Chapter 597
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Chapter 597: The First Invader
Three minutes after Lin Qiye left, a figure in a white robe suddenly appeared out of thin air above the shallow waters.
It was a middle-aged man with a solemn expression, a deep red scar running across his brow. His calm eyes scanned the pitch-black shallows, finally resting on the disordered black magic circle below.
His left eye suddenly contracted, a barely noticeable white halo rotating within his pupil, locking onto the black pattern on the ground.
“Analyzing components…”
“Analysis complete. Contains charcoal, salt, sandstone, quartz… No divine traces detected.”
“Weak psychic response detected, determined to be a remnant left by an intruder who triggered divine wrath. Hazard level analysis in progress… Insufficient known information, hazard level analysis failed.”
A series of electronic sounds echoed in the white-robed man’s ears, causing his brow to furrow slightly.
He opened his mouth and murmured to himself:
“Another intruder… In the past two years, there have been several records of outsiders invading, and the landing points are all quite close… How did they manage to evade the watch of the divine lord, and where did they come from?”
He stared at the black pattern for a moment, then raised his head to look at the winding road on the cliff.
He snorted coldly, his toes barely touching the ground as he leaped up, floating lightly onto the road.
“Bring up all surveillance devices on this road, and check for any suspicious individuals within two hours before and after the triggering of divine wrath.” He spoke calmly.
The white halo in his left eye began to rotate again.
“Searching…”
At that moment, all electronic surveillance devices along the road connected to his left eye, each segment of footage flashing before his eyes like a rapidly playing movie, his left pupil vibrating rapidly as if searching for something.
Minutes later, the images in his eyes suddenly froze.
Screenshots appeared in his mind, showing a young man in a black knitted trench coat walking alone along the edge of the mountain road. Due to the dim light, the surveillance could only capture his blurred profile.
His figure was captured by some of the road’s surveillance, walking from the entrance of the road to a monitoring point not far from the cliff, lingering around the cliff for about twenty minutes before returning the way he came, heading towards the city center.
From a timing perspective, it perfectly coincided with the occurrence of divine wrath.
“I found you…” The white-robed man’s eyes narrowed slightly.
With these few photos, he could search the entire Yokohama city’s traffic surveillance to trace the intruder’s movements.
“Send these photos to Number Four and have him visit the Purified Land Prison to see if he can pry open that guy’s mouth.”
The white halo in his left eye slowly rotated.
After speaking, he took a step forward, slowly making his way towards the neon-lit city center.
…
Tokyo.
Above the bustling and lively city, a massive disc resembling a flying saucer hovered quietly among the clouds, emitting a misty blue light, like a second blue moon suspended in the sky, filled with a sense of futuristic technology.
This place is the birthplace of all infants in Japan, the location recorded in sacred legends where the gods created humanity, the origin of all Japan, a mysterious land symbolizing life and the future.
—【Purified Land】.
At this moment, on the edge of the Purified Land, a man in a red robe stood before a large floor-to-ceiling window, gazing down at the city below, which sparkled like crushed gold through the ethereal clouds.
Suddenly, a red halo flashed in his left eye, slowly rotating.
“Another intruder?”
He frowned, hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked deeper into the Purified Land.
He passed through one high-tech portal after another, eventually arriving at the entrance of a massive, entirely black prison. The red halo in his left eye brightened slightly, and an electronic voice sounded around him.
“Number Four Oracle Envoy, identity verification successful, please proceed.”
The prison’s massive door slowly opened, and the red-robed man calmly walked into the cold, narrow passage. The silver-white walls on either side had a metallic texture, composed of an unknown material, reflecting his figure clearly under the harsh white light.
After passing through dozens of deep cells, he reached the innermost part of the prison.
In front of a prison door without a number, the red-robed man paused for a moment, seemingly deep in thought, then shifted his left eye to the device beside the door. The red halo spun rapidly one and a half times before the heavy prison door automatically opened.
He stepped inside.
In the pitch-black cell, there was no light source; only a few beams of pale light streamed in from the open prison door, casting the shadow of the red-robed man onto the prison wall, slightly distorted, resembling a demon existing within the shadows.
In the center of the cell, a figure was tightly bound in mid-air, countless chains coiling around him, emitting an eerie glow.
The red-robed man looked at the figure and spoke淡淡开口:
“How does it feel to be bound by the Bone-Eating Chains?”
The prisoner’s tightly shut eyes trembled slightly, opening a bit, seemingly unable to adapt to the harsh light from outside. He squinted at the white-robed man in front of him, parting his cracked and bleeding lips to rasp:
“Get lost.”
Hearing this word, the red-robed man showed no change in expression and continued calmly, “You’ve managed to endure the pain of the Bone-Eating Chains for nearly two years, which indeed surprises me… I’m curious, how has your body managed to hold up?”
The prisoner narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered, “What kind of pain is this? The suffering I’ve endured before is several times worse than this…”
“Truly remarkable willpower,” the red-robed man remarked, “However, soon you won’t have to endure this pain any longer.”
The prisoner silently watched him.
“You have three months left. Within these three months, if you cannot demonstrate your value and submit to the Purified Land, I will personally declare your divine judgment of death.”
The red-robed man gazed into his eyes and slowly said:
“You have only three months left, the first foreign intruder from two years ago, a Class A wanted criminal…
Cao Yuan.”
In the dim light, Cao Yuan, suspended in mid-air and pierced by the Bone-Eating Chains, remained utterly calm.
“Now, a way out is laid before you.” The red-robed man turned, facing the black wall to the side, the red halo in his left eye swirling, projecting a series of photos onto the wall.
“Two hours ago, traces of a suspected fifth foreign intruder were found near Yokohama’s coast. We intercepted his photos…
Tell me, do you recognize him?”
Cao Yuan slightly turned his head, his gaze landing on the few blurry photos, and his pupils suddenly contracted!
