Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

When Henry counted to three, his hand had already pulled the trigger.

But at the moment he pulled the trigger, he suddenly realized that the gun in his hand was not aimed at Xavier, but was stuffed into his own mouth.

"Ugh ugh (damn)."

Bang!

Looking at the gaping hole in Henry’s head, Xavier tapped his cane lightly on the ground, and the newspapers scattered on the ground caught fire and turned to ashes within moments.

He shook his head slightly and said:

"Such trouble, now I have to speed up the pace, a hastily started operation without full preparation is really unpleasant."

Late night, ten past eight.

Wu Chang True Self was sitting in the Secret Security Department, waiting for a reply from his subordinates.

Ten minutes had passed since the agreed-upon time, and Henry had not yet informed him of the meeting location.

If it weren’t for that editor-in-chief’s poor sense of time, then he must have run into trouble.

He no longer continued to wait and used teleportation to arrive directly outside the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office, finding the Secret Magic Knight Order member responsible for liaising with Henry.

"Where is Henry?" To prevent any issues with Henry, he specifically arranged for someone to monitor the other party all day.

The Secret Magic Knight Order member said: "I was at the door the whole time and didn’t see Henry leave. I even sneaked into his office at seven o’clock for a glance, he was hard at work."

Wu Chang frowned and said: "I’ll take a look."

He activated Social Phobia and Elite Stealth and entered the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office, heading straight to Henry’s office.

He pushed open the door, and sure enough, there was a Henry inside, but it wasn’t actually Henry.

Because around the fake Henry, there was a circle of Steam Rule Power.

The fake Henry sensed someone entering, turned his head towards Wu Chang, and said in a clumsy voice:

"I’ve been waiting for you."

After saying this, the fake Henry began spewing steam, which quickly engulfed the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office, initiating a self-destruct countdown.

Wu Chang wanted to repeat his trick by using Space Distortion to destroy the detonator of the modified person, but after the Plane Rules were further affected, his Space Distortion could no longer penetrate the fog around the modified person.

He took out the All-Knowing Crystal and asked: "Is there any other way to stop this guy?"

The All-Knowing Crystal hesitated for a moment and said: "The target is in an unstable state, if hit hard, it will explode immediately. With your current abilities, there’s no way to stop the steam explosive."

Wu Chang clicked his tongue and continued to ask: "Estimate, what’s the range of the explosion?"

The All-Knowing Crystal replied: "The estimated explosion radius is a thousand meters. Anyone within the steam range will feel fear and believe the explosion will harm them, thus increasing the explosion’s power and speed."

Wu Chang clicked his tongue again, damn the First Law of Mysticism.

Luckily, it was him who discovered the modified puppet, as he felt no fear in his heart, so to some extent he bought some time before the steam explosive detonated.

If he fled on his own, given his speed, he could definitely escape.

But while he could run, the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office and the staff inside couldn’t leave.

At this moment, Connor and the office manager Nestor were both present. If the fake Henry exploded, they would all die.

Even if Wu Chang took them away, with all these editors and staff dead, the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office would be nothing but an empty shell.

The Steam Council wanted to destroy the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office, but he refused to let them have their way!

Within the Steam Rules, Energy Skills could not take effect, but he wasn’t just powerful in Skills, his True Self’s body was equally strong.

He rushed towards the fake Henry, pressing him against the wall.

In the face of his 339 points of Power, the fake Henry’s small frame stood no chance, being grabbed in Wu Chang’s hand, crashing through the wall and reaching outside.

He then grabbed the fake Henry’s arm, spun him twice on the spot, and hurled him into the sky.

"Man!"

"Become a star!"

The transformed humans made by the Steam Council had hollowed out most of their chest cavity to fit more steam explosives, making them lighter than ordinary people.

Under Wu Chang’s enormous force, the fake Henry’s body flew into the sky like a cannonball, tearing through the air and emitting a howl audible across the entire East District, amidst which he rushed into the clouds.

In the next moment, a massive roar erupted from the clouds overhead.

In the gigantic explosion, the thick clouds covering everyone’s heads were blasted open into a large hole, through which people rarely saw the starry sky.

Although the fake Henry didn’t become a star, he indeed showed people a piece of the starry sky.

Wu Chang exhaled a long breath, compared to Skills obtained easily, it’s still the Body Attributes gained through sweat and effort that are more trustworthy.

The commotion from Wu Chang crashing through the wall had caught Connor and Nestor’s attention, and they chased through the hole to see Wu Chang standing outside and asked:

"What just happened?"

Wu Chang had no time to explain and took the two onto a nearby carriage, asking:

"Henry arranged to meet me tonight at eight, but having heard nothing from him, I came to the Bright Lamp Newspaper Office to find him. However, upon reaching his office door, I discovered he had been swapped out, with someone disguised as him left in his office."

"Based on your understanding of Henry, if he wanted to transfer some information to me, where would he usually hide it?"

Connor and Nestor exchanged a look, and Connor said: "If he didn’t carry it with him, then it’s definitely at his home."

"His home is on the third floor of 13 Tals Street!"

The Secret Magic Knight drove the carriage, quickly taking the three to Henry’s home, and as they entered Henry’s room, they immediately saw the corpse with the gaping head on the ground.

"Damn it!" Connor’s eyes reddened instantly, wanting to rush forwards to check Henry’s body.

Amongst Henry, Connor, and Nestor, while their ideas differed, their private friendship was excellent. With the tragic death of his friend before his eyes, Connor was suddenly anxious.

Wu Chang reached out to stop Connor, saying: "Hold on, don’t act rashly, don’t disturb the scene!"

"Wait here, let me check the scene first."

Henry wasn’t a Transcendent, his death didn’t leave behind any resentment.

Just as Wu Chang was about to check the scene, suddenly there was a shock in his pocket and the Wooden Token left by Sword Star shattered.

This indicated that the Steam Council’s major move was coming.