Jialan looked at Fang Yi as if trying to see through him, but she could not help shaking her head with a laugh. "I never expected a Pioneer like you to emerge without any support from the state or military."
Her gaze was cool as she turned to stare out the window. Blood dripped from her body onto the ground, yet she did not so much as flinch, as though being injured was already commonplace to her.
"This mission was to save one of my elders. He devoted his entire life to the country."
Fang Yi nodded.
He now fully understood the whole picture behind this mission.
An elder of the state had been gravely injured and was on the brink of death. Members of the Spirit Association had already entered once, but the mission had failed.
The reason they had succeeded in entering the Extremely Dark Zone this time ultimately came down to Fang Yi's Yang Attribute and the overwhelming power of the Nine Dragon Heavenly Fire seal. Otherwise, that Dark Tide alone would have wiped them all out.
"Do you want to know what the country is like now?"
Fang Yi gave a slight nod. "I'm all ears."
Jialan sighed. Her voice was crisp and pleasant, yet it carried an unmistakable gravity.
"The Great World Change has come, but what the state values most—or rather, fears most—is the Dark Attribute. Under the effects of Spirit Qi Recovery, all living things in heaven and earth have begun to evolve. Yet the Dark Attribute causes those creatures to evolve incorrectly, turning them into anomalous Anomalies."
"Right now, the number of these Dark Attribute Anomalies is rapidly increasing, and their range of influence is constantly expanding. They are like malignant tumors lurking throughout the country, capable of causing catastrophic consequences at