Chapter 21: Twenty-one: A Plan to Burn the Building

Twenty-one: A Plan to Burn the Building

Watching Cai Yong's corpse transform into a horrifying yet magnificent sea of flesh-pool flowers, both He Jia'an and Bu Gaojun felt a surge of heroic sorrow.

This is the final destination for a Mysterious Investigator—an abnormal death; to die with one's body intact is the greatest stroke of luck. Most of the time, just like Cai Yong and the corpses all over this floor, they are reduced to something unrecognizable.

Neither He Jia'an nor Bu Gaojun remained immersed in their sorrow for long. The first lesson for a new Mysterious Investigator is to control one's emotions. Their opponents are often devoid of human nature, and engaging with such opponents is absolutely unfair; therefore, they must either become frantic madmen or rational madmen. Which one to choose goes without saying.

"Team Leader He, what exactly is the god he spoke of?" Bu Gaojun clenched his fists. Even as he gripped them so tightly that his finger bones creaked, he still felt a profound sense of powerlessness.

He Jia'an pondered for a moment and said, "In this world, in this universe, while all life may not necessarily possess human emotions, it absolutely has desires similar to those of humans. Where there is desire, there is faith—or rather, life as an existence has no motivation to continue living without faith. Even atheists among humans have their own beliefs; it is just that they do not believe in so-called gods. In reality, we have discovered that the gods worshipped by different races in this universe are, for the most part, simply higher-order life forms possessing abilities that transcend reason."

"Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce that the other-dimensional life form behind the female corpse—the other-dimensional creature race currently named Three-Handed Ice Giants—should be worshipping some higher-order life form. Think about it carefully: they have failed in their consecutive invasions of this world, so who else could they send to invade next? Have you read web novels? You beat the small one, and a bigger one comes along; that is the logic."

"Also, do not attempt to deeply analyze other races; a superficial understanding is enough. Believe me, no race can fully understand another race, not even an Abnormal creature with high intelligence can fully understand human behavioral patterns. Think too much, and you will go insane."

"So, the big one is coming?" Bu Gaojun's heart gave a jolt.

He Jia'an glanced at him. "It has already arrived. Think carefully: ever since the female corpse's method of invading humans changed last night, our opponent has already changed. That is why the Blessing that Yu Lianyun released into this world has lost its effect, because the character now invading Earth is an existence even more powerful than the Three-Handed Ice Giants."

Bu Gaojun gasped, hurriedly asking, "Then what should we do?"

He actually wanted to say that this probably wasn't something they could handle.

He Jia'an saw Bu Gaojun's thought, but he did not despise him. On the contrary, someone who could recognize the current situation at such a time proved that he possessed the qualities an excellent Mysterious Investigator should have.

"Originally, I intended to directly activate the mechanism to transfer the female corpse's containment room to the isolation transport pod. This way, we might have been able to reduce the female corpse's influence to a great extent, but looking at it now, the female corpse's room should have already been opened, and we may not be able to get our wish," He Jia'an analyzed. "So I think, let's just burn this floor down."

Bu Gaojun nodded in understanding, but immediately realized something was wrong with the other's words. He looked at He Jia'an in horror and stammered, "Burn... burn it?"

"Mm, burn it." He Jia'an nodded affirmatively. Having managed to reach the rank of Grade A Mysterious Investigator at his age, he naturally understood the way of survival well.

After speaking, He Jia'an pondered slightly and added, "But before that, let's first check if there are any survivors. If there are, bring them out if possible."

"Yes," Bu Gaojun replied solemnly.

Just as the two were preparing to continue their search and rescue operation, they suddenly felt two gusts of cold wind pass behind them one after another, and both could not help but shiver several times.

"What is that?!" Bu Gaojun turned around abruptly, only to find nothing behind him.

He Jia'an frowned. Although he also felt a sense of hair-raising dread, he could clearly feel that this chill was vastly different from the ice-cold aura emitted by the Abnormal behind the female corpse. The former originated from the bottom of the heart, from the inside out, while the latter was from the surface inward, piercing into the soul.

"Could it be the power of the Blessing?" He Jia'an found a familiar feeling from that gust of cold wind just now, and for a moment, he felt suspicious and uneasy.

Should the Blessing not have already been distributed evenly across the whole world? Why could it still exert this power? And why did it appear suddenly now?

He Jia'an immediately thought of Yu Lianyun lying on the hospital bed downstairs. He guessed that this matter must be inseparable from her.

Yu Lianyun was still struggling frantically, and the four Mysterious Investigators suppressing her had already exhausted all their strength.

"How much longer do we have to hold her down?" Wei Jiang, a sturdy adult man, was already a bit overwhelmed. He had never imagined that holding down a young girl for over ten minutes—a young girl covered in plaster casts, at that—would be more tiring than spending an entire afternoon training at the gym.

Li Yingqi gritted her teeth and said, "Don't talk, I feel like I'm about to lose my steam."

Wei Jiang and the other men immediately shut their complaining mouths and focused on pinning the young girl down.

Just as the four were in a stalemate with the out-of-control Yu Lianyun, a sound of rapid running accompanied by heavy panting drew closer and closer.

"Is Team Leader He back?" someone guessed, immediately showing a look of pleasant surprise.

"No! It's not Team Leader He!" Wei Jiang suddenly sensed something, his face changed drastically. He suddenly let go of the hands pinning Yu Lianyun, turned and ran a few steps toward the hospital room door, and quickly closed it from the inside, locking it.

Losing Wei Jiang's power of suppression, Li Yingqi and the others could no longer hold Yu Lianyun down. Yu Lianyun let out a strange cry, threw off all three people pressing on her, and the plaster all over her body shattered, turning into a state that allowed her limbs to move.

Seeing this, Wei Jiang felt he couldn't attend to both ends. He jumped back and tightly locked the other's arms and back of the neck from behind Yu Lianyun.

The few who had been thrown away also braced their strength and crawled back, and the four joined forces again to lock Yu Lianyun in place.

At the same time, those rapid footsteps stopped outside the hospital room, accompanied by a biting cold air that poured in in large quantities through the gap under the door.

Crack, crack, crack—

The door lock and handle began to freeze, spreading out from the keyhole until it covered the entire hospital room door.

Seeing this eerie scene, the Mysterious Investigator who had previously judged that it was He Jia'an returning immediately shut his mouth. This could not possibly be how He Jia'an would return; He Jia'an did not have this ability to freeze things.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

When the entire hospital room door was completely frozen, suddenly, three fist imprints struck the door one after another. The entire specially-made door deformed, and then the fist imprints on the door disappeared, replaced by several ice spikes that pierced directly through the fist imprints and into the hospital room.

Then came another crisp sound; those ice spikes shattered and disintegrated suddenly, leaving only a few large holes in the door. Through the large holes in the door, everyone saw a male wearing an Enforcer's uniform standing outside. His face was not visible, but his clothes and physique were clearly visible.

Li Yingqi was tightly locking one of Yu Lianyun's legs. Due to the upward angle, she caught a glimpse of the Enforcer number and name hanging on the Enforcer's chest.

"Old Year 03111528, Chen Jinshan." Li Yingqi's face changed. "He is the captain of the Third Enforcer Team of Old Year City. How did he find this place? No, it's that he had already come into contact with the corpse long ago, and his body had already completed the transformation. He has been possessed for a long time! He has been acting as usual all this time; could it be... that this was all his disguise?"