Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Brother Jieao put the pieces together and realized what had happened, but it was already too late.

Lin Qi had already gotten the information he wanted.

’So, things aren’t as bad as I thought. The Blood Moon Envoy isn’t from Headquarters, just someone with the authority to use the locomotive. And this Blood Moon Envoy even boarded the train personally.’

Knowing this was enough. Even if the man never opened his mouth again, it wouldn’t stop Lin Qi from following the clues.

Sure enough, no matter what Wei Yue said next, the Moon Worshiper kept changing the subject.

He remained outwardly respectful to Wei Yue, clearly still intimidated by the Blood Moon Envoy’s aura.

Yet while he responded to every question, his answers were all evasive and revealed nothing of substance.

Wei Yue came to the classroom where Lin Qi was waiting, looking resigned. "I can’t get anything more out of him. He might have guessed something. Besides, my Blood Moon Envoy aura isn’t complete, so I can’t intimidate him completely."

Lin Qi didn’t blame her. The information they had was already enough to report to Ding Yang.

But then Wei Yue had an idea. "Why don’t you give it a try?" she said to Lin Qi. "To a Moon Worshiper, your aura is probably even more authentic than a Blood Moon Envoy’s—it’s practically identical to the Blood Moon itself."

She had a point. Back when Lin Qi first met Wei Yue and her group of Moon Worshipers, he had used the unique aura of his Wizard Profession to pose as a Blood Moon Envoy.

When faced with Lin Qi, Moon Worshipers felt immense pressure.

The more devout the Moon Worshiper, the more intense the pressure.

The original Moon Worshipers could hardly disobey his commands.

With this in mind, Lin Qi went to face the Moon Worshiper himself.

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Brother Jieao was terrified, unsure of which Blood Moon Envoy was the real one.

But suddenly, the classroom door was pushed open, and a strangely dressed man walked in. His limbs looked as if they were made of machinery.

More shocking to Brother Jieao than the man’s strange appearance was his aura.

It was an aura that made him want to submit willingly—far more powerful than Wei Yue’s, and even more so than the one from the Blood Moon Envoy he had caught a fleeting glimpse of on the railway.

His intuition screamed at him, ’This is the real deal!’

’This is the true Blood Moon Envoy!’

’This is the being closest to the Blood Moon!’

In his mind, there was practically no difference between this aura and the Blood Moon itself!

Brother Jieao had an epiphany!

’To hell with that imposter on the railway!’

’This one is the real one!’

’And if this one is real, then the woman from before can’t be a fake either!’

"Lord Blood Moon Envoy! This believer never imagined there would be two Lord Blood Moon Envoys here!"

"I have sinned, I have sinned! Please, Lord Blood Moon Envoy, grant this believer redemption!"

Seeing Brother Jieao’s reaction, Lin Qi knew his guess had been correct.

’Good thing I didn’t meet this Moon Worshiper in person.’

’Otherwise, if the people from Hongshan Camp had seen this, I’d never be able to clear my name.’

’Even if people from Mo University Camp heard about this, they’d have their doubts and start to seriously question my allegiance.’

Lin Qi asked directly, "Tell me, when was the first time you sensed a Blood Moon Envoy’s aura?"

Lin Qi wasn’t interested in Brother Jieao himself; he just wanted to unearth the Blood Moon Envoy who was stirring up trouble from the shadows as quickly as possible.

With such a Blood Moon Envoy targeting the Mo University Camp, the risks they faced would be much greater.

Rather than waiting passively, it was better to take the initiative, pinpoint the Envoy’s identity, and deal with the problem surgically.

Brother Jieao quickly recalled the details and confessed, "Twelve days ago. I remember it clearly, it was exactly twelve days ago! It was around three in the afternoon, definitely before four. There was still a long time before dark."

’Twelve days?’

’Counting back, that was only about half a month after the apocalypse began, wasn’t it?’

’To think a Blood Moon Envoy emerged that early.’

That was unexpected.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Lin Qi turned and left.

Seeing Lin Qi leave, Brother Jieao scrambled to shout at the top of his lungs, "My Lord! Give me a chance!"

"I’ll do anything for the Blood Moon! I was just deceived by those government people!"

"My Lord, you have to believe me, I’m a cruel man! I’m a murderer! I was a fugitive on the run even before the apocalypse! My Lord, you have to believe me, my Lord!"

As Lin Qi walked out the door, the Moon Worshiper’s shouts only confirmed his belief that the man was truly courting death.

Wei Yue was waiting at the door.

As soon as Lin Qi came out, he said to her, "He’s all yours now. See if you can get any more information out of him, then dispose of him."

Wei Yue nodded and entered the classroom.

Lin Qi left the building and returned to the Club Activity Building. He went to the sixth-floor conference room, took out a pen and paper, and began to organize the intel on the Blood Moon Envoy.

"Advanced identity of a Moon Worshiper: Blood Moon Envoy. Approximately 3 p.m., 12 days ago, this individual made initial contact with Moon Worshipers in the Modu Region while passing the Shui’an Mingju District via the railway. Subsequently transmitted messages every three days. I trust Headquarters can quickly lock down this person’s identity."

"If the target proves difficult and the Extraordinaries at Headquarters are not confident they can handle it, they can contact me. The Mo University Camp is willing to lend a hand."

This was the intelligence summary, and it was also the letter he would send to Ding Yang.

With this intelligence, as long as Headquarters wasn’t incompetent, they should be able to narrow down the search considerably.

In the Doomsday World, long-distance communication relied entirely on locomotives transporting documents. Given how Headquarters operated, they were bound to keep strict logs on locomotive usage.

Moreover, the locomotive routes were fixed, and every hundred kilometers or so, they would reach a Survivor Camp node.