Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 295 The Consequences of an Unfinished Assassination

Late at night in Ban Chin.

After martial law was declared, the streets became completely silent.

Apart from the patrolling sheriffs, ordinary citizens all stayed at home, fearing they would get into trouble.

At the entrance of the Public Security Bureau, several people preparing to take over patrol were chatting casually.

"They even replaced the director? Is the situation that serious?"

"I heard from the intelligence department that something big happened and a lot of people died."

"To be honest, the new director is really annoying! He's probably never done any security work before, all he does is give orders randomly."

"Who told him to be the Divine Child's confidant... Hmm? Is someone over there?"

As the group was talking, they suddenly saw a figure wearing a hat approaching the headquarters gate with his hands in his pockets.

This behavior is illegal, especially during the current period of martial law.

"Hey! You over there—what?!"

Before the reprimands could be finished, the officers saw the man pull his hand out of his pocket, clutching several objects that were clearly bombs in his palm.

"explosive!"

"Quick, get inside!!"

The officers were shocked and quickly hid inside the headquarters.

The next moment, a loud explosion was heard from the street, and the glass of the front door of the headquarters was shattered.

Alarms blared immediately, and all the security officers on duty at headquarters rushed to retrieve weapons and equipment. Others made phone calls to report the situation and request backup.

But when they rushed out, they found that the person who threw the explosives had disappeared. Moreover, the explosions were all in the street; the criminals hadn't thrown the bombs into headquarters.

"Search! The criminal must be nearby; we can't let him get away!"

Anyone who dares to throw a bomb at the headquarters gate is no ordinary criminal and must be thoroughly investigated.

Meanwhile, in the western part of the city.

A street away from the Cherry Blossom Residence, Uehara Yukari looked at the suddenly appearing figure and asked, "What did you go to do?"

The two planned to raid the official residence tonight and take action against the Divine Child. After arriving here, the Shadow disappeared for a short while.

“I went to create some chaos to distract them,” Guan Tong said, “so that a bunch of sheriffs wouldn’t come and get in the way later.”

"..."

"Let's go, let's get down to business."

Guan Tong had thoroughly investigated the area around the Cherry Blossom Residence during the day.

In addition to some hidden sentries, there are various surveillance cameras deployed around the area, so any strangers who appear near the official residence will be quickly discovered.

However, if the other side intends to launch a frontal attack, these surveillance sentries are of little use.

That's exactly what Guan Tong and Shang Yuanzi did.

However, in order to confuse the public, Guan Tong also brought a large number of helpers.

He had summoned hundreds of undead beforehand using the [Corpse Whistle] and placed them in the Pages Refuge. Now he released them all at once, giving them the command to follow.

In an instant, a large and imposing force appeared on the street where the official residence was located. The sentries responsible for surveillance spotted them immediately, but hesitated for two seconds before sending an alarm to the residence.

Obviously, the sudden appearance of a group of hundreds of people is quite visually striking.

Moreover, these people had a very clear objective, and they quickly rushed to the front of the mansion. Guan Tong took out an iron hammer from his storage ring and smashed it against the clan crest snake pattern on the gate.

"Crack!"

The defensive barrier is effective against mental attacks, but it will not work against melee weapon attacks that are unrelated to mental power.

The mere wooden door was no match for Guan Tong's hammer; it was smashed open with a large hole in just a few blows.

"who?!"

"They actually dared to attack this place!"

At this moment, the guards in the official residence arrived, shouting at them while raising their guns and opening fire.

Although the undead were formidable, they were not resilient and quickly fell to the ground under the barrage of bullets.

Guan Tong said to Shang Yuanzi, "You handle these people, I'll go find the Divine Child."

After he finished speaking, he ordered twenty or thirty undead to rush into the mansion. He himself mingled among them and released a large number of shadow lines to search for targets.

Shang Yuanzi obeyed the order and rushed towards the armed guards.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang!"

They fired at her, but the bullets made a crisp sound as they hit her and fell away, unable to penetrate the scales protecting her.

Her speed was so great that anyone trying to aim for her head was simply unable to do so. She was able to secure third place in the marathon thanks to her serpentine, rapid movement.

In no time, she had knocked down several guards. One of them yelled and pulled out a grenade to detonate it. Shang Yuanzi glared at him, and the latter froze, his body then began to twist and deform.

"what!!!"

A piercing scream accompanied by the sound of tearing clothes, and the guard swiftly transformed from a human into a bizarre monster with a human head and a snake's body—a snake servant, a byproduct of her abilities.

When Shangyuan Zi saw the snake servants crawling before her, awaiting her orders, a hint of pity flickered in her expression.

She really didn't want to use this ability unless absolutely necessary. Turning humans into monsters was, in her view, far more cruel than killing them.

Inside the official residence, since the three-story building was not very large, Guan Tong quickly completed his survey.

He discovered that one of the rooms was protected by a barrier, which was clearly where the divine child slept.

A large protective barrier outside the official residence wasn't enough; a smaller barrier also needed to be set up around the room where he lived...

Guan Tong thought to herself, "This divine child is truly cautious."

I need to hurry, or it'll be troublesome if he escapes using a teleportation item. He'll become more wary afterward, and such a good opportunity is hard to come by.

He immediately went to the room, condensed a small space in his palm, and slammed it down.

Without a sound, a hole appeared in both the barrier and the roof.

The shadow immediately slipped through the hole and discovered the divine child sitting in the middle of the room.

Guan Tong activated the Shadow Shift technique, exchanging positions with the shadow while pressing the small space in his palm toward the Divine Child.

In a flash, a figure suddenly appeared silently behind Guan Tong and swung a knife at his neck.

The attacks from both sides occurred almost simultaneously, with the latter's move resembling a siege of Wei to rescue Zhao, attempting to force Guan Tong to abandon his attack on the divine child in order to protect himself.

But Guan Tong did not stop.

As the small space struck the divine child, the blade also slashed at Guan Tong's neck.

The knife seemed to possess some special properties, cutting through Guan Tong's protective shadow armor, but failing to sever his head.

There is another layer of defense inside the Shadow Armor.

The "protective shield" formed by the flow of mental energy held the blade firmly in place, preventing it from advancing an inch.

The divine child, who was attacked by Guan Tong, had his back of the head completely swallowed by the small space.

The heart may have left and right sides, and there might even be devices that could save someone whose heart has been damaged. But if the head is destroyed, there's no way to save it.

Guan Tong landed a successful blow, swung his arm and turned around, unleashing a barrage of shadow stabs at the person who had attacked him. The latter nimbly dodged, and after a few leaps, his body vanished into thin air once more.

"Invisibility..."

Guan Tong thought about the guy who was covered in bandages, wore a mask, and looked like a ninja. He figured this guy must have some kind of invisibility ability, otherwise his shadow wouldn't have been able to escape detection.

He glanced at the god who had fallen to the ground.

A large force is expected to arrive soon. Now that the objective has been achieved, there's no need to get entangled with a guy who can turn invisible.

Strangely, this person capable of invisibility should be the divine child's personal guard. He only made one move before hiding; didn't he want to avenge his master?

Although Guan Tong had some doubts, now was not the time to think too much. He rushed out of the room and then used teleportation to leave.

A moment later, amidst the sounds of chaos and commotion outside, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The divine child, whose head had been half swallowed by the small space, lay on the ground, his "corpse" slowly moving a few times before sitting up again.

"Xin." The divine child's voice came from his chest.

The previously invisible ninja appeared and knelt on one knee.

"Remove the head."

"Yes."

Xin swung his sword down, severing the God Child's mangled head cleanly at the root.

The next second, a new head actually squeezed up from below.

After turning it around a few times to adjust, the divine child spoke up, "Did you see it clearly?"

“I saw it clearly,” Xin said. “The Shadow’s special attack had a very small range but was extremely powerful. It completely erased your brain, and it seems to be related to space. Moreover, he has the ability to teleport, but this ability seems to have a cooldown time limit and cannot be used continuously.”

“Not bad... This is very valuable intelligence.”

"I never expected him to dare to assassinate me directly. But he doesn't know..."

A ferocious smile gradually took over his entire face.

He ripped open his tight-fitting robe, revealing that he lacked all the normal physical features that a person should have, such as the chest, abdomen, and waist.

Instead, there were heads strung together with their eyes closed.

"The serpent has eight heads... Shadow, you ruined one of them, we'll settle the score slowly..."

(End of this chapter)