Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Just when Zhang Chuyu finally found the opportunity to take revenge, Fan Ting and Tan Ping were beside He Yi, watching this scene from afar.

They found it particularly funny and satisfying.

Tan Ping, in particular, knew what Tan Jia had done to Zhang Chuyu. So, every time Zhang Chuyu slapped Tan Jia, she would whisper, "Great!"

Fan Ting felt a little jealous, but she didn't ask why. She still hadn't given up on her fantasy of having Zhang Chuyu recognize her.

She had a feeling that Zhang Chuyu had been pretending not to recognize her because he had more important things on his mind right now, like revenge for Tan Jia's slap, or their plan to rescue the Tan Clan from crisis. After that, he would surely drop all pretense and recognize her.

The two of them watched with their own thoughts, but they did not notice that the two attackers who were originally chasing Guo Ling and Zhong Chenmu had temporarily lost their target because they were all in physical form.

They looked at each other, kicked the ground hard, suddenly jumped into the air, and pounced towards Fan Ting and Tan Ping.

Fan Ting only heard Guo Ling's voice beside her ears: "Switch to virtual form!"

Tan Ping obviously also heard this hint.

The two of them did as they were told immediately.

As soon as their figures disappeared on the grass, the two attackers rushed past where they had been standing.

Then, there were two more screams.

Because they were already standing on the edge of the mountain, and further down was a steep mountain road. If they didn't control their speed and rhythm well, they would easily fall down.

The two attackers fell without a doubt.

A moment later, the mountaintop returned to silence. The Tan Clan leader and Tan Jia, who had been drugged by Hydrogen Ao to attack them, were both killed. Tan Jia had killed himself, and the remaining four, either from shock or inertia, had fallen off the cliff.

He Yi said to Hydrogen Ao calmly, "What tricks do you have now? Why not surrender quickly and get out of here as far as possible?"

Guo Ling, Zhang Chuyu, Fan Ting and Tan Ping also took physical forms and walked towards Tan Guan together.

Not long ago, they were at an absolute disadvantage, but with the help of the illusion created by Helium B and the dualistic abilities of several people, they were able to turn the situation around quickly, and Zhang Chuyu also got his revenge.

Now, on the entire mountaintop, only Carbon Crown remained in his original position, motionlessly performing some kind of ritual. He was also the only one with a physical form. The other four, Hydron Ao, Hydron Sa, Hydron Nian, and Helium Qian, who helped him hold the four positions, were all in virtual form.

In other words, as long as Helium E was there, the four of them had no way to stop Guo Ling and the others from grabbing the carbon crown.

At this time, Guo Ling noticed that Zhong Chenmu did not switch back to his physical form. However, he thought about the boy's state just now and thought that he only had some brief emotional fluctuations.

"Never mind him, let's solve the problem at hand first. As for Xiao Zhong, if he wants to be alone for a while, let him go."

"Hey, congratulations on your successful revenge." Tan Ping walked to Zhang Chuyu.

Zhang Chuyu nodded slightly: "Thank you, Mayor Tan Ping."

“I haven’t been mayor for a long time.”

"Who knows? After this crisis is resolved, I think you are the most suitable candidate."

Seeing how familiar Zhang Chuyu and Tan Ping seemed, Fan Ting felt jealous again and interrupted, "I can't believe you were once the mayor."

Tan Ping waved her hand: "Don't listen to his nonsense, I'm not that person anymore."

At this time, Guo Ling reminded: "Hey, we haven't won yet, don't let your guard down. We still don't know what the carbon crown is doing, so what can we do?"

After saying that, he deliberately looked at Fan Ting twice more.

Fan Ting noticed Guo Ling's behavior and gave him a face in return.

Although she was very dissatisfied and confused about Zhang Chuyu's indifference, she felt relieved for no reason when she saw Guo Ling's eyes.

The four of them had walked about ten meters away from the Carbon Crown and stopped. Despite the presence of Helium Ether, they still kept their distance from Hydrogen Ao and the others.

Fan Ting asked, "Should we call Xiao Zhong out to discuss this together?"

Like Guo Ling, she also noticed that Zhong Chenmu did not show up, and said habitually.

She had subconsciously thought that any major matter had to be discussed with Zhong Chenmu.

Guo Ling shook his head. "He needs some time to rest, and we can't rely on him for everything. The current situation isn't complicated. Since the Turtle Clan's goal is to use the power of stimulants to infect the entire Carbon Clan as quickly as possible, we can only assume that they are currently using Carbon Crown to do this. So, all we need to do is stop Carbon Crown from taking action. If necessary, we can control him."

Fan Ting said, "But the Carbon Clan, like us in Nameless City, are all embodied. Do you remember how those bastards managed to spread the disease in Nameless City? They had to exchange body fluids! How could it suddenly become so easy now that Carbon Crown alone could infect the entire Carbon Clan?"

Guo Ling was stunned and had to admit that what Fan Ting said made sense.

He planned to go look for Zhong Chenmu. It seemed that without this young man, he still couldn't do it...

Just as he was about to switch to his virtual form, Tan Ping spoke up, "I don't know what the situation is like in your Wuming City, but I should know more about Houkun City and this place than you do. I believe that the reason why Chief Tan Guan chose to come to Tiangan Peak to carry out this mission is because Tiangan Peak is the highest peak of the entire core P1 star and is also very famous in the entire Andromeda Galaxy. It can be said that it is the symbol of the entire Tan Clan. Therefore, the Wangba Clan abducted him here to complete the infection of the Tan Clan as efficiently as possible."

Guo Ling paused his thoughts on switching forms, pondering Tan Ping's words before commenting, "So, you're saying that because of Tiangan Peak's unique symbolic significance, doing this here is very ritualistic?"

Fan Ting wasn't convinced by Tan Ping and pressed on, "You've said a lot, but you still haven't answered my question. How could the Wangba Clan infect the entire Tan Clan with just one person, Tan Guan? As for Tianqian Peak's special status, I understand, but can we reach the entire Tan Clan territory from here? If this place doesn't have such a practical function, what's the point of relying on a hollow sense of ritual and symbolism?"

Tan Ping was noncommittal: "This place probably has such an effect... Now that you mention it, I seem to remember it."

Fan Ting showed an expression of disbelief.

Her outburst wasn't entirely driven by jealousy. Relying on her instincts, Fan Ting didn't fully believe Tan Ping's words. But she couldn't find any fault either. After all, she had only just arrived in the Tan Clan's territory, and Tan Ping had lived there her whole life.

Guo Ling, standing nearby, also noticed the doubt in Fan Ting's words and expression. He followed Fan Ting's gaze and looked carefully at Tan Ping, but didn't notice anything unusual in her expression. Although her words were a bit inconsistent, there were no obvious flaws.

So, he said to the other three, "I'm going to talk to Carbon Crown now to see what he's doing. You guys don't get close to him for now. If anything goes wrong, switch to virtual form immediately, okay?"

Tan Ping and Zhang Chuyu both nodded, but Fan Ting was a little worried: "Is there any danger?"

Guo Ling felt the sincerity in Fan Ting's eyes, and his heart warmed. He smiled and said, "It's okay, I can switch at any time. With Lord Hei Yi here, as long as we become virtual forms, we can rest assured."

After saying that, he took a deep breath and walked towards the carbon crown.

The expressions of the people around him, including Hydrogen Ao, did not change at all. There seemed to be some mockery in their eyes, as if they were not worried at all that Guo Ling would interrupt the process.

Guo Ling felt this was strange, but still walked up to the carbon crown.

The carbon crown seemed to be completely unaware of his arrival. It still had its head tilted back, eyes closed, hands open, and its whole body continued to glow.

"Chief Tan Guan, you can stop now. The situation is under control. You don't need to be threatened by those bastards anymore." Guo Ling said to him.

But there was no response.

Guo Ling felt a little embarrassed and coughed, then raised his voice: "What are you doing here? Stop it immediately and let's talk it over! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

Still no response.

Seeing this, Guo Ling reached out and patted Tan Guan's shoulder.

At this moment, many parts of Tan Guan's body had turned transparent. The transparent area seemed to be gradually expanding and flashing. Guo Ling's hand did not touch Tan Guan's shoulder, because that part had just turned transparent.

Guo Ling was shocked. "What does this mean? Is he changing from a physical form to a virtual form? But if that's the case, why is it so slow? Don't we all complete it in an instant? As the leader of the Carbon Clan, and possessing powerful abilities, how could he be so slow?"

He took a step back and observed Carbon Crown carefully. Finding that he showed no signs of reaction, he became bolder and kept touching Carbon Crown. The more he touched, the more his previous judgment was verified, and the doubts in his heart grew.

Indeed, the body of the carbon crown became more and more transparent, and the transparent areas obviously represented that it had become a virtual form and was constantly encroaching on the remaining physical form areas.

But during the entire process, the carbon crown did not respond to Guo Ling's series of actions.

Guo Ling felt like he was punching cotton, feeling rather frustrated, and at the same time, a growing sense of strangeness was building. He couldn't help but glance at his teammates, only to see Fan Ting and the others looking at him with puzzled eyes.

Fan Ting shouted, "Why don't you come back first? Let's talk to Xiao Zhong about this?"

Guo Ling sighed helplessly: "Okay..."

Then he walked away from the carbon crown somewhat depressed.

The body of the carbon crown has become almost completely transparent.

Hydrogen Ao could no longer suppress his excitement, his eyes filled with joy that almost lit up the top of the mountain.

He suddenly burst into wild laughter: "Hahahaha! Just wait for your destruction!"

Everyone was stunned, even He Yi looked puzzled.

What will happen?