Chapter 174: 64: Chaos

Ricky is the masked man.

After his last video call with the Nine Guardians (Volume 108, Chapter ), he expressed his willingness to give up everything and obey the Holy Infant from then on, in exchange for a Holy Infant Pill.

But apart from the omniscient Shiraishi Kou, the only ones who knew this information were Nakai Hayabusa and Richie's two confidants.

Even the blood-melting ceremony before the bestowal of the elixir was specially organized by Shiraishi Kou at the request of Nakai Hayabusa.

It’s not that he needs Ricky’s so-called loyalty, he just wants to see how far ambition can support this general and what kind of history he can create.

In the end, will it be like the countless precedents in history books, where the ambitious die from their expansion, leaving only regrets for future generations?

However, his adaptability is worthy of his ambition, with [Attack and Defense in One], [Hide], [Raging Waves], and he also mutated into a new ability.

【Twin Puppets】

Most materials can be used to create a puppet that inherits 70% of the original body's abilities, but the original body will also suffer some damage when it is damaged.

The masked man's body was made of some kind of memory alloy that he had given up on further experiments. Its defense wasn't outstanding, but it could automatically recover from damage. He believed that the puppet's inherited [offense and defense integrated] defense was basically enough.

It is difficult to hit him if you can hurt him, and it is difficult to hurt him if you can hit him.

The Special Affairs Bureau's support for Jamie was beyond his judgment, but it was also within his overall expectations, and only his right hand was injured.

Judging from the results, he successfully kept most people in the dark. After all, when the puppets were fighting, he was "intensively" making dispatches and communicating in the command room.

This incident caused a huge uproar in the circle of power and influence, but had little impact on ordinary people.

All we know is that a supernatural being who can control water caused a small flood, which was finally heroically resolved by Captain Jamie from America.

Jamie suddenly gained a lot of fans in Japan, and even the Prime Minister publicly expressed his intention to award him the title of Honorary Citizen of Tokyo.

Christmas day.

The Holy Infant woke up, which was rare, and opened the window, quietly watching the snow.

The senior maid, Kase Gawa Haru, was startled. After bowing respectfully, she went to prepare the meal.

Nakai Hayabusa received the message in advance and came with the nine protectors to pay their respects.

"This thing is called 'Golden Mouth Jade Toad'. It carries an unsealing ceremony. Before the bestowing elixir ceremony, its seal must be removed first." The Holy Infant gently raised his hand, and a jade-colored frog half the size of a palm floated in front of Nakai Hayabusa.

"I will follow your Majesty's orders." Nakai Hayabusa took it with both hands. There was indeed an additional thought about "unsealing the formation" in his mind. He carefully held it to his heart and did not ask any other questions.

This thing is a prop created by Bai Shihang using a [forgery]. It is of no use to him, but for others, it is not an exaggeration to call it a treasure. It can be regarded as a trigger to open the treasure line and help increase the combat power of mankind.

Its function is to allow an ordinary person to randomly and temporarily gain an ability set by Bai Shihang, or to allow an extraordinary person to gain a temporary enhancement, with a cooling time of 24 hours.

Stand up straight, human.

Shiraishi Kou cares about them like a kind father.

After all, when he tried to use the demon to declare a specific shrine, the warning had weakened a lot, which meant that it was no longer a big threat to him. But to be on the safe side, he did not intend to let the demon appear so soon.

Let's make these guys stronger first, so that the situation can be more controllable by then, at least Tokyo won't be destroyed.

I just don’t know what rewards will be revealed this time.

According to the experience he gained from the Statue of Liberty, the demons announced this time will most likely affect the entire core area, so he plans to gather most of the current extraordinary people before the announcement to deal with some minions that may appear and let them grow in battle.

What to do if you die?
Move away, and let us welcome the next genius symbiote.

If you can't do it, there are plenty of people who can.

".Lord Holy Infant, that 'Xiao Tao' wants to join the company, what should I do?" Nakai Hayabusa asked hesitantly.

"Just handle it yourself."

Shiraishi Ko's attitude towards Xiao Tao is to give her the freedom to choose.

He had been experimenting for so long before he created two fox girls who could mutate as soon as they took the parasite. He didn't think Xiao Tao would be the same. Even if she was, one more wouldn't make a difference.

"I understand, my lord."

Nakai Hayabusa could see that the Holy Infant didn't care, and he made a judgment in his heart. It seemed that he just needed to treat her like an ordinary member.

After reporting the matters, Nakai Hayabusa quickly took his leave. After having lunch, the Holy Infant went back to sleep under the slightly resentful widow's eyes of Kase Gawa Haru.

This is the price of knowing too much.

Kase sighed inwardly.

On December 12, the elixir-granting ceremony began.

For those big families, the death of a person in power is not entirely bad news.

The situation of the Walton family is not uncommon in other families.

Is there any prince who lasts for sixty years in this world?

If the old patriarch really allowed Xiang Tian to extend his life for a few decades, I'm afraid those successors would never be able to take over the position until they die.

But not everyone has the ability and conditions to act like Robson, so most people can only endure and wait for the opportunity.

However, they did not expect that justice would come so soon. Although they lost their spots this time, for the relatively young successors, it is okay to get spots later. As long as they are in power, they will definitely have their share next time.

Moreover, they could accept the replacement of the quota with the generals, and even made various bribery plans for this purpose.

So after a brief period of chaos, some families quickly completed the replacement, and the new heads of the families rushed to the winery to participate in the ceremony without stopping, while some families that could not determine the winner also put aside their disputes and participated in the ceremony together first, and then went back to make up their minds. "General Ricky, long time no see, I miss you so much!"

"I'm so sorry. The butler forgot to send the invitation to the general at the last banquet. I have already dismissed him."

"My wife and the general's wife often go shopping together. The general may not know this."

Before the ceremony started, at the buffet banquet, Richie was surrounded by everyone and interacted with everyone, like a star surrounded by moon.

Firstly, they were openly thanking Ricky for quickly finding the "mastermind" and doing things cleanly and efficiently to avenge their former master.

Second, most of the people on this list were soldiers selected from Richie’s command. They would not believe that Richie had not placed any of his cronies there.

Ricky acted very modestly, but at the same time very businesslike, and rejected many further invitations, saying that he would always be loyal to the military and the commander-in-chief, and that the positions were basically selected according to the awakening-favorable standards and could withstand investigation.

It feels a bit "out of touch with the times".

It makes those people feel embarrassed.

In the end, it was the Walton and Bush families who took over the topic and paved the way for them to back down.

"They won't be happy if you do this." After the crowd dispersed a little, Robson brought a glass of champagne and handed it to Ricky.

"If they're unhappy, my superiors will be happy." Ricky shook his head. "My only weakness is you, the masked man. Don't let him mess around again."

"Don't worry, he and I have an agreement. If you support Abe's coming to power, he will not interfere in our affairs. We can even make another deal. If you need anything, I can contact him for you."

Robson and Ricky clinked their glasses and took a sip.

Richie shook his head: "I still don't want to get involved with these mysterious and extraordinary people. I just need to do my job well."

"Well, this is also an option. But why don't you take a spot yourself?" Robson asked casually.

"My soldiers and I are asking for quotas. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until today before being transferred back to the country to retire." Ricky drank the champagne in one gulp.

"Haha, that's true. However, as long as the timing is right, I will support you to get the quota." Robson made a promise.

Ricky seemed to be lacking interest, but there seemed to be a hint of desire hidden within him.

He also has considerable accomplishments in acting.

As the time approached, people began to gather at the seats in front of the ceremony stage and took their seats.

The chatter gradually died down, and neatly dressed members lined up and walked to the front of the stage.

Jamie, Takashima and others were among them.

Nakai Hayabusa stood in the center and held up the golden-mouthed jade toad with both hands. It emitted a faint emerald green light and floated slowly.

The members sat down according to the assigned seats and began to chant the strange spells they had memorized.

People looked at the small object curiously, and all kinds of thoughts arose in their minds.

Kuroki Shinizumi gently adjusted the buttons on his clothes so that the picture could be taken more clearly.

But suddenly, the sky began to turn dark.

Nakai Hayabusa frowned, as there didn't seem to be such content in the ceremony.

Then he concentrated his mind, and the gloomy sky immediately disappeared.

"A hallucination?"

As soon as this thought came to mind, three green fireballs broke through the white clouds in the sky and fell violently.

"There are enemies!"

Nakai Hayabusa shouted loudly, causing everyone around him to see through the illusion.

After reminding everyone, he jumped up first and punched the nearest green meteorite.

With a loud bang, the meteorite turned into countless fragments and fell to the ground.

The people from the Special Affairs Bureau didn't expect that someone would dare to attack the Holy Infant Society. They didn't even prepare weapons, so they could only focus on Jamie.

Jamie silently took out the blood capsule.

This thing is not valid for life and can only be used once. Moreover, the more the other party resists, the less he can use it.

The three of them took it directly. Jamie flew into the sky, and his blood-red wings turned into steel wings, easily dealing with another meteorite.

Miki Inagaki, who was sitting in the front row, floated in the air with an expression of disgust, her hands open, and the last meteorite was held down by her from a distance, unable to move forward an inch.

"The devil's breath is disgusting."

The huge meteorite seemed to be compressed and crushed by an invisible giant hand, turning into powder step by step.

Hellfire shouldn't be so fragile, but it's daytime now. Even if it hits the ground, it will turn into ashes within a few seconds and will not turn into a stone man.

As they dealt with some of the debris caused by the meteorite, there was quite a bit of chaos in the seats for the guests below, and most people were trying their best to avoid this battlefield.

Nakai Hayabusa suddenly realized something and looked back. The Golden Mouth Jade Toad had been held in the palm of a strange man wearing a black fox mask who appeared out of nowhere, while most of the members seemed to be unaware of this.

"Put it down!"

Nakai Hayabusa was furious.

(End of this chapter)