Chapter 110: Operation Failed

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Holding the crystal cup, Zhang Yuanqing waited for a few seconds, and an item's information appeared:

【Name: Fallen Holy Grail (Damaged)】

【Type: Vessel】

【Function: Control, Corruption】

【Introduction: A cup favored by a great being, it came into contact with the blood of that great being through a fortunate coincidence, absorbing the laws within the blood and transforming into a rule-type item.】

【Note 1: Crawl at my feet, submission is your only choice, only death can end it.】

【Note 2: Please collect the corresponding materials as soon as possible to repair this rule-type item.】

"The introduction for the damaged version is quite simple, but often the simpler things are, the more terrifying they become. Being controlled by the Fallen Holy Grail means that only death can release you."

With limited time, Zhang Yuanqing placed the Fallen Holy Grail into his inventory. He then took the scarecrow from Black Grim Reaper's corpse without checking its information and stored it away.

Next were the red veil and red dancing shoes. After quickly cleaning up the battlefield, he squatted down beside the corpse.

The roster!

Zhang Yuanqing hadn't forgotten his ultimate goal of searching for Black Grim Reaper.

The roster was a record of the Fallen, similar to Judge of the Enigmatic Eyes' private ledger. This item was different from the Fallen Holy Grail and was unlikely to be an item. Non-item objects couldn't be placed in the inventory.

So, either Black Grim Reaper carried it with him or had carefully hidden it somewhere.

After a brief search, Zhang Yuanqing found a small booklet in the corpse's pants pocket. He didn't immediately take it out; instead, he used Nightwalk to conceal his presence.

Only then did he retrieve the thin booklet.

The roster was the size of a palm, with a black cover and pale yellow pages. Zhang Yuanqing quickly scanned it, searching for information about his friend.

"Rustling" as the pages flipped rapidly. The roster was thin, with records of only dozens of "servants," and he finished scanning it quickly.

Nothing!

There was no information about his friend!

"This doesn't make sense. According to the audio record from the Cat King's sound system, according to the memory of the Unjust Heavens, my friend is undoubtedly one of Judge of the Enigmatic Eyes' servants, there's no doubt about it. But why isn't his information recorded in the roster?"

Zhang Yuanqing felt puzzled.

Suddenly, his expression changed as he opened the roster again. This time, he flipped through it more slowly.

"Rustling" as the pages turned. He stopped at a certain point, near the spine of the book, where there were remnants of jagged tearing.

One page was missing from the roster.

It was evident that the page containing information about his friend had been torn off.

"Who tore my friend's information? It couldn't be Black Grim Reaper, and the entire roster belongs to him; he had no reason or motive. Going by this deduction, it couldn't be Judge of the Enigmatic Eyes either. The mysterious person from earlier?"

"The mysterious person had no need to tear the roster; he could have simply taken it."

Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a few seconds, then dropped his invisibility and attempted to communicate with Black Grim Reaper's spirit.

He wasn't trying to devour the spirit; he had a different purpose.

As he suspected, there was no lingering spirit in Black Grim Reaper's corpse.

"It was the mysterious person who wiped out Black Grim Reaper's spirit. Why did he do this? Right, based on Black Grim Reaper's reaction earlier, the mysterious person knows him, and it's someone Black Grim Reaper considered an impossible acquaintance. So erasing the spirit makes sense."

"Is the mysterious person the Nightwalk God? Well, someone of that level would definitely have the means to eliminate spirits, like an item."

Unfortunately, the mysterious person quickly silenced Black Grim Reaper, preventing Zhang Yuanqing from getting more information. If only he could have talked to him a bit longer, he might have learned who he was.

Zhang Yuanqing's mind quickly worked, analyzing and deducing.

He realized that behind the Holy Grail incident, there was clearly a hidden undercurrent.

On the surface, this event appeared to be a battle between the Demon Lord and Judge of the Enigmatic Eyes, triggered by Black Grim Reaper's presence with the Holy Grail.

However, behind the scenes, the appearance of the mysterious person, the destruction of information about his friend, and the erasure of Black Grim Reaper's spirit indicated something more complex.

Zhang Yuanqing was good at analysis and found that when things became too complicated to understand, he should start from the source.

Everything had causes and effects. What he saw now was the effect, but the cause was the hunt for Judge of the Enigmatic Eyes.

"Why did the Demon Lord want to hunt Judge of the Enigmatic Eyes?"

"My friend was one of the 'culprits' involved in the hunt. If I can find him, maybe I can unravel the mystery."

At this moment, he heard the distant sound of footsteps.

Following the sound, at the end of the street, a group of people was rushing toward them.

Leading the way was Captain Teng Yuan with Jiang Jingwei and Guan Ya on either side. Jiang Jingwei was swift, easily keeping up with the Level 4 Reaper.

Guan Ya was different; she had long, slender legs, but they were nearly broken from running. She held two guns in her hands, her face filled with urgency.

The second team consisted of Bai Long, Qing Teng, and Tang Guoqiang.

The third team consisted of elite members that Zhang Yuanqing had seen but couldn't name.

A group of over ten people charged towards them.

From a distance, they saw a figure standing on the street, and another figure lying on the ground. Those without night vision abilities were taken aback.

The one standing was Yuan Shi Tianzun, but who was the one lying down?

A daring thought crossed their minds, but no one dared to believe it.

Impossible.

At this moment, the young man standing proudly on the street, hands behind his back, looking at his tardy teammates, said in a calm voice:

"You're too late. Black Grim Reaper is already a soul under my blade."

The people who were running came to a sudden stop, wearing expressions of astonishment and disbelief.

Teng Yuan, after a brief glance at the body, then at Zhang Yuanqing, pushed his glasses up his nose and calmly said:

"Did you… kill a Peak Sanctum-tier Witch Doctor?"

While speaking, he seemed to be examining Zhang Yuanqing as if reevaluating his subordinate.

"No, I didn't kill him. But let me pretend for a moment," Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly.

Qing Teng widened her eyes in disbelief, "Have you already reached this level at your age?"

Bai Long stared in shock, unable to find words.

Jiang Jingwei pinched her waist and laughed, "Impressive! But you solved it too quickly. Couldn't you have waited for me to come and beat him up together?"

Guan Ya holstered her two silver pistols back into their holsters on her thighs, walked over to Zhang Yuanqing, and frowned, "Are you poisoned? How do you feel? Do you have any discomfort?"

Zhang Yuanqing chuckled softly, "Are you worried?"

If it were any other girl, he wouldn't dare say such flirtatious words.

Guan Ya gave him a side glance and smiled, "I heard that Witch Doctors' poison can attack the reproductive system, causing blood vessels to shrink and such. You're still young and didn't have many advantages in that department anyway; a few centimeters less, tsk tsk, even a dog would be disappointed."

Zhang Yuanqing ransacked his brain but couldn't come up with a better comeback. He had to temporarily concede defeat and plan his revenge when his thoughts flowed freely the next day.

Teng Yuan stepped forward and examined Black Grim Reaper's corpse. He then asked, "How did you encounter him?"

This was the truth!

Teng Yuan nodded in agreement. "We should contact the Centurion now. Black Grim Reaper appearing here must be a trick."

Zhang Yuanqing agreed, "That makes sense."

Teng Yuan immediately took out his phone, dialed Fu Qingyang's number, and said, "Our capture operation failed. You should retreat."

After a brief silence on the other end of the phone, Teng Yuan heard Fu Qingyang's tired voice, "Perhaps it wasn't a failure. Yuan Shi Tianzun just killed Black Grim Reaper nearby."

(End of the chapter)

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