Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 233 A worthy death
The weather in Nanwei City has always been this awful.

It rains whenever it wants, and stops whenever it wants, with no discernible pattern.

This raging disaster subsided as the flames on the river died down.

……

Milo couldn't remember how he escaped from that mysterious illusionary world.

All he knew was that Geraci had retreated voluntarily.

The battles in the illusion were all virtual; Milo and his crowbar did not cause any real damage to Gragi's true form.

But the truth is, Gorgis backed down.

Of course, Milo had no idea what this meant.

It wasn't until much later that this previously concealed event was brought to light again, and Miskatonic University included it in its textbooks as a case study, calling it—a truly significant victory in modern human history against the Old Ones.

This had a profound impact on the long-standing conflict between humanity and the Ancients, including the later establishment of the Wilmas Foundation.

Of course, that's all a story for another time.

All Milo knows right now is that he'll probably have diarrhea for the next few days.

Because he didn't know how much contaminated industrial wastewater he had drunk.

……

During the brief period when the illusion and the real world switched, Milo's memory was hazy.

Because the main support for the existence of the illusionary world was ultimately Glaqi, and Glaqi, as the supporter, voluntarily withdrew, Milo once thought he would be trapped.

But when the illusionary world shattered, he was unharmed and escaped unharmed.

He saw the flames rolling on the surface of the murky canal water.

I saw the living corpses underwater turn into a rotting green slurry.

But they did not see Geraki again.

That guy got away.

They slunk away.

Compared to Milo, who will be suffering from diarrhea for the next period of time, Gracchi will probably question his existence for a very long time.

Milo wasn't disappointed at not seeing Glagki; on the contrary, he was somewhat relieved.

Even now, he still doesn't know how he gained the upper hand in the illusionary world; he can't pinpoint the exact trigger.

Moreover, having the upper hand in the illusionary world doesn't guarantee victory in the real world, since the opponent is, after all, a super big guy.

……

To Milo's surprise, he also saw some strange shadows at the bottom of the canal.

They are clearly not human.

At first, Milo was a mutated zombie, but he later discovered that these creatures were even uglier than zombies. They had grayish-green skin, white bellies, and scaly ridges on their backs. Their bodies had vague humanoid features, but their heads were more like fish, with huge, protruding eyeballs, constantly trembling gills on both sides of their necks, and webbed hands and feet...

Clearly, they do not belong to either Glagi's side or the human side.

These are a group of underwater inhabitants who have been alerted.

Milo had never seen such an ugly and twisted creature, not even in this world filled with all sorts of monsters and demons.

They look like fish-men from a novel...

Or perhaps it should be called... the sea creatures.

Although they deliberately concealed themselves in the murky water, Milo still managed to capture the outlines of one or two individuals.

They move very quickly in the water, far more freely than humans like Milo with their five distinct fingers.

Upon noticing Milo's gaze, they immediately fled downstream along the canal.

In the murky river water, Milo could only hear some hoarse, shrill guttural sounds.

……

The lower reaches of the canal point directly to the ocean in the southeast.

Perhaps that's their true habitat. These creatures haven't revealed their intentions; they might just be scouting the situation, or they might be looking to take advantage of the chaos.

Milo didn't know this, but he was certain that what he was seeing did not belong to the illusionary world, but were creatures that existed in the real world.

"Could the legends of sea gods be true?"

He was momentarily dazed.

The image of that seaside village that had vanished years ago, and the fishermen who had died meaninglessly and without purpose, resurfaced in Milo's mind.

……

"How are you?"

Milo's mind was still pondering the aforementioned series of chaotic questions.

But a strong sense of suffocation forced him to wake up from his deep thoughts.

He thought he was still in the water.

But when I opened my eyes, I saw the face of a stunningly beautiful woman with an icy demeanor.

Emma pulled her into her arms, hugging her so tightly that the softness blocked Milo's mouth and nose from breathing...

This reminded Milo of Yan's words: "When I die, I must have a stunningly beautiful woman holding me in her arms and crying my heart out, otherwise it will be a wasted death."

Of course, this excludes the case of suffocation.

……

"Uh... cough cough!"

Milo's first reaction upon waking was naturally to vomit up the river water that filled his stomach.

He felt like he could spew water from all seven orifices; heaven knows how much he had drunk at the bottom of the river.

Upon seeing Milo awaken, Emma's haggard face finally broke into a genuine smile, but it only lasted for about two seconds before disappearing, as Milo, busy vomiting, missed this wonderful moment.

It took Milo about 5 minutes to finally empty his stomach.

His first words were:
"Put away the rest of your belongings."

Only Emma could understand this sentence.

She nodded calmly: "It's in the river, don't worry, it won't explode."

Milo shook his head helplessly: "You should know that there are many eyes watching Edward's case."

"Do not worry."

After confirming that Milo was alright, Emma completely returned to her usual self.

However, Milo could clearly see that Emma had been crying; her eyes were still red.

He was pulled from the riverbed and was still able to breathe smoothly, which clearly indicated that someone had cleared the water from his trachea and performed artificial respiration beforehand.

So that person is probably...

"Thank you."

Although Milo was unconscious for a while, he still received a kiss from a stunningly beautiful woman.

Before he could finish speaking, Investigator C appeared from the side, patted Milo on the shoulder, and said:

"You're welcome, Officer. I was the one who performed CPR on you."

"..."

Mylod felt depressed:

"Actually, there's no need to say it out loud. Let me keep this fantasy to myself."

“Understood.” Investigator C nodded and very politely extended his hand to Milo. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Valrocan.”

"Okay, Mr. C."

Milo reluctantly touched the guy's bloody hand.

(End of this chapter)