Chapter 126 Fanlan: ...King?
The surface world, Night Tide Prison.
"Senior Redheart, what on earth happened here?"
Saotome Rin carried a long sword on her side, and behind her followed Izayoi, who still had a calm expression. However, if you looked closely, you could vaguely see some anxiety on Izayoi's face.
The girl, who has become the leader of Tang Hongshan Team and one of the management members who controls the entire Yedao, rushed over to provide support as soon as she heard about the demon attack in Yechao Prison. However, she unexpectedly discovered that her friends who had tried their best to help her in Yedao - the Squid Detective Agency and others - were also missing because of that incident.
Xuedie has always been a talkative person. She just stood quietly on the other side of Saotome Rin. Her blood-red eyes that carried the power of the Demon King rolled like gems, filled with deep worry.
"Yeah, what happened? Senior Red Heart, I remember that the Ink City incident happened not long ago. Logically, they, you, and Senior Faust just arrived at Night Tide Prison yesterday, right?"
Jade did not participate too much in the dream of death, but she probably learned about the negligence of Queen, the current chairman of the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau, from the conversations of several seniors. She originally thought that as long as Seniors Red Heart and Faust were there, no matter how powerful Queen was, this attempt would not have too dangerous consequences. However, she did not expect that before the aftermath of Ink City was over, she received an online headline from the Leather Tower Archives that Night Tide Prison was attacked.
On a tideless night, Night Tide Prison was attacked by the followers of the old Night Tide Demon King who crawled out from the bottom of the sea. The remaining law enforcers suffered heavy losses and the casualties were serious.
In that report, four people from the Squid Detective Agency also disappeared mysteriously. Currently, public opinion on the Internet almost unanimously points the finger at Wonder, who had sent a warning letter to the Night Tide Prison in advance, saying that the tragedy in the Night Tide Prison was entirely the work of the so-called "only stealing, never hurting people" phantom thief Wonder. In order to steal the Ten Commandments token, the phantom thief Wonder has obviously stopped at nothing and used every possible means, even releasing the Night Tide Demon King's followers who had long been sealed and suppressed by the Queen in the deep sea for the Ten Commandments token.
Feicui and Wonder were not very familiar with each other in the City of Ink, but at least they had met once. The events in the City of Ink could be prevented, in addition to Bai Ye who stopped Faust at the last moment to buy time for You Yu and others, and even persuaded Senior Faust to change his mind, Wonder was the most seriously injured. In order to save Linglan, he was pierced through the body by the undercover Spade of the devil's apostle, and he forced himself to help destroy the dream...
To be honest, Feicui didn't believe that if it was not Wonder who was present at the time, but just another law enforcer, he would be able to do such a thing and risk his life.
Although they had opposite positions on the issue of the Ten Commandments, at least she knew that Wonder was by no means an evil person who would disregard the lives of countless people for the sake of the Ten Commandments.
"It's hard for me to explain in words... just follow me."
Hong Xin, who came out to greet them, looked very tired. Her bright red long hair was curled and seemed to have lost its vitality. There were obvious dark circles under her eyes, obviously because she had not slept all night because of Ye Chao's incident.
The young men looked at each other, nodded solemnly, and followed Hong Xin's slightly heavy footsteps.
Together, they passed through the complex steel structure inside Night Tide Prison. After bypassing several doors, they finally arrived at the dark room that Queen once used as a collection place for the Ten Commandments. In the large dark room, above several empty exhibition stands, a red and blue door was suspended.
Red and blue pixel blocks surround the door, giving it a distinct sense of unreality that can only be seen in pixel games.
"How's the research going?"
Redheart asked her colleague who had been sitting in front of that door for hours, she tried to use a more relaxed tone but sounded like she failed.
"...It's a very magical energy body. All I know is that this door leads to another time and space, and it is likely closely related to the wheel of fate that Zhenhong mentioned."
Meihua was sitting in a wheelchair, holding a ballpoint pen in her hand. All around her were drafts of a large number of complex soul particle-related formulas that she had written and drawn. Those drafts were too complicated. Even Blood Butterfly and Emerald, who had been strictly trained as "ninjas" and captains since childhood, could only recognize a few of the symbols and formulas.
"The energy behind this door gives me a feeling that is completely consistent with Youyu's special ability. No wonder no one has found the Wheel of Fortune for so many years. No one except the Chairman and Zhenhong has ever entered the Senate to meet with the human elders... Who would have thought that the highest leadership organization of mankind would be so secretive and hide itself in the Wheel of Fortune."
Red Heart narrowed his eyes and deliberately set a trap. Maybe even the exposure of the Queen was part of the Senate's plan. They deliberately lured the Squid Detective Agency and the traitor Faust, who played an important role in the script, and transferred them to the Senate to solve the problem in one fell swoop.
Red Heart gritted his teeth, cursing the shamelessness of the Senate in his heart, while trying to calm himself down. Facing the young people behind him who rushed over as soon as they were worried about the Squid Detective Agency, he sighed and said, "Let me help you explain."
At this point, there is no need to conceal the matter anymore. Jade is already one of the few pillars of the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau. The three Blood Butterflies are not only strong men with the power of the Demon King, but also leaders who have been in control of a city circle since childhood. They are not children who need to be protected. Like the Squid Detective Agency, they have the right to know the real truth.
Red Heart has tried his best to tell the young people in front of him about their experiences in an easily acceptable way. However, Queen, who is one of the three chairmen and now the main person in charge of the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau, is actually the leader of the demon apostles. The script that the Senate, which is almost like a legend and has even been hidden from the sight of all living beings, wants to realize is to regard everything in the surface world, whether demons or humans, as nourishment for their ascension to deity. Such a truth is too shocking. Even though several people have been through many battles and faced the horror of the devil, they still don't feel it is real and are quite disillusioned.
"I know you won't believe it, but unfortunately, this is the truth, and Youyu and the others have now been brought into the range of the Wheel of Fortune by Zhenhong."
Redheart shook his head and sighed.
"No... It's not that I don't believe you, I just think... it's quite scary."
Saotome Rin's voice was trembling. You know, the reason why the entire surface world can still maintain order despite the existence of the DM system and demons is because everyone unconditionally believes that the Sun Law Enforcement Bureau will handle everything. The long-silent Senate, which has been equated with gods, still exists and is the last trump card of mankind.
But in the end, the demons who quarreled with each other and hurt each other were the ones who had the same experience and ending as the humans in the surface world. The "friends" who could be trusted had completely disappeared, and yesterday's enemies had become caged birds with them, and became victims of the high and mighty "elder gods".
Saotome Rin just felt a little suffocated. She didn't dare to think about it. If there really was a wheel of fortune behind that door, then now... what about Youyu and the others who had fallen into it? And why didn’t Wonder, who was supposed to send out the advance notice, show up?
Countless mysteries are entangled together, surrounding everyone's brain. No one speaks, because no one knows where the key to solving the deadlock lies.
"…Heart, look at this, I found a new flaw."
Meihua's cold voice rang out in this dark room of considerable size with a slight echo. Hongxin hurried over and saw Meihua using the ballpoint pen to touch the lower left corner of the red and blue door closest to her. That corner instantly began to show red and blue pixels, as if that part could not withstand the contact from the outside world and was struggling to repair itself with pixels.
"There's something wrong here... The energy that makes up this door is unstable. There must be something wrong with the Ten Rings token that makes it up."
Meihua spoke in a serious tone. She swept her eyes across the red and blue door, and in a flash of inspiration, she quickly grasped the problem.
"One of the Ten Commandments tokens here is fake."
"Fake……"
Hong Xin quickly filtered all the information about the Ten Rings in her mind. The Ten Rings archives of the Leather Tower Archives had always been open to her, the leader. She had personally verified all the other Ten Rings, except for one... only one...
Hongxin confirmed something in an instant, she turned around suddenly and looked at Saotome Rin and the knife at her waist.
"Ms. Saotome... Is the sword at your side really your soul tag weapon?"
Hongxin's voice was steady and solemn. Saotome Rin responded blankly: "No... Because Blood Butterfly needs a knife to fight, so I still entrust my soul tag weapon to Blood Butterfly. This knife is just a knife I got from the Metropolitan Police Department - wait, what do you mean -?"
Hong Xin nodded, and under her encouraging gaze, Saotome Rin drew out the standard-issue long sword that looked very ordinary. It was a standard-issue weapon that every law enforcer of the Yojima Metropolitan Police Department could get.
All the tokens of the Ten Commandments have passed through Red Heart's hands, including the Heart of Night that was stolen by Wonder in the beginning. Therefore, she is absolutely sure that there will be no problem with those tokens of the Ten Commandments, except for that sword, the one recovered from Night Island... the long sword Ten Congyun that the human elder Susanoo had used to kill the Demon King of Dusk Fire.
The burning hot flame covered the long sword. Hong Xin had a serious expression. The flame that could cleanse everything tempered the blade. As the flame faded, a dazzling luster burst out from the blade. It was Yedao's famous sword Tian Congyun.
Saotome Rin's eyes widened. She looked at Xuedie and said in disbelief, "Wonder...?"
Hong Xin just sighed deeply and tiredly: "He knows, and has been preparing for this a long time ago..."
Moreover, he was able to replace the standard long sword and ensure that Saotome Rin got it. He must be someone who was deeply involved in the Overnight Island incident.
A terrible guess suddenly occurred to Hongxin's mind, but she was unwilling to believe it for the time being.
but……
"At least this time, the initiative is in our hands."
Saotome Rin clenched the blade tightly: "This Tenzogumo will become our weapon to split open that terrible script."
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On the other side, the core of the Wheel of Fortune.
"Anyway, find a way to leave here now. You finally managed to break free from the mind control of the Queen and the Senate. I want to at least send you out and hand you over to Teacher Red Heart!"
Youyu winked at Fanlan playfully, and the other party's mood seemed to improve. The painter stood up straight and followed Youyu's footsteps towards the unknown front.
No matter what, she wanted to live on, at least to apologize to her good friend... Red Heart, who had been kept in the dark and waited for so many years.
"Wait, in front...is that a person?"
But just as this belief filled her heart and she made up her mind, Fanlan looked up and saw a strange figure standing in front of her. Her remaining law enforcer instinct made her subconsciously protect Youyu, who was still a high school student, behind her.
It was a very familiar shadow, so familiar that Youyu didn't even dare to confirm it.
"...King?"
In the shattered, pale fragments of memory that had not yet fully recovered, You Yu murmured the name that he had never called out since he lost his memory.
The culprit of all evil and disaster.
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