Blind Spot
Chapter 155: Blue Book 144 Volume 6

Chapter 155: Blue Book 144 Volume 6

"Since we’re abandoning the area and evacuating anyway, might as well conduct a destructive experiment." The woman’s voice was cold, gazing at the distant Song Ran and others preparing to enter the tomb.

"Those people came from Fengnan Province, they’re from a company called Hongjin Biotech, and their boss behind the scenes is named Xindela, one of the old capital directors of White Star."

"Xindela? That White Star old man who’s always investigating his son’s whereabouts? I’ve heard of him. He’s been out of the game for a while, and his subordinates aren’t very competent. Should we kill him?" the first person asked.

"Deal with him. He’s found the blind spots in our experiment several times. Eleven had tolerated him a few times before, due to the relationship with White Star. But now Yi Country is on the brink of chaos, a big event is about to erupt, and no one will care about this trivial matter," the woman said lightly.

"I heard Xindela has a protege favored by Bai Chong. But at this point, I believe even White Skeleton would understand me."

Hiss...

She drew the black long-sword sheathed at her lower back with a reverse grip.

The blade was slender and slightly curved, one side heavy, the other razor-sharp, faintly emanating a dark red luster.

"Let’s go. You two decide who will go to the hospital to take care of Xindela. I’ll take care of things here."

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Wolf Cave Blind Spot.

Li Chengyi was staring at the Blue Book floating on the water’s surface.

"Either Mr. Mu has a problem," he said.

"Mr. Mu? That man who looks down on everyone?" Yserine remembered the man she had seen in the library before.

She followed Li Chengyi, naturally in the know.

"Yes. The key is to ascertain whether the boss really fell into a coma because of the Blue Book. That’s the crucial point."

The investigation was at a standstill. He couldn’t get his hands on the Blue Book and was uncertain about the cause of his boss’s condition.

So far, based on their understanding of the Blue Book, the mysterious ancient tome didn’t seem to possess the ability to plunge people into a strange coma.

"Could it be... those black characters on the wall? Someone wants to offer ninety-nine human lives to communicate with God?" Yserine speculated.

"There have indeed been cases reported here before. But... the boss has brought people here for so long without any issues, and the worst that has happened is a coma. It shouldn’t be that..." Li Chengyi shook his head.

"The most important thing is, apart from you, I don’t think anyone else can understand the Black Sea Script," he added.

"Brother, you’re wrong. The Black Sea Script is recorded in classical texts, and if someone used a large number of those to deduce, it’s also possible that they’ve mastered it," Yserine earnestly explained.

"Are you sure?" Li Chengyi frowned.

"Positive," Yserine nodded.

"In that case, if Mr. Mu intentionally led our company’s people into harm’s way, to their death, then he’d be a prime suspect. But we haven’t seen that happen yet," Li Chengyi said, shaking his head.

Just then.

The surroundings in the Wolf Cave began to blur slowly.

His vision started to warp, white spots emerging.

Li Chengyi knew that it was time for Flash Appearance.

All was twisting and spinning; it took only a few seconds.

He suddenly felt dizzy, and by the time he recovered, he was back at the entrance of the Wolf Cave.

Outside, the light was dim, the sky filled with dark clouds he didn’t know when had gathered.

Yserine’s figure had also disappeared.

It seemed the little girl could only show herself within the Blind Spot.

Standing at the entrance, Li Chengyi walked back in and made a round inside.

He found the structure inside similar to the Blind Spot.

The only difference was the absence of the black characters on the walls and the Blue Cave on the ground.

The clues ended there; the reason for his boss’s coma was inscrutable.

’For now, what I can do is see if getting the Blue Book would allow me to verify whether it caused the boss to fall into a coma. I can also confirm whether Mr. Mu’s words are true or false.’

’If it’s confirmed that the Blue Book can induce a coma, then Mr. Mu’s statements become much more credible.

If it can’t be confirmed, then this Mr. Mu becomes very suspicious.’

In a tangled mess of issues, this was the only solution Li Chengyi could think of.

Pulling out his phone, he first called Song Ran.

"The subscriber you’re dialing is currently unavailable, please try again later."

A sweet electronic voice fed back through the receiver.

Li Chengyi furrowed his brows. This was a rarity; the company-modified phones had strong signal capability except in places with severe signal obstruction. Calls would be impossible to connect only in such locations.

’Will call again later.’ He didn’t think something would go wrong on Song Ran’s end; there were dozens of people there, fully armed together, with official support on standby. The likelihood of an issue was minimal.

Standing inside the Wolf Cave, Li Chengyi found a stone to rest on and checked the condition of his Mark of the Evil Flower.

The previous evolution was still ongoing, Titan Sunflower’s third evolution, the Ultimate Evolution, seemed to have undergone a new change.

Li Chengyi hadn’t noticed before.

Now that the evolution had progressed for some time, he saw that within the Mark of the Evil Flower, the section belonging to the Titan Sunflower was continuously radiating a faint gold light that only he could see.

And the information on the Flower Language Ability had new additions.

’Primary flower has reached evolution’s apex, final form activated.’

’Ultimate Floriography activated.’

’First Floriography—Radiance Field.’

’Second Floriography—Glint Flash (Due to the types and proportions of Evil Thoughts absorbed during the evolution period, the effect of the Floriography has unknown variations and will be recorded based on the actual results after use)’

Glint Flash?

Li Chengyi saw that the Flower Language had finally evolved completely, but the description of the Flower Language Ability, which should have been explained, was now unknown to the Evil Flower itself.

’The types and proportions of Evil Thoughts absorbed mid-evolution can actually affect the actual effect of the final Floriography?’

He suddenly realized that this was akin to: deciding the taste of the fruit based on the nutrients it was fed during growth.

"It seems I need to find an opportunity to give it a try."

The Titan Sunflower could evolve up to three times at most, which was unexpected to him.

But obtaining the Second Floriography was not bad either. Coupled with the physical enhancements from three evolutions, he could clearly feel himself growing stronger every minute and second.

His body became lighter, his senses sharpened, and his control over his body became more delicate and precise. Even his mind seemed clearer than before, with his memory greatly enhanced.

He was somewhat looking forward to what the Ultimate Floral Dress of the Titan Sunflower would be like.

It was just that he currently didn’t have the time to try it due to the investigation of the Blind Spot.

After resting for a while, he took out his phone again to call Song Ran.

But the call still didn’t get through.

With the same result, Li Chengyi frowned slightly.

He thought for a moment and called someone from the company directly, Pencil Eyebrow.

"Hey Pencil, I want to know the last known location of Song Ran and the others. I can’t seem to contact them suddenly."

"They’ve entered an underground tomb, signal attenuation is probably too severe, and we can’t locate them. But... we can locate the others," Pencil Eyebrow quickly answered.

"Thanks for your help."

"No problem. Isn’t this what we do?" Pencil Eyebrow said with a laugh. "Just give me a second."

Several seconds later...

"Hmm? Wait, something’s wrong, we can’t locate the others either?" Pencil Eyebrow’s tone was puzzled.

"Shouldn’t there be twenty or thirty people with them? You can’t locate any of them?" Li Chengyi frowned.

"It’s possible they’ve entered an area with strong signal interference. It’s a common occurrence," Pencil Eyebrow replied. "We might need to wait a little while. I’ll have them send a drone signal station from the county town to enhance the signal."

"Has there been a situation like this near Wolf Cave before?" Li Chengyi asked.

"Not sure..." Pencil Eyebrow hesitated.

Both of them fell silent for a moment.

Li Chengyi suddenly stood up.

"Something’s not right! Where were they last?"

He asked hurriedly.

"The last location was at an affiliated cave called Jackal Cave!" Pencil Eyebrow answered quickly.

Recalling the Black Sea Script written on the walls inside the Wolf Cave Blind Spot, Li Chengyi suddenly had an ominous premonition.

If Mr. Mu’s purpose was indeed to find people for a sacrifice in exchange for Black Sea script,

then using the boss’s coma as an excuse to mobilize a large number of company staff to come to this remote place, and finding a location to gather everyone... something wasn’t right!

Why wouldn’t he choose the tourists as sacrifices? They should be easier to handle.

But he soon found on his phone that there indeed had been a tourist group that had met with an accident and gone missing in Wolf Cave before. After that, no one dared to come anymore.

"..." Li Chengyi noted down the coordinates of Jackal Cave given by Pencil Eyebrow and put away his phone.

’I hope nothing bad happens.’

He estimated his own position and with a burst of energy, he quickly headed towards Jackal Cave.

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Shortly after Song Ran took people down into the tomb,

a faint radiation silently spread among the forest floor, instantly covering a few hundred meters around Jackal Cave.

"Huh? What happened to the signal? Did the internet cut out?"

The expert who was monitoring the tomb and maintaining contact with the inside, suddenly tapped their wrist-mounted projection computer in confusion.

Whoosh.

Amidst the surrounding forest, a flock of birds suddenly took flight, as if startled, and flew quickly to a distance.

Sima Gui straightened up, looking around. As a Blind Spot Individual who constantly struggled between life and death, he had developed an inexplicable instinctual warning to danger.

"Be careful, something’s off," he instinctively moved closer to Colin Wills, the strongest captain of the Vulture Company’s security staff.

"I feel it. Electronic devices are being preemptively shielded, a very strong interference device," Colin said, his rugged face tensing. He drew his gun and stayed alert to his surroundings.

At his signal, all the nearby Vulture Company security personnel raised their guns, maintaining vigilance.

Suddenly, a faint noise began to be heard by everyone present, as if someone was whispering in their ears.

The noise was very faint at first.

But as the seconds went by, it grew stronger and more piercing.

What was even more strange was that even if they covered their ears, they could still hear these whispers, unable to completely block out the sound.

"It’s the Whisperer! A Whisperer from the Red Temple!" As the captain of the Vulture Company security, Colin was the first to identify the source of these lethal bioacoustic waves.

Hearing ’Whisperer,’ individuals like Sima Gui who were Blind Spot Individuals didn’t have much of a concept, but the two experts who had come with them immediately realized what it meant.

Whisperers were a unique type of Reinforced Human body model belonging to the Utopia Autonomous City Red Temple!

They were an entire tier stronger than the common civilian Reinforced Models circulating on the market!

While everyone struggled to cover their ears, Mr. Mu quietly retreated into the woods as if he had anticipated this, moving away to a distance.

But he hadn’t gone far,

when suddenly his steps haulted and he slowly turned around.

A tall figure clad in a dark purple armor was coming out from deep within the forest, blocking his way.

"You were trying to run away just now, weren’t you?"

Li Chengyi gazed at Mr. Mu, his voice deep.