53 Chapter 53

◎Banned——◎

"Why are there mountains here?"

Sakaguchi Ango heard someone talking behind him.

He looked back and saw the Armed Detective Agency following behind the Special Ability Division. Kunikida Doppo was puzzled. "I don't remember much about this place."

But in his memory, there shouldn't be any mountains here.

"Was it modified by the pages of the book?" Nakajima Atsushi raised his head and looked towards the densely wooded mountain.

The pages of a book alter reality?

"No matter what it is, let's go up and take a look first." Mu Ye Xue Che said. He looked at the mountain and put away the umbrella after a moment.

The Special Ability Division and the Armed Detective Agency entered the mountain.

Next came the Port Mafia, following behind the two organizations.

"Why is the Port Mafia acting so sneaky?" Yun Xiji said.

The five members of the Hound Team stood on the mountainside, just able to see the situation at the entrance at the bottom of the mountain. The five of them arrived the earliest and had plenty of time to explore, but they had no idea how to explore here and could only wander around aimlessly.

Yun Xiji suggested that they first see how other organizations were searching. With the Hound's strength, they could easily launch a sneak attack from behind...

"I already said it wasn't a sneak attack, it was a tactical attack." Okura Yezi refused to associate the word sneak attack with the hound. She crossed her arms and looked down at the situation at the foot of the mountain. "The Port Mafia came here following the Special Ability Division."

She scoffed.

"Could you two be quiet for a moment?" Tiaoye Caiju smiled. "It would be best if you could stop your heartbeats as well."

Yun Xiji took two steps to Tiao Ye Caiju's side and said, "I'll just cast a little magic on your ears."

Tiaoye Caiju decisively refused.

Who knows if Yun Xiji will do anything in it. Yun Xiji's special ability is completely irreversible, and he doesn't want anything to happen to his ears.

Fortunately, what Tiao Ye Cai Ju said was effective and successfully quieted the noisy hunting dog team.

Tiaoye Caiju squatted down, raised his ear above the ground, and listened carefully—

He squatted on the ground for a long time.

"No."

Tiao Ye Cai Ju said.

There is no unique, pertinent sound to the pages of a book.

There were only members of the Armed Detective Agency and the Special Ability Agent Department who had just come up the mountain and were heading towards the hounds.

"It's better to continue going inside, otherwise if we meet other people here, we will be arranged to act together." Although the Hound obeys the government, when it encounters the Special Ability Agent Department in this situation, its first task must be to support the Special Ability Agent Department.

Fudi Yingchi also nodded: "Let's continue walking inside."

He raised his head and looked at the top of the mountain, which was completely blocked by trees and could not be seen at all.

"Let's walk around the entire mountain before the other teams arrive," Yun Xiji said. "Someone might have set a trap insidiously."

Tiaoye Caiju couldn't help but ask: "Did you also encounter this when you were playing games last night?"

Yun Xiji said bluntly: "Yes."

It has no reference value.

The Hound Team expertly ignored it and headed towards the top of the hill.

The group arrived late, and Fitzgerald led them to the foot of the mountain. He looked at his team, then at the trees on the mountain, and suddenly fell silent.

This time he brought a small team of members, including military advisor Louisa, combat superpower Hawthorne and Margaret who had just recovered.

Fitzgerald wanted to avoid making his target too obvious, but he didn't expect that he missed a key person.

"Should have called John."

John, with his special ability, can connect grape vines and plants. If he comes, the combination doesn't even need to look for pages, they can just let John take over the whole mountain.

"Should we call him now?" Hawthorne asked.

Fitzgerald pulled out his cell phone: "No signal."

"Someone got here before us," Louisa pointed out, looking at the footprints ahead. "There's more than one group."

Fitzgerald frowned slightly, "Then go back and find John."

Someone has already gone in, and there may be traps on the way, so they need John's special abilities.

Several members of the group walked in the opposite direction of the mountain. Before they took a few steps, they saw other organizations from abroad, some with names and some without names, heading towards the location of the pages of the book.

Fitzgerald immediately ordered the group members to go into the mountains first, hide and observe.

It would not be a good thing to confront other organizations head-on now.

Margaret frowned slightly: "Has the location of the pages been leaked?"

The group got the news from Yun Xiji. When they got the news, the outside world was still speculating about the authenticity of the pages.

It's just a short distance, yet so many organizations already know the location of the pages...

Who leaked it?

More and more organizations gathered at the foot of the mountain. The group that was originally preparing to leave was blocked not far from the exit. Fitzgerald asked, "Can we get out?"

Louisa opened the book and searched quickly inside. After a moment, she spoke: "If we run into those organizations, there is an 80% chance that a dispute will occur."

On the way to find the treasure, they encountered an organization that was also looking for the treasure. According to the thinking of most organizations, they must strike first and eliminate the organization that is competing with them.

Fitzgerald was silent for two seconds: "Then let's go up the mountain."

There is no signal here, and they have no way of seeing any information from the outside world.

But judging from the sudden increase in the number of organizations, it is not difficult to guess that someone has made the location of the pages public.

Fitzgerald vaguely felt that there was something fishy going on. He collected his thoughts and immediately made a decision to take the group up the mountain.

The Armed Detective Agency, operating alongside the Special Ability Division, was the first to discover the problem: "There are a lot of voices."

There was a lot of noise at the foot of the mountain, and it was obvious that an organized fight had broken out.

Dazai glanced behind him and said, "The location of the page has been revealed."

Ango Sakaguchi's expression froze. He subconsciously wanted to report to the headquarters, but he realized belatedly that there was no signal here.

"Give way……"

"The only ones who know the location of the pages should be the Special Ability Department, and then the Armed Detective Agency..." The members of the Special Ability Department cast their suspicious eyes on the Armed Detective Agency.

Nakajima Atsushi was a little confused.

Why did you suddenly start to doubt the detective agency?

"What's your motive?" Mu Ye Xue Che asked. His golden eyes swept over coldly and he sneered, "Use your brain before you speak."

The person who made the guess choked.

How can this person talk like that!

He was about to make a few words to defend himself when he suddenly heard his boss Sakaguchi Ango say:

"Mr. Muye is right."

That member: “…”

He muted his microphone manually.

"The detective agency has no reason to do this. It's very likely that someone monitored the Special Ability Division's movements and found the location of the pages," Sakaguchi Ango pondered. "But spreading this widely..."

What benefits will it bring to the mastermind if more people come to compete?

"Cause chaos." Izumi Kyoka said suddenly.

She has always been in the middle of the team, but because of her height, she was always ignored by the members of the Special Ability Agent Department. In addition, she didn't talk much, so the Special Ability Agent Department was surprised to find that Izumi Kyoka was also in the team.

Kunikida Doppo nodded. "Yes, the more people there are fighting, the more chaotic it will become. The energy required to obtain the pages will also increase. The mastermind behind this can easily wait until all organizations have lost most of their combat power before taking action."

"It's the demon." Dazai Osamu spoke slowly, but with a certainty in his tone, "He wants everyone to fight over this page."

When the demon's name appeared, everything made sense.

The Special Ability Agent Department accepted this statement instantly.

Dazai Osamu said: "Then we will split up."

Only by acting separately can we reduce the losses and speed up the process.

On the mountainside, the Armed Detective Agency and the Special Ability Agent Department acted separately, and the two organizations continued to move up the mountain in two directions.

On the other side, there were very few people sent by the Port Mafia.

Their main purpose is not to fight for the pages, but to choose a faction to bet on during the game and seek greater benefits for the Port Mafia.

Mori Ogai knew better than anyone that the optimal solution for the final destination of the book pages was the Special Ability Service Department. If the book pages could change the situation in Yokohama and make Yokohama a better place, the Special Ability Service Department would have already started taking action before the combination wrote the next page.

Since there is no such thing, there are only two possibilities. One is that it cannot be changed, just like the resurrected daughter written by Fitzgerald; the other is that one page of the book is not enough to write down a complete set of logic.

After receiving the prophecy from Himuro Hayato, Mori Ogai confirmed this again.

——The Port Mafia only sent two people.

One is the immortal Hayato Himuro, and the other is Chuuya Nakahara who has the ability of gravity.

The two successfully climbed the mountain.

Himuro Hayato heard the sounds of quarreling and fighting behind him, without turning his head: "Is it another organization? Someone outside has revealed the location of the book page."

Nakahara Chuuya narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It's troublesome." It will definitely be chaotic when there are too many people.

Himuro Hayato pointed to the road ahead and said, "Go this way."

The footprints on the ground had obviously been treated, but if you looked closely, you could still see some traces. Nakahara Chuuya casually asked, "Is this the Detective Agency and the Special Ability Department?"

"No, it's a hound."

Nakahara Chuuya was stunned.

"We follow the hound's tracks?"

"Yes, one of them was able to find the pages."

Nakahara Chuuya took two steps and suddenly found that Himuro Hayato had stopped.

Himuro Hayato looked down thoughtfully: "I can get inside this group of people."

"Huh?" Nakahara Chuuya was surprised. "They?"

What value do a group of unknown small organizations have?

The man's voice was steady: "Through them to get to the hounds."

The other party raised his eyes, his blood-red eyes tinged with darkness, "This is the fastest."

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Ye Yue Shen was thinking about the specific location of the pages.

[Could it be at the top of the mountain?] Ye Yueshen guessed.

It doesn't feel that simple...

Is the page playing hide-and-seek with us? We all run to the top of the mountain to find it, only to find it at the bottom?

The system choked: [This page is very naughty.]

Everyone was discussing something about the book pages, when someone's hand slipped and clicked on the data panel.

Pain value is exposed openly: [-70%]

One person unified the collective silence.

The system is about to shut down again. [Is there really still a chance? ]

Ye Yue Shen: [Yes.]

His plan is the ultimate big knife!

All hopes were shattered at the last second before dawn.

This will definitely hit the audience!

The system believed: [I believe you.]

Believe it one last time.

The hound was the fastest, but it made no progress.

The mountain road is steep, and there are many trees and vines blocking the view. The members of the Wild Dog Team have all been transformed by the supernatural technicians. Only Yun Xiji is a fragile one, walking at the end of the team and slowing down the hounds' progress.

Fudi Yingchi didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly when his eyes met Yun Xiji's.

"Where are your special abilities?" asked Okura Yezi.

Yun Xiji said, "I'm saving money."

"Whenever I activate my special abilities, there are side effects. I don't want to sleep on the mountain."

"You just said you wanted to use your special powers on my ears." said Tiao Ye Caiju.

Yun Xiji said: "Then you should thank me."

Tiaoye Caiju was too lazy to pay attention to him.

The hunting dog team was the fastest, and logically no one could catch up with them. While they were looking for a way to continue up the mountain, a voice came from behind them.

"Eh? Is there anyone here?" The voice sounded unfamiliar.

The Hound Team looked over and saw unfamiliar faces. There were quite a few people, and it looked like there was more than one organization. Each person standing in front looked very weak.

The leader's heart skipped a beat when he looked at Fudi Yingchi's face.

Wait, why does this person look so familiar?!

Before he could recall carefully, the person opposite him, wearing red clothes and with his eyes closed, suddenly asked:

"How did you get up here?"

This question made the group of people hesitate and hesitate to answer. They all subconsciously glanced to the back of the team, and then hurriedly looked away after seeing the black spot.

The leader sensed the hostility of the hounds. He lowered his brows, his eyes flashed with ferocity, and swept through the hounds, instantly locking onto the one who looked the weakest.

Yun Xiji understood his expression and praised him, "Your eyesight is quite good."

Although the group of people seemed scattered, they acted in unexpected tacit coordination. At a command, they rushed towards Yun Xiji, wanting to take Yun Xiji as a hostage.

The other four Hounds: "..."

Okura Yezi blocked most of the attacks: "What are you doing?"

"Is your organization really short of people?" Tiaoye Caiju was confused. "Even if we are really short of people, you can't just come here and snatch people away."

Someone was dealing with the enemy in the front, and Yun Xiji immediately stood behind them. "It's time to show our team spirit."

As soon as he said this, Okura Yezi and Jiono Caiju, who were fighting, suddenly stopped and stopped at the same time.

"Teammate friendship?"

Both of them looked strange.

When did they have this thing?

Who wants to be teammates with a guy who is wanted everywhere?

The people who were released tried to escape in panic, but there were so many of them that the way back seemed to be blocked due to the crowd. Soon, sword lights flashed past them, and after screaming, several people were not strong enough in their will and suddenly fainted.

Most people didn't dare to move anymore and watched the hounds vigilantly.

"We are the government's special forces hounds."

Only then did they look at the hound carefully, and first observed Yun Xiji's face clearly.

Instantly, someone's eyes widened in horror: "You, you are a 'fortune teller'?!"

They didn't know what a hound was, but they had seen Yun Xiji's wanted poster on the streets of Yokohama!

What government special operations team? Could it be that they just found a military uniform to disguise themselves?

Whoever came up with this idea is a genius!

The leader felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have done the same thing. When he met other people, he would have told them that he was the government’s army. Most people would have definitely considered taking a detour or thought twice before taking action!

Yun Xiji's existence instantly distorted this group of people's understanding of hounds.

Fudi Yingchi held her forehead with her hand.

He had said long ago that Yun Xiji needed to act alone, and that acting together would indeed lead to misunderstanding.

Okura Yezi tried to explain, but failed.

Okura Yezi lost her expression.

She said angrily: "You guys——"

"How can you not recognize the captain!?"

Members of that organization: sluggish.JPG

who?

Tiaoye Caiju: "Is this the point?"

Okura Yezi gave this group of people a severe lesson.

"How did you get up here?"

The leader of the organization who was knocked to the ground struggled hard and looked at the other members who did not dare to step forward and were timid. He was furious.

The tip of the sword fell to his side.

The leader instantly became obedient and shouted, "Bring out that 'Pathfinder'!"

"Pathfinder?"

"How come the name is even more childish than 'Fortune Teller'?"

"That's him!" The group pushed out a tall guy from the end of the team.

When they saw that face, all the members of the Hound Team were stunned. Tiaoye Caiju heard the clue from the unusual heartbeat of her teammate: "What's wrong?

"Nice to meet you again." said Himuro Hayato.

He and Chuuya Nakahara split up and caught up with the Hound team members as quickly as possible.

Fukuchi Sakurachi looked at Himuro Hayato and asked, "Do you know the way up the mountain?"

"I don't know." Himuro Hayato's answer made Fukuchi Sakurachi frown, "I can roughly estimate the best route."

Fudi Yingchi just hoped that the other party would stop breathing heavily and finish the sentence in one breath.

He looked at the group of people who came up with Himuro Hayato, and they immediately shrank back. He didn't know if it was because there was no longer any crowding behind them, but they shrank back unexpectedly smoothly.

Immediately, some people started to run away. The leader, standing at the front, rolled to his feet and took a look at the progress of his escape. His eyes darkened: "Why do we have to queue up to escape?"

He is walking in the front and he can't run away!

Fortunately, the hounds didn't pay any attention to them and were completely focused on Hayato Himuro. The leader urged them anxiously.

On the side, Fudi Yingchi said: "Since you know the way, then lead the hound."

"I remember he was from the Mafia? Can you really trust him?"

Himuro Hayato: "The Mafia is not prepared to become an enemy of the government."

"We have a common goal, which is to eliminate other groups that are trying to grab the pages and keep Yokohama stable," he said.

His words made the Hound Team fall into deep thought.

The fleeing crowd had not yet completely left when they suddenly heard these words and someone turned around instantly.

"Didn't he just say that our common enemy is the government?"

"Good at changing faces, bad review."

Hearing the whispers, Tiaoye Caiju said: "."

This Mafia guy doesn't seem reliable at all!

He tried to persuade the captain, but the captain responded, "The road above is difficult to walk on. It would be better if someone leads the way."

Okura Yezi: "The captain is right!"

Tiao Ye Cai Ju: "..."

"You also feel something is wrong, right?" Yun Xiji's voice was so soft that only someone with extremely advanced hearing like Tiao Ye Caiju could hear it. "It's like he's deliberately slowing himself down."

Tiaoye Caiju suddenly looked up. Although he couldn't see, he could look towards Yunxiji accurately.

"What's the meaning?"

Yun Xiji lowered his voice: "It means exactly what it says."

Fudi Yingchi, who was walking in front, glanced back at the two of them, mistakenly thinking they were arguing again: "You two have been arguing all the way. Why don't you try walking separately? Maybe that will reduce the quarreling."

Tiaoye Caiju replied, "It doesn't matter. If he says that again, I'll take action."

HOT*【I'll go first! There are so many people】

I originally thought that just a few organizations wouldn't be able to find the pages, but now so many organizations have suddenly appeared. Shushu is unmatched in spreading intelligence. This number of people could fill the entire mountain.

1L[Then discovered that the pages of the book were actually underground]

2L [You know the tricks upstairs]

3L [The first thing I thought of when I saw the mountain was John from the group... and you told me he wasn't there??]

4L [reasonable, banned by the production team]

5L [Limited Time Instance - 'Book Page' Mountain

Banned Character: John

Note: This map is isolated from the signal, and contact with the outside world is strictly prohibited.]

6L [The name Book Page Mountain is a bit awkward]

7L [Am I the only one who noticed that Himuro Hayato is blocking the road...]

8L [Hahahaha I saw that too. Those small organizations were trying to escape, but were stopped by Himuro. Himuro is so mean.]

9L [Escaped Organization: Report! There's an invisible wall! !]

10L [Why do I feel like there are hints in many places that the final winner will be Yun Xiji]

11L[If Xiaoyun gets the page, she should be able to break the cycle, right?]

12L [I have a question. After so many cycles, Yun Xiji wouldn't have never gotten a single page, right? Could it be that the pages are completely useless?]

13L [TT please don’t use the knife, I beg you]

[……]

At the foot of the mountain, the group watched helplessly as Hayato Himuro infiltrated a part of the organization and led that team up the mountain.

"Shall we follow?" Hawthorne asked.

"No," Fitzgerald mused. "The Port Mafia wouldn't send just him."

Where are Himuro Hayato's teammates?

And...why would Himuro Hayato help those organizations?

Fitzgerald said, "It must be a trap. He's fishing, or simply taking advantage of those people."

The group did not take a detour, but continued along its original trajectory.

As I walked, the noise behind me suddenly became smaller and smaller.

Initially, the group simply thought they were getting farther and farther away from the foot of the mountain and the sound could not reach them.

Until there was no sound around.

The entire forest was silent, with only the sound of their breathing.

Starting from the ankles, a cool, damp mist spread upwards.

Louisa realized something was wrong and turned around to look back.

Looking around, all I could see was white fog.

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There was a new person at the foot of the mountain. His hair was like mist, hanging down behind him in a white mass. His ruby-like eyes were raised, gazing far away at the top of the mountain.

"No one will disturb us until the cooperation is completed..." he said softly.