Chapter 663: Captain of the First Squad

Lei Zhao knows Bai Mu Yun's past; although Bai Mu Yun wouldn't go as far as to revenge on humans, he could never trust them.

He also knows his own proposal is unrealistic, a bit too trusting of the authorities, so he plans to step back and, together with Bai Mu Yun, hide Lu Mu first.

If Lu Mu truly loses all reason, they'll have no choice but to seek the authorities; by then, they won't be able to hide him.

"How about I go distract the Special Department first, you find a chance to get Lu Mu out, and we coordinate later?"

Bai Mu Yun's condition is really poor—injured and weak; the usually fastidious him even neglects to clean his disheveled appearance, clearly out of strength.

"You don't have to agonize over this."

A voice suddenly interjected, with unmistakable certainty; when it sounded, a string in Lei Zhao's mind tightened instantly.

The person came straight down the adjacent stairwell, landing almost silently; he wore a dark uniform of the Special Department, but its cut differed from Lei Zhao's, with a dark red trim at the collar.

His expression was cold and hard; his gaze swept over Lei Zhao, then Bai Mu Yun, finally resting on the pair of wings at Lu Mu's side that hadn't yet fully folded.

"Pei Ci." Lei Zhao called out the newcomer's name, never expecting the captain of the Special Department's First Field Operations Squad to appear here.

The man known as Pei Ci said nothing; he slipped his hand from his uniform pocket, letting it hang at his side, his sharp eyes fixed on Lei Zhao.

"How unfortunate, you still chose betrayal."

Ever since the two worlds merged, the Special Department had been investigating the identities of Jiangdu and Lei Zhao; although they had just left a war‑torn city in chaos, the clear target and precise timing allowed them to quickly uncover both identities.

Jiangdu is indeed a student of Mitra Academy, but Lei Zhao's identity turned out to be erroneous.

He is not a Church member as they assumed, but a member of the Dome's Field Operations Department; the chaos in Tianmian City at the time may even have been their doing. When internal disputes arose, the supervisor of Lei Zhao presented his series of achievements in this world, temporarily turning the page on the matter.

A person who once was utterly disillusioned with the Church, then turned to the Dome, accidentally stumbled into an alternate world and fell in love with its peace.

Although dramatic, Lei Zhao's possible scheming is still suspected.

Thus, even without anyone formally raising it, the covert supervision remains unabated.

Now, Lei Zhao's choice to conceal matters for Bai Mu Yun and Lu Mu has earned him the label of "betrayal."

"If you hadn't made that decision, the authorities would have deliberately erase the fact that you're a Dome member, as if it never happened."

Lei Zhao fell silent; instead of stepping back, he moved half a step forward, shielding Bai Mu Yun and Lu Mu behind him.

His actions already proved his choice.

"Is it okay for you to be here? The Shoudu is now overrun with Aberrant Species, right?"

The newcomer happens to be Pei Ci, currently the officially recognized, among players, strongest Special Ability Practitioner; all players still alive have truly endured nearly two years of war in the game, greatly boosting their strength.

"How pretentious, the person supervising you was fooled like this?" Pei Ci's expression remained unchanged.

"You needn't worry; many small robots emitting Ying Guang Lu energy have suddenly appeared in the Shoudu, hunting Aberrant Species en masse, and the Special Department's manpower is sufficient."

His gaze passed Lei Zhao and landed on Bai Mu Yun's face; hearing that familiar adjective, Lei Zhao was startled and immediately thought of something.

"Trust? Ha, a bunch of Aberrant Species hiding in the shadows, ready to bring disaster to this world at any moment?"

A muffled boom echoed from the distant sky; Pei Ci turned his head toward it, his view mostly blocked by a teaching building, but he could vaguely see red and green objects colliding wildly in the horizon, followed by violent energy fluctuations.

Obviously, compared to here, the commotion over there is far greater.

Pei Ci furrowed his brows; he had heard that when Lei Zhao voluntarily followed, he sensed something amiss, so he came along. That direction leads to a mall, where reports of Aberrant Species sightings had arrived, but he recalled that matter was assigned to the Second Squad.

"Second Squad......"

His cold gaze swept the two, "I advise you to surrender peacefully; I don't have time to waste on you here."

Bai Mu Yun and Lu Mu are both dangerous individuals who need to be detained, Lei Zhao included, but over there, evidently more dangerous, more brazen foes have sparked conflict.

Lei Zhao shielded Bai Mu Yun with his body; Bai Mu Yun simply pulled out his phone and instantly saw a hot thread rapidly climbing the Shoudu forum, likely depicting the two fighting over there.

He tapped it open; the footage was taken from far away, probably from a residential building near the mall, showing two pixel sprites crossing rapidly in mid‑air—one green, one red—with the background blurred into a massive mosaic.

His thumb pressed the edge of the screen, locking it.

Watching this, he knew Yang Yixie was completely unreliable.

Not to mention rescuing him, Yang Yixie has already stripped off his own disguise; can anyone really expect him to be waiting here?

"...... It seems you truly have no time to deal with this side's affairs."

【5】 Bai Mu Yun spoke, stepping out from behind Lei Zhao, declining Lei Zhao's assistance; he thought their relationship hadn't reached that level yet.

Bai Mu Yun spoke, stepping out from behind Lei Zhao, refusing Lei Zhao's help; he thought their relationship wasn't that good yet.

"We won't resist, but on one condition: his current state is unstable and needs monitoring; if your people take over, I demand to be present."

"Do you think you have the right to make demands?"

Pei Ci had no intention of yielding; just like his cold exterior, he was unmistakably unreasonable, renowned within the Special Department for his iron‑faced impartiality.

Perhaps because there are too many power‑hungry opportunists, a truly fair and just person must sit at the highest seat.

He gave the few people before him a cold glance and immediately gave the order.

"Detain them all, place them in a custom carriage, and isolate them."

After saying that, he turned to leave; Lei Zhao, who is very indecisive, was not frightened after Bai Mu Yun clearly refused his assistance, and regarding Bai Mu Yun and Lu Mu......

One is unconscious, the other is weak; no need to worry.

"Lock them all in the transport vehicle behind me, and we'll head to the mall."

Compared to here, he's still more concerned about the situation over at the mall.

Leaving aside the two up in the sky, the Special Department is already short‑handed; internal conflicts cannot be allowed any longer.