Chapter 98

Lin Chen and Xia Nuan sat in the living room, staring at the communicator and the Extreme Cold Core fragment on the table,

neither of them spoke.

The wind and snow outside the window grew heavier, hitting the glass and making a "whooshing" sound. Lin Chen picked up the fragment,

and looked at it against the light—the fragment was the same as the Extreme Cold Core he had obtained earlier, emitting a faint blue light, feeling ice-cold to the touch, and it seemed he could feel the energy contained within it.

"Do you think there will be any reaction if this fragment is placed together with the complete Extreme Cold Core?

" Xia Nuan suddenly spoke, pointing to the fragment in Lin Chen's hand and asking. Lin Chen was stunned for a moment,

took out the complete Extreme Cold Core from the infinite space, and placed it next to the fragment. As soon as they touched,

two blue lights suddenly intertwined, forming a beam of light that shot straight to the ceiling, and the entire villa vibrated slightly.

"What's going on?

" Xia Nuan stood up quickly, looking around vigilantly. Lin Chen also frowned, reaching out to separate the two, only to find that they seemed to be stuck together and could not be moved at all.

The beam of light lasted for a few minutes before slowly weakening and finally disappearing. Looking at the core and fragment on the table again,

they had already fused together, becoming a larger crystal, and the blue light was brighter than before.

"Fused?

" Lin Chen picked up the fused crystal and could clearly feel that the energy inside was more powerful.

Just then, the communicator on the table suddenly lit up, and a message automatically popped up on the screen,

still from "X": "The core has fused, energy fluctuations have been captured, you can't run away."

Lin Chen's expression changed instantly: "He is using the fragment to track our location!" As soon as he finished speaking,

a loud "boom" sounded outside the villa, and the ice wall that had just been condensed was smashed by something.

The two quickly ran to the window and saw a huge helicopter parked outside,

with an unfamiliar logo printed on the fuselage—a black skull surrounded by ice patterns.

The helicopter's cabin door opened, and more than a dozen people in black combat uniforms jumped down, holding special weapons,

and rushed toward the villa. Their speed was very fast, their movements were uniform, and they looked more professional than the people from the Shadow Organization.

Lin Chen immediately picked up the Purple Lightning Purification Gun and said to Xia Nuan: "You go to the second floor and cover me with the sniper rifle, I'll go to the entrance to block them!"

Xia Nuan nodded, turned, and ran to the second floor. Lin Chen pushed open the door and rushed out, firing at the person in the front.

The electric current hit the opponent's weapon, instantly freezing it. The person was stunned for a moment, and Lin Chen took the opportunity to rush over,

punching him in the chest. The person fell to the ground and stopped moving.

The remaining people saw this and immediately scattered to attack from different directions. Lin Chen mobilized his Absolute Zero ability,

condensed an ice shield in front of him to block their bullets, and at the same time swung ice spikes to freeze the two people rushing over.

Xia Nuan on the second floor also began to shoot, the bullets accurately hitting the enemies' heads, and the men in black fell one by one.

Just when Lin Chen thought he could solve them quickly, another person jumped down from the helicopter—wearing silver armor,

holding an ice sword in his hand, and wearing a mask on his face, revealing only a pair of cold eyes. After the person landed,

he rushed directly toward Lin Chen, his speed so fast that his shadow was almost invisible.

Lin Chen quickly dodged to the side, the ice sword grazing his shoulder and leaving an ice mark on the ground.

"Who are you?

" Lin Chen asked, gripping the Purple Lightning Purification Gun in his hand. The person didn't speak and swung the sword again,

the blade carrying cold air, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet. Lin Chen mobilized his ability, condensed an ice blade, and began to fight with the opponent.

The two fought intensely, the ice sword and ice blade colliding and producing a large amount of ice debris. Lin Chen gradually discovered that

the opponent's ability was very similar to his Absolute Zero, but seemed purer and more powerful. After fighting for more than ten minutes,

Lin Chen gradually ran out of physical strength, his arm was cut by the ice sword, and blood flowed freely.

"Lin Chen,

be careful!

" Xia Nuan on the second floor suddenly shouted, firing at the person. The bullet flew toward the person's back, but the person seemed to have expected it and dodged to the side,

simultaneously swinging his sword to shoot an ice blade at the second floor. Xia Nuan quickly dodged, and the ice blade hit the wall, leaving a large hole.

The person took the opportunity to kick Lin Chen in the chest, and Lin Chen was knocked back several steps, hitting the villa wall.

He endured the pain, mobilized the last bit of strength in his body, and pushed his Absolute Zero ability to the limit,

condensing a huge ice ball in his palm and throwing it at the person. The person did not expect Lin Chen to be able to counterattack and was hit by the ice ball, instantly being frozen inside.

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief, just wanting to catch his breath, when he heard a voice from the helicopter: "Not bad,

you were actually able to defeat my subordinate. However, the game has just begun." The voice came through a loudspeaker, carrying mockery. Lin Chen looked up at the helicopter, wanting to shoot, but found that the helicopter had already started to ascend and soon disappeared into the wind and snow.

Xia Nuan ran down from the second floor, saw Lin Chen's injured arm, and quickly took out a bandage to help him dress it: "Are you okay? That was too dangerous just now.

" Lin Chen shook his head, looking at the direction where the helicopter disappeared, and said: "The owner of that voice might be 'X'. He has been watching us from the shadows."

The two returned to the living room, Lin Chen picked up the fused Extreme Cold Core, and said: "This core has stronger energy now,

'X' definitely wants it. We can't stay in the villa anymore, this place has already been exposed.

" Xia Nuan nodded: "Then where do we go? We've already been to the West City abandoned factory, and we've already checked the North City research institute."

Lin Chen thought for a while and asked the system: "System, is there a safe hiding place?

One that can avoid 'X's tracking." 【An abandoned military base has been detected in the east of the city, which has a perfect defense system and is in a hidden location, suitable for temporary hiding】 the system replied.

"Then let's go to the military base." Lin Chen put away the core and communicator and said to Xia Nuan, "We'll leave now,

take all the weapons and supplies, and don't leave any traces." Xia Nuan said "um" and

began to pack things. Lin Chen went to check the villa's doors and windows to ensure nothing was missed.

Half an hour later, the two carried their backpacks, locked the villa gate, got into the armored vehicle, and drove toward the military base in the east of the city. On the way, Lin Chen kept looking at the rearview mirror vigilantly,

worried about being tracked. Xia Nuan sat in the passenger seat, holding a gun, staring at the road ahead. The armored vehicle drove through the snow, leaving two long tire tracks, which were soon covered by the wind and snow.

After driving for more than an hour, an abandoned building complex appeared ahead, which was the military base mentioned by the system.

The base gate was tightly shut, covered in rust, the surrounding walls were high, and traces of the battles from back then still remained.

Lin Chen parked the car in a hidden spot, got out with Xia Nuan, and walked toward the gate.

Walking to the entrance, Lin Chen discovered that there was a password lock on the gate, covered in dust.

He asked the system: "Can you crack this password lock?" 【Cracking, expected to take one minute】 the system replied. One minute later, the password lock made a "beep" sound, and the gate slowly opened.

The two walked into the base; it was empty inside, with only a few abandoned buildings, surrounded by weeds,

covered by snow. Lin Chen turned on his phone's flashlight and led the way toward the building in the middle,

Xia Nuan followed behind, looking around vigilantly. Just as they walked to the building entrance, a strange sound suddenly came from inside, like someone coughing.

Lin Chen immediately gripped the gun in his hand and shouted inside: "Who's inside?

Come out!

" The sound inside stopped for a few seconds, and an old voice sounded: "Don't shoot, I'm just an ordinary survivor, I've been hiding here for a long time."