The Impact

"This..."

The next moment, a gap appeared at the bottom of the mask, revealing the mouth underneath.

His lips parted, and a black breath, mixed with a strong stench of Pollution, burst forth as if leaking from the Abyss.

No, this is the power from the Abyss.

The Worsening Breath.

The viscous, vibrating energy seemed to tear through space, causing those within to scream in agony.

Four Demon Claw slammed down, grabbing two unsuspecting Transcendent and tearing them in two instantly.

Having swiftly and decisively completed their attack, the two Black-Robed Man prayed simultaneously, then, drawing upon the power of some being from a distant void, vanished from the scene.

At the same time, three Black-Robed Man also arrived at the last stronghold.

After a brief battle, more than a dozen corpses were left at the scene.

The usual place, in the familiar living room.

After waiting for more than an hour, the man suddenly received a message.

The message was simple. "The Horned Worm Cave is finished."

His brows furrowed sharply, and he raised his head incredulously.

Everyone else looked at him too.

"The Horned Worm Cave has been destroyed," he said, trembling.

"What?" The eldest brother was also slightly taken aback.

Is this for real?

Even if it's true, isn't it all happening way too fast?

"The news from over there should be true." The man put down his phone and glanced at the old man sitting not far away.

The old man squinted and thought for a while, but didn't say anything.

However, as everyone knows, he was actually quite shocked inside.

"Could this be fake news?"

As they were thinking this, the door was pushed open.

A blonde girl walked in.

"We've located three strongholds. I personally took care of the one you provided, which is... the boxing gym."

With a toss, several photos fell to the ground.

One of them was thrown in front of the man.

He glanced at it, and his expression changed slightly.

Because the person lying there was a man named Xing Wenshan, and his head was separated from his body, so he looked like he was dead.

Chapter 163 Influence

After a moment of silence, the old man spoke first.

He readily took out the Purple Crystal Coin he had prepared beforehand and placed them on the table.

"This is your payment."

Her words already carried a sense of respect, and everyone present knew that this girl was a promoted individual.

"Very good, this collaboration was very pleasant." The blonde girl calmly hung the purse on her waist and stood up to leave.

Only after she had completely disappeared from sight did the atmosphere at the scene ease slightly.

The man looked at Xing Wenshan's photo, still reeling from the shock.

In just one hour, the person who had been his enemy for so long was already dead.

For the girl, it seemed like she had done something very easy.

The Horned Worm Cave, a force considered invincible by the local Hidden Circle, was wiped out overnight.

The boss was speechless.

He looked at the man carefully, thought for a long time, and then asked in an incredulous tone, "Just who is the powerful force behind that woman?"

"I don't know either. Like I said, I just met her randomly at a party. I was just trying my luck and wanted to ask her to help me target Xing Wenshan. Who knew she would take down the Horned Worm Cave as well?"

"Smoothly..."

The eldest brother gave a wry smile.

It must be admitted that the world of the extraordinary is indeed dangerous.

"One thing is certain: the force behind that blonde girl is definitely not local to Jiankong City. It seems they just arrived here." The old man began to analyze based on his experience.

Upon hearing his words, both of them looked over.

"You mean, that blonde girl comes from some foreign society."

"Indeed, there must be a reason why they came to our place. Judging from how easily they wiped out the Horned Worm Cave, they probably deployed multiple Transcendent and attacked multiple strongholds simultaneously in a short period of time. They even found the strongholds that we had been searching for a long time without success."

At this point, the old man said with a serious expression, "The secrets behind this may be beyond our understanding."

"Old man, do you mean we're very likely to get caught up in this?"

"No, generally speaking, it shouldn't be that bad, but I still advise you to keep a low profile. Originally, it wouldn't be a big deal, but with this force coming, our little place will definitely be in turmoil. That kind of giant society is far beyond our imagination, and we should avoid even talking about it." The old man sighed. "We've had contact with that woman, and no one knows if we'll be targeted by some force because of this, so the best thing to do is... pretend nothing happened."

At this point, he suddenly frowned, as if he had thought of something, and looked up at the man. "I remember you said that when you first met her, the girl asked you about you?"

"Yes, I actually provided almost no useful information, but she still paid me one Purple Crystal Coin."

"What did he ask?" The old man squinted.

"It seems to be... the Fading Lamp Society. Yes, that's what the blonde girl was asking about."

"The Fading Lamp Society ... I've never heard of it." The old man thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Then this matter is very likely related to this society."

"Damn, this is really bad," the man couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

He initially thought it was just an ordinary matter, but as the girl took action, he realized that the truth was beyond his control.

After a strange silence fell over the scene, the boss's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he quickly took out his phone.

A little over a minute later...

"Damn, the Fading Lamp Society,' I was wondering why that sounded so familiar."

"What?" the old man asked, looking at him.

"The news about Lianwen a while ago."

He pushed his phone onto the table.

After a quick glance, everyone fell silent.

This level of organization is one that the provincial occult bureau would pay close attention to, and even go so far as to use the power of ordinary people to search for.

Unexpectedly, the girl came for this very reason.

Judging from the questions she asked, it's clear she wasn't an individual member of the Fading Lamp Society.

"Could it be an enemy of the Fading Lamp Society? Or perhaps an agent of the Shadow Bureau? No... the Shadow Bureau is unlikely. It seems that even if it's not a force of the Fading Lamp Society's caliber, it can't be too far off."

"In that case, everyone needs to be even more careful from now on."

"Understood."

Unbeknownst to Miss Cannon Fodder Number 30, such a conversation took place when she left.

In fact, it doesn't matter anyway.

Her gains from this attack on the Horned Worm Cave were actually quite good.

The attack was so sudden that the enemy didn't even have time to retaliate.

They acquired many of the extraordinary items that belonged to them.

"This power is quite wealthy."

It's no wonder that a society with three or four or more Black Iron Rank Transcendent can be considered one of the top in a small city like this.

Upon opening the bag and seeing the items inside, Miss Cannon Fodder No. 30 took out two of them.

That is, the most useful... and the most precious among them.

The first item is a divination tool.

An irregularly shaped gemstone.

The effect of this thing is to present the scene of the divination site in a slightly abstract way.

Although it's abstract, in the hands of a skilled person, its accuracy is still high.

Divination items are valuable in themselves, but the greatest value of this particular item lies in its effectiveness against enemies of any level. Its only drawback is that the stronger the opponent or the more powerful their counter-divination abilities, the more abstract and biased the information obtained will be.

But...

If we were to use normal divination methods, we would be completely helpless against anti-divination techniques of the Mithril Rank.

But the amazing thing about this thing is that even though the accuracy of your divination is reduced, at least you can know a result.

Even the most abstract result is still a result, and we might be able to analyze something from it.

[Confusing Information Gem (White)]

[Effect: After divination, the target's information will be displayed on the gem. The greater the interference, the weaker the effect.]

Besides the one mentioned above, the other item is purely for combat.

[Apply a death charm (white)]

[Effect: When applied to the body, it makes one look like a dead person.]

This thing may seem useless, but we know from the enemy's knowledge that it is quite expensive.

If we encounter a formidable opponent someday, we might be able to use it; if not, we'll sell it.

After thinking about it, I decided to just put the other items into the reserve as mission rewards, to be given to T0 or T1 level Dusk members later.

"There are still 360 Purple Crystal Coin left, oh my god."

Seeing the seized money, Miss Cannon Fodder No. 30 felt she had never been so rich.

It can only be said that this power has a solid foundation, but the opponents they encountered were too outrageous.

"Next time I can go to the Black Gold Secret Society and see if they have anything better. Hmm... no need to rush, truly high-value items aren't worth a mere 360 Purple Crystal Coin."

Moreover, compared to extraordinary items, more information about advancement is extremely important.

This time, we acted too hastily. We didn't expect that after killing the guild master, we wouldn't get any information about his promotion.

There were none in the entire Horned Worm Cave.

There was only strange information about a certain earthworm king, and after testing, it was determined that the earthworm god probably did not exist.

However, just in case, Miss Cannon Fodder No. 30 still remembered it.

"By the way, this matter has caused quite a stir. The local Shadow Bureau or the Light-Praying Church might take it into consideration. It might be necessary to establish connections between the two places."

Ye Qian was very efficient. With her multiple bodies, she easily made the Mystic Thread pass through the two places.

The Shadow Bureau did react somewhat, but seemed uninterested, exchanging only a few words before giving up.

"Just like always."

What kind of sense of responsibility can you expect from someone who gets paid?

Moreover, the Shadow Bureau is only concerned with maintaining the stability of the Kingdom of Order. As long as nothing outrageous happens, they really don't want to get involved in the numerous absurd disputes within the Hidden Realm.