frightfiction Chapter 23 Judge of the Underworld, does he even deserve it?
Chapter 23 Judge of the Underworld, does he even deserve it?
"Do you intend to never take a vacation in your life?"
Wang Mian splashed a bucket of cold water on the leaping and bounding vortex, secretly resolving that he absolutely could not let Ling Yunxiao leave the Masked Squad, much less participate in any direct combat. This max-level mobile fountain of life—even the slightest injury to him would keep him up at night.
Seeing everyone's gaze, Ling Yunxiao immediately cast a resentful look at Zhao Kongcheng. Zhao Kongcheng, however, lit a cigarette and glanced at Ling Yunxiao casually.
"Speaking of which, we're still at the same level. You still possess the Divine Ruins, so if you can't beat me, that's your own fault. Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I'm handsome?"
Suddenly, I feel a little regretful for saving you!
Ling Yunxiao recalled the beating he had just received from Zhao Kongcheng, and the burning sensation on his face still lingered. He grimaced as he spoke.
After the group had finished laughing and joking, Ling Yunxiao knew it was time to leave Cangnan, and they headed towards the helipad. On the way, Zhao Kongcheng looked at Ling Yunxiao's back and suddenly gave him a meaningful smile.
"Captain, our team's national treasure seems to lack combat experience. I'll spar with him whenever I have time!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Mian nodded with a smile on his face.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"He works hard, but I'm just unlucky, aren't I?"
Ling Yunxiao was completely flustered. At this moment, he was genuinely regretting saving Zhao Kongcheng.
Cangnan, two days later, night falls.
Lin Qiye, along with Baili Tuming and Cao Yuan, bid farewell to their families and headed towards the train station. After leaving the old town, they encountered Chen Muye and the entire 136th Squad. Shen Qingzhu had already left Ling Yunxiao's house after they confirmed there was no danger, as he still had three underlings waiting for him outside.
Bathed in starlight and moonlight, the familiar black bus came into view in the distance, and beside the bus, the instructors were already waiting for them with smiles.
Lin Qiye and the others walked over, handed over the Star Blade, and boarded the bus back to camp.
Erhai City, also at night.
Having just dealt with a strange masked squad from the Boundless Realm, they were sitting on the ground, leisurely resting. They looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, enjoying the rare tranquility.
"Fahai, you don't understand love... Leifeng Pagoda Meeting..."
Wang Mian, taken aback, took out his phone. Before pressing the answer button, he glared fiercely at Xuanwo, lightly tracing his neck with his fingers. Then, he put on a professional and polite smile and answered the call.
"Um
Ok
understood
Let's set off now.
OK……"
After Wang Mian hung up the phone, everyone sat up with expressions of utter despair. Ling Yunxiao was just about to absorb the essence blood that had been conjured from the strange, blood-stained form of the Boundless Realm when he heard Wang Mian's voice again.
"We've struck it rich! The headquarters just called and said that a stronghold that Han Shaoyun revealed has been preliminarily confirmed, and there are still quite a few members of the Ancient God Cult operating there."
It is known that the leader there is Mingliu, the agent of Rhadamanthus, the judge of the underworld. He will soon hold a carnival for the believers of the underworld, which will be attended by at least a hundred people.
Furthermore, if all goes according to plan, Qianmo, one of the agents of the three oldest gods of the Ancient God Cult, will also appear on Carnival Day. He is a Klein-level powerhouse; just hearing about him is worthwhile!
"Headquarters told us to go ahead first. The Phoenix Squad has already set off, but they're quite far away, so they might arrive a little later than us."
Wang smiled warmly, and as he spoke, he instantly approached the vortex, then pinned him down and beat him up, all while continuing to talk about what happened on the phone.
When Ling Yunxiao heard about the Phoenix Squad again, for some reason, the scene of Xia Simeng's death flashed through his mind. Although he felt that he would definitely be able to do something about it, he just couldn't bring himself to use the drop of essence blood in his hand.
He took out a test tube and collected the blood essence inside. At that moment, he sensed a change in his Judge's Pen and Book of Man. He summoned the pen and book, and a sentence immediately appeared in his mind:
"A judge of the underworld? He's not worthy!"
"If you two have a problem with this, then give me a free page to show you some powerful attack methods! I'm going to go over there and smash its head in right now!"
The judge's pen and the Book of Life and Death suddenly disappeared, and a gentle breeze swept across his face, as if nothing had happened.
When Ling Yunxiao calmed down and looked up, he saw a group of excited smiling faces.
"We've really struck it rich! Let's go!"
"Brother Ling, after this fight, can you give us a share of the change?"
"Yeah, Brother Ling, I don't think anyone in this world would mind having a long lifespan!"
Although they were all wearing masks, Ling Yunxiao could still sense the powerful confidence and composure emanating from each of them.
"Do you know what would happen if Qianmo really went there? He's a very powerful, veteran agent of the ancient gods. Haven't you seen the information about him from headquarters...?"
"Brother Ling, look what this is!"
As the vortex struggled on the ground, it casually took a medal from Wang Mian's pocket and tossed it to Ling Yunxiao. Ling Yunxiao caught it and found it to be a dazzling deep blue medal, with a shimmering star seemingly embedded in its crystal.
"This is the Star Medal. Do you know where it comes from?"
Whirlpool smiled smugly, and Star Mark also came over, looking proudly at the Star Medal in Ling Yunxiao's hand.
"That was five years ago, when the Masked Squad had just been established. The Yamata no Orochi, the god number 040, wanted to land on the beach. After the captain activated the Divine Ruins to evacuate the crowd an hour in advance, our squad fought against the Yamata no Orochi for an hour without any casualties, and we even held out until the appearance of the human ceiling."
This medal is a reward for the captain saving so many people.
So, Brother Ling, you don't need to doubt our strength. We're by no means weak.
Xinghen's words did reassure Ling Yunxiao a lot. He casually put the blood essence test tube in his hand into his pocket and boarded the helicopter with the rest of the group.
Three hours later, the group arrived in Taoyuan City.
They jumped directly from the air into a large mountain and quickly arrived at the assembly point set up by the headquarters.
This was a vast, desolate grassland, surrounded by deep forests and rarely visited places. The group sat together, quietly taking out their weapons, and no one said anything more.
An hour later, the entire Phoenix team arrived. After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two teams sat down again.
Ling Yunxiao took out the blood essence test tube from his pocket and placed it in front of Xia Simeng with his palm open.
"Drinking this should help awaken your bloodline."
Xia Simeng took the test tube with delight and poured it into her mouth without hesitation.
The next second, golden flames suddenly burst from her eyes. A golden-red phoenix phantom slowly condensed behind her, about to transform into a fiery phoenix and soar into the sky.