Chapter 1054: Peeling Back the Cocoon!? Cyber Gu Cultivation?!

"Is the source reliable?"

"Really?"

"The Blue Whale Company's research base is also in the Sunset District?"

"Boss, who were you just talking to?"

Everyone chattered with questions, their eyes full of surprise and doubt.

Su Yang glanced at Yue Lan, gave a slight nod and explained, "Law Enforcement Department chief—Lian Shiqi."

"Is it her?!" Ximen Zhirou's pupils narrowed slightly.

Lu Junsheng saw his odd reaction and asked curiously, "Do you know her?"

Ximen Zhirou nodded stiffly, as if recalling an unpleasant memory, his face solemn, "I've fought her before; she's very strong!"

"Oh?" Su Yang slightly lifted his eyelids and asked, "When? For what reason?"

Ximen Zhirou blurted out, "During a mission, I infiltrated the Lower City District Wisdom Street Enforcer Division alone to investigate a population disappearance case."

"The missing person was a normal employee of our Company."

"I had just obtained the code and entered when I ran into that woman."

"She acted without hesitation; my abdomen was severely wounded, I couldn't counter, and ultimately had to retreat."

"Along the way she kept pursuing; forced into a corner, I could only use the All-Purpose Recovery Injection."

"I created a false scene to lure her, then quietly turned back and rescued the employee."

Although his tone was casual and unruffled.

the others could fully imagine how perilous it had been.

Troubles are inevitable during mission execution.

Life‑or‑death crises are commonplace.

Ximen Zhirou survived under Lian Shiqi's command and cleverly devised a chain of schemes to complete the mission.

That shows his boldness, meticulousness, and quick wit.

"Has she ever revealed her Innate Talent?" Su Yang asked again.

"No," Ximen Zhirou shook his head, "Fighting her gave me a déjà vu that the opponent was Qin Weiyang."

"Very strong, extremely hard to deal with!"

"At least in a one‑on‑one, I'm not a match."

Su Yang nodded slightly at the words, having a rough understanding.

Ximen Zhirou asked in confusion, "Boss, how did you meet her? Why would you cooperate with her?"

The people around were equally curious.

Logically, Gene Modification warriors under the Three Major Companies commit crimes of adultery, with countless offenses.

The two should be as hostile as water and fire.

How could they end up together?

Su Yang answered smoothly, "It's simple: I killed two of her subordinates, so she came to me wanting to cooperate."

Huh?

Those words instantly crashed everyone's minds.

What kind of situation is this?

You killed her people, and she still has to come and thank you?

Wang Defa was startled for a moment, then recovered and asked, "Does she need you?"

Su Yang turned his head, gave him a glance, and smiled while nodding.

"Indeed…" Wang Defa nodded silently.

Compared with so‑called feelings and face, profit naturally wins.

They're not one's own dependents.

In the face of a Hidden Achievement, even dying a hundred subordinates matters little.

Because Su Yang proved his own worth.

Both sides took what they needed.

Yue Lan took a sip of water and asked, "Both research bases are in the Sunset District; you don't think that's a coincidence?"

Su Yang narrowed his eyes, "I suspect Tenglong Company's research base is also in the Sunset District!"

"You mean… the birthplace of the Bee King?!" Zhuang Wu exclaimed.

"Gao Zhiyi brought the technology; she's willing to share but with conditions, and location might be just one of them," Su Yang speculated.

"Such a huge secret is probably known only to the top executives of the Three Major Companies and the internal researchers; how did Lian Shiqi know?" Lu Junsheng asked, puzzled.

"She probably has her own methods, and it could also be a trap," a flash of insight crossed Su Yang's eyes.

"Do you suspect Lian Shiqi colluded with Gao Zhiyi?" Yue Lan asked.

"Hard to say, but not impossible," Su Yang replied calmly.

"The clue network has always been missing a piece; could Lian Shiqi be that key person?" Ximen Zhirou asked.

"Tell me your thoughts," Su Yang said with interest.

"First, she contacted you before the emergency mission was issued."

"Second, Guo Fan's 'accident' was entirely fabricated; someone deliberately released the information and consequently caused unrest."

"Wang Defa learned the research base secret through an Innate Talent accident, which was not part of the plan."

"And it so happened that you, Boss, met us and revived Wang Defa, from whose mouth we learned this information."

"Now Guo Fan is missing, and Lian Shiqi's invitation appears at just the right moment."

It's hard not to make people suspect the movement.

Assuming we hadn't learned about Sunset District beforehand, this invitation would have no strange aspects.

But precisely because we learned the truth, the oddity is that these two places actually overlap!

So I'm thinking... besides us, might she have invited other people?

At that moment, Luo Qing suddenly said, "Raising gu?!"

What!?

Everyone looked together, and Zhang Tiancheng, standing beside them, widened his eyes, "She wants..."

Luo Qing nodded gravely, "Most players may already know this secret; the Hidden Achievement is something they must chase!"

Guo Fan is merely a front, proving that the Imperial Company's secret experiment truly exists.

If these two locations, or even the Three Major Companies' Experimental Base, are all in Sunset District.

Then the purpose behind this must be to have us slaughter each other!

Su Yang added in time, "Eliminate the remaining forces, and the blood will nourish the tentacled Monster hidden in Upper City District—a win-win."

Yue Lan's eyes flickered, "Kill the players who could achieve Clearance but choose to stay here temporarily, thereby forcibly retaining the Clearance slots."

Wang Yuning said, "Then complete the rare Hidden Achievement that belongs to her, or to them."

As the layers were peeled away, everyone truly grasped the meaning behind their setup.

This final act must determine the victor.

At the same time, Su Yang also fully appreciates the difficulty.

Gao Zhiyi spent more than three months arranging, inevitably leaving room for a counter.

She also has the Huichun Pavilion as a trump card.

Tomorrow night's struggle will be unprecedentedly fierce.

"Let's see who can Laugh till the end." A sharp gleam flashed in Su Yang's eyes.

"Will the Re-modification continue?" Wang Yuning asked.

"Of course we must continue; our Combat Technique is not an advantage, only by raising our physical fitness can we have a chance to secure a place." Su Yang nodded.

"But Boss, you're still in a Weakness state; with so many of us, might it be too much?" Wen Ran looked worried.

Wang Yuning expressed the same concern.

She doesn't want Su Yang to wear himself out.

Yue Lan, seeing the situation, looked at Su Yang, "Shall we rest first?"

Su Yang waved his hand, patted Wen Ran's shoulder, indicating her to go down.

Then, under everyone's gaze, he slowly lay on the mat, voluntarily locking his wrists and ankles with chains.

He then looked at Ximen Zhirou, "You go!"

"Me?" Ximen Zhirou pointed at herself, suddenly startled.