I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 101: The Relationship Between Primary and Secondary Aspects, and the Empress's Mindset

On the desolate wilderness shrouded in mist.

With the possessed zombie falling, the remaining zombies that rushed out of the mist were no longer worth mentioning.

After dealing with the wandering spirits, Xu Lindong didn't make any more moves. He simply stood aside and watched Tang Lei and his teammates clear out the last batch of zombies.

With him personally overseeing the situation, the situation was naturally completely under control.

At this moment, he also clearly saw the gap in strength between the team members.

With his vitality exceeding fifty and the Qi and Blood Revolver in his hand, Tang Lei is undoubtedly the strongest.

Next up were Wang Shuo and Xiao Mufeng.

Li Yunfan's actual combat ability is even slightly weaker than that of Xiao Mufeng, a newcomer.

"Xiao Xiao's energy level is probably around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, similar to Li Yunfan, only slightly higher. The key is that charcoal revolver in her hand—"

Xu Lindong stared at Xiao Mufeng's precise shots at the zombies, followed by the bullets that ignited the stove fire, and his eyes twitched slightly.

"And her marksmanship—"

That marksmanship is unbelievably accurate; it's like he can hit anything he aims for. I wonder how long he's practiced with a pistol to achieve that.

Even if the zombie takes a strange step, she can easily hit it with a backhand shot, as if she has eyes in the back of her head.

Such combat capability is not much worse than Wang Shuo's when he is fully armed.

The reason for saying "not much difference" is that Xiao Mufeng's extraordinary power is still too weak. Even if he ignites the stove fire, he cannot kill the zombie instantly. At most, he can only blast out a wound the size of a bowl.

This destructive effect is similar to the phantom image of popularity summoned by Wang Shuo.

However, Wang Shuo's spirit and energy are much stronger, his superhuman strength is also more profound, and his ability to fight continuously is obviously stronger.

"These teammates, except for Li Yunfan, are all capable of killing a zombie on their own."

Xu Lindong made his judgment and felt relieved.

He glanced again at Li Yunfan, who had summoned a fire in his hand but only dared to stealthily and timidly strike the zombie before quickly dodging, and then fired at it with an ordinary pistol.

Some of them are too painful to look at.

However, this is only the fighting power of a normal ordinary stove official. They do not have strong frontal combat capabilities and can only use stove smoke, ash, and fire to provide side support.

Unless one can digest the extraordinary substances in their body well enough, if the eruption of the inner fire is too intense, there is a risk of backlash from the extraordinary.

Kitchen officials like Lei Chong, who completely digested extraordinary substances and made it onto the list of supernatural beings, were ultimately few and far between.

Before long, the remaining six zombies were killed by the teammates.

Xu Lindong remained silent and did not intervene, then clapped his hands and smiled.

"They're all pretty good!"

"Brother Dong, you're nowhere near as good as me. You easily slew a wandering ghost all by yourself, earning another thousand merit points!"

Li Yunfan spoke with admiration, but his eyes held a hint of resentment, sensing that the gap between him and Dong Ge was widening.

How did they cultivate like this?

"Don't compare yourself to me, compare yourself to others, like Ning Che and Xia Ping!"

Xu Lindong smiled and reminded him, "This way you might regain some confidence."

Li Yunfan's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Yes, some things that you can't understand from one perspective will become clear from another.

Why would he compare himself to a monster like Dong Ge?

Although he prided himself on being a genius, genius was merely the threshold to meeting Dong Ge.

It's unfair to compare him to Dong Ge; it's better to compare him to other geniuses, such as Xia Ping and Ning Che.

As for Xiao Mufeng, he didn't want to compete either, because the other party was not only a genius, but also obviously a second-generation official and a second-generation rich kid, so he couldn't compete with him in terms of resources.

Thinking about it this way, he felt much more at ease.

"Senior, how did you find such a large group of zombies, including wandering spirits? And they seem to have charged over on their own."

Xiao Mufeng twirled the charcoal-fired revolver in his hand, neatly tucked it back into the strap beside his leg, and walked over to ask.

Xu Lindong pointed to the golden light that had not yet dissipated from his body, and then to the burnt-out red incense stick on the ground not far away: "I lit the Heart Fire, opened the Heart Mirror Stove, and unleashed the Stove God's punishment to discipline the nearby zombies and wandering souls. They gathered here on their own, following the movement."

"But that's not the point."

Xu Lindong's expression darkened. "I've sensed through the mental threads that Captain Lu's condition is very strange; he may very well be controlled by an evil entity."

"What? Isn't Captain Lu in great danger? Do you know where she is?" Wang Shuo asked hurriedly.

"We can't pinpoint the location yet. Even if we do, I'll have to report it first. At most, one person can go check it out; you can't come with me."

Xu Lindong shook his head and continued, "So we have to split up here. I just checked the strength of the four of you. As long as you don't separate, you'll be able to protect yourselves from small groups of zombies."

"The only thing to be careful of is the wandering spirit, but as long as you cooperate well and don't get possessed, it won't be difficult for you to escape together."

After he finished speaking, he walked to the extraordinary motorcycle, took out the apples and other offerings that had been given to him by the Kitchen God, and distributed them to the four people.

"If you encounter a wandering spirit, eating these offerings blessed by the Kitchen God will give you some room to resist, even if you are possessed."

"Thank you, Brother Dong!" Li Yunfan immediately beamed as he accepted the apple.

"Brother Dong, are you really going to go find Captain Lu yourself?" Tang Lei asked.

"Yes, don't worry. If there is danger, I won't go too deep. Instead, I'll wait for a stronger person to come to my aid."

Xu Lindong patted Tang Lei on the shoulder: "My priority now is to locate Captain Lu and then report it."

"Understood!" Tang Lei nodded. "Be careful."

Xiao Mufeng added, "Senior, don't be reckless. Stay in touch."

"Okay." Xu Lindong glanced at the group. "Meet on the bus in two days."

After separating from the four, he first ate a can of tribute spinach, then shouldered his shield and the huge scythe, and mounted the extraordinary motorcycle.

The engines roared!

The motorcycle sped away.

After driving for seven or eight kilometers, and casually helping other superhumans run over two zombies along the way, Xu Lindong arrived near a deserted, dried-up pond, braked, and got out.

He slammed the shield into the ground, channeling the power of the gatekeeper into it.

A barrier of portals quickly unfolded around the shield on the ground.

Xu Lindong sat down behind the shield, a faint "Qin" character pattern appearing between his brows, and his consciousness instantly sank into the Tower of Babel.

"You've left the city—are you near that ancestral hall outside the city?"

As soon as his consciousness entered the tower, the voice of the Goddess Houtu came from the top of the tower.

"Um?"

Xu Lindong was startled.

But when he thought about how Houtu Niangniang had managed to stick a strand of hair out of the tower before, he calmed down.

It seems that during the brief intervals between his consciousness entering and leaving the tower, the other party was able to vaguely perceive the state of the environment outside the tower.

This person had obviously overheard his conversation with the underworld officials and naturally knew about the sinkhole in the ancestral hall of the ancient town outside the city.

He didn't hide anything, and first bowed and greeted her: "May Your Majesty be blessed."

He then replied, "I have left the city, but I haven't gotten close to the ancestral hall yet. It's very dangerous there now. Does Your Majesty have any instructions?"

A voice slowly came from the top of the tower: "You can try to get closer to that ancestral hall and find out some information for me—about the corpse raiser."

"It would be even better if I could meet him."

Are you kidding me!

Xu Lindong's face darkened, and he said, "Your Majesty, please don't joke. It's very dangerous over there now, and that corpse-raising person is probably even more difficult to deal with."

You're not planning to trick me again, are you? You're not going to use him to turn me into a corpse, are you?

A soft laugh came from the top of the tower: "Don't make such pointless jokes. If I really wanted to harm you, would I need to use someone else? And I certainly wouldn't let the Tower of Babel fall into the hands of outsiders."

"The tower chose you; it is your destiny, and the tower's own choice. No one but me can harm you or this tower."

"Good heavens, is this lady keeping me as her personal possession?"

Xu Lindong felt relieved, but also a little amused and exasperated.

His current situation is really quite strange.

It was clearly he who was in charge of the tower and imprisoning this lady.

But this lady, on the contrary, boasted that she possessed him and would not allow anyone else to touch him.

Damn it! Now that he's tied to Master Ta, he's become a hot commodity.

"No matter what you say, Your Majesty, unless I accidentally get lost and get close to that place within the field, I will not actively approach such a dangerous area."

Xu Lindong added, "Even if Your Majesty needs any information, I will only obtain it for you if I feel safe to do so!"

Having said that, he ignored Houtu Niangniang's reaction and quickly immersed his consciousness in the Mind Mirror, focusing intently on observing Lu Qian's mental threads...

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