Night fell.
Rain began to fall once again.
Inside the tent, everyone slept soundly; the sound of rain had a way of aiding sleep.
It was said that in ancient times, humans were easily attacked by wild beasts at night, but these predators rarely appeared when it rained.
Thus, the association of rain with safety had been etched into the human genetic code.
Nie Pi sat on his bed, looking at the empty bunk on the other side. He knew his older brother must be out doing something important again.
He didn't know exactly what his brother was doing, but he knew it had to be dangerous.
...
On the outskirts of the city.
By the river.
A private car was parked on the bank, its lights extinguished. Inside, two glowing points of light flickered intermittently.
Rain drummed against the car's roof with a rhythmic metallic clatter. Inside, two men were smoking, their expressions grim.
“They’re probably coming for us.”
“Yeah.”
“Executed by a thousand cuts.”
“Yeah.”
“How long has it been since we last contacted that group?”
“Since those two, Su and Wang, took office, we haven't reached out once.”
After those words, the interior of the car fell back into silence.
“I heard those two died at the hands of a transcendent. The work was clean; it must have been a high-Sequence one.”
“Yeah.”
“We can't stay in Mangliang City anymore. Pack your things; we’re leaving tomorrow.”
“Leaving tomorrow? Will Wang Gen even approve it? If we just up and leave, he’ll definitely investigate. Can what we’ve done actually stand up to scrutiny?”
Hearing this, the other man became increasingly agitated.
“Then what? We just sit here and wait to die?”
“Wait to die? Why? Maybe that transcendent was only looking for those two. What does it have to do with us?”
“Besides, not long ago, our Security Bureau killed a lot of people from the True Knowledge Society. Who’s to say this isn't just their revenge?”
“You mean we’re just scaring ourselves?”
“Yeah.”
Smoke swirled within the car. In truth, both of them knew deep down that the transcendent was most likely coming for them!
After all, they knew better than anyone what the four of them had done together.
Their wives' designer cosmetics and their children's elite private schools were things they could never have dreamed of on their official salaries.
Yet they had them now. They even kept second families on the side. How did they afford it?
Hard work and ambition?
Hilarious.
“Let’s go. Let’s head back to the bureau first. Try to stay as close to the Bureau Chief as possible.”
“No matter what, the Bureau Chief is a Demigod. If anything really happens, he can protect us.”
“Fine.”
The man in the driver's seat started the engine and began to reverse. The car's engine roared.
“Huh?”
He had already pressed the accelerator, but the car didn't budge an inch.
The man in the passenger seat frowned. “Are we stuck?”
“I don't know.”
The driver finished speaking and floored the accelerator.
The car’s hum grew louder, yet it remained motionless.
He frowned at the rearview camera; there was nothing behind them.
“That’s weird.”
As he said this, a sudden jolt of alarm hit him. He locked eyes with the other security officer.
Without a moment's hesitation, they both drew their pistols.
A terrible possibility had occurred to both of them.
The transcendent had found them.
“Drive forward!”
“Right!”
Since backward wasn't working, they had to try forward.
Regardless of the situation, they couldn't just sit here and wait for death.
The driver switched on the high beams, only to see a figure not far in front of the car. It was a man wearing a transparent raincoat and a black mask, watching them.
“Is it him?”
“Just go!”
Vroom, vroom, vroom!
The car roared, but it could not move at all.
In the next moment, the car actually began to ‘float’.
“What the hell is that!”
“Jump!”
The man in the passenger seat made a split-second decision, threw open the door, and leaped out.
The driver followed suit immediately.
By now, the car was more than two meters off the ground. The two of them rolled to break their fall and looked back. They saw that the car was being held aloft by a Headless Ghost that stood over three meters tall!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
They fired repeatedly at the Headless Ghost, but the bullets didn't even leave a mark on its body.
Whoosh!
Black smoke billowed violently from the wound on the Headless Ghost's neck, as if it had been provoked by the two men.
Hum—
A flash of cold light swept through the air, and the guns in their hands were sliced clean in two.
“Run!!!”
The terror of death flooded over them!
They fled frantically, but as they ran and looked up, they found themselves even closer to the man in the raincoat.
“Split up!”
With unspoken understanding, they bolted in different directions.
But after running for a short while, they actually ran into each other again. Looking up once more, they were even closer to the man in the raincoat!
It was only then that they realized there was no escape.
Though they didn't know what method the man in the raincoat was using, they were trapped.
“Who are you? What do you want?”
They still hadn't given up hope, staring fixedly at Yin Yang while searching for an opening.
They had been security officers for over a decade and had executed countless dangerous missions; they wouldn't lose hope so easily.
“Wang Kailong, forty-one years old. Served in the Mangliang City Security Bureau for eighteen years.”
“During that time, you solved three kidnapping cases, eleven robberies, and eighty-four thefts.”
“You received three individual awards and five group awards.”
Wang Kailong, who had been in the driver's seat, felt his heart tighten. Then, he heard the man in the raincoat continue.
“Zhang Chaoguang, thirty-nine years old. Served in the Mangliang City Security Bureau for fifteen years.”
“During that time, you solved two kidnapping cases, five murders, five robberies, and sixty-one thefts.”
“You received seven individual awards and five group awards.”
The other man also looked incredibly tense.
“You were both originally very good security officers, protecting the safety of the people of Mangliang City. You were their guardians.”
“But seven years ago, you discovered a way to make quick, big money!”
“Who the hell are you!”
Wang Kailong roared, though even he could tell his voice was trembling.
Yin Yang ignored him and continued speaking.
“Over the past seven years, Wang Kailong participated in the trafficking of three hundred and five people, earning a total of 7.51 million.”
“Zhang Chaoguang participated in the trafficking of two hundred and ninety-four people, earning a total of 7.4 million.”
“Tsk, tsk. If I recall correctly, your normal salary should be six thousand a month. That’s seventy-two thousand a year.”
“Seven million is enough to take you a hundred years to earn. No wonder you dared to take the risk.”
“I didn't!”
“This is slander!”
“We are security officers! How could we be involved in human trafficking?”
Zhang Chaoguang's voice was filled with absolute fury, as if he were suffering a great injustice.
“Heh heh heh...”
“Slander?”
“Then how about I let them verify it with you personally?”
Before they could understand what Yin Yang meant, they noticed that the rain falling from the sky had actually turned into blood!
The blood stained the ground red, then began to boil and reorganize, transforming into humanoid monsters.
Wisps of black energy emerged behind the two men, surging toward the humanoid monsters.
At that moment, Wang Kailong's face twisted into a snarl. He ripped a pendant from his neck and aimed it at Yin Yang, screaming.
“Go to hell!”
Having made so much money, how could they not have bought a few transcendent items for self-defense?
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