I logged into the God panel.

She watched Lu Daosheng walk away until he disappeared from sight.

The knight commander's figure appeared, and he calmly said:

Do you think this child will really do it?

"I've said it before, this is the time to test his loyalty and faith." The old priest sighed softly, "It's already certain that the Son of God is not him... so making some sacrifices is acceptable."

The knight commander hesitated:

"He has considerable talent and has already passed the first test of divine sanctity, proving that his faith in the Lord is without malice. Why bother?"

After a pause, he sighed:

"Besides, it's just a child, is it really necessary?"

"have."

The old priest looked at the knight commander, his expression serious:

"Our informant in the Church of the Sun has sent word that a high-ranking bishop will be arriving in the Church of the Sun in a short period of time. This bishop has already accumulated enough experience to attempt a breakthrough to the fifth tier!"

The knight commander's pupils contracted:

"Why did such a being descend upon us?"

Two things.

The old priest spoke in a low voice:

"The first thing is that the whereabouts of the sealed artifact 101 are currently unknown. It is unclear whether it has fallen into the hands of the Grim Reaper's followers or another side."

"The second thing is that a fallen saintess of the Church of the Sun, who has turned her back on the Sun God, is suspected to be in Donghai City."

The knight commander was still puzzled:

"A fallen saint? Does that require the presence of a high-ranking bishop from the fourth tier?"

The old priest took a deep breath:

"You may not know this, but it was eighteen years ago, after being corrupted by the Eternal Nightmare, that fallen saint stole the numbered seal of the Church of the Sun—[082]."

The knight commander's eyes widened:

"Sealed Artifact 082, Dream Palace??"

The old priest nodded.

"If the high-ranking bishop can personally come and kill such a being, find the fallen Sun Saintess, and take away the seal artifact 082, it will be a devastating blow to the Church of the Sun."

"And what's wrong with paying a small price? We can sacrifice our lives, and besides, we didn't send that child to his death ourselves."

After a pause, the old priest finally said:

"What's really important is that the gods seem to have issued a divine decree to launch a second purge against the Outer Gods and all foreign spirits. Our Church of the Light of the Universe is probably among them. Weakening the enemy is to preserve ourselves."

After listening to the old priest's words, the knight commander hesitated for a long time before finally nodding.

"Fine."

He sighed:

"Everything... for time!"

…………

"Peaches, peaches! Five yuan a pound!"

"Roasted sweet potatoes, fragrant and soft roasted sweet potatoes!"

The southern district is mostly old town, without many high-rise buildings, and has a much stronger local flavor.

Lu Daosheng wandered through the streets and alleys, walking quietly. Suddenly, he nodded thoughtfully and smiled mockingly.

"Everything, for the sake of time."

He breathed a sigh of relief. It was just an experiment, but he hadn't expected that the Crimson King's gaze, categorized as "external force," would actually be bestowed upon him...

Well, of course, Lu Daosheng had no intention of taking this thing back.

"My previous understanding was too superficial."

He silently muttered to himself, "At first, I intended to treat the Church of the Light of the Universe as a safe haven, and even had the preconceived notion that the Knight Commander and the old priest were 'good people'... That was too one-sided."

Even in a past life, where would so many truly good people come from?

Moreover, it's such an extraordinary world.

The desires and sins of the human heart are probably more ferocious than those of the previous generation.

"Sealed Artifact 082: The Purgation of Outer Gods and Extraterrestrial Spirits, the Fallen Sun Saintess, the High Bishop..."

Lu Daosheng closed his eyes, his heart sinking. He had been "low-key" enough, but after only a few days of actively contacting the extraordinary, he was still forced into the vortex.

The key is.

He suspected that he was one of those so-called foreign spirits, among those being exterminated by the churches.

"I can't trust anyone anymore. If I assume the worst about others, I will never be the one who gets hurt."

Lu Daosheng clenched his fist, then clenched it again.

"It's just that so-called fallen Saintess of the Sun, corrupted by the Eternal Nightmare..."

He had a vague premonition: Could it be his mother?

Recalling her mother's unusual behavior during the spirituality test that morning, and how her mother quietly suppressed Lu Yu's encounter with the anomaly when he entered the dream world...

Damn.

It probably really is my mom.

As he walked, Lu Daosheng opened the God panel to observe the recent movements of Lin Shuen and Zhang Youwei.

He was suddenly stunned.

[9:40, Head to the Bounty Tavern]

[9:59, Reject Bounty Mission]

[Mission Objective: Kill the family of four in apartment 302, unit 1, building 1 of Donghe Residential Complex]

[Bounty Hunter: Gao]

Lu Daosheng frowned sharply as he examined Zhang Youwei's detailed background, a chill running down his spine.

Chairman Gao of the Southern District spent a fortune hiring ten fighters to hunt down his own family of four ordinary citizens.

Is this person crazy?!

Almost instantly.

The surroundings were filled with the aroma of cooking, and people were coming and going in a constant stream, just like before.

But Lu Daosheng felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being targeted as prey by some powerful being!

The mind is issuing a warning.

"Ten fighters, four people are not enough to share, they will fight among themselves first."

Lu Daosheng's thoughts were in turmoil.

"If Chairman Gao wanted to 'intimidate' us, he would have made sure our family died in the most conspicuous place..."

He activated the slow-motion feature, slowing down everything around him and allowing him to keenly perceive his surroundings.

There's no need to worry about Mom and Dad, since Lu Yu is now a chosen one of the gods and is naturally out of danger... The one in the most danger right now is himself.

Although he could barely be considered a second-stage extraordinary being, having broken through three points in his spiritual breakthrough and condensed a spiritual core,

But in essence, it's just a blank slate; if it were to face even a single fighter, it probably wouldn't be a match!

I can't go home now.

Going back to the Church of the Light of the Universe, visiting your parents, going to the spirit world, or even going to the police station... are all good options.

The phone watch suddenly vibrated slightly.

Lu Daosheng controlled his pace and slowly answered the phone.

On the other end of the phone, there was static that sounded somewhat distorted due to the slowing down and lengthening of the call.

"Little Lu, it's me, your older sister."

The voice on the phone belonged to the beautiful policewoman.

"We need you and your parents to come to the police station to sign a letter of understanding and stuff... I haven't been able to contact your father. Can you come now?"

Lu Daosheng took a deep breath and deactivated the time-slow mode—he couldn't maintain the time-slow mode for long and had to use it in critical moments.

"My mom and dad went out, but I can come now."

"You're all alone..." The policewoman on the other end of the phone thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. Officer Lu has already agreed to sign a letter of understanding. Although it's a bit against the rules for you to be alone, it's not a big problem."

"Then I'll come over now," Lu Daosheng said crisply.

After hanging up the phone, he quickly headed towards the South District Police Station. Fortunately, the police station wasn't far away, and he arrived in no time.

The policewoman waved from the doorway.

"Little friend, over here!"

Lu Daosheng strode forward, his mind highly focused, keenly picking up all the sounds around him.

Even inside the police station... he could even hear conversations coming from the chief's office.

"This was my oversight," the South District Chief's voice rang out.

"The church's report was too serious, so I took Mrs. Chen into custody... I didn't expect the matter to be resolved in just a few days."

Another male voice rang out.

"Chief, according to intelligence, the signal this incident sends has had a significant impact on Chairman Gao; some of his nightclubs and clubs have been attacked."

The director's voice rang out again:

"Oh, probably Gao Chong's enemies, seeing if he's gotten old... Isn't that good? It's just dogs fighting each other."

"But Director, if a large-scale armed conflict, or even a conflict between superhumans, really breaks out in the Southern District, we will be held responsible..."

Listening quietly to the conversation in the office, Lu Daosheng's gaze was deep.

He walked toward the policewoman who was still waving, just as he was about to step into the police station.

A sudden numbness ran down the back of my head, and a tremendous sense of crisis surged through me; my mental energy was on high alert!

This is?

A thought flashed through Lu Daosheng's mind.

A sniper rifle?

Open slowly.

Instantaneous active activation.

The neural reaction speed has broken through 15 milliseconds.

Lu Daosheng looked at the black glass doors of the police station, which clearly reflected the scene behind him... In the reflection of the glass, a faint light flickered on the rooftop of a residential building in the distance.

The tingling and itchy sensation on the back of my head instantly turned into a stinging pain!

bullet!

Lu Daosheng tripped on the steps, cried out "Ouch!" and fell forward, landing right on top of the policewoman. Caught off guard, she was tackled by the boy.

One second later.

A small hole was blasted into the stone steps beside him, and the rubble cut a shallow gash across his face.

Two seconds later, a muffled gunshot rang out from afar... The other side didn't even have a silencer.

The entire police station fell into a brief silence.

Suddenly, chaos erupted!

…………

The rooftop of a residential building, one kilometer away from the police station.

"Empty? What a stroke of luck!" The man angrily slammed his fist on the wall, creating a crater and sending shards of stone flying.

The two fighters he had beaten up sneered:

"Gagalin, your marksmanship is far worse than your fists."

Gagarin curled his lip:

"It's just a matter of shooting again in a different location."

A fighter raised an eyebrow:

"That's the Southern District Police Station, are you crazy? If this really triggers the Superhuman Management Regulations..."

"We didn't kill the director." Gagarin said nonchalantly, "Besides, such a big incident in the northern suburbs, several tanks were torn apart, so what? The four major churches in the East China Sea are too busy to deal with their own problems, how could they have time to enforce regulations and hunt down us wild superhumans?"

He slowly holstered his sniper rifle, listened to the faint commotion from the police station a kilometer away, and smiled smugly:

"Besides, wouldn't taking down the target at the police station create a greater 'deterrent' effect? ​​My mission score would be even higher then..."

After pausing for a moment, Gagarin glanced at the two fighters:

"You're no match for me, so don't even think about competing with me for the target. Go find the other three."

The long-haired fighter said irritably:

"At least five fighters are vying for Zhao Baiqin's attention, and Lu Tianyang has disappeared. Only Old Lu is skilled in location tracking, so she'll probably get it. As for the little girl..."

He shrugged:

"It seems we've been taken to White Elephant Academy. Who dares to go?"

Gagarin put his gun into its violin case, slung it over his shoulder, and listened to the dense wailing of police sirens coming from downstairs:

"Then if you two follow me, you'll just be watching me play this game."

As he spoke, he chanted something under his breath, turned the compass, and the gates to the spirit world opened wide.

When the police rushed upstairs, they only saw the closed doors to the spirit world and heard lazy voices coming from within.

"I wonder if the others have finished their tasks yet..."