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Sakurai Nanami cursed "Baka yarou" again, then told Caesar and the other two to hurry up and get to work moving things.
It turns out that the 21st floor is the archives room. Because the Hebi-Hachi family and the Oni clan have been at war recently, causing social unrest, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is preparing to search the place tomorrow in order to teach the Hebi-Hachi family a lesson.
Therefore, the Sheqi Hachika Enforcement Bureau is currently transferring some criminal records in preparation for tomorrow's inspection by the Metropolitan Police Department.
Caesar and his two companions immediately went inside, began moving the documents, and then started observing the surroundings.
The Japanese are low-key and rigid when they work, and they don't chat much, so they didn't inquire about the identities of Caesar and his companions.
The three of them worked on moving documents for a while. Chu Zihang, who was always meticulous and organized, finally figured out the pattern of how these Japanese people worked: as soon as the elevator was full of fifty boxes, they would leave with the boxes and the people inside.
In other words, as long as Caesar and his two companions time it right and enter the elevator when they are carrying the fiftieth box, they can leave this place.
Chu Zihang estimated that it would only take about ten minutes, or less than thirty minutes, for the three of them to be able to get out of the elevator once it was full of fifty boxes.
The three of them quickly got to work, but before long, Caesar suddenly exuded a murderous aura.
That was Caesar's wrath.
It turned out that Genjiro from the Executive Bureau was also there at that moment, walking and chatting with Tachibana Masamune.
Although Aso Makoto did not die, Caesar still recalled his weak and helpless self and his pitiful mother during these days.
He still couldn't bear that Genji had betrayed them, abandoned them at the bottom of the sea, and then hunted them down, dragging innocent Aso Makoto into the killings and causing unnecessary harm to the employees of Mambo Internet Cafe.
This is not something a righteous person would do. He really wanted to ask Yuan Zhisheng, "What the hell is the justice you've been upholding all this time?"
Chu Zihang immediately coughed lightly to signal Caesar to restrain his murderous intent, as now was not the time to make a move.
Not to mention that there are too many people here, the person Yuan Zhisheng is very difficult to figure out. The three of them have no idea how strong this Yuan family patriarch really is.
If he's like Erii...
Then there's no need to fight.
Soon, Genjiro and Tachibana Masamune entered the elevator and left. Caesar also suppressed his murderous intent and anger, and did not make any rash moves.
A short while later, Caesar calculated the number of boxes, carried the fiftieth box of documents into the elevator, and left with it.
Ten minutes later, Chu Zihang was the second to leave, leaving only the generic-looking Lu Mingfei in the archives room, instructing him to continue to act according to circumstances.
Gu Ran saw Chu Zihang take the elevator up, and he was about to make his move when he suddenly pulled out a bloodstained handkerchief from his body and paused.
"I almost forgot about the Shadow Warrior's blood sample!"
That day, after he severed the Shadow Warrior's head with the Lightning Blade, he collected his blood sample with a handkerchief. However, at the time, due to the aftereffects of the Mangekyou Sharingan, he was busy dealing with his mother and Su Xiaoqiang and forgot about the blood sample he always carried with him.
Gu Ran sat back down on the toilet. One good thing about Japan is that the restrooms are kept very clean, and you don't feel any stench even after staying there for a while.
I wonder if it's true what some magazines say about drinking toilet water in Japan. I really want to bring a bottle back to Japan and let the editors of those magazines try it out and see if they die.
At this moment, Gu Ran handed the blood sample from the handkerchief to the system:
[Obtained a high-energy, berserk blood sample]
[Reward: Chakra +3, Current Chakra Total: 117 cards]
[Current progress of unlocking the Immortal Body is 85%]
[Eternal Kaleidoscope unlock progress +1, current progress 47/48]
[Progress in unlocking Susanoo's second form +1, current progress: 7/36]
"We're just missing one blood sample."
Gu Ran glanced at the mural hall and prepared to go up to meet up with Chu Zihang and the others.
……
Chu Zihang got into the elevator, and after the elevator doors closed, it started moving automatically and arrived at a floor called 'Shinto', which is the mural hall.
As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he smelled an extremely strong stench of blood.
He threw away the documents in his hand, drew the Tiger Blade given to him by Gu Ran. This sword was also an alchemical weapon of good quality. At the same time, he removed his colored contact lenses, and his eternally burning golden eyes emitted a majestic light, illuminating the darkness.
Before long, he discovered the bodies—not just one, but a whole pile on the ground.
This place is full of dead people, and they are all executives of the execution bureau. They were carrying documents here, but they were ambushed by monsters and all died tragically.
Chu Zihang squatted down in front of a corpse to examine it.
Caesar was also there. He arrived about ten minutes earlier than Chu Zihang. When he first arrived, the corpses were still warm, but now they were all cold.
It was evident from the scene that the attackers were incredibly fast; so many people were down in less than ten seconds, even though the officers from the enforcement agency were armed, they didn't fire a single shot.
Chu Zihang and Caesar exchanged a glance, both seeing the pressure in each other's eyes. At such speed, even if they were ambushed, they would probably die.
Because they didn't even have time to use their incantations, or even to unleash their blood, before being killed instantly by the attackers.
Chu Zihang wanted to further investigate the murderer and find the attacker's whereabouts, but Caesar interrupted him.
Caesar said, "Look at the wall."
On the walls are murals, written in the seal script of Chinese civilization, depicting maps of the Dragon Clan's territory and the history of the Eight Serpent Clans.
The name of this series of strokes is called "The Jataka of the White Emperor".
Then, from these murals, Caesar and Chu Zihang came to a startling conclusion.
The leader of the Snake Clan is the so-called 'Emperor', who is a super hybrid, a being that can transcend the critical bloodline limit.
In the research at the Kassel College, no matter how excellent a hybrid is, it cannot exceed the critical bloodline limit, which is the boundary between humans and dragons.
The previous public trial of Chu Zihang by the Secret Party's school board was because his blood sample exceeded the critical blood limit. According to the "Abraham Bloodline Pact," he would be imprisoned on a small island in the Pacific until he died, or... be executed on the spot.
The Secret Party shows no mercy to hybrids who exceed the critical bloodline limit.
This also illustrates how dangerous it is for people who exceed the critical blood limit, because they can be controlled by dragon blood and thus fall into the form of Deadpool.
However, the leader of the Snake Clan, also known as the 'Emperor', can cross the critical bloodline limit and possess abilities comparable to the Dragon King!
Chapter 421 A Chinese Ghost Story: Erii
Why was 'Emperor' able to cross the critical health limit?
Because most of the mixed-race people in Japan have the bloodline of the White King, and among the five elements, the White King controls the spiritual element, which allows him to keep his mind clear.
'Emperor' inherited the White King's talent. He can have dragon blood flowing through his entire body, but his mind remains human. Unlike other hybrids, he doesn't have to be controlled by the killing intent of dragon blood when he exceeds the critical blood limit, and eventually fall into becoming a dead servant.
Currently, the ruler of the Snake-Headed Eight Families is none other than Genjiro!
That giant tortoise, despite possessing dragon blood, only thought about selling sunscreen on unhealthy beaches in France!
It's as interesting as Jack Ma being a rich man but saying he's not interested in money.
Caesar and Chu Zihang were both shocked to learn this information, especially Caesar, who had always been very proud of his bloodline. But with Lu Mingfei and then the giant tortoise, he felt that his bloodline was just average.
Chu Zihang took the camera he bought in Akihabara and began taking pictures of the murals on the wall.
These are all valuable materials worthy of study, and Chu Zihang is a person with a strong scientific spirit, so he was meticulous when taking photos and even directed Caesar, who had nothing to do, to light up the murals.
Caesar, who was always proud and arrogant, was now being ordered around like a laborer in a film studio, and couldn't help but complain a few times.
While taking photos, Chu Zihang continued to study the murals, while Caesar, who knew nothing about classical Chinese or seal script, could only rely on Chu Zihang.
Soon, Chu Zihang deciphered new information.
There is a mural depicting a winged skeleton giving a bone to a person. The golden skeleton lies on a black background, while the golden person lies on a white background. The skeleton's arm holding the bone touches the person's hand. The whole picture rotates like a vortex, forming a "yin-yang" structure.
"Ancient road to the Yellow Springs, the path to becoming a god!" Chu Zihang murmured the seal script on the mural.
"I don't understand..." Italian Caesar said he was very bad at reading classical Chinese.
Chu Zihang had no choice but to use an example from the "Jade Record" to explain that the mural described how a person could transform into a dragon!
Last year, Chu Zihang discussed the contents of "The Jade Record" with Xia Mi and Gu Ran in his room in Chicago.
At that time, Xia Mi reminded Chu Zihang that the "Jade Record" recorded the path to godhood, which is the process of how humans evolved into dragons.
At the same time, Gu Ran also hinted that Blood Explosion might also be a path to godhood, because Blood Explosion is very similar to alchemy, both of which involve refining oneself and using the body as an alchemical tool.
Caesar was also aware of the Blood Explosion, and naturally he had studied the Emerald Book, because the Emerald Book held a similar position among Western mixed-race peoples as the Quran held in Islam.
Although his academic performance was average, he still learned a great deal of the necessary knowledge.
Therefore, the murals depict the process of how humans become gods. The skeletons passing on their bones to humans are actually transmitting the laws of how to evolve into dragons!
For some hybrid races, transforming from a human into a dragon is their lifelong pursuit.
But to date, it seems no one has ever succeeded.
Caesar and Chu Zihang were both stunned by what they had seen that night, but in the end they discovered that one of the murals had been stolen.
Caesar analyzed that there were still fragments of the mural that could be made into rubbings, so he planned to cut off the entire wall and take it back to analyze it slowly.
Chu Zihang then took out his camera and photographed all the remaining murals before retreating.
Tonight's gains have been more than enough; whether or not we bomb Kaguya's server room is no longer so important.
Just as the two were preparing to take stock of their spoils and retreat, Caesar, who had been keeping watch with the Kamaitachi, heard the sound of the elevator coming up.
Chu Zihang needed a little more time to take the photos, so Caesar had to go check the situation near the elevator shaft first.
Caesar's suspicions were confirmed: Tachibana Masamune and Genji were coming up in the VIP elevator, and at the same time, Lu Mingfei had just finished carrying fifty boxes of documents and was preparing to come up to join them.
What a coincidence!
Caesar pried open the elevator door and shot the gears in the elevator shaft with his Desert Eagle, hoping to trigger the elevator's safety mechanism and force it to brake mid-journey.
However, he did not expect that the elevator was made of special materials and had a very safe structure, so that it would be unharmed even if it were hit by a grenade.
Both Genjiro and Tachibana Masamune heard the gunshots coming from above. After all, the Desert Eagle was very loud, especially in an elevator shaft where echoes were likely to occur.
What made Genjiro even more uneasy was that he smelled blood, and it was very likely coming from the mural hall.
You must know that the murals in the mural hall contain the secrets of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, and they cannot be lost!
Tachibana Masamune immediately ordered Princess Kaguya to seal off the entire Genji Heavy Industries building.
Princess Kaguya began to seal off the entire Genji Heavy Industries. Thirty seconds later, all the power in the building was turned off, leaving only emergency lights. All passages and emergency exits were locked, and the building was divided into small areas. Anyone who wanted to move from one area to another could only do so by breaking down doors or walls, which would alert Princess Kaguya's security.
If anyone tries to escape through the building's exterior walls, snipers are already lying in wait on the rooftop of Genji Heavy Industries, aiming at the exterior walls. Anyone who tries to climb over the wall will be shot dead.
These are security measures that have been practiced many times before. Genji Heavy Industries truly lives up to its reputation as the lair of the Snake Clan, with a level of protection comparable to a national treasury.
Such a tight lockdown would prevent those inside from leaving, allowing the enforcement team to then shut the door and trap them.