Chapter 2698: Chapter 1825: Game Start (There Must Be Lots of People Visiting the Cemetery Today)
When Duanmu Huai walked out of the room, the first thing he heard was a familiar cry mixed with surprise.
"Mr. Duanmu!"
Duanmu Huai turned his head and found that outside was a large hall, and at this moment Mary, Lumiaire, Ling’Nu, and Mianmu Zuoniao were sitting there, staring at each other with wide eyes. Seeing Duanmu Huai appear, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stood up to look at him, while Ling’Nu curiously glanced behind Duanmu Huai.
"There’s no door there, master, where did you come from?"
Duanmu Huai turned his head to find that behind him was only a blank wall; the door that should have been there had disappeared without a trace. He simply shrugged and did not answer.
Then Mary walked over, somewhat uneasy, and spoke.
"How’s the situation? Is the operation going smoothly?"
"So far, it’s been going smoothly, if not for the consideration that I might have to fight them for a hundred years."
"So now...?"
"I have an opportunity to break them one by one."
Duanmu Huai didn’t explain much to the others.
"It’s similar to what we’ve done before, you know, go to a world, investigate the crisis there, and then expose the mastermind. Only this time we all know who the mastermind is, and the question now is how to proceed... By the way, what kind of place is this?"
"We just looked out the window, and it seems to be a Hive City."
Hive City.
Duanmu Huai frowned slightly, then walked to the window and looked outside. He quickly saw the iconic high tower of the Hive City in front of him and the surrounding transport fleet shuttling back and forth. This should be a Hive City dock; obviously, judging by their current location, they should have just arrived at this Hive City.
I see.
Duanmu Huai understood the game’s meaning in an instant; it’s clear that this Hive City is one of the game’s main battlegrounds, and some evil god is hidden here. Now, Duanmu Huai’s task is to pull out the person from this Hive City and eliminate it.
But this is not an easy task.
If it were another world, it would be easier to say; after all, as a Judge, players know which evil gods are likely to appear in which worlds.
For example, it is difficult for a world of agriculture to have believers of Brutal Wrath — the possibility of Corrupted Foil or Obsessive Sin is greater.
The Casting World generally won’t have believers of Corrupted Foil and Obsessive Sin — that group of oil men is more likely to be deceived by Cunning Deception in their pursuit of knowledge.
The Heaven World is an ideal choice for the Obsessive Sin faction because the end of tourism and vacation seeking pleasure is this.
The Savage World is dominated by Brutal Wrath and Cunning Deception — those immature barbarian civilizations are easily attracted by brutal and magical strength.
But only Hive City... could be considered chaotic and diverse, with everything mixed together.
The mutants of the lower Hive City are more likely to worship Corrupted Foil.
The bureaucrats and nobles who desire power and status might have plots that satisfy Cunning Deception.
Hive City Governor might have enjoyed pleasure and blindly followed everything as a believer of Obsessive Sin.
And those who stir up rebellion in the Lower City District under the banner of freedom as resistance organizations might be praising Brutal Wrath in a secret room with bloody heads.
And this kind of thing is not uncommon in any Hive City.
"So, Mr. Duanmu, what do you plan to do?"
"Frankly, I really like thermite bombs."
Duanmu Huai touched his waist, but unfortunately, he didn’t have enough thermite bombs to blow up this Hive City to the sky, and from what Duanmu Huai sees at the moment, this Hive City is not easy to blow up to the sky either.
At least for now, Duanmu Huai can’t confirm from his current location which evil god has a higher probability of being here.
"If according to the master’s statement, there is some Chaos Evil God hiding here, it might remain hidden and play a game of cat and mouse with us?"
Ling’Nu curiously inquired, and Duanmu Huai nodded.
"They are always good at this game; if possible, I think they might shrink themselves into a turtle shell, but this is not a good decision. Because my Divine Position is their nemesis, and now it is one-on-one; they are trapped in this game and can only end it by killing me."
Similarly, Duanmu Huai can only end this game by killing them.
"However, the problem now is that the power from subspace has been cut off."
Duanmu Huai cannot obtain power from subspace, and the Chaos Evil God is the same, but there is one major difference between the two. That is, Duanmu Huai is a God of the real world, and the Chaos Evil God is a God of the subspace. They are clearly in a real world (considering the game is activated based on the [Mechanical Incarnation] card, and all the energy Duanmu Huai used to create the Reality Stabilizing Anchor comes from this card, then the world created by this card must be the real world); in this situation, it is not easy for the gods to kill Duanmu Huai, but it is easy for Duanmu Huai to kill the gods.
Therefore, to enhance their strength, the gods cannot choose to be Turtles in the Jar; they must stir up trouble to once again draw strength from the souls and emotions of humans to strengthen themselves.
"Thus, they will inevitably choose to cause some incident here, although I think the likelihood of Brutal Wrath is small."
"Really?"
"Yes, Brutal Wrath doesn’t like deserters; if it wants to cause trouble, it will definitely gather a large Rebel Army to start a large-scale war. But from what I see so far..."
Duanmu Huai looked at the orderly lined-up crowd outside the port receiving inspection.
"This completely doesn’t seem to be a sign of a riot occurring; of course, it might be that the riot is happening in the lower hive and hasn’t extended here."
Saying this, Duanmu Huai made a decision.
"In any case, we should first meet the governor."
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai glanced at the people around him, realizing that this indeed resembled the standard configuration of a tribunal squad.
A Judge — Duanmu Huai himself.
An aide and Psychic — Mary.
A top-tier oil man — Lumiaire.
A scouting scout — Ling’Nu.
A fighter — Mianmu Zuoniao.
There was someone for Psychic matters, mechanical matters, intelligence, and human matters, all covered.
"Follow me."
Duanmu Huai looked at the four, then pushed open the door and left the room.
As before, when they exited the room, Duanmu Huai instinctively glanced back to find only a wall. Clearly, the previous space was more like some kind of "preparation room," declaring the start of the game as Duanmu Huai stepped out. One could only wonder which Evil God was unlucky enough to be stuck in this filthy place with him.
Duanmu Huai hoped it could enjoy the stench of the lower Hive City thoroughly — well, if it were that dead fat recluse, it likely would indeed enjoy it.
However, seeing the Hive City did bring relief to Duanmu Huai, at least it was a world with human civilization. He should be thankful the game didn’t just throw him onto Katchang.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be only dealing with Evil Gods.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai adjusted his clothes, then strode through the crowd. Curious glances from the people around were cast towards Duanmu Huai and the girls beside him, but once they saw the tribunal’s emblem on their chests, they turned their heads quickly, as if bitten, not daring to look any further.
And so, Duanmu Huai walked directly to the checkpoint, where two fully armed guards waited with a Secretary leading them. It was evident their fearful glances at Duanmu Huai were not just due to his appearance. Duanmu Huai raised his hand towards them, displaying his Judge emblem.
"I am the Big Judge of the Tribunal, Duanmu Huai."
His voice was not lowered when he said this, causing a stir in the crowd, and this was exactly what Duanmu Huai wanted. Anonymous investigation did not suit this place; Duanmu Huai needed to leverage his authority as a judge to let the entire Hive City know that a Big Judge has arrived, so that those cursed forces or sects that worship Chaos would think twice before causing trouble, to avoid a Big Judge mercilessly burning their place to ashes — something Duanmu Huai would definitely do.
And in such a situation, those willing to "face the challenge" naturally became Duanmu Huai’s targets.
"I want to see the Governor."
He then looked at the pale Secretary and spoke.
The Judge’s authority is virtually unlimited.
After all, they dare to banish even Astarte, so why fear any monsters? Therefore, after Duanmu Huai’s request was reported, a luxurious levitating vehicle quickly descended from the sky and stopped in front of Duanmu Huai. He, unceremoniously, led the group into the vehicle, heading towards the Governor’s House.
"What kind of world is this?"
"It should be another world roughly situated in the forty-thousand-year era."
Duanmu Huai didn’t know if this time’s "game setting" was real or fictional, but from the sculptures outside, he could tell the era was probably before Cadia’s fall. In any case, after Kiriman’s resurrection, praises for him never ceased. At least in this Hive City, Duanmu Huai still didn’t see those recruitment-promoting Kiriman advertisements.
That thing could make him laugh at Kiriman for a lifetime.
Everything went smoothly along the way, in fact, Duanmu Huai hoped some cultists or something would take action against him, but it seemed there were no such events yet. The air vehicle swiftly and stably arrived at the Governor’s House located in the upper layers of the Hive City and landed safely at the gate.
There, the Governor and his entourage were already lined up waiting.
Duanmu Huai stepped out of the vehicle, examining the Governor in front of him. Unlike the governor from the forgotten world he met before, this one wasn’t potbellied but rather appeared quite efficient, dressed in exquisitely crafted noble clothing, and the implants on his body testified to his high-ranking identity. At this moment, he stood straight, resembling a proud Wolf King raising its head, inspecting its territory.
But even a Wolf King must lower its proud head before the tribunal.
"Welcome, Your Excellency."
The Governor stepped forward and bowed to Duanmu Huai.
"I didn’t expect the tribunal would come to this remote place. Please forgive me for not being notified earlier..."
"We concealed our identity when we entered the port."
Duanmu Huai understood that the Governor was indirectly complaining. After all, according to the "traffic rules" of the 40K world, when a tribunal warship or one carrying members of the tribunal arrives at a port, they immediately notify the other party via radio so that the Governor can send someone promptly to receive them.
But this time, Duanmu Huai appeared at the port suddenly, no wonder the Governor would complain.
However, Duanmu Huai obviously wouldn’t explain anything to him.
"The situation is urgent, so I’ll be straightforward."
Duanmu Huai stared at the Governor, speaking each word clearly.
"This Hive City is under threat from the great enemy, Chaos, which is why I am here. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Of course."
The Governor’s expression changed slightly, then returned to normal.
"I fully understand your intention."
Then, he spoke.
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