Ren Jian Country didn't know what made this Rabbit Researcher, who usually dealt with supernatural issues with such seriousness, suddenly lose it. Almost instinctively, he looked in the direction she pointed.
But the next second, his hair stood on end!
A sense of danger, stemming from intuition, enveloped his entire body, and Ren Jian Country immediately went on alert.
He never expected the Rabbit Researcher, who he thought would never strike, to slap his chest!
At the moment of contact with Zodiac Rabbit's palm, he saw that bizarre pattern which appeared when she fully activated her powers, and his Spiritual Power plunged into utter silence! Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on NoveI★Fire.net
Ren Jian Country's face showed an incredulous expression as he exclaimed, "What are you doing? Did I do something to provoke you?"
"Oh, you didn't provoke me, but your 'son' might have gotten into big trouble."
As Zodiac Rabbit spoke, she took out her phone and dialed Shadow's contact number.
Her face also showed a bit of disbelief, not expecting that thing to actually be true.
There actually was an unlucky soul cursed within the organization!
"Ren Tao? What did he do? After offending you and having his Spiritual Power sealed last time, until before his mission yesterday, he hadn't left the building..."
Just as Ren Jian Country finished shouting in dissatisfaction, he suddenly realized something and said incredulously, "Wait, do you mean that mission is problematic?"
"I don't know, not sure, ask him."
Zodiac Rabbit pointed behind Ren Jian Country, at the elevator doors which just opened.
Wu Liang, seeing Zodiac Rabbit's number, had already entered the elevator. He knew there was only one possibility for Zodiac Rabbit to contact him at this time.
He also dragged along Zodiac Pig, who was still in the "post-surgery recovery period."
The two walked straight to Ren Jian Country.
Seeing him, Zodiac Pig frowned and said, "Jian Country? How the hell are you a member of the organization? You were part of the extermination mission... Oh, I forgot, your memories were wiped."
"Pig... Brother Zhu!?"
Ren Jian Country's mind was completely fried at this moment.
He was an old acquaintance of Zodiac Pig, but since the latter became a Polluter, they hadn't seen each other for two years, as Zodiac Pig's actions were strictly limited.
But now he was seeing Zodiac Pig standing unharmed in front of him!
What the hell is going on?
Am I dreaming because I didn't wake up properly this morning?
"Don't talk, take us to see Ren Tao first." Wu Liang interrupted the reunion between the two.
His expression was rather grim now.
It was supposed to be a good thing that the fish from the "Promised Land" took the bait, but it turned out to be someone he had met once!
Why didn't he notice it back then?
Seeing the serious demeanor of the others, Ren Jian Country also realized the gravity of the situation and immediately shut his mouth, leading the way silently.
The elevator arrived at the Supernatural Handling Squad's meeting room. When the door opened, besides Ren Tao, there were three team members inside chatting and laughing.
"You three, get away from Ren Tao! Come here!"
The first thing Ren Jian Country did upon entering was to scold the team members to stay away from his son.
Though the team members didn't know what was happening, the tacit understanding developed from two years of dealing with supernatural events made them unconditionally trust their captain, and they quickly moved to the door.
Ren Tao showed no reaction to this action.
It wasn't until Wu Liang and Zodiac Pig walked out from the back that Ren Tao, sitting at the other end of the meeting room, started to speak: "Long time no see, Zodiac Pig, you must be really disappointed I'm still alive."
The moment he spoke, both Wu Liang and Zodiac Pig sensed something was off.
Though the person in front of them was in Ren Tao's body, the inner person they were conversing with was definitely not Ren Tao!
Even Ren Jian Country's face changed drastically, also realizing that his son's current state wasn't right.
Because the tone of his words was just like that of an old person, full of weariness.
"You... you're the Pioneer!?"
Zodiac Pig's pupils contracted sharply!
A person he never expected to see alive again suddenly appeared!
Moreover, this way of conversation... he found it extremely familiar, and the memories from two years ago rushed back to his mind.
He had told Wu Liang before that before the Pioneer was eliminated, he had a conversation with the other through the mouth of an organization member, about a teacher whose existence was uncertain.
The scene of that conversation was similar to now—the Pioneer seemed to completely replace someone's thoughts, conversing with him across the air.
"I am... and I'm not. I've forsaken my past beliefs to become a new Pioneer, all thanks to you. The experience of being killed is unforgettable."
Ren Tao maintained a smiling expression the entire time, seemingly not perturbed at all, rather exuding the elegance of a noble gentleman.
His words revealed an unbelievable message—being killed.
Does this mean that this guy has resurrected after death!?
"What kind of joke is this! Back in the day, I marked your main body! How could you possibly survive?" Zodiac Pig roared.
Faced with his wrath, Ren Tao lightly shook his head and said, "Main body? What is a main body? I have transcended the limitations of the physical body, reaching the spiritual level; as a Pioneer, one naturally has to be ahead of everyone..."
But before he could continue his bragging, Wu Liang stepped forward with lightning-fast speed and smacked him on the face.
This slap not only bewildered Ren Tao.
It also made everyone else freeze on the spot.
"What are you pretending for, transcended the limitations of the physical body? So when imagining, you can't even get it up? Just say you're a dead eunuch, get a laugh out of everyone." Wu Liang's words naturally made everyone black out.
After a full three seconds, Ren Tao, whose head had been knocked askew, finally turned back.
He looked at Wu Liang with some disdain, speaking in a thoroughly scornful tone:
"You're the Shadow, right? If this fool hadn't naively dialed that cursed phone number, do you think you could have captured this puppet of mine?"
Wu Liang slapped him on the face again.
Even though Ren Tao's consciousness was entirely dominated by the Pioneer, his physical strength remained unchanged; he still couldn't beat Wu Liang head-on.
This time the Pioneer couldn't speak at all because as soon as he opened his mouth, he'd get slapped.
He could only glare angrily at Wu Liang, hearing this kid leisurely say: "Interesting, so you're saying it was 'Ren Tao' who naively dialed the phone, meaning you haven't completely replaced him."
"Then it means you've hidden something in this brain somewhere, only stepping out when needed, controlled by your consciousness."
Wu Liang's deduction began to cause some changes in the Pioneer's eyes.
Never did he expect this daft kid's thinking to be so sharp!
"It's like remote controlling a computer; you need a signal source to control this machine, don't you? Whatever you've hidden in his brain must be connected to your real consciousness location, right?"
Wu Liang suddenly grinned sinisterly.
Then, he took out an eerie Nightmare Mask from his pocket, and slammed it onto Ren Tao's face.
He said each word clearly:
"Next, I'm going to follow the signal line and beat you up..."