Soul Trigger

Chapter 283 Awakening Lion
Special Management Bureau, Medical Department.

Ji Li nodded to the guard who saluted him and knocked on the door.

"Please come in!"

A strong male voice came from inside. Ji Li pushed the door open and saw Han Xiaofu sitting on the hospital bed with messy hair:
"Long time no see, Director."

Director Lion looked at Ji Li who came in, especially his whole face and temperament, and was suddenly stunned and a little suspicious:
"Black goat? Ji Li?"

After seeing Ji Li nod, he burst into laughter:
"Good boy, you look more and more handsome after not seeing you for a while! Young people grow up so fast!
Then he raised his hand with the IV drip and gave him a thumbs up:

“Great job during this time!”

With Ji Li's increasingly friendly attributes, the feeling he gives people now has indeed changed dramatically.

Compared to when he first entered the Special Management Bureau, he is basically a completely different person.

Not to mention that his friendliness has now reached a huge improvement, approaching the 100-point mark, and his temperament has changed significantly again.

The few familiar faces in the Special Management Bureau these two days couldn't recognize him, not to mention Han Xiaofu who had been lying in bed for quite a while.

The lion demon looked no different from before, completely different from the depressed state he had when he was injured.

Except for his hair being a little longer and the beard being a little more, under the treatment of Ji Li's Soul Mach, he looked even better than before the injury.

"It seems that you already know what has been going on during this period. You are just a bunch of clowns."

Ji Li walked to his bedside, flicked the IV bottle, pulled a chair over and sat down:
"You look like you're in good shape, why are you still wearing this?"

Han Xiaofu grinned and did not answer the question:

"Wang Guocheng has already told me."

"The pig factory thing, the magic mirror thing, the mouthpiece thing, and the predator and the assembly thing."

He put his hand on his neck and tilted his head:

"I didn't expect so many things to happen during the time I was gone... I'm so sorry."

Ji Li rested his elbows on his open knees and lowered his upper body in a relaxed manner:
"I told you, they are just a bunch of clowns. But what were you doing when you disappeared?"

The smile on Han Xiaofu's face gradually faded, and he was silent for a moment and said:
"Capital Investigation Bureau, are you familiar with it?"

Ji Li shook his head:

"SIA, not too familiar with him. I just killed a predator from SIA a while ago."

"Liu Xiaozhi, I heard... the information from the film witch is correct. People coming from the capital cannot be trusted."

"So you were called away by the Capital Investigation Bureau?" Ji Li frowned.

"I guess so. According to the Capital Investigation Bureau's top-secret channel, there are traces of dead apostles in the nearby city.

I accepted the transfer order with Grandma Quan... and this is what happened now. Grandma Quan hasn't been found yet?"

Ji Li shook his head: "According to the Minister of Internal Affairs, they have asked for help from the Capital Defense Force, and they may take over this matter."

"It's the capital again..."

Han Xiaofu rubbed his forehead:

“However, the forces in the capital are even more complicated. Although the people in the capital’s defense force are seriously corrupt, they are not on the same side as the SIA.

Even within SIA, there are factions, so there is no need to worry too much."

"So what happened?"

Han Xiaofu didn't beat around the bush and directly told Ji Li about the top-secret operation.

In fact, the matter was not complicated. He, Quan Qixian, and the major general of the defense force of Lin City formed a three-person team to search for the traces of the Dead Apostles between Aurora City and Lin City.

However, an accident occurred along the way. The place where the three were actually experiencing erosion from the other world, and they had to stop to solve the current abnormal situation.

Then, in order to protect the two of them, the major general of the defense force fell into the other world.

He and Quan Qixian were attacked by three dead apostles in the semi-spiritual prison eroded by the inner world.

"Three? Real bodies?" Ji Li frowned suddenly.

"That's right, the real body." Han Xiaofu chuckled, "You can ask this question, obviously you have come into contact with the 'Dead Puppet'..."

"Dead puppet, does it mean the clone of the dead disciple?"

Han Xiaofu nodded:
"Although the evil creatures like the Dead Apostles have almost completely escaped from the Limbo Reservoir and can move freely, they are still restricted by the Limbo Reservoir.

Just like living things need oxygen, if the Undead want to survive in an environment for a long time, they need evil spirits, that is, the spirit prison.

Although they are much stronger than ordinary evil beings and have broken through to a new life form, if they are considered "life"...

Therefore, the spiritual essence they consume to maintain their own existence will also increase, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an exponential growth.

Therefore, the Dead Apostles often use their own abilities to create a clone, or in other words, split themselves to act.

This kind of split individual is called a "dead puppet". Their strength generally ranges from high-level overlords to peak overlords. A dead disciple will often split into several selves to take action.

Although this kind of evil is split from the Dead Apostles, they can be regarded as independent individuals with independent memories. Only when they return to their own bodies can they share memories.

What you encountered should be a 'dead puppet', and as for the dead apostles... they are probably at the level of immortals, but they have a strong ability to corrupt spiritual essence and the unique aggressiveness of evil spiritual essence."

"And you met three of them." Ji Li said.

"That's it. I survived by relying on my essence burning and a few things I took from the arsenal. It's a blessing that Wang Guocheng was able to find me..."

Ji Li pondered for a moment:
"So, it was SIA who set it up."

"Who knows?" Han Xiaofu spread his hands.

The full name of SIA is Capital Intelligence Agency. Its operators are spread all over Silla and they have great power in Silla's awakened administrative system.

Just like the Special Management Bureau to the police department, the Capital Intelligence Bureau is an agency for awakeners that is absolutely superior to the three major families.

If places like this have been infiltrated by the Dead Apostles, what are you going to do with Aurora City?
"But there's no need to be too pessimistic. It's possible that a place like SIA could be infiltrated by the Dead Apostles, but it definitely won't be the Dead Apostles or Dead Puppets. It's more likely to be someone related to the Dead Apostles.

After all, the Capital Intelligence Bureau's detection system is not just for show.

And just like what we did with the Gaoxing Group entering the Special Management Bureau, even if it is infiltrated, we cannot touch the core.

It is almost impossible for such a huge organization to be unified from top to bottom. Even if there are no Dead Apostles, there are spies from other countries and numerous factions within the organization.

I have learned a little about the current situation. We have Councillor Li Bingxiao here. It was you who finally resolved the matter of the rally, so Li Bingxiao should be willing to listen to you. "

"If you don't obey, you'll be killed. What do you mean by willing?"

Ji Li raised his eyebrows, causing Han Xiaofu to be stunned for a moment, and then grinned:

"Yes, that's how it should be."

"So when are you going to come back and take charge?"

Ji Li leaned back in his chair:
"The city is in chaos right now. Xiao Wang is planning to make me the director..."

Han Xiaofu nodded calmly:
"Then you can be the director."

Ji Li frowned immediately: "?"

"Don't look at me like that. My soul core is broken."

Han Xiaofu bared his fangs and spread his five fingers:

"From the moment I was seriously injured, the spiritual essence in my body has been constantly dissipating along with the 'essence' and flowing out of my spiritual core."

"My awakening aura has also become dim, and I have even lost 'Type 1'." "I can only hold on for a few months at most, and then I will fall back to the level of Type 1 Overlord, and then it will be the time for me to die..."

"My technique doesn't heal the damage to the spirit core?" Ji Li pondered.

Han Xiaofu burst out laughing:
"If the essence is damaged, it can be restored by extremely slow self-healing. If the spirit core is damaged, how can it be restored?"

"It's like a container. You can add more water to the container, but if the container itself is broken, it's useless to add more water."

"Can't we just fill in the container? For something like spiritual essence, wouldn't it be enough as long as we have enough desires and thoughts?"

Han Xiaofu shook his head:

"I don't have that anymore."

"If I can continue to break through to immortality... the immortal aura may be able to repair my spirit core and go further. But..."

“As people age, some things stop growing, whether it’s desires or thoughts. Once you’ve seen the limit and find you can’t get over it, of course you won’t grow any more.”

He suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Ji Li's wrist:

"But you're different...you're only sixteen."

"Your desires are endless, and your thoughts can spread infinitely... You are now a Type 2 Overlord. You want to surpass me... It's easy!"

There was a golden spirit flashing in his eyes, and his gaze was blazing:

"Aurora City is just your starting point. Silla is a tiny place, and the title of Director General is not worth mentioning to you. Your future must be in this world...

I believe you can do a good job as the director general. Wang Guocheng, the Procuratorate, and the Internal Affairs Department will all assist you.

Besides, you and Yan Xiyu have a good relationship, so there is no need for me to worry about anything."

Ji Li was silent for a moment:
"That's true..."

He grabbed Han Xiaofu's large palm-leaf fan-like hand and asked him to gently pull it apart:

"But there is one thing I don't quite agree with."

"What do you disagree with?"

Han Xiaofu looked at Ji Li indifferently as he stood up and looked down at him:

“Time will not dull one’s edge; the older one gets, the more intense one’s desires become.

Because the world is changing, endless new things are constantly being born. Following them, your interest in the world will become stronger.

Your thoughts should move forward along with the spread of the world, and the fire should burn brighter and brighter...

How can there be such a thing as seeing the end? "

Han Xiaofu's eyes suddenly widened, and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything for a moment.

As Han Xiaofu stared in amazement, Ji Li took out a small black camera from his pocket:

"Black Box, can you make an exception for once?"

The sweet voice of Miss Black Box came from the bottom of his heart: "At your disposal, Mr. Black Goat."

After entering Ji Li's "Servant Network", Black Box's human form transformed towards reality, and her camera form also changed to a certain extent.

It has changed from a huge old-fashioned wooden camera to a small Gothic camera with exquisite shape, covered with black and silver metal patterns.

As Ji Li pressed his finger on the shutter, Han Xiaofu felt a force locking him down.

Ji Li's voice came from the burst of shutter sounds.

"During this period of stillness, go and become immortal, naive boy."

In an instant, Han Xiaofu saw everything in front of him turned black and white. The gears of time seemed to be turning around him, and the shadow of the dimension enveloped him.

He felt his spiritual essence slow down, the well of his soul churning, and the Trinity seemed to be frozen in this moment.

In a flash, all those strange visions disappeared without a trace.

"This is?!"

He jumped up from the bed and looked at his hands in disbelief, but a burst of white spiritual essence burst out:

"Has the escape stopped?"

He felt that his broken spiritual core seemed to have disappeared, and no spiritual essence or essence was emitted, but it was extremely strange.

It's like your heart is gone, but you're still alive and kicking.

The camera in Ji Li's hand closed the lens door as if it was sleeping:
"I'm so sleepy... Mr. Black Goat, I'm going to take a nap... take a nap..."

"I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you later."

Ji Li tapped the fuselage lightly with his fingers.

Han Xiaofu, who was in great condition, naturally couldn't hear the conversation between Ji Li and Black Box. He looked at Ji Li in astonishment:

"What on earth did you do?"

“It was just a try, but now it seems to be a success.”

Ji Li raised the camera, and a black and white photo came out of it. He gently caught it and handed it to Han Xiaofu:

“Now, your soul core is frozen in this photo.

You can no longer use your spirit core ability, but you can use spirit essence, and evil spirit transformation should not be affected. As for the eighth type, I don't know if it still works, you can try it later.

Keep this photo. If it is destroyed, your soul core will be completely gone. But it will also decay over time, probably only a few months."

A few months... But what kind of ability is this? It's unheard of.
Han Xiaofu looked at the camera in Ji Li's hand and his expression froze.

Is this the effect of that thing... Is this, an evil creature?
He looked at Ji Li and the camera, but did not ask, but murmured:
"How many months..."

"Yes, only a few months, maybe three, maybe five." Ji Li put away the camera:
"During this time, how about you live towards death and break through to immortality?"

Han Xiaofu suddenly clenched his fists and bared his sharp teeth:
"interesting……"

A poor gray-white spiritual essence burst out from his body, and his figure instantly transformed into a demonic spirit, transforming into a mottled white lion:

"Live towards death, I never thought you would do this... OK, OK!!!"

A surge of spiritual essence exploded from his body, and this sudden riot startled a group of footsteps.

As the door was pushed open, a guard and Wang Guocheng appeared at the door, as well as Yan Xiyu with food hanging from the corner of his mouth.

He was wiping his lips non-stop, but when he saw Han Xiaofu's appearance at this moment, he froze in his place:
"Director Kosuke?!"

Wang Guocheng also looked silly:
"...Didn't your spirit core explode? Ji Li sewed it up for you again?!"

Han Xiaofu's voice made the ceiling seem to tremble:

"You came just in time!"

He did not dissipate his evil spirit, but just pointed at Ji Li:
"From today on, Ji Li, the Black Goat, is the Chief of the Aurora City Special Management Bureau!"

"Call back all the people who are off work for a meeting! Immediately!"

The people at the door were stunned for a long time, until a young clerk raised his hand:
"No... For a job change like this, shouldn't we report it to the capital first..."

Wang Guocheng patted him on the head:
"Report to the government! After the rally, who would mention the capital to me?"

Han Xiaofu grinned:
"Isn't Councillor Li Bingxiao planning to replace our General Administration? He has the final say on procedures, documents and processes. Now he has said that Ji Li will be the Director General in the future. Does this need to be reported?"

(End of this chapter)