The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

"boom!!"

A level 21 professional's self-destruction is already quite powerful.

Wang Miao had just arrived when, before he could brake, he was thrown off the ice bridge by the shockwave of the explosion.

When he stood up, he saw the old man in the trench coat kneeling on the ground, clutching his bloodied left arm.

The old man flew into a rage.

"asshole!!"

He was hit by a self-destruction at such close range, and his left arm was blown off.

With a heavy heart, the old man in the trench coat tore off his left arm, which was now just a few broken bones. He took off his trench coat to cover the wound, got up, and ran away.

"stop!"

Wang Miao shouted, and an ice spike flew out of his hand.

To Wang Miao's astonishment, the ice spike flew back into his hand, and the corresponding skill went into cooldown mode.

"this……"

When I looked in the direction the old man had left, there was no one there anymore.

Wang Miao's gaze was focused on the detector.

Abnormal life fluctuations could no longer be detected.

"He can conceal his life force? The one who just self-destructed must have been a bandit. Did the bandits and the Dark Star people start fighting?"

Wang Miao couldn't understand it.

"Oh, right, he's bleeding."

Wang Miao looked down at the ground, wanting to take the mysterious old man's blood back for testing.

Unfortunately, the high temperature generated by the Invisible Guy's self-destruction wiped away all the bloodstains, including his own.

Further along, although the mysterious old man was bleeding when he left, he didn't let his blood drip onto the ground, showing a strong sense of counter-surveillance.

Wang Miao frowned.

Things seem to have suddenly become complicated.

Meanwhile, Monkey King took Yuwen Hao to the nearest hospital.

Before entering the hospital, Monkey King shed his disguise and used his Seventy-Two Transformations skill to change his appearance.

After handing Yuwen Hao over to the doctor at the hospital's emergency center and leaving a wad of cash, Monkey King hurriedly left.

Song Gua and his clones all retreated to headquarters. With the Invisible Guy self-destructing again, it's impossible to know whether the old man in the trench coat is alive or dead.

Monkey King is currently the closest, so Song Gua sent him to scout the area.

Monkey King donned his "Get Rich" disguise and returned to the vicinity of Invisible Guy's self-destruction point, peering out from the rooftop of a small building.

The area was cordoned off, and there were some onlookers around.

But there was nothing inside the cordon except for a charred crater.

"It seems there's nothing left. The bodies were blown to bits?"

Song responded.

"Probably not. The opponent is level 64. Even without life-saving items or special equipment, their physical attributes are very high. It's difficult for them to be vaporized directly by the explosion."

Go ask the onlookers if any bodies have been taken away.

"OK!"

Just as Monkey was about to jump off the roof, Wang Miao's voice rang out behind him.

"I figured you'd gone back to check on things since one of your members died, and sure enough, you did."

Monkey King was a little intimidated when he saw Wang Miao.

During the last operation at the mental hospital, he was cornered by Wang Miao. If Song Gua hadn't come to pick him up, he almost would have exploded to apologize.

"Suji——"

"Don't go! I won't arrest you!"

Monkey King hesitated for a moment, then changed his voice and said, "You've changed your ways, kid?"

"I'm following orders. The order from above is not to arrest you, and I obey orders."

"Then why did you come to see me?"

"I have something to ask you."

"No comment!"

"In exchange, you can also ask me some information, and I can tell you if it doesn't violate my confidentiality policy."

"Ask your mother..."

Song Gua's voice rang out, "Agree to him, so we won't have to ask around. He was there at the time, so he should have the clearest view."

"What do you want to ask me? By the way, is that old man dead?"

Wang Miao murmured, "Is it an old man? What other characteristics does he have?"

"Hey! You little rascal! You're already asking me a question before you've even answered mine!"

"He didn't die. The bandit who detonated the bomb only shattered his left arm, but he probably still has internal injuries, and they are quite severe."

"Damn it! I knew it, he wasn't dead!"

Why did you start fighting?

"us……"

The hexagram Song states: "You cannot tell him."

Monkey King: "How we fight is none of your business. I can't tell you that."

Wang Miao rephrased the question, "Do you know who he is?"

"have no idea."

Tell me his features; perhaps I know.

Song Gua: "Perfect, I also want to know who he is."

Monkey King described the old man in the trench coat's appearance and features.

Wang Miao was puzzled.

"He has a detector? No wonder he was able to find you."

This device is exclusive to the Special Bureau; is he a member of the Special Bureau?

I have no recollection of that, class of '64...

The Yunshan City Special Affairs Bureau doesn't have any investigators of that high rank. Could they be from out of town?

If it were someone from out of town, Wang Miao wouldn't be able to recognize them except for high-ranking officials from the General Administration.

There are too many special bureaus in other places.

"Is everything alright? If not, I can go now?"

Wang Miao said, "It seems you can't handle an enemy like this. If you encounter him again, call me immediately and I'll bring people over to help."

"Wow, so kind?"

Wang Miao smiled and said, "Let me put it this way, if I can catch him, the director of the Special Affairs Bureau of Yunshan City can be replaced."

"No wonder, that old man was a big fish!"

Song Gua: "Don't rush off. Ask Wang Miao what that old man's ability to revert skills was. Was it a class talent? A skill effect? ​​A secret treasure?"

Monkey asked this question.

Wang Miao also experienced a skill rollback. He frowned and said, "I can't be 100% sure, but the moment my skill was rolled back, the value displayed on the detector skyrocketed. I reasonably suspect that it wasn't the professional's ability, but rather..."

Monkey King stared at Wang Miao. "What is it?"

Wang Miao glared back at Monkey King, "When I first met you, I said I suspected you had used forbidden powers. But even now, I'm not sure if you really used those powers."

"So?"

"The men in black who attacked you were using that forbidden power."

"What is it? Don't be a mouthpiece!"

"I signed a confidentiality agreement, so I can't go into too much detail, but..."

Wang Miao hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"The so-called forbidden power refers in part to the Dark Artifacts. The old man who attacked you tonight was carrying at least one. Dark Artifacts are not equipment or treasures; they do not belong to the 'Clerics' system."

Song Gua can now confirm that the Dark Balance is one of the Dark Artifacts.

A supernatural power, yet it does not belong to the "Clerics" system, perfectly matching the characteristics of the Dark Balance.

Wang Miao added, "If you are still dealing with the Dark Artifacts, I advise you to stop as soon as possible, as it will only harm you."

The deviation values ​​of life fluctuations on the bandits are very small.

If the Dark Artifact is used, the fluctuation value will soar to an extremely high level, just like that old man did.

Therefore, Wang Miao had always been puzzled about whether the bandits had come into contact with the Dark Artifacts and wanted to find out.

Monkey King pretended not to understand what a Dark Artifact was, and asked again, "What is that monster? Why can't I see its interface?"

"This is confidential."

Monkey King rolled his eyes, letting Wang Miao figure it out for himself.

On the other side, Song Gua, whose memories were synchronized with Monkey King's, thought of something.

As Wang Miao just said, the Special Bureau's detectors can detect the fluctuations of the Dark Artifact.

During the World Boss siege battle, did Wang Miao not notice that he had used the Dark Balance?

"Damn it! Monkey King, stop talking to him and let's get out of here!"

Monkey King was cursing and swearing.

"Damn it! You were the one who told me not to rush off, and now you're the one telling me to hurry up and leave..."

Song Gua was worried that Wang Miao had already discovered it and was probably putting on an act!

Monkey King wrote down Wang Miao's phone number, summoned his somersault cloud, and flew away.

Wang Miao stood on the rooftop, watching Monkey King disappear into the distance.

"If this 'get-rich' guy wasn't lying, it means the bandits were unaware of the Dark Star's power. What could be causing these people's life force fluctuations to always deviate slightly from normal values?"