Blind Spot
Chapter 186 - 175 forward 3

Chapter 186: 175 forward 3

A mist of gray enshrouded him.

It hung around Li Chengyi’s side.

Gray, everything was gray.

Looking around, he couldn’t see the trees, the sky, or even the ground under his feet. All he could make out was a patch of mud, a grayish brown.

He just stood there in the gray fog, motionless, just waiting quietly.

"Brother, why did you suddenly enter the Blind Spot?" the voice of the Heserine came from behind him.

"I don’t know, logic dictates that the Wolf Cave’s Blind Spot is still far from here, it shouldn’t have sucked me in so quickly," Li Chengyi said in a grave tone.

"This isn’t the Wolf Cave," Yserine said with a note of worry in her voice. "It seems... to be a completely unfamiliar Blind Spot, not the one we visited last time."

"It’s okay, it’s just a Flash Appearance, I’ll be out soon," Li Chengyi said calmly.

"But there are still your companions outside, the two of them came together, aren’t you afraid they’ll encounter danger?" She knew they had come together.

Because this time, they might need her assistance, so Li Chengyi had given her a heads up and informed her of some of their team strategy.

"It’s okay," Li Chengyi replied. "It was their own request. As Blind Spot Individuals, we are destined not to rely on others. Besides, the plan we made from the start was to act separately. They’re not children, they don’t need my protection all the time."

These words weren’t his own but something Rainbow Candy had thrown out before she left.

To this day, they still resonate with an echo.

"But... if they die... Aren’t they your friends? Wouldn’t you be sad?" Yserine couldn’t understand, if they’re friends, why is helping them an issue?

"Sad, I wouldn’t go that far."

Li Chengyi replied.

"But I might feel regret, if they die, then that’s their choice. It proves that’s as far as they can go.

Since they’re considered friends, I respect them."

"At the same time, I believe in them."

Yserine fell silent for a moment before finally replying.

"Grown-ups are hard to understand...."

After all, she had spent decades in the Blind Spot. Although she was old in years, she had not experienced the complexities of interpersonal relationships and social interplay and could not understand many things.

She didn’t understand that a person can’t always rely on others for help to live; such people are not called friends.

"The fog seems to have thinned a little," Li Chengyi said softly. "Let’s go and see what is this place exactly?"

In front of him, the shapes of pure white trees began to emerge hazily.

Between the trees, there was a winding path through the grass, leading deeper into the mist.

What’s strange is that the trees here are white, and even the grass on the ground by the path is pure white, as if it were made out of chalk or white putty.

Li Chengyi took a step, slowly following the path forward.

One step at a time.

He moved very slowly, walking while observing his surroundings.

The white trees passed by on both sides.

The white grass on the ground swayed slightly with the wind.

In the breeze, there were faint sounds like the rustling of a wooded sea, akin to the tide.

Pu.

Pu.

Pu.

Li Chengyi stepped forward, each step perfectly following the path.

Pu.

Suddenly, he stopped.

At this point, the fog had thinned out even more; at least the ground could be seen clearly.

Li Chengyi looked down at a patch of white grass by the side of his right foot.

Out of place, there were a few small flowers swaying gently with the wind.

The flowers were bright yellow, tender in color, and conspicuous.

There were three in total, resembling the many wild daisies he had seen before on the roadside.

"What’s wrong, Brother?" Yserine asked in confusion, not understanding why he had stopped.

"There are flowers," Li Chengyi answered.

He carefully squatted down, looking at the three small yellow flowers by the path, extending a finger to gently touch the nearest one.

A touch of cool Flowers sensation flowed from his fingertip into the back of his hand.

’Dandelion (contaminated): A perennial herbaceous plant, family Asteraceae, genus Taraxacum, tainted by an unknown essence. The whole plant is used medicinally, having **** effects. Flowering from April to September.’

’Flower Language Technique: Mutation (original Flower Language Technique signified a heart wishing to escape, after contamination, an unknown mutation occurred; using it may cause permanent fundamental changes to one’s body and mind, please use with caution)’

’Mutation?’ Li Chengyi’s brow furrowed slightly.

What kind of Flower Language Technique was that?

He could partially understand the annotations for other Flower Language Techniques he had seen, but here was this inexplicable ’Mutation,’ and permanent changes to fundamental rules?

Could it be that after using it, you couldn’t even remain human?

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Reality.

In the woods.

The fully-formed White Wax, also known as the Dark Eagle, landed slowly, her gaze locked on Rainbow Candy and her company.

"Just now, who was it that made a move?" she scrutinized carefully, feeling that none of these people seemed capable of dealing with Ados.

"Before asking others, you need to introduce yourself first; that’s basic manners," Rainbow Candy said in a deep voice.

"Little girl has quite the temper," White Wax laughed, "Are you not afraid of dying?"

"What do you think? Don’t you have a scanner? Can’t you see for yourself?" Rainbow Candy patted her ample chest and said coldly.

White Wax laughed again.

"Are you trying to say your figure is very..."

Her words were cut off midway, as she suddenly froze, motionless.

Although her face was hidden by a helmet, it was evident her body stiffened instantaneously.

She fell completely silent for ten seconds.

White Wax slowly spoke again.

"Sister... are you despairing about life?"

"It’s okay, there’s meat and vegetables, I’m well fed and rested, pretty happy," answered Rainbow Candy.

"Then why are you so distressed... carrying so many T10 explosives... Isn’t it heavy?" White Wax’s wording began to be careful and cautious.

"No problem, I’ve trained with heavy loads." Rainbow Candy grinned, showing off her pearly white, neat teeth.

White Wax was choked up for a moment, unsure of how to continue.

But now she was already regretting it.

Regretting getting involved in this mess because of that useless Ados, carelessly entering this woodland, and accidentally stumbling into this embarrassingly awkward situation.

"Sister, I think that although life is hard, there are still lots of laughter and love. There’s no need to lose hope so much. Go out, take a look at the outside world; it’s full of life, it can broaden your horizons." White Wax tried to make her voice gentler, lest she inadvertently upset the lunatic sister in front of her.

"You’re really nice, sister. If I had a sister like you earlier, I definitely wouldn’t want to die," said Rainbow Candy with a smile bright as flowers.

"So... we’ll see... next time?" White Wax cautiously lifted her foot, step by step, slowly retreating backward.

She too was a complete being, unafraid of death, but the key issue was that her body was all her savings; without it, she’d be completely useless, better off dead in an instant.

So she was very nervous now.

Extremely nervous!

If it were just a regular bomb, that would have been fine; it wouldn’t have penetrated her defenses.

But T10...

And at least fifteen blocks of T10 strapped together at once...

The power...

The blast wave alone could ruin all her modules. The blast range would be at least over a hundred meters.

This was already the maximum explosive power available on the black market.

After taking two steps back, White Wax noticed that Rainbow Candy didn’t move, so she began to accelerate her pace.

Three seconds later.

She shot fire out from behind her and swiftly fled toward the distance.

The crowd watched White Wax’s retreating figure; they should have let out a sigh of relief.

But Sima Gui, Zhao Shien, and Daoist Ping An, along with all the Blind Spot Individuals, focused their attention on Rainbow Candy.

"Sister Tang, are we alright now?" asked Dragon Gate Crane in a low voice.

"Heh heh heh," Rainbow Candy glanced at him. "What are you thinking? Start up the machine!"

Dragon Gate Crane was startled, then promptly turned serious, squatted down, and from his backpack, he took out a diamond-shaped metal plate as long as an arm, and with a hiss, thrust it into the ground.

At the same time, he and Rainbow Candy quickly began to take protective gear out of their backpacks, tossed it onto the ground, and then stepped onto it.

Instantly, the gear bags puffed up on their own, expanding quickly to envelop the two of them. In just two seconds, they were dressed in full-body suits of black, tight-fitting protective gear.

This protective gear even covered the head and eyes entirely, leaving only two black goggles to serve as their field of vision.

"Hurry and retreat! We’re just a burden! Get out and call for help!" Sima Gui sensed something was off; these two and the Cheng Yi brothers had come prepared.

It was only them who were naive, unaware of everything, having been lured here.

He made a snap decision, calling the rest of the still living Blind Spot Individuals to quickly return to where they parked.

The few survivors were very quiet; no one was scared, not even frantic.

Daoist Ping An was still muttering scriptures from who knew what religion as he walked.

The dispirited Uncle Zhao Shien lit a fresh cigarette, taking a satisfying drag.

"Aren’t you afraid?" Sima Gui couldn’t help asking.

"Afraid of what?" Zhao Shien glanced at him, pressing on by his side.

"Everyone who decided to come here was ready to exchange their life for money. Having decided to die, what else is there to fear? Besides, doesn’t matter where you die, death is still death. These past few days I’ve been inching toward the Blind Spot, probably won’t make it this time."

"Well... that’s one way to say it, but..." Sima Gui suddenly stopped, not continuing further.

The group of them was leaving Rainbow Candy and the other behind, heading for the path and their cars on the outskirts of the woods.

Their vehicles were all there.

But at that very moment, Sima Gui stood frozen in place, eyes staring blankly.

It wasn’t just him.

Zhao Shien, who had just been talking about not fearing death, was also stunned, forgetting to inhale his cigarette.

Daoist Ping An wiped the blood from his face and began to chant louder at the scene in front of him.

Two other Blind Spot Individuals instinctively took a step back, as if that would make them feel a bit safer.

But it was no use.

At this moment.

Right in the woodland where the crowd was returning.

In the underbrush, among the mud, countless silver mechanical spiders scurried rapidly toward them.

At first glance, wherever the eye could see, there were silhouettes of silver spiders.

In the air, hundreds of green drones, as agile as sparrows, weaved through the branches and leaves, collaborating with the spiders and advancing toward them.

Looking from afar, the ground seemed like silver sand, the sky like a cloud of green birds.

Hum!!

Before they could react,

the drones whizzed over their heads, casting slender shadows.

The spiders skittered beneath their feet, making soft rustling noises.

Sima Gui quickly turned around to look back.

He saw Rainbow Candy raising her right hand high.

Index finger and thumb touching.

Snap!

A click of her fingers.

"My minions! Charge and kill her!!!"

Her shout, despite the tens of meters distance, was still clear and piercing.

At the same time.

Far away in the sky, a black figure was returning, hurtling towards them at high speed.