Chapter 46: South Wind City Is Doomed! 【hunting Path】
Yuan Chenyang dropped his hand as if electrocuted, which made Su Chen thoughtful.
“Sun Tai, take your men out first, don’t go far,” his face was tense, he said in a deep voice, “and don’t contact the outside world. Warn everyone in the building not to leave their rooms, and not to reveal their identities.”
“Yes!”
Sun Fatty couldn’t help but look at the Shadow-Evading Clothes, feeling uneasy, and led Zhao Xiong and others away.
“…How did you kill him?” Yuan Chenyang cautiously lifted the Shadow-Evading Clothes. After the full appearance of the Metal Box was revealed to him, his expression became even more solemn.
“Starvation first, then poisoning,” Su Chen said concisely. He had now shifted from seeking personal revenge to eliminating a scourge for the people, and naturally felt righteous.
“You suspected him a while ago?” Yuan Chenyang knew this kid was cunning and added, “I want the truth.”
“No evidence,” Su Chen said honestly. If there was evidence, he would have already tortured him in the Inspection Department.
Yuan Chenyang shook his head: “If you hadn’t found this thing, wouldn’t you have notified me?”
Su Chen pondered: “On the surface, there shouldn’t be a problem; Jiang He has already divorced him.”
If he hadn’t found this thing, he naturally wouldn’t have notified Yuan Chenyang, but even if someone suspected him of being involved in Qi Chuan’s death, so what?
Yuan Chenyang pondered for a moment, then asked: “Who do you suspect he belongs to?”
Su Chen replied without hesitation: “Zhou Xian.”
Yuan Chenyang was not surprised. He carefully lifted the Shadow-Evading Clothes, and a golden edge appeared out of thin air, striking the Metal Box. He quickly retreated.
Su Chen felt a shiver, but his Metal Box was completely unharmed.
“Huh?” Yuan Chenyang seemed to sense something was wrong. He cautiously walked forward, carefully reached out, and picked it up.
Then, his face suddenly turned grim. “The Strange God Power that was parasitic inside is gone!”
Su Chen’s eyes flickered slightly. “What Strange God Power? What is this thing?”
“This is a Strange Artifact, made from Meteorite Iron. Strange Gods can entrust a part of their power to it.” Yuan Chenyang turned it over and examined it, his face growing more grim. “Large-scale Strange God sacrifices, summonings, and blessings all require this as a carrier.”
“Based on my estimation, it should have been parasitic with Heituo’s power, but it’s actually empty. What exactly have they been doing in South Wind City!” Yuan Chenyang’s forehead veins bulged. “It’s too late. South Wind City is about to perish. We should have investigated it thoroughly long ago!”
“Uh…” Su Chen started to speak but stopped.
“It’s also fortunate…” Yuan Chenyang said with a hint of relief at this point, “that this thing was an empty shell. Otherwise, I would have had to uphold righteousness over kinship.”
“What do you mean?” Su Chen, full of curiosity, asked.
“I’ve told you before, your Mental Talent makes you very susceptible to the favor of these Ghost Gods. If Heituo’s power were still inside, it would have corrupted you.”
Yuan Chenyang further explained, “Your Profession Path would have been cut off, you would have become a puppet of the Strange God, and lost your Mind.”
“That’s disgusting.” Su Chen looked genuinely fearful. The things that had happened to him were hard to explain.
“Indeed…” Yuan Chenyang seized the opportunity to educate him. “Strange Gods are not good things. Perhaps they can fulfill your various wishes, but it will always be through a method that causes you great pain.”
“Therefore, you must stay far away from these things.”
“Don’t worry,” Su Chen nodded solemnly.
“You should go back first. I’ll handle this,” Yuan Chenyang waved his hand.
After going downstairs, he greeted Sun Fatty, and they walked a short distance away. He asked in a low voice, “Brother Sun, are there any convenient ways to identify Strange God Followers?”
Sun Fatty hesitated and shook his head. “As far as I know, there really isn’t. Some people are just low-tier followers with strong self-will, and you can’t tell at all during normal times.”
“Some don’t even believe in Strange Gods, they are just driven by interest, so there’s no way to investigate. In any case, there are few methods available in South Wind.”
Su Chen pondered. If that was the case, it would be difficult to find his prey.
Waving goodbye to everyone, Su Chen left.
“Imprisonment, poisoning, trailing and killing, and none of it matters.” Han Da said enviously.
“Shut up,” Sun Fatty reprimanded, his expression gloomy. “If any of you dare to talk about what happened tonight, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
…
In the Room, Yuan Chenyang glanced at Qi Chuan’s Corpse, walked to the window, opened his Bracelet, and dialed a contact.
“Old Yuan?” An aged voice came from the Bracelet. “Why are you contacting me all of a sudden?”
“Elder Jiang, Qi Chuan is dead,” Yuan Chenyang said calmly.
The Bracelet fell silent, with only faint crackling sounds.
“How big of a deal is this?”
“Strange God,” Yuan Chenyang uttered two words.
Jiang Rong’s tone became a bit urgent. “You should know it definitely has nothing to do with me.”
Yuan Chenyang stated directly: “I will have someone suppress this matter and cut ties as soon as possible.”
After a long silence.
“Thank you,” Jiang Rong said slowly.
“Okay,” Yuan Chenyang ended the communication and couldn’t help but look at Qi Chuan’s Corpse again, murmuring, “Perfect, a truly rare Leverage.”
…
“Good job, Yuan Chenyang,” Jiang Rong’s expression kept changing.
“Strange God?” Jiang He, sitting opposite him, stood up in rage. “Is Qi Chuan out of his mind? To dare collude with a Strange God?”
“Perhaps it wasn’t his intention. People who are targeted by Strange Gods… sigh…” Jiang Rong sighed and pointed at Jiang He. “I told you back then not to provoke these kinds of people with no way out. If you really married him, you should have settled down!”
“They have no Attachments, but we do!”
Jiang He’s imposing manner weakened, she turned her head and sat back down.
Jiang Rong secretly shook his head, then said, “I didn’t expect Yuan Chenyang to notify me in advance. I should thank Su Chen too.”
“Thank Su Chen?” Jiang He was confused.
“Su Chen definitely told Yuan Chenyang everything that happened that night,” Jiang Rong said leisurely.
“At that time, the Academy hadn’t been infiltrated yet, and Heituo hadn’t surfaced. Qi Chuan genuinely wanted to kill you, which instead excluded us from the scope of Suspicion.”
Jiang He snorted coldly and unconsciously touched her cheek.
“Next, it’s going to be a tense situation,” Jiang Rong murmured. “Zhang Hongbo is absent, Feng Chang is absent, Zhou Xian needs to avoid suspicion and wants to win me over. Yuan Chenyang is making quite a move.”
…..
“I wonder what the function of this 【Low-tier Strange God Power】 is.”
Su Chen opened his Panel and stared at the blood-red text identifier, which looked very ominous.
His unappointed Professions were now 【Gale Hunter】 and 【Mystic Arts Scholar】.
“Although it can also affect Third Order, it’s not doing anything if I leave it. I wonder what kind of mutation will occur,” Su Chen pondered the pros and cons. “I’ll choose 【Gale Hunter】. If something really goes wrong, I still have the Second Order Profession option of Strongman.”
Mental-type Professions are difficult to handle, but physical-type ones are easier to manage.
Having made up his mind, Su Chen did not hesitate and applied the 【Low-tier Strange God Power】 to 【Gale Hunter】.
On the Panel, the blood-red Strange God Power transformed into intertwined strands of blood-red threads, wrapping around the Gale Hunter.
【Gale Hunter】 was contaminated by the Strange God Power and gradually became frenzied. Hunting Path activated: Hunt three Second Order Professionals to evolve the Profession level to Second Order Top-tier.】
“Hunting Path? Evolution?”
Su Chen’s expression became very complex, and he couldn’t help but rejoice. “Good… that’s good.”
He had deeply experienced the Strength of a Top Tier Profession.
