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"The first phase of the Source of Calamity has been eliminated; now, specific rewards will be distributed based on contributions."
They were really wiped out?!
Everyone was stunned when they saw the updated mission information.
Even in its first stage, the Source of Calamity is not something an ordinary player can contend with, let alone such a swift and decisive instant kill!
Who were they? Or what kind of weapon were they?
Long Hui sensed a dangerous atmosphere; he remembered the guy who broke into the school at the very beginning of the mission.
Although he had never seen the bearded man before, Long Hui instinctively sensed danger the moment he appeared, so much so that he didn't dare to make any move and continued to pretend to be an evacuated student.
As it turned out, his choice was correct. That guy killed the Poison Blood Gu King in one fell swoop. Judging from the power he displayed, he was no match for him at the time!
Even more terrifying, the assassins who followed the Poison Blood Gu King afterward also never returned!
How could Long Hui not have prepared before participating in such Large-Scale Confrontation Mission? More than half of the [Martial World] Polluter came this time were his subordinates. Soon after entering the mission, they managed to contact each other. The two who found Luo Jun in the West Suburbs were actually arranged by Long Hui to test the waters. After being Counter-kill, he forbade the others from continuing to cause trouble for Luo Jun!
Just now, when the Source of Calamity was instantly killed, Long Hui detected traces of poisonous blood on his body!
Although ten hours have passed, trace amounts of venomous blood still remain! This is definitely the one!
He is extremely powerful and has many subordinates. Even with my current strength, I might not be his match... I have no choice but to retreat!
Thinking of this, Long Hui returned to the center of the construction site, came to the three Polluter who had been killed, circulated his vital energy, and used some kind of mysterious Mystic Technique to absorb some kind of energy from the corpses.
As for Ling Xin and Zhuge Lan, who had already run far away, they did not hesitate and continued to flee at all costs because they did not know which side the person who killed the Source of Calamity belonged to.
Given the strength demonstrated by that killer, the two of them are simply no match for him!
The Corpse King's enormous headless corpse collapsed against a half-collapsed building, its body beginning to split, decay, and dissipate at a visible speed. As for the zombies created by the Corpse King, they all fell to the ground and died, turning into black liquid that seeped into the ground, as if they had never existed.
Standing atop the ruins, Luo Jun, wearing the Midnight Mask, looked down at the enormous headless corpse and waited silently.
Finally, as the monster's chest cavity disintegrated, its ribs and beating heart were revealed.
Luo Jun rushed forward, ripped open the heart, and pulled out a pale, dying girl.
It was Xiao Nan, the live-streaming assistant who had previously fallen into the fissure in the earth.
Luo Jun flipped his hand and took out a vial of medicine from the Hundred Treasure Box, then injected it into Xiao Nan's neck.
Although it was only Common-level Noble Phantasm, its healing effect was far superior to that of ordinary medicines. After this injection, Xiao Nan's complexion clearly improved. Although she had not yet woken up, she should be out of danger.
At the same time, Luo Jun received a mission progress notification in his mind.
"Side Mission: Rescue the trapped innocents, complete! Bonus reward: 500 points."
This mission was triggered after Luo Jun kicked the Corpse King's skull. According to the Mission Description, the birth of the Corpse King required the sacrifice of an innocent human. Because its rotting brain could no longer process complex information, let alone drive such a huge body, Xiao Nan, who was devoured, served as the central processing unit.
Of course, Xiao Nan does not control the Corpse King's actions, but Xiao Nan's brain and nervous system constantly provide the Corpse King with computing power, making it equivalent to a second brain.
Because the nervous system is interconnected, although the damage suffered by the Corpse King will not be directly reflected in Xiao Nan, it will make her nervous system think that it has suffered the same damage. This feedback could very likely cause Xiao Nan's brain death.
But that's on the premise that Xiao Nan is aware that "she" is injured.
Normally, as the Source of Calamity, the Corpse King would be killed by the siege of many contestants. This should be a long process, with the Corpse King constantly being injured and weakened until it finally dies from exhaustion. As the second brain, Xiao Nan would inevitably have to die with the Corpse King.
But who would have thought that the Corpse King would be instantly killed this time!
It's like someone walking down the street and suddenly getting shot in the head... Physically, he's dead, but consciously, he doesn't even realize he's been attacked.
This was reflected in Xiao Nan's case as if she was having a bizarre dream about becoming a Giant, and then suddenly everything went black, plunging her into darkness, and she completely lost consciousness...
It was precisely because of this special circumstance that the Hidden Mission was unlocked, preventing Luo Jun from immediately hunting down the nearby Polluter.
Five hundred points were awarded, which is a fairly generous reward... However, if Luo Jun used the time he would have spent on the mission to hunt down the Polluter, he could have gotten even more points. But based on past experience, completing Side Mission might have an additional impact on the final reward, so Luo Jun chose to prioritize completing the missions.
Having received the mission completion notification, Luo Jun placed Xiao Nan in a safe location, then leaped to the rooftop and activated the function to Explore Highest Score!
Having used ten points, Luo Jun noticed a striking red dot in his field of vision. Just over 300 meters away, there was another half-built building, and the red dot was on the second floor, motionless...
From this distance, they should be able to see the Corpse King being killed. The fact that they haven't escaped shows they're very confident in their strength!
Since that's the case, let me give you a little shock of the Body Refinement Realm!
Luo Jun touched the ground with his toes, leaped into the air, instantly covered a distance of hundreds of meters, accurately slipped through the window, and arrived at the target's location.
A young man who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old was standing next to a corpse in a strange posture.
"Long Hui! It really is you!" Luo Jun recognized the young man at a glance. Long Hui, on the other hand, was slightly surprised to see Luo Jun. This masked guy was completely unfamiliar to him. Although he could see the information about the poisonous blood on him, he really couldn't connect the masked man in front of him with the bearded man who killed the Poison Blood Gu King.
"You know me? And who are you?"
Luo Jun didn't bother to answer Long Hui's question and charged straight at him!
I don't know what he's doing, but taking him down will definitely earn me a lot of points! Boom!
Luo Jun slammed down with his fist, and Long Hui's body instantly shattered into pieces, exploding into countless fragments of flesh... But Luo Jun frowned; this was far too easy... Long Hui was once at his Peak, and even if he wasn't at his full strength now, his Root Bone was far superior to that of ordinary people! Yet, this punch seemed to render him as utterly defenseless as tofu jelly—it was far too brittle...
After carefully reviewing the mission information, sure enough, the enemy's numbers hadn't decreased, and I hadn't gained any points!
However, the red dot on the map did disappear from view, and at the same time, it appeared in another place hundreds of meters away!
It seems to be a combination of a Stand and Teleportation... But it doesn't matter, they can't escape my grasp!
Luo Jun accelerated and charged straight towards the location of the red dot. This time, he didn't even bother to go through the window; he smashed through the floorboards and rushed straight towards the target.
This time, the red dot didn't wait for him in place, but fled at an extremely high speed. But it was no match for Luo Jun's speed, and caught up with its target in less than five seconds!
Just as he arrived and saw the other person, the detection effect disappeared!
The other party had clearly noticed Luo Jun's appearance as well, and was fighting back while fleeing. His weapon was a pistol, and he didn't even dare to look back. He just held the gun in one hand and fired wildly behind him, which not only blocked the pursuers but also provided a little thrust to slightly increase his speed.
That pistol was probably a treasure, but it wasn't of high quality, at most Rare-level. The bullets hit Luo Jun but didn't cause any damage at all, and didn't even have a blocking effect.
Luo Jun accelerated and chased after him, grabbing the fleeing enemy with one hand and slamming him down roughly. With a loud bang, a large crater was created in the ground... The Polluter inside the crater was covered in wounds and had multiple fractures... This was only because of the protection of his internal energy; otherwise, that one blow would have crushed him into a meat patty!
However, Luo Jun frowned upon catching his opponent, showing no joy whatsoever... He flipped the Polluter over and saw its face clearly; it wasn't Long Hui at all!
"Damn it, he still got away!"
Luo Jun immediately realized that Long Hui's Teleportation when using his substitute should have exceeded one kilometer, which was beyond his Detection Range. Therefore, the detection function automatically changed its target and selected the Polluter with the highest score within the range, which was the unfortunate guy in front of him.
The ability to create a substitute to save his life and the capacity for long-distance teleportation are unlikely to be Long Hui's own abilities, but rather the result of a Noble Phantasm, at least of Epic-level. Why would this guy go to such lengths to exchange for such a powerful Noble Phantasm and stay on the scene instead of running away?
What was the meaning behind his strange actions next to the Polluter corpse?
Luo Jun couldn't figure out the reason for a moment, and he didn't have the mind to guess now. The Source of Calamity was dead, so the Polluter gathered here must be constantly fleeing. He had to take as many heads as possible before everyone ran away!
Luo Jun eliminated the Polluter he was dealing with, gaining another 300 points. He then ran westward for about ten seconds before activating Group Scan to detect all the enemy players!
The reason for choosing the west is that the Source of Calamity located in the East Suburbs. Continuing eastward would quickly lead to the edge of the map, which would be Dead Alley. Only by fleeing westward could they find a wider space and a larger population to hide their whereabouts!
Sure enough, as soon as the detector was turned on, five red dots were seen!
Without wasting any time, Luo Jun immediately rushed towards the nearest red dot, catching up with the target almost instantly and killing him on the spot. Then, without hesitation, he rushed towards the next target!
With such high killing efficiency, Luo Jun finished off three people, and his reconnaissance time was up. But relying on his memory and extraordinary perception, he still found and killed one more person... However, the last one must have run far away, and being a master of stealth techniques, he completely disappeared into the night.
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However, Luo Jun did not give up the pursuit. During the process, he accidentally heard an unusual noise. He rushed over and found a guy carrying a gun, limping and running away on a small road in the suburbs.
Is he Polluter? Or a teammate from the Main World?
Luo Jun landed in front of the guy, startling him. The guy raised his gun to fire, but Luo Jun grabbed the barrel first and stuck his Thumb into the muzzle. "Which side are you on?"
The man recognized Luo Jun, especially after seeing his mask, and a look of delight appeared on his face. "Half-Face Mask... you wouldn't happen to be Ye, would you?"
Luo Jun frowned slightly. Since it was night, and most of the people there were from the Main World, he loosened his grip on the gun.
"Do you know me?"
"Is it really you?" Chu Xin was overjoyed and exclaimed excitedly, "Many people on the forum were speculating whether you would participate in this mission, but I never expected you to actually come! I actually ran into you in True Person! Could it be that you were the one who solved that Source of Calamity just now? Ahhh, you're so amazing! You don't know, I'm your idol... no, no, you're my fan... oh wait, no... anyway, it's just..."
"No need to say more, I understand..." Luo Jun stopped the incoherent Chu Xin, glancing at his blood-stained shoulders and thighs. "You're injured?"
Mentioning this, Chu Xin sighed, "I was just beaten by a cunning Polluter... It's a pity. If I could unlock the Body Refinement Realm and have Inner Breath energy to assist me, this minor injury would have healed much faster."
The circulation of vital energy not only increases strength and physical resilience, but also supports injured limbs, seals damaged blood vessels to reduce blood loss, and greatly benefits wound healing.
"How much more Inner Breath do you need to unlock?" Luo Jun asked.
"I was quite far behind, but thanks to you, I just scored 100 points, so I have 287 points now... I'm still 13 points short..." Chu Xin pouted, "But at this rate, I'm afraid I won't have another chance to score anytime soon..."
"I can give you some points," Luo Jun said.
"Really?!" Chu Xin was taken aback. "Oh right, players can trade points... there's that feature too..."
Speaking of this, he was a little embarrassed. "Oh dear, how could I... Besides, even if I were given 300 points, I wouldn't dare unlock the Body Refinement Realm. After all, I need to save some just in case..."
"I can give you three hundred points directly." Luo Jun held up three fingers. "And I can also heal your injuries." As he spoke, he took out a Healing Injection and handed it to Chu Xin.
"This is a treasure?" Chu Xin's eyes lit up. Even if it was just a low-grade treasure, it was a godsend for him right now!
"You truly are my idol... no, you're simply an angel..." Chu Xin's eyes were already brimming with tears.
"There's a price to pay for this. You'll need to do something for me too." Luo Jun looked at Chu Xin and asked, "Your detection capabilities aren't cooling down right now, are they?"
(End of this chapter)