Chapter 394: [311] Sky Demon Broken Finger! Terrifying Power! (Seeking monthly tickets and recommendations)_1
Chapter 394: [311] Sky Demon Broken Finger! Terrifying Power! (Seeking monthly tickets and recommendations)_1
On the street, a modest sedan suddenly shook.
No one knew what had happened.
Only two bodies silently lay in their seats.
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[New Extraordinary Gene 1: Form·Flesh Rebirth]
[New Extraordinary Gene 2: Instrument·Firearms (can be integrated with Instrument·Aggregation for advancement)]
“Synthesis.”
At the entrance to an alley, a young man wearing a duckbill cap walked in as if everything were normal.
No one knew that one of the Extraordinary Genes inside his body was undergoing an unprecedented upgrade.
[New Extraordinary Gene: Instrument·Firearms (Second Rank)]
[New Extraordinary Ability 1: Phantom Bullets]
[New Extraordinary Ability 2: Sniper God Time (during a specific time, disregard all sealing)]
“Nagano… Blue Black Foundation??”
Pei Jinye frowned.
The people targeting him were from the Blue Black Foundation.
However, he didn’t know much about the Blue Black Foundation, except for what he had heard from the Old Ghost.
The boss of the foundation was from elsewhere and had come to Nagano a few years ago, making quite an impact.
But after being regulated and suppressed by the Nagano officials, they had been in a state of cessation and hidden away.
“Could it be because of my identity as an Inspection Team member that I’ve attracted such enmity?”
Pei Jinye set aside the Blue Black Foundation matter for the moment, deciding to deal with Lin Xiaohu’s issue first before meeting these small-fry from the foundation.
…
[Suspect Target One: Qin Guwei. Entered Nagano through smuggling channels, suspected rate 70%… Currently residing at…]
Pei Jinye walked into a self-constructed building six stories high, its windows adorned with patched and mended bedding.
In the entrance of the alley, a few children aged six or seven were running back and forth.
Women chatted on the benches by his side.
As he went upstairs, a young man brushed past him, but stopped on the fourth floor, took out a set of keys, and began to unlock the door with a clinking sound.
Pei Jinye wanted to perform a Flash Escape, but with people all around, he dismissed the idea.
Upon reaching the fifth floor, he looked up, knocked on the door next to him, and asked affectionately, “Granny, why is this door locked?”
The stairway iron door had a lock on it.
Pei Jinye turned to ask the granny who was sweeping the floor.
The granny looked at Pei Jinye and gestured upstairs, “It’s always locked. Are you here looking for someone? There’s only one household living up there. I saw them moving out with large suitcases this morning. Who are you to them?”
“Thank you, Granny.”
Pei Jinye turned and left.
The granny looked at him suspiciously as he departed, thinking perhaps her hearing was not as good and she missed the young man’s response.
Pei Jinye quickly descended to a blind spot on the fourth floor.
“Gone?”
Once he confirmed there was no one around, he executed Flash Escape.
He arrived directly at room 601 on the sixth floor.
Pei Jinye looked around.
He made sure there were no traps.
Only then did he start to move and check the place.
There were indeed signs that luggage had been packed.
But there were still plenty of clothes left, indicating the person hadn’t left for good.
Yet Pei Jinye was not certain if this person was indeed Lin Xiaohu whom he was looking for.
“Retrogression.”
As Pei Jinye whispered two words.
His Talent activated.
The space in front of him seemed to be filled with countless particles, forming a precise image.
The first Talent Pei Jinye had ever devoured was Retrogression.
However, at that time, his spiritual power hadn’t even reached ten points, and the Retrogression image wasn’t even as clear as standard definition.
Now, with over a hundred points of spiritual power to support him, the image formed by Retrogression had reached high-definition clarity.
Pei Jinye looked back.
In the Retrogression image, a man’s figure walked backward, carrying a bag, wearing a black duckbill cap, with a tear in his down jacket’s shoulder revealing white fluff floating in midair.
The man returned to the kitchen, held a kitchen knife in front of him… looked at it and put it down, then picked up a fruit knife…
The man stood in front of a mirror, removed a human skin mask…
Unfortunately, it was not Lin Xiaohu.
The next second.
Pei Jinye raised his phone, canceled the Retrogression image, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
In the image, the man walked over to a corner of the wall, lifted a section, and took something out from inside.
“This guy actually left something behind, what a good Samaritan.”
Pei Jinye cleanly walked to the corner, felt inside, and pulled out a bundle.
Several stacks of the most useless thing—money—Pei Jinye could hardly be interested.
Apart from that, there were two cans of pills for restoring physical strength.
However, a wooden carving with a broken arm caught his attention.
“Sealing Object?”
His Perceptual Power probed it.
“Not it?”
Pei Jinye examined it carefully. It was a carving of a young woman.
Unfortunately, it was just an ordinary carving.
Perhaps it was merely a keepsake of the other party.
Pei Jinye simply put it back.
Then he turned and left.
“One down, two to go.”
[Suspect Target Two: Zhong Taowen. Entered Nagano using a forged identity, suspected rate 71%… Currently residing on Anshi Street…]
Pei Jinye estimated his direction.
His figure quickly disappeared.
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An hour later.
Anshi Street.
The afternoon street seemed somewhat deserted.
Whether it was because of yesterday’s big fire or not, many shops on the street now had fire extinguishers.
“Little Zhong, later on go to the warehouse to restock. I’ve already contacted the freight company, just take the list and go directly,” said the boss.
“Alright, boss.”
A middle-aged man in his thirties was chopping meat in the kitchen, sweating profusely.
The boss called out to him before leaving.
After finishing the meat cutting, the middle-aged man packed the meat into a dish, sealed it, and pushed it into the fridge. He had just washed his hands and wiped the sweat off his face when he saw a young man enter the shop. He hurriedly said politely:
“I’m sorry, we’re not open for business yet…”
As soon as the words fell.
A middle-aged man’s vision blurred before his eyes.
By the time he regained his senses, he couldn’t help but rub his eyes, “Why did I space out?”
He looked around suspiciously.
The store was empty.
Shaking his head and preparing to go to the kitchen, he suddenly forgot what he was originally going to do and stayed put, agonizing over it.
“What am I supposed to do next…?”
He slowly walked over and sat down on a chair.
A face slowly emerged in the mirror behind him.
It wasn’t long before.
Zhong Taowen lifted his head again, his gaze icy as he looked at the clothes on his body and surveyed his surroundings.
“This good-for-nothing… hiding in here while possessing my body!”
He tore off the black apron he was wearing.
He strode out of the kitchen.
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“Only one target left.”
Pei Jinye was thinking to himself.
Suddenly, a familiar figure charged past him with murderous aura, moving extremely fast.
“Zhong Taowen?” Pei Jinye was taken aback.
He had just used hypnosis and found that this guy’s mind was as clean as a blank sheet of paper.
Now it seems…
This guy has a dual personality?
Interesting.
But Pei Jinye didn’t chase after him.
That guy’s speed was surprisingly fast; chasing him might take some time.
And his current mission was to find Lin Xiaohu, take care of Devour, and then meet up with the Blue Black Foundation.
“Beep beep.”
Suddenly, a car horn sounded.
Pei Jinye looked over.
Zang Zhong was sitting in the car, smiling and saying, “Middle of the day and not visualizing the sun, but loitering around here instead?”
“Aren’t you doing the same?” Pei Jinye walked over.
“Get in?” Zang Zhong gestured.
Pei Jinye opened the car door, “Mind taking a trip to the old street?”
“Tsk, what a coincidence.” Zang Zhong laughed and started the car, “I was just about to go to the old street myself. There’s a shameless guy there who has broken his promise, and I’m going to collect money. How about you?” n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
“Got to chat with a friend about something.” Pei Jinye got into the car and leaned back comfortably.
Zang Zhong tugged at his mouth corner, “Nagano has been a bit unsettled these past two days, and you’re out and about every day.”
“Aren’t you doing the same?” Pei Jinye repeated.
“… Damn.” Zang Zhong had no comeback, “You should take it easy. The higher-ups have been in an uproar lately over the codex issue. The lady has been so busy these past two days she barely touches the ground… The pro and anti factions are almost at the point of starting a war.”
Pei Jinye looked up.
Zang Zhong glanced at the rearview mirror, “What’s up?”
“Didn’t expect you, seeming all brawny and a bit offbeat, to say something quite impressive.”
Zang Zhong’s face reddened with Pei Jinye’s teasing and he eventually responded with a word.
“… Damn.”
Ten minutes later.
The car stopped somewhere in the old street.
Zang Zhong got out of the car and noticed that Pei Jinye was also getting out and heading in the same direction. It was a bit odd, but he didn’t say anything.
Until they reached a certain door, he asked suspiciously, “You’re coming here too?”
Pei Jinye nodded, “You go ahead.”
Zang Zhong nodded, walked in through the door, and casually closed it behind him.
Flipping tables and beating up people, he skillfully forced the shop owner out.
After causing a ruckus for over half an hour, Zang Zhong finally got his money. He shook the banknotes and went to see how Pei Jinye was doing, only to find that he had disappeared without a trace at some point.
“Damn, it’s my fault for getting too engrossed. But where did he go?”
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At this moment, in the backyard.
A middle-aged man with a crew cut had a cold look in his eyes, “Young man, don’t make trouble for yourself.”
Pei Jinye approached calmly, “The Cursed Object you’re carrying? No wonder you avoided my hypnosis just now.”
The crew cut middle-aged man’s face turned ferocious, “Are you looking for death?”
He was holding a piece of something pitch-black in his hand.
An eerie aura instantly coiled around his body.
His voice became ghostly and strange.
“So I have been exposed… Whose side are you on? The Elemental Association? Or the Federation? But it doesn’t matter. No matter who you are, you’re going to die today.”
Pei Jinye focused on the object in his hand.
A severed finger?
Such a small thing could unleash such Terrifying Power?
He made a quick decision.
He tossed a Golden Lotus.
“Bang!”
A pale light exploded, and Lin Xiaohu was forced to retreat continuously, his head spinning and seeing stars.
It was as if he had been slapped from heaven straight to hell.
It was unbelievable that the one who came to cause trouble this time was so powerful.
“Pfft!”
His arm broke off, and the hand holding the severed finger naturally let go.
In an instant, the object was in Pei Jinye’s hands.
“I heard you stole something powerful from the Elemental Association, is it this severed finger?” Pei Jinye looked on calmly.
“Give it back to me!”
Lin Xiaohu clutched at his severed arm, not fleeing but hysterically trying to rush over and snatch back the severed finger.
However—
Pei Jinye raised his hand, and an unseen force blasted Lin Xiaohu, suspending him in midair.
“Shut up.”
The furious roars of Lin Xiaohu were instantly muted.
Pei Jinye examined the severed finger in his hand, feeling the Terrifying Power it transmitted, and he was in high spirits.
“Looks like a nice item, and you’ve been so cooperative, I’ll grant you a swift end.”
“Enter dream.”
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“A thousand years ago, a Big Demon Head named ‘Kyō’ was suppressed by various powers. Alas, after exhausting countless methods, they could not kill him, so they had to use the Big Cut Skill to segment his body into countless pieces and secretly seal them away… Rumors say that each piece of his body holds Terrifying Power, and absorbing and refining them could lead to an immense fortune.”
“This severed finger comes from Heavenly Demon Kyō…”
“Heavenly Demon, neither human nor god!”