King of Assassins-Chapter 920 - 648: Return to the Old Land (Part 2)

The largest teleportation array spans hundreds of thousands of square meters. In times of emergency, it can transport large quantities of goods and personnel.

Shui Yunlan's group consisted of only ten people, so they used the smallest teleportation array. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

This teleportation array is extremely busy. Holy Light continuously flickers, with people constantly coming and going.

The group had made reservations in advance, and when the time came, the person controlling the array came to verify their identities and destination before activating the array.

As the Holy Light flashed, and gradually faded away, the group found themselves in another Holy Hall.

This Holy Hall appeared quite old but remained clean and intact overall.

A group of white-robed Paladins had been waiting outside. Seeing the newcomers, a golden short-haired woman at the forefront approached them and respectfully greeted them with a hand on her chest: "Welcome, Investigators. I am Hai Zhen, temporarily serving as Warrior Chief."

Shui Yunlan stepped forward and nodded slightly: "I am Shui Yunlan from headquarters, a Level 10 Investigator, fully responsible for this investigation."

Hai Zhen bowed deeply again: "Hello, Investigator. Everyone at the Sea Emperor Star Sanctuary is eagerly awaiting your arrival..."

Hai Zhen's appearance suggested she was a middle-aged woman, but her eyes seemed much older, making her look at least three or four hundred years old.

Gao Xuan felt that Hai Zhen's brow carried something of Hercules' traits. This was the strong hereditary gene of the family.

Helen was a special case; she was parasitized by the Charming Evil God and absorbed two parts of its divinity, granting her unparalleled beauty. She actually didn't resemble people from Hercules' line much.

Still, the name Hai Zhen was truly odd. It sounded completely like an Eastern name.

Could it be that, after a thousand years, Hercules' line had all started using "Hai" as a surname?

Among the Paladins behind Hai Zhen, one-third bore the distinctive features of the Hercules line. Although these traits were extremely subtle, they were undeniably present.

It was clear that the Hercules branch still held considerable influence on Sea Emperor Star.

Gao Xuan was unaware of Hercules' whereabouts, as the Outer Star Realm was now a realm intranet, unable to connect with other realms.

The Central Star Realm could not connect with the Outer Star Realm either.

No one would mention Hercules, a figure from a thousand years ago. Gao Xuan was even less likely to search the net for this person.

Upon returning to the Sea Emperor Star Realm and seeing what seemed to be Hercules' descendants, Gao Xuan was quite touched.

A thousand years of changes, from sea to mulberry fields.

Hai Zhen hadn't noticed the anomaly in Gao Xuan's gaze; she enthusiastically introduced to Shui Yunlan: "Warrior Chief Xiao Yu was killed in battle; the seven Evil Gods have become increasingly rampantly active, inciting their followers to fight to the death. Now, several major cities are in chaos, with large numbers of citizens being killed every day..."

Shui Yunlan asked, "Why did the Evil God suddenly go berserk? Don't you know anything?"

This question was quite severe, and after a brief silence, Hai Zhen said, "For hundreds of years, the Evil God on Sea Emperor Star has been very rampant. According to our investigation, a very cunning and powerful Evil God is hidden behind the multitude of Evil Gods."

She told Shui Yunlan, "We have mentioned the detailed circumstances many times in our reports..."

Hai Zhen dared not offend Shui Yunlan, but neither could she allow herself to be swayed. It was necessary to argue when needed.

Shui Yunlan nodded: "I've read the report. Who is this powerful Evil God you mentioned? What is his Divine Realm, and what are his intentions? Without these specifics, how much value does this report have?"

Hai Zhen said rather helplessly, "Over hundreds of years, several investigators from headquarters have come to investigate and found nothing unusual. This powerful Evil God is extremely cunning. We surmise that this Evil God has a penchant for blood sacrifices, hence stirring the multitude of Evil Gods into chaos.

"For hundreds of years, the shadow of this Evil God can be seen behind the large-scale chaos on planets across the Sea Emperor Star Realm. From this, we deduce that the Divine Realm of this Evil God might be related to war and death."

Hai Zhen confidently added, "This time, Warrior Chief Xiao Yu was likely killed by this Evil God."

Shui Yunlan nodded; these points had actually been mentioned several times in the reports. She was already aware of this information before she arrived.

However, Hai Zhen's personal retelling revealed that the Sea Emperor Star Sanctuary had reached a consensus on this matter and deeply believed it.

This was something that reports could not show. After all, reports couldn't provide any solid evidence.

"The corpse of the Warrior Chief is still preserved. Would Investigator like to take a look at it?"

Hai Zhen asked.

"Let's have a look."

Despite having read the detailed report, Shui Yunlan still wanted to see the actual situation.

Hai Zhen dismissed the others, leaving only a beautiful, obedient young girl named Hai Ting.

The girl should be a junior of Hai Zhen's, her voice sweet, and her obedient smile particularly appealing.

The men in the investigative team unabashedly ogled Hai Zhen as if they were wolves eyeing a lost lamb.

Yuan Youyuan was somewhat displeased: "These guys are so lustful; it's disgusting."

She indignantly muttered to Gao Xuan, "They looked at me the same way earlier. What's wrong with these people's minds!"

"They simply see you as inferior playthings, hence their unrestrained behavior."

Gao Xuan was quite calm. The advantage those from prominent families held over those at the bottom was substantial, naturally leading to various forms of dominance.

Viewing those beneath them as mere playthings was a common practice.

He and Yuan Youyuan didn't encounter any trouble during training because they had Huo Wuming as their backup. No one dared to act wildly.

Here, however, it was different. The official investigators didn't know their background, so their attitude had significantly changed.

This restraint was due to Shui Yunlan's presence.