Chapter 351 - 357: The Ritual Site
Hang Yu arrived at the meeting point.
Xu Tianhua handed him a set of equipment, which he needed to change into shortly, taken directly from the disguised person, and introduced the two middle-aged men present.
Luo Yuanzheng, the first captain of the Celestial Net.
Bai Chengtian, the fifth captain of the Celestial Net.
Bai Chengtian hadn’t met him before, but he was certainly not simple.
Bai Chengtian was originally a vice-captain, but due to his exceptional personal strength, not inferior to any captain, he was directly appointed as the captain of the fifth team after it was established just over half a month ago.
Holy Professionals are generally divided into support type, combat type, and healing type.
Bai Chengtian was obviously inclined towards the first two types; he only learned one or two low-tier healing skills like Light Injury Healing, but in combat, he was even more outstanding than most Combat Professionals, possessing extremely high defense and excellent support skills.
After briefly getting acquainted.
Xu Tianhua’s expression turned serious: "Now, I’ll briefly introduce the situation. We’ve already swapped with the target; in thirty minutes, we’ll meet Wang Junwen at the specified location and then follow them into the Underground Labyrinth."
He said and handed a file folder to Hang Yu.
"This is the disguise identity information we just obtained. Due to the very tight timeframe, you only have twenty minutes to memorize the key information to prevent any exposure."
Hang Yu opened several pages of the document.
He needed to disguise as a man named Liu Fei.
The several pages of documents clearly recorded this person’s family background, personality, hobbies, habits, catchphrases, and other basic information.
Xu Tianhua managed to gather this information in such a short time.
All thanks to the help of the insider Hu Jian, but with such little preparation time, it’s hard to guarantee there are no omissions.
Probably for this reason, to reduce the risk of exposure, only four out of the eight were swapped, hoping to blend into the group and deceive them into entering the target location.
Hang Yu’s memory was now excellent.
He memorized all the details with just one look.
Xu Tianhua continued: "Along the way, we’ll secretly leave marks. The Celestial Net operatives have already prepared in advance. They’ll follow closely, but the situation is unpredictable, so we still need to be adaptable."
"It’s about time."
"Let’s head out!"
The four barely had time to exchange words.
Hang Yu immediately drank the Two-Faced Man Magical Potion, feeling changes in his body. The potion made him shorter, a bit fatter, and eventually transformed him into a somewhat sleazy young man.
The level and skills also changed, now becoming an 8th level Magic Professional with an innate skill of the telekinesis type, plus three non-systematic first-tier magic skills.
Hang Yu knew.
This was the power of the Two-Faced Man Magical Potion.
The Two-Faced Man Magical Potion could completely transform a person into someone else, of course, the target of transformation could not exceed the potion’s level, and this transformation could be actively stopped.
Hang Yu felt that not only had his looks declined significantly, but his strength had also weakened a lot. However, when he saw Xu Tianhua’s appearance, he swallowed back his urge to complain.
The solemn and righteous Xu Tianhua.
At this moment, became an unequivocal cross-dressing king.
If he were a beauty, it would be fine, but with a bloated body, saggy chest, and a rustic look like a cunning market aunt.
Hang Yu really wanted to interview Old Xu about his inner feelings at this moment, but thinking about the important mission ahead, he decided not to waste time on such matters.
Luo Yuanzheng transformed into a skinny old man.
Bai Tiancheng became a young thug with a streetwise demeanor.
The four completed their transformations and arrived at the secret assembly point.
Wang Junwen and the other four were gradually arriving at this moment.
As Wang Junwen glanced over his subordinates, a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes. He was a person with a keen intuition, which is a quick subconscious judgment of things that appear in front of him.
When something incongruent appeared.
The subconscious often sends out a warning.
Wang Junwen at this moment had an uneasy intuition, but he felt that there was nothing wrong with the eight people in front of him, leading him to begin doubting himself.
Today was very crucial.
Perhaps he was just too nervous and it caused an illusion!
Wang Junwen temporarily suppressed his unease, knowing that things had reached such a point that turning back was no longer possible; he had to continue forward.
These past days had been uneventful.
Once tonight is over, the ritual completes, and everything will become different!
The Secret Witch Hermit Association had an epic powerhouse in charge; if he could connect with such a power and become their representative in this world, the future benefits would be immeasurable.
As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold.
Self-interest is paramount!
Wang Junwen said to the eight: "You should already understand the importance of this mission. I don’t want anything going wrong at the last moment, so stay sharp, everyone. Let’s go!"
"Yes!"
The eight replied in unison.
Hang Yu, Xu Tianhua, and others blended into the group and walked into the Underground Labyrinth.
Unexpectedly, things went smoothly; Wang Junwen and the others really didn’t notice the anomaly among them. It seems this Wang Junwen is not that exceptional.
In fact, it’s not Wang Junwen’s fault for lacking vigilance; he was, after all, just an ordinary office worker and not a professionally trained agent, making it difficult to deduce if there was a problem from subtle changes.
Monsters roamed the Underground Labyrinth.
Compared to the initial stage, the monsters had become significantly stronger.
Along the way, Hang Yu and Xu Tianhua purposefully used their disguised identities’ innate abilities and inheritance skills to fight, which undoubtedly dispelled doubts about their identities.
Because, so far.
Based on the collected data.
The probability of repeated innate abilities is very low, with a significant portion of them being unique. Now, that their subordinates used their innate skills in combat meant they couldn’t possibly be disguised.
At least for now.
The Two-Faced Man Magical Potion is still little known.
Wang Junwen still keenly noticed something amiss, "Liu Fei, you used to be quite talkative, why aren’t you speaking today? And, you were always somewhat clumsy; how come your spellcasting is now so accurate?"
Hang Yu’s mind stirred — was the anomaly noticed?
Xu Tianhua, Luo Yuanzheng, and Bai Chengtian all became alert.
Hang Yu made a sly smile that suited his character, "Well... I guess because we’re about to meet the Spirit Realm’s lord, and the thought of soon achieving great success with the boss makes me so excited that even my senses and state have improved."
Wang Junwen scrutinized him for a few moments and then said, "Good that you understand. When you meet the Spirit Realm lords, keep your mouth shut; don’t blurt nonsense if you don’t know how to speak. If you offend them accidentally, it’ll be your funeral!"
"Yes, yes!"
Hang Yu quickly nodded.
The nine twisted and turned for over an hour.
Wang Junwen suddenly perked up, quickly walked to a mound, first confirming the mark on the stone slab, then took out a bone whistle and blew it.
The mound rapidly stirred.
A three-meter-tall skeleton emerged.
This skeleton was clearly not made of human bones, its exterior particularly ferocious, at least a level 10 elite monster, first scanning behind the group with its ghost fire-lit eyes, probably checking for any followers.
After a few seconds.
The skeleton turned and walked in one direction.
Hang Yu understood how Wang Junwen communicated with the Spirit Realm.
They did not directly contact each other; the Spirit Realm had set a location, and when Wang Junwen transported materials, he came to this location.
Summoned the prepared undead monster.
The undead monster would transport the items to their destination.
Wang Junwen’s group did not directly proceed to the destination to avoid leaking this important place. But this time, because they needed help from eight people, they allowed them to enter the core area.
Hang Yu inconspicuously exchanged a look with Xu Tianhua.
The two prepared for battle, anticipating a fierce fight ahead.
The Celestial Net reinforcements should have already arrived near the Ghost Church, following the signs they set along the way. Hopefully, they act quickly.
After advancing half an hour longer.
When passing through an inconspicuous crack in a cave.
An incredibly spacious area appeared before them.
Hang Yu immediately saw the Enchanting Demon Witch and the Dark Elf Swordsman, but unexpectedly, there were more than a dozen figures beside them, making Hang Yu’s brows furrow immediately.
And in the center of this group.
A massive trapezoidal altar had already been built.
Atop the altar, space twisted as if a fissure appeared, akin to a giant serpent’s eye peeking through this crack at the world; the aura emanating from within was suffocatingly oppressive.
