Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 521: Zards Inner World Identity

The countdown to the crossing, eighth day.

In the silent air raid shelter, Shendai Kongyu sat cross-legged among rows of corpses and white cloths, cultivating.

The light from the incandescent lamp was gloomy, but the woman didn't show any fear, as if she had long been accustomed to such an environment.

It was midnight, and footsteps echoed in the air raid shelter.

Shendai Yunwu and the others returned: “We've been waiting for so long, why haven't we received the order to depart?”

Shendai Kongyu opened her eyes and glanced at the three: “Shendai Yunxiu's plan was to wait until he fell asleep before making a move.”

“And then?” Shendai Yunwu frowned.

Shendai Kongyu: “He hasn't been sleeping, what can I do?”

“What is he doing?” Shendai Yunwu asked.

Shendai Kongyu glanced at the time, and again cut open the chest of a corpse to make a sacrifice.

In the Cloud Mirror, Qing Chen was holding a piece of beef tongue, dipped in sauce and sent it into his mouth.

In this empty air raid shelter, one could even hear someone swallow.

Ten seconds later, the Cloud Mirror plunged into darkness again.

“That's the beef tongue shop next to Dotonbori, I've been there,” Shendai Yunwu said with a sullen Face^[-]: “How long has he been eating?”

Shendai Kongyu said: “Eight hours.”

“Does he know he's going to die, so he wants to eat his fill?” Shendai Yunwu sneered.

But at that moment, Shendai Yunluo, dressed in a white hunting robe, stepped out of the darkness. He spoke slowly and deliberately: “If the three of you don't dare to do it, let me do it.”

The burly Shendai Yunxiu frowned: “Shendai Yunluo, where have you been these past two days, why are you acting alone?”

Shendai Yunluo smiled: “Why should I report to you? Fine, I'll take care of this person, you can rest. Shendai Kongyu, where is he now?”

Shendai Yunxiu stepped forward: “If you want to challenge my authority, you can wait until the next crossing to tell the ten councilors, not act privately like this.”

The so-called ten councilors are the Shendai Ten Attendants known to the outside world.

Shendai Yunluo said with a smile: “Using the councilors to pressure me?”

Shendai Yunwu interrupted the two's argument and sneered: “This person is not up to you to kill. Yunye, Yunjue, and I will go now.”

With that, the three turned and walked towards the outside of the air raid shelter.

After the footsteps faded away, Shendai Yunxiu suddenly said: “Shendai Yunwu is expected to have the opportunity to be promoted to A-Class within one or two years. Now there are not many Shikigami left in the family's Spiritual Bridge. With the return of Red Leaf Hunt to the family's Spiritual Bridge, once he is promoted to A-Class, he will summon three Shikigami, and there is a high probability that he will get Red Leaf Hunt. Although I don't know how this Daybreak Boss took away Red Leaf Hunt, but if we find him, we can find Red Leaf Hunt.”

Shendai Kongyu pondered: “Shendai Yunwu is also a Cultivation genius, perhaps he doesn't need to wait one or two years.”

Shendai Yunluo smiled: “With such impatience, what's the use of being promoted to A-Class? Yunxiu, Kongyu, there are only eight days left until the crossing. We must make our move before that. We can't let that Daybreak Boss have the chance to go back.”

“Understood,” Shendai Yunxiu nodded.

The two who had just been arguing were now unusually harmonious.

Shendai Kongyu suddenly said: “Shinguji Maki must also be found, she may be of great help to our plan.”

Shendai Yunluo smiled and reached out to pat Shendai Kongyu's head: “If we still need to rely on a nine-year-old girl to decide the success or failure of what we're doing, then it means we don't deserve that future.”

In Dotonbori's most famous beef tongue shop, Qing Chen was eating tender beef tongue when a young man with a backpack suddenly sat down opposite him and said bluntly: “You're not sleeping this late at night?”

“Eh,” the young man saw the bowls and chopsticks on the table opposite Qing Chen: “Are you waiting for me?”

Qing Chen looked up at him, then took a tiny white grain of sand from his hair and placed it in his open palm: “I'm not waiting for you, but I should be asking, what do you want to see me for?”

“Eh, you can even find this?” Zard opposite took a pair of chopsticks and hugged his backpack tightly.

During the day, the green little dinosaur threw a bag of explosives into the Osaka City Hall. No one noticed that the explosives actually contained a handful of white sand.

And after the little dinosaur used the terrifying joint burial technique, it didn't actually leave, but stayed lurking underground in the Osaka City Hall.

Qing Chen curiously asked: “What's in your bag? A master, yet afraid of being robbed?”

Zard said with a smile: “Whiskey for our Boss, very expensive. I acted on my own accord this time, if I don't bring something back, he might want to kill me to silence me.”

“So, Huan Yu is indeed a chosen one, and has the ability to kill you,” Qing Chen nodded: “This reminds me that I need to be careful.”

“Look at you, don't think so much while eating. You, the Thousand-faced God King, are determined to hide your tracks in the city, who can do anything to you?” Zard said to the waiter: “Ten more beef tongues, put it on his tab!”

Osa is a popular tourist destination for Chinese people. Dotonbori probably receives tens of millions of Chinese tourists a year, so most of the drugstores and barbecue restaurants nearby employ Chinese students or people who can speak some Chinese. Especially the Chanel and other luxury stores in Shinsaibashi, there must be Chinese sales assistants.

“Let's chat, but don't put the beef tongue on my tab, thank you,” Qing Chen said seriously.

“I created chaos for you during the day. Otherwise, how could you escape so easily!” Zard said righteously: “I put in so much effort, a few beef tongues aren't too much, right?”

“What do you do in the Inner World? Which faction do you belong to?” Qing Chen asked.

Zard glanced around, making sure no one was paying attention before lowering his voice: “I belong to a secret organization, specializing in killing aliens, protecting the Federation.”

Qing Chen said indifferently: “There are no aliens.”

Zard said in a lower voice: “Have you ever seen an alien?”

Qing Chen said: “No.”

Zard: “Don't be polite, this is what I should do.”

Qing Chen raised an eyebrow.

This Zard, was already ridiculous in the group chat, but he's even more ridiculous offline.

However, Qing Chen has already guessed Zard's identity. He continued to ask: “You have the ability to travel underground, it should be easy to leave Japan, right?”

“Not easy,” Zard sighed.

“Can't you leave from the seabed?” Qing Chen asked.

“When I travel underground, I have to surface to breathe every once in a while. How can I surface in the strait? After surfacing, it's either the seabed or no oxygen,” Zard devoured the beef tongue, his mouth slurring: “So I have to take a boat or plane. You know, my ability is useless on boats and planes, so helping you was very dangerous.”

Qing Chen didn't believe this at all. This guy can condense sand into a human form, so he can naturally condense a new Face^[-] on his skin to pass customs, so it's not that difficult for him to leave Japan.

In other words, Earth element Awakened Ones can naturally disguise themselves, sneak around, assassinate, and infiltrate, which is why major Conglomerates are extra cautious about this type of Awakened One.

However, Zard did help him.

Qing Chen asked: “You helped me, what do you want to get?”

Zard said: “How about I join Daybreak?”

“Not good,” Qing Chen shook his head.

In fact, if another such expert joins Daybreak, then Guardian would have another member.

But would Zard really betray Huan Yu?

Now that Qing Chen and Huan Yu's conflict hasn't passed, he naturally wouldn't let this guy join.

This guy looks like a crazy lunatic, but he's always been meticulous. Maybe approaching Daybreak is to help Huan Yu gather intelligence.

Moreover, how much of a headache is Zard's current Boss Huan Yu? Who would be willing to be this guy's Boss? Only a madman would!

Nangeng Chen and Liu Dezhu both said that this guy keeps chatting with them, they're almost sick of it.

Zard stuffed beef tongue into his mouth while lamenting: “I've contributed so much to the organization, how come it's still not enough?!”

“Daybreak doesn't kill aliens,” Qing Chen replied: “Our paths don't align.”

Zard was stunned: “That seems to make sense... But don't worry, I'll join Daybreak one day. By the way, I've made a great contribution to the organization, can I have a look at your real Face^[-]?”

Qing Chen shook his head: “This is my real Face^[-].”

Zard: “No way, this isn't even you! Forget it, I'm not going to mess with you tonight, I'll go first.”

With that, he got up and went to the back kitchen.

He came suddenly and left just as quickly.

Only Qing Chen remained seated, he knew that Zard's sudden departure was because he sensed impending danger.

He glanced at the information on his phone, put on his coat, and slowly walked out of the beef tongue shop. Even at midnight, Dotonbori-cho's streets were bustling with traffic, and the sidewalks were full of tourists.

Qing Chen walked quietly towards a secluded place.

In the shadows, someone's eyes were fixed on him, and a voice came from the communication channel: “A point has locked the target.”

“B point has locked the target.”

Shendai Yunye in the shadows calmly said: “Shoot.”

Sniper shots rang out on the street, and Qing Chen was suddenly shot in the back of the head and fell to the ground.

The gunshots startled the people on the street, and the tourists screamed and fled.

Shadow Agency members quickly rushed over and turned the body over: “Sir, the target has been eliminated, but there are no signs of facial disguise.”

Shendai Yunye was stunned. This was clearly the person they saw in the Cloud Mirror, the identity was the Shadow Agency Team 3 member Takahashi Yukichi impersonated by the Daybreak Boss, how could there be a mistake?

Moreover, their people had just entered the beef tongue shop and confirmed that this person was just with that earth element Awakened One!

The Shendai Family had a lot of clues, but they didn't know when Qing Chen switched places with the real Takahashi Yukichi.

They didn't know Qing Chen had Marionette.

But Qing Chen knew that the Shendai Family had Shikigami like the ATS088 Cloud Mirror.