Escape (I)

During this time, the reincarnators have become familiar with each other, and some have formed temporary alliances. Of course, those with the highest combat power are still the most popular, and many reincarnators are willing to team up with the strongest.

However, Li Wei released his combat power at the opportune moment.

"This... this person is incredibly strong, their combat power is probably at least A-level!" One of the reincarnators exclaimed in terror upon sensing the powerful aura.

The reincarnator next to him smiled wryly and said, "He is indeed A-rank, but he is definitely the strongest among all the reincarnators present. Didn't you see that even those A2-rank individuals were forced to retreat by this aura?"

The reincarnator who spoke first saw that, sure enough, the A2 level who had been so arrogant just moments before was now as timid as a kitten, not daring to utter a sound.

"Could this person's combat strength have reached A3?" He swallowed hard, looked at his own combat strength which had just reached B3, and looked miserable.

Seeing that everyone had their attention, Li Wei announced loudly, "I need six teammates. I wonder who among you would like to join us!"

Teaming up with an A3-level powerhouse was a rare opportunity, so just as Li Wei had predicted, the reincarnators eagerly promoted themselves.

"Boss, I'm a B1 level, please let me join. I promise I won't hold you back!"

"You dare to talk back when you're only a B1? Brother, I'm a B3, let me join!"

"I'm at level A1..."

"..."

Seeing the noisy group of reincarnators, Li Wei knew it was about time, so he waved his hand, and the surroundings immediately quieted down. Li Wei chuckled and said, "With so many of you, I don't know whose advice to take. Why don't I choose?"

The reincarnators, upon hearing this, agreed that it made sense, so they stood still, hoping that Lady Luck would reward them.

Li Wei, however, spotted the six people and extended his finger.

"You... you... and you..."

The six people pointed out reacted in different ways. Some looked pleasantly surprised, some were terrified, and some were expressionless. Li Wei remembered all of these reactions.

"Everyone else, spread out!" Li Wei said in a deep voice, and immediately all the reincarnators around him kept a distance from the six people.

"Please bring out your Yellow Paper and sign this Teammate Contract to confirm!" Li Wei took out a scroll and kept observing the reactions of the six people.

A female reincarnator and a middle-aged male reincarnator were the first to summon their respective Yellow Paper, while the remaining four remained still.

Those with Yellow Paper can basically be identified as reincarnated individuals. This narrows down the pool again; among these four people, one is an 'outlier'.

Of the remaining four people, three were men and one was a woman, all of whom were quite powerful. The strongest of them, who had A1-level combat strength, had a gloomy expression as he looked at Li Wei.

"I didn't agree to join your team. Aren't you being a bit too self-important?" the man in black said in a deep voice, seemingly unafraid of Li Wei.

"Hehe, that's not up to you, unless you want to die!" Li Wei wasn't annoyed, but he simply added the man in black to his list of targets.

The man in black was immediately speechless.

"And what about you? You don't want to join either?" Li Wei looked at the other three with a friendly expression.

At this moment, a somewhat overweight reincarnator quickly said, "No, that's not what I meant. I just want to think about it some more. After all, as teammates, we need to get to know each other better. My Liu Qian..."

As he spoke, the fat man smiled and extended his hand.

Is this a handshake?

If someone were an outcast, they wouldn't so easily have physical contact with others, so this fat man can be ruled out.

Li Wei extended his hand and shook hands with the fat man.

The last two were a woman dressed provocatively, wearing armor resembling a short skirt and covered in various weapons. There were short swords, daggers, and some metal buckles and wires that Li Wei couldn't recognize. But the most conspicuous thing was the gloved hands she wore, with sharp metal claws attached. Judging from this equipment, she should be a close-combat fighter skilled in speed and assassination, somewhat like an assassin from the Diablo world.

The last one was a pale-faced young man, swaying precariously, hunched over, supported by a cane covered in skulls. When he saw Li Wei, he only managed a smile that looked more like a grimace.

With the help of the Eye of Perception and the young man's attire, Li Wei deduced that he was likely a wizard skilled in necromancy.

So, will the outcast be between the two of them?

I just had a brief encounter with these four people, and I still can't determine who the outcast is. Is forcing them to produce the Yellow Paper the only solution?

Thinking of this, Li Wei was stunned!

Yes, why not? This is the simplest and most direct way. Moreover, if you bring it up first, you'll have the upper hand in the conversation.

And most importantly, if we follow the An Hei logic, if that outcast didn't have the Yellow Paper, then he probably wouldn't even know what the mission was!

However, if the reincarnators had just communicated with each other, the 'outsider' might have already extracted mission information from others. In any case, it's safer to force them to show the Yellow Paper.

With this plan in mind, Li Wei took a deep breath and stated his request.

"I suspect that the anomaly mentioned in the mission is among you four. Therefore, to prove you are reincarnators, please summon your Yellow Paper. The one without Yellow Paper is the anomaly!"

Li Wei raised his aura to its peak, and the four people in front of him all changed their expressions drastically. No one expected that Li Wei, who had just been all smiles, would suddenly reveal his ferocious fangs.

Upon hearing this, the other reincarnators realized what was going on and surrounded the four people. After all, the reward for finding the anomaly was an S-rank Skill Book, something everyone would want.

An Hei in the distance nodded. He knew that Li Wei's move would definitely drive that 'outcast' to a dead end.

Even if the other party doesn't summon the Yellow Paper, the other three people will definitely summon Yellow Paper to clear their names and prove they aren't aliens. After all, being mistaken for an alien is no joke, and everyone else is an 'alien'.

Now, let's see how that outlier will slip up!

Sure enough, one of the four people couldn't withstand the pressure and tried to summon the Yellow Paper. Seeing this, Li Wei finally smiled. Soon, the answer would be revealed.

Just then, a sphere suddenly rolled onto the floor, then exploded, spewing out large amounts of purple smoke, plunging the scene into chaos.

"Damn it, it's poison gas!" Li Wei knew that the other side must have realized that they were about to be exposed, so they used this method to confuse the situation.

However, the mission has not officially begun; this is an absolutely sealed room, and no one can leave from here.

Although he wasn't afraid of the poisonous smoke, it didn't mean Zheng Yutong and An Hei weren't. Li Wei quickly used his Devouring Ability. A green light flashed in Li Wei's right eye, and a powerful suction force emanated, breaking down all the poisonous smoke and then absorbing it into his right eye.

The process was swift; without attracting the attention of the other reincarnators, Li Wei abruptly stopped the absorption. The poisonous mist in the room had thinned and disappeared. Li Wei quickly looked towards where the four people were standing, and his expression changed.

There are only three people left.

One person is missing!

The man in black, the female assassin, and the Necromancer were all still there, but the fat man named Liu Qian was missing.

Is that fat guy some kind of 'outcast'?

When the other reincarnators discovered the missing person, they realized that the fat man must be suspicious, and he was likely the anomaly. Moreover, if he were a reincarnator, he wouldn't be able to leave the room before the mission officially started. Perhaps the anomaly wasn't subject to this restriction and released poisonous smoke as cover just before being exposed, then escaped.

This seems to be the only reasonable explanation.

Just then, everyone heard the notification that the mission had officially begun.

The reincarnators left the room one after another. Li Wei walked up to Zheng Yutong and An Hei with a puzzled look on his face. He really couldn't figure out how the fat man had disappeared.

An Hei patted Li Wei on the shoulder and chuckled, "Let's put this aside for now. That anomaly is definitely not a simple character. Completing the main quest is the most important thing now!"

Li Wei was well aware of this, so he had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being.

In fact, they had no choice but to let go, because all the reincarnators, including Li Wei, went through a life-or-death escape.

After the mission officially began, more than ten Sacred Dragons, each twice the size of a normal dragon, attacked Dawn City.

Ordinary Crusader, Griffin, and knights were no match for the attack of more than a dozen Sacred Dragon. The reincarnators were even less able to contend with these monsters, all of whom possessed S-rank combat power. As a result, Dawn City was reduced to scorched earth within a dozen minutes.

During this time, Li Wei witnessed more than 10 reincarnators die from the Sacred Dragon's breath. Afterwards, Li Wei, Zheng Yutong, and An Hei fled day and night for three days before barely escaping the Sacred Dragon's pursuit. If he initially thought the mission's requirement of 'surviving for three months' was simple, Li Wei now understood that this mission was definitely not as easy as he had initially imagined.

For the next three days, all he could do was constantly evade the Sacred Dragon's pursuit. Of course, Li Wei also tried to fight the Sacred Dragon. However, when he unleashed his full power, his arm was instead injured by the blue crystal armor on the Sacred Dragon's body. After that, Li Wei realized that relying on his own combat strength to kill an ordinary Sacred Dragon was a very naive method.

Li Wei, who wanted to hide somewhere and spend three months there, discovered that no matter how he hid, the Sacred Dragon would find him. So, if he kept running away, the end result would always be becoming the Sacred Dragon's meal.