Chapter 59: So What Exactly Did I Discover? |
Just as Vivian was still filled with confusion—
Very quickly, she realized that her field of vision was undergoing a world-shaking transformation.
The originally dim world gradually began to brighten.
The plants that had previously only shown vague outlines in the darkness slowly became clear.
“What happened?”
“What exactly is going on?”
As she watched the world before her gradually change from night into day, Vivian’s heart was filled with shock.
How was this even possible?
Although she did not understand what was happening, Vivian was thoroughly astonished.
What exactly had Lord God done?
Did He turn darkness into daytime?
No! Vivian quickly figured it out. Lord God had probably bestowed upon her the ability to see in the dark.
Just as Vivian was still immersed in shock, a familiar voice sounded.
“I knew something felt off.”
“So after all this time, I forgot to adjust the gamma settings for nighttime.”
Looking at the changes on the game screen, Jiang Chen closed the settings menu and nodded in satisfaction.
“Now this looks right...”
However, just after making the adjustment, Jiang Chen was about to make a move when he noticed something interesting.
Not far away, several figures were running toward him, and the one leading them was an old acquaintance.
Aelia?
Seeing this NPC, Jiang Chen was somewhat puzzled.
“What’s this idiot doing here at a time like this?”
Although confused, the moment Jiang Chen saw the group of Enforcement Officers following behind Aelia, he immediately had an idea.
“This is perfect. I was still worried about things going wrong.”
“Now that you’re here, I can relax.”
.......
Aelia’s emotions were complicated at this moment.
Just earlier, someone had come to the Enforcement Bureau to report a case.
They claimed that Vivian, one of the Empire’s Twin Stars, had not only blown up an apartment, but more importantly, had killed an enforcement officer.
And the enforcement officer she killed happened to be the bureau director’s brother-in-law, causing the director to fly into a furious rage and order Aelia to lead a team to capture Vivian.
Based on years of experience, Aelia felt that this matter was far from simple.
Every aspect of this incident felt suspicious.
However, since it was the director’s order, Aelia could only obey.
The only fortunate thing was that, for some unknown reason, most of the Enforcement Bureau’s personnel had gone out today.
The only ones left in the bureau were Aelia and her subordinates.
Ever since purchasing Vivian’s information during the day, Aelia had already begun planning the capture operation.
Compared to others, Aelia always liked to make detailed plans and ensure everything was foolproof before taking action.
That was also why she had been assigned this mission.
Although Vivian was detestable, Aelia firmly believed that she would never commit such acts without reason.
Therefore, Aelia decided that once she found Vivian, she would first ask about the situation clearly.
However, just as she was still thinking about what to do, two figures in the distance caught her attention.
Although the lighting was poor, she still recognized their identities.
Vivian, and Lilith.
“Wait, what is Vivian doing?”
She saw Vivian, who had been casually walking moments ago, suddenly take out her weapon and charge directly toward a patch of bushes in the distance.
Before Aelia could understand what was happening, the umbrella in Vivian’s hand transformed into a massive blood-red scythe, slashing forward in one strike.
“This is... Connor’s butler?”
Seeing the person who suddenly appeared and clashed with Vivian, Aelia was also confused about what was happening.
However, the moment she sensed the evil aura emanating from the butler, Aelia instantly understood everything.
“A Cultist!”
Drawing her longsword, Aelia charged directly toward the two engaged in battle.
The other Enforcement Officers behind her did the same.
Compared to everything else, subduing this Cultist was obviously the most important matter right now.
.......
Meanwhile, Aaron, who was currently fighting Vivian, was completely dumbfounded.
How had he been discovered?
Aaron’s mind was full of confusion.
He had clearly used magic to conceal his aura and had followed them with extreme caution.
Not to mention Vivian, a Two-Ring Mage—even Four-Ring or Five-Ring Mages would absolutely not have been able to detect him without using detection magic.
Yet not only had the other party discovered him, she had pretended not to notice and quietly approached him before launching a sneak attack.
Looking at the wound on his chest, if his reaction had been even slightly slower just now, he would not have escaped with such a minor injury.
“Damn it! How did you discover me?!”
Aaron’s voice was icy cold.
“You guess.”
Vivian replied.
Just as Aaron was about to respond, a sudden sense of danger came from behind him.
Instinctively, Aaron twisted his body and dodged the attack.
Turning around to look—
Enforcement Officer Aelia!
Naturally, Aaron recognized Aelia.
Why was she here?
However, he immediately understood everything.
“Damn it! So you already discovered my plan?!”
“You knew it was us behind the apartment incident, which is why you deliberately made your move!”
“Afterward, you intentionally didn’t stop the person I sent to bring the Enforcement Officers to arrest you. You decided to play along with the plan, all so you could wait until the Enforcement Officers arrived and publicly expose my identity!”
“So that’s how it is! Looks like I underestimated you, Vivian!”
“As expected of one of the Empire’s Twin Stars. I admit defeat this time. But Vivian, do you really think this bunch of trash can deal with me?”
“You’re far too naive!”
“Today, I’ll show you that before absolute power, all schemes and tricks are meaningless!”
As his words fell, Aaron’s body rapidly swelled in size. Eight gigantic octopus tentacles covered in suction cups burst out from behind him, while his original head transformed into an enormous octopus head.
In barely a single breath, Aaron transformed into a gigantic octopus monster nearly twenty meters tall.
Then, a deep muffled voice emerged from the octopus monster’s mouth.
“Vivian, so what if you discovered our plans?”
“Do you really think any of you will leave here alive today?”
“Once all of you are dead, the truth will remain buried, and we can continue our grand plan!”
Hearing Aaron’s words, everyone present subconsciously looked toward Vivian.
Their expressions were also filled with disbelief.
They could naturally tell that Vivian seemed to have ruined some incredibly important plan of the Cultists.
So what exactly was the plan?
Everyone present was extremely curious, but compared to curiosity, what concerned them more right now was how to survive under this monster’s attacks.
“So what exactly did I discover? Why do I not know anything at all?”
In front of the screen, Jiang Chen held it in for a long while before finally squeezing out that sentence.
To be honest, Jiang Chen currently felt like his head was itching, as if his brain was about to grow.
Overall, the whole situation was simply ridiculous.