Chapter 623: Detention

"Article 139 of the Human Convention: regardless of the realm, whenever a Twilight Society member is discovered, they are immediately placed on the realm's highest-level kill list, with a priority even higher than the 'Fusion Faction' and the 'Fire-Tamperers'."

Seemingly worried that Chen Ling wouldn't understand, a Floating Life Painting member added an explanation.

Chen Ling looked at Yang Muquan in the crowd. Although he didn't know this person, judging from the pressure radiating from him, this person was likely a Tier 7, one of the nine great halls of the Floating Life Painting... but it was hard to say which hall exactly.

Hearing this, Chen Ling's expression gradually darkened. Just as he was about to say something, Wang Jincheng's voice sounded from behind him:

"Wait!"

Wang Jincheng walked to Chen Ling's side with a stumbling gait.

Chen Ling hadn't expected Wang Jincheng to stand out at this time and looked at him with some surprise. Wang Jincheng ignored him directly and said to the many Floating Life Painting members:

"I personally feel that hunting him down now is somewhat inappropriate..."

"Director Wang, I haven't held you accountable for this matter yet." Yang Muquan said in a deep voice. "You were the one responsible for hunting down Heart 6, and you were the one who reported that Heart 6 was dead... But now he's just appearing here like this. Do you have nothing to explain?"

"..." Wang Jincheng was at a loss for words, but still gritted his teeth and said, "This is indeed my dereliction of duty, and I didn't expect him to be able to... Let's put this aside for now. I just feel that hunting down Heart 6 now might not be a good thing."

Yang Muquan hadn't known Wang Jincheng for just one day; he naturally knew what kind of personality this person had. It was impossible for him to have let Heart 6 go on purpose... He calmed himself down and continued to ask:

"What do you want to say?"

"First, everyone saw it just now: Heart 6 cannot be killed. If the hunt fails here, there's a high probability he'll still escape. Second, Heart 6's behavior is too bizarre, and he has too many secrets. Under the premise of ensuring safety, keeping him alive might bring more value. Third, he took the initiative to slaughter the Jiangtian Sect members; perhaps he knows some secrets behind this attack. If we interrogate him, we might have unexpected gains..."

Wang Jincheng said a lot in one breath and finally concluded:

"In short, I think we can detain Heart 6 first! As for whether to kill him or not, we can decide later!"

Hearing this, Yang Muquan fell into deep thought.

What Wang Jincheng said made a lot of sense. Taking action here—not to mention whether they could kill Heart 6—wouldn't benefit the Floating Life Painting even if they did... Taking him back and locking him up might really be a good choice.

But facing an extremely unstable factor like Heart 6, Yang Muquan didn't have the authority to make the decision. He took out the walkie-talkie from his pocket again, pressed the button, and repeated this idea to the existence on the other side of the walkie-talkie.

After speaking, he held the walkie-talkie quietly, waiting for the other party's response.

"Static, static..."

"Regarding the disposal of Heart 6, you'd better wait for the Second Hall's decision. I'm very busy right now." Lu Liangren's voice sounded from the other end of the walkie-talkie, seemingly a bit angry. "I found the source of the alchemy array underground, but they seem to have escaped... Now the trail is broken again."

Yang Muquan was startled and pressed the button again to respond, but the walkie-talkie in his hand suddenly flickered and turned into a bloody stone.

Yang Muquan and the other Floating Life Painting members were stunned simultaneously. The next moment, Yang Muquan turned his head abruptly to look at Chen Ling!

"You...!"

"I am Heart 6, Chen Ling." Chen Ling held the walkie-talkie and pressed the button unhurriedly.

No one expected Chen Ling to take the walkie-talkie at this time. Yang Muquan and the others were startled and were about to take action, but the corners of the bright red opera robe curled up slightly, and he said the second half of his sentence calmly:

"Regarding the mastermind behind this attack, and the crisis the Red Dust Realm has been facing during this time... I might have some clues."

[Audience Expectation +2]

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"Why did they leave??"

Jian Changsheng saw Chen Ling mixed in with a group of Floating Life Painting people, heading straight in a certain direction, and astonishment appeared in his eyes.

"I told you, Heart 6 could handle it." Diamond 10 also relaxed slightly and said slowly, "Don't forget, until now, we haven't found the location of the Red Dust Base..."

"You mean... he was captured on purpose, and then took the opportunity to find a way to the Red Dust Base?"

"I just think this is something Heart 6 would do, but it's best to let Club J confirm it again."

Diamond 10 looked back at Club J. After the latter nodded slightly, he took out a white handkerchief from his pocket and rubbed it in his hand. The next moment, it actually turned into a white dove, flapping its wings and flying toward Chen Ling.

"Let's follow them first." Club J said. "If any accidents happen, we can still support him immediately."

"Then what about the Jinghong Building? Senior Bai Ye is still there..."

"I'll go to the Jinghong Building." Diamond 10 looked in a certain direction. "In case the Floating Life Painting moves fast and sends people to search the Jinghong Building directly, it would indeed be troublesome... If I'm stationed there, I can at least take Heart Q away at any time."

"Good, then let's keep in touch at any time."

Club J raised his hand again, and a white dove flew onto Diamond 10's shoulder, standing still as he quickly disappeared at the end of the horizon.

The gazes of Jian Changsheng, Heart 9, and Club J all fell on Chen Ling in the distance...

"Next, let's see how Heart 6 performs."

……

Above the lead-gray clouds.

With the sudden death of the Jiangtian Sect members and the Red Star aura being swallowed by Chen Ling, the "bonfire" of temptation that had been burning fiercely was completely extinguished in the pool of blood. Even the intersection point in the sky, which had been gradually expanding, stopped growing.

The bonfire that attracted the "World-Ender" had been snatched away by another "World-Ender," and the world seemed to be left with only endless silence...

The Floating Life Painting members, who thought they had destroyed the ritual, didn't pay attention to the massive intersection point that had stopped growing. After all, in their cognition, the "bonfire" had been extinguished, and the "World-Ender" naturally had no reason to descend.

But the facts didn't seem to be so.

As the blood all over the ground gradually dried up, behind that bird's nest-like massive Gray Realm intersection point, and above the wilderness churning with endless sighs, a terrifying existence slowly opened its void pupils in the gale.

Those were a pair of hollow pupils, like two pale suns in the sighing gale, now staring fixedly at the massive Gray Realm intersection point.

It had been attracted here by a wisp of strange fragrance, and before it could descend in its true form, a familiar yet strange scent had usurped the fruit that originally belonged to it... The fire named "anger" was burning fiercely within those pale suns!

A low, vague word, like thunder, echoed over the sighing wilderness:

"[Mock]..."