Act05 The Ray of Light

Chapter 749: Act.05 [Ray of Light]

Foreword: Hunger always accompanies genius. --Mark Twain

[Part ①: A Flash of Inspiration]

We're safe, for now.

Waves of bizarre spiritual pressure fluctuations swept in from upstream, their surging undercurrents hiding countless terrifying Blood Hawks.

This was all thanks to Faykwood Abby's psionic research experiments. These Fishman hybrids had caught the scent of fresh blood, following the trail of the messenger troops to catch up with Judas—to taste the immortal flesh of Lingguang Buddha.

After repelling the first wave of attacks, Billy Horn, supported by Judas, dragged his exhausted and weary body back to the cabin.

He had returned victorious once more, but there was no hearty laughter, no celebratory toasts.

Because he knew this terrible weather would continue—

—In Inaho Prefecture, an extraordinary natural disaster had already struck.

Unless this spiritual pressure environment returned to normal, the surrounding animals, plants, and even lichen and microbial communities would slowly turn into derivatives of the spiritual disaster.

The Arab man beside him was no pushover either. He possessed monstrous strength, capable of wielding a rock-breaking pickaxe to shatter the Gate of Death of a Blood Hawk. He was likely a blood-recipient unit.

Fay Frosslyn immediately took out a medicine bottle and gave Billy the few remaining drops from last time.

With the potion, he gradually regained some strength, and the wound on his chest began to heal. This was good news.

He could barely keep his eyes open. His body had consumed too much energy, having had three close encounters with mythical units—Billy Horn's spirit was on the verge of collapse.

"Why."

He leaned against the window, tearing open his tattered work clothes, watching the muscles in his chest heal and gradually reshape into hard, iron-like contours. These were the traces of the Gunsmith teacher's