The second floor of the villa, a small conference room.
The setting sun cast a bloody red afterglow through the glass windows, projecting onto the conference room floor. The white wool carpet was dyed a crystalline red.
Li Dongze, Qing Teng, Bai Long, Tang Guoqiang, Da Ji Ba... several team leaders sat upright around the conference table. Almost all of the team leaders of The Way of the Extraordinary in Kangyang District who could attend were present.
In addition to the team leaders from the Five Elements Alliance, Yuan Ting, who had just returned from Beijing, also attended the meeting.
As a scout, Li Dongze keenly noticed Yuan Ting's poor mental state and frowned:
"Are you injured?"
Yuan Ting, pale-faced, leaned weakly against the back of his chair, closing his eyes to rest. Hearing this, he opened his eyes and said calmly:
"No, it's just that during this trip to Beijing, Elder Sun attached great importance to me, believing that I will be a pillar of the Taiyi School in the future, and insisted on personally training me. I'm just not in good shape due to overtraining."
The others were in awe.
Fu Qingyang glanced at him, not commenting, and said seriously:
"Let's get down to business. What did Yuan Shi see in Ou Xiangrong's memory that made you rush over here?"
Several team leaders immediately cast serious glances at Li Dongze.
After leaving the morgue, this guy gathered everyone at the Centurion's place without explanation, saying there was a major event.
When asked what it was, he wouldn't say, causing anxiety and impatience.
Li Dongze coughed and looked around the table. "Our Night Watcher learned from Ou Xiangrong's memory what the Holy Grail actually is. It's an item of the Devil-Eyed Judge, and its full name is the Fallen Holy Grail."
"Devil-Eyed Judge... Fallen Holy Grail?"
The team leaders on both sides of the conference table couldn't help but look at each other, their expressions filled with both seriousness and confusion.
The Devil-Eyed Judge is the vice president of the Spirit Ability Association's Eastern Branch.
The Spirit Ability Association, a notorious evil organization among The Way of the Extraordinary, is composed of a group of powerful and insane Wugushi, and the Devil-Eyed Judge, the vice president of the Eastern Branch, ranks eighth on the Five Elements Alliance's wanted list, a powerhouse capable of moving mountains and filling seas.
Unexpectedly, Ou Xiangrong's case involved such a high-level figure.
As for the confusion, it was because they hadn't heard of the Fallen Holy Grail item.
"Ou Xiangrong was looking for the Devil-Eyed Judge's item?" Da Ji Ba frowned, speaking his mind directly: "That kid's brain is definitely not normal anymore."
A mere extraordinary-level Enchantment Demon dared to covet the items of high-level The Way of the Extraordinary.
The others ignored Da Ji Ba's words and looked at Fu Qingyang.
Fu Qingyang was silent for a few seconds, his tone unusually solemn, "Next, I will disclose a piece of information to you, but you are not qualified to understand this level of information with your current rank, so everything that is said here stays in this room."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but straighten their backs and adopt serious expressions.
"The Fallen Holy Grail is a rules-based item of the Wugushi profession, and it is extremely high-level. Its function is to control The Way of the Extraordinary. The Devil-Eyed Judge used this item to enslave many The Way of the Extraordinary of other professions. A large portion of the "Fallen Ones" we deal with every year are created by the Devil-Eyed Judge. According to intelligence, once contaminated by the Fallen Holy Grail, they will be enslaved by the Devil-Eyed Judge for the rest of their lives, and only death can free them. There is no other way.
"In addition, those who are contaminated must undergo a Holy Grail baptism every once in a while, otherwise they will go insane and die."
Li Dongze "hmm"ed and took over the conversation: "Ou Xiangrong is the Devil-Eyed Judge's servant."
In this way, things made sense, and the team leaders had an epiphany.
Bai Long nodded first, then frowned:
"What does this have to do with him killing Zhao Yingjun? Also, is this really that big of a deal?"
"Zhao Yingjun was also the Devil-Eyed Judge's servant. He was a mole in the Five Elements Alliance, ostensibly a consultant to the Security Department, secretly helping the Devil-Eyed Judge scout for new recruits, and acting as an accomplice." Li Dongze paused and said in an extremely serious tone:
"Not long ago, the Devil-Eyed Judge suddenly fell, and his confidant, Black Impermanence, hid with the Holy Grail and a roster containing the identity information of the Fallen Ones. Now, not only are the Fallen Ones like Ou Xiangrong, but also another vice president of the Spirit Ability Association's Eastern Branch, Gu Wang, and his subordinate forces are looking for Black Impermanence.
"After Black Impermanence gets the roster, he will definitely contact these Fallen Ones to receive the Devil-Eyed Judge's legacy, and Zhao Yingjun's undercover identity is very important. It is very likely that he has already contacted Black Impermanence, so Ou Xiangrong wanted to find out the whereabouts of Black Impermanence through Zhao Yingjun."
This... Everyone's minds went blank.
The Devil-Eyed Judge was a high-level The Way of the Extraordinary. Such a big figure actually died?
This information was too shocking. Even the calmest Fu Qingyang was stunned for a moment.
In the suffocating silence, Fu Qingyang knocked on the table and frowned:
"There are a large number of Fallen Ones on the Devil-Eyed Judge's roster. Black Impermanence is hiding with the roster and the Holy Grail. He can't possibly accept all the "servants". Madmen like Ou Xiangrong who have lost their minds are definitely not isolated cases."
Li Dongze smiled bitterly: "That's why I said it's a big deal."
The team leaders felt heavy.
Fu Qingyang said:
"Black Impermanence is hiding in Songhai. Songhai will not be peaceful next. I will report the news to the Council of Elders as soon as possible and have them notify colleagues in various places to guard against the Fallen Ones losing control.
"From today onwards, everyone's vacation is cancelled. Do not turn off your phones for 24 hours and be on standby at any time."
The team leaders nodded heavily.
Fu Qingyang said with a stern face:
"In this incident, I want to criticize all of you for being negligent, lax, and lacking vigilance."
Then, his expression softened, and he said:
"Yuan Shi Tianzun made a great contribution to the Ou Xiangrong incident. From killing Ou Xiangrong to spirit questioning, discovering the Devil-Eyed Judge's death, he did it all. A group of experienced old men is not as good as a rookie. As your superior, I feel very ashamed."
Li Dongze and the others looked ashamed.
Ah? What? Was it that new Night Watcher who killed Ou Xiangrong, the Enchantment Demon?
Yuan Ting was stunned. He looked left and right and couldn't help but raise his hand: "Centurion Fu, are you saying that Captain Li's level 1 Night Watcher killed Ou Xiangrong?"
Li Dongze quietly puffed out his chest and raised his chin.
Da Ji Ba said with emotion: "That kid has extremely strong combat talent and his future achievements are limitless. Maybe he can be promoted to the Saint realm and become a Deacon-level figure."
Several team leaders nodded slightly, agreeing with his statement.
Captain Qing Teng explained: "He was the first to discover Ou Xiangrong's whereabouts and decisively attacked. By the time we got there, the battle was already over. Although Ou Xiangrong was already injured and mostly out of his mind, it was still not easy to kill him."
What, what kind of genius is this...? Yuan Ting was stunned for a few seconds, then his heart ached so much that he could hardly breathe.
Elder Sun is confused!!
Fu Qingyang didn't let the topic continue and said calmly:
"Dismissed."
Li Dongze and the others stood up and left their seats.
Yuan Ting didn't leave. After the team leaders left the conference room, he suppressed his surging regret and annoyance and said:
"Centurion Fu, I need your help with something."
Fu Qingyang looked at him.
Yuan Ting explained: "This time, the sect leader summoned us to Beijing and announced a confidential piece of news... the Demon Lord is dead."
Fu Qingyang was stunned. Then, that sculpted, handsome face was filled with shock. Even the death of the Devil-Eyed Judge couldn't elicit such a violent emotional fluctuation from him.
The Demon Lord, an ID that terrified all official The Way of the Extraordinary, was a fallen Night Watcher, with a perverse, brutal, and bloodthirsty nature. Because he was proficient in assassination and stealth, countless The Way of the Extraordinary died at his hands.
During the Demon Lord's most arrogant period, the elders of official organizations had to be cautious and keep a low profile, not daring to expose themselves in reality.
Evil organizations also hated this person because the Demon Lord killed indiscriminately, slaughtering both good and evil.
It wasn't until early last year that he encountered the White Tiger Army's female marshal in a high-level confrontation realm. He was severely injured by that stunning woman, and then disappeared.
"And then?" Fu Qingyang recovered his coldness.
"The sect leader gave us a task: to find the Demon Lord's successor. From two months ago until the end of this year, all newcomers who become Night Watchers will be the targets of our screening," Yuan Ting said.
Fu Qingyang frowned: "Even if a lucky person gets the Demon Lord's role card, it has nothing to do with the Demon Lord. Why does your sect leader want to find him? Don't tell me it's because he cherishes talent."
After The Way of the Extraordinary dies, the realm will clear all the "data" of that role and then find a new owner for the role card.
When high-level The Way of the Extraordinary fall, something will remain when the role card is formatted, perhaps some kind of benefit, perhaps some authority.
This kind of role card is inherently stronger than ordinary role cards.
But in Fu Qingyang's view, this special thing is not enough to make the Taiyi sect leader make such a big move. You must know that even the Demon Lord himself is of a lower level than that strongest Night Watcher in the world.
Yuan Ting shook his head: "How would I know? I'm just following orders. There are only four rookies in Songhai who have been promoted to Night Watchers this year. One died in the realm, and two joined the Taiyi School and were sent to the training camp. The last one is the guy under Li Dongze. I want to question him."
Fu Qingyang stared at Yuan Ting, his deep brown eyes sharp and profound.
Yuan Ting gritted his teeth and met his gaze.
"Okay, but no matter what the result is, you must tell me first, and you are not allowed to take him to Beijing privately."
.......
At his desk, Zhang Yuanqing turned on his computer, pondered for a long time, and shouted:
"Sister Guan Ya, how should I write the report?"
Guan Ya lowered her head to watch dramas and responded perfunctorily: "Didn't I send you the template? Just write according to it."
"It's not a problem with the format, it's the content..." Zhang Yuanqing frowned.
He now had to write a report on killing Ou Xiangrong, and what made it difficult for him was that if he concealed the existence of the Red Dancing Shoes, it would be difficult for him to convincingly describe the process of killing Ou Xiangrong.
After all, this was not something that could be perfunctorily dealt with in a sentence or two.
"Oh, you're so annoying." Guan Ya lightly turned her office chair, turned around, and said with a pout: "How do you want to write it?"
Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a moment: "I want to reasonably highlight that I relied on the aura of a king to shock Ou Xiangrong, and then relied on my superb skills and wise mind to fight the Enchantment Demon for three hundred rounds, finally killing this demon who almost caused a bloody storm in Songhai."
The mixed-race beauty rolled her eyes:
"Instead of reasonably highlighting these non-existent things, why not reasonably lower Ou Xiangrong's IQ? You showed a lot of quick wit in the garage. Why are you being so stupid now?"
Oh, right, Ou Xiangrong was already mentally unstable and seriously injured. As for the extent to which he was, outsiders didn't know. I can describe it as I want. Anyway, he can't get up from his coffin to defend himself... Zhang Yuanqing's eyes lit up:
"I understand, thank you, Sister Guan Ya."
He immediately started typing on the keyboard, describing Ou Xiangrong's madness and irrationality. At the same time, he had already decided how to deal with the Bloodthirsty Blade.
The Vajra Pestle's function was more inclined to purification and demon suppression, rather than close combat. The Bloodthirsty Blade undoubtedly made up for this shortcoming.
The built-in bleeding and armor-breaking effects were a perfect match for the Night Watcher's assassin attributes.
The only thing to consider was anemia.
When my experience points increase and my abilities improve, the Night Watcher's strong vitality and self-healing ability should be able to support two items at the same time... The pestle destroys demons, and the blade slays madmen. Thinking about it, it's still very good... After Zhang Yuanqing finished writing the report and sent it to Li Dongze's mailbox, he asked:
"When will the rewards for clearing the Sheling Tunnel and this time be given out?"
"Your merits need to be approved by the Council of Elders, and the transfer of funds is the same. It will probably be issued with next month's salary." Guan Ya smiled and said, "What, are you in a hurry to treat your sister to dinner? Hmm, I want abalone, sea cucumber, roast duck, imported ham, and prime steak..."
No, it's too expensive. I can only treat you to pancakes and eggs, with a sausage and two eggs... Zhang Yuanqing thought.
He looked at the time. It was already 2:30 in the afternoon, so he planned to go home.
"Where did the Captain and the other team leaders go?" Zhang Yuanqing asked before leaving.
After learning about Ou Xiangrong's memory, Li Dongze ungracefully took the team leaders away in a hurry, without leaving any instructions.
"Meeting."
Guan Ya held her phone, leaned back in her chair, and proudly displayed her career line, laughing:
"Large-scale and mid-level meetings of The Way of the Extraordinary in Kangyang District are generally held at Centurion Fu's place. When you've been in the job for more than half a year and have more qualifications, you can go there to play."
"What's so fun about that? I hate meetings the most." Zhang Yuanqing was not interested.
Guan Ya blinked her eyes and smiled with the knowing look of a veteran driver: "There are many beautiful bunny girls there."
Zhang Yuanqing looked longing: "I really want to participate in the organization's meetings as soon as possible and contribute to the organization's construction."