Bosi City.
This city, hailed as humanity's last line of defense, was also the location of the Strange Society's headquarters.
The allied forces formed by various human nations before the Strange Species had completely occupied more than half the world were also stationed inside and outside the city.
In the present, where most countries had essentially become empty shells.
Bosi City could even be called the planetary capital of Nek Star.
"This is it."
At the daytime city entry checkpoint, Ye Qiyan drove the Road Tyrant and entered the city openly and honestly.
The guard in charge of the checkpoint looked at the inexplicably opened safe zone gate in confusion, scratching his head, completely unable to remember when he had pressed the button to open it.
Skyscrapers stood tall, and traffic was heavy.
If one had to point out something particularly special.
Throughout the city, one could see statues of all sizes, built from gears.
The content of the statues varied, but the descriptions below them all had the same line of text.
[Praise Ingenuity]
It seemed this city wasn't just home to the Strange Society worshipping the Ingenuity God; ordinary people did the same.
The map's usefulness ended here.
Ye Qiyan's purpose in coming to this city was to find the Strange Society headquarters' weapons warehouse.
To use the things there to update Eve's weapon slots.
If, along the way, he could complete that hidden mission whose content was completely unknown, that would be best. If not, then he would wait for WALL-E to finish treasure hunting.
Using just a tiny bit of [Bewitchment], the location of the Strange Society headquarters wasn't that hard to find.
No, even without Bewitchment, this Strange Society was completely easy to find.
In a position even closer to the center than the Bosi City government building.
Ye Qiyan saw three skyscrapers connected together by bridges.
These three buildings, along with those bridges, together formed the shape of an 'A'.
"I thought it was a secret organization. What a letdown."
Sitting in the back, leaning back-to-back with Ye Qiyan, the diamond-shaped rabbit ears on Eve's head changed into a '5'.
There were many people in uniforms at the entrance of the Strange Society.
Ye Qiyan wasn't in a hurry to go in.
Although Arrogance existed, he wouldn't be discovered, and even if he were truly discovered, it was completely inconsequential.
But no rush. It was, after all, a human city normal to the point of being utterly ordinary.
Ye Qiyan felt he hadn't experienced the feeling of an ordinary human city for a long time.
Since he was already here, he might as well go shopping first.
As for money, back in some previous towns, he had already disguised himself as a Strange Society soldier, trading the corpses of Strange Species for military merit and exchanging them for quite a bit of cash.
"Let's go, Eve. We're going to the mall to get some fries."
The rabbit ears changed into a heart shape.
But just as Ye Qiyan started the Road Tyrant and headed towards the nearby mall, he suddenly stopped, frowned, and looked at several giant transport trucks covered with cloth not far away.
The transport trucks weren't the problem; the problem was what was inside them.
[Defiance × Arrogance]
A sun-like circular mark appeared on the back of Ye Qiyan's hand.
His perspective changed, piercing through the covering cloth, seeing clearly the things hidden within.
Train carriages.
Carriages, some damaged, some intact.
He knew very well these were not ordinary trains of this world.
But things belonging to Train Conductors.
So, why were there damaged carriages here?
And where had the owners of these carriages gone?
"It seems there's no time to get fries today."
Turning the vehicle around, twisting the throttle.
Ye Qiyan drove the Road Tyrant, chasing after those transport trucks.
He didn't drive too fast, maintaining a not-too-far, not-too-close distance.
Until he followed these transport trucks into an underground parking lot of the Strange Society building.
No one discovered his trail, nor did anyone notice his existence.
The power of Arrogance enveloped him and Eve, who was sticking close. Those people saw him in their vision, but because of this Arrogance of Ye Qiyan's, they were unworthy of seeing his true appearance.
The transport trucks stopped, and a group of Strange Society members got off.
"Hey man, got a light?"
Lighting cigarettes, a few people chatted idly there.
"This is the how many-th one?"
"The third, right? Tsk tsk, these Outsiders are really something, huh? Even though the Grand Bishop and the Apostle of the Ingenuity God himself took action, they could only manage to keep a part of his carriages. The man himself ran off into the city, no idea where he went."
"He's definitely in the city. The checkpoints out of the city are strictly guarded. Nothing, not from outside or inside, not even a fly, can get in or out."
"After all, it's technology bestowed by the Ingenuity God."
"But those research guys said they want to figure out how to open these carriages. Do you think it'll work?"
"Who knows? After the first two died, there were a lot of things we'd never seen before, tsk tsk. Even magic! Hey, if we can kill a few more Outsiders, we'll definitely be able to defeat the Strange Species."
"As long as the Bishop keeps putting out the bait, he's sure to attract new Outsiders."
On the transport truck.
Ye Qiyan walked in here.
He looked at the crimson carriage in front of him, frowning slightly, and reached out to touch it gently.
[Unable to open (The Train Conductor of this carriage has locked it)]
The carriage couldn't be opened, meaning the owner of this carriage was still alive.
But that wasn't what Ye Qiyan was truly concerned about.
What did they mean... using bait to attract new Outsiders?
Ye Qiyan's eyebrows raised slightly.
"Leave the one who talks the most."
The order was given.
Eve flew out of the transport truck like a ghost from beside him.
Before those several drivers could even react.
Sharp blades instantly took their lives.
And just as Ye Qiyan had said.
The one who had talked the most during the idle chat became the sole survivor among a field of corpses.
Plop—
The man only felt a blur before his eyes. The burning cigarette in his hand fell to the ground, extinguished by the steaming hot blood.
He stared blankly at his surroundings.
The others who had just been talking were now lying in pools of blood in an instant.
"You, I..."
Eve stood coldly in front of him, a red targeting ring already firmly appearing beneath this man's feet.
A weapon slot opened, a dark gun muzzle pressed against the back of the man's head.
Eve's rabbit ears transformed into a silencing '×'.
Tap... tap...
The sound of boots stepping in this underground space echoed, making the man's heart tremble uncontrollably.
The black-haired young man walked out from the transport truck.
Until he arrived before this man.
The blood on the ground was repelled by golden-red holy patterns.
Leaving the area where he stood, clean and new.
"What you were talking about just now, the bait, and the Outsiders. What are they?"
"I... if I answer, can I live?"
"Of course not. But you still have to answer."
The demon's whisper sounded softly in this man's ear.
The power of the words made him unable to resist, pouring out everything he knew.
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