Chapter 56

Wu Xiaode crossed the street, heading in the direction of the Royal Hospital.

Suddenly, his phone vibrated.

Wu Xiaode took it out and saw an unfamiliar number.

"Who is this?" he asked.

"Club opening, coming or not?" a steady male voice said.

In the past, Wu Xiaode would have hung up immediately.

But this time was different.

He had just heard this voice not long ago.

It was the Emperor of the Empire!

But why would the Emperor talk about such a topic? Did he hear it wrong?

"Hello, you are—"

"It's Me."

"Your Majesty, I was defending myself just now!"

"Defending yourself... I don't blame you. They were a group of terrorists. I'll give you a one-pound 'Hero of the People' trophy later."

"Long live the Emperor."

"Alright, I just wanted to ask you if those people provided any valuable information?"

"Information...?"

Wu Xiaode realized what he had missed, feeling a bit frustrated.

He had killed too quickly.

If he had known, he would have left the leader alive and handed him over to the royal family, maybe they could have dug out some information.

—He really wanted to dig them all out and kill them clean.

This way, even if he didn't return in six days, Sister Lan's safety would at least be guaranteed.

As he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a faint metallic sound from his body.

The armor!

This was a soft scale armor that Wu Xiaode wore like an undershirt. Although it was a bit cold at first, it was quite comfortable now that it was summer.

As the owner of the armor, Wu Xiaode immediately understood its meaning.

Some spirits were calling him from the armor.

"What's up?" he whispered.

A voice suddenly appeared in Wu Xiaode's ear: "Souls... all captured... on the scales."

Wu Xiaode was stunned.

Of course!

How could he forget?

This scale armor had a special ability.

It could accommodate spirits and heroes—

Even the spirit of the intermediate mage who died in the court duel was absorbed and used as a one-time mirror image.

"Your Majesty, please wait, I'll get back to you soon." Wu Xiaode said hurriedly.

"What are you waiting for? I'll tell you, those people opposed Me because I can connect and control everything, mastering all information. But do you know, there are no more human traffickers now—"

"Because I can identify every baby!"

"Also, don't you think the security has been improving over the years?"

"Right, the club thing doesn't exist. I want to ensure the health of every citizen of the Empire. You understand, right? It's all My achievement."

The Emperor chattered on.

Wu Xiaode turned into a supermarket, opened an automatic locker, threw his phone in, then went to the restroom and closed the door.

In a flash.

He appeared in a mirror world.

This was a dungeon filled with various torture instruments, where half-transparent souls were suspended by black ropes.

The souls were those of the people who had just fought with Wu Xiaode.

Of course, there was also the middle-aged man responsible for persuasion and command.

The Book of Souls floated in the air, displaying a line of icy crystal letters:

"Your fairy armor has absorbed the souls of those who died just now."

"The spirits attached to the armor interrogated these souls, and a necromancer played some torture tricks, obtaining a valuable piece of information."

"Do you want to talk to the necromancer?"

"Let's talk." Wu Xiaode said.

A hunched young man with a deathly gray face appeared before Wu Xiaode, holding a staff.

"Greetings, Master of Death." He bowed respectfully.

"No need for formalities, I'm not the Master of Death." Wu Xiaode said.

"You resisted the fate of certain death and awakened a rare ability of the realm of death. If you're not the Master of Death, I can't think of who else could be called that." The necromancer said.

"You're also a necromancer, so we should be colleagues, right?" Wu Xiaode asked curiously.

"No, I can only send requests to the realm of death, hoping to borrow the power of beings like you." The necromancer said.

"What do you mean?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Only when the sacrifices, arrays, runes, and materials I create satisfy you can I borrow the power of death." The necromancer said.

"So it's a client-vendor relationship." Wu Xiaode muttered.

He thought for a moment and shook his head. "No, you've already started interrogating the souls, haven't you?"

"Souls are the weakest. In the realm of death, it's very difficult to gain combat power, almost one in ten thousand." The necromancer said.

"So, what information did you get?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"To be honest, those assassins were peripheral members. The one truly in charge was the person who talked to you, but he only had a group number and no speaking rights in the group." The necromancer said.

"A group number? That's good, tell me, I'll remember." Wu Xiaode said.

"934103341." The necromancer said.

"Got it, thanks a lot." Wu Xiaode patted his shoulder.

"Come to my death scene sometime and see how to deal with it." The necromancer rubbed his hands.

"Sure, when I have time, we'll set a date." Wu Xiaode promised.

Swish—

He exited the mirror and walked out of the restroom, returning to the automatic locker at the supermarket entrance.

He heard the locker still emitting a continuous sound:

"Amazing, right? It's all My achievement."

"Yes, I don't want to seem too impressive, but I've been working hard on every aspect of the Empire..."

Wu Xiaode stood in front of the locker and scanned his face.

A gentle female voice said, "Your locker is open."

Click—

The locker door opened.

The Emperor's voice immediately stopped.

Wu Xiaode took out his phone and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, unmatched in the world, truly an idol for us young people."

"I just heard the locker opening sound." The Emperor said softly.

"Don't worry about that, I just passed by the supermarket. By the way, I found one of their group numbers." Wu Xiaode said.

The Emperor's voice immediately rose: "What? You actually found their group? That's impossible!"

"Huh? Why is it impossible?" Wu Xiaode asked, puzzled.

The Emperor said solemnly, "I seal thousands of criminal groups every day, whether it's pornography, gambling, or drugs, none of them are allowed to exist. I've sealed all the gambling and drug groups, but I still haven't found their group!"

Your Majesty, there's a flaw in your work...

Wu Xiaode steadied himself and said, "That's the situation. What do you think we should do, Your Majesty?"

"Let's infiltrate now and see what's going on."

"How do we do it?"

"Wu Xiaode, join the group."

"They'll notice."

"Don't worry, once I know the group number, I can help you join directly without alerting anyone. In the group, you'll be invisible."

"Your Majesty is truly wise and mighty. I'll try..."

Wu Xiaode entered the group number.

After a second, he was in.

He pulled up the member list and, as expected, didn't find himself.

Amazing!

As soon as he entered, he saw someone post a picture.

The picture showed a woman who looked like a flower but was as robust as a bear or a tiger, wearing a bikini.

There was a line of constantly changing small text on the picture:

"Did you get rid of Wu Xiaode?"

Wu Xiaode held his phone and smacked his lips.

If you just posted that line of text, it would be clear, but putting it in a picture of a fat woman made it seem like the fat woman was asking the question.

The Emperor groaned through the speaker.

"Your Majesty?" Wu Xiaode probed.

"No wonder I couldn't find them. They must have figured out My—no, My working method, so they use such pictures to avoid My search." The Emperor said in a frustrated tone.

Another picture of a bikini fat woman appeared, with the text below changing to:

"Didn't get rid of him, this kid is a bit strange."

Another bikini fat woman joined the discussion: "We've all identified his ability, but no one can figure out what it is."

Ding!

The phone made a sound.

The Emperor's voice came again: "The first target is in Donglin County, at the Fish in Water Internet Cafe in the South District, in the e-sports area, seat 22."

"I'll go after this guy." Wu Xiaode said.

"No need, I've already sent someone. You go to the second guy, he's at the capital's Holy Cathedral, where they all are." The Emperor said.

"Alright!"

Wu Xiaode walked out of the supermarket and saw a car already parked outside.

The person in the car waved at him.

It was Xiao Baihong!

"Among the experts in the capital, he's the closest to you. I just paid him to go with you." The Emperor said.

"Alright." Wu Xiaode walked forward, opened the car door, and got in.

The car started immediately.

Wu Xiaode sat in the back seat and continued to monitor the group.

Another picture of a fat woman popped up:

"All the skilled people we sent are dead, the mission failed. I suggest we list Wu Xiaode as the top priority to eliminate."

More pictures of fat women in various poses appeared, flooding the chat interface:

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

"Get rid of him, cut off the royal family's wings!"

"If this kid isn't eliminated, he will become a great threat!"

Wu Xiaode looked at the pictures and the words that wanted to kill him, feeling a fire in his heart.

Suddenly, he heard the Emperor's painful groan in his ear:

"Ah, I can't take it, looking at this is worse than death—Wu Xiaode, the difficult task of monitoring this group is entrusted to you. I'll give you a two-pound trophy later."

"Your Majesty, what about you?"

"I need to switch to another group to wash my eyes."

The Emperor's voice disappeared.