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Chapter 205: Laying Out a Plan to Rescue the Faceless Ones

"That name is really long."

Ji Yi swallowed the last piece of steak in front of her, and the only thing she remembered from the whole story was the Yasha family.

Thanks to sharing perception with [Silence], Ji Yi can remotely sense everything that happens within the "Dead Silence Domain".

He hadn't alerted Miss Cat earlier because he didn't know who she was, and Ji Yi hadn't figured out the situation yet. But after figuring out the details, Ji Yi began to discuss things with Miss Cat.

Why doesn't Mr. Giba reveal the player's identity?

As Miss Cat spoke, she gracefully cut off a small piece of steak and put it in her mouth.

"How can you gain the other party's trust like that? Do you think the island nation's Bureau of Paranormal Affairs is very friendly?"

On the plate in front of Ji Yi, a new steak had appeared out of nowhere. He pulled out a can of black pepper from thin air and started sprinkling it on himself.

"The very existence of the 'Forbidden Zone of Ghost Stories' is closely linked to the concept of 'another world,' and 'Ghost Stories' are a product of dimensional travel invented by the island nation and brought from the outside. We cannot gamble that the Xia Kingdom's government will have a good attitude towards us."

“But,” Miss Cat said gravely, “we have to complete our mission and go back eventually, we can’t keep this a secret for long.”

"I've already figured out what to do about this."

As Ji Yi spoke, she took out the [Disguise Mask] from her inventory.

"Recruit the real Ye Changtian and have him gather intelligence for me."

Miss Cat shook her head slightly: "You don't even know where he is right now."

Ji Yi suddenly interrupted.

"I have some ideas about him now."

Ji Yi recalled the scream of a man she had heard while fleeing.
Although Ji Yi couldn't see through the contents of that room, the Eye of Data could still provide some useful information.

[Name: Queen S’s secret base. 】

[Description: This area can prevent others from seeing through it, but it is completely soundproof and even has a sound amplification effect.]

"After all, we were in dire straits at the time, so we couldn't care less about anything else. But now that we have readily available thugs, we might as well sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor."

As she spoke, Ji Yi poured the steak from her plate onto Miss Cat's plate:

"It tastes a bit awful, but you can have it."

Miss Cat: "."

"Help you save people?"

The red-masked man's tone was extremely displeased: "You're even giving us orders now. Do you know how many SS-rank ghost stories there are in the entire [Forbidden Zone of Ghost Stories]? If we act recklessly and run into one, it will be an extremely troublesome matter."

The man in the yellow mask waved his hand, "Haven't we already checked? There are no SS-class ghost stories in this area. We can save people, but I'm telling you, Brother Ji Ba..."

Black Mask: "That character is pronounced 'yi'."

"Oh, sorry, I mean, Brother Yiba."

Everyone: "."

"Just kidding, you guys really have no sense of humor." The yellow-masked man said, his tone gradually becoming serious. "Ji Yi, you said you briefly controlled this special species that's 'both like a monster and a ghost story,' do you know its origin?"

"Since we're helping each other, you should share more valuable information so I can trust you."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yijing, who had been staring blankly, nodded and took out a new slip of paper from his person.

In order to gain trust and indirectly help the world, Ji Yi has no intention of hiding anything.

"The source of the Calamity Element is a monster known as the [Ancient God]. The [Deadly Land] you are currently in is controlled by the ghost story [Silence], which is a servant of the Ancient God, not a true ghost story, which is why you can perceive its peculiarities."

The man in black mask read the note aloud.

"The ancient god possesses unimaginable power. It is sealed in an abyss in a certain world. It is said that when it awakens, it can destroy an entire planet. Compared with the so-called SSS-level disaster, this is undoubtedly a true catastrophe."

"Under these circumstances, researchers from the island nation came to the sealed land and triggered a forbidden power that does not belong to humankind."

This story is unknown to people all over the world; other countries only thought it was caused by experiments conducted by an island nation.

Because this history is quite ancient, occurring several decades ago, before Wang Xiaoqing, who is now known as the "Mist Maiden," was even born, the ancient god's sealed location was still a secluded place.

"I believe that anything capable of sealing ancient gods is related to so-called 'cultivators'."

Upon reading this, all four of them felt somewhat surprised.

What did they give them?

Then came some terms that were hard for most people to understand, such as "immortal remains" and "replicas of the Legend of Sword and Fairy," which completely overturned their worldview.

"Because I stole the island nation's shuttle machine, I had the opportunity to actually come into contact with the ancient god's sealed land. At that time, for safety reasons, I reinforced the sealed land again."

This statement is half true and half false, but even people from island nations wouldn't find anything wrong with it.

After all, when Park Do-dong traveled into the "Doomsday" world, Ji Yi actually intercepted a shuttle—in a way that resulted in total loss.

"But later, someone used some unknown method to influence the sealed land, even connecting the two worlds, causing the power of the ancient gods to pour out, and you suffered here. This is the truth of the matter."

"The reason why the forbidden zone is expanding is that this leak channel is still transmitting evil elements. However, as long as this channel is closed or the problem is solved at its source, the problem of the [Forbidden Zone of Ghost Stories] may be solved."

"So I plan to go to the sealed land again, but not me. Instead, I'll send my friend. She's more capable than me and knows the situation better. Believe me, the terror of the ancient god's seal has nothing to do with strength. My friend can definitely do a better job than sending your people."

"Unfortunately, that machine only has enough room for one person. And since I really want to go back to Xia, my hometown, this is the only arrangement we can make."

Here, Ji Yi made some very clever arrangements.

He planned to recruit the Faceless Ones and send them to the Xia Kingdom under the identity of "Ji Yi" to gather intelligence.

Miss Cat is "a friend of mine" mentioned in the text, and she was able to leave the instance with this reason.

This would achieve multiple benefits, as it would also relieve Ji Yi of some of the heavy workload.

Of course, this has two prerequisites.

First, the Yasha family successfully rescued the Faceless One.

Second, the faceless one is easy to fool and is willing to do things for Ji Yi.

If all else fails, Ji Yi could actually consider killing the Faceless One and making him a "substitute" for the [Lake Mirror]. This way, he could inherit the other's power and gain a stable and obedient partner.

If the Faceless One's true identity were a high-ranking member of the Headhunter Alliance, Ji Yi would definitely kill him without hesitation. However, now that the most likely truth has been deduced, it would be inappropriate to casually kill an innocent person.

'If he doesn't cooperate, then force him to cooperate. This guy suffered so much in the restricted area; I saved him, shouldn't he consider me his second parent?'

Thinking it over, Ji Yi told the four of them the location and information of Queen S.

Having obtained so much explosive intelligence, they had essentially completed their mission and it was time to return home. Without delay, the four quickly prepared to depart.

Just then, Ji Yi suddenly brought up a topic he had wanted to ask for a long time.

Do you have any information regarding the "cult of evil gods"?

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the four people suddenly tightened, and the red-masked man grabbed the collar of the person in Ji Yi's mirror and asked, "Where did you find out about this?"

The person in the mirror took out a piece of paper:
“My family members believe in this. I am a victim. For many years, I have been trying to find out about this organization, but to no avail.”

As the man in black finished reading the text, the man in red gradually relaxed his hand.

They knew the weight that this short sentence carried.

"Please accept my condolences. This is top-secret information, even more so than the covert operations against the forbidden zone of supernatural tales. If you want to know, we can give it to you, after all, you have provided extremely valuable information and assistance."

"That's what the blue-masked man said."

The person in the mirror pulled out a note: "I know, at least wait until I return to the country, and promise that I will never leak the information. Don't worry, I understand. For the sake of the truth, I don't care if I am monitored for the rest of my life."

The man in the black mask nodded: "You're an honest person. You're a good guy; I'm definitely making you my friend."

The man in the blue mask said, "From now on, you're also one of my newly made friends."

After discussing these matters, the four finally took action, heading straight for Queen S's secret base.

Ji Yi's mirror image did not follow, after all, its strength was pure trash, and bringing it along would only be a burden. More importantly, after leaving the "Dead Silence Domain", Ji Yi could no longer sense them, and communication would be difficult.

"Everything is settled, we just need to wait for news."

With a wave of his hand, Ji Yi's messy table disappeared and transformed into a map.

“This is my idea. If things go smoothly, we can hide in the haunted building in Taiyan City. Since the unlucky guy is still alive, it means that although Misaki is out of control, our real safe house and haven are still there.”

"Hmm." Miss Cat nodded, having no objection to the plan.

On the other side, Queen S's secret base.

A faceless man, his hands and feet bound to a frame, his body mostly naked, covered in various wounds.

Faceless Cloud Chief: "I'm done for, brother. Give me a quick and painless death."

The faceless one stared at the ceiling with a resolute expression, counting how long it would take for dawn to break.

Fortunately, he possessed the skill of deception, and could always fool his opponents with his disguise at the right time; otherwise, he would have been killed long ago in front of Queen S.

This whole thing is the fault of that guy named Uncle Ji. Who the hell is your nephew?
He felt he had been tricked and shouldn't have believed Gibb's nonsense.

Given his shrewdness, even if no ghost story could offend him, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

It's all Gibb's fault! He deliberately left a marked piece of meat there, wasn't he just trying to trick me? What grudge could we possibly have against him!

Thinking this, the Faceless One cursed Gibb a thousand times in his heart, but he still held onto a sliver of hope.

What if, what if this person really knows me?
But how could that be? He didn't even know who he was. Moreover, he felt like a person forgotten by the world.

And there's something even worse.

In the initial three days after he put on the mask, he should have had the opportunity to peel off other people's faces and find a new identity for himself.

Of course, in the forbidden zone of ghost stories, this is simply unrealistic.

What truly terrified him was the mask; once he put it on, he couldn't take it off, and it gradually became completely integrated with his face.

Nowadays, the mask has disappeared.

It's actually quite strange. He knew that the mask should be reusable, and that he could even use it to make others disappear.

This fascinating little detail seems to have been known to him even before he became a Faceless Man.

This includes stripping someone of their face so they can take their place, as well as the identity and status of the faceless, and their niche in all worlds.

Without identity, without anyone to rely on, a non-existent person will face discrimination and contempt wherever they go, regardless of their own strength. This is the status of the Faceless Ones.

"So how could he possibly know me? He's not a god, you're so gullible. There's no such thing as a 'what if'!"

He suddenly cried out, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Yun Chang, who was performing a sword-swallowing act, had his sword mercilessly pulled out by Queen S.

It's painful.

If that man named Gibb could really rescue him, or even help him escape, he would be willing to do anything for him, regardless of whether he was really his uncle.

"Don't be afraid, kid, your Uncle Ji sent us to rescue you!"

Suddenly, an angry shout came from outside the room.

Queen S frowned upon hearing the sound, and her figure vanished from the room in an instant, followed by the sounds of fierce fighting outside.

"Gibberelmann really came to save me?!"

The Faceless One was overjoyed. Outside, there was a constant roar, and Queen S suddenly let out a shrill scream.

The things binding him lost their spiritual power at that moment, and with a slight struggle, they successfully got off the shelf.

At the same time, four masked monsters burst into the room, looking the Faceless One up and down.

"Thank you so much! Were you really sent by Ji Bo to rescue me? Do you know my identity?"

Seeing this, the four of them were also completely baffled.

"How come it's a faceless man?" Red Mask had a fiery temper. He took a few steps forward and tried to tear off the faceless man's mask, but he only managed to grab a thin layer of skin.

"He really is a faceless man."

The usually cheerful man in the yellow mask suddenly changed his tone.

Regarding the Faceless Men, the Xia Kingdom once experienced a plague-like disaster caused by them, resulting in the sudden appearance of over thirty Faceless Men. At the same time, this also meant that over thirty people disappeared without a trace, and no matter what they did, they could not find any clues.

The culprit behind this disaster was an ordinary, smooth mask.

"who are you?"

The man in the black mask asked in a cold, hard tone.

The Faceless One was also bewildered: "Didn't Gibbon send you to save me? You don't even know who I am?"

The four people looked at each other in surprise, then huddled together and began to discuss it in hushed tones.

(End of this chapter)