I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 75. Difficulties
The deep roar was like a lion awakening.

Everyone was silent.

A deathly silence fell over the tent. The old man stared at the photograph in his hand for a long while, then slowly closed his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "What else did Wei Shutong say?"

"That's all, that's all." Xia Feng shook his head.

Wei Shutong also gave him a USB drive, but didn't say it was for Big Face Cat; he just told him to keep it safe.

The seven captains stared silently at a pile of photos of girls' heads from different angles on the table. A moment of deathly silence followed, then a burly captain slid back in his chair and stood up.
"Damn it, that bastard Lister! Let's get him!"

As he stood up, Chen Xingdao beside him also stood up: "Chief, things have come to this point, let's go all out!"

"Director! Just give the order, and I, Old Guan, will fight to the death! We'll crush that bastard, the Prince!"

"Count me in." Freya smiled and stepped forward.

The four captains stated their positions, while the remaining three remained seated with furrowed brows and silent. Unlike the four captains, they had families controlled by the King.

Xia Feng only sent a photo of the bureau chief's granddaughter, but knew nothing about their family situation.

However, seeing the condition of the Director's granddaughter, they couldn't help but have doubts. Lister was completely untrustworthy. Since he could fool Director Xuanwu in this way, it was hard to guarantee that he hadn't fooled them in the same way.

"Damn it!" A bald captain suddenly stood up, his face grim. "That bastard threatens me every day, I've had enough! Let's do it!"

The refined-looking bespectacled man next to him closed his eyes, sighed, and stood up: "Count me in too."

Finally, everyone's eyes were focused on the tall and imposing Captain Bailong, whose expression was uncertain, unable to make up his mind.

But at this moment, the deathly silence was broken by Mu Qingtong's gentle voice:
"Academician Rhodes of the Lingke Academy recently published a research paper on the Dream Calamity, titled 'The Influence of Low-Temperature Superconducting Materials on the Durability of the Dream Calamity.'"

Seeing everyone's puzzled look, Mu Qingtong continued softly, "It mentions a small detail: under normal circumstances, the spirits created by the Soul Devouring Calamity can only exist for about 60 seconds before disintegrating, but under the action of low-temperature superconducting materials, they can exist for about 483 seconds before disintegrating, which is about eight minutes."

"Think about it yourselves, have you ever had more than eight minutes of actual interaction with your family members during a video call?"

As Mu Qingtong finished speaking, all three of them paused, their pupils dilating slightly. Indeed, their phone calls with their families were always very short, never exceeding eight minutes for various reasons.

This likely means that their family members are actually dummies created by the Soul Eater, and the dummies can only last for a maximum of 8 minutes at a time, while their real relatives are already dead.

Seeing the three people's reactions, Mu Qingtong shut her mouth and said nothing more.

She herself had no interest in the affairs of the Duke and the Holy Department, but when she thought that Lister and the Divine Calamity might be colluding and would affect her future life in District 51, she had no choice but to get rid of Lister.

Everyone's eyes turned to the woman in the black dress wearing half-rimmed gold-rimmed glasses. They hadn't noticed her much in the dim light, but now they realized she was exceptionally beautiful.
"You look familiar?" one of the team captains muttered, then his eyes lit up. "Holy crap! Aren't you Mu Shen?!"

"I'm a die-hard fan of yours, Mu Shen! You know that song you sang, 'Qinghai-Tibet'?"

Seeing this man in his thirties so excitedly chattering away, Xia Feng's eye twitched slightly. Had Mu Qingtong become that famous? Even the dignified captain of the Holy Army was a fan of Mu Qingtong?!
"Let me formally introduce them," Freya said with a smile. "These two are my students. Xia Feng is Wei Shutong's adopted son and the most promising genius of Weiyang Academy. This is Mu Qingtong, from the Mu family of Taicang. She is Chen Laodao's niece and an encyclopedia. You can ask her any spiritual questions you don't understand."

"Holy crap, Old Master Chen, are you talking about Mu Qingtong, the little Mu niece?!" Old Guan exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Xingdao smiled and nodded. "Wait, you also said your niece is engaged, and her fiancé is..." The young man looked at the silent Xia Feng beside him, his excitement instantly turning into a slump. Damn it!
"Fuck-"

As the others were interrupting, a chair was gently pulled out, and Bailong silently stood up, thus making his stance clear.

Upon seeing this, everyone stopped talking.

Director Xuanwu silently surveyed the crowd, then tapped the table and said in a deep voice, "Since everyone has made up their minds, let's not delay and begin strategic planning immediately. Li Sheng, go and gather the personnel from each team."

"Yes!" Li Sheng, who had been standing to the side, left in a deep voice.

The old man continued, "As long as Lister is alive, he will betray District 51 sooner or later. So our goal this time is only one: to kill Lister!"

Lister has seven third-tier and two fourth-tier experts under his command. I can handle the two fourth-tier experts by myself; you can deal with the remaining third-tier experts.

"Director, you're going to deal with two fourth-tier opponents?" Bai Long paused, then said in a deep voice, "That might not be a good idea. Fourth-tier opponents aren't so easy to handle."

Halfway through his sentence, the bespectacled man next to him tugged at his arm, shook his head, and whispered, "The Director was once a fifth-level spiritual master, but during the 'Battle of Beiqiu,' he was cursed and had both his legs amputated, and his soul was also severely injured, which is why he fell to the fourth level."

"So that's how it is." Bai Long's eyes widened. If the Director was once a fifth-level spiritual master, then even if he fell to the fourth level, his strength would still be much higher than that of a normal fourth-level master.

After all, only the spiritual pressure has decreased, but combat experience, the number and proficiency of spiritual garments, and the unsealed status of spiritual artifacts will not change.

Dealing with two fourth-tier powerhouses working together shouldn't be difficult; the only concern is the recurrence of old injuries.

Xia Feng, who overheard the conversation between the two, nodded thoughtfully. In terms of combat strength, the Holy Department and Lister were actually evenly matched. The fact that Director Xuanwu was unwilling to take action before was probably due to the restrictions imposed by his family.

That's why Wei Shutong planned that surprise attack at the banquet, with the aim of finding evidence that Xuanwu's granddaughter was dead, so that Xuanwu would make a firm decision.

"Therefore, only one last difficulty remains."

Xuanwu said in a deep voice, "According to the information Wei Shutong gave us in the past few times, a small boundless field barrier is set up around the birth ceremony. If the king encounters danger, he will hide directly inside the barrier."

"As expected, this guy actually dug up so many Boundless Stones!" Old Guan was so angry that his teeth itched. You have to know that to construct a Boundless Field Barrier, even a small one, the number of Boundless Stones required is terrifying.

Upon hearing the words "Boundless Stone," Xia Feng's eyes lit up reflexively.

Although he already has 500g of Boundless Stones, enough for him to live a carefree life for several years, who would complain about having too many Boundless Stones?

"So, how can we break through the immeasurable barrier that only the Venerable One can resolve?"

Bai Long frowned and said in a deep voice, "Or rather, kill him before the King activates the barrier? But that's too damn difficult; activating the barrier can be done in an instant."

"Moreover, we haven't taken the King's combat strength into account before. Although the King doesn't have much combat experience, he is still a genuine third-tier spirit master."

Everyone fell into silence.

In the deathly silence, Xia Feng coughed and spoke up: "Actually, I have a plan. I wonder if any of you would be interested in hearing it?"

(End of this chapter)