Endless Debt-Chapter 955 - 54: Calamity Orderkeeper (2)

The few individuals maintained the style of their original action group, the only consistent element was that they all wore the same armband on their left arms.

It was a black armband, with a silver badge hanging in the center, countless rifts covered the surface of the badge, as if it could shatter completely at any moment, yet chains covered the rifts, preventing its collapse.

Temporary Action Group, Calamity Orderkeeper.

This was the code name of the action group led by Bologue.

Bologue stepped out of the carriage, passing through the dim corridor, reaching the depths of the Great Rift from this secret station. Behind him, Bologue’s team members followed his footsteps, all holding swords, ready for action.

The third year.

In the third year, Bologue became a Negative Power User and led his own action group, even if it appeared only as a temporary action group.

Bologue was not only the youngest Negative Power User in the history of the Order Bureau but also the youngest group leader.

Bologue felt there was no problem calling himself the youngest, as his youth was judged by the length of his professional years; as for biological age, this data no longer held any significance for Bologue.

Stepping into the dense white fog, Bologue sensed his connection with the Devil. Ever since encountering those shadows in the Ethereal Realm, Bologue felt the umbilical cord between him and the Devil grew deeper.

Vaguely, Bologue seemed to see those dark umbilical cords covered in a sticky tar once again, weaving through the depths of the Great Rift like a net of sin woven by a giant beast.

They ensnared everyone and became more dense in the wandering crossroads, this kind of umbilical web was everywhere, and atop the bar named Spider Web, countless umbilical cords clustered together, forming a giant tarry egg, nurturing the essence of evil.

"Forward."

Bologue murmured softly.

The team walked along the steep hallway toward the depths of the Great Rift. According to the decision room’s data, Fog Abyss Fortress could well be in this area, just hidden by the intense toxic mist, thus unknown.

Bologue led at the forefront, while Hart, holding a large shield, was at the end of the team, protecting Church in the center, just as Lebius had said, Church was the key to this action.

Bologue occasionally checked Church’s condition, but often in a certain moment, he forgot Church’s existence, like a bewilderment of the mind, even unable to recall Church.

Truly strange.

After noticing these things, Bologue vaguely remembered having some doubts about Church previously, but now no matter how Bologue tried to think, he couldn’t recall what he was doubtful about at the time.

Bologue focused intently, this was the first action since the establishment of Calamity Orderkeeper, and it was Bologue’s first time as a group leader.

To be honest, Bologue felt this was no different from previous actions, typically he was responsible for decision-making and leading, but this time a true position was bestowed upon Bologue, a spontaneous sense of responsibility weighed on Bologue’s heart.

Bologue had to bear not just the success or failure of the action, but also the safety of the team members, to bring them back alive.

The surrounding fog gradually thickened, this toxic mist was highly destructive to ordinary people but hardly affected Condensers, thanks to Ether reinforcement and the aid of Extraordinary Power.

As long as a certain output of Ether was maintained, Condensers could resist the erosion of these toxins, and although direct exposure to the toxic mist was somewhat dangerous, it allowed Condensers to more accurately assess the situation.

Any slight abnormality could heighten vigilance, excessive protection would rather dull their perception.

Bologue went to greater extremes than others, he didn’t even mobilize Ether to protect himself, letting the mist sweep over his skin surface, bringing a stinging burning sensation.

Blinking, Bologue saw numerous umbilical cords extending to the depths of the Sea of Mist below, rubbing his eyes, the umbilical cords vanished.

The hallucinations grew increasingly severe.

Countless umbilical cords entangled Bologue’s body, binding him firmly to a dark fate.

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"Besides the King’s Shield Guard, we might also encounter those from the Gray Trade Association."

Bologue’s voice echoed in the minds of the few, the whistle connected them, but because the Heart Core Net was not established, this connection had a very limited range.

Before the temporal axis disorder event, before Teda’s Alchemy Workshop was destroyed, Bologue already knew that there was some presence in the Great Rift disrupting the curve path and affecting the Heart Core Net’s connection.

At the time, Teda explained that the alchemy waste thrown into the Great Rift interacted to create a disruptive magnetic field, now reflecting back, Bologue leaned more towards the idea of the Devil’s power acting upon it.

Wandering Crossroads is Mammon’s territory, therefore, it’s safe to say that everything in the Great Rift stands on the edge of the Devil’s Territory.

The deeper the understanding, the more Bologue realized Mammon’s existence posed a terrifying danger to Oath City Opus.

Mammon in the Wandering Crossroads, this world’s Calamity in the Abandoned Land, the still burning blaze in the Ruined City.

The three entities balanced and suppressed each other, but once the balance between them faltered, disaster would instantly drag the city into a sea of fire... just like sixty years ago.