I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 594 Bumping Right Into It

"Director Dyson, come here for a moment," Wang Lan said as he picked up the phone.

Dyson, not daring to delay, hurried to Wang Lan’s studio and approached him. "How is it? How is it? Did you find any clues?"

Wang Lan pointed to the information in front of him. "This is what I’ve gathered using big data. The Central Square in St. State and Splendid Plaza in New Blue Country were not constructed in the same phase; they are five years apart."

"I investigated their construction periods. The sixty-seven Splendid Plazas didn’t start construction or open for business at the same time, but they did undergo a unified renovation seven years ago, focusing on the fountains."

"Are you saying that the Space Stone was buried there seven years ago?"

"That’s right. It must have been buried during that unified renovation. No wonder I felt the fountains in St. State seemed a bit new."

"Look at this. In May, seven years ago, there was a traffic accident involving Manda, which Ais hushed up with money. Manda, as the project director for Senlan Real Estate, was personally driving a dump truck? Isn’t that very suspicious?"

"Indeed. Is there something wrong with that dump truck?"

"The places where the dump truck appeared are also suspect. It’s just... with the incident being so long ago, there are no records left, only a registration at the Department of Transportation. That year, Manda drove from Yulin to Star City. What was he doing in Yulin? What kind of waste required him to transport it such a long distance?"

"Space Gem?"

"Correct, that’s my guess too. And coincidentally, I found that ten years ago, Senlan Real Estate bought a piece of land there, claiming they had discovered an iron mine. But after a survey found nothing, the land was ultimately abandoned."

"Senlan Real Estate, despite being wealthy, didn’t request a refund from the government, and afterward, no one paid it any mind. I suspect the Space Gem is within that tract of land."

"Whether it is or not, let’s go check it out first," Dyson said excitedly. Since there was a suspicion, they should take a look.

Naturally, this task fell to Wang Lan’s squad and Yulia’s squad. Both teams were strong enough and had Xu Xiangwen, a scouting-type Star Martial Warrior.

Dyson was completely at ease with the two squads heading for reconnaissance. The strength of these two teams meant they could retreat easily, even in the face of danger. Together, they were as powerful as ten pure Star Sea realm squads.

Wang Lan and his team flew directly to Yulin City, 200 kilometers away, and immediately entered the deep mountains. With Xu Xiangwen’s Heavenly Eye continuously active, he eventually discovered human traces.

The area bought by Senlan Real Estate was deep within the mountains and rarely visited. After the purchase, it became private property, so even fewer people ventured there. Therefore, any human traces they found were certainly linked to Senlan Real Estate.

The eight figures flashed like lightning, swiftly reaching an open canyon surrounded by rubble, resembling a quarry. In the midst of the canyon were several collapsed stone houses.

"Lanzi, there are corpses below," Xu Xiangwen said. His Heavenly Eye could see everything, even things buried underground. Wang Lan pressed his palm down, and with a surge, more than a dozen corpses were unearthed.

"They’re all quite fresh; they haven’t been dead for long," Jiang Xinyu stated after a brief examination.

"The time of death doesn’t exceed twenty-four hours," a young girl named Dan from behind Yulia commented indifferently.

"The livor mortis is faint, and their faces are still slightly green."

"Is this a cleanup by Senlan Real Estate, or..."

"It’s unclear. But judging by the way they fell... it seems like they were trying to stop something and were then successively killed," Wang Lan said, the conjectural scene arising in his mind.

The eight of them moved deeper. Xu Xiangwen continually found buried corpses along the way. As they advanced, they stumbled upon nearly a hundred bodies. Jiang Xinyu, using her notebook, continuously scanned these corpses, while Xiao Ai in the notebook matched the corresponding faces.

"They are all children who went missing from St. State. Their time of disappearance is mostly within the range of ten years ago. They are all quite young, mostly around fifteen or sixteen years old."

"When they went missing, they were mostly between four and ten years old. If the Hell Monarch’s intention was to train Star Martial Warriors, ten years would be just enough time to make them combat-ready. The experts we encountered before had around twenty years of development."

"So this could be a training ground for the Hell Monarch? Or could it possibly be the Hell Monarch’s lair?" Yulia stopped and said, "Did we act too hastily in coming here?"

"Don’t worry. Even if it is, it should be safe now," Wang Lan stated confidently.

"Why? If it’s the Hell Monarch’s lair, we’re no match for him."

"If this were the Hell Monarch’s lair, would he allow his subordinates to kill right at his doorstep?" Wang Lan asked, pointing to the bodies strewn about.

This question made Yulia pause. It was a simple truth—if this place were the Hell Monarch’s lair, whether the people on the ground were killed by the Hell Monarch or by someone else, it proved that the Hell Monarch was no longer here.

Understanding this, Yulia immediately fell silent and followed Wang Lan closely. Just that single sentence made Yulia realize Wang Lan’s reaction speed and judgment far exceeded hers. She wasn’t particularly competitive; after all, thinking hard was exhausting.

Soon, the group arrived at a cave entrance. Beyond it loomed a gaping maw like a ferocious beast. However, at the mouth of the cave, there was a twisted, faint Space Gate.

Evidently, this cave entrance connected to a Different Dimensional Space. But how could a Different Dimensional Space appear at the mouth of a cave and merge perfectly with it? That would be difficult to achieve with current technology; it would only be possible by precisely placing an entrance to a Different Dimensional Space.

Dwelling on these issues was meaningless now, as Wang Lan and the others filed into the Different Dimensional Space. Instantly, the scene before them transformed. This Different Dimensional Space was like a world of flames; as soon as they stepped onto the land, a wave of scorching heat rushed at them.

Beneath Wang Lan’s feet, an arm on the ground sizzled. The high temperature of the rocks below was baking it to a golden brown.

They entered cautiously and soon saw several corpses. It was easy to conclude from the bodies outside and the bodies inside that someone had fought their way in.

"Are we too late? Did someone else get here first?" Jiang Xinyu asked, her face grim.

"Lanzi, northeast direction! Star Martial Warriors are clashing. The fight’s about to end!" Xu Xiangwen exclaimed.

"Let’s go!"

「To the northeast」

There, a dozen Star Martial Warriors were delivering the final blows to seven or eight battered opponents.

All of these warriors possessed the strength of the Star Sea realm, and they struck with ruthless finality, leaving no room for mercy. The few disheveled Star Martial Warriors, already seriously wounded, couldn’t hold out for long against foes whose strength was equal to their own and who had superior numbers.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Several powerful moves were launched, and the seven or eight Star Martial Warriors were simultaneously hit. Despite their utmost efforts, they were no match for the overwhelming power and fell to the ground, dead.

"Check if any of them are completely dead. Hurry up and finish them off," a woman said expressionlessly.

"They’ve been torn to pieces. Could there still be survivors?"

"To a Star Martial Warrior, does being torn to pieces mean they’re dead?" As soon as she said that, the man who had responded immediately shrank back, quickly turned around, and smashed the heads of the several corpses on the ground.

"Let’s go!" After finishing this task, the woman commanded sharply and led her subordinates to leave. But just after they had taken a few steps, several figures SWOOSHED down.

The woman was slightly stunned when she saw Wang Lan and the others suddenly appear. It was as if she had thought of something, and she took a step back. However, the brazen man from earlier stepped forward with a cold sneer. "The lapdogs of the New Blue Government sure got here fast. Let’s take care of them all at once."

"Mad Dog, shut up!" the woman said coldly.

"Boss, why..." The man called Mad Dog seemingly realized his leader was a bit tense, clearly because of the few people in front of them.

"That man is Wang Lan!"

In the past, if someone told Paradise Bird that hearing a certain person’s name could make them tremble, that would have been a joke. Paradise Bird would use the person’s head to declare to the world that they feared nothing.

But now, the name Wang Lan had become taboo for Paradise Bird, a nightmare.

Paradise Bird had suffered too many losses at Wang Lan’s hands. Their number one expert went to challenge Wang Lan, only to be killed by him and the Qing Emperor together. Their third-ranked expert, Sir, went to cause trouble in the Cloud Sea and was killed by Wang Lan as well.

Wang Lan’s name topped Paradise Bird’s hit list, yet he still lived a carefree life.

The terror of Wang Lan didn’t lie in his strength. Was his power truly greater than the Five Emperors of Jade Country? Stronger than the superheroes of White Eagle Country? More powerful than the Pope of God’s Country?

Paradise Bird wasn’t afraid of these top warriors, so why would they fear Wang Lan?

Wang Lan could root out and kill those Paradise Bird members who lay hidden. No matter how deep you hid or thought you were concealed, it was all in vain.

Time and again, bloody lessons taught Paradise Bird to stay far away from wherever Wang Lan was.

Mad Dog’s expression shifted subtly. Even though the madness remained on his face, his eyes beneath the smile were filled with sheer terror.

"Tch—You all make Wang Lan sound so elusive and formidable. I just don’t believe it. If you’re so capable, then kill—"

SSSSHH—

A streak of sword light flashed by; Wang Lan’s Zanpakuto was already unsheathed. Mad Dog didn’t even know how Wang Lan had moved or when the sword had appeared in his hand.

The last word of his challenge would likely never be spoken.

A drop of blood dripped down the blade of Wang Lan’s Zanpakuto as he looked coldly at the woman before him. "Are you from Paradise Bird?"

With a soft thud, Mad Dog’s head hit the ground. His headless body toppled like a felled tree stump.

Yulia furrowed her brows, slightly displeased. It wasn’t that she thought Paradise Bird members shouldn’t be killed, but she felt Wang Lan’s ruthlessness was excessive. Killing at the slightest provocation might lead him down the wrong path, swayed by a Demon.

She pursed her lips a few times but ultimately couldn’t bring herself to speak.

"Wang Lan, let’s make a deal," the woman said. "Spare us, and I can give you a piece of intelligence—very important intelligence—concerning the Time-Space Gemstone."

"Oh? Since when can Paradise Bird divulge information? Won’t the Skill Forms in your heads trigger?"

"Yes, they will. But the higher-ups allowed me to share this piece of intelligence with you, though I could also choose not to. So, I want to exchange this information for our lives."