Chapter 119: Badge That Changes Everything

Chapter 119: Badge That Changes Everything "Whatever, as long as it gets the job done!" He noticed Uto’s reaction and narrowed his eyes: "There really is someone hiding." Following Uto’s guidance, he quickly flew above a white poplar tree. "In the tree?" Uto turned its head left and right, mimicking a human shake of the head. "Inside the tree?" Uto turned left and right again. Seeing its master didn’t get it, it urgently bumped against the disc. "In the shadows?" Bingo! Uto happily nodded up and down. At this moment, Tammy, hidden in the shadows, had all her attention glued to Purple Vortex. She completely missed that the shadow beside her had suddenly grown larger. ... After pinpointing where the person was hiding, Carlos immediately ordered through their soul link: "Purple Vortex, go drag that person out!" "?" Purple Vortex turned its head in confusion, looking toward the shadow under that tree. It didn’t pick up on anyone there. At the same time, an incredibly creepy face suddenly appeared before Tammy’s eyes. Eyes, nose, mouth... each feature was perfect on its own... But they were completely different, as if someone had forcibly slapped them together into a horrifying patchwork! Even more terrifying, the rolling eyeballs on this face were staring straight at her! In an instant, Tammy shuddered all over as bone-chilling cold wrapped around her. "Could it be... the mon... monster spotted..." Terror filled her heart as she watched this horrible, creepy monster walking toward her! Terrifying pressure surrounded her. She desperately held back the urge to run for her life. Because she knew that if she bolted and faced so many monsters, it would be curtains! She could only roll the dice—gamble that this monster hadn’t spotted... her... Unfortunately, she crapped out. Purple Vortex extended its white right hand, unleashing its Dark Purple Force Field as it crashed toward the shadow under the tree! "Boom!" A human figure got knocked out, coughing up blood and slamming hard into a nearby tree before hitting the dirt with a thud. The Dark Purple Force Field followed up, forming a large hand that grabbed the fallen figure. "Pain!" Tammy’s face went white as a sheet. Intense pain shot through her whole body, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth as she mumbled: "Monster... monster..." "Roar?" There really was a human hiding there! Purple Vortex curiously examined the woman. How had this little thing managed to hide in the shadows without getting caught? Suddenly, its gaze locked onto Tammy’s hands. More precisely, to those drop-dead gorgeous black nails. "Roar!" It raised its own right hand. The previously decent-looking right hand now seemed so rough and ugly by comparison. Purple Vortex felt somewhat disgusted, its gaze turning back to Tammy’s delicate hands with hungry desire. Sensing the monster’s greedy stare, Tammy became scared out of her wits. Images of this monster chowing down on human right hands immediately flashed through her mind. "No... don’t!" Thinking of the horrible scene where her perfect nails would be snatched by the monster, Tammy felt sick to her stomach. She’d rather wreck her perfect nails herself than let this creepy monster take them! She desperately fired up her remaining psionic energy, struggling like crazy. Unfortunately, bound by the Dark Purple Force Field, she couldn’t even move her eyes, let alone hurt herself. Purple Vortex beckoned with its finger, and the Dark Purple Force Field slowly dragged the despairing Tammy over. It extended one finger and carefully touched those gorgeous nails, unconsciously making pleased growling sounds. Despite how stunning and exquisite those black nails were, Purple Vortex didn’t devour them because its master hadn’t given the green light yet. "Release her head." Carlos touched down, not surprised by Purple Vortex’s behavior. "Who exactly are you, and why are you jumping me?" In this situation, Tammy knew she probably couldn’t cheat death, so she gave up on begging for mercy. She wracked her brains but couldn’t figure out why this masked person was attacking her. Their entire group had kept their identities under wraps—outsiders had no way of knowing. She hadn’t even had time to send out any messages. And to dodge any run-ins with the masked person, they’d specifically cleared out during the night. Why would this masked person attack her? Tammy didn’t get it. Her group hadn’t even found the treasure, so robbery didn’t add up either. Treasure! That’s right! Treasure! "I... I know the location of a treasure!" In desperation, Tammy figured that news about treasure might save her hide. "Do you know about the Black Poison Faction?" A cold voice came from under the face mask. "Black Poison Faction?" Hearing this, Tammy’s expression became strange. She seemed to think of something and clammed up. Carlos’s eyes revealed killing intent, his tone icy: "Spill about the Golden Sand Society’s dirty dealings with the Black Poison Faction, and you can die quick." After receiving Carlos’s harsh threat, the fear on Tammy’s face strangely melted away by more than half. She even showed a bitter smile: "Cough, cough, cough... If... if I said... I’m an investigator from the Rock Sand City garrison, would you buy it?" Carlos was floored. A Rock Sand City garrison investigator? The only survivor was actually a garrison investigator? Carlos’s first thought was that this woman was spinning tales to save her neck. But seeing the woman’s fearless eyes, he became somewhat unsure. "Those dead black-robed figures showed fear and kowtowing toward you—that’s not how they’d treat an investigator." Carlos stared at Tammy, waiting for her to explain this mess. Tammy immediately explained: "They don’t know my real identity. I joined the Golden Sand Society under a phony identity. My purpose was to investigate from the inside whether the Golden Sand Society has any dirty dealings with the Black Poison Faction." An undercover agent? Carlos didn’t budge. Just her word alone couldn’t possibly earn his trust. Seeing that the masked person still didn’t believe her, Tammy pressed her lips together. "I have an investigator token issued by the Rock Sand City garrison captain!" Carlos’s eyes showed some reaction, clearly meaning: Fork it over, let me see. Beyond that, there was no other response. Obviously, Carlos wouldn’t believe a peep until Tammy produced proof. Tammy understood this and thought to herself that this tough guy was really careful enough. She struggled to fire up the remaining psionic energy in her body to open her storage space. An earth-brown stone tablet appeared out of thin air and hit the ground with a thud. She nodded downward: "Look, that’s it down there. Fire it up with psionic energy to prove my identity." Following the rule of playing it safe, Carlos didn’t pick it up himself. Instead, he had Purple Vortex retrieve the earth-brown stone tablet. Firing it up with psionic energy, a projection of a woman appeared above the palm-sized earth-brown tablet. Next to the woman, information appeared: [Name: Diliya] [Position: Rock Sand City Garrison Investigator] [Direct Superior: Rock Sand City Garrison Captain Barossa] [...] It looked like this was indeed the real McCoy investigator’s badge.