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Gao'erlufeisiteda was an evil god from African legend, a merciless killer born from humanity's many acts of slaughter—for survival, for wealth, and for **. The African continent had once been a living slaughterhouse. What were its creatures most afraid of? Their natural enemies? No. They feared humanity. Under human weapons, every means of survival was meaningless...

It was because of humanity's killing that Gao'erlufeisiteda came into being. It fulfilled the animals' wish. In just a few weeks, the human population of Africa plummeted. Humanity had become the prey. Resistance, struggle, escape—all were meaningless before Gao'erlufeisiteda. Its speed, its strength, its fury—all became people's most terrifying nightmare...

The only thing to be grateful for was that Gao'erlufeisiteda disappeared two months later, and peace returned to the African continent. People now understood what had provoked its anger. They did not go on another frenzied killing spree against animals. Instead, they hunted selectively. People made that choice, and new ways of life were created, such as farming. They no longer had to rely solely on hunting to survive...

There were still hunters who broke the rules from time to time, but they had to face the people of Africa, deeply changed by Gao'erlufeisiteda. Warriors wearing bull masks and carrying bows and arrows now fought for the animals...

Huang Ming had finished assimilating Flame Meteor and had now reached the area near Gao'erlufeisiteda. His task was to stop the lightning from striking Ming Jian and Kuo Ming. It was an extremely difficult job, but there was no choice. His ability was what he did for a living...

"There are three challengers? The maximum is seven. Hmm, you chose this yourselves, so let's begin! If you win, the item is yours. If you lose, you'll choose one person to lose half their power," Gao'erlufeisiteda announced to Ming Jian and the others.

Heming found it strange. What did it mean to challenge it? Weren't they deliberately fighting an enemy? He would have to ask about it later...

"Ah, no problem. Bring it on!" Ming Jian answered Gao'erlufeisiteda casually.

"Abyss Pain Strike!" Ming Jian's signature move sent him roaring toward Gao'erlufeisiteda, trailing four black streaks. The attack was so fast that Heming had no idea what had happened. Even Gao'erlufeisiteda was startled. Although it could read Ming Jian's movements, it couldn't tell when he would strike.

"Hey, don't just watch one side! I'm here too—Snake Pride Dragon!" Seeing that Gao'erlufeisiteda wasn't paying attention to him, Kuo Ming quickly unleashed his signature move. The flexible sword transformed astonishingly, becoming a dragon that charged at Gao'erlufeisiteda in an instant. It was a long-range attack: Kuo Ming stayed where he was, swinging the giant dragon as it repeatedly attacked Gao'erlufeisiteda from the right.

The lightning had started gathering as soon as Ming Jian attacked, but every time it reached a certain intensity, it was surrounded by blue light and assimilated. This seemed to be Huang Ming's ability...

"Fire Thunder Strike!" Gao'erlufeisiteda's ultimate move. It had no other choice now; it couldn't withstand Ming Jian and Kuo Ming's combined attacks, so it had to use its ultimate move at once.

Three birdlike arms rapidly gathered lightning and fire energy. A massive energy shield formed around Gao'erlufeisiteda, preventing Ming Jian and Kuo Ming's attacks from harming it directly.

"That was your ultimate move, right? Then this'll be over soon. Kuo Ming, I'll take it from here. Let me show you my new weapon." Ming Jian withdrew from his series of moves and stepped in front of Gao'erlufeisiteda.

Kuo Ming nodded and moved to Huang Ming's side. Together, they continued assimilating the ever-intensifying lightning.

Fire Thunder Strike gathered and compressed energy into a sharply lethal triangular projectile. Its main attributes were fire and lightning, though it also had a degree of physical explosive force. Neutralizing its fire and lightning attributes could dispel most of its destructive power.

"Actually, fire-and-lightning techniques are no effort for me now. A few days ago, before I reached Japan, I killed the Asian Fire God, Dentorbentes, all by myself. His power essence, Flame Shield, is in my hands. I don't think you're unaware of what Flame Shield is for, Gao'erlufeisiteda. If you insist on trying it, you'll be the one who needs several months to recover from your injuries!" Ming Jian advanced toward Gao'erlufeisiteda step by step. He brought out the Flame Shield, while the Chopping Sword in his other hand transformed into a streak of lightning...

"Wow, you actually killed Dentorbentes? I never would've guessed. No wonder you wanted to go alone!" Kuo Ming joked with Huang Ming from the sky. The two of them were assimilating the lightning, which took hardly any effort. They watched Ming Jian face off against Gao'erlufeisiteda from the sky, completely at ease.

Gao'erlufeisiteda didn't stop. Perhaps, like Dentorbentes, it would never give up, even if it was gravely wounded, for the sake of a god's dignity...

"Fire Thunder Strike!" A massive triangle shot straight out, its path surging with tremendous lightning and fire energy—pure energy that only a god could wield directly.

"Flame Shield!" Ming Jian controlled the Flame Shield, placing it in front of himself. It absorbed the fire energy at great speed, but the lightning energy passed through...

"Thunder Rain Freeze!" Ming Jian's Chopping Sword turned into countless raindrops and shot forward. Gao'erlufeisiteda's Fire Thunder Strike was broken so easily. Flame Shield's special ability had activated, reflecting three times the fire attack, but Ming Jian's technique merely dispersed the lightning.

Gao'erlufeisiteda poured all its energy into blocking the power reflected by Flame Shield, but the tremendous impact made serious injuries unavoidable...

"Human, you're lucky. I'll count this as my defeat. My power essence, Source of Control, lets you wield pure energy. Take it!" Gao'erlufeisiteda returned to its original form, handed Ming Jian a necklace, and disappeared.

"Ha, this is my second high-grade divine artifact. Damn, too bad it won't belong to me for long. Kuo Ming, Huang Ming, let's go. We still have things to do!" Ming Jian put away the necklace and called Kuo Ming and Huang Ming to leave.

Meanwhile, Ming Jie led the team onward to the place where Heming had found the Machine Monster. Heming also turned and ran back toward the tent...

Just how strong was Pitch Black? Heming didn't dare think about it...

Two days later, in Okinawa, Qiming and Rie returned to the company. Qiming was already back and had long since settled into his boss's chair. Perhaps that really was one of his hobbies.

"You're pretty lucky. You actually got to witness a battle against a god in person. Ha ha! Though most of what you saw was probably just shadows, right? Ah, never mind, you'll get used to it. All right, write up your mission report!" Qiming said to Heming with a grin.

Heming took out the Demon Sealing Bead, handed it to Qiming, and said, "This is what I found inside the aliens' Machine Monster. I'm not sure what it is." Then he handed over a detailed mission report that Rie had written...

Qiming finished reading Rie's report carefully, then said to her, "Not bad. You even took down two J-14 aliens. When you collect your reward, you'll get an extra two months' worth of magic power. All right, take a few days to rest. We'll call you when there's another mission. Remember to collect your prize first!" Qiming looked at the Demon Sealing Bead in his hand, bringing the debriefing to a close...

Heming collected the mission rewards from the item storage office: two Thorny Black Roses and a Magic Pill. The Magic Pill was probably the extra reward Qiming had mentioned.

When they returned to their lodgings, Rie swallowed the Magic Pill. Assimilating magic power took about five minutes, and that was more than enough time for Heming to melt the black roses.

The first black rose melted, and what appeared was... a pair of black silk gloves.

"Congratulations to this lucky team member on obtaining the Space Gloves! These gloves provide a ten-meter storage space where you can put any items and take them out whenever you like. To retrieve something, simply think of the item you want. If it's in the storage space, it will appear. To store something, touch the item and think of it. We hope you enjoy using them!" This reward was neither great nor bad. Hmm, he'd give them to Rie!

Then the second black rose melted. Ha, this time it was a big one. A staff?

"Congratulations to this lucky team member on obtaining a fake artifact, the Black Wood Staff! This staff reduces magic power consumption by ten percent, increases spell strength, and has a chance of casting a spell directly. We hope you enjoy using it!" He truly hadn't expected it. Both items were completely useless to Heming. Rie had already assimilated the Magic Pill, and she looked at the staff and gloves in Heming's hands with a bright smile.

Heming handed the items to Rie, then his phone rang...

"Hello, Heming? It's Deng. I'm in the New Business District in Miss, United States. Take some leave and come here. Yes, remember to bring Rie too. Something fun's happening here!"

"Take leave? How do I do that?"

"Good grief, you've never done it? Just go to your team leader and explain where you're going, who you're going with, and roughly how long you'll be gone. Hmm, ask for two months to start."

"Oh. What are we going to do? Can you tell me now?"

"Ah! I'll tell you when you get here. Anyway, it's definitely something fun!"

"Oh, all right. Then I'll head over tomorrow and call you when I get there. Is that okay?"

"Sure. I'll hang up now. Remember to call me when you arrive!"

"Okay!"

After putting away his phone, Heming said to Rie, "Zeng and Deng want us to go to Miss. He said something fun's happening and told us to take leave first. Are you going?"

Rie set down the staff and looked up at Heming. "Yeah. When are we leaving?"

"Probably tomorrow?"

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