Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

"Tsk... at least your call went through at this point..."

An Lan complained for a moment, then immediately answered the phone.

The voice on the other end practically blurted out, "Damn! An Lan! You're really something! I was only on a plane for a short while, and you wiped out one of the four squads, the 'Death Squad'?"

"..."

"You called just to say this?"

"Of course not!"

"Let me tell you... before the eerie invasion of the region, we sent people to successfully dispel the spread of the [Dungeon] in the area, following Jiang Lai's strategy!"

"We found traces of past gatherings in what appears to be the basement of a church in a small town near Houston!"

"About two weeks ago, four groups of people were here..."

"Unfortunately... under the town's surveillance cameras, all four groups were wearing thick clothes and masks, making it impossible to discern their appearances... otherwise, they could have been located directly using facial recognition and big data analysis!"

The voice on the phone sounded quite annoyed. An Lan chuckled, "Anyone who does something bad would wear a mask, right?"

"Where are the clues?"

"That's it?"

"Won't!"

"Judging from this meeting, the [Energy-Boosting Society] held this meeting for two reasons: first, to announce the number of members they have recently spread within the church... and second, they seem to have a plan!"

"What plan?"

"The Creator Project!"

"ah?!"

"Yes! You heard right! The Creator Project!"

"What are they going to do?"

"Aren't they trying to give everyone talent? To achieve a balanced distribution of talent?"

"Bullshit! A paper document found at the scene mentioned this Creator Project! The core of this project is—[First, find someone who can tolerate a dozen or so people with high talent levels]!"

"[Secondly, inject this person with at least three SSS-level talent serums!]!"

"Finally, let this person fuse with the [Creation] talent, surpassing even SSS-level talent!"

"ha?!"

"Is this some kind of deification?"

"I don't know, but I think it's pretty crazy!"

"Regarding this information, I suggested that the United States request assistance in the investigation! They were evasive... I seriously suspect that their higher-ups may also have been involved in this plan..."

"this--"

An Lan fell silent when she thought about the fact that the Energy Extraction Association was a large international organization.

With her beautiful personality, it's entirely possible that she'd get involved!

"So... what else is planned besides these?"

"Any more clues?"

"this..."

"There's another interesting clue!"

"What?"

"Aren't their core teams four squads? According to the meeting minutes, the four squads are [Conquest], [Death], [War], and [Famine]."

"Oh? So it corresponds to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?"

"That's right...this indirectly suggests that the [Energy Absorption Society] may have originated in Israel!"

"That...makes some sense..."

"So, should we investigate in that direction?"

"No, no, no—"

"We discovered that the meeting proceedings were prepared using paper in four languages! This suggests that the four teams may be comprised of members from four different countries! The headquarters of the [Energy Absorption Association] might also be located in one of these four countries!"

"Here you'll find eagle script, Han script, cherry blossom script, and Indian script..."

"I just watched your video. The leader of the [Death Squad] is Korean, that's practically confirmed... My analysis was correct! The other three leaders are probably from the other three countries..."

Long Ao spoke slowly and deliberately, but An Lan still didn't understand what he meant.

until...

Long Ao suddenly muttered, "Kim Chang-park is actually a member of the South Korean national team! Does that mean we can suspect that high-ranking South Korean officials were also involved in this project?"

"this..."

"If we analyze this following your line of thought, wouldn't it be possible that many high-ranking officials in various countries have tacitly agreed to participate in this plan?"

An Lan applied this knowledge to other situations, and Long Ao on the other end grunted in agreement, his tone becoming helpless.

"I thought this investigation would bring a breakthrough, but the more I investigated, the more terrifying it became..."

"This investigation will likely come to an end here..."

"However, regarding the four squads, I've learned that the entire congregation revolves around them! You've single-handedly wiped out their 'Death Squad,' which has already disrupted their operations..."

"Be careful! They'll definitely retaliate!"

"Furthermore... given how far the investigation has progressed, it's almost certain that Sakura [National Team], Beautiful [National Team], and India [National Team] will become mortal enemies whenever they encounter each other in the future..."

"Perhaps, subduing them would be a subtle way to stop the [Energy Absorption Society]'s activities..."

"What are you talking about? Who could be that strong and stop them?"

An Lan remained silent.

Things have now become both complicated and simple.

It's become so complex that it escalates to the national level, and one wrong move could lead to a war between nations. It's also simple: if you can suppress other national teams, you've essentially suppressed the [Energy Extraction Association].

Easy, right?

Do not!

That would be fatal!

"Tsk..."

"Anyway, I've pretty much finished my investigation here, and I'm planning to go back to China!"

"Be careful over there! If things get tough, come to Jingbei City! I think you should join the [Dragon Kingdom National Team]!"

"OK!"

"Let's talk about it when we get to that point!"

"Beep beep beep—beep beep beep—"

After hanging up Long Ao's call, An Lan rubbed her temples.

I have a feeling that the waters of this [Energy Gathering] are getting deeper and deeper.

After lying on the sofa in silence for a while, Anlan shook her head and returned to the [Love Hut].

"Buzz—"

After the pink halo flashed, the Love Hut remained fragrant with flowers, cool in summer and warm in winter, and still... empty!

Walk straight to the small hut in the cemetery...

Because An Lan immediately disbanded the [Zhouchi City Base] upon her return, she didn't have time to visit Wen Lan. As a result, upon entering the house, she saw a farewell letter placed on the rocking chair.

[To be opened by Anlan]

There were only these four large characters on the envelope.

When Anlan opened it, there was a line of delicate handwriting.

[Anlan! By the time you read this letter, I will have already returned to reality! Zhenzhen and the others have gone out to play and may not be back for another two or three days! If I delay any longer, it will be difficult to explain how I escaped from the Energy Gathering Association!]

Don't worry, I'll say it—I escaped from Chu Ningrou using your information!

I originally wanted to wait until you came back so I could tell you something in person!

It seems...

This opportunity will not come again!

If I have the chance, I'll come back! I hope you'll be here then; I want to continue that thing with you...

[Wen Lan left behind].

"..."

"this--"

Looking at the letter, An Lan's lips twitched strangely.

That's interesting!

That's really interesting!

Because of this change, Wen Lan's previous act of offering herself was completely skipped! In other words, Wen Lan got nothing to eat and is already thinking about getting something next time she comes back...

"..."

Scratching his head, An Lan helplessly lay down on the rocking chair, closed his eyes, and began to rest.

The rocking chair creaked and groaned, and for some reason, perhaps because she knew about the Energy Absorption Society, or perhaps because she had experienced the Death Squad, An Lan couldn't fall asleep this time.

With his eyes closed, An Lan noticed a "CG to be viewed" option on the [Goddess Conquest System] panel.

[Cold Heart 75 Affection Level CG - To be viewed!]

"Anyway, I'm just killing time..."

"Let's take a look—"

"System! Play the CG for Demon Coldheart's 75-point Affection Points!"

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"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Looking at the blood pool in the basement, Mo Lengxin's breathing became rapid!

She was breathing heavily as she slowly shifted her body out from under the bed. As she retreated to the doorway, her face deathly pale, she noticed a figure flash past outside!

It was the old butler who received her back then!

The old butler walked extremely fast, and his heels never even touched the ground!

He tiptoed to the door of Mo Lengxin's room, and like a gecko, he lay there, his eyes wide open, staring intently inside!

"Uh—uh—uh—"

The old butler let out a series of hoarse hisses.

Mo Lengxin's eyes widened, and she involuntarily covered her mouth!

because...

She could see the old butler's jawline beginning to tear, revealing the bluish-black skin beneath...

not human!

This guy isn't human either!

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

"Isn't this the Leng residence?"

"Isn't this the residence of government officials? How could this be... how could this be?!"

"Bang!!!"

Before Mo Lengxin could even utter a sound of surprise, the old butler's head suddenly burst through the paper door and peered into the room! What followed was an even more bizarre scene!

"Ugh! Ugh!!!"

The old butler's body was stuck outside the door. After the skin on his jawline was torn open, a bluish-black dried corpse slowly contracted from the old butler's neck, wriggling and crawling into the door!

The old butler's body gradually withered and thinned, standing motionless at the doorway!

"Painted Skin..."

"It's a painted-skin demon!"

"The ghosts Mother talked about, they're actually real?!"

Mo Lengxin felt as if her breath was about to stop!

"Gurgle—"

Just then, the sound of blood surging came from under the bed, as if that thing had crawled out of the blood pool and was heading this way!

"run!"

"run!!!"

There was no time to think!

Mo Lengxin didn't care about asking for help or getting married at this moment. After vigorously patting her trembling legs, she ran towards the gate of the Leng residence without a care!

"Creak—"

At midnight, the moment the wooden door opened, only the lanterns of the Leng residence shone red on the dark street.

Mo Lengxin didn't care about any of that and rushed towards the street in the distance!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

She didn't know how long she had been running, until she was completely exhausted and collapsed, before she realized that she had left the main street and appeared on a remote side street...

"The weather is dry... Be careful with fire..."

"The weather is dry...be careful..."

"..."

The faint sound of the night watchman's gong drifted over from afar.

Mo Lengxin huddled in front of a small courtyard, wiping the sweat from her forehead, and kept looking toward the source of the sound.

It was a tall man dressed as a night watchman, wearing a straw hat and carrying a gong, walking with the gong striking every three steps... Beside him was a constable, equally tall and imposing, with an official knife at his waist.

The moment these two stand there, they exude an aura of security!

"..."

Mo Lengxin glanced at them and immediately, without saying a word, hurried after the two of them!

"Sir, officer! Sir, officer!"

"The cold-hearted demoness has something to tell me!!!"