I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 97, Section 096: Leaving the City, New Evil Creatures (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Lin Hao)

There isn't much time left for everyone to prepare.

Xu Lindong first took the alloy door panel shield that Zhang Yue had just forged.

Then he pushed out the extraordinary motorcycle, took out his Level 1 Executive's access card, and swiped 100 merit points.

Unscrew the fuel tank cap and fill it with the specially made deep purple super gasoline with a "buzz".

Then, with a burst of strength from his arms, he lifted the entire heavy motorcycle, weighing over 700 pounds, and carefully stuffed it into the rusty trunk under the bus heading out of the city.

This whole sequence of actions left even the senior-level instructors completely dumbfounded.

I've never seen an executive so arrogant, taking the entire Superbike out of the city like this.

"All done! Driver, drive carefully on the road."

Xu Lindong clapped his hands and went up to offer the driver a cigarette.

"Oh, no, no!"

The driver was flattered and repeatedly declined.

"Don't worry, it's not kitchen smoke, it's Furongwang cigarettes, you can smoke them."

Xu Lindong smiled.

This was a special tribute smoke he had prepared, but it wasn't quite extraordinary stove smoke.

Everything is now ready.

He then turned around and, along with his teammates Li Yunfan and a few others, went into the company's canteen.

There were already quite a few people seated here, all of them officers preparing to leave the city to carry out their missions.

With a major battle about to break out of the city, nobody wants to endure the hardship on an empty stomach.

Several tables of people were busy eating a sumptuous meal, some of which featured extraordinary ingredients. The clattering of plates mingled with the low murmur of conversation, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.

When members of other teams saw Xu Lindong and his group, they immediately stood up to greet them and congratulate him, showing even more respect than before.

He Shaoyun from Team One, and Fan Ting from Team Two, along with other outstanding first-level executives, also nodded in greeting to him.

Nowadays, no one dares to call him "Little Xu" or "Dongzi" anymore; instead, they simply call him "Captain Xu." Many people believe that even if Lu Qian eventually returns, the meritorious Lu Qian will continue to be promoted to headquarters, while Xu Lindong will take over Lu Qian's position.

Moreover, Xu Lindong is now a powerful figure at the ninth level of the Sequence, and his status and identity are no longer comparable to before.

"Please sit down, Brother Dong. I'll go and quickly get some extraordinary beef from Jiangcheng to eat. We can't let the other teams finish it all."

Li Yunfan greeted everyone like a host, then turned and strode quickly toward the food pick-up area, pushing a stainless steel food cart back with him.

Several people sat around a metal square table under the bright incandescent light.

The glaring light made the grease stains on the table reflect light.

Soon, several heavy stainless steel plates were brought out, piled high with steaming hot braised beef with potatoes.

This beef is said to be a specialty of the Flaming Mountain sinkhole, which is located along the Heavenly Path near Jiangcheng.

It gives you a lot of energy and also nourishes your yin and kidneys.

The beef was stewed until tender, mixed with a thick sauce, and steam rose up with the aroma of spices.

"This is good stuff! The company usually doesn't even offer it out, but this time we're giving everyone their fill. Isn't this even better than the Dongxing Hotel?"

Xu Lindong picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily, burying his head in his food and devouring the meat.

Finally, I picked up the cup of steaming hot Maojian tea and drank it down, leaving a bittersweet aftertaste on my tongue, and felt a warm feeling in my abdomen.

He picked up a toothpick and casually poked at the chewy tendons of the meat, then said to Li Yunfan beside him.

"I'm full. You all continue eating. I'll go get some more apples and bananas to use as tribute when I leave the city."

"Ah, Brother Dong, could you make me one while you're at it?" Li Yunfan quickly looked up and smiled.

"If it's not something you're comfortable with, you can do it yourself."

"Hey, Dong-ge, you're a door god now, your offerings are even stronger." Li Yunfan flattered him like a lackey, and Tang Lei and the other two immediately chimed in.

"Get out of here, all of you."

Xu Lindong rolled his eyes, but still got up to get the tribute.

He really didn't care about such a casual thing, after all, it wasn't like he was treating someone to a meal at the Dongxing Hotel.

More than two hours later.

A bus from the Eastern District's Department of the Supernatural, fully loaded with Sequence Ten extraordinary individuals, drove out of the city.

Other members of the South, North, and West District Supernatural Divisions, the Jiangcheng Superhuman Club who were out of work, and the personnel from the Commandery also set off at the same time.

More than 800 Sequence 10 combat superhumans marched out of the city and headed into the wilderness to wipe out the scattered zombies and search for any wandering souls that might be hiding.

Xu Lindong had just been promoted to the ninth rank "gatekeeper" and stood out conspicuously among his tenth-rank colleagues.

But having such a strong player on the team has made many people feel much more at ease.

However, compared to them, the other two Taoist priests and nuns from the Longhu Dao sect who were sitting in the car seemed even more out of place.

After all, he's not someone working within the system.

Moreover, both of them are very strong.

Especially the male Taoist priest, who possessed the strength of an eighth-level Earth God, seemed to be following the path of Mountain and River Earth God, so everyone spoke of him with some restraint.

"Actually, the situation outside the city is not optimistic. I heard that the seal on the sinkhole has changed, and a group of people are trapped in the area. So much time has passed, they may have already met with misfortune."

On the bus, a burly man with a stubble beard glanced at the two people from Longhu Road sitting in front of him.

He then lowered his voice and said, "Right now, Chief Advisor Tang and several important figures are all over there dealing with the sinkhole and preparing to reseal it. They simply can't spare any attention for these zombies and wandering spirits outside—"

Xu Lindong sat in the back seat, which smelled slightly of leather, and glanced down at his phone.

The message from Sister Xun indicated that she was not on the list of cleaning teams assigned by the Commander-in-Chief.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief, then looked up at the man who was speaking in front of him.

At this moment, He Shaojun from Team One spoke up, "Wei Zhou, don't be so pessimistic. Even if Team Leader Feng and Team Leader Lu are trapped in the field, as long as they are not surrounded by a large number of wandering souls, they will not be in too much danger."

"Besides, Zheng Si and the others are all outside. If there were any serious danger, they wouldn't send our mopping-up team out of the city."

Li Yunfan chimed in, "Yeah, Lao Wei, you shouldn't talk nonsense at a time like this. The situation outside should be under control now."

"How could I be talking nonsense?"

Wei Zhou frowned and looked at Li Yunfan. "Xiao Li, it's one thing for Lao He to say a few words to me, but what's with your tone, you newbie, lecturing me? I was just trying to be kind and remind everyone to be careful when going out."

"I—" Li Yunfan was speechless, his face turning red instantly.

Xu Lindong frowned and looked at Wei Zhou: "Everyone knows we need to be careful when leaving the city."

"Old Wei, what kind of tone is that? I'm new here too, are you trying to lecture me?"

Wei Zhou was speechless for a moment after hearing this.

He dared to give Li Yunfan a hard time, but he was wary of Xu Lindong. Hearing this, he clicked his tongue and snorted, "I didn't mean that. Who would dare to lecture you? You're the Rookie King, sorry, okay?"

"New King?"

The female Taoist nun sitting at the front of the bus rolled her eyes, then glanced at her senior brother who was resting with his eyes closed. Feeling rather bored, she remained silent.

"Alright, that's enough, everyone."

He Shaojun stepped in to smooth things over, looking at Xu Lindong and Li Yunfan, "Old Wei speaks his mind, don't take it to heart."

We're all colleagues; instead of wasting time on this, why not take a look at the mission information and the map outside the city on the recorder?

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Xu Lindong nodded slightly, glanced at Li Yunfan and Tang Lei, and signaled them to stop arguing.

But then he saw Xiao Mufeng, a junior high school student sitting next to him, give him a thumbs up.

He smiled, pointed to the recorder on his wrist, and gestured for her to check the data.

The three teams were small, so when they took the bus out of the city, they were crammed together with a team of more than twenty people.

Team Four rode in the same vehicle as Team Two.

Although they are all colleagues, they belong to different teams, and there are still differences in their closeness to each other.

However, with Xu Lindong, an "outlier" who had just broken through to the ninth sequence, the three teams were able to keep the situation in check, even though they were outnumbered.

This prevents the team from completely controlling the narrative when Lu Qian is not present.

However, some of the information Wei Zhou mentioned earlier is indeed true.

Lu Qian and the others seem to be trapped somewhere in the expanding area of ​​the sinkhole and are currently out of contact.

Xu Lindong looked at the map and mission information on the watch recorder.

The tasks remain three:

1. Clean up the scattered zombies;

2. Search for traces of wandering spirits and report them immediately after locating them;

III. Locating the exact location of the missing superhuman.

Relying on the location function of the recorder, as long as you get close to the missing superhuman, the device can automatically sense the special signal of the recorder on the other party, thereby speeding up the search and rescue process.

The process of locating and reporting wandering spirits is similar: once the location is confirmed, the nearest Sequence Nine transcendent will arrive to handle it.

However, there is one exception to all these situations: one must never fall into the evil domain of some evil entity.

Once the evil domain overlaps with the field, the recorder will also fail, and at that point, you'll be left helpless.

Xu Lindong now suspected that Lu Qian and the others were likely trapped in the evil domain of some evil entity, which was why they had lost contact.

However, according to the information transmitted back from the recorder, although Lu Qian and others encountered the strange traffic light, they have been rescued by Director Cai of the North District.

However, they seemed to encounter other dangers afterward and went missing again.

"What other dangers are there? — This part is completely blank in the intelligence transmitted from the front lines to the recorders —"

Xu Lindong stared at the information on the recorder, his expression grave. "It's probably some kind of evil spirit or malevolent entity? Could it be that old sweeping woman?"

He thought about it again and realized it was unlikely.

It's not like a single old woman sweeping the floor could cause everyone to go missing and lose contact, preventing them from even sending out messages.

Because he had seen the old woman before, and it seemed that the old woman did not possess any evil aura, since the other party was a malevolent spirit, not an evil creature.

It is very likely that these are other sealed items that escaped from the ancestral hall or old house.

"Could it be—an evil accessory or component of the shaving knife?"

He recalled the information that the underworld messenger Han had previously given him.

The sinkholes in Qinglong Temple and the ancestral hall in the ancient town do indeed contain other parts of the noodle-scraping knife.

Xu Lindong quickly swiped to the end of the recorder.

After entering his Level 1 Executive password, he retrieved the information on the evil entities sealed within the Zongci Ancient Mansion.

This intelligence would not normally be made public on a large scale.

Because the patterns of evil entities can change as they intensify, publicly available information may also be inaccurate.

Furthermore, it may attract the attention of certain malicious spies within the sinkhole, thus providing them with an opportunity to exploit the evil entities within.

However, the situation is special now, and considering the safety of people leaving the city, the information has been made public.

The information list prominently features details about powerful families using bicycles, bizarre traffic lights, and an old woman sweeping the streets.

In addition, there is another evil object: the [Double Flash Car].

According to the information, the hazard-flashing car and the strange traffic light were discovered at the same time and were subsequently sealed away in the ancestral hall.

If you see a car with its hazard lights flashing, as long as you don't actively approach within 30 meters and enter its "evil domain," you'll usually be fine.

However, once you enter within 30 meters of a car, you can no longer back up or leave, and even if you do back up, you still cannot leave.

You must take the initiative to go to the car and ask what happened inside.

If you follow these steps, there's a 50% chance you can open the car door, get in, and survive inside while waiting for rescue.

Otherwise, one can only rely on their own extraordinary abilities to tough it out and gamble that they won't be killed by this car.

"The last strange object—it's a car with hazard lights on?"

Xu Lindong was somewhat surprised after reading the message.

What a joke.

The other parts of the shaving blade are actually a car?

This was completely different from what he had expected; it was the complete opposite.

"Or perhaps, this razor was once used by the car's owner to shave, and other items in the car have also been transformed into evil objects."

"These evil entities were sealed away separately in the ancestral hall, Qinglong Temple, and Yueshan Temple in Yueshan City —"

Thinking of this, Xu Lindong's gaze became serious.

Who was the previous owner of this car?

It's amazing how it can turn your car and personal belongings into bizarre and malevolent objects.

Even the nearby traffic lights may have been affected.

If his guess is correct, then this person is absolutely terrifying.

"We're almost outside the city! This domain is spreading way too fast!"

At this moment, someone spoke up to remind them.

"Senior, look!"

Xiao Mufeng, who was beside him, also pointed out the window.

Xu Lindong looked up and followed her finger.

The sky in the distance was a hazy gray, like layers of cotton wool covering the heavens and the earth.

Even the sun was obscured by the thick fog, appearing as a dim, round piece of frosted glass, devoid of any light.

It is foreseeable that once we go deeper into that area, visibility will decrease further, and we may even find ourselves groping our way forward in complete darkness, just like last time.

"Are you nervous?" Xu Lindong asked.

Xiao Mufeng was taken aback, then turned around and smiled, revealing two dimples: "I'm not nervous. If I were, I wouldn't have come. It's a good opportunity to try out the gun my dad gave me."

She patted the charcoal pistol at her waist.

Xu Lindong was a little surprised.

This girl, who usually seems a bit shy, is surprisingly bold, and even a little eager to try.

He couldn't tell for a moment whether it was youthful arrogance or genuine confidence in her marksmanship and skills.

"How could her family feel comfortable letting her leave the city?"

Xu Lindong had some doubts.

Logically speaking, a girl with such a powerful background wouldn't be released to carry out a mission at a time like this.

Moreover, she's a newcomer, so the department wouldn't normally approve it.

But she just followed them out, and no one stopped her.

If it weren't for the vague feeling that her energy and spirit were stronger than Li Yunfan's, and the fact that she had an extraordinary weapon, Xu Lindong would have really wanted to ask about the situation.

For now, all he can do is remind you: "Be careful after leaving the city, stay close to the group and don't wander off. Getting lost in the area will be very troublesome."

"Don't worry, senior, I won't hold you back."

Xiao Mufeng held the charcoal pistol and skillfully twirled it, his practiced demeanor clearly not that of someone who had just started handling guns.

"You've got quite a background!"

Xu Lindong smiled noncommittally.

"Wh...what?"

Xiao Mufeng's expression froze slightly, and a blush even appeared on her face. She immediately lowered her head to look at her chest and said coquettishly.

"Senior, you're so annoying!"

"What?" Xu Lindong turned his head in surprise. "You just joined the Supernatural Division, and you can already use a charcoal-fired revolver. Does that mean you don't have a very powerful background?"

"Huh? Oh..." Xiao Mufeng was stunned, breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little embarrassed. "You mean I have quite a background?"

"Otherwise what?"

Xu Lindong was puzzled, then suddenly realized what was happening and glanced at Xiao Mufeng, who was blushing and looking down, as well as at his slender yet fruitful figure.

"This junior isn't as innocent as she seems. What kind of thinking is she? Just because she's holding two watermelons in front of her chest doesn't mean people are talking about watermelons."

He mentally scoffed, coughed lightly, and simply turned his head away, no longer speaking.

Xiao Mufeng's face turned even redder. That damned Jiangcheng dialect accent, and her assets that were far ahead of her peers, always made people misunderstand her.

Xu Lindong felt the temperature around him rising, so he simply closed his eyes and waited to arrive at the mission location.

He may not act with the main force, and this is not an attempt to act unilaterally.

Rather, he is already a gatekeeper of Sequence Nine, and can take more effective actions.

After all, he brought out his superb motorcycle this time, and under normal circumstances, even his teammates would have a hard time keeping up with his speed.

But he wouldn't go too far. Instead, he planned to act as a scout, searching and eliminating threats in the surrounding area, while trying to ignite his inner fire and activate his inner mirror to see if he could contact Lu Qian.

However, he is not optimistic about whether he can reconnect with Lu Qian through the "spiritual thread".

If finding missing persons were that easy, then the Kitchen God or the Door Gods would have done it long ago.