Tokyo: Parasite

Chapter 358 128: Hostage Exchange

The Baron opened his eyes and stared in a daze at the gray ceiling that had already left a deep impression on him.

The faint sound of choirs coming from the ceiling was one of the few entertainments he had in this dark dungeon. The sound seemed to have some magical power that could make him feel peaceful and calm again.

Even though the only source of light around him was an oil lamp on the wall outside the prison, he seemed to smell a hint of sunshine.

"The choir? Oh, it's Sunday."

The baron stretched out his hands, which were bound by special chains, from the thin quilt and carved a deep mark on the wall beside the bed with his nails that had not been trimmed for a long time.

He climbed up from the simple wooden bed, slowly touched his hands from the top all the way down, counting silently in his mind.

"Twenty-seven, twenty-eight"

Before he knew it, he had been caught for almost a month.

Apart from the initial interrogation, no one paid any attention to him afterwards, as if his existence had been completely forgotten. The meals provided every day were barely enough to keep him alive.

He really wanted to have an extra quilt, but unfortunately the fat man who brought him meals with a gloomy face every day completely ignored him.

Fortunately, the other party arranged someone to change the toilet for him every day, otherwise, no matter how optimistic he was, he would be numb living in a sea of ​​feces and urine.

It was only because of his good physical condition that he managed to hold on. It seemed that Mr. Li was not really afraid that something might happen to him, such as freezing to death.

If he were trapped somewhere else, he would have some hope of escaping or being rescued.

But unfortunately, the place where he was imprisoned was under the Dake Palace, in the secret crypt of the Cathedral of the Assumption, basically under Ye Jie's nose.

He didn't think Augustus would take the risk to save him. Ye Jie had already proved her terrifying strength to the world, and Augustus also classified her as an opponent of the same level. If he acted rashly, the sacrifice would be great, which was not worth it from a rational point of view.

As for what Mr. Li wanted, he roughly knew it. It was nothing more than his disciple Lisa. However, Lisa was an important part of Augustus's Seed Plan, and even he didn't know much about her. Even the name of the Seed Plan was guessed by him based on the names Augustus called those people.

So he had no idea whether Augustus would exchange Lisa for him.

For Heath's sake, I guess.

What he needs to do is to maintain a good spirit to prevent his body from failing to keep up when the opportunity comes.

Now that things have come to this, let’s take a nap first.

The Baron adjusted his mindset, listened to the singing which gradually stopped, and was about to fall asleep again in a daze.

Da da da.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the underground space, waking up the Baron who was about to fall asleep.

From the sound of the footsteps, he could tell it was not the fat man who used to bring him breakfast.

Seems a bit familiar
"You seem to be in good spirits."

In the crypt, Mr. Li held up a chopstick, emitting a soft light, reflecting the surrounding environment and the baron's slovenly face.

The baron covered his eyes slightly. He had not seen stronger light for a long time and his eyes needed to adapt.

"Thanks to you, Mr. Li." His answer sounded quite calm, without a trace of resentment in his tone.

"Augustus has agreed to exchange you for Lisa. It seems that you are very important to him." Mr. Li glanced at the priest beside him, who picked up the key and opened the door.

The baron breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged: "Oh, maybe it was Heath who begged for me."

Mr. Li looked at him carefully for a long time before speaking: "Let's go, wash up, just in time to go back for Christmas."

The Baron said nothing, followed Mr. Li silently out of the dungeon.

"Finally, I see the sun again"

It was a cloudy day today, but the Baron thought it was sunny, with birds singing and flowers blooming.

"Thank you for your help these days, goddess." After walking out of the dungeon, Mr. Li greeted Ye Jie who was outside the door.

"It's okay, it's just a small matter." Ye Jie glanced at the Baron. This man has always been very honest, so she didn't care too much.

In fact, there was no accident related to him, but she was a little surprised that there was no accident.

After all, she knew what an arrogant man Augustus of the Soul Assembly was.

During the chaos in Mo City, they dared to risk the world's condemnation and seek the help of a guy like the Demon Lord, and even managed to escape unscathed, making them the only force that should have benefited.

"During the exchange, I will also be at the church. If anything happens, I will rush there as soon as possible." Ye Jie said.

"Thanks, that's just what I needed."

The Heaven Node and the Paladins have always maintained in-depth cooperation. For example, the choir that Ye Jie has recently trained relies on the help of the Heaven Node to quickly screen out qualified people from the crowd and experiment with the most scientific training plan.

Let the qualified singers be baptized by Ye Jie's holy light. Over time, they will be more or less imbued with some of the power of the holy light. If they receive her blessing and a blessed weapon at the same time, then a low-profile version of the extraordinary will be born.

Although this kind of extraordinary power is not strong, it needs to seek replenishment after each consumption. It is also difficult for it to condense the true power of holy light by itself, so it can only be regarded as a borrower of power.

But it is very effective against demons and sins, and as long as the Heaven Node helps to screen out the right people, the rest do not need any teaching or enlightenment. Ye Jie just needs to use more holy light on them, and it does not consume Ye Jie's energy.

The only limitation is that there are not many suitable people and there is a risk of contamination.

Once their pure hearts are polluted, everything they got from Ye Jie will be lost and they will become ordinary people again.

Ye Jie deeply agreed with this. Naturally, the fallen were not qualified to continue using the power of holy light.

The first choir that has mastered the power of holy light has already gained initial proficiency. Next, they will be sent to Rio to alleviate the suffering of the people there, while honing their skills and growing themselves.

This is the meaning of the power of Holy Light.

The Baron had lost all his usual humor. Facing Ye Jie's gaze, he only responded with a faint smile, then lowered his head as if he was closing his ears.

The exchange is scheduled for noon.

The Baron was untied, had a bath, and had his hair cut.

"Don't you want to trim your beard?" Mr. Li asked.

"I won't cut it. I'll just keep it as a souvenir." The baron touched his beard and thought it looked pretty good this way.

"You should remember this well." Mr. Li looked dimly.

The Baron smiled but didn't reply.

It's time to exchange.

Monument on Red Square outside the Kremlin Palace.

Mr. Li seemed relaxed, but his body was secretly tense. Today, the square had been blocked and the surroundings were empty. If anyone appeared, they would be seen at a glance.

But he didn't wait for anyone to come, but waited for a military vehicle waiting outside.

"Mr. Li, this Miss Lisa says she is the person you are waiting for." The sergeant got out of the car and opened the door. A woman with long brown hair and a pretty face got out of the car.

"Teacher!" Lisa hugged Mr. Li excitedly.

".Lisa."

Mr. Li was stunned for a long time before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was sure that the person in his arms was indeed Lisa herself.

Finally, he replaced the person.

As his first official disciple, the energy and emotion that Lisa invested in him were beyond words.

He even considered her as his successor for a time, but later on, because her talent and personality weren't suitable, he gave up the plan and turned to observe Louise.

"How did you get here? Didn't anyone from the Soul Gathering bring you here?" Even though Mr. Li still had many things to ask, the exchange had not yet been completed. Could it be that Augustus was so confident that he was not afraid of breaking the contract?

"They gave me this." Lisa took out a mask and glanced at the baron next to her with a complex look of hatred. "Teacher, we don't need to talk to them about the spirit of the contract. Don't you know what they did? There are more than tens of thousands of people who died because of them. Even the death penalty is not enough to offset one ten-thousandth of their crimes."

Mr. Li took the mask. He knew that this thing should be a space prop developed by Augustus, which could allow people to exchange positions and almost achieve the effect of teleportation.

However, if the person is surrounded by the enemy, the person who is swapped over will basically be dead.

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This is in line with the usual style of Soul Gathering.

"Augustus dared to do this, so he must have something to rely on." Mr. Li looked at the mask for a while before handing it to the Baron who had been silent. "The exchange is now complete. No matter if I fall into your hands or you fall into my hands again in the future..."

"Of course, thank you Mr. Li for your careful care this month. I will always remember it in my heart."

The Baron bowed to him, slowly put on the mask, and finally met Lisa's flickering eyes.

"I see. Haha."

The Baron disappeared from the spot, and in his place, there appeared a knocked-out soldier.

The sergeant's face changed. This guy is his!
"stand up!"

He kicked the soldier who had just fallen asleep and woke him up.

Mr. Li didn't bother to care about such things. After saying hello to the sergeant, he left with Lisa.

He desperately needed to know what Lisa had been going through during the months she was missing.

Although, just looking at the outside, there are no scars and the face looks rosy and healthy.

A far cry from the Baron who had been locked up for a month.

"The person who captured me was the Baron. He is the head of Moon Shadow and has some Moon Initiators under him with strange abilities. I was caught off guard and was captured."

"At first, Augustus wanted me to be his accomplice, hoping that I could reveal the information about the Heavenly Node to him in the future, so he never hurt me. But I don't know what happened later, and they suddenly ignored me."

Lisa gave a brief account of what had happened to her.

Mr. Li asked for some details and continued to listen to her after getting the response.

"They also wanted to study the reason why the Divine Grace and Yueqi abilities coexist on me. I don't know if they found anything."

After Lisa finished speaking in one breath, she exhaled and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"It's all over. We'll settle this account later."

Outside Mo City.

The baron changed into relatively warm clothes, and feeling the long-lost, obscure power of God flowing in his body, he finally revealed a relieved smile.

"It seems that these days have not been without benefits for you."

Heath at the side spoke with an indifferent tone.

"I will remember this time well." The baron was no longer as carefree as before and nodded, "Thanks, brother."

"You'd better think carefully about how to pass the test in front of the president." Heath shook his head.

The baron's brows twitched: "Did Lisa really give the Heaven Node like this?"

"What else? If we do something, Mr. Li will be able to see it." Heath did not mention that Lisa was the Chosen One. "Then shall we get your hand back, or your head back?"

"If possible, I'd better change the dick back, and my epitaph will read, 'Too damn dick.'" The baron shook his head and finally made his first joke in a month.

Heath threw a bunch of keys to him and said, "Let's go. There's a cell phone in the car that will tell you how to leave next. Shuangling will pick you up on the way."

"What about you?" The Baron sensed something was wrong.

"Do you really think that Mr. Li will let you leave so easily?" Heath said lightly.

The baron frowned, feeling his own strength, and said unsurely: "I can still help a little."

"Forget it. I don't know if this was arranged by Mr. Li." Heath waved his hand and told him to leave quickly. "After all, there are many people who want to kill us. Do you still remember Carl?"

"That Skeleton King?" Heath twitched his lips.

This guy's fighting ability is also extraordinary. He found the three of them in Mo City.

"I'll take him around. You'll be a burden if you stay with me." Heath said mercilessly.

"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go, but don't die here or Hans, you are a Gaul."

The Baron had to admit what Heath said, and left the pastoral cottage with the car keys in his pocket.

Heath watched him leave and his expression became serious.

He stretched his right arm and took off the sword on his back. He walked out of the door and stuck the sword into the ground.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, and the cold wind blew down the last batch of withered yellow grass.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but a special-looking motorcycle made a noise and drove in front of Heath. It drifted and stopped not far in front of Heath, raising a cloud of snow and dust.

Carl threw the cigarette aside, extinguished it with his foot, took out the wine from his pocket, and gulped down two gulps.

The motorcycle quickly deformed and shrank, wrapped around Carl's right hand, and turned into a rough bone giant sword that he carried on his shoulder.

"Mr. Li is still too strict about rules."

Carl squinted his eyes, examined the small house behind Heath, and spoke slowly.

"So, they are the Heaven Node, and we are the Soul Gathering." Heath's hand clenched the sword that was inserted into the ground.

Carl nodded and agreed: "That's right, it's easier to be a free man. I can follow the rules when I want to, but I don't need this kind of thing to deal with you."

"I agree."

Heath drew his sword.

(End of this chapter)