A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 316 Global Manhunt: A Heretic from the Old Church

"Tuk-tuk."

"Come in." Elizabeth was working in her study when she heard the knock and immediately answered, continuing to process numerous documents without even looking up.

On her desk were documents concerning land purchases, demolitions, and the reconstruction of the old temple. Having finally found a powerful patron, Elizabeth felt she had to seize this rare opportunity and perform well!

The goal is to gain the attention of the upper echelons of the old church as quickly as possible, thereby obtaining treatment comparable to that of the Zhou family's Nuwa.

The old butler, Alfred, entered the study with a serious expression, holding a piece of paper: "Master, I think you should stop what you're doing right now and take a look at this wanted poster."

"Wanted poster?" Elizabeth looked up in confusion at her most trusted old butler, not understanding why he suggested she look at the wanted poster. What was so interesting about it?

Could it be that the prisoners above did something serious to damage one of the Laurent family's important businesses?
"An urgent arrest warrant issued within the old church," Alfred stated the key phrase.

Upon hearing this, Elizabeth immediately stood up, supporting herself on the table with both hands: "Give it to me!" Her tone revealed a hint of urgency.

Alfred handed over the paper, still explaining, "I heard that all the parishes of the old church have issued this arrest warrant."

The entire Old Church, all parishes, and even the Kassel parish that Chen Motong secretly ran, all received this internal arrest warrant urgently!
Elizabeth dared not be careless. Having just joined the old church, she was worried about not making any contributions or achievements. The current arrest warrant was a good opportunity to contribute to the church.

After receiving it, I saw a photo and detailed instructions attached to it.

Ince Zangwell, former Grand Master of the Five Oceans Diocese, is wanted worldwide.

The apostate Ince was apparently provoked by the Black King incident on Bellow Island, and he was not devout enough to the Old Ones, not believing that the Old Ones could protect him in the Black King's apocalypse.

Therefore, he stole the seal artifact "Crawling Hunger" from Bishop Gehrman Sparrow of the Five Seas Diocese and fled, his whereabouts unknown.

All church members are hereby instructed to carefully observe the movement of people. If any are found, please do not act on your own; immediately report to the diocesan bishop for appropriate action.

Elizabeth quickly finished reading it, then stared intently at the photo at the bottom of the wanted poster, making sure she remembered it completely: "Don't take action without permission? We should report it immediately? This former High Priest of Inns is probably quite powerful."

"No, it should also be related to the [wriggling hunger], but what is this sealed object? Some kind of powerful alchemical tool?"

Alfred, the old butler, was trying hard to suppress his laughter. So this was the role of the original being stirring up fate, creating a person who didn't exist to play tricks on destiny?
But isn't the name Ince Zangwell too symbolic? In the original story, Ince appears to be a traitor, but in reality, he is just a pawn manipulated on the chessboard by a higher-order power.

While pondering this, Elizabeth was also puzzled. She had finally managed to get on the good side of him, but this Ince had already become a senior priest in the church, yet he still defected.
Elizabeth was inexplicably furious. It was as if she had to rack her brains and come up with new ways to please her goddess, whom she cherished every day. But this Ince didn't take her goddess seriously at all. How could this be allowed?
And is this Ince out of his mind?

Did he defect because the Black King has been resurrected?
If even the Old Church couldn't protect him during the Black King's doomsday, then what other hybrid power in the world could save him?
"Alfred, pass the word down."

"Not only the Laurent family members, but also all our employees in our European businesses must be notified! Remember, it must be done secretly."

“If this Ince dares to flee to Britain, it will be both a problem and an opportunity!” Elizabeth was too lazy to think about Ince’s thought process anymore; she only knew that she should do what the church required.

“Yes, Master.” The old butler, Alfred, pressed his right eye socket, making no attempt to keep it a secret.

Thanks to the old butler's 'reliable' actions, this wanted poster, which should have only circulated internally, was somehow leaked out and became known to various mixed-race forces.

This Ince suddenly became a hot commodity in the eyes of various forces, and everyone was already curious about the mysterious abilities of the Old Church.

That strange ability, so different from all other hybrids, is neither a word magic nor alchemy, yet it manages to overpower hybrids.

Look at Nuwa back then, how much she had to compromise and yield in front of the Secret Party?

Even if the secret party deploys all kinds of equipment to the mainland, excavates dragon relics everywhere, plunders dragon blood materials, and openly builds preparatory classes to monopolize the new generation of hybrid races.

Which of these actions doesn't slap the Zhou family and Nuwa in the face? Doesn't it trample on the dignity of the Zhou family and Nuwa?

Nuwa and the Zhou family didn't dare utter a single word back then!
Unlike now, with the help of the old church, they have directly turned the serfs around and sang songs of triumph, and with the power of the old church alone, they have overthrown various forces, including the Secret Party.

Instantly securing the top spot among global mixed-race forces, overnight expelling all Secret Party teams excavating relics on their homeland, their influence was unparalleled.

Who wouldn't be tempted after seeing this? Who wouldn't want the mystical powers of the Old Church?

Nuwa is a prime example!
All factions have now reached a consensus: as long as they acquire the mysterious abilities of the Old Church, they might be able to defeat the other hybrids. Even if they don't become the leader of the group, they can at least be the second-in-command among the hybrids.

Even if one cannot acquire overly powerful mystical abilities, just consider how many lives Nuwa saved with her mirror substitute?

This life-saving skill is something every hybrid race would crave.

One day in the future, the Black King will definitely return and unleash a world-ending apocalypse. Who wouldn't want to master a life-saving technique like the Mirror Stand before that happens?

Previously, there was no way for any of the various factions to obtain the mysterious abilities of the old church.

Even if various forces send spies in disguise as believers to try to steal intelligence, within a month at most, the spies will begin to believe in the Old Church, betray their original forces, and even reveal all the original forces' intelligence to the Old Church.

Every spy is like this: they don't get a single piece of information about the Old Church, and instead, they leak all their own intelligence. How can they possibly steal the Old Church's mystical abilities like this? It's a complete loss.

With the loss of more and more spies, the various forces gradually lost interest and dared not hope to acquire the power of the old church. Now, tracking down the Black King was the priority.

But once the news of Ince’s betrayal came out, all parties saw an opportunity to obtain the mysterious abilities of the old church!

As a result, the entire hybrid race community quietly stirred. On the surface, various forces were sending sonar signals across the global oceans, while in secret, the vast majority of hybrids were secretly searching for Ince, hoping to find him and obtain the secrets of the Old Church from him!

Not only ordinary forces, but even powerful figures like Lu Mingze, have given orders to the three healers, especially to Su Enxi, to mobilize all of Su Enxi's connections and find Ince.

Pompeii Gattuso also mobilized members of the Gattuso family and peripheral forces of the Holy Palace Medical Association to help find Ince.

It can be said that, following the Black King Hatchery incident on Bellow Island, a traitor from the Old Church has once again stirred up trouble among hybrids worldwide.

……

In Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, Xu Lie, who now has a completely different face, looks at the bustling streets and a smile unconsciously creeps onto his lips. A year later, he is visiting Tokyo once again.

As he aimlessly walked past a convenience store, Xu Lie's current appearance was vaguely reflected in the store's glass.

He had deep-set features, a tall and slender figure, wore a small red soft hat, and had short, dark gold hair underneath. He was dressed in a double-breasted, pure black clerical robe and wore exceptionally thin, black leather gloves that resembled human skin.

Such an appearance is none other than Ince Zangwell, who has recently caused an undercurrent in the mixed-race community.

Without making any attempt to conceal himself, the little red soft hat didn't even cover his hair, let alone his face. Xu Lie walked the streets of Tokyo with Ince's face exposed.

As he passed by the convenience store, Xu Lie glanced at the security camera inside and thought to himself that, thanks to his covert efforts, the news had already spread to various places.

If Princess Kaguya of the Snake Clan is required to find Ince, then the fish I'm preparing to catch should bite within ten minutes at most, if it moves quickly.
Since that's the case, let's wait here. Xu Lie pushed open the convenience store door and asked the clerk to order an iced latte.

Lattes, as long as they are made with dark roast beans and good quality milk, will never taste too bad.

While waiting for the coffee machine to be delivered, Xu Lie also went to the magazine rack next to the shop window and browsed the comics and magazines on it.

"Sir, your coffee is ready." Xu Lie, still somewhat unsatisfied, put down his comic book, took a sip, and turned to leave.

This prompted the convenience store clerk to repeatedly call out, "Sir, you haven't paid yet."

"I'm sorry." Xu Lie turned around, holding an iced latte in one hand and spreading his other hand out: "I don't have any money on me."

Before the convenience store clerk could get angry, Xu Lie pointed outside the door. At that moment, two black cars screeched to a halt on the street outside: "But it's okay, the person who paid for me is here."

The convenience store clerk looked in the direction Xu Lie was pointing and saw several men in sunglasses and suits getting off the bus. The man at the front of the line had a tattoo of Prajna on his neck, which looked particularly scary!
Could it be a member of the underworld?

In 2010, in Tokyo, yakuza members were as common as convenience stores on the street.

The shop assistant immediately cowered and took two steps back. He was just an ordinary citizen; how could he possibly go against these dangerous individuals?

They could only accept their bad luck and pay out of their own pockets.

The clerk bowed at a lightning speed, "Sir, sir, hahaha, I, I forgot, you've already paid. I'm so sorry, I didn't remember clearly, I've caused you trouble!"

Before the few burly men in suits who pushed open the convenience store door could figure out what was going on, Xu Lie called out to them, "Someone come here and pay for my coffee."

The burly man with the neck tattoo at the front of the line grumbled as he took off his sunglasses. With a thug-like air, he shrugged and looked Xu Lie up and down, saying, "Baka!"

With a distinctively thuggish trilled "r," he said, "So what if you're a foreigner? You think I'll pay for you just because you want me to?"

"Heh." Xu Lie was amused by the skillful acting. No, it wasn't acting; the other party was a genuine member of the underworld. "Are you from the Snake Clan or the Demon Clan?"

"!"

With just a few words, the tattooed burly man who had been acting like a thug just moments before immediately became serious and reached into his pocket. Several of his henchmen behind him followed suit, clearly intending to draw their guns.

This is different from what was promised!

The higher-ups gave an urgent order, only allowing those of them who were nearby to come and keep watch. What a difficult task!
They recognized them immediately and even knew about the Snake-Headed Eight Families and the Demon Clan?
Damn, is he a mixed-race person from abroad?

"Oh, so it was the Snake Clan who arrived first. Would you be willing to pay for me?"

"!" What's wrong with this guy? How did he figure that out? Before the tattooed man could answer, several more people suddenly walked in from outside.

The leader was none other than Miyamoto Toru, who had once guided Kazama Ruri: "We, the Demon Clan, are willing to pay for all of Mr. Ince's expenses."

(End of this chapter)