My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash and Hera) novel Chapter 2281

As he wiped away the gunpowder, a burning sensation swept through his entire body.

"Wait... Height restriction, area adjustment..." Patrick watched the white smoke gradually dissipate into the air. He vaguely sensed something was amiss. At that moment, he turned to look behind him.

The central area was mostly sealed off, leaving only one path, and the smoke was gradually moving in that direction.

"Shit!" Patrick shouted urgently toward Helio, "Helio! Get out of there now!"

He ran swiftly toward the center.

The so-called height-restriction barrier's true purpose was to filter two gasses, preventing them from mixing. This was the raw material for the dangerous weapons mentioned in the mission brief.

Patrick yelled for Helio to leave. Helio heard Patrick's voice and rushed to escape, but the two mysterious individuals suddenly counter-attacked.

"How is this possible... Isn't the organization's capture net supposed to restrict true energy..."

With no time to think, Helio ran toward the exit, but he was a step too late. In the blink of an eye, walls started surrounding him on all sides.

Simultaneously, the barrier restricting his power remained active.

As the temperature gradually rose, he found himself powerless.

Outside, Patrick took out his crossbow. "Damn... My attack will only accelerate the gas fusion."

It was like shooting at an oil drum. Patrick's attack could potentially become the fuse for an explosion. However, if he did not attack, it would still explode eventually.

He was caught between a rock and a hard place.

Inside, Helio grew increasingly anxious, weakly pounding on the walls made of steel and concrete.

The scorching temperature gradually made him lose his ability to think clearly.

Then, he successfully appeared outside the factory.

Patrick ran quickly to Helio's side outside the factory. "Helio, quick! Close it!"

Nonetheless, an accident still occurred.

The distorted space-time Helio created spread to the central area of the factory.

A tiny opening was created. The portal only consumed true energy after being released, so it could not be closed in time. The true energy quickly came into contact with the mixed gasses.

Immediately, an overwhelming inferno engulfed everything in the vicinity.

In the final moment, Patrick shielded Helio.

The explosion ultimately resulted in a massive crater. Everything around was reduced to nothing, including the many Universal warriors who had been lurking in the area.