CHAPTER 322: CHAPTER 82: PRELUDE

In the matter of cleansing Abyssal Believers, the Pension Association has the most authority.

Before Yan Luo and Wu Zechuan began dealing with the Abyssal Believers, the Pension Association had been deeply involved in this matter for a long time.

They hold a list of Abyssal Believers, with more names than the one Wen Chongwu gave to Yan Luo.

Because Wen Chongwu had long passed away, the Pension Association has persisted until now.

Since Wen Chongwu’s death, the Pension Association has been investigating those suspected of being Abyssal Believers. Previously, dealing with She Wuyou was to remove the leader of the Abyssal Believers in Lingquan City, leaving them leaderless, which makes it easier to handle them.

And now, not only She Wuyou, but the entire She Family has been expelled from Lingquan City, making it much easier to deal with the remaining Abyssal Believers.

In fact, even before the city government proposed to cleanse Abyssal Believers, the Pension Association had been doing this.

They have sent many Abyssal Believers to prison using the dirt they have on hand; half of the names on that list have already been confirmed, with only one-fifth not being Abyssal Believers.

The arrival of the Forbidden Demon Abyss this time brought many outsiders to Lingquan City, among whom there should be high-level Abyssal Believers. After arriving in Lingquan City, they re-organized the lower-level Abyssal Believers, giving them cohesion once more, making them difficult to deal with.

The city government knows that releasing the news of the ’cleansing of Abyssal Believers’ externally would alert them, so it only informed people at the hunter leader level like Wu Zechuan.

Wu Zechuan won’t directly tell others that the cleansing of Abyssal Believers before the strategy battle is the city government’s idea, because he also wants to catch the Abyssal Believers unprepared.

He wants the Abyssal Believers to mistakenly believe this is his personal action, unable to mobilize the city government’s forces when in reality, it is not so. When the plan is truly launched, it will catch the Abyssal Believers unprepared.

Of course, this is an ideal situation. The Abyssal Believers might also guard against the city government.

After all, the United Government has already publicly announced the existence of Abyssal Believers, and the whole world knows that Abyssal Believers are scum that oppose human society. If the city government really intends to act, it will not cause public opposition.

The current situation is that Abyssal Believers have become universally condemned scoundrels. If not for the considerable dirt held by Abyssal Believers, many fence-sitters who only joined Abyssal Believers for money might already have retreated.

Sitting in the taxi, Yan Luo asked Wu Zechuan, "What do you want me to do?"

Wu Zechuan smiled, [I need you to fulfill your role, publicly express your views on cleansing Abyssal Believers, and send a signal to the public.]

"Alright," Yan Luo agreed immediately.

He and the Abyssal Believers were long irreconcilable. His parents died under the Abyssal Believers’ plot, and he repeatedly thwarted their plans, earning their deep hatred.

There can only be one survivor between Yan Luo and the Abyssal Believers, and Yan Luo did not want to die. He wanted to lead Blue Star in breaking through the technological blockade and then completely eradicate the Abyss.

Abyssal Believers must be destroyed at all costs!

[Then it’s decided. You will act as a decoy while I proceed in secret,] Wu Zechuan said with a smile.

As the president of the Crimson No.2 Hunter’s Guild, Wu Zechuan, although seen by the Abyssal Believers as being in league with Yan Luo and certainly defensively watched, held too many cards and was not worried.

The Abyssal Believers cannot spy on every Hunter; they lack the power to do so.

As long as they can’t achieve this, Wu Zechuan will find it much easier to deal with them.

The Abyssal Believer, You Yifeng, who was hidden within the Watcher Sect at Crimson No.2, has already been exposed. To show he will not continue aiding the enemy, You Yifeng returned alone to Crimson No.2 to protect his family, leaving the Glazed Group under Wu Zechuan’s command.

Since You Yifeng will no longer assist the Abyssal Believers, and they cannot monitor every Hunter, Wu Zechuan can easily uncover the Abyssal Believers hidden among outsider Hunters and scholars.

After all, this is Lingquan City, adjacent to Crimson No.2, which can be considered Wu Zechuan’s territory.

He’s the local snake here; isn’t it easy for him to collect information?

Wu Zechuan has Yan Luo step forward while he remains hidden, intending to keep the Abyssal Believers on edge.

The more fearful they are, the more flaws they show.

The taxi stopped at the checkpoint set by the garrison near the Abyss Entrance in Lingquan City, and Yan Luo got out of the taxi and walked towards the Abyss Entrance.

The soldiers stationed at the checkpoint saluted Yan Luo when they saw him.

If not for Yan Luo’s contributions, Lingquan City would have faced much hardship, and many soldiers would have perished in the battles against the Forbidden Demon Abyss.

Therefore, many soldiers held Yan Luo in high esteem.

Not only for his power, but also for his generosity.

Yan Luo returned the salute and waited for the gate of the defense line to open before entering.

The illusions of the Forbidden Demon Abyss had already begun projecting into reality, and Yan Luo walked towards the Abyss Entrance, stepping on a path that was both concrete and barren land, passing through the frosted glass-like entrance back into the Forbidden Demon Abyss.

At this time, the results of the committee’s closed meeting had already spread within the defense line of the Abyss, and people were discussing it passionately.

Yan Luo used his authority to post a proposal on the public channel: [The Forbidden Demon Abyss strategy battle is about to begin. You all know the result of the Bright Silver Abyss strategy battle. That battle should not have failed, but due to the conspiracies of the Abyssal Believers, the strategy team was nearly wiped out. Next, everyone must participate in the Abyss strategy battle. If you do not want to face the same fate as the Bright Silver Abyss strategy team, join me in cleansing the Abyssal Believers hiding among us!]

After Yan Luo made this announcement, the entire Abyss defense line seemed to quiet down for a moment, and soon, hundreds and thousands responded.

[I second that!]

[The Abyssal Believers must die; I don’t want to be stabbed in the back!]

[Boss Yan Luo is right. Losing on our own is one thing, but losing because of betrayal, who the hell can tolerate that?]

[Abyssal Believers must be eradicated; they must be!]

However, shouting slogans is one thing, but actually doing it is difficult.

How are they supposed to catch the Abyssal Believers hidden among them?

The Abyssal Believers look no different from normal people. If they do not show their abnormal side, it is very hard to distinguish them from normal people.

Like You Yifeng, who as a dark pawn of the Watcher Sect planted in Crimson No.2, acts like an ordinary Hunter. He does whatever other Hunters do.

Only when the Abyss strategy battle begins will You Yifeng be activated.

The Watcher Sect has such dark pawns planted in each exploratory town.

Even if they are not from the Watcher Sect but are Abyssal Believers from the Followers Faction, did She Wuyou and She Wuliang not pretend to be normal before?

In fact, aren’t they just normal people who do the Abyssal Believers’ bidding?

Many within the Abyssal Believers are like this, making it as difficult as ascending to the heavens to root them out.

[Identify the suspicious people around you and bring them before me. I have a capability that allows me to detect the emotions of the person in front of me.]

By interpreting changes in the target’s magnetic field, Yan Luo can make educated guesses about some target’s emotions, achieving a lie-detector effect to some extent.

The commander saw the message Yan Luo posted on the public channel and, when asked by his subordinates whether to stop Yan Luo, responded with, "Temporarily observe."

The orders from the city government had already been conveyed to him. The city government wanted to eliminate Abyssal Believers before the strategy battle. Yan Luo probably received a message from the city government; otherwise, he wouldn’t act this way.

Lingquan City couldn’t endure a tragedy like that of the Bright Silver Abyss.

After the Bright Silver Abyss strategy battle failed, the exploratory towns surrounding the Bright Silver Abyss have yet to recover even now.

The start of the strategy battle is bound to cause the Master of the Abyss to rally demons against their defense line, tantamount to a demon tide. If the Master of the Abyss were to succeed, their defense line would be breached, and the garrison outside would undoubtedly be unable to resist the demon tide surging from the Abyss, and Lingquan City would suffer.

For this reason, the Forbidden Demon Abyss strategy battle must succeed, it cannot afford to fail!