HPDBC Chapter 223 The Dark Council
Chapter 223 The Dark Council
"Living...hellish creatures!"
Liu Weiqian's voice trembled.
After the initial shock, a fire suddenly ignited in his eyes.
Looking at the eight "patients" again, their gazes had become as if they were looking at eight pieces of naked gold.
He eagerly stepped forward, reached out, and tremblingly touched the face of one of the "patients."
The thin, bony fingers slid down the other person's cheekbone, the movement as gentle as caressing a lover's skin.
"Thank you... thank you, sir!"
He suddenly raised his head, his eyes red-rimmed, his voice filled with an almost frantic urgency:
"Can I do the experiment now?"
Jiang Chaosheng glanced at him:
"Just so you know, some of these hellish creatures possessing humans are mine..."
He originally meant to say "ability".
But the words stuck in his throat.
He was really afraid that Liu Weiqian, that madman, would study those snakes and accidentally let those hellish demons escape.
Eight hellish creatures—we can't afford to lose even one.
Moreover—if this is called "ability," it lacks a certain level of status.
He glanced down at the black snake coiled around the "patient," paused, and then used a different word:
"Family members".
Liu Weiqian was stunned.
"Family members..."
He repeated it to himself, then suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
Are these black snakes...the master's...family?
Retinue—those are the attendants of the gods, followers who have received divine blessings.
According to legend, the lamb is the retinue of the Western God, the seventy-two underworld gods are the retinue of Yama, the King of Hell, and the trees and the white tiger are the retinue of the ancient Greek goddess of life.
Are these snakes... your relatives?
Is the gentleman truly... a deity?
Liu Weiqian's pupils trembled slightly. His gaze shifted from the black snake back to Jiang Chaosheng's face, then quickly lowered again, not daring to look any longer.
Jiang Chaosheng said that these black snakes were his "relatives", which is not wrong.
These black snakes were Lucifer's tools, and if we define them as "familiars," they could indeed be considered Lucifer's familiars.
"Because of their restraints, these hellish creatures are unable to escape their corpses and return to hell."
Jiang Chaosheng continued, his tone as calm as if he were recounting a mundane daily matter:
Be careful when you do your research.
There are only eight of them in total. Even one more would be extremely difficult to find in the human world.
Liu Weiqian bowed deeply, his voice trembling with fear:
"Absolutely, absolutely. I will never harm your family, nor will I fail to repay your kindness!"
Jiang Chaosheng turned to look at Xia Li.
He took out a map and a notebook from his pocket and handed them over.
Xia Li quickly took it with both hands, her fingertips trembling slightly.
She knew—her mission had begun.
Shirley is not afraid of challenges.
She was just afraid that Jiang Chaosheng wouldn't use her.
She first opened the map and frowned as she looked at it.
It's just an ordinary map.
There's nothing particularly special about it.
She cautiously looked up at Jiang Chaosheng again, and seeing that his expression was normal, she lowered her head and opened her notebook.
After reading for about ten seconds, her pupils suddenly contracted.
She suddenly raised her head and looked at Jiang Chaosheng in disbelief:
"This is……"
Jiang Chaosheng nodded slightly:
"The location marked on the map is the closest point to the Gates of Avici Hell."
He looked into Shirley's eyes and said, word by word:
"I want you to find the gates of the deepest hell."
Shirley's heart pounded.
It wasn't panic, nor fear—it was excitement.
Hell. The place closest to hell on Earth, could there be some strange things there?
Some kind of mineral? Some kind of sand? Some kind of plant that has never been recorded before?
If those things are found, it will be an unprecedented and unparalleled development for the World Dream Group.
Extraordinary technology—it might just be realized in her hands.
Most importantly, finding the Gates of Hell will not only allow the World Dream Group to develop rapidly, but she will also obtain a forbidden item.
Shirley took a deep breath, her gaze hardening:
"Don't worry, sir, I will immediately organize a scientific expedition team to investigate these places."
Before the words were finished—
"Hahahaha!!! I'm a hero again!"
A loud, almost arrogant, shrill laugh erupted from the other end of the corridor, making the ceiling lights shake.
A slow smile curved Jiang Chaosheng's lips.
My warrior has returned.
Xia Li and Liu Weiqian looked in the direction of the sound.
Only a naked person was seen A young man wearing only a white coat staggered from a distance.
His white coat was open, fluttering behind him like a triumphant flag.
He was toying with a ram's head pendant, the chain twirling between his fingers, his posture as casual as a drunkard just out of a bar.
Yang Xiao.
Xia Li's face lit up with surprise: "Yang Xiao!"
Liu Weiqian stared at Yang Xiao as she approached, his gaze burning as if he were looking at a stunning beauty, and the corners of his mouth stretched wider and wider:
"Success... We're one step closer to our goal!"
Yang Xiao strode up to Jiang Chaosheng and knelt down with a thud, his knees hitting the floor tiles with such a loud sound that Xia Li frowned.
"Sir, it's been a long time!"
Jiang Chaosheng looked down at him, his gaze calm, and uttered only one word:
"it is good."
What's hidden in that word "good"? Is it that it's good that you've become stronger, or that it's good that you... are alive?
no one knows.
Yang Xiao stood up and approached with a grin:
"it is good."
What's hidden in that word "good"? Is it that it's good that you've become stronger, or that it's good that you... are alive?
no one knows.
Yang Xiao stood up and approached with a grin:
"Master, I have a little surprise for you about hell."
Liu Weiqian and Xia Li's expressions changed simultaneously.
We were just talking about hell, and Yang Xiao comes out saying he knows information about hell?
What a coincidence?
Shirley suddenly remembered something:
"Is it that freak who came into the underground research lab with me?"
That guy who can turn invisible.
She kept thinking about it—how could an ordinary person possess extraordinary abilities without any forbidden items?
She handed the man over to Yang Xiao to deal with, because she was certain that under Yang Xiao's "entertainment," no one could keep a secret.
Yang Xiao glanced at Xia Li and said with a grin:
"Xia, the beautiful lady, is becoming more and more intelligent."
He turned to Jiang Chaosheng and held up the ram's head pendant in his hand.
"There's a hellish demon parasitizing here, a very weak one."
That kid named Zou Jun, whenever he needs to become invisible, the devil helps him out.
Afterwards, Zou Jun had to contribute his own essence and blood.
Liu Weiqian stared at the ram's head pendant, his eyes burning with desire again.
Are there demons from hell here too?
Yang Xiao glanced at him, then immediately and carefully clutched the pendant to her chest, shouting:
"Don't you dare lay a finger on my little brother!"
Ten minutes ago, it suddenly showed me great respect.
Now, it's with me!
Xia Li looked at the pendant in Yang Xiao's hand.
She is a vampire, and her relationship with Hell is inherently ambiguous; she has some awareness of the creatures of Hell.
At this moment, the ram's head pendant was clearly emanating a wave of extreme fear.
The fear was almost tangible, like a little mouse being carried in a cat's mouth, trembling all over.
Xia Li looked at Yang Xiao, and the corner of her mouth twitched:
"What a great expression of 'respect'... Truly impressive."
Yang Xiao grinned, turned to look at Jiang Chaosheng, and continued:
"There are many of these ram's head pendants in the United States, all from an organization called the 'Dark Council'."
He twirled the pendant on his fingertip, a hint of murderous intent creeping into his smile.
"Does the master like this?"
"I could go to the United States and steal all these sheep-head necklaces to put in your antique shop as collectibles."
Jiang Chaosheng did not answer immediately.
Based on Yang Xiao and Xia Li's reactions, he had roughly pieced together what had happened.
Someone sneaked into the lab, and Xia Li handed them over to Yang Xiao, which led to the scene we just witnessed.
His thoughts slowly unfolded in the darkness.
The legend of Avici Hell is most widely circulated in the United States.
Lucifer, Death, Satan—these are all Western names. The origins of Hell also lie in the West.
And that organization called the "Dark Council"...
Jiang Chaosheng's gaze fell on the ram's head pendant in Yang Xiao's hand, and something slowly gathered in his eyes.
Hell, as the final battlefield of that war, holds secrets that are intriguing enough.
Now, they've created a dark council on Earth?
What exactly does Hell want to do?
What kind of scheme are we going to set up?