Inside the Imperial Capital Trainer Association president's reception room.
Sipping delicious black tea supposedly brewed by Polteageist, Su Hao accepted the documents handed over by the secretary and slowly flipped through them.
A large red stamp was printed on the cover, bearing only the letter "A." This meant it was an A-Class mission.
His slender fingers turned the pages one by one. When he saw several blurry photographs, Su Hao's brows lifted slightly.
This thing was...
Mu Wen said apologetically, "Although your combat strength is now plain for all to see, every Trainer must complete an A-Class mission when being certified as an Elite Four Level Trainer. Please understand."
Su Hao shook his head. "It's fine. Just follow the usual procedure."
Mu Wen nodded lightly and continued, "This is Shilin Town, a small town near Imperial City. It was named for the dozens of Rock Pillars standing in a circle around it."
"A week ago, the Ultra Beast Countermeasures Department, formerly the Ultra Wormhole Special Operations Team, detected signs of an Ultra Wormhole opening in Shilin Town through its monitoring equipment."
"The department immediately contacted the local police to evacuate the town's residents. An hour after the evacuation was completed, the Ultra Wormhole opened, followed by poisonous mist that blanketed the entirety of Shilin Town in an instant."
"Strangely, after expanding to a certain range and covering all of Shilin Town, the poisonous mist stopped, as though whatever had released it was deliberately controlling its range."
Su Hao looked thoughtfully at the blurry photograph in the file. "So you just left the area under observation for a week?"
Mu Wen nodded faintly. "There are still many unanswered questions regarding the toxins released by Ultra Beasts. Although the research institute has been analyzing poisonous mist samples gathered from the outskirts, no