Wu Xiangnan went to the sewers and wandered around for a while. He found traces of firearms and explosives, and his expression immediately turned serious.

He pressed the walkie-talkie and said to Chen Muye, "Captain, I found a lot of traces of firearms and explosives in the sewers, and the traces are very fresh. My initial judgment is that they were left less than an hour ago."

"So, besides the Church of the Ancient Gods, other forces are involved?" Chen Muye frowned, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Could it be the 'Secret Thieves'?"

“I don’t think so. The ‘Thief of Secrets’ is only interested in ‘mystery,’ and he usually leaves behind half a corpse. I don’t think he has any reason to take action against the Church of the Ancient Gods.”

Wu Xiangnan shared his analysis with Chen Muye.

Chen Muyi was silent for a moment, then said, "Continue the search and sweep first, we'll talk about this later."

"clear."

As everyone devoured the food, time flew by, and before they knew it, it was already 10 p.m.

"Seven Nights, have you found anything?" Chen Muye's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"No," Lin Qiye replied.

He had already scanned the entire upscale residential area inside and out using his mortal divine domain, including factories, gas stations, hotels, and other places where people gathered or where there was danger, but he still hadn't found any suspicious figures or where explosives were buried.

"Captain, as we've been sweeping through this area, we've discovered a mysterious force that already cleared it out before us," Hongying's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

“It’s the same here.” That was Si Xiaonan’s voice.

Following that, Wen Qimo, Leng Xuan, and Lin Shi all reported the same thing.

"Now that we've confirmed there's no danger, everyone return to your monitoring points. If anyone spots any 'mysterious' traces, immediately send a signal. Everyone must arrive at the scene within twenty seconds."

As for that mysterious force, they are probably helping us. We can ignore them for now. Our mission tonight is to defend this area and prevent their ritual from completing.

Chen Muye's serious voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Understood!" the eight people responded in unison.

At that moment, Lin Shi and Lin Qiye's phones rang simultaneously. Opening their phones, they found a message containing a suspicious list that An Qingyu had discovered in Cangnan City, including several individuals that Wen Qimo hadn't even noticed.

So Lin Shi contacted Lin Qiye by phone, and the two of them went to check the list together, hoping to discover something.

At the same time, they told Chen Muye via walkie-talkie that they had spotted some suspicious individuals who had recently entered Cangnan City outside their location and requested that he check them out, as there might be some unexpected discoveries.

After receiving permission, the two left their monitoring positions, met up at a certain location, and went to investigate the suspicious individuals.

With Lin Qiye's human scanner, as long as any of those suspicious individuals are members of the Ancient God Church and are carrying that insect, they can be detected immediately.

......

It was already 2:30 a.m.

The small third-tier city has quieted down; there are no people on the streets, only the bright streetlights still illuminating the way.

The two figures cast their shadows on the ground as they both looked towards a hotel. "This is the last one; we found nothing at the previous locations."

Lin Shi began to speak.

"Let's go, quickly finish searching this place. Whether we find anything or not, we need to be back at the surveillance point before 3 o'clock."

Lin Qiye walked towards the hotel, with Lin Shi following behind him.

Suddenly, Lin Shi stopped in his tracks, because his clone told him that in some areas on the eastern edge of the city, many people were leaving their homes and heading towards the location of the ceremony.

At the same time, both of their cell phones and walkie-talkies rang.

An Qingyu's voice came through the phone: "At that time, many people left their homes at the same time and headed towards the location of the ceremony."

In this small third-tier city, there isn't much of a nightlife. If you go out at almost 3 a.m., you're most likely under surveillance.

Chen Muye's urgent voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Lin Shi, Qi Ye, you need to come back quickly. Some residents in the community have been mentally controlled and left their homes. At the same time, there are five groups of people coming from the eastern edge of the city. Each group has no fewer than ten people, and some even have fifty or sixty."

Lin Shi and Lin Qiye were certain that there were members of the Ancient God Church hiding among these people. They were scattered in several places, which both confused their vision and distracted their attention.

"Seven Nights, you have to go back quickly. Only you can quickly identify the members of the Ancient God Church hidden in the crowd."

Lin Qiye nodded and immediately set off, running towards the upscale residential area.

Lin Shi quickly searched the hotel in front of him, and finding nothing, he hurried back to his surveillance point.

……

In a dark corner not far from the upscale residential area in the east of the city, a man with a pointed face and monkey-like features watched as the members of Squad 136 effortlessly exposed the person hiding in the crowd and manipulating the masses, and he lost all hope for the plan.

He pulled out something that looked like a satellite phone and dialed a number: "Beautiful snake woman, it's up to you now. My plans have all failed."

A cold, aloof voice came from the other end of the satellite phone: "I knew you were a good-for-nothing. In the end, you'll have to rely on me."

"Yes, yes, yes, with the noble Snake Woman making a move, how could there be any reason for failure?"

"Then let me ask you, are Lin Shi and Lin Qiye in there?"

"Uh... I didn't go up to check it up close, but the captain of Squad 136 was there, so I suppose the other members would be inside too."

"Useless!" came an angry voice from the other end of the satellite phone. "I never expected that you, the seventeenth seat of the believers, would not only be a weasel-faced monster, but also a coward."

"Yes, yes, yes." The man with the pointed mouth and monkey-like face sincerely admitted his mistake, while weakly asking, "And what about Miss Snake Woman...?"

"It's already launched, wait for good news." Then the other party hung up the phone.

Although he is the seventeenth seat of the [Believers], he only has the strength of the peak of the 'Chuan' realm. Cangnan City has already lost three [Believers], all of whom were stronger than him.

If we're not careful, he might be next. Besides, Lord Whisper's order is to bring back this insect named Bell Crand.

As for whether the final ceremony will be successful and allow it to undergo transformation, that's not something he needs to worry about; he has already done his best to complete it.

Whether it succeeds or fails, it is its destiny.

Now he just needs to remain safely hidden and wait for the right time.

If his last trump card fails, he will not hesitate to run away with the insect named Bell Crand and leave Cangnan City immediately.

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