wavenovel Chapter 810 - 783: Six Months Later
Chapter 810 - 783: Six Months Later
Half a year later.
Boos City, Bulgaria, the sky was gloomy, filled with dense fog and acidic vapors.
Nearby, many chimneys stood like a forest, spewing thick smoke day and night.
This is one of Bulgaria’s important heavy industrial bases, with severe pollution, even the city walls were blackened by smoke.
It was nighttime.
Beside a dim street light, the noise of music came from inside a tavern.
A scantily clad woman was provocatively dancing around a metal pole.
Workers from the nearby steel factory, after a busy day, like to come here to drink a strong liquor, get drunk, go home and sleep, only to continue the heavy work the next day.
At the counter, a middle-aged man as strong as a bear, with scars on his face, swiftly wiped the spotless table, placed the glasses, and poured drinks for three new customers.
Among them, one was a white man, and two were Asian, a strange combination rarely seen in Boos City, attracting many glances.
"The business here seems good!" The leading middle-aged Asian looked around and asked with a smile.
"It’s all a bunch of broke laborers, barely making a living. You must be from the Great Xia Country?" The bar owner forced a stiff smile.
The middle-aged Asian was slightly surprised and asked, "How could you tell?"
"Just a guess; your demeanor shows it, obviously not local." The owner gave a simple smile and whispered, "You should go somewhere fancier; we don’t have grain-based private liquor here, only inferior liquor mixed with industrial alcohol!"
Due to a grain shortage in the European Union, the ban on grain alcohol had been in place for more than a year.
But where there’s demand, there’s a market.
Excessive profits can embolden one to disregard any law, even the death penalty.
"Don’t worry, I’m not here to check on that." The middle-aged Asian took a sip from his glass, frowned, and put it down.
"Then what brings you here?"
"Don’t inquire about things you shouldn’t." The white man beside him gave him a cold glance and said.
"Yes, yes, I spoke out of turn." The bar owner was a retired veteran who had killed many barbarians and even experienced a divine war. Those who knew him knew his temper was fiery, but at the moment, he was humble, laughing apologetically.
No other reason, the sense of oppression from these people was too intense.
Great Martial Artist, Martial Artist, and even... stronger.
"Don’t be nervous, just want to ask if anything strange has happened lately?"
"What kind of strange things are you looking to know about, unusual things happen every day." The owner replied humbly.
Recently, Earth’s Original Force concentration was growing stronger.
Various bizarre events are becoming more common, cities are better, with more people, problems are quickly addressed by the police, but more happen in remote areas.
Encountering spirits and reanimated bodies is a frequent occurrence.
There are often rumors of woodcutters or villagers falling victim.
"About... some strange people, like those who perform odd rituals." The middle-aged Asian looked into his eyes and said slowly.
"I don’t know about that, probably not." Upon hearing this, the bar owner’s eyes narrowed as he replied evasively.
"Think again? Make sure before you speak!"
...
Ten minutes later.
The three left the tavern with serious expressions, the night like water.
"Boss, when are we investigating?" Carlos asked.
Chen Zhenyu checked the time and said solemnly, "It’s already nine-thirty; it’s easier for things to happen at night. Let’s rest for the night and discuss it tomorrow."
The group comes from the Unknown Affairs Security Bureau, a newly established international organization not even half a year old, yet with considerable influence and deterrence.
Not only do countries strongly support, but the entire Bureau is filled with powerful figures.
Peak Martial Artist is the most ordinary member, even legendary warriors are only mid-level, and there are Sub-gods above.
As for the director, it’s General Manager Chen, who suppresses Earth, making the Barbarian God afraid to advance.
Of course, that’s on the surface.
In fact, apart from appearing once at the inception, General Manager Chen hasn’t been seen for a whole six months.
The three of them found a motel, holding a small meeting before sleep.
...
"I reiterate the organization’s discipline: it’s strictly forbidden to act alone. Everyone should be aware of how dangerous those ’Evil Adherents’ are. We are just an investigation team, not a cleanup group; we only need to do our respective jobs well, if you don’t want to sacrifice." Chen Zhenyu said seriously.
The so-called Evil Adherents are those whose minds are projected by Tamu and are infected by its will.
There’s no such thing as a secret; rumors of the apocalypse are inevitably spreading like mad, causing social unrest and the number of Evil Adherents is increasing.
Most Evil Adherents are Martial Artists with strong spirits and sensitive minds, ordinary people aren’t much affected.
Thus, each Evil Adherent is quite powerful and extremely dangerous.
The investigation team, all being Martial Artists, has a higher casualty rate than the cleanup team.
"Boss, don’t worry, I want to live a few more years."
"I’ll stick to the operations manual."
"Then go to sleep, don’t go out at night during missions."
...
The Himalayas.
A flickering figure hovered in mid-air.
The electromagnetic around him was in extreme disorder, the surrounding air decomposed into atoms, emanating a sense of oppression like a prehistoric Giant Beast, the clouds above fleeting like white horses.
Suddenly, his skin cracked abruptly, like fractured earth, even muscles and tendons began tearing, producing an eerie, terrifying noise like giant steel bridge cables breaking.
Energy flashed around the wounds, and the blood, before even leaving his body, decomposed into atoms and returned to his body.
"What’s going on, have I reached my limit?" Chen Shouyi glanced down, pondered, then withdrew his will, and his body immediately began Self-Healing rapidly.
He opened the attribute panel.
Strength: 32.3
Agility: 32.6
Constitution: 32.4
Intelligence: 32.5
Perception: 31.1
Will: 31.1
Energy Accumulation: 122.23
Faith Value: 184310.5
Innate Abilities: Self-Healing (Super): 99.99%; Giant Battle Body (Super): 99.99%; Atmospheric Control (Super): 99.99%.
Since the global summit, Chen Shouyi had been in seclusion. Now all his attributes not only surpassed 31 points, but even his innate abilities began evolving naturally without relying on any Faith Value, reaching their peak in all aspects.
Chen Shouyi closed the attribute panel, frowning, silently pondering the previous events.
For some reason, at a certain moment earlier, he suddenly felt a throbbing in his heart.
It was a type of excitement, a craving, an urge to break free, but it quickly faded.
"Everything has a cause, everything has an effect, clearly, this throbbing is not without reason. But what does it signify?" he thought to himself, "Could it be..."
He vaguely thought of something, his expression becoming indecipherable.