Throne of Radiance

This emergency call was really a bolt from the blue!

"Yindu TV station, live broadcast?!"

The middle-aged man's complexion instantly turned pale.

"What do you mean?"

"No, no, I must be wrong..."

His pupils trembled violently, and his palms trembled too.He poked open the news client on his phone with trembling hands, and entered the Yindu news channel with one ten-thousandth expectation.

At this time, it was the time when the Morning Star Empire's noon news was broadcast.As an important column of Yindu TV Station, it will be broadcast not only to the entire Morningstar Empire, but also to many countries.

Almost at the same time, other people's phones rang.

After answering the phone, everyone's expressions changed.

Realizing that something was wrong, they opened the news channel of Yindu TV station almost at the same place——

At this time, what appeared on the screen of the mobile phone was not the familiar host of the show, but one after another, their own faces. They looked down at the mobile phone on the screen, as if they were looking at another person in the mirror image. Own.

Surrounding them are security personnel with live ammunition, metal walls with traces of battle and blood, and Wells, who is lying motionless on the ground like a dead fish. At the gate of the institute, Rhine looked at them with a smile that was not a smile.

——From the perspective of the lens, only when the other party is the photographer, it is possible to include them all in the lens.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized.

——This is Rhine's true purpose!

Not revenge on Wells, not stealing experimental data, but making everything public in the most irrefutable way.

The most embarrassing thing for them is that from the beginning to the end, everything is revealed by them—whether it is the transcendence plan involving human experiments, or the agreement reached with the Violet Medal as a bargaining chip...everything that should not have been known to the people of the empire The dark inside story has been clearly revealed to everyone!

Realizing this, a heartfelt chill ran through everyone's blood, especially the middle-aged man who had single-handedly created the current situation and exposed all the secrets that the high-level officials tried to cover up, fell to his knees with a plop, his face full of despair.

—he is finished.

why?How did things turn out like this!

The others were not much better, their faces were ashen, and their chaotic brains were full of question marks.

What happened?How could Yindu TV station be easily manipulated by outsiders to broadcast such content that is obviously not conducive to the empire?Most importantly, how long have they been live, 10 minutes, half an hour, or an hour?For such a long time, hasn't the empire ever intervened to stop it?Why didn't you call the institute until now? ? ?

——Who would have thought that you can't speak well in a research institute with a confidentiality level, and you have to be careful not to be broadcast live!

——In the final analysis, Yindu TV Station is the worst offender, and they are the ones who are innocently implicated!If someone reminded them in time, they would not be able to make such a big mistake!

— What a bunch of trash!

In the face of desperation, only a very small number of people in this world can remain strong, and more people will choose to attribute to the outside world. At this moment, everyone present is full of puzzlement and complaints.

Even if the chaotic brain calmed down, everyone at this moment didn't know what to do for a while.

Order security personnel to arrest Rhine?

——For this culprit, let alone arresting him, they could only wish to kill him on the spot.

But now, facing the scrutiny of the whole world, does anyone dare to issue such an order?Capture or even kill an innocent free citizen, a victim of human experimentation, a hero who dares to single-handedly break into the research institute and expose the darkness of the empire to everyone?

Once this order is issued in public, it is tantamount to directly admitting #Yes，帝国是这个黑##Everyone sees the truth#, which also means that there will be no excuses for whitewashing or sophistry in the future, and tomorrow they will be waiting to be criticized by the public Drowning in his saliva, being frantically blamed by the big bosses above, and even stepped into the dock of the court to stand trial, becoming synonymous with disqualification of civil servants.

But just let this guy go?

——Then they are not reconciled!

The other party was playing tricks not only on them, but on the upper echelons of the entire empire. He provoked everyone.Just let the other party retreat completely, let alone they are not reconciled, and the bosses above will not be satisfied either.What's more, who knows what crazier behavior this guy will do after being let go like this?

With Rhine's full of hostility and his terrifying potential, this is an enemy that has to be eliminated!

So, a group of people froze like this.

Neither arresting nor releasing people, let alone killing people.

Besides, the live broadcast of the TV station has not been interrupted yet.Shouldn't they be quibbling now, to justify their previous behavior, at least, to deny things like human experiments?Then you have to convince Rhine to let this guy actively cooperate...

Just when a group of people were brainstorming wildly, trying to come up with a solution that could perfectly cope with the current situation, the picture on the phone screen suddenly froze. It seemed that there was a problem with the signal. The live broadcast could not continue, and the screen was about to go black. .

Everyone was ecstatic for a moment, and the middle-aged man pointed at Rhine without hesitation, and ordered: "Arrest him—"

Before he finished speaking, his eyes widened in shock.

The bright lights of the research institute cast from the dome, casting a large shadow at the foot of the Rhine, and I saw that the shadow had melted at some time, like a gloomy and deep swamp.

At the moment when the live broadcast went black, Rhine's whole body sank suddenly, and his figure just melted into the vortex of shadows.

boom!

Only the sound of gunfire hitting the air echoed in everyone's ears.

……

"You know that? When your enemy is a country, even if you just want to announce the truth, it's very difficult."

"...they have enough power to cover other people's eyes, reverse black and white, and falsify truth and lies."

"In particular, you are also charged with terrorist attacks."

"... Between the evil terrorists and the righteous empire, choosing who to believe is something that you don't need to think about."

"So, you must lure them to confess their crimes in person, and make everything undeniable in front of everyone."

"—so that they can no longer use any excuses to quibble."

"Then, wait for the voices of countless people to overwhelm them."

Rhine kept falling into the shadows.

Surrounded by endless shadows, his own senses became blurred. He seemed to have passed through an invisible barrier of shadows, and vaguely saw upside-down buildings.

Above the head is the "earth" made up of shadows, and below is the boundless "sky". Countless upside-down buildings form an upside-down city. As he keeps falling in this city, he seems to hear the seductive voice of the man back then.

Until a certain moment, his falling stopped, and Rhine found himself standing on the top of an upside-down building, and the building under his feet was like a magnet, firmly attracting him who was also upside down.

In an upside-down perspective, the world returns to normal.

He looked around and found that the building he was in formed a cross shape with the other three buildings in three directions, enclosing the middle "high tower" in the center.

On the tallest "tower" was a blurry figure wrapped in shadow. The shadow continued to spread from the opponent's feet to the surroundings, like a dark color smeared on a canvas, almost covering the entire space. Of course It also includes Rhine's feet.

He vaguely felt that he had established some kind of connection with the other party.

What followed was an extremely miraculous power that spread throughout his limbs and bones. The blood in his whole body was boiling, and he had an inexplicable illusion that he was constantly improving.

He looked up at the man almost subconsciously.

But the other party just glanced at him without saying anything, and his figure gradually faded away, completely disappearing into the shadows.

It seemed that the only purpose of the other party's appearance was to pull him into this shadow space, and when the purpose was achieved, he left straight away.

At this time, a voice interrupted Rhine's thoughts.

"Congratulations, you have passed the four-pillar candidate test."

"—This is the domain of the president, the kingdom of shadows that only the four pillars can be pulled into by the flesh."

At the top of the building on the left, a peaceful male voice said, "Then, welcome to officially join the Shadow Council."

On the building on the right, another smiling female voice followed up and said, "As a symbol of "everyman's courage", the strongest individual in the council will have many tasks that require military support in the future, so please don't hesitate to do more! "She cheered in an overly happy tone, "Only the president of that guy K can use it. Now that you join me, I finally have super-standard force that I can use!" "

"?" Rhine was dizzy, "Wait, what is one of the four pillars? What kind of test? I feel that I have a very strong force, is it related to this?"

"Ah, you have an account on the extraordinary forum, right? We will send you these basic common senses through the forum later."

The female voice explained with a smile. Although she couldn't see the other person's face clearly, her sweet tone made one guess that the owner of the voice must be a girl with a sweet smile.

She reminded in that honey-sweet voice: "As for the changes in your body, it is the special power given to one of the four pillars by the president. As long as the president is willing, he can easily take it back. So, ten thousand, ten thousand , Don’t betray the Chairman!”

There was an unexplained gloom in her sweet voice.

"...Everything you have, the wonderful freedom, the pleasure of revenge, and the powerful power, all come from the president. If one day, you make a wrong choice, all of these will not only be destroyed by us a thousand times Take it back, I can guarantee that you will also see what real hell is like!"

"!" Rhine was a little frightened.

It wasn't because of the other party's threats, but because of the speed with which the girl changed her face in an instant.After all, he didn't want to betray.

"Hahahahaha, I'm just kidding." The gloomy female voice suddenly regained its original vivacity, and she asked enthusiastically, "You won't be scared, will you?"

"That's not true." Rhine responded calmly.

After going in and out of the research institute several times, he can be considered to have honed a big heart, and he will not be intimidated by such harmless threats. At most, he can only appreciate the overly strong personality charm of the president of the Shadow Council.This must be Du Wei, right?Must be!

While complaining inwardly, he did not forget to ask the question he was most concerned about: "What happened at Yindu TV station?"

At the beginning, K only told him that the Shadow Council could help him avenge him, and he also provided him with a pinhole camera for live broadcast, so that he could remember to delay time and lure people from the research institute to expose himself.

In fact, Rhine didn't completely pin his hopes on the Shadow Council. From the beginning, he planned to enter the research institute to steal information, and if he didn't succeed, he would succeed.

Unexpectedly, with the help of the mysterious master hacker whom he didn't know, he actually entered the research institute smoothly.

At this time, Rhine's plan was to leave with the stolen information if he was not discovered.It's a pity that he was discovered before he went out.

So, he began to implement the Shadow Council's plan—that is, to delay the time and induce those people to expose themselves.

But Rhine originally thought that the Shadow Council would at most record everything in the research institute through the camera, but he never imagined that they could remotely broadcast the live broadcast on the Yindu TV station!

This really made him too curious.

Facing Rhine's question, the peaceful male voice chuckled and said, "Not long ago, we received news that a certain anti-imperial terrorist organization planned to raid Yindu TV station. Following the instructions of the president, I used criminal As a consultant, I intervened and helped them achieve their goals without fighting. The leader of that organization was very satisfied with the services we provided, and even made a request for continued cooperation in the future. I learned this kind of operation from the president Well. As expected of the president!"

Rhine couldn't help admiring the chairman, he was even more curious: "Then what happened to the live broadcast?"

"...Since we are all partners, it's normal for us to add a little private goods to their plan, right?"

The male voice explained in a calm and natural tone.

"...Of course, even though they didn't know it beforehand, they liked what you broadcast live. So, they spared no effort to help us stop the military police sent by the empire to the TV station, so that everything went smoothly."

Rhine was dumbfounded.

"...Then, the people from that organization?"

"Of course I was arrested." The female voice said with a smile, "He actually wanted to plan terrorist attacks, plant bombs in the empire, and intimidate ordinary civilians through TV stations... What a group of unforgivable villains!"

"—To be with such a person is simply to tarnish the glorious and flawless reputation of the Chairman! Unforgivable!"

At the end, there was a murderous intent in her tone.

"???"

Rhine almost thought that the Shadow Council had become a partner of justice.For a moment, I didn't know whether I had a problem with my thinking or they had a problem with their thinking.

"In short, before you left, we reported it, including the location of the bomb they installed, and all their plans. Just let them play the remaining value and attract the attention of the upper echelons of the empire for you." The male voice concluded succinctly.

Seeing that Rhine was speechless for a while, he still didn't forget to say: "You're welcome, this is a small gift from us to our new companions."