Lord of Prayer - Chapter 261 - 187: Li Xiye is Itching for a Fight

Chapter 261: Chapter 187: Li Xiye is Itching for a Fight

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[Hong City Major Extraordinary Violent Incident Action Report:

20:27:46, July 6th, New Calendar Year 174, combat reactions detected beneath Love Hospital.

20:30, the four nearest field Operators arrived at the scene and evacuated the surrounding civilians.

20:33, the Special Operations Team arrived at the scene and activated a Barrier to isolate the area around Love Hospital. At the same time, Love Hospital collapsed, exposing the underground battlefield.

The Blood Race and Abyssal Cultists attempted to flee the battlefield, resulting in a direct confrontation with the Special Operations Team.

Battle results are as follows:

Killed Blood Count Carl, killed Blood Count Amelia, killed Blood Count Beisimo.

Killed Crimson Sect Steward “Pang Hu,” killed Crimson Sect Steward “Dark Bull,” killed Crimson Sect Steward “Blood Saber,” killed Crimson Sect Steward “Mandala.”

Killed Abyssal Demon: Death Worm.

Killed Crimson Sect Grand Steward “Puppet Master.” Contained six puppets. There is a 5.73% probability of restoring the puppets’ self-awareness.

Used Forbidden Object B-030: Spirit Realm Tracking Hound to erase the consciousness “Puppet Master” had attached to all puppets, eliminating his conscious offshoots and psychic residue. This ensures his complete annihilation and prevents any possibility of resurrection.

Killed Blood Royal Prince Lucius. Under the radiance of the Divine Purifying Light, Lucius was turned to ash. His ashes have been contained according to procedure.

Captured alive Crimson Sect Stewards “Red Scorpion” and “Purple Shark,” along with twenty-three Cultists.

Captured alive forty-four members of the Blood Race, including five Barons and three Viscounts.

Our casualties: seventeen severely injured, thirty-one wounded.

Follow-up investigation details:

After placing Crimson Sect Steward “Red Scorpion” under deep hypnosis, the subject revealed the presence of an Eternal Fire Steward codenamed “Butcher” at the scene. It was “Butcher” who informed “Mandala” of the details regarding the Blood Race’s attack on the Li Family in Hong City to obtain data on the Eternal Life Project. He then proactively proposed a collaboration with the Crimson Sect to invade the Blood Race’s stronghold.

This individual’s whereabouts were not discovered during the entire operation. Subsequent investigation revealed that the Blood Race’s warehouse had been infiltrated and its important items plundered, actions suspected to have been carried out by “Butcher.” He first looted the warehouse, then rushed into the central control room to destroy the Barrier Array, and finally escaped.

After placing members of the Blood Race under deep hypnosis, they indicated that a Blood Race Saint Child named Pansi and a Blood Count named Thompson were also in the stronghold. The whereabouts of these two Blood Race members were also not discovered; it is highly probable they escaped immediately after the Barrier was destroyed.

Synthesizing all currently known information, the reason for the war between the Blood Race and the Crimson Sect was the “Eternal Life Project.” Both sides wanted to find the missing Professor Charles, obtain the Eternal Life Machine, and achieve eternal life.

According to some descriptions, the long-missing Professor Charles briefly appeared on the battlefield before being killed by the shockwaves from the battle between Lucius and the Puppet Master.

We collected fragmented body tissue from the scene. After a DNA comparison, we have confirmed it belongs to Professor Charles.

The research department’s analysis suggests that because Charles had recently activated the Eternal Life Machine, the immense Energy threw him into another dimension. The battle between Lucius and the Puppet Master affected the spatial level, and after a rupture in space occurred, the gravitational pull of reality captured Charles, causing him to gradually break free from the other dimension and appear on the battlefield, where he was subsequently torn apart by the battle’s shockwaves.

This concludes the report.]

In her office, Gong Su, the leader of the Hong City Special Operations Team, finished reading the report her Secretary had written, a look of confusion on her face.

“An Eternal Fire Steward collaborating with the Crimson Sect… The more I look at this, the more it seems like this ’Butcher’ set up the Crimson Sect.

First, he provoked a war between the Crimson Sect and the Blood Race, reaping benefits from the Crimson Sect. Once the two sides were fighting, he took the opportunity to find the Blood Race’s warehouse and plunder it. Finally, he destroyed the Barrier Array, exposing both factions right under our noses.

This way, both the Blood Race and the Crimson Sect suffered heavy losses, while he was the one who walked away with a huge haul. After this, Eternal Fire can replace the crippled Crimson Sect and become the largest Abyss Church in the Hong City region.”

The more Gong Su thought about it, the more she felt this “Butcher” was exceptionally cunning. Not only did he secure plenty of benefits for himself, but he also allowed Eternal Fire, which did nothing, to reap the rewards effortlessly. In contrast, the Blood Race and the Crimson Sect suffered catastrophic losses—one lost a Prince, the other a Grand Steward, not to mention countless core members.

“Is Charles really dead?” Gong Su asked her Secretary. She found Charles’s death too strange, too dramatic, almost unbelievable.

“Yes, the research department matched the DNA and confirmed it was Charles. Furthermore, judging by the cellular activity, his experiment was a success; his body had reverted to a younger age. Several members of the Blood Race who were present also said he looked like he was only eighteen.” The Secretary sighed. “For a genius like that to die is a tremendous loss.”

“No, it’s not a tremendous loss. There are many ways to make a person young again. It’s not necessarily the so-called ’eternal life.’”

Gong Su corrected her. “There’s no such thing as eternal life in this world. Charles was once a researcher in the headquarters’ science labs. If his research had been on the right track, why would he have left? The science labs and the high-level executives at headquarters would never have allowed him to leave.

There’s only one explanation: his research direction was wrong, and a wrong research direction can only lead to a wrong outcome.”

“Have the research department study Charles’s body tissue more. See if they can find the effects of the Eternal Life Machine on the human body… As for the medical department, any signs of Howard waking up yet?”