Although the Tribunal had issued Document No. 5, the hunt for Black Flood Pavilion progressed very slowly, because Black Flood Pavilion's internal structure was bizarre.
Its members acted under code names. Every operation was initiated by superiors, with everyone performing their own duties. Members knew only their own superiors, not their colleagues.
Yet Forget Worms interfered between superiors and subordinates. For example, when a Blue-robed Deacon assigned tasks to Black-robed Cultists, they could use Forget Worms to make them forget their own identities, then reactivate those identities at a crucial moment.
This way, even Black Flood Pavilion itself did not know it was Black Flood Pavilion. The difficulty of capturing them was obvious.
To arrest a Blue-robed Deacon, they needed a Red-robed one. Wasn't that putting the cart before the horse? Besides, the Tribunal did not have any Blue-robed Deacons at all!
Mo Fan did have a method, but he did not dare use it within the Tribunal. He was not sure whether Black Flood Pavilion had spies inside. If they learned of this method, he would definitely end up on their assassination list.
So the only option now was to stay by Xiao Ding's side. In his previous life, Xiao Ding had been killed by Black Flood Pavilion. Following him would surely lead them to Black Flood Pavilion.
The big shots had all gone off to discuss matters. Mo Fan, Xiao Ding, and Ling Ling were reading case files in an empty conference room.
Ling Ling looked left at Mo Fan, then right at Xiao Ding, before letting out a deep sigh. "Why am I stuck with you two?"
"Because arresting Black Flood Pavilion members is too dangerous. Senior Sister said we only need to deal with Grey-robed Cultists," Xiao Ding said truthfully.
"What's interesting about Grey-robed Cultists? At the very least, we should be dealing with Black-robed Cultists." Ling Ling felt underestimated.
She was the youngest Hunter Master in history!!!
"You have to take things one bite at a time. If we can't even find Grey-robed Cultists, where are we supposed to find Black-robed Cultists?" Mo Fan once again patted Ling Ling on the head.
"Mo Fan!!!"
The little girl turned hostile. Don't just touch my head whenever you feel like it! I'll bite you to death!
As the two bickered, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open. The cool and alluring Tang Yue stood in the doorway and said coldly, "Mo Fan, come out."
Mo Fan jumped in fright. When he saw Tang Yue, his expression immediately drooped. "Teacher Tang Yue..."
Even though he really did not want to go, Mo Fan knew the consequences of refusing were far more frightening than going!!
So he obediently walked over. He definitely would not die, so he might as well quickly raise Teacher Tang Yue's favorability.
Mo Fan left the conference room and followed Tang Yue into a small room next door.
It turned out to be a storage room. After entering, Tang Yue turned around and looked at Mo Fan's pitiful, foolish expression. She was instantly angered into laughter. Now he knew how to be afraid? What had he been doing earlier?
"You really have some nerve. Do you know what we're up against? Do you think that just because Bai Yang and Yu Ang were dealt with in Bocheng, every member of Black Flood Pavilion is like those two?"
"The real Black Flood Pavilion is terrifying. They have no humanity, and they especially enjoy killing magical geniuses like you!"
Tang Yue spoke with a stern gaze.
"Mm... huh?" Mo Fan raised his head in astonishment.
Mo Fan had thought Tang Yue had called him over to settle accounts, but she had actually come to worry about him. His expression froze for a moment.
"What do you mean, 'mm'? Did you hear what I said or not?"
Seeing Mo Fan standing there dumbly, Tang Yue immediately pinched his ear with her delicate hand.
"Ow, that hurts. Teacher Tang Yue, don't worry about that. I might mess up against a Blue-robed Deacon, but Grey-robed Cultists are really just small fry to me." Mo Fan casually took Tang Yue's hand and said warmly.
"You—"
A rosy flush appeared on Tang Yue's pretty face. She tried to pull her hand back, only to discover that Mo Fan was far stronger than she was.
"Teacher Tang Yue, don't worry. I'm stronger than you imagine. Did you forget that I have Innate Dual Elements?" Mo Fan had no improper intentions.
Seeing that Tang Yue had no intention of settling accounts with him, Mo Fan instantly relaxed considerably.
Two days passed. Ning Hongyue and Duan Fei had already gone out on missions, while Mo Fan and the others were still fooling around beside West Lake, as though they had come on vacation.
Just when Mo Fan truly thought he was about to enjoy paid leave, Ling Ling received a call from Leng Qing.
To the southwest of Songcheng lay a city of a million people called Haiyang City. Under Haiyang City's jurisdiction was Qingyang Town, where informants had reported that a large Black Beast Demon Transformation Pool was very likely hidden.
The Grey-robed Cultists they had captured had basically all visited this place. Black Flood Pavilion had no fixed strongholds, so the only remaining possibility was that there was a large Black Beast Demon Transformation Pool here.
Mo Fan and Xiao Ding were to assist, preventing Black Flood Pavilion members in Qingyang Town from escaping.
Not hearing her own name, Ling Ling hurriedly asked, "What about me? What am I supposed to do, Sis?"
"You'll stay at the command center and keep Mo Fan and Xiao Ding updated at all times!!" Leng Qing said.
"Oh." Ling Ling pursed her lips.
Though she could not go to the front lines with Mo Fan and Xiao Ding, she knew her sister was doing it for her own good. After all, she was only a little girl who had not even awakened magic yet.
Mo Fan and Xiao Ding exchanged a glance. At last, they had a frontline mission. It also showed just how short-staffed the Tribunal was.
Over the past two days at the Magic Association building, Mo Fan had barely seen any Judges. Otherwise, with someone like him around, he would have long since been mocked.
The two took a Tribunal vehicle to Qingyang Town. They arrived only after five hours, and everyone else in the vehicle was an Apprentice Adjudicator or an intern Adjudicator.
"We're here. Get out." Tang Yue was the Judge leading the team.
After getting out, Tang Yue assigned tasks to the others.
The Tribunal had identified eighteen entry and exit routes around Qingyang Town. Each person would now occupy one route to prevent Black Flood Pavilion from fleeing.
Thus, Mo Fan and Xiao Ding split up. However, the routes they guarded were only five hundred meters apart, so whoever encountered trouble would receive quick support!
"Mo Fan, be careful." Before they set off, Tang Yue gave Mo Fan a private warning.
This made the other Judges look at him with hostility. Tang Yue was the brightest flower of their Spirit Hidden Tribunal, and every one of them dreamed of winning her favor.
And the closer Tang Yue appeared to be with Mo Fan, the more hostility she drew from the other Judges!
Mo Fan gave a slight nod.
One person guarding each route seemed somewhat risky. The major Adjudicators could not be bothered to chase minor stragglers. Encountering a Grey-robed Cultist would be fine, but if they ran into a Black-robed Cultist, it would come down to who had more combat experience.
Mo Fan was not worried about himself. He was worried about Xiao Ding, who was not far away.
The sky gradually darkened, and dark clouds blocked out the stars. As the ancients said, on a moonless, windy night, murder was in the air. Mo Fan could guess how fierce and brutal the coming battle would be.
As Mo Fan stared into space, Ling Ling said through his earpiece, "The Adjudicator Envoys have already made their move. The enemy is somewhat troublesome. Aside from two Blue-robed Deacons, there is also an executioner."
"Black Flood Pavilion deliberately leaked the information about this place. This is a trap they set for the Tribunal!!" Ling Ling said in shocked exaggeration.
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