HPDBC Chapter 392
Chapter 392
Chapter 392: Chapter 369 Divine Grace (Three more updates for monthly ticket) Chapter 392: Chapter 369 Divine Grace (Three more updates for monthly ticket) The skies 1000 li east of Luojing, Luo Wangshu’s Eight Dragons Flying Vehicle swiftly navigated through the air.
Lin Rui, along with Luo Wangshu’s Dragon Guard team and the hundred-plus extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons they had captured, were all on board the massive flying vehicle.
The battle within Qianci Forest had concluded over half an hour earlier, and after they had cleaned up the battlefield, they reached the airspace above Luojing within just a quarter of an hour.
It was apparent that the dozen or so members of the Dragon Guard team were mostly relaxed and cheerful, even clearly delighted.
They had set out half a day ago on the orders of the Third Divine Envoy, to lay an ambush in Qianci Forest, never imagining it would turn into such a massive operation.
They had captured and killed more than 200 extraterrestrial entities, amongst them 14 Martial Cultivators who had undergone dragon transformation or higher.
For these Dragon Guards, possessing cultivation levels reaching the seventh or even the eighth realm, it was a tremendous feat of merit and would allow them to exchange for some fine items from within the Great Song court.
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Additionally, their spoils of war were substantial: just the exoskeleton armors alone were quite valuable, and a portion of the armored vehicles and intact battle Mechas could be exchanged for a substantial amount of money from the Mechanical God Temple.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of these were Heavenly Demon weapons the Great Song dynasty had already acquired, lacking the latest and greatest technologies from extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons.
Lin Rui took the captives Hayden Smith and General Reston up to the third floor of the flying vehicle for interrogation.
The deputy leader of the Dragon Guard team was an eighth-realm technique master, with highly formidable Illusion Techniques.
With the deputy leader’s hypnotic illusions and the special enhanced truth serum disguised as pills given by Lin Rui, they could extract many important pieces of information from the two without their awareness.
Lin Rui not only grasped the numerous forces backing Hayden Smith but also secured a vast list of the names of extraterrestrial entities, including their identities and locations.
“A Western military technology company, huh?
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Now, that’s interesting.”
Lin Rui narrowed his eyes.
Although Hayden Smith was tightly connected to over a dozen smuggling syndicates and mafias in the Ninth Base City, his main backing still came from this Western military technology company.
This was a mega conglomerate supported by the North American Federation and the Atlantic Union, whose primary business revolved around dealing in all types of weaponry and prosthetics while maintaining a force of a million mercenaries and over a hundred thousand extraterrestrial entities.
They took orders from the federal government and various politbodies within the Federation to carry out diverse missions both within and beyond the Polar Star, and even to wage wars.
The “Emperor” series of exoskeleton armors and the “King” and “Knight” series of battle Mechas were products of the Western military technology company’s research and development.
Lin Rui saved the video recording, thinking that the parties in East Asia would probably be very interested in this matter.
Furthermore, based on the testimonies, he could obtain evidence of Smith’s collusion with the Espionage Bureau and footage proving the Western military technology company’s intent to overthrow the government of the Ninth Base City, which could be of great help to him in the future.
He and Zhou Yunfei had long made comprehensive plans, ensuring they could withstand scrutiny from the committee even upon a future return to the Federation.
Hayden Smith was suspected of treason, intending to use the environment of Qianci Forest to engage in traitorous dealings with someone, and to prevent further losses, it was necessary to carry out the capture and killing in Qianci Forest.
Now with these pieces of evidence, there was no longer any need for him to fabricate more.
Lin Rui even extracted information about the secret funds held by the two, totaling over 120 billion Federation dollars, hidden at their secret base—regrettably, however, this money was all unclean black money.
This Smith actually had two Type-7 Red Spiders and six Type-6 Red Spiders guarding his secret base.
Though a man of the Western military technology company, he preferred the Red Spiders developed by the ‘Eurasian Union’—tough and easy to repair.
After the interrogation, Lin Rui turned to two elegantly shaped and beautiful women beside him, expressing his gratitude with a bow, “For this operation, I appreciate the assistance of all the lords, but I must ask for your help once more to escort these Heavenly Demons to the Divine Inquisition Bureau!”
These two had no doubts about Lin Hao’s interrogation of Hayden Smith and the others.
Suppression of demonic forces was precisely the duty of the Espionage Bureau, and with Lin Hao as the command envoy of the bureau, his knowledge of extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons naturally surpassed that of others.
The only novelty was the effectiveness of the drug given to these Heavenly Demons, which, combined with the deputy leader’s hypnotic technique, could make a seventh-realm Heavenly Demon confess obediently, revealing everything when questioned.
The leader of the Third Divine Envoy’s Dragon Guard team, Jing Yuefang, laughed lightly, “Lord Lin is being too polite.
We should be thanking you for leading us in this meritorious achievement.”
The operation was incredibly easy, practically handing them merit on a silver platter.
“Is that Lin Hao?
The new chief of the Assassination Bureau?”
“So young~ Damn it!
I can’t believe I got caught by this guy.”
“Had I known he was so fierce, I would have taken a big demerit from the company and fled from Luo Jing.
Those bastards at the company, despite the Security Agency issuing warnings twice, still refused to let us evacuate!
Now we’re doomed.”
“Lin Hao!
You bastard of the Supreme Star, I curse you to die a horrible death!”
“Where is he?
Let me have a look, if I can’t see what my enemy looks like, I won’t rest in death!
I won’t let go of him even when I’m dead—”
“Look!
Who is that behind him, isn’t that Hayden Smith’s alter-ego, the deputy director of the ninth division of the Security Agency!
I’ve taken missions from him; I recognize him.”
“Shit, that’s an active high-ranking official from the Security Agency!
Could it be that even such a significant figure has been brought down?”
Lin Rui was completely unfazed and continued walking expressionless.
When he arrived on the eighth underground floor of the Divine Prison, the second to last, he saw that Yuan Chengkai was imprisoned in a cell near the stairway entrance.
Not only did Yuan Chengkai see Lin Rui, but he also saw the people behind Lin Rui, his eyes filled with a complex mix of anger, fear, and dread.
Although he had cut off all channels of news, today this eighth floor had been crammed with more than twenty transformed Heavenly Demons of the dragon phase.
Yuan Chengkai learned from the prison guards’ discussions that this new chief of the Assassination Bureau had filled all 1200 cells of the Divine Prison in less than 10 days.
Lin Rui glanced sideways at this man but did not pay further attention, continuing forward with the alter-egos of Hayden Smith and the others.
He intended to take advantage of the presence of the dragon guard vice-captain to interrogate Zhu Tiantang, the eighth-level spellcaster, once again.
Just then, a golden beam of light suddenly appeared in front of Lin Rui, and a voice as ancient as thunder, filled with majesty and power, thundered through the dark and eerie prison.
“I have heard that the ancient sages praised those with virtue and rewarded those with talent.
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Now, the chief of the Assassination Bureau, Lin Hao, with extraordinary wit, loyalty, integrity, and dedication, promotes virtue and graces, can secure the state.
I highly appreciate this and hereby confer one Divine Merit Order!”
The voice was deep and strong.
Each word seemed like a meticulously carved boulder, resonating clearly, trembling everything around.‌
The many dragon guards and prison guards following Lin Rui trembled slightly and knelt down one after another.
The multitude of prisoners in the cells also showed complex expressions, their eyes filled with fear.
They recognized the voice; it came from that deity—the East Abyss!
Yuan Chengkai’s face turned ashen white.
He knew that he no longer had any chance of escaping from the Divine Prison, nor any hope of taking revenge on Lin Rui.