Chapter 017: Cut Off the Family Line

To be honest, the young man's answer surprised the three people present.

Nevertheless, Sae Nogami asked for the group's codenames.

The young man unhesitatingly told Sae Nogami their codenames: his was Yellow Hair, and the others were Fox Demon, Knight, Assassin, and Apostle.

These five people were strangers thrown together by chance, united only for a single mission. They had no intention of revealing their real names to each other.

So they addressed each other by their nicknames.

Among them, Yellow Hair's real name was Junpei Tanaka. The ability granted to him by the god was speed—the most ordinary ability among the five.

As for the remaining four—Fox Demon, Knight, Assassin, and Apostle—

Yellow Hair knew little about them.

He only knew that Fox Demon's ability was to bewitch people, and Knight's ability was enhancement, allowing him to strengthen his body and perform all kinds of incredible movements.

The one who had kidnapped Imamura Kiyoko at the airport was Knight.

Assassin was the most eerie; he could walk in shadows and even merge with them, making people overlook his existence.

Anyone who approached a shadow would find it hard to escape his assassination.

As for Apostle, he was like a child, his voice very immature, claiming to be the Apostle of the King of Hell. The plan to seize the Yasutsuna sword was his brainchild.

The one who wrote to Imamura Koji demanding the Yasutsuna sword was Apostle.

Besides this, Yellow Hair told Wang Bo that after they became followers of the King of Hell, they actually didn't know what the other followers looked like or where they were.

But Apostle had precisely contacted them and gathered them together.

So when Apostle called himself the Apostle of the King of Hell, no one doubted him.

After Sae Nogami finished her questions, Meng Bo hurried forward and asked what concerned him most.

"Where are Imamura Kiyoko and the Yasutsuna sword?"

After asking, Meng Bo pricked up his ears to listen carefully to the young man's answer, knowing that this question was worth one million US dollars.

The young man said, "Imamura Kiyoko is with Fox Demon, and the Yasutsuna sword was taken by the god."

Meng Bo couldn't help asking, "Doesn't the god appear in your dreams? How could he take the Yasutsuna sword?"

The young man said proudly, "The god is omnipotent; of course he can take the Yasutsuna sword in a dream."

Wang Bo curled his lips. If the god he spoke of could take the Yasutsuna sword in a dream, there would be no need to send people to snatch it.

So Wang Bo suspected that the god the young man mentioned had probably secretly taken the Yasutsuna sword after these people fell asleep.

When they woke up and found the sword missing,

they imagined that the god had taken it in their dreams.

Wang Bo was now certain that this god was likely a time traveler.

And one who liked to play tricks. If it were a real deity, it could bulldoze this world without any problem; there would be no need for such deception.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything.

Perhaps this was a relatively weak deity, unable to bulldoze the world, so it needed to perform some miracles, gather followers, gain faith, and gradually grow stronger.

Wang Bo remembered that supernatural events were very rare at first. But as time passed, they became more frequent.

It was very likely because this weak deity had gained enough followers and enough faith, growing rapidly, and then had more power to cause trouble.

However, Wang Bo wasn't sure: if it really was a deity, what did it want with the Yasutsuna sword?

No matter how he looked at it, the Yasutsuna sword was just an ordinary blade.

Aside from being somewhat old, it probably had no special power.

After all, this was just an ordinary world.

While Wang Bo continued thinking, Meng Bo was still questioning the young man. "Who is Fox Demon? Why is Imamura Kiyoko in her hands?"

"Fox Demon is also a follower of the god. She can bewitch people like a fox spirit, so she calls herself Fox Demon. She kidnapped Imamura Kiyoko to impersonate her."

Sae Nogami was taken aback. This answer was completely unexpected. Impersonate Imamura Kiyoko? Why? Could it be to seize the Imamura newspaper's assets? That was possible, since the Imamura newspaper was a major enterprise in Japan with vast wealth. It wasn't impossible for Imamura Kiyoko to be targeted.

But could this person called Fox Demon really pull it off?

Disguising oneself as another person is no easy task. It might work for a short time, but over a long period, it would eventually be exposed. And Imamura Koji was in good health; he could live another twenty years.

Inheriting the family business from him wouldn't be easy—unless Imamura Koji died!

Imamura Koji's wife died early; he had no son, only a daughter.

If he died, Imamura Kiyoko would be the legal heir.

Taking over the Imamura newspaper and inheriting the vast fortune would be no problem.

It seemed that after returning this time, she must warn Imamura Koji.

Meng Bo asked persistently, "Where is Fox Demon now?"

The young man shook his head matter-of-factly. "After handing over the Yasutsuna sword to the god, we split up. We don't know where Fox Demon is now."

Meng Bo clutched his head and said, "It's over, over, over. My million is gone."

Sae Nogami shot Meng Bo an annoyed glare and said, "Our top priority is to quickly warn Imamura Koji, so he doesn't get ambushed by Fox Demon."

As she spoke, her gaze turned to Wang Bo.

Now only Wang Bo could send them back to Japan, away from this endless desert.

Wang Bo didn't refuse, but before leaving, he asked the young man one last question.

"What kind of god is your god? What is his divine name?"

Without hesitation, the young man replied, "The King of Hell, Hadi."

Wang Bo couldn't help shaking his head. If it were Hades, he would know—after all, the King of Hell in Greek mythology is widely recognized.

But this King of Hell, Hadi, he had truly never heard of.

Come to think of it, wasn't Hadi too similar to Hades? Could it be a Hades from some parallel world?

Though Wang Bo was extremely suspicious, until he saw this Hadi, he couldn't determine whether Hadi was a parallel-world Hades.

Suppressing this doubt, Wang Bo took the young man, Sae Nogami, and Meng Bo back to Japan.

Both Meng Bo and Sae Nogami wanted to go to the Imamura newspaper to warn its owner, Imamura Koji. Wang Bo had no objection, so the group soon arrived at the Imamura newspaper.

Entering the newspaper's building, Meng Bo chatted briefly with the receptionist, and then a beautiful woman came down to greet him.

Seeing that the woman leading the way was a beauty, Meng Bo immediately latched onto her, making awkward small talk.

The group took the elevator to the top-floor meeting room.

"Please wait here," the beautiful woman said politely. "President Imamura will be here shortly."

Meng Bo held the woman's hand and refused to let go, saying, "We have something very important to discuss with Mr. Imamura. I hope to see him immediately."

The woman tried several times to pull her hand free, her smile stiffening, but her tone remained polite. "Please trust me, sir. President Imamura will be here soon."

"Then hurry up. Do you know how anxious I am waiting here?" Meng Bo said flirtatiously while groping the woman.

Wang Bo couldn't stand it anymore. This was too shameless. He was about to teach Meng Bo a small lesson when he saw Sae Nogami walk over and kick Meng Bo right between the legs.

Meng Bo's legs stiffened, his face cycling through red and green, colors shifting like a dye house.

Finally, with a thud, he fell flat on the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Though Wang Bo was already indestructible, seeing this still made him wince. "Isn't that too harsh? That's cutting off the family line."

Sae Nogami said calmly, "Don't worry. This guy's recovery is like a cockroach's. He'll be fine."

Wang Bo: ...