Enforcer Manual
Chapter 397: Welcome to the Void Paradise_1

Chapter 397: Chapter 397: Welcome to the Void Paradise_1

The convoy had been unable to pass through the fog, and the "Guards" had lost contact with the company.

Not long ago, Grey had unilaterally cut off communication. Before it was completely severed, they heard an unusual female voice in the office.

"There’s a problem with the navigation."

The lead Guards reported the malfunction calmly, and soon they heard the same message from other "Guards" through their communication devices. It seemed that the fog was affecting electronic equipment, and after losing contact with the company, their only task now was to deliver Fengling to the branch office.

But soon, a powerful impact sound put them on high alert.

Flames suddenly erupted from the fog on the left, along with some black objects separating from it, and then the squad scouting on the left completely lost contact.

The huge dark shadow loomed in the fog ahead, their whereabouts unknown. Before the vehicle collided with it, the "Guards" pulled out their convoy’s equipped rotary machine guns and single-soldier rocket launchers and fired at the shadow, but the shadow stood immovable before them like a towering mountain.

"Boom——!"

The collision with the shadow was inevitable, and they were forced to a stop within the fog.

After trying to start the vehicle several times without success, the front Guard picked up the co-driver’s heavy machine gun, pushed the door open with a ferocious momentum, but before his feet hit the ground, his entire body was lifted by an irresistible force, thrown out like rubbish.

The Guard seated in the back, tasked with guarding Fengling, tried to get out, only to find the whole vehicle was lifted into the air. Amidst the violent shaking, Fengling finally saw the true appearance of the monster—a giant bird with snow-white feathers?

She had seen birds in her family’s animal atlas, but the size of this unknown species was simply too large, even much larger than the war machines developed by the military companies. Its claws easily deformed the armored pickup truck coated with bulletproof material, and the company-developed biological weapon "Guards" looked as fragile as toys, shattering upon touch.

During the violent shaking, Fengling caught a glimpse of something flying at high speed that covered the night sky, while highly corrosive acid rain poured down like water, turning the vehicles behind them into sieves upon contact.

These... were the terrifying creatures hidden in the Void?

Yet for some reason, Fengling felt that this giant bird was intelligent. It kept staring at her, its eyes filled with curiosity.

All communications had been disrupted, and it was no surprise that she was thrown from the back seat of the car.

"Xinyue, take it easy!"

Song Lan’s heartbroken voice came through the giant bird’s communication device. This downpour of acid was coming down on the finances of District 17!

The pockmarked road would need to be repaired by them later, and the destruction caused by the vehicle explosions would also be charged to District 17’s account. He heard that the new mayor had almost been driven mad by financial issues; Lu Xiang said that at the citywide meeting half a month ago, when Aureliano heard about the train platform being bombed, he seemed to age a decade in an instant, looking completely hollowed out.

The reason they dispatched Xinyue and Flying Dragon was to notify Cloud Biological Pharmaceutical about the existence of the Void and the Bug Swarm, not to actually scour the surface of District 17.

"Don’t think I can’t see you. I’ve taken note of the few making the most trouble. Once this is over, Lu Xiang will assign you to volunteer, and you have no choice!"

Upon hearing this, the pupils of Xinyue narrowed.

Then Fengling witnessed a scene she would never forget—the giant bird that had been tossing their armored car around like a toy suddenly showed a frightened expression. It looked up at the dark mass of creatures in the night sky, and when they scattered, the bird, setting an example, delicately and carefully placed the armored vehicle back on the ground.

Fengling’s hand paused on the handle of her knife.

She had been ready to fight, but this unexpected event left her at a loss. She suspected that this frightening giant bird might be under the control of a higher-level will.

In her hesitation, a familiar figure landed on her shoulder.

The Horn Bug had remnants of snacks still at the corner of its mouth. After spending a few days together, Fengling understood what the Horn Bug meant.

"You want me to go with you?"

The Horn Bug nodded humanlike and waved its pincers authoritatively like a traffic conductor, pointing out the direction through the fog for her.

Guided by the Horn Bug, Fengling easily avoided the attention of the giant bird and other monsters. She didn’t know how long she had been traversing through the fog until an outline of a building emerged before her eyes.

The building seemed to have been abandoned for a long time, looking like a product of a past era, with the dilapidated walls showing traces left by corrosion.

Benevolent Prosthesis Hospital.

Even though the words on the sign were incomplete, she still recognized the place.

At that moment, a figure in a bulky hazardous environment suit was taking a break on the stairs of the hospital entrance, with a distinctive firefighter’s axe set beside him. This almost instantly reminded Fengling of her conversation with "Big Radish Head".

"Big Radish Head" had mentioned that when he accidentally wandered into the Void, it was an "Adventurer" in a hazardous environment suit who chopped open the stairwell door with a firefighter’s axe and rescued him.

"You’re still alive!"

Fengling approached and asked in surprise, remembering that "Big Radish Head" had said, when he jumped into the escape passage, the monster that was burned to a crisp had broken through the door of the operating room, and the "Adventurer" was most likely dead.

Song Lan simply nodded.

He now needed to maintain the persona of a "lone wolf Adventurer" who had been conducting investigations alone in the Void for an extended period.

To give Fengling, the special guest, the most hospitable service, all the staff of the Void playground had worked together to design an exclusive scenario for her. They even introduced a brand new pool of Void creatures, led by Xinyue and never before seen by anyone. He could proudly guarantee that everything Fengling had seen today was an entirely new experience.

Even the building behind him was an abandoned structure "borrowed" through Lu Xiang’s connections, which he and Xiao Tun had expended a lot of effort in setting up as the hospital scene.

No matter what others thought, Song Lan felt that the Void playground project was just too conscientious.

"What’s inside?"

Fengling asked.

"Everything you want to know, but even now, it’s not too late to turn back."

"Turn back? Why should I do that?"

"Because ignorance is a kind of bliss."

Fengling looked again at the dark corridor leading into the hospital, her inexplicable sense of familiarity growing stronger. It was as if some kind of long-slumbering memory in her mind was about to be awakened.

She took a breath, her attitude becoming much more resolute. "I want to go in."

"Then take this with you."

Song Lan opened his palm and handed her a capsule. At the same time, he secretly sighed in relief.

If Fengling had just listened to his advice and turned around to leave, he would have been stuck. Fortunately, the kind-hearted young girl followed their script, preventing an awkward situation.

And now, they still had one more problem to solve.

Fengling didn’t possess Spiritual Energy, so she wouldn’t be able to see the presence of the "Guardian Spirit" no matter what. Therefore, to solve this issue, Medea had prepared for her a capsule containing cells from a Devourer, one of whose effects was to enable a person to see the presence of Consciousness Entities for a short period.

These capsules were the result of her research on Elmon.

"...What is this?"

"When you’re ready to see the truth, eat it."

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