Life Dungeon Game

She recovered from her injuries by eating a piece of canned meat, but the price was unusual hunger. So much so that she had to find something to eat even during meetings, and the cold snorting she made while eating didn't seem to express her serious emotions.

Especially when they're chewing like a squirrel with a pine cone in its mouth.

Of course, her dissatisfaction still reached Cordo's ears.

Kodo's expression shifted slightly, but he ultimately chose to tell the truth, "Our people are still investigating, and besides, it's not entirely within my authority to do anything..."

"We can make the decision."

A gentle, with

A slightly magnetic female voice slowly rang out as the office door was pushed open.

He Ao raised his head and looked towards the office door.

A tall figure holding documents came into his view; it was a woman with typical Tia features.

She wore a white coat resembling a lab coat, thin-rimmed silver-gray glasses, and her long, gray-gold hair was casually piled up at the back of her head, secured with silver hair clips. Underneath the coat, she wore a soft white shirt and a crisp skirt, below which were her muscular calves encased in silver-gray stockings and light-colored stiletto heels.

He Ao had actually met this person at noon.

She is the Moonlight Manager of Velen City, the closest city to Newland City-State, and her name is Fia.

At noon, she received a plea for help from Kodo, who led a group of superhumans by helicopter to support Newren, where they witnessed Howe killing West.

Overall, her first impression is more like that of a researcher than the head of a supernatural organization.

"Fia?"

At this moment, Kodo also raised his head and looked at Fia with some confusion.

Fia was not in charge of Newland's side and had no interest in the matter. After arriving to provide support, she briefly communicated with Heo, took over the task of settling the captured 'sacrifices', and then disappeared.

Kodo seemed a little confused as to why she was there.

"Check your phone, it's an order from headquarters,"

Fia sighed, "They put me in charge of the work here temporarily and gave us full authority."

"what?"

Kodo was taken aback at first, then stood up as if he had been granted a pardon, giving the seat of honor to Fia, "I told you you couldn't escape, you still have to take responsibility."

Fia simply sighed softly and quickly sat down in the seat that Kodo had originally occupied, which was opposite Heo.

She handed the documents to He Ao and said in a gentle and calm voice, "Mr. Hao Yi, this is the information we have obtained so far from West's home and office, as well as a summary of statements from suspected West henchmen, and a summary of our investigation data on West over the years."

"Thanks for your hard work."

He Ao took the documents and quickly flipped through them.

There was nothing of value in West’s home and office, only some campfire ornaments and some paintings and artworks depicting flames.

The testimonies of those members of the chaotic church were also very simple. The core members basically died in the midday sacrifice, and those who remained were non-core members. They only knew that they had joined an organization with chaotic beliefs, and that the church leader was very strong and could give them power in some way.

These people were unaware of the symbol of the God of Chaos, nor did they participate in West's kidnapping. They merely acted as henchmen on the periphery, engaging in illegal activities to amass wealth for West and support the church's operations.

"Our investigation revealed a large number of fire-related items in the places West frequented, leading us to suspect that the chaotic church he belonged to might have some form of fire worship,"

While reviewing the documents, Fia was also slowly...

He summarized the contents of these materials for He Ao.

"In fact, his flame worship only began to emerge two years ago after he returned from the ruins. During the opening of the ruins, he entered them and successfully advanced to rank C."

"And that visit to the ruins had a profound impact on him."

"Before that, he had never shown much ambition, but after returning from that ruin, he unexpectedly became actively involved in our affairs and mediated between Moonlight and the city-state to secure himself the position of the city-state's leader."

"According to the testimonies of the peripheral church members he developed, this 'chaotic church' also emerged after that."

She looked at He Ao and slowly concluded, "So we speculate that he may have obtained something in that ruin. According to the ruin entry records at the time, he handed over all the extraordinary items he obtained after returning from the ruin, and we did not notice any extra hoarding... Moonlight is quite strict in this regard."

"I heard that you strip and search everyone who comes back from the ruins?"

Wu Lan, who had just finished eating a chicken leg, looked up at Fiya and asked softly.

"It's not that scary,"

Fia shook her head. "We have a special tool that can detect the number of supernatural items carried by a superhuman, but it requires a certain amount of cooperation."

"So you're guessing that West brought something out of the ruins, but it didn't exist in a physical form; rather, it was some kind of 'knowledge'?"

He closed the document in his hand and asked in a low voice.

"This is all the information we can gather at the moment."

Fia nodded.

"Are those extraordinary artifacts that West brought out of the ruins still there? Can I take a look?"

He looked down at the coin in his hand and asked casually.

"It should still be there,"

Fia nodded. "I'll apply for it for you."

"Thanks for your hard work,"

He Ao nodded slightly, then slowly stood up. "If you recover those extraordinary items, contact me immediately. Also, I want you to know..."

He calmly looked at the woman before him. “Don’t try to find the so-called secret of West becoming stronger, and don’t try to keep anything related to Chaos. That will only drag you and the world into the abyss. The last person who tried to use the power of Chaos left behind remnants in the ruins.”

Fiya stared at He Ao's calm face, momentarily stunned.

For some reason, the image of He Ao piercing the heart of that terrifying giant with a sword at noon flashed through her mind.

The sword light that seemed to pierce through heaven and earth, the tiny figure wielding the sword against the giant who was like a god, the power that easily destroyed even the 'gift of the gods'.

The gifts of the gods are not omnipotent.

This powerful and terrifying force, along with 'Hao Yi,' was like a brand, etched into her soul.

She took a deep breath, stood up, and looked at He Ao. "I will relay your message to headquarters."

"Thanks for your hard work."

He Ao nodded.

Wu Lan, who was standing to the side, also slowly got up.

“By the way,” Fia asked softly, looking at Heo who was about to leave, “have you been in Newland all this time?”

"How should we contact you?"

"Just send me a message on the intelligence website you prepared for me. Any new information can be synchronized there. Your supervisor will teach you how to operate it."

He Ao laughed and said, "I won't stay in one place for long. I'll take Ms. Wu Lan back to the research institute's residence later. Don't worry, I can come over anytime."

Xia Ye and the others left by plane in the afternoon, leaving only Wu Lan behind with He Ao to wait for the preliminary investigation data.

"Oh, okay, I'll see you off."

At this moment, Fia seemed to vaguely remember that the person in front of her possessed the Verola, a device that could quickly traverse space.

Kodo followed.

They didn't say goodbye until they walked out of the building that served as their temporary headquarters together.

Fia and Codo returned to the building, while Heo took Wulan aboard the Verola, which had already returned from the West.

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"Do you think there are deeper problems hidden in Newland?"

As the doors of the Verola slowly closed, Wu Lan turned her head and looked at He Ao with some confusion.

"From the current perspective, West received the blessing of the evil god in the ruins, and then brought the evil god's tentacles into the real world, which ultimately led to the current situation. This is a basically self-consistent logical chain."

He Ao looked thoughtfully at the darkness gradually enveloping the car window, "However, it may not be a complete logical chain."

“Oh, right,” he said, then turned to look at Wu Lan, “you suddenly asked this, is there something you’re worried about?”

"what!"

Wu Lan was taken aback, then smiled somewhat awkwardly, "I was so badly injured this time that I can't take the lead in rebuilding the Newland branch of the research institute. Moreover, the situation in Newland is a bit complicated, and there are still many Chaos Cultists. At least a strong C-level is needed to solve all the problems."

He stood beside her, listening attentively.

“Newland is, after all, Moonlight’s territory, so our Minister Yang De can’t come. We originally wanted to send a colleague who lives nearby,”

Wu Lan paused for a moment as she watched He Ao listen attentively, then continued, "But another colleague volunteered to come over."

"What is it?"

He Ao calmly replied.

He knew all of this, since he was the main person in charge when the field operations department held a meeting that afternoon to decide who would come here.

But Hao Yi shouldn't know.

"Yes, you know him. He should be on the plane right now."

Wu Lan nodded. "In principle, he is very strong and intelligent, and is indeed more suitable for Newland's current situation, but..."

"Are you worried?"

He Ao asked in a low voice, seemingly lost in thought.

Wu Lan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said softly, "May I relay your suspicions to him?"

"of course."

He Ao nodded.

The carriage fell silent once again.

After a long while, the silence was broken by the soft, rustling sound of something being untangled.

Wu Lan took a folded long whip from her waist and handed it to He Ao. "This is a C-grade extraordinary item I brought back from the ruins. If your guess is correct, you might need my help if you're in Newland at that time..."

“If that’s the case,” He Ao looked at her with a smile, “should I pay you for acting as bait before venturing into dangerous territory?”

"what?"

Wu Lan was stunned, her mind seemed to go blank for a moment, and she suddenly lost her voice.

"alright,"