"Gurgle~ Gurgle~"
Twisting open the cap, Fang You downed two bottles of energy recovery potions in quick succession.
The Sunset Country just now was his fourth long-range support mission; the consumption was not low.
The Cataclysm-tier eerie spirits were indeed tough. He unleashed his Palm Thunder at full power, maintaining it for a solid five to six seconds before they were reduced to dust, leaving no ash behind.
Palm Thunder had reached its peak, but its output was not as substantial as desired.
The destructive power of Thunderous Light Grand Hand Seal was greater, but the closest awakened ones in Sunset Country were still several hundred meters away from the Cataclysm-tier eerie spirits. After much deliberation, he opted for the environmentally friendly method of annihilation.
It just consumed a bit more energy.
Drinking two bottles of energy recovery potion only replenished a little, making him feel slightly less depleted.
It brought his life energy from 2/3 back to 4/5.
Fortunately, he still had the Angel's Tears, which contained over 500 energy points, capable of a burst at critical moments. For now, he would let himself recover naturally.
Fang You instructed Little Huan to monitor the situation at all the eerie world gates. Seeing no immediate emergencies, he sat down to rest.
He hadn't returned to the secret realm yet. Instead, he was sitting on a monster that looked like a flying fish with a hundred eyes, covered in carpet, and flying quite smoothly.
Its pectoral fins, resembling fish fins, fluttered gently as it soared at a low altitude, carrying the two people seated on its back into the distance.
The other person was, of course, An Jianyou.
Her delicate figure was hidden by a loose robe, her shoes already removed and stored in her storage ring. Only her legs, encased in silver-white tight leggings, were kept together as she sat sideways on the carpet.
Upon seeing her mentor return, An Jianyou's eyes lit up. She remained silent, waiting for Fang You to finish his potions before asking, "Mentor, was everything smooth?"
"Of course."
Although her mentor appeared relaxed and spoke with certainty, he was drinking potions!
Even with his strength, he needed to take potions. This proved that the war was intense, the disaster severe, and her mentor had likely rushed to dozens of locations!
Her own power was still too weak, too weak to help much. Otherwise, her mentor wouldn't have to work so hard.
With this thought, An Jianyou commanded her eerie spirit.
A colossal monster with three ferocious canine heads leaped from the spectral domain above and crashed onto the ground.
Instantly, the ground shattered and sank, mountains crumbled, and the eerie spirits shrouded in gray mist were reduced to a bloody pulp by the physical impact.
But a terrifying figure, dozens of meters tall, roared and charged forward.
The next moment, it was engulfed in black flames.
The flames swept across the land, scorching everything they touched.
After a while, as the unquenchable black flames receded back into the monstrous maw, no eerie spirits remained in the vicinity.
One strike, total annihilation!
The system notification for completing the eerie world gate mission sounded at the opportune moment.
Fang You's mouth twitched slightly.
Such destructive power... it was truly terrifying! And he knew very well that this five-star Hell-tier eerie spirit was not An Jianyou's trump card; at most, it was one of them.
An Mei Zi, so formidable!
...
After An Jianyou's promotion to the fifth awakening, she naturally continued her previous tactics, rotating her contracted eerie spirits.
Her 'Eerie Control' skill had been cultivated to the MAX, transcending the ordinary and reaching the sublime.
At this level, her Eerie Control had a significant impact on eerie spirits, greatly weakening those of the same level, allowing for brief powerful control, and most importantly, her eerie spirit contract slots had increased to nine.
She could possess nine eerie spirit babies.
During her fourth awakening, An Mei Zi could control at most seven Cataclysm-tier eerie spirits, or one Hell-tier eerie spirit.
As she progressed, the magnitude of eerie spirits of the same level grew, and her maximum control number slightly decreased. However, she estimated she could still contract five to six Hell-tier eerie spirits.
It was just that rare Hell-tier eerie spirits were hard to find.
She had retained some four-star eerie spirits and was continuously searching for five-star ones, and had not yet completed the replacement.
The Three-headed Hell Hound was one of her main forces, not of the rare type.
An Jianyou's combat style was to command eerie spirits. Let alone entering 'non-human mode,' she rarely even used her amplification abilities, and her life energy was seldom consumed—only when capturing eerie spirits was there a significant consumption.
"If only the power of the secret realm could transport An Mei Zi to various places around the world, then I wouldn't have to be so busy."
Fang You sighed inwardly.
Even so, An Jianyou, riding the Cataclysm-tier eerie spirit 'Hundred-Eyed Flying Fish,' was extremely fast. She alone had extinguished multiple eerie world gates.
Not only that,
she had cleared out countless eerie spirits along the way. If one were to open the dispatch map, they would see the areas An Jianyou passed through, where the numerous red markers one by one disappeared, clearing a distinct white passage.
The system's backend was constantly buzzing with information solely from An Jianyou.
An Mei Zi truly lived up to the organization's top worker title.
However, compared to the entourages accompanying Yiluoshi's travels, or Xing Jinglei having a few subordinates, or Pei Hongjing having banquets when he went out, An Jianyou was truly alone.
Throughout the entire day, her companions were only eerie spirits.
This wouldn't do.
For the psychological well-being of Miss An, the organization's top performer, Boss Fang had to personally join in to keep her company.
Being a boss was truly not easy.
"Mentor, try this bowl of golden fried rice. It uses crystal corn grown by our organization, and I made it myself."
"Mentor, try this dream-like Mapo Tofu next."
"Have a few more glazed crystal dumplings."
"And this..."
"This and this..."
"Eat them quickly before they get cold."
To not let An Mei Zi's kindness go to waste, Fang You had to reluctantly... eat them heartily.
"Mmm, delicious."
"Really?"
It wasn't just a forced compliment. While An Jianyou's culinary skills might not match that of a true master chef, she was certainly capable of cooking. Rumor had it that she had been learning to cook from the chef hired by the organization recently.
These ingredients were all top-notch, including many special mysterious ingredients.
The taste was excellent.
The only drawback was that this meal was interrupted twice, with Fang You undertaking two long-range support missions midway.
An Jianyou couldn't help but say, "Mentor, you need to rest. Your health is important."
At this moment,
the Hundred-Eyed Flying Fish had flown over another eerie world gate, casting a massive shadow. The four-armed giant demon plummeted down, while the strange laughing puppet and faceless dancer reaped the eerie spirits.
Explosions, roars, and tearing sounds echoed incessantly.
Dust billowed up, reflecting the girl's flowing black hair and watery eyes.
She was still managing multiple fronts at the moment.
"No, I think you need rest more."
Fang You said earnestly.
...
After lunch, Fang You returned to the secret realm and rested in the Level 3 Apostle dormitory.
He also monitored the situation from various fronts.
There were 75 eerie world gates that opened around the same time worldwide. Europe alone had over 30, making it a severely affected disaster zone.
It wasn't that Europe was particularly unlucky; it was just that Europe, having been affected by the Red Moon ritual and the War of Myths, was the most vulnerable area on the entire Blue Star's defenses.
Thus, cracks had formed.
If one were to talk about true unluckiness, the area around Baijiang City was quite unlucky. The appearance of the eerie world gate in Baijiang City ranked among the top ten in terms of timing on Blue Star.
And now, less than a hundred kilometers from Baijiang City, outside the city of Lindong, another high-level eerie world gate had appeared.
"Perhaps these are areas where the defenses are relatively weak."
"And in the near future, the construction sites for the Dawn Lighthouse will need to be chosen in areas with stronger defenses. But this alone is not enough. To stabilize the defenses with lighthouses as the core, and to establish a defense network, they need to be built in nodal areas capable of resisting erosion."
Such areas... Da Feng Fiction Network
The world was changing. Seizing this opportunity, Fang You, borrowing the power of the secret realm, gazed with wide eyes at the somewhat gloomy sky.
...
Northern Charm Continent, the White Eagle Federation.
About twenty kilometers away from an ordinary city, in a certain location, gray mist drifted, accompanied by eerie roars.
Xing Jinglei and three muscular men stood on a high mountain, looking out at an eerie world gate.
"I heard the mysterious department in the White Eagle Federation is Area 51? Hmph! Trash, they haven't even discovered this most dangerous eerie world gate."
Subordinate number one, Dao Soul, chimed in, "Boss is right."
Xing Jinglei crossed his arms. "It's good that they haven't discovered it. I'm too lazy to deal with people from Area 51. If it weren't for the organization's mission, I wouldn't even spare this gate a glance."
Subordinate number two, Bao Lishi, agreed, "I thought the same."
Xing Jinglei put on his eerie weapon gauntlets.
These were a pair of blue-tier eerie weapons, 'Earth Splitting Gauntlets,' capable of easily splitting the earth and shattering large rocks. Combined with his explosive abilities, they amplified his power.
He had exchanged them for a massive amount of contribution points and was very satisfied.
With this equipment, who would he, Xing Da Ye, be afraid of!
Even the dog heads of Cataclysm-tier eerie spirits would be smashed to pieces by him.
"Hmph! Our mission isn't just for those ordinary people; it's for the entire world, for the Blue Star to resist the erosion of the eerie realms."
"We are saving the world!"
"So, let's send these ugly and disgusting monsters to hell!"
Xing Jinglei declared with ambition.
Subordinate number one, Dao Soul, was so moved he was almost in tears, "We will always follow Boss, defeat the monsters, roar!"
Subordinate number two, Bao Lishi, nodded repeatedly, "Me too."
Subordinate number three, Shan Xiong, spoke honestly, "I... I think I'm hungry."
Xing Jinglei patted his abs.
Damn it! Why was he feeling a bit hungry too?