Chapter 514: Chapter 514

Divided into Outer City, Inner City, and suburban area.

The residents generally living in the suburban area reside in gathering places.

These gathering places.

Have military protection capabilities that reach an average level, capable of resisting most Exotic Beasts.

There are farming areas, industrial areas, markets, and more.

When unexpected events occur, they can sever all contact with the Outer World and survive independently for a long time.

The location of these gathering places.

Every month, the defense forces of Villiduo conduct regular clearing operations to prevent large gatherings of Exotic Beasts, thereby averting beast tides.

The safety factor of the gathering places is quite decent, and many people live in them.

Initially, there were such gathering places outside Linjiang City and Zenith City.

This has become the norm for every city.

The population pressure within the city is too great.

Currently, the living space for humans is mostly centered around cities.

Hence the situation of a city holding tens of millions of people.

Roxia is now headed to the twenty-third gathering place.

The fanatic who uses human blood sacrifices and constantly hunts retired veterans whose Blood Qi has declined to please the God of Encircling is here.

The Steam Armored Vehicle stopped in front of a steel-made city wall.

Several soldiers with Villiduo insignia on their military uniforms saw the driver taking out the Anomaly Bureau documents and directly opened the gate.

"The twenty-third gathering place has a total population of two hundred thousand.

Governed by Count Frostwolf.

No significant changes have occurred over the years.

Count Frostwolf has three sons and one daughter, whom he dotes on immensely.

He usually pays great attention to health and rarely engages in any intense activities.

He seldom hosts various banquets.

Highlighting a stark contrast with other aristocrats."

Baiyu looked at the dossier in his hand.

This is the information on the ruler of the twenty-third gathering place, Count Frostwolf.

Since the East Prosperity Imperial established the nation through war, many pioneering counts have been enfeoffed.

Are actually assigned to govern a city, like Count Bene.

Those a bit inferior, like Count Frostwolf, become the Commander of a gathering place.

Being able to sit in an important position in a Shelter is already very rare.

This Shelter ranks in the top three in the entire East Prosperity Imperial.

In terms of pure enjoyment and life, the kind of life Count Frostwolf leads is actually much more comfortable than Baiyu’s.

After all, in the twenty-third gathering place, he is the only king.

He can live his own little life behind closed doors, without anyone coming to find trouble with him for no reason.

This leisurely life is simply the dream of every office worker.

When Exotic Beasts attack, these titled nobles are definitely the first to die, no exceptions will occur.

The times have changed.

If it were still peacetime, Baiyu would also want to live such a decadent life full of pleasure.

"What are you thinking about?"

At this moment, Roxia suddenly looked over, saying with ill intent, "You’re not scared, are you?

Baiyu rolled his eyes like a dead fish, staring at her with a poker face: "Is this how you ask someone for help?"

Roxia was choked by his response, momentarily speechless, and could only return his gaze with angry, wide eyes.

"Captain, Lord Earl, the target is now hiding in the largest hotel in the gathering place.

Our people are watching outside the hotel at all times.

He hasn’t come out for a whole day."

Declared a member of the Anomaly Bureau who had been driving earlier.

Because the Steam Armored Vehicle of the Anomaly Bureau was too conspicuous, Roxia disembarked and started walking with her people upon entering the gathering place.

Apart from those she brought along.

More than a dozen Anomaly Bureau members had already been lurking in the gathering place, clearly all under Roxia’s command.

"The isolation device has been set up."

"The Spirit Technique barrier has been set up."

"The reconnaissance Spirit Technique has been set up."

One message after another was relayed back from these Anomaly Bureau members.

They had been preparing for this capture mission for an excessively long time.

"What about the Sealing Object?"

Roxia looked to her side at her deputy, who was also the driver from earlier, asking with a cold tone.

The man nodded, taking out a wooden box about the size of a tablet from inside his coat.

The box was engraved with the characters "A-127".

Below were lines of precautions and small characters, seemingly detailing the requirements for use.

"Alright, let’s see how he runs this time."

Within the seriousness of Roxia’s expression, a hint of ferocity and irritability was faintly visible.

This mission had already drained much of her energy.

It had dragged on too long.

Even her superior had grown somewhat dissatisfied with her work efficiency.

It’s important to know.

The competition and pressure at the Anomaly Bureau are extremely high right now.

Her performance over the past two months had already become quite undesirable.

The group walked to the front of the inn.

It was called an inn.

In fact, it was a cluster of low row houses, with buildings no higher than three stories.

These houses were fenced off by layers of iron mesh.

A closed compound was formed.

It didn’t look like an inn.

Rather, it resembled military barracks.

In Villiduo, such densely packed, low-rise houses were scarcely seen.

This indirectly reflected the economic gap between the settlement and the main city.

Because the houses here were crowded, the population density high, chaotic, and lacking effective management.

It basically became a place filled with all sorts of people.

A mix of people from all walks of life.

Anyone could be found here.

And when Roxia and her group arrived, they had already changed their clothes, making them less conspicuous at the moment.

Blending perfectly into the crowd.

"It’s right up ahead."

A member spoke in a low voice.

This was a completely gray-white building, its walls covered with all kinds of graffiti, and the roof was made of black tiles.

There wasn’t even a courtyard around it.

Only a small area in front of the main door.

Once all the members of the Anomaly Bureau were in position, Roxia gave the order.

Two individuals took out an exceptionally sharp chainsaw from the toolbox, clearly specially modified.

With a pull of the handle.

A dense white steam burst out from the core of the chainsaw.

The sharp teeth began spinning at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

Almost slicing the door as if it were tofu.

The whole door was neatly cut apart, and with a gentle push, it fell with a boom.

The group took advantage of the situation to enter.

The room’s setup was quite simple.

That was typical of this type of camp-like inn.

After all, when the inn was , you couldn’t expect its interior facilities to be much better.

Roxia was a bit surprised.

The room was only fifty square meters, with two rooms and a bathroom, visible at a glance.

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The other room was set up to resemble a laboratory.

The shelves around were piled with bottles and jars.

There were many used beakers, crucibles, and so on.

In the center of the room was a coffin-like wooden platform, intricately carved with numerous patterns.

The entire platform was about fifty centimeters high and as long as two meters.

Along the edge of the platform was a lifelike carved serpent.

A serpent biting its tail.

This was the symbol of the Ouroboros.

"Where are the people?"

Roxia’s tone was filled with anger, and her questioning gaze fell on her deputy.

The deputy broke out in a cold sweat, unable to offer an explanation for a long time.

Clearly, they had been guarding this place around the clock for twenty-four hours.

Even a fly couldn’t have escaped.

"Let’s search around this area first, just in case there’s a hidden compartment or something." Baiyu timely stopped Roxia from erupting.

The deputy gratefully glanced at him and immediately organized personnel to start searching around.

There wasn’t much to search.

The contents of the room could be seen almost entirely at a glance.

Outside the room, there was no special construction or obstacles either.

Unless a hidden tunnel was discovered, this operation could basically be considered a complete failure.

Held little significance.

Just a bit of psychological comfort at most.

Baiyu thought to himself.

And as Baiyu predicted, nothing was found through the search.

Just as Roxia was so enraged, on the verge of rage.

Two unexpected screams suddenly erupted outside.