I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

"Have you met him before?" Shi Daochang asked, standing by the side of the path and gazing at the castle not far away.

Jiang Hua nodded:

"When we attacked the hunting ritual, he was the one who contacted us on behalf of the Han family. I felt that Marn had a hidden kindness towards the Salvation Alliance and took good care of us during the operation."

Duan Shan, standing behind them, said with some caution:

"Don't be careless. The Children of Gods are on the same side as us now only because of benefits. If there are more advantages to be gained by standing against us, these bastards will definitely turn around and stab us in the back without hesitation."

Shi Daochang agreed with Duan Shan's view:

"She's right. We've seen these kinds of characters before. They're good at pretending to be everyone's friends, but in essence, they're hyenas smelling rotten meat. You have to understand…"

"The Children of Gods would never choose an intermediary we can trust."

In Shi Daochang's view, Marn's selection was enough to prove that he was a loyal lackey of the Children of Gods.

Jiang Hua did not refute.

If he hadn't known what Marn had done in the hunting ground, he certainly wouldn't have trusted him.

Besides, that was enough said. Even if Marn hadn't asked for secrecy, he wouldn't have been willing to tell them the truth.

He was here to determine whether Marn had the purchasing power of a client, not to get him to help the Salvation Alliance. They already had one foot on the edge of a cliff, and all they could do now was delay the fall.

If there really was a turning point, it would have nothing to do with them.

The only one who could reverse the situation was the Divine Firmament Walker in the prison—and the current Salvation Alliance had no way to change Qin Luan's situation.

The group slowly walked to the front of the castle.

Jiang Hua stepped forward and knocked on the door.

There was no response.

But the door wasn't locked, as if the owner of the castle knew that guests would visit him at any time.

He pushed the door open.

"Living alone in a castle doesn't seem like a smart move," Duan Shan said, "and ability users can't just hire servants to guard the door for them."

"I don't like crowds," Marn said, appearing on the stairs at some point. "You're finally here."

This castle wasn't anyone's residence, but rather a transit station for the Salvation Alliance's secret mission to the real world.

It could also serve as a temporary residence, but before that, the Godwin State Investigation Department had to be completely destroyed.

Shi Daochang said:

"We're here to negotiate on behalf of all the Salvation Alliance members in Godwin State."

Marn pointed to the sofa in the hall:

"Sit down.

"Let's talk about dealing with the Investigation Department, shall we?"

Shi Daochang and Duan Shan glanced at Jiang Hua, then sat down opposite Marn.

Marn said:

"The regular forces of the Godwin State Investigation Department were all killed in the last hunting ritual…"

"Do you know who did it?" Duan Shan suddenly asked, "Any clues would be helpful."

Jiang Hua's answer was that they didn't know anything, but Duan Shan still hoped that Marn could provide some useful clues, because that would mean a potential high-level Salvation Alliance member.

If that unknown Salvation Alliance member was still in Godwin State, they could gain the upper hand in the alliance with the Free Gods, and might even become the leader.

But Marn just shook his head:

"I don't know either, but if he's still in Godwin State, he should have received information from the Children of the Moon, but you are the first Salvation Alliance members to come to me."

Shi Daochang and Duan Shan were both a little disappointed. It seemed that the high-level ability user was likely no longer here. Salvation Alliance members also avoid exposing their identities by constantly moving, so maybe they just passed each other by.

It was also possible that Marn wasn't telling the truth, after all, he was one of the Children of Gods.

Marn paused and then said:

"They're all dead. The best time to strike was actually some time ago, but the Children of the Moon hadn't arrived then. Killing them would only have resulted in the Federal Investigation Department sending a new administrator, which wouldn't have had any practical significance.

"We need the Children of the Moon to sacrifice their souls to the Moon God and create a secret-keeping night in Godwin State through a ritual."

Shi Daochang interrupted and asked:

"I don't understand magic at all. How can I be sure you're telling the truth?"

"You don't need to be sure," Marn said. "There must be members in the Salvation Alliance who understand magic. This ritual will be performed simultaneously throughout the Federation, and they will definitely convince your companions.

"Besides, even just joining forces to attack the Investigation Department is beneficial to you. If this is a lie, they have no need to say so."

According to Marn's speculation, this Moon Ritual should have the function of creating a secret-keeping night, just like the hunting ritual. At the same time, it can also enhance the power of the Moon God, and may even accelerate Her escape from the Southern Federation.

And the worst possibility is that the ritual has no effect on the secret-keeping night, and She has deceived the high-level members of the Salvation Alliance in some way. It's not surprising that a Tier V anomalous entity can do this.

But even so, this is still a heavy blow to the Federation and will make the Children of the Moon enemies of the Federation. That's why Marn believes that no matter what secrets the Moon Ritual has, it must have the function of hiding the Salvation Alliance.

Because by then, both the Children of the Moon and the Salvation Alliance will become enemies of the Federation.

And if the Children of the Moon don't want to face the Federation's revenge alone, then helping their future allies in advance is the best way, and then, in addition to them, the Salvation Alliance itself will also protect the existence of the night.

Smart people won't stand by and watch the enemies of their enemies die.

Shi Daochang nodded, agreeing with Marn's statement:

"You're right, so what's the situation with the Investigation Department now?"

Marn said:

"The intelligence I have now shows that the Investigation Department is no longer in its weakest state. Nine Children of Flame from all over the Southern Federation have gathered in Godwin State, and the leader among them is a Flame Chosen named Ren Yan.

"He is also our most dangerous enemy."

This Chosen was similar to Layton, whom Marn had seen before, able to reach Tier IV through the descent of a deity. He was a tricky opponent for any Tier III ability user.

Shi Daochang and Duan Shan both showed worried expressions, the latter asking with some disbelief:

"Are you sure Ren Yan is in Godwin State?"

Marn nodded:

"This is information from the Children of the Moon. Do you have any Tier IV ability users on your side who can fight him?"

Shi Daochang shook his head:

"No, and we've heard of this Ren Yan before. He was just a very ordinary Tier III ability user, and Duan Shan and I are confident that we can deal with him.

"But there are rumors that Ren Yan was once ambushed and had his heart shattered, but after the Flame God descended, He not only killed the attacker, but also gave his Chosen a complete body after leaving.

"This proves that even a fatal ambush may not be able to prevent the Flame God from descending on him."

This is actually one of the important criteria for judging the strength of a Chosen.

As long as he can be killed before the descent, it doesn't matter how strong he is after the descent.

And the Hunter's Child that Marn once killed, as well as the Chosen of most other deities, did not have this self-healing ability. Even if the deity's consciousness could descend on their bodies before the Chosen completely died, they would not be able to continue fighting with a shattered heart.

"What about the head?" Marn asked.

"You don't know?" Duan Shan looked at Marn suspiciously. "How could Chosen be so easily given the opportunity to be assassinated? They usually keep their whereabouts hidden and may carry some special items to prevent assassination.

"The Children of Flame have been assassinated only a handful of times, and no one has had the opportunity to try whether the Flame God can descend after destroying their heads."

Maybe they would have the opportunity to verify this time.

If they could find out Ren Yan's location, he could easily erase his head, but the question was whether this could prevent the descent of the god, and Ren Yan would certainly not easily expose his whereabouts.

Before Qin Luan's defeat, this generation of Children of Gods rarely had the opportunity to fight. The last few decades in the history of the Southern Federation have been considered very peaceful.

"How many people do you have who can fight?" Marn asked.

Shi Daochang didn't particularly want to tell him even a little information, which made him feel like he was exposing his companions to danger, but he also understood that this was the most basic prerequisite for cooperation.

"We have a total of seven Tier III ability users who can fight," Shi Daochang said. "Duan Shan and I should be the two stronger ones in this operation."

Godwin State had a total of fifteen Salvation Alliance members, including eight Tier III ability users and seven Tier II ability users.

They all came from other cities near Godwin State that had failed to prevent the hunting ritual, which is why there were not many low-level ability users. In cities where the hunting ritual was successfully completed, only the strong or lucky had the opportunity to escape to safety.

"I am a mental ability user, but I am not a telepath," Shi Daochang introduced himself. "What I can do includes establishing mental links, scanning, and searching for spiritual entities."

And allowing consciousness to transfer between different bodies—that was the ultimate purpose of those functional services.

He hadn't even told his companions that his current body was actually "stolen" from a member of the Investigation Department, which was why he was able to escape that nightmare alone.

After arriving in Godwin State, he began searching for Salvation Alliance members in Godwin State, gathering them through mental links. Duan Shan also met him in this process.

Duan Shan took over his words and said:

"I can manipulate soil, and my physical fitness has also reached Tier II."

This didn't make it clear what she could do. Creating earthen walls and flooding cities with mudslides could both be described as "manipulating soil."

Marn didn't press:

"Our opponents openly have ten Tier III ability users.

"And counting myself and the two Children of the Moon, we also have the same number of equivalent combat power, and that's without considering the Child of the Ocean.

"Moreover, the opponents are all Children of Flame. We can prepare for them in advance, but they don't know what abilities you have, so if we can avoid Ren Yan being descended upon, it shouldn't be difficult to win."

Especially with himself around.

Shi Daochang wasn't so optimistic:

"Even if we can deal with him…"

A breeze brushed through the window.

He and Marn both looked towards the door.

A figure exuding a hazy silver light directly passed through the iron door. Li Lingxiao noticed Shi Daochang as he "walked" in.

In the eyes of the Children of the Moon, he looked like an amorphous white luminous fluid, with some liquid condensed into threads floating around the other two Salvation Alliance members.

"Aren't you planning to hide behind the scenes?" Marn asked, looking at him.

Li Lingxiao said:

"I said I wouldn't be there in person, and we certainly didn't really appear in front of you."

But that wasn't the reason he appeared.

Actually, normally, the Children of the Moon could hide after meeting the intermediary. Running around as mental entities was not a safe thing to do, but the premise was that they could monitor them through the intermediary's eyes.

That was why he and Wang Zhiyuan wanted to approach Marn. They originally planned to plant a moon bud in his heart, but the other party was unexpectedly cautious, which led them to show themselves in front of the Salvation Alliance members.

"You are the Children of the Moon in Godwin State?" Duan Shan turned her gaze from Marn to him. "Do you have a way to deal with Ren Yan?"

Li Lingxiao looked at her and nodded:

"Of course, once the Children of Flame enter Tier IV, they will undergo a qualitative change. Before that, they still have normal fatal organs, but after entering Tier IV, they can transform their entire bodies into flames, and they will no longer have any fatal injuries.

"That's why the Chosen of the Children of Flame can still accept the descent of the god after being successfully ambushed.

"However, before the descent, the brains of the Children of Flame are still very important to them. If you can instantly destroy his brain, you can stop the ongoing descent.

"Can you do this?"

Shi Daochang replied:

"No problem."

Li Lingxiao nodded:

"We can delay his descent for a few seconds with mental power, you just need to destroy his head at that time, but if he successfully completes the descent…"

"We have no way to influence the Children of Flame in avatar form, and then you will all die at the hands of the Flame God. You only have this one chance."

Shi Daochang looked at the real spokesperson:

"But how do we find him?"

Li Lingxiao said confidently:

"Leave this to us and the Child of the Ocean, you just need to be responsible for fighting.

"After we get this done, we will contact you through him."

He glanced at Marn.

Unfortunately, Marn didn't know how ridiculous his vigilance was in his eyes.

Li Lingxiao smiled and waved at them, and then his body slowly dissipated into specks of silver light in the air.

Duan Shan blinked at the place where he had just stood.

The silver moon was shining in it.

Feeling like my creative state has been adjusted, probably.