Bai Xue was extremely curious; she had heard whispers about the development of this new type of weapon.
Up until now, special investigators like her, whose awakened abilities were not particularly useful, were in an awkward position in terms of combat power, neither strong nor weak.
If you called them strong, they couldn't deal with particularly powerful evil spirits, their output being mere scratches.
If you called them weak, they could still eliminate evil spirits on their own without external help, saving a considerable amount of expenses.
But was the purpose of special investigators like her merely to save money? That couldn't be right!
The "scratching" was due to their life energy being too scattered, unable to be used effectively, and lacking a method of guidance.
It was like a person trying to kill a tiger with bare fists; they might exhaust themselves without success, especially if the tiger didn't fight back.
However, if this person wielded a sharp machete, the situation would be entirely different. The tiger's defense could be easily breached, and it would no longer be mere scratching.
The new weapon could serve such a purpose when dealing with evil spirits.
Director Zhou explained it thusly.
He was also merely reciting from a script; he wasn't an awakened one and couldn't get his hands on this new weapon to truly understand it, so he was just as curious!
Under the gaze of many eyes, Bai Xue picked up the spear. The two sections of the spear shaft clicked and then twisted, becoming one.
She swung it a few times, powerful and swift.
It was a good weapon.
Of course, her previous spear was also a superior weapon, but the difference between projecting life energy with a spear and projecting it with her fists was negligible.
Oh, wait, there was a difference: the spear was longer.
But now…
As Bai Xue infused life energy into it, she immediately noticed the difference. The scattered life energy, after being channeled through the spiral compression, became condensed. It was like… like pouring a basin of water that only caused annoyance but no harm.
Now, she was equipped with a high-pressure car wash gun, and the spray was much more lethal.
"A good weapon!"
She felt like she was capable again and very much wanted to kill an evil spirit to liven things up.
Director Zhou also felt reassured. Once they had the weapon, they were officially part of the Baijiang Branch. He cleared his throat and said, "Given the current grim situation, we need to launch a large-scale purge of some already marked evil spirits to prevent the recurrence of incidents like the Serpent Mother."
Of course, their failure to deal with them before wasn't due to a lack of will, but a lack of capability.
"The most urgent matter to address at the moment is this location."
Director Zhou opened a map and pointed to a cemetery located in the southern suburbs of the city. "This place originally only had one evil spirit. Because it was relatively strong and its impact was minimal, it was never dealt with."
"However, in the past few days, several more evil spirits have appeared in the southern suburbs cemetery, possibly three or four."
"We need to eliminate the evil spirits there and thoroughly investigate the cause."
"To this end…"
Director Zhou looked at Bai Xue, who indicated she had no problem. Her fighting spirit was blazing.
"Therefore, tomorrow, all personnel except for Team One, Team Three, and Team Five will be deployed, with the southern suburbs cemetery as our target."
…
The next day.
In a certain location within Baijiang City, an evil spirit with a flickering form, resembling a human-headed balloon, suddenly floated away against the laws of inertia.
The crackling palm thunder missed its mark.
Fang You, looking at this not very powerful evil spirit, frowned.
"Too agile."
Its speed wasn't exceptionally fast, but it was evasive and formless. The palm thunder had a short kill range, and he had been careless enough to miss a strike.
Missing once meant a consumption of one-third of his energy.
Fang You dared not be careless any longer; his current strength was far from enough to effortlessly defeat evil spirits.
He brandished his beginner wooden sword, its mastery-level intricate techniques ensuring his defense was impenetrable. The wooden sword itself possessed the ability to harm evil spirits, and these few sword moves immediately forced the human-headed evil spirit back.
However, to kill this evil spirit with these moves was far from enough. "If I could guide my life energy, perhaps I could eliminate evil spirits with normal attacks. As it is now…"
Using palm thunder directly was too risky. If he missed again, Fang You would have to consider fleeing.
He slashed a few more times, pushing the human-headed evil spirit back again. He paused for a moment, and then his eyes began to glow with a faint blue light.
Evil Control, Set!
An invisible force descended, causing the evasive human-headed evil spirit's speed to plummet. Seizing this opportunity, Fang You unethically closed the distance.
Palm thunder, direct hit!
Zzzt—
The entire body of the human-headed evil spirit caved inward. Jumping arcs of lightning crackled, destroying it from within. With a bang, the entire evil spirit exploded, dissipating into smoke. Fang You observed it with his evil spirit tracking for a few moments, confirming it was truly gone before leaning on his knees and panting.
He was somewhat tired.
"This battle was truly perilous; the savior here almost met his end."
Fang You had originally planned to hunt three small evil spirits today, but after some thought, he decided to postpone it.
It was too dangerous. If he didn't have the mini-map to confirm the absence of other evil spirits nearby, he would likely be wiped out if he encountered an enemy in his current state.
Moreover, he had other things to do today…
Fang You quickly left the scene of his "crime" and soon returned home. He took out his phone to check his game records. As for the Black Blade brother, that was a separate matter. Sister An Jianyou was currently honing her talent and getting familiar with controlling evil spirits.
An Jianyou had absorbed quite a bit of filthy aura from two evil spirits and the 'Guihun Banner' spiritual object. She could even use them during combat to replenish her evil spirits.
Looking at it this way, her combat power was already quite considerable.
With this in mind, Fang You immediately assigned An Jianyou a mission.
"Ding!"
…
"It's here, the organization's mission has arrived!"
Hearing the mechanical sound in her mind, An Jianyou's pretty face turned serious, a mix of anticipation and nervousness. She closed her eyes and saw the destination on the map navigation.
Huh, this map was quite similar to the navigation maps on her phone. It not only marked street names and residential areas but even showed her favorite Starbucks.
The organization… our organization has a very down-to-earth feel!
She found the marked area, located under an overpass of the Raojiang Bridge. This place…
An Jianyou planned her route and considered her strategy.
Not long after, she left home, carrying a few items and driving a small pink car.
Meanwhile,
In District D, near the Raojiang Bridge, Jiang Tingqiu was not participating in the southern suburban operation but was instead staking out near this bridge.
An evil spirit that could not be underestimated had recently spawned here, and his mission was to eliminate it.
However, based on his experience, dealing with this evil spirit would not be easy, and he needed to make multiple preparations to be sufficiently cautious.
Jiang Tingqiu was currently making his arrangements, harboring some anticipation in his heart.
This evil spirit was quite powerful; would the Black-clothed brother make a move? He had been searching everywhere these past few days and could confirm that the Black-clothed brother had indeed taken action, quietly eliminating evil spirits.
How many evil spirits were there in the entire Baijiang City? As long as he diligently took on missions, his chances of encountering Big Brother wouldn't be low!
This time, he was determined to rush forward and, with the fastest speed possible, slide on his knees and beg to be taken as a disciple.
A person like Big Brother was a true professional.
"Hmm?"
Jiang Tingqiu suddenly shivered, his expression turning serious. "There's an evil spirit? An evil spirit just passed by!"
This was his intuition, an intuition honed through countless encounters with evil spirits, and he trusted it implicitly.
The powder he had scattered around the overpass earlier also corroborated this.
wisps of smoke began to rise.
So much! So quickly!
"No, this isn't the evil spirit from under the overpass coming out; an evil spirit has come from outside…"
"Wait, are there even two evil spirits?"
The rising smoke clearly indicated two paths.
Jiang Tingqiu was shocked. Could there be three evil spirits gathered in this small overpass?
This was an ultra-urgent situation!