Spirit world.
In the blurry light blue vision, seven figures are moving forward rapidly.
They all wore the same suit uniform with a black windbreaker jacket on top.
This is an elite team of extraordinary people in the shelter - the "Executioners".
"Captain Aesop, we should be almost at Amber City in the Gem State, right?"
One of the young men spoke up.
"Um."
The middle-aged man in the lead responded.
"This trip took more than half an hour, traveling from the Fossil City Spirit Realm to the Amber City, in order to suppress 'Akbinkovor' as soon as possible... The Chief Judge issued a death order, and this man must be killed on the spot!"
"yes!"
"Yes! Captain!"
The other members responded one after another.
They were moving so fast that the scenery around them blurred and changed, passing by like a slide.
This is thanks to the many city anchor points controlled by the shelter, which allows the executioner team to travel accurately and reach their destination at the fastest speed.
Soon, they saw the outline of Amber City in the distance in the spiritual world.
"Let's go to the Amber City Internment Camp first. The highest officer there is a student that the Chief Judge values. As a basic courtesy, we'd better inform her... and the information about Akbin this time was also reported by her."
Captain Alsop said.
The other members had no objection to this and nodded silently.
Although the "Executioner" team is not under the jurisdiction of the regular department of the shelter and does not need to report to the local branch when performing tasks, this is a sign of respect for Chief Judge Rudolf.
At this moment, Captain Aesop suddenly shouted in a deep voice:
"Everyone stop!"
All the members were startled, stopped, and then looked forward in the direction the captain was looking.
On the side of the hazy main road outside the city, a figure was leaning gently on a distorted street lamp, with a black sword inserted at his feet.
The man was wearing a tattered black armor with dents and an iron helmet with a wolf head.
He looked like a knight who had just come down from the battlefield.
"The Black Knight... Byers!"
Captain Aesop narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
The knight slowly stood up, clenched his five fingers, and pulled out the black sword from the ground with a clang.
"Executioner Squad, I have been waiting for a long time."
A deep male voice came from the wolf helmet.
“Hmm… Six [Sequence 7] and one [Sequence 6]. You will all be buried here today…”
"careful!"
Captain Aesop shouted.
The black knight had disappeared.
Next second.
An executioner behind Aesop opened his eyes wide, trembling and lowering his head.
A black sword suddenly emerged from his chest, and blood was spurting out.
Puff——!
The black knight turned his back to the man, drew out his sword with his backhand, and took away a drop of blood.
With a sizzling sound, the black sword was swung, and blood spilled in an arc on the ground.
The Executioner, who was severely wounded by the sword, fell to his knees with a thud, clutching his chest and screaming. But his screams stopped abruptly the next second, because the Black Knight stepped on his neck and broke it.
Gala!
“Moore!!”
The members of the Executioner Squad shouted excitedly.
"You damned bastard! Go to hell!"
The two members had angry looks on their faces and displayed their extraordinary powers. One of them was covered in black shadows and disappeared into the shadows, while the other was surrounded by water vapor, his muscles flashing with arcs of electricity, and rushed towards the Black Knight.
This is a [Conspiracy Faction Sequence 7 - Assassin] and a [Deep Sea Faction Sequence 7 - Shark Fighter]!
"Incompetent clamor."
The Black Knight grabbed a man out of the shadows beneath his feet with his free hand and clasped his face with his five fingers.
He held the black sword in his other hand and chopped it down on the head. The brilliant purple sword light directly cut through the water vapor in front of him, and also cut the opponent's entire body in half smoothly.
The executioner team has lost one more member!
"Byers! How dare you, as a wanted criminal of the Empire, show your face and intercept the executioner team here!"
Aisop shouted angrily, and disappeared in an instant.
But the Black Knight remained indifferent and threw the thing in his hand to the right. With a bang, it hit something invisible.
Aesop was forced to show up, hugging his teammates, his face changed.
The young man in his arms was alive a minute ago, but now he was dead.
"The soul dissipated..."
Alsop's hands were shaking and his heart was bleeding.
These were his teammates who had been with him for many years, his comrades-in-arms with whom he had entrusted his life and death, but now they were dying in front of him.
Unspeakable anger burst out.
"team leader!"
However, at this moment, the other three executioners exclaimed.
The Black Knight clenched his five fingers into a fist and raised it towards the sky.
This area with a diameter of thirty meters was suddenly plunged into darkness, and no one could see their hands in front of them.
"Byers!!"
Aesop's eyes were red and he roared loudly.
But there was silence all around, and the voices of other teammates could no longer be heard.
As a [Conspiracy Faction Sequence 6 - Shadowless], he is best at sneak attacks and assassinations, but he seems extremely powerless when facing the Black Knight.
This former captain of the "Purple Moonlight" team of the Moon Church who defected has terrifying direct combat power. I am afraid I am no match for him!
With shaking hands, Aesop took out a tiny light bulb from his bosom. This was the [B-Class Monster - Spotlight Bulb] they applied for from the Fossil City Shelter for the mission of suppressing Akbin.
It can effectively confine the target within a small aperture.
The cost is that one's dependence on light sources will increase in a short period of time, leading to the negative effects of "darkness phobia".
Now the surrounding environment has been temporarily changed into night by the Black Knight's extraordinary power. Using this strange object may put oneself in an extremely bad situation.
But Aesop couldn't care less.
"I must use this strange thing to control Byers as soon as possible, and then lead the team away!"
Aesop gritted his teeth and activated the light bulb.
Buzz!
A dazzling light suddenly appeared, illuminating the surrounding darkness.
What made Aesop's eyes bloodshot was that he actually saw three beheaded corpses on the ground not far away!
The three familiar team members still had the fear of the last second of their lives on their faces.
The black knight held the hilt of the sword with one hand, turned his head and stared at him quietly.
"What a sickening light."
A cold voice came from the wolf helmet.
"Byers! I will kill you! Definitely!"
Aesop was furious. He controlled the light bulb, focused the light and shone it on the Black Knight.
Click!
A spotlight fell within one meter around Biles, making him seem like the protagonist in the darkness of the stage at that moment.
The black knight let out a light exclamation, raised the black sword and slashed out.
Buzz!
It was as if there was an invisible barrier blocking the tip of his sword.
"Heh...what are you going to do?"
The Black Knight saw this, but was not nervous at all. Instead, he casually thrust the black sword into the ground.
"You use this light to trap me, and then what? How are you going to kill me?"
Aesop calmed down, but his eyes were still red and bloodshot.
The middle-aged man took a few steps forward and stood facing the black knight only a few meters away.
He once again took out a tiny black glass ball from his arms.
"This is a super bomb forged by the Super Workshop. It's so small, but it's enough to destroy you and me at the same time..."
Alsop grinned.
“My whole team is dead, what’s the point of me returning alive?
You're right, Byers, we'll all be buried here... but that includes you!
Although the mission failed this time, I was able to eliminate you, a Class A wanted criminal, and this will be my last chance to serve the Empire!"
Aesop was just about to pinch the glass ball with two fingers to break it.
Just at this moment.
A twisted ray of light, as thin as a hair, passed by quickly, like thousands of flashes of light.
His movements faltered.
Aesop opened his mouth slightly, but no words came out.
In the next second, he shattered into countless pieces and collapsed like building blocks. The glass ball fell and was gently caught by the black knight's palm.
The wolf helmet turned slightly, overlooking the corpse on the ground, and shook his head.
The ray of light turned several times in the air and finally fell into the hands of the black knight, turning into a light yellow orchid.
"Thank you, Youlan, my love."
The Black Knight placed the flower in front of his helmet and seemed to sniff it or kiss it.
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Jack Manor.
First floor hall kitchen.
Chen Lun stood beside Floy, watching her quietly as she poured the chunks of pork into the pot.
"is that so?"
Floy asked curiously.
"Hmm... that should be right. Throw in the spices and simmer for forty minutes. When the soup is dried up, it will be almost done."
Based on his memory, Chen Lun slowly guided Floy to replicate a dish that he had missed for a long time in this world - braised pork.
Floy put the lid on the pot and turned around.
"Is it really like you said, that it would be delicious if eaten with rice?"
"certainly!"
Chen Lun chuckled. His original words were, "It will be so cool..." But he was afraid that Floy might not understand, so he just described the meaning roughly.
"Delicious food requires waiting... Come over here, I'll perform a magic trick for you."
Chen Lun took her and turned to the living room.
With Floy's puzzled look on her face, he pushed her to sit on the sofa.
"magic?"
Floy asked.
"Yes! Magic."
Chen Lun thought that the next rank he would be promoted to would be [Magician], so he planned to adapt to it in advance.
He coughed and was about to take out his playing cards.
"But I can't see."
Floy tilted her head.
"What magic trick are you going to perform for a blind girl?"
“…”
Chen Lun was stunned for a moment, then immediately lost his temper.
Floy sensed his emotions and chuckled with her hands covering her mouth.
"Let me perform a magic trick for you."
She said.
"Um?"
Chen Lun looked confused.
"This magic is called 'Controlling the Heartbeat'..."
Floy leaned forward and moved slightly closer to Chen Lun's face.
She placed her hand gently on Chen Lun's chest.
"Look, your heart rate has quickened."
Chen Lun's breathing stagnated.
He immediately thought of the last words that Floyd said after getting drunk a few days ago -
"You didn't lie to me. My wish came true because I finally heard your heartbeat..."
Before she fell asleep, she added inaudibly:
"As fast as I am."
Chen Lun was silent for a while.
Then he gently grasped her hand, an action that made Floy tremble slightly.
"Floy..."
He spoke.
Floy pursed her lips.
At this moment, a light blue crack suddenly appeared above their heads, and a frog head poked out upside down from it.
It happened to be standing between the two of them.
Quack!
Chen Lun's pupils shrank and he raised his hand, ready to punch.
Quack!!
The frog head seemed to be frightened by Chen Lun's murderous aura and croaked even louder.
Only then did Chen Lun realize that the guy in front of him was the spirit world messenger of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce, the "fraudulent doll" named Qiong.
He turned to look at Floy and found that she had already left the living room and ran to the kitchen.
"You better be okay."
Chen Lun took a deep breath and said.
The frog head blinked a few times in fear and tremblingly handed over a simple silver cube.
After Chen Lun took it, it suddenly shrank back into the spiritual world without looking back and disappeared without a trace.
"Here are... the extraordinary materials and mysterious books that I had previously commissioned the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce to purchase."
He took a closer look at the fist-sized silver cube and discovered that it contained several cubic dimensions filled with extraordinary materials and mysterious books.
This small silver cube is the "premium package" of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce and is a disposable item.
It disintegrates on its own once the customer removes the items inside.
Looking in the direction of the kitchen, Chen Lun sighed.
He then took out the contents of the small cube, and because there were too many things, he had to clear the coffee table and pour them on it.
With a bang, the small silver cube shattered into countless pieces and then dissipated.
"What a magical power! Is this the special craftsmanship of the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce?"
Chen Lun glanced into the air.
He turned his attention to the coffee table and took a quick inventory, discovering that there were about a hundred pieces of various extraordinary materials, which cost a total of more than 1,800 gold pounds.
There were thirty-two mysterious books, which accounted for the bulk of the money, consuming more than 7,500 gold pounds, and directly made Chen Lun a pauper again.
This is because Chen Lun has a good relationship with Rosa and got a small discount. Otherwise, it would have been more expensive... and it is not certain that so many mysterious books could be purchased.
"Knowledge is indeed an extremely expensive luxury..."
Chen Lun sighed.
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After returning to his room, Chen Lun took a quick look through the thirty-two mysterious books.
Among them, the four factions of Sun, Moon, Deep Sea and Earth have five books each, the factions of Stars and Flesh and Blood have four books each, the faction of Magic has two books, the faction of Nature and Conspiracy has only one book each, and there is no book of the faction of Destiny.
"Nature, Conspiracy and Fate are three factions that belong to the hidden path. It is understandable that there are few mysterious books circulating outside... But there is not a single book on the Fate Path!"
Chen Lun frowned slightly.
He picked up two tattered-looking books from the pile of books on the table.
"The spirit world messenger specially marked these two books, indicating that their prices are six or seven times higher than the others. They are the two paths of stars and flesh and blood... After a rough reading, the knowledge inside is more profound and difficult to understand than the others. It should contain the extraordinary knowledge of [Sequence 8]!"
Chen Lun let out a sigh of relief.
'I originally planned to accumulate some skill points by reading mysterious books, but it seems that I took it for granted... However, if I finish reading these books slowly, I can also gain a lot of experience points and two pieces of [Sequence 8] extraordinary knowledge, and deepen my attainments in the mysticism, which is not bad.'
He stretched and looked at the scenery outside the window.
'I haven't finished reading the "Cat God Cult Book" enshrined in the Cat Town Spire. I should be able to accumulate some points with it!'
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Some more time passed.
On that day, all the circus players who were performing in various places in Amber City received letters from a goldfinch without exception.
They opened it curiously and found that it was sent by Mr. Jack.
The content is concise and clear. Jack said that he once again felt the call from the wonderland. That world was in turmoil, and a terrible disaster called "pollution tide" was about to break out. They needed the help of these foreign warriors... Of course, the reward was very generous.
"——Everyone, there's another big mission! A mission related to the advanced dungeon 'Fairyland'!"
Dongyang spoke in the previous chat room.
“——I received it, too.”
Chen Xi spoke.
"——From the description, it looks like a defensive battle. This is much better than the previous blind exploration and more suitable for us! (Excited expression)"
Goutoujin spoke.
"——These days I've been cleaning out those plague rats in the sewers, I'm almost numb, and the rewards are also deducted ...Finally I received good news! Jack, I love you to death!"
The centaur spoke.
"——Then let's just do it together?"
Forgotten Wuji spoke.
"——I might change someone here. Kuang Ben Kuang has gone to other cities to bring in new people."
Dongyang replied.
"——Honey Grapefruit can't participate either. She recently accepted a mission with Honey Juice Idiot and is not active in Amber City. If you don't have a candidate, I will bring in another cadre to make up the total of ten people."
Chen Xi spoke.
No one else had any objections.
"Then it's settled. We'll meet at Jack Manor the day after tomorrow morning... @苏可莹@北极星@A joyful song that ends with a sad ending. Please reply if you get it."
Dongyang said.
Su Keying and Weiyin then spoke up to express their receipt.
"--Um."
Polaris replied.
“——…”
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