Chapter 1 Lingjing Xingzhe Map Activated

[Ding, Lingjing Xingzhe map is activating. Entering Lingjing in 30 seconds. This Lingjing is "Horror Cruise", number: 015]

[Difficulty Level: S]

[Type: Single Player]

[Main Task: Survive for five days]

[Note: Non-Lingjing items cannot be brought in.]

[015 Lingjing Introduction: In 1900, a cruise ship of the United Irish Nations set sail on a secret mission. On the return voyage, the cruise ship mysteriously disappeared, becoming a mystery of the United Irish Nations.]

"Damn, an S-level instance..." Zhang Yuanqing grimaced, wondering if he had forgotten to pay Lady Luck her dues last night! The "Disguise Character Card" function of the Black Heart can definitely fool the Lingjing. So, being matched with an S-level is not due to him, but rather the demon beast Haas himself is about to enter an S-level Lingjing.

Although the demon beast Haas is a peak Saint, the probability of being matched with an S-level is very low. He remembers that when Fu Qingyang was at the Saint stage, A-level was the norm. It was only after clearing A-level instances for half a year that he had a chance to trigger an S-level instance.

The demon beast Haas is not as good as Fu Qingyang, so the probability of getting an S-level is very low, and it’s even less likely to happen once a year.

Bad luck, he ran into it.

"A level six S-level Lingjing, even I would be in danger. But, why is it a 1900 instance?"

In the second district, a level six Saint’s corresponding instance background is the early Song Dynasty, or the late Tang Dynasty. In the first district, it should correspond to the mid-Middle Ages, the era of vampires, werewolves, witches, and bounty hunters.

How could it be! The 30 seconds ended. Zhang Yuanqing's vision blurred and rippled, as he was about to be transported to the instance.

"Knock, knock!" After knocking, Zhang Yuanqing pushed open the heavy, brass-covered door. Entering the luxuriously decorated private room, he saw Catherine sitting silently on the sofa, wearing a black changqun (long dress), her exquisite and beautiful features seemingly shrouded in a layer of frost.

"You failed!" Catherine said in a deep voice. The corners of her eyes and eyebrows no longer held any charm. At this moment, she finally possessed the dignity and pressure of a ruler-level big shot. Otherwise, Zhang Yuanqing would have thought she was just a little slut who only knew how to wiggle her butt to seduce men.

Zhang Yuanqing said "Mm" with a cold expression.

"Bacchus has returned to the Lingjing. Hecate is probably not dead yet, but falling into the hands of the Heavenly Punishment is no different from death."

Catherine’s lips curled into a dangerous smile, "They’re all dead, how come you’re not?"

Is that even human language! If I were the Demon Lord, I would definitely fill your mouth…

Zhang Yuanqing maintained a cold and aloof posture, "If your purpose in seeing me is to question me, then I think I can leave."

Catherine narrowed her eyes, staring deeply at him, "After investigation, we found that after Ju Mang left the Heavenly Punishment Building last night, he did not go directly to the rescue site, but drove to the Dessen River, driving along the riverside highway for fifteen minutes. And when he arrived at Dessen River Park, all the nearby surveillance cameras malfunctioned, and no information was recorded."

"There were two commercial vehicles at the battle site. The vehicles only contained Ju Mang and a Juyin corpse, without any other members of the Five Elements Alliance support team. This was a carefully planned setup. Ju Mang knew in advance that he would be ambushed last night."

"Tongtian Jiaozhu (Lord of the Heavens), explain why Ju Mang knew about the news in advance. Who leaked the operation? And explain why Bacchus and Hecate both stumbled, but you returned unscathed?"

As expected, they asked about this. Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself that the Hunter Guild could find out, so of course the Heavenly Punishment could as well. But regarding this matter, the Execution Department didn’t dig to the bottom, giving him a great deal of tolerance. Mainly, for the Heavenly Punishment, no matter what method or means Ju Mang used, as the beneficiary, they could accept it. There was no need to split hairs over the details. But in the eyes of the Hunter Guild, this is… there’s a traitor among us!

And who is that traitor? There were so few people who knew about the operation. If they had to find a traitor, then it must be Tongtian Jiaozhu (Lord of the Heavens), this foreigner.

Zhang Yuanqing had already prepared a plan. He glanced at the wide bathtub, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Do you need me to jump in there to explain?" Not giving Catherine a chance to nod, he quickly said, "Explain what? Explain how trash Hecate and Bacchus are, or how trash your Hunter Guild's intelligence work is? You think I leaked the information? Heh, then why would I come here, do I think I’ve lived too long, or am I reluctant to leave you, you little slut?"

His tone was harsh and mean, coupled with the sneer on his lips, it was very punchable. This was the mocking technique that Zhang Yuanqing learned from the single-transmission knight Zhai Cai. He called it preemptive strike!

Catherine's face darkened.

Zhang Yuanqing's face was even darker. He walked to the side of the sofa, propped himself up on the armrest, leaned over, almost face to face with Catherine, and said coldly, "You think I betrayed Bacchus and Hecate, which led to the failure of the mission? Bacchus has a ruler-level item, but the operation didn't last more than ten minutes from start to finish. Catherine, don't just spread your legs to play with men all day long. Use your brain to think about why!"

"Because that guy has ruler-quality items, and more than one! Your Hunter Guild's ability to gather information is simply comparable to garbage. You still want to question me? You almost killed me! If I wasn't a lower level than you, I would have sent you back to the Lingjing a long time ago."

The veins on his forehead bulged, and his expression was both cold and furious to the point of being twisted. The feeling of being wronged and angry was very full, not like acting at all.

This is the basic operation of an illusionist. Tongtian Jiaozhu (Lord of the Heavens) was angry, and Catherine calmed down. After pondering for a moment, she said, "Ju Mang has a ruler-quality item, what kind of item?"

Zhang Yuanqing snorted, "Six black talismans that can form a formation and transform into chains, and a black and white short knife."

A black and white short knife, Catherine sounded a little familiar. Immediately, she seemed to remember something, and her expression became a little strange. She picked up her mobile phone without saying a word, and her fingers clicked and swiped across the screen for a moment.

"Is it this knife!" She turned the phone screen towards Tongtian Jiaozhu (Lord of the Heavens). The screen showed a photo. The original photo should have been of someone holding a knife, but the knife holder was cut off, leaving only a hand and a black and white short blade. It was the Blade of Annihilation of Body and Soul!

"Yes, that's it!"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, then revealed a look of doubt: "How do you have a photo?"

Catherine revealed a look of realization. At this time, her mobile phone made a "ding" sound, and a message came in. After reading the message, Catherine turned the mobile phone towards Tongtian Jiaozhu (Lord of the Heavens) again: "Black paper talisman?"

"That's it."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, his eyes glanced at the surveillance camera on the ceiling.

Obviously, the chairman of the Hunter Guild, and the two vice-chairmen, were currently watching this conversation behind the surveillance camera.

Catherine already had an answer in her heart.

She had seen the Demon Lord use the black and white short knife, called the Blade of Annihilation of Body and Soul, and the name of the black paper talisman was unknown, but its previous owner was Yuan Shi Tian Zun (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning), and the one before that was the ruler of the Void Sect.

Yes, Catherine had already confirmed that the two ruler items used by Ju Mang were Yuan Shi Tian Zun’s (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning) legacy. There was a swordsman in the Five Elements Alliance support team named Guan Ya. According to intelligence, she was Yuan Shi Tian Zun's (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning) girlfriend.

And the direct superior of this team was Fu Qingyang. As everyone knew, Fu Qingyang and Yuan Shi Tian Zun (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning) had a close relationship. Within the Five Elements Alliance, the two were closely linked.

Recently, the Hunter Guild also collected gossip information about Fu Qingyang and Yuan Shi Tian Zun (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning).

It was said that a Night Wanderer in the support team revealed it to the members of Heavenly Punishment.

Based on these two layers of relationship, it was not surprising that Ju Mang could borrow Yuan Shi Tian Zun’s (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning) items.

"These items are all Yuan Shi Tian Zun's (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning) legacy." Catherine explained simply, and continued to ask: "How did you escape?"

"I hid in Hecate's dream." Zhang Yuanqing's answer was impeccable.

"Hide in a dream, not a bad idea!" Catherine nodded slightly, and tentatively asked: "What do you think, how did Ju Mang know that he was about to be ambushed?"

"Either by observing the stars, or by divination." Zhang Yuanqing gave a guess that was consistent with his identity in the second district.

Catherine nodded, and without asking any more questions, she picked up the handbag beside her, took out a bank card, and said: "Although the mission failed, the Hunter Guild never treats its members badly. There are 500,000 federal coins in the bank card, which is the organization's compensation to you."

Watching Tongtian Jiaozhu (Lord of the Heavens) leave with the bank card, the brass door with excellent sound insulation closed, Catherine looked up at the surveillance camera, and said: "Chairman, two vice-chairmen, do you think Tongtian Jiaozhu (Lord of the Heavens) leaked information? I still can’t figure out why Ju Mang knew in advance that we would ambush him.”

No one answered her, but a few minutes later, Catherine’s mobile phone “dinged,” and a new message came in. She unlocked it with her fingerprint, and checked the message. It was a video, a video that was very popular on the Heavenly Punishment forum some time ago, the video of Yuan Shi Tian Zun (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning) alone challenging three peak Saints.

Catherine didn’t open the video, because she already understood that no one had leaked the operation. The reason why Ju Mang was able to see through the ambush in advance was the result of the Night Wanderer in the team observing the stars.

Yuan Shi Tian Zun (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning) had an astrolabe to assist in star observation! That astrolabe allowed him, this newcomer who had been promoted to Star Official for only three months, to have star observation abilities comparable to a senior Star Official.

And that astrolabe, not surprisingly, was in the hands of the Five Elements Alliance support team.

The picture went from blurry to clear, and Zhang Yuanqing saw a seascape. The blue sea reflected the blue sky. He stood on the deck of the cruise ship, basking in the sun and sea breeze. The clothes on his body had not changed, and after touching his face, there was no change either. It was not a role-playing instance.

This cruise ship was very large, so large that Zhang Yuanqing couldn’t see its full view. On the deck, several sailors in naval uniforms, holding guns, were busy cleaning the deck with tools such as hoses, buckets, and brushes.

Zhang Yuanqing cast Divine Wander, his spiritual body leaving his body, and floated into the sky. Looking down from above, he could see the full view of the cruise ship. It was a small and medium-sized cruise ship, about 50 meters long, with a white hull and two floors.

There were two sturdy chimneys on the cruise ship, emitting billowing black smoke.

With the sea breeze blowing, this steam cruise ship sailed on the sea, leaving a ten-meter-wide deep blue waterway.

At the head of the cruise ship, sailors were cleaning the deck with brushes and hoses. On the high lookout tower, a navy soldier in naval uniform, carrying a rifle, was lazily guarding while smoking a cigarette.

"A cruise ship from more than a hundred years ago, 1900, only 5 years after the Sino-Japanese War, and 14 years before World War I. The first district has been open for 16 years. Well, this is also the beginning of the decline of the United Irish Nations."

Zhang Yuanqing reviewed the knowledge he learned from textbooks in his mind.

Everything was normal on the cruise ship. He turned his gaze to the end of the sea horizon. There was nothing abnormal on the sea either.

"The Lingjing introduction says that this cruise ship will mysteriously disappear on the return voyage, becoming a mystery. And my main task is to survive for five days, which means that the cruise ship will disappear within five days."

"This is a Twisted Ones instance. The characteristics of Twisted Ones are strange and bizarre monsters. Uh, will we encounter deep-sea monsters on the return voyage? I have a phobia of the deep sea."

While complaining in his heart, he lowered his spiritual body and returned to his physical body.

He planned to first gather information. There must be a reason for the disappearance of the cruise ship. It couldn't just be a shipwreck or monsters!

If it was that simple, it wouldn't match the difficulty of an S-level.

"Hey, brave soldier!" Zhang Yuanqing stopped two patrolling sailors and smiled: "Do you recognize me?"

The two sailors straightened their backs, saluted, and said loudly: "Yes, Lieutenant Haas!"

Lieutenant? What rank is a Lieutenant? Never mind, as long as he's not a grunt! This touched Zhang Yuanqing's blind spot. As a military idiot who had never even played with military flags, he could only distinguish the order of commander, division commander, and commander-in-chief.

"Who is the highest-ranking officer on the cruise ship? And where is he?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.