49 Apocalypse Rules

Chapter 286: Chapter 267: The Real Spatial Realm (Part 2)

After comparing their stories, he found no discrepancies. The mother and daughter’s accounts were consistent.

Zhang Minglu shook his head with some regret. "It seems Guan Tong is very good at hiding, or perhaps he’s just extremely cautious. He spent nearly a month with Wang Yan and Chen Na, yet they never once saw him use an ability or item."

"Hmm..."

"What is it, Silver Fox? Did you discover something?"

"I think Chen Na might be hiding something. She didn’t tell us everything she knows," Silver Fox said. "She did her best to disguise it, but she’s still too young. She can’t fool me."

"Oh?" Zhang Minglu asked curiously. "Do you know why?"

"My guess is that she trusts Guan Tong more than she trusts us. Or, to put it another way, Guan Tong is very important to her, so she doesn’t want to reveal everything about him."

At this, Zhang Minglu stroked his chin. "Chen Na and Guan Tong weren’t together for that long, were they? And yet she trusts him more than the Official Team. Is this how a young girl’s mind works?"

Silver Fox nodded. "After all, when her mother was sick, she had no one else to rely on. Only Guan Tong was there to help. And he must have treated her well, so her behavior is understandable."

"This just shows we haven’t done enough," Zhang Minglu sighed. "This base should make her feel like she’s at home. Only then will she be able to trust us completely."

"...Her lack of complete trust in the organization is also likely related to her experiences at Yongzhou Base," Silver Fox pointed out precisely. "When a young girl has been deceived once, she’s bound to develop a lot of insecurities."

「Inside the dorm room.」

Chen Na replayed her recent conversation with Silver Fox, feeling confident she hadn’t said anything that would be detrimental to Guan Tong.

Silver Fox’s assessment was correct. She was, in fact, hiding something.

Because in her heart, after her mother Wang Yan, the person she trusted most was Guan Tong.

Even the Official Team came second to Guan Tong.

Even now, she hadn’t forgotten something Gu Fei had told her back at Yongzhou Base.

It was during the "World’s Number One" Rule Stage, when the base was securing "number one" rankings for its team members.

Gu Fei had said, "These organizations are all the same. They steal your stuff under the banner of doing what’s best for you. Forget this base—you think the Official Team is any different? Is there any real difference in what they are? I know better than anyone. They’re all a bunch of garbage, total scum."

Even though it was just a disgruntled Gu Fei venting his anger, Chen Na had taken his words to heart.

So even though she felt the Official Team was treating her well, if they asked her to do anything that would harm Guan Tong, she would never agree...

She even found herself missing the days back on Mingdao Mountain.

Back then, heavy snow filled the air, blanketing the world in white.

The food was bad and the sleep was worse, but being with her mother and Guan Tong, life had felt simple and pure.

Now, she was treated very well, but every day she had to train, coordinate with her assigned teammates, and go on missions that involved killing... This wasn’t the kind of life she wanted.

’If only one day...’

Chen Na thought to herself, ’It would be so nice to go back to that simple life.’

...

"Vertical... hook."

By a stream at the bottom of a canyon, Guan Tong held the Wordless Book and finally finished the last stroke of the word "Spatial."

More than twenty days had passed since he decided to add to the word "Realm" on the sixth page.

During that time, he hadn’t used his Psychic Power reserves, relying purely on his natural daily recovery to write. Advancing one small step at a time, he had finally finished today.

Looking at the two words "Spatial Realm" on the page, he couldn’t wait to try it out.

’If I can really open up a Small Space and form a true Domain, its practical uses will have increased immensely...’

As Guan Tong thought this, he began to pour Psychic Power into the page.

At first, it was no different than before, but after just two or three seconds, the page began to absorb the power voraciously!

Guan Tong tried to control it but failed completely. His own Flowing Psychic Power was drained in an instant.

He hesitated for a moment before trying to use ten thousand points of his reserved Psychic Power. It was completely consumed in less than three seconds. After devouring so much Psychic Power, the Wordless Book formed a single, shoebox-sized "block" in front of him. This was the "Spatial Realm" he’d been hoping for.

’More than ten thousand Psychic Power just to form a single block?’ Guan Tong frowned. The cost was simply too high. He couldn’t afford it.

At this rate of consumption, forming a Spatial Realm large enough to actually trap someone would require a six-figure sum—at least one hundred thousand Psychic Power.

Guan Tong’s current Psychic Power reserves were less than two hundred thousand. Going all out just once would drain him completely!

As for creating an all-encompassing "Shadow Realm" like before... it was impossible to imagine the cost. It would have to be measured in the hundreds of millions.

’But... for such a high cost, I get a truly independent space in return.’

Guan Tong looked at the block, unable to suppress a flicker of excitement.

His word-adding experiment was, in fact, a success, because he had created a "Domain" in the truest sense of the word.

Although creating something with all-encompassing coverage like before was impossible, even a small block like this could be used against an enemy.

For example, it could be used for "cutting."

The sharpest weapon couldn’t compare to the cutting power of a block of space.

The strongest defense would instantly crumble upon colliding with a block of space.

If Guan Tong could slam this small block of space into an enemy during a fight, whatever part it hit would be "severed" by the space—an utterly ruthless power.

An idea struck him, and Guan Tong tried to manipulate the Space Block, making it touch a rock by the stream.

He discovered that with his mental command, it could produce two different effects on contact.

One was "cutting." The moment the black Space Block touched the stone, it neatly sliced the surface it contacted. The process was completely silent, smoother and cleaner than a knife cutting through tofu.

The other was "containment." The black Space Block could "swallow" anything it touched into its internal space. Once swallowed, the object would move along with the block itself.

This reminded Guan Tong of his shelter.

He had experimented with it long ago: he could place items, even living creatures, inside the shelter, retract the shelter into the Wordless Book, move to a different location, and re-summon it. Everything inside would remain.

This gave him the ability to transport supplies, and even people, over long distances in a short amount of time.

But the shelter’s size was ultimately finite. And while it seemed to change as his Psychic Power increased, it apparently couldn’t expand infinitely, which limited its storage capacity.

But the "Spatial Realm" before him was different. ’If my Psychic Power becomes great enough in the future to make the Space Block large enough,’ Guan Tong thought, ’then the amount of things I could ’transport’ would be...’

Guan Tong made an assessment: using it as a tool was a prospect for the future. For now, he had to focus on its properties as a "Super Weapon."

Its unparalleled cutting power, combined with its massive energy cost, made it worthy of the "Super Weapon" title.

Moreover, Guan Tong felt that this weapon compensated for his lack of a "one-hit-kill" trump card.

Previously, he had relied on items like the Corpse Whistle, which could summon the Living Dead; the Giant Axe Warrior Hoodie, which could summon warriors; and the multi-ammunition Silver Hunter firearm. They had been sufficient for the most part.

But as his enemies grew stronger, the first two items gradually lost their effectiveness. As for the Silver Hunter, he didn’t use most of its current ammunition types often anymore. Only the utility of the No. 5 Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb remained practical.

The other types, such as regular Scatter Shot, slugs, High-Explosive Bombs, Smoke Bombs, and even the Hooked Claw, were being used less and less. Guan Tong had stopped stockpiling ammunition a long time ago.

It wasn’t that there was no room for further development; by adding words, he could create new, more powerful types of ammunition. It was just that, for the moment, there was no pressing need.

Now, with the "Space Block," Guan Tong’s offensive strategy was much clearer.

In a typical fight, the Silver Hunter or his versatile Shadow was sufficient. But when facing a powerful enemy or needing an instant kill, using the Space Block at close range would be decisive, as long as he didn’t miss.

’My preparations should be more than sufficient now.’

Guan Tong put away the Wordless Book, stood up, and brushed the dust from his clothes.

’I’ll rest for one more day. Once my Psychic Power is fully recovered, I’ll officially set out to collect on a debt and settle the score.’

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