Automatic Activation of Limitless

Qi Wu led the other two members of his team deeper into the forest.

Along the way, they wiped out two more wolf packs.

These mutated Demon Wolves really were cunning.

They never came out to fight them head-on.

They either surrounded them.

Or circled around to attack from behind.

The enemy was cunning.

But against Qi Wu's overwhelming strength.

They were all trash.

Along the way, Qi Wu casually unleashed another Red.

After flattening a small hill.

He gained another batch of popularity points from Jiang Qingyue and Blade of Gale.

And his fusion with the Satoru Gojo Card climbed another notch.

[Popularity points converted. Current Satoru Gojo fusion: 60%]

[Ability unlocked: Automatic activation of Limitless]

Seeing his card fusion increase again, Qi Wu nodded in satisfaction.

Automatic activation of Limitless.

That would save him plenty of effort.

His fusion had now reached 60%.

Only another 40% remained before it was complete.

He was drawing ever closer to becoming a fully realized Satoru Gojo.

Of course, Qi Wu would not settle for fusing with only the Satoru Gojo Card.

The check-in location for his next card was [Abyssal Grand Prison].

It was time to start preparing to obtain a new card.

That place was a classified location belonging to the 749 Bureau.

Qi Wu did not know the Abyssal Grand Prison's exact location.

I'll ask Wolf Team when I get back and see if he knows.

That was what Qi Wu was thinking.

The team was walking along a forest trail.

Qi Wu wanted to hunt down a few more wolf packs.

They would head back after dark.

The emergency mission offered generous rewards.

Other teams were bound to accept it besides theirs.

If they did not make the most of the hunt today.

They might not get another chance to rack up contribution points so easily tomorrow.

The three of them followed the trail for about half an hour.

Qi Wu, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped.

From deep in the forest came faint cries for help, laced with terror and despair, mingled with the sounds of violent energy clashes!

"Help! Hold it off!"

"Captain! Over here! Aaah-!"

"We can't! There are too many! We can't break through!"

The voices were not far away, seemingly coming from a low-lying valley a few hundred meters ahead.

Qi Wu's Six Eyes instantly locked onto that direction, his vision piercing through the layers of trees to perceive the scene clearly.

A team of five or six Psychics was being besieged by a pack of Demon Wolves.

They stood back-to-back in a makeshift defensive circle, struggling to hold on, but they were clearly on the brink of collapse.

The energy shield raised by a Psychic with defensive abilities was dimming, about to shatter at any moment.

A great many Demon Wolves were attacking them.

There were more than twenty.

"It's another team that took the mission! They're in trouble!"

Jiang Qingyue had heard the cries for help too and spoke anxiously.

Blade of Gale tightened his grip on his blade and looked at Qi Wu, awaiting his orders. Although he was only a temporary member, he clearly already regarded Qi Wu as his true captain.

Qi Wu rubbed his chin.

"Oh? An unexpected bonus? Looks like the contribution points are coming right to us."

"Since another team on the same mission is in danger, let's lend them a hand."

Qi Wu pushed off with his toes and shot toward the valley.

Jiang Qingyue and Blade of Gale followed behind him.

As the three members of the Salvation Team rushed to their aid.

The battle in the valley took a sudden turn for the worse!

A wolf king with silvery-white fur let out a piercing howl and surged forward as though using Teleportation.

Its claws, wreathed in an icy chill, viciously tore through a shield one of the team members had hastily raised!

That team member was about to be disemboweled.

Whoosh-!!!

A concentrated crimson beam caught up from behind and struck the silver-furred wolf leader squarely in the flank!

Boom!

A terrifying repulsive force erupted instantly!

The silver-furred wolf leader let out an agonized howl. Half its body was nearly blown apart as it flew backward like a rag doll, slammed into the cliff face, and fell silent.

The remaining Demon Wolves were stunned by the sudden, overwhelmingly powerful attack, all freezing at once.

The surviving team in the valley froze too. Having narrowly escaped death, they stared blankly toward the source of the attack.

They saw a man so handsome he looked like the protagonist of a manga.

Qi Wu strolled out of the trees, with Jiang Qingyue and Blade of Gale following behind him.

He flicked his fingers as though he had merely brushed off a speck of dust.

"Hey, need a hand?"

Qi Wu greeted them casually.

A powerful aura burst from him.

Intimidated by Qi Wu's overwhelming presence, the remaining Demon Wolves whimpered and fled.

But Qi Wu was not about to let contribution points already within his grasp escape so easily.

He pointed ahead and unleashed Blue.

An azure sphere of attraction burst into being, drawing every Demon Wolf inside.

Qi Wu raised his palm, and the Gravity Sphere carried the wolves high into the air.

He pressed his palm down, sending the Gravity Sphere plummeting and smashing all the Demon Wolves to death.

After some practice, his use of Blue had become masterful.

The surviving team stared, dumbfounded by Qi Wu's almost miraculous display.

Their captain was a burly man with a scar on his face.

Panting heavily, he looked at the wolf corpses strewn across the ground, then at the unfathomable Qi Wu, his eyes filled with shock and gratitude.

"Th-thank you for saving us! May I ask your name?"

The scar-faced captain hurried to thank him, and his teammates also wore expressions of profound gratitude.

"It was nothing."

Qi Wu waved a hand.

"As for my name, it's Qi Wu."

Hearing the name Qi Wu, the survivors looked thoughtful.

That name sounded very familiar.

They soon remembered.

Wasn't Qi Wu the top rookie who had risen to prominence in the bureau?

They had never expected him to be the one to save them.

They had only heard that Qi Wu was powerful and handsome.

Now it seemed Qi Wu was even stronger than they had imagined.

And even better-looking.

[Popularity points +100 (The Blood Knife Team is grateful to you)]

[Popularity points +200 (The Blood Knife Team considers your strength unfathomable)]

A look of relief appeared on the scar-faced captain's face.

"So you're Mr. Qi Wu! I've heard so much about you! We're the Blood Knife Team. Truly... thank you so much! If you hadn't arrived in time, we would all have died here today."

His teammates chimed in, their gazes filled with awe and gratitude as they looked at Qi Wu.

The Blood Knife Team.

They had a modest reputation among the Branch Bureau's B-rank teams.

Since they were always away on missions.

They had never seen Qi Wu before.

Qi Wu shrugged indifferently.

"We just happened to be passing by. These wolves really are tougher to deal with than the intel suggested."

As though remembering something, the scar-faced captain glanced around and lowered his voice, his expression turning mysterious and grave.

"Mr. Qi Wu, you saved our entire team. The Blood Knife Team won't forget this! Simply thanking you isn't enough... We have some important information that might be useful to you!"

"Oh?"

Qi Wu raised an eyebrow, looking interested.

His Six Eyes told him there really was an unusual energy signature deeper ahead.