Chapter 426: Nobody (3k)
Passersby seemed to be isolated by something. For nearly ten meters around, it was like a vacuum, which was rather strange in this bustling city. The current scene only left Su Jiu confronting five people from a certain faction wearing different attire.
“Just nobodies, why does the Priest Elder need to ask so much?”
The young man dressed as a delivery rider licked his dry lips and took half a step back. The shock in his eyes slowly turned into solemnity. He realized that Su Jiu was not someone he could deal with.
He did not reveal any information about his identity, nor did he make up a false one. Many Ancient God Sect Leaders were moody, and if a made-up identity angered the opponent, it could cause unnecessary casualties.
Seeing the forced smile from the other party, Su Jiu tilted her head slightly, her eyes narrowed several times before she also spoke, smiling, “If you don’t want to say it, then forget it. However, if you don’t give me a proper explanation, I’m afraid I won’t be able to let you leave.”
They should not be working with the Ancient God Sect. They had Battle King Level strength but didn’t seem to know that their clothes represented Bishops. They might not even be familiar with the Ancient God Sect.
The young man in the yellow attire fell silent. He lowered his gaze, as if preparing for something. Faint runes suddenly appeared on the short dagger in his hand.
Seeing that the other party remained silent, Su Jiu suddenly spoke, “It’s those two people, right?”
After she finished speaking, she could feel slight fluctuations in the mental power of the five different people. Their gazes shifted back to the delivery youth. The sharpness in his fingertips seemed to increase, and a powerful aura surged from beneath his feet like a tide.
“I don’t understand what you’re talking about—run!”
After a long silence, the delivery youth shook his head slightly. The runes on the short dagger in his hand suddenly surged, and with a shout, he lunged at Su Jiu with an aura similar to hers.
As soon as the words were spoken, the other four people acted without delay, turning into streaks of light and disappearing in four directions, giving a sense of extreme order.
“This is a public street, isn’t it a bit inappropriate to start fighting directly?”
Su Jiu chuckled indifferently, then took a step forward. Her body shifted strangely, and a short dagger inscribed with numerous runes, carrying a sharp gust of wind, flew past the white fur collar of her vest.
Missing the attack, the delivery youth was slightly stunned. However, this lapse in concentration lasted only a moment. Then, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and the short dagger moved like a cornered antelope, slashing horizontally.
“Can’t we just talk nicely? With your mere Initial Stage Battle King strength, you can’t hurt me.”
Su Jiu looked at the delivery youth’s sudden change in offense with eyes as calm as an ancient well, shaking her head helplessly. A hint of ethereal blue light appeared on her fingertips, then she sharply slid upwards, finally clashing heavily with the rune-inscribed short sword.
“Clang!” Faint sparks flared with the sound of colliding blades. The delivery youth was knocked back, using the impact to retreat dozens of meters. His face was still full of solemnity.
The strength of the Priest Elder before him was completely different from the information in the files; she was terrifyingly strong. However, those people had already gone to get reinforcements, and he only needed to hold out for a little longer.
Su Jiu chuckled, put her hands in her pockets, looked at the youth, and suddenly said, “Answer me one question, and I’ll let you go.”
Facing Su Jiu’s words, the youth did not answer, slightly hunching his body and gripping the short dagger in his hand, staring intently at Su Jiu.
“What is your relationship with this? Answer me, and I’ll let you leave…” Su Jiu pointed to a trademark in the mall and suddenly said.
“I don’t understand what you mean.”
The youth glanced at the trademark, his pupils widening slightly, but then they returned to normal. He still replied coldly, his body accumulating a golden domain, ready to strike.
“I understand. A final reminder, someone was spying on this place from a hundred meters away just now—do what you should do, and I will protect them.”
Seeing the youth’s demeanor, Su Jiu chuckled and turned away. She needed to rendezvous as soon as possible and didn’t have time to delay. The Southwest Military Region was some distance away. If the location where Zero Two was imprisoned was nearby, her journey would be much longer.
If she were slow, her foolish brother could well become a dead brother.
Watching Su Jiu’s carefree departing back, the youth tightened his grip on the short dagger, his eyes filled with helplessness but also a flicker of confusion.
She didn’t kill him and even said she would help protect people. This was clearly impossible for an Ancient God Sect Leader… She was very strange, being overly strong for a Sect Leader, and her attire didn’t seem to be that of a Sect Leader but a Bishop!
He then thought of the phrase “I understand” from her. His gaze fell back on the trademark, which was the image of a small golden dragon-man…
What did she mean?
“Team Leader Lin, are you alright? I asked Team Leader Huang to accompany you.”
While he was pondering, a voice accompanied by the sound of a van rang out, and soon, more than a dozen figures appeared on the street. They were dressed in various attires, including doctors, teachers, and merchants.
Leading them was a slightly plump middle-aged man wearing a butcher’s apron, which had bloodstains on it, suggesting he had just been doing business.
The middle-aged man dressed as a butcher looked at the delivery youth and said sternly, “Little Lin, did you let that Ancient God Sect Leader escape? Do you know that if she goes back, those two team members will be in mortal danger?”
“Her strength is outrageously high, I couldn’t stop her at all. She is very likely a powerful enemy at the Bishop level.”
The delivery youth, called Little Lin, waved his hands with a wry smile and then walked towards the van, sighing as he went, “Old Huang… the current situation is not just about human trafficking and pyramid schemes. It is now necessary to apply for assistance from the Dragon Hunters Alliance.”
“I suspect the Ancient God Sect is about to make a big move. We need to follow up quickly. If we are too slow, it is very likely to cause great disaster.”
“I will immediately request support from the Dragon Hunters Alliance.”
The butcher apprentice was stunned for a moment, then nodded and quickly picked up the phone. For those in their line of work, it was all about racing against time.
The yellowed door of the van was opened with a “click.” Immediately, mechanical sounds and flashes of blue light emanated from within. Various advanced virtual display screens lit up, showing two liaisons dressed in special black combat suits. The black suits had a lion coiled around a shield-shaped emblem.
The liaison found the delivery youth getting into the van. One of them suddenly took off his headset and said with a serious expression, “Team Leader Lin, the two team members have entered the information shielding area. We cannot communicate. For now, we can only confirm their location using the alchemical signal transmitter on them.”
“We’ll follow up later. We need to coordinate with the Dragon Hunters Alliance first.”
The delivery youth said in a deep voice. His mind was filled with Su Jiu’s words. He didn’t understand why she had reminded him of the surveillance, but his intuition told him that this was the safest course of action.
“Okay,” the liaison quickly replied, then paused and suddenly said, “Team Leader Lin, nearly ten thousand people are missing now. Can we really find them all?”
The delivery youth glanced at him, took out a cigarette from his pocket, brushed his fingertips over it, and lit it slowly. He said softly, “It’s almost the New Year. Their families are still waiting for them to return for the holiday. Since we’ve taken on this job, we have to do it well.”
Afterward, silence fell in the car.
“We also need to report to headquarters about the strange words of that Black-clad Bishop; she is…”
“One of us?”
Taking a puff of his cigarette, he looked at the virtual screen beside him, then picked up a black card from his pocket and swiped it through the card reader. The next moment, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded.
“Identity confirmed, National Security member, Lin Mu-bai.”
…
On a rather desolate old street, a woman dressed very demurely walked slowly, her hair tied up in a flowing ponytail with a large black bow.
She was very gentle with students who wanted to take photos with her, and even smiled at the catcalls of some young hoodlums, appearing like a Yamato Nadeshiko.
However, after she left, the passersby on the street suddenly felt their eyes itching intensely. They rubbed their eyes with their hands. As soon as they stopped, the itching would become even more severe…
Suddenly, at a street corner, she slowly stopped. Her beautiful eyes slanted, looking into the darkness, and she asked with a chuckle, “How did my colleague perform against those hounds? If she performed poorly, I wouldn’t dare bring her with me to Bear Country.”
“Reporting to Bishop Elder, she didn’t kill that Battle King Level opponent. However, I suspect it was because she sensed others approaching?” A man in a Priest’s robe knelt in the shadows, his voice not daring to be too loud, for fear of disturbing this “Yamato Nadeshiko.”
“Heh heh, bring her over. Remember to block the signals on your vehicle.”
After chuckling softly, she began to walk again. Luo Qiyun waved her hand, and her body slowly began to atomize, as if she had completely disappeared, leaving only her murmuring voice, which grew softer and softer.
“Is it someone from [White Crow]? What is their purpose in looking for me at this time?”
…
Stepping into the somewhat dilapidated old street for the first time, Su Jiu looked at the several ambulances parked along the way with surprise.
“Do those people have microorganisms in their eyes?”
As she walked closer, she was shocked to find that the patients lying on the stretchers, with bloodshot eyes, were still rubbing them with their hands.
Suddenly feeling locked onto by an aura, Su Jiu didn’t attempt to provide treatment. She knew that this kind of situation, not being too serious, could be resolved by an ordinary Priest.
The aura that locked onto her seemed to be intentionally guiding her to a certain place. Based on her guess, it was most likely the Ancient God Sect’s contact person.
As expected, when she reached a small alley corner, a middle-aged man in black clothes leaning against the wall suddenly opened his eyes and said in a low voice.
“Adult, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Next, we will go to the pig factory.”
