Chapter 658: Chapter 658: Overtime Pay
Town Hall.
Along this old, deep and lightless corridor, one might walk indefinitelyâŠ
Yet, when the mind and consciousness no longer focus on this corridor, no longer ponder just how deep it actually is, no longer hindered by the matters right before oneâs eyesâŠ
A wooden door would appear along the corridor.
And behind this door lies the mayorâs office.
The mayor of Derry Town doesnât need to concern himself with many matters.
He only intervenes when the town is under serious threat, a disaster has struck, a large uprising occurs, or there are serious spatial anomalies.
Typically the mayor stays in his office, perusing the scrolls that represent the various small worlds, selecting worthy demons in alignment with Derry Townâs missions, and attempting to guide them to a higher position within the town.
Just thenâŠ
The mayor suddenly stops reading.
A small statue situated on one of the platforms â an old man in priestly robes, skin withered and black, holding a serpent-shaped dagger â suddenly cracks down the middle, its fragments scattering about.
Seeing this, the mayor sighs softly.
âWhat a shame⊠had Richard craved power and pursued the Void, he could have reached even greater heights.
It is too narrow a path to stride forth into the Void following only the obsessions between family members,â the mayor muses, then stretches out his hand to softly chime the bell on the right upper corner of his desk.
Ding~
The bell only rings once before falling silent.
Yet, this chime summons a terrifying being.
An office door is then opened by a pale, soft hand with long nails, creeping into the office along the doorâs seam accompanied by light humming.
âLa la la⊠Mr. Mayor, why have you summoned me?â
âRichard has been murdered; two other residents are involved⊠You need to go to the central hospital and investigate the cause of Richardâs death while gathering related evidence.â
As the mayor finished speakingâŠ
Several more elongated arms slip out from the door seam in surprise.
âRichard⊠even I would need quite the effort to kill him.
Moreover, we canât completely kill him at his hospital, his divine nature almost allows him to possess others endlessly.
Besides, if other residents were to die, wouldnât the prosecution collect the evidence and investigate, not me?
Oh? The prosecutors are implicated as well?â
âYes⊠Discover the cause promptly, Jane wouldnât disrupt the âbalanceâ recklessly. I believe thereâs more to this story.â
Listening to the mayorâs command, the woman attached to these arms doesnât seem to be in much of a hurry; instead, she continues humming and says,
âLa la la, itâs nice that this annoying old man has died⊠but I would prefer if the prosecutors died as well.
Speaking of, if the prosecutorâs death was justified, would the entirety of hospital management fall under her control? Seems that would disrupt the balance.â
âNo, during this special time, the hospital must be managed by the two of them⊠No issues should occur before the complete death of the joker,â the mayor responds.
âHmm⊠La la la~~â
The arms withdraw from the door seam.
The clerk then makes her own journey to the central hospital.
âŠâŠâŠâŠ..
[Void Otherworld]
Itâs too hardâŠ
Han Dong leans back on a group of dozens of crows, gasping for breath.
During the process of restraining Dean RichardâŠ
Despite being protected by the strongest tooth enamel, his body was still unable to withstand the devouring colors.
After a few seconds of contactâŠ
The shell of the enamel as well as his body was annihilated.
Only the white bony remains, pockmarked and damaged⊠it wasnât just his arms, even the nearby parts of his body had been devoured; his gallbladder is gone, his stomach is damaged, and his lungs have a massive hole.
And thatâs with someone helping him.
If the female corpse hadnât provided assistance, Dean Richard wouldâve had eight more chances of rebirth⊠Moreover, he would constantly absorb sacrifices from within the hospital during his regeneration, further adapting to the Star Color housed within him.
In spite of Han Dong being unaffected by the Void Mark and despite having Milesâ assistance, they would have still ended up dead.
However⊠Richard, who served as a vessel for the juvenile Star Color, mentioned that no one in Derry Town, other than the mayor, could restrain him.
That is indeed terrifying.
The mere thought of the mayor sends shivers down Han Dongâs spineâŠ
âMove!â
Thereâs still work to be done; the matters of Derry Town are far from over.
Even if his body is severely injured, even if every bit of energy in his brain has been drained⊠he must move on.
Cutting off the pain nervesâŠ
An injector-lined with gold manifested between the remains of his fingers and was pushed into Dean Richardâs beheaded body. As the injector absorbed, the remains disintegrated.
A type of cell essence, mixed with color, was inhaled â a group of cells completely different from the ones viewed before.
As mentioned before, Han Dong needed to upgrade the rank of the Faceless Skull; the cell essence assigned to an Apprentice Knight are no longer useful to him⊠what Han Dong needed was the boss level cell essence from True Fate.
As a knight, Han Dong could barely handle the skull pair matched with the Level 2 rank, he must quickly upgrade.
SimultaneouslyâŠ
Han Dong also took out a test tube and collected the colors expelled by Dean Richard just before his death.
Planning on completing Richardâs final wish, he would inject the processed colors into the little girlâs body.
From the father-daughter photo on Dean Richardâs desk and the little girlâs completely preserved humanity despite experiencing rebirth in the Void, it was clear how important his daughter was to Richard.
âI must leave the hospital quickly and seek refuge back at Samâs farm⊠The consumption this time was too severe; at the least, I need several days to recover my body and research on how to upgrade the Faceless Skull.
As for the main line of killing Dean Richard, it wonât be too late to claim the reward after fully recovering.
But why⊠Why does the Void Otherworld still exist?â
Han Dong gazed at the black pyramid and the Void area, which showed no signs of collapsing even after the deanâs death.
Now isnât the time to ponder; Han Dong, while working on restoring his body, is also cooperating with Miles in searching for the exit.
During this time, they converse using the demonâs whisper.
Seemingly chatting about overtime pay during the Festival.
Of course, the overtime pay isnât cash, but the benefits Miles obtained during this time.
Because the actual person who killed Dean Richard wasnât Han Dong, but Miles.
The moment the Town Hall confirms Dean Richardâs rebellion plan, Miles, who was behind his death, would be handsomely rewarded and would possibly be reclassified⊠joining the ranks of the Ten Devils.
Simultaneously, due to executing Dean Richard, Milesâs âEvil Qiâ gained parts of the Void attributes, becoming even more aggressive.
Thatâs the overtime pay boss Han provided.