"And then? Have you heard of any other intruders?"

"No." Amamiya Haruki shook his head, "I've only heard rumors of invaders appearing, but I haven't seen them."

"How many?"

"From what I heard, there are about two."

"How big is the difference in the time they appeared?"

"Half a year? Seven or eight months? I don't know."

Lin Qiye fell into deep thought.

Cao Yuan became the first invader about two years ago, and then every six months or seven or eight months, another invader would appear... If these invaders were all members of the Night Squad...

Does that mean that at least two years have passed since they were defeated by the White-haired King?

But why is there such a big difference in the time when each person logs in? Where are the others during the time they disappeared?

The more Lin Qiye thought about it, the more confusing it seemed.

"Later, where did the first invader you saw go?" Lin Qiye continued to ask.

"I don't know. After that, I secluded myself for a while and never saw him again."

Lin Qiye sighed helplessly.

Cao Yuan’s clues were completely cut off at this point, but at least he knew that other team members had arrived in this country, even earlier than him... and he didn’t know where they were now?

Without being able to speak the language and using the forbidden ruins, it is not easy to survive in this strange country avoiding the pursuit of the oracle and the police.

"You are a native here, why would you team up with the invaders? Shouldn't you be enemies?" Lin Qiye asked the question in his mind.

Amamiya Haruki looked into Lin Qiye's eyes calmly, and after a long silence, he slowly spoke:

"For me, there is only one enemy."

"who?"

Amamiya Haruki stretched out his hand and pointed at the night sky above his head. His deep and cold eyes exuded murderous intent and he uttered two words.

"Theocracy."

Lin Qiye's brows raised slightly.

Amamiya Haruki turned around and looked at the night sky illuminated by neon lights in the distance. "What do you think of this country?"

“It’s lively, bustling and interesting.”

"Is that all?"

Lin Qiye was silent for a moment, his mind flashing with the number on Yurina, the pure land floating above Tokyo, and the scene just now where everyone on the street knelt on the ground to welcome the oracle...

"And... pitiful." He uttered these two words slowly.

The hand of Amamiya Haruki holding the hilt of [Rain Collapse] clenched unconsciously, veins popped out on the back of his hand, and a trace of sadness emerged in his eyes.

“That’s what the invader said back then.

In my eyes, it is like a puppet wearing gorgeous clothes and a smiling mask. No matter how good it looks, it is just a toy that is manipulated by others...

Or maybe not even a toy.

Under theocracy, the people here are really too lowly.

But the people here have been instilled with the idea of ​​the supremacy of God since birth, and they don’t realize there is anything wrong with this, and they think their lowliness is natural... This is the saddest thing. "

Amamiya Haruki took a deep breath and closed his eyes helplessly, "This country is too sick. Only blood and knife can cut off the disgusting tumor called 'divine power' from it."

Lin Qiye looked at Amamiya Haruki with some surprise.

He originally thought that in such a theocratic society, after four generations of influence, the people here had become completely numb and had lost the desire to resist. Now it seems that this idea was too absolute.

Even in such an environment, there are still a very small number of people who awaken themselves, break away from rigid thinking, and think about the contradiction between theocracy and human rights.

Most importantly, they have the courage to put into practice this idea that everyone considers to be outrageous, and they continue to move forward unwaveringly even though the road ahead is extremely bumpy.

"I understand." Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully, "The reason you saved me is because you think that in the eyes of theocracy, we invaders are 'evil', and you rebels are also 'evil', so we are on the same side."

"Maybe our philosophies are different, but our enemies are the same." Amamiya Haruki nodded slightly, "Helping you means creating trouble for the Pure Land. That's what I want."

Lin Qiye smiled and said, "No wonder they listed you as a wanted criminal of the "Fierce Ghost" level and offered a reward of 10 million yen... By the way, what exactly is a "Fierce Ghost"?"

"You are an outsider, so it's normal that you don't understand the classification of wanted criminals." Amamiya Haruki said:

“All wanted criminals are divided into four levels according to their threat level, namely [Yaksha], [Hunting Bird], [Fierce Ghost] and [Extreme Evil].

[Yaksha] represents ordinary wanted criminals, usually those who have committed murder, arson, or other heinous crimes, and are the focus of attention of local police stations;

Compared with Yaksha, the crimes of [Hunting Birds] are more serious, such as mass murder, dismemberment, inciting terrorist attacks, burning important places, promoting cults, or controlling the leaders of a violent gang that has committed many evil deeds. Whenever they appear, large-scale police forces must be mobilized to encircle and suppress them. They are within the scope that the police station can barely handle;

[Fierce Ghosts] are completely different. This level of wanted criminals are judged to be likely to shake social stability on a large scale, or are extremely dangerous people who have the ability to easily destroy an area and break the existing order, such as the holder of the Nine Swords of Huojin. They can only be arrested by Oracles, and ordinary police forces cannot pose a threat to them at all;

"The most evil" wanted criminals are defined as those who "have the potential to cause massive casualties", "shake the foundation of society", "challenge theocracy", and "have the potential to destroy a country". Every time a "most evil" wanted criminal appears, all the oracles will join forces to capture him and use the power of the entire country to capture him."

"Extremely evil..."

Lin Qiye muttered these two words, his eyes narrowed slightly, "How many oracles are there in total?"

"Seven." Amamiya Haruki paused and added, "Each of them has reached the pinnacle on a certain path. In this country, except for a very small number of Huojin Sword Masters, they are the strongest under the gods."

Lin Qiye's mind flashed with the image of the white-robed oracle. Judging from his realm, he was indeed a Klein at the peak of his power, but in some aspects, he was indeed superior to any Klein he had ever seen...

Not to mention "Klein", even the human ceiling may not be able to interrupt [Zhanbai].

And once you become a wanted criminal of the [Extremely Evil] level, you will be besieged by seven oracles?

This is a bit scary.

Unless one reaches the ceiling of human nature, I'm afraid no one can withstand it.

"I have another question." Lin Qiye seemed to have thought of something, "We can't use the forbidden ruins here, so how did you control so much rain just now? Did you use the forbidden items?"

"Forbidden items?" Amamiya Haruki seemed unable to understand the meaning of these two words. After hesitating for a moment, he pointed to the dark blue sword at his waist.

"Do you know the Nine Swords of Huojin?"