Becoming a White-Haired Witch in a World Full of Anomalies

Chapter 71 : Goat-Head Man

"It seems all companies have good research results."The young man sitting in the main seat slowly stood up. A sword hung at his waist, and he wore the Investigation Bureau's highest honor coat.

"I look forward to your future performance. I speak representing the Anomaly Investigation Bureau Director."

"As you know, the Terminus Cult has been planting flowers called tainted objects, continuously creating new anomalies. These past days, all departments of our Investigation Bureau have been busy protecting your safety and the safety of this city's people."

"Now, our researchers have found a once-and-for-all solution. Tainted objects are replication-type anomalies. Those being eliminated are not the main bodies. Their main body must be under the veil's protection."

The young man spun around, sweeping his gaze across everyone.

"Now we only need to spend heavily to build a special device to amplify anomalous techniques, let our Heaven's Secret enter it, cross the veil, lock onto the flower's main body and destroy it. This can resolve this incident."

"How can you ensure penetrating the veil?"

"After all, it's not a true veil, just a crude imitation of divine power. Heaven's Secret has his own discretion."

People below began whispering. At this moment, the clockwork representative of A Company spoke first:

"Good, our company is willing to contribute thirty percent."

"Count me for thirty percent too." The burly representative of C Company followed.

"Thirty." The twin representatives of D Company said in unison.

The young man smiled satisfactorily and nodded:

"The remaining ten percent will be borne by other companies."

"Meeting adjourned."

○

A Company

They were located underground in A City, but no one knew the exact location. As one of A City's top companies, they were ostensibly an AI intelligent machinery sales company, established for only a few decades. Rumor had it their founder became one of the top wealthy individuals in just these decades, establishing this company.

Behind the scenes, they had been researching an item called Sand of Time for over ten years - an anomalous tool originating from "time." A Company's chief had never shown their face. People knew very little about them, as if they didn't exist. All companies underneath were run by clockwork robots. A Company had no employees.

B Company

They were located on the surface at A City's outskirts. On the surface, they were a battery sales company. Behind the scenes, they were a group of extreme anomaly researchers who collected all energy they could gather. Their goal was to forge a god. Over these years, they had accumulated sufficient "quantity" but had not yet obtained "quality." As radicals, they advocated making anomalies public to promote their research.

C Company

They were located on the surface at A City's center, recognized as the strongest combat force besides the Anomaly Investigation Bureau. On the surface, they were a mercenary company. Behind the scenes, they researched drugs to improve human physique. Not only were their contracted anomalies powerful, but the contractors themselves possessed strength beyond ordinary comprehension.

D Company

They had no fixed location. Legend said there was a garden in the sky called "Hanging Gardens." Their company was an aircraft carrier forever flying in the sky with far advanced technology. They researched new life forms they called "new humans." As the most mysterious company, what exactly were they plotting?

There were many other companies with special skills. These special skills were called "core technologies": E Company - "Universal Lock," F Company - "Space Crossing," G Company - "Disposable Anomalous Tools," H Company - "Life Meat," and so on.

○

E City

Lin Bai and Chi Xiaoyu were still clearing tainted objects.

"Hey, can we rest for a bit?"

"No, put in more effort."

Lin Bai took out her phone to check the time - almost 7 PM.

"I have something to do later, so I won't accompany you."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Chi Xiaoyu asked with feigned surprise.

"My cat is hungry."

"I already fed her."

"Then my little sister is hungry."

"I fed her too."

"You fed everything!"

"Alright, alright. Clear one more location and I'll let you go."

【Still unwilling to tell me?】

Lin Bai looked at the time. Clearing one more flower shouldn't be a problem, so she nodded:

"Okay!"

"Then I'll start looking!"

Anomaly Infant, holding a baby, smiled and stuck his finger into the baby's mouth. The baby bit down without courtesy, and as it sucked the man's blood, its body grew more robust.

"Follow me!"

Everyone hurriedly rushed to the city center and stopped behind a hooded old man.

"Here, in this kind of place?"

Lin Bai looked around - pedestrians were everywhere. If an anomaly appeared here, wouldn't it cause huge panic?

Chi Xiaoyu also frowned. Although the cognitive filter existed, and people wouldn't be affected unless they got too close, killing anomalies here would likely injure passersby.

The hunched old man slowly walked forward, moving leisurely without any apparent abnormality.

"He seems quite normal."

"The more normal someone possessed by tainted objects appears, the more dangerous they are!"

Lin Bai slowly approached the old man, hearing his whispers:

"Eighty-one, eighty-two, eighty-three..."

【Is he counting steps?】

"One hundred!"

The old man suddenly turned to look at Lin Bai. His face was covered in wrinkles, looking like a centenarian. Seeing Lin Bai, he suddenly smiled and ran faster than a car.

"Holy crap, such speed!"

"Catch up quickly!"

Chi Xiaoyu used lightning to enhance herself and gave chase. Seeing this, Lin Bai grabbed a shared bike and followed behind Chi Xiaoyu.

"Wait for me! Wait for me!"

Under the cognitive filter's interference, even if people saw this scene, when they recalled it later, their memories would show two athletic runners.

The old woman led them to the city's edge before stopping. She was even running in place, waiting for the two.

"Though I'm getting on in years, I'm still quite fast."

When the two caught up, the old woman shouted toward a tunnel:

"I've brought the people to you."

At the city's edge, a monster with three goat heads slowly emerged. He had goat heads, goat pupils, goat beards, but a human body.

Chi Xiaoyu looked at the goat-man before her and frowned. An A-grade anomaly? This was troublesome.

"Hello, Blood Witch."

【What?】

"What Blood Witch is there?"

"..."

Chi Xiaoyu looked at Lin Bai, thinking of Bai Ling. Was the Blood Witch referring to her?