Chapter 333: Resonance
Chapter 333: Resonance
The intersection was blocked with stacked objects in the middle, and a few barricades were placed to indicate the intended blockade. This was the exit left by the Moss Clan for their members.
The gang members behind had just caught a glimpse of the commotion ahead and heard their leader's instructions. They immediately dragged over a few makeshift tire-puncturing devices and placed them in those spots.
The rest of the gang members crouched behind the stacked objects, took out their crossbows and guns, and aimed at the front. When they saw the Guder car approaching, they didn't wait for it to get too close and started firing.
Most of the bullets missed, and only a few hit the bulletproof plates of the Guder car, creating sparks before ricocheting away.
Chen Chuan, sitting in the driver's seat, glanced at the front and stepped on the accelerator. With the gears engaged, he drove straight towards the obstacles.
The gang members were shocked by this move and jumped to the side to dodge. With a loud bang, the obstacles were sent flying, and the Guder car roared forward.
Chen Chuan felt a strong jolt in the car, but it had been reinforced by Youxuan modifications, making it incredibly sturdy. It seemed that the modifications had anticipated crashing through roadblocks.
The car jolted a few more times, as if it had run over some debris. Once it stabilized, Chen Chuan quickly turned the steering wheel, making a wide arc towards a nearby main road.
One of the gang members immediately used a Boundary Token to inform the gang about the situation.
As Chen Chuan drove onto the wide road, he felt his mind and body in an unusually active state. His body seemed more responsive to his will.
He took a moment to sense this, and soon realized that the process of clearing Haunting Incidents could also catalyze the impact on the Third Limit.
This made sense because, under the stimulation of Haunting Incidents, altered organs could grow rapidly. Now, with the dual effects of medication and breath techniques, his altered organs were being constrained to grow in a specific direction. What he lacked was the force to push them towards a breakthrough and the mental guidance.
Haunting Incidents could be seen as powerful opponents and also possessed the mysterious qualities that interested him. Clearing them could provide feedback comparable to battling Hong Fu.
Every time he cleared a Haunting Incident, it was like defeating a strong enemy, and his Second Self would experience an extended period of congruence. This was essentially triggering a resonance between his Self and Second Self, bringing the Second Self closer to him. In the pursuit of mind-body fusion, this was clearly effective.
Cao Guixi had said that as long as a method suited him, it was good. He had never said there was only one method.
With this in mind, Chen Chuan thought that besides battling Hong Fu, he could also try to clear some Haunting Incidents. This would further stimulate the growth of his altered organs.
As he pondered this, Wu Bei's voice came through the Boundary Token: "Little Brother Chen, many people are attacking your Boundary Token and tracking your current direction."
To better assist Chen Chuan, Wu Bei had set up a Domain Alert on Chen Chuan's Boundary Token. As soon as someone launched a domain attack, he would receive a notification.
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "It's probably the Moss Clan. I just had a minor conflict with them."
Hearing that the opponent was a gang, Wu Bei helped Chen Chuan repel the information attacks and interference from outside while saying excitedly, "Little Brother Chen, leave it to me."
Chen Chuan acknowledged with a sound of agreement. He didn't have the patience to deal with these gang members; they were like a muddy pond, and getting involved would only leave him with muddy feet.
The gangs in Central City were divided by regions, each with its own territory. They wouldn't encroach on other regions, so as long as Chen Chuan left Hong Sheng District, these gang members couldn't affect him.
After driving for a while, Wu Bei's voice sounded again: "Little Brother Chen, there might be gang members blocking the road ahead. I'll find you an alternative route. It might be a bit longer, but you won't need to stop at the traffic lights."
"Thank you," Chen Chuan replied.
He followed the directions marked by Wu Bei, and indeed, the road ahead was smooth.
The Resonator of the Moss Clan, unable to block Chen Chuan, quickly reacted. As the largest gang in Hong Sheng District, they had many bases in the city. A high-ranking gang member immediately ordered their members scattered throughout the district to look out for a modified Guder car. The results came quickly, and they sent people to block the road ahead.
Wu Bei also noticed the situation and tried to interfere with the information transmission between the Boundary Tokens.
However, the Moss Clan members were obviously accustomed to traveling through the boundary points in Hong Sheng District. They had left many domain shelters at various boundary points in the district, and with their numbers, even with Wu Bei's Resonance Nest, he was limited by the boundary point transmission and could only counter and suppress them one by one. He couldn't intercept them all at once.
After realizing this, Wu Bei first alerted Chen Chuan and then retreated, moving towards the boundary point of Hong Sheng District.
The Moss Clan's Resonators thought he was trying to escape and immediately followed the signal he had left.
The situation was manageable within the domain of Hong Sheng District, but once they crossed the boundary point, their advantage disappeared. They were captured by several information traps set up by Wu Bei, who flooded them with unrecognizable domain signals.
The Resonators' brain implants suddenly received an overwhelming influx of information, causing them to vomit on the spot. One of them, more severely affected, rolled their eyes and foamed at the mouth.
After passing through two intersections, Chen Chuan checked his rearview mirror and spotted two modified convertibles tailing him, clearly belonging to the Moss Clan.
After some thought, he contacted the City Patrol Team, identifying himself as Chen Chuan, a reserve enforcer from the Processing Bureau, currently being pursued by gang members in Hong Sheng District. He warned that if the City Patrol ignored this situation, he would handle it the Processing Bureau's way.
Soon after receiving the message, the City Patrol seemed to have communicated with the Moss Clan's upper echelon, causing most of the involved gang members to retreat. However, the two vehicles following Chen Chuan were driven by leaders who refused to back down. They had received orders from the gang to abandon the pursuit, but one of them erupted in anger:
"Fuck! Our brothers were injured by him, and Yuanbiao might be dead. Are they asking us to let go? Do they expect me to give face to the City Patrol? Let them die!"
He grabbed his gun and fired wildly, emptying a magazine in a short time. This emotional outburst of shooting created noise but posed little threat.
As the two vehicles continued to follow the Guder car, they passed through another street, and suddenly, a large patch of bright red text appeared on their Boundary Token, indicating that they were wanted and must immediately stop for inspection.
The Moss Clan members in the vehicles paid no heed to the warning. They were used to being wanted, and the patrol's warnings didn't concern them.
After about ten minutes, as the vehicles passed through another intersection, an armed patrol car suddenly emerged from the side, ramming into the leading convertible's side. The vehicle flipped over, and only the leader, with his enhanced nerves and modified tendons, managed to jump out before the crash.
The occupants of the second vehicle were startled and tried to steer away, barely avoiding a flip. By then, they realized the street was empty, with no other vehicles in sight. Both ends of the street were blocked, and armed patrol cars were closing in from both sides.
This time, the patrol officers didn't issue any warnings. They drew their guns and fired directly at the gang members. Despite their subdermal armor implants, the concentrated gunfire was too much to withstand, and they fell one by one.
In the 1619 version of the novel, one glance at the bar was enough to confirm this!
The leader who had jumped out of the car, sensing the situation turning against him, immediately triggered his explosive hormone implant. His blood pressure surged, and his heart raced as he attempted to escape. However, under the crossfire from both sides, he managed to run only seven or eight meters before being shot down on the road.
The City Patrol Team rarely took such drastic actions, as they typically maintained daily law and order and handled post-incident matters. But openly chasing and shooting at a reserve enforcer with guns on the streets was a different matter.
Moreover, with the Central City Arena Tournament approaching, they had been instructed to tighten their operations. These gang members, despite being warned, dared to challenge them, showing no respect. There was no need to be polite; they didn't have to hold back.
Meanwhile, on the other side, in a residential building not far from the hotel where the haunting incident occurred, a boy who had once warned Chen Chuan knocked on the door of a room with tightly drawn curtains, holding a large box of nutrient paste.
The boy cautiously opened the door to find a tall figure sitting cross-legged, mostly hidden in the shadows. Strangely, if not for seeing him in person, one might not even sense his presence. However, his facial features were distinctly masculine, and notably, a hammer hung at his waist.
The boy placed the nutrient paste on the ground and said, "Sir, here's today's share."
The man reached out with his large hand, grabbed the nutrient paste, and started eating it directly.
The boy stood up, and before leaving, he couldn't help but glance at the hammer at the man's waist. The man paused for a moment, then continued eating without saying a word.
After waiting for a while, the boy, seeing no response, felt a bit disappointed and was about to turn and leave when he heard the man speak again: "The anomaly ahead is gone. I won't be staying here for long."
The boy was taken aback and asked anxiously, "Are you leaving, sir?"
By then, the man had finished the entire box of nutrient paste. He wiped his mouth and said, "I'll stay a few more days. How much you learn depends on your skills."
The boy was instantly enveloped in a surge of joy.
"Don't get too excited yet," the man said, stretching his neck and slowly rising from the ground. Looking down at the boy, he added, "My teachings won't be easy to pass."
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(End of Chapter)
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