Blind Spot
Chapter 182 - 171 Fusion 3 (Alliance Hierarch Xie Lan Die’s Wing)

Chapter 182: 171 Fusion 3 (Alliance Hierarch Xie Lan Die’s Wing)

Yunshan County.

Near the Wolf Cave.

"Who authorized you to kill people indiscriminately?" Jiang Zhihen, with her long hair draped over her shoulders, looked darkly at the three calm-faced individuals across from her.

Andy from the Noel Group was leisurely operating a computer.

The computer screen floated in front of him, transparent.

Although they were collaborators, his attitude towards murder seemed completely different from that of Jiang Zhihen.

"Don’t be angry, Jiang. That group of people had already touched the edge of the key point; one step further and they might have discovered the evidence. We can’t afford any extra complications," Andy said soothingly, his expression unperturbed.

"But they were from the Security Bureau! Couldn’t you have just knocked them out and dumped them somewhere far away?" Jiang Zhihen said angrily.

"Jiang, do you even hear what you’re saying?" One of the two assistants, Ados in a white suit, chuckled and pushed up his glasses.

"They are people, living people. Our arrangements are not to be taken lightly. Besides... the mishandling of this matter was on your end. How can you blame us?" He appeared unconcerned.

"Ados is right. I killed the people. If you’re brave enough, you can put me to death in reparation," the blue-haired woman White Wax said coldly.

She remained in her nun’s attire, seemingly without breaking a sweat or emitting any body odor over the past few days; her clothes remained as pristine as when she first wore them.

Jiang Zhihen’s gaze became even darker, and she kept silent while looking at White Wax.

Streams of silver liquid flowed down her right arm, rapidly forming into a rectangular silver briefcase.

"Alright, Jiang, the people are dead. What you should consider is how to clean up the mess. We are friends, standing together. We shouldn’t be at each other’s throats," Andy said as he quenched the computer screen in front of him, allowing it to condense into a red crystal and floated back to his right shoulder.

"Furthermore," he paused. "Our current problem is a bit troublesome. We don’t have enough people."

"Not enough? Haven’t I already allowed you to send hundreds of people inside? How could it still be insufficient?" demanded Jiang Zhihen vehemently. "The previous convicts, the border residents assisting with the cabling, and the people without household registration, there should have been enough of them already!"

"I also don’t know the reason. But judging from the Blue Book’s surfacing level, it seems to need more," Andy slightly shook his head. "I suspect that for a complete manifestation of the Blue Book, the main requirement might be the Blind Spot Individuals who can enter the Wolf Cave."

"Blind Spot Individuals?" Jiang Zhihen frowned.

"Yes, the ordinary people, even if they die nearby, might have some effect, but it’s too weak," Andy nodded.

"The mental fluctuations of Blind Spot Individuals are stronger; this has been confirmed," Jiang Zhihen replied, falling silent for a moment.

"I will immediately call for the gathering of the Blind Spot Individuals in the vicinity, but you need to understand, we don’t have much time left. The deaths within the Security Bureau must be swiftly closed, and a perfect explanation given. Otherwise, if questioned by those above, not only will I not be able to escape, but neither will you!"

"Of course, I understand. Don’t worry, according to our calculations, we just need to sacrifice thirty more Blind Spot Individuals to resolve the problem. But as for the ordinary people, there’s no telling how many it would take," Andy responded.

"Thirty people...that’s too many... This group already dies quickly and emerges slowly..." Jiang Zhihen frowned.

"Let’s try it and see. First, we cooperate in closing the case and minimize the impact. But the Blind Spot Individuals, the Jiu Yi probably don’t care much, right?" Ados said with a smile, "Anyway, it’s normal for our kind of people to die in some corner without anyone knowing when." He was also a Blind Spot Individual.

"...You’re right, I’ll issue an order," Jiang Zhihen conceded, understanding his point.

"But, I hope there’s no next time," she pointed her finger warningly at Ados.

"Of course, of course," Ados said with a playful grin.

"So, how are you going to deal with the people from the Security Bureau?" Jiang Zhihen turned to Andy.

"Simple," Andy smiled. "I’ve checked the data. Among the nearby Blind Spot Individuals, there’s one called Thug. He’s been involved in a lot of things before. You can arrange for Thug and his group to come over, and then pin the whole case on them. They’re all just weeds; dead, they’re just dead. No one will care."

"That works," Jiang Zhihen nodded. "Indeed, that Thug has no regard for the law. It’s a good time to take care of him with this."

Since Thug acted without any pattern, blaming him wouldn’t raise suspicions.

"Do you have a recording of Thug?" Ados asked, still smiling.

"Of course," Jiang Zhihen seemed to catch on to something and her gaze sharpened as she looked at him.

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In the middle of a spacious soccer field.

The sky was pitch black, with bright searchlights sweeping around the perimeter.

Dragon Gate Crane stood anxiously at the very center, looking around.

He wore a full set of protective Exoskeleton Armor, but at this time and place, most of the armor’s functions were useless.

Swish!

Suddenly, he dodged to the left, as if evading something.

A sharp cut appeared where he had been standing, leaving a black mark on the grassy ground.

Swish!

Another faint sound of the wind, Dragon Gate Crane couldn’t dodge in time, and a cut grazed his thigh, splitting the Exoskeleton Armor with a deep gash.

Fortunately, it seemed to be blocked somewhat, sparing his thigh from injury.

Swish!

Swish!

Swish!!

In an instant, three successive sounds of the wind targeted three different parts of his body.

Before, Dragon Gate Crane could barely dodge an invisible attack using his specialized skill of hearing and positioning.

But now, faced with three simultaneous attacks, he was completely overwhelmed.

’It’s over!’ He rolled to the left, hoping against hope to avoid even one strike.

Thud!

Instantly, his left arm was severed at the elbow, blood and pieces of the Exoskeleton Armor were catapulted high, tracing an arc before crashing to the ground.

Swish!

Another invisible attack flew towards his neck.

’It’s really over now... Goodbye, Sister Tang, goodbye, Da Xiong...’ Dragon Gate Crane didn’t panic; instead, he felt an odd sense of relief.

He was too tired.

Every day was full of anxiety, for fear that when he woke up he wouldn’t be in his own room, but would have entered the Blind Spot instead.

Living another day was like earning an extra day, that had always been his mindset.

But now that it really came to it, he suddenly felt a sense of relief.

No longer having to live in fear, like before... It felt good...

Bang!

Suddenly, a sharp pain exploded from his buttocks.

A force like Giant Strength slammed into his backside, sending him flying and rolling away like a bowled strike.

The Dragon Gate Crane’s moment of peace was instantly shattered as he tumbled along, mouth filled with dirt.

"Fuck me! Who is it!! Not even letting me die in peace!?" He barely steadied himself and looked up.

Boom!

The ground vibrated in an instant.

In a brilliant blinding golden light, a giant monster covered in football-sized eyeballs was pressed down by Li Chengyi’s right palm with a virtual push.

The invisible giant hand of the Floral Dress smashed into the ground of the ball court, crushing the monster into the surface like a piece of meat on a grill, hissing with thick smoke.

In no time, the monster silently dissolved, turning into countless wisps of black smoke and scattering away.

Leaving only a giant handprint with a diameter of over five meters on the ground.

Li Chengyi turned his head, looking at Dragon Gate Crane.

"What did you just say?"

"I... I said, Brother, you are really amazing!!" Dragon Gate Crane, stunned, quickly put on a big smile and replied.

"You’d better be sure you didn’t misspeak," Li Chengyi said expressionlessly.

He hadn’t actually intended to kill the monster, but unfortunately, its large size and great strength led him to overestimate its endurance.

As a result, he accidentally used too much force.

"Have you gathered all the clues?"

"All set!" Dragon Gate Crane hurriedly replied, "Brother, my hand is broken, right by your feet, remember to pick it up for me."

Li Chengyi picked up the severed arm beside him; his vision suddenly blurred and twisted, and he made a Flash Appearance.

No, to be precise, the Blind Spot had closed.

With the monster inside dead, the Blind Spot would close, waiting for the next opening. But the next time it would be more difficult.

The two returned to the grass beside Everpeace Garden.

Dragon Gate Crane’s arm was still bleeding profusely, and Da Hei and Xiao Zhong, who had already been waiting, quickly stepped forward and urgently stopped the bleeding with hemostatic gels and bandages.

Da Xiong, standing to the side, used a special container to hold the severed hand Li Chengyi was holding, preserving it well.

Soon, the medical staff on the perimeter came in, took Dragon Gate Crane and the severed hand away, and headed to Da Xiong House’s private hospital to reattach the limb.

"The difficulty is increasing," Li Chengyi frowned slightly. "In the time to come, try not to leave my side if possible."

"I already have some leads on this side; there won’t be premonitions for at least three days, so I’m not likely to go back in, Brother Cheng. I need to make a trip out of the province; my Blind Spot lead is over there," Da Xiong said seriously.

"No problem. Message me if anything comes up," Li Chengyi nodded.

"I’ll accompany you," Rainbow Candy offered, as she was originally preparing to investigate the Blue Book in Yunshan County, but now the situation here was urgent, and she had to come back to help investigate the Blind Spot.

"Great!" Da Xiong hugged Rainbow Candy. "If I’m gone, you have to survive on your own, even if you have to carry me with you."

"What, you’re acting out a TV drama now?" Rainbow Candy pushed her away with a slap. "Stop talking such unlucky nonsense."

"Da Xiong’s Blind Spot is tentatively named ’Hot Spring Field.’ Dragon Gate Crane’s Blind Spot is tentatively named ’Soccer Field.’ Everyone, please help collect information. The characteristics of these two Blind Spots are very clear. We have been quite lucky," Li Chengyi instructed.

"Indeed, we’ve found the clues; we just need to go over there and verify them," Da Xiong nodded.

"I..." Da Hei started to speak.

All of a sudden, his body rapidly faded, becoming translucent, like wriggling jelly, and then he stopped moving.

Then, in one second’s time, he completely disappeared.

"Not again!" Li Chengyi’s pupils shrank, this was happening too frequently.

"Everyone back off, I’ll go in to help!"

Not wanting to interfere, the three people, including Rainbow Candy, quickly moved away to distance themselves, watching as Li Chengyi stood still, constantly attempting to Flash Appearance into the Blind Spot.

But time slipped by bit by bit.

Five minutes.

Ten minutes...

Li Chengyi still hadn’t entered the Blind Spot.

Pfft.

Suddenly a strange noise emanated from where Da Hei disappeared.

Everyone’s gaze turned in that direction.

On the grass, where Da Hei used to be, there was now a damaged tablet computer that appeared seemingly out of nowhere.

The edge of the computer was bitten off by something, leaving a large chunk missing.

"It’s Brother’s emergency backup computer...!" Xiao Zhong’s eyes immediately reddened.

Everyone else quickly realized what had happened.

Entering the Blind Spot and not returning, with only belongings making it back, was something that had happened to other Blind Spot Individuals as well.

And none of those who experienced this ever survived.

Those present were all silent.

A poignant sadness spread slowly with Xiao Zhong’s cries.

To watch someone who had just been communicating normally disappear in a matter of ten minutes...

That feeling...