The Imperial Capital.
Cloud Summit Mountain.
At the entrance at the foot of the mountain.
Many special forces units stood ready here, equipped with loaded firearms.
The area was now under lockdown, and ordinary people could not enter.
After all, a gorilla suspected of being a transcendent creature was inside. Something like this had to be handled by specialists.
A car approached from the distance.
It arrived at the entrance.
Three people got out.
They were Li Hongyu, Bian Zhuyue, and Dong Rouwan.
"You people from the Transcendent Administration Bureau are finally here." Captain Tang, the special forces commander who walked over from nearby, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They were all ordinary people who had yet to awaken the legendary Esper Abilities. Facing the transcendent still made them somewhat nervous.
Li Hongyu nodded and said, "Thanks for your hard work. Leave the rest to the three of us."
The three of them formed a squad.
Li Hongyu handled the main assault, Dong Rouwan attacked from the flank, and Bian Zhuyue provided support across the battlefield.
It was not just them. Everyone in the Transcendent Administration Bureau was divided into three-person squads to carry out missions.
This was also why Dong Rouwan felt that someone like Shen Fei was unsuited to joining the Transcendent Administration Bureau. People like him often made their squads pay a price during missions.
He was too unpredictable.
The three crossed the police cordon.
They could still hear the envy of the special forces soldiers around them.
"Man, I'm so jealous. Dangerous stuff like this used to fall to us, but ever since the Spiritual Energy Revival..."
"What can we do? If only we could awaken Esper Abilities too. Then we wouldn't have to stand here watching."
"Exactly. But can those three really handle it?"
"Of course they can. They're from the Transcendent Administration Bureau."
As Captain Tang watched the three head up the mountain, a trace of longing appeared in his eyes as well.
The Spiritual Energy Revival had begun less than three months ago. There was still relatively little spiritual energy in the air, not enough for those of mediocre talent to awaken Esper Abilities too.
But as the Spiritual Energy Revival continued, many people would eventually awaken Esper Abilities as well.
Three hours after Li Hongyu's group headed up the mountain, a figure flashed across the police cordon and raced up the mountain.
Yet not a single one of those special forces soldiers noticed that someone had entered Cloud Summit Mountain.
The figure was simply too fast. Their naked eyes had no way of catching it, and even the surveillance cameras here failed to capture it.
The Body Flicker Technique truly lived up to its name!
Up on the mountain.
Li Hongyu walked in front, Bian Zhuyue stayed in the middle, and Dong Rouwan brought up the rear.
Bian Zhuyue walked up to a large tree.
She closed her eyes and placed her right hand against the tree, a soft green light emanating from her hand.
A faint green glow spread over the tree's branches. Its leaves and branches swayed, seemingly welcoming Bian Zhuyue before it.
Bian Zhuyue asked softly, "Tree, tree, have you seen a black gorilla?"
A few seconds later, Bian Zhuyue opened her eyes and withdrew her hand.
Dong Rouwan asked, "Well? Any leads?"
They had relied on Bian Zhuyue communicating with plants to get this far. Otherwise, finding a gorilla on such a large mountain would honestly have been very difficult.
Li Hongyu was also somewhat expectant, because they had wasted quite a bit of time.
They still had their mission to recruit Shen Fei to complete.
Under their eager gazes, Bian Zhuyue grew very shy. Lowering her head, she said softly, "Yes, the tree has seen that black gorilla. We just need to keep following this path."
"Excellent!" Li Hongyu's face lit up with delight.
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The three continued forward.
Soon.
They passed through the woods and spotted a cave.
Waves of spiritual energy pulsed from inside the cave. There was a transcendent creature in there!
The remains of many animals also littered the ground.
"Looks like this is the place," Li Hongyu said coldly.
Fuck, what a waste of time. I'm definitely going to slap this damned gorilla to death in a few hits... Li Hongyu grumbled inwardly.
Blue arcs of lightning crackled over his body, accompanied by sizzling electrical sounds. At that moment, Li Hongyu's fighting spirit soared.
"Zhuyue, protect yourself. You keep an eye on her too," Li Hongyu instructed.
The two answered.
"Understood."
Li Hongyu sprinted forward with long strides, trailing fire and lightning like a blue flash. In the blink of an eye, he shot into the cave like a sharp blue arrow.
Immediately afterward.
A tremendous noise rang out, accompanied by a piercing scream.
Bang-
A figure shot out of the cave entrance.
It was Li Hongyu!
His face was now utterly grave as he said in a low voice, "We've got a serious problem. That black gorilla isn't mortal entry stage one or mortal entry stage two. It's mortal entry stage three!"
Hearing this, Bian Zhuyue and Dong Rouwan were both stunned.
Ah... mortal entry stage three... doesn't that mean we'll be in danger...? Bian Zhuyue grew a little worried.
Mortal entry stage three. Interesting. Now that's a challenge... Dong Rouwan was not afraid.
After all, Li Hongyu was a Lightning Element Esper at the peak of mortal entry stage two, level nine, with powerful attacks.
She was also an Illusion Esper at the peak of mortal entry stage two, level nine. Although her damage output was practically nonexistent, her ability to disrupt enemies was incredibly strong!
Together, the two of them were more than capable of killing a mortal entry stage three creature!
Thud, thud, thud-
A black gorilla strode out of the cave entrance.
It stood more than two or three times taller than Li Hongyu, with thick limbs and a powerful build. Its bell-sized eyes were filled with extreme fury. It opened its mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of gleaming white fangs. Two drops of blood dripped from the corner of its mouth and pattered onto the ground.
Clearly, Li Hongyu's sneak attack had enraged it.
I was fucking sleeping in my cave, you little bastard! A sneak attack? You've got no honor... The gorilla was furious, furious, furious!
It had originally been an ordinary gorilla at Qingshan Zoo. Unexpectedly, after the Spiritual Energy Revival, it developed intelligence. Having humans stare at it like a monkey and feed it every day had begun to annoy it. It yearned for a free life outside, so it found a way to escape with a tiger that had also awakened.
It had planned all of this.
Li Hongyu and the other two braced themselves.
At that moment, Li Hongyu stood at the front, Dong Rouwan stood behind him to the right, and Bian Zhuyue stood at the very back.
"Roar-"
The gorilla hammered its chest to express its displeasure, then leaped toward Li Hongyu with bloodshot eyes!
Seeing it coming toward him, Li Hongyu did not retreat. Instead, he charged to meet it.
When the gorilla saw Li Hongyu recklessly trying to clash head-on with him, he could not help thinking that this was an idiot. After all, he could pulverize a boulder with a single punch!
Clashing head-on with it was a sure path to death!
The gorilla had already pictured that scene in its mind.
But suddenly, everything before its eyes felt unreal, turning into a jumble of colors. The sky twisted, and Li Hongyu, who was charging toward it from a short distance away, also began to distort. The gorilla felt the whole world spinning...
What's going on? I didn't eat any little red-capped mushrooms! Damn it, you've got no honor. You even poisoned me... The gorilla felt awful.
In the distance.
Dong Rouwan sneered.
"No one can resist my Genjutsu!"
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