Eldritch Horror Theatre - Ch. 75: Incident
Done and wrapped!
Fu Qian nodded in satisfaction and glanced back at Su Gao.
She was practically the only person in the entire room who dared to look up at him right now.
Just now when he grabbed her arm, he could barely feel a human body underneath the clothes.
The latter seemed to realize something. One corner of her mouth quirked up slightly, offering Fu Qian a rather uncoordinated smile.
[Mission complete, Entity No. 2-103 contained successfully]
The scenery before his eyes quickly dissipated. Fu Qian returned to the Warehouse once more, leisurely listening to the mission summary.
[Evaluation: Blasphemer]
[Omen has dissipated, the crisis is hidden.
The mysterious entity must rely on the power of the law to manifest in the world; the one who responds to the Seed of Law is the Omen.
As an inconceivable power, the law grows under the nourishment of sacrifices. Of course, even in its infancy, it still possesses a very high-status power to protect its path of growth.
Unfortunately, when all these paths were cut off, the Seed of Law had no time to wait.
Ultimately, it had to risk everything, overdrawing its form to deeply combine with Omen. Yet, even so, it still fell to a despicable deception.
Congratulations on successfully turning the impossible into the possible and saving an ancient town.
Although your killing methods were overly shocking, Executioner Su Gao intimidated everyone present and wrote the incident report on her own, so you did not receive too much attention.]
[Kills: None]
[Special Kill: Omen (Quicksilver Law Form)]
[Reward: Sanity Value +20; Inspiration +5]
[Special Kill Reward: Decree Residue]
[Current Sanity Value: 60, Current Inspiration: 26]
[Playback event review?]
*Sanity Value finally recovered a bit!*
*Decree Residue, what is this thing?*
Fu Qian took stock of his harvest from this trip, quickly flipping to the rewards section.
[Decree Residue: Skill. The residue forged from the woven patterns of the law. It contains a residual trace of a special power form. Once activated, it can recreate the radiance of the law upon your body.]
[A chaotic residue, its power so weak that almost only the visual effects remain.]
*Law?*
Seeing the first part, Fu Qian's spirits lifted, naturally thinking of the heads flying all over the floor.
*But this last sentence... are you kidding me?*
*Does this mean the skill is now just a visual effect? Activating it just makes me look impressive and imposing?*
Fu Qian frowned deeply and tried activating the skill.
An imperceptible golden pattern flashed and vanished.
*Even if it's just a visual effect, this is way too far off from the one on Huang Yuanchang's body, right?*
*Although a trace of gold flashed just now, his was so bright it could almost blind a person.*
*As expected of "residue"!*
*Could it be because I was too ruthless at the end and shattered it too completely?*
*Sure enough, there's a reason why compassion is a virtue.*
*Whatever, a trash skill is a trash skill. Today's harvest has already been pretty good.*
Fu Qian was always a very open-minded person. The thing literally had "residue" in its name, what more could you demand?
[Current authorization has been upgraded]
Having checked the rewards, Fu Qian was just about to clock out and rest, unexpectedly seeing a prompt he had never encountered before.
*Authorization upgraded? Must be the Warehouse's authorization.*
*Is this a promotion and a raise?*
[You may now inspect all synchronized items at any time]
*All synchronized items... could it be the ones I've contained previously?*
Fu Qian thought about it and didn't rush to take off his Work Badge. Instead, he walked along the shelves.
He had already checked before; every silver-white box on the shelves had a number on it, the format identical to what he encountered during containment.
It was just that all these boxes were tightly sealed and absolutely impossible to open.
*What was the number for Omen Must Die again?*
Fu Qian recalled the previous information and quickly found the box numbered [2-103].
Looking at the seamless silver-white square box, Fu Qian pondered for a moment and tried placing his hand on it.
Soundlessly, the lid of the square box slowly opened to both sides, revealing what was inside.
For the first time, Fu Qian saw the true form of Omen Must Die.
Inside the box was an irregular stone slab that looked like a meteorite, shaped like a miniature stele.
The stone slab was covered in traces of high-temperature melting, its edges crawling with profound patterns like moss.
*This is...*
Fu Qian leaned in for a closer look and discovered that the stone slab was engraved with dense text, some deep and some shallow. Most of it was already blurred out; only the bottommost section was still somewhat legible.
"Mystic Hunter Fu Qian appeared in the restaurant, searching for traces of Omen."
"Meanwhile, an accident occurred with the talisman Lu Xing drew on his wife Geng Yue's neck. A tiny hidden flaw caused it to activate prematurely. Geng Yue died right away without waiting for her lover, attracting the attention of passing Night Watchers."
...
"Even upon witnessing the murder happen right before his eyes, Fu Qian didn't hesitate at all. Instead, he chose to directly leave the restaurant. The Night Watchers were a step too late to stop him."
"Huang Yuanchang, hiding in the Huang Family manor, suddenly found himself unable to suppress his inner urge to kill, deciding to move his plans forward."
"Huang Haoxin and his young lover were sleeping soundly, completely defenseless against the infiltrating Huang Yuanchang."
...
"Fu Qian rushed straight to the Huang Family manor, but he was still a step too late, just missing Huang Yuanchang who had left early."
"Because of his mysterious origins, the Huang Family members wouldn't believe Fu Qian's words. Moreover, Huang Haoxin's residence was very remote, and it usually took the servants a long time to notice the bloody murder that occurred here."
...
"Fu Qian displayed extreme hostility, forcing his way into the Huang Family manor and heading straight for Huang Haoxin's residence, discovering the corpses."
"Fortunately, the guards were very dutiful and didn't delay a second in sounding the alarm. Fu Qian, who had just discovered the corpses, was surrounded by Huang Family members, which was bound to delay his pursuit."
...
"Fu Qian surprisingly didn't attempt to explain himself. Instead, he chose to shape-shift into Huang Yuanchang's appearance. Pity that, having only seen a photo, his transformation was imperfect."
"Unbelievable. The crude mask Fu Qian casually slapped onto his face actually achieved an unexpected effect. The Huang Family members didn't doubt for a second that the face underneath was fake. To avoid the threat of this lunatic, they decided to pull all their members back into the manor."
"Although unsure, Huang Leji still chose to report Fu Qian as Omen to the Night Watchers, hoping to use their power to eliminate him."
"Executioner Su Gao happened to be operating nearby and received the Huang Family's notification immediately."
"Fu Qian wasn't careful when he fled, and Su Gao quickly picked up his trail. When she arrived, she coincidentally witnessed Fu Qian committing an act of violence."
"Incredible. Su Gao displayed an utterly illogical trust in Fu Qian and followed his instructions to the letter. Huang Yuanchang's operational space was drastically compressed."
"Huang Yuanchang sensed danger and abandoned going to... Huang Yuanchang sensed danger and abandoned going to... Huang Yuanchang sensed danger and went to... successfully killing Lu Xing..."
"Aside from the heavily guarded Huang Family manor, all Beyonders in Xiyuan City were gathered at the Night Watcher Base. The sacrifice was incomplete. Although Huang Yuanchang tried his utmost to endure, his inner killing desire simply could not be restrained."
...
"Facing a dead end, the Seed of Law inside Huang Yuanchang was forced to downgrade and take form."
A string of dense and profound quicksilver patterns.
"But it didn't matter. As long as enough Beyonders were sacrificed, the law still had hope of being reforged."
"Huang Yuanchang obtained the protection of the Quicksilver-grade law. Any living creature that approached within five meters of him would be subject to beheading."
...
"Unbelievable. Fu Qian found a loophole in the law at an unimaginable speed."
"Huang Yuanchang died. The law in his mind thoroughly shattered and dissipated, losing any possibility of taking form."
A series of golden patterns filled with chaotic aura; the stone below them was covered in cracks.
"Golden Law 'Mortals may gaze directly upon gods' failed to condense."
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