My Salvation Game Became true?!

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: The Arrival of Reinforcements
 

By this time, night had fallen, yet a series of large searchlights illuminated the area around the cemetery, making it as bright as day.

Beams of light converged, with people and cars coming and going.

The centermost spot was where the gray fog emerged.

“Compared to when it was first discovered, the area enveloped by the gray fog has expanded by more than tenfold, but whether it’s objects or people, they can all pass through the fog without hindrance, as if it’s merely an illusion.”

Outside the cemetery, inside a large tent of the temporary camp, Director Zhou, along with several officers from the Baiyun State bureau and the headquarters, were in a meeting.

The Poluo Country incident had left the entire town in misery with Mysterious Evil lurking everywhere, making it difficult to gather valuable intelligence.

However, the headquarters exercised some means and made some sacrifices to obtain information about the Gate of Hell from the exorcists who managed to escape and survive the disaster that day in Sakura Country.

Investigators also went to the two Gates of Hell within the country.

All this information was gathered together, consolidated, and then delivered here.

“There are two pieces of good news, one is that the Gate of Hell is not permanently open, and in fact, the duration of its opening is quite short, ranging from half an hour to an hour and a half.”

“As long as we can hold off the Mysterious Evil that pours out during that time, we can achieve a complete victory,” Zhou said.

“The second piece of good news is that, due to the influence of the gray fog or perhaps the inherent nature of the Gate of Hell itself, the Mysterious Evil that emerges will not be completely invisible, and we can detect them.”

“Of course, the accompanying downside is that the impact on our sanity from the Mysterious Evil will be greater.”

Pros and cons.

Despite the slight increase in mental strain, it is easier and more relaxed to fight against visible Mysterious Evil, which overall is beneficial to the battle situation, greatly beneficial.

“But the bad news is that even if the Gate of Hell is open for just half an hour or an hour, the number of Mysterious Evil that emerge is enough to overwhelm Sakura Country’s defenses, enough to turn a small city in Poluo Country into a city of the dead.”

The impact on sanity, the spread of panic, Mysterious Evil becoming increasingly active after killing… all these factors caused the disaster in Poluo Country.

It’s also related to the visibility of the Mysterious Evil.

Visible Mysterious Evil are easier for their investigators to handle, but for ordinary people who are already unable to deal with Mysterious Evil, visibility only leads to an accelerated decline in sanity by drawing the attention of Mysterious Evil.

Therefore, they must be stopped.

Such a disaster will not be allowed to recur within their Dong Huang Country!

“Now let me talk about the specific situation in Sakura Country on that day.”

“The Gate of Hell in Sakura Country lasted for 58 minutes, and the exact number of Mysterious Evil that emerged is unknown, but at least a thousand, or more.”

“Sakura Country’s equipment is inferior to ours, but they also have some special trump cards, such as the ‘deities’ cultivated through offerings at Shinto shrines.”

This was Sakura Country’s strongest strategy, whose secrets Director Zhou was not privy to, but he speculated that these ‘deities’ might be related to the Mysterious Evil or strange creatures.

Sakura Country worshipped these ‘deities’ and in exchange for their intervention, offered souls and lives as sacrifices.

During the defense against the Gate of Hell that day, Sakura Country summoned three ‘deities’.

“It is understood that any of these deities could have killed the ‘Serpent Mother,’ the Mysterious Evil we encountered in Baijiang City before, but the result was one dead and two fled,” Zhou said.

This intelligence put Zhou and the other officers under immense pressure.

Luckily, they also had their trump cards, the latest developments from headquarters — technological talismans and Metaphysical Grenades.

Zhou and the others were discussing tactics.

The investigators were cramming, brushing up on their knowledge about Mysterious Evil.

Apart from that, those who needed to patrol did so, and those who needed to rest did.

A night passed.

No Mysterious Evil emerged, but the gray fog within the cemetery had spread out a bit more and drifted slightly.

Zhou gazed into the distance and said, “The information provided by the Torch is likely to be accurate. How much time do we have left?”

“Between two and a half to three and a half hours.”

“Hmm…”

“That organization, the people from Torch should also be… arriving soon, right?”

…

In Baijiang City, in the eastern district, at An Jianyou’s home.

The hole in the ceiling that hadn’t been mended yet had the girl with a hint of baby fat on her face standing on tiptoe, looking at it puzzled.

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“No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem possible to make such a big one.”

The girl with baby fat looked at the hole, then at An Jianyou, wondering if…

“Just eat your chips,” Jianyou said.

An Jianyou stuffed a handful of chips into the girl’s mouth, leaving her cheeks bulging and emitting a “mmm mmm” noise.

She asked, “Did the school really suspend all classes?”

“Mhm, mhm,” the baby-faced girl nodded.

An Jianyou was somewhat surprised, but upon further thought, she realized it made sense.

When she had requested a long leave of absence, some of her classmates had already done the same. After all, even before she had learned about the impending doom of the world, there were already disturbing rumors of suicides and deaths in the school.

She knew it must be related to the Mysterious Evil.

After capturing Xiao Hei No. 1 and No. 2, An Jianyou had also quietly returned to the school once, visiting those ‘legendary places.’

There had indeed been signs of Mysterious Evil, but they might have been dealt with by the Investigation Bureau or some senior members of the organization, as she hadn’t seen any.

After taking a round, she did come across a newborn Mysterious Evil, which she hurriedly exorcised. Otherwise, in a few days, it might have claimed more lives.

The world was too dangerous. Suspending classes was for the best. Otherwise, Ning Ying would still be going to school every day, always eager to explore dead-end alleys in search of gourmet food.

It used to be fine, but now…

This world was too dangerous!

An Jianyou felt a headache coming on.

She couldn’t speak of the Mysterious Evil; talking about it was meaningless. But if Ning Ying, a girl, happened to encounter the Mysterious Evil outside, it would almost certainly result in certain death… It wasn’t impossible to encounter Mysterious Evil even while staying at home.

She couldn’t always be with her.

In such a world, without the ability to fend off Mysterious Evil, one could hardly be considered safe.

Unless one could join an organization. But their organization, dedicated to saving the world from collapse, was very selective about its members. According to her mentor, they only recruited special individuals, and Ning Ying…

Apart from being able to eat without gaining weight, An Jianyou didn’t see anything special about her. It was unclear if the organization would recruit logistics personnel, even just as a handyman. Sheltered by the organization, one would be safer, wouldn’t they?

Thinking this, An Jianyou turned on the TV and handed the game controller to Ning Ying.

“You play the game by yourself for a while. I’ll be stepping out and won’t be back until later. Don’t go anywhere, okay? Be a good girl~”

Ning Ying: “(*⊙~⊙)”

As she looked on blankly, An Jianyou was already fully dressed and ready to go. She touched the spirit flag on her and patted her cheeks, taking a deep breath.

Moments later, she drove out of the neighborhood.

…

The atmosphere in the cemetery area grew even more somber.

Zhou Bureau had checked his watch for the thirteenth time, “Haven’t the people from the organization arrived yet?”

“Not yet. According to the timing provided by the organization, we are at least fifteen minutes away from the opening, and at most, over an hour.”

But you can’t just time it to the minute, can you?

He was also afraid of being stood up! Should he ask someone to make a call and check?

“Zhou Bureau, Zhou Bureau, Miss An has arrived!”

“Good!”

Zhou Bureau was excited and then quickly feigned calmness, “Please have her rest in the compound, prepare for battle.”

If An Jianyou had arrived, then the man in black, Blade, was likely to be present as well.

Two strong reinforcements.

Of course, their own investigators were not inferior. They were better than before, and today, they would showcase the prowess of their Investigation Bureau!

If they didn’t need reinforcements, even better.

But aside from Miss An and the man in black, Blade, would there be other Awakened from the organization?

Zhou Bureau wondered.

No other implications, just pure curiosity.

At this time, the entire Nanjiao was locked down, and the incident had caused quite a stir throughout Baijiang City and Dong Huang.

But overall, it remained stable.

Within the confines of this cordon, a figure walked straight in, encountering no resistance, as if he didn’t exist or as if he was just an ordinary employee of the Investigation Bureau.

Fang You activated his ‘Lightless’ state and followed the navigation map, heading straight to a higher point of a hill.

From this vantage point, he could clearly see the murky mist in the distance and the quite substantial number of investigators.

“There are thirty-seven minutes left.”

He glanced at the game interface again. Black Blade, his brother, was resting and ready to be summoned at any moment.

All members of the organization had arrived.