Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Breakthrough in the Study of Silver Bells
Qinghe Village, as a frequent area of Mysterious Evil activity, had long been classified by the Investigation Bureau as a danger zone, a no-go for habitation.
A month prior, villagers had been relocated, and now only desolation remained, with no signs of humans or animals, yet occasionally, one could hear shrill roars.
A special combat squad of nine, clad in specialized combat gear and carrying various types of modern weapons, cautiously moved through the village.
Even though all nine of them were Awakeners.
Special Combat Team!
Operating independently of the Investigation Bureau, it’s considered one of the three great mystical departments alongside the Investigation Bureau and the Research Institute.
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Yet the Special Combat Team had only been established for less than a month.
It was specially created in response to the increasing number of Awakeners and the occurrence of troublesome disasters such as the ‘Gate of Hell.’
The Investigation Bureau is responsible for maintaining social stability internally.
The Special Combat Team is responsible externally for dealing with complicated disasters.
The team is small, but each member is an Awakener, equivalent to a special class investigator. Typically, the Special Combat Team operates in small squads of three unless the mission is particularly thorny.
“Based on observations, this wave of Evil Tide has moved to within three kilometers of Qinghe Village. In six or seven days, it will threaten East Heaven City.”
“Our mission this time is not only to scout the Evil Tide situation but also to weaken it.”
“The bad news is there must be a huge Mysterious Evil within the Evil Tide, but the good news is that Mysterious Evil aren’t intelligent, and they don’t stick together completely. We can definitely lure some out and annihilate them, if not in one day, then two; if not in two, then three.”
“Of course, if we get the chance, we should try to eliminate that giant Mysterious Evil. If we can eliminate it, the entire Evil Tide will likely become more scattered, and we can join forces with the brothers from the Investigation Bureau to eliminate the Evil Tide altogether.”
The squad leader of the Special Combat Team said as much.
He had a resolute countenance, and his right arm was particularly thick. His entire bare arm showed bulging veins as if flowing with magma.
This mutated arm brought him much pain, requiring ice for relief to sleep at night, but it also granted him immense strength.
The squad leader, codenamed ‘Red Rock,’ was also one of the top powerhouses within the entire Special Combat Team.
Today, he planned to freshen up his record with the blood of a giant Mysterious Evil.
“Things don’t look good, Captain.”
The observer suddenly said, “I’ve spotted two huge Mysterious Evils, and for some reason, they’re completely sticking together, their necks twisted together with no sign of separating.”
“Wait, Captain, the Mysterious Evils seem to be fighting!”
“Those two giant Mysterious Evils got into a tiff?”
“No, not that! Another giant Mysterious Evil has emerged, indiscernible in species, but it’s very black, very large, and very round.”
In the distance,
Over a thousand meters away,
Black Pupil, in his Giant Spirit Transformation, puffed up like a ball—this cat really got fatter, didn’t it?
But being fat had its advantages: Thick-skinned and tough-fleshed, Black Pupil instantly entangled with two three-star Mysterious Evil, like three behemoths, rolling and tumbling, crushing the smaller Mysterious Evil around them.
Within the Evil Tide,
Fang You was in his ‘Lightless’ state, quite inconspicuous, until he began to accumulate Palm Thunder, a deep blue thunder glow emerging from his palm, stretching longer and longer.
The thunder beam was eight and a half feet long!
This time, he didn’t shoot it, but made it tremble like a laser sword, compressing, compressing, and continuously compressing!
The thunder glow gradually transformed from deep blue to blue-purple.
As soon as he released the thunder glow, he could no longer stay hidden, but with the promise of a laptop and a two-day holiday, Black Pupil burst out 150% of its fighting power, holding back those two three-star Mysterious Evils to death.
Fang You deftly dodged the other Mysterious Evils. After compressing for three or four seconds, he held a three-meter-long blue-purple light sword… or rather, a light spear, and stabbed viciously into one of the three-star Mysterious Evils!
Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho—!
The three-star Mysterious Evil screamed as Fang You held the light spear, piercing back and forth violently, stabbing continuously.
In just the blink of an eye, he had pierced a three-star Mysterious Evil straight through, and his blue-purple light spear was still intact, aimed at another three-star Mysterious Evil and stabbed down.
His spear skills were not refined, but in this situation, speed and fierceness were enough; Black Pupil’s fur exploded as it dodged to the side in flight.
Having eliminated two three-star Mysterious Evils, Fang You brought Black Pupil with him to sweep through the Evil Tide, dispatching seven or eight two-star Mysterious Evils before moving on.
“What a pity, there are still so many two-star Mysterious Evils, just completely short on life energy.”
“Unlike Black Blade and An Jianyou, both Black Pupil and I have high burst potential, but our endurance ultimately falls a bit short.”
“However, there are advantages, I suppose. In my Lightless state, my presence is extremely low, which allows me to sneak into the Evil Tide and assassinate the BOSS.”
One deals the damage and the other takes the hits; indeed, he and Black Pupil make quite the pair.
Fang You glanced at the distance, picked up Black Pupil, who had shrunk back to his original size, stuffed him into his robe, and then drifted away.
A thousand meters away,
a special forces member with the ability to see at great distances opened his mouth, “You might not believe this, but I just saw… saw a figure within the Evil Tide.”
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For four consecutive days, Fang You and Black Pupil roamed outside, venturing into many wilderness areas, and infiltrating several Evil Tides.
“The number of group tasks has grown a bit larger, the gathering and movements of the Mysterious Evils, is it really only humans that are attracting them?”
“Hunting humans, besides being the fundamental behavioral logic of Mysterious Evils, does it also benefit the Mysterious Evils themselves?”
“Despite lacking intelligence, the movement of an Evil Tide often seems to revolve around a three-star Mysterious Evil.”
Through his perspective, Fang You had Little Illusion record all this information.
As valuable data for the Torch Research.
Then, slaughter ensued!
Limited by life energy, he was not able to kill many Mysterious Evils, and since the Evil Tide mostly involved group tasks—many, a lot—his ‘stealth assassination’ combat style most of the time could not complete a task on its own.
But that was no obstacle.
He had tested, as long as he participated in the tasks, even if the Mysterious Evils were eradicated by others later, he would still obtain the task rewards, albeit a bit less.
But by performing assassinations within the Evil Tide, he had leached onto many tasks, and his actual gains might be even higher.
The key was that these Mysterious Evils needed to be eradicated by someone else.
“I’ve assassinated the BOSS and many elite monsters, the rest should be no problem for the Investigation Bureau and the Special Forces, right?”
“You guys need to work hard.”
“Although I also want to eradicate a few more, but…”
It wasn’t for lack of diligence; he might only fight for a few minutes at a time, but he’d need to rest for several hours afterward to recover.
Fang You felt rather helpless about it.
At that moment, the mobile phone’s screen projected golden light particles that converged into a spirit of white silk.
Little Illusion spoke up, “Master, there’s good news, Silver Bell has made a breakthrough in her research topic, do you want to head back for a bit?”
Upon hearing this, Black Pupil, who had been drooping his head, suddenly perked up, energized!
Fang You looked at the ‘Fatigue’ status on his character panel and thought for a moment, “Alright, since Black Pupil has been clamoring to go back, let’s make a trip.”
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Training Base One.
Silver Bell brought out two types of new potions, “Come on, these are the Stamina Potion and Energy Recovery Potion that I’ve just made, they’re still warm.”
“You can try the Stamina Potion, with its restorative effects, your training efficiency should increase considerably.”
“Of course, the potion is a bit bitter, but as they say, good medicine tastes bitter. You can understand that, can’t you?”
Of course, of course!
Luo Rui, as tired as a dog, was all aglow upon hearing about these miraculous potions.
Now, he no longer had to worry about falling behind in training because of his poor physical endurance.
As for the bitterness? What medicine isn’t bitter?
Luo Rui declared it was completely not a problem.