CH 115

Rode had been waiting for a long time at this moment.

【Justice Execution】had been stuck in a weak burning state for a long time, and he hadn't even ignited the fourth star.

Otherwise, in a non-constant burning state, the stars would continue to consume humanity, resulting in too much loss.

Dealing with humanity all the time was a bit unbearable.

He just wanted to be dealt with.

After careful preparation, the team hunting evil spirits quickly set off.

The Corpse Wasteland is a large area in front of the Sword Pass. At its end is one of the core strongholds of the inner defense circle, the Li Guang Fortress.

The so-called defense circle is actually a continuous line of defense established by human strongholds such as castles, fortresses, and outposts. It relies on patrols and regular hunting to clear the monsters that come from the depths of darkness.

The defense circle is divided into three layers: outer, middle, and inner.

The outer defense circle represents the limit that the royal city can control. It directly faces the desolate darkness and resists the greatest threat.

The middle defense circle is the backbone of the entire defense line. A large number of patrol teams and combat clusters will eliminate the majority of monsters that reach this layer.

The inner defense circle is at the end of the defense line and is responsible for clearing the threats that have passed through the first two layers, including parts of the Red Earth Plain, some towns and villages, and areas outside the royal city.

However, this still cannot guarantee the absolute safety of the kingdom's hinterland.

Therefore, the royal city has also set up a large number of defense zones. The defense zones, led by guardians, are responsible for the safety of the respective areas. The royal city also periodically organizes cleaning or hunting teams to eliminate the threats that appear on the Red Earth Plain.

Sword Pass belongs to the seventh defense zone, and Jon is the guardian. He is responsible for the middle section of the inner defense circle, including Sword Pass, Li Guang Fortress, and Giant's Fortress, as well as the southeastern part of the Red Earth Plain.

Along the way, the captain of the hunting team, Black Fish, constantly introduced the situation here to them.

He was a young level seven combatant, about twenty years old, tall and thin, very enthusiastic, and talkative.

There were a total of ten people in the team, five scouts and five combatants. They only brought residual light and red tear stones, so the range of light was only a few yards, and the black mist was within reach.

But they were not worried because they knew that Sword Pass Fortress was nearby.

Soon, they arrived at the designated location.

"We will split up here."

Black Fish said.

"Two people per team, one clairvoyant paired with one combatant. The areas where the evil spirits are scattered are quite wide, so this way is more efficient."

"This is the Ghost Light Bomb. Use it to call for help when in danger. This is the Star Disk, used for positioning. Don't lose your way."

"Now, let's calibrate the time. It is currently one hour and three quarters past evening. The hunting time is two hours. We must return to Sword Pass Fortress before nightfall. Any questions?"

Everyone answered in unison, "None."

"Annabel, Mia, Ian, Lag, each of you will be paired with a combatant. Rode, you come with me."

Annabel couldn't help but say, "Captain Black Fish, Rode is very fragile. Please be careful to protect him."

Black Fish smiled and said, "Don't worry, your captain took turns reminding me when we left Sword Pass. The commander also warned me. After all, he is a complete clairvoyant. He's precious. Even if I die, he won't."

Annabel didn't believe in his strength, "Why don't you let me team up with Rode?"

She hesitated for a moment and said.

"My ability is Magic Awakening."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's gaze turned towards her.

Black Fish was stunned for a moment and then said, "Impressive, impressive. It seems that your combat level doesn't represent your strength. But in that case, the two of you clairvoyants will be together, and we will have two Stone Wood Cores available."

He patted his chest and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, my ability is a defensive barrier. I am a level seven combatant. I have fought alongside Arlan in the Deadman's Hill, going in and out seven times, killing countless enemies..."

A warrior shouted, "Stop bragging! Your turtle shell was shattered. Arlan dragged more than ten wounded soldiers through the Deadman's Hill to save you."

Black Fish's face turned red and he angrily said, "What do you know? I blocked several attacks for Arlan. Without me, Arlan wouldn't have been able to come out so quickly."

"Yes, yes, Captain, you are so brave."

"I once fought against a corrupted dragon. Do you know that? That dragon was bigger than the entire Sword Pass."

"Forget it, you've said it a hundred times. Is firing one shot from two thousand yards away considered a battle?"

Black Fish angrily said, "If you belittle me again, I'll get angry! What do you mean by firing from two thousand yards away? It was clearly only one thousand eight hundred yards!"

The soldiers all showed helpless expressions and remained silent.

"Anyway."

Black Fish patted his chest.

"I am very reliable! Rode's safety is on me."

"Alright, alright, Captain invincible, Captain amazing, Captain leading us forward with a torch held high."

Black Fish nodded in satisfaction, "Let's go!"

Annabel sighed and had no choice but to set off with another warrior.

Rode also followed Black Fish and walked towards the northeast.

Along the way, Black Fish constantly emphasized how strong and reliable he was, and instilled in Rode his superior war philosophy."My psychic power intensity is as high as 21 thousand marks, and my psychic level has reached level 5. Whether in the academy or in the legion, I am the strongest in the same group or team. You just need to boldly indicate the direction of the monsters, and I will take care of everything else."

"Although I don't know the formation number you belong to, I can tell that you have been operating in the safe zone and the core zone for a long time. I don't really understand our way of fighting in the outer regions."

"Here, when you see a threat, you must not rush forward recklessly. You must approach with caution and follow the Flora Principle to check for traps and other threats nearby..."

"By the way, what is your preferred fighting style?"

Rode casually replied, "Steady."

Black Fish slapped his thigh, "That's right, it has to be steady! You need patience, perseverance, and determination because monsters are endless and threats are endless. You need to maintain your sharpness and strike at critical moments..."

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Rode hardly listened to his words. He just wanted to quickly hunt more monsters, obtain more souls, and make the "Soul Firewood" as soon as possible to enhance the strength of "Righteous Execution".

The blank invasion surface always gave him a strange sense of unease.

Only with stronger power and more trump cards could he get rid of this feeling.

Suddenly, Black Fish shouted, "They're here! There's something nearby!"

Rode quickly turned around and indeed saw a white spiritual body.

It was about the height of two people, with a head that looked like it had been crushed, and long scythe-like hands without legs.

Text appeared on the Soul Eye.

"Furious Evil Spirit"

Rode knew that this was the true name reflected by the Soul Eye based on its soul fluctuations.

There was no specific data below the true name, indicating that there was no record of it in the Soul Altar.

- These were the results of Rode's recent research on dreams.

The evil spirit floated in the air, emitting a strange wailing sound.

Black Fish shouted, "Be careful, it's nearby! My badge is vibrating! These evil spirits are very tough. The scythe in its hand inflicts high damage, and ordinary psychic defenses cannot withstand it. Its attacks are unpredictable. Don't approach it rashly. It's best if we... What are you doing?"

Rode paused for a moment and rushed out with a quick step.

The evil spirit was alarmed and let out a scream as it charged towards him.

The badge on Black Fish's body vibrated frantically, indicating that the evil spirit had been provoked.

He quickly activated his barriers, layers of barrier shadows flashed across his body, drew out his knife, and a powerful psychic light flashed on the blade.

"Don't be afraid, Rode, I'll save you!"

Bang!

Rode shot the evil spirit with a gun.

There was a huge void in its soul, incomplete psychic defense, and flaws everywhere.

The Soul Sealing Bullet had a powerful psychic impact effect. Even if the soul had no flaws, it could forcefully create flaws. If it directly hit the void in the soul, it would instantly cause a huge rigid pause effect.

The evil spirit was hit directly in its most vulnerable spot. The Soul Sealing Bullet shattered into powder upon hitting the spiritual body, but the powerful psychic impact effect had penetrated through the gaps in the psychic energy and entered the void in the soul, causing a tremendous shock to its entire spiritual body.

Boom!

A strange muffled sound came from the void, as if the soul's broken drum had been hammered.

The evil spirit fell directly from the air, its psychic energy in chaos, and its entire spiritual body became extremely unstable.

Rode raised his right hand, and a crescent-shaped moon hook appeared on the back of his hand. His right hand became transparent, and a dazzling aura rose from it.

"What, what is this? This soul oppression... My soul is trembling. Its instinct is threatening my soul, no, this feeling, it's squeezing my existence..."

Boom!

Another identical muffled sound.

Black Fish saw Rode's right hand suddenly plunge into the void, as if grabbing something, and then pulled it up forcefully.

An invisible wailing sound echoed in the air.

Black Fish sensed the wailing of the evil spirit.

The soul of a monster permanently dissipated, and the condensed darkness was thrown into the void, returning to their origin.

The tiny black ashes scattered, and a pale ash fell to the ground.

Black Fish took two steps forward and picked up a clump of ashes from the ground.

It looked like a badge with crossed swords on it.

These were the ashes of the evil spirit.

Black Fish looked at Rode, who was looking at the void with a joyful expression on his face.

He couldn't help but ask, "Is this what you call steady?"

Rode turned his head, and his smile was evident due to the good harvest.

"Yes, only when the monsters are dead can we obtain absolute safety. Isn't this the greatest steadiness?"

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Black Fish was speechless for a long time.

According to this logic, all of his combat styles were the least steady and the most adventurous.

"You absolutely can't do this!"

Black Fish said seriously."When we're out there, you must follow the captain's orders. And I'm not only the captain, but also the strongest person. Your strange soul attack may be powerful, but it must consume a lot of energy. I doubt you can use it a second time. Don't try to be strong. Just indicate the direction, and I'll take care of killing them... Here they come again! My badge is vibrating!"

Rode quickly turned around and indeed saw another evil spirit. He rushed towards it in one swift step.

The evil spirit instantly became enraged and charged towards Rode, exposing even greater gaps in its spiritual energy and soul.

These evil spirits seemed to have inherent flaws that were magnified when they became angry.

Rode hardly needed to aim, and with his current spiritual energy, the spiritual gun would be fully charged in less than a second.

Bang!

The sealed spiritual bullet instantly hit the evil spirit.

Its entire spiritual body trembled, as if a bomb had exploded inside a drum.

Its spiritual energy shattered into pieces, and its body trembled unstably before falling from the sky.

Rode concentrated once again, and in just three seconds, he filled the sickle-shaped emblem. With a forceful swipe of his translucent right hand, he directly crushed the entire evil spirit.

[Soul of the Furious Evil Spirit]

Soul without Spirit +17

This was also the benefit of using "Soul Strike." It seemed that tearing apart the entire spiritual body allowed him to directly obtain some souls without spirit.

Based on the amount of souls without spirit obtained, he could roughly infer the strength of this soul.

It should be an average soul.

If he sacrificed it, he could obtain a portion of spirituality and approximately four hundred souls without spirit.

The harvest was good, and the key was that it was easy to hunt, with thin skin and a large filling.

Rode felt extremely delighted. Even if he couldn't find powerful souls, hunting over a hundred of these evil spirits would be enough to make a 【Soul Firewood】.

Black Fish walked up, his expression somewhat dazed.

"Why is your gun so powerful?"

Rode smiled and said, "Because my bullets are extraordinary."

"How many more times can you use your soul attack?"

"Um... probably about fifty times. It seems that the strength of the monster's soul and the energy consumed are different. The souls of the evil spirits are too fragile, like paper."

Black Fish's eyes bulged.

"Who the hell said you were weak? Huh?"