The overgrown road.
Desolate, overgrown with weeds, but today was different from the past. In the distance, black mist loomed, accompanied by roars.
The periphery was already filled with personnel on high alert.
At this moment,
A lone figure walked onto the deserted road.
Clad in black, wearing a strange mask, a saber hung at his waist, he strode directly towards the area shrouded in black mist.
The auxiliary personnel on the periphery were stunned.
They were not part of the blockade team; their role was transportation, assistance, and support. This area was already within the cordon.
"Is... is he an investigator from our bureau?"
"No, I know everyone from the bureau, and none of them dress like that."
"Not a Special Grade Investigator either; she arrived much earlier, and I even gave her directions."
Then, how did this person get in!
This was a containment site!
Don't think you can just waltz in by wearing some bizarre costume, no matter who you're cosplaying as. These people who cause trouble are the worst. The investigators on the front lines are in danger!
"You... you..."
"Wait!"
Another investigator from the Bureau suddenly remembered something, his eyes widening.
He recalled a video he had seen at the Bureau a few days prior. The footage was shaky and blurry, but he had noted some characteristics.
Black clothing.
Black clothing wasn't particularly noteworthy, but the mask and the saber...
"It's... it's that person! The mysterious man who appeared at the construction site!"
"He's here! That man is here!"
The man is here, and with him comes hope! Peace will return!
Many people in the Investigation Bureau knew how troublesome and terrifying that monster was. The situation on the front lines was unknown, as was the outcome of the battle. While the man in black was strangely dressed and his identity was mysterious, his temperament unknown, yet...
Yet this man was strong!
"Don't stop him!"
"Quick, quick, quick, escort him over!"
The man with the black saber said nothing, nor did he pay attention to the people around him. His gaze was fixed on the distance, and he walked step by step, like a soulless warrior.
He, the spectral assassin, had no emotions!
Closer!
Closer now!
Through the black saber's eyes, Fang You could see the faint black mist ahead. It was thicker than yesterday, and the colossal silhouette within the mist was becoming clearer.
And around it, people lay sprawled on the ground.
Only two and a half were still standing.
Had the fight already begun?
And it was this brutal?
No way!
"This is bad." Looking at the figures lying on the ground, their fate uncertain in the game screen, Fang You's heart sank.
Black Saber, faster!
But there was no need for Fang You to urge him. The saber was already unsheathed, and a chilling killing intent seemed to solidify, whipping up the wind and scattering the clouds!
The black mist exploded, becoming fluffy.
The eyes beneath the black silhouette shifted to the black saber.
With a surge of killing intent, the black saber drew its ire!
Fang You watched intently, his knuckles clenched, sweat beading on his palms.
"Still too weak."
"I am too weak, Black Saber is not strong enough, and our organization has too few Apostles of Destiny. If we had ten or eight Apostles, we could have fought this spectral entity one-on-one and destroyed it yesterday!"
Rumble~!
The serpent mother, now equipped with legs, galloped forward like a war chariot.
Bai Xue, a Special Grade Investigator from the provincial bureau, stretched her long legs and pursued desperately. But even if she caught up, it was useless. She dejectedly realized that at best, she could only scratch its surface. Even if she poured all her life force into an attack, it would be far from enough to heavily injure this spectral entity.
Too weak!
No power!
But she still charged forward, "Be careful!"
Hearing her shout, Jiang Tingqiu, a First Grade Investigator, and the somewhat dazed Bureau Chief Zhou looked up.
In their distorted vision, a figure approached.
Though blurred and overlapping, Bureau Chief Zhou and Jiang Tingqiu recognized him instantly.
It was him! It was him!
That man!
Could he deal with this spectral entity?
Even Jiang Tingqiu, who had Long Xue's photograph pinned above his bed and admired it day and night, couldn't be sure. This man was definitely more formidable than the Special Grade with the long legs, but... but...
The serpent mother roared like a war chariot.
The black saber, which had maintained a steady pace, suddenly leaned forward, accelerating! Accelerating! Accelerating further!
He was sprinting, his saber held in both hands, a dazzling red glow erupting from it, extending inch by inch.
Blade Slash! Mastered!
A red glow, several yards long, materialized. The black saber sidestepped, flashing past the spectral serpent mother like lightning.
The Blade Slash struck, and the serpent mother's numerous long legs were cleanly severed, like the tires of a charging chariot blown off one side. The colossal body was unable to maintain its balance and tilted precariously.
This was the chance!
A vulnerability appeared!
The black saber spun around, his figure like lightning as he dodged the whip-like strikes of the giant serpents, darting left and right.
Asphalt fragments flew, the wind howled, and his eyes remained unfettered. The red glow on his extinguished blade ignited once more.
Extending inch by inch! Accumulating!
Brighter and brighter! Thicker and thicker! Longer and longer!
This Blade Slash, fifteen feet long, condensed all his strength!
His entire life force erupted like a volcano, pouring out, and a cold killing intent followed. The black saber, holding his blade with both hands, leaped high into the air, and the fifteen-foot blade glow descended.
From top to bottom, it cleaved the serpent mother's colossal body in two.
Deep beneath the surface of reality, the serpent mother's body contorted. A thick red line spread throughout, and its body cracked section by section.
It surfaced.
Completely shattered.
It dissolved into wisps of black mist and dissipated into the heavens and earth.
Only the ravaged scene remained: broken stones, drag marks, vast swathes of ash and gray, testifying to the terrifying spectral entity that had once existed here.
The figure in black stood by, poised and resolute, the red glow on his blade extinguished, and the saber sheathed once more.
The wind blew.
In the distance, streaks of golden sunlight dispelled the dark clouds, filtering through the gaps between buildings.
They fell upon the black saber, his black attire seemingly imbued with golden light.
Bai Xue, who was still pursuing but hadn't caught up, was stunned.
Jiang Tingqiu was stunned.
The wavering Bureau Chief Zhou was also stunned.
Golden light filled their eyes and spread across the ground!
Dazed! Shocked! Ecstatic!
He rubbed his eyes, which were full of blood, but he didn't care. In fact, with the spectral entity vanquished and its influence gone, his condition had improved considerably.
He struggled to stand up, but couldn't manage it completely.
"Quick, quick, give me a hand."
"Okay."
Fearing that the black saber would escape, Bureau Chief Zhou, leaning on others for support, hopped and skipped towards him, expressing his gratitude.
He paused, then casually asked, "Brother, are you from one of those legendary reclusive martial arts families?"
Although Bureau Chief Zhou had never heard of such a family in the country.
But he had just seen it – the blade glow that erupted from the saber, several yards long!
This was definitely the legendary blade qi, right?
Bai Xue and Jiang Tingqiu perked up their ears.
The black saber paused, as if lost in thought.
After a moment,
"I am just an ordinary warrior in the organization."