Boom!

It was as though the entire building had suddenly begun to spin.

As the central hub supporting a critical node, there was no chance they would skimp on its construction. This was tied to Spring City’s grand plans, and no one was going to pinch pennies over such a vital installation. It was practically a stripped-down workshop core. 

Calling it a fully automated smart facility wouldn’t have been an exaggeration. Air, temperature, water and power supply, maintenance, internal environmental control, and external defense—it had everything it should have, as well as things it shouldn’t have. 

Damn it, there was even a self-destruct button installed. Once activated, it would immediately draw in the omnipresent aberration contamination within Spring City before exploding and pouring it back inside. Combined with the explosion, absolutely no one would be able to leave alive.

Faced with such strict defenses, they needed Lou Feng’s lockpicking, Tong Shan’s suppression, Ji Xue’s time abilities, their teammates’ protection and path-clearing, as well as Ji Jue’s Deus Ex Machina and Dissociation...