Going Undercover!

The next day, Zhang Qing logged off early, ate breakfast, then logged back in.

Chuan Prefecture.

As Zhang Qing stepped outside, he ran into Chuan Fa again.

Chuan Fa;193/273!

His Blood Volume had recovered quickly. Warriors really did have impressive regenerative abilities. Back then, Chuan Fa had been left with barely a sliver of health.

He had probably taken medicine.

Checking the Blood Volume of the people around him from time to time was a habit Zhang Qing needed to develop.

Otherwise, he would not even know if a Specter had infiltrated them.

After a Specter ate someone, it could directly wear their Human Skin, making it impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.

When Chuan Fa saw Zhang Qing,

he froze for a moment, then narrowed his eyes.

"You broke through to the Glimmering Realm?"

"Yes. Thank you for the medicine yesterday, Chuan Leader. I cultivated all night, my Cultivation Technique reached the beginner stage, and then I broke through to become a warrior."

For the native warriors, cultivation was closely tied to Cultivation Techniques. After all, they did not know about physique data.

Thus, after a Cultivation Technique reached the beginner stage, becoming a Glimmer Realm Warrior was perfectly normal.

"Not bad, not bad!"

A gleam appeared in Chuan Fa's eyes.

The Razor Hall basically required Glimmer Realm Warriors.

In the past, he could get by with a bit of fooling around.

But if he kept it up for too long, Razor Hall would come looking for trouble.

Now,

Zhang Qing had broken through to the Glimmering Realm. Perfect!

If he could stay alive,

wouldn't Chuan Fa be able to keep collecting the substitute fee to his heart's content?

Chuan Fa said with a smile,

"Zhang Qing, I'll take you to Razor Hall."

"Yes, thank you, Chuan Leader."

The two left Chuan Prefecture and headed for Razor Hall at the City Lord Mansion.

When they reached the entrance,

they saw Guan Yutian.

Guan Yutian;475/475!

He was back to full health.

Damn, warriors with healing attributes really had it good.

Such severe injuries, yet he was fully healed by the next day.

Aside from Guan Yutian, Pusan was there as well.

There were also several additional team members.

Zhang Qing swept his gaze over them.

Pusan;264/264!(Rabbitfolk)

Duo Ya;235/235!(Monkeyfolk)

Feng Ze;255/255!(Horse Clan)

Qian Fa;2470/2470!(Dogfolk)

Huh?

A two-thousand-health big shot?

Starflash Realm?

Impossible. A Starflash Realm warrior would never appear in such a small squad.

Then...

A Specter!

Holy shit!

Guan Yutian, Chief Guan, just look at what you've done.

"Zhang Qing, come here!"

The moment Guan Yutian saw Zhang Qing, he called him over.

Then, when Zhang Qing approached, he noticed it too.

"Good grief, you actually broke through and became a Glimmer Realm Warrior. Not bad!"

Seeing that Chuan Fa had already gone far away, Zhang Qing said with a smile,

"I was only one step away. Yesterday gave me a push, and after I went back and ate something, I broke through!"

Guan Yutian nodded.

After Zhang Qing advanced to the Glimmering Realm, Guan Yutian became a little more welcoming.

With this brand-new treatment, he pulled Zhang Qing over and introduced the team members.

"You've met Pusan. These are Duo Ya, Feng Ze, and Qian Fa."

He pointed to each of them in turn.

"They'll be our team members from now on."

"Greetings, sirs!" Zhang Qing's expression did not change in the slightest.

There was a Great Ghoul with two thousand Blood Volume hidden in this team. He would just pretend he had not seen it.

However,

when taking their positions,

Zhang Qing still kept a little distance from Qian Fa.

A Specter's strength could not be judged precisely by its Blood Volume.

But the higher its Blood Volume, the stronger it definitely was!

It could be said plainly.

This Qian Fa with 2470 Blood Volume might be more than this squad could handle!

"Let's go. Time for patrol!"

"We've got a mission today, so stay sharp."

Guan Yutian immediately led the squad out.

Then he headed straight toward Zi City's gates.

Leaving the city? Into the wild?

Zhang Qing's brows furrowed slightly.

Patrolling outside the city to protect nearby trade routes was normal.

But

the squads that could patrol outside the city were all high-level squads.

Like Candlelight Squads, or even Starflash Squads.

A Glimmer Squad like theirs?

Wouldn't they just be heading out to die?

What the hell was going on?

Could it be...

A net-closing operation?!

Zhang Qing's heart tightened.

The Razor Organization.

The stronger a squad was, the more tightly organized it was. The weaker it was, the looser its structure.

And those extremely powerful squads would secretly investigate Specters.

Then,

during a joint operation, they would flush them all out and wipe them out in one sweep.

Those confirmed through secret investigations were right nine times out of ten.

As always, it was about maintaining one's persona!

After a Specter hid itself, it knew nothing about the original person's relationships.

They could not inherit the memories of the people they ate. They only inherited the skin.

Therefore,

investigating them was quite easy.

If someone went away on business and suddenly no longer recognized their own family upon returning, they had almost certainly been replaced by a Specter.

Or if a loner's habits and behavior became completely different from before.

High-level squads would quietly question the neighbors, making it easy to uncover the hidden Specter.

Of course, that only applied to Specters that had not been hiding for long.

Some Specters had been lurking for years, even decades. Finding them was nearly impossible. They could only wait for such Specters to expose a flaw themselves.

After all,

they could not resist eating people!

This is very likely a net-closing operation, Zhang Qing thought.

Then... my chances of fishing in troubled waters are very high!

The thought of a large group of low-health Specters made Zhang Qing excited.

However, not a hint of it showed on his face.

And as usual, he tucked himself behind Guan Yutian.

Guan Yutian was already used to it.

In his eyes,

Zhang Qing was the sort who was not particularly brave, but would charge forward once his blood got pumping.

So it was normal for him to keep his head down most of the time.

However,

Zhang Qing, standing behind Guan Yutian, noticed

that the man kept glancing at Qian Fa, seemingly intentionally yet casually.

Heh.

This guy had inside information.

Qian Fa had probably already been exposed.

But...

Chief Guan, at least pretend better.

You keep looking at him. That's obviously suspicious.

What if he noticed something and transformed on the spot?

Then we'd be completely screwed!

Fortunately,

Qian Fa did not sense anything unusual.

Perhaps it thought

that infiltrating the Razor Organization was already incredibly impressive.

Going full undercover, huh? It knew how to play.

Soon,

the squad left Zi City through its gates.

Then they proceeded along the trade route.

Zhang Qing glanced around from the corner of his eye and occasionally caught sight of Blood Volume bars flashing past.

Fortune was found amid danger!

The bigger the waves, the pricier the fish!

Stay steady!

There were many Specters in the wild.

In fact, there really were a lot of them!

The moment a squad left the city, it would be watched.

But along the trade route, Razor had set bait countless times, slaughtering wave after wave of dim-witted Specters.

Therefore,

the ones left all had some brains.

They could only watch and did not dare come out and fight for real.

What if they leaped out of the bushes

and found dozens of burly men already waiting? Wouldn't that be awkward?

Those were lessons written in blood and tears.

This must be a conditioned reflex. This is how cities maintain the stability of trade routes between one another, Zhang Qing thought.

"Everyone, listen to my command!"

Suddenly, Guan Yutian spoke.

Zhang Qing's whole body tensed.

The surrounding grass rustled loudly.

The hidden Specters fled faster than rabbits.

They had become birds startled by the mere twang of a bowstring.

"Follow me! Charge forward!"

With that said.

Guan Yutian immediately accelerated into a sprint.

The squad members froze for a moment.

Then they hurried after him!