The death of the "Fighting God" Balder Orlando soon caused an uproar throughout the entire continent of Semria. Since Balder and his brother acted separately at the time, the "Red Constellation" did not disappear due to Balder's death. But even so, the fact that the "Fighting God" who was famous throughout the continent was killed and even his head was chopped off was enough to shock people.
At the same time, the name "Black" also spread like wildfire throughout the surface and underground forces of the entire Semlia continent. After all, the other party was a ruthless man who could kill Balder and his trusted subordinates by himself. For a time, both the Seven Stars Church and some underground organizations, including intelligence agencies of various countries, went to Oriental Street, trying to win over this killer for their own use, or directly absorb him into the organization.
However, when these people tried their best to find the middleman, they were told that the middleman had already retired and gone home to celebrate the New Year!
As for how many thoughts these underground and aboveground spies had, Fang Zheng didn't care. After killing Bader, he got five million Mira, plus his previous savings, and now Fang Zheng finally saved enough start-up capital. Then he used a special channel to buy a new identity certificate, and then ran away.
Fang Zheng is not stupid. If he doesn't run away now, does he have to wait for the intelligence agencies and underground forces of various countries to surround him?
Not to mention, there was a little follower around him.
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng looked at the girl who was sleeping on his shoulder.
Philippines.
This was the girl Fang Zheng had found in the ruins of the battlefield of the Hunter Corps. At that time, she had lost everything and didn't even know where to go. She was like a wandering ghost, wandering in the ruins based on instinct. Fang Zheng found her, and she accepted Fang Zheng's invitation and followed him.
Perhaps because of the traumatic sequelae of witnessing war and death, Fei didn't like to talk and usually had a blank expression on her face. She just followed Fang Zheng silently. Of course, Fang Zheng was also experienced in taking care of such a child - he had taken care of the cursed children of the dark world before, so it was not a problem for him to comfort a little Fei.
According to Fang Zheng's plan, he intended to take Fei all the way west, from the Republic of Calvard to Crossbell, then to the Erebonian Empire, and finally to the Kingdom of Liberl. Of course, the main purpose of Fang Zheng's doing this was to let Fei gradually get over the pain of losing her loved ones and enjoy the beautiful world.
Is there anything better than a spontaneous and magnificent trip?
It turns out that this is indeed useful. Fei has gradually become more energetic. Her eyes, which were originally blank and looked like they had lost their souls, have become more lively. She even took the initiative to ask Fang Zheng to train her, and Fang Zheng certainly didn't mind. So now the two of them are traveling and practicing at the same time, which is quite interesting.
By the way, Fang Zheng also checked Ling's situation through the "Whispering Banner" and learned that after that, in order to escape the debtor, Ling's parents entrusted her to their acquaintances in the Republic to take care of her, and they worked hard to make money to repay the debt. The other party was also very good to Ling, and there was no abuse or other situations.
Seeing this, Fang Zheng was somewhat relieved. At least for now, Ling should not be in any great danger. Of course, Ling was definitely unhappy about being forced to leave her parents at such a young age, but Fang Zheng had no other options. He could only hope that Harold and his wife would pay off their debts as soon as possible and then take Ling back.
“Woo…”
After a while, Fei, who was leaning on Fang Zheng's shoulder, groaned softly, then rubbed her eyes and sat up.
"What time is it?"
"Three o'clock, did you sleep well?"
"Um."
Facing Fang Zheng's question, Fei nodded honestly.
"Well, let's train for another round, and then we'll go down the mountain. I heard that there are special delicacies in the village ahead, so let's go and try them."
"Um."
Hearing this, Fei nodded again, then she stood up and walked to the open space in front. Then the girl drew two daggers from her waist and began training.
With Fei's small arms and legs, Fang Zheng certainly couldn't teach her wolf swordsmanship, but he had a lot of tricks up his sleeve, and soon Fang Zheng found a fighting method that suited Fei. What he was teaching Fei now was the martial arts used by Irene, the crow hunter Fang Zheng met in Yharnam. Of course, Fang Zheng also decided that after Fei became a master, he would give her the Blade of Mercy.
But for now, it's still very early.
After a short round of training, Fang Zheng and Fei came to the hotel in the village at the foot of the mountain, stayed there, and tasted the unique food there.
“It tasted pretty good, great.”
Satisfiedly clearing the plate in front of him, Fang Zheng took a sip of water, and nodded to the boss next to him with a smile, and the latter also laughed.
"As long as you are satisfied, after all, there are few tourists coming to our remote place."
"Really? The scenery here is beautiful. It's a pity."
"Actually, this is not bad...By the way, guest, if you have nothing else to do, I suggest you don't go out after dark."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Fang Zheng looked at his boss.
"What's wrong? Are there any monsters around?"
"That's not the case, but sir, didn't you read the newspaper?"
As he spoke, the boss handed over a copy of the Republic News, and Fang Zheng took the newspaper and started flipping through it.
"……robber?"
"Yes, I heard recently that many places in the Republic have been attacked by bandits, and children have been kidnapped... Hey, little brother, you have to be careful with such a little girl."
Glancing at Fei who was eating dinner silently, the boss lowered his voice and spoke to Fang Zheng, who nodded.
"Thanks for the reminder."
After a brief conversation with the boss, Fang Zheng picked up the newspaper again. He was not unfamiliar with this situation. In fact, there had been several similar cases in the Republic before, most of which involved residents being attacked by robbers and then dying, and children disappearing without a trace. Oriental Street was also investigating this, but there were no clues. The only thing we knew was that the attackers were not ordinary robbers or underworld gangs, otherwise, with the dark trading field under Oriental Street, it would be impossible for them to not find any intelligence at all.
This news brought Fang Zheng a lot of new information. According to the current newspaper reports, similar situations occurred not only in the Republic, but also in the Empire, the Kingdom of Liberl, and even the Principality of Remifilia. Currently, the Guerrilla Association and intelligence agencies of various countries are investigating the matter, but so far, there are no clues.
Maybe I should pay attention to this matter?
Seeing this, Fang Zheng frowned. He had been in Oriental Street for quite some time and had always heard similar rumors. Originally, Fang Zheng felt that he did not need to take action on this matter. After all, there were organizations like the Guerrilla Association on this continent, and even the underworld was investigating. If the black and white forces joined forces, it should not be difficult to solve the case.
But now it seems that this kidnapping gang is really mysterious...
Soon, night came, and Fang Zheng took Fei back to the room to rest. Originally, according to Fang Zheng's idea, he wanted to book two single rooms or a luxury suite, but Fei didn't want to sleep alone. Even if Fang Zheng coaxed her to bed, she would quietly get up in the middle of the night and go to Fang Zheng's bedroom to sleep. Over time, Fang Zheng let her do whatever she wanted.
After all, Fei is just a seven-year-old girl, so it is normal for her to have this sense of dependence.
Looking at Fei curled up in the quilt with her eyes closed and falling asleep, Fang Zheng also slowly closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.
However, at this moment...
"Save me, big brother!!!"
Suddenly, a childish voice emerged from Fang Zheng's mind, and upon hearing this voice, Fang Zheng opened his eyes instantly, and then a glow emerged from his body. The next moment, the scene in front of Fang Zheng began to change rapidly. The dark room turned into dots of light and disappeared in an instant. After a moment, dazzling pure white shone alternately.
When Fang Zheng opened his eyes again, he found himself standing in a room that looked quite luxurious. In front of him, a naked fat man was looking at him with horror.
"You, who are you? Why are you here?!"
The fat man raised his hand while shouting, but Fang Zheng had already punched him in the face, sending the fat pig flying. The fat man hit the wall, tilted his head, and died.
It was not until this time that Fang Zheng looked around, and then he was surprised to find that on a soft bed not far behind him, there was a young girl lying. She was wearing a white dress and holding a black rabbit doll tightly in her arms. At this moment, the girl's face was flushed and she was staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.
"Ling?!"
Seeing the girl, Fang Zheng was shocked. He hurried forward to observe the girl carefully. Soon, Fang Zheng found that Ling seemed to have been given some kind of drug and was in a trance. So Fang Zheng also raised his hand and pressed it on Ling's head. Then a white holy light appeared instantly and enveloped the girl's whole body. After a while, the unnatural high fever on the girl gradually disappeared, and the eyes that seemed to have lost their spirit gradually regained their brightness.
The girl blinked and seemed to finally come to her senses. She hugged the rabbit doll tightly and tilted her head in confusion, then she saw Fang Zheng.
"Big brother?"
"It's me, Ling. Are you okay? What's going on?"
“Big brother…?”
After staring blankly at Fang Zheng for a while, Ling seemed to finally react. She burst into tears and rushed over to hug Fang Zheng.
“Big brother, Ling is so scared… so scared… some bad guys broke into uncle’s house. They killed uncle, set fire to him, and took Ling away… wuwuwu… Ling is really scared…”
"Okay, don't be afraid, I'm here now, everything is fine."
Fang Zheng stroked Ling's head and whispered in her ear to comfort her. Perhaps because she saw a familiar person, Ling finally relaxed. She cried and fell asleep in Fang Zheng's arms. It was only at this time that Fang Zheng picked up the girl, and then with a flash of light, he returned to the village hotel.
When Fang Zheng appeared again, Fei was sitting on the bed, looking around anxiously like an abandoned kitten. When she saw Fang Zheng appear again, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over.
"Fang Zheng, where have you been? And..."
At this moment, Fei also saw Ling being held in Fang Zheng's arms.
"who is she?"
"Sorry, Fei, I need your help with something."
Fang Zheng put the sleeping Ling on the bed and looked at Fei.
"Can you help me take care of this girl for a while? She is the daughter of an acquaintance of mine. I have to deal with a very difficult matter now. I promise you that I will be back soon, okay?"
Perhaps because she was shocked by the seriousness and coldness in Fang Zheng's tone, Fei nodded hurriedly.
"Okay, okay...but what are you going to do?"
"It's not certain yet. I'll tell you when I come back."
Fang Zheng touched Fei's head, then glanced at Ling. Then, there was a flash of light around him again, and he returned to the luxuriously decorated room he had been in before.
And that fat guy was still lying in the corner, motionless.
Fang Zheng walked up to the fat guy, stretched out his hand, grabbed his head, lifted up the dead pig, and slapped the unconscious pig several times to wake it up. The fat guy had just opened his eyes and had no time to shout, but Fang Zheng stared into his eyes and whispered.
"Legendary!"
The next moment, countless memories immediately flooded into Fang Zheng's mind.
From the fat guy's memory, Fang Zheng learned that this was a place called "Paradise" in the Republic of Calvard. This was the base of a mysterious religious organization called "D∴G Cult". They used this place to attract dignitaries from all over the world and let them enjoy unimaginable happiness here. This fat pig was one of them. His favorite thing to do was to come here and enjoy the service of those cute girls...
"snort!!"
After reading the fat guy's memory, Fang Zheng snorted coldly, wishing he could smash his head immediately, but then Fang Zheng thought about it and suddenly stopped.
According to the memory of this fat pig, the organization called D∴G Cult seems to be a sect that worships the devil.
Devil worship, eh?
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng opened his mouth and revealed a ferocious smile. Then he reached out and took out an insect egg from his arms and placed it on the ground. Then, the egg slowly opened and a facehugger jumped out of it. It seemed to have discovered its prey and ran to the fat pig and jumped.
“Woo!!!”
The fat pig, who had just recovered his breath, was suddenly hit hard by the facehugger. He waved his hands desperately, grabbing the facehugger in front of him and trying to break free from it. However, the next moment, the fat pig fell to the ground again, unconscious.
Gradually, his chest began to swell up and down, swell up and down.
With a "pop" sound, the ribs on the fat pig's chest suddenly exploded, and then a bloody alien poked its head out from it, letting out a sharp hiss.
You worship the devil, right? Then let me show you what the real devil is!