High Martial: I Use Everything as Swords

Chapter 230: Chapter 200: Man-made Disaster and The Missing Elites (Part 2)

In the very center of the altar sat an exquisitely crafted bronze incense burner.

There was no fire in the incense burner, yet it continuously spewed a dark red, wispy smoke invisible to the naked eye.

This smoke didn’t disperse. Instead, it was sucked away by a small, precise fan above the burner and injected directly into a ventilation duct embedded in the wall.

This duct led directly to the core of the main hall’s defense array.

"They hid this pretty deep."

Han Feng walked forward but didn’t act immediately.

He activated [All Things Identification] again, his gaze locking onto the incense burner and the altar beneath it.

[Item]: Star Sea Type-III Wide Area Pheromone Dispenser (Modified).

[Producer]: Star Sea Technology (unmarked).

[Description]: A non-mass-produced lab prototype from Star Sea Technology, originally used for the targeted luring of specific Demon Beasts in the wild. Its core components have been illegally modified, and the safety valve has been removed.

Han Feng’s gaze shifted downward, landing on the bones that formed the altar.

[Item]: Sun Clan’s Secretly-Made Array Base (Defective).

[Description]: A special Array Base used by the Inner City Sun Family to cultivate Death Warriors. Although it is not engraved with the clan emblem, the logic of its Rune arrangement is highly distinctive of the family. It is often used to set up small-scale Spirit Gathering or Sacrificial Arrays.

A cold light flashed in Han Feng’s eyes as he finished reading the information.

Star Sea Technology.

The Inner City Sun Family.

And the Blood Feeding Sect, which was already out in the open.

This little Suspended Mountain Secret Realm... the waters here were so murky they had practically turned to mud.

He had originally thought this was just a terrorist attack cooked up by the Blood Feeding Sect’s lunatics to get revenge on society.

Now, it seemed the Blood Feeding Sect was, at best, just a useful blade.

And there was more than one hand behind the scenes wielding it.

Star Sea Technology provided the equipment, the Sun Family provided the array support, and the Blood Feeding Sect was responsible for carrying it out and taking the fall.

’What exactly is the relationship between these three parties?’

’Are they colluding with each other?’ freёweɓnovel.com

’Or are they just using each other?’

’Did the Evil Cult infiltrate these two major powers, or are these powers using the cult to achieve some ulterior motive?’

’Or perhaps, this is a game with multiple players, and the several hundred people in the main hall above, himself included, are nothing more than pawns to be casually discarded?’

"Excellent."

Han Feng took out his tactical terminal and recorded the entire scene from every angle as evidence.

He couldn’t be sure of the truth yet, but he had a score to settle, and he wouldn’t forget it.

After he finished recording, Han Feng didn’t hesitate. Sword Essence surged in his palm.

A formless, silver Sword Qi condensed in his palm.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he brought his hand down, cleaving viciously at the incense burner and altar that were spewing the poisonous mist.

BOOM!

The violent Sword Qi instantly exploded outward.

The precision instrument and the eerie bone Array Base were instantly turned to dust.

The dark red energy source was severed, and the cloyingly sweet, agitating smell in the air dissipated with it.

Han Feng dusted off his hands and turned to leave.

By the time he returned to the main hall, the situation had clearly improved.

"What happened? The commotion outside seems to have died down?"

Zhang Hao was the first to approach him, his face a mask of disbelief.

Just a few minutes ago, those Spirit Bodies had been slamming into the Shield like Mad Dogs.

But just a moment ago, their frantic assault had suddenly eased up.

Although Spirit Bodies were still roaming about, they had returned to a normal attack frequency, no longer making those suicidal charges.

Furthermore, the Spiritual Contamination index within the hall was plummeting.

Many of the students who had been driven into a frenzy had now collapsed limply to the ground, unconscious.

"It was nothing major."

Han Feng’s tone was casual. "There was an Evil Cult Array downstairs. I dismantled it while I was at it."

Hearing that the Evil Cult’s machinations had been destroyed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Feng didn’t reveal the involvement of Star Sea Technology or the Sun Family.

Everyone had only just calmed down. Revealing a conspiracy involving Inner City powers and a corporate giant would only create new panic and internal strife, with no benefit whatsoever.

"So that’s what it was!

Dammit, those son-of-a-bitch Evil Cultists! Can’t even let people rest in peace after they’re dead!"

Wang Meng spat, cursing under his breath.

Han Feng moved through the crowd, heading straight for the control console.

His gaze swept over the crowd before finally locking onto Zhao Hai, who was busy organizing data.

"Researcher Zhao, keeping busy?"

Han Feng walked up behind Zhao Hai and placed a hand on his shoulder. freeweɓnøvel.com

Zhao Hai’s entire body stiffened. He slowly turned his head, forcing a smile that was uglier than a grimace.

"Mr. H-Han, is there something I can do for you? The Shield has stabilized, thanks to your ore..."

"I don’t care about the Shield."

Han Feng leaned in closer, his voice low enough that only the two of them could hear.

"I’m just a little curious."

"Besides the logistics and tech team you’re leading, Star Sea Technology has other teams in this Secret Realm, doesn’t it?"

Zhao Hai’s pupils contracted. He subconsciously tried to deny it.

"N-No, I don’t think so. It’s just our one team..."

"Think carefully before you answer."

Han Feng’s fingers tightened slightly, and Zhao Hai felt as if his shoulder blade was about to shatter.

A Divine Sense as sharp as a blade stabbed directly into his mind.

"I don’t have the best temper, especially when I see equipment with certain labels on it that nearly gets me killed."

Cold sweat instantly beaded on Zhao Hai’s forehead.

He was a smart man and immediately understood Han Feng’s implication.

’Han Feng must have discovered something!’

"There are! There are!"

Zhao Hai’s lips trembled, his voice barely a whisper. "Besides us, there are three elite ’Exploration Sequence’ squads."

"They’re well-equipped, all of them experts at the Middle Stage of the Meridian Passage Realm or higher. Their leader is even a supervisor at the Half-Step Enlightenment Realm."