Chapter 224: The Beginning of a Nightmare

It was night.

The office of the highest-ranking chief of the Daxia City Military Department.

Under the dim light, Wu Guangzhou sat quietly in a chair alone, the cigarette lit between his fingers having long since burned out.

He had been lost in deep thought for a long time, his whole person appearing as if his soul had left his body, sitting there motionless, like a lifeless statue.

It was unknown how much time had passed when a clear telephone ring suddenly sounded in the quiet office, startling Wu Guangzhou out of his thoughts.

Throwing away the cigarette butt in his hand, Wu Guangzhou answered the phone.

"Aofei? It's so late... Alright, then come over."

Hanging up the phone, Wu Guangzhou could not help but frown.

Long Aofei said he had an important matter to report so late; was there some urgent military intelligence somewhere again?

Just as he was lost in thought, Long Aofei's figure slowly emerged in the office, enveloped in a mass of black mist.

Possessing the strength of a Seventh Turn Peak, Wu Guangzhou clearly sensed the evil aura carried on Long Aofei, and he felt that the other party seemed very wrong.

"Aofei, you are..."

Just as Wu Guangzhou was in a trance, he saw a ferocious smile appear on Long Aofei's face, and the images of three monsters suddenly manifested behind him.

The three giant heads of a Poison Snake, a Lizard, and a Dragon danced continuously with bared fangs and brandished claws, which made the evil aura on Long Aofei's body grow increasingly intense.

"Hello, my dear Chief, seeing me in this state now, do you feel a bit surprised?" Long Aofei's voice sounded as if three different voices were rubbing against each other, hoarse and unpleasant.

Seeing this scene before him, an ominous premonition suddenly surged in Wu Guangzhou's heart, and he blurted out: "Aofei, what exactly happened? How did you become like this?"

Long Aofei let out a harsh, strange laugh, his expression ferocious and terrifying: "Chief, do you know? I have refined three types of Life Soul Artifacts. Look, just as you see, all three of them are my Life Soul Artifacts."

"But I am used to being generous, so I want to give you one, just as if I were lending it to you to use."

At this moment, the eyes of the giant snake head behind Long Aofei looked at Wu Guangzhou, constantly flicking its blood-red tongue, and immediately after, it detached from behind him.

Hiss, hiss, hiss...

The Poison Snake emitted a chilling sound, shooting toward Wu Guangzhou at high speed.

Wu Guangzhou's heart stirred, and just as he wanted to respond, he discovered that his body had been tightly bound by some kind of force, unable to move even a fraction.

Looking up, he discovered that the Poison Snake, which was like a giant python, had already firmly coiled around him with its thick body.

"Long Aofei, you dare..." Wu Guangzhou struggled desperately a few times, only to find that the Soul Power within his body had been completely suppressed for some reason, unable to be used at all, and at the same time, his mouth had been sealed shut.

He could only glare fiercely at Long Aofei with wide eyes.

"Tsk tsk tsk, a Seventh Turn Peak powerhouse is truly too weak. But it is a very good vessel, just enough to contain this Life Soul Artifact of mine."

As Long Aofei spoke, he slowly approached Wu Guangzhou, who was entangled by the giant python.

At this time, Long Aofei's whole body radiated a chilling, evil aura, and his eyes were full of madness and ferocity.

He reached out his hand and gently stroked Wu Guangzhou's cheek, looking as if he were admiring a proud work of art.

"Chief, do you know? Ever since I obtained that Black Dragon Egg, my fate has completely changed." Long Aofei's voice carried a hint of triumph, "It was the powerful strength of the three-headed Evil Dragon that fused with me; not only did I refine three types of Life Soul Artifacts, but I also gained abilities beyond imagination."

Wu Guangzhou was both shocked and angry, but he could not make a single sound at this moment.

Long Aofei seemed to read Wu Guangzhou's eyes and sneered: "You ask me why? Of course, it is because of power! In this world, only by possessing absolute power can one control everything."

"Those so-called justice and loyalty are all bullshit in the face of powerful strength. And now, I possess such strength."

"And you, Wu Guangzhou, will possess the strength I bestow upon you; this is the greatest gift I can give you for guarding the Shenxia Kingdom for decades."

"Don't worry, the Shenxia Empire will become even more powerful..."

While speaking, the giant python's body coiled tighter and tighter; Wu Guangzhou felt his breathing becoming increasingly difficult, and every inch of his skin felt as if it were about to be crushed.

"Obediently become my puppet."

The giant snake head hovering above Wu Guangzhou's head suddenly opened its bloody maw and swallowed him into its belly in one gulp.

Very quickly, perhaps having digested the food it had eaten, the giant snake's massive body emitted a few faint rays of light; the next moment, the giant snake's body shrank rapidly, gradually turning into the appearance of Wu Guangzhou.

Wu Guangzhou's eyes were hollow as he returned to the chair, while Long Aofei gave a sinister smile, his body turning into two masses of black mist and quickly disappearing into the air.

"What happened? It's so late, why is the Grand Commander summoning us?"

Hurricane Squad Captain Ye Yu said while answering the phone and quickly putting on clothes.

"I don't know. There must be some urgent mission. Anyway, I called you the moment I received the news. Hurry up and leave once you're ready." On the other end of the phone was the voice of Deputy Captain Xu Na.

"Alright, alright, I know. I'll see you at the Grand Commander's office in a while."

At the same time, in a secret room on the top floor of the Exorcism Army, Long Aofei returned here.

He held a black remote control device in his hand; upon pressing the button on it, accompanied by a clattering sound, two floorboards made of Ink Gold Iron in the center of the secret room slowly opened, and a transparent Crystal Coffin rose slowly from the ground.

Inside the Crystal Coffin lay a man and a woman side by side; both were dressed in the previous generation's Exorcism Army uniforms, and both lay inside with serene and peaceful expressions.

Long Aofei looked at the man and woman in the Crystal Coffin, a twisted smile appearing on his face.

"Lao Zhou, Lao Chu. Long time no see. Today I want you two to come out of retirement and become my right-hand men."

Long Aofei licked his lips, his eyes full of greed and madness.

He slowly paced around the Crystal Coffin, muttering to himself: "You two were once legendary figures of the Shenxia Empire; if I can integrate my power into your bodies, then I won't be far from ruling this world."

"I can only say that you two gave birth to a good son. Don't worry, from now on, your family of three will be together forever."

After saying this, he waved his palm violently, flipping the lid of the Crystal Coffin away, and a giant Lizard immediately manifested behind him.

The next moment, the giant Lizard extended its long tongue and quickly swallowed these two bodies into its belly.

However, unlike when the Poison Snake swallowed Wu Guangzhou earlier, when the Lizard devoured these bodies, what manifested instead were a man and a woman.