After he left, Wang Zihao and the others were immediately criticized by Duan Chen.
"If this is how you perform on missions, I will propose to Ming Yan that your ranks be re-evaluated."
Currently, they were all senior agents. If their ranks were re-evaluated, they would have to start climbing up from lower agent levels again. They did not want to experience the arduous process again.
"It's not like that, instructor, we..."
Su Baiyi wanted to retort, but after seeing the disappointment in Duan Chen's eyes, he swallowed the words that had reached his lips.
In the end, he merely sighed.
"Do as you please. At worst, I'll just consider this mission as being done by myself. Playing with cats and dogs, that's up to you."
These words were harsh, and the group was clearly hurt. They drooped their heads, silent.
Ni Ya yawned and followed behind Duan Chen.
"Are you really not going to bother with them?"
"How could I not? It's just training. They're all senior agents now, they can't always stay behind me like my followers, can they?"
Duan Chen clearly remembered that when he was just an intermediate agent, he fought alone and never relied on anyone. If anything, only Old Zhang and Gao Tiankai had given him some help. Besides those two, the people Duan Chen interacted with the most were Ming Yan and Xiao Li. As for teammates... he had never even considered such a thing before.
"Then let's see what they do."
Ni Ya was also happy to save some effort.
...
"What do we do now?"
"What else can we do? Let's go check out the rooms on the far east side."
Tian Xi Meng moved forward towards the east with a blank expression.
"That's the only way. We can't always have the instructor leading us."
Wang Zihao shrugged and followed.
"Let's go too!"
"Okay."
After spending so much time together, the barriers between them had almost disappeared. Long Yi did not object to Su Baiyi's words and obediently followed behind the group.
Recently, Wang Zihao's ancient script ability had awakened with a new function: detection.
He placed his hand on the puddle of water, slowly enveloping it with psionic energy.
"How is it?"
"It's indeed the trace of a sea demon. It has already transformed into human form and infiltrated. It's about this tall, with ordinary features, and a bit thinner than the instructor."
"You know all this?" Lu Shui Shui asked in surprise.
Wang Zihao touched his nose sheepishly. "Mhm, it's a new ability I recently discovered. I've been studying it."
"Then let's go. Wang Zihao, remember to keep activating your ancient script ability to identify everyone we encounter."
"No problem, leave it to me!"
They decided to split up. Before leaving, they each inserted a subtle communicator into their ears.
It was Friday, so there weren't many tourists visiting the temple. According to Wang Zihao's description, the person was likely a man, so their investigation focused on men.
Long Yi, Su Baiyi, Tian Xi Meng, and Lu Shui Shui would individually find people. If they encountered a potential suspect, they would point them out to Wang Zihao, who would then use his ancient script ability to assess them.
Unfortunately, his ability did not have a wide coverage. Otherwise, he could have identified the sea demon directly.
"Su Baiyi, restrain your charm ability!"
"Tian Xi Meng, stop staring at people like that!"
"Long Yi! Don't get into arguments with people!"
Wang Zihao felt like crying.
...
"What do you think?"
From the shadows, Ni Ya asked, sucking on an ice cream.
Duan Chen shook his head slightly.
"The method is too clumsy, it'll be hard to find them. It'll take pure luck..."
Before he finished speaking, his words got stuck in his throat.
Galo Te watched with amusement and taunted, "Looks like you just got lucky."
That's right, Wang Zihao and the others actually stumbled upon him.
The man arguing with Long Yi was, in fact, a sea demon!
"I'm telling you, this is a temple! The Buddha is watching! Don't make a move!"
Lu Sheng had left Mirror City for the first time and come ashore. He and his companions had secretly arrived through an altar. After all, they were now irreconcilably opposed to the apostles' faction, and any significant commotion would easily lead to punishment.
But Lu Sheng never expected that humans on land were so terrifying!
On the first day, his wallet was stolen, leaving him with no money for food. More importantly, the original owner of this body was also a pauper who lived on instant noodles. After his money was stolen, he didn't even have instant noodles to eat.
Who could be so inconsiderate? To steal even a hundred yuan!
On the second day, he was threatened by several burly men who claimed he owed a lot of debt. Lu Sheng thought he could just kill a few humans, but he didn't expect the Spirit Hunting Guild to be nearby, leaving him no choice but to endure the beating.
Now, on the third day of being on land, Lu Sheng thought he could finally complete a mission and make a name for himself, bringing honor to his family. But he never expected that he accidentally stepped on this man's foot, argued a bit, and then had his collar grabbed.
Now that people around were watching, Lu Sheng felt that his dignity as a sea demon had been completely lost!
What should he do now?
Moreover, Lu Sheng realized that this brute was actually a psionic!
Why was he so unlucky?
Lu Sheng was on the verge of tears.
Long Yi looked at his expression, completely bewildered.
Had he made a move?
No.
Why was this grown man crying?
[Long Yi, don't let him go, this person is a sea demon!]
A sea demon?
Long Yi's gaze became even fiercer.
[Su Baiyi, you guys move towards his direction! Keep a close eye on him!]
[No problem.]
Upon seeing Su Baiyi and the other two women, Lu Sheng's face fell.
"Brother, it's not necessary, right? I just stepped on your foot. I apologize, okay? Please let me go, woo woo woo—"
As he spoke, Lu Sheng poured out all the grievances of the past few days, and he actually hugged Long Yi and burst into tears!
[...Wang Zihao, are... are you sure?]
Wang Zihao scanned him again.
[Uh... absolutely sure, this person is definitely a sea demon.]
Su Baiyi's mouth twitched, and she exchanged glances with Tian Xi Meng and Lu Shui Shui.
This feeling... didn't seem like it. Compared to a sea demon, he looked more like a young man who had suffered all sorts of bullying and oppression, pitiful.
[Absolutely!]
Only after Wang Zihao repeatedly emphasized this did they accept the fact.
In the shadows, Duan Chen also wore a strange expression.
"Oh dear... it seems that sea demon found a rather unfortunate host."
Ni Ya sighed.
He had seen such cases when he was an apostle. Stealing the body of a deadbeat, only to be chased by creditors.
Tsk, it wasn't uncommon.