Newspaper Boy
Chapter 53: Coffin of Slumber
The tight-fitting nano combat suit was the exclusive uniform of wind manipulators, said to reduce air resistance and increase speed, though the increase was minimal.
Leading them was a handsome young man with curly hair and blue eyes. He went straight to Ju Mang and asked in a deep voice:
"What happened? We saw the night enveloping this place. Were you attacked by a Nightwalker?"
The other three wind manipulators followed closely behind him, also looking at Ju Mang. At the same time, they noticed a shriveled corpse lying on the ground, its face unclear.
"I was attacked by Hecate and Bacchus." Zhang Yuanqing pointed to the corpse on the ground. "I counter-killed them. This is Bacchus's body. Hecate was taken away by my companion."
"What!" The curly-haired, blue-eyed youth almost doubted his hearing. He approached, shocked and suspicious, and bent down to turn the corpse over, face up.
Then, he showed a "seeing a ghost" expression. It really was Bacchus! Although the corpse was shriveled, with dry flesh and wrinkled skin, it was still possible to see his former appearance. They had seen Bacchus's portrait countless times and couldn't be mistaken.
Bacchus was dead! This was Bacchus, the Saint ranked second on the A-level wanted list, one of the top Saints in the Dionysus Club, with only a handful of people stronger than him beneath the Overlord.
Such a powerful figure who dominated the world had actually died, and died in the hands of an unknown Beastmaster from the Second District! The other three wind manipulators also showed similar expressions! The curly-haired youth looked at Ju Mang with a complex expression, quickly took out the walkie-talkie, and said in a trembling voice, "Dorson River Park, everyone come to Dorson River Park immediately. Bacchus attacked Ju Mang and has already... been killed!"
There was a moment of silence in the walkie-talkie, followed by a burst of noise, with "fck" and "what" rising and falling.
1:30 a.m., New York County Bank Building, 106th floor, the Executive Department was brightly lit.
In Large Conference Room No. 3, Sean Mede sat at the head, staring at Ju Mang. The Chief Executive Officer personally took notes and said, "We have confirmed Bacchus's identity. First, on behalf of the Heavenly Punishment, I thank you for your feat. This is the greatest achievement of the New York County branch in recent years."
Sean Mede's tone was light, and his face was radiant. As one of the three giants of the New York County Heavenly Punishment branch, the branch's achievements also represented his achievements. Sending a figure like Bacchus into The Way of the Extraordinary was enough to offset his previous mistakes.
The headquarters board of directors should reconsider whether to send a commissioner to replace him, and all of this was brought about by the young man in front of him.
Therefore, even if he didn't like the guy who had beaten his son, Sean Mede had to acknowledge his favor.
"Having received the Heavenly Punishment's salary, I should work for the Heavenly Punishment." Zhang Yuanqing said with polished words.
Sean Mede nodded and asked, "I have read your mission report. Where is Hecate?"
"Teleported back to the Second District. I sent him to Fu Changlao." Zhang Yuanqing said.
Sean Mede frowned. Hecate's weight was only slightly less than Bacchus, also a huge achievement. He planned to send an email to the Five Elements Alliance afterward to confirm this matter and discuss the issue of Hecate's ownership.
Of course, that was a matter for later.
Sean Mede continued to ask, "You just said that there was also a Dream Weaver who attacked you. Where is he?"
"I guess he hid in Hecate's dream. He should have escaped successfully."
Zhang Yuanqing said, "No one can stop a Dream Weaver's dream travel, except for a higher-level Dream Weaver."
Sean Mede said "Hmm" and then said, "According to our Heavenly Punishment's intelligence, Bacchus has an Overlord-level item in his hand."
Zhang Yuanqing curled his lips. It's already my spoils of war.
Sean Mede stared at him deeply: "You did not explain the battle process in detail in the mission report."
"Chief Executive Officer would not write his trump cards in the mission report, would he?"
"You have an Overlord-level item?"
"This is all Fu Changlao relies on!" Zhang Yuanqing's tone and expression were extremely relaxed.
Sean Mede pondered for a moment, seeming to have figured something out. He didn't continue to dwell on the Overlord item, but instead said, "The provocative behavior of the evil professions tonight is very abnormal. In your Hua Country's words, it's all thunder and no rain. We suspect that all of this is designed to ambush you. What do you think?"
Zhang Yuanqing's expression turned solemn: "I think so. The evil camp wants to hunt me down and avenge Moruhas. After tonight's events, I will be even more dangerous. Chief Executive Officer, I apply for the Heavenly Punishment's protection and take a vacation in the bank building for a period of time."
Sean Mede was not surprised by this. Ju Mang's reaction and worries matched his expectations.
"The Executive Department has no problems for the time being. You can go back and rest first. The reward for hunting Bacchus will be issued to you within three days. As for Hecate, unless you can send him back to the Heavenly Punishment, you will not have any rewards."
Zhang Yuanqing automatically ignored the second half of his sentence, got up, and exited the conference room.
He walked in the Executive Department's office area. The wind manipulators and clerical staff he encountered along the way bowed and greeted him, their attitude respectful. The proud members of the Executive Department looked at this Beastmaster from the Second District with a look of awe and worship.
He had only been in New York County for less than half a month, and he had successively hunted the second and fifth on the A-level wanted list. Especially Bacchus, that was an outlaw who could only be killed by an Overlord.
He was a major problem for the law-abiding camp, but from today on, Bacchus would forever become history.
After learning that Bacchus had been hunted down, most of the members of the Executive Department didn't wash their faces or brush their teeth, put on their clothes and drove back to the bank building, and then ran to the morgue to see Bacchus's body.
Seeing the shriveled body lying on the mortuary bed, they finally confirmed that Bacchus had really returned to The Way of the Extraordinary, like a dream.
That night, Sean Mede had the Propaganda Department announce the news of Bacchus and Hecate being killed on the Heavenly Punishment forum.
The Chief Executive Officer had been under a lot of external pressure for two days and couldn't wait to eliminate the criticism and reverse his reputation.
Queens, in an empty house with windows and doors nailed shut with wooden planks, Yin Yao Junzhu sat on the coffin lid, silently waiting for her master's arrival.
The house had been vacant for a long time, and the furniture, such as chairs and sofas, was covered with dust cloths.
There were many such uninhabited empty houses in New York County. According to the laws of the Free Federation, if a homeless person occupied an uninhabited house and paid the water and electricity bills for a period of time, the house would automatically become the property of the homeless person. Therefore, landlords often sealed the windows and doors with wooden planks to prevent squatters from taking over.
Dreamlike starlight rose from the house. Yin Yao Junzhu tilted her head slightly and saw the handsome little milk dog walking out of the starlight. Seeing Zhang Yuanqing coming over, Yin Yao Junzhu immediately raised the small loudspeaker, "I have seen this profession in the Western Religion."
"Western Religion?" Zhang Yuanqing asked in confusion.
Yin Yao Junzhu tapped the small loudspeaker: "When I traveled around the world, I encountered the Western Religion. They used the name of preaching to swindle money and sex from the people. There were practitioners among the priests. I killed a few of them. Some of them couldn't be killed. After suffering fatal injuries, they would become like this."
"The era you encountered the Western Religion was probably right after the Black Death. Europe was in ruins and life was difficult, so they ran to Great Ming to make a living." Zhang Yuanqing perfunctorily said.
He walked to the side of the coffin, pressed his palm on the coffin lid, and read the item information:
【Name: Hall of Slumber】
【Type: Coffin】
【Function: Amplification, Sealing】
【Introduction: It was once a sleeping tool of a certain Evernight Being. Imbued with the aura of that powerful figure, it gradually possessed divine abilities and had a powerful sealing function. When an Evernight profession lies in the coffin, the strength of all skills will be amplified.】
【Note: Exclusive item for Evernight profession. For other The Way of the Extraordinary, its only function is sealing.】
A profession-specific enhancement item, similar to Fu Qingyang's Court Swordsman Cloak. Of course, the quality is vastly different... It can be used to seal some things, such as evil objects, such as enemies... Zhang Yuanqing was very satisfied with the "sealing" function of this item.
Because this was exactly what he lacked.
Of course.
What he had to consider now was how to deal with Hecate. Zhang Yuanqing already had an idea about this...
He took out his phone and dialed Hui Chang's number.
A dozen seconds later, the call was connected.
Zhang Yuanqing went straight to the point: "I killed Bacchus and Hecate. Hecate was forced to trigger his passive ability by me. Come and take care of it."
Hui Chang sighed. Although I should give you a thumbs up at this time, isn't your frequency of calling me too high? I am your sugar daddy, not your nanny.
"Sugar Daddy, come and take care of it." A few minutes later, Hui Chang teleported over. He stood beside the coffin, looking at Hecate, whose body was in a phantom state.
Zhang Yuanqing explained: "I killed him in the dream. Tongtian Jiaozhu's identity has been exposed. Hecate must die."
"The passive ability of the Evernight profession is indeed troublesome. Although it can only be used once in the Extraordinary stage, twice in the Saint stage, and three times in the Overlord stage, as long as the passive ability is still there, it is difficult to kill the opponent."
Hui Chang, wearing a shit-yellow pajamas, stretched out his palm and pinched Hecate's neck. His palm, like Hecate's body, was in a phantom state.
In terms of void ability, merchants are the experts in this field.
"Crack!"
Hui Chang exerted a little force and broke Hecate's neck. The head and body separated. This "Abyssal Apostle" at the peak of the Saint realm exited the ethereal state and became a warm body.
Zhang Yuanqing took the opportunity to use Spirit Devour and swallowed Hecate's soul.
A few minutes later, the black viscous power in his eyes faded, and he obtained information about the Night God Church and the Evernight Profession Hunter Guild.
The Night God Church is a relatively loose organization. The Pope and Elder of the church rarely show up and sleep for many years. Therefore, there is no discipline or management within the organization.
The Elders will periodically issue orders to the members within the organization through items: you can choose to obey the orders, or you can ignore the Elders, anyway, they will not wake up and beat you.
It's not that they don't want to, but they can't. High-level Evernight spend most of their lives in sleep. Sleep is their survival state.
According to Hecate's understanding, the end of the Evernight profession is to break away from the form of carbon-based creatures and transform into the abyss.
The abyss devours everything, including light. So far, no Evernight profession has been able to reach that state, including the Pope of the Night God Church.
As for the information of the Hunter Guild, Hecate's上线is one of the three vice presidents, calling himself "Thor", who is a Overlord-level thunder manipulator.
"Thor..."
Hui Chang先生 snorted: "This is the Themis Chief Prosecutor's The Way of the Extraordinary ID." The dignified Chief Prosecutor, a demigod-level powerhouse, of course cannot be the vice president of the Hunter Guild. The vice president uses this name, which shows his ambition to replace the Themis Chief Prosecutor.
Hui Chang先生 said: "Next, you have to give Catherine a satisfactory answer, so that she accepts the fact that the mission failed without suspecting you."
The Hunter Guild lost Bacchus and Hecate, and Cocktail hid in a The Way of the Extraordinary copy. There are not many peak Saints that the Hunter Guild can mobilize. They will definitely reuse you. At that time, you will be able to access higher-level information, find opportunities to make a few great achievements, and then be promoted to a big shot in the villainous forces.
Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself, "Hui Chang啊, don't let me be three years and another three years. I definitely can't resist the temptation."
"I will perfunctorily deal with Catherine." Zhang Yuanqing added in his heart.
At worst, he would sacrifice his beauty. With such a sure-win mission failing, Catherine would definitely suspect him. Therefore, he was so patient in answering Sean Mede's questions tonight.
There are Themis spies in the Executive Department! The spies will definitely pay attention to this matter and find out the reason. At that time, Ju Mang's mission report will be the evidence of Tongtian Jiaozhu's "acquittal."
Zhang Yuanqing put away the coffin and Yin Yao Junzhu, bid farewell to Hui Chang, and transformed into starlight and left.
The next day!
He opened his spare phone and saw Catherine's text messages and missed calls. 【Catherine, if you see the message, come to the health center to see me immediately.】
Songhai, Beijing time, 8:30 p.m. Fu Qingyang finished his official business and was planning to change into martial arts clothes and go to the practice room to hone his swordsmanship.
The mailbox "ding" sounded, and a new email entered.
He opened the email and found that it was sent by the Foreign Affairs Department of the Five Elements Alliance.
Elder Miao Chang of the Foreign Affairs Department invited him to participate in an online meeting, which was in fifteen minutes.