Chapter 86
Designing the Black Vatican
Just as Lin Chen and his two companions were waiting for the trial to begin, a wolf's howl suddenly echoed through the darkness.
"Has the Black Vatican sent reinforcements?" Zhang Lulu looked at Lin Chen with a worried expression. Only a few minutes had passed since he made the call.
"Judging from this voice, it must be Mo Fan. This is Mo Fan's summoned beast, the Ghost Wolf Beast," Lin Chen explained.
"Ghost Wolf Beast, Mo Fan's second element is Summoning?" Xu Zhaoting was somewhat surprised. After all, because of Lin Chen's appearance, Mo Fan did not show up at the freshman assembly, and many of his former acquaintances did not know Mo Fan's current strength.
A moment later, a strong figure came rushing toward them at an incredibly fast speed.
"Lin Chen? Xu Zhaoting? What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be hiding here, Shadow Beast?"
Mo Fan jumped off the Ghost Wolf Beast, and when he saw that Xu Zhaoting's chest was wrapped with cloth again and again, his expression changed several times.
"What's going on?"
Lin Chen quickly recounted what had happened, then said to Mo Fan, "This should be a trap set by the Black Vatican against you, but Xu Zhaoting broke into it. Be careful lately."
After speaking, Lin Chen turned his gaze back to Xu Zhaoting: "Before you have sufficient strength, if you encounter the Black Vatican, just notify the Inquisition. Don't try to deal with it on your own. You were lucky this time, but you won't be so lucky next time. Don't end up getting yourself and everyone around you implicated instead of catching the Black Vatican."
Xu Zhaoting did not refute Lin Chen's lecture at all; this time, he had indeed been blinded by hatred.
"Damn the Black Vatican, if you want the Holy Spring, just come to me directly. What kind of underhanded schemes are you plotting?"
Mo Fan was furious. He wasn't afraid of the Black Vatican himself, but he was afraid of them targeting his family and friends. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Lin Chen to tell the Qingtian Hunting Grounds to send Da Sheng, who was supposed to protect him, to protect his father.
"By the way, Lin Chen, did you find out the location of the mastermind?" Mo Fan asked.
"Not yet, but I've caught him. The trial will be here soon, so I'll just hand him over to them." Lin Chen said, pointing to Gray One, who was tied up like a dumpling and thrown aside.
……
More than ten minutes later, a man with bluish-black hair, a pale face, wearing a Tang suit, and with a pair of wings like those of a black eagle on his back descended from the sky and appeared directly in front of Lin Chen and the others.
"I am Nighthawk from the Inquisition. Leng Qing notified me to come here. She said you captured someone from the Black Vatican," Nighthawk said bluntly.
"Yes." Lin Chen snapped his fingers, and Guilmon grabbed Gray and threw him in front of Nighthawk. "He was just startled by my summoned beast, so he might be a little out of it right now."
"A deterrent skill?" Night Hawk glanced at Guilmon instinctively, then fixed his gaze on Lin Chen. "You must be Lin Chen. I've heard Leng Qing mention you. Want to join the Judgment Society and follow me?"
Night Hawk was somewhat interested in Lin Chen. He had a good relationship with the Azure Sky Hunters, so how could he not have heard of Lin Chen's exploits?
Without even thinking, Lin Chen shook his head and refused: "I just started university, I have a long time ahead of me."
"Then let's talk about it after you graduate." Night Hawk didn't insist and picked up Gray to take him away.
"Lord Nighthawk, I wonder if your Inquisition can extract information about the mastermind from this Black Vatican member?" Seeing Nighthawk about to leave, Mo Fan quickly asked.
"It's hard to say. We haven't captured any members of the Black Vatican alive in a long time. We can only say we'll try our best." Night Hawk paused after speaking, then added, "I'll have Leng Qing inform you if there's any news."
After Night Hawk finished speaking, it flapped its wings and left the factory, while Lin Chen and Mo Fan took Xu Zhaoting to the school clinic.
After leaving the school clinic, Mo Fan asked, "Lin Chen, do you have any ideas on how to deal with the Black Vatican?"
"There's no good way. The most common method is to lure out the black-robed priests, which is hardly a big deal for the Black Vatican. It won't allow us to trace them back to the level of the blue-robed deacons, unless there's something particularly important that requires the blue-robed deacons to personally intervene."
As Lin Chen spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned his gaze to Mo Fan. Mo Fan's eyes also flashed with a sharp light, as if he had thought of something.
……
"Lingling, do you have a way to find the location of the Shadow Beast?" Lin Chen called Lingling.
"Why do you want its location? Didn't you already go straight to the main campus and can't participate in this assessment? Do you want me to help you find the Shadow Beast to help Sister Mu and the others?" Lingling guessed.
"No, I've thought of a way to deal with the Black Vatican..." Lin Chen replied.
"I'll find it for you right now." Lingling immediately became interested when she heard that it was about dealing with the Black Vatican. She immediately took out her mini computer and began to collect information about the Shadow Beasts through her own means.
"I've sent you the location, but don't proceed to the next step immediately after you capture the Shadow Beast. I'm coming back now, and when I get back, I'll give the Black Vatican a little surprise." After Lingling finished speaking, she immediately packed her luggage, bought her return high-speed rail ticket, and rushed back without stopping.
……
This is a dilapidated warehouse filled with miscellaneous items. In the center of the warehouse, a creature as large as a leopard with thick fur is currently lying on the ground like a kitten, its neck locked by a thick chain, too afraid to move.
At the other end of the warehouse, three figures, two tall and one short, were huddled together, seemingly doing something.
"Lingling, are you done yet?" Mo Fan couldn't help but ask.
"Almost there, almost there!" Lingling stood in front of a small table, waving something in her hand.
"Alright!" Lingling stuffed a small item she had made into Mo Fan's hand and said happily, "As long as the Black Church people dare to give this to Blue Robe, I'll give Blue Robe a big surprise and completely expose his whereabouts."
"For him, this is more of a shock than a surprise, but I like it." Lin Chen smiled slightly.
"Leave the rest to me." After saying that, Mo Fan picked up the chain on the ground, led the Shadow Beast to the outside of the warehouse, took a selfie with his phone, edited a message, attached the selfie, and posted it on his WeChat Moments.
When Lingling saw Mo Fan's post on her phone, she immediately edited a message and sent it to everyone who participated in the assessment through various channels.
"At dawn tomorrow, Mo Fan will lead the Shadow Beast to the Beast Taming Cage."
The stage is set up, and the extras are in place. Hopefully, the Black Vatican followers who are leading the cast will not disappoint.