My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

With such terrifying power, even if she just stands still and does nothing, everything around her will gradually become lifeless in her chilling aura.

This is...

A 6th-order sequence.

A transcendent being of Zhenzhou level!

Adele remained expressionless and bowed to the other person.

"Adele Selenenis, captain of the Moonlit City night patrol—"

"Welcome the Envoy from Zhenzhou"

Upon hearing this, the woman in the white robe, whose face was veiled, nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

No need for such formalities.

I couldn't see her expression through the hood.

Although her voice was as cold as still water, her tone was still quite gentle and kind.

Seeing this, Adele relaxed a little and turned to look to the side.

There were three other people standing not far from the envoy of Zhenzhou; they were all familiar faces.

They are the night patrol captains of three surrounding cities.

Upon seeing Adele arrive, everyone nodded in greeting.

Because the area under their jurisdiction is too close to the underworld, they hold meetings almost every year to discuss matters, in addition to the biennial campaigns. After several such meetings, they have become quite familiar with each other.

It's clear that not all the personnel for this campaign against the underworld have arrived yet.

They'll probably have to wait here for most of the day.

So Adele walked over to the three of them and gave them a brief greeting.

The captain of Shattered Star City who had submitted the anomaly report with her earlier was a young man wearing a hood.

He trembled, hugging his arms, and glanced warily at the white-robed woman not far away. He couldn't help but ask:

"Adele, don't you think this governor is several times better than last year's one?"

"A sixth-order natural system, that's truly unprecedented..."

"Just who is he?"

Upon hearing this...

The other tall and slender female captain next to her pursed her lips slightly.

"Actually, it's quite good. If the previous governor hadn't died in battle in the Black Realm, headquarters wouldn't be paying so much attention this time."

"Our region is close to the underworld and sparsely populated. Compared to other areas, it is a remote and impoverished place. However, because the underworld is prone to riots, it has become a place for those big shots to use as a stepping stone to gain prestige."

"Those young masters and noble ladies come here for a year, participate in one or two expeditions, accumulate enough merits, and get promoted directly, completely disregarding our casualties."

"So, headquarters specially sent a top expert to oversee things this time. They're definitely big shots we frogs in a well can't possibly touch..."

The captain of Shattered Star City pursed his lips, seemingly wanting to analyze the commentary but afraid of being overheard by the woman in white.

Adele maintained an indifferent expression throughout.

Regardless of the other party's identity, the stronger they are, the better.

In this way, the number of casualties can be kept to a minimum...

Otherwise, if this woman is as weak as the previous governor of Zhenzhou, the good-for-nothing who indirectly caused her father's death.

He might not be able to resist and secretly kill her.

Just like six months ago...

Chapter 41: 666 and a green hat?!

Adele and Elune's father died in the Black Side campaign three years ago.

The state of the Black World is inherently unpredictable, and it is normal for there to be a large number of casualties, although the number of casualties in that particular session far exceeded the original expectations.

Adele didn't think much of it at the time.

After the funeral, she took over her father's position as the night patrol captain.

Until two years later...

When Adele first participated in the fight against the Dark World.

She finally realized that her father's death was not a pure accident.

Because that governor of Zhenzhou simply failed to fulfill his duties.

He could have easily saved his teammates, but he just watched with a smile, observing as the members of the expedition fell into dire straits, thinking that the number of casualties wouldn't affect his own achievements anyway.

Adele watched silently.

Then, until the team was scattered by the Dark Realm, he seized an opportunity to kill him when he was alone.

Too weak...

This was Adele's first impression.

Although her opponent was a genuine Tier 6 transcendent being, in her eyes, he was nothing more than a useless person built up with magic potions, and the entire battle lasted less than 5 seconds.

Although Adele was only a Tier 7 Conquest Order Overseer at the time

but......

The sixth rank of the Warlord path is known to everyone in the world.

Its name is—

hero

Afterwards, the Night Patrol Headquarters only knew that the Zhenzhou Envoy had unfortunately died in the line of duty during the campaign against the Black Realm.

Adele's expression remained as calm as a stagnant pool throughout her report.

No one has ever doubted that it was man-made.

My thoughts lingered there.

Adele suddenly noticed a meaningful look in her eyes.

The snow woman in white robes, her face veiled, had turned her head at some point and was looking at us with a meaningful expression.

Their eyes met briefly amidst the ice and snow.

Adele remained expressionless, merely nodding slightly in acknowledgment.

The snow woman's gaze did not linger on her for long before quickly shifting away, as if it were just an unintentional glance.

Adele didn't dwell on it too much.

After that, they waited for most of the day.

Around noon, seven more night patrol captains arrived from different directions to join them.

The group was more or less stunned by the aura emanating from the snow woman.

With all the team members who participated in the expedition now present, the woman in white robes finally slowly opened her eyes.

"Everyone's here, let's go."

The words fell.

Her graceful figure floated up like a female ghost, and in a bizarre way, like a slide in a PowerPoint presentation, she slid into the shadows of the underworld.

Following closely behind, the other night patrol captains also stepped into the edge of the underworld.

The black mist writhed slowly like a living thing, gradually engulfing their figures.

Adele glanced back as she stepped inside, before being completely engulfed by the endless darkness.

At the same time.

Located more than ten kilometers away, on an inconspicuous small mountain peak.

Two figures were clinging tightly to a giant rock, their entire bodies pressed against the stone.

They were breathing at their absolute limit.

It lay there motionless for almost half a day.

Only after the suffocating, terrifying chill completely disappeared did the two of them abruptly raise their heads as if they were drowning.

"call---!!"

"They're finally gone!!"

The woman ripped off her hood, revealing messy, dark red short hair and a beautiful face that was slightly disheveled.

The black pentagram robe was covered in pebbles and dirt.

"I'm seriously scared to death by that snow woman's aura... It's so creepy!!"

"How can such a powerful expert be stationed in a godforsaken place like this?!"

She patted her chest, looking visibly shaken.

Upon hearing this, the man in black robes beside him also let out a long sigh of relief.

He then dusted himself off and chuckled a few times, seemingly unconcerned.

"Heh, luckily, all auras are suppressed to a minimum near the Dark Realm."

"If we were in a town, she probably would have found us long ago."

The woman was still there, cursing and swearing.

The man interrupted her complaint directly:

"Alright, enough talk, let's go."

"With such a skilled leader, they'll likely discover very soon that this anomaly in the underworld was man-made."

"We have no more than a week to act. We must reach Moonlit City immediately, and then—"

He paused for a moment.

The man's voice rose several times higher, his tone carrying an almost devout fervor.

"Found the moon!!"

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At the same time.

Moonlit City, the Serenenis family mansion.

Weiss was sitting on the edge of Elune's bed, holding a book and reading aloud.

According to the maids, this is the best-selling romance novel in Moonlit City recently.

Although Elune told him to read a book last night, based on what I know about her, Evis probably meant for him to read to her. Otherwise, she wouldn't be complaining that his literary skills are too low, would she?

Elune: You're only half right. I meant for you to see, not to read.

After all, Elune could also peek from a god-like perspective using her lunar powers when Whis turned the page.

On the contrary, his constant reading aloud was really disrupting the reading experience...

However, it must be said...

This book certainly has its reasons for being so popular.

It's very moving, with delicate writing, and the romance is especially heartwarming.

Elune and Weiss gave it unanimous praise after watching half of it.

The maid brought in food several times during the meal.

Seeing how seriously Whis was reading to Elune, she almost started shipping them.

Oh no, you don't need to take any.

After all, they're already married...