Chapter 796: Director of the Public Security Bureau! The Annoyed Zhou Yu!

Magic Capital, the Public Security Bureau.

As the institution in Magic Capital responsible for apprehending ability-user criminals, the entire Public Security Bureau had been built like a fortress.

Eight high-powered spotlights sat on the rooftop, their dazzling beams shining down and making the area around the building as bright as day.

Around the building, large numbers of ability-users in combat uniforms and armed with weapons patrolled back and forth.

They kept idle bystanders from approaching, and when an ability-user criminal tried to escape, they were the last line of defense.

On the road outside the building, passers-by cast envious glances at the structure from time to time.

For criminals, the inside of that place was undoubtedly the hell they least wanted to enter.

But for the citizens of Magic Capital, it held the finest jobs.

Even ordinary people handling maintenance work earned over 10,000 Great Xia dollars a month.

A formal member of the Public Security Bureau earned at least 50,000 Great Xia dollars every month!

Their families could even move into a family compound with extremely tight security.

At that moment, a clearly modified off-road vehicle drove over from afar.

The patrolling ability-user squads nearby immediately cleared a path, respectfully watching the vehicle drive up to the front of the Public Security Bureau building.

Screech—

The brakes sounded, and a tall, slender woman stepped down from the passenger seat.

She had a beautiful pair of phoenix eyes and a coldly gorgeous face.

Only the dark-red, already-dried bloodstains on the surface of the deep-blue tight-fitting combat suit wrapping her lithe, delicate body—

added a touch of icy chill to that beauty.

Zhou Yu, Director of the Magic Capital Public Security Bureau.

An eighth-rank upper-stage Grand Master, possessing an A-rank Wind-element ability.

After she stepped down from the off-road vehicle, three people also stepped out from the back seat.

Only the one in the middle looked as if he had just walked out of a thicket of thorns, his body's surface covered in tiny wounds.

Drenched in blood, his breathing extremely faint, he was all but limp, held up by the two on either side just to keep from collapsing.

"It's the Butcher! The Director really brought him back!"

"Of course—when has the Director ever failed?"

"True enough."

"......"

Faint exclamations rose from the surroundings.

The Butcher was a high-risk fugitive who had fled over from the neighboring province a month ago.

Ranked as high as eighth-rank mid-stage, the number of ordinary citizens who had died at his hands exceeded a thousand!

The Butcher was extremely cunning, possessing the Enhancement-system A-rank ability 'Green Arrow Lizard', and was highly adept at disguise and stealth.

He had been on the run for nearly half a year or more without being caught.

No one expected that this time he would fall into the hands of Director Zhou Yu.

"Director!"

The female secretary who had long been waiting at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau hurriedly stepped forward to meet her.

"Hand the Butcher over to the Interrogation Division. I want to see the interrogation report in three hours. I don't want any vague, unclear intelligence descriptions on that report."

"Understood. I'll notify the head of the Interrogation Division right away."

"Has the Deputy Director returned? How is his mission going?"

"Still in progress, he can't get away yet. Over there......"

Zhou Yu walked toward the Public Security Bureau building on her long, straight legs.

Crisp orders and questions rang out from time to time, and the female secretary beside her answered each one.

She had long grown accustomed to the Director's swift, decisive character—otherwise she wouldn't have waited at the entrance specifically.

"What about Lu Wenliang's mission? Has anyone taken it? How far along is it now?"

"Someone already has. It was Xu Jingming who took it. The Tianming Sect gathering has already begun, but Lu Wenliang hasn't shown up yet."

The female secretary hurriedly replied, but Zhou Yu's footsteps came to an abrupt halt, her willow-leaf brows slightly furrowed:

"That SS-rank prodigy from Lei Ting Wu Guan, Xu Jingming?"

"That's right, him."

As if she had caught the displeasure in Zhou Yu's expression, the female secretary hurriedly added:

"This mission was transferred to Xu Jingming by the head of Lei Ting Wu Guan.

Based on our speculation, it should ultimately be completed by a strong practitioner from Lei Ting Wu Guan.

"Xu Jingming is, after all, Blue Star's number-one prodigy. Does Lei Ting Wu Guan really need to be in such a rush to help him pad his mission count?"

Zhou Yu gave a light snort.

She was well aware of the old-school factions on the Sword-Bearer Forum helping eighth-rank newcomers pad their résumés.

But as Director of the Public Security Bureau, she naturally found such tactics distasteful.

Especially since Xu Jingming was already Blue Star's number-one prodigy—his strength would rise quickly in the future, so there was simply no need to be in such a hurry.

The female secretary said nothing in response.

Because she knew this was not a topic she was in any position to comment on.

"Forget it. As long as the mission gets done, I don't really care about any of that."

Zhou Yu continued walking forward, but the communication watch on the female secretary's wrist buzzed and a message popped up.

Seeing that message, her face instantly changed.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Yu keenly sensed something off about her.

The female secretary revealed an ugly expression, her voice trembling: "It's a message sent from Director Yang's side.

He says Lu Wenliang has already appeared, but there are no experts from Lei Ting Wu Guan over at Xu Jingming's side.

Xu Jingming is preparing to deal with Lu Wenliang himself, and... and America's S-Class Catherine is also there.

He's seeking reinforcements from us......"

"What? Isn't this sheer madness?"

Zhou Yu's pretty face shifted slightly, her expression annoyed.

She could tolerate Xu Jingming because she knew Xu Jingming would ultimately complete this mission.

But now, with no experts from Lei Ting Wu Guan present, Xu Jingming not only couldn't complete the mission, but might himself be in mortal danger!

"Tell Yang Yao to send me his location, I'm heading over right now!"

Cyan light flowed, streaks of swift wind swirling around Zhou Yu's body.

After tossing out a single line, her entire figure rose into the air, transforming into a phantom as she swiftly flew out of the Public Security Bureau building.

At the same time, on the plaza of Bolan Street, the Tianming Sect's gathering was already nearing its climax!

"You are very lucky! Extremely lucky, because you are about to witness our Tianming Sect's Red-Robed Archbishop!"

Red-Robed Archbishop!

That was an existence within the Tianming Sect akin to a deity!

What virtue or ability did one possess, to actually be able to meet such a great figure?

Thus, amid the bishop's somewhat high-pitched voice, the crowd on the plaza all sank into boundless frenzy.

And Lu Wenliang, his entire body shrouded within a wide hood, not revealing a single trace of his appearance, also strode forward, preparing to take the stage.

However, just at this moment, upon the originally dimly-lit plaza, bright golden light suddenly poured down!

A dazzling golden sun had actually appeared out of thin air above their heads!

Crackle-crackle—

When the deafening sound of thunder arcs rang out, they realized this was not some sun at all.

It was a thunder ball!

A golden thunder ball over three meters in diameter!

However, before they could even react, this thunder ball came crashing straight down!

Boom!!!

The thunder ball smashed into the very center of the crowd, blasting a massive crater into the plaza ground!

A violent thunder shockwave suddenly spread outward, emitting a sharp and piercing thunderous roar!

Sizzle—

Blinding lightning flashed, the thunder shockwave swept across, and everyone it touched was annihilated into ash!

The clinking sounds rang out one after another — those were the sounds of spatial rings, having lost their owners, dropping onto the plaza ground.

In an instant, apart from Lu Wenliang at the very front and that Sixth-Tier Bishop, the remaining over two hundred people had all turned into clumps of ash!

And at this moment, the sky full of golden thunder finally dissipated.

Revealing, at the very center, that terrifying figure whose body's surface had golden thunder arcs leaping about him, resembling Lei Shen himself!

His pair of dragon-like vertical pupils, brimming with thunder, looked over.

Just a single glance was enough to frighten that Sixth-Tier Bishop into collapsing onto the ground.