The cyan liquid in the crystal ball was the demon power, and those electronic components converted it into a certain kind of energy to control the brains of certain people. In this way, it formed a new magic tool. That was Ning Tao's judgment, but he didn't know how it worked.

As soon as the warehouse's door was closed, the weird energy field released by the crystal ball seemed to lock on Ning Tao. For a split second, Ning Tao felt like there was a chisel hitting his brain, but that was just a feeling. As his spiritual power field kicked in, not only did the energy field of the crystal ball stop affecting his brain, but even the pain went away.

As a natural go-between of good and evil, the owner of the Sky Clinic, and a cultivating doctor with special spiritual power, it would be strange if he could not resist the invasion.

Ning Tao walked over to the crystal ball and grabbed it. The demon power stored in the crystal ball did not arouse his attention at all. For him, the demon power was not as powerful as the evil energy in the good-evil tripod. Besides, he even breathed the evil energy of the good-evil tripod.

However, before Ning Tao could catch the crystal ball, a video suddenly appeared in the crystal ball. He withdrew his hand and stared at the sudden scene.

It was a secret chamber, and all that could be seen was a very old stone wall, with clear signs of weathering on the bricks. There was nothing else in the video.

Ning Tao was wondering what was going on when a person entered the frame. The person was dressed in a black robe and a wide hood, making the face invisible, but Ning Tao could tell that the person was a man by the figure. Moreover, he was extremely burly and tall, at least 2.4 meters tall. Although he wore a very big black robe, Ning Tao saw that his muscles bulged out of the black cloth, giving an explosive visual impact.

The man didn't say anything for a while, but he reminded Ning Tao of Nicholas Conway, a man mentioned by w.a.n.g Yaoyang. w.a.n.g Yaoyang said Nicholas Conway was very big, like a giant. The man in the crystal ball at this moment fitted the bill!

Just when Ning Tao was full of surprise and racking his brains to guess the ident.i.ty of the man, the man in the crystal ball suddenly began to talk, and he spoke very standard Chinese.

"Ning Tao." The giant-like man's voice was deep and possessed an indescribable charm.

The crystal ball had no speakers, but the man's voice was clear.

"Doctor Ning, I didn't expect to see you this way," continued the giant-like man.

"Are you Nicholas Conway?" Ning Tao asked.

The giant-like man did not say yes or no, but he seemed to acquiesce.

"You planned all this, and Liang Keming has come to your side, right?" Ning Tao continued.

"He-he..." The giant-like man let out a series of strange laughter, which would give normal people the creeps.

Ning Tao then asked, "What happened to Lin Qinghua? Let him go. He's innocent. He is just a n.o.body to you. Your target is me. Come at me."

"At first I didn't think much of you, but you surprised me," said the giant-like man. "You're the first person I've read you wrong in years. Congratulations, you have earned the right to be my enemy."

His tone was extremely presumptuous!

Ning Tao sneered, "I've earned the right to be your enemy? Hha, I've remembered what you did here, and what you did to my friend. Congratulations, too. I have a ledger, and you are already in it. Every man that is written on my ledger shall be atoned for his sins."

"There is nothing in this world that I want but cannot get, and nothing that I want but cannot make it." The giant-like man paused, and then went on in a cold voice, "And none of the people I want to kill live."

Suddenly, the crystal ball made a buzz, and the demon power spread to Ning Tao like ripples. The vanished sting that felt as if being hit by a chisel had returned, many times stronger than before!

"I notice your leg is hurt. Why don't you lie down and have a rest?" The voice of the giant-like man was soft and magnetic, quite different from the one he had just had. But it didn't sound very real. It sounded like something one heard in a dream.

Ning Tao began to feel lethargic, his eyes growing heavy, and his desire to lie down and sleep growing stronger.

Bang! Bang! Bang...

Shots were heard outside the warehouse.

"Captain Jiang!" The voice of a special forces guard sounded worriedly. "They're rus.h.i.+ng in!"

Cras.h.!.+

There was a sound of broken vessels.

"Take covers! Hold here!" Jiang Hao's voice commanded.

Ning Tao heard the sounds, but he didn't respond to them.

"Tao! Come out quickly!" Jiang Hao banged her gun against the door and made a loud noise.

Ning Tao still didn't respond.

The giant-like man in the crystal ball smiled and said, "Technology is a wonderful thing, isn't it? Your eastern skills are way behind the times. In the ordinary world you are behind us, and in this world you are still the only one beaten for being behind. But to die under my new magic tool, the Magician, is a worthy death for you."

All of a sudden, Ning Tao said, "Have you said enough?"

In the crystal ball, the giant-like man raised his head slightly, revealing his clean, hard chin. It was a physical response to a person's surprise.

Ning Tao limped to a corner, and when he came back, he had a hammer in his hand. Then, looking at the giant-like man in the crystal ball, he sneered, "If you want my life, you must come yourself. This little trick won't work. Do you think your new magic tool is very excellent? Then I'll show you whether my hammer is stronger than your magic tool."

With that, Ning Tao swung the hammer at the crystal ball.

Bang!

The box under the crystal ball shattered, but the crystal ball was intact, except for one electronic component that was damaged by the hammer. The crystal ball became unstable, with ripples of demon power that rose and fell.

Ning Tao raised his arms that were full of spiritual power, and the hammer in his hand was wrapped in black and white energy haze. With a roar, the hammer fell.

Boom!

The new magic tool, the "Magician", was smashed to pieces, leaving chunks of crystal scattered on the ground. At the time, a gust of evil wind blew in Ning Tao's face, blowing his hair up, his clothes fluttering. This was the demon power stored in the crystal ball. After the gust of wind, it was released, completely gone.

Thump!

When the door was knocked open, Jiang Hao rushed into the warehouse recklessly, and then she was stunned by what she saw.

She saw Ning Tao still remaining the position of hitting the ball with a hammer, and there were clumps of crystals scattered all over the floor around him. That was what stunned her. She had been thinking it was a bomb, but Ning Tao dismantled it with a hammer!

Stranger still, the gunshots outside stopped.

"What happened?"

"Hey! Don't point a gun at me, man! Watch out! It may go off."

"I was shot. How did I get shot?"

There was a noise outside.

From the sounds, it was clear that the special forces guards who had been controlled were back to normal. The fact that they were controlled by others had something to do with this new magic tool, the Magician.

With a bang, the hammer fell from Ning Tao's hand, and his body shook and fell to the ground.

"Tao!" Jiang Hao rushed up and grabbed Ning Tao's waist. However, she couldn't hold Ning Tao up with her legs and b.u.t.tocks injured. As a result, she and Ning Tao both fell to the ground.

Ning Tao just swung the hammer with all his might, and now he was a little groggy. He and Jiang Hao fall to the ground for a second, and he recovered. "I'm fine," he said, "I'll go to the medical room and treat the wound, and then I'll treat you and the soldiers."

"I'll go with you to help you," Jiang Hao said.

Ning Tao said, "How can you help me when you're hurting like this?"

A trace of smile came across the corners of Jiang Hao's mouth. "I know your rules. I have to guard the door for you."

Ning Tao smiled too.

They then helped each other out of the warehouse, where a group of special forces guards stood outside. They all put down their guns, some asking what had happened, some lying on the ground relaxing, some in a daze.

Ning Tao walked into the medical room. Instead of going in with him, Jiang Hao closed the door for him and guarded outside. A special forces guard found her a chair to sit on, but she didn't sit because of the injuries on her b.u.t.tocks.

"Captain Jiang, those crazy comrades seem to be all right. How is this going to be handled?" the guard inquired.

Jiang Hao was actually fretting about it. She thought for a moment before replying. "Put those who are not injured on alert, and those who are injured wait for treatment. I'll report what happened here to the superiors. I'll think about how to handle it later."

The special forces guard said "yes" and left.

In the medical room, Ning Tao grabbed the bullet in his calf with tweezers, and then pulled it out. The pain was so intense that he couldn't help gasping. His special spiritual power immediately gathered to the wound for his treatment. In an instant, the pain was gone and the wound was no longer bleeding.

Although it wasn't necessary, Ning Tao simply bandaged the wound with gauze, because he didn't want Jiang Hao to find that his gunshot wound was almost healed when he treated her later. If she asked him what happened, it would be a headache to explain it to her.

After taking care of his wound, Ning Tao opened the door, went over to Jiang Hao, and helped her to the room, saying, "Come with me, I'll take care of your wound."

Jiang Hao nodded obediently. She was very gentle at the moment.