Caesar, controlled by Zhou Huai, stood in a corner of the crowd. Beneath his wide sleeves, the Bug Swarm Space silently opened.

Countless parasites, tinier than dust and resembling transparent spores, quietly drifted out.

They mingled with the turbid particles in the air, carried by the gentle breeze, silently descending upon the thousand-plus Professionals on the plaza.

One Gang member felt a slight prick on his neck, as if bitten by a mosquito.

He instinctively reached out to swat, but found nothing, dismissing it as his imagination.

Another yawned, rubbed his itchy eyes, and completely missed a speck of dust that had burrowed into his tear duct.

The entire process was incredibly fast.

The parasites precisely sought out the tiniest pores, wounds on the host's skin, and even their open mouths when breathing.

They were like the most skilled assassins, infiltrating silently, without causing the slightest energy fluctuation.

In less than three minutes,

the plaza remained noisy, but seven or eight tenths of the people had unknowingly become Caesar's mobile experience packs.

Zhou Huai grinned.

From now on, these people would all become Caesar's free laborers.

As long as they killed mutated beasts, Caesar would be able to share in the experience points.

Of course, this time he couldn't just take ninety-nine percent, like he did with those idiots like Takeda.

Draining the pond to catch the fish was not a long-term strategy.

In the future, only ten percent of the experience points would be extracted each time.

Although this proportion was small, the sheer volume made up for it.

Ten percent of a thousand people, when accumulated, would be a very considerable amount of experience points.

If the number of parasitic hosts reached tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, in the future,

then Caesar's Rank would definitely skyrocket.

Most importantly, this method was covert and safe.

It emphasized sustainable development.

Just then, the heavy glass revolving doors of the Sankou Building rotated again.

Dozens of figures emerged from inside.

The previously noisy discussions on the plaza instantly quieted down.

Those swaggering Gang members, as if a mute button had been pressed, spontaneously stopped their idle chatter.

They quickly stood up straight, forming somewhat orderly queues.

A middle-aged man in his forties stepped out from the crowd.

He wore an impeccably tailored black suit, his hair slicked back and shiny, and his gaze behind his gold-rimmed glasses was calm and sharp.

Everyone around him, including Takeda, who had been so arrogant just moments before, bowed in unison.

Their movements were perfectly synchronized, showing heartfelt reverence.

"Greetings, Mr. Sato!"

The middle-aged man, referred to as Mr. Sato, nodded calmly in response.

He silently took a thick stack of documents from his briefcase and gestured for those around him to distribute them.

One for each person.

Takeda took the slightly rough paper and looked down at it.

Only an image was printed on the paper.

The background of the image seemed to be a dim corridor, where a figure in a black bodysuit was flashing past.

The person's face was covered by a pale fox mask.

It was impossible to tell the gender or clearly see the figure.

"Mr. Sato, this is...?"

Takeda pointed at the image, his face full of confusion.

Mr. Sato pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Just this morning, someone secretly infiltrated the Ise Grand Shrine."

"This is the only image of that person captured on surveillance."

"The Gang Leader has just issued a mission for us to find him."

"Boom!"

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves!

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in surprise, and the plaza instantly erupted into chaos.

Even Zhou Huai was speechless.

Someone infiltrated the Ise Grand Shrine? And stole a treasure?

Could it be for the pendulum of life?

And judging by the other party's tone, it seemed this person had even succeeded?

Zhou Huai inwardly cursed.

His Clone had just arrived in Tokyo, and someone had already beaten him to it?

Didn't they say the Ise Grand Shrine was heavily guarded, making it impossible for even a bird to fly out?

How could someone just infiltrate it and steal something?

Was it someone from the Great Xia Country?

Probably not; the spies from the Great Xia Country stationed in the Sakura Country didn't have # Nоvеlight # that kind of strength.

If they did, Wei Liao would have definitely told him.

Could it be that other countries were also eyeing the pendulum of life?

While Zhou Huai was lost in thought,

Takeda looked at the image in his hand, scratched his head, and showed a troubled expression on his face.

"Mr. Sato, this... this seems quite difficult to find, doesn't it?"

"The person is wearing a mask, so we don't even know if it's a man or a woman, and their figure isn't clear either."

Mr. Sato's expression remained unchanged.

"You just need to remember this figure."

"According to intelligence from the Shrine, the person sustained incurable injuries to his legs and hands when escaping." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"He is definitely still hiding in Tokyo right now."

He paused, then threw out a bargaining chip that was enough to drive everyone mad.

"The Gang Leader has ordered."

"As long as any clue about this guy is found—and note, it must be any effective clue—"

"the Gang will reward one million Sakura coins."

"At the same time, it will also allow you to advance from 'Wild Dog' to 'Inner Holder'."

Upon hearing this, Takeda's eyes instantly widened, and his breathing became rapid!

Just providing an effective clue was worth a million Sakura coins!

And an opportunity for promotion!

This reward was simply too generous!

The higher-ups of the Tri-Mouth Gang clearly understood.

It was unrealistic to expect this group of low-level cannon fodder, known as "Wild Dogs," to catch the monster who could break into the Ise Grand Shrine.

Their role was to act as a city-wide net, using human wave tactics to force that fish out.

"Yes!"

Takeda and his subordinates no longer hesitated, bowing in unison and agreeing wholeheartedly.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Sato! We will turn Tokyo upside down and definitely find this guy!"

Zhou Huai, meanwhile, controlled Caesar, standing in the corner of the crowd, and had already begun to silently release more Information Bugs.

Damn it.

Regardless of whether the other party stole the pendulum of life or not,

Zhou Huai intended to find the person first.

Just then,

the heavy revolving door of the Sankou Building rotated again, and another figure gracefully emerged.

It was a woman.

She wore an elegant white kimono, with delicate cherry blossom patterns embroidered in silver thread on its sleeves.

Her dark long hair was pulled up high with an ancient jade hairpin, revealing a section of her fair, slender neck.

Her figure was graceful, and each step she took was swaying and elegant, like a lady stepping out of an ancient painting.

With her appearance, the entire plaza instantly fell into a dead silence.

The "Wild Dogs" who had just been wildly shouting were now all as silent as cicadas in winter.

Everyone, including the perpetually expressionless Mr. Sato, uniformly bowed, their posture even more respectful than before, their heads lowered even further.

Amidst the crowd, a suppressed yet uniform chorus of greetings rang out.

"Greetings, Lady Maeda!"