My Cell Prison-Chapter 1207 - 1206: The Fierce Evil

Han Dong could understand why Chen Xinying was asking for his help.

A small part of it must be that she genuinely needed assistance, while the larger part was probably to test whether Han Dong was ’reliable’... after all, returning to Black Tower wasn’t as simple as just going back.

Perhaps the unaffected Han Dong could return normally, but she couldn’t.

She had to make a contribution, had to obtain what Black Tower wanted, and had to ensure she posed no harm to Black Tower before she could return. Achieving these three things was incredibly difficult, and Chen Xinying didn’t have any information to confront the source of the instability.

"What do you need help with?"

As Han Dong asked,

Chen Xinying pulled out something very familiar from her pocket – a [Wanted Order].

"Help me kill this guy."

Han Dong did not agree immediately but took the wanted order first.

After all... within Chen Xinying’s words, there was a genuine hatred, not just a random target to test Han Dong.

As a trainee employee, Chen Xinying had completed [Opening the gate], making her equivalent to a Black Zombie in strength here.

A foe even she had trouble dealing with must be formidable... if it was too difficult, Han Dong wouldn’t agree to her request and would instead initiate the termination of their cooperation.

[Corpse Country·Criminal Catch Code-Special.013]

Major criminal – ’Frozen Bone’ Luo Gaocheng.

Ranked seventh among the seventy-two evil spirits.

Originally from Corpse Country, a resident of the Water Source Area Floating Island.

He had obtained excellent scores during the Dragon Boat Island residents’ examination, yet refused the court’s inner examination and was assigned to live in the Water Source Area.

For the first fifteen years, there were no abnormalities.

Because of his water-related special traits, he was heavily relied upon by the water plant and served as the Deputy Envoy of Water Transportation. Periodically, he would be responsible for transporting special sources of water to different areas.

It was shortly after he took office that bizarre frozen corpse cases began to appear across the regions.

The dead were dissected and found to have been afflicted from within, invaded by a certain chill that caused ultra-rapid solidification and quickly spread to other parts of the body, freezing them to death in a short time.

Even if the dead had a yang attribute or consumed high-calorie Nei Dan, it was of no help.

Upon further detailed investigation, the dead had all had direct or indirect contact with [Luo Gaocheng] before being affected by the extreme cold.

In the Water Source Area, the Ministry of Punishment’s Black Historian Li Huaidong, Green Historians Chen Zhibang, and Gao Bo, along with six Brocade Robe Guards of Green Zombie rank, all perished while attempting to apprehend the target.

By the time reinforcements arrived at the scene, Luo Gaocheng had disappeared and remains missing to this day.

Having reached the level of Black Zombie and due to the nature of his special traits, Luo Gaocheng was very powerful; after evaluation by the Ministry of Officials, he was listed as one of the seventy-two evil spirits, ranked seventh.

Therefore, a reward is offered for [three thousand barrels of heavy oil], [one pardon order] (dead or alive).

Those who provide clues to the Ministry of Punishment, if verified, may also receive [a hundred barrels of heavy oil].

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"To be able to kill a Black Historian and retreat entirely before reinforcements arrive... That’s troublesome!"

Having witnessed the [Ten Elements], Han Dong was very clear about one thing.

Individuals who achieved an Ancestor Return level through opening the gate were also vastly different. Someone like Green, for instance, would likely outmatch ten of Perugia’s Brain Rats all together.

"Miss Chen seems to have a particular grudge against this guy.

You are already a ’Dragon View Taoist Master’ and could easily call upon other Taoist Masters or powerful figures within the court to join forces to capture this person. Why seek me out?"

Chen Xinying was deliberately restraining some emotions, seemingly unwilling to say too much about the situation.

"When it comes to matters involving the seventy-two evil spirits, especially a sinister corpse like Luo Gaocheng who could be ranked in the top ten,

once his information is reported, the court will send the Brocade Robe Guards to personally eliminate him... As the informant, I would not be able to participate.

But, I must kill this person myself."

"Miss Chen, don’t you have any other friends who can help you?"

"No one among the Taoist masters I know is willing to get involved in such a troublesome matter privately."

"The top-ranked evil spirits have extremely high talents. Luo Gaocheng was able to directly kill the Black History from the Ministry of Punishment before." fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"During his time in hiding, his strength might have also advanced... he might even be not far from constructing mythology."

"I won’t say more. In any case, I have already found out some information about this person. We just need to go to the corresponding location for a related inspection, and there is a high probability that we can find him."

"Are you willing to help?"

Han Dong stroked his chin, "I am still at the Green Zombie Rank right now, and the opponent has reached the late stage of Black Zombie... this ’help’ would require me to stake my life. What’s the reward?"

"We’ll split the bounty in half."

"That’s not enough..."

While Han Dong declined, he scrutinized Chen Xinying’s body from top to bottom, making her feel somewhat odd.

"What do you want?"

"Miss Chen, are you in a hurry? If not, why not help me break through [Black Zombie] first?"

"Including providing me with high-quality Necro-element, various external materials, and a good cultivation environment... Once I break through, our chances are much better, aren’t they?"

Han Dong’s reasoning was very sound.

In Chen Xinying’s view, winning a fight against a higher rank was very difficult to achieve, let alone when the target was one of the best among Black Zombies.

"Okay."

"But we need to have an agreement first."

"First, regarding time, I can give you at most a hundred days for cultivation. Luo Gaocheng’s recent activity has already shown signs of decline; if we delay too long, the hard-earned information I’ve collected will all be cut off."

"Second, you must sign a guarantee to ensure you will assist me in killing Luo Gaocheng."

As soon as she finished speaking, Han Dong directly generated a contract in his head. It clearly stated the promise to kill Luo Gaocheng and specified that the action must be taken within a hundred days.

Chen Xinying couldn’t help but marvel at the composition of Han Dong’s brain.

However, those who could become Black Tower employees naturally possessed rather outstanding traits.

"Alright... I will help you with the pill condensation."

"The condensation process differs for each Corpse Collection one cultivates. I have been in the Corpse Country for many years as a Taoist master, and I have studied many of the pill condensation processes associated with Corpse Collections, and my residence is also stocked with many precious materials."

"Which text are you cultivating? Or are you trying to break through on your own based on your original system?"

"Since I am using the body of a native of The Dead to carry out out-of-control tasks, it is natural to follow the cultivation methods here... I have chosen the [Floating Corpse Internal Classic]."

"What Internal Classic?"

Chen Xinying thought she must have heard wrong, after all, given her understanding of the Corpse Country, not even the native zombies were able to properly cultivate the [Floating Corpse Internal Classic].

"Floating Corpse..."

"You!"

Chen Xinying immediately grabbed Han Dong’s body.

What should have been a touch on a hard corpse body felt like extending an arm into flowing water, never being able to touch Han Dong’s body.

"Is it really the [Floating Corpse Internal Classic]... How did you do it? Even the local masters can’t cultivate this internal classic. I have seen part of it too, and it doesn’t seem like a Corpse Collection at all."

"I just learned it, plain and simple. It took me more than ten days to decipher the text."

"You... who really are you?"

"Miss Chen, since time is of the essence, please quickly take me to your residence. I have committed the entire [Floating Corpse Internal Classic] to memory, and I will tell you all the materials, environment, and some essential processes that are needed."

"I’ll need you to prepare them."