Chapter 124 Inside Story (First Update)
As evening fell, Wu Youren and his two companions arrived at a place filled with Weird Qi, and along the way, they acquired a strange object.
It came from a Weird Transformation flying squirrel; it was a green bead, Manna suspected it might be a water-attribute artifact.
In any case, it's always good to have something to show for it.
However, seeing the Weird Qi filling the sky, the three of them couldn't be happy anymore. "Damn it, this is definitely an anomaly!"
The Weird Qi here is beyond ordinary.
A Weird Qi, half a kilometer in diameter, emanated a powerful aura and shot straight into the sky, forming a Weird Qi.
At the very least, he's a Great Knight.
Meanwhile, the surrounding Weird Qi were slowly approaching the pillar of Weird Qi.
The reason for the slowness is unclear; it's unclear whether it's due to the inherent mechanism or the resistance of the Weird Qi itself.
Around the Weird Qi Weird Qi, one could vaguely see Weird Transformation creatures circling back and forth.
"This is... a sycamore?" Luo Xi couldn't help but exclaim after his initial astonishment.
The feeling of this enormous Weird Qi does indeed Bellflower Mountain.
Manna couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, the information about the Marquis Tanyong's Residence is a bit misleading—who would dare to approach it!"
The three of them fell silent for a long time before Luo Xi finally spoke, "Aren't we recording?"
Great Liang, manufacturing video recording equipment wouldn't be difficult, but it would be hard for it to fall into the hands of ordinary people.
"It's being recorded," Manna replied casually, "But it can't be handed over to the authorities. There will be plenty of people filming this, not just the Marquis Tanyong's Residence."
"It would be good if it could enrich the data on Red Pine," Luo Xi said calmly. "Is this situation about two Weird Domain needing to be connected?"
"Whether it will work or not is hard to say," Manna said in a deep voice, "But if it can distract us, it will help Suotu Town."
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After she finished speaking, the two of them turned their heads to look at the young man from Jin.
"See how useless I am?" Wu Youren said with a wry smile, spreading his hands. "If you two want to go forward, go ahead, I won't stop you."
"I understand," Luo Xi nodded. "Ultimately, it's just a matter for the Liang."
So pretentious? Wu Youren glanced at him casually: You just wait and see!
"We can't move," Manna shook her head. "Just based on their appearances alone, the three of us can't beat them."
Let alone the three of them, even if the Chief Instructor Hong were there, he would have to silently retreat in the face of this situation.
There must be at least several dozen Weird Transformation creatures running around the Weird Qi outside; there will definitely be some gains after killing them.
But whether they can escape in time is the big question.
Did you really think that thick Weird Qi next to them was just for show?
Luo Xi nodded slightly upon hearing this, "Then shall we observe for a few days before withdrawing?"
"I think one day is enough," Manna said, glancing at Wu Youren with a sparkle in her eyes. "What do you think, Little Wu?"
"I don't care," Wu Youren replied readily. "There are still four other places with an Weird Qi."
He believes that observing for a period of time is fine, but—shouldn't we consider the overall situation before making a decision?
"I've made up my mind," Manna said decisively, "If nothing happens by tomorrow morning, we'll leave."
"Senior—" Luo Xi couldn't help but say, "Why don't you try taking down one or two of the Weird Race? Even those from a distance would be fine."
"This will give us a good chance to see how they react."
Manna waved her hand dismissively and replied simply, "Don't bother, you wouldn't understand!"
Luo Xi had more to say, but she was completely silenced by the last three words.
He couldn't help but complain to Wu Youren, "You should explain yourself!"
"I don't know either," Wu Youren answered frankly, his eyes clear, "I just feel like something's not right here."
"What's going on?" Luo Xi nodded. "Okay, okay, you're all rich, but I'm poor. I want to fight the Weird Race to make money."
However, upon hearing this, both of them waved their hands in unison, "No, you can't make that kind of money!"
"You—" Luo Xi forced back her anger, "Can you give me a reason?"
Wu Youren ignored him, and surprisingly, Manna ignored him too.
It's worth noting that his first encounter with the Jin youth was when he helped Manna deliver Hong Da's warrant; their relationship was clearly unusual.
Now that Manna doesn't support him, Luo Xi is completely speechless.
However, precisely because of this, he became more aware of his greed, which was indeed difficult to control.
That night, the three of them spent the night not far from the Weird Qi.
Luo Xi simply dug a shallow cat-ear hole and built a makeshift rain shelter on the outer edge to prevent rain at night.
Wu Youren simply set up a few traps, mainly for warning purposes.
With such a large Weird Qi attracting aggro, the three of them will be perfectly safe as long as they don't intentionally kill themselves.
However, despite their optimistic plans, an unexpected incident occurred that very night.
The original plan was to take turns on night watch, but being so close to such a powerful Weird Qi made all three of them extremely vigilant.
At dawn, Luo Xi entered a brief, deep sleep, and after about half a minute, his breathing began to quicken.
Manna, who was on duty, didn't know if this guy snored, so she kicked him.
"Hmm?" Luo Xi suddenly snapped to attention and couldn't help but let out a soft groan.
Even Wu Youren was startled awake by the sound, instinctively releasing his senses and then involuntarily taking a deep breath.
The other two, upon hearing this, simultaneously let out a soft hum, their voices extremely low, "Hmm?"
"Night Owl," Wu Youren lowered his voice even further, "Is nearby!"
"It's all your fault!" Manna muttered under her breath, "What are you snoring about?"
She was familiar with night owls; these creatures not only had excellent night vision but also excellent hearing.
Luo Xi was truly speechless: I know how to control my snoring!
But at this moment, he couldn't argue with the other party; there were owls outside.
The two Knight also released their senses one after the other.
Although this is taboo, it's really necessary to understand it clearly; the only option is to gradually control the force.
This place is relatively close to a powerful, Weird Qi; if it's a Weird Transformation night owl, the danger shouldn't be too great.
The two quickly located the night owl, which was stopping less than thirty meters from the cat's ear hole.
"It looks like a sand owl," Luo Xi recognized it.
Manna released her enhanced senses and took a deep breath. "It seems to have Weird Transformation as well. Why is it stopping and not moving?"
"The Sand Owl will be lying in wait," Luo Xi muttered softly, then gritted his teeth slightly, a hint of doubt creeping into his mind.
Did I really snore just now? That can't be.
With this thing nearby, none of the three dared to rest.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed. The sand owl took off twice, circled in the air, and then landed back down.
"We've got our sights set," Manna whispered. "Don't sleep tonight."
Sand owls are very patient when stalking their prey; it's normal for them to lie in wait all night.
Wu Youren's mind raced. "Should we consider taking it out?"
"Huh?" Both Knight were stunned upon hearing this.
About half a minute later, Manna asked in a low voice, "Why did you change your mind?"
"I want to see what kind of strange thing it drops," Wu Youren replied after a moment's hesitation.
He was thinking about how he had killed a Storage Eagle last time and obtained that light blue honeycomb stone.
A treasure that can change the size of objects must involve the rules of space.
He tends to believe that the ability of the Storage Eagle to produce such a strange object is most likely related to its enormous crop.
But who knows—other birds might drop this kind of thing too.
Hong Da had always treated him well, but it was clear that he wouldn't give away his treasure.
Therefore, it is necessary to take some time to test other birds.
"You're too curious, aren't you?" Manna couldn't help but tease. "Do you know how dangerous this is?"
After entering the Weird Domain, she followed the boy's orders, but that didn't mean she would blindly obey.
"Sand Owl—" Luo Xi was somewhat tempted.
He was somewhat greedy, but with good reason. "Not only can he fly, but he also mostly appears at night."
Hunting Weird Transformation birds is very difficult, and most of the time it requires the cooperation of archers, and even one archer may not be enough.
Birds that only come out at night are even harder to hunt, as nighttime provides a boost to the strength of the Weird Race.
"I still object," Manna insisted.
Do you know the real reason why the Weird Qi are forbidden to be disturbed in this Weird Domain?
"Wow!" Wu Youren and Luo Xi were both stunned. There was more to the story? "Tell me more about it?"
Manna felt she had nothing else to do and couldn't rest anyway, so she quietly explained things to the two of them.
It turns out that most of the Weird Qi in the Suspended Bell Mountain Weird Domain are clearly connected and resonate with each other.
She wasn't entirely clear on the specific mechanisms, but when eliminating a Weird Qi, the enemy might receive sudden support.
The addition of other Weird Qi to the battlefield is only one possibility; what's even more terrifying is that Weird Qi could instantly level up!
The original plan was to eliminate the Knight- level Weird Qi, but during the battle, they suddenly upgraded to Great Knight. How can this be resolved?
To think even more terrifyingly, if someone were to rise to the level of Divine Might Knight, it would be very difficult for anyone below the Great Knight to escape!
This is the real reason why martial artists are prevented from touching the Weird Qi!
After hearing this, Wu Youren and Luo Xi were both speechless. So that's how it is?
Half a day later, Luo Xi finally asked, "Did you get this information from Hong Da?"
"I guarantee it's true," Manna didn't answer directly, "Anyway, some martial artists secretly violate the rules, and they have only themselves to blame."
Information barriers truly exist! Wu Youren thought for a moment and then asked, "What about Weird Transformation creatures?"
"That's not a big problem," Manna replied casually. "Haven't we all come here for the strange creatures all these years?"
After a pause, she added, "However, the Weird Qi here has become distorted, so it's hard to say."
"Forget it then," Wu Youren decided to give up.
But Manna became interested instead, "Why have you become impulsive?"
In her memory, this young Jin was very experienced and cautious in his work.
Wu Youren thought about it and felt there was nothing he couldn't say. " Hong Da had some expectations of me, so I wanted to give it a try."
Wow—this time it was Manna and Luo Xi's turn to be speechless.
Bringing up the big boss right off the bat makes things very difficult for people!
Chapter 125 Seeking Truth Amidst Danger (Second Update)
After a long pause, Manna finally spoke up, "Are we investigating the different kinds of Weird Transformation creatures that can be dropped by different mutated beings?"
This time, it was Wu Youren's turn to fall silent. "Such a huge project, you really think highly of me!"
But upon further reflection, he realized there seemed to be some truth to it, so he nodded slightly.
"I can't handle such a big task; I'll just be doing some preliminary research."
This was a tacit admission, but both Luo Xi and Manna gasped slightly upon hearing it.
A few seconds later, Manna spoke up, "Fine, pretend I didn't ask. Don't tell anyone else."
This left Wu Youren puzzled. "Why?"
He genuinely didn't believe the Hong Da would harm him—if they truly intended that, would they go through all this trouble?
Manna didn't answer him; instead, Luo Xi spoke up leisurely, "It's been over eight hundred years since Ability User appeared."
"You don't think that no one has ever thought of or tried this kind of categorized statistics, do you?"
"I understand!" Wu Youren immediately realized that some force or organization was preventing this from happening.
This matches what those two deadbeats from the Teli Tribe said; there really is someone in charge of controlling the monsters!
However, he deliberately remained silent for a long time before asking, seemingly oblivious, "But isn't this a good thing?"
"Hey," Luo Xi shook his head dismissively, "You're still too young!"
Wu Youren hesitated for a few more seconds before letting out a soft sigh, "Alright then, as I already said, I'm giving up this time."
"It's not the same thing," Manna countered. "Since Hong Da said so, we can give it a try."
She didn't believe the other party would dare to lie about something like this.
The next moment, Luo Xi chuckled and said, "Where there's a will, there's a way. Isn't that just how things are in this world?"
It's clear that while some are maintaining information barriers, there are also many trying to skirt the rules.
No world is black and white; some gray areas are quite large.
"Then we need to plan this out carefully," Manna said. "Actually, I'm quite short of money too!"
After discussing it, the three still felt that taking action nearby carried too high an unpredictable risk.
However, a martial artist is still a martial artist, especially a martial artist from the Great Liang, whose recklessness is extraordinary.
The two concluded by saying that if the sand owl didn't leave by dawn, they would kill it!
Birds are indeed difficult to shoot, but sand owls aren't particularly fast fliers.
Its hunting success is mainly due to its excellent night vision, keen hearing, and ability to fly silently.
As for the possibility of it causing unusual activity in the Weird Qi —this possibility objectively exists!
But then again, what is their main mission in coming here?
The goal is to investigate the unusual activity occurring in the Weird Domain and what kind of situation it involves!
No one would think that the government opened up the Suspended Bell Mountain Weird Domain to various forces so they could fight the ghosts, right?
While I may take advantage of the situation, I still need to get the serious stuff done!
Otherwise, how could a powerful man like Xia'erzi be trapped in the Weird Domain? He must have done something.
The three of them had never taken any risks before, simply because they hadn't encountered anything worth the risk.
Next, the three of them figured out how to cooperate.
All of this was done in whispers.
As for the possibility that the sand owl might fly away before dawn?
Let them fly away, so be it. The three of them were just working out a battle plan anyway. They can't sleep right now, so they might as well just relax.
If we really have to fly away, we can at least get a short nap during the battle, so it's not a bad deal.
As they exchanged these quiet conversations, dawn gradually broke.
"That idiot's still here," Luo Xi had been itching for a fight for a while. "Let's do it?"
"I've roughly sensed a route," Wu Youren said, drawing it on the ground, "----This is the safest way to run."
Manna nodded repeatedly at first, then looked at him suspiciously, "How did you sense it?"
"Intuition," Wu Youren answered without hesitation.
This was an answer he had prepared long ago. What was unusual was that the other party only asked it now, which showed that they were also quite afraid of Instructor Hong.
" Hong Da specially brought me here because he trusts my intuition."
Upon hearing this, Manna actually smiled slightly, "If my master hadn't told me, I would have truly believed it!"
" Hong Da is your master?" Wu Youren was somewhat surprised. "I've never heard you mention him before."
These gossips weren't really important; the main problem was that the wait for dawn was rather unbearable.
The days dragged on endlessly, until finally, the sky began to lighten.
During this process, the sand owl flew away twice more, but after circling around twice, it returned.
I really don't know what it's targeting.
Suddenly, it flapped its wings twice, as if stretching or perhaps getting impatient.
At this time of year, the sand owls should also be returning to their nests.
The three of them had originally thought that they could wait until it was a little brighter, as that would have a better effect on suppressing the Weird Qi.
Seeing this, even the most conservative Manna couldn't stand it anymore, "Should we do it?"
"Okay!" Luo Xi didn't hesitate and rushed out like an arrow released from a bow.
He had been preparing for this moment for a long time, and his movements were as fast as he could possibly be.
The horse-slaying sword—no, a broadsword was already in his hand.
While he was still in the air, the greatsword slashed forward with incredible speed.
An arc-shaped Sword Qi detached from the sword and shot out.
At the same moment, Wu Youren also silently rushed out of the cave.
He raised his hand repeatedly and threw two small black dots in two directions—two Weird-Exterminating Grenade!
He didn't dare throw it directly at the pillar of Weird Qi; he deliberately deviated it at a slight angle, which also helped to obscure their escape route.
When the sand owl flapped its wings, it was somewhat relaxed, and by the time it realized someone was attacking, it was already a bit too late.
In the end, it was less than thirty meters. The Knight suddenly burst into speed, and that distance was covered in the blink of an eye.
It flapped its wings with all its might, and with a powerful kick from the branch, the huge branch trembled violently.
As the faint white Sword Qi reached its body, it did take flight, but only for a moment.
If it were a different species of bird, it could suddenly turn to the side and perhaps avoid the sword.
However, the sand owl is not fast in flight and its movements are not very agile.
Especially now, when it has just taken off.
With just this one sword strike, it severed most of a wing, as well as half of the neck and chest cavity.
"Damn it, Bone Sand Owl ----" Luo Xi muttered under his breath, his sword failing to cut his opponent in two.
But it didn't matter. With a flick of his sword, he swung it again, severing the bird's head from the sand owl's neck.
The residual force of the Sword Qi even severed several branches and a large tree that was as thick as a person's embrace.
"Damn it!" Luo Xi grinned, realizing the commotion was too big this time.
"Sizzle," that's the sound of branches falling; "creak," that's the sound of a tree trunk falling to the ground.
Amidst the cacophony of noise, even a half-scream of agony sounded particularly jarring.
This was the scream that Sand Owl let out after being struck, but it only managed to utter half a sound.
The Weird Domain was not peaceful at night, but at dawn, the various noises actually subsided a bit.
At that moment, all the commotion here carried far and wide.
Amidst the cacophony of noise, a soft cry of "Ouch!" rang out—it was Manna.
Fortunately, the next moment, there were two muffled "booms" —the Weird-Exterminating Grenade had exploded!
The explosion was not only much louder, but more importantly, its effect on suppressing the Weird Qi was extremely obvious.
Two muffled thuds stole the show from all other noises, and—the amount of hatred!
Two kilometers away, someone exclaimed softly, "Holy crap, which company is this? They're incredibly powerful!"
" Weird-Exterminating Grenade? Damn, using this right next to Weird Qi? Ignorance is bliss!"
"We can't stay here. These guys are so fierce. Should we follow them from a distance, just in case they're alright?"
"Hmm, I think we can exchange information. They're just a bunch of greenhorns anyway, they don't even know the taboos of Bellflower Mountain— "
"If you want to steal it, just say so. What's with this 'sharing resources' nonsense? What does the boss think?"
"I'm observing with my own eyes—if they dare to use Weird-Exterminating Grenade, we should try to negotiate amicably if possible."
At the same moment, Luo Xi was waiting anxiously.
After annihilating the Weird Race, it will take a little while for the monster to drop.
But even this short period of time felt like an eternity, and the Bone Sand Owl was remarkably resilient.
He slashed the fallen bird's body several more times with his sword, and then cleaved the bird's head in two with a single, powerful strike.
Then, ignoring the Weird Qi of the riot, he glanced at Manna not far away and asked, "What happened to you just now?"
"My legs are numb," the female Knight replied with a distressed expression. "The cave is too small."
Luo Xi felt an urge to curse. " Knight of honor, his legs are numb?"
But then I thought about it again, and it made sense. Two men and one woman were cramped in a small hole, so it was really hard to stretch out.
He kept moving his hands and feet, trying to ensure that he could finish the job with one sword strike, while the boy also rubbed his wrists and ankles in advance.
"Hmm, what is Little Wu doing?"
"Ding ding ding," "Dang dang dang," "Chirp crackling ding ding dang dang" -- a series of noises came.
"Here we go again!" Luo Xi couldn't help but grin.
"What is all this!" Manna frowned. "What is he doing?"
"Disruptive Weird Qi," Luo Xi replied, baring his teeth as he held his greatsword across his chest. "He believes the soul might be a kind of wave."
Manna's eyebrows shot up instantly, and she found the jarring noise suddenly pleasant to listen to. "Did it work?"
"How much—just the starting point?" Luo Xi hesitated before answering.
He didn't want to praise the boy too much because he had some other thoughts about Manna. "Are you filming?"
"Record it," Manna assigned the task of recording, since she was the only one with the equipment.
That is precisely why, despite the current chaotic situation, the two are still able to remain calm.
They needed to record the changes after the Weird Qi mutated, and they had to remain calm, especially in chaotic situations.
Fortunately, the chaotic noise did seem to have some effect in hindering things.
The placement of the two Weird-Exterminating Grenade effectively blocked the Weird Qi of the riot.
Amidst the chaotic noise, a faint, soft sound rang out, "Ding~"