I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 81 080: The Intimidation of a Strand of Hair (Third Update, Seeking Subscriptions)

boom!!

The eerie bicycle unleashed terrifying power at the mid-series level, crashing down with absolute crushing force.

The flames around Xu Lindong were scattered and splashed by the blast wave.

Even though he was in his prime like never before, surrounded by the blessings and protection of the Kitchen God, he still couldn't stop this evil force.

The tremendous impact, accompanied by the agonizing sound of the bicycle bell, felt like an iron wall crashing down on him.

He groaned, his consciousness nearly fading, and his bones cracked under the strain.

Even before the bicycle actually hit him, the shockwave alone nearly tore him apart.

Is this even a bicycle? It looks like it could actually overturn a train.

Only a vague thought remained in his mind.

You made the wrong bet!?

Just in the next moment!

A faint sigh, carrying a vast and icy pressure, suddenly erupted from the Tower of Babel around his neck.

In the dim light, a thin, dark, malevolent force, as fine as a woman's hair, shot out, resembling the soul-snatching chains of the Black and White Impermanence, and wrapped around the front wheel of the bicycle in mid-air.

"laugh!!"

A piercing metallic scraping sound exploded.

That seemingly light and airy strand of hair actually locked the front wheel of the strange bicycle, causing it to suddenly become stuck.

"Bang!"

The raging air currents still pushed Xu Lindong back several steps. Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and the golden flames around him rapidly returned, barely managing to steady himself. His feet left several charred marks on the ground, sparks flying everywhere.

But he knew.

Bet right.

The Goddess Houtu has taken action.

The wheels twisted violently on the ground, emitting a teeth-grinding screeching sound and even sparks flying, but the black hair wrapped around the wheel hub tightened more and more, and even the scarlet evil domain began to shrink and dissipate.

"Chance!"

Xu Lindong's eyes narrowed, and taking advantage of the moment, he darted forward. A dark blue ghost hand broke through the stove fire and grabbed at the trembling handlebars.

A dark, cold ghostly hand reached out from the stove fire and suddenly grabbed the trembling handlebars of the eerie bicycle.

"Detain him!"

He had a sudden idea and tried to imprison him in the Tower of Babel.

"Ring ring!!"

The eerie bicycle emitted a piercing shriek, its bells jingling wildly, the sound waves almost upending the surrounding air.

Xu Lindong groaned, blood gushing from his seven orifices, the stove fire flickering violently, but his hands gripped the handlebars tightly.

At this critical juncture, the Tower of Babel at the neck finally opened its sixth portal.

In the blink of an eye, the eerie bicycle vanished.

The piercing, buzzing death knell, along with the crimson evil domain, vanished in an instant.

"Merit +1680!"

Xu Lindong's heart was pounding in his chest.

It felt like a 10,000-meter sprint had just ended; his muscles and nerves suddenly relaxed, as if they were about to abandon him and let him fall down like a piece of clothing.

Two seconds later, he came to his senses and found that his palms were covered in cold sweat.

As soon as you open your hand, the sweat evaporates from the stove fire.

He looked around and saw that the crimson evil domain had completely dissipated.

Inside the tunnel, vehicles that had crashed into each other were piled up haphazardly, many headlights were shattered, and glass shards mixed with engine oil reflected off the road.

Groans and screams came from some of the car doors, intermittent, mixed with the shrill sirens of the alarms, creating a cacophony.

The scene was a complete mess.

But compared to the consequences of the bizarre bicycle crashing directly into the train, the current scene can be considered a "good ending".

After all, most of the cars only collided and rear-ended each other, and many people only suffered minor injuries, at most fractures, and no chain-reaction tragedies occurred.

"The eerie bicycle, I really managed to imprison it?"

Xu Lindong exhaled and looked down at his neck.

There hangs a tower to heaven that no one else can see.

He felt a sense of relief.

But before he could finish exhaling, and just as a wisp of consciousness probed into the tower, a cold voice suddenly crashed into his mind, sending chills down his spine.

"Give me three thousand merits!"

Xu Lindong narrowed his eyes, leaving part of his consciousness inside the tower, and responded coldly.

"I only agreed to three hundred merits, not three thousand."

From the underground room on the first floor of the tower came Houtu's noble and cold voice.

"Do you want to die?"

Xu Lindong replied in a deep voice, "If I could be killed, I would have died long ago. But you can't kill me, and you don't even dare to let me die."

After a moment of silence in the tower, Houtu suddenly chuckled: "Interesting. You've long wanted to test my strength; this time, rather than being forced into a corner—"

"It's more accurate to say that you set a trap for me."

Xu Lindong did not deny it: "Fifty-fifty. I didn't want things to come to this, and I thought I wouldn't need your help."

"But the situation changed, so I took the opportunity to launch the second plan, to test whether you were as easy to talk to as you seemed, and to find out your true purpose."

Houtu's voice turned cold: "You've got some nerve, aren't you afraid of really dying?"

Xu Lindong said calmly, "Of course I'm afraid of death, but since you know about the Tower of Babel, you should be able to guess some of my situation."

Rather than be secretly plotted against and killed by you in the future, I'd rather take the initiative now, flip the table, and see what cards you're hiding.

"Interesting. Good mind, courage, and decisiveness. No wonder he's the current master of the Tower of Babel..."

""

Houtu's cold voice gradually softened, seemingly carrying a hint of a smile: "I am not in good condition right now. Although you are still weak, you have the ability, the will, and control of the Tower of Babel. You are indeed qualified to negotiate with me."

I'll accept less this time, three hundred merit points, okay!

Xu Lindong breathed a sigh of relief, calculating that he had accumulated over 4,700 merits after imprisoning the evil bicycle, and immediately said, "How can I give you these merits?"

"Enter the Tower of Babel, and in front of the bronze mirror in the first hall, send your merits into the first underground room."

After a moment's thought, Xu Lindong replied, "Let me finish dealing with things outside before we talk."

His consciousness quickly left the Tower of Babel, his eyes turned slightly cold, then returned to normal, and he looked ahead.

In a pile of rubble, a sturdy figure lay unconscious, covered in scrapes and blood.

He strode forward, sensing the Kitchen God's blessing still surrounding him.

"It's still holding up; fifteen minutes have passed already..."

He thought to himself, feeling slightly invigorated.

From the moment he activated the cardiac mirror to the moment he followed the sequence of ascetic practices of the foreign lands, it took nearly eleven minutes in total.

And the time that followed, during which they were chased by the strange bicycle, was only four minutes.

In just four minutes, the situation changed dramatically.

However, the effect of the Kitchen God's blessing remained, allowing him to stay in the state of the Kitchen God's blessing, and his extraordinary power was only nearly half consumed.

This clearly shows that his mastery and understanding of this ability is much deeper than before.

If he hadn't maintained this state, the shockwave from the strange bicycle alone would have been enough to invade his body with evil influences, leaving him severely injured and unable to recover.

At this moment, he quickly arrived in front of the unconscious strongman of the Commander's Palace in the pile of rubble. He hesitated whether to take him away or wake him up, but the other party woke up on his own.

The moment the man opened his eyes, he clenched his fists.

The scattered dirt and gravel around him suddenly rushed toward him with a whoosh.

But the next second, he realized something was wrong, looked sharply at Xu Lindong, then quickly scanned his surroundings, and propped himself up with a look of astonishment.

"Where's that strange bicycle?"

Xu Lindong thought to himself, "As expected, the evil domain activated by the strange bicycle just now blocked the view of many people."

Furthermore, the mountain spirit powerhouse of this command post had just been knocked unconscious, so he didn't see the scene of him imprisoning the evil bicycle.

He immediately said, "Senior, it was just as you predicted. When you stopped the bicycle from hitting me, it changed its target and hit you instead."

After hitting you, it ran off in another direction, and I didn't dare chase it!

Upon hearing this, the sturdy man breathed a sigh of relief, then coughed violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His eyes were filled with fear as he said, "This bicycle is too vicious. Luckily, it didn't target me first. Otherwise, even if I were physically strong, it would have killed me instantly."

As he spoke, he clutched his chest, frowned, and looked around, saying, "It's a pity it still managed to escape. The trouble isn't over yet; it's absolutely terrible!"

Xu Lindong said, "It shouldn't have been able to escape far. After so much time has passed, our experts from the Divine Realm must have arrived nearby."

He was only saying this to comfort the other party, after all, the Evil Bicycle had already been imprisoned by him.

Upon hearing this, the sturdy man shook his head with a grim expression, saying, "I'm afraid not many of the experts from your Divine Realm Bureau will be able to arrive. I received the news before I came, and now it seems..."

'

"What?" Xu Lindong was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

The sturdy man's face darkened. "Something happened outside the city too. Just as I received your notice from the Department of the Supernatural and rushed over to deal with the strange bicycle, another message came through."

He took a breath and continued, "The sinkhole that sealed off the fortress of the ancestral hall in that ancient town outside the city was breached by those madmen from the evil society. A lich colluded with mythical creatures, summoned a large number of evil beings, and directly attacked the fortress."

He let out a soft breath, "However, it seems that your Divine Realm was well-prepared. Some of your experts were already lying in ambush there, and others are on their way to provide support—"

"Since there were already people lying in ambush, why do we still need reinforcements?" Xu Lindong was taken aback. "Liches and mythical creatures—"

Is it really that strong?

The sturdy man frowned. "It's hard to say. The evil society has been plotting this for more than just a day or two; they probably have other tricks up their sleeves."

Xu Lindong instantly recalled the things that the underworld messenger Han had told him.

"The owner of that ghost pawnshop in the ghost market? Could it be that Wang Zhan—did really manage to get him to come?"

Just as I thought of this, a voice called out from the tunnel entrance ahead.

Xu Lindong looked up and saw Zhang Yue running towards him with a weapon that looked like a large scythe.

Behind her, Lu Qian was also running alongside her.

Seeing that he was unharmed, Lu Qian breathed a sigh of relief, but then her pretty face turned angry, and she rushed over with her long legs.

Upon seeing this "fierce" stance, Xu Lindong immediately knew he was in trouble. He quickly slipped, his inner fire dissipated, and he feigned weakness, falling backward...