Chapter 147 - 145 (Please Subscribe)
Chapter 147: Chapter 145 (Please Subscribe)
“On the matter of the Junior Apostles, although recruiting everyone still leaves us less than a hundred people, their improved abilities now make tackling missions in the Ghastly Realm’s gate much simpler.”
“That being said, this time Xing Jinglei and Yiluo Xi are both exhausted. We’ll need to call them back to the country to rest for a while.”
“Mhm, we can also take this opportunity to integrate Xing Jinglei’s few hunter followers and Yiluo Xi’s sisters into Torchfire… They are all Awakeners, and having executed several Ghastly Realm gate missions, they’ve accumulated a lot of mystery and with a bit of training upon joining, they’ll be qualified experts.”
Of course, their characters are also up to the mark.
Xiao Huan had already collected their information, presenting it all before Fang You. If he wanted, he could even find out what foods they liked or clothes they wore.
He simply lacked the interest, that’s all.
“With these new members joining, we have more power at our disposal, which means we can send more forces to Wavemist Nation.”
In recent days, Brother Black Blade had captured a black-robed cultist.
Without any surprises, they were a third-level Awakener.
But nothing much could be pried out of the cultist, and the Wavemist Nation’s operations were not going smoothly.
The Bureau of Supernatural Wars began to take notice and started to suppress the Holy Moon Church, only to realize that the church had spread to several cities, with Snowspread City just being one of them.
And that’s only what has been uncovered thus far.
Wavemist Nation has designated the church as a ‘key heretical cult to strike’ and continues to propagate, making it difficult for the Holy Moon Church to recruit openly, yet they are unstoppable in secrecy.
“Many cultists have shifted from being overt to covert and have gotten much cleverer, no longer exposing their Awakener traits easily… They are making progress.”
“In several skirmishes, we killed some cultists, but a lot of our people got injured… The cultists fight too fiercely, each of them fighting fearlessly to the death.”
Mage Ming Deng has been injured several times, now covered in scars.
Second-level Awakener Luo Jianxing almost lost his life, and has now been sent back to the base for healing, along with a few others who were seriously injured and also sent back for recovery.
As a result, Torchfire has rotated their personnel in Wavemist Nation twice over.
And that’s just Torchfire.
The casualties for the Bureau of Supernatural Wars are even higher, with at least eight Awakeners killed in action and hundreds of combatants wounded or killed.
However, they still lack any leads on the lair of the heretical cult; the deeper they dig, the more alarming it becomes.
“The cult’s high priest has yet to show himself, he must be brewing some major event!”
Fang You isn’t sure what it is, but according to the Torchfire frontline operatives’ investigations, the number of Mysterious Evils seems to increase in cities where cultists are found.
The consumption is intensifying.
It might be necessary to find the silver-haired lady from Black Tower and buy some intel.
Thinking of Yi Yue Lushi, he thought of the Ghastly Realm.
With most of the main force busy outside, exploration of the Ghastly Realm had come to an almost complete halt—after all, only An Jianyou had some spare time amongst them.
After some hesitation, the girl had indeed made up her mind to explore the Ghastly Realm alone.
Yet on her first attempt, she got injured.
She was ambushed by an ‘invisible’ Mysterious Evil, her protective gear slashed apart. Although her blade skills were exquisite, she couldn’t compensate for her physical weakness, especially once the enemy got close; she was unable to precisely control the Mysterious Evils, relying only on their instincts to fight back.
And the instincts of Mysterious Evils—did not include protecting their summoner.
Fortunately, she had made significant progress and managed to kill the Mysterious Evil on the spot.
“Protective gear is currently a weak point for the organization.”
“Although just as with weapons, it’s rare to reach the blue Strange Implement tier, but since the Angel Envoys have skills, their offense is still acceptable. It’s just the defense that’s lacking…”
Even Brother Black Blade doesn’t dare to resist the Mysterious Evils directly; first, because the Evils are often stronger, and second, because the protective gear is too poor.”
When it comes to Awakening gear, the development of protective equipment has always been more challenging than weapons.
Even the Bureau can’t make a single shield.
Torchfire can do it, having managed to create green-tier shields, but their importance is far less than a combat suit… It’s the combat suits that truly save lives.
And as for that category,
“Currently, Torchfire has two types of combat suits. One is a basic white model, exchangeable for 9 contribution points… That’s already three times that of a weapon.”
“The second type is an enhanced white combat suit, exchangeable for 20 contribution points.”
The reason it’s called ‘enhanced white’ is that Master Wang Chui failed in his attempt to research a green-tier combat suit and could only create something stronger than the basic model, yet not strong enough to be classified as green-tier by the organization.”
The elites like Luo Rui who went to Wavemist Nation for missions wore this model.
An Jianyou, who explored the Ghastly Realm, also wore this model.
Fairly speaking, such combat suits are already quite powerful, capable of withstanding small caliber bullets and optimizing the efficiency of force application.
But it’s still not enough.
Especially for those like An Jianyou and Yinxing, characterized as ‘light and flexible’ or ‘long-range stand-and-shoot’ types, a more durable combat suit is critical for survival.
“Combat suits can’t be developed overnight; it might be a better idea to look in the Ghastly Realm, perhaps we could find some strange artifacts or Implements.”
Fang You pondered.
He soon accompanied An Jianyou for another exploration of the Ghastly Realm.
An Jianyou entered on her own while he joined through Xiao Huan, venturing for half an hour.
On the Ghastly Realm exploration interface, the special indicator signified that even half an hour could yield gains… Setting aside the dangers, the profits were quite high.
But what about ‘Dungeon XX’?
“The dungeon module is the only one yet to be unlocked, what is it exactly? Following the logic of games, a dungeon is a standalone space, but the Savior game relies on reality. How would a real-world dungeon manifest itself?”
Fang You couldn’t figure it out.
He checked his Destiny Points and the Strange Crystals again.
The Strange Crystals were being consumed greatly. There was still a large gap from the 5000 required for “Map Range Level 6”.
As for the Destiny Points, he was not far from the eighth Destiny Draw.
…
Abroad, somewhere.
“Third task done.”
“With this, I’ve gained a total of 160 organizational contributions. After deducting the 75 contributions I owed, that leaves me with… uh, that leaves…”
Yiluo Xi counted on her fingers.
One hundred and sixty minus… then subtract… then subtract another number.
There it was, she still had 95 contribution points left, awesome! She was finally rich!
Once she was back in her country, it was time to shop till she dropped!
Yiluo Xi swept up Ziluo in her arms, “Let’s go, we’re heading back home. This time I’ll take you to a nice place.”
“What place is that?”
Ziluo stood on her tiptoes and rubbed against Yiluo Xi.
White Frost remembered something Luo Xi had mentioned before, “Are you talking about going somewhere for advanced training?”
Yiluo Xi chuckled, “Correct! I plan to take you there to learn and train. After that, you’ll become much stronger. The Fission Lightning move I showed you before, you’ll also have the chance to learn.”
“Of course, wanting to learn that move is very, very, very difficult.”
“In any case, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We must seize it. Once we’re done with the training, the strength of our Sisterhood will greatly increase, hmm-hmm!”
White Frost thoughtfully said,
“So Luo Xi, you really have someone above you.”
“What do you mean? Isn’t Luo Xi the big boss? Who else is above her?” Ziluo puffed up with indignation.
Yiluo Xi slapped her on the head,
“Anyway, we’ll first make a trip back to the Sisterhood, pick up Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong, and then set off. As for the place we’re going, hmm-hmm, you’ll know once we get there!”
They drove back, with Xi Lan, one of the four who had a driver’s license, at the wheel.
Arriving back in the big city and with the help of Xiao Huan, they purchased plane tickets and flew to Dong Huang, after several transfers.
The next day,
“Shui Ze South Station, we’re arriving. Passengers departing please take your belongings with you and disembark in an orderly manner.”
There was a car waiting to pick them up as they came out.
In the car, Yiluo Xi looked at her earliest fangirls, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong… oh, their real names were Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong, two girls who, like her, were orphans.
“I promised you before, as the big boss, that I would definitely help you with your Awakening. Now, it can soon be realized. But you have to work hard too and do me proud.”
The two girls nodded non-stop.
Compared to them, Awakeners like Xi Lan and White Frost knew the difficulty much better, “Is there really a method that guarantees Awakening? The Bureau doesn’t have that, right?”
“The Bureau?”
Yiluo Xi’s nose slightly perked up, “Let me put it this way, the weapons and potions I offered at the trade meeting didn’t come from the Bureau.”
“They’re from the organization you’re a part of?”
“Not only that, our organization is also a weapons supplier for the Bureau. Many of the weapons in the Hunter Association store are produced by our organization. Now you understand, right?”
“Sss—”
The Bureau’s weapons are all supplied by this organization?
Do they have such an awesome organization in Dong Huang? That’s amazing!
Xi Lan and White Frost had their mouths agape in surprise.
Yiluo Xi said, “This time, I secured internal recommendation spots for you, but to officially join and get the various extraordinary training opportunities, you’ll still need to compete. Of course, my face as the big boss carries some weight. You’ll be given a higher priority for training.”
She hugged Ziluo, “You, Ziluo, White Frost, and Xi Lan, will be able to join directly and it won’t be long before you can experience a second Awakening.”
“Of course, your big boss, I’m preparing for my third Awakening this time, heh-heh tremble before me.”
During the conversation,
The minivan arrived at the base of the mountain where the training camp was located and pulled into the parking lot.
Newcomers, even those who were recommended, had to walk up the mountain on their own feet. It was not only a test but also gradually became a tradition and a rite of passage.
The mountain was shrouded in the mist, with grand buildings faintly visible on the mountaintop.
“Is this the organization’s base?”
“Hey, big boss, what exactly is it like up there? Tell us more about it,” they pleaded.
Yiluo Xi touched her nose and looked at the mist, “Anyway, you’ll know once you’re up there, we’re at the doorstep now, get moving, get moving.”
She urged them on.
Over a dozen people began climbing the mountain, soon enveloped in white fog.
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