Attack

A tall woman in white walked over. "There's a problem with the All-Seeing Eye? Even if you went blind, the All-Seeing Eye wouldn't have a problem."

The woman in white was named Yao Wenzhu. She was the head of the Precious Metals Group under the Financial Department of the Heavenly Eye System in the Ji Ling Federation, and the operator, Qu Wei, was her subordinate.

Within the Ji Ling Federation's organizational structure, they were merely a tiny branch of the intelligence department, nothing remarkable. Yet in reality, the information privileges they controlled were frighteningly extensive.

Though Yao Wenzhu did not believe anything could be wrong with the All-Seeing Eye, she still examined it seriously.

After a series of operations, Qu Wei pulled up several recordings from the All-Seeing Eye and began playing them.

The footage showed a man around twenty-five years old, carrying a backpack as he walked through various places. Then, as he walked, he suddenly vanished.

Qu Wei explained, "According to the records, this man is named Zhuang Hong. He is twenty-four this year, and claims his profession is Traveler. However, these records were entered a year and a half ago by Wu Miaomiao. Before that, we found no records of him at all, as if he had appeared out of thin air. Some of these videos were taken a year ago, while others were taken recently. In all of them, he suddenly appears, then suddenly disappears. The same is true when we check other monitoring records."

Yao Wenzhu's brows slowly furrowed. Her first reaction was not to suspect that the All-Seeing Eye had malfunctioned, but that something was wrong with Zhuang Hong.

She said slowly, "It seems this is more serious than we thought. There is very likely some mysterious organization we know nothing about that has mastered technology capable of freely blocking the All-Seeing Eye's detection. On the surface, it looks like only this man named Zhuang Hong is suspicious. But behind Zhuang Hong, there must be a vast mysterious organization... What exactly are they trying to do?"

Qu Wei's hair stood on end. "Then what do we do now?"

"Keep watch on this person at all times. The moment he is detected again, inform me immediately. I'll first apply to dispatch an investigation team to look into this matter. If possible, bring that man named Zhuang Hong back for questioning."

"Alright."

After leaving Ji Ling Star, Zhuang Hong had not gone far before he became sleepy...

So he found a place that looked comfortable and lay down.

He began reciting the spell that had worked once before. "Natural enemy, don't come, I'm begging you!"

And so, just after Zhuang Hong fell asleep, a natural enemy suddenly attacked.

"This spell doesn't work anymore!"

"Buzzz~"

A tremendous buzzing sounded beside him. Accompanied by violent winds, a huge shadow abruptly appeared and pounced at Zhuang Hong.

It was a blue-green insect larger than a helicopter, similar to a dragonfly, with six pairs of wings.

Dimensional Sight!

Zhuang Hong activated his special spatial vision and immediately saw the color emitted by the Dragonfly Monster's Source Power.

Dark green!

This was a green natural enemy. Judging from the intensity of its Source Power, it was only slightly weaker than Zhuang Hong. However, with its ability to fly and its enormous size, it appeared evenly matched with him.

Zhuang Hong kicked off the ground, his body launching upward and making the Dragonfly Monster's pounce miss.

At the same time, he spread both hands and sprayed out massive amounts of Fine Silk, casting it over the Dragonfly Monster. In the blink of an eye, it wrapped around the monster's wings, attempting to restrict its flight.

Then Zhuang Hong was carried into the air by the Dragonfly Monster.

Like a person dangling from a rope beneath an airplane, he had nowhere to exert force.

Zhuang Hong could only sever the Fine Silk in his hands. After two leaps, he landed atop a large tree and frowned at the Dragonfly Monster.

"So what if you can fly?"

"Crack crack crack~"

Zhuang Hong removed his backpack and casually hung it nearby. His Right Hand closed loosely, and a dark-red longsword formed within it, reflecting a faint, icy gleam.

At the same time, large amounts of chitin surged from his body, forming a full suit of armor that wrapped him tightly from head to toe, leaving only his eyes and breathing holes exposed.

In the blink of an eye, he had become an armored warrior.

His eyes remained fixed on the Dragonfly Monster. As it swooped toward him, he kicked off the ground.

Ejection!

Boom!

The tree trunk exploded, and Zhuang Hong shot out like a cannonball, swinging the longsword in his hand as he did.

Slash!

A dark-red gleam flashed.

Zhuang Hong and the Dragonfly Monster passed each other.

Splat!

Green mucus erupted as the Dragonfly Monster's enormous head detached from its body and fell downward.

Its body flew on for some distance before losing balance and crashing to the ground.

By then, Zhuang Hong's dark-red armor was covered in scratches of varying depths.

They had clearly been left by the Dragonfly Monster's ten sharp claws during that instant when they crossed paths.

If not for the armor's protection, his body would likely have been raked until it was dripping with blood.

Zhuang Hong put away his sword and armor, staring at the Dragonfly Monster's corpse as he swallowed.

"If I devour it, I might be able to evolve into a Blue Monster!"

Yet just as he reached out to eat, he abruptly stopped.

Another natural enemy had attacked.

"Rustle rustle~!"

Zhuang Hong withdrew his hand and glanced back.

Not far from him, a strange creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a mantis slowly crossed over from another space, like a leopard poised to strike.

The combination of mantis and human looked exceptionally bizarre. Coupled with that twisted, frenzied face, it made Zhuang Hong's skin crawl slightly.

Most importantly, the Source Power within this Mantis Monster glowed a pale blue.

Its quality was one level higher than his.

He couldn't beat it!

Zhuang Hong thought, Here to steal my food? It's a little hard to let it go, but I won't fight it for it. There's no need.

Thus, large amounts of chitin formed across Zhuang Hong's body again, becoming a suit of armor. Holding his longsword, he slowly backed away.

As though it had no reason at all, the Mantis Monster stared at Zhuang Hong with black eyes tinged red. It did not so much as glance at the Dragonfly Monster's corpse.

"Shriek hahahaha!"

Seeing Zhuang Hong retreat, it opened its mouth and let out a piercing howl before launching straight at him.

Two enormous, razor-sharp scythes hung beneath the monster's waist and abdomen. They had already opened slightly, slanting toward Zhuang Hong's waist and neck like snapping jaws.

"It's coming for me?"

Zhuang Hong turned and ran.

Ejection!

Boom!

A muffled thud sounded beneath his feet, and his entire body rapidly launched forward, causing the Mantis Monster's scythe strike to bite empty air.

"Shriek ha~"

The monster shrieked, its four legs moving swiftly as it chased tightly behind Zhuang Hong. The two wings on its back spread and beat madly to accelerate, and the distance between them actually grew shorter and shorter.

Zhuang Hong frowned, barely widening the distance with Ejection.

He understood that he could not shake off this Mantis Monster.

"In that case..."

With a thought, he flung a large mass of nearly invisible Fine Silk behind him, directly casting it over the Mantis Monster.

The Mantis Monster repeatedly swung its scythes, cutting through the Fine Silk Zhuang Hong had scattered, and let out triumphant cackles.

Yet it failed to notice that the severed Fine Silk was quietly settling over its body.

When the moment was right, Zhuang Hong suddenly pulled his hand back.

Swish!

The Fine Silk tightened, tangling the Mantis Monster's four swiftly moving jointed legs and the wings beating behind it.

The Mantis Monster, racing at high speed, immediately lost its balance and toppled to the ground. It struggled fiercely and tore apart the Fine Silk on its body, only to discover that more and more Fine Silk was covering it, gradually making its legs and wings impossible to move.

Before it could understand what had gone wrong, it saw a spike growing larger in its vision.

Splat!

Its head was pierced clean through, snapping backward.

Having succeeded with one strike, Zhuang Hong instinctively stopped and turned around, sweeping his sword sideways.

Slash!

A flash of sword light passed by. The monster's head separated from its body, and its torso struggled and twitched for a moment before becoming still.

Zhuang Hong, who had retreated far away after that single slash, was utterly stunned.

"It's dead? Just like that? Could this be a trick..."