Chapter 107: A Harbinger of Doom
In fact, there is a target that is very suitable for Yang Lingling to investigate.
Since the collective outbreak of spiritual madness in all coastal cities of the New Federation more than three months ago, cult organizations in various places have begun to become extremely active.
Especially in the last month, it feels like all the evil gods who used to be sleeping have been awakened from their long sleep.
This situation is also the main reason for the new FBI to make up its mind to create a special force called Soul Force.
According to the two agents, Jackman and McCarthy, the new FBI found that the degree of mental madness in all the coastal cities seemed to be determined according to certain patterns.
In general, it is as if someone has drawn several circles on the coastline with mysterious powers, and the inhabitants of these coastal cities have varying degrees of madness according to their distance from the center of the circle.
In many cities, thousands of people commit crimes en masse, while in few cities there may be only a dozen people who gather to commit sexual immorality.
At the center of these circles is what the new FBI defines as an "anchor."
Of course, the anchor here is not the "time anchor" used when the Imperial Government of the main universe invaded the Atlas, but it is simply a literal definition.
According to the information that the new FBI plucked from the mouths of the cultists, some of the evil gods were sealed in the deep sea.
Although sealed, their power drifts with the waves of the sea, like fish swimming in the deep sea.
And these forces will choose to stay somewhere because of the call of believers, or the stimulation of special places and special events.
It's like a ship sailing on the sea, choosing to anchor and stop the ship.
Therefore, this kind of location is uniformly called "anchor" by the new FBI.
Previously, Jackman and McCarthy were sent to Juventus to investigate the information of the anchor.
Judging by the scale of the initial frenzy among the citizens, Juventukin should be considered one of the cities closer to the anchor.
Even as their investigation unfolds, the crime rate and chaos in the city are rising, and Juventukin itself is about to become an anchor.
And each anchor point is like a fungal infection point, if you leave it alone, it will cause the power of the evil god to continue to expand, and the cult members to become more and more rampant.
In the not long history of the founding of the New Federation, there have been several cases of more than 1,000 cult people sacrificing people, thousands of cult members committing mass suicide, and the monsters summoned are as tall as the Universal Tower.
If it weren't for the powerful magicians who voluntarily sacrificed their bodies and souls in exchange for the support of the ancient gods, coupled with the voluntary help of the folk transcendents, those monsters would probably still be hovering in the territory of the New Federation.
This New World country, built on blood and fire, seems to be particularly favored by the evil gods because of its free-spirited nature.
This is also the fundamental reason why the new FBI does not want to give up the sorcerer line.
And if you want to eliminate the anchor point, you need to face a large number of cultists and high-level cult members, which is extremely dangerous, and there must be a "transcendent" town.
Fortunately, after the establishment of the soul power, the official has its own transcendents, although there are many liberals who listen to propaganda and do not listen to tunes, but most of them still have enthusiasm and good intentions.
Therefore, in this large-scale anchor outbreak incident, several anchors have been resolved under the overall arrangement of the new FBI.
The remaining anchors are either in the process of being resolved, or they are too difficult, and additional manpower is needed.
And the anchor to which Juventukin belongs is one of the anchors that is very difficult to resolve.
Although the new FBI has sent a transcendent of the Psychic Department to the past, and there are several Agent-level Psychists and Magicians to cooperate, but at present, it seems that it can only barely suppress the local cultists, and it is still unable to completely eliminate them.
Therefore, if Yang Lingling wants to intervene at this time, it is the most appropriate time.
"Anyway, the Eternal King's investigation has no clue, so it's better to start collecting the treasure as soon as possible."
After making up her mind, Yang Lingling took the initiative to find Jackman and told the other party that she planned to take Jennifer to support her "hometown" Juventus Golden City.
As the people who introduced Yang Lingling and Jennifer to Soul Power, Jackman and McCarthy are now their exclusive liaisons.
Hearing Yang Lingling's thoughts, Jackman was very pleased, immediately reported to the headquarters, and got the instructions to go to Juventus on the same day.
Even if it's just a liaison agent, as long as you can participate in Yang Lingling's mission, you can get a credit after the mission is completed.
Although Jackman is over forty years old, his desire to climb up has not yet been extinguished.
In comparison, McCarthy, a young agent, is not so active, he prefers to stay in a safe area, and the age and personality of the two people should really be reversed.
The position where Yang Lingling and Jennifer are now is the secret headquarters set up by the soul power in the wilderness in the middle of the continent.
Nominally, both of them are newcomers, so they undergo a month-long "training".
The content of the training is mainly to talk about the basic knowledge of the field of superpower, as well as to tell them about the various rules of the new FBI, as well as some basic procedures.
Jennifer didn't listen at all because of her intellectual disability, and she was very happy just eating and drinking well every day, so it was mainly Yang Lingling, the "guardian", who received the training.
Riding on the new FBI's dedicated train line and changing carriages twice, Yang Lingling and Jennifer followed Jackman and McCarthy to Juventukin City.
As soon as the four of them arrived in the city, they immediately felt that something was wrong.
Three months ago, the city had a sense of chaos and despair.
Most of the pedestrians on the road were blind-eyed, their steps were vain, and there was not much anger or hope on their faces.
Even on the main road leading to the port of the wharf, there are not a few horse-drawn carriages carrying goods.
The streets are littered with garbage, and public officials such as the police are largely absent.
You can even see robbers and rapes on the spot, or rotting and stinky corpses in some dark boxes.
"What's the situation?"
In the carriage, the surprise on Jackman's face could not be concealed, and McCarthy, who was sitting next to him, had a face that was even more gloomy than the dark clouds overhead.
This phenomenon in Juventugin usually only occurs when the cultists begin to prepare large-scale sacrifices and the evil gods are about to appear.
It's called a "doomsday sign," and the new FBI information makes it clear......
Jackman didn't care so much for a moment, and ordered the carriage to rush to the police station at full speed to meet the transcendents who had been sent to Juventugin City earlier, as well as other soul power personnel.
The mood was good, but the carriage pulled the overweight Jennifer, and the running speed was not very fast, even if the coachman drove with all his might, it took more than an hour to reach the police station.
Pushing open the door, the sight inside the police station made Jackman's heart sink.
In the huge hall of the police station, there are only two or three kittens, and most of them are civilians, and there are no criminal policemen.
Jackman's face drooped, and he took Yang Lingling and the others straight to the director's office.
"Bang!"
The door of the director's office was pushed open, and I saw Director Norton, who was smoking a cigar with a leisurely face, playing chess with a tall and slender middle-aged woman.
"Director Norton, there's ...... Agent Ciri, what are you doing here? ”
Director Norton glanced up at Jackman, spat out a smoke ring, and greeted him with a smile:
"Yo, isn't this Agent Jackman? Why, your bureau still sent you and McCarthy over? ”
The other woman, known as "Agent Ciri", turned her back to Jackman and ignored them.
Jackman's face became more and more gloomy, and he opened his mouth to question Director Norton:
"Now that the city is about to become a purgatory on earth, do you still have the heart to play chess here? What about the police officers? On the way here, we saw at least three vicious crimes, why didn't we see any police officers to maintain law and order? ”
In the face of Jackman's questioning, Director Norton not only did not get angry, but laughed and comforted him:
"Agent Jackman, I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry. 40% of criminal police officers are injured in the line of duty, 50% are on leave, and 10% are resigned. The current police department can't spare enough manpower to maintain law and order, but this ...... Agent Ciri, I think you're a colleague, right? She used her beauty and strength to convince me that I could face this dilemma calmly, and believe me, the difficulties will pass. ”
Jackman was silent for a moment, looking at the back of the curvy woman.
"By what? Do you rely on your chess? ”
Yang Lingling also followed Jackman and McCarthy into the director's office.
When the director saw her, he was stunned:
"Who is this kid? Could it be that your investigation bureau still uses child labor? ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure as tall as two meters four or five bent down and walked into the house, knocking a gap in the upper part of the door frame because he was not paying attention.
"Hanny, people are hungry and want bread."
Jennifer patted the gravel dust on her head, and lowered her head to Yang Lingling.
Director Norton saw Jennifer's figure and immediately took a breath of cool air.
This is a normal reaction that most people will have, just like a child seeing a strange adult who is twice as tall as themselves, basically everyone can't help but be terrified when they see Jennifer for the first time.
It was only at this time that the woman with the seductive curve of her back finally turned around, revealing a face with gorgeous facial features.
Her nose bridge is small but tall, her eyes are huge, her chin is sharp, her face looks a bit like a cat, and she is an out-and-out middle-aged beauty with a bumpy figure.
This woman is one of the transcendents of the Spiritual Master series in the special unit "Soul Power", the "Reborn" Xirui.
"Isn't this Jennifer Agent Class? The bureau will send you over to support? ”
An elegant smile appeared on Ciri's gorgeous face, and she asked Jennifer in a friendly tone.
Jennifer scratched the back of her head with a stool-sized palm and looked at her with a puzzled expression:
"Who are you? I don't know you. ”
Yang Lingling waved her hand at Jennifer, signaling her not to speak for the time being, and then took the initiative to communicate with the other party:
"I'm new Agent Hanny Ken, the older brother of Special Agent Jennifer Ken, and I've been ordered by the Bureau to support here with Agent Jackman and Agent McCarthy."
Speaking of this, Yang Lingling paused, and her sharp gaze shot directly into Xi Rui's eyes:
"But before I came, the bureau had never received a notice that Juventukin had entered a state of 'doomsday'. Agent Ciri, I hope you can give us an explanation on this! ”
Yang Lingling's words are very clear, since the bureau has not received information, it proves that someone has concealed the report, and Xi Rui, as the highest combat power here, is sitting here in good condition at this time, and there is still time to play chess with Director Norton, which shows that the person who concealed the information is most likely herself!
Failure to truthfully report the situation to the Bureau of Investigation is a very serious violation!
Xi Rui didn't seem to be as polite as Jennifer when she faced Yang Lingling, she put away her kind smile, her face was indifferent, she took a sip of the coffee at hand, and said lightly:
"What are you? Why should I explain it to you? What the bureau wants to see is nothing more than the result of the anchor being cleared. However, the people above are all ignorant fools, they don't know at all, if they just clean up those cultists and destroy the rituals, they will cure the symptoms but not the root cause, and I am afraid that it will not be long before everything will happen again. ”
Xi Rui's answer made Yang Lingling frown, and Jackman on the side also seemed to have thought of something, and his expression was suddenly shocked, and he said in a lost voice:
"This ...... You're all in charge?! Do you want those cultists to call out the evil gods and then seal them away?! ”
"Seals?"
Jackman's words made Ciri sneer again:
"What is the seal, I will use my power to personally send the evil god here into rebirth, and fundamentally destroy its stupid and evil nature."
McCarthy, who was on the side, also gasped, and was shocked by Ciri's bold idea.
"You know that the appearance of the evil god will cause the madness and death of countless people, but you still want to do this? And the evil gods that have been called out in history must all have the joint action of the good gods to bring down the seal, have you ever thought that once you can't subdue the evil gods, countless people will die because of your actions? ”
Jackman continued to scold with righteous words, and Ciri glanced at him, his eyes were so calm and indifferent, Jackman could clearly see from it that Ciri didn't care about the lives of ordinary people at all!
He hated it so much, but the other party was a transcendent, and Jackman, with the strength of an ordinary person, did not dare to completely anger the other party.
"Maniac!"
Secretly cursing in his heart, Jackman turned his gaze to Yang Lingling for advice.
Of course, Yang Lingling will not be accustomed to Xi Rui - since there is no evil god behind this woman, then Yang Lingling does not need to scruple at all.
"Malfeasance has led to the death of a large number of civilians, and whether or not the Evil God Anchor can be solved this time, this crime alone is enough to kick you out of your soul power."
Yang Lingling looked directly at Xi Rui:
"In the name of Special Agent Jennifer, I will report the actual situation truthfully, Agent Ciri, and I hope this operation will be the last time we have contact."