Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 339 Life Line No. 04
Boom!

It was like a real nightmare being compressed and then exploded, blasting everything to smithereens.

Han Su felt a dizzy sensation in his head, surrounded by darkness.

Until the darkness began to flow, gradually receding, the scenery before my eyes became thin, and real smells began to enter my nostrils.

It was the smell of burning gasoline, the scalding rust of bullets burning the air, the smell of wounds being torn apart by bullets, and the smell of a human corpse fermenting in the oppressive air. Han Su's instincts were activated, and he instantly opened his eyes.

"Captain, we can't hold on any longer..."

A dark-skinned man rushed up to Han Su, curled up in a ball, and cried out, "Damn it, those guys up there said we only needed to hold out for half an hour at most, but now three hours have passed and the enemy's firepower hasn't weakened at all!"

"We can't possibly complete this mission... Our teammates are almost all dead, should we... should we retreat?"

"Mission... retreat?"

Han Su's chaotic mind felt a surge of pressure as countless pieces of information flooded into his head.

The unprecedented amount of new information, the unprecedented scale, caused Han Su's brain to convulse, and blood instantly flowed from his nose. Even the person giving the report was stunned, grabbing Han Su's arm and shaking him violently.
"Captain, Captain, what happened? Oh my god, the Captain has been injured by the blast! We need to retreat immediately..."

"..."

Immediately afterwards, shouts rang out: "The captain has been injured by the explosion! He said we must retreat immediately..."

"The captain was killed in the explosion. His last words were that we should retreat..."

"The captain was blown up. He appeared in my dream and told me to run..."

"..."

"What the hell is this...?"

Han Su was in a state of mental overload when he grabbed the dark-skinned guy, who was trying to pick him up: "Captain, I won't abandon you..."

This action confused Han Su. He had originally intended to crush him, but he had an instinctive wariness of this kind of false order transmission on the battlefield.

As it turns out, despite his unreliability, he was actually quite loyal.

During this process, everything in his mind began to become clear, and Han Su was somewhat taken aback:
"Is this now... Life Line 04?"

"..."

Before entering the castle last time, he had already discussed the castle's shimmering appearance with Xue Zhi and made a unified summary.

The most important line in one's own life is named Life Line 01.

The one that was later abducted and taken to Giant Horn City was named Life Line 02.

In addition, he learned from Xu Ji's father that he had dreamed of a life line in which he did not exist at all. Although it was extremely blurry, both Xue Zhi and he realized that the life line was special, so they named it the No. 0 life line.

Then there's the storyline of my life, which begins with my adoption by Li Yiting, the chairman of the Magic Box Group, and is named No. 03.

But now, he finds himself on life timeline number 04.

The mysterious rituals of the night of pleasure led to unprecedented dangers. A golden spear, which failed to kill him, caused the castle's structure to show signs of collapse, giving the monsters an opportunity to retaliate.

Thus, under the combined attack from both inside and outside, the castle was torn apart, causing all the monsters to flee. After a moment of confusion, I left the castle and returned to the present.

What shocked Han Su was this: he tried hard to recall, but he couldn't clearly remember the details after the castle collapsed. He only vaguely remembered that when he started to have memories, it was on a turbulent sea.

She and a group of orphans were sold to the Northern Continent, where they were adopted by a mysterious organization called the Church of Rest and gradually cultivated into core believers.

Or rather, they were dedicated soldiers.

At this time, the Church of Rest was at war with another force called Zero City. As the squad leader of the Church of Rest's special operations team, I was assigned to carry out a secret mission.

As it turned out, the intelligence was wrong. They were suppressed here by the enemy's heavy firepower. Not only did they not have a chance to complete the mission, but their teammates were also killed one by one by the heavy firepower.

I was just knocked unconscious by a bomb, and in a daze, I found myself here instead of in the castle.

At this moment, the people around him were rebelling, and they were determined to retreat.

However, Han Su knew in his heart that the Church of the Parthia had strict doctrines, and if they retreated without a fight, they would probably face an even worse outcome when they returned.

Moreover, as more details entered his mind, Han Su realized that their mission was deliberately orchestrated by someone, seemingly some mid-level members of the church, intentionally sending their team to their doom.
However, that doesn't seem to matter anymore.

What does the Church of Restoration and secret mission have to do with me?
Now, all Han Su could think about was why he had suddenly returned to reality this time.
Theoretically, I did not escape this time.

Then, corroborating the details in his memory, a somewhat exciting idea surfaced in his mind:

The castle, really bombed?
If one did not escape but returned to the future, it can only mean that one has imprisoned oneself in the past, which no longer exists.

However, following this line of thought, two more alarming speculations emerged.

First, the castle exploded, so he returned to the future. So, what happened to the other children inside the castle?
What if the children I didn't have time to rescue have already escaped the castle?
Secondly, the castle no longer exists?

The collapse of the castle unexpectedly unlocked the 04th life route, but does the collapse of the castle also mean that "Flicker" has also collapsed?
When the shimmering time arrives, will I return to the first day of my kidnapping, when the castle was still intact, or will I be able to escape kidnapping again because of the castle's collapse?
If it's the latter, does that mean I'm stuck on this current life path forever, with no chance to change it?

"wrong……"

A slight nervousness arose in his heart at first, but Han Su quickly denied it.

Theoretically, that shouldn't be the case. For example, I once burned down a castle, but when I returned, the castle was still the same as before.

Since the burning of the castle occurred after the point in time when I teleported back, following this line of reasoning, I will still go back, back to before the castle collapsed, which is also the first night back in the castle.

These are easy to verify. Just take your suitcase and check if the countdown timer is still active on the mechanical fragments inside.

"Captain, captain?"

The dark-skinned guy next to him had picked up Han Su and was about to run away, but Han Su grabbed his arm and scared him so much that he dared not hug Han Su anymore. But he waited to hear what Han Su had to say, and saw that Han Su seemed to be stunned and remained silent for a long time.

His throat went dry. After waiting a while, he tentatively waved in front of Han Su and called out a couple of times cautiously, then panicked again: "Oh no, the captain's been stunned..."

From afar, shouts echoed: "Oh no! The captain's been injured by the shockwave..."

"Oh no, the captain was killed by the shockwave..."

"Great! The captain's dead! Let's get out of here..."

"..."

"Boom!"

It seems that these surviving team members are indeed very determined to evacuate, but they also know that the Church of the Repose is too harsh.

If Han Su gives the order to retreat, then the captain will bear the punishment afterwards. Although they will not get any benefit, at least they can live. But if the captain does not give the order and they retreat, then in the punishment afterwards, everyone will probably be turned into a puppet.

However, Han Su was neither alive nor dead, nor did he have any orders. Although the atmosphere around him was tense for a moment, no one dared to actually escape.

Just as they were hesitating, they suddenly heard another burst of artillery fire, which kicked up a cloud of dust. Everyone immediately dropped to the ground. The good thing was that after this burst of artillery fire, there was a long period of deathly silence.

The enemy seemed to have run out of shells, and they didn't fire again for a long time. The team members hiding in the ruins of the town looked up in surprise.

They were filled with unbelievable joy. Could it be that the enemy's suppressive fire had finally stopped, and they really had a chance to carry out this mission?

However, this surprise was quickly followed by fear.

The enemy's powerful firepower indicated that their squad had been discovered long ago, turning their covert mission into an overt one.

Rushing over there now would likely mean certain death.

While they were struggling with their decision, someone mustered up the courage to look up at the battle situation outside, only to suddenly feel a chill in their heart.

A terrified scream suddenly rang out: "It's over, it's the Slender Legion..."

"What?" A group of voices with altered tones rang out, and more than a dozen heads popped out from all directions, looking toward the edge of the town, which was shrouded in smoke.

The dust and lingering smoke from the shells had not yet completely dissipated, and it looked like a thin morning mist. Within this mist, a slender yet enormous figure could be vaguely seen.

The creature had a human-like appearance but walked on all fours. Its limbs were unusually long and thin, exceeding two meters in length. Its forelimbs were slightly shorter and sharper, while its hind limbs were thick and powerful. Its head would sometimes be raised, revealing a pair of bright eyes.

"It's over... it's over..."

A group of people were having trouble breathing.

Han Su was influenced by them, and a set of information automatically appeared in his mind.

The Leaning Squad, anomalous biological combat units secretly trained by Zero City, are elusive and impervious to heat, able to move and infiltrate the front lines of fire, silently wiping out one well-equipped special operations team after another from the Church of Restoration.

When these bizarre creatures encounter ordinary people, it's practically a massacre.

Within the Church of the Parthian, only those of priestly rank or higher have the potential to fight against or escape from this monster; if they encounter it, death is the only outcome.

"Tattoo..."

Amidst their panic, a dense series of crisp sounds rang in their ears—the cracking sounds of the long, thin monster's forelimbs hitting the ground. One after another, eerie shadows, accompanied by the dissipating smoke and mist, rapidly approached them.

Beside Han Su, the surviving team members finally couldn't hold back any longer. With a shout, they jumped out of their hiding place and scattered with a crash.

"team leader……"

Even the dark-skinned teammate next to him screamed and tried to forcibly pick up Han Su and escape.

Behind him, a huge, slender figure suddenly sprang out, its two sharp forelimbs raised, the ends of which were deformed five fingers tightly clasped together, the nails stuck together, forming a sharp, metallic biological weapon.

At this moment, its forelimbs sprang forward, faster than a bullet, and it was about to pierce through the black carbon.

But at the same moment, Han Su finally made a move.

With a slight shake of his head, he cast aside those countless complex thoughts, then raised his hand, the cross-shaped copper scar on the back of his left hand flashing slightly, and grabbed the slender forelimb that was thrusting towards him.

With a flick of his wrist, he broke off the forelimb and plunged it into the chest of the slender figure. The immense force pierced through it, sending the body flying backward and pinning it to the wall five meters away.

It struggled incessantly, its screams piercingly.

"you……"

This scene startled the black-clad team member who was about to rush over and hug Han Su, leaving him speechless and stunned.

"Stand still, don't make a scene."

Han Su threw away the gun he was instinctively clutching, spoke coldly, and walked out.

I've already figured things out in my mind. No matter how complicated this life path is, what I need to do now is certain. First, I need to ensure the safety of my current environment, and then I need to try to contact those companions who should theoretically have come to this life path with me.

Does the collapse of the castle mean that all the kidnapped friends have a new life and have all arrived in the future?

After the failed ritual in the ancient castle, what stage is the current divine descent plan at?
All of these things need to be figured out as quickly as possible. As for one's own identity, status, and so-called mission on this life path, they are not so important.

"Shoot..."

As Han Su stepped forward and killed a slender monster with one hand, he instantly alerted countless monsters around him. In an instant, there were clattering sounds from all directions as densely packed figures approached him.

A quick glance revealed no fewer than twenty emaciated monsters.

Han Su, however, paid no attention to them. After stepping forward, he whispered, "I will plunge into the abyss!"

The shadows around him suddenly came to life, engulfing him like waves of water. Even though it was broad daylight, his figure was blurry and indistinct, and even these gaunt monsters occasionally showed expressions of confusion and loss.

But in that moment of disorientation, Han Su suddenly wandered around the entire area.

His mental activity had been activated. After his figure passed by, a bronze palm flew around, and one after another, slender figures were dismembered by him with forceful means, collapsing to the ground mechanically.

Its speed and ghostly movements seemed to possess some kind of magic, instantly freezing the shouting team members in place.

This tall, slender figure certainly had an overwhelming advantage over ordinary people, but in Han Su's eyes, it was simply not enough.

This should only be a secondary organism, a weapon that has been contaminated, similar to the core followers of the Mechanical Buddha. Behind them, there should be a real "Slender Man" creature, which is the true mutant.

According to Han Su's judgment, that mutant should at least have the level of secondary division of gold cells, which is similar to that of the independent investigators in Qinggang.

But now, having experienced the failed ritual in the castle, his golden cell division level has skipped two levels and reached the level of the fourth division of golden cells.

Although he now possesses a high level of cultivation but lacks sufficient mysterious power due to his origins in the ancient castle, his high level of cultivation gives him a broad perspective, allowing him to easily kill these lesser creatures.

"Bah!"

As Han Su suddenly lifted his body, stepping on the last slender figure and tearing off its forelimbs to use as a weapon, he frowned slightly and looked up at a building a street away.

That building was their target for assassination.

Intelligence reports indicate that a secret laboratory belonging to Zero City is hidden there, where people are developing forbidden weapons of war, posing a significant threat to the Church of Parthia.

He didn't care about the so-called mission, but considering his current situation, he might need to rely on some intelligence agencies of the Church of the Repose. So, it seemed necessary to complete the mission as well.

Of course, there is an even more important reason.

To truly possess the power of the fourfold division of the Golden Cells, one must kill, obtain the Black Box, and perform a blood sacrifice to the Emperor's Book to achieve rapid growth in power.

With this thought in mind, Han Su looked at the building shrouded in a layer of mysterious power, frowned slightly, and suddenly took a step forward.

"Captain... Captain..."

Behind him, the team members were still shouting, but they only saw Han Su's figure suddenly flash and disappear into the town in an instant. Only a faint shadow could be seen as he quickly crossed the firefight zone and approached the target area.

"team leader……"

Someone swallowed hard and stammered, "Has the captain become a god?"

"This life trajectory suggests the world is in chaos?"

As Han Su rushed toward his target area, he had already processed the remaining information. He felt that his memories were filled with war, and strange creatures were everywhere, even openly involved in the war.

For ordinary people, this world is absolutely terrifying; those who survive are either madmen or fools.

But it seems to be very beneficial to me...

"Crack, crackle, crackle..."

Sensing his approach, the firepower that had just ceased suddenly erupted again, with swarms of bullets hurtling towards Han Su.

However, the firepower could no longer lock onto Han Su, and could only pour it down on him as if it were free.

At this moment, Han Su moved his left hand up and down, and bullets sparked as he deflected them. After a few flashes, he instantly slipped into the dense cluster of buildings.

With a wave of his hand, countless figures rushing towards him were knocked back, smashing countless buildings, while Han Su, based on the information in his mind, quickly slipped into the underground secret room.

When he pushed open the iron door of the secret room and looked at the young figure sitting in front of the computer, holding a black briefcase, he couldn't help but feel slightly taken aback.

"Is he my target?"

"..."

Clearly, when Han Su unexpectedly discovered this familiar target and his expression showed slight surprise, the target who looked up at him was also stunned, and then overjoyed.

Rong Qiyue!!

　Oh no, I forgot, I thought it was scheduled to be posted.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)