第30章 不可能,绝对不可能!

At 7:30 PM, the hospital room was brightly lit.

Gu Jianlin leaned against the headboard of his hospital bed, took a sip of cola, and looked down at his phone.

On the official interface of the Deep Sky Network, Taixu spoke in a soft, charming voice: "Confirmed by the Ether Association, you have successfully hunted the Tier 2 Fallen, codenamed Joker. The assessment mission is officially complete. Updating your personal profile, please wait."

With a soft chime, the data was updated.

Gu Jianlin's personal information interface popped up.

"Name: Gu Jianlin."

"Gender: Male."

"Blood Type: O."

"Date of Birth: August 13, 20xx."

"Talent Classification: Autonomous Ascender."

"Inheritance Path: Divine Priest."

"Rank: Tier 0."

"Merit: 3100."

"Position: D-Class Investigator."

Seeing this, he finally felt his heart settle.

Chen Qing inserted the needle into the back of his hand and carefully applied the tape, hesitating for a second: "Why does this scene feel so familiar? It feels like the last time I treated your injuries was just... the last time."

The cold and glamorous woman wore a look of helplessness.

Gu Jianlin felt a bit awkward; ever since he had entered the world of the extraordinary, getting injured seemed to have become a daily routine.

Chen Qing said softly: "I heard you found the Joker yourself, and that you tangled with him for a long time before the strike team arrived. That was very dangerous."

Gu Jianlin said calmly: "I just didn't want to leave my life and the safety of my family in someone else's hands. Besides, isn't there a reward for killing the Joker? I needed that."

He looked down at his right hand.

A silver-white chain was tied around his wrist, with a black bell hanging from the end.

Non-Existent Lock, Soul-Pacifying Bell.

Two pieces of Mythic Armament.

One was snatched, and the other was also snatched.

It felt inexplicably satisfying.

According to the data on the Deep Sky Network, every piece of Mythic Armament had a passive effect.

The passive effect of the Non-Existent Lock was that any living creature or object it touched could have its extraordinary characteristics concealed.

The passive effect of the Soul-Pacifying Bell was that it could provide early warning when the holder was subjected to mental perception or attacks.

Once these two pieces of Mythic Armament were controlled by his spirituality, he, as the holder, naturally understood their functions.

The Non-Existent Lock, naturally, went without saying.

As long as Gu Jianlin wished, he would appear as an ordinary person in others' mental perception, possessing no extraordinary traits.

His two pieces of Mythic Armament could be seen by others, but in their eyes, they were nothing more than ordinary objects.

As for the Soul-Pacifying Bell, it could effectively evade many assassination methods.

"In any case, thank you for your hard work. Did you get the answers you wanted from the Joker?" Chen Qing asked seriously.

Gu Jianlin thought for a moment: "I suppose so."

At the very least, he had obtained the Mythic Armaments.

The Joker's soul could also be used for interrogation.

"That's good."

Chen Qing's cold expression softened with a hint of profound meaning: "As a Tier 0 Divine Priest and a D-Class Investigator, you are quite wealthy now. Not only do you have over three thousand merit points, which can be exchanged for many resources, but those two pieces of Mythic Armament are also your spoils of war."

Speaking of this, she couldn't hide a trace of envy in her tone.

Gu Jianlin had indeed seen the merit exchange interface on the Deep Sky Network.

"Are Mythic Armaments very rare?"

He asked curiously.

Chen Qing gave him a strange look and explained: "What do you think? Take the young master, for example. He is a Tier 4 Mad King on the Ancient Martial Arts path, and the Lu Family is a major family in our country, yet he doesn't have a single piece of Mythic Armament to this day. Mythic Armaments are not only rare, but their containment conditions are also extremely harsh."

Gu Jianlin frowned. He hadn't encountered any containment conditions when he usurped these two pieces of Mythic Armament.

It was likely that the power of the Qilin had helped him cheat.

"Keep them and use them well. No matter who comes to you or what conditions they offer, do not agree. Now that you have a concealment-type Mythic Armament, it will be very difficult for ordinary people to target you."

Chen Qing said with deep meaning.

Gu Jianlin asked: "Will people try to take them from me?"

"Of course. This is Mythic Armament; it's impossible not to be tempted. For instance, the Yan Family and the Tribunal are feeling quite pained right now."

Chen Qing said lightly: "But your talent and strength have been recognized, so the Tribunal can't say much. Unless you feel those two pieces of Mythic Armament don't suit you, they will likely try to trade other things for them."

Gu Jianlin thought, so that's how it is: "What kind of department is the Tribunal?"

Chen Qing crossed her arms, her beautiful legs in black silk stockings overlapping: "The Tribunal currently holds the most power within the factions of the Ether Association. When your father caused the Blood Moon Massacre, it resulted in heavy losses for the Tribunal and several noble families in Feng City, so they are very hostile toward you."

"The Tribunal still maintains that your father's fall was seduced by the power of an Ancient God, and they have begun to suspect you as well. The young master asked me to stay here to watch over you; first, to help you treat your injuries, and second, because the Tribunal demanded the medical department conduct a physical examination on you."

She paused: "In name, it is to prevent you from being poisoned by gu-venom, so you need to be tested again."

Gu Jianlin noticed the keyword: "Again?"

"I can tell you now."

Chen Qing hesitated for a moment: "After we returned to the country, we heard that when you were hospitalized after the car accident, the Tribunal had already conducted three tests on you, indirectly interfering with your recovery. In fact, you should have been discharged a month ago."

"Including this mission, the person who wanted to use you as bait."

She paused: "You actually know that person."

Gu Jianlin was stunned: "Who?"

"Deacon Nie."

Chen Qing pulled up a photo on her phone: "Have you seen him?"

Gu Jianlin froze when he saw that familiar face.

Because this was his father's best friend back in the day, who often came to visit their home when he was a child.

This man also had a niece, with whom he had once attended tutoring classes.

"There's nothing to be surprised about. In this world, many friendships that seem genuine are actually worthless."

Chen Qing frowned: "The person coming to give you a physical exam in a while is named Lin Wanqiu. She is the head of the medical department, a Tier 4 on the Priest path, and she is very close to the Tribunal. If there is anything wrong with your body, you absolutely won't be able to hide it from her."

She suddenly became serious and asked: "Honestly, no one knows how you killed the Joker, especially with the strike team completely wiped out. If there is something we don't know, it's best to say it now."

Gu Jianlin fell into silence, because he had suffered very serious sequelae after using the Ancient God transformation this time.

His body was almost withered, and he felt a tearing pain in his cells all over.

His spirit was extremely delicate, and even his spiritual self-recovery had become extremely slow.

He could feel that he would recover after resting for a period of time.

However, if the medical department discovered the abnormality, it would inevitably lead to some trouble.

He suddenly remembered something and took out a business card from his pocket.

Worry-Free Grocery Store.

Deep Sky Technology Building.

Lu Zijin hadn't found the mastermind behind the scenes tonight, and the hunting mission had been successfully completed, so there was nothing left for her to do.

As a department head, she had returned to her desk, ordered a milk tea, and began to sip it happily.

On the computer screen in front of her desk was a photo.

In the pile of ruins, a blood-stained boy sat on a chair, with a mangled corpse at his feet.

The light was so bright, yet it seemed to shine only on him.

Those pitch-black eyes were like lakes filled with mist, deep and hazy.

"Not bad at all."

Lu Zijin smiled: "Taixu, how did he find the Joker?"

Taixu replied calmly: "If my judgment is correct, he relied on his profiling talent, based on the Joker's personal information file and the traces left by the animal abuse near Fengcheng No. 2 High School, to accurately identify the Joker's identity."

Although Lu Zijin had guessed it, she still found it a bit incredible: "How did he achieve such precise identification?"

"That would be a question for Gu Jianlin himself, or the late Professor Gu."

Taixu said: "However, I suspect he used... the process of elimination."

Lu Zijin was silent for a second: "In other words, he compared everyone in the school one by one?"

"Yes. Through clues and information, he pieced together a personality profile and compared it with everyone who had appeared inside and outside the school. He knew most of the teachers at Fengcheng No. 2 High School, and the students were too simple; it wasn't hard to see through them. Given enough time, I could do it too. Gu Jianlin is more perceptive than I am, so once an Ascender appeared at the school, it would be very obvious to him."

Taixu added: "Finally, by using the Joker's personality profile as a comparison, he could confirm the target."

Lu Zijin understood: "So that's it."

Taixu said: "Gu Jianlin even found out the combat forces we had arranged at the school, which is why he dared to face the Joker alone. He knew there would be reinforcements for this battle."

"But he didn't expect the reinforcements at the school to be so useless, right? What a disgrace."

Lu Zijin stared at the boy in the photo for a long time and muttered: "Such courage, such insight, such brainpower..."

In fact, even if Gu Jianlin didn't have the strength to kill the opponent alone, nothing would have happened tonight.

Because Lu Zicheng was there.

Because Thunder was there.

But who knew this boy would be so fierce.

It seemed she had underestimated this boy.

On the other side, Deacon Nie sat behind his desk, his hands crossed, his face gloomy.

A young female secretary held a report and said from the side: "Report, sir. Of the fourteen specialists in the strike team, one is still in a critical state and is being resuscitated. The remaining thirteen are out of danger."

Hearing this, Deacon Nie's face remained ugly, but he said: "Then I am relieved. What else?"

The secretary said: "Ten minutes ago, Miss Nie woke up."

"Hmm, let her rest well."

Deacon Nie nodded slightly: "What else?"

The secretary said again: "The accident scene has been cleared, and all traces of the extraordinary have been erased by the relevant personnel. We will announce to the public that this was a gas explosion."

"That's not what I want to hear."

Deacon Nie took a deep breath and said: "Did Gu Jianlin really kill the Joker?"

He knocked hard on the table.

The secretary observed his expression and showed a nervous look: "Yes. Currently, this matter has been reported to headquarters. The Deep Sky Network has confirmed his assessment mission, raised his rating, and issued the corresponding merit points. Theoretically, our Tribunal should even commend him."

The silence lasted for a long time. Deacon Nie stood up and walked to the window, forcing a smile.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

He waved his hand and said: "How could a Tier 0 Divine Priest kill the Joker alone?"

"No, it is entirely possible."

The secretary whispered: "The life fluctuations monitored by Deep Sky show that the strike team lost combat effectiveness two minutes after intervening in the battle, and by the time we arrived at the scene, five minutes had passed. In other words, during those crucial five minutes, Gu Jianlin turned the tide alone and killed the Joker."

Deacon Nie turned around and looked at her expressionlessly.

The secretary didn't notice his expression and looked down at her tablet: "Furthermore, according to the report from the appraisal department, the strike team left very few traces in this hunting operation..."

Deacon Nie asked with a cold face: "Have those two pieces of Mythic Armament been found?"

The secretary was stunned: "No, they are estimated to be on Gu Jianlin."

Deacon Nie's body swayed, his blood pressure soaring.

Lu Zijin raised her beautiful eyes and said with a half-smile: "Deacon Nie, what did you say before? This was a trial for a genius, right? You said it yourself: if that child could really kill the Joker, then those two pieces of Mythic Armament could be given to him as spoils of war. You are a deacon; you wouldn't go back on your word, would you?"

Deacon Nie clenched his fists, his heart feeling as if it were bleeding: "I..."

"You wouldn't want the Tribunal to lose its credibility, would you?"

Lu Zijin rested her chin on her hand, her face full of innocence: "Even if he is the son of a Fallen, he did complete the mission."

"Heh, aren't they just two pieces of Mythic Armament? I wouldn't even want them if they were given to me for free."

Deacon Nie sneered and turned to leave.

However, after taking only two steps, he rolled his eyes and stumbled.

Amidst the secretary's exclamation, he fainted to the ground.

Lu Zijin suddenly received a call: "Hello, what's wrong?"

Lu Zicheng said suddenly: "Sister, something seems to have happened. The people from the Tribunal divined something in the cafeteria of Fengcheng No. 2 High School. It's an aura of an Ancient God that doesn't belong to the Joker, suspected to be an Evolutionist. Now Yan Wu has taken people to the hospital. I asked Chen Qing to stay there and guard him to prevent them from playing any tricks."

Lu Zijin was silent for a moment: "Okay, I understand."

There's more tonight~