Chapter 125
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Chapter 125: Before the Arrangement, I Had Already Broken the Arrangement
“Hello, is this the Demon Hunt Agency?”
Bai Yan, who left through the incarnation “Profligate,” transformed into a stunning black butterfly.
He soared over the city, reaching a distant bar far from his original body, casually picking up someone else’s phone.
Dialing the Demon Hunt Agency’s number.
Naturally, Bai Yan had already altered his voice.
His natural voice was soft, but “Profligate’s” voice had a deeper, more magnetic quality, and had a noticeable London accent.
Bai Yan held the phone and calmly responded, “My name? I am simply a passionate citizen. My first name is 123, and my last name is 321. There is something important I need to share.”
“In about one to two hours, the Black Star Faction will attack the following seventeen locations across Tatsumi City. Don’t ask me how I know this, just pay attention and remember. The first location is the central pedestrian street…”
Bai Yan spoke clearly, with the sound of the receptionist gasping in shock coming through his phone.
“Their real target is certainly not the water treatment plant. No one will attack any water treatment plants in the next few hours.”
Indeed, Bai Yan had learned countless potential futures from “Babel Tower.” He knew for a fact that all water treatment plants held no defensive value.
The large-scale Deep Ones transformation plan was still set to activate in two hours, and it would succeed perfectly.
“Unleashed Dark” would arrive.
A terrifying entity that serves the Outer God, possessing unparalleled power over everything in the mortal realm. Even if the “Emperor” returned, it would be useless.
Tatsumi City would be annihilated in an instant.
This was the most common outcome Bai Yan had witnessed in the “sleepless night” event within “Babel Tower.”
He kept smiling, nodding as he spoke into the phone.
“Yes, I’ll stay here and wait for all of you. Don’t worry, I won’t leave.”
Once Bai Yan had listed most of the future attack sites, he patted the burly man sitting beside him and smiled.
“Here, your cellphone.”
As he took the cellphone, he stayed vigilant and transformed his hand into a plastic-like one, ensuring no trace was left—no fingerprints, no skin flakes.
At that moment, his face appeared as that of a random bargoer.
“Hmm? Why is my cellphone here with you?”
The muscular man took the phone, clearly confused.
“It means it likes me.”
Bai Yan smiled gently, grabbed the cocktail a beautiful woman had just finished, drank it in one go, and then transformed back into the black butterfly incarnation, disappearing once again.
A while later, more than ten Night Watchers surrounded the bar, but their attack missed.
The leader of the Night Watchers is the cool and indifferent youth “Feather.”
He is the captain of the third team at the Tatsumi City Demon Hunt Agency, wearing a black suit with faint scars by each of his eyes.
“Missed it.”
When “Feather” arrived at the bar, he shook his head, his face still stern.
The other Night Watchers were frustrated, confused, and angry at being deceived.
“Damn, can we trust this person’s information?”
“We need to find him.”
“Feather” stayed silent for a moment before saying coldly, “I’m not sure about the credibility, but it needs to be reported.”
Five minutes later.
Bai Yan stood at one of the reported attack locations, preparing to carry out his plan.
Yes, that’s right.
He knew very well that despite everything he said being true, the Demon Hunt Agency wouldn’t immediately deploy their forces or evacuate Night Watchers from the water plant based on an anonymous phone call.
What if it was a distraction tactic from the enemy?
Or perhaps just a malicious prank?
Therefore, Bai Yan first needed to confirm something with the Demon Hunt Agency.
The warnings were real.
In fact, all the locations except this one were absolutely accurate…
He was currently in the Platinum Zone’s ecological botanical garden, swiftly disabling all cameras and waving his hand to create a series of red balloons.
Bai Yan smiled as he observed the many balloons, feeling a sudden satisfaction in his chaotic actions.
It seemed that taking on “Profligate’s” persona made him more… reckless.
“Pa.”
Clapping his hands.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
A string of explosions erupted in the beloved ecological garden of the nobles, instantly destroying countless plants.
The entire unmanned park was now engulfed in flames.
Ah, this was the Platinum Zone, right at the doorstep of the Augustus family. Even if the Demon Hunt Agency didn’t care, they would have no choice but to respond.
Bai Yan knew full well how fearful and timid the aristocrats were, as well as how much power they wielded.
He transformed into a black butterfly again and swiftly fled the scene.
This time, he moved quickly because the Demon Hunt Agency was also present in the Platinum Zone.
In case he got caught, the mysterious black mist from Babel Tower wouldn’t be able to save its owner, the “Savior.”
Two minutes later.
Raven Reaper walked calmly into the fiery chaos, quietly observing the destruction.
In truth, he had a fondness for flowers and plants.
“What a shame.”
Raven Reaper scanned the botanical garden for clues.
“Is this an attack? Is the intel genuine, or is it a diversion?”
It was a diversion.
Correct.
Bai Yan was fully aware of this tactic.
But it was still a strategy.
If the Night Watchers didn’t act, the Black Star Faction’s fanatics would begin massacring civilians in crowded areas, and the consequences would be catastrophic.
The enemy operates in the shadows while we fight in the light. They attack, we defend.
The safety of ordinary people has always been a critical vulnerability of the Demon Hunt Agency.
Yet this is where the nobility and value of the Night Watchers truly lie.
Bai Yan muttered to himself:
“Demon Hunt Agency against Black Star Faction, order versus chaos… the advantage is mine.”
Thanks to the intelligence provided by “Babel Tower,” there was no doubt that Bai Yan himself was the greatest advantage.
The wise can break the game after the enemy’s strategy is set, and the wiser ones can break it before the enemy even plans. Bai Yan, however, could begin dismantling the game even before the enemy had any intentions.
A few minutes later, Bai Yan arrived near a beverage factory.
In reality, the water plant wasn’t the Black Star Faction’s target.
The actual location for the conversion agent was this fully automated orange juice factory.
Once inside the factory, Bai Yan noticed that not a single worker was present. Gigantic machines operated automatically, their mechanical sounds overwhelming.
He activated “Power Possession: Replication” from “Cybertyrant” and searched for the factory’s details online.
Legally registered individual.
Abner Augustus.
What? Someone from the Augustus family? Bai Yan suddenly recalled everything that had transpired.
“This name has surfaced before, but I never gave it much thought… so that’s it.”
Now it all made sense.
Abner Augustus, Maryse’s uncle, was a renowned pianist.
He was considered on the fringes of the Augustus family.
Bai Yan recalled reading in Maryse’s journal about how she once found her uncle’s thoughts repulsive and twisted when she was a child, which led her to avoid him.
“Maybe there’s more to this…”
Could it be that her uncle was involved intentionally? Bai Yan frowned deeply.
The company White Night Pharmaceutical, which publicly claimed to research neurodrugs, was actually researching Deep Ones transformation technology. Its manager was Reno, Maryse’s father.
But the first investor? Maryse’s uncle.
Abner Augustus.
The fact that the Black Star Faction managed to remove “Emperor” Kessel suggested they may have high-ranking noble members. This could explain how Mr. Mystery repeatedly evaded capture while always returning to Tatsumi City.
Despite being a high-ranking member of a major family, Reno had long been under manipulation through hypnosis.
If it were that easy to manipulate others, why wouldn’t the Black Star Faction do the same with other family leaders and gain control over the city?
Unless… the person who hypnotized Reno was someone very close to him, someone he truly trusted.
Thus, success in their endeavor.
“Thump, thump, thump, thump!”
The sound of a piano suddenly echoed through the seemingly empty factory.
The opening notes were crisp, striking, and powerful!
It felt as though fate had arrived.
Bai Yan silently moved up the stairs, following the mechanical noise and the piano’s determined melody, heading toward the music’s source and the darkness within.
The music grew intense and reached its climax quickly, the melody soaring and powerful, oppressive and terrifying, as if countless warriors fought for victory against an overwhelmingly powerful foe!
No one could escape, no one could dodge, for destiny and darkness had already arrived.
No one could stand against it!
Finally, Bai Yan stood before the CEO’s office, and the music played on.
He slowly grasped the door handle.
Dressed in a purple suit and white gloves, with the classic attire of a pianist, his striking emerald green eyes like jade, and a handsome, pure-blooded elf appearance.
A man exuding an air of elegance was quietly playing a sorrowful piano piece.
The piece reached its conclusion.
“I can’t fathom how you managed to find this place. I still can’t pinpoint where I went wrong.”
“But it doesn’t matter.”
The beautiful male elf slowly rose, meeting Bai Yan’s gaze with eyes that resembled Maryse’s, offering a courteous smile.
“For He loves us.”
“As we meet for the first time, the unknown invader… allow me to introduce myself: I am Abner Augustus.”
He looked at the unwelcomed guest.
“And you call me ‘Mr. Mystery.'”
