128: The destination, Vada Square, turns out to be a marker point for Dragon Shield!

A man also wearing a black mask walked in.

His Aura was clearly much stronger than those guards.

"Not bad."

The masked man nodded, his voice hoarse.

"It seems the quality of this batch is better than the last."

He walked to the center of the room, looking around at everyone.

"I am your guide, codenamed 'Conductor'."

"From today onwards, you are no longer the clueless good-for-nothings of the past. You are the reserves of the Apocalypse Society, the cornerstones of the new world."

The Conductor's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"However, strength alone is not enough."

"You need to learn how to use it, how to contribute your value to the organization."

"Now, your first mission."

Everyone held their breath, their eyes gleaming with fanaticism.

The Conductor stretched out his hand, pointing at them.

"Your mission is to become Cleaners."

Cleaners?

Everyone was stunned.

The Conductor enjoyed their bewildered expressions.

"This decaying world is full of trash. But sometimes, amidst the trash, there's gold hidden."

"What you need to do is return to the crowds you are most familiar with and find those who, like you, have a special tolerance for abyssal spores."

"Bring them back."

"This is your pledge of allegiance."

Lin Yuan sneered inwardly.

He made it sound so grand.

Isn't he just going out to conscript people on the streets?

"During the mission, you will be divided into groups of three, led by a formal member."

The Conductor began calling names.

"Explosive Fist."

"Here!"

The bald big man immediately stepped forward, his voice booming.

"You, and you."

The Conductor casually pointed to two people.

One of them was Lin Yuan.

The other was a scrawny young man who had been hiding in the corner, with little presence.

"The three of you, a group."

"Go over there and report to your captain."

A flicker of displeasure crossed Explosive Fist's face.

He was clearly very dissatisfied with his two "burden" teammates.

But he didn't dare to say anything, only glared at Lin Yuan and the scrawny young man, then strode over.

Lin Yuan lowered his head, looking subservient, and followed.

The scrawny young man also hurried to catch up.

Their captain was a tall man.

He glanced at them, saying nothing.

Soon, everyone was grouped.

"Depart."

The Conductor commanded.

Eight small teams, led by their respective captains, walked towards different passages.

Lin Yuan's team was led into a small room.

The captain took three black hoods from the wall.

"Put them on."

Lin Yuan and the scrawny young man didn't hesitate, immediately putting them on.

Explosive Fist, however, grumbled with annoyance: "What the hell, so mysterious."

But he still reluctantly put it on.

Everything went black.

They were pushed into a car.

"Buzz—"

The vehicle started.

Lin Yuan immediately activated Electromagnetic Induction.

However, just like before.

His sensory ability was blocked by a barrier, only able to detect the room they were in.

But soon, as the vehicle drove out, that feeling of being confined suddenly cleared up!

Electromagnetic Induction immediately spread out!

Left turn, entering an underground passage, straight for five hundred meters, ramp upwards... "So that's how it is."

The signal shielding methods in this damned place were quite Advanced.

The car drove bumpy.

Explosive Fist was a chatterbox; even with the hood on, his mouth didn't stop.

"Hey, new guy."

He said loudly in Lin Yuan's direction.

"What's your name?"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and replied in a timid voice: "I... my name is A Li."

"A Li? What a crappy name."

Explosive Fist scoffed.

"What about that skinny monkey? What's your name?"

"I... my name is Ying."

The scrawny young man's voice was as thin as a mosquito's buzz.

"A Li, A Ying?"

Explosive Fist curled his lips, "One's like an idiot, one's like a mute, what rotten luck."

Lin Yuan ignored him.

He was concentrating, feeling the vibrations and turns of the vehicle, silently calculating the route in his mind.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

They were out!

The familiar world returned to his mind.

Roads, buildings, power lines, signal towers... Now!

Lin Yuan's focus was highly concentrated.

An electromagnetic pulse flashed through his body.

It transmitted out along the metal shell of the carriage.

Attaching itself to the transformer of a nearby utility pole.

After doing all this, Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright."

Just then, the captain's voice sounded.

"Take off your hoods."

Lin Yuan pulled off his hood.

The dazzling light made him instinctively squint.

The car was parked in a parking lot.

The back door had already been opened.

Outside was the bustling city night view.

The captain was the first to jump out of the car.

"Come down."

Lin Yuan, Explosive Fist, and Ying also followed and jumped down.

The captain looked at them, his voice still flat.

"Remember, our mission."

He raised his hand, pointing to the exit of the parking lot.

"Our target is the shopping district above."

Lin Yuan looked up.

From the parking lot's angle, he could see the huge commercial complex above.

Wada International Plaza.

Lin Yuan's eyelid twitched.

He was too familiar with this place.

Not only because it was one of Jiangcheng's most prosperous shopping districts.

But also because... this location was marked with a red circle on the file Zhou Weiguo had given him!

"Captain, what exactly should we do?"

The scrawny young man named Ying asked softly.

"Very simple."

The captain took out a tablet from his pocket.

On it was the internal structure map of the entire mall.

"I will be here, monitoring the energy fluctuations of the entire shopping district."

"Explosive Fist, A Li, you two are responsible for 'transportation'."

The captain looked at the two of them.

"Ying, you stay in the car, responsible for backup and vigilance."

"Understood?"

"Understood."

Ying immediately nodded.

Explosive Fist, however, looked impatient.

"Transportation?"

He clenched his fist.

"Why bother with all this trouble?"

"Just rush in and grab everyone inside, wouldn't that be enough?"

"Anyone who dares to resist, I'll punch them to death!"

The captain glanced at him.

"Idiot."

"Do you want to attract everyone from the Dragon Shield Bureau?"

Explosive Fist's face stiffened; he seemed to want to retort, but seeing the captain's gaze, he swallowed his words.

"This operation isn't just us."

The captain seemed to feel it necessary to reprimand this arrogant fellow.

"In the entire Jiangcheng, there are over a hundred small teams operating simultaneously."

"We are just one of them."

"If any link goes wrong, leading to the exposure of the entire plan, no one can bear that responsibility."

Explosive Fist stopped talking, but the expression on his face still showed defiance.

Lin Yuan was immediately startled.

Thirty small teams?

Operating simultaneously?

Are these lunatics from the Apocalypse Society planning to comb through the entire Jiangcheng?

His Electromagnetic Induction spread out silently.

Soon.

He "saw" it.

Around this commercial plaza.

There was more than just their team lurking.

In the alley to the east, a food delivery truck was parked, and the delivery driver was playing on his phone with his head down.

In the fountain plaza to the south, an old man in a sanitation worker's uniform was slowly sweeping the ground.

At the subway entrance to the west, a street vendor selling grilled cold noodles was skillfully flipping the pancakes on the griddle... Everyone carried energy fluctuations, some strong, some weak.

They were like an invisible net, completely enveloping the entire Jinding International Plaza!

What a grand scheme!

Lin Yuan's heart sank.

"Alright, no more nonsense."

The captain put away the tablet.

"Remember, our target is those with 'potential'."

"Later, I will use 'spores' of a special frequency to cover the entire mall."

"Ordinary people will quickly fall into a deep sleep."

"And those who can resist are our targets."

"Your mission is to bring them back alive."