Chapter 214: Capture

"Speak up, why were you keeping an eye on those animals?" The man speaking had skin like tiger stripes, his eyes emitted a golden light, and his whole person carried a terrifying sense of intimidation. "What is your relationship with that bloodthirsty one?"

"By the Storm, I actually saw animals turn into humans!" Sawasi didn't feel there was anything to be afraid of at all; having seen wind and waves at sea, he was no coward and was unfazed by such things.

He calmly stretched his body and then said, "If you ask me, you should know that I don't know anything. I just heard it from those people of the Wealth Church, to see how many animals were around. My good friend also wanted to know, so I mentioned it to him, and then he let me come back."

"Heh, do you think we'll believe that? You don't know anything, yet you were so enthusiastic about helping people look for our tracks?" The man speaking looked at him coldly. "It seems you don't know how formidable we are. I have plenty of ways to let you know our methods."

"It couldn't get any worse than this. Are you planning to turn me into a seagull? That might actually be a good thing for me; at least I could fly while at sea." Sawasi was unimpressed. "And my friend will definitely save me."

"Hahahaha, you actually believe in your friend? He fell asleep the moment he got home." The man chuckled. "I originally wanted to interrogate him, but no matter what I did, he wouldn't open his eyes, so this time you'll have to suffer this."

As he spoke, the man threw Chimu, who was in a state of sleep, onto the ground. "Look, this is your friend. You'd better think first; I'll let him know what it tastes like to become a seagull first."

In order to scare Sawasi, the man took a bowl of Magic Potion from the table to the side and poured it directly into Chimu's mouth.

At first, Sawasi wanted to stand up in worry, but after a while, seeing that Chimu had no changes, his expression held a trace of suspicion.

Did these guys feed Chimu to death?

But Chimu didn't look like there was anything wrong.

"Hmph, the medicinal effect still needs some time to take hold. This friend of yours has a good physique; he actually hasn't woken up yet. He sleeps too soundly." He muttered to himself as well. In order to wake this guy named Chimu, they had splashed water and even slapped him, but he just seemed to be dead to the world and couldn't wake up at all.

Standing from a god's-eye view, Chen Zhi helplessly tapped his fingers, feeling incredibly awkward.

Of course, the player wouldn't transform just like that, because Chen Zhi had secretly absorbed that Magic Potion to himself; now, one of his hands had turned into the appearance of a pigeon.

Although it was terrifying, Chen Zhi was already used to it; after all, nothing could be more terrifying than himself.

As for that player, the other party hadn't done anything extreme, so he didn't have the heart to make the player go on cooldown directly.

Otherwise, it would be a bit awkward if it didn't match Sawasi's oral account later.

Of course, the reason he was afraid of the accounts not matching was because the players had already arrived nearby, just not knowing exactly where.

In the Factory District, the players had already arrived near the apartment where Sawasi was being held.

Some workers returning late walked into the apartment numbly. Under the moonlight, a few bedraggled wild dogs barked wildly nearby.

"The spirit of that dog is a bit off, and those two crows over there, hmm, the spirit of the owl standing on the roof is also a bit off, but I don't dare to keep sensing." Lita felt goosebumps all over her body; she hadn't expected the Awakened they were facing this time to be so dangerous.

If she hadn't been warned, she definitely wouldn't have started communicating with spirits in the city. After all, the spirits in the city were relatively chaotic, and the city was relatively safe. Even if she was a young girl, with someone accompanying her, she definitely wouldn't take the initiative to communicate with spirits.

After all, the drain on herself was also very large.

"Don't go too far. We need to keep an eye on those guys and wait for the people from the church to come."

At the same time, the few orcs in the room had already been stacked with a Bad Luck Buff by Chen Zhi.

If they were making trouble further away, Chen Zhi really wouldn't be able to do anything.

Who told them to mess around on his turf? Wouldn't he have to give them a little lesson?

Sure enough, these people didn't see the large group coming from afar at all. Even the people from the Sun God Cult had arrived, and they still hadn't seen them.

At this moment, they were busy threatening Sawasi, constantly threatening him, and even whipping him with a leather lash.

But Sawasi really didn't know anything. They said a lot about who was tracking them, but Sawasi could only shake his head.

"It seems I can't escape this, but don't get too cocky. The Storm will punish you."

"Storm? It's impossible for there to be people from the Storm Church in Tana City."

"That's not necessarily true." Sawasi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Besides the Storm, there are also the Sun, Wisdom, War, and Wealth cults here. They will always discover your problems."

"Impossible. Our people have guarded here for over thirty years. That Wealth Church is just a bunch of trash; it's impossible for them to discover our problems. As for the Sun Church and the Storm Church, they don't amount to much in Tana City; they don't even have a few transcendents. You still expect them to be able to deal with us?"

It was unknown where this man got the courage to constantly question the Zheng Shen Church and constantly despise the Zheng Shen Church.

But what he didn't expect was that there really were people from the Storm Church in Tana City, and they had also received the players' warning.

Based on the idea that the sooner the Storm Church people made contact, the better, the players had long since kept an eye on those Storm Church people.

Knowing that the Storm Church might also be interested in these Awakened, the players couldn't help but discuss this matter in the hotel corridor, which had long since attracted the attention of those Storm people.

So they also followed those players to the outside of this relatively remote apartment.

"If we can achieve some results, I think we should be appreciated by the people here."

"I think so too, but I see the people from the Sun God Cult have also come."

"We don't have a church here; it's better to maintain a good relationship with other churches. Don't make a move in a while; we'll only act when they need help."

"These guys, they turn into seagulls when they're by the sea, and turn into cats or dogs when they get to the city. It's really annoying."

"They prefer to turn into owls. I've already discovered one. It's a good thing I brought some Seal Objects, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to deal with these guys here."

Seeing the Storm people arrive, the players finally met with the Sun God Cult Bishop Aikemengde Alahan, who had already arrived, his eyes deep. Regarding these animal Awakened, he had received news long ago, but that was a very long time ago.

At least ten years, right? Aikemengde thought of the things that happened back then. These guys had been hiding for at least a hundred years, yet they could still find their shadows in Tana City.

Recalling the awakening incidents that had occurred in Tana City before, Aikemengde only felt lingering fear.

It was fortunate that those witches hadn't found these guys to help, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"What we can confirm is that there should be at least ten of those guys. They kidnapped our friend, tried to ask for some information, and turned them into animals too." Feng Buxi said to Aikemengde. "We originally wouldn't have been able to discover them, but very fortunately, we sought help from Gannaer's people. They can help us find those problematic animals through Channeling."

"You did very well." In Aikemengde's eyes, the current Feng Buxi was his informant in Tana City.

Feng Buxi could very well liaise their relationship with those Xiahui People, could help him solve many problems, and at the same time possessed extensive connections.

Being able to discover these guys was definitely Feng Buxi's credit.

He directly ignored the fact that there was a Gold Tie around, didn't think the Wisdom Church would participate, and didn't care about the patrol soldiers sent by the War Church.

Right now, the most powerful Awakened here was himself, and he had to ensure that not a single one of those guys ran away.

Only then could he apply to the headquarters to obtain more help from Awakened.

Only when the number of Awakened increased could he stretch his hands and feet in Tana City.

Yes, a church without Awakened was like duckweed without roots. Many of his affairs hadn't unfolded smoothly, and the current construction of the church was also stagnant.

"You few, remember to take this and stand at the locations I marked for you." Aikemengde was very serious. He knew how many awakened orcs his strength could deal with, and he also knew that he had no ability to capture all the orcs.

Fortunately, he possessed enough Magical Items; these things could ensure that those orcs couldn't escape.

Especially those guys who didn't have much aggressiveness to begin with.

"As expected, the Sun God Cult has made its move." Standing not far away, Arkes looked coldly at Aikemengde in the distance.

He looked down upon Aikemengde's methods somewhat.

After all, under normal circumstances, he would certainly choose to hide rather than be in such an obvious place.

What if those animals saw him?

Yet Aikemengde stood right in the middle of the road so brazenly, and not a single problematic animal discovered him.

This was not to be blamed on him; it was mainly because of the "good luck" Chen Zhi had given those animals.

"This Formation can perform Purification on the surroundings, but there is no way to guarantee capturing those fellows; we will just wait at this intersection in a moment." Arkes pointed directly at the intersection not far away, "No matter what animal it is, once it comes over, it will be met with a bolt of Lightning; we must absolutely not let them get away."

"Rest assured, I will not let them get away, but will those flying fellows definitely take the road below? They might fly away."

"For that, we must thank the people of the Sun Church." Arkes chuckled, "Their Purification power can make those fellows afraid to fly into the sky."

"That is truly great; no, I mean, at least we can save quite a bit of effort." One must know that there are simply too many mutated creatures on the sea.

It is not as if there are no humans who have turned into seagulls; they often possess very irritating abilities, coming and going without a trace.

Especially on the sea, even if a storm is stirred up, the opponent can fly directly to an altitude of tens of thousands of kilometers, making it impossible for people to capture or touch them.

The players held their breath, looking forward to the good show Aikemengde was about to put on.

Aikemengde, meanwhile, had Feng Buxi go knock on the door.

In the dead of night, those ordinary people had already fallen asleep early, and not many people lived in this dilapidated apartment building.

Because of the existence of the Wisdom Church and the Sun Church, as well as the existence of Andrew, ordinary people had either already moved into new apartments or were living directly in the housing provided in the Factory District.

Hotels were also a good choice; in short, Tana City did not lack housing, but rather lacked people capable of doing things.

"We have already evacuated the people inside here." Feng Buxi ran back and said, "There are 12 households in total; I don't know why, but they actually didn't discover any abnormalities."

"I am also very puzzled." Aikemengde was also baffled as to why these people still hadn't discovered that they had been targeted.

But he could not worry about that much; now that the people in the Factory District were no longer walking toward the apartment, he could disguise himself as a worker and go straight in to take care of those troubles.

Soon, a loud *bang, bang, bang* of knocking on the door rang out.

Aikemengde pretended to be drunk at the door, knocking on the door incessantly.

Hearing the sound, Sawasi's eyes lit up; he felt that he would definitely receive help.

He found a way to get closer to Chimu to see if this fellow's condition was still alright.

Although Chimu looked like he was on the verge of death, all in all, this fellow was still alive.

It was just that he didn't know why, no matter what kind of torture he suffered, he would not wake up, as if he had eaten some kind of drug that would never let him wake up.

Could it be that the things those fellows fed him were problematic?

Sawasi looked at his good friend with worry; he hoped he wouldn't be saved only for his good friend to lose his life.

Sawasi prayed silently in his heart until the door was opened.

"Are you sick? I already said, I am not the person you are looking for!"

"How are you not?" Aikemengde said, and immediately unleashed a Sun Purification.

A brilliant light burst forth from the room, and the several beastmen inside immediately began to howl, as if they were being scorched.

Especially the man who had been fierce just a moment ago; at this time, his clothes were already curled up, the fur on his body had also been scorched, a bitter taste emerged from his mouth, and his hair had followed suit, turning into the shape of feathers.

He could not stand this kind of Purification and transformed directly.

A massive spotted leopard appeared, opening its blood-red maw.

It was not just him; there were several other people around who had turned into the shapes of pythons and the likeness of lions, while others had simply turned into owls, attempting to run out.

Aikemengde clearly did not fear these fellows; the people of the Sun Church were very skilled at combat and also possessed very powerful Purification power, which could make these little animals return to their human shapes.

"If you were a group of warriors and turned into human shapes, I would actually be worried. But now, there is no need." After finishing, he splashed the Sun Holy Water out directly, and the ground immediately radiated a golden light.

(End of this chapter)