Chapter 207
Moreover, what's even more striking than her overall appearance is the large anti-materiel sniper rifle she's clutching tightly in her hand.
The scope revealed a short, elderly man surrounded by several bodyguards.
The target only has a few meters to snipe from the moment they get out of the car to when they enter the building.
However, the girl calmly pulled the trigger, and from a range of more than one kilometer, the target's head exploded like a watermelon.
After confirming that the target had been killed, the animal-eared girl skillfully disassembled the gun and put it into her guitar case, then quickly left from the rooftop.
However, not long after, her companion in the earpiece alerted her that she was being watched.
However, they had already identified several evacuation routes before taking action.
Therefore, after skillfully taking a detour, the beast-eared girl successfully shook off the newcomer Kirasaka Sayaka, from following her.
"They actually got away!"
Kirasaka Sayaka snorted coldly. The other party was very familiar with the terrain here, while she was unfamiliar with it when she first arrived.
She then quickly returned to meet up with Yukina. After exchanging information, they both wore serious expressions.
Seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of the two women behind him, Ren didn't pay any attention.
He heard the gunshot clearly, but he was too lazy to look for it; he could leave this small matter to the security team.
Before we knew it, it was almost noon.
Ren returned the way he came, with Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka following closely behind. In the end, the two women left from the floor below where Ren lived, which was clearly a deliberate arrangement by the Lion King Organization.
If not all units on the same floor are sold, it's not impossible to buy a unit on the opposite side of the floor.
When Ren returned home, the living room was more lively than usual. Six "Aurora" sat in a row, while the Original Fourth Progenitor stared blankly at them from the opposite side.
Because of Ren's orders, the Original was like a helpless husband, only able to worry in his heart.
Upon seeing Ren return, the Original Chu glared at him fiercely, wishing he could devour him whole.
Ren didn't care at all and simply sat down on the sofa and started scrolling through his phone.
But just as he was about to scroll to the second video, Nangong Nayue, dressed in an exquisite gothic Lolita-style long dress, appeared in front of him.
His expression was more serious than usual, and his voice suppressed some emotion.
Did you do this?
"?"
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Nangong Nayue's sudden question left Ren completely bewildered.
"Just recently, the Special Zone Guard Headquarters received an urgent message requesting all magic users belonging to the Artificial Island Management Corporation to enter Level B alert, because a member of the Artificial Island Management Corporation's superior council had been assassinated."
"A sniper kill?!"
Akina, who had been eavesdropping nearby, let out a gasp.
Nangong Nayue glanced at her and continued, "The surveillance video shows that you were in the vicinity at the time."
"So you've started suspecting me, is that it?"
"That's certainly true. After all, the director died from a shooting, and you... you must have a lot of firearms, right?"
Nangong Nayue quietly gazed at Ren, while the latter leisurely sipped the red tea that Astarte had just brewed.
Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Nangong Nayue clicked her tongue.
"That's pointless. It seems you knew all along I was just bluffing."
Nangong Nayue's tense and serious expression vanished, replaced by the expression of a bored child whose prank had failed.
"However, I did suspect you at first, but at the time you were accompanied by those two priestesses from the Lion King Organization."
Most importantly, Ren had no reason or motive to kill a director of Itogami Island.
To be frank.
Even the chairman of Itogami Island is nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter in front of Ren.
There is absolutely no need to use long-range sniping.
"You scared me to death! I thought Brother Ren had really committed a crime!"
Nagisa Akatsuki patted her clothes, her face still showing lingering fear.
Yase Kanon also breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"However, the Special Zone Guard has also made some progress on this matter."
"Now that I've said this, "Nangong Nayue said calmly.
"You've probably all heard that many journeys to Itogami Island have recently turned back halfway, but the exact reason hasn't been determined. However, I suspect it might be due to some kind of barrier."
"Considering the distance the ship traveled, setting up such a large barrier would require at least the magical power of a true vampire ancestor. However, I already asked the Chaos Bride, and she denied it. Excluding you, the only person capable of doing this is probably a feng shui master using the art of divination."
"If we can utilize the dragon veins in the sea near Itogami Island, it's not impossible to cover Itogami Island with a Bagua formation."
At this point, Nangong Nayue suddenly looked at Ren.
"Since you're a mercenary, I'll give you a mission."
"The organization that used the Bagua Formation to seal Itogami Island must have ill intentions. I need you to investigate them as soon as possible, otherwise, the entire Itogami Island is very likely to suffer."
[Nangong Nayue has issued you a new task.]
[Quest: The Fall of the Abyss]
[Objective: Investigate the Fall of the Abyss and thwart its plot to destroy Itogami Island.]
[Rewards: Nangong Nayue's Affection +20, World Anchor Fragment *1, Random Reward *1]
"The Fall of the Abyss?"
Ren murmured the word.
He then realized that this organization was probably the terrorist organization that Number Ten Di Shanpo, had joined.
Ren couldn't recall much information about this organization.
I forgot the beginning, I forgot the end, but that doesn't matter.
The target's location is already displayed on the task panel; all he needs to do now is follow the auto-pathfinding to find him.
"Hmm? Since you know about the Fall of the Abyss, that makes things easier."
Nangong Nayue nodded.
"There was a past event that is very similar to what is happening on Itogami Island now: the collapse of the 'Warlus Demon Sanctuary' in Europe. One of the masterminds behind it was a feng shui master who was hailed as a genius."
"Huh? Is Teacher Nazuki talking about the Atlantic Demon Sanctuary that was abandoned six years ago due to an accident? But I remember that was caused by the city's power plant falling into disrepair, coupled with storms and floods?"
As if recalling a memory, Nagisa Akatsuki placed both hands beside her temples and spoke.
"That's certainly how it appears on the surface, but that's not the truth. The city was destroyed by the Fall of the Abyss."
Nangong Nayue said calmly.
"Huh? Really? Then why can't I find any related information?"
Nagisa Akatsuki took out her phone and started searching for information about the Warlus demon clan.
It was then discovered that the latest news updates regarding the Demon Sanctuary were also stuck six years ago.
All the titles I could find were uniformly about cities destroyed by storms and floods.
"It's normal for ordinary people not to know. Although Warlus is not large, it is still a city. It was destroyed by an unknown small terrorist organization. If the news gets out, the whole world will be in panic, especially the other Demon Sanctuary."
"Huh? So the official statement is that they've released fake news?"
Veldiana, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't help but speak up.
"If even something like this can be covered up, then what credibility do the official announcements have?"
Upon hearing this, Nangong Nayue glanced at her.
"This is just an exception. Moreover, if the authorities were to reveal all the information, the whole world would be thrown into chaos before the Fall of the Abyss action."
After all, who would want their homeland, the place they depend on for survival, to be targeted by a group of mentally unstable terrorists?
At that time, the whole world will be in a state of panic, and violent crimes will inevitably become more frequent.
At this point, Nangong Nayue clicked her tongue.
Who would have thought that after several years of silence, Itogami Island would be targeted by those terrorists again this year?
After lunch, Ren immediately set off for the location of the mission objective.
He quickly located the temporary base the other side had set up inside an abandoned building.
But at the same time...
Itogami Island General Hospital.
After Ren and the others left, Aiba Asagi completed the discharge procedures for her mother.
Even as I was leaving, I could still hear my mother's former primary physician exclaiming that it was a medical miracle.
If her father hadn't been a councilor in Itogami City, an organization would probably have taken her mother away for research long ago.
Back home.
Because her mother was still very weak, she ate a little something and then fell asleep again.
With her mood brightening, Aiba Asagi didn't disturb her mother's rest. Instead, she returned to her room and turned on her computer, which hadn't been used in a long time.
But whether it was a coincidence or not, the girl received an email from an unknown user shortly after turning on her computer.
The content was very brief, consisting of only the word "interpretation".
The image below contains a combination of text of unknown origin.
It is neither a native language of the earth nor a spell using magic or incantation. To put it bluntly, even if all the linguists were mobilized, it would still be extremely difficult to decipher the text.
Meanwhile, Aiba Asagi was in a great mood today, and since she had some free time, she confidently began to decipher the strange text on the picture.
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Aiba Asagi then cracked the encrypted data in the attachment, but what was displayed was a text sequence of unknown origin.
The girl's hacker instincts told her that these characters were not created for humans, and therefore could not be deciphered from a conventional linguistic perspective.
This is a language created for beings other than humans; it is a command system used to manipulate unknown and special structures.
With her real-world troubles resolved and pent-up emotions released, coupled with the pure drive for knowledge, Aiba Asagi began to decipher the unknown text sequence.
Before long, the bizarre script that had stumped over 90% of hackers and linguists worldwide was cracked and translated into English.
"Nalakuvera?"
The girl stared at the words appearing on the screen and muttered to herself in silence.
Evening.
An old, fuel-powered motorcycle weaves through the narrow alleyways of the Itogami City building.
On Itogami Island, where electricity is the primary energy source, an old-fashioned motorcycle powered by a fuel engine is considered an antique.
The dull, whirring engine noise and the large amount of exhaust fumes emitted were, in a sense, quite conspicuous.
However, the girl riding the motorcycle seemed quite happy.
With her exotic looks, she wore thick-soled rubber shoes and was less than 1.6 meters tall. Her clothes consisted of a faded baseball jacket paired with a mini skirt, and she wore a half-helmet and goggles.
The girl drove through the bustling crowd into the parking lot of an old rental building.
This is a dilapidated abandoned building awaiting demolition; the residents have already moved out.
Shortly after, the girl entered a room in the building.
"I'm back, everyone!"
The girl who entered the dimly lit room spoke with a cheerful and energetic tone.