152: Chapter 148 The True Purpose of the Dark Church! The Goblin's Last Piece of the Equipment Puzzle!

Woo—!

A piercing siren tore through the sky above Kyoto City.

It was the highest level of alert!!

The entire city of Kyoto, like a giant beast waking from its slumber, instantly sprang to life.

On the streets, squads of Demon Suppression Army soldiers, fully armed and with solemn expressions, patrolled through every district.

The faculty and students of Star Academy were also urgently mobilized.

Students formed small squads of three or four, and led by their instructors, they conducted a carpet search of every street and building.

The air was thick with tension.

"Have you found anything?"

"No, we've searched the entire East District and found nothing."

"Nothing in the West District either."

"We even searched the abandoned factories in the North District, but there aren't any clues."

"..."

Reports came back one after another. Yet, there was nothing to show for it.

Cheng Niannian seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving behind no traces.

City Lord's Mansion, Council Hall.

When Lu Yuan, Lu Zhentian, and Li Muyao arrived, the hall was already packed with people.

Principal Wu Long was pacing anxiously back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.

Beside him, Principal Kiran also looked grave, his brow furrowed into a deep frown.

"What is the specific situation?"

Lu Yuan strode in and went straight to the point.

Principal Wu Long looked up, and upon seeing Lu Yuan, a hint of bitterness appeared on his face.

"Cheng Niannian... went missing during the battle with the beast tide."

"By the time we realized it, it was already too late."

Lu Yuan frowned.

During the beast tide battle?

Everyone's attention was focused on the battlefield outside the city at that time; who would have noticed a student going missing inside the city?

"Are there any signs of suspicious individuals lurking about?"

Lu Yuan pressed.

Principal Wu Long shook his head.

"None."

"The city defense array was active the entire time, and it didn't detect any traces of intruders."

"The city's surveillance system didn't capture any suspicious footage either."

"It's as if she... just vanished into thin air."

The hall fell into silence.

Just then, General Yuan Muzhi frowned and asked in confusion:

"Who exactly is Cheng Niannian?"

"Why... is she so important?"

It wasn't that he didn't take a student's disappearance seriously. It was just that the reaction of the Star Academy principal and instructors to this matter was simply too intense. It was abnormally intense. It felt more like they were... afraid of something.

Principal Wu Long and Principal Kiran exchanged glances and sighed.

"At this point, there's no use in hiding it anymore."

"Cheng Niannian's background... is very special."

"She is not purely human."

"What?!"

General Yuan Muzhi's pupils constricted. Lu Zhentian's gaze also sharpened.

"She is... a half-human."

Principal Wu Long's voice was heavy.

"Flowing through her body is half human blood, and half..."

"Demon blood."

Boom!

This sentence was like a bombshell exploding in the hall!

General Yuan Muzhi stood up abruptly, his face filled with disbelief.

"Demon blood?!"

"Have you all lost your minds?!"

Lu Zhentian's expression also turned extremely grave in an instant.

"So that's it..."

He slowly closed his eyes, and after a long moment, opened them again. A sharp light erupted from his cloudy old eyes.

"Now everything makes sense."

"A half-human with demon blood... will become the coordinates for the Abyss to launch a direct attack on Blue Star! When that happens, the battlefield will shift from the starry sky to Blue Star itself!"

"And the ones capable of discovering her true identity, and who have the motive to act against her..."

Lu Zhentian narrowed his eyes and slowly spat out four words.

"The Dark Church!"

As soon as these four words were spoken, the temperature in the hall seemed to drop by several degrees.

General Yuan Muzhi's face turned pale instantly.

"The Dark Church?!"

"That bunch of lunatics who worship the Abyss demons?!"

"Yes, it can only be them!"

Meanwhile, inside Kyoto City.

Boom!!! A violent explosion came from the east side of the city. Flames shot into the sky!

"Dark Church stronghold discovered!"

"Move out!"

An elite squad of the Demon Suppression Army surged like a tide into an abandoned church.

In the dim basement, several members of the Dark Church wearing black robes were setting up a bizarre formation.

Seeing the Demon Suppression Army rush in, they were stunned at first. Then, they revealed sinister smiles.

"Hehehe... so we've been discovered."

"But it doesn't matter."

"The will of the Lord has already descended!"

Before the words had even faded, the few of them simultaneously detonated the magic items on their bodies.

Boom!!! The violent explosion razed the entire church to the ground.

The Demon Suppression Army soldiers climbed out of the ruins with grim expressions.

"Damn it! They didn't even fight back, they just Self-destructed!"

"These lunatics!"

"Keep searching! Dig three feet underground if you have to, but find them!"

Similar scenes played out one after another in various corners of Kyoto City. One temporary stronghold of the Dark Church after another was destroyed.

However, not a single piece of information regarding Cheng Niannian was found.

In the city, atop an ancient building, a bishop of the Dark Church was overlooking the entire city. Tucked under his arm was a young girl who had lost consciousness.

The bishop watched the Demon Suppression Army and Star Academy members constantly moving through the streets, the corners of his mouth slowly curling upward. He revealed a sneer of disdain.

"A bunch of idiots..."

"You don't understand at all."

"You don't understand at all."

He lowered his head, looking at the young girl in his arms, a flash of fanaticism appearing in his eyes.

"Demons are the future of this world."

"Once the demons descend upon this realm..."

"All of humanity will welcome a new era."

He waved his hand.

Hum—

A pitch-black spatial rift opened silently behind him.

"Goodbye, ants."

The bishop grinned hideously and raised his foot, preparing to step into the rift.

Just then!

Inside the City Lord's Mansion.

Lu Zhentian suddenly looked up, a brilliant light shooting from his eyes!

"Found you, you rat in the gutter!"

He waved his hand.

Hum!

A brilliant golden light enveloped everyone in the hall. The next second, their figures vanished from the spot.

Above the ancient building, space twisted. Lu Zhentian, along with Lu Yuan, Li Muyao, General Yuan Muzhi, and Principal Wu Long, appeared out of thin air at the spot where the bishop had just been standing.

But by now, the bishop's figure had already disappeared. All that remained was a spatial ripple that was slowly fading away.

Lu Zhentian crouched down, extended a finger, and gently touched the spatial ripple. A faint golden light emanated from his fingertip.

"It's spatial teleportation."

He stood up and extended his palm.

Hum.

A silvery-white light emerged from his palm.

It was a pair of gloves as thin as cicada wings. The surface of the gloves was covered in dense, intricate silver runes. Each rune was vibrating slightly, emitting profound spatial fluctuations.

[void touch]

[Legendary Grade Equipment]

Effect · Void Tear: Can to a certain extent ignore spatial barriers and tear open spatial channels.

Effect · Spatial Perception: Has extremely keen perception of spatial fluctuations.

Effect · Void Tracking: Can lock onto the position of the teleporter through residual spatial fluctuations.

Lu Zhentian closed his eyes and grasped at the void.

Hum.

The silvery-white light spread out in all directions like ripples in water.

A moment later, Lu Zhentian opened his eyes.

"Found it."

"Cheng Niannian was indeed teleported away."

"The destination is over eight thousand kilometers away from here."

Lu Yuan's heart sank.

"Eight thousand kilometers?!"

"If we chase after them now, will we make it in time?"

Lu Zhentian remained silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

"After teleporting, the other party immediately sealed the space in that area."

"We cannot teleport there..."

Everyone was extremely anxious, except for Lu Yuan, who remained calm, his gaze fixed on Lu Zhentian's hand. void touch. Void Tracking... it could lock onto the target's location.

A crazy idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Grandfather, let me use the void touch."

Although Lu Zhentian didn't understand what he wanted to do, he still handed the void touch to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan tossed the void touch to the Goblin.

"Use Void Lock, lock onto the location of those Dark Church members for me."

"And then—"

Lu Yuan's gaze turned icy cold.

"Fire the Magic Crystal Cannon."

"Slay him!"