Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 582 278: The Second Anomaly of the All-Knowing Crystal (Part 3)

Erin's face was slightly flushed as her gaze returned to the screen, but her eyes seemed a bit distracted.

"Just call me when the time comes."

Cui Chengze arrived in a rush. Wu Chang had originally thought he would come at dinner time, but who knew he would rush into Star Heaven Group less than two hours after expressing the desire to meet.

Seeing how urgent the other party was, Wu Chang's suspicions eased a bit, and he chose his office as the meeting place.

As soon as Cui Chengze entered the room, he first set up a mystical ceremony to prevent detection before greeting Wu Chang.

"President Li, long time no see."

Sitting behind the desk, Wu Chang spread his hands and said, "Should I call you Chairman Cui or Sect Leader Cui now?"

Cui Chengze glanced at Erin watching TV dramas on the sofa and said, "President Li, you're too polite. Just call me Little Cui."

"And this must be the legendary Eternal Pure Light."

Previously, when exploring the Silent Route Dungeon and entering the Terminal Sea Region, Cui Chengze's body was taken over by the Sea God. He only had vague memories of that period.

In his memory, Erin's image wasn't clear, but the Sea God's fear of Erin's power was vividly remembered.

He knew this was a true God, stronger than the Sea God.

Wu Chang didn't detect anything unusual from Cui Chengze, so he relaxed and said calmly, "Tell me, how did you become the Sect Leader of the New Cosmos Sect."

When this matter was mentioned, Cui Chengze also showed a look of helplessness.

"This sect leader position, I didn't want to take it initially..."

As Cui Chengze spoke, Wu Chang managed to understand the ins and outs.

Thanks to Wu Chang and Li Yubin's handling, the safety of the Star Jump was confirmed early, and with the help of the Sea God, the Star Jump returned directly to the coast near Gao Mu Country, forcing the three parties to save these survivors instead of silencing them.

Most of the passengers aboard survived, but the passengers here refer to those defined in Wu Chang's mission.

The ordinary passengers weren't killed, but many of the New Cosmos Sect's believers and military personnel sent on the ship died.

Such a large-scale death event required someone to take responsibility.

The New Cosmos Sect, whose plan failed, naturally had to shoulder this responsibility.

Zheng Ruiyuan had already died on the ship, and the sect's actual controller, Zheng Chengxun, was also silenced, dead people wouldn't blame others. Under multi-party tacit understanding, the case was characterized as terror attacks with a cult background.

Li Zaisi successfully resolved the crisis, leading the passengers aboard to defeat a group of villains, and the mastermind Zheng Chengxun committed suicide out of guilt, with the president feeling deceived for many years, lamenting deeply and regretful, bowing to the public in apology.

Fortunately, there were no casualties among ordinary citizens, and the happy ending prevented the people of Gao Mu Country from delving into the matter.

As for the total death, the ship used to create the Evil God's remnants, Blue Island, was deemed faulty during manufacturing and, coupled with operational mishandling, sank at sea.

With the Zheng father and daughter dead and the New Cosmos Sect without a leader, their believers spread nationwide, a new sect leader needed to be introduced immediately to stabilize the sect.

Outsiders were unaware, but the officials and military knew well that the New Cosmos Sect truly communicated with the God and had supernatural abilities.

If they didn't have supernatural abilities, why would they choose to cooperate with them?

With the plan failed and the rapid cut ties from the three parties, they had already offended the God behind the New Cosmos Sect. They must not continue letting their followers control the sect, or they would retaliate upon reconnect with the God.

The only option was to control the sect with insiders, gradually removing the core believers, ultimately dissolving the sect.

Easy to say, but choosing the right person for controlling the sect wasn't easy, the candidate needed to have a grievance with the New Cosmos Sect, wouldn't side with them, and must possess supernatural abilities capable of holding the fort.

After rounds of selection, the survivor from the Star Jump, Gao Mu Country's Mystical Research Association president Cui Chengze, became the best candidate.

Cui Chengze didn't have Li Zaisi's background, the officials and military treated him without courtesy, directly sending a veteran general to press him.

Chengze, what year were you born?

Oh, if you don't say, I thought you were eighty. Hey, you dare to stand straight in front of a 1944 senior as a 1946-born brat?

As a junior from Yanjiang University, born in a prestigious family, is this how your Cui Family taught you to say "it might not be convenient" or "can't do it" to seniors?

Dang, this is for Gao Mu Country's prosperity, for social stability. Relying on fortune-telling and divination to amass wealth, don't you want to contribute at all while enjoying the benefits created by seniors?

With a smooth combo of words, Cui Chengze instantly couldn't resist, agreeing to become the sect leader and cooperate with several forces from within to dismantle the New Cosmos Sect.

Although he understood mysticism and had strong combat power, in the Silent Route Dungeon, fighters and firearms received corrections from the world rules, and his ordinary body couldn't rival the national machinery.

Even if it's Gao Mu Country, a "cute little" mini-type national machinery.

Initially, Cui Chengze was forced to become the sect leader, but shortly after taking office, he discovered the Zheng family's remnants didn't give up.

They gathered a group of extreme New Cosmos Sect believers, opened Zheng father and daughter's secret stash, and took away several mystical items, attempting to reconnect with Leman.

Among the mystical items, some were key cultural relics in Gao Mu Country's history, which, according to mythical stories, were magical artifacts used by God.

If they succeed, it might attract Leman again.

To prevent the world from being glimpsed by Evil God, Cui Chengze went from passive to active, proactively searching for the traces of the extreme believers to destroy their plans.

Meanwhile, worried about their success and his inability to resist, he left a message for Star Heaven Group, seeking Li Zaisi's help.

Speaking of which, Cui Chengze took out a stack of photos. The items in the photos were important relics remembered by high officials of the New Universe Church, secretly kept by Zheng father and daughter.

Wu Chang flipped through the photos, and when he saw one of them, the All-Knowing Crystal suddenly reacted.