Chapter 700 Accepting the Mission
Catherine said, "Cocktail, you just killed two squads from the Execution Department. The Tribunal will stop at nothing to arrest you. From today on, you cease all activities and temporarily leave New York County or hide in a gang instance."
Cocktail hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Just right for a good drunk and a few days of sleep."
The Tribunal is, after all, an official entity, the strongest law-abiding organization of the time. Cocktail was still a bit apprehensive about them getting serious.
The reason he was able to counterattack successfully this time was because he had received advance notice, knowing the number and level of the opposing members, as well as their detailed deployment, which allowed him to fight more with less and wipe them out.
But if the seed saints of New York County take action, carrying a few top-quality items, Cocktail doesn't have the confidence to counterattack. It's better to avoid the limelight.
"Bacchus, Hecate, Tongtian Jiaozhu, the three of you are responsible for this task."
The other three raised their eyebrows, especially the masked member suspected of being a siren, who coldly snorted, "Catherine, although you are the Vice President, you can't be so biased towards your own people."
In his view, this kind of task with low risk and high reward is simply a benefit the organization gives to its members.
How could this benefit be snatched away by a foreigner.
Catherine leaned lazily against the back of the chair and said lightly:
"Hecate can forcefully put the target to sleep, and Tongtian Jiaozhu can kill in dreams. The combination of the two is almost certain death for those below the Dominator stage. So, why would I give the task to you, Hydra!
"Of course, if you can send the Five Elements Alliance members on a sea trip, this task can also be given to you."
Hydra? This seems to be the name of a siren in mythology. This guy is indeed from the Church of the Sea God, well, maybe a rogue cultivator... Zhang Yuanqing thought.
The name Hydra almost explicitly indicates the mask man's profession.
But Zhang Yuanqing believes that Hydra shouldn't be his Spirit Realm ID, otherwise it would be too stupid, and his identity would be locked in minutes. Furthermore, names like "Hydra" from mythology are usually popular IDs.
The kind that can't be bought with money.
"Don't try to trick me with that!" Hydra coldly snorted, "Sirens have powerful combat capabilities on land as well. I must participate in this mission. If you can't add a spot, then let this Dream Master withdraw."
"What if I don't want to?" Zhang Yuanqing stared at him coldly.
Hydra coldly smiled, "The Hunter Guild has a rule that conflicts between members can be resolved in the arena. Once in the arena, life and death are inevitable! This is also the rule of most black market arenas."
He stood up, staring down at Zhang Yuanqing across Cocktail, "Dare to go to the arena!"
As soon as the words fell, he saw the Dream Master from the Second District suddenly stand up, his fingers shaped like a pistol, pointing at him.
Almost at the same time, Cocktail, Bacchus, Hecate, and the person also wearing a cloak and mask, stood up one after another, their fingers shaped like pistols, pointing at Hydra.
In an instant, Hydra was "besieged" by the peak Saints in the conference room.
He instantly froze, standing there bewildered and astonished.
Zhang Yuanqing's expression was indifferent, "Arena? When you repeatedly mentioned the arena, you were already showing cowardice, because as a siren, you only dare to duel with me in the arena, but the real battlefield is never the arena! If life and death could be determined here, you would already be a dead man."
This time, Hydra didn't dare to say any more wild words, standing there blankly.
He was scared.
At this time, Bacchus and the others had reacted, looking blankly at the "pistol" they had made, and when they looked at Zhang Yuanqing again, they put away the contempt in their eyes and turned to fear.
At that moment, they completely regarded Hydra as a mortal enemy, full of resentment and hostility, subconsciously following Tongtian Jiaozhu's lead.
Is this the Illusionist's ability to manipulate emotions? Making people fall into it unknowingly, requiring only a guide, an opportunity, to make emotions erupt.
Catherine was also stunned for a moment. She originally thought that her admonition had worked, but she didn't expect Tongtian Jiaozhu to choose silence, brewing this attack.
Directly scaring Hydra, deterring the other Saints.
Catherine glanced at the dazed Hydra, the corners of her mouth turned up:
"You can rest assured about the people I recruit. They won't be worse than you. The three people participating in the mission stay behind, the others leave the Spirit Realm."
She waved her hand, and Cocktail and two members wearing cloaks and masks disappeared from the conference room.
Who is the other one? Wrapped up so tightly, definitely a law-abiding profession, just don't know which organization they belong to... Zhang Yuanqing thought.
These two should be Fallen Ones hidden in law-abiding organizations, and not comparable to small spies like Emma.
He originally wanted to implant seeds of emotion in the sea of consciousness of the two, so that he could rely on the seeds to locate them after leaving reality, but this is the Spirit Realm. Zhang Yuanqing was worried that his small actions would be noticed by the President of the Hunter Guild.
He doesn't do things where the returns don't justify the effort.
"You guys discuss it!" Catherine's eyes swept over the three with a captivating gaze.
Hecate was the first to speak, "Catherine, you should know that my sleep ability doesn't distinguish between states and forms. As long as it's something with consciousness, it will be forced to sleep, even in dreams."
"You don't have to worry about that!" Zhang Yuanqing maintained his indifferent persona, "I am the master of dreams. Your sleeping curse can at most weaken my state. If you want to put me to sleep, wait until you reach the Dominator stage."
Dream Masters are masters of dreams.
Bacchus touched his bulbous nose, "Guys, what we need to discuss is how to lure out the Five Elements Alliance team. After successfully hunting the demonic beast Haas, they will definitely be afraid of retaliation from the Biological Alchemy Society and huddle in the Tribunal building, afraid to come out. You know, no evil profession can enter the bank building silently."
Zhang Yuanqing immediately asked, "Why?"
He heard Catherine mention it last time, and originally wanted to inquire within the Tribunal, but forgot.
Bacchus glanced at him, "Give me a million federal coins and I'll sell you the information."
Hecate chuckled, "No, Bacchus, such important information, you should charge two million federal coins."
Zhang Yuanqing frowned, feeling the contempt and disrespect of the two.
Catherine said:
"There is a rule-type item in the Tribunal building called the Eye of the Sky. It is dormant most of the time. Once it is revived, it can observe the entire New York County.
"Its observation is very terrifying. It can directly see the Spirit Walker's character card, thereby distinguishing the true profession. The Tribunal building is constantly under its gaze. Once an evil profession sneaks into it, it will give a warning."
Zhang Yuanqing felt a little scalp tingling, hearing about an item that can directly see character cards for the first time.
Does the Eye of the Sky already see that I'm actually a Night Wanderer? Damn, I'm more dangerous than an evil profession... He panicked in his heart, pretending to be calm on the surface, and said:
"Since it can observe the entire New York County, why not use it?"
Catherine explained:
"The Eye of the Sky is jointly controlled by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Prosecutor, and the Administrative Minister. Each time the Eye of the Sky is awakened, all three must be present.
"The Eye of the Sky can only be used for five minutes at a time, at the cost of five days of blindness. Even a Dominator, losing their eyes is very fatal. Those three will not use the Eye of the Sky unless it is an emergency."
So that's how it is. Fortunately, I didn't use the heart's ability to replace the character card, otherwise I would have been caught by the Eye of the Sky on the spot... Zhang Yuanqing was a little scared.
"So, how do we lure out the members of the Five Elements Alliance?" While amplifying the arrogance of his two companions, he asked.
Hecate yawned, and said lazily:
"It's very simple, send people to cause trouble in the areas under the Tribunal's control, the more the better. The Tribunal doesn't have enough manpower, so the Five Elements Alliance teams will naturally come out.
"As long as the people of the Five Elements Alliance dare to come out, I will create a closed area. Within ten minutes, I should be able to wipe them out."
"A very simple method, it's not certain whether it will be effective!" Zhang Yuanqing looked at Catherine and said, "Do we have anyone inside the Tribunal? Can we let them help create opportunities?"
Catherine thought for a few seconds and nodded, "Yes, I will have someone cooperate."
Another spy can be ferreted out... Zhang Yuanqing nodded.
Then, Bacchus and Hecate discussed the detailed plan to hunt down the Five Elements Alliance team, completely ignoring Zhang Yuanqing. When the two had discussed it enough, Hecate turned her head and looked over, saying:
"You listen to orders and don't worry about anything else. Catherine, I want to go back to sleep."
Bacchus also touched his nose and urged, "I want to drink."
Catherine looked at Zhang Yuanqing, who said lightly, "I have no problems."
Catherine raised her hand and waved it gently.
Zhang Yuanqing's vision blurred, the picture presented a wave-like pattern, and then became clear. He returned to the luxurious private room of the Japanese massage health club.
Catherine was still curled up on the single sofa, she lifted her skirt high, revealing her round, white thighs, smiling and saying:
"The moonlight tonight is really beautiful, what do you think!"
"That's right!" Zhang Yuanqing nodded, and then, in Catherine's suddenly bright eyes, he activated the Dream Shuttle skill, saying, "So, I'm going out to see the moonlight."
After saying that, he jumped into the dream and disappeared, leaving behind the stunned beauty.
.........
Leaving the health club, Zhang Yuanqing quickly shuttled and jumped in the dream, appearing in a five-star hotel's king-size bed room in Kings County.
On the soft king-size bed, a man and woman who had just experienced a piercing exercise were sleeping in each other's arms.
Zhang Yuanqing took the phone on the bedside table, grabbed the man's thumb, unlocked the screen, entered the President's phone number, and chose to dial.
The ringtone rang for a long time, and finally connected, and the President's voice came: "Who is it?"
"The Lord of the Sun you invested in!" Zhang Yuanqing said.
"You changed your phone?"
"No, I'm a clone, the phone is with the main body. I'm applying for a meeting, I have important information."
As soon as Zhang Yuanqing finished speaking, he saw an extra figure in the king-size bed room, wearing a shit-yellow pajamas and a silver mask, it was Mr. President.
The President glanced at the sleeping couple on the bed and shrugged, "Now is the time to sleep with my wife, say what you have to say quickly, also, change your habit of calling in the middle of the night."
Zhang Yuanqing also shrugged, "For Night Wanderers, the new day has just begun. Mr. President, I hunted the demonic beast Haas."
"I heard about it." The President shrugged again.
Zhang Yuanqing also shrugged, "Got some important information."
He told the President in detail the Evil Faction's scheme to wait for "opportunities" to try to destroy the Church of the Sea God.
After listening, the President was silent for a long time, slowly saying:
"So, putting on a posture of wanting to eliminate the Merchant Guild is purely acting? They want to weaken the strength of the Lawful Faction in New York County, and then wait for an opportunity to send all the high-level Sea God profession members back to the Spirit Realm...
"Heh, the Tribunal is too strong, the Merchant Guild is too slippery, the Association of Beauty Goddesses is reluctant, so they chose the Church of the Sea God?"
"So, what is the opportunity that the Evil Faction is waiting for?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.
Mr. President shook his head, "I don't know, I'm a Demigod, not a True God, it's impossible to know everything. Given the current unhurried fighting state of the Evil Faction, the opportunity they are waiting for should not come so quickly."
Zhang Yuanqing also told him about ferreting out a spy, and regretted:
"The Free Covenant's spy system is very mature, even if you ferret one out, it's difficult to bring out a string. Judging from Emma's situation, each Dominator of the Evil Faction controls several spies. We have to hunt Dominator-level evil professions."
"Small fries are not our target." The President said:
"Yuanshi, what you are looking for are the big shots of the Free Covenant, such as Catherine, they are the backbone members. These people are hidden in Lawful organizations, but they may not be Elder-level. Their identity in Lawful organizations may just be an ordinary member."
Zhang Yuanqing pondered, "Then my next goal is to find Catherine's 'true body'?"
The President said, "Did you sleep with Catherine?"
"Why ask that?" Zhang Yuanqing couldn't quite keep up with the President's train of thought.
"You just joined the Hunter Guild, she is your superior. If she dies, you will likely be abandoned by the Hunter Guild or marginalized. So she can't die for the time being, you must wait until you have accumulated enough merit, even if you leave her, you will be reused by the Hunter Guild, at that time, she can die." The President said:
"Find an opportunity to sleep with her, preferably make her addicted to you and trust you greatly."
Zhang Yuanqing's expression suddenly became serious, "President, although I am a very strategic person, I cannot give up my principles for the sake of the overall situation."
"I will find a way to exempt you from prostitution fees."
"President, for the sake of the overall situation, I am willing to give up my principles."
Mr. President nodded with satisfaction, "You take advantage of this opportunity to kill Bacchus and Hecate, find out their upline, we don't kill Catherine, we kill other Dominator-level backbone members."
Zhang Yuanqing's eyebrows jumped, "You want to escalate the war to the Dominator level?"
"Of course!" The President smiled, "We can't let the Evil Faction lead the rhythm, they want to slowly weaken the strength of the Lawful Faction, wait for an opportunity to wipe out the Church of the Sea God, I just want to escalate the war and pull the Dominators into the water."
It's a pity I have to wait until the end of the year to be promoted to Dominator... Zhang Yuanqing thought.
The two conspired for half an hour before Mr. President snapped his fingers and left the hotel room.
Zhang Yuanqing deleted the call history, put the phone back on the bedside table, listening to the breathing and snoring of the couple on the bed, and thought about the Hunter Guild's mission.
This is an opportunity to make the Evil Faction lose two more peak Saints.
New York County is an international metropolis, the number and quality of Spirit Walkers are stronger than other states, but even so, peak Saints are extremely limited.
Although because of the constant conflicts between the two major factions, experts from all over are coming to join in the fun, and both the official and evil organizations have transferred manpower to participate, Zhang Yuanqing estimates that the two major factions combined, the peak Saints (experience value above 90%) will not exceed thirty.
And the strongmen among the peak Saints, like Bacchus, will not exceed ten.
If he can counter-kill Bacchus and Hecate, he might really force the Dominators to enter the stage.
"This matter cannot be reported to Winnie, nor can the official forces be used for counter-ambushes, otherwise the Hunter Guild will realize that there are spies inside, and the new member Tongtian Jiaozhu will definitely be the primary suspect."
"Must counter-kill Bacchus and Hecate, and there must be no flaws... then he can only expose some strength, the items of Yuanshi Tianzun can be used in part, anyway, there is Yuanshi Tianzun's widow in the team, and the direct leader of the Five Elements Alliance support team is Fu Qingyang, as everyone knows, Fu Qingyang is Yuanshi Tianzun's good friend, and received part of his good friend's inheritance... Jumang using Yuanshi Tianzun's items is very reasonable!"
After making up his mind, Zhang Yuanqing snapped his fingers, turning into starlight and dissipating in the hotel room.
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The next day, ten o'clock in the morning.
Zhang Yuanqing had breakfast and went to the office area. As a top Illusionist, he immediately noticed the deep, suppressed atmosphere. The top of the bank building was almost filled with negative emotions.
Sadness, anger, irritability, caution... everyone's emotions were negative.
The receptionist, who was usually idle and liked to watch short videos and fitness exercises, stood upright, her face tense and her expression cautious.
He bypassed the receptionist and came to the office area of the Five Elements Alliance, and saw Yuan Ting walking over with a solemn face, "Walking this way, did you feel that the atmosphere is not right?"
Yuan Ting first teased him.
Zhang Yuanqing looked at him and said blankly, "Two teams from the Execution Department sacrificed, a total of eighteen people, seven Saints, two of whom were Level 6 Wind Mages!"
Yuan Ting immediately looked like he had swallowed a fly, unable to spit it out, and uncomfortable swallowing it down, his expression twisted for a while.
He gritted his teeth for a while, silently bypassed Jumang, stood at the entrance of the office area, preparing to ask each colleague one by one, in case someone didn't know.
Zhang Yuanqing poured a glass of water, turned on the computer, logged in to the Tribunal forum, and saw the announcement post of the New York County Branch.
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ps: Wrong words will be changed later.