Special Investigator!
Humanity's fleeting hope!
Earlier, Director Zhou immediately requested reinforcements, but within the Baiyunzhou Provincial Bureau, the only one available and located near Baijiang City was a single individual.
Special Investigator Bai Xue!
Bai Xue was, of course, a codename. It was rumored that many Special Investigators chose codenames instead of using their real names.
Director Zhou himself didn't know this investigator. He had met very few Special Investigators himself.
However, the moment he stepped into the temporary operation meeting room, he recognized the Special Investigator Bai Xue at a glance.
She was too striking!
Her snow-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and a pair of black sunglasses concealed her eyes.
She stood tall, towering over everyone else.
True to her name, she exuded an aura of cold detachment, a warning to keep away.
Yet, this did nothing to dampen the ardor of the investigators present.
This was a living Special Investigator! Ah, no, a Special Investigator seen in person for the first time. They had to try and get acquainted, perhaps she held the secret to some unique awakening method?
"Miss, miss, what skincare products do you use? We can share tips."
"Miss, miss, your hair color is so vibrant."
"Miss..."
*Bang!*
Her slender leg, clad in form-fitting trousers, swung out like a black phantom. In the next instant, Jiang Tingqiu, who had been buzzing around her face, was sent flying.
He landed several meters away with a thud.
But his thick skin was like that of an ordinary person. He immediately got up, not only feeling no pain but savoring the experience.
"Is this the strength and speed of a Special Investigator? Hiss, truly formidable."
Did you think he was asking for a beating? Wrong. He just wanted to test the capabilities of a Special Investigator... this had only a little bit to do with him being inherently prone to trouble... at most.
Just then, Director Zhou entered the room and saw Jiang Tingqiu being beaten.
Ugh, hope he's alright.
"Investigator Bai Xue."
"Director Zhou."
Time was of the essence, and the mission was critical. With everyone present, Director Zhou wasted no time. The group immediately set off, heading to the rooftop of a tall building on Huangcao Road.
At the end of Huangcao Road stood the abandoned building.
The malevolent Serpent Mother had been slowly moving along this road since emerging from the abandoned structure, having already traveled several hundred meters.
This tall building was still quite a distance from the Serpent Mother, but from this vantage point, one could still see a faint black mist in the distance, slowly drifting.
Within the black mist, distorted and terrifying serpent heads could be vaguely discerned, tearing at something.
Faint, low shrieks could also be heard.
Special Investigator Bai Xue frowned. "This malevolence is indeed as terrifying as I predicted. To be frank, I'm not very confident, but I'll fight if I have to."
"Can you truly not deal with it?"
Director Zhou asked bitterly.
Bai Xue replied, "If I could fight it, I would have already gone up and slain this malevolence. Why are we dawdling here? It's simply because I can't beat it!"
"Special Investigators are not gods; we only possess slightly more special abilities than ordinary people. We can handle some common malevolences, but to deal with something this massive, unless... unless there's a strange object."
A strange object!
Except for Director Zhou, the other investigators looked bewildered. But it was clearly something of immense importance, something even Special Investigators didn't possess.
Director Zhou looked into the distance and laid out his plan.
"The impact of this malevolence is growing. Although we've cordoned off the area, some effects cannot be contained."
"And..."
Even from hundreds of meters away, he could faintly hear the low roars. Only they, as investigators who had undergone professional training, could resist them.
Ordinary people could not.
Despite the blockade in this area, many people had heard the low growls and were exhibiting various forms of mental distress.
The impact was escalating.
If this continued, it could even expose the existence of malevolences, causing widespread panic.
"We cannot delay any longer."
"Our plan is this: we will attempt to injure or kill this malevolence. If that proves impossible, we will lure it away, at least preventing it from advancing further towards the downtown area."
Inside a safe labeled with a 'Special' character, a particular item was stored.
It was not a strange object.
But it held a special attraction for malevolences, and possessing this item had a high probability of luring this behemoth away.
However, it was also possible that it would be so enticing that the creature would simply devour it.
There were also twenty-five-year-old prayer beads and a lantern with decades of history...
"We Special Investigators cannot use these kinds of items," Bai Xue waved her hand. "And your plan is too long-winded and I don't understand it. Just tell me directly, how do we fight?"
As she spoke, she took out the two sections of a long spear from her back, connected them, and locked them with a clack.
The bandages tied to the spearhead loosened, revealing a cold gleam.
She also removed the sunglasses she was wearing and casually tossed them aside, revealing a pair of eerie eyes beneath her white hair.
...
Outside Huangcao Road, the cordon was extensive. Even though it was early, a crowd of onlookers had gathered.
"There really are bandits hiding in there."
"Isn't this a bit too much of a show?"
"Let's go, let's go. We shouldn't gather here to watch, it'll just trouble the officers on duty."
"Hey, wait, did you hear that strange noise?"
"Are you talking about the noise you just made?"
"You're the one farting, your whole family farts!"
"Beep beep beep——"
An Jianyou was among the crowd.
What was different was that she knew the reason for the blockade. She could even hear roars much clearer and louder than anyone else.
'That terrifying monster, are others seeing it too?'
'But clearly, they can't see some other things.'
An Jianyou looked on.
Figures resembling the walking dead, shambling down the street, passed directly through the crowd, through the onlookers.
No one noticed, nor would they be harmed, at least not in the short term.
Including herself.
Yes, An Jianyou had tried. As long as she forced herself not to show any expression, to act like a normal person, these terrifying things were just phantoms.
But...
Once she saw them, truly saw them, she would encounter great terror.
Something very, very, very terrible would happen.
This was her intuition.
But the behemoth she saw yesterday felt different, as if...
"It's more dangerous!"
"Can't go near!"
"It's different from other behemoths I've seen before!"
"But, is there anyone who can deal with these things?"
Terrifying monsters appearing in mirrors.
Terrifying monsters seen when lifting the covers.
Terrifying monsters appearing with every blink of an eye.
And she had to pretend as if nothing was happening.
An Jianyou pursed her lips, tears welling in her eyes. If... if there truly was a way to deal with these things, she... she wanted to learn!
Even if it meant paying a price.
She stood on her tiptoes, gazing into the distance, where the dense black mist converged.
But she couldn't go.
She also didn't dare to go.
The girl fell into a dilemma.
Meanwhile,
On the sixth floor, in a bedroom of a building in Taiping Residential Area.
A familiar place, a familiar scene.
"Ding!"
"Hint: The delivery opportunity for Fate Apostle · Black Blade has refreshed."
"The time has come. It's time to save the world."
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ps: Well, adjusting the update time, moving both chapters to the morning. This way, it won't be too short... right?
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