CHAPTER 549: CHAPTER 564: FORBIDDEN DIVINE WEAPON

The place where the incident happened is not very far away.

The team from the Mutual Aid Association, led by Baiyu, began advancing towards the site of the incident.

The explosion site is not far from the street where the Veterans Mutual Aid Association is located.

Along the way.

Besides the soldiers from the Anomaly Bureau, there were also patrols from the Armed Department and other divisions on the streets.

The number of people on the streets today was extremely sparse.

The closer to the explosion site, the more deserted it became, akin to a ghost city.

There were scorch marks on the ground.

The fire had spread far and wide, with many cracks on the ground and various collapsed buildings.

When Baiyu arrived at the scene with his team, there were already people working on the ruins.

The ground was littered with debris and burnt, charred houses, though the fire had been extinguished, thick smoke still billowed.

"Each squad, operate separately according to the prior arrangement, and start the rescue."

Baiyu did not say much.

After issuing orders to the squad leaders, he let them separate to carry out the tasks as required above.

Meanwhile, Baiyu moved to the side.

Aside from their Mutual Aid Association, there were many other agencies handling the scene, and the Bounty Hunter Association unquestionably had the most people.

This is a very large organization.

How large, you ask?

Considering their distribution and basic personnel, practically no official organization can compare.

They have the most people, and relatively speaking, their intelligence is also the most up-to-date.

After all, bounty hunters are ubiquitous.

Their massive numbers and fearless nature allow them to traverse various danger zones.

In the most perilous places.

You can basically always see the figure of bounty hunters.

Baiyu walked to the area where the bounty hunters were working and saw a person in charge standing amidst the ruins.

He once held a high status in the Bounty Hunter Association.

However.

After becoming an Imperial Count, that status was automatically nullified.

He walked over and saw the man idly smoking a cigarette and asked, "Brother, what’s going on here?"

Baiyu was extremely interested in everything that happened at the scene last night.

And the person most likely to know everything was the person in charge of the Bounty Hunter Association.

The conversation between the two faced no obstacles.

The other party was a Mechanical Transformation, and the relationship between the Bounty Hunter Association and the Veterans Mutual Aid Association wasn’t bad.

Of course.

Organizations like the Veterans Mutual Aid Association have a good relationship with almost all official organizations.

"Brother, it’s a tough situation."

This bounty hunter named Odin smoked a cigarette, his face full of gravitas, "This time the Holy Light Church is in trouble."

He was the person in charge of this operation.

Likewise.

He was also an S Level hunter of the Bounty Hunter Association, a Tier Five Peak Elite Martial Artist.

Since last night, the Bounty Hunter Association had been operating at the explosion center.

They were the first large organization on the scene apart from the Anomaly Bureau.

So they knew a lot of inside information.

Baiyu saw the other party stop at the crucial point, pretending to be mysterious, waiting for him to ask, and he knew what kind of person this S Level bounty hunter was.

He did not ask, just waited.

Such people tend to hold out if you ask them, but once they start, even if you don’t ask, they won’t be able to hold back from speaking.

As expected.

After holding it in for a while, Odin couldn’t hold it anymore.

"Brother, actually, let me tell you, the explosion at the Holy Light Cathedral was related to their secret dealings.

The Anomaly Bureau has started investigating.

Perhaps soon, the Holy Light Church will be in big trouble."

Odin continued, "You know, what was discovered from the ruins of the Holy Light Cathedral last night?

Forbidden Divine Weapon.

These people were actually refining a forbidden divine weapon; I don’t know how many heads can roll."

Forbidden Divine Weapon.

This is a weapon forbidden by the Imperial authority.

Often having significant destructive power, the refining method is extremely complex, requiring various rituals, easily resulting in the birth and spread of contamination.

Unexpectedly, the Holy Light Church was refining this.

The information from Odin matched closely with what Baiyu received from Yun Zhongjun.

In any case, the secrets of the Holy Light Church cannot escape.

This time.

It seems action is about to be taken against the Holy Light Church, even if they are not put to death, they will likely lose a good chunk.

And Odin also revealed to Baiyu that last night, amidst the explosion, a major skirmish broke out, with several hidden forces emerging.

This major skirmish was so intense that even the Anomaly Bureau did not dare intervene lightly.

Reportedly.

The forbidden divine weapon being refined at the Holy Light Cathedral was shattered into several pieces, and the Anomaly Bureau only managed to seize one piece.

The first thing that came to Baiyu’s mind was the Divine Court people.

Then it was the other forces mentioned by Yun Zhongjun. However, these forces, capable of confronting both the Divine Court and the Anomaly Bureau, clearly possess their own foundations.

At least.

Compared to the vast power of the Divine Court, they are not very different.

...

The Holy Light Cathedral.

This is the headquarters of the Holy Light Church, also the largest cathedral in Villiduo, located in the heart of the Inner City District.

However.

In the past, the Holy Light Cathedral at this time would be bustling with believers coming and going.

But today.

Except for the Holy Light Knights visible every few steps, there was no outsider within the cathedral.

Inside the deep of the Holy Light Cathedral, the Prayer Hall.

Ji Long’s face was ashen, silent, as a Tier Two Cardinal High Priest, he rarely got this angry.

Aside from Ji Long.

There were three other people in the hall.

Judgment High Priest, Mier.

Divine Hall Master, Lucifer.

Pope, Rune.

At this moment, all three wore extremely unpleasant expressions, just as bad as Ji Long’s.

"Lucifer, the leak from the Heart Fire Wolf refining device, and the theft of the Wolf Fire, shouldn’t you explain these matters?"

Ji Long coldly stared at him.

Lucifer was a middle-aged man with graying hair and many wrinkles on his face.

He shouldn’t appear this way at his age.

But the toil day and night, along with the injuries suffered in his early years, and exposure to numerous rituals and contamination.

That’s why he has become like this.

Upon being reprimanded by Ji Long, Lucifer sighed deeply, a hint of anger in his eyes, "Ji Long, is this incident my sole responsibility?

The current situation.

The Holy Light Church had long been infiltrated, coupled with such a significant matter.

The supervision of the Heart Fire Wolf.

The extraction of the Wolf Fire and the weapon’s tempering, all required oversight, I have not left even a step, without rest day and night, what more could I do?

And.

The traitor was actually a Cardinal High Priest.

This matter, no matter what, cannot be blamed on me."

The rebuttal from Divine Hall Master Lucifer was sharp, and beside him, Judgment High Priest Mier stood with head bowed, not intervening in the dispute.

Seeing the situation escalating.

The Pope, seated at the head, tapped the armrest of the chair and coldly stated, "Enough, the current most urgent matter is to figure out how to remedy this!"

After speaking.

He flung out a piece of metal shard from his hand.