70: Chapter 68: Solemn Stone Carving 70: Chapter 68: Solemn Stone Carving Gu Shen lowered his hat, slowly squeezed through the crowd, and ca to the bar.
The bartender approached.
Gu Shen saw the bartender smile at him, hand him a drink nu, and begin to speak.
From the movent of his lips, it was clear he said—
“What would you like to have?”
Until this mont, Gu Shen’s profiled world had been completely silent.
It was his first ti using such an ability.
Logically, profiling and hypnosis were both basic abilities of the Spiritual Extraordinary, but profiling drained more energy, perhaps because it inherently possessed the characteristic of “tracing,” allowing Transcendents to contend with ti to so extent.
However, rather than saying profiling broke the shackles of ti, it was more a pursuit of the subtle guidance of fate.
The longer the ti traced, the more intense the spiritual power drained.
The stronger the profiled character, the more obscure the guidance.
Attempting to peek into scenes one should not…
would result in a severe backlash.
The shadow in the profiling world thus dissipated, had Jiang Wan been sitting in this spot three days ago, touching the sealed object?
As he continued to profile, the Chi Huo fiercely flickered.
The consumption of spiritual power suddenly increased.
No…
the shadow had not dissipated…
Gu Shen’s vision caught a faint black shadow dragging along…
Soone had brought the sealed object and had briefly stayed in this bar.
Was it at this ti that Jiang Wan got infected by the Extraordinary Aura of the sealed object?
The clue ends here.
“I’ll have one…
this one.”
Gu Shen’s thoughts returned to the present, he noticed the bartender’s impatient look, casually pointed at a na on the drink nu, and just then, a voice erged in the silent profiling world.
“The gin is quite strong…
not suitable for you.”
Gu Shen’s pupils contracted.
Almost instantly, he entered a state of alert, his fingers slid into his sleeves, clenching the Truth Ruler.
Gu Shen cautiously looked to his side—
Just at a distance of two body lengths away.
A burly man in a gray hoodie, leaning against the bar, facing the dance floor, his gaze lingered amidst the neon chaos of the dance floor with evident interest, stirring the ice cubes in his glass without giving Gu Shen more than a glance, he lazily said, “I suggest you pick that tropolitan…
although it’s a ladies’ drink, both its strength and flavor are pretty good, suitable for a newcor like you.”
Gu Shen did not relax his guard.
He asked in a low voice, “Who are you?”
Being able to break into his profiling world…
This was also a Transcendent.
“Relax, don’t look at ,” the man in the hoodie continued in his laid-back tone, casually speaking, “The noise from triggering profiling isn’t small.
If you don’t want to be noticed, you should be cautious.
Moreover, if I wanted to attack you…
I would have done so already, wouldn’t I?”
The Chi Huo dispersed.
Gu Shen was still on alert, but he deactivated “profiling”…
it was a capability without any combat enhancent, and it was substantially draining his spiritual power.
“Nice to et you for the first ti, I’m Hu Danian, an informant for Cui Zhongcheng.”
In the noisy world, the uncle’s voice was soft, yet it was incomparably clear to the ear.
Cui Zhongcheng!
Gu Shen’s mood sowhat eased, though he still clenched the ruler without relaxing, but he told the bartender, “Change the drink…
I want this one.”
He pointed at the “Da Du tropolitan” the man had recomnded.
Seeing Gu Shen’s reaction, the hooded uncle smiled, “It doesn’t matter to whether you believe or not…
Since you’ve found your way here, you must have noticed that the clues have ended.
I have so information here about the ‘sealed artifact’ you’re looking for.”
At the ntion of the sealed artifact, Gu Shen’s wariness in his eyes diminished substantially.
“Solemn Gaze Sculpture, serial number undetermined, preliminarily identified as a Class D risk sealed artifact.”
Hu Danian pulled out a photograph from his chest, moved his seat closer to Gu Shen in a subtle manner, and placed the photograph on the polished surface of the bar.
Gu Shen took it, and the photograph showed a stone sculpture depicting a ferocious evil ghost.
However, compared to an adult man’s fist, this sculpture was not very large, only about half the size of a fist.
It was exactly the sa as what he had seen in Jiang Wan’s Dream.
“This sealed artifact was once kept by the council in Dadu District, but it was lost in a theft a few years ago and has been missing ever since,” Hu Danian said leisurely.
“The records state that once the Solemn Gaze Sculpture cos into contact with a person, it will relentlessly steal their sleep until the contactee’s spirit collapses.”
“That’s just the appearance…” Gu Shen muttered softly, “The actual reason it takes away sleep is that it causes a kind of spiritual erosion in the contactee.”
“Exactly.” Hu Danian looked at Gu Shen with surprise and smiled, “You are quite intelligent…
No wonder you caught Mr.
Cui’s attention at such a young age.”
Gu Shen said nothing.
His own profile was currently confidential.
This informant probably didn’t know who he was…
He took the photograph and asked, “The Solemn Gaze Sculpture erodes the dreams of all its contactees until their spirit collapses…
This is a Transcendent event, how many people have been infected?”
His own profile had shown him a corner of the truth.
Soone had stayed here with this sealed artifact…
Jiang Wan had unfortunately co into contact with it, and thus had her sleep stolen.
“So far, twenty-four people have been indirectly in contact with the Solemn Gaze Sculpture, and that number is still rising, all under the surveillance of Deep Sea,” Hu Danian said calmly.
“You don’t need to worry about these people…
Soone will be responsible for treating them.
Even if you can’t cure Jiang Wan, we will intervene.”
Gu Shen furrowed his brow.
This event seed to be completely under control.
Was this another test thrown at him by Cui Zhongcheng?
Gu Shen noticed a part of a dark tattoo on the wrist of the hooded uncle, and silently noted this detail, “Was Jiang Wan sent to by you?”
“No… I’m just an informant, I don’t have that much ability.”
Hu Danian shook his head and said regretfully, “All this was arranged by Mr.
Xiao Cui, who had actually hinted at her indirectly to find you, but unfortunately, this woman was sowhat foolish…
and suffered needlessly for a few days.”
Gu Shen did not respond.
Since the fire case, he had seen the so-called big shots, their arrogant way of strategizing.
In fact, he didn’t quite like this behavior.
“Where is the sealed artifact?” Gu Shen asked, “I’ll go and deal with it.”
“Although the situation is still under control…
the owner of the sealed artifact has not yet been found, there is no information about this person in the Deep Sea database, and what happens next is unpredictable.” Hu Danian looked at Gu Shen seriously, “This is why I’ve been waiting here for you, not just to inform you of the existence of the ‘Solemn Gaze Sculpture’—”
“Mr.
Cui asked to convey a ssage, this Transcendent event isn’t as simple as you imagine.”
Hu Danian said gravely, “This week…
in the remote corners of Lipu Street and the river bank area, several deceased adult n have appeared, all killed by a clean and precise blade to the throat without any sign of struggle, and the wounds showed signs of Extraordinary Aura…
Combined with the appearance of the ‘Solemn Gaze Sculpture’, we have reason to believe that a maniacal out-of-control is wandering nearby.”
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