The Terror of the Aberrants, a Glimmer of Hope Amid Despair

If reliable testing methods cannot be found for an extended period, panic is likely to spread and fester among the population.

"Have any clues been discovered on the various fronts? The sudden appearance of the Aberrants suggests that there should be a prototype of them in the God's Domain world."

"Only by finding their weaknesses can we defeat them one by one! Also, inquire in various cities for any information about the Aberrants."

"Oh right, and there's Chongxing! With his strength and level, he should have more information than us. Perhaps he can provide clues about the Aberrants!"

Zhang Mingzhen soon received a message from "Qin Xiao Youhui".

The main purpose is to gather information about the Aberrants.

The other party hopes to obtain information about the weaknesses or habits of Aberrants from him.

"I am aware of the situation in the capital."

"However, I don't know any specific information about the Aberrants either."

"I had never encountered Aberrants before reaching level 60."

"However, regarding the issue of the Aberrants, I have thought of a possible clue," Zhang Mingzhen's thought.

Qin Xiao Youhui had already given up hope, suddenly perked up and hurriedly asked:

Do you know how to determine if someone has been infected and become Aberrants?

Tell me quickly!

"Now, various forces both inside and outside the capital are starting to stir. If we, the authorities, don't come up with a clear statement soon, they might start making trouble."

"And then, the situation that has finally stabilized will likely descend into chaos again!"

Zhang Mingzhen thought of it by chance at this moment.

The achievement shop was previously open, offering a large number of redeemable items.

To save time on the round trips to exchange items, he simply exchanged for all kinds of items that required fewer points in the early stages, including an item called "Profound Clarity Mirror".

After exchanging the item, he assumed he had mistakenly exchanged it for something useless, so he left it unused.

I never imagined it would come in handy now.

"Profound Clarity Mirror: Can detect player information, confirm player status, identify negative statuses and abnormal statuses such as possession and parasitism, with an effective range covering a radius of ten kilometers."

The world of God's Domain will never allow players to casually use 1,000 achievement points to exchange for a meaningless item.

Obviously, there will be times when it will be needed.

Looking back now, the parasitic state of the Aberrants was very likely within the range that the Profound Clarity Mirror could detect!

After making this deduction, he placed the Profound Clarity Mirror he had redeemed in his residence, making it cover half of the neighborhood, which also added an extra layer of protection, allowing him to enter the game with greater peace of mind.

After doing all this, Zhang Mingzhen immediately informed Qin Xiao Youhui about the "Profound Clarity Mirror".

The other party was also quick-witted and immediately grasped the key point.

Her previous worries vanished instantly. She quickly thanked him and then promptly reported the situation to the management of the Capital Legion Guild.

Upon receiving Qin Xiao Youhui, the entire Legion Guild's leadership breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as there's a solution!"

"This can be considered an explanation to those brave warriors who went out to war!"

Soon, the Legion Guild exchanged for the Profound Clarity Mirror in the God's Domain.

They immediately notified the player teams waiting outside the city and arranged for them to enter the city one by one through the area shrouded in mirror light at the designated city gate.

The players outside the city finally breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts, which had been hanging in suspense for days, gradually returning to normal.

"I almost thought I was going to be caught by my own people... Luckily, I found a way to verify my identity. Even I can't guarantee that there won't be any problems."

"Let's hurry into the city, we're almost behind on the mission progress."

Legion Guild players were responsible for covering the rear, followed by players from other guilds and clans, then Rogue Players and ordinary players.

Those who enter the city can receive resource subsidies from the government, which is an important reason why everyone is willing to participate in the war.

This is also because the game can materialize a large amount of resources; otherwise, resources would definitely be scarce if farmland were abandoned.

They naturally didn't know that, for the Skyfall Game, the World Source energy was the highest form of energy, and that ordinary food and supplies were simply things that could be synthesized from low-level energy and basic material elements.

This is as easy as taking candy from a baby for the Game System.

As the players passed through the city gate one by one, each of them subconsciously looked up at the bright mirror hanging high above the gate.

Although they appeared calm on the surface, they couldn't help but feel uneasy when it came to actually passing the test, fearing that something unusual might be reflected in the mirror.

Suddenly, the mirror's radiance surged, and a beam of red light burst forth from one of the players in the crowd...

"Take him down! The rest of you, stop where you are! Maintain order!"

The guards, who were prepared, immediately stepped forward and subdued the player.

"I have no problem!"

"I'm from the Xuanyuan Guild! I came with my teammates!" the player exclaimed in panic.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding guild members quickly backed away, hastily distancing themselves from him.

"We're not familiar with each other! We barely communicated during the fight! We're innocent!"

No matter how he tried to explain, he was eventually taken away and placed under strict guard.

Unless one can provide conclusive evidence to prove they are normal—but in such cases, that chance is almost nonexistent.

Alarmingly, after all the players who went into battle were screened upon entering the city, nearly three hundred of them showed abnormalities.

This group of people was temporarily detained outside the city, including Wang Mengyan and one of her Fixed Team.

The teammate had remained silent since being imprisoned until everyone was told that he would have to stay outside the city for an extended period, at which point he suddenly erupted.

"It's all your fault! You're the one who ruined me! Why did you drag others down with you when you wanted to die!" Facing certain death, fear finally overwhelmed him.

In fact, he had already sensed something was wrong with his body, but he still clung to a sliver of hope.

And now even that last glimmer of hope has been extinguished.

Wang Mengyan is now finally tasting the bitter fruit of her past willfulness.

She crouched on the ground, covering her face with her hands, unable to face her former teammates.

If she could go back in time, she would definitely heed her father's advice.

Faced with her teammates' scolding, she remained silent, listlessly waiting for the end of the game.

When the Wang Family learned that their clansmen had been detained, they wanted to find a way to rescue them, but they also knew that their own family was currently in a precarious situation.

No one dared to question the authority of the Profound Clarity Mirror.

These are the rules of the game.

They could only ask the guards for some care through their connections, and a faint hope remained in their hearts—that she would return alive one day.

"There should be a skill to remove negative buffs, right?"

There must be.

Just a few days later, news arrived.

All three hundred people have undergone Mutation Tier and will be dealt with on the spot.

With this announcement, the Wang Family's last glimmer of hope was completely extinguished.

Gao Linzhi glanced over and knew that this meant it would be difficult for humans to confidently confront the Aberrants head-on.

If you confront them directly, you will get infected.

In that case, who would dare to go to the battlefield?

However, he had already given certain people a cheat code.

Therefore, there is still a solution to this problem.

That depends on whether they can handle it themselves.

Dragon Han Capital's narrow escape from death serves as a wake-up call for countries and major cities around the world.

Almost every region used achievement points to exchange for Profound Clarity Mirror and established special investigation teams nationwide.

They carried magical mirrors with them and conducted regular, comprehensive cleanups of various areas, determined to completely eradicate any potential Aberrants.

As a token of their gratitude, the Legion Guild gifted Chongxing many rare items.

Items like the Spirit Realm Fish and Double Experience Pill saved him a lot of Gold Coin and achievement points, which Zhang Mingzhen accepted with ease.

He also felt the charm of the new era.

In the past, he wouldn't have had the right to bargain.

During this time, he challenged the dungeon to the Destroy the Wolf Barbarian Clan and their escape again, and once again obtained three pieces of gold equipment and a unique Skill Book.

Luck still didn't seem to be on his side—this time, the skill he obtained wasn't his class skill, but rather one exclusive to assassins.

The name itself tells you it's a practical technique.

[Shadow Clone: An assassin-exclusive skill.]

"After one second of chanting, summon a shadow clone that exists for 60 seconds and possesses 80% of the original's combat power and attributes."

"The clone can use all of the original's skills; cooldown time: 180 seconds."

This skill is pretty good.

Especially when burst damage is needed.

Looking at the Skill Book in his hand, he sighed softly.

I have to wait another week before I can try again.

For two weeks in a row, I've gotten Skill Book for other classes... With seven classes in God's Domain, could it be that the Priest's skill book is going to be saved for last?

He shook his head, dismissing the ominous thought.

As usual, the skill attributes are first displayed in the world, and then listed in the system auction house for bidding.

"Shadow Clone! Finally, it's our assassin's exclusive skill's turn to shine! Everyone, make way, this assassin player is about to make their appearance!"

"Two against one is still considered a professional skill?"

"This is ridiculously overpowered! We strongly demand that assassins be nerfed! This skill is clearly beyond what's acceptable."

"The person upstairs is talking nonsense. Even if it's beyond the scope of the curriculum, can it be more outrageous than an archer?"

"They even dare to steal other people's output data. We assassins are just calling in temporary helpers, who will only exist for sixty seconds at most!" Big Gold Tooth said.

Sixty seconds is too short? You can get so much done in that time!

"Speaking of Big Gold Tooth, it seems your dream of being number one is a long way off. The Great God Chongxing is already leaving you completely in the dust, with Skill Book every week."

Big Gold Tooth was clearly watching the forum and replied instantly, "How dare I compare myself to the masters? We're just small fry. They rely on real skill (cheating). I can't figure out that kind of method, so I gave up on it a long time ago!"

"Wandering Shadow" stared at the description of the assassin's exclusive skills, his eyes almost blazing with fire. "Big brother! Dear big brother! Help me take a picture of this! I need to talk to the clan about it! They lost face completely last time to some unknown guild, they have to get their revenge this time!"

"You think saving face is so easy?"

"The price of Skill Book will naturally drop once more people farm them."

"It's not worth spending too many Gold Coin now, otherwise the first book wouldn't have only fetched 13,000 Gold Coin."

"How could our clan possibly fight against the major guilds for your sake? Give up that idea as soon as possible."

Perhaps because he hadn't acquired his own unique skill, the Wandering Arrow also started to discourage his younger brother.

Although he had applied to his family for bidding, the final decision was ultimately not in his hands.

"I don't care! If we lose to another guild this time, I might as well join the Legion Guild!"

The same dialogue was playing out almost simultaneously inside the Century Imperial City.

"Cousin, you absolutely have to help me this time! This Skill Book truly lives up to its reputation as an assassin's exclusive; the effects are so powerful! I'm so excited, my heart is pounding, I just can't resist!"

As an assassin, "Yes Yes Yes??" understands better than anyone what "Shadow Clone" mean to this profession.

Whether in dungeons or PvP—battling other players—this is a key skill capable of turning the tide of battle.

For this reason, he even spoke up to his cousin, who usually didn't want to bother him too much.

He rarely bothered his cousin and family with personal matters in the past, but this time he was truly eager to do so.

"Don't worry, I've already contacted the family. We'll do everything we can to secure this."

"We gave the other guilds some face last time. If they knew what was good for them, they shouldn't have tried to steal it this time."

"We mainly need to be wary of the other major guilds. Dragon Map has a Jing He is also an assassin; we'll probably have to contend with them."

The Dragon Diagram Guild is indeed interested in competing this time.

Dragon Diagram Frenzy has already declared that he will acquire this Skill Book for Dragon Diagram Jinghe.

"Relax, the only one with the strength to compete with us is probably Century Imperial City."

"Other guilds, lacking top-tier assassins, will at least give them some face."

Although Dragon Diagram Jinghe was extremely eager, he also understood that he was not a direct member of Dragon Map, and it was already commendable that the chairman was willing to do his best.

"I'm very grateful that the president is willing to help."

"Yes Yes Yes?? Those are assassins too. Their family will probably go all out."

"I can wait for another opportunity."

"When it's time to fight, you have to fight."

"In this day and age, how can we get by without taking a gamble? Don't worry."

The enthusiasm for this auction was no less than that for the first one.

Especially since players from various countries have just experienced fierce battles with other races, they are eager to improve their strength.

Assassins have always been one of the core combat forces in major guilds, so naturally they will not be let go easily.

However, the major guilds have their own tacit understanding, and they won't completely tear each other apart over a Skill Book.

After all, these Skill Book will be repeated in the future.

Although Dragon Map and Century Imperial City got a little carried away during the final bidding, the basic rules were still followed.

In the end, the Dragon Diagram Guild won the bid with a bold move, paying 13,500 Gold Coin, thus demonstrating their strength.

Looking at the extra 13,000 Gold Coin in his account, Zhang Mingzhen finally felt a little less frustrated about not getting the Skill Book.

"Let's continue."

He continued to hunt down wild monsters around the Wolf Barbarian Palace that day.

Now equipped with four pieces of growth-type equipment that require experience to level up, the speed of leveling up is much slower than before, so I have to be more diligent than ever.

As he was engrossed in grinding, a system announcement suddenly resounded throughout the entire server.

System announcement: "Congratulations to player 'Chosen One' from 12th District for discovering the coordinates of Sky City!"

"The Pet Championship is about to begin. Please check the Sky City Pet Plaza bulletin board for details on the competition rules."

"The Chosen One" is just an Ordinary Player from the 12th District. If there's anything special about him, it's probably that his Summoned Beast is a duck.

"Lovebond Duck: A black iron-grade spirit duck that spends its entire life searching for its destined love. This breed consists only of males."

"It needs to bond with other birds in order to reproduce."

He found a Summoned Beast egg by chance in the wild, which led to this connection.

The hatching process, filled with anticipation, ultimately yielded only an ordinary duckling.

If it weren't for the system clearly indicating that it was a Black Iron level combat power, it would look no different from an ordinary domestic duck.