I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 82 081: A Hundred Ghosts Parade at Night, Titled Judge (Fourth Update)

"Ah Dong!"

Seeing Xu Lindong suddenly fall backward, Lu Qian's angry expression changed, and she took a long stride to rush forward and catch him.

"Are you alright?"

She looked down at Xu Lindong in her arms, her expression slightly startled, and immediately used her extraordinary power to regulate his breathing.

Xu Lindong lay half-reclined in that warm, thick embrace, blinking his eyes: "Captain Lu, I feel a little weak, I can't muster any strength—"

Before she could finish speaking, Lu Qian withdrew her hand, removed the healing power, and angrily pushed him to the ground.

"You're perfectly fine!"

"Wow, Lao Xu, you're even daring to tease Captain Lu?"

Zhang Yue, a muscular woman carrying a sickle, walked over and quietly gave him a thumbs up, her eyes filled with a mischievous smile.

Xu Lindong stood up awkwardly and coughed at Lu Qian, who had a stern face: "I was just afraid you'd blame me, Captain. Calm down."

Lu Qian rolled her eyes at him: "You know I'll get angry? What if something goes wrong with such a risk? How am I supposed to explain this to the director?"

You're the second best prospect on my team.

"It won't happen again next time, I promise!" Xu Lindong quickly stood at attention and saluted.

The sturdy man next to him smiled and said, "Little Lu, your teammate is pretty good. He's capable and brave. Although he was a bit reckless, the fact that he was able to hold off that bicycle for so long shows that he's also smart and prepared."

"Director Qu, please stop praising him. If you keep praising him, he'll really get cocky."

Lu Qian looked at the sturdy man, shook her head and chuckled, then frowned: "Chief, how badly are you injured? Where's that strange bicycle?"

They ran away.

Director Qu looked serious, glanced at Xu Lindong, and recounted the events that had occurred to Lu Qian.

Of course, the final account was completely consistent with Xu Lindong's report.

"This is troublesome," Lu Qian's face darkened. "It actually escaped."

Just then, a series of bell sounds suddenly drifted from the distance of the tunnel.

A chilling and eerie atmosphere spread, surging into the tunnel like a tide.

In an instant, a cold wind rose up in the tunnel, dust flew everywhere, as if a hundred ghosts were walking around.

The ringing of the bells was even more chilling, sending shivers down one's spine.

"This is..

""

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Director Qu spoke in a deep voice: "Xie Yun? Is that you?"

A chilling voice drifted from somewhere, like the whispers of ghosts, as if whispering in everyone's ear, or like a ghostly shadow scurrying around, its source unseen: "Qu Zhou, you're utterly useless. You can't even keep an eye on a half-broken bicycle."

Director Qu's face was grim, but he seemed quite wary of this person. He snorted coldly and didn't reply.

Lu Qian, standing to the side, held her breath; as a junior, she didn't even have the right to speak.

A powerful figure who travels through underground passages?

Xu Lindong felt a chill run down his spine.

"A very strong trace of the underground aura lingered here, though it was very faint."

The voice held a hint of doubt, "Qu Zhou, what else have you encountered?"

Xu Lindong's heart skipped a beat.

The other party actually noticed the traces of Houtu Niangniang's attack?

Qu Zhou was also surprised: "No, apart from that strange bicycle, I haven't encountered any other evil things through the tunnels."

"Strange—could it be that the old lady sweeping the floor has run out?"

No, that's just an evil spirit; its aura wouldn't be so righteous or so strong.

Could it be—someone who came from the ghost market?

Xie Yun murmured, the light and shadow flickering in the tunnel, and the chilling atmosphere quickly faded away, leaving only the words: "I'll go after the bicycle, you guys clean up the mess."

Qu Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, his tone filled with both apprehension and admiration: "With Lao Xie taking action, there shouldn't be any problems."

Xu Lindong couldn't help but ask, "Director Qu, is this Senior Xie—a ghost official of the seventh sequence of the underground passage?"

Qu Zhou glanced at Xu Lindong and shook his head: "You underestimate him too much."

He's a Judge of Sequence Six, very powerful. He's currently a security advisor at the Jiangcheng headquarters. Only the Chief Advisor and the Chief of Staff are stronger than him.

"You should know that only a very few exceptionally powerful titled Rank 6 individuals can serve as security consultants in megacities. Ordinary Rank 6 individuals are not qualified. Xie Yun is one of those individuals."

"Then, are the Chief Advisor and the Chief of Staff Sequence Five or Sequence Four?" Zhang Yue asked from the side.

Qu Zhou glanced at her and shook his head: "Jiangcheng has only recently been upgraded to a megacity, and the sinkholes here are all of medium to low risk. Why would there be a high-sequence expert of sequence four stationed here? It's a waste."

You should know that the higher the sequence, the fewer people there are. Many powerful individuals have already semi-retired, and it is necessary to maintain the stability of high-level extraordinary matter.

Some statistics show that there are only about a hundred active high-sequence sequences nationwide at present, and the number of hidden ones is unknown.

These powerful individuals are not evenly distributed among the major cities; at most, one-third of them are stationed in a dozen or so special major cities.

The rest, some guarded small towns, some were in special areas —

He paused, then continued, "Take Tai'an City for example. There are eight high-ranking individuals there. Do you know why?"

"Because of Mount Tai?" Xu Lindong asked.

"That's right," Qu Zhou nodded. "Mount Tai is a high-risk sinkhole, and there are also many medium- and low-risk sinkholes derived from it. Therefore, the most high-ranking experts are stationed there to guard it."

"There are fewer high-sequence powerhouses than I expected."

Xu Lindong remarked that the higher up he went, the more it resembled a pyramid.

Qu Zhou glared at him and said, "Do you think top experts are as common as cabbages? Our Xia Kingdom is already considered very strong."

Even with so many high-sequence individuals on the Federation side, and all those pathways combined, there are only about forty people. The number on the Sequence Two side is even smaller.

As for the top-tier Sequence One, there aren't even any there, only us...

"

He raised his hand and pointed upwards, his expression enigmatic.

Xu Lindong understood and felt admiration and respect.

Lu Qian nodded and said, "So under normal circumstances, it is very rare for high-sequence powerhouses to take action to deal with low-to-medium risk events, because they have to be careful about problems arising from high-risk sinkholes."

It's like if something happens in your family, you can't exactly call the mayor to handle your household affairs.

Most of the time, Sequence 5 represents the highest combat force that a megacity can mobilize.

"right."

Qu Zhou nodded and said, "Apart from Sequence Five, the strongest is Title Sequence Six."

Like Xie Yun, who came from Maoshan and learned the orthodox soul-driving lineage of acting, he could summon hundreds of ghosts to parade at night and was given the title of "Judge of a Hundred Ghosts," which was incomparable to ordinary judges.

"The Judge of a Hundred Ghosts?"

Xu Lindong nodded. "The corpse-raising person in the ancestral hall sinkhole outside Jiangcheng is called Xuan Yin Judge."

It seems that judges with titles all have different roles and different focuses in terms of ability.

"That's right."

Qu Zhou said with some emotion, "This is the difference between a prodigy and an ordinary person."

I also participated in the Prodigy Program, but I was mediocre and didn't master any special abilities, so I couldn't get a title.

He glanced at Xu Lindong: "You are so young, yet you have already mastered the descent of the Kitchen God, a skill that very few Kitchen Gods can use," unlike other Kitchen Gods.

Keep up this momentum, and maybe one day you'll even have your own title, and master special abilities and acting techniques.

"That's right, Dongzi, we all need to keep going."

Lu Qian chimed in, arms crossed, "So you shouldn't take any more risks now."

"Alright, the scene is too chaotic. We need to get the police station to take over as soon as possible."

Qu Zhou said seriously, "We have other things to deal with, including understanding the situation outside the city."

Xu Lindong and Lu Qian nodded.

The group quickly left the tunnel and split up.

Outside the tunnel, several imposing vehicles had already arrived.

Large numbers of personnel from the Public Security Bureau and the Fire Department are arriving to maintain order and restore the scene.

Xu Lindong didn't forget the SUV he had requisitioned before. He stopped a sheriff, registered the report, and went through the official procedures for compensation.

"Old Xu, your weapon."

Zhang Yue came over and handed him a weapon that was about 1.8 meters long and shaped like a heavy scythe.

"This... has been made into a sickle?"

Xu Lindong took it and examined it closely.

The weapon's handle was found to be made of composite metal and heat-resistant wood, with a chimney embedded within it, forged into a ring-shaped handguard that also served as a jet chamber, with the opening facing forward and to the sides.

The sickle blade was reforged from the original woodcutter's knife, retaining its heavy and rugged texture.

The blade has wavy forging patterns, making it much more presentable than the old, broken woodcutter's knife.

Zhang Yue chuckled and said smugly, "You got your money's worth. This thing can not only spew thick smoke through smoke and meat, but it can also be used as a flamethrower, and it's fine for close combat."

but----"

She shook her head and said, "That wood-chopping knife is made of very good material, hard and thick enough, and it became even sharper after being made into a sickle."

Its inner curved cutting edge is particularly suitable for hook-and-pull cutting, enabling concentrated cutting.

"But the problem is, it seems that it can only be truly effective with genuine supernatural power."

I had Brother Gui from our forging department test it out; this scythe has a very strong chopping power, and it might even have the effect of warding off evil spirits when used to kill.

Effects like Soul Severing or Shockwave are highly effective against evil spirits and other supernatural targets.

"But you didn't come from the proper route—it's a bit of a waste."

"Who says I'm not? I'll show you later when I've taken it on as well."

Xu Lindong chuckled inwardly, utterly captivated by the new weapon that was almost as tall as him, swinging it with a powerful, swift motion.

It's just that carrying a big scythe around the city is a bit intimidating and inconvenient.

"Forget about the errand fee this time. You've done your job for the company, so we won't charge you for express delivery. Just remember to settle the weapon forging fee with me."

Zhang Yue patted Xu Lindong on the shoulder.

At this moment, Lu Qian strode over.

She had just finished discussing with another superhuman who had arrived.

"Ah Dong, we have to leave immediately..."

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"Captain Lu, what's wrong?"

Xu Lindong glanced at Lu Qian, who was striding towards him with great momentum, but his eyes involuntarily avoided her surging aura.

Lu Qian stopped and said solemnly, "Although the three people in the bookstore were blocked by He Shaojun's team, the strange vampire with a Sequence Nine pathway escaped."

"In addition, they also had an accomplice at the Tiandi Hotel, a wizard named Valentine, who also escaped. The others have all been captured."

Xu Lindong was puzzled. "Valentine was already injured by me, how did he escape? Are all the people left behind so useless?"

"You really know how to give feedback."

Lu Qian rolled her eyes. "When you injured Valentine, it alarmed quite a few people. You should know that."

The commotion likely alerted the other side, alerting Valentine, who then immediately fled.

"And only after that did you message me about Jiangcheng Bookstore. Our people immediately launched a manhunt for him and his accomplices. You must be wondering who the person who warned him was, right?"

Lu Qian blinked...

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