Blind Spot
Chapter 113 - 103 become stronger 1

Chapter 113: 103 become stronger 1

Under the pure white fluorescent light,

Li Chengyi pressed the AR glasses and tried the recording function once more, but sadly, it was still malfunctioning.

The glasses had seemingly turned into useless ordinary spectacles instead of smart devices.

He carried his drink and slowly walked up to the cashier counter.

On the transparent glass countertop, there was a box of lighters that hadn’t been there last time.

The colorful, multicolored lighters had been ripped out of their packaging and placed to the left of the checkout, next to a cylinder full of lollipops.

Inside the glass counter, there were quite a few cigarette boxes of unknown brands covered with a thin layer of dust, seemingly unchanged for a long time.

Li Chengyi placed the kumquat mango juice on the countertop and then took a step back, distancing himself a little.

The method of payment didn’t have to be closing one’s eyes; as long as one didn’t look at the cashier counter, the condition would be met.

This was mentioned in Zhong Hui’s notes.

He simply turned around to look at other parts of the supermarket.

Just as he turned his back.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Shh.

A sound of a tag being peeled off was heard.

Li Chengyi turned around and saw that a checkout label had been properly attached to the bottle of kumquat mango juice.

Beneath a row of tiny letters and symbols, a few words were quietly printed.

’Fifteen minutes’

Li Chengyi’s pupils contracted.

Zhong Hui’s notes had mentioned that the support time here was to be paid as the price to the little convenience store.

The longer the time, the more expensive the price, and the greater the danger!

’Five minutes longer than last time...’

Instead of taking the beverage on the glass counter, his entire body flashed with purple light, numerous wisteria petals emerged, swirling around him, converging into the Wisteria Floral Dress.

’Flower Language Technique: Radiance Field.’

He spread his palms, invisible light emanated from his entire body, extending outward, stopping only after reaching over a meter.

’It’s stronger than before. Previously, without wearing the Sunflower Dress, the extended range wasn’t this far.’

Li Chengyi estimated in his mind.

This time he didn’t wait for those invisible monsters to appear; he fully released the Radiance Field right away.

The warm, invisible light evenly illuminated the area around him over a meter in range.

The wound at the corner of his eye had also closed and begun itching as it healed.

However, what was strange was that after standing in place for two minutes, there was still no movement around him.

His eyes continuously scanned the area. Compared to other Floral Dresses, the Wisteria one provided balanced enhancements in speed, strength, recovery, and defense.

In contrast, the Gladiolus Floral Dress’s enhancements were biased towards physique and defense.

The Titan Sunflower’s enhancements were skewed towards strength, stamina, and defense.

Only the Wisteria offered considerable enhancements to reflexes and speed, which was why it was his favorite regular wear Floral Dress.

Soon, another half-minute passed.

Finally, Li Chengyi heard a faint clicking sound, vaguely coming from the direction of the shelves.

He bent down to look through the gap under the shelves.

But he didn’t see the pairs of feet from last time, only the sound that continued without interruption.

Thud.

Suddenly, it seemed as if something heavy had hit the ground.

Li Chengyi followed the sound.

In his field of view, near the edge of the snack aisle, a small decorative big-headed doll, only half the size of a palm, was lying on the ground, struggling to get up and wobbling towards him.

Every step the big-headed doll took left a small bloody footprint.

With her black shoulder-length hair and big purple eyes smiling like crescents, something seemed to wriggle underneath the red fish white bellyband she wore, a multitude of them writhing, involuntarily bringing to mind a certain kind of nematode.

One after another, the big-headed dolls walked forward, leaving a trail of bloody footprints, continuously advancing toward Li Chengyi.

They kept moving, growing larger as they did.

Initially only half a palm’s size,

once they stepped beyond the shelf’s edge, they grew a bit larger with each step.

First, to the size of a human head.

Then, they grew to the height of an adult’s knees.

And finally, when they were three to four meters away from Li Chengyi, they had turned into half-human-sized giant dolls.

Their round, plump white bodies, like so many Weebles, wobbled unstably as they rapidly approached him.

’Not afraid of the Radiance Field?’

Li Chengyi materialized the Gladiolus Golden Sword in his fingers, extending it forward to cover more ground with the field.

At the same time, he took two steps back.

But the Radiance Field seemed to have no effect on these big-headed dolls; they slowly, leisurely collided head-on with the Golden Sword.

Thud.

Li Chengyi took the opportunity to thrust his sword, piercing through the foremost doll.

The golden tip of the sword pierced through the doll’s shoulder in an instant.

Wow!

The smile on the doll’s face instantly turned into a cry.

Numerous cracks appeared on her body’s surface, which spread across her entire body within a second.

And then...

Boom!!!

She exploded.

Black and red blood rained down like a downpour, bursting out and splattering everywhere.

Li Chengyi was immediately splashed, and as the black blood entered the Radiance Field, it quickly disintegrated, turning into wisps of black smoke, twisting and dissipating.

Similarly, the Radiance Field also seemed to weaken slightly, as neutralizing this kind of black blood was obviously a huge drain on it.

A large amount of black blood evaporated in front of Li Chengyi, turning into black smoke and spreading in every direction.

’Poison bomb?’

He quickly realized the attack method of these creatures.

Immediately, he switched from stabbing to slapping with his sword, swinging it horizontally with force.

Bang, bang, bang!!

All subsequent big-headed dolls were violently struck by him and knocked away.

Bang!

All the dolls still exploded, turning into black blood that splattered everywhere.

Black blood and black smoke combined and condensed, quickly forming a giant big-headed doll over three meters tall.

By now, one of her hands was as thick as an ordinary person’s thigh, and her small white hands were covered with numerous black cracks.

Phew!

The toddler lifted her ’little hand,’ and with a sudden sweep, she smashed it towards Li Chengyi.

The massive arm, resembling a spiked club, created a howling wind as it swung. Even before it neared, a sense of heavy oppression could be faintly felt.

Li Chengyi gripped his sword with both hands and delivered a full-force slash head-on.

As sword met hand, two tremendous forces instantly clashed.

Clang!

Amidst the loud sound, Li Chengyi was actually forced back several steps, shattering the ground beneath him and backing into the glass door.

With a smile on her round face, Big Head Toddler bent forward slightly and leapt towards him.

She actually jumped up, her colossal body smashing towards Li Chengyi like a cannonball.

"Your strength is decent, but do you have no other tricks besides this?"

With a flash of golden light, Li Chengyi held a Golden Longsword in each hand.

’Flower Language Technique: Sturdiness.’

His entire body flashed with golden light, and the twin swords faintly glowed with a pale gold aura.

Clang.

The crossed swords in his gaze followed Big Head Toddler as she plummeted, his eyes under the helmet remaining calm.

Bend at the waist.

Inhale deeply.

Bang!

In an instant, Li Chengyi exerted force from the tip of his toe, crushing the ground beneath him as he shot out like an arrow released from its bow.

As the Golden Longswords passed by Big Head Toddler’s side, they lightly grazed her body.

Amidst a faint sound of tearing, the cracks on Big Head Toddler’s body instantly multiplied and widened.

With a thunderous boom, she burst open in midair like a bag filled with Blackblood, just like the previous smaller doll had done.

Without looking back, Li Chengyi rushed to the freezer by the shelves, opened it, and pointed his sword inside.

Drunken Hand activated.

Li Chengyi released his grip and stepped aside.

Hiss!

In an instant, countless streams of black smoke, accompanied by ghostly wails and screams, flew from behind him and poured into the freezer like flowing water.

In the blink of an eye, all the black smoke had surged into the freezer.

Li Chengyi slammed the door shut with a bang, pressed down on it with one hand, and his body flashed with golden light as he switched to the Titan Sunflower Dress.

His golden right palm enlarged slightly, completely covering the freezer, and then he activated the Flower Language Technique.

An invisible Radiance Field completely enveloped the entire freezer, incinerating all the Blackblood inside to black smoke.

Using the Titan Sunflower Dress to activate his inherent Flower Language Technique would maximize the effect.

This was, moreover, after having completed an evolution.

In no time at all, piercing screams penetrated the freezer door, drilling into his ears.

Big Head Toddler frantically slammed against the door, trying to break out, but Li Chengyi blocked it with one hand, preventing it from opening.

She could only burn continuously amidst the black smoke as the Radiance Field scorched her.

Time ticked away.

After several minutes,

the noises ceased.

Li Chengyi let go, his attire returning to the Wisteria Floral Dress, and glanced at the now half-palm-sized Big Head Toddler in the freezer still struggling to get out.

He dissipated his force field without delivering the final blow.

Instead he turned and walked towards the cash register.

Reaching the counter, he picked up a drink and headed straight for the main entrance.

At that moment, the timer in his AR glasses hit the last second, 14:59.

Ding-dong.

The glass door opened automatically.

Just fifteen minutes.

He stepped out, his world spinning and quickly blurring.

Suddenly feeling a premonition, Li Chengyi stopped outside the door and turned back to look.

Inside the Silent Store, a hazy ash-colored figure appeared again.

The figure stood silently in the empty space, looking at him as if seeing him off.

"I didn’t go for the kill; don’t make it harder for me next time." Li Chengyi suddenly revealed a slight smile, not caring whether the figure understood or not, and spoke out loud.

Hiss.

His Floral Dress rapidly dissipated, transforming into innumerable Wisteria Petals that faded away.

The figure gave no response but slowly turned and walked towards the depths of the store, vanishing in an instant.

Li Chengyi’s vision also blurred rapidly, spinning and fading.

As the lights dimmed and his vision cleared, he found himself back at the juice bar on Scream Street.

The flow of people was the same, the streetlamps the same, the White Star in the sky the same.

Picking up the juice on the table, he downed it in one gulp.

He set down the cup and walked away with a long stride.

’With the difficulty level confirmed, collecting the rest is just a matter of time.’

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Two weeks later, in Qinggang City.

Silver Tripod Villa District.

The villa where Yu Long resided was the innermost one, with courtyards on all four sides enclosing a large open area.

Just in terms of area, it had nearly two thousand square meters.

Among the large expanses of white concrete, there stood a square three-story building.

To the left of the building was a circular pool for swimming and bathing. To the right, a small medicine garden bloomed with various flowers and herbs.

At 8:15 in the morning,

Yu Long and Li Chengyi stood with their hands behind their backs in front of the spacious open area behind the building.

Li Chengyi was dressed in a standard black training outfit.

The fabric was breathable and sweat-wicking, with a long-sleeved shirt and long pants, built-in padded protectors at the elbows and knees; not too tight, but not too loose either, just right.

During this time, his collection of Feilian points went smoothly, refreshing once a week with seven points each time, and now he had reached a total of 21 points.

The rest of the time, he focused almost exclusively on practicing close combat, visiting the Dragon Whisker Sect six times a week, resting only one day.

He had to quickly improve his own combat skills, as neither the Blind Spot nor his opponents were going to wait for him leisurely.

Previously, Yu Long had him stand on that black platform to receive electric shocks continually.

But today seemed different.

This morning, upon his arrival, Yu Long had him change into the outfit and come to the spacious backyard.