He crushed the pendant, and the moment the liquid inside contacted the air, it transformed into a red mist. Shaped like hideous ghosts, it roared and shrieked as it flew straight toward Yin Yang.
But just as it was about to reach Yin Yang, a massive black hand appeared out of thin air. The red mist, which should have been ethereal, suddenly seemed to gain physical form as the black hand seized it and crushed it into nothingness!
Wang Kailong stood dumbfounded as a giant ghost emerged behind the man in the raincoat!
The giant ghost held an umbrella over the man with one hand while the other crushed the red mist. A lantern hung from the book box strapped to its back, swaying in the wind.
"Do it!"
Wang Kailong roared at his side. Seeing this, Zhang Chaoguang also pulled a transcendent item from his pocket.
It was a shield the size of a badge, carved with the image of a python.
【Devourer's Shield】: Upon activation, it can absorb eighty percent of the opponent's spiritual attacks until the snake markings are fully illuminated!
The side effect was that the user's own strength would be continuously devoured.
Boom!
His defense was timely, for in the next second, two streaks of fire drifted out from the giant ghost's lantern.
With just a single strike, the snake markings were mostly lit up!
Pfft!
Zhang Chaoguang spat out a mouthful of blood. Even with only twenty percent of the attack getting through, it was enough to make him cough up blood.
"Hold on!"
Wang Kailong poured a potion into Zhang Chaoguang's mouth.
Though this potion was incredibly valuable, now was not the time to be stingy. If nothing else, as long as Zhang Chaoguang could help share some of the fire, it was a massive win!
Zhang Chaoguang also knew the situation was dire. He forced the potion down, and his face instantly turned crimson.
He continued to support the 【Devourer's Shield】, staring at Yin Yang with bloodshot eyes.
"This person has no intention of letting us live."
"No shit!"
"Fight to the death!"
Zhang Chaoguang took out a dagger and stabbed it viciously into his own abdomen.
Hum~
The skull at the hilt of the dagger began to glow, and vein-like patterns emerged, sucking his blood.
This was Zhang Chaoguang's strongest transcendent item and his most powerful means of attack.
He was confident that once it had drunk its fill of blood, he could kill the opponent in a single strike.
"Spirit-Snatch!"
A mocking voice rang out. The blood-sucking dagger gradually grew stiff, and the range of the 【Devourer's Shield】, which was still absorbing spiritual attacks, began to shrink.
The two transcendent items were turning into ordinary objects as their spirituality vanished.
And all of this was because of those two casually spoken words.
Spirit-Snatch!
At that moment, both of them felt a sense of despair.
But thinking of how their comrades had died, they felt they had to resist!
"Take him down with us!"
The two gritted their teeth, and just as they were about to burn their spirituality, they heard the man speak in a low, eerie voice.
"Tell me, after you two die, what do you think will happen to your wives and children?"
Yin Yang's sentence made them freeze in place.
"Given your wealth, you must have two or three million in savings at home, right?"
"Without the deterrent of your presence, and without the protection of your status as security officers, do you think those human traffickers will come looking for them on their own initiative?"
"I recall your children aren't very old, are they?"
These three questions pierced their hearts.
Zhang Chaoguang's eyes looked as if they were about to drip blood, and Wang Kailong was much the same, throwing his head back and roaring.
"Who the hell are you! What do you want!"
Yin Yang stretched and said, "I'll give you a chance. Between the two of you, only one can survive."
"Hmph, do you think we're three-year-olds? We'd ne—"
Just as Zhang Chaoguang said this, a sharp pain shot through his ribs!
He looked down to see Wang Kailong holding a dagger, his face twisted into a snarl.
"Chaoguang! I've always treated you well. Don't worry, I'll take good care of your wife and children for you!"
"In the future, whatever my son has, your daughter will have too!"
Hearing this, Zhang Chaoguang experienced a final burst of strength. He pulled out his own de-spiritualized dagger and stabbed it back into Wang Kailong's abdomen.
When it came to using a dagger, he was the true expert!
Wang Kailong hadn't expected Zhang Chaoguang to be able to counterattack, and his expression grew even more vicious.
"Chaoguang! Don't throw away my good intentions!"
"I can protect them, but I can also destroy them. You understand that, right?"
Zhang Chaoguang's eyes turned blood-red upon hearing this. He suddenly noticed that the spirituality his dagger had lost had actually returned.
At this moment, it was greedily drinking Wang Kailong's blood.
Now Wang Kailong panicked as well, his strikes becoming even more savage as he repeatedly stabbed Zhang Chaoguang in the gut.
Yin Yang simply stood to the side and watched the two comrades-in-arms stab each other. Finally, they both collapsed into a pool of blood.
"Is this what they call the crab effect?"
Yin Yang didn't go over immediately. Instead, he calmly snapped his fingers.
Hundreds of flaming arrows shot in from the distance, turning the two corpses into pincushions before they erupted in a violent explosion.
Yin Yang pulled down his mask, and his figure vanished into the darkness.
...
At the temporary Security Bureau.
Wang Gen's face was ashen as he asked, "Where are Wang Kailong and Zhang Chaoguang?"
"They went out on a mission last night and haven't returned yet."
Wang Gen's expression grew even more grim.
"Bureau Chief, is there something you need them for?"
Wang Gen said through gritted teeth, "Those two are likely already dead."
"Huh? Why, Chief?"
The subordinate was confused, not understanding how Wang Gen had reached that conclusion.
"Call a meeting. Notify all captains that they must be in the conference room within thirty minutes!"
The subordinate grew anxious and hurriedly said, "Chief, they can't make it back in time. We're in the middle of disaster reconstruction, and the Security Bureau's cooperation is needed in many places. Several captains haven't even been home to rest for days."
"Execute the order!!!"
Seeing Wang Gen's expression, which looked like he was ready to devour someone, the subordinate didn't dare say another word and rushed to contact the captains.
Half an hour later, the captains sat in the conference room, their expressions quite unpleasant. No one would be happy about being called back by a leader for some mysterious reason after working for days on end.
Some were even considering resigning, were it not for the unique nature of their profession.
"Chief, everyone's here. If there's something to say, let's hear it."
"Yeah, calling everyone back within thirty minutes... it must be something massive, right?"
A few captains spoke with a hint of sarcasm. Wang Gen tapped on the table.
"You all know about the deaths of Chen Xiang and Liu Xiao, right?"
The captains nodded in unison. After all, it had been a long time since any security officers had died, let alone in such a gruesome and mysterious way.
"Just now, Wang Kailong and Zhang Chaoguang died as well. Their bodies are by the river. The Coroner has already gone there."
"What?"
"Dammit, someone is targeting our Security Bureau! Is it those lunatics from the True Knowledge Society?"
"Chief, did you call us back because you already know who the killer is?"
Wang Gen shook his head. "On the contrary, I called you here because I know why they died."
"Why?"
"Because they deserved to die!"
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