harleyscars Chapter 192 The Favored Ones of the "Mother Tree of Desire"
Chapter 192 The Favored Ones of the "Mother Tree of Desire"
Chapter 192 The Favored Ones of the "Mother Tree of Desire"
Raphael didn't call out to Hugh Deercha, but waited until she passed in front of him before quietly catching up and meeting her in a small alley some distance away.
Raphael first recounted the general situation he knew. It seemed to have started with a strange incident in a coal mine where workers dug out a stone that looked like an eye from the coal seam, and then accidents began to occur frequently in the mine.
The owner of the coal mine seemed to be a follower of some evil god. He received a divine revelation and sent the contaminated coal miners to the East District.
The "Stone Eye" that later caused the extraordinary event—Raphael didn't know what it was either, so he temporarily called it ""
"Stone Eyes".
The "Stone Eye" seems to have moved from the East District to the Bridge District and the Factory District. Raphael now knows that three extraordinary individuals have gone missing in the Bridge District, and their disappearances are definitely related to the "Stone Eye".
Raphael has now found one of the missing Extraordinary, who should also have been affected by the "Stone Eye".
Therefore, the next step will likely involve fighting against extraordinary individuals affected by the "Stone Eyes".
The two MI9 members are a Sequence 7 and a Sequence 8, respectively. Jonathan is a Sequence 6 "zombie".
In a moment, it might be two against three, or even two against four, since that "stone eye" might have affected other extraordinary beings as well.
Meanwhile, we need to find the "stone eye" as soon as possible and destroy that extraordinary item; then the event will most likely be over.
After listening to Raphael's analysis, Hugh slowly nodded. Sometimes she felt that acting with Raphael was a very good experience, as she didn't have to use her brain too much.
The consequence was that I would occasionally go crazy with Raphael, but Raphael only went crazy occasionally, and even when he did go crazy, there seemed to be a limit.
The two men felt that there would be at most a fierce battle, but they were both very confident about the outcome.
Raphael's strength has increased significantly in the past two weeks, and with "Adam's Gift" and "Cursed Crystal" as a safety net, he can escape unscathed even if he encounters an enemy at the demigod level.
Hugh did so because he could always pray to the "Fool" for help.
After a brief discussion, the two put on sunglasses and returned to the main road from the alley.
Sunglasses were invented by Emperor Roselle, but only the upper class of the Republic of Intis liked to wear them; nobles in other countries felt they were not dignified enough.
At this moment, the sunglasses on Raphael's face perfectly complemented his temperament, making him look both cool and stylish. All that was missing was a catchy background music.
Hugh, standing to the side, was a bit lacking; he looked more like a pretentious grammar student.
Just as Hugh was about to climb over the wall, Raphael waved his hand and kicked the iron gate of the abandoned factory seven or eight meters away.
Clang~
The sound of the iron gate hitting the ground was like a bugle call to charge. The two men immediately rushed into the yard and quickly arrived at the abandoned factory.
Raphael clenched his black-gloved fist and kicked the factory door open, simultaneously directing the soul of the "Corrupted Baron" within the "Crawling Hunger" to complete the "bribery" process for the people inside.
There were quite a few people in the abandoned factory, but most of them were locked in wooden cages.
Two extraordinary individuals were on guard, one of whom was the missing MI9 agent Raphael had met before, a middle-aged man with sunglasses and a beard.
Some of the people in the wooden cages sat there blankly, seemingly devoid of any will to live. Others wore mournful expressions, as if something had just happened that made them extremely angry, but they were powerless to change the outcome.
Raphael recalled that the stone dug out of the coal seam seemed to thrive only in places filled with resentment.
These people should be the source of its power.
At this moment, Raphael was a little confused. Why wasn't it in the East District anymore? Why had it come to the Factory District instead?
Raphael also felt that the East District was the best place for it to stay.
He raised his hand, adorned with "Wriggling Hunger," towards the extraordinary individual from MI9: Weaken!
"Bribery - Weakening" is a classic combo for the "Lawyer" approach.
The MI9 member's speed toward Raphael suddenly slowed down, and all his abilities were weakened.
Raphael charged forward and knocked his opponent flying. While the opponent was in mid-air, his chest had already completely collapsed.
Then Raphael used the "Hypnotic Ring" to hypnotize another Extraordinary. He ran close, grabbed the other's head with both hands, and twisted it 180 degrees.
The extraordinary being, with his head tilted back, fell to the ground and began to convulse.
Hugh had just drawn his "Cold Blade" and hadn't even had a chance to cover for Raphael when the battle was already over.
Raphael was really annoyed by the fight, so he said to Hugh, "You go save people, I'll go up to the building over there and take a look."
The huge factory is connected to a three-story office building, which also has doors and stairs on the factory side, allowing access from there.
Raphael was going to look for Jonathan to see if he was there. If he was, he planned to beat him up to vent his anger.
Just as Raphael passed the people locked in the wooden cage, the door on the second floor suddenly opened, and three extraordinary beings came out. The one in the lead was Jonathan, the "living corpse" that Marich and the others were looking for.
These three people were also wearing sunglasses.
Jonathan clapped his hands and said, "Two Sequence 6s have arrived all at once, not bad, not bad."
Raphael sneered, "Don't blame me, blame your sister for saying such awful things."
After saying that, he commanded the soul of the "traveler" in the "wriggling hunger" and used the ability of "travel" to instantly appear in front of Jonathan and send him flying with a punch.
Others use this ability to escape, but Raphael uses it to gain opportunities for close combat.
By the time they realized what was happening, Jonathan had already been sent flying and crashed into a wall.
In the next instant, Raphael had already commanded the soul of the "Apostle of Desire" within "Crawling Hunger" to summon a giant magma sword, which pierced through another member of "MI9," Levin.
Then he kicked another unknown extraordinary person, sending him flying. The kick knocked down Jonathan, who had just gotten up, and the person crashed into a wall.
"The Living Corpse" Jonathan sat up, his sunglasses nowhere to be seen. He let out a chilling laugh: "Heh heh heh, you're quite strong! Come, come and throw yourself into the embrace of the great Mother Tree of Desire! This is your final resting place."
Raphael frowned. These people were followers of the "Mother Tree of Desire".
"Come on, come on—" A slit opened on Jonathan's forehead, revealing an eye that seemed devoid of any emotion.
The moment Jonathan opened his eyes, his aura immediately became extremely malevolent.
Raphael "teleported" over and stomped on Jonathan's face: "Come on, you bastard! Just because you have three eyes doesn't mean you're Erlang Shen!"
However, Jonathan didn't quite understand what that sentence meant.