Seized by the System

“Ah, my stomach hurts. So much pain, hurts so bad…” Chong Daqing tossed and turned about on the cotton cloud, its shrieks of pain piercing the skies. It was truly an unbearable sight.

“Ugh…” As the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker watched the scene before it eyes, it felt the urge to swallow the insect in a single gulp so that it could help the insect end its pain.

As for whether or not the other party would be willing to have their pain ended like so, it was none of its concern.

“Hiss… Sir System, your Empyrean Pill doesn’t seem to be working!” Noticing the situation, Fang Ning immediately threw in the towel.

“Uh, didn’t you say that ‘this wouldn’t be too difficult’ just now? How would I know why it isn’t working,” grumbled the System.

“D*mn, I can think of one possibility. And that is that this question can’t even be answered by the earth and the heavens,” seethed Fang Ning, “After all, this devil is a creature from the Upper Realm but even the people from there have no ideas on his looks, etc…”

Fang Ning retrieved his phone to send another Wechat message once again.

As he typed away, he ordered the System, “Quickly ease Daqing’s pain, I can’t bear watching this go on any longer.”

“I can’t do anything. Only when the question is solved and the answer is revealed will the pain stop. You come up with a way to solve it,” refused the System, sparing the situation no thought.

“You really are heartless…” Fang Ning fished out a Dragon Clan Honey-flavored Pill and flung it towards Daqing.

“Oh, this one is delicious…” Although Daqing was in so much pain from its stomachache it was shrieking, it still had the energy to launch itself at the bottle to open the cap so that it could eat the pill.

A moment later, although the pain it felt was not eased in the slightest, its shrieks of pain had diminished significantly.

“Uh, what kind of analgesic method is that?” asked the System in wonder.

“The method of shifting one’s attention,” deadpanned Fang Ning.

At this moment, the golden river that had disappeared just now reappeared again.

“Senior River God, who was the great saint that you mentioned earlier?” asked Fang Ning hurriedly.

“Hehe, I believe Your Venerable One is quite familiar with the great saint. The great saint is none other than Devil Lord Zhi Nan…” replied the golden river.

“Ugh, I never thought that Zhi Nan would have such a side to him.” Fang Ning could not help but realize the complexity of the gods and devils of the Upper Realm. It was just like the society on Earth—people of the upper crust could not simply be distinguished between good and evil, but rather distinguished by standpoint.

“Hehe, after all, he was a monk for a while, so he might have some compassion,” said the golden river with a smile in his tone.

“As expected, when I saw him for the first time, he was holding a wooden fish in his grasp and interfering with people’s sleep, so I knew for sure he was a monk,” said Fang Ning, tone as if he were deep in thought.

“Haha, I can’t interfere much with matters relating to this great saint, so I’ll have to take my leave now.” With that said, the golden river disappeared once again.

“I never thought that the River God of the Sky River would be so cowardly despite holding such a high position as a good…” interrupted the System.

“Nonsense, he’s a person of property. His Sky River flows around the entire world, so he’s a man with a grand family and a grand business, so he would of course be afraid of a lawless devil like Zhi Nan.” Fang Ning was no shocked in the slightest.

A man with nothing is never afraid to lose to a man with something was a logic that was understood by all.

“What do we do now? Zhi Nan has been chased out of Earth by us, and we have no idea which corner of the universe he’s hiding in. How will I ask him? Besides, he might not even answer,” grumbled the System.

However, Fang Ning spoke with complete confidence, “I’ve said it before. A just cause enjoys abundant support, so I have my own way. You should find a way to ease Daqing’s pain first…”

“If it hurts, let it be, it won’t die of pain.” The System was unwilling to take action.

“You’re always so shortsighted. If you don’t take care of it this round, would it come back the next time?” said Fang Ning through gritted teeth.

“Uh, you’re brilliant, Sir Big Spender. Then I’ll shift its attention,” grumbled the System.

A moment later, Vigilante A reached out a single finger before the great green insect and the cotton cloud it was on disappeared entirely.

In the Draconic Arcane Realm.

A continuous banquet was already set up.

“So much pain, but so much delicious food…”

Chong Daqing tossed and turned from the east to the west, and ate from the west to the east… From the looks of things, it seemed like it was in quite a conflict, but being in a conflict was good since it meant that it could be fooled the next time.

Once Fang Ning noticed the situation, he was immediately at ease. He then retrieved his phone to send another message.

…

In a simple European-style office building on the other side of the ocean, a few people were in a passionate discussion in a room marked “Director’s Office”.

” Dr. Madson ¹ is the top expert of vitality research in the American scientific community. He has frequent exchanges with colleagues from China, India, and Europe, and he’s even published numerous books, including ‘The Origin of Vitality’, ‘The Basic Composition of Vitality’. Mr. Black Robe, investing in his research lab and his research projects will not be a waste of a single dollar of your money.” An agent in a suit was diligently marketing to Black Robe.

In the eyes of this agent, this rich man was not only generous, he was also most importantly easy to fool…

After all, the other party would never understand any of the scientific terms. He could just sprinkle in a few high-level scientific terms and the other party would gladly fork out their money.

Besides, the agent was sure that money came easy to the other party, so spending money would never hurt. As long as one had power, amassing wealth was as easy as ABC in the new era.

Powerhouses like the Eastern Pharos who were not only just and noble, but also insisted on earning their money through the right ways were few and far in between; he might even be the only one that does so. Most powerhouses have their own ways of making money.

“Hmm, very good. Money isn’t a problem, the problem is that I hope to see results within three months…” said Black Robe calmly.

The agent nodded his head before turning to speak to a balding middle-aged man, “Doctor, is three months a problem?”

The balding middle-aged man did not answer. Instead, he turned to speak to a young Asian man by his side. “Wang Chao, you’re my best researcher in the lab. Will there be any new results from our current projects within the next three months?”

“Uh, Director, there would no problem,” assured the Asian man as he nodded his head.

“Hmm, then don’t you worry, Mr. Black Robe. Everything will go off without a hitch,” said the agent to Black Robe with confidence.

Black Robe nodded his head; he did not care if did people were lying to him because if they really were lying to him, he would just send them to God…

“Very well, then I believe this is a partnership. Let me brew some coffee for everyone to celebrate…” lilted the agent.

Everybody else nodded their heads in agreement; socialization was still necessary. After all, they were not like other people.

The agent went a corner in the office to brew coffee, at the same time, the eyes of a young lady by his side who was on her phone glimmered.

She immediately said to everyone, “Gentlemen, do you know about a strange shooting incident that happened recently?”

Black Robe did not answer upon hearing those words, and instead looked at the men before him.

For some unknown reason, the agent immediately stilled in his actions.

The balding middle-aged man furrowed his eyebrows and said unsurely, “I think I saw something about it in the newspaper this morning. The people who were killed are mainly concentrated in the opposite side of China, but an acquaintance in the investigation bureau told me that the source might be us. The Alliance of Justice and Order has already sent a notice of investigation.

“They determined that the bullets in the deceased have obvious traces of coming from us. Something like this might not have been discovered in the past, but with vitality technology, they were able to reproduce the entire process of the bullet firing. They discovered that the bullets came from a street from one of our cities. But they still have no idea why it crossed the ocean to commit crimes in China. The Era of Vitality has caused a lot of mysterious incidents.”

The balding doctor shrugged his shoulders halfheartedly.

Black Robe nodded his head in response; it seemed that this agent was not lying because at least this professional had enough information channels.

“Uncle Black Robe, would you happen to know who the perpetrator is? I’m looking at the comments online and they said that this might be a case of indiscriminate but random murders. A case like this is the most troublesome for the people in charge of the investigation, so it would likely affect us,” said Saki Yamanashi courageously.

“Hmph, no matter how bold this guy is, he wouldn’t dare provoke us…” Right as his words fell, Black Robe was stunned for just a moment before he suddenly unfolded his robe to cover everyone in the room.

“Bang, bang, bang…” One bullet after another hit his black robe.

After five bullets were shot, nothing followed. The number of bullets was equal to the number of people in the office.

The agent, the balding doctor, the Asian researcher, Black Robe, and Saki Yamanashi.

“Thank you, gentleman. Ah, what a horrifying time it is now… Even wanting to research safely is a luxury.” After expressing his gratitude, the balding doctor’s face flashed with a trace of fear and helplessness.

“Despicable, what a vicious murderer! When have we offended him?” roared the agent.

“Hmm, I understand it now. This person shouldn’t be allowed to live any longer,” hissed Black Robe coldly.

He would not call himself a good person, but at least he did not murder people for no reason. After all, he was serving the Devil Lord, so his time was not his and should not be wasted on unprovoked murders.