The girl’s mouth slightly ford an "O" shape, thinking it was her imagination.
On the roof terrace, Gao Jin held a black umbrella, his gaze relentlessly following that figure moving upwards.
The wind from above grew increasingly fierce, blowing raindrops sideways.
On the ground, countless lights and traffic blurred into a halo through the rain.
The figure ran and leapt across the pitch-black glass curtain wall, mingling with the huge LED wall advertisents on both sides of the comrcial buildings.
Adding to the surreal feel of this bizarre world.
Just as the figure climbed to nearly half the height of the building, a sudden change occurred!
The massive floor-to-ceiling window in the conference hall on the ninetieth floor shattered without warning!
Boom——
The muffled roar was fragnted by the wind, scattered high in the sky.
Countless glass shards, carried by wind and rain, poured down like lethal hail.
The figure was exactly within the coverage of the glass shards.
On the opposite roof terrace, Gao Jin inhaled sharply, feeling a worried emotion for the other person.
If this density of glass shards hits soone, falling from a height of more than a hundred ters.
No matter how strong the body is, it will likely turn into a mass of flesh.
At that critical mont, the figure perford an action that completely defied the laws of physics.
Using his left hand clasped around the tal beam of the curtain wall as a fulcrum, his abdominal strength exploded instantly, and his entire body swung sideways to the right.
Then he kicked the curtain wall fiercely with both legs, like an arrow off a string, executing a "horizontal dynamic leap" from rock climbing, shooting towards the slanting upper side.
This high-difficulty move usually overcos the obstacle of large gaps between rock holds or routes lacking continuous hand and footholds.
Yet here he executed it in an unimaginably way on a skyscraper a hundred ters above ground.
This perilous leap allowed him to narrowly avoid the deadly area of falling shards.
At the exact mont he leapt, the figure seed to sense sothing and glanced towards Gao Jin’s direction.
A pure white mask suddenly appeared on his face.
It was a sinister Evil Ghost Mask, with twisted lines, and a smile arched at the corners of the mouth.
In the position of its eyes, two red crystals of unknown material sparkled faintly in the rainy night.
Despite the distance of several hundred ters, Gao Jin could see it clearly.
His heart couldn’t help but shudder violently.
Who on earth is this person? Could it be White Owl?
But Cheng Jiashu had already infiltrated the building; how could he be climbing the outside?
Clang! Crash——
The glass shard rain finally fell onto the building’s entrance plaza below, smashing into even finer fragnts like hail.
The trendous commotion instantly drew the attention of all pedestrians on the street.
Fortunately, the plaza was separated from the sidewalk by a greenbelt, so apart from the building’s employees, few would pass by, thus preventing injuries to bystanders.
People stopped in their tracks, holding umbrellas, looking up at the Noah Building where the glass had shattered, gesturing and talking.
Faint cries of surprise rose and fell.
"Quick, look! What’s that?"
"Huh, it looks like there’s soone up there..."
Finally, soone saw the figure clinging to the outside of the Noah Building’s glass curtain wall, swiftly climbing upwards.
The crowd gradually gathered, becoming more noisy.
A figure clad in a raincoat silently threaded through the crowd, stepping over scattered glass shards on the ground and picked up a discarded hooded sweatshirt.
He glanced up towards the building shrouded in dark rain, murmuring to himself:
"President... Only you could pull off such a thing."
The rain was intensifying, drops slipping from his wet hair on his forehead. The street lamps’ faint light illuminated his slightly gaunt face; it was Xiao Shuai.
He gazed at the figure gradually disappearing into the night sky, his eyes mixed with admiration and concern.
Upon recollecting sothing, he swiftly recoiled into a nearby corner.
Then he raised his hand to the earpiece, giving a low command:
"All units, attention. All personnel gather imdiately, surround the Noah Building, keep a tight watch on all entrances and lower windows, leave no suspicious character unnoticed!"
"Yes, Brother Xiao Shuai."
Short and forceful responses echoed through the earpiece consecutively.
Tonight’s operation was arranged by the President, placing him on the outer periter watch, needing to ensure everything went flawlessly.
...............
On the office building opposite Noah Building.
Gao Jin stood in the rain, holding an umbrella, with a look of astonishnt.
The image of that white Evil Ghost Mask continued to haunt his mind.
Suddenly, a crackling noise ca from the earpiece.
Then, a voice sounded intermittently:
"Calling ’Eagle’s Nest’... This is ’Night Owl Two’... Received, please respond, over!"
It was Zhou Liang’s voice.
Gao Jin’s eyes lit up, quickly regaining composure, and he responded in a deep voice:
"Zhou Liang, this is Eagle’s Nest, report your situation."
He had previously arranged for Zhou Liang and four other team mbers to infiltrate the building, intending to gather information and, if necessary, create chaos to facilitate Cheng Jiashu’s escape.
But they also lost contact shortly after entering.
Now, they’ve finally reconnected.
"Captain Gao, we’re trapped on the 84th floor and can’t proceed..."
Zhou Liang, having received a response, imdiately reported the situation.
The channel was filled with harsh static, obviously still experiencing severe interference.
Thankfully, they could barely maintain basic communication.
"What’s going on?"
"The situation here is highly unusual!"
There was a hint of gravity in Zhou Liang’s voice:
"Shortly after we infiltrated the Noah Building, all the circuits and backup power failed, and the entire building is as dark as a tomb."
"After that, we probed upwards along safety passage B, and suddenly fog began to form inside the building! It’s not smoke; it’s a kind of... grayish-white, extrely cold dense fog with visibility less than three ters, continuously descending from the upper floors. We suspect it’s so kind of low-temperature gas leak from the experintal area."
"Continue."
"We didn’t dare to venture into the fog recklessly. Besides gunfire inside... there are also very eerie noises."
Zhou Liang paused, seemingly organizing his words.
"It sounds like... sothing with wet paws dragging along the ground, mixed with a... laughter similar to a woman’s crying, very creepy."
"We’ve temporarily constructed a makeshift defense line inside the safety passage, waiting for further instructions."
"Are there any other people in the building?"
"Apart from a few unconscious building security guards, no other company employees or ard personnel have been encountered."
Gao Jin, after a brief thought, imdiately issued orders:
"Mission changed, abandon support operations, imdiately grab those security guards, and retreat the way you ca through the safety passage."
"Upon reaching the ground, you are in charge of evacuating the onlookers downstairs and establishing a periter around the Noah Building, prohibiting anyone from approaching!"
"Night Owl Two received, over."
Communication cut off.
Gao Jin’s eyes flickered slightly, then he looked up again at the Noah Building.
He suddenly found that the silhouettes climbing and leaping on the glass curtain wall had disappeared.
His gaze swept swiftly over the area, and indeed, they were gone.
Did they climb to the top floor so quickly?
Or did they slip into the building through a ventilation window?
...............
Noah Building, 84th floor.
In the pitch-black corridor, only the ergency indicator lights cast a ghastly green glow.
The office doors were all closed, a faint gray mist hovered on the floor.
The elevator’s display screen was completely dark, already out of operation.
Zhou Liang released the key on his earpiece, exhaling a long breath.
Being able to contact Captain Gao allowed his strained nerves to relax significantly.
"Damn it."
While pondering, a voice sounded behind him, followed by the slight sound of a gun being cocked.
Zhou Liang turned around and saw the robust Ali.
Ali gripped the gun with both hands, looking tense.
Nearby, the other two team mbers responsible for securing positions turned their heads upon hearing the noise.
"What’s wrong?"
"I... I think I saw a white ghostly figure flashing past outside the window!"
Ali said in a lowered voice.
Hearing this, Zhou Liang imdiately aid his gun at the window at the end of the corridor.
At this mont, that intermittent eerie sound ca again from the stairwell above.
This ti, instead of crying, it turned into a giggle.
The sound echoed in the silent corridors, as if it was happening right next to them.
anwhile, the gray fog surging down from the stairwell suddenly beca denser.
A chilling cold spread, and thin layers of white frost began to form on the surrounding walls.
The entire building seed to be turning into an ice cellar.
"Move quickly!"
Zhou Liang made a prompt decision and imdiately issued the retreat order according to Gao Jin’s instructions.
"Ali, cover the rear, Ayang, Xiao Jie, grab those security guards, we’re evacuating imdiately through safety passage B!"
"Maintain combat formation, alternate covering, move!"
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