Jiangcheng Executive Bureau.
Wiring section.
A dozen operators work together in a large office.
Their job is to answer calls to the Executive Bureau.
Unlike other places, being a switchboard operator in the Executive Bureau is a pretty comfortable job.
Stable income and sufficient staff.
Most importantly, the work is leisurely.
People who call the Executive Bureau generally encounter two types of trouble.
The first is the crime committed by duelists, which is also a relatively common type of incident.
There are always some people who, after gaining some power, cannot help but become arrogant and try to challenge the majesty of the law.
Duelist crimes do not necessarily involve serious and vicious crimes. There are also illegal incidents such as stealing using cards or street fights. No matter whether it is big or small, as long as cards are involved, it is classified as a duelist crime.
Most of the duelists suspected of committing crimes are not real duelists, but apprentices or those with soul connection abilities.
But even the number of crimes committed by duelists is relatively limited.
The second is the incidents of monsters in the secret realm causing chaos due to fluctuations in the secret realm. These are even rarer. In the entire Jiangcheng, you may not encounter them more than a few times a year.
Therefore, they don't receive many calls on weekdays, and sometimes they don't receive a single call all day long.
To sum up, being a switchboard operator in the executive department is indeed an enviable career.
Ding-a-ling.
The phone rang, and more than a dozen operators who were playing with their phones looked up at the same time, their eyes fixed on the ringing source.
This call was the first in the past two days.
"Perhaps another shameless young man couldn't resist the temptation of his own cards, tsk tsk."
"No way, the monster cards are physical, and they're young."
Several operators were chatting and laughing, discussing interesting topics.
"What?!"
Suddenly, the operator who answered the phone widened his eyes and screamed with difficulty hiding his emotions.
The sudden rise in volume also broke the joking atmosphere.
"What's going on? Could it be that another monster from the secret realm has appeared?" An operator became nervous.
The atmosphere in the entire switchboard department gradually became solemn, especially when Xiao Zhang, the young switchboard operator, saw cold sweat rapidly covering his forehead, which made him even more nervous.
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Xiao Zhang's answer suddenly became a little stuttering, and he put down the phone with some trembling, which further confirmed the bad news conveyed by this call.
"Xiao Zhang, what's going on?"
"Xiao Zhang, speak quickly, what happened?"
The smiles on the faces of several veteran operators in the switchboard department had long since disappeared, and they asked seriously.
"It's the school..."
Xiao Zhang's face was pale, and he looked a little bit unbelievable. He said with difficulty: "Jianghua High School was attacked by a group of unidentified duelists!"
"impossible!"
Upon hearing this, a senior member was the first to express disbelief. He shouted, "Xiao Zhang, what nonsense are you talking about? Today is the graduation ceremony for all the high schools that offer dueling courses. There are so many school leaders and teachers here, all of whom are powerful duelists. Who would dare to do such a daring thing?"
"Let's take a step back and say, even if something really went wrong, they could easily handle it themselves. Why would they bother calling us? Are you sure this isn't a prank?"
The others looked at each other in confusion, most of them showing some disbelief.
There's nothing I can do. This is just too absurd and not convincing at all.
Xiao Zhang also understood this, but he added, "But Brother Wang, this phone number is specially marked, indicating that it is an emergency call from Jianghua High School. Does the average person have this permission?"
"What?!"
The old man's face changed drastically. No matter how ridiculous this matter was, the nature of the matter was completely different when it involved an emergency call.
Emergency calls are usually privileges granted by the Duelist Association, and cannot be made in ordinary places.
No matter how unreasonable this matter is, it can no longer be treated as a prank.
"What should we do now? Should we notify law enforcement?" someone asked hurriedly.
This problem made everyone feel troubled.
The Law Enforcement Department is a department specifically set up to deal with crimes committed by duelists.
However, duelists who commit crimes are usually very weak, and most of them are not even apprentice-level duelists. Therefore, in the Law Enforcement Department, apart from the Minister who has reached the Glory Level, the rest of the law enforcement officers are basically star-level duelists.
People of the level of the Law Enforcement Department don't usually sit idle in the Enforcement Bureau every day, and he was not recorded on the registration form today.
And if other law enforcement officers were asked to handle this matter, would they really be able to get involved in this incident unless they were deployed in large numbers?
Even if a large number of people were dispatched, they might not be able to handle this incident perfectly.
Jianghua High School, which was attacked, has Glory-level duelists in charge. If the Glory-level can't solve the problem, wouldn't it be useless for them to do so?
"How about we tell this to the Monster Hunting Club?" someone suggested.
The Monster Hunter Department is a group of experts who specialize in dealing with incidents of monsters causing trouble in secret realms. These experts are called Monster Hunters, or "Hunters" for short.
As hunters, even the most common bronze hunter has the strength of a three-star duelist.
The Silver Hunter has reached the Glory level.
And if it is a gold medal hunter, he will have the strength of Honor Three Stars.
The number of personnel in the Monster Hunting Department is much smaller than that of the Executive Department, and it is even less likely that they will all arrive at work in droves on weekdays. However, today, there is still a silver-medal hunter idle in the bureau.
"The Executive Bureau has clearly defined divisions of labor within each department, and we've never handled matters on behalf of another department." The veteran paused for a moment, then added, "But today's incident is truly an emergency. Regardless of their opinions, we simply need to convey the message. This is an urgent matter, and we can't delay any further."
Everyone nodded, and the backbone made a decision. Xiao Zhang also picked up the phone and was about to call the Monster Hunting Department, but suddenly heard someone humming a little tune and walking in.
Seeing this person, the atmosphere in the hall changed.
The visitor was a young man of about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, with dyed blond hair, wearing casual shorts that exposed his leg hair, and slippers on his feet.
He was holding three 2L bottles of Coke in each hand, with his thumb, middle finger and little finger wrapped around the handles. He was also carrying two large bags of snacks on his shoulders, each holding the handles with his mouth.
The whole person's aura seemed out of place with the tense wiring department at the moment.
"Why, do you think I'm handsome?"
I don't know how he started talking. He stopped and spoke vaguely.
No one answered, and they didn't know what to say for a moment, so they pretended not to see him and avoided his gaze.
At this time, Xiao Zhang, who hung up the phone, looked very unhappy.
"What's wrong?" The veteran swallowed and asked nervously.
"Mr. Wu Feng asked us to contact the law enforcement department first. After confirming the situation at the scene, we can contact him again if necessary."
"What nonsense!"
The old man was so angry that his lungs almost exploded. Such an important matter, and the other party responded like this?
Are you just passing the buck here?
The school has already urgently requested help, so why bother sending someone to do further confirmation?
What kind of person is this? He deserves to never be awarded the title of Gold Hunter in his life!
The veteran was pointing at Wu Feng's nose and cursing him in his heart, but he also knew that now was not the time to act on impulse.
"What should we do?" Xiao Zhang asked helplessly.
"There's no other way. Let's notify the law enforcement department first." The veteran sighed, feeling helpless. It was because he didn't have the ability to solve the problem. He might as well be a messenger and couldn't blame anyone else.
"What the hell is going on? Why are you telling riddles here? Can't you see I'm here?"
The yellow-haired man, who had been ignored for a long time, was so angry that he didn't even care about the snacks in his mouth.
Seeing him get angry, everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
In fact, they don’t know who Huang Junwei is.
He rarely appears on weekdays, and every time he appears, he has snacks in his mouth and a Coke in his hand, which means that every time he goes out, he is to fill his granary.
But this person is said to be a member of the mysterious department "Shadow", and the director once personally instructed that if you see Huang Junwei, just pretend you didn't see him and don't take the initiative to talk to him. He probably won't take the initiative to talk to you either.
This is indeed the case. In the past, Huang Junwei never took the initiative to talk to them.
But today, it is unprecedented.
After hesitating for a moment, the senior officer first signaled Xiao Zhang to contact the law enforcement department with his eyes, then turned to Huang Junwei and said, "Uh, here's what happened..."
…
Jianghua High School.
Inside the campus gymnasium.
The parasites that fell from the sky have been cleaned up, but the atmosphere in the venue is still extremely solemn.
The fog in the venue became thicker and thicker, gradually blurring the vision.
A teacher who was proficient in light-attribute monsters tried to use light elements to disperse the black fog. However, the light elements were immediately devoured as soon as they touched the black fog.
What's worse is that the principal Yang Shan and the duel class teacher Wu Jiayuan, who rushed out not long ago, are now motionless.
Knock knock.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard from outside, and vaguely, more than a dozen figures could be seen.
"careful!"
The vice-principal who was temporarily in charge of the on-site command shouted. With his sharp eyes, he was the first to see someone coming in.
Although it was a human figure, his identity was questionable as he came in at this time.
"Everyone, don't panic. We're from the Enforcement Bureau. We were originally having dinner at a nearby restaurant when we unexpectedly received a call from the school asking for help. So, we rushed here without even finishing our meal."
A man's voice came from the black fog.
"So that's how it is. Thank you for your help. There is indeed a problem in our school."
The vice-principal responded without a trace of smile. The moment he finished speaking, a green-skinned monster as strong as a boulder beside him made a throwing motion without any explanation.
A green roof-shaped boulder came crashing down, accompanied by a shrill scream. An unlucky guy who couldn't avoid it was hit by the boulder and lost half his life on the spot, and was unable to move.
"Old man."
Zhou Zheng cursed softly. He had originally planned to take advantage of the fact that these people didn't know them and pretend to be someone from the Execution Bureau so that he could act more effectively. However, he didn't expect the other party to be so decisive.
Of course the vice-president would not hesitate. What kind of organization is the Executive Bureau?
How is it possible that in the middle of the day, more than ten people would leisurely go to a nearby restaurant for a meal?
What's more, arriving so quickly and at such a coincidence, isn't that a joke?
Also, if they were really from the Executive Bureau, they would not have been able to barge in so unguarded after receiving a call for help from the school.
He didn't even notice the magical aura emitted after the soul connection was successful.
Zhou Zheng and others, who had decided on a whim to impersonate people from the Executive Bureau, naturally would not enter the room in a soul-connected state. Once their evil magic power was leaked, it would be equivalent to exposing their own identities.
Even if they were unable to recognize their identities as dark duelists due to lack of knowledge, it was impossible to believe their nominal identities as members of the Executive Bureau.
But now, his disguise was instantly seen through by the other party. Zhou Zheng didn't hide anything and said directly: "Let's go."
As soon as the words fell, more than a dozen dark duelists set off together.
The moment the soul connection was completed, the magical aura and the black mist in the air merged into one.
"Magic eyes, protect the students."
The vice-principal shouted. Although the venue was completely covered by black fog, visibility could be greatly improved by injecting a little magic power into the eyes.
As soon as he finished speaking, the vice-principal immediately drove his monster, 'Green Mountain King', and threw huge rocks continuously, trying to smash the soul barrier of the dark duelist who was taking action.
Not only him, but dozens of monsters in the stadium all moved together, trying to intercept the actions of those people.
The students in the audience had already completed their soul connections and summoned smaller monsters to hide. This was also a good way to protect themselves.
The soul barrier is their best protection. As long as the monsters are in chaos, it will be difficult for those people to threaten their soul values unless they destroy all the monsters.
The most nervous were the ordinary students. They were not as capable of protecting themselves as the students in the dueling department. Many girls sobbed quietly out of fear, and some boys clenched their fists, hating themselves for not having the potential to become duelists.
Since it was a specially designated area, these ordinary students were gathered in one area, and most of the teachers had stepped forward to take protective measures.
As official duelists, they naturally have access to many cards, not just one.
But even so, it is hard to hide the nervousness at this moment.
There are at least thousands of ordinary students behind him. It would be difficult to provide perfect protection with their own strength.
However, those dark duelists had no intention of wasting time with them, but seemed to have found their targets.
A dark duelist took aim at several students in the front row of the audience, licked his lips, and revealed a greedy smile. Then, his figure seemed to blend into the darkness and turned into black mist.
The Duel Science student area was naturally protected by teachers, but those teachers who were keeping a close eye on the dark duelists had not anticipated this move at all.
It transformed into black mist, instantly enveloping several students, leaving behind a dark ball of light, and then disappeared along with the students.
"How is that possible?!"
The teachers were furious and shocked.
The same scene was repeated in the Duel Science student area. After these people turned into black mist, they had no way to intercept them using the power of monster cards.
Not only that, even if the students who were enveloped had completed the soul connection in advance, they would still be unable to resist.
At this moment, when others rushed towards the audience, Zhou Zheng looked at the podium with a playful look, or to be more precise, at the students at the podium.
Those companions were impatient and went directly to the audience seats to try their luck.
But most of the students on the podium are the so-called genius students of this school.
Usually, the souls of such geniuses are more delicious when devoured.
Zhou Zheng showed a cruel and expectant smile, quickened his pace, and then turned into smoke and rushed towards the podium.
"not good."
Song Mingchao's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively stepped back from Lin You, "Hide quickly!"
But it was too late.
The black mist spread across the podium, and after selecting a few students, it transformed into a dark ball of light.
Song Mingchao stared blankly at the dark ball of light lingering in front of him. After a while, he roared angrily, and his magic power surged. He mobilized three monsters that had been strengthened to the peak as much as possible and launched a fierce attack on the ball of light.
But whether it's punches, kicks, or pouring out energy.
The ball of light was unmoved and just floated there quietly.
The vision in front of him was briefly dark, and when he could see everything clearly again, Lin You suddenly felt a chill.
cold.
This world filled with black fog seems quite cold.
Looking at this atmosphere, could it be...
Lin You thought of something and looked unhappy.