Chapter 8: The Disgusting Church of the Last Days

In the evening twilight square is like its name, at the most beautiful time, in the center of the square erected a statue of God, it stretched out an arm as if caressing the earth, the halo of the god formed by stained glass erected behind the head of the statue, when the orange-red afterglow through the stained glass, it added a lot of holiness to the statue.

But today is a little different, under the outstretched hand of the idol, there is a head suspended in the air by a long rope, and if you zoom in closely, you can clearly see the miserable white face with long golden hair.

This was originally the most lively and noisy place in Sunset City, but this afternoon, no one dared to speak loudly here, and passers-by didn't even dare to raise their heads, just because of the hanging head.

No one knew when the head appeared, and at the beginning, most people thought that there was another poor person who would be warned by hanging his head after being executed, and some eyeless gangsters pointed to the head and laughed at it and took a group photo.

But when someone recognized the owner of the head as Nasha of the Red Spider Society, everyone was instantly silenced and turned their eyes to the ground.

Everyone was afraid of getting into trouble, and even some of the Red Spider Society's own younger brothers were at a loss in the square, until someone had the courage to realize the seriousness of the matter that dragged on, so he carefully ran up and took off the head, and then hurriedly protected it and didn't know where it went.

There is a luxurious hotel next to Twilight Square, from which you can not only see the whole square, but also the headquarters of the Red Spider Society.

In the presidential suite on the top floor, Lu Yuansheng sat on the sofa against the floor-to-ceiling window, gently shaking the goblet in one hand, only some ice cubes and a little pale pink liquid were left in it, and he saw everything that happened in the square.

"My advice is to go back immediately, the mission has been completed, don't make too many extraneous branches, it's too dangerous."

It was still Madoka's mechanical female voice, coming from an old-fashioned mobile phone on the desktop next to her.

"This is my last mission, I don't want to leave so many regrets, I have to teach the third president a lesson."

Lu Yuansheng's eyes were a little drooping, he had already taken off the skin, and his whole face looked wrinkled under the action of drugs for a long time.

"You need to rest now, even if you have any ideas, can't you just get some sleep first?"

Lu Yuansheng drank all the liquid in the cup and replied, "I can't sleep, I've already drunk a concentrated cup of awakening elixir." ”

"Are you dying?"

"It's okay, I shouldn't be able to die." Lu Yuansheng rubbed his eyes, and said: "In addition, I want to send the bereavement this time in person, just the bald undercover one, do you know where he lives and what relatives he has?" ”

"I don't know, we don't have much information about him on our side, our cooperation with him is more like an intelligence deal, he only has a daughter left who doesn't know if he is alive yet, and the news he exchanged from us is all related to his daughter."

"Missing?"

"Her name is Amya, and she disappeared fifteen years ago, yes, at the time of that conflict."

Lu Yuansheng was silent for a while, recalling some bad memories, but he quickly adjusted his thoughts and said, "Go back and give me a piece of information, if you have a fate, I will also do a favor, if you don't have fate, forget it." Also, what is the third president of the Spider Society? Can you find out where it is? ”

A picture of a grim man with short white hair appeared on the old-fashioned phone, and Madoka's voice followed.

"His name is Benjamin, but he didn't know where he hid after you started the mission, and there will definitely be a reckoning operation within them after Nasha's death, so I guess he's trying to find a way to avoid suspicion."

"It's okay, I'm sure someone will know."

Lu Yuansheng looked at the sky that had sunk and had already thought of a countermeasure.

"Just let me, last willful this time."

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Still in the bar called "Luminous", Ashin made a special trip to pick up a good bottle of wine, returned to his luxurious office, loosened his tie and sat comfortably in a leather chair.

But when he tried to find the cup, an inexplicable chill came from the back of his neck, and he shivered, but he did not dare to look back, because he could guess that the thing that was swishing on the side of his neck might be a sharp blade.

"Yes...... Mr. Judge? Ashin asked cautiously.

Lu Yuansheng was not surprised that the other party guessed him, he pressed Ashin's shoulder, leaned forward, leaned into the other party's ear and said, "Good guess, then, you should also know what I want to know, right?" ”

"I ..... I...... I...... How do you know ......?"

Ah Xin saw the panda mask that was attached to his face, and he couldn't speak.

He was responded to by a slight turn of the knife, his earlobe was neatly sliced off, and the pain made him want to howl out of it, but a large strong hand deftly pressed his knuckles against his throat, so that he could not make a sound.

"Think about it before you speak."

Lu Yuansheng's voice sounded in his ears again.

Ashin felt his throat loosen, but a strange itching sensation also came, and if he hadn't held it back, he would have coughed.

Seeing Ashin's reaction, Lu Yuansheng knew that he had come to the right place, and this person would definitely not be so simple.

"Judge first..... Sheng, I shouldn't have offended you..... Right? ”

Ashin cautiously probed, but seeing that Lu Yuansheng didn't reply, he hurriedly said, "I'm just an insignificant little person!" Do we have any ...... Misunderstand? ”

"Where would you like to change your mechanical prosthesis?"

Hearing this, Ashin also smiled awkwardly, and said helplessly: "Then what do you want to know, I must know everything." ”

"Where's your boss?"

"I don't know, I'm really a guy who is responsible for the big guys."

As soon as the words fell, a fresh ear was also neatly cut off, and this time, Lu Yuansheng did not lock the other party's throat.

But to his surprise, Ashin covered his ears with one hand and his ears with the other, endured the sudden sharp pain, and just squatted down with a whimper.

Lu Yuansheng was a little surprised, he didn't expect the other party to be so enduring.

He also crouched down, the sharp knife between the two, and he said, "Why don't you shout?" ”

Ashin trembled and said, "I...... I'm afraid...... As soon as you shout, you ...... Kill me......"

"You're so afraid of death, but you don't dare to answer my questions, you make it difficult for me."

"But I ....... I don't really know where he is. ”

Lu Yuansheng looked at the pitiful appearance of the other party's blood and tears mixed with his face, he didn't have a soft heart, but sat on the other party's chair, kicked forward to open up some distance, and said condescendingly:

"You don't know? Are you an ordinary officer? Don't pretend.

Benjamin, the third president of yours, doesn't want people to know that this matter has anything to do with him, so he takes great pains to erase all traces.

However, why are you still alive after you have done so many preparations, and you who have been in direct contact with me?

And your reaction, how can people who have not received professional training endure such pain.

So what are you still pretending to be with me?

Or are you planning something?

I don't know exactly how much of Benjamin's plan you know, but remember, nothing he has prepared can kill me, let alone you? If you really don't want to die, you'd better confess to me, or you'll have no chance in ten seconds. ”

Lu Yuansheng didn't count the numbers, so he looked at the other party silently and coldly, and this kind of silent death warning was even more oppressive.

Ashin's every second felt extremely long, every touch of blood and tears was very clear, and at the same time, his inner thoughts were surging, and many memory images kept flashing in his heart.

It didn't take more than five seconds for him to give in.

I said...... But you have to promise that I won't die. ”

"I can't promise it, but I won't kill people at will, as long as I'm satisfied, I can guarantee that I won't kill you tonight."

"Don't do anything to me again!"

Facing the other party's bargaining, Lu Yuansheng just said coldly: "It's been ten seconds." ”

"I said, while I don't really know where Benjamin is hiding, I guess he's probably hiding at headquarters, because he's only under the nose of President Ross that he's at least suspicious, and it's safer there."

"Do you know a line?"

Faced with the new question, Ashin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly responded: "I know, I know, the fourth killer." ”

"What else?"

"This ...... I don't know......"

Lu Yuansheng didn't continue to speak, he stared at the other party, looking at the other party's somewhat flustered expression, feeling as if the other party really didn't know what he was like.

"Your head is on your neck first, and if I can't find Benjamin, you're the one who dies."

Throwing down a sentence, Lu Yuansheng activated his ability, and from Ashin's perspective, he suddenly disappeared like a ghost.

Ashin was surprised, and quickly tilted his head to check his office, and waited for a while before getting up and looking around carefully, only then did he confirm that the evil star was really gone.

As the tension disappeared, the pain in his ears suddenly intensified, he took a clean cloth to cover the wound, took out a bottle of white pills from the drawer with shaking hands, opened the lid with difficulty and swallowed a few, and then collapsed in the chair and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Looking at the bloody ear on the ground, his expression froze, but then, he may have thought of something happy, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

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The headquarters of the Red Spider Society is the tallest building in Sunset City, right in front of the statue of the god in Twilight Square, but what happened today has plunged the entire headquarters into endless chaos.

Everyone was panicked, and there were many flaws in the originally tight security, which also allowed Lu Yuansheng to easily infiltrate the static black and white world.

But this building is ninety floors, and it is not known how many floors of hidden space there are underground, and who knows where Benjamin is hiding.

He regretted a little that he pretended to be mysterious and high, and asked Ashin which floor or even which room the other party might be on. And why waste your time here.

In order to avoid exposure, he didn't want to tie up someone so quickly to ask. No way, he was going to try his luck at the top floors, after all, according to common sense, the upper echelons like to stay in the upper echelons.

The top three floors were just as he expected, the security was completely different from the other floors, all the entrances and exits were sturdy alloy mechanical doors, and according to Lu Yuansheng's experience, it was estimated that there were also a variety of biological sensors hidden in the four floors to monitor and verify identities.

Going around in circles, there was no chance to sneak in, but he was used to this situation, and what he didn't lack was patience.

Finding a safe corner, he lifted his static world, leaned against the wall and silently paid attention to the sounds around him, his fellow members of the same genus using the countdown numbers in front of him to calculate the time.

Every five minutes, he would go back to the doorways in the still world.

After about forty minutes, he finally waited for an open entrance, and a well-armed team from head to toe just walked out.

He took the opportunity to sneak in, but to his disappointment, the scene inside was also like an impenetrable labyrinth of alloys, and he couldn't find his target at all.

He didn't dare to release his ability to stay in it, in case he was locked inside, it would no longer be so simple to get out.

For Lu Yuansheng, this situation is not too uncommon, those guys who claim to be big people always dare not be sloppy in the matter of their own lives.

However, this also shows that his goal may indeed be in the upper three layers.

That's easy, and although the big guys are sparing their lives, they are also very good-looking, and if you think about it, you can guess that the target's room is likely to be on the side facing the idol.

Since it's hard to get in from the inside, you can also try to find an opportunity to enter from the outside.

Lu Yuansheng finally found a small open window, just enough for one person to climb through, but this is more than eighty stories high, there is no one behind the window, there is nothing above the vertical vision, and when he looks up, there is still a distance of more than ten meters from the top of the building.

"It's a bit tricky."

Lu Yuansheng finally exhaled a cold breath, adjusted his breathing, and maintained the muscles of his whole body at a just right balance point.

He looked at the gaps between the walls above, planned his route, and then stepped on the edge of the window with his right foot and instantly exerted force, and the whole person was like an arrow from the string, rushing straight upward, and at the same time the four-fingered claws grabbed the first gap.

Hanging from the wall, he swayed until he shook to the fullest, and with the force of his arms and waist, he flung himself upwards for a distance, grabbing the next gap.

However, there is still a long way to go from the next gap, and it is no longer possible to easily climb up by shaking the body.

He grabbed the gap with both hands, bent his legs and tiptoed against the wall, and after a brief build-up, he burst out with maximum force and popped up slightly diagonally.

But in this way, he completely lost his foothold.

Just as he was about to reach the highest point, a blade shot out of his hand, and then stopped for a moment, and he quickly grabbed the blade and shot again.

This time, the whole world was back in motion, and the wind from the tall buildings was whistling in his ears, but this did not prevent the sharp blade from firmly embedded in the wall with great momentum.

Behind the blade, an inconspicuous silk thread made of high-strength fibers was tied, and Lu Yuansheng's right hand wrapped around the silk thread was pulled, and it quickly rose a distance. Circles of silk threads squeezed his palm, but fortunately there was a thin layer of protection in between

Finally, stepping on the blade and the gap between the wall, I finally came to a small platform near the top.

The world stands still again.

He gasped for cold, this process was really a bit physically draining, so he couldn't help but scold: "Ma Dan, I really can't find happiness for myself, I know it's troublesome and still come here, and I will definitely not do these things after retirement." ”

On the rooftop, the vast roof is designed as a helipad for helicopters, and there is a separate attic with an armed team on duty.

Lu Yuansheng ignored them and walked in the direction of the square, looking down, there was only seamless smooth glass, and there was no place to stay.

The smooth glass is the safest protection, and no matter what the material is, it is almost impossible for anyone to climb down the vertical glass, not to mention that this is the highest place nearby, and even the floor-to-ceiling windows are wide open, so you don't have to worry too much about the risk of being sniped.

Perhaps because of this, several windows were opened unsuspectingly.

He found a place to tie the thread tightly, and after making sure it was safe, he slowly lowered himself from the roof.

He prayed in his heart that Benjamin must be there, otherwise he would waste so much effort and energy but get nothing, and he would definitely be ridiculed by Madoka and Li Si when he went back.

Having already spent so much time and energy, it is naturally impossible to give up halfway. As long as Benjamin's existence can be confirmed, then he will kill the opponent by any means, even if it takes another countdown to blast.

Coincidentally, behind the wide open window on the second top floor, Benjamin's still figure stopped behind his desk, looking like he was thinking about something.

Jumping in from the window, Lu Yuansheng rested for a while, looking at the other party's stagnant appearance, whether it was being in danger by the other party's design on the island, or the energy and time just spent to come here, he couldn't calm down immediately.

This is the killer's taboo, and he is also aware of it, and with the help of the coldness of the black and white world, he gradually calms down.

Lu Yuansheng circled behind Benjamin and felt for a blade, trying to wipe him out the moment the world stood still.

This is the safest and most correct way to do it, because he doesn't know what special abilities the other party has, or what kind of backhand he has, and finding the right opportunity to kill with one hit is what the killer should do, rather than competing head-on with others.

However, Lu Yuansheng noticed a letter on Benjamin's desk.

"Sincerely, Mr. Judge, we are purely trying to repay Mr. Benjamin, a little favor to him, and I ask for your forgiveness if any inconvenience has been caused. You can talk to Mr. Benjamin, who also wants to make a sincere apology to you and make up for some of your losses. In the name of the Pope of Doom, we assure you that everything is safe and that you will give him a chance. ”

The letter ends with a "one-line".

Lu Yuansheng hesitated for a moment and withdrew the blade, it turned out that they had already realized that they were not dead, and it was possible to come back to find an explanation.

He glanced at the wide open window, and thought to himself that maybe it was opened by the other party.

Well, purely out of curiosity, he decided to listen to what the other person had to say.

This is a decision that violates the killer code, and there is a lot of risk, but he doesn't even plan to do it anymore, this time it was purely for the sake of venting his anger, and he doesn't mind seeing what interest he can receive before venting his anger.

Lu Yuansheng came to the chair opposite Benjamin and sat down, crossed Erlang's legs, folded his hands, and lifted the stillness of the world in this way.

Benjamin didn't feel too frightened in the face of this sudden appearance of the panda masked man, but showed a look of relief.

In order to avoid misunderstanding the judge by his actions, he stood up very slowly and bowed deeply and apologetically 90 degrees.

"Tell me, how do you want to apologize?"

Lu Yuansheng's indifferent voice sounded, he looked very naturally relaxed, as if he had a chance to win, but in fact, his heart was not calm, a blade was hidden in the palm of his hand, and even every ten seconds he had to activate the ability to confirm that there were no other threats around.

As long as things are not right, he will flee in time the moment he kills the other party.

"Of course, you should have seen this letter in the first place, right?" Benjamin gently picked up the letter on the table, turned the text to Lu Yuansheng, and said: "I should repent, because I still have extreme emotions towards you, but after some teachings from the messenger, I realize how wrong my previous actions were, and I ask for your forgiveness." ”

With that, he took another long bow, and then he picked up a lighter from the table and burned the letter to ashes in front of Lu Yuansheng.

Lu Yuansheng didn't have any other reaction, let the other party move, he always observed the other party's expression, as long as there was the slightest mistake, he would take the initiative to terminate this conversation.

Then, still as far as he could see from the table, Benjamin took out an envelope and gently poured a card out of it.

"This is a bearer credit card of the Rim Sea Business Alliance, which contains half of my personal savings, but I'm sorry, the other half and some other belongings have been donated to the Doomsday Church, I hope you can understand."

Lu Yuansheng nodded, but he didn't look at the card, but wanted to see what else the other party wanted to say.

"Lord Judge, don't be nervous, my ability is somewhat similar to Nasha, and it is also a kind of beast, please allow me to demonstrate it to you partially."

Benjamin slowly raised his right hand, stretched out an index finger, and held it next to his head, and when he finished speaking, he saw that Lu Yuansheng in front of him did not react, so he took this as a tacit approval, and under his urging, the finger that stretched out slowly became rough, strong, and sharp, like a demon's claw.

But in the next moment, he slammed his finger into his temple, stirring wildly, so fast that Lu Yuansheng didn't react immediately.

"This ...... It is...... I...... Last...... Apologies......"

"Totally...... I...... DIY ...... Claim...... Offended...... Adult ......"

"Hopefully...... My lord...... No...... Want...... Angry...... Great ...... Church ......"

Benjamin's fingers stirring his head did not stop, and unknown red and white objects sprayed out, but it did not prevent him from finishing his words intermittently and with difficulty.

The strange picture made Lu Yuansheng stupid, even if it was the first time he had seen such a scene, and he didn't react until Benjamin fell straight on the table.

Seeing that the other party's fingers were still squirming, he felt a wave of nausea in his throat and almost threw up.

He activated his ability, and he felt a little relieved in the still black and white world, he no longer wanted to see Benjamin's body, and he couldn't help but feel a little chill down his spine when he thought of the situation on the island.

"Is this what the line said about 'suicide'?"

"What kind of cult is this?!"

He was glad that he hadn't listened to too much nonsense from that "Yixing" when he was on the island, and he was determined that he would never have any contact with this organization in the future.

But then he was a little angry, he was obviously going to do it himself, but he was amputated by such a disgusting means, it was like a hungry waiting in line for a big meal, and finally was served a plate of-flavored chocolate.

Lu Yuansheng wasn't sure if he would be able to eat tomorrow's breakfast, so he took one last look at the messy desk, where the credit card, which might have a huge deposit, lay in an unknown liquid.

But he had no interest.

He should listen to Madoka, go back to his house early, and sleep well?

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A few days later, on an unnamed website, the codename "Judge" still occupies the ninth place on the killer list. The latest piece of news attached to the connection is that she successfully assassinated Nasha Spader, the female vice president of the Red Spider Society of the Nanbu Sea Continent Federation, and hung her head in the Twilight Plaza in Sunset City.

Additional information is available on the website:

[Code]: Judge

[Killer Ranking]: Nine

[Affiliation]:β€”β€”

[Cumulative reward]: 2.8 billion electronic currency

[Gender]: Male

[Known Mission Success Rate]: 100%

[Behavioral characteristics]: extremely insidious, extremely fast (?) ), good at physical arts, proficient in small knives

[Special Ability]: Unknown

[Appearance characteristics]: The main continent Dongzhou race, height 175-180 cm, medium size, panda mask.

[Danger]: 4 and a half stars

There are also some irrelevant footage.

These relevant materials were quickly sorted out by those who followed him and sent to some big names who were interested in him.

For example, in the tallest building in Arild's Sunset City, there is a gloomy atmosphere in the open office on the top floor.

A sharp blade pierced through a person without a photograph into an expensive solid wood tabletop. Next to the blade, there were still many little fingers neatly arranged, but this obviously could not calm the anger of the man behind the table.

The man rubbed his wrists, and had blonde hair like Nasha, and the huge red and black spider pattern on the wall behind him made his face even more gloomy.

He looked at Nasha's head with some distraction, the stains on Nasha's face had been wiped clean, her eyes closed peacefully, and the dislocated jaw made it look like she was smiling at the man.

Also on the table was a blood-stained bank card and a delicate card, which had been sent by his subordinate at about the same time as Nasha's head.

The elaborate card has the same greeting from the judge written in Dongzhou and Xilu respectively:

"Hatred, life and death."

β€œDeath or life, for howling ghost in the dark.”