Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 481 - 479: Ranger Wild Soul

Chapter 481: Chapter 479: Ranger Wild Soul

Xun Ying stood in place, his anger brewing as he said, "Outside the Qiling Pearl, there’s a strong barrier guarding it. Even for someone with Disaster True Sequence, it would take a lot of time to break it. And with the four of you taking turns guarding it, how could it be so easily stolen?"

The Dragon Elder sighed and said, "The group that stole the Qiling Pearl once represented the Association here for the biannual liaison and they were very courteous, so we weren’t very vigilant against them."

"On the day of the incident, they came with an item of President Ye, claiming they had a top-secret command and asked us four to wait at a designated spot, so we went."

After speaking, he handed an item to Xun Ying, a white dragon scale inscribed with the character ’Ye’.

Xun Ying’s expression darkened; the scale was indeed from the white dragon that accompanied Ye Haimo, but a singular token couldn’t prove anything.

"While we were away, this group secretly sneaked into the temple housing the Qiling Pearl, killed the guards we left there, used a special method to destroy the temple’s barrier, and stole the Qiling Pearl."

"The temple’s barrier was connected to the outer grand barrier, so when it was breached, it led to this incident."

"We four wanted to pursue them immediately, and then... this appeared on us."

The Dragon Village Chief pulled down his collar, revealing inside a faintly glowing ethereal chain.

Xun Ying recognized this chain; it was a security measure voluntarily installed by Demon Spirit Village during their agreement with the Hunters Association to reassure the Association.

Once these chains were activated, the people of Demon Spirit Village couldn’t stray too far from the ’Beast God’ corpse within ten days.

And the method to activate these chains was top secret within the Hunters Association!

Xun Ying fell silent for a long while before speaking again, "Besides this, do you have any other evidence that the Hunters Association stole the Qiling Pearl?"

Whether it was the scale or the chain, both had already proven that the Association itself caused this disaster; nevertheless, Xun Ying still harbored a glimmer of hope.

The bird-headed woman stepped forward, producing a bird-egg-shaped crystal ball.

The crystal ball showed a scene where several superpower users collaborated to instantly kill the temple’s guards, followed by a man with dark circles under his eyes using an intricately patterned cone aimed at the temple’s barrier.

At the moment of contact, the temple’s barrier was punctured by the cone!

"That is... the Precept Breaking Spike!"

Xun Ying’s face turned ashen; it was a top-tier containment item stored by the Capital District Association, capable of breaking any Catastrophe Level and below barrier.

And he recognized that man, code-named ’Wild Soul,’ a True Order Realm Ranger!

"You all wait here, I will provide an explanation for you."

With a grim face, Xun Ying shot into the sky, flying above the clouds, before pulling out his phone and dialing a number — Ye Haimo’s.

"Tell me, the matter at Qi Ling Mountain has nothing to do with you."

"What’s wrong, why so serious all of a sudden?" Ye Haimo was taken aback, though he asked, puzzled.

Xun Ying’s voice deepened as he said, "You just need to tell me, whether it was you who ordered the theft of the Qiling Pearl."

"The Qiling Pearl was stolen?" Ye Haimo’s heart skipped a beat; this was no small matter, in some respects more terrifying than a monster riot at Qi Ling Mountain, and why would Xun Ying suspect him?

"The one who stole the Qiling Pearl was the Ranger ’Wild Soul,’ he used your token to divert the four elders of Demon Spirit Village and used the ’Precept Breaking Spike’ to break the barrier."

Ye Haimo now knew why Xun Ying doubted him; if he had been handling the matter, he would have suspected himself too, but he truly knew nothing about it.

"This has nothing to do with me," Ye Haimo said with firmness.

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Xun Ying’s mouth as he said, "Alright, I believe you."

Ye Haimo ran a hand through his hair and said helplessly, "This is a crucial matter, don’t just take my word for it so easily."

"If I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t have handed the presidency over to you in the first place. Since it has nothing to do with you, then those people must be traitors to the Association. How to deal with them will be up to my disposition."

"Please make sure to retrieve the Qiling Pearl!"

After hanging up the phone, Ye Haimo was briefly touched by Xun Ying’s trust. The two had been partners until Xun Ying advanced to the True Self Realm and they had parted ways.

When the old president of the Association retired, the only one qualified to be the president of the Capital District Association was Xun Ying, but he gave up the position and handed it over to his former partner instead.

Moved for only a few seconds, Ye Haimo abruptly kicked over the table in front of him and roared, "Gather all the information on ’Wild Soul,’ and also call a senior management meeting!"

...

Xun Ying flew back to the Dragon Village Chief and the others and said, "It has been confirmed that the theft of the Qiling Pearl was carried out by traitors of the Hunters Association; the Association will help you retrieve the Qiling Pearl and compensate Demon Spirit Village."

"Can you still track the location of the Qiling Pearl?"

The Dragon Village Chief shook his head and said, "It cannot be tracked, but I can sense that the Qiling Pearl is still within the Qi Ling Mountain Range."

"Why?" Xun Ying frowned, reasoning that the thieves should have fled immediately after the theft.

The Elder Turtle, who had been silent, stepped forward and said, "They probably want to try to absorb the power of the Qiling Pearl. The Qiling Pearl shows its miraculous powers only within the area enveloped by our lord’s corpse; they are probably staying because they want to absorb the power of the Qiling Pearl..."

"I see, it will be easier to handle if they’re still nearby..."

With a murderous look, Xun Ying walked out of the room, but suddenly returned and asked, "Have you noticed, the monsters of Qi Ling Mountain have been quite disobedient recently?"

"What do you mean?" The Dragon Village Chief was perplexed by Xun Ying’s words.

Xun Ying sneered and said, "I mean, the moment the barrier was damaged, these monsters tried to escape from Qi Ling Mountain, causing significant losses, which clearly shows you are incapable of sheltering so many monsters."

"In that case, it’s better to reduce the number of monsters here."

"The barrier of Qi Ling Mountain should have been restored already; can you track those who once tried to break through? I remember the documentation you submitted about the barrier mentioned a similar emergency function," he said.

Tracking the monsters that struck the barrier is an inherent function of the Qi Ling Mountain barrier, and it continues to function even if the barrier itself is damaged.

If the monsters get too close to the boundary, a special signal is left on them, and the controller of the barrier can make these signals visible, lasting for days.

The Dragon Village Chief could clearly sense Xun Ying’s intent to kill. Once he triggered that signal, the monsters that had approached the barrier during its breach were likely to be massacred.

However, what was most important now was to retrieve the Qiling Pearl, and he did not want to defy Xun Ying’s will at such a critical moment. After only a moment’s hesitation, he nodded in agreement.

With murderous intent, Xun Ying said, "It’s been too peaceful here for too long, and the beasts that hide here have forgotten that it was we who allowed them to live here. Since it’s a grace we granted, taking it back will be easy."