Chapter 558

The Life Sect's station in Santa Harbor was located on the edge of the city, near the suburbs, occupying an entire street. They had their own fields and orchards and raised various livestock. When the monks and nuns weren't performing tasks, they all worked here, self-sufficient.

Lu Jianuo led Ludwig, looked up at the green vines winding around the monastery spire and the Life Holy Emblem surrounded by them—that was a simple sketch of a baby in the middle of symbols such as wheat ears, flowers, and springs—and said to Noelia, the battle nun who walked up to them:

"I was attacked and just came out of the police station after recording my statement."

Noelia, wearing a bicorne hat with black-based, white-patterned symbols that had both religious and combat connotations, frowned slightly and said:

"What about Louis Berry?"

She didn't ask about the details of Lu Jianuo's attack, focusing more on where the great adventurer Louis Berry had gone.

Lu Jianuo shook his head and replied sincerely:

"I don't know either. He just told me to come here and tell you that I was attacked after recording my statement."

Noelia's expression suddenly became a bit solemn.

…………

Port District, in front of the gray-black, sturdy building of the Fishery Guild.

Lu Mian, who had changed into a white shirt, black vest, and brown trousers and was wearing a golden straw hat, walked to the outside of the gate step by step.

The two guards standing here were not armed with pistols, just like the many pedestrians coming and going, carrying straight swords on their backs and short knives at their waists.

"Who are you looking for?" They reached out at the same time, blocking Lu Mian.

Lu Mian "didn't understand" Highland, directly pulled out his revolver, and pulled the trigger toward the sky.

Amidst the gunshot, he stepped into the castle-style building of the Fishery Guild from between the two guards.

The two guards looked at each other, hesitating and not stopping him.

One of them ran toward the Port Police Station, and the other turned and ran wildly into the gray-black building, trying to report to his immediate superior and ask him to decide what to do.

Lu Mian carried the revolver, walking forward at a pace that was neither fast nor slow, passing through the panicked employees and the gazes full of unknown meaning from different places, and climbed the stairs leading to the commissioner's office.

Just as he was about to reach the second floor, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

That figure had bronze-colored skin, was broad and sturdy, with black hair and blue eyes. It was the young man who had supported the Fishery Guild President, Juan Oro, earlier.

He was the grandson of that old man, Fernandez Oro.

Fernandez looked down at Lu Mian, who was walking up step by step, and said through gritted teeth:

"You actually dare to break into the Guild!"

Lu Mian didn't pay attention to him at all, walking toward the second-floor entrance without speeding up or slowing down.

Fernandez restrained the expression on his face, his waist and back slightly hunched, and faint radiance appeared in his eyes.

Suddenly, Lu Mian felt the light around him dim quite a bit.

At the same time, there was an invisible force pressing down on his head, and layers of restraints were wrapped around his feet.

This made him feel that he had suddenly become shorter, his body swaying, while Fernandez seemed to have become taller, blocking the light penetrating through the corridor and leaving a rich black shadow.

Dong!

He took a step forward, clenched his right fist, and smashed it toward Lu Mian's head.

The sound of wind whistled, and that fist was like an iron hammer, continuously accelerating as if attracted by a magnet.

Lu Mian raised his head, and something exploded in his body, breaking through the seal.

His thighs suddenly thickened, tightening the brown loose trousers, and his whole person grew taller by a head out of thin air, causing the sleeves and trouser legs to shrink upward by a section, stuck at the bulging muscles.

Bang!

He returned with a left punch, which was like a cannonball, roaring toward the fist Fernandez had smashed over.

The two collided, making a roaring sound, and the stairs trembled and swayed because of it.

Fernandez couldn't bear this huge force and took two steps back, but there was no look of fear on his face; instead, he revealed a hint of joy.

In the retreat, his eyes became extremely deep, but also hid sparkling points.

He raised his left hand, and his fingertips, which had abnormally rough skin, quickly condensed rich, faint green radiance.

That radiance turned into a ray, silently rushing toward Lu Mian, who had stopped at the original spot for a short time because of the collision just now.

Fernandez chose close-quarters combat from the beginning, just to create an opportunity for this ray that could destroy the human body structure and make the target weak and suffer internal injuries very quickly.

That dangerous faint green ray was no slower than the speed of light. Lu Mian, who couldn't dodge in advance, could only watch it land between his chest and abdomen.

But the faint green ray passed straight through, hitting only a phantom.

After using the power accumulated by the "Ascetic" to clash with Fernandez, Lu Mian had already folded his waist and back, standing in the original spot in the posture of an arch, dodging the possible sneak attack.

During this process, he also used the "Face of Nisse," creating a phantom of himself still standing straight based on his lower body!

The faint green ray gradually dispersed, sinking into the wall at the corner of the stairs.

A layer of crimson-white flames suddenly rose from Lu Mian's body.

He turned into a fireball, roaring toward Fernandez, who had just stood firm.

Fernandez's pupils seemed to be stimulated by the scorching firelight, shrinking significantly.

He fell to the side, gripped his right fist, and pulled downward.

Lu Mian suddenly felt an invisible force pulling him toward the ground.

He was neither surprised nor angry, took advantage of the situation to disperse the firelight, appeared, and stepped on the corridor floor with both feet.

Clang!

His body, still huge, stepped heavily, and amidst the slight shaking of the building, he ran to Fernandez, who had just turned over and stood up, in one step, and his left fist roared toward the other party with crimson-white firelight.

Fernandez didn't have time to use his supernatural ability and could only set up his arms, blocking in a hurry.

Boom!

The firelight exploded, and Lu Mian sent this young man flying with one punch, crashing into the side office with the door half-open, smashing the original wood-colored desk.

Taking advantage of Fernandez being dizzy and in pain all over, Lu Mian followed up in two steps, rushed into the office, and swung his left fist again.

Crimson-white flames burned on the surface of his fist, illuminating the entire room abnormally brightly.

Boom!

This punch smashed into Fernandez's chest, making an explosive sound.

The splashing firelight was pulled by an invisible force and couldn't completely collapse Fernandez's chest, only making it sink in, causing the target to go black before his eyes.

Lu Mian stopped, looked at Fernandez in a semi-fainted state expressionlessly, and raised his left hand.

A huge, crimson-white fireball condensed rapidly, compressed layer by layer, and was about to play the role of a harvester.

The next second, this fireball flew out, locking onto Fernandez.

Suddenly, it floated upward, passed over the target, and roared onto the wall behind the desk.

Boom!

The scorching white-red firelight broke through the window frame, opened the wall, and sprayed to the outside of this building of the Fishery Guild, steaming up burning clouds in mid-air.

Almost simultaneously, Lu Mian felt that he had arrived in a dark and deep void, with twinkling stars blinking like eyes in the distance.

He saw Juan Oro, the old man with deep wrinkles, again.

Just at this time, Noelia ran into the square with the sea wave statue and shouted toward the building breach where the window frame had fallen:

"Stop!"

Hearing the voice of this battle nun, Lu Mian sighed with regret, turned the revolver, and inserted it back into the holster under his arm. Juan Oro and the void around him disappeared.

A few minutes later, Juan Oro leaned on his cane, walked out of the gray-black building of the Fishery Guild, and said to Noelia in a deep voice:

"He attacked Fernandez; you must arrest him!"

Noelia swept a glance at this Fishery Guild President and said coldly:

"Should Fernandez also go to the police station to assist in the investigation of the Aquinas Street shooting case?"

"You both calm down and jointly maintain the order of Santa Harbor. Otherwise, you don't think the Church has no way to deal with you, right?"

Speaking to the end, this battle nun looked toward Lu Mian, also warning him to show fairness.

Juan Oro was silent for a moment and said:

"I don't know about any Aquinas Street shooting case."

After saying this, he turned his body, leaned on his cane, and walked back to the Fishery Guild with stumbling steps. Multiple employees greeted him and supported him.

Seeing this, Noelia took her battle squad members and "escorted" Lu Mian away from here.

After leaving the Port District, this battle nun let her team members slow down, widened the distance between each other, and walked side by side with Lu Mian.

"You acting so tough makes us very embarrassed. Order, understand? The superficial order must be maintained." Noelia raised her hand and pinched the sides of her forehead. "Fortunately, you didn't actually kill Fernandez. Otherwise, I could only execute the arrest."

Lu Mian laughed and said:

"If I really wanted to kill Fernandez, he wouldn't have waited for you to stop this battle, nor would he have waited for Juan Oro to save him."

This was the truth.

Noelia was stunned for a moment, pondered for a few seconds, and said:

"Showing your attitude, strength, and confidence to those who are watching?

"At the same time, let Juan Oro misjudge your strength based on this battle?"

Lu Mian didn't answer, smiled, and looked forward:

"Where did those previous 'Sea Viceroys' go in the end?"

Noelia was silent for a moment and said:

"On the surface, they were sent to different places, but according to the results of our observation, whether short as four or five months or long as no more than three years, these 'Sea Viceroys' would mysteriously disappear without a trace. There were often no traces of fighting at the scene, and their families were fine."

Returned to the sea on their own? Lu Mian smiled and said:

"Look, didn't the harvest of me beating Fernandez just come?"

The Church of the "Mother Goddess of Earth" was willing to reveal more intelligence.

Noelia wasn't angry and said with a smile:

"No one will put down all their chips at the beginning."

"After you investigate to a certain extent, we will provide more things."

Lu Mian looked at the blue sea on the side and thought for a moment:

"You still haven't said what your Church of the 'Mother Goddess of Earth' wants to achieve in this matter."

Noelia's eyes moved, and she suddenly raised her hand, pointing at the pedestrians who were arguing in front, and shouted loudly:

"No street fighting!"

Before the voice fell, she had already run over with her team members, leaving Lu Mian alone in the original spot.

Lu Mian sneered and shook his head slowly.

…………

Late at night, Lu Mian was about to take off his clothes and go to bed when he suddenly heard the low, muffled voice of the "Knight of Swords" as if suppressing something:

"Found clues to the whereabouts of the two targets."

(End of chapter)