Great! I'm surrounded by villains!-Chapter 424 - 343: Admission

Before the appointed time arrived, Duan Mingyuan had completed his investigation of the parasites.

Without their targets to latch onto, these void creatures turned into a few harmless, pudgy caterpillars.

After absorbing life energy, the parasites underwent a noticeable transformation, changing from their original pitch-black state to a white, semi-translucent appearance. Their agitation subsided, and they adopted the glass vessels as their new homes.

Duan Mingyuan speculated that the parasite’s true form was very likely related to the type of energy it absorbed.

However, he did not feel confident about keeping a mature specimen in the mansion and thus carried the glass vessel with him.

"Dong, dong, dong—"

The knocking on the door came at the right time. Jiuyue and the Baptism were all dressed up, having become close friends who could talk about anything after an afternoon of racing games.

When he opened the door, Duan Mingyuan was caught off guard for a moment.

Today, Jiuyue had changed into the attire of a medieval noblewoman, a graceful and luxurious outfit meticulously selected by the servants of the mansion.

From time to time in Holy City, there were large-scale sacrifices during which all Judges had to wear appropriate garments and attend punctually.

"Mr. Mingyuan, how do I look in this outfit?"

Jiuyue asked, puffing out her chest with pride, fishing for compliments.

She knew she looked good; what she needed wasn’t an assessment but praise.

Baptism, on the other hand, was dressed in a resplendent clerical uniform, which wrapped her slender frame tightly. However, from her expression, it wasn’t hard to tell that she didn’t like the cumbersome outfit and didn’t want the joyful gaming session to be interrupted so soon.

Having finally acquired a complete luxury gaming setup, and a friend to play racing games with, these two joyful things should have brought her even more happiness. Yet, once again, the choir had ruined everything.

They were preparing a grand performance at Holy City Cathedral, and all the important visitors coming to Holy City for the meeting tonight would attend the choir’s performance. After the performance, the Pope had prepared a lavish banquet for these guests from afar.

Even though Holy City was beset by internal strife and external threats, saving face was still essential.

Therefore, even without Duan Mingyuan, as a Judge of the Church, she had no choice but to participate in the detestable choir performance.

However, for Duan Mingyuan, this was an opportunity.

After understanding the principle of the parasites, he was ready to conduct an experiment.

Lower void creatures couldn’t defy the commands of their superiors.

He could easily use this characteristic to confirm whether void creatures had infiltrated the top levels of the company, as Billy suspected.

When the group arrived at Holy City Cathedral, Duan Mingyuan finally saw truly excellent security measures after a long time.

Just by glancing around briefly, he noticed four Long Branch Guards patrolling the perimeter, no doubt aware of the parasite infestation in Holy City, with every one of them on high alert.

Apart from the Long Branch Guards, there were also clerics holding long staffs.

The combination of armor in futuristic style and the clerics’ traditional garb created a somewhat bizarre atmosphere.

"Those are the Staff-wielding Squad of the Holy City, professional combatants,"

Baptism whispered, manipulating her Eyeball Robot as they passed by.

She clenched her fists with her palms full of sweat.

There were just too many people here, and many new faces, her social anxiety having sounded multiple alarms.

She hid behind Jiuyue, wishing she could burrow into Jiuyue’s fluffy tail and become one with it. That way, no one would approach her for conversation.

After entering the Holy City Cathedral, the baptism finally grabbed the hem of Jiuyue’s clothes and shut her eyes completely.

You can’t see me, you can’t see me.

With darkness before her eyes, she believed that others couldn’t see her either.

Unfortunately, the baptism’s prayer did not achieve its desired effect, and before they had walked far, a somewhat teasing voice floated over to her.

"Yo, isn’t that our Grand Inquisitor Baptism?"

The speaker was a man in his twenties who, together with a few clerics dressed similarly, approached as soon as he spotted Baptism following behind Jiuyue.

They sized up Duan Mingyuan and Jiuyue, and when they saw the tail behind Jiuyue, they first paused, then said in an exaggerated tone, "I get it now, this must be your Monster friend from Blue Star... Is this tail real? It looks quite fluffy."

Upon hearing this, Baptism suddenly opened her eyes and angrily stepped forward, positioning herself in front of Jiuyue.

This move startled the young man and, after quieting down for a while, he spoke resentfully, "We’ve all heard about Yelena; she’s caused quite a bit of trouble for the church, and there’s a rumor that she spent an entire day at your mansion."

The young man deliberately spoke loudly, so the surrounding people who had not noticed Baptism now cast inquisitive glances her way.

This made Baptism, who was not accustomed to being the center of attention, shrink back a little.

"Don’t mind him, let’s go."

Jiuyue pulled on Baptism’s arm.

The last time they had met, Jiuyue had heard about the tense personal relationships Baptism had within the church, often becoming the target of teasing and bullying due to her inability to speak, and being given all the troublesome tasks.

As for those who had approached to provoke them, Jiuyue could only silently wish in her heart that they would trip over the stairs later and knock out their front teeth.

Her blessings often came true quickly.

As the three entered the church’s hall of praise, a commotion erupted behind them.

Someone exclaimed.

After a moment, the young man held his mouth, blood streaming through the gaps in his fingers.

Jiuyue covered her mouth with a light chuckle toward Baptism, "You see, that’s what happens to those who like to cause trouble."

The commotion drew the attention of the distinguished guests in the hall of praise, and perhaps for the purpose of heightened security, barriers had been set up. Each corporate dignitary had their own private room, and Duan Mingyuan looked up to see the high-profile individuals on the second floor.

Although he knew nothing about these big shots, the armored Long Branch Guards in the VIP rooms gave a clue to their status.

Duan Mingyuan and his two companions found themselves on the public area of the first floor, standing out among a group of clerics; Ashen Church believers also cast curious looks at them.

Theoretically, the choir’s hymns should be solemn and sacred, and this was not a place for heathens to enter casually.

"Mr. Mingyuan, I always feel like there’s something odd about the atmosphere here."

Jiuyue looked around and then leaned in to whisper to Duan Mingyuan, "It feels like I’ve seen this scene before, maybe later someone will suddenly emerge from the crowd to assassinate or shoot at those company big shots."

"Where have you seen it?"

Duan Mingyuan was somewhat surprised.

Had the diligent and eager-to-learn Jiuyue already taught herself the art of Wizard’s Prophecy and thus foreseen the impending turmoil?

"From a movie."

Jiuyue said proudly, "I think it was called ’Theatre of Terror’."

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