Wu Heng already knew the outcome, but he still needed a process—a process for "others" to see.
Like a "paper."
He looked at the Balance Crystal floating before him, continuously emitting a faint resonance. A thread of extremely subtle energy, stripped from the earlier alarm fluctuations, curled around his fingertips.
The thread carried a fanatical, twisted sense of worship, utterly different from both Heaven's order and Hell's chaos.
"Internet Addiction, analyze the energy signature, trace its source, and compare it against all known supernatural cult symbols and records," Wu Heng ordered calmly.
Data raced across the light screen as countless images of ancient texts and secret symbols flashed past.
The large number of hunters who had joined the guild had greatly enriched Internet Addiction's database.
A few minutes later, the result was identified.
At the center of the light screen appeared a distorted symbol made of an inverted cross and a shattered halo. Beside it was the label: [Balance Church, alias: Dawn's End Church.
Core doctrine: They believe that the power of the "Antichrist" can break the current stalemate between Heaven and Hell and bring about true balance.]
"So they're a bunch of lunatics chasing power." Wu Heng's gaze turned icy. "A bunch of annoying ants."
Following the pull of the energy thread and combining it with Internet Addiction's comprehensive analysis of recent anomalous energy fluctuations and missing-person reports, he ultimately pinpointed the target: an abandoned monastery in a desolate mountain range a hundred kilometers away.
"Butler," Wu Heng called.
Shadows gathered, and the Reaper Butler stood silently at attention.
"Stay behind at the manor. Ensure the absolute safety of the crystal and the 'Oak Shield' community. Highest alert level," Wu Heng instructed. "Kill any unidentified energy that approaches."
The Reaper Butler silently nodded as usual, then merged into the