The distance from Suzhou City to Luocheng was not considered far.
It only took Duan Chen a little over an hour to successfully arrive.
He had reached the Hunter Spirit Guild of Luocheng.
This was the first place he needed to report to. Only after reporting here could he smoothly proceed with the mission to support Luocheng.
He had never been to Luocheng before. Generally, such external missions were not frequent each year.
If Gao Tiankai could...
Never mind.
Duan Chen paused for only a moment before regaining his composure.
He, along with Hill, strode into the Luocheng branch of the Hunter Spirit Guild.
"Hello."
The Hunter Spirit Guild in Luocheng was unlike the one in Suzhou City, which had a spacious independent floor.
The decor and layout here were somewhat imitative of the Middle Ages, with independent small villas. The first floor was the lobby, making it appear more ancient than the Suzhou branch.
The Suzhou branch was more modern.
It was difficult to say which was better or worse; it was simply a different style between the two cities.
Tapping on the front desk, Duan Chen politely presented his badge and identification.
"I am Senior Agent Duan Chen from the Suzhou City Hunter Spirit Guild branch, and this is my teammate, Hill."
Hill's face remained expressionless as she took out her own badge and identification from her white coat.
Duan Chen glanced at it and was surprised to find that she was also a senior agent.
However, remembering how Hill could trip while walking on flat ground, Duan Chen doubted the credibility of her senior agent status.
But when his gaze fell upon her agent visa location, Duan Chen's eyes froze.
Because it displayed the Capital Region.
The Capital Region was a fiercely contested area.
Obtaining proof of senior agent status there was enough to show that Hill was not simple.
"Whoosh..."
The receptionist at the Luocheng Hunter Spirit Guild was a soft, cute girl.
She took their badges to verify them, her expression showing relief. After confirming their authenticity, she returned them to Duan Chen and Hill.
Her tone became particularly enthusiastic: "You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time. Our Luocheng is a small place and has always been easily overlooked."
"For the past two years, there was always someone from your guild named Gao Tiankai who came. Isn't he coming this year?"
Duan Chen's expression froze for a moment before returning to natural. He smiled slightly, "He's not coming, and he won't be coming ever again."
The receptionist's soft face showed a momentary disappointment.
Everyone could understand the meaning of his words.
She said with some regret, "That's such a pity. He was a very, very good person."
Was he? A very, very good person?
Duan Chen couldn't help but chuckle. He couldn't quite explain why he was smiling, the curve of his lips somewhat cold.
If Gao Tiankai knew he was described as a very, very good person, he would surely fly into a rage, exclaiming he didn't want to be friend-zoned.
The receptionist tore off two mission sheets and stamped them with a "snap, snap."
She cheerfully handed the mission orders to the two of them, "Alright, these are our external missions. You two can complete them as you see fit. Complete as much as you can, but don't push yourselves too hard."
"Most of our main members of the Hunter Spirit Guild are currently out on missions, so we can't properly entertain you. Please excuse our lack of hospitality."
Duan Chen shook his head.
It was a special period, and unnecessary courtesies could be overlooked.
He raised his hand to take the mission orders from the girl, scanning them to get a general idea.
Most of these missions involved uncertain or confirmed locations of anomalies.
They needed to be investigated and cleared.
Some missions required teamwork, while others could be completed individually. However, if an individual felt capable of completing a mission alone, they were not required to team up.
"Let's go."
He arrived quickly and left quickly. His purpose here was merely to obtain the mission orders to quickly understand the distribution of anomalies in Luocheng.
However, he had to admit that all the anomalies here felt insignificant compared to those in Suzhou City.
Very few.
Simply very few.
He even had the feeling that he could complete them all by himself.
"Where are we going?"
Hill peeked at the mission orders, her expression somewhat listless.
She said, "I feel like there aren't any particularly interesting anomalies around here."
Indeed.
How could anomalies be described as interesting?
They were either harmless or terrifying. When could anomalies be described using the word "interesting"?
Duan Chen didn't correct her. He chose a mission concerning a suspected solo female siren as his first objective.
The information indicated that the floor where this solo female lived could barely be considered an old, rundown apartment. Very few people resided there; the entire building housed only eight units.
However, only one of these eight units remained occupied.
That is, only this solo female was left.
The other seven households had tragically met their end.
Furthermore, the interval between the demise of each household was ten days.
Today was the tenth day.
Either this solo female was the culprit, or she was about to face death.
Regardless of the motive, Duan Chen had to investigate first.
It was not impossible that someone was already there. However, this was inconsequential. Based on the information he had gathered, Luocheng had very limited personnel; there was only one senior agent.
And this senior agent was the president of the Luocheng Hunter Spirit Guild.
It could be described as extremely meager.
Originally, Luocheng had three senior agents, but the other two had betrayed the human faction and defected to the anomalies.
It had to be said that Luocheng was currently both unlucky and impoverished.
Therefore, Suzhou City, despite its current unfavorable situation, still chose to accept the mission assignment for Luocheng.
Otherwise, they couldn't just stand by and watch a sister city be destroyed.
Duan Chen's speed was fast, or rather, the combat vehicle's speed was fast.
They raced along and arrived at the building where the solo female resided.
Upon reaching the ground floor, Hill's nose twitched. "The smell of blood here is so strong."
Duan Chen could also smell it.
His eyes fell upon a car parked in front of them.
Understanding flashed in his eyes.
"As expected, there's someone here."
"Let's go down and negotiate. If the situation here is relatively safe, then we can head to our second destination."
Hill nodded obediently and followed Duan Chen down.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Duan Chen knocked on the door of the car in front of him, presenting his senior agent identification.