Remnant Star Society

Snap!

Seeing that jar-like container, Mo Bai directly summoned Divine Dogs to carry it over to Lynae's side.

And he also noticed that as he was summoning his Shikigami, the guy he pinned beneath himself lit up with a flash of realization in his eyes.

"Hehehe, do you really think you can take me down this easily?"

At the end of his words, a smile appeared on the face of the spy before him.

Beep!

Mo Bai noticed that as the other person spoke, a trace of red light flashed across his pearly white teeth.

"He's most likely using a last resort or calling in his companions. Lynae, please hand that thing over to Professor Mornye at the Academy to study."

Bang.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Bai knocked the spy before him unconscious.

He originally wanted to see if he could squeeze any information out of him, but it turned out the guy was a suicide bomber.

Still, there were some gains; the guy's earlier gaze fixed on his hand gestures had explained everything.

"Does that mean I go back first? Mo Bai, you're staying here alone?" Lynae held the container in her hands, her movements slightly hesitant.

"Yeah, this guy probably called for accomplices, and they're definitely still coming for me. Riding the motorcycle back together would just get us intercepted, so I might as well wait right here for them."

As Mo Bai spoke, he temporarily recalled Divine Dogs.

Seeing that Mo Bai's attitude was resolute, Lynae stopped trying to persuade him further.

After all, the thing in her hands truly needed someone to take it back.

So she walked toward where the motorcycle was parked.

Earlier, when Lynae and Mo Bai first met, Mo Bai had made it clear that he didn't want to reveal his abilities.

In Lynae's impression, those Remnant Star Society members were all maniacs or perverts who would definitely go to any lengths to get their hands on niche and rare items.

"Right, Lynae, didn't you work as an undercover agent before? If you have the ability, go investigate that Verlaine," Mo Bai reminded her.

Verlaine and this spy in front of them both showed a desire to have a thorough understanding of his abilities.

That guy had long since been blacklisted by Mo Bai.

"I know, get back early. Otherwise, if you're late, the teacher for the next class will catch us skipping and dock our participation points."

At a time like this, Lynae actually still reminded Mo Bai to watch out for such trivial matters.

Yet this also showed that she didn't think Mo Bai would lose at all.

Likewise, Mo Bai believed that the other person would safely deliver the item into Professor Mornye's hands.

As for why he specifically named Professor Mornye, it was because there were still people in the Academy close to Rover, which made Mo Bai feel more at ease.

Hum--!

As Lynae drove off into the distance, Mo Bai saw another group of people approaching him from afar.

Their clothing was dyed entirely in a vivid red, and without exception, masks covered their faces.

They were Artificers of the Remnant Star Society, existing like street rats in the eyes of every nation.

Drip--

At that moment, Mo Bai also noticed something aiming at him.

Bang!

The next second, a deafening explosion rang out across the vast plain.

A Remnant Star Society member in the distance fired a missile toward his direction.

"I hope I don't get dragged in for a lecture this time."

Mo Bai muttered as he looked at the huge crater blasted not far away.

The moment the other party fired the missile, Mo Bai had already used Cursed Energy enhancement to quickly leave the spot.

Swish!

Yet the very moment he successfully dodged, two figures silently appeared behind him.

Clang!

Mo Bai spun around, drew the Swift Blade from his waist, and blocked all the incoming attacks.

[Blackstone Weapons]

This was the collective term for the weapons commonly used by Solaris Resonators, with their greatest feature being the ability to carry Resonance.

The Swift Blade in Mo Bai's hand had been forged by Moqu, a student from the Engineering Department of the Tunneler.

Although its quality was ordinary, its traits were a great fit for Mo Bai.

That was, regardless of whether it was external Resonance or Resonance stored within itself, this Swift Blade could absorb it and make the blade even sharper.

In other words, before a battle, Mo Bai just needed Moqu to "charge up" the blade for him, and it was ready for use.

"Tch."

Seeing that their first strike failed, those two ghost-like Remnant Star Society members thought to quickly fall back and look for another opportunity.

"Great Serpent."

But Mo Bai wouldn't let them have their way, immediately summoning the tail of the Great Serpent to bind the two of them tightly together.

With only a portion of the Shikigami manifested, this kind of summoning method saved far more Cursed Energy than a full manifestation of the Shikigami.

Drip--

Seeing another locking-on sound echo, Mo Bai simply used the snake's tail to wrap around the two Artificers and use them as shields against the incoming attack.

These two fellows were both meat shields and hostages; surely, with them as leverage, the enemy...

Boom!

"Ahhh!"

Just as Mo Bai wanted to shout a warning, his two Remnant Star Society hostages were blasted by the enemy's missile.

Watching those two screaming hostages gradually turn into black powder and vanish, Mo Bai couldn't help falling into a moment of silence.

Because most Remnant Star Society members were formed through the forced fusion of humans and Tacet Discords, the vast majority of members met a fate worse than death when they perished, ultimately dissolving directly into chaotic frequencies.

They looked just like real Tacet Discords.

Yet what Mo Bai cared about wasn't that.

"No mercy, then? It seems my luck is a bit poor," Mo Bai muttered.

There were two types of people who joined the Remnant Star Society: the coerced and the voluntary.

The latter showed much greater zeal and fanaticism during missions than the former.

And Mo Bai deduced that the ones he ran into this time belonged to that category of people who voluntarily joined the Remnant Star Society.

Choosing to fuse oneself with a Tacet Discord—how normal could such people be? Thus, it was understandable that they would mercilessly strike down their own companions.

Swish.

After recalling the Great Serpent back into his shadow, Mo Bai hardened his resolve.

Against scum like the ones before him, there was no need to soften his heart.

"Divine Dogs."

And so, he summoned the shadow Divine Dogs, which existed somewhere between entities and shadows.

Swish, swish, swish.

A large number of shadow Divine Dogs charged toward the Remnant Star Society Artificers.

Even though some were struck down by the enemies along the way, fueled by Mo Bai's Cursed Energy supply, they ultimately managed to tear into and pin down the enemies.

"Damn it!"

"Hurry! Owl Mask, blow these things away!"

Seeing that he and his companions were bitten by these creatures and unable to break free, one of the Remnant Star Society members ordered another who was equipped with a heavy cannon.

[...]

In the end, however, the person called "Owl Mask" hesitated.

If he blasted a shell right at his own feet, the shockwave would be enough to blow away or scatter these annoying little pests all around him.

Yet he didn't do it, for a very simple reason.

If he did that, he would die.

And instinctively, he didn't want to die.

"Damn it! You bastard have stained the Remnant Star Society! You don't deserve to be..."

Pfft!

By this time, Mo Bai had already reached them, drawing his Swift Blade to slash their throats one by one.

"A bit unexpected..." Mo Bai muttered after making his move.

He thought that after killing people, his heart would experience much greater turmoil.

Yet it didn't; his inner self was completely calm.

Was it because these guys were all scum and had all tried to attack him?

"Indeed, quite unexpected."

Just as Mo Bai confirmed that all these Artificers had been killed by him and turned around to leave, an aged voice suddenly rang out.

This instantly put him on high alert once again.

"I thought these fellows would at least force out a few of your hidden cards. It seems I underestimated you."

That aged voice came from among the corpses of the Remnant Star Society members.

Then Mo Bai saw the corpses before him begin to merge.

Finally, they rapidly transformed into a tall figure wearing a black robe, wearing a mask, and holding a staff with a hanging lantern.

Even in broad daylight, looking at the person before him would make one instinctively feel that the other party was a Guide leading people down to the Underworld.