Chapter 265 | Sequence: Sacrifice

Xia Yitiao.

Sequence 5 of the Ward Guard pathway.

Court Director!

Back then, he was hailed as a half-step Sequence 4. There wasn't a case he couldn't crack, and his strength was terrifying.

He was celebrated as the rising star of the Security Bureau, the Crime-Buster!

However, after solving a certain case in Central City, he retired abruptly from the spotlight.

For many years, there was no word of him. When he reappeared, he had become the Bureau Chief of the Huangshan City Security Bureau, where he had remained ever since.

Even the people within the Security Bureau didn't know that their chief—who spent all day clutching a thermos and researching where to go after retirement—was actually the legendary Crime-Buster, Xia Yitiao!

Jade Dog had only discovered his true identity through an investigation of the internal intelligence network.

“How could a genius like that just waste his years away? Do you think it has something to do with the case he investigated back then?”

Just as Red Fox said this, he saw Jade Dog’s warning glare.

“Is that something you should be asking? Don't forget our position!”

Red Fox fell silent, but in his heart, he knew that was likely the reason.

Central City was the capital of Great Wei. Countless people fought tooth and nail to get in, but establishing oneself and surviving there was incredibly difficult.

It was even harder for those with a sense of justice.

In the beginning, Xia Yitiao was undoubtedly a man of great justice; otherwise, he wouldn't have been promoted so quickly.

Now, many years had passed, and this former genius was still a Sequence 5, spending his days planning for retirement. One could only imagine how much that incident had affected him.

The two of them flew toward Huangshan City at full speed. While they were still a long distance from the city, they saw the water curtain that blotted out the sky.

When they arrived outside the Lyu family manor, they saw Xia Yitiao drinking goji berry water. He flashed a smile when he saw them arrive.

“Oh, you two are here? Did the higher-ups tell you everything?”

“They did. Thank you for your hard work, Bureau Chief Xia.”

“It’s not hard work; it’s a hard life,” Bureau Chief Xia sighed. He looked at the two of them and continued, “It’s not that I don’t trust you, but the Black Death Lolita is quite troublesome. Are you two really confident?”

Jade Dog shook his head decisively.

“This isn't the time to act tough. To be honest, I only have a thirty percent chance of winning against her. Even with Red Fox, it’s fifty percent at most.”

“I can't gamble the lives of so many people in Huangshan City on those odds, so I must ask for your help, sir.”

“I can't help at all!”

Bureau Chief Xia waved his hand dismissively and tilted his chin toward the inkstone. “See that? A sealed object. It consumes a lot of spirituality and divinity. I’m incredibly weak right now. Why do you think I’m drinking goji berry water?”

“If you send me in, it’ll be like sending easy pickings.”

Red Fox said in disbelief, “You... the great Xia Yitiao...”

“Shocked? Who’s shocked? I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Xia—”

Before Red Fox could finish his sentence, Jade Dog pressed a hand on his shoulder.

“Bureau Chief Xia, I understand. But the two of us really aren't enough. Who else did you call?”

“I don't know. I just reported this to Headquarters. They should be sending someone else.”

“Bureau Chief Xia, I recall the Huangshan City Security Bureau has other Demigods, right?”

“Sigh.”

Xia Yitiao sighed and pointed to his own nose. “If the other Demigods were available, would I have to come out personally? Do I look like a hardworking person to you?”

“Besides, isn't Lyu Xiaofeng there? He’s very strong. With him, can't the three of you handle her?”

Hearing this, Jade Dog and Red Fox looked at each other.

“Bureau Chief Xia, even then, the win rate would be seventy to eighty percent at most. We can't guarantee that the Black Death Lolita won't spread her diseases outward. Are you willing to take that risk?”

“I won't take any risk at all!”

Xia Yitiao waved his hand decisively.

Asking an old man on the verge of retirement to take risks? What a joke.

...

Inside the water curtain, the battle between the Black Death Lolita and Lyu Xiaofeng grew increasingly fierce!

The smile had vanished from her face, replaced by pure seriousness.

Lyu Xiaofeng was too powerful. The phantom covering his body blocked most of the toxins and diseases, greatly weakening her abilities.

If it weren't for the fact that the Physician pathway allowed her to recover, she might have already lost by now.

Boom!

The two sides clashed once more. Divinity exploded, creating a blast of air that forced both of them back.

The blackish-purple mist around the Black Death Lolita grew denser, giving off a thick, viscous feeling, as if it would turn into venomous liquid and drip down at any moment.

“As expected of a true Myriad-Slayer. I acknowledge your strength.”

The Black Death Lolita waved her hand, and the surrounding mist flew into the gourd. Even the mist on the butler returned to her.

The butler no longer looked human. This dignified Demigod was now left with only a single breath of life.

“He’s not bad either, to have lasted this long.”

The Black Death Lolita rubbed her palms together, and her skin began to flush red.

“I once met someone from the Primitive Cult and learned about a very interesting medicine from them. It can kill gods!”

“How interesting—that even a deity can be poisoned to death.”

“I treated it like a treasure. After careful study, I realized its pharmacology is fascinating.”

“Other poisons destroy vitality to harvest life.”

“But this one... it’s a supplement!”

“It’s just that the supplement is so powerful that it causes a person's cells to mutate—uncontrolled mutation that ends their life. Don't you think that’s interesting?”

Lyu Xiaofeng’s expression was grim. He didn't think the Black Death Lolita was just making idle talk. Then, he heard her laugh again.

“If it were a poison, a transcendent’s intuition would reject it. After all, it would be something that directly threatens their life.”

“Even ordinary people and animals instinctively reject life-threatening poisons, let alone transcendents.”

“But a supplement is different. Not only will they not reject it, but they will actively welcome it. Just like you are doing right now.”

Lyu Xiaofeng’s expression changed drastically!

He felt his body grow cold and his nose grow hot. He reached up to touch it and saw a smear of bright red.

He had seen what happened to the butler. How could he not understand now?

He had been poisoned!

...

“Such a dense transcendent aura. That’s a sealed object.”

Yin Yang stood on the rooftop, looking toward the Lyu family manor in the distance.

The lantern-carrying ghost appeared by his side and made a gesture.

Yin Yang shook his head.

“Looking at that scale, the person controlling the sealed object must be at least as strong as Lyu Xiaofeng, maybe even stronger. There are no hidden gems for us to find there.”

The blade-wielding ghost also emerged and made a gesture toward Yin Yang.

Yin Yang still shook his head.

“It won't work even if you two go. With a sealed object of that level in play, the Security Bureau will definitely be there. There’s a risk of exposure, and it’s not worth it.”