Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 357 Assassination of Dr. Han

"The freeze of time and space has been broken?"

"...Impossible! This is not something those people in Zero City could have done. Something must have happened!"

As Zero City awakens like a sleeping behemoth, it begins to unleash layers of mental shocks in response to Miss Ai's instinctive reaction.

Interspersed among them were endless shadow creatures emerging from the abyss in the middle of Zero City. The pressure on the eighteen red-robed high priests who remained outside Zero City suddenly increased. All those guarding the positions had veins bulging on their foreheads and were gritting their teeth to hold on.

Meanwhile, the eighteen high priests in red robes who were drawn from the periphery were also not having an easy time.

In theory, there were eighteen of them, while the survivor team that arrived only had five members. They could definitely stop them. Even if they couldn't win quickly, they could at least prevent these people from gaining too much of an advantage.

However, the survivor squad was only focused on attacking the person blocking the way, which made things extremely difficult for them.

This change was difficult for the Guardians to understand, as it was the most well-prepared and largest-scale operation they had ever undertaken.

The secretary who had been providing support was now covered in cold sweat, looking incredulously at the chaos in the center of Zero City.

The survivor squad was undoubtedly powerful, but they did have a history.

But what exactly happened inside Zero City? How could it break the frozen spacetime and cause such a huge impact?
"They're all really tough to deal with..."

Caught between these two attacks, even the old man in the Zhongshan suit changed his expression, pulled himself out of the endless crimson, and came to stand in front of the secretary.

He raised his hand and gently touched his shoulder, only to find that he had been cut open and was bleeding.

Upon seeing that even he could be injured, the secretary's pupils suddenly contracted, and he was about to rush towards Chao Xiaobei.

"Don't go over there, he'll kill you!"

The old man in the Zhongshan suit shouted to stop him, also somewhat surprised by the strength of the survivor team.

These unborn heirs grew increasingly powerful as the natural disasters became a reality.

Could it be that one day they might actually replace the nobles and seize power?
The secretary, however, rushed to report: "But the situation has become chaotic; someone inside has actually broken the time-space freeze..."

"This doesn't make sense, unless those two nobles betrayed us..."

"..."

"It's not betrayal."

The elderly man in the Zhongshan suit looked up grimly, his gaze fixed on Dr. Han, who was facing away from them and focused on the surgery. His eyes were filled with resentment as he said coldly, "All of this is nothing more than the aftereffects of that failed plan ten years ago."

"Ten years ago..."

The secretary was slightly startled and asked in surprise, "Yes, the Divine Descent Plan?"

"Yes!"

The old man in the Zhongshan suit said slowly, "Xu Qiao, your identity is special and unique... at least for now, it is unique, which is why your family allowed you to learn from me."

"Now, there are some things you need to know."

"That prisoner surnamed Han was the designer of the Divine Descent Project ten years ago. He was the one who proposed the concept, the academic basis, and even the plan for the Divine Descent Project."

“That plan was so important that we gambled on countless things that we wouldn’t normally move, such as our power, and even the tomb where the emperor is buried—the Palace of Nothingness.”

"..."

Why do this?

The young secretary named Xu Qiao was startled and realized the seriousness of the problem. She also vaguely understood why this small team of survivors had appeared.

This survivor squad is too powerful, so powerful that it shouldn't even be under the noses of the nobles.

The answer is actually quite simple: they were created by the nobility.

He had this question before, but he was a sensible person and never asked it aloud until the old man in the Zhongshan suit brought it up himself.

"In order to permanently eliminate the tides, and also to complete Contract No. 03 in our possession."

The old man in the Zhongshan suit sighed softly and said, "After all, our civilization also needs to develop. We cannot allow the world to live in the comfort of reality and hide in the background just to appease a mechanical emotion."

"So, we're going to take this gamble too."

"..."

He paused here, his expression hardening, then shook his head in disappointment, saying, "Of course, as it turns out, what we thought was a very promising gamble turned out to be quite disappointing."

"The divine descent plan failed, and failed very abruptly."

"The Descent of Gods was originally scheduled for seven days, but the Void Temple collapsed on the third day. As a result, the Angel of Destruction was freed, and the authority of the Twelve Knights was lost. As the executor of the Descent of Gods, his wife was also executed on the spot by the Traveling Knights."

"However, after that, he suddenly became less stubborn..."

"...What he is doing now is making up for the failure of the divine descent plan."

"..."

"Damn it, so it was you old guys who caused this huge mess..."

As Secretary Xu listened to his words, he even cursed inwardly. Subconsciously, he felt a sense of fear. With his knowledge and understanding, he couldn't even comprehend the cost of the failed divine intervention plan ten years ago.

At this moment, he was startled and suddenly worried: "Aren't you afraid that he is only pretending to be submissive, but actually looking for an opportunity to take revenge?"

"..."

"will not!"

The old man in the Zhongshan suit smiled as he looked at Dr. Han's retreating figure, a faint hint of mockery flashing across his face:
"He is not an aristocrat, nor does he enjoy any privileges in the world!"

"But they are more fanatical about certain things than we are, and more devout to certain people than we are!"

"This is also why, ten years ago, we were willing to gamble all those important and crucial things on the Divine Descent Project!"

"The Divine Descent Plan ten years ago failed, and our plan to repair Contract 03 and permanently eliminate the Tide failed. But now, taking down the Destroyer Angel Machine and eliminating our eternal enemy is also a very good outcome..."

"This is the most perfect compensatory result we can achieve after the failure of the Divine Descent Plan."

"..."

At this point, his voice deepened slightly, and he glanced up at the battlefield.

Although the survivor squad launched a fierce attack, the eighteen red-robed high priests, along with the rapidly gathering elite troops and patrolling knights, had already begun a melee with them.

Judging from the situation, at least in the short term, this barrier was not so easy to break, so he was slightly relieved and his gaze was fixed on Dr. Han: "Of course, we have to admit that he is a dangerous guy!"

"So, all we have to do is keep an eye on him and make this crazy guy work for us!"

"..."

"..."

"You guys are doing really well right now..."

While the elderly man in the Zhongshan suit, accompanied by his secretary, was focused solely on him, Dr. Han remained unaffected.

At this moment, Zero City was in chaos, with pressure from both the front and the back, like waves of turbulent rage. Everyone present had already exerted their utmost efforts and even felt that things were getting somewhat difficult.

But he, the very person who needed stability and precision the most, remained calm at this moment. At most, it was only when Miss Ai, who was undergoing the surgery, began to resist that he frowned slightly.

He naturally knew who had instigated this chaos, and a hint of displeasure appeared on his face as he spoke softly, almost to himself:

"But it would have been even better if you had shown that kind of courage back in the castle..."

"What's the use now?"

"Do you really think I'll give you another chance to go back to the castle and cause trouble?"

"..."

"What?" The delicate and light words, in the chaotic Zero City, precisely pierced through the layers of turbulent currents, through Miss Ai's frantically resisting consciousness, and through the torn space brought by that abyss.

It was as if a gentle breeze had slipped into Han Su's ear.

In that instant, Han Su felt a chill run down his spine, and his mind began to show signs of losing control.

"He mentioned returning to the castle..."

"Does he know that I possess mechanical fragments and the ability to summon Blink at any time to escape this lifeline?"

"..."

If at the beginning Han Su only felt disgust and hatred towards his biological father, and only wanted to kill him and find out what this madman was doing, then at this moment, Han Su even felt an invisible panic and developed a fear of him.

The flickering is its greatest secret, known to no one.

The only person who knew was a "Miss Ai" whose whereabouts were unknown, and she herself told him.

But this person suddenly revealed the secret; he…

Just as he was jolted awake and looked up in disbelief, Han Su suddenly felt the entire Zero City tremble, and a sense of foreboding washed over him.

It is now clear that Zero City is like a surging sea, which is about to surge towards the edge of the city. Dr. Han, who is holding the World Contract No. 03 and standing at the edge of the city, is directly facing the impact.

But the moment he whispered Han Su's secret, his gaze turned icy cold.

Suddenly, she uttered some strange incantation, and countless imperial characters rose from the No. 03 contract in her hand. These characters then transformed into chains that pierced through half the city and the endless abyss, connecting to Miss Ai's body.

The next moment, before Miss Ai's resistance even reached the edge of the city, he had already taken several steps and then pulled hard.

Contract No. 03 triggered countless massive chains, which in turn controlled Miss Ai. A massive data stream surged into the sky, colliding with the mental shockwave of Zero City unleashed by Miss Ai.

In an instant, space trembled, memories shattered, countless people fainted, and some even collapsed due to their physical bodies being unable to withstand the force.

He was clearly manipulating Miss Ai's already locked body to fight against her remaining will to resist.

If Miss Ai is a wounded giant python, raising its head to attack.

So he simply caused the giant python to grow another head, which in turn blocked the python's attack.

At this moment, the surgery on Miss Ai was not even truly completed. He was facing the most terrifying machine in history, yet he showed an unprecedented understanding of it.

The madness, audacity, meticulousness, and ruthlessness involved far exceeded everyone's expectations. Even the old man in the Zhongshan suit widened his eyes in astonishment, then clapped his hands and burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay, only him!"

"Only he is capable of performing such a surgery, and only he dares to use it as a weapon halfway through the procedure!"

"The eccentric doctor, hailed as the greatest genius since the Reconstruction era, is indeed remarkable!"

"..."

"Hey!"

This enormous impact triggered countless landslides and tsunamis. Lu Neng, Lü Xiaoba, Guogaitou, and others who were originally at the banquet had already rushed out of the banquet hall and were waiting for an opportunity to rush to the edge of the city.

Miss Ai is a mechanical consciousness, formless and unrestrained, while they are physical entities. Therefore, they are trying to cooperate with Miss Ai to break through the barriers at the edge of Zero City first.

However, as this endless storm surged forth, the immense impact exceeded their tolerance.

In an instant, they were all overwhelmed by the invisible force and their bodies could not withstand it. They were thrown far away, and some even suffered broken bones and shattered tendons.

Immediately afterwards, twisted and broken abyssal rifts began to appear in the sky above Zero City. This was because the level of power of that impact was too high, causing countless abyssal rifts to appear, thus exposing more of Miss Ai's true form.

Dr. Han, who triggered this astonishing scene, even sneered as he urged more imperial texts to be rapidly implanted into different parts of Miss Ai's body.

Amid this unprecedented and enormous shock, his surgery not only did not stop, but actually accelerated.

"Kill him!"

At the same moment, from among the scattered and swaying figures outside Zero City, a scarlet figure suddenly rushed in front of him.

It's Chao Xiaobei!

He initially gained a slight advantage in his fight with the old man in the Zhongshan suit, but when the old man withdrew from the battlefield, he did not rush up after him, as if he had been entangled by the red-robed high priest beside him and was unable to do anything else.

While everyone else was slightly distracted by the huge commotion in Zero City, he suddenly rushed forward, his entire body transforming into an extremely sharp blade, traversing forty or fifty meters.

The blade in his hand pierced directly through the chest of a red-robed high priest, leaving trails of blood, and then aimed at Dr. Han's temple.

The attack was so sudden and swift that even the old man in the Zhongshan suit didn't have time to react.

As Chao Xiaobei made his move, strange humanoid trees began to grow around him, twisting and turning. This was Song Yushi's doing, under Song Chushi's guidance, to prepare for him in advance, in case any outsiders came and interfered with his surprise attack.

Whether it was blocking the attack in the early stages or disrupting the situation, it was all just a smokescreen laid out for Xiao Bei.

The moment he appeared, he immediately recognized who was the most important person in the room. He also knew that the old man in the Zhongshan suit knew he had figured it out and had people protecting that person. Therefore, he did not show any intention of fighting back.

Unexpectedly, in the instant that this only opportunity appeared, he rushed forward with all his might without hesitation, and it seemed that he was about to seize the only chance in the entire arena and send this person away completely.

"you……"

Someone nearby gasped in surprise, but they were powerless to stop the strange crimson streak.

But just as that chilling killing intent swept over him, Dr. Han seemed unable to react, his eyes fixed straight ahead. Only when the crimson light was almost upon him did he suddenly turn his head and smile at Xiao Bei, a faint smile of approval in his eyes.

"Well done!"

Amidst the applause, Scarlet's eyes narrowed, but from all directions, including the old man in the Zhongshan suit, everyone frantically attacked, directly targeting Chao Xiaobei, attempting to stop his strike.

A tremendous force was wrapped around the blade, bringing it ever closer.

In the last few centimeters, Chao Xiaobei's forehead veins were bulging as he tried his best to push the knife away, but the No. 03 contract in Dr. Han's hand only lightly rippled with the imperial characters, finally blocking the crimson stain.

Chao Xiaobei had used all his strength, and the scarlet dagger wrapped around his forehead was only ten centimeters away.

The crimson tentacles on the dagger extended out, trying their best to drill towards him, but ultimately, under the layers of constricting force, they were always just a little bit short.

Throughout the entire process, Dr. Han didn't even move or blink. He simply shook his head slightly with a hint of regret: "It's a pity that you are ultimately not true gods!"

"you……"

As the blade drew ever closer to Dr. Han, only to be stopped and forced back by the immense force, Chao Xiaobei's face finally revealed utter frustration. He gritted his teeth and hissed, "Next time, I'll use a longer weapon..."

Dr. Han found it amusing, nodded in acknowledgment of his reflection, and smiled, "If there's a next time, I'll give you a chance!"

……

……

"Who is that madman?"

Lu Xiaoba's curses rang in his ears. Before, whether facing a noble lady or Miss Ai in her true form, he felt troubled but not confused. He just fought.

But this time, he really suffered, and a strong sense of frustration welled up in his heart.

But Han Su couldn't care less about that now.

The moment he sensed something was wrong, he grabbed the briefcase beside him, poured his mental energy into it, and activated Mechanical Fragment No. 01.

But as a result, he didn't even hear the ticking sound. The endless spiritual power poured in, like a stone ox entering the sea, without causing the slightest ripple.

Only then did the vague panic in his heart finally materialize. He confirmed his earlier guess: what that person said was true. Not only did he know about the existence of the Flash, but this time, he had even made targeted arrangements.

He prevented himself from returning to the castle via blink!
Meeting his shocked gaze, outside Zero City, Dr. Han's pale face also turned from Chao Xiaobei to Zero City, as if separated by a city, facing Han Su swaying back and forth:
"I once placed my hopes on you, sent you into the Hall of Nothingness, and bound that power to you, but now it seems that all you have brought me is endless disappointment..."

“I can’t even understand why, as my son, you didn’t inherit my talents and beliefs, and instead grew up to be such a short-sighted and cowardly person…”

"In that case, let's stay here and let someone else play the game!"

(End of this chapter)