Using greed persona for too long collapsed Han Fei’s body. He spat out a mouthful of blood. The giant eyeballs stayed beside Han Fei like a wronged puppy.
“Your body parts are still fresh. We need to find a way to piece them together. Stop acting cute.” Han Fei patted his chest. “Don’t worry. This body is tough. It can still survive for a long time.” Han Fei had no idea how Gao Cheng would feel hearing that, but Big Sin was happier. The attack on Hope City was good for Han Fei. Getting back Big Sin’s body was one. A lot of rare ghosts and Deep Space Tech devices were valuable loot too. Of course, most importantly, he shared the info he knew with the person with eight awakenings. At any place, a persona user with eight awakenings would be valued.
“Unfortunately, I’m still too weak. Or else, I can just consume Hope City. When I can swallow the Pure Hatred at Deep Sea Aquarium, then I’m as strong as a Strange Building.” Han Fei consumed a lot of flowers of soul at the Old Folk’s Home. They bloomed in the abyss, giving more colors to this dark world. The soul flowers and healing persona were complimentary. The flowers were cleansed by the healing persona, and the human’s light shone in the abyss to aid the healing persona. As the healing persona became stronger, Han Fei had more confidence to trap God’s eyes.
“I need to recover Big Sin and then go to Deep Sea Aquarium!”
The three human bases could stand strong in the tragedy because they had ‘unique weapons’ to fight against Top Pure Hatred. If Han Fei could control the Pure Hatred under the aquarium, he could create the fourth human base. Suddenly, Han Fei heard the sound of the roof collapsing. He turned around. Big Sin’s body cracked and collapsed the house beams.
“Can’t you recover by yourself?” Han Fei chuckled sadly. He tried to shine the healing starlight on Big Sin, but the effect was not that good. Han Fei drank a bottle of ghost blood. When he recovered slightly, he opened the abyss and enveloped Big Sin’s body with the black mist. “You have Unmentionable’s curse on you. I’m not strong enough, but Mad Laughter should be able to help.” Han Fei found his car and returned to An Kang Pharmacy with the black merchants. “Thankfully, I’ve reaped some souls. That should invoke Mad Laughter some more.”
Han Fei placed the new sacrifice on the altar. He pressed the figurine’s hand lightly. He didn’t need to use any words. The figurine’s eyes tried to open. Blood vessels climbed on Big Sin’s body and tried to cleanse the curse on the wounds. “This is strange. There is another person in this world that is my twin. The presence of a twinflower is in itself a miracle.” Sacrifices were soon exhausted. The figurine used its power, and slowly, Big Sin’s heart started to beat again. The dismembered body parts were pieced back together. The presence of tragedy expanded underground. Even the black merchants and Han Fei couldn’t stop it. The presence of tragedy alone could tear open the floor. The large body expanded, and a bloodred star lit up in the sky!
It was not Pure Hatred, but it was more destructive!
“We can’t stay at the pharmacy anymore. Move the figurine to another place. We’ll build a new base there. I’ll also find a way for ghosts and humans to coexist there.” The underground altar was moved by the black merchants.
“It’s time for us to go too.”
Han Fei waved at Big Sin. The giant monster, more than 5 meters wide, lay down before Han Fei. It pushed Han Fei’s car aside as if it was trying to get Han Fei to ride it.
“If I go with you, we’ll scare the others.” Han Fei looked at Big Sin helplessly. Big Sin rolled on the ground like a pet. It caused the ground to shake. “You’re not afraid of me at all. I need Xu Qin to help discipline you.” Big Sin instantly became obedient when Xu Qin’s name was mentioned. Han Fei had no idea why Big Sin was so scared of Xu Qin. The mist ate Big Sin. Han Fei drove back to the investigation center. With the lesson from last time, he didn’t drive the car to the center but parked it far away. Han Fei received the news as he approached the center. The day before, several Pure Hatreds attacked Hope City. The higher-ups at the center saw this as very important.
Han Fei felt rather guilty when he saw this news. The people at Hope City might not know anything, but his mates at the center might know something when they saw the black mist.
“Team leader, where did you go after you split from us yesterday?” As Han Fei entered the office for Team 13, he saw all the members standing there as if they had been waiting for him.
“I’m the leader. Do I need to report to you?” Han Fei closed the door and sat on the chair. “If there’s something to report, say it now. If not, the meeting is adjourned.”
“Yesterday night, Hope City’s buffer zone was attacked by Pure Hatred. A few of them hid in the black mist to avoid detection by Hope City. This scared everyone at Hope City.” Dong Quan looked at Han Fei. “I’m not going to beat around the bush. In my impression, only you can do something like this. Based on the witness's description, the black mist is similar to yours.”
“What are you talking about? Why would I do something like that? That’s a city! I’m just a single person. I wouldn’t try to attack humanity’s largest bases!” Han Fei argued, but everyone thought he would do something like this. “Don’t look at me like that. Why would I do this? What is my motive?”
“Perhaps it’s cause you don’t like them?” Yan Lan cracked her knuckles. “No matter if it’s you or not, consider bringing me next time.” “It’s really not me.”
“It’s fine.” Ah Nian smiled. “When the higher-ups came, we said you were with us, so you have the perfect alibi.”
“Is that why you’re here so early today?” Han Fei picked up the form to study the food served in the canteen.
“We’re here to ask you which Black Building are we taking down today?” Dong Quan stood straight. “With each Pure Hatred we hunt, the ghosts will be weaker, and we’ll be closer to hope.” After a day of interaction, Dong Quan was much better than Han Fei. Even though Han Fei might act crazy, he was sure Han Fei only wanted the best for humanity.
“Don’t be rash. I plan to do something big.”
Han Fei led the team member to find the highest leader, it was Li Xue’s old captain. He explained his plan to swallow God’s eyes. To persuade him, Han Fei even found Xue Ba to design the tactical plan.
Hunting a Top Pure Hatred was something very dangerous. If the mission failed, the whole base might be wiped out. Even if they succeeded, the center would lose a lot of people. They would have issues defending themselves. Han Fei saw the hesitation on the leader’s face. He explained it seriously, “This is not a simple hunt but consumption. If we succeed, we’ll gain the power of a Top Pure Hatred. How will that future look like?”
Normally, the center wouldn’t go after Top Pure Hatred because it would mean a net loss, but Han Fei had offered something that might benefit the center.
“I can swear on my life, and you can use the curse to control me. After I consume Pure Hatred, I’ll help the center with three things unconditionally. Even if you want me to enter the deepest Taboo Building inside Zone A.” Han Fei said seriously. “The key to the tragedy is hidden inside Taboo Buildings. The door where ghosts used to come to the human world might be there. If we can get God’s eyes, I’m willing to enter the Taboo Building and close that door for humanity!”
Strange Building was already dangerous, and Taboo Building was even more dangerous. Until now, there was not only a persona user who managed to exit Taboo Building alive. That was where the name came from.
“If that’s your goal, I can try to convince the other admins for you.” The old captain’s eyes turned determined. He spoke into the black band. “Contact the leaders of all the tactical teams. From now on, the center is entering Grade 1 battle status!”
