Above The Sky
Chapter 716 - 716 3 Now I'm the Head of a Solo Regiment 5600_2

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The ice-blue spike should have penetrated the skull of this elderly Iron Folk, whose heads could block bullets but could never withstand a casual touch from a Second Level Sublimator.

But it was blocked—accompanied by a mournful roar, the elderly Iron Folk suddenly burst out with a burst of speed.

With a swing of his palm, his slightly deformed hand struck the ice spike and shattered it, then he flipped over, planning to escape from the Governor’s Office through the window.

As the ice spike exploded in mid-air, pieces scattered and turned into a mist of murky water and shards, reflecting Ian’s expressionless face and Colonel Majorva’s furrowed brow.

However, this was not the end.

Even before Colonel Majorva could move, under Ian’s indifferent gaze, the mist swiveled and condensed again.

It gathered the damp and cold air of the South Ridge autumn and instantly turned into a chain of ice in the crackling sound of growing ice edges, coiling around the legs of the elderly Iron Folk, with sharp ice spikes penetrating his flesh.

Then, a blood-red ice formed around the increasingly deformed Flesh Shapeshifter, sprouting from below the skin and forming a chain that entwined around its body.

Deprived of a large amount of body moisture, the Flesh Shapeshifter couldn’t move and fell to the floor in front of the window.

“…It really is one.”

At this moment, other parts around the Governor’s Mansion, actually sensing the Origin Substance Reaction in the office, rushed to support immediately, making sharp winds scream through the air.

But Colonel Majorva just sighed, raising his voice, “Stand down!”

Then, all the Knights outside stood down and waited for orders.

The brown-haired officer stood up from behind his desk, walked over with hands behind his back to where the Flesh Shapeshifter, barely alive, couldn’t move.

“What a pity.”

Gazing at the barely humanoid monster, Colonel Majorva sighed, “Klein only had three years until retirement and the blessing that comes with it, how should I explain this to his children and grandchildren?”

—Bullshit.

Ian thought.

He could clearly see that Colonel Majorva had not stopped him from making a move when he first doubted Ian and truly didn’t care about the lives at stake, a characteristic of Terra Continent’s Sublimators.

The youth said nothing, and after the Colonel was silent for a while and pondered his strategy, he turned to Ian and said, “You’ve made a great contribution; all this is our negligence.”

“Ian, how do you plan to deal with it?”

He now addressed Ian by name, fully acknowledging Ian as one of their own.

The youth at this time was not polite, “Colonel, this monster has some similarities with the Brain-Eating Parasite I’ve seen with the Redwood Natives; that’s how I was able to detect it directly with Spirit Energy.”

“If nothing unexpected happens, these creatures should be quite afraid of minor Spirit Energy disturbances because their cognitive abilities completely depend on the low-power level Spirit Energy reading of the parasitized host’s brain.”

“My suggestion is to immediately activate the Spirit Energy Tower of Nauman City and conduct a shock through the entire city.

In this way, if there are second or third lurking monsters, they should be discovered very soon.”

“How many do you think there might be?”

Colonel Majorva nodded; he seriously asked for Ian’s opinion, “If these creatures have already infiltrated various important departments in secret, should we set up a trap to bring more important targets to recover our losses instead of causing a panic?”

Ian shook his head, “There won’t be too many.

Colonel, it’s very difficult to control the number of such creatures, and the cost is probably not low.”

“Moreover, it has a significant weakness.

Once discovered, it is easy to wipe them all out at once, the risk is too high—I personally believe there might be only this one creature.”

“Or rather, this might be a trial operation from the Fiery Flame Land; the creature is already dead, and we have already startled the snake.”

“You are the professional.”

The Colonel did not doubt and decided to do as Ian suggested, praising him, “I remember your friend is Yisen Gard from the Ellen Family, right?

Indeed, the Refining Light Devouring Dragon is also a powerful parasitic Bloodline, no wonder you are so sensitive to this.”

“My father speaks highly of you for a reason.

Ian, you truly have a talent for spotting and solving problems.”

“Rest assured, I will find a solution for the issues with your territory, and after the investigation is complete, I’ll contact my father to get in touch with you.”

“Thank you for your confidence, Colonel.”

Ian leaned forward slightly to bow, expressing his gratitude.

And Colonel Majorva began to issue orders, preparing to conduct a city-wide inspection.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Loud and resonant bell tolls echo through the skies of Nauman City, with a hum carrying Spirit Energy Fluctuations emanating from the top of the Spirit Energy Tower.

Under the gradually dimming twilight, they rang long and far, with the invisible mild Spirit Energy waveform spreading out evenly in all directions like a ripple through the entire city.

Pedestrians walking on the streets heard the bell tolls and were baffled, unaware of its purpose.

Meanwhile, squadrons of Knights and City Defense Forces stepped out of the barracks and formed lines in the streets.

With the lead of the escort Knights, they conducted a large-scale patrol throughout the city, and amidst the echoing bells, the uniform commands of the Knights and Guard Squad could be heard, making the city that should have been silent grow increasingly lively.

The ordinary people within Nauman City were unaffected as they had no Spirit Energy; the mild disturbances had no effect on them whatsoever.