Chapter 584 The Need for a Capture Operation
Chapter 584: The Necessity of the Capture Operation
In any case, Shirley’s thoughtless interruption had successfully eased the tense and gloomy atmosphere in the living room – although the atmosphere was almost skewed in the other direction.
Duncan managed to control his expression with difficulty, then he ignored Shirley, who almost shoved herself into a ball into the crack of the sofa after reacting, and said with a dry cough, “All in all, that’s all the information we have right now, and the fog is still heavy, but it’s clear that the Lost Country is already a part of this vortex, which is different from what happened to Prand and Frost before. ..
“Regardless of how things play out next, I’m going to have to figure out what the hell is going on with this so-called Dream of the Nameless One, and what exactly the cultists are up to-especially the second point.
“The Annihilationists, the Sunists, and the Final Preachers hiding in the background, whichever of them it is, catch them alive if you can, and if you can’t catch them alive, find a way to gather as much intel as possible when you come into contact with them. …… The Dream of the Nameless One isn’t going to just die down, it’s sure to resurface again, and as long as this whirlwind is still continues, we will inevitably have to continue dealing with the cultists.”
At this point, Duncan suddenly paused, then looked thoughtfully at Shirley, who was on the couch with her head bowed in an effort to minimize her presence, as well as Dog, who was sprawled out next to Shirley.
Shirley instantly felt the gaze that fell on her, and raised her head with a jolt, “I’m sorry Captain I shouldn’t have said you were humane just now ……”
“Did you and Dog sense the scent of the escaped Annihilationist today?” Duncan waved his hand, interrupting the guy’s reflexive recitation, “I remember you saying that Dog left a ‘mark’ on the cultist during the previous encounter in the Dream of the Nameless.”
“No,” Shirley hadn’t even opened her mouth before Dog, who was on the sidelines, immediately shook his head, “I’ve been keeping an eye on the matter today, but as far as I can tell, the cultist doesn’t seem to be in Lightwind Harbor.”
“These cultists are hiding in the lairs of various city-states this time around, relying solely on entering the Dream of the Nameless One to ‘act in concert’, which does make it difficult for us to catch them in the real world,” Vanna followed suit, “and What’s worse is that they’ve apparently mastered some of the ‘laws’ of the Dream of the Nameless, which makes them even harder to deal with when they can freely enter and exit that ‘dream world’.”
Vanna’s words caused Duncan to frown as well, this situation of knowing that the cultists were on the prowl but being unable to get started due to a lack of information and the cunning of their opponents was indeed troubling, and for Duncan, his troubles at the moment were even more than that – he was the one who had managed to “catch” the cultists before.
He had once managed to “catch” an Annihilator who had entered the dream world, and even used the Annihilator’s gaze to locate a cult meeting place, but he had not been able to expand on the results of that time: the sharp senses of the Deep Demon and the Annihilator’s fragile symbiotic ecosystem had resulted in the cultists not being able to withstand his power, and he had not been able to get much information, and the cultists had not been able to get much information. Didn’t have time to get much, those guys simply died out.
Every time he recalled it, he regretted it.
He regretted this for a while, and his gaze finally fell on Dog.
“Does my power stand out to you?” He asked, opening his mouth.
Dog was taken aback by this sudden outburst from the Captain, and his head instantly drooped, “You’re asking if …… it’s striking …… or not… …”
“I want to know how to avoid other Profound Demons from sensing my power,” Duncan didn’t care about Dog’s goony reaction, but continued to ask seriously, “Sometimes I can successfully leave my mark on the Annihilationists, however, those Profound Demons that are symbiotic with them will soon would then notice my power, which has caused me trouble more than once.”
“This ……” Dog’s tone was a bit odd at once, “This is more difficult to deal with, the perception of the Profound Demon itself is extraordinarily sharp, and the Profound Demon other than me lacks reason and can only rely on instinctive activities –To tend to profit and avoid harm is their greatest instinct, when faced with great danger, leaving their symbionts behind and fleeing back to the Profound Deep Sea is their inevitable choice, unless ……”
Duncan raised his eyebrows, “Unless?”
“Unless their symbiotic relationship is completely severed, or the demons are controlled ahead of time before they can react,” Dog said while thinking, “The first solution is hardly feasible, as this symbiosis is irreversible, it will gradually modify the physiology of the one who is symbiotic with the demons, and after the initial stage is over, the very act of cutting the chains is enough to kill the symbiote.
“If the second method …… has some feasibility, but the operation difficulty is not low, mainly because it needs to be prepared in advance, but different Profound Demons have different characteristics, so it’s hard to prepare in advance a really well thought out and ‘symptomatic’ momentary Control Program ……”
Dog rambled on and on, then it paused, seemed to think of something, and looked up at Duncan again, “We don’t necessarily need to catch the Annihilationists though, aren’t there other cultists active as well? The Final Preachers are not easy to catch, but the Sunists are much easier ……”
Unconsciously, Dog has subconsciously regarded those mysterious cultists as the prey of “catching them now”, as if as long as the captain wants to catch them, no matter how much those cultists can hide, sooner or later, they will fall into the hands of the captain.
However, Duncan shook his head, “It’s better to catch some Annihilationists.”
“Huh?” Shirley beside him froze, “Why?”
Duncan thought for a moment and looked serious, “I’m useful.”
Everyone looked puzzled.
Seeing this, Duncan hesitated slightly and raised his hand and flicked it through the air.
The water-like fire of the spirit body swirled around him, filling the entire living room in the blink of an eye, and as the flames burned, a layer of invisible power infiltrated reality, blurring the boundary between reality and the spirit world, and Duncan’s body rapidly transformed towards the form of a spirit body.
“Chant the name of Rahm-” Maurice darted out a quick benediction at the sight without saying a word, before putting a whole mess of mind protection on himself. Next to her, Vanna also gingerly fished the Storm Amulet and portable rosary out of her arms, chanting Gemona’s name as she applied the blessing to herself.
Nina looked at her Uncle Duncan expectantly as a faint sun glow appeared under her eyes, while Dog let out a cry and disappeared into the depths of the shadows in an instant, and Shirley reacted half a beat slower and only had time to raise her hands to cover her ears, “Wait, can I stop listening to this? ……”
“I’m going to establish a link with the Profound Holy Lord – using the power of those Annihilationists.”
Duncan’s voice was accompanied by the crackling and popping of flames as he said faintly, followed by a somewhat helpless glance at the few people around him, “Do you have to?”
Shirley lowered the hand covering her ears, “…… My brain is buzzing.”
“You’re nervous,” Duncan gave the guy a look, “I’m already protected, you guys don’t have to be so nervous.”
“It never hurts to be cautious,” Maurice said with a bemused look on his face from the couch across the room, “Of course we believe in your power, but we are all ultimately fragile mortals, please understand ……”
Vanna nodded along, agreeing with Maurice’s words, but immediately afterward she was a little puzzled, her gaze going to Duncan, “But if that’s all it is, you could have just said so, the reason itself isn’t dangerous, and it’s not a big deal for us to mention the words Psionic Holy Lord once in a while… …”
“Because the suggestion was given to me by the Profound Holy Lord Himself,” Duncan said casually, “He has established a connection with me deep within Alice’s Commons, and the suggestion itself is the power it conveys to the real world …… “
His side of the words just said a beginning, Shirley has quickly raised his hand to press on his ears, after the snap of a crunch, she cried out and lowered her arm, “Careless …… brain really buzzing.”
Duncan gave her an expressionless look, not bothering to open his mouth.
And Lucrecia, who was sitting not far away, hadn’t reacted since a while ago – the witch lady was dumbfounded as she watched the fast-moving scene in front of her, every part of her eyes keeping up, but her brain not following any of it.
It took a few seconds for her to react as an afterthought, looking at Vanna and Maurice with a blank stare, “You guys …… look very skilled ……”
“The Captain has shared hard truths with us from time to time,” Morris nodded haughtily, “We have our own standard procedure when discussing such matters.”
Lucrecia’s expression was a bit dazed, her gaze sweeping over the living room that looked eerily eerie and shadowed in the light of the spirit fire, and then she finally realized what her father had just said, and immediately looked over at Duncan, her eyes widening slightly, “Wait a minute, you just said that …… the Psionic Sacred Lord had established contact with you. And that He suggested …… that you capture His followers?”
Duncan nodded, “I was surprised too, but that’s just the way it is.”
Lucrecia thought about it for a moment, not understanding.
The “Witch of the Sea” had seen a lot – but she really hadn’t seen this.
However, there were people on the scene who were thinking rationally about this matter – after the initial dismay, Maurice quickly realized the amazing amount of information behind this “suggestion”.
He quickly checked his own blessing and protection, and then confirmed with Duncan more information behind this “suggestion”, confirming the details revealed during the exchange between the Profound Lord and the captain.
Duncan, for his part, finally had the opportunity to share this incredible event with his followers – something he had long wanted to do, but the sudden arrival of the Dream of the Nameless One had delayed his plans.
After a long time, Duncan finally finished speaking of his experience in the depths of Alice’s Mansion, while Maurice, sitting across from him, fell into deep thought.
“…… It is incredible that one of the most dangerous ancient gods of this world still retains his sanity, and that he has come to you with such astonishing ‘advice’ …… “The old man muttered in deep thought, “If we can really establish a stable and safe connection with this ancient god, then I’m afraid that we can really figure out several of this world’s greatest mysteries, and even …… really figure out the birth of the Deep Sea Era ……”
Sherry scratched her hair, “So?”
Morris suddenly turned his head and looked into Shirley’s eyes, the old scholar who usually always acted elegant and gentle had an awesome fire exploding in his eyes at the moment-
“Try catching a few Annihilationists as the captain said,” with the eagerness of a scholar peering into the truth, he said with glowing eyes, “Now this matter is going to rise to an academic perspective!”
(End of chapter)