Bai Yulao: The Night Watcher's Debt to the King of Hell

Lin Shoumo was quite helpless in the face of Su Wantang's persistent questioning.

Night fell once again over Nandu City, and Su Wantang pulled him into an abandoned logistics park in the north of the city.

It is less than two kilometers away from that unfinished "Jinxiu Tiandi" building.

According to Su Wantang's intelligence, this is a secret transit point for "Guixu Industry".

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Lin Shoumo squatted in the grass outside the logistics park, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, looking utterly unwilling.

"Trespassing is illegal, Officer Su. I don't want to end up in jail getting myself out of there!"

"That's an investigation!" Su Wantang had already changed into her police uniform. She lowered her voice, gripping her service pistol tightly, her eyes fixed on a warehouse in the distance.

"I have a search warrant... although it's still pending, the situation is urgent, I can't worry about that now!"

She glanced at Lin Shoumo and said through gritted teeth, "Besides, someone took my 10,000 yuan deposit, and now they want to renege on the payment without doing any work?"

"Sigh! I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy your empty promise, but then again, the creditor is always right!" Lin Shoumo sighed helplessly, tucking the red gourd in his pocket.

"But let me make this clear: if we run into a tough opponent, my priority will be saving my own life, and only then will I protect you!"

"Shut up! They're here!"

With a low rumble, a black van without any markings slowly drove into the warehouse.

The car door opened, and several people dressed in black overalls jumped out. Their movements were unusually stiff, and their steps were perfectly synchronized, unlike what one would expect from a living person.

"Move the goods carefully! If you damage the 'core of the formation,' we'll all become cannon fodder!" shouted a bald man in a suit who was leading the way.

Several workers, expressionless, opened the carriage and carefully carried out several black boxes.

"That's evidence in the missing persons case!" Su Wantang's eyes narrowed, and she was about to rush out: "The missing person is definitely inside the black box!"

"Wait!" Lin Shoumo suddenly reached out to grab her, but grasped at empty air.

"Police! Don't move!"

Su Wantang burst out of the bushes like a cheetah, the dark muzzle of her gun pointed directly at the group of men in black. "Hands behind your head, crouch down!"

Hearing the commotion, the group of men in black slowly and in unison turned their heads to look at Su Wantang.

By the dim light at the warehouse entrance, Lin Shoumo could make out their faces.

In that instant, his pupils contracted sharply!

That's not a living person's face at all!

Those faces were as pale as paper, their features hastily drawn on with ink—the eyebrows were two thick, black horizontal lines, the eyes were two rigid circles, and the mouth was an exaggerated arc.

They are definitely not living people, they are paper figures!

"Su Wantang! Come back quickly!!" Lin Shoumo shouted and sprang out of the bushes.

"What is this?" Su Wantang was stunned for a moment. Before she could react, she saw the "bald" leader suddenly grin and reveal a strange smile.

He raised his hand, but instead of a gun, he held a scanning machine displaying Su Wantang's name.

"Oh!? Su Wantang, you really came. We've been waiting for you for a long time. Since you're alone, then stay!"

The bald man's voice was hoarse, but his expression was cruel. He suddenly pressed the red dot on the compass.

hum!

A visible ripple spread out instantly.

Su Wantang felt as if her brain had been hit hard by a hammer, and the world in front of her instantly spun around.

Her body froze uncontrollably in place, unable to even move her finger to pull the trigger!

"Huh?!" Lin Shoumo rushed in front of Su Wantang, shielding her behind him, and pulled out the small bronze bell.

He flicked his finger, and the bronze bell emitted a clear and melodious sound.

"when--!"

The invisible ripple struck the sound waves of the bronze bell, producing a sharp, explosive sound. Su Wantang felt a sudden relaxation throughout her body, and the stiffness vanished instantly.

"What are you waiting for! This is clearly a trap, run!"

Lin Shoumo grabbed Su Wantang and before the two could turn around, the "black-clad paper figures" around them suddenly moved.

Their movements were no longer stiff and slow; a golden sheen could be faintly seen beneath their work clothes.

"Huh? This is... Yin Zhong? Looks like the boss was right, it really is the Night Watch! Then there's no way we'll let you go! Cleaner mode activated!"

The bald, burly man looked deranged.

The workers, who had somehow acquired short knives gleaming with a cold light, charged straight at Su Wantang and Lin Shoumo.

"Damn it!" Lin Shoumo realized that these people must have come prepared after their identities were exposed.

Su Wantang gritted her teeth, raised her gun, and fired.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The bullets struck the puppet with a crisp "clanging" sound, scattering sparks, but leaving only a few shallow white marks on its body.

This isn't flesh and blood; it's tank-level armor!

"It's no use! This is an 'indestructible body'! Not even a pistol or an armor-piercing bullet can penetrate it!" Lin Shoumo shouted as he pulled a handful of powder from his pocket and threw it into the air.

The powder formed a white mist in the air.

The moment those puppets rushed into the white mist, their consciousness became confused. They staggered a few steps and began to slash wildly at their companions. Sparks flew as the short swords touched their bodies.

Taking advantage of the gap, Lin Shoumo pulled Su Wantang and hid behind a shipping container, hoping to escape under the cover of the container!

"What is that?" Su Wantang gasped for breath, her hands trembling as she looked back at the monsters hacking and slashing wildly in the smoke. "The Terminator?!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Lin Shoumo's expression turned grave as he glanced at the small gourd on his chest. "That's clearly not a living person! We have to retreat!"

"Withdraw? I'm a police officer! How can I desert my post!" Su Wantang remained defiant!

"Get out of here if you don't want to die!" Lin Shoumo suddenly grabbed her shoulder, his eyes fierce. "Look over there!"

Su Wantang looked in the direction he was pointing.

The bald, burly man didn't chase after them; instead, he stood still and took out a black walkie-talkie.

In the logistics park under the cover of night, the air seemed to freeze. Only the bald, burly man's ferocious expression rang out: "Night Watchman spotted! Requesting 'Divine Punishment' to strike! Coordinates locked!"

At the command of the bald, burly man, Lin Shoumo's hair stood on end, and Su Wantang's long hair stood on end, as if locked onto by something. The two of them shouted at the same time, "Oh no!"

A beam of red energy descended from the sky with an aura of annihilation, striking straight at the container where Lin Shoumo and Su Wantang were located.

This strike was enough to instantly vaporize everything within a hundred meters.

"It's over..." Su Wantang closed her eyes in despair as the increasingly large red light was reflected in her pupils.

"Damn it! Why are you being so fierce?" Lin Shoumo cursed!

At the critical moment, his eyes suddenly changed!

He suddenly reached into his collar and pulled out the inconspicuous, dusty little stone that had been hanging on his chest.

The stone was only the size of a thumb, with a rough surface, looking like any ordinary pebble you could find by the roadside.

But in that instant, Su Wantang felt a chill more terrifying than death.

That wasn't the chill of cold, but the chill of emptiness.

"Damn it! You knew who I was and you still attacked me!"

Lin Shoumo let out a low shout, his voice hoarse, as if every word had exhausted all his strength!

Instead of throwing the stone, he raised it high with one hand and faced the destructive pillar of light descending from the sky!

hum-

There were no earth-shattering explosions.

There was no shockwave with sparks flying everywhere.

The world fell silent in that instant!

The violent red light seemed to hit an invisible wall just three inches above the small stone.

But this is just the beginning.

What happened next completely shattered Su Wantang's worldview, sending a chill from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head!

The red light, containing terrifying energy, was neither deflected nor disappeared. It... was "frozen to death"!

Just like water freezing into ice, the energy particles that were originally flowing, spreading, and exploding are forced to stop moving under the invisible "field" emitted by the stone!

The chaotic energy was forcibly compressed, collapsed, and crystallized by a domineering force of order!

In the blink of an eye, the pillar of light that was powerful enough to flatten the logistics park turned into a solid!

It transformed into a crystal-clear red "glass pillar" suspended in mid-air!

It stood quietly above the small stone in Lin Shoumo's hand, no longer violent, no longer hot, and no longer even glowing.

It became a dead object, a specimen stripped of "chaos" and left only with the shell of "order".

Lin Shoumo's face was ashen, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

With a flick of his wrist, the red "glass pillar" instantly shattered, turning into countless tiny red dust particles that drifted down in a flurry.

The dust, when it fell to the ground, did not raise any smoke or dust. Instead, it acted like heavy iron filings, creating numerous tiny pits in the ground.

Su Wantang stared blankly at this scene.

She saw something even more terrifying!

Some of the falling red dust particles were not drifting randomly in the air; they seemed to be "trembling" around the small stone.

It's like trembling with fear.

Lin Shoumo breathed weakly, stuffed the small stone back into his collar, and hid it close to his body.

Just as the stone was pressed back against her chest, Su Wantang heard a soft "click" sound.

Lin Shoumo groaned and his body swayed violently. He closed his eyes in pain, but soon he opened them again and returned to normal!

"What...what is that?" Su Wantang didn't notice his condition at all, her voice trembling as she pointed to the red dust slowly falling from the sky.

Just moments ago, it was an energy capable of destroying the world, but now it is as quiet as the ashes in a grave.

This process of "turning rage into deathly silence" is more chilling than a simple explosion!

Lin Shoumo wiped the blood from his nose, forcing a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth:

"That's the rule of the 'Divine Seal'; it doesn't like noisy things!"

He leaned on the shipping container, his legs a little weak, but his eyes grew brighter: "This thing... it's got a temper too. It can forcibly 'put everything back in its place'!"

Whether it's energy or matter, everything must follow its rules before it!

"What are its rules?"

"That's right!" Lin Shoumo glanced at the bald, burly man, a cold glint in his eyes. "Order is slaughter! When everything is fixed, life ends. That's its rule!"

In the distance, the instrument in the bald, burly man's hand suddenly made a crisp sound and exploded!

For the first time, extreme terror appeared on his face, making his previously stiff expression look particularly comical!

"impossible……"

The bald, burly man's voice was no longer dry; instead, it trembled with a quivering quality.

"That's... a projection of the divine seal? How can you carry something like that on you? Don't you know that's forbidden for the Night's Watch?!"

Lin Shoumo sneered, his body swaying precariously, but he still managed to stand upright, looking at the bald man with an expression as if he were looking at an idiot:

"Taboos? Those are your rules!"

He glanced down at the stone on his chest that was faintly burning, then at the small gourd in his arms, gritted his teeth, and pulled the gourd off.

The moment the bald, burly man saw the red gourd in his hand, his pupils shrank to pinpoints!

He glanced at the shattered remains in his hand and the worker still attacking himself, gritted his teeth, and actually turned and ran!

Su Wantang wanted to chase after them, but Lin Shoumo held her back tightly. Watching their fleeing figures, his voice was weak: "Senior Sister, can you listen to me next time? Being so impulsive... this business... is going to be tough!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Shoumo's eyes rolled back, and he fell straight backward.

Su Wantang reacted quickly and caught him: "Lin Shoumo! You... what happened? Are you alright?"

The moment she held it, she was shocked!

Lin Shoumo's body was frighteningly light, as if a part of his body had been "hollowed out".

Moreover, even through his clothes, one could feel a tremendous, icy suction force on his chest—the spot where the stone was—as if it were drawing in the surrounding temperature.

Su Wantang looked up at the red dust that was still falling. Under the moonlight, the dust reflected a strange light—a gravitational lens.

The light was bent around the dust.

At that moment, she finally understood that what Lin Shoumo had just raised was not a stone!