83 A Lit Up City

City Intelligence Network Control Center, 17th floor.

Qiao Chu—who was wearing the exoskeleton and carrying a silver rifle on his back—returned to the elevator lobby.

He was just about to press the button so that the elevator—which had previously stopped on the 16th floor—would go up when he saw the number representing the elevator beside him jump from 16 to 17.

This meant that the elevator's door would open in two to three seconds, and the person inside was most likely a friend, not an enemy.

Qiao Chu didn't hesitate. Ripples—which seemed real and illusory—spread out from his golden eyes, which were blocked by the goggles.

Almost at the same time, he saw countless figures around him.

These figures were slightly illusory as they surged to the potted plants in the elevator lobby and crazily ate yellow leaves, shriveled branches, and dry soil.