World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 55 Foundation Riot

According to the team leader, the mission at the International Bridge will last approximately 2 to 3 days, during which time the crew will stay at a nearby hotel.

Lin An had just finished packing his luggage when he turned around and saw Zomo Rabbit squatting at the door with wide eyes.

Research department, you guys are slacking off again...

Picking up Zomo, who had thrown himself into her arms, Lin An pushed open the door and went out.

Although it's a bit late, there's no harm in making 20 points.

The moonlight cast a frosty silver glow on the garden lawn. Lin An walked on the gravel path, which had been covered in fine snow, and the broken ice crunched under his feet.

He took a deep breath; the fresh evening breeze was invigorating, carrying the scent of pine and cypress trees, the cool moisture, and…

The smell of blood and rust.

Immediately afterwards, the stench of aquatic animals filled Lin An's nostrils, mixed with a pungent, inexplicable odor, similar to the smell often found near volcanoes.

sulfur?

Lin An looked towards the source of the odor. At the bottom of the central pond, a string of bubbling bubbles rose, like the navel of the earth, where a pool of stagnant water flowed slowly.

Beneath the bottomless, murky lake, some kind of creature seems to be active, its scarlet color spreading across the surface with the help of buoyancy.

A lone shoe lay on the shore, and it was obvious that it belonged to the unfortunate employee who had been eaten.

The "Lake Monster" has caught up with the foundation.

No, it's not just the lake monster!
The outline of a giant python was faintly visible in the starlight of the night, with a thick body and a head that was clearly that of a bird!
Basilisk!
The Free Mystics have attacked?
Before Lin An could react, Zomo in his arms kicked its hind legs with a "plop".

The scene spun around Lin An, who felt as if he were on a fast-moving car, being pulled forward relentlessly, passing through several barriers that would have killed him instantly, and arriving at the foundation's lobby in the blink of an eye.

This is what the research department referred to as "moving through walls"!
Like Jim, Zomo will also use his powers to escape whenever he is threatened or maliciously pursued.

This time, however, it also brought Lin An along.

The hall of St. Anilov was already flashing red lights, dozens of warning lights emitted blinding light, and urgent sirens blared incessantly, making Lin An's eardrums ache.

“Boom, boom, boom!”

Employees swarmed in from outside to take refuge inside the building, while the mysterious figures from the Direct Facing Department charged headlong into the Free Mysteries, their energy overflowing, a great battle about to erupt.

A dull thud followed, mingling with the piercing siren of an alarm.

Is this the sound of fighting outside?

Lin An frowned. The alarm and warning lights were too much to handle, making it difficult to pinpoint the source of the sound, but he vaguely sensed that the muffled thud was coming from underground.

"bump!"

The idea had barely formed when the familiar four-person team from the Foundation and the defense squad pushed open the door and entered.

"Six primary control devices and 28 secondary control devices have lost monitoring and recording!" The captain of the defense team cursed into the communication equipment, "Are you fucking kidding me? Isn't everything out of control?!"

Does this mean that all the mysterious figures on the second basement level have broken free of their restraints and are now desperately trying to escape?
The ground tremors were actually caused by the escaped mysterious figures.

"I'll do my best to protect the research department and get them evacuated first... but I must tell you, Minister of Research, I cannot guarantee the number of casualties in this operation!"

“We will suppress this riot without sacrificing more people.” The leader of the four-man group appeared relatively calm. “Shall we go and control the remaining Level 3 Mystics first? Okay, understood.”

The control team and the defense team split into two groups. Lin An discovered that Simon was not with them, presumably having joined the punishment team and confronting the aggressive Free Mystics outside.

Surprisingly, the group of four became a group of three, and Caroline was not included.

The defense squad rushed towards Lin An, and paused slightly when they saw him.

"Lin, what happened to you—"

Before he could finish speaking, Zomo, who had been thrown to the ground by Lin An, was so startled that he kicked his legs and jumped onto Lin An's back, carrying him away from the scene once again.

The scene spun around.

Little one, don't come and cause trouble!
The first time was fine, but the second time made Lin An a little annoyed, especially when he opened his eyes from the dizziness and found himself lying in a ventilation duct.

"Zomo, don't drag me around like this!"

Regardless of whether the mysterious creature could understand human speech, Lin An grabbed Zomo by the neck and shook it off, crawling towards the light on all fours.

A rustling sound came from behind, and the rabbit followed again.

Actually, Zomo's "teleportation" ability is very useful; I wish I could use it for my own purposes.

Lin An thought to himself, and then stopped paying attention to it.

The pipe where Zomo and Lin An hid wasn't too deep. About a minute later, he saw the exhaust fan, and a faint red warning light shone through the gap.

Just as I was about to break out of the window, a loud crash was heard, and something was slammed heavily into the exhaust fan.

"Boom!"

The cracking sound of bones breaking was fleeting, and thick blood and bits of flesh seeped in through the cracks.

Lin An looked up and saw that what had been thrown up was the corpse of a research department employee.

Her body seemed to have been struck with tremendous force, flying off the ground with her limbs twisted, like a smashed tomato stuck stickily to the exhaust fan.

Then came a deafening roar as the ground shattered. "Boom!"

The body slid down due to gravity and crashed to the ground. Lin An looked through the newly appeared gap and saw what was happening outside.

Nine mysterious figures emerged from the ground. Judging from their dehumanized state and their crazed eyes, Lin An knew they were the out-of-control mysterious figures.

Zomo, are you sure this is a "safe" place?

However, for the rabbit, spending every day with the mysterious controlled individuals might make it think that these people are the harmless ones.

Lin An squinted and, among a bunch of strange figures, unexpectedly spotted a familiar person. He crawled out from the bottom of the pit and stood with the Free Mystic.

Logistics Minister, Jorna Cardenas?

Surprisingly... or rather, as expected, the mole in St. Anilov was the Minister of Logistics.

Lin An was somewhat curious as to why aristocratic families were able to infiltrate the foundation's ministers, but he didn't have time to ponder the conspiracies involved.

A free-spirited mystery man spoke, his voice deep and somber.

“You told us that this was the weakest point in the wall, and you proved that statement true, which is good. You also claim to be a follower of the Witch, but I don’t think you’ve ever received her favor, and I still…can’t trust you.”

Its skin is greenish, it has large horns like a bull, and eyes and claws like a wolf. Its bare feet also have sharp nails, and its body is extremely strong.

A row of sharp spikes protruded from its spine, eerie like white bones, with warm blood still clinging to them.

Lin An recalled its file, and the system simultaneously popped up a panel.

[Name]: Khodag

[Rating]: Ghost Stories - Level E

Radiation level: 29.6%
[Pollution Level]: 55.7%
[Medium]: Lord of the Earth
Legend has it that Hordag is a monster born from the ashes of cremated cattle, and is the embodiment of abused farm animals.

A mysterious figure, much taller than an ordinary person, bent down, grabbed a member of the research department from the hole he had carved out, and threw him in front of Cardenas.

"If you kill him, we will believe you for the time being."

"Ha, a piece of cake."

The research staff member finally came to his senses and saw Cardenas loading a pistol, with a group of mysterious figures standing beside him with cold eyes and strange appearances. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he screamed in an almost unnatural voice.

"Minister Jonah Cardenas, you have betrayed us! You have betrayed the Foundation!!!"

His booming voice reached the research department below, buzzing and echoing in the hole. Everyone heard his words, heard the name Cardenas.

The logistics minister gritted his teeth; all the pretense he had put on had been rendered useless.

If only the elevator hadn't been occupied at that time!

He wouldn't be forced to mingle with this group of free spirits and mystics!
Cardenas' invisibility could only last for 15 minutes. Although it could be used continuously, all the Mystics had fled the isolation room. Except for those who had lost their minds and were causing chaos everywhere, the others rushed to the elevator door and surrounded the invisible Cardenas.

The elevator doors remained closed for a long time, so he huddled in a corner, trying his best to avoid physical contact with others.

Even so, the moment his invisibility failed, Cardenas was suddenly exposed to everyone's gaze.

Before he could cast a spell, a bloody gash appeared on his body, and he was tightly bound by the tentacles of a free mystic.

In order to survive, Cardenas had no choice but to compromise and sell out information in exchange for a chance to escape.

After the employee exposed his identity, he completely broke ties with the foundation.

"Damn it, shout louder, just shout until outer space and 'Commerx' know!" Cardenas cocked the gun and aimed it at the employee's forehead.

"Spare my life, for the sake of our past work together!" The employee was both shocked and furious, scrambling backward. "For the sake of our past swearing an oath to the American flag that we would never betray St. Anilov!"

“But I never swore that this loyalty would last long,” Cardenas sneered. “Is loyalty a lifetime of loyalty, but loyalty for three minutes not loyalty?”

"Don't kill me—!"

Before the employee could finish speaking, Cardenas decisively pulled the trigger, but with a "click," the pistol suddenly jammed.

"Ok?"

Just as Cardenas was about to check the chamber, a "ping" sound rang out from behind him.

An ominous premonition welled up in his heart, and he suddenly turned his head, his pupils shrinking instantly.

Suddenly, a bullet flew out from somewhere and hit Hodag squarely between the eyebrows.

Two streams of blood dripped down its cheeks and onto the ground.

Who fired the shot?

It wasn't me anyway!

At that moment, all Cardenas wanted to do was curse.

The free spirits stared in disbelief at their fallen comrade, their eyes instantly filled with a blood-red rage, and they all roared in unison.

"Cardenas, you betrayed us! You betrayed the Witch!!!"

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