I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 117, Section 116: Comprehending the Ghost Howl, the Commander's Attention (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

For the next two days, Xu Lindong's life was quite regular.

During the day, he practices shooting with his junior, Xiao Mufeng, at the Department of Mysteries. The rest of the time, he spends in the Tower of Babel, honing his secret techniques while "educating" his subordinates, the wandering ghosts and zombies.

Every night, he would go back to his villa in the family compound of the Department of the Supernatural to sleep, and he lived a very fulfilling life.

The city has been bustling with activity these past few days.

It is said that the evil spirit "Broom Granny" has been successfully captured and banned in the South District.

Besides the people from the Divine Bureau, the chairman of Haitao Group, who was ranked sixth, also made a move.

This powerful figure was unwilling to accept that his third son had perished at the hands of evil spirits, and firmly believed that his son was merely trapped in an evil realm, so he personally intervened to rescue him.

The result was quite tragic; they only found a piece of their son's finger bone on the broom handle.

In addition, the officers of the Fourth District's Bureau of Supernatural Affairs have also successively uncovered some lurking wandering spirits from within the city and surrounding towns.

There were quite a few firefights during this period, which caused some noise and resulted in some casualties.

Although Xu Lindong was still on vacation, he didn't relax at all and kept an eye on the city's dynamics on his super phone every day.

He hasn't neglected his cultivation these past two days either. Thanks to drinking level-two extraordinary potions, his essence, energy, and spirit have steadily increased to 124.

This speed is absolutely like riding a rocket.

However, Level 3 extraordinary potions are also a money pit.

One costs 200,000 Xia Kingdom currency.

With the five awards and compensation, the total compensation for him alone amounts to 1.3 million.

Xu Lindong had calculated that once he had digested all five teams, his energy and spirit would be around 160, comparable to Lu's level a little over a month ago.

However, Lu also gained resources, and his improvement speed is not slow.

At this moment, his consciousness was immersed in the Tower of Babel, observing the zombie Agan in the tenth-level tunnel room.

After consuming the corpse's heart, Agan spent two whole days digesting it, and now a special change has finally occurred.

It was noticeably taller, with a robust frame and a dark bluish-gray skin with faint, bark-like wrinkles on the surface.

His already gaunt face now appeared even more ferocious, with sunken eye sockets and two rows of fangs protruding from his lips, gleaming with a chilling light.

More importantly, Forrest Gump seems to have mastered two new abilities: howling and turning his head back.

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In addition to its pre-existing ghost hands and ghost steps, it has now essentially mastered all four of the zombie's abilities.

Xu Lindong stood in front of the door of the tunnel room, staring at the zombie Agan, and shook the Soul-Capturing Bell.

"Ring ring—"

Inside the room, it was as if Forrest Gump was being pulled by invisible threads, and his head turned around very slowly, one step at a time.

Those pupils were empty and deep, staring straight at Xu Lindong.

The next moment, a chilling, ghostly aura suddenly rushed towards us.

It wasn't ordinary cold air; it was more like a stagnant feeling that directly penetrated consciousness and bone marrow, as if one's thoughts were frozen and one's muscles involuntarily stiffened.

Even though Xu Lindong himself was a superhuman in the zombie sequence, he still felt obvious pressure and discomfort at this moment.

"Try another ghostly howl!"

Xu Lindong continued to shake the Soul-Capturing Bell.

Ghost Howl is the strongest top-tier ability of zombies, similar to the Kitchen God's ability to summon fire from the hearth.

They are all killer moves that can decide the outcome of a battle instantly, or even allow you to fight opponents of higher levels.

None of the zombies he had hunted in the wild could use this ability.

Inside the room, upon hearing the command, the zombie Forrest Gump abruptly raised his head, his shriveled chest bulging unnaturally, and a strange, teeth-grinding "clucking" sound came from his throat.

The next second, it split open its mouth full of fangs.

"howl-!!!"

A sharp sound wave, indescribable in words, carrying an intensely cold and ghostly aura, exploded instantly.

The sound didn't seem to come from the ears; it was more like it was drilling directly into the brain and bones.

Sharp, piercing, and with a brutal, tearing sensation, it assaulted Xu Lindong's consciousness and senses with a frenzied force.

Instantly.

His face twitched, and his head buzzed as if countless cold steel needles were stirring and piercing inside.

My thoughts became sluggish and confused instantly, and the intense pain felt like it was going to split my skull open.

Even though he was prepared and had some resistance to this ghostly aura, he still felt his vision go black and his consciousness seemed to be thrown into an ice cave and spinning rapidly. Nausea and excruciating pain surged up at the same time.

But the more you experience it firsthand, the clearer and more direct your understanding of the essence of this power becomes.

"That's really vicious!!"

He endured the excruciating pain of the distorted voice that seemed to tear his brain apart.

Concentrate on experiencing the ferocity and sinister fluctuations in the ghostly howl that belonged unique to the zombie sequence and stemmed from its bloodthirsty instincts.

This power—it seems...

That's how it's driven.

Xu Lindong's eyes were incredibly bright, and his consciousness trembled slightly under the wails of ghosts.

His gaze suddenly fell on the image of the zombie engraved on the tunnel door.

Since accumulating more merit, the various figures and strange images engraved on these doors seem to come to life, becoming more and more vivid, as if they are about to break free from the door panels.

He hadn't paid much attention to it before, only thinking that the pattern was a bit too delicate.

But now, he suddenly understood.

The images on these doors seem to be a very intuitive "playing method".

Every line, every posture, even the bloodlust and gloom emanating from the zombie's ferocious face, all explain what a zombie should be like, how it should move, and how it should "live".

This door, like a mirror, reflects the true nature of this sequence.

Refer to the living zombies in the room in front of you.

"Epiphyseal plates!!"

He suddenly let out a ghostly howl as well.

At first, his voice was hoarse and muffled, as if something was blocking it.

But soon, that feeling of stagnation was broken.

The whistling sound suddenly rose in pitch, becoming sharp and piercing, like a cold hurricane rising from the ground, carrying a heavy ghostly aura, and fiercely charged towards the zombie Agan inside the door!

"howl!"

Two ghostly howls collided violently in the air!

A sigh of impatience came from behind the door on the first floor of the Tower of Babel.

"That wailing goes on and on...it's disturbing my sleep!"

But then, the people in the room fell silent, looking rather helpless.

Those who were meant to come, have come.

The portals are gradually waking up, and that kid has already discovered it; it's hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse.

After howling for a while, Xu Lindong gradually figured out the abilities of ghost howling and ghost turning back.

However, in order to be able to perform it easily every time, I still need to continue practicing for a while.

He wasn't in a hurry. After feeding Agan the second corpse heart, he closed the door to the room.

Then, he manipulated the Tower of Babel, slightly relaxing his suppression of the underworld officials in the eighth-level underground room.

He needed to ask the underworld messengers again about the evil society's additional strongholds in the surrounding towns, and the possibility of potential foreign collaborators.

Almost as soon as the seal on the underworld officials was lifted, a scream almost like a pig being slaughtered came from the eighth floor.

"Kill me! Kill me! Kill, kill, kill, kill!!"

The underworld officials were on the verge of collapse, their howls filled with terrifying wails that echoed throughout the entire tower.

This is no longer just the ability of a ghost howl; it is the ability of a wandering spirit to wail and howl!

"Hellish messenger, behave yourself, I have something to ask you!"

Xu Lindong frowned and spoke.

However, the ghost messenger's terrifying and unpleasant wails continued unabated, clearly indicating that he was on the verge of a mental breakdown in the despairing darkness of being continuously sealed off.

Just then, a cold, impatient, and noble snort suddenly came from the top of the tower.

"Shut up!"

These words were like a decree from the King of Hell, a pardon for all ghosts, a command from the Queen of the Underworld.

Suddenly, the ghostly wails of the underworld messengers came to an abrupt halt, like a screaming chicken whose throat had been suddenly choked, its voice stuck in its throat.

"I've angered the Empress!"

Xu Lindong was startled, but then breathed a sigh of relief.

If the underworld official isn't more lucid, he probably won't get anything out of him.

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Jiangcheng Mystic Bureau.

A high-level, closed-door meeting is being held in a dedicated conference room on the top floor.

The room was coldly lit, with documents laid out on a long, dark gray conference table, which also had a large electronic tactical screen embedded in it.

All four regional directors were present.

Chief of Staff Shen Guanting and Chief Security Advisor Tang Zhou were also present at the scene. The atmosphere was solemn as they discussed the aftermath of the incident.

Long Ling, always straightforward, spoke without beating around the bush: "Chief, since Lord Fu of the General Headquarters had already taken action against the Evil Society, seizing a divine artifact from them and destroying a second-level headquarters."

Logically speaking, we should have expected them to retaliate. Why didn't we take it seriously enough from the beginning?

Chief of Staff Shen Guanting sat in the main seat, his shoulders and back straight. Even in his ordinary sitting posture, he naturally exuded an aura of unwavering stability.

An undeniable aura.

He was around fifty years old, with short, gray hair that was neatly combed.

He has strong facial features, a square jaw, and deep, bright eyes that look at people with the scrutiny and weight of someone who has long held a high position.

At this moment, he calmly swept his gaze across the entire room and replied, "The Commander-in-Chief had previously issued a notice requiring headquarters across the country to be on high alert, and we did indeed take it seriously when the members of the evil society caused trouble in Jiangcheng at the beginning."

He looked at Zheng Feng and continued, "Initially, it was Captain Jiang from the East District who, together with Captain Zhou from Yueshan City, led a team to wipe out all the members of the evil society who had infiltrated."

"Afterwards, Captain Jiang set a trap to lure out more members of the evil society who were hiding in the shadows, and eliminated them one by one. In the end, only two people escaped from the city."

"good!"

Zheng Feng nodded solemnly and said, "In these operations, although our Eastern District sacrificed an outstanding Sequence Ten member and a diligent Sequence Nine Gatekeeper, compared with the losses of the Evil Society, this can be considered a significant achievement."

As he spoke, he looked at the other directors of various districts.

When it's time to claim credit, one must claim credit, and the East District has indeed performed exceptionally well.

Chief Shen Guanting nodded in affirmation, his expression grave, and said, "The problem mainly lies in the last link, which is the special place of the Ghost Market in Tai'an City."

"We had received intelligence beforehand that members of the evil society might enter the Ghost Market to obtain evil items, but the Ghost Market is a special place."

Those "old ghosts" inside, bound by the rules, cannot leave and have always been regarded as the ancestors left behind by the Xia Kingdom.

Therefore, we'll just consider it as another evil artifact being added to the plan!

Shen Guanting's voice deepened: "Unfortunately—the extra one is an old ghost, a predecessor of our own country, who betrayed us."

"Indeed! No matter how much the evil society and the Federation cause trouble, the higher-ups aren't afraid."

Zheng Feng sighed and said, "The worst thing is that someone inside might not be able to resist the temptation, or their ideology might go astray, and they might collude with outsiders. That would be the most troublesome thing."

Just like that old guy at the black market this time, he became a traitor, and that's the most dangerous one.

Sitting to the side, Chief Security Advisor Tang Zhou said in a deep voice, "The one we really need to worry about now is that Chen Xuanli."

After all, he was once a corpse breeder from our Xia Kingdom, and a figure from the late period of the powerful clans. He probably still holds many secret techniques and connections.

If they secretly help the evil forces to regroup—that's the real danger.

"Alright! Commander Chen Xuanli will send people to pursue them."

Shen Guanting waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "This time, only Yongcheng and our Jiangcheng in the whole country were retaliated against by the evil society."

Although we suffered slightly greater losses in Jiangcheng, it was mainly because the evil organization used our side as a breakthrough point, and Yongcheng was just a decoy.

Our mid-to-high-end combat forces have not suffered any losses, and there has been no trouble within the city.

Our work has already received high praise from above!

He paused, then continued, "Moreover, this time Lord Fu, together with Lord Xiong, launched a manhunt from Yongcheng and killed two more elders of the evil society."

The evil society has suffered heavy losses and is no longer a force to be reckoned with.

The evil artifact that Lord Fu stole is said to be the key to the evil cult leader's attempt to break through to Sequence Two, which is why they're so hysterical!

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of everyone present softened somewhat.

Ye Lang said, "Although we were tricked by that old ghost in the Ghost Market this time, which put us in a somewhat passive position, to be honest, it's still a fight between our own people."

His tone shifted, tinged with confusion: "The headquarters should have already sent people to investigate the black market—I just don't understand why there are still so many traitors in the country?"

"Don't forget, who hid that old-fashioned bicycle?"

Chief Shen Guanting coldly said, "On the path of the Sequence Transcendent, the further one cultivates, the easier it is for one's mind to be corrupted by extraordinary substances, leading to doing things that defy common sense."

He scanned the room, his voice low and menacing, carrying a warning: "So, the problem of traitors and moles within the upper echelons has never stopped over the years."

Some people weren't necessarily after external benefits—they were actually bewitched by the evil gods within the sinkhole while they were guarding it.

"Even if these people have undergone some mental and psychological examinations in the early stages, it may not be possible to completely eradicate the problem, especially in the early stages."

The moment those words were spoken, the temperature in the conference room seemed to drop several degrees.

"alright!"

Shen Guanting changed the subject and looked at Zheng Feng: "Your East District deserves a lot of credit for this. I remember there's a young man in your district whom you recommended before. He's won first-class merit awards consecutively; he's a real talent."

"The commander-in-chief is referring to Xiao Xu, right?"

Long Ling smiled and said, "That kid is really rare. I'm even thinking of recruiting him to the West District."

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"Go! Go! Go!"

Zheng Feng quickly rolled his eyes and waved his hand, "Don't even think about our East District's treasures."

Shen Guanting smiled and instructed, "Talented people should be nurtured and protected."

In the future, for any high-risk missions involving dealing with evil entities, he may be granted special permission to use supernatural entities of grade C or lower.

He paused, his tone thoughtful: "The Prodigy Project has been launched. Although he's on the list, he's still relatively inexperienced, having only just broken through to Sequence Nine, right? He still needs to be properly trained."

If you can break into the top three of Jiangcheng's younger generation within a year, you'll have the opportunity to participate in the General Headquarters' "Prodigy Operation"—that's the real grand stage!

Upon hearing this, Zheng Feng's face immediately lit up with joy, and he readily agreed: "Good! It's his good fortune to have you, Commander-in-Chief, appreciate him. However, this kid—has some special hobbies and needs."

"Special hobby?" Long Ling played with the whip in her hand, her eyes darting around.

Zheng Feng added, "I wonder if the Chief could help him make a connection and get in touch with the people at the Extraordinary Research Institute—"