Ten seconds later, Huai Shi sat calmly in the gatehouse, extinguished the fire in the furnace, and pulled out the shiny sacrificial knife from the withered corpse.
Ma Baoli came in and walked around, marveling at Huai Shi's knife skills.
Huai Shi looked at the passage behind the gatehouse and asked casually, "Old Liu, what's hidden behind this?"
"It should be their fasting circle …" Ma Baoli said casually, then jumped up in shock. "F * ck, how did you know it was me?"
Huai Shi looked back at him. "I was just asking casually. After all, I don't know many people who are so flirtatious."
"Ahem, I was just asking casually." Ma Baoli looked at him innocently. "Who's Old Liu?"
"A bald man."
"That's enough!"
The two looked at each other in the gatehouse. After a long time, Yoo Dong-ri looked away helplessly.
"Who are you?" Huai Shi asked.
"As you can see, a cowherd." Yoo Dong-ri shrugged. "I'm also the fourth-class security officer of the Astronomy Society and a bunch of other miscellaneous positions …"
"Huh?" Huai Shi was stunned. "What's that?"
"It's a double insurance that bypasses the regulations."
Ma Baoli sat on the chair and sighed. "In some sensitive areas, the Astronomy Society uses a double supervision system. There are two supervisors, one in the light and one in the dark. The former is involved in disputes, and the latter is responsible for recording the truth, and secretly investigating when the former is inconvenient … Just like the Purified People this time.
On one hand, I'm Ai Qing's examiner, responsible for reviewing whether she can use the authority of a supervisor fairly. On the other hand, I'm also her bodyguard and fighter. But in order to avoid sensitive issues by directly deploying a Sublimator, I can only take a detour, you understand? "
"So you committed a crime?"
"More or less."
Yoo Dong-ri sighed. "In short, once this matter is over, I will leave. In order to avoid failing my year-end evaluation, you have to pretend that you don't know anything. I've also written in the report that you're born with divine strength and don't know martial arts. How about we help each other out? "
Huai Shi looked at him warily. "Will I be killed if I don't help?"
"If you don't help, you'll have to return the gift I gave you …"
"I will help, I will help!" Huai Shi instantly revealed a smile. "Really, we're so close that we don't have to be so distant … I'll give you two more sets of Overlords later!"
"…"
Yoo Dong-ri tried very hard to resist the urge to kill this little bastard on the spot.
"By the way, did Ai Qing pass or not?"
"I've already passed the first year, alright?" Yoo Dong-ri rolled his eyes behind the mask. "If it weren't for the fact that this place is related to the Deep Hell, Shanghai, I would have left long ago. I wouldn't have had to suffer like this."
"Also, what's Shanghai?"
"Go ask Ai Qing when you get back! I've already said enough. "
Yoo Dong-ri stood up, not wanting to argue with him any longer. Ever since he had gotten involved with this guy, nothing good had happened to him.
After spending some time to take care of the surveillance, he took the key that he had found on the guard's clothes and opened the door to the back. He saw a pile of open boxes piled up in the corner, and a nauseating stench filled the air.
It smelled like something rotten.
After entering this place, Huai Shi felt an unknown amount of Origin Substance begin to gather around him. The bag that was originally used to store the ashes suddenly became bulging.
The despair in the air almost suffocated him.
Those death records had definitely floated out from here.
However, contrary to his expectations, there wasn't anyone guarding this place at all.
"Why are there so few people?"
Yoo Dong-ri surveyed his surroundings and said in a muffled voice, "This can only mean one thing, which is that they're retreating … … Let's not talk about the people outside, but the real higher-ups have probably already run away, right?"
As he spoke, he walked into the deepest part of the room.
It was like a plaza.
Traces of Abyss sediment floated in the air, exuding a powerful poison that normal people would find hard to resist.
The ground was carved with indecipherable inscriptions, as if this was the scene of some kind of sacrifice. Even the sacrificial blade in Huai Shi's arms began to tremble with excitement.
Huai Shi stepped inside. Apart from the blood-stained platform in the center, there were only large mirrors around him. Each one was about the size of a shopping mall's entrance, and they were all intricately placed in the center of the plaza.
Even though they were clearly mirrors, their reflections couldn't be seen. It was incredibly strange.
"This is the Fasting Circle."
Yoo Dong-ri's voice was emotionless. "This is the method that the Purified Citizens use to raise Border Mutants. Do you see those mirrors? They're actually all cages that have been blessed after a ceremony. They lead to a separate Hell known as a Mirror Realm.
They use the mirrors to bring the Border Mutants back from Hell and then raise them in the Mirror Realm. They feed them with flesh and blood until they finally obtain a predator that listens to them … … Now, all of the cages are empty. "
Pa!
A shadow curled up in the corner seemed to have kicked something. Noticing that they were looking at him, he turned around and tried to run away, but Huai Shi pressed him to the ground.
"Mercy! Mercy! "
The fat man lay on the ground, trembling. "I don't know anything! Really! I'm only responsible for burning the boiler! I don't know anything … … "
Around his neck hung several gold chains of different styles. On his arms were various bracelets inlaid with gold or jade. Even his ten fingers were covered with rings of various colors.
His body was adorned with all kinds of jewelry, and even his shoes looked like high-end handmade work. However, no matter how one looked at him, he looked like a thief. He had nothing to do with the expensive jewelry on his body.
Being pressed down by Huai Shi, he began to tremble. There was even a fishy smell coming from his crotch. He had already peed.
"I really don't know anything. I only know how to burn the boiler. What they did has nothing to do with me. I also want to live. Spare me, spare me … …"
Huai Shi frowned and was about to ask when he noticed that Yoo Dong-ri patted him on the shoulder and pointed to the front.
There was a small door there.
"Don't, don't touch my family … …"
The fat man's eyes widened as he struggled. "Come at me, come at me. They are innocent. Don't touch my wife and daughter. Please, please … …"
Yoo Dong-ri did not speak. He quickly stepped forward and kicked.
Bang!
The door was kicked open.
The narrow space behind was revealed.
The first thing they saw was a huge boiler. The flames were jumping inside, and thick smoke was rising from the chimney. It was unbearably hot.
But in the open furnace, in addition to the red-hot charcoal and coal, there were a few lumps of charcoal that were vaguely distinguishable as limbs. They were about to be burned to ashes.
When Huai Shi looked away, he saw luxury goods, luxury goods, luxury goods … …
All kinds of luxury goods were hung in almost every corner.
There were high-end suits cut open to be used as bed sheets, branded satchels stuffed with pots and pans, expensive watches, necklaces, bracelets, and wallets that were strung together and hung on the wall … …
There was only a dirty bed in the corner. There was a blow-up doll covered with tape lying on the bed. There were two Barbie dolls next to it. They were exquisitely and adorably dressed.
The fat man screamed and struggled with all his might to break free from Huai Shi's grip. He crawled up and threw himself onto the bed. He hugged the inflatable doll and the little person in his arms and cried loudly. He turned around and said something about begging for mercy.
Huai Shi opened his mouth to ask something, but no words came out.
Only Yoo Dong-ri walked up, rolled up his sleeves, and pulled the fat man up. He kept asking questions and even used his ability. After a long time, he let go of his hand in frustration and threw the fat man on the ground.
"It's useless. He's gone crazy."
Yoo Dong-ri lit a cigarette in annoyance. "Damn, nothing good will come out of being involved with this group of lunatics."
"Then let's go. Isn't there a fork in the road?"
Huai Shi couldn't stand it anymore. He turned around and wanted to leave … … But for some reason, he accidentally saw the fat man's finger. To be exact, it was the index finger of his right hand.
Then, he froze in place.
Yoo Dong-ri, who was walking in front, noticed that he didn't follow. He turned around in confusion. "Let's go. What's wrong?"
"You … … go first."
Huai Shi was silent for a long time. "I have something to do. I'll catch up with you later."
Yoo Dong-ri looked at him in confusion. He didn't know what he was thinking. He wanted to ask, but when he saw the teenager's eyes, he couldn't ask.
He had never seen such a calm expression on Huai Shi's face.
It was so calm that it made people uncomfortable.
It was as if there was something chilling hidden behind that layer of shell.
"I'll be at the door."
Yoo Dong-ri turned around and left.
In the silence, Huai Shi listened to his footsteps as he walked away. He walked into the incineration room and gently closed the door.
"That ring … …"
He looked down at the fat man's right index finger. He looked at the platinum ring inlaid with broken diamonds. "That ring, where did you get it?"
"I don't know what you're talking about … …" The crying madman looked at him blankly. He subconsciously hid his right hand behind his back and dodged backward. "I picked it up. I picked it up!"
Bang!
His head hit the wall and squashed his inflatable wife. His fat face was almost deformed and twisted into a strange shape.
"Let me ask you — —"
Huai Shi lowered his head and looked into his eyes. He asked word by word, "That ring, where did you get it!"
In the violent collision, the madman screamed in confusion. "I don't know. I don't know anything … … I'm just a boiler. Spare me … … spare me … …"
Huai Shi closed his eyes.
He covered the madman's mouth with his palm.
When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were crazily bloodshot. Immediately after, pitch-black ashes emerged from his palm and poured into his body.
For the last time, he leaned down and stared at the madman's face. "The ring, where did you get it!"
The man's eyes widened and tears flowed down. He opened his mouth and wanted to scream, but he couldn't make a sound. Huai Shi picked up his two "daughters" on the ground with one hand and crushed them one by one.
In front of his eyes.
"I don't know! I really don't know! "
The man finally broke down and wailed. "Why did you kill them! Why! I'm just doing my job and burning the boiler! Those things, those things … … they said they didn't want it … … I just wanted to … just wanted to give them some gifts … … "
Huai Shi let go of his hand.
The madman pounced on him crazily and wanted to strangle his neck, but he was kicked away. In the end, he curled up in the corner and hugged the remains of a few dolls, sobbing in despair.
"I'm sorry."
Huai Shi lowered his eyes and walked up to him. He grabbed his hand and violently pulled the ring off. Then, he turned and left.
The door closed behind him.
"Are you okay?"
Yoo Dong-ri, who was leaning against the wall in the corner and smoking, asked.
"Pretty good." Huai Shi looked at the ring in his palm and put it in his pocket.
He said, "Couldn't be better."
Boom!
In that instant, a violent explosion suddenly came from above them. The earth quaked and the mountains shook. Countless fragments fell from the ceiling and smashed down, crushing the empty mirror into pieces.
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