"Not bad, at least it won't be like the last lifetime where I died without ever having a wife."

Lin Ye walked out of the secret chamber, shaking his head with a light smile as he went down the corridor.

Although he didn't know these two would progress so quickly, he had a gut feeling that Liang Houyun would be interested in someone like Tu Mengmeng.

Were the two of them basically ready to go at it as soon as they met?

It was only because Lin Ye was there.

"Time to act."

With a whisper, Lin Ye stepped forward and disappeared into the corridor.

...

The next moment, Lin Ye appeared on an outside street.

According to the list Tu Mengmeng provided, there were over a thousand suspects just within Shenzhen alone.

The vast majority were only mildly suspicious, but there were nearly three hundred people who were highly suspicious.

As for those confirmed, there were about fifty people.

The identities of these fifty people were varied, from layabouts living on subsidies to Fourth Transformation Professionals, all included.

The Demon Hunting Army had absolute evidence proving these people were Demons.

The reason they hadn't been captured was, on the one hand, these people hadn't moved yet, and on the other, because the Demon Hunting Army didn't want to alert them, hoping to find more suspects through these individuals.

This list, expanded to nearly a thousand, was actually the result of the Demon Hunting Army's covert efforts over the years.

One could say it was the Demon Hunting Army's top secret.

The importance of this secret was clear from the way Tu Mengmeng arranged to meet Lin Ye.

Even Lin Ye, someone not in need of suspicion, needed to meet Tu Mengmeng at a secret Demon Hunting Army base to see this list.

Lin Ye wasn't even allowed to take the paper documents away, having to memorize them.

After all, each paper copy of the list was numbered and tracked, not to be easily leaked.

If Lin Ye weren't special, he wouldn't have had a chance to see this level of classified document, and even if he did by accident, he might face jail time.

There was no other way; this list was crucial, the result of ten years of effort by the Demon Hunting Army.

It was also the fruit of the Demon Hunting Army's long-standing plan to root out Demons.

Once the relationships among these Demons were clarified, it indicated the time to close the net, to wipe out the Demon organizations entrenched in the Human World.

If it weren't for the information from Tao Meng about a planned mass invasion involving hundreds of Anomalous Spatial Rifts by Demon Gods in a month, Lin Ye might not have seen this list at all.

"Start with those fifty-three individuals."

Lin Ye recalled the list he had seen.

It was afternoon, so most people were at work; only a few were free on a weekday.

"Start with that layabout."

Lin Ye immediately remembered Liu Shangming, an unemployed bum on the list who spent his days causing trouble.

But this guy, though appearing to be an ordinary thug, was actually an agent of a Violent Demon God.

Furthermore, he was a low-ranking headman responsible for scouting targets on the street to be seduced into demonhood by others.

Though he only had the strength of a First Transformation Professional, the Demon Hunting Army estimated that Liu's real power was at least at the Demon General Level.

Naturally, Liu Shangming was considered a lower-tier Demon General, but his notable duties caught the Demon Hunting Army's attention.

That someone like Liu Shangming, with only First Transformation Professional skills, could reach the rank of a Demon General, proved his considerable contributions to the Demon organization.

The Demon organization's management was notably flat, with Demon Gods seeing everyone's contributions clearly.

Just having strong skills didn't guarantee favor within the Demon organization; only genuine contributions warranted rewards.

This was why Demons continually emerged.

However, selling one's soul wasn't without cost—if the Demon Gods demanded, you'd have to comply, even if it meant giving your life.

Just like those 'keys' triggering the Spatial Rift invasions this time.

These individuals had to sacrifice their lives to forcibly tear through the space, allowing demons from Alternate Space to descend into the Human World.

For someone like Tao Meng, if he knew it required his life, would he still obey?

This was why the Flesh and Blood Demon God imposed brain modifications on the 'keys' to prevent leaks to the Alliance and to curb rebellious thoughts.

According to Tao Meng, aside from followers of the Flesh and Blood Demon God, followers of other Demon Gods also underwent these modifications.

Too bad the circumstances were too challenging for Tao Meng at the time to identify these followers.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have to go through such lengths to find other 'keys'.

"According to the Demon Hunting Army's list, Liu Shangming's area of activity is near Professional Plaza. I'd better head there."

Lin Ye turned into a small alley.

In the next moment, Lin Ye came out of an alley on the opposite side of the plaza several streets away from his previous location.

With the extreme perception granted by his Origin Qi Vortex, Lin Ye had a nearly five-hundred-meter range of complete perception, even without mechanical small animals.

Although it didn't cover as wide an area as the mechanical small animals, this five-hundred-meter scope was Lin Ye's omniscient range, while he couldn't use the Demon Eye through the small animals' vision.

Both methods had their own advantages and disadvantages.

But there was no rule saying utilizing the Origin Qi Vortex for comprehensive perception prevented the use of mechanical small animals.

With a thought, Lin Ye activated numerous mechanical small animals within a mile radius centered around him.

These small creatures were hidden by Lin Ye in various city corners three years ago.

To Lin Ye's satisfaction, those mechanical small animals, refined one by one with 'Essence' beforehand, were far superior in quality to other similar products.

After being left for nearly four years in city corners, with just a few exceptions that were damaged, all were still functioning!

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