Chapter 178 The Guiding Light

May 5th, The Republic of Conkek Kind.

At the foot of the southeastern mountains, in a dilapidated warehouse.

Tiangou Zhang Wenqing stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the warehouse door, occasionally peeking outside.

Yingya Xiao Ye sat on a broken chair, his feet propped up on the rusty tin table in front of him, looking lazy, as if he was missing a cigarette in his mouth.

Across the table, Jiang Xiao was looking around.

Er Wei, holding a file, walked to Jiang Xiao's side and tossed it onto the tin table in front of him, "Mission objective."

Jiang Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, sat down on the broken chair, and opened the file.

On the first page, Jiang Xiao saw someone who looked like a mixed-race, part Western and part Eastern.

It was a middle-aged woman, very fair-skinned, with a high nose, deep-set eyes, brown eyes, and long brown hair. She also had a brown headscarf wrapped around her head.

Overall, the still image looked like a beautiful sculpture.

The only jarring thing was the slight upturn of her lips, which carried a hint of contempt and disdain, as if she was conveying her attitude to the photographer.

*Pa!*

Yingya finally lit a cigarette. To Er Wei and Tiangou, who had extremely sensitive senses of smell, the smoke was very pungent.

Yingya said, "Conkek Kind, born in 1977, age 40. Original name Guna Tutamets, native of Conkek Kind, born into a family of five.

In 1983, her parents and siblings died in the war, and 6-year-old Guna was adopted by villagers.

In 1990, Conkek Kind declared independence, and Guna's adoptive parents died in the same year. Guna disappeared.

Information indicates that this female criminal is a peerless genius. She didn't wait until she was 16 to awaken; she opened her Star Map at the age of 13."

Jiang Xiao was surprised, "13 years old? Self-awakening?"

Yingya "hmph"-ed and continued, "In 2012, Guna changed her name and called herself Conkek Kind, establishing the Dark Temple organization. The organization's name was also taken from the name of the unique otherworld space in this country.

Then, the organization recruited members, claiming that the female leader Conkek Kind was the only savior, the chosen one, blah blah blah..."

Yingya waved his hand boredly, very disdainful of these titles, "In short, people will have a future if they follow her."

Er Wei continued, "Since 2012, her organization has not been very active. It's very disciplined, relatively hidden, and there have been no violent incidents, until..."

"Hoo..." Yingya exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Until now."

Yingya pointed to the ceiling. Through the dilapidated roof, they could see the dark sky, "Mount E'ye isn't a big deal to us, but it's a good opportunity for the Dark Temple organization to fish in troubled waters.

Rumors are flying around here, panic is rampant, as if the end of the world is coming. Most deadly, when we helped this country clear out the otherworld space of Mount E'ye, we found that the sky was still dark, and the Dark Temple otherworld space was frequently emerging."

Yingya grinned, looking disdainful, "The dark red sky, the circling crows, these things are very consistent with the Western demon theory, so this is another good opportunity to create panic.

Rumor has it that this is the last warning from heaven. If you don't follow the great leader Conkek Kind, if you don't believe in the female leader, the end of the world will come, blah blah blah..."

Jiang Xiao looked strange and said, "What is their organization's goal? To create a new world?"

"Almost." Tiangou said at the door, "She plans to build a purely Star Warrior country."

Jiang Xiao was stunned, "What did you say?"

Tiangou also looked helpless and repeated, "She wants to establish a new regime, a purely Star Warrior country. From the leadership to the civilians, all of them are Star Warriors."

Jiang Xiao asked in astonishment, "What about those ordinary people?"

Er Wei: "What do you think?"

Yingya grinned, "In this time of national crisis, she doesn't lead her organization members to eliminate otherworld spaces, but she tries her best to protect the existence of the Dark Temple otherworld space, and slaughters civilians everywhere..."

Jiang Xiao was silent for a long time and said, "Where is she? I think we should meet her."

Yingya leaned back, resting his head on his arms, "She's like a loach, rolling around in the mud with her organization members. We've run into her twice, and she's very good at escaping."

Jiang Xiao turned to the last page and saw a group of Star Techniques starting with "Mud" and also Star Techniques from the "Crow" series, frowning, "She also has Platinum-quality Ice Howl."

"Unfortunately," Yingya said, "this is a Star Sea-level female criminal. Taking advantage of the disaster, she's doing evil."

Er Wei came to Jiang Xiao's side, leaning against the tin table, looking down at Jiang Xiao and said, "Conclusion."

Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment and looked up at Er Wei, "What conclusion?"

Er Wei: "Through this, what information can you get, anything useful."

Jiang Xiao scratched his head, "I'm not a detective..."

Er Wei: "I've seen your reasoning and analytical abilities many times on many occasions, and the results are impressive."

Jiang Xiao: "For example?"

Er Wei very rarely said a long passage, "For example, when you first entered the world of the Awakened, as an ignorant newbie, you quickly analyzed the role and responsibilities of the Night Watcher in the Snow Plain Prison;

For example, you know very well why I'm so insistent on you joining the team.

For example, you already know what happened to my Feather Tail team. You've never met the person who left, but you already know the cause and effect, and even tried to lead 'Xiao Hai' to start a new life."

"And..." Er Wei paused slightly and said softly, "When you absorbed the first and second Star Techniques, Han Jiangxue told you to use the second Star Technique less, and you analyzed her inner journey in the next moment."

"Huh?" Jiang Xiao was shocked and said, "You and Xiao Jiangxue..."

Er Wei: "I understand you, to the best of my ability. You are a specially recruited member of my team."

"Er Wei, I can fight, I can command, but if you're looking for a detective, then you've really got the wrong person." Jiang Xiao casually put the information aside, "I'm a soldier, I can kill enemies and heal teammates, give me a mission, and I'll carry it out.

I'm not a policeman, I don't have the ability to investigate clues and track down murderers. You should hand it over to professionals."

Er Wei said, "The mission of the Night Watch Army is to ensure the stability of the Conkek Kind Republic. The main mission is to close the blooming otherworld spaces everywhere. The local military, police, and the Broken Mountain Army, Night Watch Army, and Reclamation Army that have arrived are all doing this.

And this female criminal named Conkek Kind, under our noses, is protecting the Dark Temple otherworld space, constantly assassinating soldiers who go to destroy the Holy Ruins, and constantly absorbing organization members and slaughtering ordinary people.

The higher-ups have issued orders to several special teams, specifically for our team, to hunt down Conkek Kind while destroying the constantly blooming Dark Temple Holy Ruins."

Jiang Xiao pursed his lips and looked up at Er Wei.

Er Wei's voice was hoarse, "You're right, you're a soldier, just carry out the mission. So, this is the mission I'm giving you now, understand her, analyze her, find her."

Er Wei showed a rather strong side, seemingly forgetting that the person behind the mask was Jiang Xiao, and treated him as the most ordinary soldier.

She reached out and pointed to the black brick walkie-talkie on the tin table, "Before it rings, before we receive a message and rush to the next emerging Holy Ruins, you better say something."

Aside, Yingya pointed to the blackboard behind him and said, "The triangular marks on that map are the locations where she appears each time, and the time is marked on them, which may be helpful to you."

Jiang Xiao grinned, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Tell me, the real reason you called me here. You couldn't have called me here because of my half-baked analytical skills."

Er Wei leaned down and put a hand on Jiang Xiao's shoulder, "Many people have died, many. Her thinking is very clear, and the priority of assassination is always medical Star Warriors. If the medical system collapses, everything will collapse."

Jiang Xiao: ???

I'm so grateful, aren't I!

This is the biggest affirmation of my strength!

Er Wei tilted her head and gestured to the walkie-talkie on the tin table, "It may ring at any time."

Jiang Xiao sighed deeply and picked up the information again, "An unfortunate childhood, huh?"

Yingya sneered disdainfully, "Hehe."

Jiang Xiao glanced at Yingya thoughtfully, lowered his head after a while, and flipped through the information, "At the age of 6, her biological parents and siblings died in the war. At the age of 13, her adoptive parents died and she disappeared. How did her adoptive parents die?"

In the distance, Tiangou said, "I don't know, no one knows."

Jiang Xiao frowned, guessing, "Her adoptive parents shouldn't be Star Warriors? Her biological parents weren't Star Warriors either?"

Yingya: "Star Warriors were Awakened before, and there is a reason why they are called Awakened."

Tiangou looked at Jiang Xiao and said, "Why do you say that?"

Jiang Xiao shrugged, "Her organization only recruits people with bloodline awakening."

Tiangou frowned slightly, "That doesn't seem to be the reason? She wants to build a powerful organization, of course she only recruits Star Warriors."

Jiang Xiao nodded and said, "But she is extremely hateful of civilians, even though the situation is so critical and there is an urgent need to accept all the power that can be used, she still ensures the 'purity' of the organization and does not recruit a single ordinary person.

Want to establish a new regime, relying on a small number of Star Warriors? I don't believe she's an idiot to be able to make things so big."

"Extreme racism!" Tiangou's eyes lit up and he suddenly said, "Since her IQ is fine, then there must be something wrong with her psychology. Maybe she witnessed the incompetence of her parents as ordinary people, and awakened her Star Map at the age of 13, and saw her own abilities.

Then, her adoptive parents also died. Whether her adoptive parents were killed by her or by others, in short, she saw the incompetence of ordinary people."

Tiangou seemed to have opened up his thinking and continued, "The first family, broken. The second family, broken. So she hates ordinary people, because both pairs of parents are just ordinary people, unable to give her security, and unable to maintain a home."

Jiang Xiao was slightly stunned, thought about Tiangou's words, and nodded very firmly, looking at Er Wei, "Parents are very tall in the eyes of young children, so when hope is shattered, the psychological gap is even greater. You are very tall in my eyes."

Er Wei: ???

Jiang Xiao smiled and said, "I don't even think she wants to establish a new regime. Her way of recruiting members can build an evil team, but establish a national regime? Hehe."

Yingya frowned, nodding secretly.

Tiangou also frowned, analyzing, "In that case... she is no longer a iron-blooded general, but just a mad woman who is stirring up trouble for her own selfish desires, and every ordinary person reminds her of her own incompetent parents.

Ordinary people in her eyes may be tumors that need to be cut off immediately, or maybe it is to prevent ordinary couples from having children and experiencing the same experience as her?"

Jiang Xiao looked at Tiangou in surprise, this strong man is a bit awesome?

Er Wei turned her head and gently patted Jiang Xiao's shoulder, "See, you can analyze a lot, but you just don't want to think about it. At least you have opened up ideas for your teammates."

"Childhood shadows, painful experiences, blah blah blah..." Yingya said, waving his hand boredly, "What's the use? We have to arrest her, kill her, not dig up her shadow stories."

Jiang Xiao nodded, quite agreeing, was silent for a while, and asked, "Where is her hometown?"

"Hometown." Er Wei turned to look at Yingya.

Yingya said, "Cien Village, what's wrong?"

Jiang Xiao said with a little excitement, "Is that village still there?"

Yingya nodded, "It's still there."

Jiang Xiao frowned, thought hard, "According to Tiangou's 'tumor' theory, in her eyes, ordinary people are the tumors of this world, then her hometown should be the tumor of her life, representing her weakness, her inability to do anything in the past. She started building the organization in 2012, why hasn't she cut it off yet?"

Yingya said very definitely, "That village exists intact, there have been some experiences of being invaded by otherworld creatures, but the military and police arrived in time, and that village is still there."

Jiang Xiao raised his eyebrows and looked at Er Wei, "Why is it still there?"

Er Wei: "Why?"

Jiang Xiao turned to look at Tiangou, "Yeah, why? There's no reason?"

Tiangou also fell into contemplation, and the warehouse was silent for a while.

Er Wei silently looked at Jiang Xiao, and suddenly the corners of her mouth raised slightly, "Set a fire, and you'll know why it exists."

Yingya's eyes lit up and he stood up suddenly, "No matter what twisted psychology she's thinking, she must be guarding that place, if something happens to the village, she will definitely appear!"

Jiang Xiao scratched his head and said uncertainly, "Should... be? This is our joint analysis, don't blame me if it's wrong."

Er Wei put a hand on Jiang Xiao's head and rubbed it hard, "University life is wasting your time. You have always had this talent, you could have done more."

Jiang Xiao grinned, you just think highly of me, Tiangou's analysis is the key point, I'm following his ideas...