Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 399 The Ghostly Entanglement Beside the Ghost Truck

"Erase it all?"

Repeating his subordinates' words, he described how composed and dignified the old man in the Zhongshan suit had been when the annihilation beam cannon was first activated, and how distorted his expression looked now.

Every muscle in his face seemed to be out of control, his hands gripping the railing so tightly they almost left deep handprints on the steel: "Who on earth is doing this with the golden spear?"

"Is he crazy or stupid?"

"..."

Before the entire plan was underway, he never imagined that this step would come to pass.

He had considered the possibility of the plan failing. It would simply mean he wouldn't get his hands on the golden spear, or that he would anger the Golden Clan. They might add some names to it, or they might erase a few.

Regardless of success or failure, this power will be activated. But no matter how much he thought about it, he never imagined that the person who obtained the pen would dare to erase such an important contract...

This is completely beyond the imagination of normal people!

To put it bluntly, this is not something a normal person would do!

"quick……"

Amidst this endless anger and resentment, he glanced up at the energy gauge and finally waved his hand helplessly: "What the hell is this Doctor Freak, what the smartest guy in a thousand years is, he's just a piece of trash..."

"We originally hoped to use his plan to reclaim the World Contract, but now it seems he can't even handle his own wife and children, and has only brought us more trouble..."

"Notify the 300th floor!"

He said this with a hint of weariness: "The plans have changed!"

"Let him sort out the situation in Lin Yuan City. I don't want to be targeted and harassed by the Golden Clan afterwards!"

"..."

"..."

"what happened?"

At the same time, in Jinshui Manor of Linyuan City, the Three Hundred Towers of the Traveling Knights and other traveling knights all looked up and realized that something was wrong.

They were always within the normal flow of time, so what they saw unfolded was completely different from what Han Su saw. In their eyes, the eccentric doctor appeared effortlessly and was then effortlessly killed.

They saw the annihilation beam quickly lock onto the woman in the abyss laboratory and kill her effortlessly. Then it locked onto the newcomer who had just registered with the Traveling Knights but had not yet officially completed his probationary period.

Of course, given the power of the annihilation beam, killing him would be incredibly easy.

But then something unexpected happened. The Annihilation Cannon malfunctioned with Ms. Shen, and with each futile attack, its power was wasted for no reason, while the new knight was safe.

Even those who were filled with resentment and waiting for death suddenly felt a slight sense of anticipation.

The situation has taken a turn for the better, so perhaps I won't have to die?
At the same time, the captain of the 300th floor received an order from Zhen Dan City: "Plan changed. You are no longer needed to sacrifice your life to eliminate Dr. Weirdos. I order you to bring Han Su from Qinggang back immediately!"

"Life and death are irrelevant!"

"If he resists, cut off his head and bring it back, but do not damage his brain!"

"..."

"This……"

The captain of the 300th floor took a deep breath, even bewildered by the sudden good news.

No one can describe the intense shock of suddenly discovering that you can still live when you're ready to die.

Then, he quickly got up, dusted himself off, and laughed, "Brothers, this job was worth it. We were supposed to be sacrificed, but we survived. The person above us has to give us some compensation."

"I think that once we complete the mission and return to Aurora City, everyone in our squad will receive the promised baronial title..."

He didn't say it, but all the team members could receive the title of baron.

Then, of course, he himself would be promoted from baron to viscount, or even directly obtain the title of viscount.

As he spoke, he quickly turned around and looked at Ms. Shen. After confirming that there was no hope of capturing her alive, he turned his gaze back to Han Su and smiled, "In a sense, perhaps I should thank you?"

"If it weren't for you, we probably wouldn't have this chance to survive!"

"However, the mission takes priority, so now that I'm going to take you down, you can understand that, right?"

"..."

"What did you say?"

At this moment, Han Su's heart was filled with an extremely complex and painful feeling.

It's as if thorns have sprouted from my heart, piercing through my flesh.

He withdrew his gaze from Ms. Shen, and the "unwillingness" in his heart finally began to crumble.

Actually, he harbored intense hatred for Dr. Madden, but he felt nothing for her anymore.

After that conversation with her during the Qinggang City Destruction War, which has been erased by time, there was no longer any hatred or resentment. It was only because we were both unlucky that we had this entanglement of grudges in this life. It would be better not to see each other again, so why affect each other?

But in the end, at this moment, this woman made a decision that exceeded her own expectations.

He took a deep breath, slowly raised his hand, and his mental power seeped out from his fingertips, stopping the operation of mechanical fragment No. 02. However, as the mechanical fragment stopped, he turned away, unwilling to look back at this scene.

Because at this point, she could do nothing else; even stopping the mechanical fragments could not change her fate.

All I can do is end her self-punishment.

The ticking of the mechanical fragments stopped, and an extreme silence seemed to descend upon the surroundings.

But what surged within him was an indescribable emotion. He was hallucinating, and it took him a long time to turn his head slightly and look at the 300th floor.

Suddenly, I felt a surge of disgust towards this 300-story building captain.

Although theoretically he had no grudge against him, and even if he was scheming against him, he was just following orders, at this very moment, his disgust and hatred for this captain, and even for all the other patrol knights, suddenly reached its peak.

Perhaps it's just because he happened to be interrupting him by talking to him?

"Mr. Butcher..."

At that same moment, a subtle, intense tremor suddenly swept through the air, spreading from one end of the city to the other in just a few seconds.

Wherever it passed, the flickering lights suddenly became stable, and the pedestrians who were struggling to crawl and hide stopped moving abruptly. Cameras from all angles around it turned their heads and pointed towards Jinshui Manor.

Miss Ai's voice rang in my ears: "The target database has been successfully compromised. The Xu family of Lin Yuan City has transferred control. I will now take full control of the entire third line of defense in Lin Yuan City."

"At this moment, as the electronic secretary who has received the personal seal of Mr. Xu Ji, the newly appointed Grand Duke of Lin Yuan City, I request Mr. Butcher, an intern member of the Traveling Knights, to carry out my duties."

"It is now suspected that the former commander of the Third Circuit Knights of the Eastern Continent, Sanbailou, and his knights have betrayed the nobles and offended them. Please arrest them immediately, regardless of their lives!"

"what?"

Hearing the electronic voices coming from all directions, the captain of the 300th floor remained expressionless, while his subordinates had strange expressions.

Han Su had said something similar before, but they hadn't really taken it to heart.

Until this moment, they sensed an unprecedented anomaly. Lin Yuan City appeared to be severely damaged, but in fact, for various reasons, the city's third line of defense had never been successfully activated.

Now, the city's physical defenses have been activated, but they have also immediately shown a ruthless rejection and suppression of people like themselves.

Furthermore, the electronic voice directly pronounced their crimes, and these dignified itinerant knights now actually felt like criminals.

Previously, they were above the existing defenses, able to come and go freely, and even be exploited...

"..."

An impatient look flashed across the face of one of the patrolling knights. He immediately raised his hand and began chanting a spell.

He was not used to the feeling of being rejected by the entire city, and the incantation he was chanting was one of the two exclusive incantations for itinerant knights that Shen Qinghui had taught him when Han Su entered the city. It allowed him to freely enter and exit the physical defenses of any city.

This means that he is immune to the suppression of the Reality Defense Force. Theoretically, once he recites this incantation, the discomfort around him should disappear quickly.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish reciting the incantation, endless ripples suddenly appeared in the air, instantly repelling him and sending his body crashing solidly into a nearby building, smashing a human-shaped hole into the massive wall.

The other patrolling knights turned to look at him, their faces extremely grim.

This means that the itinerant knights have truly been ostracized by the city, and it's a targeted ostracism.

Theoretically, even if the people of this city wanted to deal with them, they couldn't. The only reason this could happen is that an unfamiliar consciousness has taken over the defense line.

"Boom!"

The knight who had been thrown out quickly emerged again, having been shattered by countless pieces of rubble.

Although he was being suppressed, his own strength was still considerable, and he wouldn't be easily injured by this level of power.

"Only these few people were killed?"

Han Su felt the spiritual energy surging throughout the city around him, and he had the feeling that he had summoned half of the abyss to his side.

The difference is that the spiritual power summoned from the abyss is dead, with zero activity. The amount that can be controlled depends on the level of one's own spiritual activity.

Now, however, he was surrounded by an endless supply of spiritual power. With Miss Ai's cooperation, this enormous spiritual power was as easy to control as his own, almost indistinguishable from what he possessed.

"Don't worry, I've already obtained evidence of their crimes!"

Miss Ai seemed to understand Han Su's feelings and said softly, "The Guardians of the World should pay the price in an unexpected way!" "Buzz!"

As she spoke softly, boundless spiritual power suddenly surged from Han Su's side.

The next moment, Han Su's figure flashed and rushed in front of the captain of the 300th floor, a cross-shaped copper scar appearing on his palm.

His expression turned somewhat ferocious: "Now, it seems you really have become a traitor!"

"Hey!"

Sanbailou remained motionless, then suddenly raised his hand.

He remained silent throughout all that was happening around him, yet he had taken in every change.

As he raised his hands, his feet were already deeply embedded in the ground.

It appears to be stuck in the mud, but in reality, it has planted its feet into the abyss.

He already knew that Han Su had obtained the power of the third line of defense of Lin Yuan City, and the spiritual level was indescribable. Therefore, the most important thing was to communicate with the abyss, and infinite power surged out from the abyss and became one with him.

Han Su's palm strike, delivered with fury, was incredibly powerful, causing his bones to creak, yet he managed to withstand it.

One immense spiritual force accompanied him, crushing everything in its path; the other, a force rising from the ground, erupted at the point where their palms met, creating a massive shockwave that spread outwards, even blasting away the patrolling knights.

However, their movements were not disordered; as they retreated, they all drew their flintlock pistols.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

His retreating figure transformed into a faint fan shape as he fired at Han Su.

As members of elite traveling knights from various regions, and having undergone rigorous training, their teamwork was flawless from the moment they made a move.

Sanbailou took the direct hit of Han Su's powerful attack, while the others seized the opportunity to create distance and fire their guns. The flintlock muskets of the patrolling knights were terrifyingly powerful.

Even if Miss Ai uses the power of the Reality Defense Line to dilute their bullets, at this distance, any shot that lands on Han Su will cause great damage. And now, with ten patrol knights firing at the same time, it's as if they've formed a circle to execute a prisoner.

"I know you're angry..."

Facing Han Su's empty eyes, Sanbailou even showed a hint of understanding, then sighed softly: "But in the end, you're just an intern of the patrolling knights. If I, as the captain, don't speak up, you'll never be promoted..."

As the last syllable of the word "正" fell, he even grabbed Han Su's wrist with his backhand.

The boundless spiritual power summoned from the abyss began to entangle Han Su, forcibly binding him to the spot and subjecting him to the bullets from the flintlock pistol.

This was his confidence. Although he had been used as a pawn by the Shou Shi Ren in the previous plan, he was still strong enough to face Han Su.

This is a real gap in the level of life, which cannot be bridged by anger.

"Promotion?"

At this moment, Han Su looked at him, his empty eyes brimming with endless anger: "I don't need you to be promoted anymore."

"No matter how many secrets and filth you big shots harbor, we only do one thing!"

"We'll overthrow you!"

"..."

As the sound faded, the crystal-like colors that permeated the city suddenly came to life and rapidly contracted, flowing like water and instantly gathering within about thirty meters of Han Su.

The flintlock bullets fired from all directions were suddenly frozen in mid-air upon encountering these crystalline lights, and then quickly dissipated, as if each bullet trajectory was just an illusion.

Sensing the surging of the crystal colors around him, the captain of the 300th floor also changed his expression drastically:
"you……"

"..."

Han Su remained silent, but instead grabbed his wrist with his other hand.

At the same time, the crystal skull that he had been holding in his right hand suddenly opened its mouth, and a strange and eerie incantation rang out.

The crystalline brilliance that had dispersed the flintlock bullets immediately surged to a higher level, then rapidly converged on Sanbailou.

With each gathering of people, the pressure on him increased.

Moreover, this weight wasn't applied from top to bottom; it was exerted on every bone and every inch of his skin from all directions—a powerful, omnipresent pressure.

As beams of crystal light descended, the captain of the 300th floor's face changed drastically, but he was completely unable to move. Blood began to seep from his eyes, followed by his nostrils, ears, and mouth. Due to the immense pressure, he couldn't even open his mouth.

His bones creaked and cracked as they were crushed into pieces.

Han Su is certainly still quite far behind the captain of the 300th floor in terms of life level, but with Miss Ai's help, he has gained an absolute advantage in terms of spiritual strength. What he lacks is a lethal means to annihilate these powerful beings.

This method has already been filled in by the crystal matrix left behind by Ms. Shen.

Perhaps she realized what Han Su was lacking, which is why she deliberately constructed this crystal matrix in the end, and it wasn't a one-time consumable, so as to leave Han Su with a powerful weapon.

How she felt if she could see Han Su accept and use this crystal matrix is ​​unknown to outsiders.

"team leader……"

The patrol knights never expected that their most trusted captain of the 300th floor would be suppressed in a single encounter.

In a panic, their minds were shaken, and they were already thinking of fleeing.

It wasn't that they lacked resolve; it was simply that they had almost been sacrificed without their knowledge, and now that they had discovered the strength of their opponent, they found it difficult to muster the will to fight to the death.

But before they could decide whether to fight or retreat, Han Su was already plotting something, and a thick fog suddenly rose up all around them.

The fog rose exceptionally quickly, enveloping everyone in the blink of an eye. The next moment, before one of the patrolling knights could turn and run, a sharp horn blared beside them, and blinding headlights enveloped them.

Faced with that awe-inspiring light, the traveling knight felt only a deep-seated tremor of life's instincts.

Before he could do anything, he was already trapped under the hideous monster truck. The other patrolling knights, as if waking from a dream, shouted and summoned their nightmare horses.

Unexpectedly, the ghost truck suddenly trembled, and more thick fog was released. Even the nightmare horses seemed to sense some ominous aura and dared not approach.

These patrol riders never imagined that one day they would be hit and killed by a truck.

Moreover, it was a ghost truck that had undergone repeated mutations, with its front end cracked open and sprouting endless fangs.

Most importantly, around the vehicle, in the thick fog, were ghostly shadows—these were the red-robed high priests from all over the world that the Ghost Truck had slaughtered on Life Line 04.

They were killed by the ghost truck, and instinctively recruited as its accomplices. The ghost truck itself didn't even know what these accomplices it had recruited represented...

The itinerant knights are all elites, and they are only under the command of the guardians.

These ghosts are all high-ranking members of the Guardians of the World. Along this life path, they even live in various places. Now, however, they have all been bound by the ghost truck.

“Those shadows…”

Outside Lin Yuan City, on two metal pillars, stood two figures who had followed the eccentric doctor. They did not retreat but instead observed the battlefield.

They didn't think much of it when Han Su used the crystal matrix left by Ms. Shen to kill the captain of the patrol knights, and they didn't think much of it when a bizarre truck appeared and ran over and killed the patrol knights one by one.

However, when they saw the ghostly accomplices following the ghostly truck, their expressions changed drastically. They were both excited and thrilled, as if they had discovered some earth-shattering secret and thought of something extremely interesting. They were so excited that they trembled all over.

Before they could even discuss it, Han Su suddenly turned around.

At his whistle, the lean and tall Nightmare Horse beside him charged over, straddled the horse, picked up the black briefcase, its eyes menacing, and charged straight out of the city.

These two people are his targets.

At this moment, his anger was directed at Doctor Strange, but that guy was already dead, killed by the Annihilation Beam. So, dealing with these wandering knights was not his most important goal. Only the two who had come with Doctor Strange could somewhat relieve his anger.

Fearing the two would escape, he even deliberately suppressed his killing intent, just so he could rush in front of them unexpectedly.

Even Miss Ai understood Han Su's intention. The power of the Reality Defense Line overflowed and quickly swept towards the two figures, just to keep them there.

As the distance closed in an instant, Han Su could clearly see the appearance of the two metal pillars, and then he could see the figures on the two pillars.

In that instant, even his mind, which was filled with anger, suddenly became a little clearer.

The figures standing on the two metal pillars, one dressed in a refined suit and the other in a brand-new, pristine white lab coat, were both slender, and their faces were exactly alike.

They all had faces like Dr. Dublin.

Now, seeing Han Su angrily charging towards them, the two men simply smiled and nodded at him, seemingly very satisfied with his performance. Then, the eccentric doctor in the white coat slowly lowered a piece of mechanical debris.

As he straightened up, the shadows of the two men faded simultaneously, disappearing little by little into the air, as if they had never existed.

"This……"

The next second, Han Su rushed to a metal pillar, but apart from the mechanical fragment, there was nothing left there.

He couldn't even sense any trace of someone escaping into the abyss. Normally, even if someone used the abyss to leave, some spiritual energy would remain here.

The two figures vanished without a trace, and neither Miss Ai's physical defenses nor Han Su's mental power had any effect on them.

Why is this happening?

One eccentric doctor just died, so why are there two more?
"Mr. Butcher..."

Miss Ai's sigh rang in my ears: "Let's clean up the mess first. I think I already know what life form Dr. Wonderful is now..."

(End of this chapter)