The Proper Use of Divination

The strongest monster had been killed, but the mission was not over. They still had to destroy this space.

Different Dimensions formed by spatial disturbances connected two worlds. Humans from the Real World and Ruins Monsters could enter and leave through entrances at either end.

Therefore, whenever a Different Dimension formed, the spatial fluctuations it emitted attracted nearby Pollution Monsters. That was where those Pollution Monsters came from.

These special spaces were classified by intensity. Level One intensity could only accommodate First Order creatures, level two accommodated Second Order creatures, and so on.

Anything above Level Six was a stable small passage, capable of allowing Sixth Order and lower Extraordinary Awakeners and monsters through.

At the same time, the lower the structural level of such a space, the more fragile it was. As long as its core point could be found, it could be destroyed with a bomb called a Spatial Shock Grenade.

However, this space was over ten kilometers long and several kilometers wide. Finding one core point within an area of nearly a hundred square kilometers was rather difficult.

Especially since the core point emitted no energy. Only by getting very close could one sense the abnormal disturbance in the air.

At the edge of the town, Zong Zheng Nanmo looked at Jiang Hou flying over from afar and asked curiously, "Jiang Hou, what are you looking for?"

Holding a demonic blade, bandages wrapped around him, black hair fluttering in the wind, Jiang Hou stopped. "We're looking for the core point of this Different Dimension, something like an invisible vortex."

"But the vortex is small, invisible, and intangible. You can only discover it when you get very close."

"When will you find it?" Zong Zheng Nanmo scratched the back of his head.

Jiang Hou shook his head. "No idea. If we're lucky, we might find it soon. If we're unlucky, I heard it can take a whole day."

Troublesome as it was, since they had accepted the mission, they naturally had to see it through.

Zong Zheng Nanmo pondered. "...I see. By the way, is that vortex dangerous?"

"I heard it isn't very dangerous. Even a Second Order Extraordinary Awakener would only be a little embarrassed if they fell into it. It's like a vortex without water."

"A little dangerous, but not fatal. That makes this easy. Leave it to me." Zong Zheng Nanmo revealed a confident smile and took three ancient coins from his pocket.

Zong Zheng Nanmo crouched down, pressed his hands together, and muttered incomprehensible Taoist dialect. Then he released his hands, and the three ancient coins fell to the ground.

One coin landed heads-up and two landed tails-up, forming a slanted triangle pointing southeast.

While Zong Zheng Nanmo lowered his head to study the Divination Image, the bearded Jiang Wanshan also swept over from afar. Seeing this, he came closer curiously. "Brother Jiang Hou, what are you doing?"

Jiang Hou answered politely, "My companion knows divination. He's calculating where the spatial vortex is."

"Divination...?" Jiang Wanshan froze.

At that moment, Zong Zheng Nanmo murmured, "Upper Six, two yang lines. West Wind Minor Ominous Sign. Three Mountains Encircled."

"Speak plainly. We can't understand that either."

Zong Zheng Nanmo chuckled. "What I just calculated was my luck when going out. It means that if I head northwest, I'll run into some trouble. Minor misfortune, something like tripping and falling."

"This is my first divination of the day, so it should be accurate."

"You didn't do a divination before leaving home this morning?" Jiang Hou was somewhat surprised.

Zong Zheng Nanmo said smugly, "Wasn't there an event tonight? So I didn't calculate it beforehand, in case the divination said misfortune and I couldn't go out. It's come in handy now."

"Follow me."

With that, Zong Zheng Nanmo stood up, chanting a Taoist dialect incantation as he headed northwest.

Watching Jiang Hou and the other man walk toward the distant street, Jiang Wanshan thought for a moment, then followed out of curiosity.

The direction Zong Zheng Nanmo took was the very street Jiang Hou had fought his way through. After crossing the street and arriving at the place where Jiang Hou had killed the Third Order Stone Demon, the youth turned and entered an alley.

The alley was a dead end. The three of them stopped after walking only a short distance.

"No way through?"

Zong Zheng Nanmo looked around, but he could not sense any vortex. Jiang Hou could not either; neither of them felt anything unusual nearby.

Boom! A sharp blade flash slashed out, and the two-meter-high wall blocking the alley collapsed, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Cough, cough!! Zong Zheng Nanmo nearly choked on the dust. He hurriedly waved his hand, stirring up a fierce gust that blew it away, while stepping back two paces. Then he felt a powerful suction force coming from the wall behind him.

"Careful!"

Jiang Hou turned and grabbed the only remaining section of Zong Zheng Nanmo's calf hanging in the air. With a slight pull, he dragged him back out.

The only problem was that his posture upon emerging was rather unusual—his upper body was sprawled on the ground.

"Haha... Jiang Hou, it's here." Zong Zheng Nanmo lay on the ground in a somewhat bedraggled state, laughing loudly. He seemed to have discovered the proper use of divination.

Jiang Wanshan, who had followed behind, was also rather astonished. He had not expected Zong Zheng Nanmo, who was only in the early Second Order, to possess such an ability.

But this was not the time to be surprised. Jiang Wanshan leaped onto a building more than ten meters tall beside them and shouted into the distance, "Brother Shen Tu, the node is here!"

Shen Tu Ni was the first to arrive. "Wanshan, did you find the Space Node?"

Jiang Wanshan shook his head. "No. It was that little brother down there, Zong Zheng Nanmo. He cast a divination just now, then directly found where the node was."

"Divination?" The bald young man carrying a speaker was stunned.

"Ha... Uncle Jiang, you flatter me. I was just lucky, lucky." Zong Zheng Nanmo said modestly from below.

"Um... little brother, could you not call me uncle? I just look a bit old. I only started my freshman year of college." Jiang Wanshan smiled wryly from the rooftop.

A freshman!? Jiang Hou and Zong Zheng Nanmo were both dumbfounded.

Come on, brother. You didn't just look old—you actually looked old.

"Hahahaha... I didn't expect little brother Zong Zheng to have such a talent. Keep it up, cultivate diligently, and strive to break through to the Fourth Order soon so you can explore the ruins with us."

Shen Tu Ni immediately became much more enthusiastic toward Zong Zheng Nanmo.

"Fourth Order is too difficult." Zong Zheng Nanmo smiled bitterly.

Shen Tu Ni said with a cheerful smile, "Improving your strength is indeed difficult, but for some people, it's also easy. For special geniuses like you, Brother Zong Zheng."

"Alright, let's handle the important matter first."

As he spoke, Shen Tu Ni took out a silver object the size of his palm, resembling a timed bomb. After pressing several buttons on it, he tossed it directly into the vortex.

"Let's go. This place will be destroyed in fifteen minutes."

"Damn it, Brother Shen Tu, why didn't you set a longer timer?" Jiang Wanshan did not dare delay and immediately ran toward the entrance.

Fu Hongyu and the others, who had arrived from afar, also hurried toward the entrance after receiving the notification.

Before long, Jiang Hou and the others passed through the invisible membrane and reappeared on the town street outside. Jiang Ruochan stood on the rooftop as usual, both hands in her pockets.

Under the gazes of the ten people, the air soon began to tremble. Gradually, a huge transparent bubble appeared, collapsing inward at a visible speed.

Bang! With a muffled explosion, the Different Dimension finally transformed into a gust of wind and scattered into the night sky.

"Alright, today's mission is over. Everyone can go home and sleep."

Duan Xuan, carrying a Gatling gun, stretched lazily, his face full of smiles. "I used ammunition worth hundreds of thousands and earned over a hundred points. Worth it."

Fu Hongyu sighed. "Young Master Duan's family is wealthy. We can't compare."

"Cut it out. My family just has a bit more money. I can't compare to you or Boss Jiang. With the points from this mission, you can exchange for the Inheritance Crystal needed for your breakthrough, right?"

"Next time we meet, you'll both be Fourth Order experts."

Jiang Wanshan nodded. "More or less. After working so hard for so long, I've finally saved enough inheritance points to exchange for the Earth Element."

Everyone grew somewhat emotional at his words.

As Extraordinary Awakeners, it seemed that as long as they had sufficient resources, they could increase their strength. But only they knew the dangers involved.

To save enough for the Inheritance Crystal needed to break through from the Third Order to the Fourth Order, Jiang Wanshan and Fu Hongyu had completed countless missions over this period, narrowly escaping death several times.

And while it was said that sufficient resources could increase one's strength, the stronger an Extraordinary Awakener became, the greater the risk of losing control and mutating.

Because the source of all their power had been "polluted."

As they spoke, everyone gradually dispersed.

Jiang Hou and the other two arrived at a roadside in the suburbs one after another. Jiang Ruochan took out a small black booklet. "This is your identification, Zong Zheng. You did well today."

After saying that, the cool-looking girl waved her hand. Her figure flashed, and she vanished.

Having broken through to the Second Order, officially participated in a cleanup mission, and played a certain role, Zong Zheng Nanmo had officially gained Jiang Ruochan's recognition.

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