I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 172-171: Detaining the Director! A Notable Ranking! Retirement (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe)

A gigantic, muscular, and ethereal phantom grabbed the female director by the neck and effortlessly lifted her into the air.

Compared to this enormous phantom, the female director's figure appeared incredibly small, like a doll held in the palm of a giant beast, seemingly about to be easily torn apart with the slightest force.

Her body had become so dim as to be almost transparent, clearly indicating that she had suffered severe damage from the ferocious impact of the Sequence 6 Abomination "Gateway Giant Bicycle".

After all, the evil old sweeper who was a Sequence 6 demon was knocked to the ground by this bicycle. The fact that she has survived until now without being killed directly shows that she has considerable strength.

Even though she was extremely weak, the woman remained stubborn.

Her beautiful eyes were fixed on Xu Lindong, a mocking sneer appearing on her lips: "You can't kill me—even if you kill me this time, as long as the mystical power of the Xunhe Tiankeng is still reviving, I will come back to life sooner or later."

"Yeah?"

Xu Lindong scoffed, his eyes icy cold. "Poor fellow—you know absolutely nothing about my trump cards."

The voice just fell.

His enormous, other hand suddenly reached out from his massive, otherworldly human phantom.

Suddenly, he grabbed the female director's shoulders from both sides, pulling her into a "T" shape and pinning her down in mid-air.

Xu Lindong said calmly, "Now that you're in my hands, you can barely move, let alone be resurrected. I have a thousand ways to make you wish you were dead."

He paused, then said coldly, "Now, open that damn manhole cover and let my men out."

The female director, however, seemed to have heard a joke and scoffed, "You can't even kill me, why should I listen to you? — You incompetent little man."

As she spoke, she even burst into unrestrained laughter, her laughter revealing a mad, rampant madness.

However, her laughter stopped abruptly the next second.

With a "ripping" sound!

Her already tattered white coat was easily torn apart by the giant hand, and then she was slammed hard to the ground!

"Bang!"

His body collided violently with the concrete ground.

The light surrounding her dimmed even further, almost fading into a faint shadow.

Xu Lingdong looked down at the female director on the ground and said indifferently, "Look at your pathetic state. Where is the slightest bit of the director's prestige? You look like a little lamb that has been stripped naked."

He deliberately used words to humiliate her, trying to force her to comply. His voice was cold: "I'm saying this one last time, release her. Don't force me to tear you to pieces."

The female director, now only clad in black stockings, lay sprawled on the ground, letting the enormous, ethereal hand ravage her. She nonchalantly curled her lip, saying, "Is that all you've got? Go ahead and try. I'm not satisfied yet!"

Xu Lingdong was stunned, staring at her sickly smile, and instantly realized what was going on.

This guy's a fucking lunatic!

Not only does he have a morbid possessiveness, but he also probably has masochistic tendencies.

The torment and humiliation she had just endured felt like a blessing to her.

"This is unbelievable!"

Xu Lindong's face darkened, and without further ado, he grabbed her and said, "You forced me to do this. From now on, I will control you ruthlessly!"

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After saying that, he immediately imprisoned the helpless female director inside the Tower of Babel.

"Merit +950!"

The previous consumption of the large lever bicycle and the straight shaving knife was instantly made up for.

Lock the female director in the Tower of Babel, just like you did with that underworld official before.

Enduring that dark and gloomy environment, she would eventually give in like a ghost messenger.

But right now, he has to deal with the aftermath first.

Especially teammate Lü Yang, who is still trapped in the sewer, needs to be rescued quickly.

Xu Lindong exited the three-phase state, and the three extraordinary powers within his body instantly receded like a tide.

A strong sense of fatigue then washed over my entire body.

The recent bursts of intense energy had almost drained the three streams of extraordinary energy from his body.

He quickly took a crushed can of spinach from his somewhat damaged fanny pack, tore open the twisted lid, and stuffed it into his mouth to chew.

At the same time, it keeps the body's internal gates open, allowing for rapid recovery.

Then, he walked to the other side, bent down to pick up the Heavenly Pride Token from the ground, and reactivated it.

The screen flickered twice.

The Heavenly Pride Order has started "spinning" to load, seemingly scanning the surrounding environment and reassessing the mission status.

"This thing is a limiter for me."

Xu Lindong shook his head slightly.

According to the records of the Heavenly Pride Token, the highest combat power he could display was the "Tri-Phase State" formed by the superposition of the three paths of power, which barely touched the threshold of the ordinary Sequence Eight, and was even slightly stronger.

However, if he encounters a top-tier Sequence 8 like the female director, who is armed to the teeth and equipped with multiple divine or evil artifacts, his advantage will quickly disappear.

The weakness lies precisely in the lack of sustained combat capability and poor equipment.

The consumption of supernatural power in the Tri-phase state is terrifying.

Even if he simultaneously activates the "Rest Gate" to accelerate recovery.

All things considered, he estimated that he could only maintain it for about two minutes at most.

The battle just now, with its intermittent opening and closing, has pushed us to our limits.

However, closing the Heavenly Pride Token would be like lifting the ban.

Being able to use those few evil artifacts and equipment at will—the situation would be completely different.

"This is no longer the inpatient ward."

At this moment, Xu Lindong looked up and observed his surroundings.

This is still that empty factory building filled with old medical and logistical equipment.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of dust, indicating that it had been abandoned for many years.

Previously, the female director used her "territory remodeling" ability to move the battlefield here.

Now that she is imprisoned, that eerie door has long since disappeared.

Xu Lindong found the factory exit and pushed the door open.

Outside the door lies the spacious connecting corridor between the two main buildings of the mental hospital.

At this time, perhaps because the female director had been imprisoned, or perhaps because Chen Yu and his men had completed the sealing reinforcement.

Xu Lindong could clearly sense that the restless, extraordinary fluctuations within the mental hospital were rapidly diminishing.

At the entrance of the dormitory building across the street, several celestial figures flickered intermittently as if there were malfunctions, and finally vanished completely like bubbles.

With the female director no longer in charge and the seal reactivated, this place should no longer cause any major trouble.

"The hospital's accelerated alienation was indeed driven by her—she even used it to achieve a promotion."

Xu Lindong understood immediately: "All the patients in the hospital are male, except for her, who is also the powerful head of the department who overshadows all the patients—"

"This kind of distorted collective delusion will naturally continue to breed mental pollution, and the supernatural energy within this mental hospital will naturally snowball."

After figuring out the cause and effect, his gaze sharpened as he looked at the manhole cover on the ground in front of him.

He immediately strode forward and ripped it open.

"Gah!"

A stench that had accumulated in the sewer for many years immediately hit me.

Xu Lindong was prepared and immediately dodged to the side.

But there was no sign of Lü Yang in the murky sewage down in the well.

Xu Lindong's heart sank.

"Looks like I'll have to rely on my little finger's 'luck'—see if there are any clues under the other manhole covers."

"team leader!"

Just then, shouts suddenly came from the direction of the hospital building across the street.

Xu Lindong looked up and saw Chen Yu and the others leaning out of the window on the fifth floor of the hospital building, waving at him: "Captain Xu! Over here! We've finished reinforcing the entire building's array seal, and it went surprisingly smoothly!"

He nodded and called out, "It should be resolved. I've dealt with that female director, and things are fine here too. What about Qiao Zheng and the others?"

"My hair!"

Ding Jian's head suddenly popped out of the room at the far end of the fourth floor: "Brother, we're here! I got hurt, but everything's taken care of here."

Ding Jian grinned, but his tone was nonchalant: "By the way, did you take care of that female director? Where is she? Make sure you save the final blow for me, let me finish her off!"

Xu Lindong glanced over and said, "I've already taken care of it. But knowing the nature of the Heavenly Pit, she might manifest again in the future—if she really does revive then, I can leave the crucial blow to you."

Ding Jian shuddered instantly and waved his hands repeatedly: "Then forget it! Not everyone can handle this kind of 'critical finishing blow' opportunity. Only someone as awesome as you, brother, can handle it!"

At this moment, Qiao Zheng and the other team members also came out of the fourth-floor room one after another and appeared in front of the corridor window.

Xu Lindong straightened his expression and looked at everyone, saying, "I checked this manhole cover, and there is no Lü Yang underneath."

"All of you, go downstairs immediately and split up to check the other manhole covers. We need to save lives as quickly as possible!"

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Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Jiangcheng Mystic Bureau.

The emergency report from the South District Guard Station had just arrived when a fully equipped headquarters support team, having just boarded their special operations vehicle and with the engine still running, received the latest instructions.

"Mission complete. All personnel on standby."

Inside the vehicle, the members of the Second Action Team of the headquarters, including the team leader, looked at the monitoring report that had just been handed to them, and their faces showed surprise.

"The abnormal fluctuation at sequence level eight within the mental hospital—has it disappeared?"

The report clearly marks the latest conclusions.

Just minutes before, the area had been identified as a medium- to high-risk zone requiring immediate intervention.

"Has the incident been resolved?"

"So fast? Who solved it?"

"Could it be... Xu Lindong, the commander-in-chief who's currently leading the joint mission?"

Questions circulated in hushed tones within the carriage.

Almost simultaneously, in the headquarters office, Xie Zhou, the leader of the special operations team, put away his phone, which had just issued the order.

A thought flickered in his mind, and he took out his Heavenly Pride Token, quickly bringing up the real-time rankings.

A light screen appeared on the Heavenly Pride Token, and the data was refreshed.

Xu Lindong's ranking has jumped dramatically from 197th to 123rd.

My merit points skyrocketed from 36,000 to 49,000.

In the latest battle record column, a striking new line has been added: "Killed Mutant Sequence 8 - Town Landlord - Female Director".

The personal information displayed below shows Xu Lindong's path structure: Heavenly Path and Earthly Path dual sequence nine, Human Path sequence ten.

Cultivate all three paths simultaneously, and achieve the ninth level of dual-sequence!

Xie Zhou's pupils contracted slightly. He took a deep breath and whispered, "This kid—his progress is too fast."

At the headquarters entrance, Lu Qian also opened the Heavenly Pride Token.

Seeing the updated rankings and records, her eyes lit up, she breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her face.

She turned her head, raised the Tianjiao Token screen to Lu Xue beside her, and said with barely concealed joy and a hint of smugness, "Sis, see! What did I tell you? Adong can definitely handle it!"

A smile appeared on Lu Xue's face, then she gently shook her head: "I don't know who was so nervous just now, but now they're smiling so happily."

Lu Qian's ears burned, and she punched her sister's shoulder: "Anyone would be nervous in that situation!"

Lu Xue still had a smile on her face, but a hint of worry quietly passed through her heart.

Judging from her younger sister's expression, she has clearly taken a liking to Xu Lindong.

Originally, she thought highly of the young captain and even felt that the two were a good match.

Judging from Lu Qian's previous words, Xu Lindong doesn't seem to have made a clear statement yet.

"Someone as outstanding as Qianqian has no shortage of suitors even at headquarters—someone even more outstanding like Xu Lindong probably won't have any peace around him either."

Lu Xue thought to herself, "These days, girls are much more direct than boys when they take the initiative. Maybe he's already—"

She glanced at her younger sister, who still wore a happy expression, and sighed inwardly, "That silly girl."

Composing herself, Lu Xue turned to Lu Qian, her tone gentle yet concerned: "This mission was so dangerous. After he finishes, let's rest for a day and then go see him. We'll also check if he's injured."

Lu Qian was taken aback: "Huh? So fast?"

But upon hearing her sister's next words, she swallowed back the hesitation that was on the tip of her tongue and immediately nodded: "Okay—we'll go together then."

She paused, then looked up and asked, "Sister, should we still invite him to investigate the 'King of Hell's Decree' together?"

Lu Xue pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Never mind, I'll keep an eye on this matter secretly."

On the surface, we agreed to let him get involved; with his resources and methods, he might find clues faster than we do.

She paused briefly, then softened her tone: "However, I can remind Xu Lindong of something."

The "King Yama's Decree" was only in charge of the East District, and he was instructed to keep an eye on the surrounding area.

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"Okay," Lu Qian replied softly.

At this time, Xie Zhou had already issued an order to cancel the Second Action Team's support mission to the mental hospital.

The danger alert has been lifted.

Moreover, it was resolved cleanly and efficiently.

Clearly, Xu Lindong has once again made a contribution.

Although the combat team no longer needs to be deployed.

However, the medical and logistics team, which was on standby five kilometers away from the mental hospital, rushed to the scene at full speed as soon as they received the news.

More than an hour later, outside the mental hospital.

Xu Lindong and his entourage boarded logistics vehicles or medical vehicles one after another and drove away from the area that had been reinforced, sealed off, and completely blocked.

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The atmosphere inside the medical vehicle was somber.

Wang Shuo and Lü Yang were lying on stretchers respectively.

Lu Yang was eventually rescued from the depths of the sewer and is currently receiving emergency treatment from the head of the Law Enforcement Pavilion.

Despite being injured and exhausted himself, Pan Chao still insisted on participating in the rescue efforts.

Because Lü Yang's condition was really too bad.

This underground zombie triggered the fake death mechanism in the sewer and fell into a state of "death's door".

Even if they can be saved, they probably won't be able to stay on the front lines and may even have to retire early.

Because the sewage accumulated in the sewers was extremely corrosive, Lü Yang's entire body was covered in ulcers and pustules, making him unrecognizable.

These external injuries can be treated, but a full recovery is almost impossible.

Even more troublesome is mental pollution.

He had been soaking in sewage for too long, and the "Suppressing Bell" he carried with him had long been corroded.

At this time, consciousness is confused. Once awakened, he is diagnosed with mental erosion and must be immediately isolated according to procedures.

This is deadly for tunnel zombies.

Once the spirit is damaged, it will inevitably affect the possibility of advancing to the level of a wandering soul.

Even if they survive, it means they've lost their potential.

He didn't die, but he's already half-dead.

Qiao Zheng sat in the medical vehicle, holding a cigar in his hand, but refrained from lighting it.

He looked at Lü Yang, who was still being resuscitated inside the air chamber, with a gloomy gaze, and said in a low voice: "Once this mission is over, he—will probably have to retire."

He paused, sighed softly, and his brows were full of self-reproach.

Xu Lindong raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "In our line of work, we're bound to encounter things like this."

"I don't blame you, Captain Xu."

Qiao Zheng shook his head and said in a heavy tone, "I blame myself. If I had your strength, I could have done more—if you hadn't been there this time, it probably wouldn't have just been serious injuries, someone would have died."

Xu Lindong looked at him: "So what are you still hesitating about? Will blaming yourself save him? If you get stuck here too, who will lead your team in the future? They are all waiting for you to become stronger and lead them forward."

Qiao Zheng paused for a moment, then forced a dry smile: "————You're right."

Just then, Wang Shuo's voice came from the bed in front: "Captain Xu, once this mission is over—I'm planning to apply for retirement."

He raised his bandaged hand and patted his legs, which were tightly bound by casts and splints. He still had a smile on his face, but his voice was very tired: "I was lucky this time, so I was wrapped up like a mummy—I might not be so lucky next time."

"Now that even someone as promising as Lü Yang has ended up like this—I should also have some self-awareness."

He looked at Xu Lindong seriously, "Actually, when you asked who wanted to quit before, I hesitated, but I still wanted to give it another shot, grab more resources, and try to break through to Sequence Nine."

But now, I feel it's time to step back.

This is not only to give myself an explanation, but also to give my family an explanation—I did my best.

Every time I go on a mission, my wife and daughter act like nothing's wrong, but I know they secretly pray for my safe return.

But I—cannot give them that guarantee.

Wang Shuo shook his head with a wry smile, "I've been making excuses for myself. I don't want to be a deserter, I don't want to admit defeat."

But seeing how hard you all work, I really can't find an excuse to convince myself to stay.

it's good now.

I finally have an excuse.

At this point, his voice carried a sense of relief, as if a burden had been lifted: "Captain Xu, I'm sorry—I'm a coward who backed down at the last minute. I'd like to apply for a transfer to logistics."

Xu Lindong smiled and said, "Wang Shuo, you've been brave and responsible enough. Even if you hadn't mentioned it, I was planning to arrange for you to transfer to logistics and retire after we got back."

It's actually better for you to say it yourself now; you'll feel more at ease.

Wang Shuo nodded gratefully: "Thank you for your understanding, Captain Xu. I probably won't be able to use the resources we fought so hard to recover. I'm too badly injured, my energy and blood are depleted, and my foundation is damaged."

"But I want to save these resources to nurture my daughter—to let her also walk the path of the extraordinary. I don't want her to end up like me, living on the edge, but in this world, without extraordinary abilities, it's hard to even survive."

"Alright, take good care of your injury!"

After checking on Lü Yang's condition, Pan Chao turned around and patted Wang Shuo's arm, which was in a cast.

The car fell silent for a moment, the scenery outside the window receded, the lights flickered, and the atmosphere became somber.

As Qiao Zheng said, if it weren't for Xu Lindong, this mission would probably have resulted in many deaths.

Even though Xu Lindong turned the tide, some team members were still seriously injured and on the verge of death.

This is the professional risk that executives must face, and it is also why they are highly respected by society.

At this moment, Xu Lindong felt a vague sense of "completeness".

This mission gave him a deeper understanding of the power and responsibility of "urban land".

Especially his encounter with that female director.

The other party is itself an alienated existence within this sequence.

His skillful control and application of regional authority allowed him to clearly grasp the threshold for advancement.

"Once I return to headquarters, I can apply for an upgrade to the extraordinary material of the town's land."

He composed himself, opened the Heavenly Pride Token, and checked the task results.

On the Heavenly Pride Token, a light screen unfolded, and information refreshed like flowing water:

[Mission Settlement: Joint Operation with Mental Hospital]

Rating: Medium Risk → Medium-High Risk Completion Status: Perfect Casualty Statistics: Severe Injury x2, Minor Injury x5, Deaths 0

[Ranking List]

NO.1: Xu Lindong: 12,000 merit points (doubled with mission level increase)

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[Individual Performance]

Killing the 8th mutant sequence, Town Land, under the command of the female director, reinforced the seal and broke the core of the regional mutant. Contribution points: +1300

Overall Rating: S

Reward: Choice of a Class C Mythical Item ×1

"You can choose a Class C supernatural artifact..."

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Xu Lindong's heart stirred, and he touched the land painting brushes he had confiscated in his waist bag.

At this moment, the real-time rankings of the Prodigy List also appeared:

[Ranking of Prodigies]

Current ranking: 123 (↑74)

The ranking on the Prodigy List has also improved significantly.

He is now the only person on the list of prodigies to break into the top 150 with a rank of Sequence 9.

Although this "Sequence Nine" is somewhat special, it is a dual-path Sequence Nine, and a human-path Sequence Ten.

But there's no doubt he's now in the spotlight.

Countless forces and eyes throughout the Xia Kingdom may be closely watching his information and his ranking.

Even the federal government might be paying close attention.

After all, the Prodigy Project is the strongest project in Xia Kingdom. Once these prodigies grow up, they will be able to influence the whole world.

At this very moment, at the headquarters of the Department of Mysteries.

A stack of the latest intelligence regarding the "King of Hell's Decree" was read and then casually tossed onto the table.

At the same time, those who had finished reading the information from the King of Hell's Decree observed Xu Lindong, whose ranking in the Heavenly Pride Order had rapidly climbed to 123rd, and muttered to themselves.

"The King of Hell's Decree... Xie Zhou... Xu Lindong, when did Jiangcheng suddenly produce so many amazing people? Interesting..."

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