Entering the Basement Second Update!

The aircraft's Shadow Mode had no light screen and was quieter, so it didn't alert anyone.

As superiors in the Patrol Inspection Office, they had the authority to fly, and their path was unimpeded.

Soon, two aircraft landed a kilometer away from their target in a forest on the outskirts of South City. Two figures then descended and met up.

"Director, have you located Chen Xia?"

One of the women who descended was Lin Qinghan. She wore a black jacket and black pants, accentuating her graceful figure.

Jiang Xinglan was taller, her black hair tied back, not hindering her movements. She was half a head taller than Lin Qinghan. Looking towards a house ahead, she nodded, "Yes, the Night God Sect members are in that house, preparing to summon the Blood God. For safety, I didn't let him act. Chen Xia is below the mound. I've already deployed the capture plan, and they'll be here soon. But their ritual has likely already begun, we need to go stop them!"

"Okay." Lin Qinghan showed no fear. She and Jiang Xinglan had graduated from the same university. Jiang Xinglan had been Grade 3 after graduation and soon entered the Grade 4 Five Viscera realm. Lin Qinghan, a Grade 2 graduate, was now a Grade 3 Martial Master and also a Grade 3 Sorcerer.

With just their combat power, they were considered upper-middle tier in Yijiang City, so why would they fear a few cult members?

Jiang Xinglan said, "Help me with invisibility."

"Alright!"

Lin Qinghan took out a handful of white glass particles from her pocket and scattered them around. Soon, these special particles combined and swirled around them, and the two women mysteriously disappeared.

Whoosh...

Chen Xia waited below the mound. Ten minutes had passed since he sent the message. He thought they wouldn't be that fast. There was also a guard inside who seemed to have sensed something amiss and had gone out to investigate.

However, this person had already been subdued by Chen Xia and thrown to the ground.

Beep beep... At this moment, a message came from Chen Xia's tech watch: "Don't move, we're next to you."

Next to him? Chen Xia looked around but saw nothing. Yet, he could distinctly hear faint breathing and footsteps.

Just as he was wondering what was happening, two graceful figures suddenly appeared in the empty space to his right, startling him.

Fortunately, he had received the warning beforehand, so Chen Xia didn't panic. He hadn't heard of anyone possessing such a skill. Was it a Spirit Technique?

Chen Xia had only heard of Martial Warrior skills. He didn't know much about Sorcerers, as information wasn't widely spread in schools or online. Sorcerers were too rare and not mainstream, with almost no information accessible to ordinary people. He vaguely recalled that his school had tested for mental aptitude before, but there was no follow-up after his test.

Looking at the two young, beautiful superiors before him, Chen Xia smiled and greeted them, "Director. And this is..."

"My name is Lin Qinghan. I'm the Director's secretary. You... just call me Sister Lin," Lin Qinghan said coolly.

"Hello... Sister Lin." Chen Xia saw that the invisibility skill seemed to be Lin Qinghan's doing and found it quite magical. However, he didn't pry further.

Also, she looked to be in her early twenties, while he was twenty-eight. Calling her Sister Lin...

But as a subordinate, he had to know his place. Being the secretary to the Head Office Director, she was naturally no ordinary person. He couldn't call her "Little Lin" or "Little Sister," nor "Beauty." It seemed inappropriate, as her position was much higher than his.

Lin Qinghan was quite satisfied with Chen Xia's demeanor. If he had been talkative, asking too many questions, and impolite, it would have shown a lack of awareness of his position.

Although both of them were young women, Jiang Xinglan held the entire power of the Yijiang City Patrol Inspection Office. As her secretary, she naturally wasn't someone anyone could approach carelessly. In her current situation, she could easily be assigned as a Branch Office Director elsewhere.

Upon reaching the mound, Lin Qinghan dispelled her invisibility. Maintaining it for extended periods consumed mental energy, and she had only used it to approach stealthily and avoid detection.

Honestly, Lin Qinghan was quite impressed seeing Chen Xia investigating alone. However, he was only a Grade 1 Martial Warrior at twenty-eight. She couldn't quite see what made him so valued by the Director.

Some of her alumni were already Grade 2, or even Grade 3 Martial Masters, at such a young age. Even if Chen Xia had the talent to catch up later, it would only be so. The most likely reason was that Chen Xia came from a humble background, making him a loyal subordinate to cultivate. Of course, this was just her guess.

"The smell here is awful..."

Lin Qinghan blinked her clear eyes. Suddenly, she caught a whiff of urine. The air also seemed to carry a foul odor. She couldn't help but cover her nose and subconsciously glanced at Chen Xia, thinking, Could it be...?

Noticing Lin Qinghan's disgusted look, Chen Xia felt a bit speechless.

"Director, should we wait for all the Patrol Inspection Office personnel to arrive?" Lin Qinghan asked.

"The Patrol Inspection Office will surround the entire area. We'll go up first and stop them from summoning the Blood God. Since we've found their base of operations, we should eliminate it quickly to avoid future trouble!" Jiang Xinglan said with a grave expression.

"Director Jiang, do Blood Gods truly exist in this world?" Chen Xia only knew of the Eternal Night Blood Scripture, which recorded many circulation routes for blood and related descriptions. As for whether Blood Gods actually existed, he wasn't sure, because anything called a god must be no ordinary creature.

"They exist in the Outer Domains, but not many make it into the cities," Jiang Xinglan replied. Then she added, "Let's not talk about it anymore, let's go!"

Lin Qinghan and Jiang Xinglan walked together. At this moment, Lin Qinghan turned back and said, "What are you following for? Are you trying to die?" Lin Qinghan naturally didn't want Chen Xia to follow, feeling he would be a burden and cause trouble later.

"Isn't it safer if we act together?"

Hearing this, Lin Qinghan smiled and was about to speak when Jiang Xinglan, ahead of them, said softly, "Let him come along. It'll be good for his experience!"

"Alright, remember this: just follow us later, and absolutely do not make a sound."

"Okay." Chen Xia nodded.

Since the two guards inside had already been dealt with, and Chen Xia had informed them of the specific situation inside, the three of them agilely scaled the two-meter-high wall.

There was a surveillance camera in the corner of the yard. They entered from the edge of another wall, avoiding the camera and moving through its blind spot.

The wall was embedded with countless sharp shards of beer glass. This didn't pose a problem for them. In fact, a Grade 1 Martial Warrior could jump over it, and Chen Xia was already a Grade 2 Martial Warrior.

After entering the yard, the three tiptoed into the first floor. They observed that there was a kitchen, three rooms, and stairs to the left.

They first searched all three floors of the building, guarding against anyone suddenly appearing. They found that the building was mostly empty.

They returned to the first floor and, based on the clues provided by Chen Xia, began searching for the entrance to the basement.

Chen Xia had already interrogated the guards thoroughly, so it was easy to find. It was behind a door in the corner of the first-floor kitchen. Opening it revealed a staircase leading down.

"Let's go down!"

Jiang Xinglan, Lin Qinghan, and Chen Xia cautiously entered the basement. It wasn't dark below; dim candlelight illuminated the mottled cracks on the walls, and the air was thick with the heavy scent of mold and rot.

A long corridor lined with wooden doors formed a series of private rooms.

There was no sound of activity ahead. Jiang Xinglan gently pushed open a door, and a strong smell of blood assaulted them. Inside the room, they saw a chair covered in blood.

By the corridor's candlelight, they noticed the surrounding walls were also covered in blood, depicting many mysterious symbols, though they were already dry.

Mysterious symbols, piles of candles on the ground, burnt paper ashes, and miscellaneous items created an unsettling sight.

In a corner of the room, a white bag lay discarded. They could guess that a woman had been tied to the chair for some kind of sacrifice, a state of utter brutality. It was hard to imagine how wicked these people were.

The air in the basement was stifling, the mingled scents of blood and mold making it difficult to breathe.

"There's a book..."

Suddenly, Jiang Xinglan found a tattered notebook amidst a pile of debris on the floor. Its cover was stained with blood. She carefully opened it and discovered strange symbols and text, along with a mirror pattern.

Chen Xia also took the notebook for a look. Jiang Xinglan whispered, "They might have been recording experiments to summon the Blood God, but they failed."