Chapter 788: Chapter 788
"Come in," Lin Lin said, his demeanor calm as if nothing was wrong.
Zou Hai looked at the Quasi-General and then glanced at Zhong Yuan behind. Although he hesitated to speak, everything was understood without words.
"What I did was somewhat underhanded,"
Lin Lin extended his hand, brushing off the damp stains on his chest. "Not only did I abduct someone, but I also withheld an explanation. Such actions are indeed somewhat overbearing and unreasonable... What’s a cup of water thrown by Zhong Yuan in comparison?" he said softly.
Zou Hai chuckled bitterly.
He had long guessed why these two were arguing.
Nevertheless, even if this incident hadn’t occurred... whenever Zhong Yuan and the Quasi-General met, they were bound to "exchange blows." Although both were close friends who corresponded frequently, and most people in the North Continent thought they would thoroughly enjoy their meetings, the opposite was actually true. The two men were both friends and rivals.
Their relationship was indeed delicate.
Every meeting sparked fireworks.
This time was no exception.
"It seems that he gained benefits from the mission in the Duolu River Disaster Realm, his strength has improved, and he’s not far from reaching the ’Titled’ realm," Lin Lin said, looking at his friend’s departing figure and recalling the details from their recent confrontation. He shook his head and smiled, "If we really started fighting, I wouldn’t be 100% confident of winning."
This statement was profoundly meaningful.
Zou Hai respectfully pondered these words, then stated the purpose of his visit, "Sir, there might be some issues at the Fortress Cemetery."
He recounted the earlier report from the sentry in full detail.
After listening, Lin Lin actually sighed in relief.
He had always had an ominous premonition.
He always felt... the situation with Hong Zhong was not that simple!
That ominous premonition lingered like an indestructible shadow. Although the person in question was dead, that shadow still persisted. Lin Lin knew that the matter was not yet concluded... that was also the reason for his strong attitude when the Investigation Corps Second Team came to retrieve someone!
The strange incidents in the cemetery were clearly related to Hong Zhong!
"Very well," he stood up and said calmly, "clear the area of any irrelevant people. Tonight, you and I will take a trip there."
He wasn’t afraid of trouble.
In fact... he hoped for trouble to come!
At nightfall, the Gu Castle Fortress Cemetery was covered in a thin veil of silvery white. This cemetery, specifically meant for burying fortress warriors, wasn’t large and could be walked through in about fifteen minutes.
However, this place was a "priority patrol" area for sentries during the night.
Because within the buried bodies, there might still be remnants of Extraordinary Essence.
The North Continent didn’t have miraculous places like the Qingzhong Cemetery.
Thus, the fortress didn’t have the capability to absorb "surging essence," and according to the Extraordinary Iron Law, the essence in the bodies would slowly disperse... but after all, it’s an uncontrollable power, and there had been precedents of cemetery outbreaks of "Extraordinary Disasters."
Since that accident, every fortress in the regiment strictly controlled their own city’s cemetery!
Gu Castle Cemetery was especially desolate tonight.
A security line had been drawn... dozens of sentries waited outside the cemetery.
They had been notified not to enter the graveyard.
At the entrance of the small cemetery, a low barren hill stood covered in frost and snow, actually an excellent position that offered a height advantage. At the moment, two figures, one tall and one small, stood atop the hill. Lin Lin, draped in a cape, stood with his hands behind his back, expressionlessly watching the various gravestones below.
No sounds to be heard.
He mainly focused on Hong Zhong’s gravestone, while his spirit power spread out, loosely encompassing the entire cemetery.
If there were any movements, he could "perceive" them immediately!
However, he had been waiting for two hours now.
Until now, among the many tombstones in the cemetery, not a single anomaly had arisen...
Zou Hai wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. Despite the quietness of the cemetery, for some reason, his spirits were tightly wound, always feeling as if someone in the shadows was "watching" him. Yet, after looking around several times, he found nothing...
Keep in mind, he was a Transcendent of the fourth tier!
Overlooking something wouldn’t happen to anyone, let alone him!
Even the usually composed Vice Officer Zou felt his mood fluctuate.
Lin Lin remained as calm as still water.
"It’s here," Lin Lin’s voice gently resonated above the hill.
Zou Hai’s pupils contracted.
Suddenly, the long-silent spot by Hong Zhong’s tombstone manifested a ghastly figure.
That figure stood under the dim celestial light.
The moonlight and the heavy snow painted the ground silver white, and that extreme pitch-black shadow stood amidst the silver snowy gaps. It appeared like a fleeting ghost, dispersible by the slightest wind. After consolidating its form, it immediately directed its gaze toward the small hilltop where living people were present... It was a look of loathing, coldness to the extreme.
Zou Hai met its gaze.
At that moment, his mind felt like it was struck harshly by a hammer.
"Ugh," Zou Hai groaned.
The pupils of Hong Zhong were actually golden!
The person’s eyes were slit like a serpent’s, sinister and eerie.
Despite the extreme coldness of the gaze, it seemed to possess an endless allure, making one unable to look away once they had seen it.
"Do not make eye contact with ’it’,"
The next moment, Lin Lin’s voice, sharp as a knife, pierced into Zou Hai’s muddled Spirit Sea, snapping his consciousness back to clarity in an instant!