34: You absolutely must not provoke him.

Meanwhile, on the top floor of a skyscraper where no one noticed.

In an office decorated with extreme luxury, behind an expensive rosewood desk, a man wearing a refined suit was leisurely sipping red wine.

This was the headquarters of the Corpse Ghost Cult.

A place that completely contradicted the dark and eerie name of the cult.

"Bang—!"

Just then, the heavy solid wood door of the office was violently kicked open.

A cult member scrambled in, his face drained of blood, lips trembling as if he had just escaped from Hell.

"Lea... Leader!" He collapsed to the ground, his voice filled with uncontrollable trembling.

The man called the leader frowned slightly, full of displeasure: "What are you panicking about? Being so flustered, what kind of decorum is this!"

Hearing this, the member hurriedly composed his expression, forcing himself to calm down, but his voice still trembled slightly: "Leader, our stronghold at the Qingkong Psychiatric Hospital is gone, and the Myriad Soul Blood Fiend raised there has also been killed!"

The man's tone was panicked, every word like a heavy hammer, shattering the peace in the office.

The man holding the wine glass, who was the leader of the Corpse Ghost Cult, froze instantly.

He slowly turned his head, his face, which had originally worn a contented smile, now filled with dark clouds.

"What did you say?"

His voice was low, yet carried a sense of oppression like a coming storm.

The member was so frightened by this Aura that his whole body trembled, almost collapsing, but he still braced himself to report.

"The Myriad Soul Blood Fiend is dead, and everyone in the stronghold, not a single one left, they were all killed!"

Hearing this, the leader's expression instantly turned ugly, and he asked with an icy tone: "Who did it?"

His eyes were full of anger, his expression ferocious.

He knew the importance of that stronghold all too well, and the Myriad Soul Blood Fiend was a crucial part of his plan. Now, it had been wiped out silently?

The member's teeth were chattering, and he said with difficulty: "It... it was the Spiritual Energy Bureau. They sent out that Special Agent who killed the Heart-Devouring Old Demon!"

Hearing this, the Corpse Ghost Cult leader, who had been incomparably angry a second ago, deflated in the next second, instantly restraining himself.

What?

The Special Agent who killed the Heart-Devouring Old Demon?

This information exploded in the leader's mind, leaving him completely stunned.

He certainly knew about the Heart-Devouring Old Demon being killed.

This matter had caused a monstrous uproar among various sects and factions, to the point where it was almost known by everyone.

An ancient evil entity that had been famous for a long time was killed by a single punch from a no-name rookie Special Agent from the Spiritual Energy Bureau.

This sounded like a fantasy, but it was the truth.

What he hadn't expected even more was that this strange news, which had only spread throughout Donghai City yesterday, had become related to him in such a tragic way today.

The muscles in his cheeks twitched, and his expression was completely out of control.

An emotion called collapse was crazily breeding from the bottom of his heart, instantly drowning all his reason.

How could this be?

How did he run into such a god of slaughter!

He had just reduced the Heart-Devouring Old Demon to ashes yesterday, and today he had relentlessly targeted their Corpse Ghost Cult?

Did he not need to rest?

Was he made of iron?

His breathing became a bit heavier, and a trace of despair appeared in his eyes.

He dared not think further.

He didn't even dare to say any harsh words about revenge.

Facing such an existence that could easily wipe out even an old-school evil entity like the Heart-Devouring Old Demon, any harsh words seemed pale and ridiculous.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the stormy waves in his heart, and issued an order in a hoarse voice.

"Pass on my order!"

"All members, immediately shrink all external operations!"

"Absolutely, absolutely must not provoke that guy!"

His voice carried a hint of imperceptible trembling.

"Our plan is about to be completed. At this critical juncture, absolutely nothing can go wrong!"

"We need to be steady, absolutely must not attract that guy's attention!"

In the office, the other high-ranking cult members who had rushed over upon hearing the news were all stunned in place.

They looked at their leader, their eyes filled with unbelievable shock.

In their impression, their leader had always been synonymous with being willful and lawless.

When had they ever seen him look so cowardly and panicked?

Yet, all this was just because of a newcomer, a rookie from the Spiritual Energy Bureau who had just started out.

He had actually scared their fearless leader into this state.

For a moment, all the subordinates felt a sense of chill from the bottom of their hearts.

Just how terrifying was that man?

However, they dared not ask more, and even less dared to have the slightest disobedience.

They could only respond in unison: "Yes!"

Their voices carried unprecedented solemnity.

The leader's face was still extremely ugly, his fists tightly clenched, his knuckles white from the force.

He spoke again, his voice kept extremely low, yet carrying an unquestionable resolution.

"Also, notify the others."

"Start the operation, speed up, use all the resources we can mobilize!"

"We must, absolutely must welcome that lord's arrival before the Spiritual Energy Bureau notices us!"

Hearing this, everyone present shouted in unison again:

"Yes! Leader!"

Meanwhile.

Outside the abandoned Qingkong Psychiatric Hospital.

The sun was setting, and the orange-red light stretched Chen Nian's shadow very, very long.

He didn't expect that just dealing with those Ghostly Creatures would take up so much of his time.

From morning until evening.

As expected, he was still not strong enough.

Chen Nian was not satisfied with his own strength.

At this time, outside the psychiatric hospital, the previous silence was long gone.

The logistics troops of the Spiritual Energy Bureau had completely taken over the scene.

Circles of yellow caution tape had completely sealed off the entire area, and more than a dozen special vehicles marked with the Spiritual Energy Bureau emblem were neatly lined up, the police lights on the roofs silently flashing with alternating red and blue light.

Logistics personnel in black uniforms were moving back and forth at the scene, their expressions serious, their movements professional and efficient, as they carried out the aftermath.

The atmosphere at the scene was serious and oppressive.

Just then, several logistics personnel saw Chen Nian and immediately hurried up to him.

"Mr. Chen Nian!"

They stood at attention and gave Chen Nian a standard salute, their eyes shining with undisguised worship.

That kind of gaze was like fans seeing their idol, fiery and sincere.

Chen Nian just smiled slightly and nodded calmly.

"Thank you for your hard work."

He said casually, his voice plain.

Ever since the news of him killing the Heart-Devouring Old Demon spread last night, his reputation within the Spiritual Energy Bureau had reached an unprecedented height.

Early this morning, no matter where he went, he could feel this gaze mixed with awe and worship.

In the internal channels of the Spiritual Energy Bureau, discussions about him flooded the screens.

Various speculations about his identity, strength, and past emerged one after another, becoming more and more outrageous.

People's words were all filled with amazement and admiration for his terrifying strength.

Many seemed to have regarded him as the pillar of the Spiritual Energy Bureau, a legend of the new era.

Chen Nian didn't dislike this feeling, though.

Just then, two familiar figures came running over.

It was the two Security Officers from the Public Security Bureau he had met earlier.

Seeing Chen Nian, the expressions on their faces were both happy and excited.

"comrade, you came out safely, that is really great!" One of the older Security Officers said excitedly, his face full of relief after surviving a disaster.

"Yes, yes, I didn't expect you to really solve it smoothly all by yourself!" The other young Security Officer was also full of worship.

"comrade, you are really too amazing. You solved such a troublesome matter all by yourself. You really have great Divine Ability!"

Chen Nian looked at their genuine expressions, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"I said, I could solve it by myself, you didn't believe me."

The two Security Officers heard this, and immediately showed embarrassed expressions on their faces, nodding repeatedly.

"Sorry, comrade, it was us who had eyes but failed to recognize a Genius!"

"It was our fault, it was our fault!"

Chen Nian smiled and didn't dwell too much on this issue.

He chatted with the two Security Officers about some random things.

Then, he said goodbye and stepped forward, preparing to return to the Spiritual Energy Bureau.

However, the moment he turned away from the crowd, his back merging into the sunset, the faint smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

Replacing it was a bone-chilling coldness.

In his mind, he recalled the venomous words of that Corpse Ghost Cult member before he died.

"The Corpse Ghost Cult will absolutely not let you go!"

Chen Nian's footsteps did not stop.

But his eyes became incomparably sharp in an instant.

A gleam of murderous cold light flashed deep in his eyes.

Not willing to let him go, huh.

Then he would have to wait and see.

Whether you so-called Corpse Ghost Cult really have the ability to do so.

Chen Nian's mouth hooked into a cruel smile.

He was already silently calculating in his heart.

How to completely dig out those tumors hiding in the shadows of the city.