Chapter 96 Puppet Master and Tide Guardian

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It’s so great to be alive again and not have to go hungry.

After finishing a round of binge eating, Luke didn't want to do anything now. He lay lazily on the bed and began to rest.

In the following days, he went out looking for prey during the day and tanned crocodile skins at night. When the second step of tanning was completed, he still got nothing.

Most of the information provided by the mice was useless, as they were just common animals like snakes and foxes. The only time Luke heard about a monster that could launch powerful long-range attacks in the dark, he went to the area and waited there for a day, only to encounter a group of students who were so bored that they were shooting mice with slingshots for fun.

In the blink of an eye, a week passed and Luke gradually lost his patience. Wasn't it said that this city would be very chaotic? Why did it become so harmonious as soon as I arrived?
He thought about it and thought that all the supernatural creatures in the city were probably taken away by the people of Lorenzo Security Company, leaving him no soup. The crocodiles in the sewers were also lazy, so they could survive.

Since he really couldn't find it, he could only try to ask for help. Luke took out his phone helplessly, found Julius's business card, and called him according to the contact information on it.

After a brief busy tone, the call was connected.

"Hello, this is Lorenzo Security Company. How can I help you?" Julius' polite and businesslike voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hi, I'm Calvin, the Transcendent who traveled to Jacksonville last week," Luke responded, "Do you have time? I'd like to meet with you."

Julius was quite impressed by Luke, and he happened to have no work to do at the time, so he agreed.

Less than an hour later, there was another knock on Luke's door.

As soon as he entered the door, Julius found the crocodile skin spread on the ground. Luke had begun to use his mental power to transform it, and the extraordinary aura on it was clearly visible.

“Can you also make extraordinary items?” Julius was a little surprised and even began to look at Luke with admiration.

In the supernatural world, it is a rare thing to have a skill. Most supernatural people only master the special abilities of their profession driven by sequence instinct. Only those supernatural people with an orderly inheritance can learn some from teachers.

Luke nodded. He was too young. Sometimes in order to gain the trust and respect of others, he had to show some abilities appropriately.

"I took this from an alligator in a Jacksonville sewer that I hunted last week."

In a word, he showed that he had considerable combat capability, and also hinted that Lorenzo's security work was not perfect.

As expected, when it comes to his own company's business, Julius is even more moved: "Sewer? It seems that our inspection of the drainage system is still not thorough enough."

Julius didn't think that Luke was lying. After all, there was nothing good about making up such a thing, and it would not bring any benefits to Luke.

"Thank you very much for your contribution to Jacksonville. I will report it to the company immediately and recommend a major inspection of the underground drainage system."

"I didn't want to meet you for this," Luke stopped him and continued, "I mentioned last time we met that I'm on a graduation trip, and this is also a training in the realm of the extraordinary."

"I would like to borrow your company's intelligence information. In other words, if your company has any monsters that are inconvenient to deal with, as long as they are not higher than level three, I can give it a try."

“No reward is required.”

Obviously, Luke's last sentence is the key point.

No one doesn't like free labor!

nobody!
Luke had implicitly expressed this intention when they met for the first time, but Julius declined the request because he was not familiar with him and did not trust his ability.

But now the situation is different.

Luke helped them eliminate a huge hidden danger in the sewer. It can be said that Lorenzo Security Company owed him a small favor, and through this incident, he also proved his ability.

So, at this time his attitude wavered.

After a moment, he made a decision.

"I'll report to the company. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be no problem."

Julius went out to make a phone call. When he came back, he looked relaxed and happy. He said to Luke, "It's done."

"The ghosts of the Dimchuan Indians have started to stir recently, and they may take action tomorrow. If you have any means of dealing with ghosts, you can come and see."

Luke readily agreed, and the two agreed to meet on the south side of the Acosta Bridge on the St. John River tomorrow evening. At that time, Julius would bring his companions, and the three of them would go outside the city to participate in the sniping of the Dimuchuan Indians.

Speaking of which, Luke actually has no ill feelings towards the Indians. After all, they are pure victims, severely persecuted by the Americans, and they are all confused and miserable.

Unfortunately, his head follows his butt. He is now using the identity of the Angsa Zhengbai Banner. Even if he wants to communicate with the Indians as an ambassador of friendship, the wronged souls will not listen to his explanation of what it means to wear white skin, but my heart is still that of the yellow race.

Moreover, as the saying goes, an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure, just like the Americans coveted the Indians' land hundreds of years ago, now Luke is also somewhat envious of the skills and spiritual essence they represent.

If it was a living person, Luke might still struggle with his conscience, but facing a ghost with no self-awareness and only cares about revenge, he doesn't even need to find an excuse.

These wronged souls have already met their end!

The next day, after a boring day, as the sun set in the west, Luke arrived at the Acosta Bridge early and waited.

Not long after, the sun set below the horizon and the sound of water splashing came from the St. John River nearby. Luke looked over and saw a strong man with diving equipment walking out of the river.

This man looked very burly, probably over two meters and three meters tall, with dark skin and weighing about 200 kilograms. He looked like a large-sized O'Neal, and there was an oppressive feeling when he walked.

Of course, compared to the mountain monster, it is still smaller. After all, the mountain monster has no head and is more than 2.5 meters tall.

Seeing Luke, the sturdy man slowly walked over and showed a friendly smile: "You must be Calvin, Julius introduced you to me. My name is Liber Bonaparte, and I am also an employee of Lorenzo Security Company."

Is this the companion Julius was talking about?
At first glance, he's a good material for being a meat shield!
Luke nodded and asked curiously, "When did you get here? You weren't in the water the whole time."

"That's true," the strong man Liber said honestly, "My extraordinary seed was taken from a mutant hippopotamus. Thanks to this seed, I gained a strong body and immense power, but I also inherited some of the hippopotamus' habits and shortcomings."

Huh? Luke looked at the sturdy man who was still trying to speak in a strange way.

Do you want to continue?
Is it really appropriate to reveal your shortcomings to someone you just met for the first time?

Luke was struggling to decide whether to listen, but the other party had already said everything he should and shouldn't say: "Hippopotamuses are land creatures, but they like to be in the water and can't be exposed to the sun for a long time."

"It would be fine if I was in the water, but I can't breathe underwater, and I can't swim. I can only walk in the mud at the bottom of the river. If I go too deep into the river and can't get out, I will drown."

"I inherited this shortcoming. Fortunately, I have an oxygen tank, otherwise I would be depressed to death." Just as he was speaking, Julius arrived. Just by hearing the last half of the sentence, he knew that this companion was choosing the extraordinary seed again.

This is his traditional skill. He complains every time he meets a friend.

He patted the other person's arm and consoled him: "At least you are now the most powerful person in the company. Some small costs are not a big problem."

After the three of them gathered, Liberl looked around to confirm the location, and then dragged a small speedboat out from the dense aquatic plants and mud nearby.

Wow, this power is really great, it should be stronger than the mountain monster.

The destination was in the lower reaches of the St. John River. The three of them boarded the speedboat and set off, arriving on time before it got completely dark.

After getting off the boat, I walked for about half an hour. There was no one around, and even on the highway not far away, there was no car passing by for half an hour.

Julius introduced: "The company communicated with the municipal government and blocked both ends of the road in the name of road repair. No outsiders will come tonight."

"The place where we are standing is the only way for several teams of resentful spirits selected by the company based on the attacks of resentful spirits over the years. The company arranged two people in a group, each stationed in a defensive position, and we only need to defend. If there are resentful spirits rushing over directly, it doesn't matter."

Luke asked curiously, "If we release the ghosts to every position, then the city..."

“That’s no problem. Every time the ghosts attack, the company will set up the last line of defense on the edge of the city, and these ghosts won’t be able to get through.” Julius was full of confidence.

"But," Luke asked again, "are those wronged souls endless? After so many years, they still haven't been cleared out."

Liberl raised his hand and volunteered to answer like a primary school student, "It is the power of the evil god. The Indian ghosts and the power of the evil god have merged together. If the power of the evil god is not completely dissipated, these ghosts will continue to regenerate."

"The root of all the problems in Jacksonville comes from the evil god who almost descended that year. As long as the power of the evil god is completely eliminated, Jacksonville will not be completely at peace."

This silly big guy could actually answer such a profound question. Julius and Luke turned their heads to look at him, as if they had recognized him all over again.

Liber scratched his dark bald head and grinned: "This is what Mr. Kuro Lorenzo said when he was chatting with someone, and I happened to hear it underwater."

No wonder.

However, both of the two methods Liber mentioned are too unrealistic. Given the current social state of America, both the massacre and the realization of equality are fantasy.

However, if we move forward a few hundred years, perhaps method one could be accomplished, after all, they almost completed this task.

As the sky grew darker, the atmosphere became increasingly serious.

Julius took out a walkie-talkie and communicated with several other positions for a while, then turned around and said, "There are a total of 6 positions, all in place."

"Based on past experience, the Indian ghosts will be here soon. The sign of their approach is..."

Before he could finish his words, a series of "zila" sounds came from the walkie-talkie in his hand.

He held the black box, which had become scrap metal, in front of Luke and said, "This is it. Signal shield."

"Get ready for battle!"

The two men's faces turned grim. Liberl's sturdy body pushed forward. Julius stood behind him on the left skillfully and directed Luke to stand on the right.

"Liberl can completely block the enemy's attacks, we just need to be responsible for the attacks. Although I don't know your extraordinary profession, judging from the size of the skin, the giant crocodile is at least level 2. You can easily kill it and obtain a complete crocodile skin. Your strength should be enough to protect yourself on the battlefield."

"Just play as you like. Don't walk around randomly, don't leave Liberl more than ten meters away, and don't destroy the terrain."

Luke nodded, summoned [Thunder Flash] and [Spirit Fang], and waited for the enemy to arrive.

Thick clouds blocked the moonlight, leaving only the cold light lamps that Julius placed in different locations to illuminate the stones and weeds everywhere with their weak light.

The noise came suddenly from somewhere.

About thirty or forty Indian ghosts suddenly appeared in Luke's sight, just over 500 meters away from him.

Seeing three living humans, these ghosts, whose consciousness was completely occupied by resentment, immediately let out angry roars and rushed towards the three people.

"coming!"

The silly expression on Liberl's face disappeared, replaced by solemnity and danger. He took a step forward, took out a huge white shield from somewhere, and slammed it into the ground.

As he moved, the ground shook violently and a wave of water surged up from under the shield, turning the area in front of Luke and the other two into a swamp, but it did not overflow backwards at all.

The resentful souls, wearing traditional battle robes, feather ornaments on their heads and with pale faces, did not stop at all and rushed straight to the water swamp summoned by Liberl.

The waves summoned by Liberl were naturally not ordinary river water. The invisible bodies of these ghosts were actually slowed down by the swamp. Although they could still move, their movements were greatly slowed down, which was somewhat similar to the water flow control ability of the sewer crocodiles before.

However, the giant crocodile controlled the natural flow of water, and the range of control was not as large as Liberl's. If this is inferred, Liberl should be a third-level extraordinary person, and Julius, who is in the same team with him, is probably the same.

At this time, the resentful souls had entered Luke's attack range, and before Luke's [Spirit Fang] flashed out, Julius had already started casting the spell.

His fingers moved repeatedly as if he was making hand seals, but no, it didn't seem like hand seals. It seemed more like he was playing the childhood game Luke used to play in his previous life - cat's cradle.

Although he couldn't understand what he was doing, Luke soon discovered the clues.

The bodies of the resentful souls at the front became increasingly stiff, and their speed became increasingly slow. After a while, they actually stopped, turned around, and began to attack their companions behind them.

However, their attacking postures were equally stiff, as if they were controlled puppets.

Julius stared straight ahead, without turning his head, and said to Luke, "Let's get acquainted again, Puppet Master, Julius."

The little giant in front of him also said in a muffled voice: "Tide Guardian, Liberl."

[Spirit Fang] flashed through the air with a streak of white light, and took advantage of the gap to pierce the brains of the two resentful souls fighting with Julius's puppet ghost, turning them into a cloud of gray mist that dissipated into the air.

"Death stalker, Calvin."

(End of this chapter)