Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Forget it," Yan Huan said, shrugging.

"It's obviously to provoke conflict on the space station, just like Huanlong did before, who liked to cause internal destruction."

"I now fully understand the fate of destruction. I used to think they were all guys like the Antimatter Legion who only knew how to use force to brute force, but it turns out they are all cunning players who like to sabotage from within."

"Look, even you think it was done by forces connected to you. If we continue to suppress information about the Annihilation Gang like this, what will the other staff members think?"

Screwgoom looked at Estella and said in a deep voice:

“They would think that Miss Estád is eliminating dissidents.”

“That’s right.” Yan Huan smiled slightly.

"Adler's disappearance is different from these cases because his investigation came very close to the answer; he grasped the key clues."

"What key clue?" Aista suddenly felt that what Yan said made a lot of sense and seemed quite plausible.

Yan Huan spoke eloquently:

“During the chaos that occurred at the Eternal Flame Mansion in the past, there were witnesses who saw [rioters descending from the flames].

"This is the manifestation of the Darkfire Duke's teleportation ability. His flames are very special, and this property is the secret of spontaneous human combustion."

He then pulled out Adler's booklet, which contained not only some private information about the members of the Genius Club, but also some other things.

"The conclusion has already been reached in Adler's pamphlet."

"This booklet describes a flame that can traverse phases, and it is said that it [burns across realms, leaving behind many descendants of flame]."

Screw Gum added:

“That was the [Phasefire], the creation of #29 Szskar. She was a remarkable genius, intelligent, kind, and humble.”

"But unfortunately, according to human time perception, she only lived for a short twenty-nine days."

Screw Gum looked at the two of them and explained the relevant information to them:

“The Phase Flame shifted to another phase at birth, and by the time it returned, Siskar had already died of old age.”

"After that, it kept changing phase and became difficult to detect."

Yan Huan nodded slightly:

"Therefore, the flame of the Grand Duke of Netherfire is the rare artifact lost from the Black Tower Space Station, the Phase Spirit Flame."

Screw Gum continued:

“Someone once caught a glimpse of the Phase Spirit Fire and captured a wisp of flame. The Black Tower took it and lent it to Ruan Mei for research, but the seed of the spirit fire was lost as a result.”

"If Afrit is also a descendant of the Phase Flame, the whole story becomes clear."

Yan Huan clutched the booklet, staring at the handwriting on it:

"Adler had long ago noticed the connection between spontaneous human combustion and the phase fire. He saw the topic of #29 Siskel in this booklet, which confirmed his conjecture."

"As a descendant of this flame, the Grand Duke of the Netherfire possesses abilities similar to those of the Phase Flame."

"That is... teleportation."

Yan Huan stroked her chin and pondered:

"Although the whereabouts of those unlucky guys are still unknown, I will be able to pinpoint their location as soon as he activates his ability again."

"Now, the plan of Duke Netherfire is very clear."

"The sudden series of disappearances is nothing more than an attempt to create chaos."

“Once the seeds of unease take root and sprout, they issue an attack statement to further create panic.”

"And the commonalities among those missing clerks are definitely not something I've discovered alone; their followers on the dark web will surely figure out the truth sooner or later."

Estelle frowned slightly:

"So, this was all a carefully laid trap, designed to incite internal strife on the space station from the very beginning?"

"This...this is too much."

The next moment, Yan Huan and Aistar's phones simultaneously rang with a series of message notifications.

It's obvious that they're in the same group chat.

"...?"

Aista opened her phone and found it was a group chat called 'Black Tower Patrol'.

The atmosphere in this group is very unhealthy; the discussions are mostly negative about well-known figures on the Black Tower space station.

[A gruff, irritating tone: (Uploaded 'document': Exam on the identity of the missing clerk)]

[Driving a spaceship without a license: ?]

[Relentless in ruining people: ?]

[Relentless Destroyer: What is this?]

[Bill Guevara: "The missing cadets were all opinion leaders on the space station's dark web..."]

[Bill Guevara: Goodness, even the Defense Section doesn't know this, you're really well-informed!]

[In a mocking tone: Heh, I just transferred from next door too.]

[Destroying People Relentlessly: This feels a bit forced, but if it's true...]

[Unlicensed spaceship pilot: I can definitely smell a conspiracy.]

[A self-inflicted, staged disappearance is actually a ploy to eliminate rivals.]

[Chali Chaqi: Tsk tsk, what a clever tactic! It's a pity justice may be delayed, but it will never be absent! The management must step down!]

[Unlicensed Spaceship Operation: The Management Must Step Down!]

[Relentless Destruction: The management team must step down!]

[Anonymous: The management team must step down!]

[Taking the hit head-on: The management must step down!]

[Relentless in ruining people: Wait a minute...]

[Destroying People Relentlessly: But if that's really the case, wouldn't this group be in danger?]

[Unlicensed spaceship operation: ...]

[Bill Gewa: ?]

[A slang term for someone who acts like a rascal: ?]

[Anonymous: ?]

Estelle put down her typing, her expression serious.

Chapter 589 Mere Netherfire

Screw Gumm pondered:

"...No, that might not be enough."

Yan Huan stood with her hands behind her back, confident and composed.

"That's right, it's still just a little bit short."

"Which little bit?" Estella asked, puzzled.

"It's not enough to just target the opposing side." Yan Huan shook her head slightly.

"Since the goal is to stir up conflict between the two sides, then naturally both sides should be treated equally. How can we only divert attention from those who speak ill of us?"

"For example, now that it has happened, they will definitely come and question you later."

Yan Huan stood still, her eyes calm:

"What if you succeed in explaining it?"

The air suddenly became quiet.

Screw Gum slowly looked at Estella, a slight guess forming in his mind.

The next moment, a burst of blue ghostly flames suddenly engulfed Estelle's entire body!

boom--

Seeing the flames suddenly ignite, neither Sluggum nor Yan Huan made a move, but several golden chains had already wrapped around Estella's body.

"what--!!"

In an instant, the latter disappeared into the blue flames.

As expected, Estelle was transferred away by the Grand Duke of Hellfire.

Screw Gum said calmly:

"It seems that Mr. Yan Huan's guess was correct. It is only natural that Afrit will make a move against Miss Estád."

"Through our actual contact just now, I have confirmed that Afrit's flame is merely a spark of the primordial spirit fire and does not possess the ability to undergo phase transformation."

"Conclusion: Aesta is still inside the space station."

Yan Huan nodded slightly, extended her hand, and the cross bracelet on her wrist pointed in one direction:

"Let's go, the others should be there too."

Suddenly, the voice of the Duke of Netherfire came from above the two of them.

"Hehehehe—just a spark?!"

"I feel a deep affinity for the arrogance of geniuses."

"If you two can do it, then try to find it!"

Hearing this sudden sound, Yan Huan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed:

"It seems this guy didn't come to the space station in person; I can't sense his presence."

Screw Gum affirmed: