Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops-Chapter 260: Dalaisai’s Actions
Real world.
Yanjing time, 11:20 a.m.
Lunch break was imminent, a time when office workers tend to relax their guard.
But in the Special Affairs Group Headquarters, located somewhere important in Yanjing, many high-level officials were gathered in a large conference room, each with a solemn expression.
"Ten minutes left until the B-level instance known as the Evil Wind Corridor descends," Su Yuanshan, holding a document in his hand, spoke in a deep voice, "At the birth of this instance, we immediately conducted a reconnaissance using the method of retreat in seconds."
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"After confirming that this was an ominous instance, we originally planned to have Ji Huai take action to ensure a successful clear." His voice paused slightly, "But just at that time, the B-level instance Silent Poison Lake was descending."
"An instance gate already descended has higher priority over an ominous one."
"While we were battling the Tide Demon Lord, this instance was claimed by others first."
"And then, it turned into the current situation."
"There are always those who live recklessly and seek their own death; dying themselves would be one thing, but they end up dragging others down with them." One of the high-level officials scoffed coldly, "Is the Imperial Observatory ready?"
"It's ready," replied the person in charge below promptly, "as soon as the instance gate appears, we can determine its exact location within ten seconds."
"This time, if it is like the last time, and the instance gate appears outside our borders…" The high-ranking official's voice grew more chilling, "our stance must be tougher."
"If anyone dares to obstruct us, take them out as well!" the high-level official said sternly, "Leave the aftermath to us; you just focus on striking hard!"
"We still haven't resolved the Tide Demon Lord, and we cannot allow a second such entity to emerge on the Blue Star. The B-level instance gate must be destroyed immediately!"
Listening to the resounding voice of the elder, everyone in the meeting room couldn't help but sit up straighter.
Last time, due to the lack of precedent, their approach was too mild.
This time, it wouldn't be.
Time passed swiftly in a charged silence.
The clock hit 11:30 a.m. Yanjing time, and text appeared before everyone.
[B-level instance Evil Wind Corridor remained uncleared for 72 hours, has now descended into reality.]
[The Dream World has lost control over this instance; the dungeon level suppression has disappeared, the dungeon level is re-evaluated as: A-level, and the level will continue to rise over time.]
The conference room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, save for the Imperial Observatory's responsible officer picking up a communication device, his expression grave.
"We have a location!" he shouted a few seconds later, "B-level instance Evil Wind Corridor, descent point at 78°32'N, 104°54'E, location…"
"White Bear Country, Northern Islands!"
Hearing this, the tense atmosphere among those present eased slightly.
White Bear Country historically shared good relations with Yanhuang Country; they hoped an incident like last time—when their support was blocked—would not happen again.
"Contact White Bear Country, tell them we…" The high-level official began calmly, but was interrupted by an astounded exclamation from the Imperial Observatory's responsible officer, "The instance gate is gone?!"
Everyone turned their gaze to the officer of the Imperial Observatory.
What did he mean the instance gate was gone?
"Explain yourself clearly!" another high-ranking official demanded sternly, with a hint of dissatisfaction.
"Please hold on, leaders; I will clarify the situation," knowing the severity of the matter, the responsible officer of the Imperial Observatory immediately communicated urgently with the personnel responsible for detection at the base.
After a moment, his expression became odd, "The instance gate had just descended, and the Tidal Demon Lord·Dalaisai appeared at the B-level instance gate, and then…"
"It seems that he destroyed the instance gate."
Hearing this, the entire conference room fell into an eerie silence.
"You said... Dalaisai?" Su Yuanshan frowned, showing a look of surprise.
From what had been shown before, Dalaisai was very knowledgeable about the rules of the instances. It made sense that if the other side had some means to know the location of the instance's arrival and reach the instance portal entrance in advance.
But... why would Dalaisai help the humans of Blue Star to destroy the portal of a B-level instance?
Logically speaking, the Tide Demon Lord, who is hostile to humans, should have stood by and done nothing.
Or, was it because of something special about that particular B-level instance?
Su Yuanshan felt he was on the verge of grasping something, but due to the severe lack of clues, it was difficult to make any judgment.
"The surveillance video has been transmitted," the person in charge spoke up quickly, then walked up to the podium and after some manipulation, a video began to play.
Given the precision of the Qingtian Observatory's footage, everyone was able to see everything clearly.
In the video, an instance portal descended from the void, rapidly expanding.
Fortunately, the Northern Islands were in an extremely cold region with few people, and there were no humans near the instance portal.
In the next moment, a huge wave rushed towards the portal, and a figure wrapped in a faint blue scale that everyone was quite familiar with walked out from the water.
Tidal Demon Lord·Dalaisai.
Just seeing him made the expressions of everyone in the conference room turn serious.
"His strength has increased a lot since the last time," Ji Huai said, his eyes narrowed in concentration as he watched the video. Though it was only a video, he could tell from the huge wave casually stirred by the other party.
The video continued to play, and suddenly Dalaisai looked up towards the sky as if he had detected the surveillance of the Qingtian Observatory, flashing a provocative smile, and then the wave wrapped around violently.
The entire instance portal was enveloped by the surging waters, layer upon layer.
After about fifteen seconds, the water crashed down on the island, and Dalaisai's figure had already disappeared.
Also gone was the newly opened instance portal.
"He might be hiding something," Su Yuanshan mused after watching the video come to an end. He couldn't help but look at the introduction of this B-level instance again.
It was the only useful information obtained by the Special Affairs Group when the Evil Wind Corridor was refreshed.
From the introduction, the instance had something to do with the Half-demon Clan.
"Does this B-level instance contain something he desires?"
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In a city on the northern border of White Bear Country.
"Long time no see, my dear sister."
Dalaisai, who had almost completely transformed into a human form with only a few pieces of azure scales remaining at the corners of his eyes, looked at the girl in front of him with a smile curling the corners of his mouth.
"You're insincere. We just saw each other last night," the girl hummed quietly, her Scale Feathers slowly retracting, leaving only a cyan-gold Short Feather at the center of her forehead, glimmering faintly, "Did you bring the things I asked you to prepare?"
"Of course," Dalaisai chuckled, "If you call me 'brother', I'll give it to you."
The girl's pupils instantly narrowed to a pinprick, staring silently at Dalaisai.
"Alright, I'll take it as though you've called me," Dalaisai sighed in resignation, handing over a Jade Pearl shimmering with flowing light and a set of Blue Star clothing to her.
In front of her brother, the girl calmly changed into the clothes and swallowed the Jade Pearl.
Her aura broke through the barrier of the Epic Rank in an instant, rapidly climbing to a level just short of Dalaisai's current strength.
"Demon Marrow Spirit Pearl, a red item that can restore a fallen power realm by one Level underneath the Mythical tier," Dalaisai exhaled a sigh, "Too bad I don't have such a good item."
