What?! You want me to be the Herrscher of the End?!

After all, the word "secretly" tells us that this is definitely not something worth promoting.

"Go investigate secretly? Well... I thought something had gotten in the way."

Bai Mo breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Raven was alright. As for what Raven was investigating on her own, given Raven's strength, nothing unexpected would happen.

Moreover, she didn't plan to stay here for long. She estimated that Bai Mo would start investigating the town in just the next two nights.

However, before conducting the investigation, I need to have some understanding of this town, such as where the assassins first appeared and when the town's Honkai energy began to increase.

As for the answers to these questions, Bai Mo silently looked toward the mayor's office inside the mansion.

I believe... she will get a clear answer there.

"please."

At this point, after confirming Bai Mo's identity, the mercenaries guarding the door stopped stopping her and opened the door to let Bai Mo and the man who came out to verify her identity go in.

Led by the man, Bai Mo went directly to the place where the ravens were resting, since there weren't many empty rooms left in the mansion.

"May I have your name."

Outside the door, Bai Mo turned to the man and spoke.

"You can just call me Iron Bear. If there's anything you need to tell me, feel free to do so."

"Besides, you must be tired from your journey, so I won't bother you any longer."

The man codenamed Iron Bear gave a simple smile, then turned and left. After all, he had to explain the situation since there was suddenly an extra person in his team.

"Ah."

Bai Mo simply nodded in response.

As for when to inquire about the town mayor again, Bai Mo decided to do so near dusk.

....................................

As time passed by, dusk soon arrived.

As planned, Bai Mo slowly got out of bed, then pushed open the door and quickly arrived at the mayor's office, following the location provided by Tie Xiong.

"Tuk-tuk!"

Bai Mo knocked on the door politely.

"Please come in."

Soon, a very calm male voice came from the room.

After receiving a reply, Bai Mo pushed open the door and went inside.

"Nice to meet you, Mayor."

"You're... the one who just reported on the news today, right? Raven's friend. What can I do for you?"

The man called the mayor was leisurely smoking a cigar in his hand, and he didn't even look at Bai Mo's arrival.

"There's nothing else to do, I just wanted to learn about the situation in our town."

Bai Mo didn't take the man's disdain to heart; she simply continued explaining her purpose.

"What do you want to ask?"

"The exact time when the Honkai energy concentration in the town of Kroka first appeared as zombies and began to increase."

"Don't tell me you don't know what Honkai is. If that were the case, you wouldn't know Raven, would you?"

Bai Mo approached the man's desk and said with a light laugh.

As Bai Mo spoke, especially when he mentioned the Honkai, the man frowned and even forgot to smoke his cigar.

Despite this, the man didn't speak, but stared intently at Bai Mo, as if he were scrutinizing something.

"Don't pretend you don't know. You need to understand that if this town collapses, you won't be able to continue as mayor."

"Besides, you went to all this trouble to find mercenaries, just so they could clean up this mess."

As he spoke, Bai Mo simply sat down on the sofa next to him and crossed his legs.

In any case, whether you say it or not, you'll always find the answer yourself. After all... you should learn about the powers of the Lawgiver of Knowledge.

She'll hypnotize you and let you ask whatever you want. Although it might be a bit disrespectful, if the mayor in front of her really doesn't talk, then she can't blame Bai Mo for being heartless.

"What, are you still planning to say nothing?"

Seeing the man's indifferent expression, Bai Mo smiled, and at the same time, a red light flashed in her eyes.

3

Chapter 174 The Truth Gradually Approaching

"Never mind, it can't be hidden in the end anyway."

Just as Bai Mo was about to make his move, the man slowly put down the cigar in his hand, then sighed softly and said...

"Several months ago, the Honkai energy in the town had already started to rise gradually, but I didn't take it seriously at the time, and the town wasn't affected by it, so I turned a blind eye."

"But things didn't go as planned. Until the month before last, strange phenomena began to occur frequently in the town. First, the Honkai energy increased sharply, then some residents were corrupted and turned into zombies, and then there were Honkai beasts."

“I could handle the situation at the time, so I thought I would investigate it privately and then resolve it. I may have been blinded by the power in front of me, which is why I did not choose to report it to my superiors.”

At this point, the man's voice became more regretful, and his head slumped down, making it difficult to discern his facial expression.

"So, Mayor, are you trying to salvage the situation now? And what useful information did you find out during your private investigation?"

"After all, we've already come this far, there's no need to beat around the bush anymore."

The power that had been prepared beforehand quietly dissipated, and Bai Mo then asked.

As expected, the man seemed to have resigned himself to his fate and directly revealed information that he had never disclosed before.

After all, as Bai Mo said, if he wanted to continue sitting in this position, he would have to rely on other people to solve the town's crisis.

So if you keep hiding it, you'll only end up hurting yourself.

"Because things happened so suddenly, and I missed the best time to investigate, I initially just sent people to investigate all the places in town where there might be assassins, in order to protect them."

"After all, the Honkai is like a natural disaster; you never know why it happens or how many lives it will take."

"After that, in order to more effectively protect the town's residents, I intensified the investigation again, and almost all the areas in the town with high concentrations of Honkai energy were placed under control and sealed off for various reasons."

"During those two weeks, the town seemed to have returned to its previous state, the Honkai energy gradually decreased, and the number of zombies also decreased."

The man's tone was initially excited, but then gradually turned into helplessness and disappointment.

Bai Mo listened silently to the man's reaction, and judging from the man's reaction, it seemed that the big one was coming soon.

As expected, after a few seconds of silence, the man slowly spoke again.

"However, the good times didn't last long. The peaceful days in the town didn't last long. One rainy night, I remember it clearly, when the people I sent out were searching an abandoned factory outside the town, I realized that I was wrong, terribly wrong, even ridiculously wrong."

"Because in that abandoned factory, my people actually found a very small laboratory inside."

"The instruments there record the daily Honkai energy concentration levels in the town, and further investigation revealed some living zombies. My people recognized them; they were all former residents of the town."

"And now, they are locked up in a laboratory, and what's worse, we also found several tourists who came to the town in that laboratory. However, when we found them, they had already been corrupted by the Honkai."

"Some of the more rational among them told us that they were captured by a group of mysterious people and brought here, and then forcibly injected with Honkai energy..."

The man shook his head weakly as he said this.

"Therefore, everything in the town of Kroka was done intentionally, and it was by no means a natural collapse."

"Ah."

"And then? Is that all the information you have?"

"According to our investigation, the people in the laboratory seemed to have left in a great hurry. In their archives, we found many reports about human experimentation."

With that, the man got up and walked to the safe, then placed the information he had collected on the table.

However, Bai Mo was not in a hurry to take it. After all, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that these people were definitely recording how people would react after coming into contact with Honkai energy.

Moreover, this document could not possibly contain any useful information, since useful information would certainly not be made public.

Didn't Tianming do something similar before? So Bai Mo wasn't surprised. But the reason why the other party did it was a bit intriguing.

However, these things cannot be known now. Bai Mo believes that he will eventually find the truth.

"Have you sent anyone to inspect the town's underground passages?"

So, no longer dwelling on these things, Bai Mo simply changed the subject to another topic.

"Have you found the underground passage...?"

Yes, the man had sent people to investigate the town's underground passages, and there were indeed some problems there. In addition to the higher concentration of Honkai energy than above the town, there were even some Honkai energy crystals growing there.

However, it was precisely for this reason that the man did not dare to investigate further. After all, the town's underground passages were very complex and the space was extremely small, so those ruthless guys who wanted to conduct human experiments must have been there.

Taking this opportunity, the man also told Bai Mo what was on his mind.

"Often, the most unlikely place is where the truth lies. If I'm not mistaken, Raven has already found this clue and taken action."

"To be honest, I will also begin investigating the town's underground system in the next few days. I have a feeling that the answer I'm looking for is there."

After listening to the man's description, Bai Mo became even more certain of his guess. After all, the underground passage was definitely better than any other place in the town in terms of both concealment and convenience.

As for the so-called limited space, Bai Mo didn't believe that people capable of researching Honkai and conducting human experiments would be deterred by such a small difficulty.

"At that time, I may need the mayor's help. After all, if there is really something in the underpass, I might make a big commotion."

"Therefore, the safety of the residents of this town still needs to be addressed by you, Mayor..."

Chapter 175 Anna's Intelligence

"Don't worry, I'll have everything arranged."

"Alright, I won't bother you any longer. I'll let you know in advance when it's time to take action."

Having already given his greetings and received the information he wanted, Bai Mo decided not to waste any more time and turned to leave.

Only the mayor of the small town of Kroka remained, looking worried.