What It's Like Being a Vampire Chapter 646

Chapter 646: Chapter 646: “Three Courts Trial

The surgical knife in Xia Libing's hand disappeared and she turned back towards the direction of Jiang Chun and the others in an unguarded manner, seemingly unafraid of a sneak attack from the enormous elephant that was nearby.

Jiang Chun noticed that when the surgical knife in Xia Libing's hand disappeared, the three coins that were floating above her head at an unknown time all simultaneously fell onto her upturned palm. She then naturally clenched her hand and put the coins back in her jacket pocket.

Instantly, Jiang Chun understood that the distinct, strong force that he had sensed from Xia Libing, different from other surrounding elements, was mainly caused by those three coins.

He couldn't help but touch the small hexagon nut hung around his neck. Since experiencing the “Eighth-armed, Eight-eyed Giant Carrying a Storm Across the Sea” incident, he often felt a kind of vague connection with some elements in his surroundings. This hexagon nut was picked up from a workshop in a shipyard, and he could feel a strong connection with it.

Later, when he encountered the “Sea Monster” at sea, the hexagon nut he carried saved his life at a critical moment, allowing him to escape death. This confirmed his conviction of a real special connection between him and the hexagon nuts.

After those life-saving nuts were lost in the sea, Jiang Chun found many more and made them into bracelets and necklaces, even gifting many small nut jewelry he had made to the two children he had saved.

Of course, after establishing a direct connection with “Xiao Luobo's Platform”, receiving Alice's message after the “Antarctica Crisis”, and connecting with domestic organizations to become the head of the Southeast Asia branch, he learned a lot of hidden secrets. He learned that his vague connection with the small nuts and various objects was due to Xiang Kun's influence on the world.

He also discovered that besides the small nuts, he could have this vague connection with many other things as well. However, because the small nuts had saved his life, he still had a special preference for them.

Recently, he heard that “Dr. Xia” was preparing to establish a set of “Spirit Control Theory” specifically for the field investigation department members to learn. It essentially aimed to further apply this connection, similar to what he had with the small nuts.

According to Xia Libing's “Spirit Control Theory”, those three coins are “Attached Spirits” with top-tier “Spiritual Power”.

And these small nuts are the “Attached Spirits” suited for him.

Though he had imagined that the power derived from such “Spirit Control Theory” could be quite strong, he never expected it to be as powerful as demonstrated by Xia Libing.

The sudden huge amount of cream, the fireworks exploding out of nowhere, and the megsized surgical knife appearing in mid-air were no illusions, but had a real impact. Not only did he smell the scent of cream and the gunpowder from the exploded fireworks, but it also had a real, tangible influence on the twenty-ton beast!

In particular, the megsized surgical knife that appeared in mid-air was simply astounding. This ability, like the illusion of the eight-armed, eight-eyed giant, completely overturned his understanding of things.

He immediately understood why Xia Libing had asked them to confront the enormous elephant – she did not need their help, she was simply providing a “live demonstration”.

Upon returning, Xia Libing spoke to the still stunned people, “What just occurred is an exceptional case, you don't need to reach this level in the future. Additionally, there will be equipment specifically designed for capturing 'mutants' in the future. If there's a need for you to deal with 'mutants', you'll mainly be using external equipment. 'Spirit Control Theory' is a supportive ability in your work, and what's more important, is to help you understand the nature of 'mutants'.”

“In this mission, you should focus on the preliminary preparation and the final wrap-up. These are the areas where your abilities are most needed. Initially, it will be like this time, where we have sorted out most of the practical implementation details for you. You only need to decide on the start time, but as time goes on, you will have to take on more and more yourself.”

As Jiang Chun had speculated, Xia Libing's main intention in leading the team here, capturing the enormous elephant was actually a side note. What was more, was to get people like Li Shibao, who might take the lead in the field investigation department in the future, to be familiar with the entire process and have a more intuitive concept of the manifestations of the “mutants” and “Spirit Control Theory” they might come in contact with. No matter how accurate the indoor electronic showcase was, even with Alice's assistant, there's nothing as profound as experiencing a real mission personally.

Of course, she also wanted to find an opportunity to test the new abilities she had acquired recently.

After answering a few simple questions for Li Shibao, Yang Zhuo, and others, Xia Libing said to Jiang Chun, “Tell Zuo Liu to wait at the intersection outside. When the truck arrives, have him take over from the driver.”

“But… it seems that neither Zuo Liu nor Pu Te Peng know how to drive heavy-duty trucks,” Jiang Chun said.

“He'll naturally know how to drive once he gets in the truck,” Xia Libing asserted confidently.

Jiang Chun hesitated for a moment, recalling certain experiences he'd had recently, and understood.

As Jiang Chun called Zuo Liu, Yang Zhuo looked at the giant elephant lying still in the distance, and hesitated, “Dr. Xia, I don't think a truck can enter this place, and also… this creature… if we want to load it onto the truck, don't we need a few cranes to lift it?” When he was hanging out privately with his sister Yang Jie, Zhang Qian, and others, he always addressed Xia Libing as “Sister Bing”. However, at the base, during his internship, he would address her as “Dr. Xia” like everyone else.

“The truck doesn't need to come here, it'll come out by itself later. Those minor injuries will heal after a while,” Xia Libing said. She then asked Yang Zhuo, Li Shibao, and others to follow her to the giant elephant, ready for a more detailed “on-site teaching”.

While Jiang Chun led Xia Libing, Li Shibao, and others to the location of the giant elephant, Zuo Liu and Pu Te Peng had been guarding the original spot to prevent unaware tourists or others from coming over—of course, under normal circumstances, no one would run to such a remote area in the middle of the night, and there were local officials guarding the outskirts of the reserve, so ordinary people could not enter.

The fact that they were left here and couldn't join in the capture of the giant elephant didn't bother them at all, they were even slightly relieved.

They had seen poachers killed by the giant elephant before, and they had also, from a safe distance, seen the giant elephant with Jiang Chun and almost wet themselves.

In their eyes, dealing with such a terrifying beast would require deploying the army, planes, cannons, and tanks. With only six or seven people going, it was simply too dangerous, especially since they didn't seem to be carrying any heavy weapons.

Even if each of them was as powerful as Brother Jiang, they might not be able to protect the two of them during the attack on the giant elephant. They didn't want to be cannon fodder.

When they heard the elephant's roar that echoed throughout the entire area, both of them felt their legs go weak, and they were hit by the urge to run away.

But shortly after the roar, they heard popping sounds like fireworks. It made them wonder if “Dr. Xia” and her team had brought firearms. Could it be some small gear they carried in their backpacks?

While they were still surprised, Zuo Liu's phone rang. Seeing that it was Jiang Chun who called, he answered nervously, fearing that he would hear Jiang Chun shouting, “Call an ambulance”, “Come and support”, or “Run and don't look back”.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chun told him to wait for a heavy-duty truck on the road outside and take over from the driver.

Zuo Liu obediently went to the spot where he had parked his business vehicle by the roadside, waited for about ten minutes, and a heavy-duty truck did come. After he stopped it, the driver got off voluntarily, took a motorbike from the back of the truck, and rode away without uttering a word from start to finish.

After climbing into the cabin, Zuo Liu didn't plan to drive. He didn't know how to operate such a monstrous heavy truck and thought he was just there to take over the vehicle. He believed someone else would come to drive once Brother Jiang and Dr. Xia emerged.

However, upon entering the cab, he realized that something looked off about this vehicle, as it was equipped with many electronic devices he didn't understand.

He didn't dare to touch these devices, and as he was curiously observing, the car doors suddenly locked, followed by the vehicle's engine starting. To his astonishment, the large truck began to move by itself.

Zuo Liu was scared, spouting off a few Thai curses. He tried to open the car door, but it wouldn't budge. Not daring to slam the door or smash the window, he could only desperately try to grab the steering wheel and hit the brakes, but he found he had no control over the truck at all.

A cold electronic female voice resonated in the cab, “This is an automated driving mode, please cooperate.”

Zuo Liu was taken aback for a moment. Remembering the experiences he had with Jiang Chun recently, he realized what was happening. So, he calmed himself down, putting his hands loosely on the steering wheel, watching nervously at the road ahead through the windshield.

The truck sped up with great velocity. However, it didn't run for long. Before long, at an intersection, it began to reverse, turned around, and was back at the earlier position.

When the truck finally came to a halt, Zuo Liu was covered in sweat. His attention had been entirely focused on the truck, but now that the vehicle was stable, it suddenly occurred to him – why was such a huge truck parked here? What was it there for?

Could… could it be to transport that titanic elephant?

But how could that be possible?

How could Jiang Chun, Dr. Xia, and the rest of their seven-man team transport that gigantic elephant over such a distance?

About half an hour later, the ground began to tremble. Zuo Liu watched a massive creature slowly approaching from a distance. He instinctively wanted to step on the gas and drive away, but the truck didn't move, clearly, he still didn't have control.

However, soon under the moonlight, he noticed that there seemed to be some human figures on the huge elephant?

His eyes widened as he grasped the situation.

In the past, he had held Jiang Chun, and the Chinese Research Organization they joined with, in high regard. But, not until tonight, not until this moment, did he truly comprehend the nature of the organization he had joined.

— This was an organization capable of controlling divine powers.

In mid-October, Tang Baona went back to Shenhai for a visit and attended a family dinner organized by her maternal grandfather and uncles.

Nowadays, Tang Baona's main official identity was the CEO of “QianKun Technology.” Though she and Yang Zheng'er often teased each other for being “the most idle CEO in history” and “the least productive CFO in history.” For those who didn't know the specifics of their work, the imposing presence of “Divine Technology” made their respective titles rather intimidating.

So, in the occasional banquet and gatherings, like a wedding ceremony, these titles were quite beneficial, saving her from a lot of hassle.

However, these titles were entirely useless at family dinners.

Mother Tang still always reverted to the same old topic—Nana, when are you going to start dating and getting married?

In the last two years, she had placed her crosshairs directly onto Xiang Kun—isn't Mr. Xiang coming back from Europe soon? How about we go on a trip to Europe and visit Mr. Xiang while we're at it?

Mother Tang was obviously convinced that Tang Baona was waiting for Xiang Kun. After all, Xiang Kun had already brought a tea table to their home three years ago. Mother Tang would never believe that they were just ordinary friends.

At first, Tang Baona could always find reasons to brush it off, constantly stating that she and Xiang Kun were only “partners.”

But in the last two years, she found herself at a loss for how to deal with it, left with no choice but to endure her mother's nagging.

Mother Tang began to suspect that Xiang Kun, who hadn't come home for so many years, might have found another woman overseas, possibly breaking up with Baona and keeping it a secret from her. Was Baona still heartbroken and hence unwilling to date others?

So besides trying to pry information from Baona indirectly and pressing her for answers, she also tried various ways to gather information about Xiang Kun, she even tried to contact him directly. Unfortunately, she was always unable to succeed, having been rebuffed on every occasion.

Thankfully, every family gathering, aside from Mother Tang, nobody else would echo her claims. In fact, they would come to Tang Baona's defense, comforting her mother by saying things like, “Nana is in the rising period of her career, there's no need to worry about it” and “Nana is becoming more and more beautiful, more appealing, there's no need to rush,” helping to put her mother's heart at ease.

This often irritated Mother Tang, who would complain about the relatives, accusing them of not supporting her and spoiling Baona too much.

As for Mr. Tang, his role was basically to mollify Mother Tang. He preferred to believe that his daughter could handle her relationship problems on her own, letting marriage take its course. However, his words displayed a great deal of interest in the situation between her and Xiang Kun.

Only after spending the entire meal talking about it, did her maternal grandfather, Mr. Feng, finally agree to help and ask Baona honestly about her plans with Xiang Kun.

However, using the reasoning that Baona might not speak the truth with Mother Tang present, he sent her and Mr. Tang home first.

After her parents had returned home and the two aunts also took their cousins home, Tang Baona sat in her maternal grandfather's living room. She observed her grandfather, her two uncles, her sister Baoting, and brother-in-law Gao Yao sitting on the couch opposite her. She couldn't help but feel like she was a suspect about to be cross-examined, which made her want to laugh.

Tang Baona wasn't nervous at all, as she had mastered ways to handle her family these past two or three years and had thought of all sorts of excuses and statements in advance.

However, what she didn't expect was her grandfather's opening remark—”Xiang Kun didn't go to Europe, did he?”

“Huh? He is in Europe…work…um…if not Europe then where else could he go… Grandpa, why do you ask?” Caught off guard by her grandfather's unexpected question, Tang Baona was slightly flustered, feeling the urge to put on her Bluetooth earphones and ask for Alice's assistance.

Her second uncle, Feng Xiuye, interjected as well, “Nana, there's no need to hide it from us. We have suspected since three years ago, Xiang Kun…he went to Antarctica, didn't he?”

Chapter end

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