Life Dungeon Game

He said in a low voice.

"You are very smart,"

Garold glanced at Heo in surprise, then seemed to recall something and laughed.

"Your father was highly respected in the Security Federation. He acted justly, often helped the poor, and was very well-liked. He was also one of the founders of the Security Federation. If he hadn't refused, he would have been the first president of the Security Federation."

He paused, his hand gripping something in his waist pouch.

"The Eternal Cult controls many organizations. A few years ago, they reached out to the Security Federation, but your father stopped them. At first, they were afraid of your father's prestige and tried to make him submit through suppression and bribery."

"But if your father were so easily controlled, he wouldn't be him. He has always stuck to his principles."

"However, in this process, the Eternal Secret Cult gradually gained control over more and more of the other council members of the Security Federation, and your father's importance became weaker and weaker."

"Your father went from being someone who could be won over to a pure obstacle, so they decided to target him."

"Did you leak those bid reserve prices to the Eternal Esoteric Sect?"

He asked calmly.

"You know quite a lot,"

Garold looked at Heo and continued, "Your father's stubbornness has caused the company's business to deteriorate, all of our incomes are decreasing, and I've accumulated a lot of debt to support my expenses."

"The Eternal Cult found me. They offered me a very good price and promised that I could become the president of the Security Federation afterward."

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"So I cooperated with them, 'sold' some information from the company to them, and took some of the company's people away on the night of their operation."

"Where are the bodies of my parents and brother?"

He looked at Garold and asked.

“I don’t know that,” Garrod shook his head. “There are many things about the Eternal Cult that even its own members don’t know, but I do know something else.”

He paused, then took something out of his pocket with his hand behind his back.

"The person in charge of the Security Federation of the Eternal Secret Cult will be hosting a 'banquet' at 7 p.m. tonight at 12 Nocar Street, inviting all members of the Security Federation to complete the final control over the Security Federation. He also invited me."

“That guy is a bit crazy. He might bring your parents’ bodies to the banquet to intimidate other members of the security association.”

As he spoke, he looked at He Ao's pale face and said, "I thought you would ask if I was the one who pushed you down."

"You were most likely bribed after I got into trouble."

He looked calmly into Garold's eyes.

"You are very perceptive,"

Garrod smiled slightly, his hand behind his back fumbling for a pull ring. "However, your parents and I all agreed that what happened to you wasn't an accident, and was most likely related to the Eternal Cult."

“One last question,” Heo looked at him, “what exactly is the Security Federation?”

Judging from these actions, the Security Federation seems to be more important than its name suggests.

This question caught Garold off guard.

He stared blankly at He Ao, his hands momentarily pausing their movements.

"To be honest, I was a little suspicious just now that you were some old monster in the skin of my little nephew, but now I'm starting to believe you are my lovely little nephew. Knowing Novis's personality, he really wouldn't tell you this."

He pondered for a moment, then continued.

"You can think of it this way: in Winter City, security companies are roughly equivalent to the underworld gangs you learn about online."

"While not all security companies are gangs—there are also purely legitimate security companies like your father's and mine—the Security Federation is essentially an alliance of Winter City's underworld."

"Controlling the Security Federation means controlling the underworld of Winter City."

"I see."

He Ao nodded slightly.

Upon hearing this, Garold paused for a moment, looking at Heo, who had maintained an unexpected calm throughout.

He gazed into the boy's dark eyes, and in the depths of those abysses, it seemed as if a raging volcano was being suppressed.

He chuckled. "You're very calm. I thought you would condemn me and make me explain and apologize for my betrayal."

Finally, he sighed softly, "You might have been a more charming person than your father, what a pity."

He paused, looked at He Ao, and a slightly manic smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Let your uncle teach you one last lesson."

The hand behind his back slowly pulled down the tab of the item in his hand.

"Don't assume your enemy will obediently answer your questions!"

He raised the grenade in his hand, preparing to throw it behind He Ao, where a 'depression' created by a billboard. The shockwave from the grenade's explosion would 'tear' He Ao, who was standing on the billboard, apart, but he would be able to survive because the billboard in front of him would provide some 'cover'.

However, he ultimately did not throw the grenade.

As he spoke, the black muzzle of a gun was already pointed at his forehead.

"I won't condemn you; it was your own choice."

The boy's calm voice rang in his ears, "You don't need to explain to me. You should explain to my parents and brother. I'll take you there."

Make a choice and bear the consequences.

boom--

As bright red blood splattered on the wall, He Ao holstered his gun and walked along the depths of the alley to the other end of the alley.

The grenade that had its wristband pulled rolled into the corner of the wall.

boom--

A deafening explosion rang out behind him, tearing apart the body lying on the ground, and blazing flames illuminated the dark alleyway.

He Ao stood at the other end of the alley, stretched out his hand, and pure white snowflakes fell into his hand and melted into his palm.

A black SUV stopped in front of him, and the door opened automatically.

He got into the car and sat in the driver's seat.

"Go to the cloud area."

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Chapter 766 Painting and Sword (A super-large combined chapter, please vote with monthly tickets)

Sitting in the moving SUV, He Ao held a hamburger in his hand, eating it while turning his head to look at the street outside the window.

The urban planning of Winter is somewhat like an overturned pyramid, with each area being roughly elongated and arranged in layers.

The largest part, the 'base', is the storm zone, which is closest to the storm sea. Next is the Akka zone, then the Novite zone, which is furthest from the storm sea. Meanwhile, the smallest part, the 'apex', is the cloud zone.

The Fish Cake Bar where Heo started was located in the Storm Zone near the Akka Zone. Now the off-road vehicle has passed through the Akka Zone and entered the Novite Zone.

He also bought a hamburger from a roadside hamburger shop for lunch.

After the off-road vehicle crossed an invisible boundary, the old houses around it turned into rows of neat high-rise buildings, with the roar of machinery echoing inside.

The Novette district is the most 'special' of the four districts in Winter. Theoretically, no one should live in the Novette district, and no residential buildings have been designed in this area.

This entire district is the industrial area of ​​Winter, where the machinery of United Industries operates endlessly in these imposing buildings.

Several large buses drove past He's SUV, crowded with tired people. Some people noticed He's SUV, glanced at it with a hint of curiosity, and then quickly looked away.

The crowded carriages meant they couldn't even free their hands to play with the wristbands in their hands; many people had earphones in their ears, playing music or listening to live streams.

Some people leaned against the crowd, their eyes closed, seemingly fast asleep.

Most of the employees in the Novette district live in the Arca district. They take United Industries’ paid buses to the factory during working hours and then take the same buses back to the Arca district after get off work.

To accommodate more passengers, these buses typically do not have seats or drivers, saving the driver's seat and relying on driverless systems to operate.

The city of Winter does not restrict the movement of people, but the vast majority of people living in the Akka and Storm Zones may never have been to the Cloud Zone in their lifetime.

He Ao watched the buildings in front of him recede one by one, feeling the SUV pass through the old and dilapidated streets.

He looked up at the edge of the road ahead, where there was an electronic sensor.

This sensor detects the electronic chip inside the vehicle's license plate to determine the vehicle's current location.

This electronic sensor does not belong to the City of Winter, but to United Industries.

The factories, buildings, and roads in the Novette district were all assets of United Industries.

All vehicles traveling on these roads will pay a 'toll' to United Industries, which is calculated based on distance and time.

The bill for this fee will be sent to the email address linked to the vehicle and deducted from the owner's credit card account.

The toll wasn't cheap, but the roads in the Novite District were hardly good. Although they were better than those in the Storm District and the Akka District, they were still barely usable.

He Ao took a bite of his hamburger, looked away, and felt the extraordinary power surging within him.

The 'Hidden Observer' has two abilities, the first one is...

The ability is the 'spiritual vision observation' that He Ao previously possessed, which allows He Ao to gain a 'second vision' that overlaps with his original field of vision.

This vision allows him to clearly see the 'souls' of all living beings around his soul, and to feel the 'power' pulsating within them, without activating his super memory.

If he can withstand the pollution of the whispers in his ear, he can even overdraw his life force to enter the 'boundary of truth' he has entered before.

This ability allows Heo to clearly distinguish the extraordinary individuals hidden among the crowd and understand things that are incomprehensible to humans.

Of course, this also means that he will be more likely to get involved in dangerous supernatural events than others.

At the same time, the endless whispers, as if uttered by the truth, would forever echo in his ears.

Furthermore, this second field of vision cannot be turned off; even with his eyes closed, he can clearly 'see' the things around him.

The second ability of the 'Hidden Observer' is roughly an extension of 'Spiritual Vision,' which He Ao calls 'Spiritual Pressure.'

When Heo focuses his 'gaze' on the soul of a specific person, the deeper aspects of that person's soul are dissected by 'spiritual observation'.

At the same time, the whispers surrounding He Ao also try to follow He Ao's gaze and spy on the soul of the person being looked at.