Volume 2: The Growing Flame Chapter 74: The Attack of the Torch Warriors
"We're here. This must be Whiterun."
"By the way, you guys can speak Sunset Language, right?"
The wind was freezing cold, and Luo Rui was wearing a not-so-thick coat. Inside was a tight combat suit specially made by the organization, which could protect the human body from evil attacks and could also withstand bullets from pistols and rifles.
Moreover, not only will it not affect one's own actions, it can even make one's power stronger and speedier.
Luo Rui couldn't afford it originally, but this time when he was on a mission, the organization gave him a contribution fee so that he could exchange a batch of training items and equipment in advance.
As for the medicines provided during the mission, they are free of charge.
It's a huge profit to be able to take on this task.
There were two other torch fighters who set foot on this land with Luo Rui.
A woman in her twenties, dressed fashionably, said with a smile, "Of course, in my previous job I often had to deal with foreign clients."
The other one was a slightly older man, about thirty years old. He smiled and said, "I know Sunset Language, Rhodes Language, and Wave Language."
Luo Rui's eyes widened, "Fuck, you're actually a big shot."
The eldest brother laughed, "What boss? If there is a boss, it's you. You are the first batch to pass the assessment at our training base. Now you are far ahead of us and are a great master."
“Ahahahaha…”
Luo Rui felt a little embarrassed by the compliment and rubbed his head. "This mission depends on our cooperation to find the cultists."
The horror of the cultists is already explained in the mission description.
But Luo Rui was not afraid. He was already a second-level awakener. Under the guidance of the instructor, he had developed a variety of combat methods with his awakened ability "Thousand Threads". He also learned two special skills, palm thunder and strange evil tracking, and had a full set of equipment.
He boasted that he was no longer a weakling among those who had awakened twice.
His two teammates, the eldest brother who is proficient in multiple languages is codenamed "Feng Yin", and the fashionable woman is codenamed "Huan Tong".
Xinhuo does not require a pseudonym, you can just use your name, but if you want to use a pseudonym, at least don't use an outrageous one.
For example, "All the code names were chosen by dogs", "Macho man does eighteen times a second", etc. Not to mention that the organization will not approve them, but people who have chosen these weird code names may be sacrificed at any time.
The code name should be serious.
Luo Rui hasn't chosen one yet, mainly because he hasn't come up with one that suits his abilities and is both super cool and awesome... If it's too awesome, it will be difficult to pass the approval, so he has another idea.
Make a name for yourself and give yourself a "recognized" title.
Just like Boss Xing who is known as the "strongest evil hunter" and the "Splitting Fist Martial Saint", the Martial Saint, that sounds very impressive.
He is probably a top-level expert like Instructor Black Blade.
Whenever a student asked, "Who is stronger, the boss or the instructor", Boss Xing would always laugh it off and say something like the battle between awakened people depends on many factors, people cannot be generalized, etc. which were hard to understand.
The code names of the two teammates are based on their awakening abilities.
Big brother Feng Yin has the awakened ability of "listening to the wind", which is basically useless in combat, but he can listen to the sounds from all directions through the sound of the wind, and is a good reconnaissance expert.
A fashionable female phantom pupil, whose awakened ability is "eye hypnosis". As long as you look into her eyes, you will become dazed, or even hypnotized and have your memory read.
Huantong also took the organization's boss Yinling as his master and learned a lot of hypnosis techniques.
They are all good at supporting roles, but as for the real fighters, well, there is only one.
He is also the captain.
But Luo Rui did not intend to act arbitrarily. He asked, "What do you think of this mission?"
Feng Yin pondered for a moment and said, "The mission states that the cultists possess human memories and cognition, and there may be a large number of them. They may even have the ability to control evil spirits... I don't think we can confront them head-on."
Huan Tong said, "I think so too."
Luo Rui thought, "Our mission is just reconnaissance. First, we need to find out whether there are cultists. Second, if they do exist, where is their lair?"
"Why don't we go into the city first and talk to the local residents to find out the situation ."
…
The city was a little too quiet. Although Huang State seemed a little depressed nowadays, it was still as lively as it could be compared to here.
Luo Rui used his skill, Evil Tracking, and in the dark field of vision, there were wisps of filthy wind floating around. They were so thick that they almost reached the area around the gate to the ghost world.
and,
He saw a rather large evil creature in front of him wandering back and forth with bangs. Ordinary people could not see its shape, but it had left very obvious traces, with gray-black claw marks all over the ground!
"Are all the mysterious departments in Langhua Country shit eaters? They didn't even see such a big evil creature? How long has it been in existence?"
Luo Rui cursed.
Big Brother Feng Yin shook his head. "After all, not all places have the execution power of our Huang country. When the situation was not so bad before, these Western countries also banned residents from going to remote places. As a result, they directly aroused rebelliousness. Many young people chose to go to abandoned castles and mental hospitals in the middle of the night to seek death."
"By now, the situation in many cities is probably beginning to get out of control, not to mention that this place is likely to be a stronghold of cultists."
He glanced at the black claw marks in the distance, then looked at Luo Rui, "Now what to do, you decide."
I could still hear the faint and evil roar beside my ears.
Luo Rui clenched his fists and wanted to rush forward and kill the evil creature. It was not difficult and anyone present could do it.
However, this is the lair of the cultists, and exposing the identities of the awakened ones will not only put them in danger, but will also lead to the failure of the mission.
Killing one evil spirit with just one click will not help.
There are too many evil things here!
He shook his fist fiercely, "I... let's go!"
…
Before coming here, I already had some understanding of the situation in Langhua Country, and now seeing it with my own eyes makes me feel even more deeply.
Order is still maintained in some large cities, and the main maintaining force is the mysterious local department of Langhua Country - the Super Combat Department, whose full name is the Extraordinary Combat Department.
But the number of awakened people under the control of the Super Warfare Department is not very large. The number of core members, those recruited from the civilian population, and those hired from outside is less than half of them combined.
There are many awakened people in the hands of major financial groups.
To protect their own property.
"These short-sighted fellows, do they think they can survive after the world is completely devoured and exterminated?"
Luo Rui was angry.
Big Brother Feng Yin also looked heavy-hearted. “But these problems are too far away for us. This is something that the instructors and mentors should consider. What we need to do now is to complete the task to the best of our ability.”
Based on some information they had collected on the Internet, they found a local Chinese person and used their money skills... no, money skills were not very useful during this period, and they might not be able to buy what they wanted in the supermarket.
In the apartment,
Luo Rui took out instant food and a large bundle of Langhua Kingdom banknotes that he had prepared in advance from his combat backpack.
"We are just asking for some information. After that, all these things will be yours. You are a newspaper reporter, right? Have you found anything wrong in Whiterun during this period of time?"
The young man opposite had a haggard face and his hair was like a chicken coop. He tore open a bag of bread and started to eat it ravenously, making a vague sound of "Hmm, there are so many things wrong."
After a while, the young man drank a few sips of water and looked like he was finally alive. Then, he said mysteriously,
"Do you believe in the existence of monsters?"
He didn't notice that Luo Rui and the other two had strange expressions on their faces. He continued, "About a month ago, when I was still a reporter for a newspaper, I witnessed the appearance of a terrifying monster. Even if it was just a silhouette, I believed it was not an illusion, it was real!"
"Because I saw with my own eyes that several people were missing pieces of their bodies. They were eaten by monsters!"
"I wanted to publish this story in the newspaper, but no one believed it. The stupid president even fired me... I'm not going to work for a crappy newspaper anymore."
"You guys believe it, it's not a made-up story."
I definitely believe it.
Not only believe it, we have seen more than you have heard.
Luo Rui said, "It is because of my belief that I found you."
The haggard young man smiled and said excitedly, "I said monsters really exist! Just like what happened recently, from time to time people go crazy, jump off buildings, and get torn into pieces... But I know this is not a mental disease at all, it's an invisible monster that's committing the crime!"
"Where are the people? Are there any people behaving strangely?"
Luo Rui asked.
The haggard young man thought for a moment and said, "It seems that our place is busier at night than during the day, but I don't dare to go out during this period, so I'm not sure... By the way, I wonder if the Holy Moon Sect counts."
"This is a new sect. Maybe it's because the current situation is tense and weird. People are under too much mental pressure and need a belief to rely on. Even the people of this sect like to gather at night. I am speechless."
He didn't think it was unusual, he just felt it was a suicide pact.
But for the people of Langhua Country, it is understandable that they like to have fun and it is not surprising. However, Luo Rui and the other two's eyes lit up.
Asked for some more details.
The outline of a cult church has gradually taken shape in my mind.
suddenly,
Boom!
The wall trembled, as if something huge had hit it.
Big Brother Feng Yin's ears moved slightly and his expression suddenly became serious.
“Get out of the way!”
He roared.
Luo Rui was quick-witted and quick-handed. He pulled the haggard young man over. The next moment, the wall not far away exploded like a broken wooden board.
A figure hit the wall like a rag bag, blood trickling from his neck, and it was obvious that he was dead.
Then a dishevelled figure rushed out from the gap.
His face was pale, and he had fangs and sharp teeth. Before Luo Rui could continue observing, he heard shouting and the sound of gunfire coming from the next room.
The bullets hit the slender figure, causing her to retreat continuously.
The haggard young man widened his eyes and said, "It's Mrs. Chris next door, but how..."
He covered his mouth.
Mrs. Chris, who was wearing a long house dress, staggered, with blood blooming all over her body.
Four men with guns walked out from the breach one after another, with the muzzles of their pistols pointed steadily at the figure not far away.
"Damn it, he actually killed Abel!"
"I didn't expect this to be an awakened one."
"Humph! So what if she's an awakened one? Can she withstand hot weapons? If she hadn't suddenly attacked, Abel wouldn't have been in trouble!"
"Damn it!"
The woman named Chris was covered in blood and was staggering.
Suddenly, her pupils widened, the bleeding from the dozens of bullet wounds in her body stopped instantly, and she pounced towards the nearest figure.
The claws pierced the heart.
He took several shots and still had energy.
It was not until the leading gunman dropped his gun, covered his fists with metallic color, and bombarded with punches, and fought in close combat that the crazy awakener was completely killed.
He was breathing heavily.
My mind is filled with anger, confusion and bewilderment.
Just as I looked at the other people in the room and wanted to say something, I suddenly realized...
"Something's wrong with the boss."
Another team member came over and pointed his gun at the cave entrance not far away.
There, two figures appeared out of nowhere.
They seemed no different from normal people, wearing ordinary clothes, but as they walked towards them, fangs gradually appeared in their mouths and their nails lengthened like claws.
At the same moment, the door of the haggard young man's house exploded like debris, and a figure walked in.
Three people.
No,
"Is this a human or a monster?"
The three members from the Langhua Country Super Combat Department were also uncertain.
The leading awakened one said, "Retreat! We are no match for them."
In such a cramped environment, I was the only awakened one and couldn't defeat it. Moreover, this monster seemed to have... very tenacious vitality.
He didn't die even after being shot so many times!
As for the four ordinary people who were involved, the captain of the awakened ones secretly said sorry, you can only wish for the best.
Just as he thought of this, he found that one of them squatted down with his hands with five fingers spread out and pressed on the floor.
Suddenly,
White silk threads continued to spread from the floor, standing up and interweaving like a net.
With a low shout, lightning appeared on the palms of the young man who was half-crouching on the ground. The lightning spread rapidly along the silk thread. In just an instant, before the three cultists could react, the azure lightning enveloped them.
Sizzle——
Sizzle——
The lightning flashed, illuminating the dazed faces of the Super Warriors members in the room.
