NOVPUBBecause there was a "nature reserve," the fighting in the Basic Predation Stage wasn’t fierce, and each hunt only yielded 5 Life Points.
The Basic Predation Stage ended quickly.
The edge of the platform lit up with a bright luminescence, countless purple light patterns converged towards Xia Feng’s feet like a stream, forming a Teleportation Array.
[The Hunt Predation Stage now begins, I wish everyone good luck in battle!]
With the solemn voice echoing, the surroundings once again dissolved into mottled pixels, rushing towards him.
In a daze, Xia Feng returned to the restroom stall.
There were two targets now.
First, find player number 17 and acquire 60 Life Points.
Then, find number 6.
Based on information from the previous round, Xia Feng remembered that player number 6 had purchased Summoning Wood. So, after dealing with number 17, Xia Feng planned to have a good talk about life and ideals with player number 6.
While contemplating, Xia Feng hurriedly made his way to the Holy Department Building, just in time to see Mu Qingtong walking out of the front door.
"Where are you going?"
"On a mission."
"I’m coming too."
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Mu Qingtong raised her delicate eyebrows slightly. She noticed this junior brother had been seeking her out more and more frequently. It seemed he couldn’t wait to get pinned to the ground and beaten by her.
"Oh?" At that moment, Master Chen also emerged from the lobby, "Does Xia Feng also want to participate in the mission?"
"It’s too boring at home." Xia Feng glanced at Mu Qingtong, "Some people are too scared to fight me because of my strength, so I thought I’d come out to stretch my legs."
Mu Qingtong smiled without a word.
Chen Hangdao glanced at his watch and nodded, "All right, there’s not much time left. When you get back, just submit a mission application, let’s go."
Xia Feng followed the two onto a military green off-road vehicle.
Chen Hangdao took the passenger seat, while Xia Feng and Mu Qingtong sat in the back.
The driver was a young man who looked like he had just graduated, with a buzz cut and somewhat delicate features, but his grey-blue eyes sparkled brightly, making him appear quite energetic.
When the young man saw Mu Qingtong boarding the vehicle, his eyes widened: "Mu Mu Mu—Mu Shen?!"
Master Chen slapped him on the head and scolded, "Focus!"
"Yes, Master," said the young man, quickly getting serious.
However, as Xia Feng boarded the car with Yue Hongli, the young man’s eyes widened again and he swiftly turned around, "Princess?!"
"Thwack—" Master Chen delivered another smack to his forehead, "Curb your desires!"
A red mark appeared on the young man’s forehead, his face flushed as he turned back around, muttering under his breath, "Focus, curb your desires, focus, curb your desires..."
Xia Feng’s eye twitched slightly, his gaze shifted and soon noticed the Peach Wood Sword beside the driver’s seat, which was likely the young man’s sidearm.
"Allow me to introduce him, this is my disciple, Cai Kuihua. You can just call him Xiao Cai," Master Chen patted the young man’s shoulder.
"Your disciple?" Xia Feng leaned back tactically, looking at the young man with a slightly strange gaze.
He knew that Chen Hangdao had a very terrifying Grade B Spiritual Clothes, called Sunflower Sword Style, which could rival Grade A when fully mastered. And the only requirement for learning it was to cut off... two ounces of flesh from a rather delicate part of the body...
"Hello, my name is Cai Kuihua... Please take good care of me."
"Hello hello, I’m Xia Feng, from the Eighth Squad," Xia Feng nodded at the young man, who then covertly stole another glance at the Princess next to Xia Feng.
After the battle at Ping Shan Hospital, with the death of Prince, the Prince’s wife acknowledged a college freshman as her master. It seemed this student was Xia Feng.
That was the Princess... Cai Kuihua envied him, wondering what shameless things Xia Feng would do to the Princess at night....
"Thwack—" Another slap landed on the young man’s forehead, Master Chen said sternly, "What is the principle of Sword Sect?"
Cai Kuihua’s expression turned serious, he straightened up and said loudly, "Women only hinder the speed of my sword draw!"
"Drive."
"Yes!" Cai Kuihua’s voice was loud as he pressed down the clutch.
Xia Feng and Mu Qingtong exchanged a look, feeling that their teammate might not be very reliable.
Master Chen, seated in the passenger seat, pulled out a tablet and began to relay the mission information.
"The target is named Wen Zaiye, born in Zone 51’s Junlin City, a local. He joined the Black Moon Church two years ago for unknown reasons and became a Black Moon Knight. This March, he stole ’Moon God Tears’ and defected. During his escape, he committed several crimes, resulting in the death of one Spirit Master and injuring three civilians."
"This afternoon at five o’clock, he was spotted by an agent from the Holy Department’s Ninth Squad, and he fled into the Calamity Realm of Mi Jia. As of now, he’s still trapped inside without a way out."
"According to our estimates, Wen Zaiye only has First Rank Spiritual Pressure, so catching him shouldn’t be difficult. The challenge of this mission lies with the Calamity Realm of Mi Jia, and... the Black Moon Church!"
"The Church?" Xia Feng asked, puzzled.
"Yes," nodded Master Chen, "The Black Moon Church wants to capture the traitor and deal with him on their own, without interference from the Holy Department. They’ll probably send someone into the Calamity Realm to find Wen Zaiye, so we need to catch him before the Church does, to prevent them from silencing him permanently."
Killing to silence someone? Xia Feng’s dark eyes narrowed, feeling that there was more to this than met the eye.
However, he didn’t ask more, as he didn’t really care about Wen Zaiye. He just wanted to enter the Calamity Realm to find player number 17 and deliver a sudden windfall to him.
Number 17, wait for me, brother. I’m coming to deliver a head to you!
The off-road vehicle merged into the flow of traffic on the streets, speeding swiftly amid the high-rise buildings.
Zone 51 was actually once a part of the Evil Dragon Forest, but following the grand battle a hundred years ago, with the reconstruction of the Great Wall, the Empire expanded its territory significantly, and thus Zone 51, also known as the New District, was established.
The capital was set in Junlin City, adjacent to the Evil Dragon Forest.
And with a hundred years of development, Junlin City had long shed its war-torn appearance. It was now a place of tall buildings and thriving prosperity.
However, no matter how prosperous a city, there are always relatively underdeveloped and poor areas.
The off-road vehicle drove into a somewhat desolate town.
[Yuanhe Town]
"It looks like our Church friends have also arrived. Let’s get out and meet them."
With Master Chen’s solemn voice, Xia Feng looked up.
Above the golden wheat fields, dark fissures flickered in and out of sight; these must be the entrance to the Calamity Realm.
In front of the off-road vehicle, about twenty Church Knights clad in Silver Armor appeared to be in deep discussion, heads bowed.
Xia Feng unexpectedly saw a few old friends among the crowd.
Cha Naixue, along with her two Guardian Knights, Silver and Panda, all looked up in unison.
