The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 216 Within the Barrier, a Beast Tide Attacks!
Within the Yanshan barrier, no one knows what exactly happened.

However, more and more people are feeling something strange in virtual reality.

The unusual actions of the Gan City team left everyone baffled. They seemed to have no interest in the competition. At this moment, the five members of the Gan City team split up in different directions, and this strange behavior aroused even more suspicion.

"Does Gan Shi intend to set up an array large enough to cover the entire area within the barrier?"

"How long would it take to set up such a large formation? They couldn't possibly have prepared such a formation."

"So what's the purpose of this?"

"Who knows? Maybe they just want to preserve their strength?"

"Can't they preserve their strength by staying together? Right now, all the teams in the central region are fighting tooth and nail, haven't they noticed Zheng Yang's sword strike from Yanjing?"

The trainees could not get a reasonable explanation.

Just as more and more people noticed the unusual situation in Gan City...

The live broadcast in the virtual reality suddenly stopped; the images abruptly stopped, and the perspective of each team froze, as if the internet had suddenly been cut off.

Within the already chaotic virtual reality environment, an even more exaggerated chorus of discussion suddenly erupted at this moment.

"what's the situation?"

"What's going on? Did the central battlefield cut off the broadcast signal?"

"The signal might at most weaken, and the picture might stutter, but it stopped completely? That can't be right."

"Could something have happened to someone? Has that archer from Yunnan woken up? And another arrow has been fired?"

The trainees switched channels one by one, and all the perspectives they saw, even when switching to the perspective of a single contestant, were still, as if time had stopped.

The people of Qing City looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

The broadcast didn't stop for long; soon, the screens went black, replaced by a message.

[Dear students, due to technical issues, the broadcast has been temporarily suspended. We will resume the live stream once the problem is resolved.]

Zhong Huahua asked in surprise, "What's going on?"

Tang Songming frowned: "Judging from this, I fear that disaster may be about to strike."

Ai Zhe looked at Tang Songming's serious expression with disbelief: "They are in Yanshan. Yanshan is not far from Yanjing. How could there be a problem there? That is within the headquarters' jurisdiction."

Liang Cheng said seriously, "You yourself said it's under the headquarters' jurisdiction. Do you think headquarters would allow such a so-called technical problem to occur?"

Ai Zhe was taken aback: "There will always be all sorts of problems."

Tang Songming added to Liang Cheng's words, saying, "However, the problem lies in this very problem, right now."

"The motives of the Gan City organization and the competitors are already somewhat strange, and the first thing the Gan City people did was to suspend the broadcast?"

"It would be hard to believe there wasn't something fishy going on in this matter."

Listening to their conversation, Song Xi seemed to realize something. She was about to speak, but then felt something was amiss:
"Even if those people in Gan City want to do something, my sister and Brother Chuan have the strength to back it up."

"What kind of trouble can they possibly cause?"

Zhong Huahua frowned, her eyes now icy cold: "That's what I'm afraid of."

"If they don't have any other means..."

"I would never do such a thing."

"only……"

Song Xi tilted her head and asked, "But what?"

Zhong Huahua: "I just can't think of a reason, there's no reason why it should be done to us trainees."

Ai Zhe looked at Zhong Huahua with some surprise.

Isn't this girl, who is usually quiet and gentle, a little different from others?
But now is not the time to worry about these things.

Liang Cheng said, "I'll go inform Teacher Cao Zhiqiang and see if we can get in touch with headquarters."

"Regardless of whether something happens or not, we should do something."

……

At this very moment, at the headquarters in Yanjing.

In the office of Song Chen, the head of the field operations team.

Three members of the field team are watching over the elderly man.

If other field teams were present, they would be surprised to find that among the field team members responsible for guarding this frail and elderly person in charge, there were two Class 3 members and even one Class 2 member.

This second-class official was sitting upright on the sofa at the reception table. His face was as if it had been sculpted, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, exuding a heroic and dashing air.

He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and spoke in a cool, detached tone:

"Mr. Song, please don't blame me."

"Actually, I don't want to break off relations."

“But Professor Lu’s ideas are not wrong. You, and Mr. Zhou, your ideas are too outdated.”

Old Song nodded, but did not refute.

He began, "You returned from Kunlun three days ago in a special, secret manner..."

"So it seems the rampage of strange beasts in Kunlun and other mountain ranges is also related to you?"

"So that all the field team members stationed at headquarters will be replaced by your people?"

Song Chen didn't seem to need an answer; after making that judgment, he asked another question:

"Dai Yuxi, have you thought about the consequences of doing this?"

The leader of Group Thirteen, Dai Yuxi, a top-tier fighter, remained calm. He nodded after hearing the question:
"of course I know."

"Of course I understand the principle of 'the victor is king, the loser is villain'."

"But our goal is not just victory; the organization must continue to exist. It's just that you moderates and those who surrender need to be dealt with."

Song Chen smiled and said, "It seems you already know where the enemy comes from?"

Dai Yuxi shook her head: "I have some guesses, but I can't say I know for sure."

Upon hearing this, the conversation between the two paused for a moment.

Then Song Chen asked again, "But I still can't understand, Xiao Dai, what is the point of what you are doing?"

"What good would success do?"

What will you get in return?

"This will only severely damage the organization."

Dai Yuxi's expression remained unchanged:
"idea."

"We want to change the current mindset of institutional action."

"As for what will happen next, and as for what we will ultimately do, you will know."

Will they find out?

Several fragments suddenly flashed through Song Chen's mind.

Connecting Lu Bin's previous actions with the things he had specifically asked him, it seemed he had learned something:
"What do you think that child is...?"

Dai Yuxi froze, then abruptly turned her gaze to Song Chen.

That glance was as sharp as a knife.

But Song Chen, with his old and cloudy eyes, met his gaze without fear; his face showed only an expression of sudden realization.

Song Chen said, "You have overestimated the correctness of your own ideas."

"They also underestimated me, and they underestimated Mr. Zhou."

"You should understand that once this battle begins, it will be a fight to the death."

Dai Yuxi shook her head: "No."

"We will not allow that to happen."

"This is the basis for my help to Teacher Lu."

"As for Mr. Zhou... you should understand that Teacher Lu is meticulous in his work."

Song Chen shook his head, his face filled with bitterness.

Although she's a top-tier player (level 2), she's too young. It's not just that Dai Yuxi is young; she's also overconfident.

The organization's structure was too loose, with many things unregulated. It had only been established for a year, and the field teams were exhausted trying to quell the chaos in various places. When they were united against external forces, things were fine, but when internal problems arose, they were dealt with with such swift and decisive action.

These regulatory loopholes, however, provided an opportunity for ambitious individuals like Lu Bin to exploit.

Now, the thing I feared most has happened.

Their eyes and ears were covered, their hands and feet were restrained, and they were completely unaware that such chaos had already occurred.

How long have they been planning this?

When did this all start?

What exactly happened inside the barrier?
What they want is Jiangchuan?

Why again?
……

At this moment, inside the barrier.

The young elites in various organizations were unaware of the chaos that had erupted outside; they were even less informed than their colleagues who were observing the situation in virtual reality.

They were still fighting.

Meanwhile, deep in the jungle, there were the field team members and teachers from various institutions who were monitoring them...

They are also fighting.

Xie Tianyu and another colleague exchanged a glance, looked at the body of the Beijing teacher lying in a pool of blood, wiped the blood from their hands, looked at each other again, and then took a deep breath.

“It’s Cao Zhigang’s turn. Old Xie, I’ll take charge this time.”

Xie Tianyu shook his head: "No need. Completing the mission is the top priority. The two of us should be able to handle this without any problems. Although we have a good relationship... we'll have to face each other sooner or later. We can't keep holding back forever."

He paused for a moment, then said sadly, "Why think so much? Things will work themselves out."

The two nodded to each other, as if encouraging one another.

Then they rushed towards the direction where Cao Zhigang was hiding.

But as soon as they arrived at their destination, the two realized that something was wrong.

"What? Where are the others?"

Xie Tianyu was also taken aback and shook his head: "I don't know."

"Are you exposed?"

Xie Tianyu frowned: "Will you expose yourself in front of Cao Zhigang?"

"rational."

Xie Tianyu continued, "No matter what, find him. Neither of us are mentalists, so you need to find a mentalist to help you."

"What about you?"

Xie Tianyu said, "I'll wait for him to come back here. He might come back. These children don't need to die. The barrier is still there, and Teacher Lu hasn't arrived yet. We still have a chance to find him."

The man nodded and left quickly.

……

The golden Buddha statue was shattered, and all the lotus petals withered and fell away.

At this moment, Shi Shan and Sun Yuan were both exhausted. Although they were unwilling to use up all their cards at this time, their mental strength was not unlimited. They could only helplessly watch as Jiang Chuan appeared between them with a smile.

"How to say?"

Do you have any other potions to replenish mental energy?

"I'm going to kick you all out."

Zhang Beishan, standing on the other side, had a gloomy face.

He also wanted to score some points, but he also knew that Jiang Chuan wouldn't give him that chance.

Since that's the case, why not take this opportunity to recover our strength?

Helpless, Shi Shan's eyes shimmered with golden light as he said, "Benefactor Jiang, why is your desire to win so strong?"

"Such obsession may bring you disaster."

Jiang Chuan retorted, "Encountering calamity? There's no need for any obsessions or not. I've had plenty of calamities myself."

But after making that complaint, he got down to business:
"Let's exchange some information."

"Before you are eliminated, I have some questions I would like to clarify."

Sun Yuan sat down on the ground, not caring that his Taoist robe was covered in mud, and waved his hand, saying, "Ask away, ask away."

Jiang Chuan said, "Currently, our Qing City has eliminated the teams from the Chu City agencies."

"Only one person remains in the Yunnan team."

"How is the situation in your battles?"

Sun Yuan shook his head: "We didn't eliminate any teams."

Shi Shan wouldn't lie, and he also spoke up, saying, "We eliminated four people from Qilu."

Jiang Chuan then turned to Zhang Beishan: "And you?"

Zhang Beishan closed his eyes and took a deep breath, seemingly suppressing his anger, before saying, "We didn't encounter any other teams, we just saw the Shu people. You know what happened next."

Jiang Chuan rubbed his chin and then said, "One less."

Sun Yuan said, "That's perfectly normal, it's just one less team."

"You really want to eliminate them all?"

Jiang Chuan said, "Given your weakened state, and the fact that they haven't shown up yet, don't you think there's a problem?"

Shi Shan glanced around at the surroundings, then suddenly asked, "How long has it been since the supervising teacher showed up?"

Everyone was stunned.

Even Jiang Chuan stiffened for a moment.

Yes, the brawl has been going on for twenty minutes. Although they are still fighting, quite a few members have been eliminated.

But what about the teachers who are responsible for supervision?
"Hold."

Zhang Beishan cursed, his eyes, which had been fixed on Jiang Chuan's dark pupils, suddenly turned towards the south of the battlefield.

Jiang Chuan asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Beishan's originally solemn eyes now appeared somewhat dazed and unfocused.

He rubbed his temples and then said:
"I heard it..."

"The roar of the mountains."

As he said that, another voice seemed to suddenly explode right next to them!
"Roar--!!"

Jiang Chuan, Zhang Beishan, and the others immediately looked in the direction from which the roar that shook the mountains and forests had come.

It's that giant tiger!
The four of them exchanged glances, all noticing the surprise on each other's faces.

Then, the vibrations beneath my feet, which had been faint, became clearly perceptible and continued to grow stronger.

Pebbles leaped, and giant trees swayed.

Countless strange beasts were rushing toward their location!

Jiang Chuan gritted his teeth, glanced at the four people, and asked, "Can you... still fight?"

Sun Yuan stood up: "I think so."

Zhang Beishan nodded with a gloomy expression.

Shi Shan's face turned extremely ugly: "We should run away."

Jiang Chuan calmly said, "You can't escape."

"The barrier is still there."

"Stop firing, move the wounded to the rear..."

"Prepare for the onslaught before the beast tide arrives!"

(End of this chapter)