Chapter 1538
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Chapter 1538 Welcome Party
“How’s the situation today?” Lin Qiye walked into Chen Han’s office and asked.
Chen Han shook his head bitterly, “No progress. We’ve practically turned Beijing city upside down, but still haven’t detected any aura related to the Cthulhu Mythos… Do you think we might have misjudged the situation?”
Lin Qiye looked at the map of Beijing on the wall, his expression growing increasingly grave.
Nothing… why is there nothing?
“Perhaps we’ve chosen the wrong direction,” Lin Qiye thoughtfully said. “All our deductions so far have been based on the assumption that what the Mi-Go are looking for comes from the Cthulhu Mythos… If what they’re seeking actually isn’t from the Cthulhu mythology, that might explain things.”
“Not from the Cthulhu mythology? Then why are they so concerned about it?”
“I’m not sure… but this is the only way to explain why I can’t sense any trace of the Cthulhu Mythos aura, and why we haven’t made progress despite searching the entire city.”
“If that’s the case, then we’re really in trouble.”
Chen Han stood up, his gaze fixed on the map of Beijing, and slowly said, “Beijing covers more than 10,000 square kilometers, with a population of over 20 million… If we don’t have a specific target and are just marking out an area, how long will it take us to find anything?”
Lin Qiye stared at the map for a long time, then sighed helplessly,
“In that case, we can only take a gamble.”
“[Mortal Divine Domain]?”
“Since all our leads have gone cold, we can only rely on a ‘miracle’.” Lin Qiye casually picked up a ballpoint pen refill from the desk, holding it between his fingers as a faint golden domain quickly expanded.
Chen Han consciously stepped back several paces, giving Lin Qiye enough space to work. The latter took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and a brilliant golden light flashed from his fingertips!
Whoosh—!
The pen refill streaked through the air, but instead of flying directly toward the map, it suddenly hit the lampshade above, making a dull sound, then traced a long arc before floating down toward a certain spot on the map.
The pen refill scraped across the map, the ink marking out an area, then dropped to the floor with a tick.
Lin Qiye slowly opened his eyes and looked closely.
“This is…” Chen Han approached the map, carefully examining the ink-marked area, his eyebrows slightly raised.
“Beijing University?” Lin Qiye said in surprise, “What a coincidence?”
“Not just Beijing University, but also several streets around it are within the range… If a ‘miracle’ really occurred, then the search area has indeed been greatly reduced.”
Lin Qiye looked at the ink mark on the map and shook his head helplessly, “After all this effort, we’ve come full circle back to the starting point… But I didn’t sense anything strange at Beijing University either…
Perhaps this ‘miracle’ didn’t actually work.”
“Regardless, I’ll go arrange personnel to focus on searching around Beijing University,” Chen Han immediately turned to leave the room. “We still have two days before the next invasion, so we have enough time.”
Seeing Chen Han’s determination, Lin Qiye could only nod, “Alright, I’ll go back and check too.”
…
Half an hour later, at Beijing University.
“Why is the school so lively today?”
Lin Qiye looked at the crowded open space in the distance, where low speaker sounds were continuously coming through, and several colored light beams shot up into the sky, rhythmically changing direction.
Cao Yuan thought for a moment, “Tonight is Beijing University’s welcome party for new students… The venue was set up last night, so they’re probably rehearsing now?”
“Welcome party?”
Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully, “No wonder…”
“I heard Li Yifei has a performance tonight too.”
“Oh?” Lin Qiye said with surprise, “He has a performance? Looks like he’s really integrated well these past few days… We can go watch it tonight if we have time.
Let’s split up. I’ll take the eastern section, you take the western section. Carefully investigate anything that doesn’t seem like it belongs in a school, or anyone acting suspiciously.”
“Got it.”
The two separated on the spot, heading in different directions. Lin Qiye casually picked up a tree branch, tossed it into the air, and followed the direction that one end pointed to, while carefully scanning the surroundings with his mental power.
Fortunately, almost everyone’s attention was drawn to the lively welcome party rehearsal, so no one noticed Lin Qiye’s unusual behavior. He had been moving through the campus for about ten minutes when suddenly, as if sensing something, he let out a soft exclamation.
He looked up and saw several figures quickly flashing on the fourth floor of the teaching building opposite.
Fang Mo and Lu Baoyou were moving through the empty corridor, blocking the front and back doors of a classroom. At the window ledge, a male student was anxiously backing away.
“Relax, we won’t hurt you. The outside world isn’t suitable for you; you should go back,” Fang Mo said calmly, looking through her glasses at a white shadow inside the boy’s body.
“I, I don’t want to go back yet,” the boy shook his head repeatedly. “Let me stay outside for one more day. I’ll go back after wandering around for one more day!”
“No.”
“Please, my dream is just to compete in the track and field one more time. There’s a competition tomorrow morning. Just give me one chance!” The boy’s voice became more pleading.
“But you’re using someone else’s body. That’s not fair to him or to others,” Lu Baoyou said coldly.
“Sorry,” Fang Mo walked toward him step by step. “You have to come with us.”
He gave Lu Baoyou a look, and they both charged forward like lightning. The boy at the window gritted his teeth, and the white shadow flew directly out of the body, floating down toward the crowd below!
Lu Baoyou narrowed his eyes and was about to jump out the window to chase after it when Fang Mo grabbed him.
“Are you crazy? This is a school. Jumping from the fourth floor will cause a commotion!”
Lu Baoyou frowned, about to say something, when a figure walked in from outside the door, unhurriedly holding the floating white shadow in his hand.
“Lord Seven?” Fang Mo caught sight of the person and exclaimed in surprise. “Why are you here?”
“I was passing by and came to take a look. I also caught him for you.”
Lin Qiye handed the white shadow to Fang Mo, who gripped its shoulder. The shadow hung its head, seeming very dejected.
“It’s alright, don’t be too sad. Even if you possessed someone and won the sprint championship, so what? That was someone else’s body, not your achievement… Follow Jiang Zhihua and study well. Perhaps one day, she can dispel the resentment in your hearts and send you into reincarnation. The regrets of this life might be compensated in the next,” Lin Qiye consoled.
The white shadow sighed helplessly in Fang Mo’s hand.
“How’s your mission progress?” Lin Qiye turned to look at Fang Mo.
