Lin Qiye, Cao Yuan, Baili Pangpang, Jia Lan, and Zhou Ping were sitting at the table, their expressions a little solemn...
Except Zhou Ping.
"Senior Sword Master, the strength of that wind-veined earth dragon has exceeded our capabilities, so..." Lin Qiye said carefully.
"Leave it to me." Zhou Ping nodded slightly, "But I can't feel its breath in this city now."
"Have they already left here?" Baili Pangpang couldn't help but ask, "After all, it was more than ten days ago that they attacked the 008 team. After such a long time, there is no reason for them to continue.
Are you going to stay in Lintang?"
Lin Qiye frowned slightly and thought for a long time...
"No, it's unlikely." Lin Qiye said slowly, "[The believers] took the initiative to attack the night watchman team. This kind of thing has never happened before, which shows that they will not take the initiative to provoke the local night watchman unless necessary.
A human team, let alone a top-ranked team like 008."
"Is it possible that they are not [believers] at all? The words Jiang Er heard were just a cover-up?"
"I don't think they would lie when faced with a bunch of corpses."
"Too……"
"If they are indeed [Believers] and have taken the initiative to kill the local Night Watch team, then I can only think of one possibility." Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes slightly, "They want to do a big thing, and this big thing is in
During the process, it may be discovered by the 008 team and reported to the senior management...
They don't allow this to happen, so they don't hesitate to use the first seat to kill the 008 team quietly. As long as they die, no one will be able to inform high-level officials.
From this assumption, many things can be deduced.
For example, this matter has certain limitations and can only be completed in Lintang City.
If they had a choice, they could completely avoid Lintang City and go to a city like Anta County where the Night Watch's defense was weak. And they would rather stay here despite the pressure from the 008 team, which means they have no choice.
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In other words, they are probably still in Lintang City."
After listening to Lin Qiye's explanation, everyone's faces showed expressions of sudden realization.
"Then where should we start investigating?" Cao Yuan asked.
Lin Qiye pondered for a moment, "Pangpang, go find Jiang Er and ask if anything strange has happened in Lintang City recently?"
Baili Pangpang sighed and walked into the laboratory.
After a while, he returned to the living room.
"Jiang Er said that due to limited abilities, she cannot leave her body, so she is not very clear about the situation in the city, but... earthquakes in Lintang seem to be more frequent recently."
"earthquake?"
"She said that after Team 008 was killed, three earthquakes occurred in more than ten days. Although the magnitudes were all very slight, earthquakes are so rare in Lintang that they are considered strange."
Lin Qiye leaned back on the chair, slowly closed his eyes, and unconsciously tapped the table with his knuckles, thinking intently.
[Believer], 008 Squad, First Seat, Earthquake...
"Could it be that what they want to do is underground?" Lin Qiye murmured to himself.
If the opponent's target is underground, then things will be easier to handle. He and Anqingyu's dragnet is dedicated to searching the underground. But the problem is that it takes time for Anqingyu's rat tide to form, and it is daytime now, so nocturnal creatures cannot be mobilized to explore.
…
"In this case, Jialan and I will first go to the Geological Bureau to check for clues about the earthquake. Cao Yuan, Pangpang, you two go to the streets to visit and see if anything strange has happened in Lintang City recently besides the earthquake."
Lin Qiye quickly made a decision.
"good."
"Senior Sword Master, do you want to go to the Geological Bureau with us, or go visit with them?" Lin Qiye looked at Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping's mouth twitched slightly, "I, I... I think it's enough for you to go. I'll just wait here. If I notice any strange aura fluctuations, I will take action directly."
"……also."
After assigning the tasks, Lin Qiye, Jia Lan, Cao Yuan, and Pang Pang immediately set off and left in different directions.
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Lintang City.
manor.
underground.
Shen Qingzhu removed his hands from the gray altar, glanced around, and gently placed his hands on his temples. He walked a little erratically, pretending to be mentally exhausted.
"Xiao Shen, let's take a rest."
The ninth seater walked past him, his face was a little pale, and his mental energy seemed to be exhausted a lot.
Shen Qingzhu nodded, and the two of them walked up the stairs to the first floor, came to the courtyard, felt the long-lost sunshine, and breathed a long sigh of relief.
For more than two months, in addition to sleeping and eating every day, they went underground to pour spiritual power into the altar. Shen Qingzhu almost thought that the [believers] had changed careers to become slaves...
Of course, he looked very hard on the surface, but it was impossible for him to pour his mental energy into it.
This altar is too weird. Although we don’t know what will happen after it is fully activated, it is definitely not a good thing. If Shen Qingzhu pours less spiritual power into it, its activation time will be later, and the probability of changes will be greater.
Some.
But what puzzled him was that after so long, several minor earthquakes occurred during the altar's recovery. Why didn't the Night Watch team stationed in Lintang respond?
During this period, Shen Qingzhu tried to find opportunities to leave the manor several times and secretly passed on the information. However, firstly, he did not know where Lintang's night watchman was stationed, and secondly, he had no chance to leave the manor.
For more than two months, seats 7 and 9 have been purchasing their daily necessities, and they will purchase a month's worth of supplies at a time. Even if Shen Qingzhu wants to leave here, there is no suitable excuse.
In the courtyard, the ninth person took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one for himself, and handed another one to Shen Qingzhu.
Shen Qingzhu snapped his fingers, two clusters of flames ignited, and he lit the cigarette butt.
The ninth seat took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, "The spiritual power from the altar has almost been poured into it. It is estimated that in two or three days, I will be able to fully recover. I have really had enough of this kind of ghost life..."
When Shen Qingzhu heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly.
He flicked the ashes of his cigarette and spoke slowly: "This kind of life is really not human life. They are treating us like slaves..."
"After all, it's the order from Mr. Yayu. Even if I'm a little tired, there's nothing I can do about it." The ninth seat shook his head.
"By the way." Shen Qingzhu seemed to have remembered something, "All the food in the manor has been eaten, and we may need to purchase it again."
Hearing these words, the ninth seat let out a long sigh.
"What's wrong?" Shen Qingzhu asked.
"You haven't gone shopping with the woman from the seventh seat. Going shopping with her is really more tiring than being a slave here." The ninth seat stood up from the ground unsteadily and walked towards the house, "I'll go
Tell her to go and buy all the things before it gets dark, because I really don’t want to go out tomorrow."
"Is your condition okay?" Shen Qingzhu stood up, "Your mental strength is too much, and you feel like you are about to faint."
"Well... it shouldn't be a big problem." The ninth seat waved his hand.
Shen Qingzhu's eyes narrowed slightly. He looked at the leaving figure of the ninth seat, seeming to be hesitating about something.
Finally, he made up his mind and followed the ninth seat.
He reached out his hand and patted the ninth seat gently on the back.
A dizzy feeling caused by lack of oxygen suddenly surged into the heart of the ninth seat. He rolled his eyes and fell straight back.
Shen Qingzhu reached out to catch him, looked at the unconscious pale face, and murmured to himself: