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Chapter 206 [205] The Awakening of the Divine Being, the Serpent of Sin and Life (5K Chapter)

The sky has turned dark.

Xing Peng, a new patrol officer at the Third Outpost, and the experienced patrol officer "Wu Lun" walked briskly towards Ningping Fang.

A sturdy spiritual hound was leading the way in front, wagging its tail happily from time to time.

The purpose of the two men and the dog was to investigate whether there were any missing people in Ningping Fang.

This was an urgent task personally assigned by the outpost commander.

They must produce a result today.

"Crunch!"

The sound of stepping on the accumulated snow was rhythmic.

In recent days, the strange reversal of day and night, as well as the peculiar cycle of seasons, have all come to a halt, and the harsh winter has returned.

The heavy snowfall in the past few days has once again given Anhua City a new look.

The brown oil street lamps on both sides of the road had already been lit by professional lamplighters.

As they walked, the shadows cast on the snowy ground kept changing, as if they were moving strangely.

Wu Lun sighed with emotion and talked about the past, "I was most afraid of shadows when I was a child. Every night when it got dark, I would hide under the blanket and dare not go out."

The dog twitched its ears and looked surprised with its dog eyes.

Xing Peng asked in surprise, "Officer Wu, did you witness 'phantom shadows' when you were a child?"

This was the most logical guess.

Because only in this way could it leave a serious psychological shadow and lead to these abnormal behaviors.

Wu Lun nodded, "When I was five years old, I saw a carriage being swallowed by a phantom shadow with my own eyes, along with the six passengers and the coachman on the carriage. They didn't even have time to jump off the carriage."

Xing Peng commented, "This phantom shadow must be of a high level."

Wu Lun nodded, "Yes, my parents were on the carriage. If I hadn't been mischievous and jumped off the carriage, I'm afraid I wouldn't have survived either."

He sighed again, "If I had shouted for them to get off at that time, maybe the tragedy could have been avoided."

The spiritual hound turned its head and glanced, and its tail stopped wagging.

The smile on Xing Peng's face disappeared, "Officer Wu, it's not your fault."

Wu Lun shook his head and sighed, "It's been almost forty years, and I'm almost forgetting what my parents looked like."

Xing Peng didn't know how to respond, so he remained silent.

After turning a corner.

Wu Lun changed the topic and asked with a smile, "I heard you got engaged yesterday, and the wedding will be held in six days. The bride will bring a dowry worth three hundred gold coins, right?"

Xing Peng replied with a "Hmm" and tried hard to suppress his smile.

In his heart, he muttered proudly, "I got the top score in the director's assessment, and my future father-in-law promised a dowry of eight hundred gold coins. I'm just worried that it would attract too much attention if it spreads, so I publicly announced that it's only three hundred gold coins."

Wu Lun sincerely congratulated him, "Congratulations!"

Xing Peng replied seriously, "Thank you!"

"Woof!"

The dog barked.

Xing Peng laughed and replied, "Mu Er, thank you!"

The word "Mu Er" in this sentence is the name of the Spirit Mastiff.

The words had just been spoken.

In the mind of this new patrol officer, a strange thought suddenly emerged: Wu Lun is full of jealousy towards me and has a considerable amount of malice.

Xing Peng was startled by this thought.

He began to doubt whether he was thinking too negatively about people.

Xing Peng immediately had a second thought: Wu Lun's childhood experiences have made him a psychologically twisted person who detests everything good.

Then came a third thought: Human nature cannot withstand tests, and a psychologically twisted person is even more susceptible to them. I better be careful.

He was convinced by "himself".

Xing Peng did not notice at all that within his own spiritual sea, a dim existence flashed a glimmer of light and then disappeared.

This was the extraordinary mark that Cheng Han had quietly planted during the previous assessment.

Xing Peng glanced at Wu Lun's shadow, his steps slightly falling behind, no longer walking side by side with him.

Ten minutes later.

In the dim light of the street lamp, the outline of the entrance gate of the residential area could be vaguely seen.

"Wang!"

Mu Er barked.

It was saying: We've arrived at Ning'an Fang.

"Wang! Wang!"

The sound of a dog barking drifted from the entrance of the residential area.

This was the Spirit Mastiff guarding Ning'an Fang.

Xing Peng reached the entrance of the residential area and affectionately patted the dog's head a few times.

He always felt that one of the benefits of being a patrol officer was being able to pat the Spirit Mastiff at will.

Wu Lun had long lost interest in patting dogs and urged, "Xiao Xing, it's so cold, let's finish the task early and go back."

He added, "I heard that the canteen is serving barbecue for supper tonight, if we go back late, it might be all gone."

Xing Peng swallowed his saliva and replied, "Okay!"

The abundant food provided by the canteen at the outpost was another benefit he felt as a patrol officer.

Wu Lun rubbed his hands vigorously and smiled, "Since Director Cheng took office, the Charity Committee has donated a large amount of supplies to the Patrol Office, and the quality of the outpost's food has improved a lot."

Xing Peng didn't know how the food was before, but just nodded in agreement.

*

Winter Garden.

Inside the warm greenhouse garden, it was another scene.

More than ten exquisite gray crystal lamps in the shape of glass were illuminating the spacious Director's office and the small pond next to it.

Next to the pond, a finely crafted bronze barbecue grill was set up, and a chef hired by the Fang family was diligently grilling several lamb legs.

The charcoal used in the grill was all top-quality fruitwood charcoal.

The lamb legs on the grill were the most tender lamb meat, with a price of thirty silver coins per pound, equivalent to one and a half months' salary for an ordinary person.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

Oil dripped and was ignited by charcoal.

The enticing aroma wafted through the garden.

Secretary Ying Beibei, playing the role of a waiter, first sliced the lamb leg meat, then neatly arranged it on a silver plate, and finally placed it in front of her own boss.

In the afternoon, the chief official and the female secretary chatted, casually mentioning, "Grilled lamb shanks are best for barbecue." The Fang family quickly prepared everything.

The life of a high-ranking official is so dull and boring, without experiencing the joy of doing things oneself.

Fang Qinghuai, the master of the Winter Garden, personally brought a cup of Jin Feng sweet tea and almost groveled as he said, "Chief Cheng, please enjoy!"

Cheng Han nodded lightly and picked up a piece of grilled lamb with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

With a light bite, his taste buds exploded.

He nodded towards Fang Qinghuai and said, "Not bad!"

Fang Qinghuai quickly bowed and replied, "Serving Chief Official is the greatest honor for the Fang family!"

The master of the Winter Garden did not disturb the chief official's meal and respectfully stepped back.

Just ten days ago, the Winter Garden, treasured by the whole family, would never allow anyone to barbecue in the greenhouse, including himself.

But today, he was delighted to see it.

As long as this important person is happy, it doesn't matter if Chief Cheng grills every night or every meal.

Cheng Han ate a few bites of grilled meat and, with the perspective of the "chess piece," which was the new patrol officer Xing Peng, observed the investigation process of Ningping Lane.

This could be considered an evening entertainment program.

The various thoughts that suddenly popped into Xing Peng's mind were naturally his secret actions.

"Wu Lun... Ghostly Shadows..."

Cheng Han muttered to himself and made a deduction related to Wu Lun.

An illusion flashed before him:

A carriage dragged by shadows.

And terrified screams.

"Lun Lun, run!"

"Lun Lun, don't come over!"

At a critical moment of life and death, parents are most concerned about the safety of their children, not themselves.

In the blink of an eye.

The carriage was dragged into the shadows.

Only deep tire tracks were left behind.

And crying children.

Cheng Han sighed.

Then, the scene changed again.

Boundless black mist covered everything.

It was the other world - Eternal Darkness.

In a pile of rubble, a severely damaged carriage lay quietly on the ground. This was the carriage that was dragged into the other world by the ghostly shadows.

One of the wheels flew more than ten meters away.

But the coachman and passengers were all gone, not even a trace of their bodies remained.

Undoubtedly.

They had already become food for the monsters of the other world.

At this moment.

A piercing voice came from the black mist.

"Lun Lun..."

The black mist suddenly surged.

A highly distorted monster emerged from the darkness, moving like a wriggling creature, but surprisingly fast.

It circled the carriage and made a sound in a certain part.

"...Run!"

In a moment.

The illusion disappeared.

Cheng Han's expression was moved. "Before Wu Lun's parents died, with a strong spiritual obsession, the monster devoured them and actually remembered their obsession."

He smirked slightly, "The events of decades ago, even involving the other world, can be traced back. The Level 6 All-Knowing Eye is more powerful than I expected."

Ningping Lane.

The two patrol officers found a steward and asked about the situation.

"I haven't heard of any disappearances," the steward recalled for a moment and provided another piece of information, "Several households in the C district moved away a few days ago, I heard they moved to the south of the city."

The two exchanged glances and both sensed that there might be a problem.

Wu Lun immediately asked, "Where are their houses? Are they still vacant?"

The steward nodded repeatedly, "They're vacant! No one has come to rent the houses yet."

Ningping Lane is a welfare community for the lower-class citizens, and all the houses here are owned by the government. The residents here are all tenants.

Wu Lun waved his hand, "Take us there."

The steward quickly led the way, "Please follow me."

The three people and a dog walked through the community for a while and arrived in front of an old house.

The steward took out the key and opened the door, introducing, "This used to be the home of the Zhang family who moved away. The house is less than forty square meters, and the whole family of five squeezed in here."

The two patrol officers inspected the house and found that many items were left behind, and there was a lot of garbage scattered on the floor.

The Spirit Hound, Mu'er, also sniffed around in the house, carefully inspecting every item.

From the surface, it seemed that the Zhang family had left in a hurry.

The steward remembered something, "I guess the Zhang family struck it rich. They didn't even take the better bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen. They were taken by the neighbors later."

Wu Lun whispered, "Something's not right!"

Xing Peng nodded, also speaking in a low voice, "It's possible that they've really disappeared."

The saying "a broken home is worth a fortune" means that for poor people, regardless of how dilapidated their belongings are, they usually take them when they move, whether they are useful or not.

But the Zhang family didn't even want their bowls and chopsticks, which clearly indicated a problem.

Wu Lun turned to the steward and asked, "Which neighborhood in the south of the city did Lao Zhang move to?"

The steward shook his head, "I haven't heard anything about that."

Xing Peng's gaze flickered.

If they really moved, there would be no need to hide their whereabouts. It seems that this family is most likely missing!

Wu Lun waved his hand, "Go check the next family."

The steward quickly responded, "Okay!"

*

Winter Garden.

Cheng Han observed the investigation in Ningping Fang through a "live broadcast" and witnessed the whole process from start to finish, even though he was sitting in his office.

The investigation results were worse than expected.

There were a total of over seven hundred households in the neighborhood, and eight families had moved, all within the past half month.

Many families didn't even notify the steward, and it was only when the steward came to inspect that they discovered the people were missing.

Was this a coincidence?

Clearly not!

Every time Xing Peng inspected a household, Cheng Han deduced the situation based on the items left behind in the house.

The result was a blank.

Without exception.

This was expected.

Cheng Han muttered to himself, "The actions planned by the Dream Birth Society must be related to the awakening of the ancient god. It is inevitable that there would be a concealment of divine power."

He had a vague feeling that the Dream Birth Society was making the final preparations for the ancient god's revival.

This matter involved not only Anhua City, but also the Tai'an Small Spirit Realm.

It extended to most of the small spirit realms in this world.

Cheng Han shook his head slightly, realizing his own limitations, "This is a game at the highest level, completely beyond my abilities."

His female secretary, Ying Beibei, saw her boss sighing and shaking his head, looking somewhat unhappy, and asked softly, "Director, what's wrong?"

Cheng Han didn't answer, he just instructed, "Remove all of these."

Ying Beibei responded with a nod and gestured to the servants.

Several servants immediately rushed forward and, together with the chef, quickly removed the barbecue items.

*

Outside Ningping Fang.

Wu Lun and Xing Peng finished their investigation and walked out of Ningping Fang.

Next.

They still needed to investigate the situation in two other neighborhoods.

As the two inspectors walked a short distance, they suddenly heard a faint sobbing sound.

"Wu~"

Wu Lun paused, "It's windy!"

Before he finished speaking, a violent gust of wind swept through.

"Whoosh~"

The surrounding trees shook, and a large number of leaves rustled, creating a wave-like sound.

Xing Peng looked up at the night sky, furrowing his brow, "Why do I have a feeling that there's something mixed in this wind, but I can't say what it is."

Wu Lun's expression was a bit strange, he made a listening gesture and nodded, "There's a sound in the wind."

Xing Peng glanced at his colleague curiously and asked, "Wu Inspector, what did you hear?"

Wu Lun suddenly showed a strange smile and uttered a word, "Sin!"

Xing Peng looked at his smile and felt a bit creeped out, "What do you mean?"

At the same time.

A warning sign suddenly appeared in the rookie inspector's mind: Wu Lun is probably contaminated with something, I'd better stay away from him!

This thought was so strong that Xing Peng instantly believed it.

Wu Lun's tone was almost like chanting, "I heard a sentence in the wind just now, every life in this world is born with sin..."

"Bang!"

Xing Peng decisively kicked the ground and quickly retreated.

This was the "Ascending Magpie" move!

He was in mid-air and shouted, "Mu'er, run!"

"Woof?"

The dog barked with a hint of confusion.

But the dog obeyed the command and ran straight towards the distance.

Wu Lun looked up at the sky, his expression carrying a terrifying madness, "I was born with sin!"

In the next moment.

This person underwent a terrifying transformation.

His eyes turned into eerie emerald vertical pupils, similar to those of snakes and lizards. Countless tiny scales appeared all over his skin, emitting a strange luster.

At this moment, Wu Lun looked nothing like a human.

"Bang!"

Xing Peng landed on the ground, looking at his colleague's appearance, feeling a chill all over his body.

My goodness!

How did Lao Wu become like this?

Wu Lun suddenly stuck out his tongue, and the tip of his tongue split into a fork shape: "Atone for your sins!"

He leaped up and pounced straight at him.

*

Winter Garden.

Cheng Han was extremely surprised: "What did Wu Lun hear? How did he become this kind of person, neither human nor ghost?"

He decisively made a deduction.

A chill ran through his scalp like a tide.

His mental value instantly dropped by more than forty points.

Cheng Han was not pleased but shocked.

With such a large drop in mental value, it must have analyzed something extraordinary, most likely related to the foreign god.

After a short pause.

Cheng Han heard a very difficult-to-understand muttering.

Although it was not a human language.

But he completely understood this sentence.

Its meaning was: "Life is sin! In my name, one is born in sin, and will bear the burden of sin and eventually die in sin!"

The All-Knowing Eye also provided a crucial piece of information: the speaker's name is Sin and Life Serpent!

This is the name of a divine position!

Cheng Han was shocked.

Earlier, he guessed that the name of the god was "Lord of Life," but now it seems that he was only half right.

Then.

An illusion came unexpectedly.

It was an endless black water.

Or, a black ocean.

Countless illusory souls were struggling on the surface of the black water, constantly wailing.

"I am guilty!"

"I am born guilty!"

This scene was enough to give people nightmares.

And in the deep depths of the black water, there was a blurry black shadow with an unimaginable length, roughly estimated to be no less than ten kilometers, quietly sleeping.

A towering wave surged in Cheng Han's heart.

This was the divine body!

The new alias of the Lord of Dark Deception was Sin and Life Serpent!

At this moment.

The black shadow seemed to sense the intrusion, and its long tail suddenly trembled.

"Boom!"

A huge wave suddenly rose on the surface of the black ocean.

The illusory souls floated and sank within it.

The wailing increased by a notch.

"I am guilty!"

"I am born guilty!"

These voices converged into a huge torrent, madly impacting Cheng Han's head.

He groaned, and blood streaks flowed from his nose.

The illusion was forced to interrupt.

This was the price of prying into the foreign god.

Not only that.

Cheng Han also heard the illusory muttering of "I am guilty" in his mind, and the skin on his chest was slightly squirming, as if something was about to emerge.

Without hesitation, he communicated with the True Flame Remnant Seal and silently said, "Extinguish!"

Inside the sea of his mind.

The light sphere representing the remnant seal instantly expanded dozens of times, releasing boundless light.

The illusory muttering disappeared.

A hot stream surged into his chest like a tide.

The skin returned to its original state.

The power of the foreign god leaned towards "darkness."

The power of the True Flame Remnant Seal, on the other hand, was the purest "light."

The latter was naturally the nemesis of the foreign god.

Cheng Han realized: "The foreign god has awakened partially, but has not fully awakened. The muttering that Wu Lun heard was its voice!"

Fortunately, the foreign god had not fully awakened, otherwise, the prying behavior just now would have brought about even more terrifying counterattacks.

A piece of information flashed: "Proficiency +5623, current proficiency 23990/30000, mental value 76.8/120.5."

This analysis involved the foreign god and reached an unexpectedly high level, naturally bringing a large amount of proficiency, equivalent to the effort of more than half a month.

The upgrade of the All-Knowing Eye was not far away.

Cheng Han quickly made a second deduction and began to pay attention to the situation of the new rookie inspector.

Xing Peng was a very useful chess piece. It would be a pity if he died like this.

Based on the analysis information, he already understood that the voice of Sin and Life Serpent specifically targeted people like Wu Lun who had serious psychological problems.

Or, vulnerabilities in the mind.

Wu Lun witnessed the death of his parents in his childhood and has always carried a strong sense of guilt in his heart.

The foreign god's "words of sin" penetrated Wu Lun's mind through these vulnerabilities, tempting him to fall into a "sinful serpent monster."

It must be said that with just the muttering, one can turn a person into a monster. The methods of the foreign god are truly terrifying.

Thanks to the reader 'Shang Yunfeiyang' for the reward!

(End of this chapter)