Chapter 9: The Darkness of the Beginning

"As of the time of reporting, there have been 462 bloody clashes in the United States...... Twenty-one large-scale conflicts of the 100,000-strong population...... People broke through the separation zone and clashed violently with the military and police, and even exchanged fire......"

"Minneapolis...... Salt Lake City...... Montgomery...... Phoenix...... There have been mass suicides...... Quantity......"

"The first speaker of the coalition government, Thomas (former president of the United States), the second speaker of the parliament, Ika Vikinov (former president of Russia), the third speaker of the parliament, Nonick (former chief of the European Union), and the fourth speaker of the parliament, Gong Minzhu (former president of the Qing Dynasty), jointly issued a statement today. The statement said that the Noah's Ark program is currently progressing very well...... At the same time, governments around the world are working hard to build large underground shelters and never give up on any of their citizens' ......"

"Pope Andrew of the Doomsday Shinrikyo held a self-purification ceremony (i.e., self-immolation) at the Detroit Motor Plaza in the early hours of this morning, but after his death, former Detroit Mayor Delf took the oath of oath to join the sect and take over the pope...... President Thomas condemned it harshly, declaring it a betrayal of the American spirit......"

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This is the second day that Zhang Shen came to this world.

The day before, Long Tao and others acted very smoothly, and hundreds of dignitaries from various countries in the Capitol were taken down without resistance. The "rehearsal" was successful, and today is the time to "get real".

Long Tao and a group of "spirit" realm powerhouses naturally rushed to the "big fish" as soon as they made a move, and as for the other scattered target figures, they were assigned to a small team such as Zhang Shen's team.

This time, the goal of the four Zhang Shen is staying at Arlington National Cemetery.

Arlington National Cemetery is located on the west bank of the Potomac River, across the river from the Lincoln Memorial.

The cemetery has a solemn atmosphere and a quiet environment. Inside, white marble carved tombstones stand silently on the verdant lawn, and a national flag flutters in front of each tombstone, connecting yin and yang, making this cemetery particularly sacred and not to be desecrated.

Only U.S. Medal of Honor recipients, active-duty military personnel who have died in the line of duty for their country, long-serving veterans, veterans who have held senior positions in the federal government, and their orphans are eligible for burial. Therefore, being able to sleep here for a long time is the dream of almost every American.

As a large number of people poured into Washington, the once-pristine Arlington National Cemetery became noisy, and a large number of people from all over the world visited, played, and paid their respects every day. coincides with the end of the world, and the helpless people are especially nostalgic for these martyrs who died to defend their families and country.

It is not so much that Zhang Shen's target appeared at Arlington National Cemetery today, but that this area was assigned to four people, and any dignitaries and high-ranking dignitaries who entered the cemetery to pay their respects were their targets.

Arlington National Cemetery covers a large area, but fortunately, the dignitaries who came to pay their respects to the deceased would not have "run around", otherwise, Zhang Shen would have turned his face long ago. After all, in terms of area alone, the whole of Washington, D.C., is only five or six times that size.

Perhaps because of the overall atmosphere at Arlington National Cemetery, although there are many people, it does not feel unbearable.

The thought came to me when there was a sudden commotion in front of me.

At the same time, the smell of blood, mournful cries, and suppressed screams were heard.

Zhang Shen and the four of them ran over quickly, only to see one person lying on the lawn, having stopped breathing, and red blood flowed out from under him, wetting the blades of grass and dyeing a bloody color.

The green lawn spreads, and the white tombstones are lined up, and suddenly a little blood red is embellished in it, rendering a creepy beauty.

"It's the devil! It must be the devil! ”

"They're coming! The radio is right, they have spread to the whole world. ”

"Even Washington isn't safe?! Damn, where else can I hide! ”

"Could it be that Shinrikyo the Doomsday is correct, that these demons are really here to destroy mankind......"

"The Doomsday Shinrikyo is right, let's start the atonement ceremony for initiation when we go home today."

The people around him belonged to different countries and regions, but their expressions were strikingly similar, panicked, and from their whispers, it was obvious that the recent and more frequent "devil" events in Washington had gradually tilted their "faith" towards the "Doomsday Shinrikyo."

"Ouyang (Apocalypse), do you see anything?" Zhang Shen, Bu Lichen, and Li Jing all turned their questioning eyes to Ouyang Tianqi.

The latter had already reined in his mind and watched the surroundings quietly, not letting go of any abnormal movements.

After a long time, he shook his head, and his voice sounded in the ears of Zhang Shen and the others: "There are no abnormal energy fluctuations, and the so-called devil has no trace to follow. Although the tone was the same as usual, the three of them heard a hint of depression.

There is no doubt that this so-called "devil" is the evil spirit catalyzed by the black air pillar in the sky, and the source is the betrayer who came to this world and turned around but left suddenly.

Ouyang Tianqi, as the first person to discover all this, found that he had no way to take these inexplicable "devils" at all, and he couldn't even trace their traces, so he was naturally unhappy.

"Do you think there is an intrinsic connection between these devils who kill people?" Bu Lichen diverted the topic, "Or, is there some unknown common ground between these deceased, such as the end of their life, bad luck, and problems with their bodies themselves." ”

That's really a problem...... Zhang Shen narrowed his eyes and began to think about the possibility of Bu Lichen's words.

"No, there's no connection between them!" Li Jing's categorical words were surprising.

"I made a simple form last night and compared it with the relatively real information that I could find online. Although it is rough, it can still be seen that the victims do not have anything in common with each other, and it is purely random. ”

Li Jing talked eloquently, and after finishing his words, he noticed that several eyes fell on him, and the surprise, surprise, admiration, and praise contained in them, especially Zhang Shen's undisguised slightly fiery gentle eyes, made her face suddenly dyed with a faint flush, and her brilliance was dazzling.

In addition to insisting on cultivation, Li Jing is also seizing every opportunity to make himself stronger, working hard silently.

Ouyang Tianqi cast a kind and affirmative gaze, Bu Lichen winked at her, Zhang Shen smiled slightly, and stretched out his thumb: "Ah Jing, well done!" However, remember that you still have a few companions, don't push yourself too hard, it's too hard. ”

"Hmph, people know~~" Li Jing pouted, feeling that his cheeks were a little hot.

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The "devil" incident did not affect the normal operation of Zhang Shen's target, and when the four reached the vicinity, seven target figures from several small countries were still in place. They have finished their memorials and are discussing something.

Around, in addition to more than twenty tall bodyguards in suits and sunglasses, there were two teams of ten security guards. said that it was security guards, but in fact, looking at the equipment on their bodies, except for the skin, they were no different from American GIs.

Ten security guards spread out to patrol, separating an area to make sure no one came in, while the twenty or so bodyguards formed a circle, about five meters away from the target, all holding pistols openly, and the safety bolt was open.

Zhang Shen placed a bouquet of flowers in front of a tombstone, and the four of them seemed to be clasping their hands into fists in front of their chests, closing their eyes and bowing their heads to silently mourn the deceased, but in fact they were examining the defensive forces around the target and thinking about how to complete the task quietly.

If you change the location, such as in a relatively closed building, Zhang Shen and the four of them can directly steal, and then sneak in front of the target, activate the props with the functions of "submission" and "degree", and get the dodge flash.

However, this is Arlington National Cemetery, and there are many tourists around, even if it is done secretly, there is still a "risk" of exposure, and this risk is exactly what Zhang Shen, no, all the guards must try to avoid.

"How about flying over the heads of those bodyguards, and then creating an illusion barrier and taking advantage of this opportunity to convert them?" Bu Lichen thought for a moment, and then gave a suggestion that made the three of them nod their heads.

"Wait." Just as he was about to make a move, Ouyang Tianqi stopped him.

"Ouyang, what's wrong?" Li Jingcai blessed his body with a talisman that could allow him to have limited levitation ability, and his face was puzzled.

"Look out at the silver-gray man diagonally above us on our left, and be careful not to look too conspicuously, so as not to alert him."

The three of them used their abilities to "beat around the bush" to bring the nearby area into view.

It was a black man, dressed in a knee-length silver-gray coat, standing in front of a tombstone, and at first glance silently praying for the memory of the departed heroes.

However, Zhang Shen "saw" that under his coat, there was a gun and a metal object with a silver shell the size of chocolate, which was suspected to be a bomb.

At the same time, although he appears to be standing still in prayer, he is actually observing the direction of his target through a small special lens between his fingers.

With the cannon fodder who threw stones to ask for directions, Zhang Shen was not in a hurry to act, and after silently remembering, he walked around slowly like a normal tourist.

Thirty-two minutes later, the seven targets ended their discussions and began to return.

The bodyguards around them moved one after another, lining up in a formation like an ancient cavalry charge formation to protect them in the center, scanning the surroundings with great caution as they advanced.

The ten security guards also moved, but they were in the middle and rear, and at the same time, they were also relieved, secretly saying that these guys who were full of food and support finally got out of the area they were responsible for.

The silver-gray coat man moved, perfectly disguised as a passerby who was lost in thought, did not look ahead, and walked forward with his head in his head.

"Sir, please stop!" He was only two or three meters away from him, and when he was about to collide with him, two bodyguards stepped forward and stretched out their hands to make a movement to prohibit traffic, "Trouble ...... for the time being"

The man moved!

He perfectly interprets the phrase "still as a rabbit as a rabbit", his body swerving, passing through the gap between the two bodyguards, and at the same time, his hands shake, and the gun and the silver object suspected to be a bomb slide into the palm of his hand.

Sudden !!

Flames roared out with a dull roar, and several bodyguards were shot and fell to the ground.

The surrounding tourists screamed in fright, either lying on the ground or running away.

The bodyguards and security guards, both elite fighters, began to fight back.

Reality is not a movie, there is no cover, after knocking down nearly half of the bodyguards, the attacker was shot several times, blood-colored flowers appeared on his body, his legs were as if they were filled with lead, and his consciousness began to blur.

At this moment, he was less than fifteen meters away from the frightened target, and he could clearly see the faces distorted by the horror. He recalled the high-spirited or solemn expressions he saw on the electronic screen, and while his heart was extremely ironic, he became more and more determined about the correctness of his actions.

He knew that he was going to die, but, at this moment, he only felt peace from the inside out.

"In the darkness of the beginning, the believer is with you." Reciting a prayer in his heart, he let out the last roar of his life.

"Sinners who have betrayed tens of millions of fellow citizens, atone for your sins!!"