In the beginning.
The youth recounted how his brother-in-law was killed by the Great Xia people. Hill frowned slightly, a look of surprise on his face. He had wondered who had killed his brother-in-law, but never in his wildest dreams did he imagine it would be someone from Great Xia. He had thought it was the priest.
However.
Before he could ponder further, the youth’s subsequent words stunned Hill, who almost thought he was hallucinating:
"Great Xia's artifacts can deal with God's bestowed protection? Are you sure you didn't get false intelligence?"
In his words.
Hill frowned deeply. As a creation of God, he understood the power of God's bestowed protection better than anyone. Such protection was difficult to overcome by ordinary means, unless it was a divine artifact or an angel's intervention. Even a fallen angel would struggle.
"No, it's true. There's video evidence."
The youth, sensing Hill's thoughts, took out his phone, logged into an international forum, and showed Hill the video of Zhang Wei dealing with Abraham.
Upon seeing this.
Not only Hill but all the other fallen angels present were astonished. They stared at the video in amazement:
"Unbelievable, how can Great Xia artifacts deal with it."
"Is this Zhang Wei a believer of God? That doesn't seem right either, he doesn't have any symbols of God on him."
"Was that Great Xia artifact blessed by the Pope? But even a blessing shouldn't be able to deal with it."
"It's only been a hundred years since we were last in the human world, what has happened for the changes to be so drastic."
Just then.
Hill interrupted the conversation of the fallen angels and looked intently at the youth:
"Give me Zhang Wei's information, and arrange my trip to the Land of Thieves. He killed my wife's most beloved brother. No matter who he is, even if he's a believer of God, he deserves to die."
As soon as he spoke.
The youth bowed and said:
"Lord Hill, there's no need to go to the Land of Thieves."
"Hmm? Why? Are you afraid I'll disrupt the plan? Don't worry, I can resolve it in a day and won't affect this operation against the Vatican."
"No, I believe it will be easy for Lord Hill to kill Zhang Wei. Although Zhang Wei is indeed very powerful, one of the most talented youths globally today, he's no match for Lord Hill. The reason I say this is because Zhang Wei will be coming to the Vatican soon."
Before he finished speaking.
The youth said with a smile:
"I've heard that the Pope invited Zhang Wei to the Vatican to thank him. So, Lord Hill doesn't need to trouble himself to go to the Land of Thieves. We can wait for Zhang Wei to come to the Vatican himself."
Hill also smiled upon hearing this, a graceful noble smile playing on his lips as he swirled his wine glass:
"I must say, I should thank God for this. The killer is walking right into a trap. In that case, I'll take care of Zhang Wei myself."
At this moment.
Before the youth could respond.
A female fallen angel beside Hill spoke first, her red lips parting as she whispered:
"Lord Hill, why bother yourself? He's just a young man from Great Xia. I can handle him. That youth is at most a top-tier Ghost King. Allow me to serve."
"That..."
The youth looked over at her and hesitated before speaking:
"Lord Felice, Zhang Wei is not a top-tier Ghost King. He has reached the Half-Step Nation-Guarding level."
Hill: "????"
Felice: "????"
Other fallen angels: "????"
It could be seen.
The moment the youth spoke, all the fallen angels turned their heads, their eyes filled with shock.
"He looks less than 25 years old? Half-Step Nation-Guarding level?"
Felice recalled Zhang Wei's appearance from the video she had just watched. His features certainly made him look like a youth under 25. She was sure she wasn't mistaken.
"Yes, Zhang Wei is less than 25 years old, but he has indeed reached the Half-Step Nation-Guarding level."
Silence.
The entire hall fell silent.
The fallen angels wore undisguised expressions of disbelief. One of them couldn't help but exclaim:
"Didn't you just say he refined a Nation-Guarding level artifact? With such great artifact refining talent, how can he also reach the Half-Step Nation-Guarding level?"
Saying this.
The fallen angel's expression turned peculiar:
"This Great Xia person, could he be God's illegitimate son? Otherwise, how could he possess such talent."
Even the fallen angels were shocked by Zhang Wei's talent. Although they lived in hell, each of them had lived for at least several hundred years. During this time, they had been summoned to the human world multiple times and were aware of the situation of ghost exorcists in the human world. However, someone reaching Zhang Wei's level was unheard of.
However.
Despite their surprise, Hill showed no fear. Instead, he was somewhat pleased:
"No wonder Degap could be killed by him. It turns out he has some skill. For such a person, I've decided to not just obliterate his soul after killing him, but to bring him to hell and make him a death spirit to serve Lord Satan. I believe Lord Satan would appreciate such a talented death spirit."
Felice nodded noncommittally:
"With such talent, perhaps he could even be recognized by Lord Satan in the future, and even be bestowed with the bloodline of a fallen angel."
Hill looked at her:
"If he can be bestowed the bloodline of a fallen angel by Lord Satan, then Degap's death won't have been in vain."
Felice smiled:
"However, before that, I need to teach him a lesson and let him know how wrong it is to kill a fallen angel. Let me handle this. Using the modern language I learned today, I will teach him a good lesson."
Hill did not refuse. Although Felice was a female fallen angel, fallen angels were not like humans. Humans have a significant power gap between males and females, but fallen angels do not.
...
On the other side.
In the Land of Thieves, Seoul City, in a hotel restaurant.
At this moment.
Zhang Wei had just finished eating with Matt. Seeing that it was getting late, he prepared to leave:
"It's getting late. Matt, you should get some rest. Tomorrow, after I get leave from the university, I'll pack my things and then come to find you to go to the Vatican together."
"Alright, Mr. Zhang Wei."
Matt nodded.
Afterward.
After bidding farewell to Matt, Zhang Wei left with Lu Lianxue and the others.
On the way back.
Zhang Chao looked down at his phone and suddenly exclaimed:
"Good heavens, Zhang Wei, look quickly. You were just invited by Matt, and the news of you going to the Vatican has already spread online. Damn, Xiao Xuan is amazing, how can he get such intelligence."
Zhang Wei heard this and picked up Zhang Chao's phone to look. Indeed, he saw a post on the Guarding Department forum about him going to the Vatican, posted by Xiao Xuan.
Inevitably.
Zhang Wei felt a mix of amusement and helplessness:
"This guy is really well-informed."
"This isn't just well-informed, it's like he cares about you more than your parents. If he's not your relative, then he's definitely crushing on you. I seriously suspect Xiao Xuan is gay."
"Haha, who cares. I like women anyway."
Zhang Wei said this and squeezed Lu Lianxue's small hand, eliciting a rare cute stick of her tongue from her.
At the same time.
Zhang Wei continued:
"It's fine if he's paying attention. Anyway, didn't you just say that he apologized and bribed me earlier?"
Saying this.
Zhang Wei recalled what Zhang Chao had told him during dinner.