Meanwhile, Qiu Hong had been heading toward Happiness Street. Upon receiving the message, he immediately changed direction and floored the accelerator. The specially modified black vehicle shot through the night.
Seeing this, the stern-looking men and women in the vehicle drew their weapons and prepared for battle.
They wore identical black combat uniforms, with a palm-sized character for "messenger" printed on the left breast and "Third Yi" written in ancient script on the left cuff.
No one spoke. The atmosphere inside the vehicle was oppressive, brewing a storm of murderous intent.
Had a Vicious Ghost been inside, it might well have been frightened into having its soul scattered.
Every municipal branch of the Netherworld had a fixed structure.
First came the Netherworld Messenger groups, then the squads.
Jiangbei City, for instance, had six Netherworld Messenger groups. Each group was divided into four squads designated Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding, ranked strictly by strength.
For example, the strongest squad, First Jia, was led by the leader of Group One, a peak B+ Grandmaster who served concurrently as its captain. All its members were pseudo-B-Class experts. This was Jiangbei City's ace Netherworld Messenger squad, constantly facing the most dangerous missions.
There were also patrol units.
Only C-Class squads qualified to enter the formal Netherworld Messenger group structure of a municipal branch. The remaining D-Rank squads made up of rookie Netherworld Messengers, and even some E-Class squads, could only handle nighttime city patrols.
Compared with Unusual Persons, Netherworld Messengers had shorter lifespans, but their strength also increased faster.
As such, Netherworld Messengers in patrol units generally advanced quickly to the point where they could join squads in the formal structure, supplying fresh blood to the Netherworld Messenger squads.
As the deputy leader of Group Three, Qiu Hong also served as captain of Third