Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 332 Long Mingzhang's Poisonous Scheme
【Silent Hill F】A terrifying dungeon, Rong Hill.

The sky here is shrouded in a gray mist; this is a rural Japanese village in the 1960s.

In an alleyway between typical Japanese-style houses, Xia Yu held up her phone and said, "Team leader, we've got the stuff."

She clutched a seemingly plain paper bag tightly in her hand, which was the very same [Curse-Concealing Paper Bag] that Jiang Jin had taken from Wu Qin!
This paper bag may seem inconspicuous, but it has the strange effect of blocking detection and hiding itself.

Previously, Blood Lord had given Jiang Jin the key that belonged to Lin Zhen for free. Jiang Jin felt unworthy of it, so he gave Blood Lord this [Cursed Paper Bag], which was not very useful to him, as a return gift.

After all, for someone who owns the Reincarnator's Watch, the need for this storage paper bag is not urgent.

Xia Yu is a Level 3 Blood Sacrifice, and her blood is very suitable for making Soul Weapons. The Blood Lord had already secretly extracted several vials of her blood and carried them with him. He had also dripped her blood onto this [Cursed Paper Bag], creating a blood pact link.

He then secretly stored a batch of key items in the [Curse-Concealing Paper Bag] and placed it in the [Silent Hill F] world as a hidden trump card for the team, in case of emergency.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy so quickly.

Choosing Xia Yu as the owner of the [Cursed Paper Bag] was precisely because of her "appearance of being unloved".

If these items were to be used, Blood Lord judged that he might not have another chance to come. And almost no one would have imagined that Xia Yu would be the key figure in obtaining these crucial supplies.

During the call, Xia Yu also reported another important piece of information to Blood Lord: "Guild Leader, I met the female protagonist of this instance, Deepwater Hinako. I learned from her that recently a lot of foreigners have come to Rongzhi Hill, mainly Americans, led by Jackson Duncan."

The Blood Lord on the other end of the phone was clearly surprised: "Jackson Duncan? The young master of the Duncan Club, the eldest son of Douglas Duncan? What's he doing here at [Silent Hill F]?"

He pondered for a moment, then instructed, "Don't make contact or join them too easily. Jackson Duncan has a decent reputation abroad, but he is ultimately an American, not one of our kind. Moreover, [Silent Hill F] and the American [Silent Hill] copy share the same origin. The Duncan Club's sending of elites at this time must have a deeper meaning. Let's wait and see."

"Understood." Xia Yu had just replied when her keen senses suddenly picked up on an unusual noise coming from the outside.

She silently disappeared into a side alley at the back, hiding in a shadowy corner.

Soon, dozens of figures appeared one after another on the street outside the alley, like ghosts—all of them were reincarnators!
Xia Yu's right pupil began to turn blood red, and the obstacles in front of her were broken through layer by layer, allowing her to see through them and see those reincarnators.

To Xia Yu's astonishment, these reincarnators were not of a single nationality; they included Black people, White people, and Japanese people, making them a veritable international mixed force.

The two men were in charge. One was a tall, burly, dark-skinned man with very short stubble; he was Black. The other was a tall, imposing East Asian man with a sinister expression.

When Xia Yu saw the faces of the Black man and the East Asian man clearly, her heart was filled with shock!

That black man was Klaus Fatich, the infamous captain of the Third Division, the most elite unit in the old nuclear organization's backroom forces!
The Chinese man with glasses had an even more terrifying identity—he was Qin Song, the Chief of Staff of the old nuclear organization's backroom forces, a veritable core strategist!

Qin Song issued the order in a clear and cold voice: "Confirmed, this is the [Silent Hill F] instance. Immediately locate the Duncan Club's reincarnators. Intelligence indicates that Jackson Duncan is leading the Duncan Club's core and most elite Free Vanguard squadron. Annihilate them all, leave no one alive!"

Klaus grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth, a cruel smile on his face: "Don't worry, Chief of Staff, I'll make sure they don't leave alive."

As if remembering something, he casually asked, "By the way, isn't that fat, pus-covered woman, Madam Pustules, from the insect nest coming in with us?"

Qin Song said, "Well, it seems that Chief Chang doesn't quite trust the people from the Insect Nest and doesn't plan to let her join."

When the words "Lady Pustule" reached Blood Lord's ears via his phone, Blood Lord's pupils suddenly contracted.

"By the way," one of the members of the inner circle asked, "I heard that someone has opened a betting pool, betting on which Reincarnator team leaders Lady Pustules will be able to kill when she comes out of seclusion this time?"

"As far as I know, the one with the highest odds right now is that Bloodthirsty team's Owl..."

"What owl? He's called Blood Owl Lord. His odds are 1 to 80! Haha, who doesn't know he barely climbed up using forbidden techniques? He can't even reach near-LV5! Lady Pustules is a near-LV5 witchcraft practitioner, no different from a real LV5. Killing him is like crushing an insect!"

"80 to 1?!"

Something seemed to explode in Blood Lord's mind!
The extreme humiliation and overwhelming rage instantly overwhelmed his reason.

He felt as if he had returned to many years ago, to the time when he was still in the "Insect Nest" team, and Lady Pustule trampled on his dignity with the most vicious and contemptuous tone:
"You think I'll respect you just because you have some talent as a Soul Stealer? I've known you for so many years, and I know you're nothing but a useless, incompetent teammate! Have you ever brought any benefit to anyone? You've only ever dragged others down!" "Your parents' biggest mistake was giving birth to you! Bringing such inferior genes into the world, and then sending you out into society to continue poisoning others!"

"If it weren't for your exceptional talent as a Soul Reaper, which is why the team's elders have such high hopes for you, I would never have given you a place in the Insect Nest! But I'm a man of my word. If you can reach near-LV3, I can approve and grant you five Resentment Crystal Shards. But if you don't reach that level, I won't give you a single one!"

"Your parents' biggest mistake was giving birth to you"...

These words echoed repeatedly in his mind like the most vicious curse.

What humiliated him even more was that, because Lady Pustules was far more powerful than him at the time, and he himself was extremely eager to obtain the Resentment Crystal to break through his bottleneck, he could only outwardly submit and grit his teeth to endure all the humiliation.

Later, Madam Baiye framed him, which made Madam Pustules, who already disliked him, believe it without a doubt. She then took the opportunity to completely drag him into the mire, stripping him of all his resources and status, and not even giving him a chance to defend himself.

At that time, he was under tremendous mental pressure because he was unable to advance for a long time, and his SAN value kept sliding to the brink of collapse.

Driven to the brink of despair, he ultimately chose the path of forbidden, inhuman techniques...

At this moment, both old and new grudges surged into his heart, and the odds of "1 to 80" were a blatant mockery and contempt for him!
"Ah!!" Blood Lord let out a low growl he couldn't suppress, his right fist instantly covered by a layer of dense, dark red soul power!

Then, he slammed his fist on the desk next to him!

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the tabletop, as fragile as paper, was easily pierced by the fist covered in soul power!

"Festering sore... This time, I will tear you to pieces!"

Just as his anger was still rising and his chest was heaving violently, another cell phone rang.

The caller ID showed "Long Mingzhang".

Blood Lord forcibly suppressed his surging blood and answered the phone, his voice icy: "Minister Long? What do you mean by this?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was calm and composed, yet carried an undeniable authority: "Blood Owl, you should calm down now. What have you decided? As long as you agree to my conditions, I will immediately remove the 'Spirit Binding Array' that covers your territory. You should know that this array was the one I used to seal Alessa in the [Hill of Silence] instance. So, there's no way you can get out."

Blood Lord's expression was icy, and he answered without hesitation: "Impossible. You know better than anyone where my bottom line is."

"I actually sympathized with Wu Zhiping back then, so I gave him a chance. Didn't he survive in the completely rule-based dungeons and even become a hunter? His eventual death in the [Evil Spirit Pursuit] dungeon was something I couldn't have predicted. In the end, he's already dead. Now, for his sake, you're breaking with the government. Don't you want the resources to upgrade to LV5?"

“Long Mingzhang,” Blood Lord’s eyes were bloodshot, “I am indeed ruthless and merciless, but there are some things I will never trade!”

"What era are we living in? Still spouting this nonsense? Do you think you're Chan Ho-nam from Causeway Bay?" Lung Ming-cheung sneered. "Fine, fine, negotiations have broken down. It'll be too late for you to regret it now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Blood Lord felt the surrounding space begin to distort violently, the ground beneath his feet rippled, and a powerful, irresistible suction force came from all directions.

"Long Mingzhang! You..." Blood Lord only managed to utter half a sentence before he was swallowed up by the distorted spatial vortex and disappeared from the base.

On the other end of the phone, Long Mingzhang put down his phone expressionlessly.

“Listen carefully,” Long Mingzhang instructed the people around him, his tone as calm as if he were talking about a trivial matter, “Through the spies we have planted, secretly pass two messages to the Insect Nest team. First, Blood Lord has been banished to the horror dungeon [Hong Kong Ghost Story] by me; second, the Nirvana team is currently in the horror dungeon [Midnight Bell].

He paused, a cold smile curving his lips: "I think that after receiving this news, Madam Pustules and her good friend Madam White Night will be happy to each go and 'avenge their grievances and settle their scores'."

His subordinate hesitated slightly: "Minister, the Nirvana team too? Haven't you always admired Jiang Jin?"

A cold glint flashed in Long Mingzhang's eyes: "Jiang Jin saved Xia Yu at Bai Mei Hospital this time, which has already shown his stance. He is on the same side as Xue Xiao. Moreover, this is not the first time he has opposed me. I originally thought highly of his potential and ability and tried to recruit him. But since he has chosen this path, in order to prevent future troubles, it is better to deal with him as soon as possible."

With a casual gesture, Long Mingzhang had already pushed these two teams into the clutches of the two infamous female demons of the Insect Nest team!

(End of this chapter)