, Old Ye still thought he was hiding in the office and remained vigilant.

Looking at the gun barrels emerging from Old Ye's clothes, Chen Fan couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Is this old man a human or a ghost?

Also, why am I seen whenever I get close to him?

Could it be that his hood has a revealing function?

Unable to figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it.

He had originally planned to test the combination of Void Tear and Tracking, but firing now would reveal his whereabouts.

Since that's the case... Watching the cooldown of Spirit Realm Walking end, Chen Fan sneered:

"Heavenly Fire!"

Suddenly, a red circle with a radius of 100 meters, centered on Old Ye's seat, appeared in his field of vision.

The alert Old Ye instantly felt that something was wrong.

Although he couldn't see the circle, his years of vigilance still made him get up and walk out of the office.

Boom—With a loud noise, everything within a 100-meter radius turned to ash, as if the karmic fire was burning the world.

Old Ye's office was directly swallowed.

But he himself reacted the moment before he was hit by the Heavenly Fire.

A blue shield covering his entire body suddenly appeared.

The shield resisted most of the Heavenly Fire's damage, but the remaining part burned away most of the old man's clothes, revealing some skin.

Rows of gun barrels were actually protruding from under his skin.

"Damn it, my trypophobia is acting up."

Chen Fan cursed inwardly, waited five minutes, and released Heavenly Fire again.

After Lilai's Arcane Aura was upgraded to SS rank, it gained an extra effect: reduced cooldown time.

The original 10-minute cooldown was cut in half.

"Little thief, I know you haven't left. After I catch you, you'll have a hard time!"

With his clothes destroyed, Old Ye's mouth twisted into a ferocious expression, and his eyes scanned everywhere.

"Don't think your hidden movement technique can fool me. My eyes are not..."

Before he could finish, the second Heavenly Fire crashed down.

The blue shield appeared again, but this time, the light was much dimmer than the last time. The unblocked flames scorched his skin to a charred black.

"Little thief, I will definitely take your dog's life!"

"Get out here!"

Old Ye ran around like a madman, his eyes scanning constantly.

The gun barrels on his body fired aimlessly, riddling the surrounding cubicles with dense bullet holes.

Chen Fan hid far away in a cabinet in a cubicle, using Exploration to observe Old Ye's movement.

Suddenly, Old Ye approached this cubicle where Chen Fan was.

Chen Fan frowned slightly, the command for Spirit Realm Walking already on his lips.

With a "slap" sound, Old Ye pushed the door open, glared around for a moment, and then "slapped" the door shut again.

"So you don't have X-Ray Vision."

"You should have said so earlier."

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow and shook his head with a sneer.

After he walked a few dozen meters away, Heavenly Fire was released again.

Boom—This time, Old Ye's shield became almost transparent, and it resisted even less damage.

He lost all his hair, and his skin was smoking from the burns. From far away, Chen Fan could even smell the scent of roasted meat.

"Ahhh, I'm so furious! You thief, don't let me catch you!"

Boom—With the fourth Heavenly Fire, Old Ye trembled all over and staggered to the ground.

By this time, after four rounds of Heavenly Fire had ravaged the area, there weren't many cubicles left on this floor.

Old Ye looked back, saw the few remaining cubicles, and gritted his teeth as he climbed up.

"Yes, little thief, keep bombing. Destroy all the places where you can hide, and I will be able to catch you."

"I originally intended to consider whether you were worth recruiting after catching you. Now I've changed my mind. Today, I will definitely skin you and pull your tendons!"

Old Ye muttered to himself while walking toward Chen Fan's direction.

"The distance is about right."

Chen Fan sneered coldly and scanned the Elemental Summoning interface.

This time, he planned to use a combo.

"Hurricane for positioning, Meteorite to the face, plus Ultrasonic wave for knockback control. I wonder if you, old immortal, can withstand this?"