"The evil spirits outside the city are completely different from those inside. Remember, you can never underestimate them, no matter when."
This, of course, was said to An Jianyou.
At this moment, with two three-star evil spirits as her trump cards, along with her incredibly powerful amplification abilities, An Jianyou was theoretically the powerhouse of the Spark.
It was probably not an issue for her to fight three three-star evil spirits alone.
But that was only in theory.
Furthermore, An Jianyou had a fatal weakness: herself. This girl's combat experience was even worse than his, far worse.
His own experience and skills as a Savior were improving quite rapidly. Compared to An Jianyou, he could absolutely overpower her.
An Jianyou drove the car, humming a cheerful tune.
Who would have thought that just over half a month ago, she was just an ordinary girl who could at most see strange things?
Back then, she lived in constant fear, but now, she wasn't even that afraid of the terrifying flesh and blood giants.
She even wanted to actively venture into the wilderness infested with evil spirits.
In places unknown to others, fighting monsters and disasters, saving Baijiang, saving the world.
Thinking of this, An Jianyou felt a burning passion.
Especially after her second awakening, she felt her body brimming with power. Even with just her fists, she felt she could punch an evil spirit to death.
Today, she wanted to perform well in front of her mentor.
Charge!
...
Outside the city, the traffic thinned considerably, with barely a car seen for several minutes.
In fact, with the constant propaganda and appeals, fewer and fewer people were leaving the city. Those who absolutely had to travel to other places usually took high-speed trains or planes.
Fang You sat in the passenger seat, occasionally using his evil spirit tracking ability.
Filthy winds drifted within his vision, and he could sometimes see gray-black marks, deep and shallow, indicating the presence of evil spirits that had passed by.
There were fewer gray-black marks on the highway. Looking to the sides of the road, good heavens, there was filthy wind everywhere. The entire world seemed polluted. If he didn't adjust the output power of his evil spirit tracking, his vision would even be affected.
In such a place, finding a specific evil spirit would be very difficult.
Because they were everywhere!
He drove the car all the way to a deserted village, then pushed open the car door and got out, carrying Hei Tong.
This trip included him, An Jianyou, Hei Dao, and Hei Tong.
After hesitating between Hei Tong and Yin Ling for a moment, he still chose Hei Tong to join the battle, with Yin Ling staying home to guard. At least when Yin Ling guarded home, she would still make time to supervise the reserve personnel and research potions.
High passive income.
What could Hei Tong do? It couldn't even write novels.
...
As soon as Hei Dao got out of the car, he scanned the surroundings with sharp eyes. He took three quick steps and approached a crooked tree. His fingers joined together like a blade, and with a palm strike, he cut through the air in front of him, stirring up a handful of algae-like gray mist.
An evil spirit with a twisted grotesque face appeared and then burst like a broken bubble.
Hei Dao then grabbed the tree trunk, scampered up to the top in a few steps, and with a similar palm strike, he knocked off another small evil spirit.
Hmph!
All evil spirits must die!
...
Brother Hei Dao was very dedicated.
Also starting with the character "Hei," why was Hei Tong so incompetent?
Fang You took out the more than two-meter-long evil-slaying greatsword from his Heavenly Net of Salvation and handed it to Hei Dao. He then looked into the distance, where the mountain peak resembled a right-angled summit.
He decided to call it Block Mountain.
"Within Baijiang City and its surrounding areas, that mountain has the most evil spirits. Based on our intelligence alone, there are three three-star evil spirits, and that's just what's known."
"Our goal today is to clear the evil spirits on and around that mountain."
"Let's go."
...
The mountain path was difficult, but it was not a problem for any of them.
An Jianyou was the weakest physically, but she was still several times stronger than an ordinary person.
As soon as they entered the range of Block Mountain, the light dimmed considerably, making it feel more chilling. Even without using his evil spirit tracking, his vision was filled with traces of evil spirits.
Withered leaves.
Hollowed-out tree trunks.
The ground, faintly gray-black and emitting wisps of black smoke.
And the low growls, roars, shrieks, and laughter of evil spirits that reached their ears.
The impact was like a tide, rushing towards them.
In such an environment, an ordinary person would lose their mind in no time.
As they gradually ventured deeper into Block Mountain, they could see the huge silhouettes of some evil spirits with the naked eye.
They were all two-star evil spirits, with three or four of them gathered together.
Hei Tong extended its furry paw and gestured a "1." Fang You thought for a moment and nodded.
Hei Tong then meowed and charged forward.
As it sprinted, its body suddenly enlarged, its fur shimmering.
During its awakening period, Hei Tong's Giant Spirit Transformation only turned it into a large black tiger. But now, it had changed drastically. Its massive body crushed the surrounding trees. By the time the several giant evil spirits bared their teeth and approached Hei Tong, they had to look up at the black giant cat in front of them.
It was huge!
It might not even fit into a truck.
One of its paws descended like a falling boulder, crashing down from the head of the serpent mother, instantly crushing the large evil spirit into powder and creating a massive pit.
With every swing and every pat, it possessed incredibly terrifying power.
Hei Tong's physique was 11.9, but in its Giant Spirit Transformation state, it was likely more than two or three times that.
Hei Dao stood in front of Hei Tong, appearing as small as an ant. A terrifying pressure emanated from the giant cat, which was five or six meters tall.
But after a moment, Hei Tong returned to its original form as if dissipating mist, becoming harmless and cute.
The team pushed forward, and Fang You had not made a move.
His team configuration was too strong. An Jianyou had summoned the three-star 'Bone Knight,' and Brother Hei Dao, wielding the evil-slaying greatsword, charged at the forefront, not letting any evil spirits within sight, regardless of their size, escape.
The consumption was not significant either.
As for the income...
It wasn't the right time to take out his phone to check, but from morning until now, they had completed dozens of one and two-star missions, and it didn't seem that dangerous, so there was no need to be so cautious.
Hmm?
Hei Dao stopped in his tracks.
Hei Tong propped itself up.
An Jianyou gazed into the distance.
In Fang You's vision, the dense filthy wind actually showed signs of surging outwards, and the evil spirit coordinates displayed in his mind were also...
Shifting their positions with each refresh.
Moreover, the mission red marks that were highlighted were merging: two into one, three into one, six or seven into one.
The mission descriptions had also changed accordingly.
"Two-star mission (Group - Some)"
"Two-star mission (Group - A group)"
"One-star mission (Group - Many)"
"Two-star mission (Group - A lot)"
It could be done like this?
"The situation has changed."
"From the looks of it, when the number of evil spirits gathered becomes too large, their basic behavioral patterns change, and they begin to move over a wide area."
What did this mean?
It meant that the evil spirits were no longer confined to a specific region!
Evil spirits could indeed become unusually active, like the serpent mother that emerged from the abandoned building. But the current situation was different. It wasn't a single or two evil spirits, but all of them.
They were all gradually starting to move, heading in a certain direction.
Fang You watched, lost in thought.