Free Web NovelChapter 326: Chapter 130: The Number One Prison Escapee
The doctor stood rooted to the spot, a multitude of thoughts flashing through his mind.
Seven hundred years ago, in the years before the full onset of The Era of the High Tower, the Masked Strange Person disappeared for a few years, only to reappear later.
Although the latter also possessed the power of time and space, and the doctor had clashed with him, the feeling the doctor got was that, although both masked individuals were very strong, they were still different.
They might not be the same person after all, one seemed to be flippant and unserious, while the other exuded a youthful aura.
But no matter which one it was, neither would speak as unpleasantly as this self-proclaimed "Jing Wu," and either one was an extremely troublesome character.
So troublesome that there was simply no means to cope with them.
"Claiming to come from seven hundred years ago... and that he had looked for me in Baichuan City, it seems to be him!"
The doctor’s voice trembled as he spoke, for although both Masked Strange Persons were troublesome, there was a disparity in strength between the two.
Many years ago, in Denglin City, Jing Liu had answered two questions for humankind: the cruise ship would not sail towards the High Tower, that was a hoax.
On that question, Jing Liu never revealed what came next, where the cruise ship ultimately headed.
The other question concerned her brother, trapped on a flight.
In fact, when Jing Liu revealed this, those events hadn’t occurred on the flight yet. It was just that in Jing Liu’s eyes, all events had already taken place, and both people and incidents existed in a "past" state.
But in the end, everything unfolded exactly as Jing Liu had seen, her kind was trapped on that flight.
One of the reasons for all this was the Masked Strange Person. That very person, who first appeared around the world causing Evil Fallen to lose their courage, was also why powerful Evil Fallen were nonexistent in the early years.
The strong and intelligent species were all avoiding the Masked Strange Person.
"Why would he appear here? Does he know about our plan? But if he knows, why didn’t he take the Yan Family’s people?"
The doctor was very confused and probably spent over a minute stuck in anger, fear, and confusion before he remembered to trigger the prison break alarm.
The moment the alarm was triggered, the prison guards beating the inmates all showed signs of shock.
In seven hundred years, this alarm was not unheard of, but today’s alarm seemed a little too coincidental.
All factions of inmates were gathered here, putting aside their grievances and calling for a strike... Six Eyes immediately realized:
"Stop fighting, head to the high wall quickly!"
The other guards also understood, the only way to break out was to head for the high wall. They hadn’t heard the escape alarm for a long time, but the sound still made them uneasy.
Several guards also came to the realization that the collective strike by the inmates today was probably meant to create an opportunity for escape.
Colt, Yuan Ye, Qian Yixin, and Lu Yan finally had the chance to catch their breath, but the four of them also knew that if Bai Wu escaped successfully...
Their torture during Bai Wu’s return to prison might be worse than death.
Yet, hearing the escape alarm, all four, despite being battered and disheveled, showed smiles on their faces.
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Outside Shudu Prison.
Thanks to Colt and the others’ efforts, and with the help of the file Bai Wu left for the doctor, he had enough time to get from the pipes to the library, and then to open the door from inside the library.
Finally, following the eye’s prompt, Bai Wu began sprinting at the flaws in the high wall!
Behind him, a powerful presence had already locked on to him!
Bai Wu didn’t look back, not like the guards of that level of Evil Fallen; he just kept running.
As if enveloped by some colossal entity, he was in the shadows, with the footsteps already sounding in his ears, and the terrifying aura already entwined around Bai Wu.
The scenery ahead seemed dimmed due to the enormous shadow of the monster behind him. Even Bai Wu could feel its breath right by his ear.
The monster behind Bai Wu was entirely different from the priests, guards, and doctors he had sensed so far.
Bai Wu guessed it must be the Warden chasing him personally! But a suddenly popping up note let him know what was really going on.
No matter how close that aura felt, no matter how suffocating the pressure from the other party was, Bai Wu never looked back.
Because he had a pair of eyes that seemed to have seen half the script.
"Don’t wonder why everything ahead looks so dim; one of the Warden’s abilities is the perfect Mutation Entry, ’Phantom Interception.’ It’s a pursuit skill that can make you feel as though it’s right next to you, even if you’re far apart. Once you look back, the judgment is completed, and it will appear right beside you, distance ignored!"
A warning so seriously given without a trace of flippancy meant that if the Warden caught him, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Bai Wu didn’t look back, and even though his eyes greeted him, he still felt as if the Warden was indeed right behind him as if the next second, the huge monster’s body would touch him.
If he felt this way, others would surely not resist looking back when faced with the Warden’s trick.
The prison lacked surveillance, and the number of guards was quite low, but with the powerful suppression of rules and a few terrifying ’generals,’ Shudu Prison had become a graveyard of ’good’ over seven hundred years.
But this time, the prison’s people finally witnessed a miracle!
When the guards arrived at the outer yard, Bai Wu had already turned around.
He no longer needed to worry about looking back, for his body—had crossed that line!
From this moment on, he no longer belonged to the prison area.
As he stepped past the prison boundaries, the ghost mask, black cloak, and the Traction Disc and Return Roulette at his waist all returned to him.
The handcuffs in his hands cracked open, and Bai Wu transformed like in a special effects series, suddenly changing from a prisoner in uniform into a masked thug!
Without any hesitation, Bai Wu activated the Return Roulette, and in the last countdown minute, he looked through the damaged part of the prison’s high walls toward the outer yard.
The guards looked at him in horror, and behind the guards stood an Evil Fallen with a bare chest, a physique even more imposing than Nie Chongshan in True Demon Form, and ghostly horns on his head. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Its eyes swirled with anger, its crimson pupils as if they could shoot out fire.
The Warden.
The prison’s strongest Guardian, Bai Wu didn’t even know where it came from, but he knew that his confrontation with the Warden, although not at this moment, would eventually come.
A few seconds before the Roulette started, Bai Wu saw a note provided by his eyes:
"In this last minute, let’s not do a return summary, after all, you haven’t explored anything here. There are many little stories from seven hundred years in the prison cells, and the prisoners each have their own heartbreaking past, but you don’t care, you’re not interested, you just want to escape... You’ve changed, boy, you’re no longer the perfect archive collector who used to dig into side quests—same here, act cool and run, truly thrilling."
The Roulette activated.
Bai Wu’s figure disappeared.
The Warden’s rage twisted the surrounding environment once more, as if some super-gigantic creature that blotted out the sky had appeared.
The guards knelt down in panic, all too aware of the grave mistake they had made.
But the Warden, looking into the distance, ultimately did not vent his fury, leaving only a cold sentence:
"Find the reason for the prisoner’s escape."
"Yes!"
The prison guards responded in panic.
Escaping from prison was not something one could do alone, and the warden believed that although the guards had been negligent, the fact that the other party knew the hidden routes of the prison was in itself very strange.
Moreover, the prisoners had bought the escapee some time.
But these were not the most preposterous aspects, what was most preposterous was that this person had managed to break free from the doctor, meaning that the other party was not someone the prison guards could handle at all.
This might be a being just like the warden and his entourage.
Therefore, in the end, the warden did not lash out at the people below, but slowly walked towards the second floor of the prison.
In his view, this was either a deliberate act by the doctor, or the doctor had... erroneously judged the other party’s capabilities. In any case, it was a gross dereliction of duty on the part of the doctor.
This prison had not had an escapee in seven hundred years, and the only escape experience was before the arrival of the Twisted Rules, so in a sense, this was an unprecedented humiliation!
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The High Tower.
At the foundation, the area outside the prison was a blue zone. Bai Wu was just standing two meters outside the high wall, but when he returned, he had come back from the blue zone.
Yun Wanjia saw this cloaked, masked person being swallowed by the red light and thought he was an expert, but noticing that it took the person two days and three nights to return from the blue zone, he sort of understood.
"I’ve realized it, master, I’ve understood! Heading to the red zone first gives the impression of a peerless master, but in the end, lurking in the blue zone! Isn’t that just bluffing experience? These mercenaries are really going all out..."
So lamented Yun Wanjia.
Bai Wu ignored this reporter who was full of drama.
Having just returned to the High Tower, it was impossible for him to immediately go outside the tower, and his time was extremely urgent.
Moreover, he had misjudged something before. He had always thought that since the doctor was an existence from seven hundred years ago and was taken seriously by the Masked Strange Person, his strength should not be underestimated, perhaps even stronger than the warden.
But now it seemed that the warden gave off a much more powerful impression, that overbearing sense of danger was not solely the effect of the Mutation Entry.
Bai Wu knew his own limitations very well; while Angel Envoys were indeed powerful, they might not be able to contend with Evil Fallen who had at least three Guardians at their level.
Especially since...
The doctor must be aware of certain things, and Bai Wu did not want to let the doctor escape.
After considering various aspects, Bai Wu found a secluded spot and changed back into his Investigation Corps uniform. He was preparing to go to the Investigation Corps branch. During the time he couldn’t go outside the tower, he needed to have the captain move to bring reinforcements!
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In the two days and three nights after Bai Wu left, the news of Zhong Xu’s death finally spread on the fifth layer, as did the news of the frontal invasion of the High Tower by outside powers.
Two days was enough for all of this to ferment.
To quickly eliminate the estrangement with the Black Gold Island forces, the Yan Family decided to form a marriage alliance with another house supported by the Black Gold Island forces—the Qin Family.
This decision was made swiftly because the Qin Family was also eager to collaborate with the power behind the Yan Family.
With the gambling den gone, Qin Ye had once negotiated with the Black Gold Island forces, but it seemed that Black Gold Island had no intention of rebuilding the gambling den. This also meant that the Qin Family could not continue to expand their real power—the Guard Army.
Back when the gambling den was still operating, the Garrison Corps would every year have some "mysteriously extra skilled fighters," whose pasts they knew little about but whom nobody questioned further under the arrangement of the commander.
And the Garrison Corps had new skilled fighters every year, who would always disappear after a few years, including the captain. People like Ming Che, who were capable, had thrived on the third layer, and served for several consecutive years, were actually the minority.
Whether they were members with real strength, or captains who suddenly decided to retire, they came quietly and left in the same manner, as if the Garrison Corps was brimming with talent, a never-ending supply, and they were just insignificant passersby within it.
But where did these passersby go?
According to regulations, members of the Garrison Corps who successfully survived until retirement could enjoy their later years on the third floor of the High Tower, but these people did not retire—they were integrated into a special formation.
Exclusively belonging to the Qin family, loyal only to the ruler, the Guard Army.
After the destruction of the casino, the supply for the Guard Army was no more, which worried the great Qin warlord. He believed that when it came to using soldiers, more was always better.
It appeared as though he was relying on the power of Black Gold Island, but in his heart, he saw them as nothing more than a "soldier-producing machine."
Since Black Gold Island had not been contactable recently and could not be relied upon, it did not seem too bad to politically marry into the Yan Family, which was constantly engaged in human Evil Fallen experiments, and continue to bolster his power.
Especially since the news of Zhong Xu’s death made the rulers realize their positions were not as secure as they thought. Royal power was not eternal, immortality did not equate to everlasting existence.
Therefore, both families dispatched someone they found unpleasant—
Qin Zong, Yan Jiu.
No one truly cared if the two getting married were happy or liked each other. After all, this was merely a "contractual action."
It was also a means to deter the other five families.
In any case, the wedding of Qin Zong and Yan Jiu was scheduled to take place soon.
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On the second floor of the High Tower, the Investigation Corps division.
When Bai Wu found Wu Jiu, Wu Jiu then shared the news he had received from Captain Qin with Bai Wu.
Although Bai Wu was anxious to save people, Wu Jiu’s expression was grave, and he knew that something significant must have happened in the High Tower.
"The rulers have united, huh? That’s interesting."
"Shouldn’t your focus be on the fact that Yan Family’s young girl is getting married? She likes you, and I knew it from when you saved her from the airplane. Now she’s about to marry someone, and it’s the captain."
"That’s not important. Captain, you need to go somewhere else."
"Not important?" Wu Jiu’s expression carried a reproachful tone, with no intention of changing the subject.
In his view, Bai Wu needed to see Yan Jiu, even if he truly didn’t care about her, just to put an end to the girl’s infatuation.
"Damn, Captain, don’t look at me like that, you’re making me feel like I’m some kind of scumbag."
"You kind of are. This matter is important. Even if we can’t change anything." Wu Jiu was not siding with Bai Wu for once.
Bai Wu showed that somewhat playful smile,
"Strange, Captain, you actually care about this? Do you even... cough cough, does the boss lady know you’re this enthusiastic?"
"Different situations stay separate; what’s happening between me and Qingyun is different from your situation."
Bai Wu suddenly realized that the captain was always serious... there wasn’t a single thing he handled carelessly.
After thinking it over, since there was no way around the topic, he might as well be frank with the captain, since he was no outsider:
"The reason this doesn’t matter is because I already have a plan in place to deal with it. Captain, we have more pressing matters to address right now. I’m not certain about this issue, so the more efficient we are, the better. As for Yan Jiu and Captain Qin..."
The smile on his face slowly faded, as Bai Wu said:
"I will not let them get married."
