Chapter 485: Chapter 294: Target—Shark’s Belly, Lost Generational Fragment
Gu Qiye was already gone, leaving cleanly and efficiently without even saying goodbye to Black Cocoon.
Of course, this was also to avoid arousing suspicion, after all, he had just joined Rainbow Wings not long ago. At this moment, Gu Qiye’s every move was naturally under the other party’s surveillance, at least checking his whereabouts through street cameras was unavoidable.
But Black Cocoon hadn’t yet completely digested the memory he transferred, so he remained motionlessly suspended in the night.
As the information of Rainbow Wing’s twelve members swiftly flashed through Black Cocoon’s mind, the scene that emerged began to change. The elevator reached the underground tenth level of the Empire State Building, and the car door slowly opened.
What appeared before his eyes was a huge conference room, around a long table, the other ten members of Rainbow Wings were sitting scatteredly, their faces entered Black Cocoon’s mind.
The scene came from Gu Qiye’s memory, and his vision was extraordinarily sharp.
Thus, every facial detail in the conference room was so clear, even more realistic than footage shot by cameras, it was as if even the pores on their faces could be seen distinctly.
Black Cocoon scanned over their faces, the ones he was most concerned about were the four Salvation Society members: Urushibara Ryuri, Oda Ehgo, Kalina, and Father of Puppets.
Urushibara Ryuri’s appearance was vastly different from what Ji Minghuan saw on the cargo ship in London that day, only her clear eyes had a slight similarity.
This shows just how terrifying her disguise technology is.
And Oda Ehgo’s appearance and name reminded Ji Minghuan of someone, that is Oda Takashige.
Also, he is Ayase Origami’s butler.
"What is the relationship between this person and Uncle Takashige? Could they be brothers, or perhaps father and son?" Ji Minghuan speculated, "Superpower Users age slowly, if Oda Ehgo is indeed Uncle Takashige’s old man, it wouldn’t be too farfetched."
He didn’t dwell on it for long. At worst, he would just ask the young lady about it later, so he continued to observe the other figures in the memory.
Kalina was nothing much to talk about, blonde hair, blue eyes, white coat, dressed like a researcher;
Finally, there was Father of Puppets, this person was covered inside an oversized black trench coat, his face wrapped tightly with bandages, his appearance bore a resemblance to Black Cocoon.
"I haven’t seen this person in Salvation Society, I really want to try and see if I can get some information about him from my mentor, but that would be too obvious." Ji Minghuan thought.
The remaining electric current spread along the neurons like tides, flushing through, making Black Cocoon’s scalp tingle, sending a shiver through his body, then the memory in front of his eyes shifted once more.
The scene shifted to the interior of a Maybach.
On the back seat, Gu Qiye was looking down at a tablet, on the screen was the disciplinary record of the "Old Jingmai District" incident five years ago.
And the subject of this document’s disciplinary action was member number twelve of Rainbow Wings, Father of Puppets.
"Really... or fake?"
Black Cocoon raised an eyebrow, greatly shocked, thoughts churning endlessly, "So the person who killed Unit One’s mother was actually one of the Salvation Society’s undercover agents placed in Rainbow Wings?"
After a while, he finally calmed down, slightly curled the corners of his mouth, "How interesting, now Salvation Society is truly guilty of the utmost crimes, obediently take responsibility for everything, and then accept the combo punches from this big family of mutual love and support."
Up to this point, he finally finished reviewing the memory images transferred by Gu Qiye.
He knew the streets of New York were not safe, so he flew off like a transparent bird, clutching the restraint belt.
Soon, he was back inside that black hotel in the Manhattan District.
When he first checked in, he had paid for a full two weeks’ rent, so he directly climbed in through the open window at this moment.
Black Cocoon raised his head, looked around, the room seemed to have been tidied up by someone, objects were in order, the floor clean, new towels placed on the rack in the bathroom.
To be safe, he didn’t immediately deactivate his color-changing form, but quickly ran his colorless restraint belt over every inch of the ceiling, floor, and walls of the room.
Not even the space under the bed was spared.
Once he confirmed there were no listening devices or bugs installed in the room, Black Cocoon retracted all his restraint belts.
The layer of invisible film covering his body all retracted back into his pores, he felt a great relief, sprawling out on the bed, exhaling deeply.
The restraint belt helped him take off the black trench coat and mask, casually throwing them at the bedside.
Closing his eyes, he quietly rested for a while, then he took a phone out from the coat pocket using the restraint belt, opened the screen, and sent a text to Gu Qiye.
[Black Cocoon: Thank you for your help, sharing a memory with someone else feels truly fascinating.]
[Gu Qiye: What did you find out?]
[Black Cocoon: It seems our targets overlap, Blue Arc, the person who killed your mother, came from the Salvation Society.]
[Black Cocoon: Urushibara Ryuri, Oda Ehgo, Kalina, Father of Puppets, these are the four Salvation Society moles, they are the targets we must eliminate.]
[Gu Qiye: As I expected... I had guessed this possibility.]
[Black Cocoon: Don’t worry, although they have many people, we are not fighting alone, your grandfather and your father will also appear, as well as a medieval eagle, but since you’re not on good terms with him, I won’t mention him for now.]
[Gu Qiye: Mu Long? Why is he helping me?]
[Black Cocoon: Don’t get it wrong, Mu Long isn’t here to help you; he’s helping himself. The owner of the head hanging from the streetlight in the photo I showed you earlier is Mu Long’s brother, Lin Zhengquan.]
[Gu Qiye: What?]
[Black Cocoon: Anyway, because of this, Mu Long joined our avenger team. Whatever grudges you have can wait until after we blow up the Salvation Society. Sort it out slowly then, kids.]
[Black Cocoon: By the way, since you asked about Mu Long, aren’t you curious about your grandfather?]
After sending out the message, Gu Wenyu waited long before receiving a reply from the other side.
[Gu Qiye: My grandfather, is he impressive?]
[Black Cocoon: Very impressive. It’s said he was once part of Lake Hunting, the hidden fifth member.]
[Gu Qiye: If he’s so impressive, why didn’t he appear when my mother died?]
[Black Cocoon: Actually, your grandfather regrets it too. He’s come to help you now, having come to terms with it.]
[Black Cocoon: Don’t be so stubborn, your family should sit down and have a good chat. That solves ninety-five percent of psychological issues. Anyway, I’m going to rest today, goodbye.]
After sending the message, Gu Wenyu tossed his phone aside, laid on the bed, and closed his weary, heavy eyelids.
"Tomorrow I’ll tell Dad the target, complete the mission for the First Body; for now, I’d better focus on the Third Body’s matters." With that thought, he synchronized his consciousness to the Third Body.
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At this moment, Japan, near Hokkaido, a desolate sea area.
The sea breeze was fierce, like sharp knives slicing across one’s face, chilling the body. On the horizon, the sun had just risen, illuminating the sea, burning away the shadows enshrouding the surface.
Cezar sat atop Phoenix, while Yaguba’s form rapidly expanded in mid-air, like a suddenly opened oversized parachute, finally unfolding to its complete form.
Enveloped by tsunami-like tides, a gigantic 300-meter shark hovered in the air, standing at the top of the biological chain.
Beneath, the sea surged, deep within the ocean an elongated whale song echoed filled with fear. Fish scattered far and wide, even the atmosphere started to roar, as if all creation was welcoming its arrival in their own ways.
"I’m ready, Cezar!" Yaguba shouted, then abruptly opened its abyssal maw.
"I know, I’m coming right away!" Cezar shouted too, as Phoenix beneath him flapped its wings and soared upward.
Previously, Black Cocoon had lied to Ke Qirui, saying that Yaguba and Cezar had located an Anecdote Fragment site while flying from the United States to Japan.
But the truth was Cezar suddenly realized, world-level Anecdote Fragments, after the holder’s death, would most likely remain in place, returning to nature only if not encountered by a new compatible owner for a long time.
Which means, the Anecdote Fragments left by the Royal Court Team have a chance of still being preserved in the Whale Terrarium at this moment.
Yaguba needed a full month to completely digest the legendary shark in its belly.
After only a few days, of course, the Terrarium hadn’t been completely destroyed, most buildings remained intact inside its belly, let alone the vast sea within it.
Thus, Cezar came up with a good idea.
Which was to ride the Phoenix into Yaguba’s belly and see if he could find the generational-level Anecdote Fragments left by the Royal Court Team.
After all, he was soon going to fight the Light-Eating Bees with Yaguba; if he couldn’t boost his combat power in time, entering the hive would be like a moth to a flame, courting death.
They might end up being food for the Bee Race, who would thank them for delivering dinner.
So, if he could retrieve the Anecdote Fragments from Yaguba’s belly, it would be ideal.
Actually, upon hearing Cezar’s idea, even Yaguba felt apprehensive, fearing Cezar might never come back once inside, essentially becoming its food.
But since Cezar insisted repeatedly saying he was confident, Yaguba couldn’t refuse, eventually agreeing to give it a try.
Returning to the present, over the vast sea, sunlight illuminated the giant shark’s back as it opened its bottomless maw.
Cezar raised his arm against the oncoming fierce wind, then gently tapped Phoenix’s back.
The reddish giant bird shrieked heavenward, swinging fiery wings, ascending skyward in an instant.
Then it slowly gathered its wings, like a flaming drill, spiraling down from the sky.
Wrapped in the sunlight’s glow, it plunged straight into Yaguba’s open maw, diving down its esophagus into the dark shark-belly world.
In the sky, Yaguba cautiously shut its mouth, closed its eyes, to sense the warm flow within to determine Phoenix’s position.
"Hope such recklessness won’t lead to trouble..." it clicked its tongue, thinking worriedly.