I write obituaries for the gods

“The power possessed by an Alpha-level demigod is completely different from that of a Gamma-level demigod,” Jiang Zhengge said softly. “Xiao Lin is right. We can’t bypass Euclid now. We must assume that he will appear in any of the following stages.”

"We must plan around him, at least to ensure that we have a chance to escape unscathed if we encounter him."

“This doesn’t seem easy,” Lucy frowned. “Given his abilities, we would have all died last time he tried to kill us.”

“But he didn’t do it,” Jiang Zhengge smiled, “and he’ll soon regret it.”

.......

Ten minutes later, Jiang Zhengge led Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi into the elevator and headed to the director's office on the 50th floor.

"She'll find a way," Jiang Zhengge promised the two of them.

What method?

Can money be used to attack demigods?

With these questions in mind, Lin Chen walked into the director's office.

This was his first time here, and he couldn't help but marvel at the director's excellent treatment: it was practically a large single-level apartment, with a floor plan at the entrance marking all sorts of facilities, from a gym to a kitchen and bedrooms, everything imaginable.

Standing by the French windows, Hua Molan, dressed in dark green, had her back to everyone. Hearing the door open, she spoke without turning her head:

"I'm warning you, Jiang Zhengge, I will not approve any more funding for you."

“We’re not here for the funding,” Jiang Zhengge chuckled. “Why are you so nervous?”

Hua Molan turned her head, glanced at Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi, and then looked directly at Jiang Zhengge.

“You should know that the foundation has started to fight like a cornered beast,” she said. “There are rumors that they will hold a charity event soon, donate a large sum of money, and approve a lot of charity projects. Do you know what that means?”

"It's harder to get the foundation to donate money than to kill them," Jiang Zhengge chuckled.

“They’re going to target us next!” Hua Molan frowned. “At this point, it’s either a quiet retreat or a full-scale attack. Do you understand what I mean?”

“I understand, I’ve come to you with the answer,” Jiang Zhengge nodded. “You’re afraid of Euclid, aren’t you? We’ll deal with Euclid next.”

"..."

Hua Molan stared at Jiang Zhengge for a long time, then gently shook her head.

"You've finally gone mad."

"What? Just because no one has ever tried to deal with an Alpha-level demigod?" Jiang Zhengge's lips curled up slightly. "Our new employees in Section One have already killed quite a few demigods, and the momentum is strong."

“You understand that this is different,” Hua Molan’s voice rose a few decibels, “The gap between Alpha and Gamma is greater than the gap between Gamma and a dog.”

“Every demigod has flaws,” Jiang Zhengge said. “Or are you hoping to reconcile with the Foundation? You and I both know that there is no room for maneuver in the current situation.”

"I'm not that stupid."

Hua Molan sat down behind the table, crossed her legs, and leaned back.

"Tell me, what do you want now?"

“I want access to ‘Puddle and Rain Alley’,” Jiang Zhengge said with a slight smile. “It just so happens that it’s not raining today.”

Hua Molan, who had just sat down, stood up again and placed her hands on the table.

Are you sure? Will this work?

“We’ll only know once we try. This is unprecedented and will likely never be repeated,” Jiang Zhengge stood up. “Leave it to me.”

"What is a puddles and a rainy alley?" Lin Chen asked Li Zhanyi in a low voice.

“The ruins of a friendly anomalous entity,” Li Zhanyi replied softly. “That guy will answer your questions, if you’re willing to pay the price.”

"A friendly anomalous entity?" Lin Chen nodded slightly. "What's its name?"

“The newsboy,” Li Zhanyi said softly, “is a nice person.”

"Sounds pretty harmless," Lin Chen said. "What level?"

“Alpha-class,” Li Zhanyi replied.

Ok?

......

Chapter 118 Waterlogged City (Fifth Update)

Alpha-level anomaly entity—Lin Chen had only ever seen this term in various movies before.

According to the classification, the Alpha-class has the ability to "affect an entire city at the same time", so it often plays the role of the main villain in various movies.

And now, they're actually going to make contact with an Alpha-level entity.

On the 15th floor, in the medical center, Jiang Zhengge submitted the report to the doctor, and then led Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi into the infusion room.

"What are we doing?" Lin Chen asked Jiang Zhengge.

“Follow the procedures outlined in the guidelines for handling anomalous entities,” Jiang Zhengge said. “Before contacting an Alpha-level anomalous entity, an alpha cognitive blocker must be injected to shield a portion of the ability to perceive subspace and prevent massive subspace contamination.”

"Is it that dangerous?" Lin Chen frowned. "So what's our plan? To find this entity in this rainy alley... and then have it kill Euclid?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhanyi chuckled.

“Alpha-class doesn’t mean it has combat capabilities!” Li Zhanyi said. “It’s classified as Alpha-class because its abilities can affect an entire city, that’s all.”

"It has no combat capability?" Lin Chen was taken aback.

“At least there’s no record of it ever fighting.” Jiang Zhengge shook his head.

Lin Chen had assumed the next part of the story would involve signing a contract with this Alpha-level entity and then having it kill Euclid...

You, go and kill Euclid!

But now it seems the entity can only stare at them blankly, asking, "Me? Me?"

"What are its abilities?" Lin Chen asked curiously.

"Don't rush, let's sign a confidentiality agreement first," Jiang Zhengge said.

Soon, a doctor entered the infusion room and handed Lin Chen a confidentiality agreement.

Lin Chen glanced at the contents of the agreement: he could not tell anyone about "Water Puddle Alley", not even his colleagues in the Investigation Bureau.

This appears to be top-secret intelligence held by only a very few people.

After signing the confidentiality agreement, the doctor waved his hand, and a nurse pushed a cart over and gave each of the three people an IV drip.

After the IV drip started, a white dove flew into the room and tossed a letter to Lin Chen.

“Read it, everything you want to know is in there,” Jiang Zhengge said.

Lin Chen opened the envelope and began to read:

Rules to follow when navigating puddles and rainy alleys.

[Note: If you experience dizziness, nausea, suicidal thoughts, or anxiety while reading these guidelines, please stop reading immediately and cancel your trip. Waterhole City has refused you entry.]

"That's terrifying..." Lin Chen muttered to himself.

"Look carefully," Li Zhanyi nudged Lin Chen, "The rules are very important, or you'll get lost!"

"Then come find me," Lin Chen chuckled.

"You're a little kid! You don't need me to find it. Read it quickly!"

So Lin Chen continued reading:

[1. Waterpool City is a subspace ruin at a depth of 3.15. It is neither Rain City nor part of Rain City. Please keep this in mind.]

2. Please ensure you travel to Shuiwa Town on a sunny day. If the weather turns rainy before you arrive, please cancel your trip and reschedule.

3. All scenes within Water City are secondary representations of Rain City. If you see any buildings or passageways within the city that do not belong to Rain City, do not approach them.

4. Please ensure you bring a black umbrella when entering Waterhole City. Try to avoid large crowds within the city. If you must approach a crowd, hold your umbrella tightly.

5. If someone tries to sell you a red umbrella in the city of puddles, ignore them. You already have a black umbrella; don't forget that.

6. If you see an acquaintance you know in real life approaching you in the city of puddles, ignore them; it's not them.

7. Rain is a natural weather phenomenon, and its falling component is water. If what is falling from the sky is no longer rain, immediately stab yourself between your third and fourth ribs on the right side with a small silver knife, discard your umbrella, and seek shelter in a crowded place.

[8. If rule 7 is triggered, rule 5 is invalid. Find the umbrella seller in the crowd as quickly as possible and buy the red umbrella.]

[9. If rule 8 is triggered, try to blend into the crowd and wait for rescue, but remember that there are only 2 eyes in a human being, use your hands to hold an umbrella, walk (not crawl), and refuse anyone who invites you to dance.]

How strange... Lin Chen had an expression that resembled that of an old man, a subway, and a cell phone.

The rules of this subspace ruin seem to be much stricter than those of the previous ones.

This is actually good news, since strict rules mean that the situation is under control, and as long as the rules are followed, nothing will go wrong.

Thinking this, Lin Chen continued reading:

[10. Rain Alley is a sub-ruins of the city of puddles. Unlike point three, it has no real-world counterpart, but can be entered while holding an umbrella.]

[11. In the rainy alley, you will encounter an Alpha-level entity called "The Newsboy." Do not try to make eye contact with it, and do not look at the newspaper in its hand without permission.]

[12. The price for the newsboy to answer questions is "a scar," "a secret," or "a token of sincerity." At least three people must interact with him when they meet, taking turns offering their share.]

[13. After offering the price, you can send someone to question the newsboy. The newsboy will answer with a newspaper. After reading, fold the newspaper into a triangle and tuck it into your chest. After thanking the newsboy, leave the alley.]

[14. After leaving the rainy alley, discard the extra umbrellas, and have the person with the newspaper hold one, leading the remaining two people away from the puddle town.]

[15. If Rule 7 is triggered after seeing the newsboy, immediately throw the newspaper behind you; it will attract the rain away. Please leave the scene as soon as possible. If the black umbrella is damaged in the process, follow Rule 7.]

[16. After successfully leaving Water City, please rest in the confinement room for 24 hours. During this time, do not pay attention to the weather. Remember, the city you live in is Rain City, and you are a brave and loyal investigator.]

"..."

After reading through this huge pile of stuff, Lin Chen let out a soft breath.

“It certainly seems like something that would happen in the subspace,” Lin Chen nodded slightly. “What’s the deal with this puddle city?”

“This is an old ruin, the same age as the rain, and it has been falling down all these years,” Jiang Zhengge said. “However, the entrance has always been connected to reality, and anyone who wants to go in can go in.”

"Didn't the Investigation Bureau try to deal with this rubble?" Lin Chen asked.

“Of course we tried, and we even collaborated with the Foundation back then, with a gamma-level demigod participating in the operation,” Jiang Zhengge nodded. “After all, residents often accidentally wander into Water City, and once inside, they never come out again.”

"Even demigods participated in the operation, and it still hasn't been resolved?" Lin Chen was somewhat surprised.

“We didn’t solve it,” Jiang Zhengge shook his head. “We couldn’t even find a target inside. The team was gradually disintegrated by Shuiwa City, and that demigod also died inside.”

"Our later conclusion was that the ruins themselves were a powerful anomalous entity, and these rules had been gradually discovered over the years, but so far no one has been able to successfully resolve them..."

"In addition, our investigators later stumbled into 'Rainy Alley,' which opens once a year to answer a question for us. Who wouldn't want such a free opportunity? So no one bothered with Rainy Alley."

So all that... you've turned a high-risk ruin where countless people died into a money-making machine...

Lin Chen suddenly felt that the Investigation Bureau really did have a kind of...bitterly humor.

......

Chapter 119 Falling into Subspace (First Update)

The side effects of the alpha blocker were quite noticeable. After the injection, Lin Chen felt somewhat sluggish.

It's just like the feeling of taking a shower and lying in bed after working a long day.

After preparations were completed, he followed Jiang Zhengge onto the Investigation Bureau's troop transport vehicle, which headed towards Mianyu District on the other side of the river.

Here, high-rise complexes are everywhere, with skyscrapers connecting each other like mountain peaks, creating a spectacular sight of varying heights.

“The most populous area in Yudu,” Jiang Zhengge was inspecting weapons, “is also the area with the highest abnormal threat. One-third of our ‘police officers’ patrol here every day.”

"Waterhole City is actually in the Misty Rain Zone," Lin Chen nodded slightly. "That's indeed very dangerous. What if a child runs in there?"

“There are guards at every entrance now,” Jiang Zhengge said, putting his pistol back in its holster. “But even so, some people still manage to sneak in. There’s nothing we can do about it; those homeless people love to wander around.”

"..."

The car stopped at the entrance of a small alley. Jiang Zhengge opened the door and got out of the car first.

After closing the car door, Lin Chen looked up at the sky: it wasn't raining today, and it could even be described as sunny.

He remembered the second rule:

Please ensure you travel to Shuiwa Town on a sunny day. If the weather turns rainy before you arrive, please cancel your trip and reschedule.

"Why come on a sunny day?" Lin Chen asked Li Zhanyi in a low voice.

"You'll understand soon enough," Li Zhanyi said.

As he spoke, Jiang Zhengge walked toward an elderly man guarding the alley entrance and showed him his identification.