Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 342 Full of Adulthood

"I gonna go see!"

After confirming that Li Manman had appeared, Han Su immediately picked up his suitcase and got up.

The priests around him remained silent, only exchanging a silent glance.

In theory, they knew they should have retreated with Han Su, taking the corpse of the parasitic Lord of Rest with them, to avoid the secret weapon sent by Zero City.

However, they wouldn't tell Han Su that, because in their eyes, Han Su was also an unreasonable existence.

Even though on the surface Han Su is one of their own, the supreme chosen one in the parish, they still want to eliminate this irrationality as soon as possible, so that the situation can be returned to a state that they can understand and comprehend.

Han Su noticed their subtle expressions but ignored them. He quickly walked out of the temporary church, only instructing the few odd-looking team members to keep a close watch on the church before walking alone through the abandoned town.

Soon they arrived at the end of the abandoned road before the town. With a slight concentration, a spiritual force spread out and extended towards the empty horizon.

This is a way that mystical beings greet each other.

In the footage transmitted back by the annihilated armed force, Zero City's secret weapon wiped them out single-handedly before heading towards the abandoned town.

Han Su's greeting with spiritual power was tantamount to issuing a challenge to the other party.

Indeed, less than thirty seconds later, Han Su saw a figure gradually appear on the road that wound its way into the depths of the wilderness.

The other person wasn't driving; they were on foot. From a distance, they looked like a solitary figure wandering in the wilderness. But they were moving very fast, their figures flashing several times, each flash closing the distance a bit.

After another moment of dizziness, she appeared about ten meters in front of Han Su.

He was still wearing that hoodie, his hands in his pockets, silent and efficient, with only half of his face showing.

But through that half of her face, Han Su confirmed her identity once again: Li Manman.

The girl he tried to save the most, but failed every time, is now returning to the future as the castle collapses.

Moreover, she actually looked quite dangerous at that moment.

Even on the mystical side, it is extremely rare to find someone who can single-handedly take down an armed force of hundreds of people.

Let out a low sigh, then Han Su suddenly looked up and said, "Miss, before you make your move, can we talk?"

Li Manman's eyes, hidden beneath her hood, suddenly fell on Han Su's face.

She was calm, but her gaze lingered for a long time.

After a while, Han Su almost mistook her for a mere killing machine, having lost the ability to communicate as a human being, when he suddenly heard her speak: "Surrender! Hand over your corpses and information, and then voluntarily be taken in by the armed forces of Zero City."

"Your crimes will be judged in Zero City. You may go to jail and be deprived of your freedom, but you will live."

"..."

After saying that, she pulled out one hand, glanced at the digital watch on her wrist, and further explained, "I don't intend to debate with people from the mysterious organization, so what I just said was just to inform you."

"Your actions will lead to the collapse of civilization, an unforgivable sin. Therefore, no matter what reasons you come up with, you cannot change my will to attack you!"

"Now, you have ten seconds to think about it!"

"..."

"Is it that efficient?"

Faced with her attitude, Han Su was speechless for a moment.

From her perspective, it is indeed difficult to understand why the Church of the Repose attempted to bring the River of Corpses into the real world.

Although I am now a member of the Church of the Repose, I must admit that I also cannot understand these mysterious organizations. To put it another way, the Church of the Repose is different from the Tongwen Church that I dealt with in Baila Mountain in my previous life.

The Bronze Church is unable to hear the voice of the mysterious source, so all its actions have become mixed with the will of the high priests.

The Church of the Repose, on the other hand, is a typical madman, only obeying the commands of a mysterious source.

They want the world destroyed, so they destroy the world, without ever considering the issue from their own perspective as "human beings."

Therefore, Han Su made a decision in just five seconds and suddenly nodded: "Okay!"

"I surrender!"

"Come with me, I'll give you that corpse!"

"..."

As he spoke, he stepped aside, inviting Li Manman to follow him into town.

Li Manman seemed to pause for a moment, then looked up from under her hood at Han Su, who remained completely calm.

"Okay, I'll go in with you to get it!"

Li Manman nodded slowly, then calmly walked in with Han Su. Even Han Su was a little surprised. Although she had grown taller, her IQ hadn't increased. She still had enough confidence in her own abilities.
It should be noted that at this time, the Church of the Repose had nearly a thousand people dispatched to this war zone, and apart from logistics and support personnel, there were also six or seven hundred armed personnel.

There were about two hundred people who went on the secret mission before, all of whom have been eliminated by Li Manman. But now there are at least two or three hundred armed combat units in this town.

He easily seized power at headquarters because he acted too quickly, instantly subduing the three high priests and leaving them no time to investigate the armed units.

But now the situation is different. The three high priests have plenty of time to organize the armed units in the town and bring back the people deployed in the surrounding areas.

Thus, the town formed an extremely dangerous and unique entity with over five hundred combat units, plus high-ranking members of the church who possessed mysterious powers, and the corpse that parasitized the Lord of Rest.

Did Li Manman just follow them in like that?
He carried his suitcase and walked side by side with Li Manman toward the town. They could hear rustling sounds, and behind the rows of buildings, they could even hear the sound of boots running on the ground.

Behind every abandoned window and doorway, countless sniper rifle muzzles were quietly probing outwards, and even his own oddball team members were peeking out from nearby.

An invisible crisis was sweeping in from all directions, but Li Manman seemed somewhat oblivious to it.

"Judging from your accent, you seem to be from the Eastern Continent as well?"

As they walked, Han Su asked tentatively, "Have you heard of the Qinggang Explosion?"

While speaking casually, Han Su observed Li Manman's reaction: "In my memory, I grew up in Qinggang. After the explosion, I was forced to leave Qinggang and became homeless until I was adopted by the Church of the Resurrection..."

"I don't have many memories of Qinggang, but I do remember there was a company there called Magic Box Group."

"Originally, it was a business tycoon whose main businesses were finance and mining. However, because the CEO of that group had a very beloved daughter, he specially opened a production line to produce toys."

“I really like their toys, especially one of the multi-functional magic boxes…”

"..."

Li Manman walked calmly the whole time, but the disordered pace of her steps seemed to betray her, especially when Han Su mentioned the multi-functional magic box, she suddenly stopped.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the vast town had become extremely tense. Her simple act of stopping immediately drew the sound of countless guns being raised.

Countless people were holding their breath.

Li Manman looked up at Han Su and said softly, "I remember everything!"

Han Su sensed something different and was slightly taken aback: "Hmm?"

“I know you lured me in so that your people could surround me.”

But Li Manman did not respond to Han Su's question. Instead, she changed her tone and said softly, "But what I want to say is that I am the one who has surrounded you."

"Now, I am going to strip all of you of your weapons. There may be casualties, and for that, I can only apologize!"

The next moment, she suddenly pulled a hand out of her pocket, held it beside her, and snapped her fingers lightly.

"Bah!"

But the sound of her snapping her fingers was drowned out by the whistling of bullets.

The Church of Rest has been fighting Zero City for a long time, waging war across this chaotic world and training countless experienced soldiers.

Especially when dealing with a mysterious weapon like Li Manman, everyone was on edge. The experienced snipers wouldn't give Li Manman the chance to snap her fingers under their watchful eyes; bullets were aimed at her first.

Even Han Su hesitated for a few milliseconds, considering whether to shield Li Manman from the bullet. However, after observing Li Manman's calmness and composure, Han Su suppressed the thought. He only saw Li Manman slightly tilt her head and dodge the sniper bullet.

A strong gust of wind blew by, lifting the hood off her head.

She finally revealed her complete face to Han Su.

Pale, youthful, with gentle features.

She looked like that little girl from the castle, enlarged to the same proportions.

If Han Su were to describe Li Manman at this moment, he would use a rather strange method: she hadn't gone astray.

Her appearance and temperament are similar to her childhood self. The only difference is that her childhood gentleness was tinged with a kind of obedience, while now that obedience has been replaced by calmness and a numbness from having experienced too many wars.

"Crash..."

A series of chaotic noises arose from the darkness.

Li Manman dodged the first sniper bullet, but countless bullets immediately followed to finish her off.

However, they no longer have a chance.

An unexpected, chaotic sound arose, as if countless wooden sticks were striking the building from all directions.

The entire empty, abandoned town felt crowded, with endless puppets... those puppets wearing pretty little dresses and with long hair, frantically squeezing out from every nook and cranny.

They charged in groups and waves towards all the armed members of the Restful Church who were watching them.

The exact number is unknown, but it is known that each armed personnel felt as if they were being watched by seven or eight puppets at the same time.

The next moment, even puppets began to fall from the sky.

Like rain, it poured down in droves, in droves, as if it were free, madly falling into the city.

Some of them fell onto the street, some fell onto the rooftop and then tumbled down, while others clung to the building, like ripe fruit.

Just as Li Manman said, they surrounded the city... or rather, filled the city.

At this point, there would be no chance to fire again.

On the Church of the Repose side, there were also superhumans who immediately wanted to attack Li Manman, especially the group of eccentrics who were extremely loyal to Han Su. They were the only combat unit that was worried about Han Su's safety and therefore wanted to attack Li Manman.

However, their mysterious abilities were all blocked by the wooden puppets.

The attack, originally intended to deprive Li Manman of her mobility or vision, was easily redirected to the wooden dolls that fell from the sky.

Li Manman stood among countless dolls, as if she had become the only outcast in this city. She was immune to, or rather, had all the physical and mystical harm absorbed by these puppet dolls.

Even around Han Su, countless dolls gathered around.

They stared at Han Su with wide eyes and gritted teeth. Some children held sharp daggers, some held two detonated bombs, some held submachine guns they had snatched from the Parthian Church militants, and some waved spatulas.

They chattered and threatened Han Su, telling him he'd better behave himself.

She simply stood there calmly, snapped her fingers with one hand, and the city was completely suppressed by her.

"Gold cells divide five times?"

Even Han Su, who was observing from the side, couldn't help but feel a slight fluctuation in his emotions: "Or perhaps, it's an existence of an even higher level?"

How did Li Manman acquire such high-level power?

These puppets are clearly the puppets made by that pale monster in the castle!

In the castle, they were Li Manman's enemies; now, they have become her weapons.
At this moment, Li Manman even gave Han Su an extremely dangerous feeling. Although he had undergone four divisions of golden cells and possessed many mysterious powers, he was actually quite inferior to Li Manman because his "charging" was not yet complete.

However, now is not the time to think about these things; there is only one thing I need to do.

Wake her up!
He was carrying a briefcase, his body slightly twisted, ready to slip away from the dolls. He waited for the right moment and stepped forward.

Just like I've done for countless friends before.

This time, however, Han Su had barely moved when he suddenly met Li Manman's gaze, her eyes full of questions: "So, who exactly are you?"

"Ok?"

Han Su suddenly realized that something was wrong.

At this moment, Li Manman's attention was focused on Han Su, making it difficult for Han Su to suddenly approach her and place her hand on the suitcase.

But that didn't seem to matter anymore. What Li Manman said stunned Han Su: "You were kidnapped and taken to the castle with us, but you seem unusually familiar with it..."

"You used the monsters' ritual to cause the entire castle to collapse, but you also helped us escape..."

"We've been searching for you for ten years without a single clue, but unexpectedly, you suddenly appeared at the crucial moment when the Fifth Calamity entered the world, and you even stood on the side of destruction... So, who exactly are you?"

"..."

"She...has memories?"

Han Su, who had only wanted to make Li Manman remember him, was now experiencing an indescribable shock.

Suddenly, he realized a problem he had previously overlooked.

Li Manman, and the children who returned to the future this time because of the castle's collapse, are different from Xu Ji and the others.

Xu Ji, Wei Lan, Guo Litou, An Wei, and Hou Zhizhu were all rescued from the castle by him, so certain characteristics appeared in them.

For example, their fate was twisted, and they were no longer connected to the castle.

For example, they would never return to the castle with him again, and they disappeared from the castle forever... But Li Manman and the others only returned to reality after the castle collapsed.

So this is how their lives are; the castle is a part of their lives, and they remember every detail.

They don't need to be woken up; they remember themselves.

In fact, they've been searching for themselves all along.

That's why Li Manman would look at her like that when she saw her, and say, "She remembers everything!"
"I……"

After realizing this difference of opinion, Han Su had mixed feelings.

After a long pause, he looked at Li Manman and said softly, "I'm just someone who's been kidnapped and taken back to the castle time and time again, and who's tried to rescue people from the castle time and time again. The reason you've only found me now is because..."

"I just came back from the castle and arrived at this life's journey!"

"you……"

Li Manman listened to his words with obvious hesitation.

She couldn't understand the logic in Han Su's words, but that deadly sense of familiarity clung to her.

In addition, she also deeply remembered the instructions that Chao Xiaobei had given her before.

Han Su was also very troubled at this time. He could understand Li Manman's troubles. As someone whose life was like being kidnapped and then escaped from the castle, Han Su was not sure if awakening her would still have any effect.

Wei Lan and the others were awakened because they had their memories related to the castle. But what about Li Manman and the others?

Will she recall her previous life story, the experience of being imprisoned in a castle, or something else?
"I don't quite understand what you're saying."

Amidst the tension between the two, Li Manman slowly spoke up: "But I don't think you're an enemy. I've talked to friends about this before, and I think you remember them too, like Chao Xiaobei, Bai Shixing, and Song Yushi..."

“We’re all certain that it was because of your help that we were able to escape that kidnapping case, and now I only have one question on my mind…”

"you……"

She paused, then looked up at Han Su: "What exactly is your relationship with the Black Rose organization that destroys the world?"

(End of this chapter)