My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 109

Chapter 109 The Power of the Priest: Black Tuo Divine Blood

Although reports indicated that the Tribunal was conducting large-scale operations in the city, the specific targets could not be determined.

Upon discovering it was Pang Hui, his expression became even more intense. Although this fellow was a deputy minister of supervision, he had close ties with the Tribunal and had always been excluded from the inner circle of the Security Department.

“It’s really lively, even the Minister of Supervision is here,” Su Chen said, looking at the bearded man.

The heads of the three departments and the Chief Justice were of the same rank, but there were only three of them, while the Tribunal had eight, even without counting the Chief Justice.

“Minister, please save me!” Pang Hui cried out again.

“Evil doer!” Wei Zhigao’s eyes turned cold, and he roared again. Without any apparent movement from him, Pang Hui’s head, still prostrate on the ground, suddenly exploded.

He had already understood Xia Hanshi’s purpose: to make him personally take action and bear some of the responsibility.

If Pang Hui was allowed to continue making accusations, the blame would ultimately fall on him.

No wonder someone inexplicably informed him that something had happened to the Pang family.

“If it were in the past, Xia Hanshi wouldn’t have gone to such lengths; he would have simply eliminated them all. There would be no need to intentionally lure me out. He has actually changed his nature and started looking for someone to share the blame.” Wei Zhigao suppressed his anger and mused.

“Is it because of that Su Chen? Some of his troubles will be transferred to Su Chen, so he is unwilling to continue with his original way of doing things…”

“Wei Zhigao!” Wang Zhanpeng sharply shouted. He could vaguely guess what Pang Hui had done, but he still had to maintain the necessary demeanor.

Wei Zhigao snapped back to reality and looked at Xia Hanshi. As expected, he had no intention of taking out the elder’s token, which forced him to respond, “This is the order of the Elder Council. The Pang family colluded with the Heretic God Cult!”

As expected… Wang Zhanpeng understood, but still said coldly, “The Elder Council’s order, where’s the evidence?”

“Xia Hanshi!” Wei Zhigao gnashed his teeth, but Xia Hanshi remained still.

“Enough!” It wasn’t until a cold shout faintly reached his ears, not from anyone present.

Only then did Xia Hanshi awaken as if from a dream, and he took out the elder’s token.

Wang Zhanpeng was somewhat surprised. Aren’t these two at odds? How come Xia Hanshi secretly seems to follow Wei Zhigao’s lead?

“Since it’s an order from the Elder Council, I have nothing to say.” Wang Zhanpeng was very straightforward and turned to leave. What he wanted was for the other party to display the elder’s token in plain sight.

“What a tactic…” Su Chen watched the entire process.

Ever since Wang Zhanpeng appeared, Old Xia hadn’t said a word, and Pang Hui was killed by Wei Zhigao himself. Most of the animosity was directed at Wei Zhigao.

Even though it was a task led by Old Xia, it didn’t affect him as much.

“Given such methods, why is Old Xia’s reputation so bad?” he muttered to himself, only to hear Bu Siqi muttering as well, “Why has the teacher become so indecisive? If it were before, the team would have already withdrawn by now.”

Su Chen couldn’t help but be stunned.

“Brother, wait here for a moment. I’m going down to see if there are any fish that slipped through the net.” Bu Siqi seemed to finally be unable to restrain himself and patted Su Chen on the shoulder.

Su Chen turned around and was startled, only to see Bu Siqi’s pupils turn red, and two fangs protruding from his lips.

“Don’t mind it, it’s just a professional characteristic…” Bu Siqi waved his hand, already unable to suppress his thirst for blood.

“Mmm… I’ll go down and take a look too,” Su Chen said.

The night was deep, and the warning sirens nearby blared incessantly.

“By the way.” On the way downstairs, Su Chen suddenly remembered something. “Senior Brother, do you know about Arcane Energy Crystal?”

“Yeah, I do.” Bu Siqi replied casually, “It’s a high-purity spiritual crystal manufactured by the Engraving Department, which can assist certain Psionists in exerting abilities beyond their own level.”

“A single one costs between 1.5 and 2 million gold, and you have to book it in advance.”

So expensive? Su Chen couldn’t help but be stunned.

As soon as they arrived near the building, Bu Siqi disappeared.

Su Chen looked up and couldn’t help but sigh. The Pang family… after all, they had been passed down for several centuries in Yingfeng, and now they were gone.

“The cleanup should be handled by our Supervisory Guards. You’ve all worked hard tonight, it’s time to go back.”

“Go back? You’re kidding. Since it’s our Tribunal’s mission, we’ll see it through to the end!”

In the distance, two groups of people were confronting each other. One belonged to the Tribunal, and the other to the Supervisory Guards, seemingly vying for the right to clean up the scene.

The Supervisory Guards appeared aggressive, yet they dared not cross the line.

“It seems they’re arguing over cleaning up the scene, but in reality, they’re dividing up the Pang family’s assets…” Yang Yan walked over to Su Chen with a metal helmet. “The Pang family has quite a few businesses, involving the sale of some potions, and the Supervisory Guards are unwilling to let us take all of it.”

Su Chen pondered, suspecting that they were not just fighting over the division of the Pang family’s interests, but also over the law enforcement power within the city.

Looking at the small, one could see the internal struggles between the Tribunal and the other three departments.

“When it’s all confiscated, you’ll get a share of the spoils.” Yang Yan added, “The spoils are divided according to the rank of the executive. You are a core seed, theoretically on the same level as the director, so you’ll get a good share.”

He couldn’t help but be envious.

No wonder Old Xia called him here, Su Chen suddenly understood, and then asked, “By the way, have you found Pang Xingwen’s body?”

“Pang Xingwen? The one who just attended the assessment? I don’t think we found him?” Yang Yan thought for a moment, then shook his head.

“Ran away?” Su Chen couldn’t help but be surprised.

Yang Yan shook his head: “I don’t know, we’re still searching the building, haven’t found a secret passage yet.”

“Are there many people who escaped?” Su Chen asked.

Yang Yan explained, “Practically none. High-ranking professionals emit too strong a life force, so they were locked onto from the start. Only Tier 2 and 3 had any chance of escaping.”

“I understand.” Su Chen thought for a moment, “Please tell my teacher or Senior Brother Bu later. There’s nothing else for me here, so I’m heading back to the Tribunal first.”

“Alright, I understand.” Yang Yan didn’t mind, watched Su Chen leave, and then turned back to the building.

“Did he really escape?” Under the cover of night, after a few turns, Su Chen slipped into a shadow and then entered a residential building.

He glanced around, first using his shoes to conceal his tracks, then transforming into a “Black Tuo Priest.”

Almost immediately, he detected that peculiar attraction. Perhaps because of the closer proximity, this perception became much clearer, and it was moving rapidly.

“Looking at the reverse direction, it just passed through the Pang Family building…” Su Chen’s expression shifted slightly. “It’s still early, let’s see where they’re going.”

………

“You… you are, Heretic God Cultists!”

In a certain basement, it was dark and gloomy, with only a few small lights flickering dimly.

Pang Xingwen huddled in a corner of the room, staring in terror at the two figures standing before him.

Just a day ago, he was a follower of the core seed, with promising prospects to become an inner disciple of the Tribunal.

In just one day, everything had changed dramatically.

On the run, he had already understood why the Pang family was destroyed: because his father had colluded with the Heretic God Cult!

“No need to fear us so much, we are good friends with your father,” said the faceless man in a low voice.

“Your father is a perceptive man, and we hope you are too.” The Faceless Ghost’s follower spoke softly.

“My father must have been forced by you!” Pang Xingwen roared.

“Stupid, if your father hadn’t accepted our help, you wouldn’t even have been born!” the Black Tuo Cultist snapped.

“For your father’s sake, we’ll give you a choice: join us, or face death!”

Hearing these murderous words, Pang Xingwen, whose emotions were on the verge of collapse, suddenly calmed down, his face dazed, “I… I… I…”

“Why were we suddenly discovered?” He asked this question unconsciously.

“Perhaps it’s because… Su Chen.” The Faceless Ghost glanced at the Black Tuo Cultist beside him. “Because of certain matters, we need to take action against Su Chen, but a sudden invitation might have alarmed Xia Hanshi.”

“Su Chen?” Pang Xingwen’s pupils constricted, his dazed expression gradually turning into resentment, “It’s him again, it’s him again!”

“If it weren’t for him, I would still be Young Master Pang!”

He had always grown up receiving education from Yingfeng, and his aversion to the Heretic God Cult was ingrained in his bones, leading to a natural resistance to joining them.

He needed to find a reason to fall, and this resentment towards Su Chen became the support for him to join the Heretic God Cult.

It’s not that I want to join the Heretic God Cult, but that I have no other choice!

Pang Xingwen gritted his teeth: “I can join you, but I must be the one to kill him with my own hands!”

“Don’t worry, there will be a chance.”

The two cultists exchanged glances and promised, “Now, we need you…”

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Before he could finish, the Faceless Ghost cultist suddenly turned his head, startled, “There’s a faint mental probing here.”

……

“This is it…” Su Chen followed that peculiar attraction to a construction site nearby.

Under the night sky, construction had stopped, and only a small portion of the surrounding buildings had been erected, with materials piled up everywhere.

Su Chen hid in the shadows. With the blessing of the Tier 3 Shadow Wind Boots, most of the surveillance in Yingfeng would have difficulty capturing his figure.

“Hmm, should I report it or just act directly?”

Su Chen pondered. The personnel quality in Yingfeng far surpassed Nancheng. If he were to report it, he would likely only be able to watch from afar, and there would be no opportunity to take advantage of the chaos.

“Heretic God power, I really lack it…” He tried to sense with his spiritual power, frowning slightly: “There are three people, two of whom have strong life force, estimated to be Tier 3, a bit tricky…”

“But there must be a Black Tuo cultist among them, and I am a Black Tuo priest. Moreover, with my current strength, running should be no problem.”

Thinking of this, Su Chen no longer hesitated and walked straight towards a temporarily erected iron sheet house, knocking on the door.

“It’s so late, is anyone still here?”

The two Heretic God cultists raised their guard. The Faceless Ghost cultist, skilled in mental perception, said, “It should be a Tier 2 professional, but their life force is very strange.”

“Tier 2 professional?” The Black Tuo cultist became even more puzzled. If it were a pursuer, it couldn’t be a Tier 2. If it were a worker, it definitely couldn’t be a Tier 2.

“Pang Xingwen, go open the door.” He looked at the only normal person present. Both of them were fanatics, and the Heretic God’s characteristics on them were too obvious.

Although they could easily kill a Tier 2 professional, this was a special time. If they could bluff their way through, it was best to do so.

Pang Xingwen shrank further into the corner, but with walls on all sides, he had no retreat. His throat rolled, and he could only force himself to stand up and walk to the door.

He was still terrified. Even as he opened the door, he was still wondering if he had made the right choice by agreeing to these two.

But when he thought of Su Chen, the resentment in his heart gave him another reason.

“As long as I can…” Pang Xingwen’s thoughts had not yet settled when his scattered gaze condensed into a needle, and he cried out in alarm, “Su… Su Chen!”

He never expected that the enemy he had just been resentful of would appear so abruptly before him. “You… you… you…” He stared at the familiar face, momentarily speechless.

“Su Chen?”

The two cultists hidden on either side of the door felt their hearts pound simultaneously, and the Black Tuo cultist was even more agitated.

The oracle was clear: this person was extremely important and must be sacrificed to the Holy God at all costs.

The Pang family’s destruction had led them to believe they had lost their chance, but they never expected that the person would simply appear before them.

“Brother Pang, aren’t you going to invite me in?” Su Chen looked at the dazed Pang Xingwen, his voice gentle.

Pang Xingwen still didn’t react, but Su Chen walked straight in, bumping the other person aside.

This bump finally made Pang Xingwen react. His pale face quickly turned crimson, and with a bang, he closed the door, glaring fiercely at Su Chen, “You actually dared to show up!”

“Spoken like that, one would think I was the one colluding with the Heretic God Cult.” Su Chen chuckled, his gaze falling on the black-robed figure on the right, who had no facial features, apparently a characteristic of the Faceless Ghost cultists?

The Pang family was actually involved with two Heretic Gods at the same time.

Su Chen was somewhat surprised for a moment. He didn’t know much about Heretic Gods, but he did know that these Heretic Gods, even if not openly hostile, were at least incompatible.

Since everyone worshiped gods, cooperation became problematic.

Cooperation requires unified ideas. When problems arise, who gives orders?

If a certain Heretic God cultist were the leader, wouldn’t that mean your god is more powerful than mine, which would greatly harm their faith?

Hearing this, Pang Xingwen subconsciously felt a little guilty, but quickly recovered and sneered, “Since that’s the case, you still dared to come here, you’re practically seeking death.”

“Then don’t you wonder why I dared to come?” Pang Xingwen’s face turned pale. He subconsciously looked back outside and imagined himself surrounded.

But soon, Pang Xingwen gritted his teeth: “Even if there are encirclements outside, we can kill you first. With you to accompany me, I’m willing to die!”

“We are not important people. If there really was an encirclement, they would just act directly. Why send you?” the Black Tuo Cultist said calmly.

These guys, as long as it doesn’t involve matters of faith, they’re quite clever… Su Chen was quite surprised, but burst out laughing: “As expected of a believer of our Lord, very insightful.”

“Our Lord?” The Black Tuo Cultist was slightly stunned, staring at Su Chen with suspicion: “What do you mean?”

“It means…” As Su Chen’s voice fell, his hair suddenly disappeared strand by strand. Black patterns spread from his cheeks to his entire body, and a vertical pupil-like shape was outlined on his head, emitting a dark and profound aura from his whole body.

“Priest!” The Black Tuo cultist’s face changed dramatically. In Pang Xingwen’s stunned eyes, he knelt down, crying out with extreme reverence, “Humble servant, Greetings to the Spokesperson of Our Lord!”

At the level of a priest, one is already qualified to be called the spokesperson of a god.

“This guy is actually a Black Tuo priest?”

The Faceless Ghost cultist beside him was equally shocked. If that was the case, why would Black Tuo go to such lengths to bring him here?

Or perhaps, Black Tuo’s people had already converted him?

How could he disguise himself so well and even become a core seed of the Tribunal? How did he manage that?

He had many questions in his mind, but he did not doubt the other party’s identity, because the fanatic beside him had already knelt down, which was enough to prove the other party’s identity.

When a priest is promoted, they will inevitably have initial contact with the deity they worship, gaining various communication and sacrificial methods. This is undeniable.

Even they can at most disguise themselves as fanatics, but cannot disguise themselves as priests.

“Is this identity really so useful?” Su Chen was astonished. He had prepared a set of explanations, but as soon as he revealed his identity, the other party knelt down directly.

He didn’t even ask how he became a priest.

Pang Xingwen was dumbfounded. He even wanted to run out and expose Su Chen’s identity to the entire Yingfeng.

Priest!

A Heretic God cultist, actually openly infiltrated the Tribunal and became a core seed. It’s truly ridiculous!

And Xia Hanshi had the nerve to come and eradicate their family!

“What’s the situation here in Yingfeng?” Su Chen took the opportunity to ask when he saw this.

“Reporting, Priest, the Pang family has just been annihilated. Our previous efforts have all gone to waste,” the Black Tuo cultist replied, looking up.

“What were you trying to do in Yingfeng, what was the original plan?” Su Chen’s question was very direct. If it weren’t for the fact that in the Heretic God system, faith was a natural identity card, this question would have immediately raised suspicion.

“Wait a minute…” The Faceless Ghost cultist beside him frowned: “What exactly…”

“Shut up!” The Black Tuo cultist looked coldly at the Faceless Ghost cultist and sternly rebuked: “Are you worthy to speak with the spokesperson of our Lord?”

Su Chen: “…”

This identity is too useful.

When the Black Tuo cultist looked at Su Chen again, he became fervent once more, “We supported the Pang family, using Pang Hui’s identity to provide cover for our activities within Yingfeng, and then to influence the lower-tier cities.”

“The most recent plan is to block news from the ‘Ten Southern Border Cities’.”

“Why?”

“There are large-scale blood sacrifices to several Heretic Gods there,” the Black Tuo cultist replied, indeed pious and without reservation.

“What’s wrong with this priest? He seems to be out of touch with the Black Tuo internal affairs,” the Faceless Ghost mused, listening to the string of questions.

Large-scale blood sacrifice? Ten cities? Su Chen’s face changed slightly, and his gaze subtly swept towards the Faceless Ghost cultist beside him.

“Kill the Faceless Ghost cultist next to you.”

A wisp of spiritual波動 entered the Black Tuo cultist’s ear. Without hesitation, the Black Tuo cultist immediately erupted. Already kneeling on the ground, a black vertical pupil glowed eerily on his head, and a black beam of light shot directly towards the Faceless Ghost cultist beside him.

“What are you doing!” The Faceless Ghost cultist was shocked, but the attack came so suddenly that he didn’t even react. His chest was pierced by the black light beam, and it continued unabated, blasting a large hole in the ceiling.

However, being a Tier 3 professional, the injury was not yet fatal.

“We are collaborators!” he roared in anger, attempting to retreat, with no intention of resisting. A priest could communicate with the gods, and their methods were not something he could contend with.

But the Black Tuo cultist’s attack followed immediately. He chanted, and a layer of black mist permeated his left arm, which suddenly withered.

And his right arm suddenly swelled several times, even creating a tearing sound!

The Faceless Ghost attempted to resist, and turbulent psionic energy surged forth, but these Heretic God cultists inherently possessed extremely strong resistance to psionic attacks.

Pfft!

The arm ruthlessly plunged into his chest. The Faceless Ghost cultist let out an unwilling wail, his chest was pierced, his heart crushed, and his entire body fell limply to the ground.

The Black Tuo cultist knelt down again. “Mission accomplished.”

“This is really useful,” Su Chen’s expression shifted. He then asked a few more questions, such as the loss of the Holy Word Stone and the whereabouts of the Space Crystal.

However, these questions were beyond the knowledge of the Black Tuo cultists who had been operating within Yingfeng City.

Pang Xingwen was dumbfounded, his eyes blank. So much had happened tonight that, while his body was still here, his mind had already wandered off for a while.

“What’s in there?” Su Chen looked at the two metal boxes in the corner. The surfaces were carved with intricate patterns, which blocked some of the “Black Tuo Priest’s” sensing abilities.

The Black Tuo cultist responded honestly, “These are the two Strange Artifacts that Pang Hui originally worshiped. One is the Holy Lord, and the other is the Faceless Ghost.”

“And there’s another item that was just sent a few days ago, which Pang Hui was preparing to deliver to the Tribunal.”

“Oh? What is it? Who is it for?” Su Chen became interested.

“I don’t know the exact item, but it’s for Wei Zhigao…” The Black Tuo cultist in front of him stated that he was only one link in the process, and his main task was to monitor and transmit tasks to Pang Hui.

“Wei Zhigao is also one of us?” Su Chen continued to ask.

“To my knowledge, no,” the Black Tuo cultist shook his head. “Corrupting him has always been our goal.”

“Hmm…” Su Chen mused, looking at the Black Tuo cultist in front of him, and said lightly:

“I already know the situation. The Pang family has been annihilated, and our years of invested resources have gone up in smoke. You bear the primary responsibility.”

“Considering your many years of service, I allow you to return to the embrace of the Holy Lord.”

The Black Tuo Cultist’s eyes trembled, revealing not fear, but a sense of honor and fanaticism, even tears of joy. “Thank you, Priest!”

He glared, then fell silent and collapsed to the ground.

Su Chen had originally intended to keep him alive to see if he could lure out more Black Tuo cultists or even members of the Heretic God Cult.

But then he reconsidered: this guy’s fervent devotion to him was only because of Black Tuo.

If another priest appeared, the other party would be equally fervent. If he revealed his identity, it would create trouble where there was none, so it was better to silence him.

Bang!

The sound of the corpse hitting the floor was like thunder in Pang Xingwen’s ears. His whole body trembled, as if his soul had returned to his body, and he stared at the corpse on the ground in disbelief.

He… he just died?

This was a Tier 3 professional, and he committed suicide with just one sentence?

What kind of maniacs are these Heretic God cultists?!

Pang Xingwen looked at Su Chen tremblingly, forcing a smile: “Great… great priest, I have already agreed…”

Before he could finish, Su Chen’s gaze swept over him, and Pang Xingwen’s eyes rolled back, falling silent and lying stiffly on the ground.

Psionics rolled up the three corpses and stuffed them all into the storage space.

He then grabbed the two metal boxes in the corner, opening each one. The attraction Su Chen felt suddenly became much clearer.

There were three items in total.

The familiar Black Tuo Guiding goes without saying, but the other one looked somewhat strange, like it was made from a skull, with five faceless faces carved on its surface.

“Faceless Ghost, it is said that this Heretic God is good at disguise. Its followers can disguise themselves as close relatives and friends, and like to reveal their fangs when people are happiest and most joyful, making them show the desperate look of being killed by their loved ones.”

“They can even impersonate followers of other Heretic Gods, which is why Zhou Xian previously said I was a follower of the Faceless Ghost.”

Also, because of what Zhou Xian said, he specifically searched for relevant information about this Heretic God.

The power within the two Guiding was extracted, and Su Chen was surprised to see that on the panel, the two types of Heretic God power did not merge, but were arranged separately, and their names had changed.

[Low-tier Black Tuo Power]

[Low-tier Faceless Ghost Power]

“The powers of the Heretic Gods are not compatible. My previous guess was probably right; different Heretic God powers should be able to induce different professional responses.”

“Black Tuo causes professional advancement, so what about the Faceless Ghost?”

Su Chen couldn’t help but wonder, but he didn’t rush to try it.

Instead, he looked at the last item, which resembled a cobblestone, scarlet in color, with the faint sight of liquid flowing within it, interspersed with black specks.

The peculiar attraction it emitted was different from that of Guiding.

Su Chen cautiously touched it. The touch was warm, not like stone—

[Black Tuo Divine Egg — Consumable: Made from Black Tuo Divine Blood, it can prolong life, but it contains the seed of a god.]

(End of Chapter)