Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

"An unidentified armed force suddenly appeared outside the city?!" Xiao Yichen stood up suddenly, with a hint of disbelief in his tone, "Who are they? What is their purpose?"

Lin Wan'er looked solemn and said quickly, "It's still unclear at the moment. They are well-equipped and move quickly. They have already controlled most of the area outside the city and are approaching the city. The city defense troops have already been dispatched to resist, but the enemy is coming aggressively. The situation is not optimistic."

"Not good!" Su Mubai suddenly realized something. "The goal of the 'X' organization is probably not to simply create chaos. They want to take advantage of the chaos to activate the device!"

Everyone's heart trembled, and a chill ran straight from the soles of their feet to their hearts. If the "X" organization really activated that mysterious device, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Mengmeng, we must go back as soon as possible!" Xiao Yichen made a prompt decision, pulled Chu Mengmeng and walked out.

"Wait for me!" Lin Wan'er also hurriedly followed.

The four of them rushed all the way and finally rushed back to the old house where they had found the device. However, the scene before them shocked them. The originally peaceful old house was now shrouded by a strange energy, and the air around it became distorted.

"Oh no, the device has been activated!" Su Mubai's face turned pale, "We are too late!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire city suddenly fell into darkness and the power system was completely paralyzed. Soon after, communications also began to be interrupted, and all electronic equipment turned into scrap metal.

"What's going on? What happened?!" Chu Mengmeng asked in panic.

"It's that device!" Xiao Yichen gritted his teeth and said, "It must be absorbing the energy of the city!"

"Then what should we do?" Lin Wan'er asked anxiously, "Are we just going to watch it destroy the city?"

"Of course not!" Xiao Yichen's eyes flashed with determination, "We must shut it down!"

As he said that, he rushed to the location of the device. Chu Mengmeng and Su Mubai followed closely behind.

However, when they approached the device, they found that an invisible barrier appeared around the device, blocking them out.

"Damn it!" Xiao Yichen raised his fist and smashed it hard on the barrier, but it was like hitting cotton, with no effect at all.

"It's useless," Su Mubai shook his head, "This barrier is generated by the device itself. We can't break through it at all."

"What should we do?" Chu Mengmeng stamped her feet anxiously, "Is there no other way?"

Su Mubai observed the device carefully, and suddenly, his eyes fell on a control console next to the device.

"Maybe, we can try this!" He pointed at the console and said, "If we can crack the password of the device, maybe we can shut it down!"

However, when they opened the console, they found an extremely complicated string of characters on the combination lock, and they had no idea where to start.

"This...how do I solve this?" Chu Mengmeng was stunned.

"It seems that we are in trouble..." Su Mubai frowned, his face full of solemnity.

At this moment, there were bursts of explosions and gunshots in the distance, breaking the tranquility of the night... The fog was heavy and the obstacles were numerous.

"No! Let's split up!" Su Mubai made a prompt decision and threw the weapon in his hand to Lin Wan'er. "You go to support the city defense army, and I'll find a way to contact the outside world! Remember, be careful!"

Before Lin Wan'er could answer, Su Mubai disappeared into the night like a gust of wind. Lin Wan'er tightly grasped the weapon in her hand and ran towards the place where the gunfire was concentrated with a determined look.

"Mengmeng, stay here and don't go anywhere!" Xiao Yichen was worried about Chu Mengmeng and reminded her again and again.

Although Chu Mengmeng was afraid, she also knew that now was not the time to be willful, so she nodded obediently: "Don't worry, I will take good care of myself."

Xiao Yichen looked at her deeply, then turned and ran towards the device.

Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er rushed around the city, only to find that the entire city was shrouded in an invisible net, with communications cut off and power outages, as if isolated from the world. To make matters worse, they were attacked by unknown forces. These people were well-trained and well-equipped, and seemed to know the city well, always able to predict their actions and force them into a desperate situation.

"Damn it! Who are these people?!" Lin Wan'er asked gritting her teeth while dodging the attacks.

Su Mubai looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to pursue this. We must first find a safe place and then find a way to contact the outside world."

On the other hand, Xiao Yichen discovered during his research that the structure of the device was complex and sophisticated, completely beyond the level of modern technology, and more like a product from ancient times. He felt that this device was not simply a product of technology, and perhaps it was hiding some unknown secrets.

Chu Mengmeng was alone beside the device, feeling uneasy and fearful. Looking at the device emitting strange light, she suddenly remembered her golden finger.

"Maybe... I can try?"

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath, slowly stretched out her hand, and pressed it on the cold surface of the device. A strange energy instantly surrounded her, and countless complicated images emerged in her mind, as if the device was showing her something.

However, before Chu Mengmeng could see clearly, a powerful force bounced her away.

"Ah!" Chu Mengmeng screamed, fell to the ground, her face pale.

"Mengmeng, what's wrong with you?!" Xiao Yichen heard the voice, ran over hurriedly and asked anxiously.

"I'm fine..." Chu Mengmeng shook her head and said with lingering fear, "I just wanted to try to communicate with it, but I didn't expect..."

"Communication?" Xiao Yichen was stunned for a moment, then he seemed to have thought of something, his expression became serious, "You mean... this device has self-awareness?"

Chu Mengmeng nodded, her eyes filled with fear and uneasiness: "It...it seems very angry..."

Xiao Yichen frowned, and a bad feeling rose in his heart. If this device really had self-awareness, then things would be troublesome.

At this moment, the ground suddenly shook violently, and the entire old house seemed to be collapsing.

"What's going on?!" Chu Mengmeng asked in horror.

Xiao Yichen's face changed and he looked up at the device suddenly. He saw that the light on the device was becoming brighter and brighter, like a star that was about to explode.

"Oh no! The device is going to get out of control!" Xiao Yichen pulled Chu Mengmeng up, turned around and ran.

However, before they could run a few steps, the entire old house collapsed, burying them in the ruins...

Dust flew, gravel rolled, Chu Mengmeng felt dizzy, and her ears were filled with deafening roars. When everything calmed down, she found that she was tightly protected by Xiao Yichen, and she was unharmed.

"Are you okay?" Xiao Yichen's concerned voice sounded above his head, with a bit of relief at having survived the disaster.

Chu Mengmeng shook her head, crawled out of his arms, looked around, and found that the old house had turned into ruins. Only the device was still standing intact in the center of the ruins, emitting a faint light, as if mocking their arrogance.

"Ahem..." Xiao Yichen struggled to stand up, patted the dust off his body, and looked at the device with a frown, "It seems that we still underestimated it."

"What...what on earth is that?" Chu Mengmeng asked with lingering fear. The sense of oppression brought to her by this device was much stronger than any previous time.

Xiao Yichen did not answer, but walked to the device and carefully observed every detail of it. Suddenly, his eyes fell on a line of ancient text at the bottom of the device. The text was twisted and weird, like some kind of symbols he had never seen before.

"This is..." Xiao Yichen's pupils shrank slightly, and some fragmented fragments suddenly flashed through his mind. Those fragments were blurry, but made him feel inexplicably familiar.

"What's wrong?" Chu Mengmeng asked curiously when she saw that he looked strange.

Xiao Yichen didn't say anything, but closed his eyes and tried hard to recall those fragments. Gradually, those fragments began to become clear. He saw a magnificent underground city, countless people in strange clothes walking around in the city, and those people used all kinds of incredible technology to create miracles one after another...

"I know!" Xiao Yichen opened his eyes suddenly, with a gleam in his eyes, "I know what this device is!"

"What is it?" Chu Mengmeng asked impatiently.

"This device is the key to open the gate to the underground city!" Xiao Yichen pointed at the words on the bottom of the device and said, "These words record the location of the underground city and the method to open the gate!"

"Underground city?" Chu Mengmeng opened her mouth in surprise. "You mean, there is a city underground?"

"That's right!" Xiao Yichen nodded. "The history of this city is even older than we thought. It has technology and civilization that we can't imagine, but for some reason, it was buried underground. Only this device can open the way there."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find it!" Chu Mengmeng said excitedly. She was full of curiosity about this mysterious underground city.

Xiao Yichen nodded, and according to the instructions on the device, they found the entrance to the underground city. It was a deep and narrow tunnel, with ancient murals carved on the walls on both sides. The contents of the murals were exactly the fragments that Xiao Yichen saw in his mind.

The two of them carefully moved forward along the tunnel. Along the way, they encountered various traps and mechanisms, but they were all resolved by Xiao Yichen one by one. Finally, they came to the end of the tunnel and a huge stone door appeared in front of them.

The stone door was carved with intricate patterns, and in the center was inlaid with a huge crystal. The crystal emitted dazzling light, illuminating the entire space.

Xiao Yichen walked to the stone door and placed his hand on the crystal. The crystal suddenly shone brightly, and the stone door slowly opened, revealing the magnificent underground city behind it...

Just as they were about to enter the city, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind. The two were startled and looked back, only to see a group of people wearing black cloaks walking towards them. They were all wearing masks and their faces could not be seen clearly, but from the cold aura emanating from them, they could sense that they were not here with good intentions.

Before Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng could react, the men in black rushed forward and surrounded them...

 Chapter 62: Thick fog and many obstacles

The men in black came with great force, were well-trained, and their moves were ruthless, and they were obviously well prepared. Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng and fought and retreated, secretly complaining in his heart. These men in black were quite powerful, and what was more difficult was that they seemed to have a clear goal, which was to snatch the device.

"Mengmeng, find a chance to leave first!" Xiao Yichen said in a low voice, swinging his sword to block the incoming attack.

"No! Let's go together!" Although Chu Mengmeng was afraid, she still stood firmly beside Xiao Yichen, threw out a few silver needles from her sleeves, and forced back the approaching man in black.

At this moment, something strange happened! The device that originally emitted a faint light suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and a strong energy wave swept across the entire space, knocking everyone back several steps.

"What's going on?" Chu Mengmeng exclaimed. Before she could react, she saw a black shadow falling from the sky and snatching the device away at lightning speed.

"Damn it!" Xiao Yichen watched the device being snatched away, but was powerless to stop it. He could only watch the black shadow disappear into the night.

When the men in black saw that the device had been taken away, they stopped fighting and quickly retreated, disappearing without a trace.

"Who are they? Why do they want to steal the device?" Chu Mengmeng looked in the direction where the man in black disappeared, her heart full of confusion and uneasiness.

"I don't know, but judging from their skills and purpose, they are definitely not ordinary people." Xiao Yichen's face was solemn, "It seems that we are involved in a bigger conspiracy."

Chu Mengmeng suddenly remembered the words Xiao Yichen had seen on the device before, and asked, "Could it be related to the underground city? Could those words be some kind of prophecy?"

"It's possible." Xiao Yichen nodded. "The contents of those written records are too incredible. Maybe they really hide some secrets."

"Then what should we do now?" Chu Mengmeng asked.

"Let's go back first and tell Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er about this. They may know something." Xiao Yichen said after thinking for a moment.

The two returned to the Su Mansion and told Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er what had happened in detail. After listening, Su Mubai frowned and fell into deep thought.

"It seems that things are more complicated than we thought." Su Mubai said in a deep voice, "Those men in black are well-trained and ruthless. They are definitely not ordinary forces. And the black shadow who stole the device is even more unfathomable. I can't even sense his breath at all."

"Could it be that there really are powerful forces in this world that we don't know about?" Lin Wan'er said worriedly.

"It's very likely." Xiao Yichen nodded. "It seems that we must find out their purpose and the whereabouts of the device as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

"But we have no idea now. Where should we start?" Chu Mengmeng asked.

"Perhaps, we can start with those men in black." Su Mubai's eyes flashed with a gleam, "Since they are coming for the device, they must know something."

Just as they were about to discuss their next plan, there was a sudden knock on the door...