Chapter 1742

Execution Agency headquarters, second floor, infirmary.

As an infirmary for a special department, the equipment here was no less than that of a hospital. After all, being an Awakened one was a high-risk profession; if rescue wasn't timely, they would likely die from severe injuries.

On a reinforced operating table—no, this was originally a processing table from the workshop, which had been temporarily moved here an hour ago.

At this moment, Gus was lying on the operating table, looking drowsy.

"Boss, I feel like I, myself, can, recover to normal."

Gus made a final struggle.

"No, you can't."

While speaking, Su Xiao gave Gus another injection.

Vroom~

The quantum cutting saw operated at high speed. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Amu, acting as surgical assistants, were shivering in the corner.

"Xiang Bubu, continue to inject anesthetic into Gus."

"Doot-doot-doot..."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's teeth chattered, and he was almost hugging Amu. The meaning was: "Master, this dog is scared."

The surgery proceeded in an orderly manner, but not long after, Gus regained consciousness.

"Bo-bo-bo-boss, is, is that my stomach?"

"No, you saw wrong."

Su Xiao gave him an injection, and Gus's eyes rolled back, and he fell into a coma.

8:00 AM. A slightly exhausted Su Xiao leaned against the sofa in the office. In the center of the office stood a metal cage more than two meters high. This metal cage was made of lead-zinc alloy and was extremely sturdy.

Reinhardt and Hank were both in the office. At this time, Hank was squatting in front of the metal cage, looking at Gus, who was fast asleep inside. Gus was still covered in black scales, and that long tail poked out of the iron cage. In Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's words, it felt like Gus was very much like Venom now.

"Boss, what is Gus now?"

Hank spoke. He had the best private relationship with Gus and was also the most worried about him.

"For some reason, he only demonized halfway. The demon's consciousness has been born, but it hasn't become strong enough for Gus to lose his rationality."

Su Xiao glanced at Gus. The other party didn't know when he would continue to demonize. This situation hadn't never happened before. According to the records of the Execution Agency, demonization is an irreversible process. As for stopping halfway through demonization while retaining one's own consciousness, it wasn't an isolated case, but without exception, these people all completely finished demonization within one to two years.

"Gus."

Su Xiao called out. Gus in the metal cage suddenly woke up, opened his bloody mouth, and yawned. Clearly, the average appearance of the No-Eye Squad had dropped significantly. This was no longer a squad of villains; there was also a monster.

"Mm? Is it time to eat..."

After Gus saw the iron cage around him, he sighed.

"I'll give you two choices: one, be imprisoned in the Imperial Asylum; two..."

"I choose two."

Gus's answer was exceptionally firm.

"Two is to continue serving in the Execution Agency. You and Hank will be in a squad. As for whether it's necessary to let you out during battle, he will judge."

After speaking, Su Xiao leaned against the sofa, waiting for Gus's answer.

"What if I suddenly demonize? Is there a way that even if I suddenly demonize, Hank can easily kill me in a short time?"

"Rest assured, it was already implanted in your body."

"Uh~"

Gus was speechless. This was very much in line with the style of the Execution Agency.

Gus's half-demonization wasn't a good thing. Comparing combat power, the current Gus actually wasn't much stronger than before.

As for the process of Gus being attacked, Su Xiao had already heard the other party describe it. It was Mr. J. The other party left after discovering Gus's half-demonization and didn't kill him. This made Su Xiao a bit confused, so he implanted Hashirama cells into Gus—ultra-high concentration Hashirama cells—and sealed them strictly. At that concentration, perhaps even if implanted into Hashirama himself, the other party would have undergone mutations.

Su Xiao wanted to know what Mr. J was going to do. If the other party wanted to create a monster, then he would create an even more terrifying one. Knowledge is power, not to mention the knowledge of alchemy.

Seven eye chambers had been found. For the remaining nine, there were basically no clues. After such a long time, the eye chambers had entered a movable state again. Unless his luck was explosive, it would be very difficult to find other eye chambers.

Su Xiao glanced at the mission deadline. There were 46 hours and 28 minutes left, which was less than two days. Time seemed abundant, but in reality, it wasn't.

The Joshua family and Mrs. Nancy had all been ferreted out by Su Xiao, which meant the clues to finding the eye chambers were broken. Everything that could be found had been found, and the method of finding the eye chambers had returned to the starting point: casting a wide net. In this way, two days wasn't much.

Just as Su Xiao was about to close the mission prompt, the time of the mission deadline suddenly jumped.

Remaining mission deadline: 45 hours and 27 minutes.

Su Xiao clearly saw that the mission deadline had decreased by one hour. He picked up the pocket watch on the desk.

Click, the minute hand moved, and a minute passed.

Remaining mission deadline: 44 hours and 23 minutes.

Su Xiao confirmed that the mission deadline was decreasing at a rate of one hour per minute. That this situation occurred was definitely because of some plan laid out by Sin or Mr. J.

That plan had succeeded, causing the remaining nine eye chambers to be rapidly activated. Judging by the situation, it wouldn't take an hour for the remaining eye chambers to be completely activated.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao decided to complete the mission. Every time the mission deadline decreased by an hour, his mission evaluation would be reduced.

【The Hunter has completed the Promotion Mission: Sixteen Eye Chambers (Second Ring).】

【Mission completion degree is being checked...】

【Check completed. The Hunter has obtained "Legendary Treasure Chest · Speed x1".】

【The final stage of the Promotion Mission will open in 43 minutes.】

Just as Su Xiao completed the second ring of the Promotion Mission, a loud noise came from outside the window. Stepping quickly to the window, through the glass, Su Xiao saw a pitch-black beam of light shooting into the sky from the east of the city.

"Take him."

Su Xiao ran quickly out of the office. Old Hank opened his mouth. Gus in the metal cage had a mischievous smile on his face; this guy's greatest advantage was his optimism.

"The boss told you to take me."

"Mm, I know."

Hank lifted the metal cage.

"Hey, hey, hey, Hank, what are you doing? Wait!"

With a crack, glass shards and concrete debris splattered. Hank threw the metal cage directly out of the window, smashing a large hole in the office.

Su Xiao, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Amu had just rushed downstairs when they saw Gus sitting in the metal cage, looking bewildered.

"Boss, what a coincidence, we meet again."

"Amu, carry him on your back."

"That, I can actually drag the cage and run myself. Wait, I..."

A dozen minutes later, Su Xiao arrived near the pitch-black beam of light. This beam was at least five meters thick. However, this thing didn't give Su Xiao a feeling of being too dangerous.

Leaping into the hole in the ground, Su Xiao saw the source of the black beam in a basement. This was an energy eruption device, with a Soul Crystal (Small) installed underneath.

The moment he saw this thing, Su Xiao prepared to use the Dragon Shadow Flash ability. This was also the reason why he dared to rush into this place.

"Old friend, we are in the same world again."

A voice that couldn't be distinguished as male or female came. The energy eruption device on the ground projected an image on the wall—it was a video of Mr. J.

Mr. J in the video was sitting on a wooden chair, wearing a metal mask, with his hands crossed in front of him.

"You are still the same as before, accustomed to finding a faction and quickly rising to the top through force."

Mr. J's voice was calm. That tone was indeed like an "old friend" he hadn't seen for a long time, but it was the life-and-death kind. m.