novelraw Chapter 153: Black Winged Man
Chapter 153: Black Winged Man
A black shadow dove down at an almost vertical angle.
Enormous black wings were retracted behind its back.
Then they snapped open violently just before crashing into the ground.
Everyone looked and saw a pair of massive wings, covered in black feathers, with a wingspan of nearly 5 meters.
The newcomer was a tall, straight-backed middle-aged man with a stern, cold expression.
"Who is that?! Who authorized independent action!"
The Commander stared pale-faced at the black-winged man descending from the sky: "Cease operations immediately! The hostage is still in their hands!"
In the center of the ruins.
The Aberrant wearing an iron mask screeched: "Good! It seems you want this Blondie kid to die! I'll count down from ten! If you don't withdraw this birdman, prepare to collect a corpse!"
"Ten!"The black-winged man hovered twenty meters in the air, his wings slowly flapping.
"Nine!"
The Commander frowned deeply, grabbing a megaphone: "That Awakened, withdraw from the engagement zone immediately! That's an order!"
"Eight!"
"Seven!"
"Six!"
"Five!"
A black feather shot through the air, piercing through the iron mask's forehead.
The man dove down like a cannonball.
Where his wings swept past, the first Aberrant was cut in half at the waist.
The Aberrants on the ground didn't even have time to assume defensive postures.
"Crack!"
An Aberrant's neck was directly twisted off.
The head wearing the shoddy iron mask spun three hundred sixty degrees.
Before the corpse even hit the ground.
The man's figure had already appeared before the second target.
This Aberrant wore an imitation Nuo mask, frantically raising a modified shotgun in panic.
The man raised his hand, a black feather shooting out.
Nailing it right between the eyebrows.
Another Aberrant tried to escape.
He just turned around when he saw the man had somehow already stood in front of him.
The wings closed forward, like two giant blades crossing and slashing through.
The torso was cut into three sections, the cuts clean and smooth...
Five seconds.
Only three gradually cooling corpses remained on the scene.
The man walked up to the hostage wearing Blondie's clothes, yanking off the hood in one motion.
But under the hood wasn't Blondie at all, just an Aberrant pretending to be Blondie.
This Aberrant was already terrified and limp, just about to self-destruct.
The man expressionlessly crushed its windpipe.
Then.
Spread his wings and shot up into the clouds.
The real Blondie had long been moved; these were just pawns to be sacrificed.
The Commander stumbled to the corpse wearing Blondie's clothes, trembling as he lifted the hood.
A twisted Aberrant face was revealed.
"Fake..."
The surrounding Purifiers fell into dead silence.
The black-winged man landed on a high point in the ruins, coldly scanning the area, his gaze lingering briefly on the fake hostage, the corner of his mouth twitching almost imperceptibly.
"Who are you?"
The Commander questioned sharply: "Who gave you the authority to act independently?!"
The man didn't answer, just casually pulled a silver badge from his chest and tossed it down.
The badge flipped through the air.
Landed precisely at the Commander's feet.
It was engraved with 【Supervision Department】 and the character 【Lin】.
The Commander's pupils constricted sharply.
The Supervision Department, quite a high official position.
And the surname Lin...
Blondie's father was also surnamed Lin.
This man's relationship with Blondie's father was definitely not shallow.
The black-winged man had already beat his wings and risen.
The Commander suddenly realized.
No wonder the other dared to act directly, he had already seen through that the hostage was fake!
They had been tricked here.
Blondie had long been missing, whereabouts unknown.
The Commander really felt like cursing now.
Previously, when this Blondie young master was with them, he had assigned him to a relaxed position.
But the other insisted it was too safe.
Then insisted on joining this department, charging front lines.
And very clearly, this black-winged man was probably someone assigned to protect Blondie's safety.
But now he wasn't protecting Blondie within the Mist.
Then it was very likely Blondie, to prove himself, forbade this bodyguard from getting close.
Seeking death!
Having such good resources but not using them, insisting on showing off, thinking he could manage, wanting to rely on his own strength.
Bullshit!
The Commander remembered his own hardships slowly climbing the ranks.
The background he could only dream of having, where would all these troubles come from then?
His internal assessment of Blondie was—born with a silver spoon but doesn't appreciate it! Trash but loves to play!
A crisp sound rang out.
"Who?!"
All gun barrels instantly turned toward the sound source, searchlights illuminating the area brightly.
Su Zhan slowly walked out from behind a broken wall, hands slightly raised to show he meant no hostility.
He had made the sound intentionally; otherwise, as a Vermilion Bird Academy student, sneaking away in this situation would be far too suspicious.
Better to go out and explain to them, reveal his identity.
That was the correct approach.
"Halt! Identify yourself!"
The Commander shouted sternly.
The Purifiers beside him already had fingers on triggers.
Su Zhan simply pulled a crimson Vermilion Bird badge from his chest, stating calmly: "Vermilion Bird Academy, on mission."
He had seen everything that just happened.
Including the black-winged man, the Aberrants being killed, and that Blondie was fake.
A technician quickly stepped forward, using a scanner to verify the badge's authenticity.
"Verification passed, confirmed as a registered student of Vermilion Bird Academy."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes held a bit more respect.
After all, the reputation of Vermilion Bird Academy truly resounded throughout the entire Daxia Awakened circle.
The Commander's expression instantly stabilized somewhat: "How much do you know about the current situation here?"
"Your team was ambushed."
Su Zhan retrieved his badge, tone flat: "Aberrants and mist creatures collaborated, the Purifier squad was completely wiped out."
The Commander frowned deeply: "Can you be more detailed?"
Su Zhan patiently explained once.
Of course, he only said he had been observing from the sidelines the whole time, didn't come out because the enemies were too strong.
After finishing, he prepared to leave.
"Wait!"
The Commander stepped forward: "What else did you see? Which direction did those Aberrants retreat? The whereabouts of young master Blondie..."
Su Zhan waved his hand without looking back: "I'm just a student, that's all I know."
Everyone still wanted to press further.
But Su Zhan's figure had already disappeared around a corner in the ruins.
The Commander stared in the direction he left, brow tightly furrowed.
There wasn't much he could do since the other said that.
After all, the other's status was clear; even as a Vermilion Bird Academy student, he couldn't easily touch him.
"Continue the investigation."
The Commander sighed helplessly, deeply worried.
This Blondie young master had really brought him quite a bit of trouble.
He might very well have his career path cut short because of this.
Damn!
Really fucking unlucky!
...
Su Zhan walked silently along the street.
Mentally calculating.
The traces of his battle with the mist creatures had been cleaned up by him setting a big fire.
Looking at the current situation...
There wasn't anything beneficial for him staying in this area anymore.
After all, the current level of mist creatures wasn't enough to support his advancement to Medium-risk.
But the mission lasts 15 days...
When writing the mission report later, he couldn't exactly write that he did nothing, right?
Although investigation-type missions are relatively very free, he still needs to at least go through the motions; he can't really do nothing at all.