I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 939, Section 934: The Enemy of My Enemy

"This guy isn't very likable, is he?"

Lin Zhaoheng had just left when Shadow's voice rang out again.

Maren turned to look at him:

"Are you afraid of her?"

The shadow shrugged:

"Are sharks afraid of wolves? No, I'm just avoiding unnecessary trouble."

"You should be able to tell by now that she's no small fry. This Lin Zhaoheng is the current representative of the Lin family in the Federation, and the Lin family is one of the three major families in the Federation today."

"They are the three most powerful mortal groups in the Federation today. Although that's the case, don't really think that Lin Zhaoheng is an ordinary person. After all, when they have such enormous power, they can always find some loopholes that are not loopholes and obtain power that they shouldn't have in the first place."

"Although the Lin family doesn't have some kind of special privilege like the Kong family, the members of this family have a high degree of self-protection rights, and they often hire many people with abnormal abilities as bodyguards."

"In the highest-ranking members, this self-preservation power manifests in other ways. For example, the clothes and jewelry she wears are all Rank V anomalous items, and Lin Zhaoheng has also had something implanted in her body that allows her to survive in the worst possible environment."

"Besides what you can see on the surface, Lin Zhaoheng also has a professional bodyguard team, but the difference is that her bodyguard team is more powerful and professional, and they are not absent here."

"They've just gone into hiding, and they're definitely not a particularly simple team. Don't assume that people with abilities who can do this are all bad; they're quite dangerous guys."

"Even if attacked by the most dangerous ability users, they can ensure their master's safe retreat. But if Lin Zhaoheng is allowed to escape alive, she will surely launch the most terrible revenge."

"You'd better treat her like a wolf in sheep's clothing and be a little careful with her."

Mar and Eng nodded slightly, not refusing the shadow's offer:

"I'll keep an eye on it. So, this guy is one of the most powerful members of the council?"

The shadow glanced at her retreating figure:
"You can understand it that way, and it might actually be true, but it's just an illusion, because these guys are like Hydra, and cutting off their heads is pointless."

"They are not themselves at all, nor are they merely representatives of their respective families. In a sense, they are just the face the Federation presents to you, but even if it's fake..."

"They're fake enough to be convincing enough, so you'd better keep your distance from these guys and not waste your time with them until some fool cuts their heads off."

"It doesn't make any sense."

His words clearly contained some kind of implication—that even if someone killed this guy, the Federation would not become weaker as a result.

The reason Shadow said that was obvious; he was reminding Maren not to try to weaken the Federation's control over Shenxiao through this method. However, there was something strange about what he said.

That means that even though he had already signed the contract, it shouldn't be possible for him to release Shenxiao.

But the way Shadow spoke made it seem as if he had never heard of it at all, as if...

He knew he would try to break the contract sooner or later. Perhaps it was because the shadow saw through some of his nature, but Marne had no intention of exposing it:
"So they're just leaving us hanging like this? I'm not really bothered by it, but a lot of guys here look like they're getting impatient."

In the center of the room were projections of several demons and devils, including many of the creatures that Marne had seen and recorded in various places.

For example, the burly man standing at the very center of these guys, who looks most like a "standard demon," but unlike those lower-level demons, he has four majestic and terrifying bat wings—these four intertwined membranous wings are more of a symbol of identity than limbs for flight.

Speaking of his identity, what is even more striking is the golden crown floating above his pair of ferocious horns; the faintly visible crown also hints at the identity of this demon.

He was the most powerful of the Hell Princes, and the demon Sur who once led the challenge against the Divine Firmament.

Nearby stood a charming and mature woman.

Unlike Sull beside her, she only had a pair of ferocious bat wings, and the horns on her head were not so demonic. She also had dark yellow vertical pupils like a reptile.

Marne also knew her.

Daenerys Targaryen, who is also a great demon.

Although she was different from Sul, being only a Great Demon and not a Hell Prince who could use the power of Hell's origin, she was in no way weaker than the Hell Prince beside her.

After all, she was once a dragon in her lifetime.

Even though her dragon blood has been tainted by demonic power, and she no longer possesses the most incredible and terrifying power as her former kind, she still wields ancient dragon magic.

Moreover, although the dragon blood was diluted, it still flowed in her body.

No one knows how much of the great demon's former power remains.

Finally, half-hidden behind Sull was an androgynous beauty. Unlike the other two demons, she did not exude the stench of sulfur, and her slightly reddish skin was not beyond the realm of humanity.

Moreover, his appearance was very close to human aesthetics, handsome with a touch of femininity, combining the most beautiful physical characteristics of both men and women, and his pitiful eyes also exuded a terrifying magic.

Several invitees who weren't particularly strong had their gazes completely fixed on him.

Some people were even so insane that they glared angrily at Sull, simply because the Prince of Elysium's right hand was carefully resting on his lower back.

However, Maren knew very well that this Prince of Elysium was not Sur's "favorite concubine," but rather a Hell Prince who was actually on equal footing with him, and the one who had killed Sur's greatest enemy, the Succubus Queen.

He also participated in the "challenge" against the Divine Firmament, meaning that apart from the Balancer, the other two Hell Princes who participated in that battle were invited by the Federation.

And unlike the two demons beside him, he was actually a devil—a devil who had betrayed the original intent of Hell and no longer sought revenge against Heaven.

If we look at this point alone, the Federation's invitation to him seems a bit off, since only demons can be definitively said to be on the opposite side of Heaven. But obviously, the Federation couldn't have invited him randomly without a reason.

In other words, compared to other demons, is the Prince of Elysium actually more likely to oppose Heaven?

Just as Mar and Eng were pondering, Daenerys Targaryen looked at Lin Zhaoheng with an impatient expression:
"How much longer are we supposed to wait here? I don't have that much time to waste on you."