Plot Device

When Duanmu Huai returned to the Inquisition, he looked utterly exhausted.

Dealing with Ghouls and Vampires had not been much of a problem, but the Black Goat's Child that appeared at the end had inflicted real losses on the Inquisition. Not only had the Countermeasures Bureau suffered heavy casualties, but the Night Watch Duanmu Huai had brought along had also lost more than a dozen people. One had to understand that the Night Watch were soul vessels and had no physical bodies at all. Yet even so, they had still been parasitized by the Black Goat's Child. That alone showed how terrifying Shub-Niggurath was...

This had only strengthened Duanmu Huai's resolve never to casually bring anyone to that world again.

If even the Night Watch could be infected, he had no desire to find out whether Soul Cards would receive the same treatment.

Of course, for the Countermeasures Bureau, the plan had ultimately been a success. After all, Duanmu Huai had ignored all decorum and carpet-bombed the area with lances, completely destroying the entire 24th District. Everything, including the Black Goat's Child, had been burned to cinders. The Countermeasures Bureau had suffered heavy losses, but as for the final beam... well, Duanmu Huai had not explained it, so the Countermeasures Bureau could only assume that the Ghouls, driven into a corner, had tried to take everyone down with them.

Fortunately, the 24th District was located in a remote part of the city. Moreover, for safety's sake, the Countermeasures Bureau had evacuated the surrounding population before the battle began, so there had not been too many civilian casualties.

However, Duanmu Huai had a minor problem of his own...

"Ugh, what the hell is this thing for?"

Muttering to himself, Duanmu Huai opened the system menu and brought up his inventory. Inside