Chapter 40
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Chapter 40: Exit!
Donghai City.
Inside the Zero Investigation Bureau.
Jiang Quan with bandages on, watching the situation at the front line, “Oh no… This Mask Host is on a completely different level from the last time!”
“No, I must go support my master!”
Just then, a middle-aged man suddenly stopped Jiang Quan, “No, your injury isn’t healed yet, even if you go to support, it’s not your turn!”
“But…”
“First-class investigator Jiang Quan, follow orders!”
“I order you to stay here!”
Jiang Quan gritted his teeth, “I’m afraid I can’t comply.”
Just as the middle-aged man confronted Jiang Quan.
Suddenly, a woman ran over!
“Chief, our department’s security system has been breached, all monitors have been hacked!”
Upon hearing the woman’s words, the chief’s initial reaction was disbelief, “Impossible, the Red Zone system is a defense system, how could it be so easily infiltrated?!”
The woman looked urgent, “It’s true, chief!”
At that moment, Jiang Quan suddenly realized something, “Where is that guy downstairs?!”
“Where is he now?!”
“I…”
Without waiting for the woman to say anything else, Jiang Quan pushed open the door of the command room and dashed into the elevator, heading towards the lower detention room.
But when he arrived at the lower detention room, he was completely shocked!
Suddenly, the real Chen Ye emerged from the shadows, wearing a mask on his face.
The shadow that was previously under his control had been removed, and he created a puppet using the system.
It was a flesh-and-blood puppet, with skin the same color as the Shadow Soldier, and wearing the same mask as the previous Shadow Soldier.
As Jiang Quan burst in, Chen Ye transformed his hand into a dark long spear and pierced the puppet’s chest!
The puppet had no reaction and was directly pinned to the wall by Chen Ye.
Afterwards, he reached out and tore off the puppet’s mask.
This thing couldn’t be left behind; it was just a plain mask.
“The traitor shall face death.”
After speaking, Chen Ye turned directly to look at Jiang Quan.
“Stop here. If you still want to get involved in the mask affair, he will be the fate of all of you.”
With that said, Chen Ye’s true form disappeared into the shadows!
Jiang Quan just realized, but it was already too late!
The puppet nailed to the wall had stopped breathing, blood flowing down the wall to Jiang Quan’s feet, leaving him somewhat incredulous.
“Damn, I’m too late again!”
“Another new Mask Host…”
Jiang Quan gritted his teeth, then punched the wall!
。。。
Noon.
Under everyone’s gaze, Cheng Haixing, covered in blood, crawled back.
Apart from him, the entire army perished in this mission!
Not even the snipers were spared!
Seeing such a gruesome situation and with Cheng Haixing leading the team personally, a sense of gloom enveloped everyone’s hearts.
Even Elder Hai fled back in such a sorry state…
How terrifying must the opponent be this time?
Cheng Haixing, covered in blood, wasted no time and immediately gathered everyone to announce, “Everyone, gather around!”
“Master Hai, your injuries…”
“It doesn’t matter!”
“Listen to me carefully, this time our opponent is different from last time…”
“It’s the Butcher!”
Jiang Quan froze instantly upon hearing this name, “The Butcher?”
“Could it be… Bai Qi’s mask?”
Upon hearing this name, everyone gasped in shock!
Whether they understood history in this world or not, almost everyone had heard of this killer’s name!
Cheng Haixing suddenly looked towards the middle-aged man beside him, “Where is he, where is the shadow?”
The middle-aged man paused for a moment, “He…”
Before the middle-aged man could finish, Jiang Quan quickly replied, “Master, shortly after you left, the security system inside the building was hacked by a hacker.”
“I rushed to the confinement room immediately, but I was still too late. An unknown Mask Host quietly sneaked into the building and killed Shadow…”
Just then, a man in a suit suddenly walked over.
“The forensic report is ready.”
Jiang Quan was puzzled to hear this, “Why consult the forensic pathologist? Didn’t I say we should wait for Master to come back before making a decision?!”
The man in the suit glanced at Jiang Quan, “There was no footage captured by the surveillance cameras during the time Shadow was attacked.”
“You were the only witness at that time. Even though you are a superior investigator, we cannot solely rely on your account.”
Jiang Quan was very frustrated to hear this, “So, what did the autopsy reveal?”
The man in the suit opened the autopsy report directly when he heard the words, “Shadow, the cause of death is… autopsy?”
Huh?
？？？
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Including Jiang Quan, asked in confusion, “What do you mean, why is the cause of death an autopsy?!”
The man in the suit swallowed nervously and noticed there were small words written below the autopsy report.
“Actually, the man you brought here didn’t die, he just fell into a state of false death…”
“But we didn’t realize it at first glance, it was our negligence in work.”
Everyone looked at each other in shock, feeling like thunder had struck on a sunny day.
The man in the suit hesitated, unsure of what to say at that moment.
Cheng Haixing felt very angry, “That guy has a mysterious background, how could he die so easily, why did he decide without waiting for me to come back?!”
“We haven’t figured out the secrets he was hiding, and now that he’s dead, how are we going to find the remaining masks?!”
Jiang Quan clenched his fists, “Master, it’s too late to talk about that now, we should think about how to deal with the enemies in front of us.”
“The person who kills shadows can also move through shadows, obviously he is also a Mask Host.”
“And the fact that they could silently infiltrate our security system and kill, there must be a group behind them!”
Cheng Haixing furrowed his brows, “Of all times, it had to be now!”
“Elder Hai…”
“If the shadow is dead, we won’t be able to determine the location of the mask, so maybe…”
“What do you want to say?!”
“I…”
“Have you forgotten the original purpose of the Zero Investigation Bureau, to eliminate any dangers threatening China from the very beginning!”
“So what if the Shadow is dead, we’ll find our own way!”
“Even if the opponent is a god, we’ll catch them for you to see!”
“What about the Shadow’s body?”
“Keep it refrigerated.”
Cheng Haixing turned to look to the side as he spoke.
“Hmm?”
“What is this?”
Just then, Cheng Haixing suddenly found a pair of glasses in a corner.
It was a pair of stylish all-black VR glasses.
“Ah, this is what we found in the shadow room…”
“It seems like the login device for The Sealed Land.”
“I read online that this device is very expensive. It’s been sold for millions on the black market, and yet still hard to find.”
Cheng Haixing looked puzzled, “The Sealed Land, the game… masks, is there a connection?”
。。。
One day later.
On the Pacific Ocean.
A huge island suddenly appeared out of nowhere, catching the attention of the curious!
But just a few days later, the massive island disappeared suddenly!
This caught the attention of many countries, so they sent ships to search for the island in the Pacific Ocean.
However, in the end, they all returned empty-handed.
But soon, they made a new and surprising discovery!
They found that sonar could detect the presence of the island!
Yet, the island kept moving constantly at an incredibly fast speed!
“Is this really an island, moving faster than a speeding bullet?!”
“A ship has crashed into the island, and the island is see-through!”
“What?!”
“A see-through island?”
“Could it be the legendary Penglai Fairy Island?!”
“It’s very possible!”
“Search the entire sea area, we must find the legendary Penglai Fairy Island!”
This news quickly spread within countries, sparking a new wave of interest in cultivating immortality.
Is there really a magical place called Penglai Fairy Island in the world? If so, it must mean that fairies exist!
Cheng Haixing, who lived in Donghai City, also received this message, “Penglai Fairy Island, why now of all times?”
“Elder Hai, haven’t you noticed that things have been a bit strange in the past month?”
“Hmm?”
“First, there was that mysterious game from an unknown developer, then the appearance of the Twelve Masks, and now Penglai Fairy Island.”
“It’s like everything was planned to happen in this month.”
Cheng Haixing frowned, “What was that game called again?”
“The Sealed Land.”
“Recorded in file A-058, noted as a possible game from an unknown alien civilization.”
“Elder Hai, to be honest, we’ve never encountered any supernatural events before, it’s all just stories for the common people.”
“But ever since that game appeared, all sorts of unheard-of supernatural events have been happening, one after another…”
“First, there were twelve masks, now comes Penglai Fairy Island.”
“I think there should be some connection between these three.”
Cheng Haixing picked up a cigarette upon hearing this, “Headaches one after another, just relentless, sigh…”
“Has Bai Qi’s mask been found?”
“Not yet, the other party is very good at hiding, we…”
“Okay, I understand.”
Cheng Haixing slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, at that moment, he truly felt what it meant to be helpless despite caring deeply.
“Elder Hai, I think you should take a few days off for yourself.”
“Hmm?”
“You seem to be feeling worse. I think you should take a break and maybe go check out that game.”
Cheng Haixing raised his eyebrows, “You mean The Sealed Land?”
“Exactly.”
“If these things are really connected, maybe we’ll find something by looking into the game?”
“Don’t worry, we’ll keep an eye on things outside. I’ll let you know immediately if we find out who has Bai Qi’s mask.”
Cheng Haixing thought for a long time, then looked at the black glasses on the table.
“Alright then…”
。。。
On the other end.
On an invisible island in the Atlantic Ocean.
Chen Ye, who was sitting by the sea fishing, suddenly opened his eyes.
“Oh, fish, you’re hooked.”
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Translator: Book 4 has been translated and published on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3R24vL0).
Book 5 will be translated within 3 weeks.