Divine Prayer Ritual

"The lifespan of an ordinary person is no more than a hundred years; most people do not live to be a hundred years old. Those who live to be over a hundred are considered to have lived a long life."

"After the age of sixty or seventy, the body begins to age, functions begin to decline, and various diseases begin to appear. Even if one lives a healthy life, one is still old and frail."

"This is what mortals are like."

Zhao Hun: "Haven't we already become Contract Anomalist? In some ways, we've transcended the realm of mortals and become extraordinary beings, right?"

Yang Yu pursed his lips and frowned, seemingly deep in thought.

The Daoist smiled, "That's right. After making a contract with the supernatural, you will indeed be reborn. Your body will be strengthened to a level that exceeds human limits."

"However, even if you possess an almost uncannyly powerful physique and special abilities, you are still essentially human; your lifespan hasn't increased."

"Moreover, the idea that Contract Anomalist is a long-lived profession would be laughable."

Yang Yu and Zhao Hun, these newcomers, knew all too well how dangerous the profession of Contract Anomalist was.

If it weren't for a bug-like Time Reversal device that could allow the dead to rewind time and be reborn within a certain range.

Countless newcomers died during those missions.

These bizarre beings are truly unique; they lack any coherent system.

Each of these bizarre appearances possesses unique abilities.

Some appear weak and eerie, yet possess incredible power; others are eerie, with very low energy, but can kill a person with ease.

Without understanding this strange ability, one will be killed on first meeting.

This was all made with thorough preparations, and with an even more powerful Contract Anomalist controlling the situation.

What if the Contract Anomalist unexpectedly encounters a strange phenomenon that has not been detected before?

What if he didn't have Time Reversal device?

So, if he was killed, then he's truly dead.

Although this situation has not occurred so far, it is because newcomers to the Anomaly Containment Association are assigned to the team of a powerful Contract Anomalist.

A powerful Contract Anomalist will accompany you on your mission.

Even if they unexpectedly encounter powerful supernatural entities, they will be rescued by powerful Contract Anomalist.

Normally, these new recruits stay at Headquarters for training and don't go out and wander around.

Therefore, no new talents have died yet.

However, Yang Yu and Zhao Hun both knew that this was only temporary, and the newcomers would eventually grow up and face dangers on their own.

Death is inevitable.

Unlike Yang Yu, Zhao Hun didn't have many thoughts on his mind. He said casually, "The Daoist seems to be a very open-minded person. I didn't expect him to think about these things. For me, it's enough to live each day happily."

"Compared to the difficult life I had before when I couldn't even find a job, at least the benefits of Contract Anomalist are really good. My monthly salary is enough for me to live on."

He used to be quite addicted to games.

However, after becoming Contract Anomalist, he only sparred with it during his leisure time, since his daily life was already exciting enough.

Face the bizarre, complete missions, conquer Dungeon, and experience all walks of life.

This kind of life is more exciting than a game.

Each training session brought a greater sense of satisfaction than winning a game.

Most newcomers have changed a lot after signing the contract with the supernatural entity, the most obvious change being a reduction in their online time.

Yang Yu: "Living too long isn't good either, it would be so boring, wouldn't it?"

Zhao Hun: "I think no matter how long you live, what matters is the present. Besides, the technology of the Anomaly Containment Association is so advanced. I think the researchers in the Research Department are simply geniuses. They can even invent something as heaven-defying as a Time Reversal device. A mere lifespan shouldn't be a problem for them, right?"

"Perhaps they can develop a gene serum that could add two hundred years to one's lifespan?"

The Daoist replied, "Gene-enhancing drugs? Don't even think about it. They can indeed develop drugs that can alter human genes, thereby indirectly extending human lifespan."

"But it cannot be applied to the Contract Anomalist, because from the moment the Contract Anomalist forms a contract with the supernatural, the longer the supernatural energy is affected, the higher the level of the supernatural energy becomes. Most potions, toxins, and even external attacks will be unable to affect the Contract Anomalist."

"There's such a saying?"

"That doesn't make sense. Don't we always lie in the medical pod when we're injured? If the medication doesn't affect us, how does the medical pod treat our wounds?"

The Daoist, "That's because you were affected by the strange energy; you're not immune to the potion yet."

"The higher the level of the Contract Anomalist, the fewer treatment options are available after an injury. They rely more on replenishing their Qi energy, which they can use to recover."

Yang Yu: "Now that you mention it, advanced Contract Anomalist are quite similar to the supernatural."

Why are the supernatural beings so difficult to deal with? It's because they can use supernatural energy to repair themselves after being injured, and their recovery speed is extremely fast. Even if their limbs and heads are cut off, and their bodies are torn apart, they can still recover completely.

To severely damage them, their strange energy must be completely depleted, plunging them into an irrecoverable state of lethargy.

"Hmm... we seem to have gone off-topic." Zhao Hun scratched his head. Weren't we talking about this Divine Prayer ceremony at the beginning? How did we end up here?

"Oh, back to this Divine Prayer ritual."

The Daoist checked the time; it was 7:40.

The time he had calculated was very close.

So he stepped forward and used a bowl of red pigment made from a mixture of chicken blood and cinnabar to draw a huge magic circle composed of runes on the ground.

When the two ends are joined together, they form a circle.

The Daoist priest drew very quickly, completing the magic array in just a few minutes.

Bathed in moonlight, the magic circle reflected an eerie red glow.

After Yang Yu and Zhao Hun went closer to take a look, they realized it was just their imagination; the magic array on the ground was not emitting any light.

The logistics staff drove over, delivering a large number of livestock, box by box.

These items were urgently sent from another world.

Most of them are chickens, ducks, and geese, with some cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, and rabbits.

They are all domesticated livestock.

Divine Prayer rituals require a large amount of strange energy; if this energy is unavailable, then a large number of human sacrifices must be performed instead.

If it were an evil cult, they certainly wouldn't choose livestock as the object of this human sacrifice to ensure the smooth conduct of the ritual.

Compared to these domesticated animals, humans are certainly more spiritual.

The Anomaly Containment Association never do such a thing, so they prepared livestock instead.

Dozens of trucks brought the livestock over and placed them around the Divine Altar.

The Daoist glanced at the moonlight; it was already eight o'clock.

A slender figure appeared behind him.