Chapter 323: Chapter 289 Demonization_2
"Don’t think we can’t deal with you. You’re no longer of much value to us now. There are only two paths before you...
"Cooperate with us, and you can possess more wealth and status than you currently do, becoming one of the select few at the very apex of the world’s pyramid. If you refuse, I will have no choice but to kill you."
"Is this a wedding ring?" Tong Yitong’s attention was still on the ring in her hand.
The man replied, "Yes... The man you killed had just gotten married. His wife is pregnant. He loved his family dearly, yet you tore his heart out with a single punch. Rest assured, as long as you agree to our demands, I won’t hold you accountable for killing my colleagues."
"It’s truly pitiful he had a colleague like you. You aren’t actually thinking of living in his house, sleeping with his wife, and making his child call you ’daddy,’ are you?"
Tong Yitong’s words made the man frown. He said, "You have severe mental problems... Perhaps this is a side effect of your superhuman abilities. We want to help you, but we don’t have the facilities or personnel to treat you here. For your own safety, you need to cooperate with us."
"Mental problems? As I see it, you’re the ones with mental problems! I don’t even know the full extent of my own power, yet you still have the audacity to threaten me? Let me tell you the truth, I’ve been very restrained. I’m willing to be confined here only because... I don’t want to hurt you. Leaving here as soon as possible is your best option."
Peeking through her disheveled hair, Tong Yitong’s eyes met the man’s, a wicked smile playing on her lips.
The man looked at the high-voltage electric cage, still confident that no one inside could threaten him.
"I know what you’re thinking. Are you waiting for Yan Xing or Sir Lei Ming to rescue you? Let me tell you, we’ve captured Yan Xing, and we’ll find Sir Lei Ming soon. You don’t have much value left. Cooperating with us is your only way out."
To prove his point, the man took out a tablet and showed it to Tong Yitong. The image showed an unconscious Yan Xing, securely bound to a metal chair with iron chains.
Upon seeing Yan Xing captured, Tong Yitong’s eyes instantly sharpened. Her black pupils turned an icy, crystalline white. She rose from the ground and walked towards the man, her gaze fixed on Yan Xing in the image on the screen.
The surrounding guards simultaneously aimed their tranquilizer guns at Tong Yitong, who was inside the cage.
At that moment, the room’s temperature dropped rapidly. The guards’ anxious breaths condensed into white mist.
Suddenly, several luminous halos materialized around Tong Yitong.
Realizing the danger, the guards tried to shoot Tong Yitong, but the halos instantly solidified into sharp ice blades. These blades then shot out fiercely, pinning the guards to the wall one by one.
The man holding the tablet stumbled backward in fright.
Tong Yitong walked to the edge of the iron cage and reached out to grasp one of the bars. Pure water beneath her palm instantly froze into an insulating layer of ice. With a surge of strength in both hands, she easily bent the iron bar.
Tong Yitong continued to stare at the man. She stepped out of the cage, walked up to him, and placed her hand on his chest. White frost radiated rapidly from her palm, spreading across the man’s body. Without experiencing much pain, the man transformed into an ice sculpture.
By this time, the intense cold had formed a layer of white frost on the room’s inner walls. The blood of the guards impaled on the walls had frozen solid.
"I told you, I stayed in there because I didn’t want to hurt you."
Having said her piece, Tong Yitong released her grip. The man’s body toppled and shattered into pieces upon hitting the ground. After killing him, Tong Yitong kicked open the door and walked out. A massacre unfolded within the secret base.
"Master, Master..." Chui Chui alerted Yan Xing, "A strong suspected Magic Power fluctuation has been detected! The center of the fluctuation is very close to us."
Yan Xing, who was pretending to be unconscious, asked in disbelief, "How is that possible? There aren’t even Magic elements in the real world. How can there be Magic fluctuations?"
"Master, this type of Magic Power fluctuation is somewhat different from those in the Magic World. I am currently unable to determine the source and cause of this energy. I recommend you take immediate action, Master."
"Hmm, since they captured me and brought me here, Tong Yitong must be here too. Chui Chui... prepare for battle."
Yan Xing issued the command.
Chui Chui utilized Yan Xing’s Magic Power to activate an electric field, connecting it to the base’s internal power grid. All surveillance devices in the room were fried by the overloaded electrical current.
Yan Xing flexed his arms and easily broke free from the iron chains binding him.
Wherever there was electricity, an electric field could exist. With Chui Chui’s assistance, Yan Xing was like an invincible god within this electric field.
The metal chair, anchored to the ground, was ripped upwards by magnetic force, then, after a brief acceleration along an electromagnetic rail, smashed into the wall. A large hole was blasted through the wall, and Yan Xing stepped out.
Outside was an enclosed corridor. The sound of gunfire echoed from its other end. This was followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps rushing closer.
Several guards brandishing guns ran right into Yan Xing. The panicked guards raised their guns to shoot, but a bolt of lightning struck before they could. It pierced through their bodies. The high voltage instantly stopped their hearts, and their bodies toppled to the ground like dominoes.
Yan Xing looked at the fallen guards, momentarily stunned.
He knew how powerful he was in this electricity-suffused real world, but truly witnessing what he could do also filled him with a chilling awe at this power. The lives of these people had ended merely at his whim. The weight of a life felt so incredibly light.
"Are all the cameras here destroyed?"
Yan Xing didn’t know how the world would react if his powers were revealed. He only wanted to delay that moment for as long as possible.
"Master, all the cameras I could find have been fried. I’m currently rechecking the circuits here, searching for any camera devices with independent power supplies."
"Hmm, try to find all of them," Yan Xing instructed Chui Chui again.
"Yes, Master. Master... the suspected Magic Power fluctuation source is approaching. It’s right in front of you."
Yan Xing looked up ahead and saw Tong Yitong emerge from around the corner at the end of the corridor. A stream of frigid air rushed towards him.
Flames erupted around Yan Xing, the waves of heat pushing the frigid air back.
"’Little Tong, what’s wrong with you?’" Yan Xing shouted at Tong Yitong, who was steadily walking towards him.
Tong Yitong seemed to have lost consciousness. Her white pupils were fixed on Yan Xing, her body emitting an icy chill that clashed with the waves of fire Yan Xing released. No matter how loudly Yan Xing yelled, she showed no sign of stopping.
"Master..." Chui Chui said at this moment, "Tong Yitong’s condition... it appears to be Demonization."
Yan Xing used Fire Magic to resist the frigid air Tong Yitong was attacking with. Although Magic in the real world was less potent, it was still more than enough to handle an attack of Tong Yitong’s current level.
Hearing Chui Chui say that Tong Yitong’s condition was Demonization, he asked, "’Demonization? Tong Yitong has only been to the Magic World with me once. How could a person become demonized?’"
"Master, there’s no precedent for this, so I don’t know how to explain it. However, Tong Yitong’s Demonization is different from the Demonization that occurs in the Magic World. What she’s releasing now isn’t Magic. Rather... it’s more akin to an innate skill or ability."
"’What do you mean?’" Yan Xing was confused by Chui Chui’s explanation.
Chui Chui accelerated its modeling and calculations, answering Yan Xing’s questions based on its predictions, "What Tong Yitong is releasing now is not Magic, but something instinctual to her. She doesn’t have Magic Power in her body, yet she can perform elemental transformations similar to Magic using this instinctual power. If a comparison is needed, it’s more like a superpower—a type of spiritual power ability. It’s possible that Demonization, in a non-Magic World environment, is undergoing an adaptation to local conditions."
Yan Xing cursed inwardly, Shit! Despite all his caution, the real world had still been affected by the Magic World.