I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Gallery ruins.

Both sides of the building were affected, walls blackened by smoke, and glass shattered.

The nearby residents had already fled, and silence enveloped the surroundings.

Chen Lun walked straight into the interior where the paintings and some decorations had been burned, leaving only fragments of the wooden frames used for mounting, mixed with broken stones and bricks.

The guests who had died here were buried, with only the occasional expensive high heel left, along with some tattered top hats and scarves.

"Huh..."

Chen Lun stopped in his tracks, suddenly noticing a small gray pellet under the rubble at his feet.

He bent down to pick it up, and it turned out to be a piece of "Low Sequence Conspiracy Faction Mysterious Substance."

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"This might have belonged to an elderly Transcendent who implemented the kidnapping and was left behind after his death..."

Floey explained softly beside him.

The elder in the Circus organization's costume, after being killed by Roderick's black light wave, the Mysterious Objects that decomposed from his body were hit by the aftermath of the battle, ultimately breaking down into the most basic Mysterious Substance.

Based on what Floey had said, Chen Lun indeed found two more of the same Mysterious Substances nearby.

After collecting them all, Chen Lun felt pleased.

Ding!

Chen Lun twisted the Silver Staff, using it to divine Mona's whereabouts.

Soon, the staff stopped, and the handle pointed to a certain corner.

He stepped on the broken stones and walked over, lifting a wall fragment the size of a desk with one hand, making a loud noise.

Amidst the spreading dust, a woman's figure lay curled up at the base of the wall, surrounded by a pool of blood.

"Fortunately... she's still breathing."

Chen Lun sensed for a moment and found that Mona still had faint breathing.

"For an ordinary person to not die after such heavy injuries... what a stroke of luck."

He gently turned Mona over and saw her left arm was gone, the break jagged.

In a past life, Mona hadn't died in this event, and like Noah, someone would likely come soon to rescue her.

Chen Lun had intercepted, taking the credit for her rescue onto himself.

He extended his hand, and a faint green glow flickered.

Soon, new flesh, bone, and nerves slowly grew at Mona's severed arm, eventually forming a new limb. Her pale face also gradually regained color and, once the dust and dirt on her body were removed, she looked very healthy.

"The Sanity Value in the Maggie Statue is used up..."

As the green light faded, Chen Lun thought to himself.

He sighed to himself, realizing that it was necessary to find time to "recharge" the Maggie Statue later.

Next to Mona, a shiny silver revolver had fallen, which Chen Lun picked up.

"D-grade Mysterious Object - Order Revolver"

Item description: A fine weapon from the Shelter's extraordinary workshop, with accuracy and lethality far surpassing ordinary firearms. It can fire regular ammunition as well as several types of extraordinary ammo.

Item cost: It craves warmth and needs to be placed in a warm environment to hibernate every so often, with carrying it close to the body being most suitable.

"This warmth, is it decent?"

Chen Lun wondered.

He felt the revolver and glanced at Mona, who still hadn't awakened, showing a strange expression.

Immediately, he stored the revolver in the Grape Ring.

"Since there was a fight, losing a matching gun is very likely."

Chen Lun nodded to himself.

He also noticed a badge worn on the left side of Mona's mountain, which he lightly touched with his fingertip, learning that it was a "D-grade Mysterious Object" with detection capabilities.

Previously at the port black market, she seemed to have used it to detect him.

Chen Lun was not interested nor did he see any need to take it.

"In life, you've got to know when to stop."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

With a wave of his hand, he took away the bullet bag at Mona's waist.

Inside were several dozen ordinary bullets and four extraordinary ones, two Sun Bullets and two Deep Sea Bullets each.

At this time, Floey found a small bag in a corner of the ruins. She came over with the bag and a smile.

"I'm giving this to you, I collected them because I thought they'd be useful to you."

Chen Lun took the package and opened it.

"Hiss..."

Goodness, seven or eight items such as glass bottles, dinner knives, flashlights, and buttons—all assorted like random junk but all actually "D-grade Mysterious Objects."

Chen Lun's eyebrows twitched, and he instantly understood the origin of these items.

"Are these the belongings left by the Transcendent who died here before?"

He asked aloud.

Floey smiled and nodded slightly.

Chen Lun immediately collected all of them into the Grape Ring, then admired with a compliment,

"Well done!"

Receiving his praise, Floey covered her mouth and giggled softly.

At that moment, Mona's eyelids fluttered.

She lay still for a while before squinting her eyes to scan her surroundings, realizing a man and a woman were standing in front of her.

"Where is my gun..."

She muttered inwardly.

Thud!

Mona pushed against the ground and leapt up, aiming a high kick at Chen Lun's head.

But in the next instant, she felt her instep hit something hard, sending a burst of pain through it.

"Miss Mona, is this how you treat your savior?"

Chen Lun lowered his staff, revealing a polite smile.

Mona stepped back a few paces, slightly frowning.

She recalled the scene before she fainted, seemingly struck by a shadow of a bullet casually flicked by the strong member of the Red Apple Church...

The next second, she looked down to examine her body and was astonished to find that her left arm, which should have been missing, had miraculously grown back. Aside from her aching instep, not even a bit of skin was broken anywhere else on her body.

"Did you save me?"

Mona first fell silent for a few seconds, then said.

Chen Lun shrugged his shoulders.

"I believe you already have the answer in your heart. If no one had treated you, you would be dead by now."

"..."

Mona took a deep breath.

She held no animosity toward Chen Lun, as the warrant for his arrest had merely been following orders from her superior, Roderick.

Having personally been through the transcendent battle at the gallery, she had witnessed him descend from the sky, striving to prevent disaster.

It was apparent that he was not the "threat to the Empire's stability" as described by the special commissioner.

On the contrary, the Red Apple Church, one of the Seven Righteous God Churches that were supposed to maintain the Empire's order, turned out to be the dark hand behind the mysterious calamity.

She couldn't help but feel a suppressed anger in her heart.

Now that he had saved her, Mona's perception of him gradually began to change.

"Thank you for your help... Mr. Jack Spett,"

Mona said with a softened tone, softly uttering her gratitude.

"I am merely a lucky fellow who happened to step into the Mystic Realm and have no desire to do things that defy heaven and reason... I acted this time only because I couldn't bear it and was willing to risk being arrested."

Chen Lun put on a compassionate expression and said solemnly.

"You are a competent Investigator and should not have died here."

Mona was slightly startled, then touched by his words.

She knew that he had destroyed a branch of the Red Apple Church, and now she thought that it might have been because of their evil doings there that this "guardian of justice" had demolished them.

With that, she couldn't help but hold him in high esteem.

How good it would be if such a Transcendent could join the Shelter.

"When I return, I will definitely strive to clarify the situation for you, aiming to revoke the warrant and inform my superiors about the ambitions and conspiracy of the Red Apple Church!"

Mona stated earnestly.

Chen Lun, leaning on his staff, removed his hat and made a respectful gesture over his chest.

"I admire your integrity, Miss Mona."

Tap, tap...

A series of rapid and dense footsteps approached.

The three turned their heads and saw a group of black-robed monks from the Moon Church running towards them, led by a middle-aged man wearing a bishop's robe. In addition, a group of Investigators was closely following, led by a young man.

"Jack Spett, transcendent fugitive, suspected of destroying Bradley Square, murdering numerous nobles and council members, in violation of twenty-nine laws, according to the 'Sun Codex' and the 'Containment Regulations', shall be sentenced to death! I advise you to surrender now!"

The young man leading the Shelter declared coldly.