Blind Spot
Chapter 243 - 227 Enlightenment Three

Chapter 243: 227 Enlightenment Three

A clear purple light lit up on the back of Li Chengyi’s hand.

He squinted his eyes.

The performance had just ended, and today’s Evil Thoughts were noticeably fewer, just over one hundred fifty. It was generally like this everywhere, the first two days had the maximum absorption of Evil Thoughts.

Afterward, once the routine had spread, it was harder to fool the audience.

But even so, this was far better than his past unstable situation.

The current problem wasn’t this but rather what happened to the Divine Flower Position of the Purple Magnolia.

After having Zhou Xingtong send him back to the villa,

Li Chengyi went to the basement and began to investigate the situation with the Purple Magnolia.

There were no abnormalities with the Mark of the Evil Flower on his hand, so the only possibility was with the Floral Bead.

Having confirmed this, he immediately began contacting the other team members.

Rainbow Candy was fine.

No problems with the boss.

Xiao Zhong was normal.

Only Dragon Gate Crane was different.

In the Garden of Fate’s small group, this was the current status of Dragon Gate Crane:

"Ah!! Praise me, Brother Yi! From now on, Brother Yi is my god! My heavens! If he tells me to go west, I won’t dare to go east!"

"The power is surging out of my body! So strong, incredibly strong!! This is way better than the Genetic Enhancement Needle!"

"Hahahaha! I feel like I’m going to make it big!"

"Right now, I could slap my brother to death with one slap! Hahaha!"

"..."—Rainbow Candy.

"Why your brother?"—Xiao Zhong.

"If it weren’t for fear of my niece having no dad, I’d go upstairs right now and commit justifiable fratricide!"—Dragon Gate Crane.

"Can you send a photo so we can see?"—Xindela.

"No problem! #SelfiePeaceSign#"—Dragon Gate Crane.

In the photo, Dragon Gate Crane, wearing a silver metal mask, struck a cute pose.

"Ugh!"—Rainbow Candy.

"Dragon, where are you?"—Xiao Zhong.

"Isn’t this me?"—Dragon Gate Crane.

"Can you not mess around with my face! I can recognize it even with a mask on."—Rainbow Candy.

"I was just making a peace sign..."—Dragon Gate Crane.

Li Chengyi looked at the increasingly lively group chat, carefully observing the selfie Dragon Gate Crane had sent.

He had already discovered the key point.

"Dragon Gate Crane, when did you start to change?"—Faceless.

Li Chengyi had changed his nickname to a new one that fit extremely well.

Because his persona of the Purple Magnolia was that of the Faceless.

"Hehe, about three or four hours ago."—Dragon Gate Crane.

Li Chengyi calculated the time; it coincided with his departure earlier, when he was preparing for the performance.

That was when the Purple Magnolia on the Mark of the Evil Flower began to glow purple.

"Too bad I can’t come out now, I’m grounded at home, but after wearing this armor, the entire sensation my body has is completely different from an exoskeleton!"—Dragon Gate Crane.

"An exoskeleton feels cumbersome when worn over the whole body, a burden, but this Biological Armor actually provides support in return! I now feel even stronger and faster, and my reactions and bursts are stronger. Moreover, before this armor appeared, I couldn’t tell at all where it was hidden! I just suddenly found myself wearing it!"—Dragon Gate Crane.

He was obviously still very excited.

It was clear how much of an impact and shock the Fantasia Floral Armor had made on him.

"Boss, we’re about to arrive at Luo An, where are you now? Let’s meet up."—Rainbow Candy.

"Come here. #Location#"—Faceless.

"The entrance and exit point of Dark City is nearby, you guys be careful."—Faceless.

"Don’t worry."—Rainbow Candy.

The exchange stopped there.

Li Chengyi stood up and placed the black stone and the Green Electric Greatsword he had gotten from Dark City together.

All his other items were at Suiyang. This time, he had directly stored them in the underground vault of the city’s alliance, mixed with other company assets.

Even if it were to be discovered again, unless someone was going to attack the alliance head-on, it would be next to impossible to steal them.

11:14 PM.

Thump, thump, thump.

The room door was knocked.

Li Chengyi picked up the remote and pressed the switch, opening the door. He also rose from the living room chair to greet them.

Click.

The square door opened inward.

Rainbow Candy was the first to enter, hands in her trouser pockets, wearing a brightly colored messy jacket, and skinny trousers, striding in.

Although her outfit’s colors were quite shocking, the overall look was strangely harmonious.

Her twin ponytails were curled into golden fluffy locks that bounced with every step she took. Colorful reflective metallic sequins were still affixed near her eyes.

"Boss, I heard you brought something out from there this time!?" She was very interested as soon as she arrived.

"Yes, we’ll look at it when everyone gets here," Li Chengyi nodded.

Xiao Zhong and Xindela entered together.

Xiao Zhong seemed more cheerful, wearing a duckbill cap, in deep blue work clothes from some place unknown, sporting AR glasses.

"Hello, boss," he greeted Li Chengyi earnestly, very proper in demeanor.

"Long time no see," Li Chengyi felt a bit strange, but still nodded seriously.

The last to enter was Xindela, slowly moving with the help of a cane.

He looked a lot better than before, walking much more fluidly on his own compared to the last time.

In a vintage White Star style white suit, paired with a neatly combed slick back, there was a flavor of an old gentleman.

"Xiao Yi, I’ve disturbed you this time."

"Boss, you’re still so polite," Li Chengyi said with a smile.

Once everyone had entered, the door closed automatically.

Everyone gathered around the living room’s tea table, taking seats in a circle.

On the tea table, two items were placed: the Green Electric Greatsword and a black stone.

"The items are right here, but due to the Blind Spot issue, only I can see and touch them. You’ll have to feel them through a black cloth."

Li Chengyi wrapped the two items in black cloth. Then he let the others feel them for themselves.

They passed around the black stone and touched the Green Electric Greatsword.

"The company has been dealing with more Blind Spot Individuals, and a very few have brought things out of the Blind Spots, though they’re mostly useless. For instance, some decorations from the Blind Spots, or liquids. But... we have touched them, and we found that although these things can’t be seen or touched, they can be inspected through special methods. The liquid that people from the Noel Group sprayed on the items last time, we’ve managed to reverse-engineer it. I’ve brought a sample. Can we try it?" Xiao Zhong said.

"Reverse-engineered? Impressive! Of course, we can," Li Chengyi brightened up.

The technology from the Noel Group was definitely worthwhile, being able to detect items not from their own Blind Spots using chemical technology.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhong had managed to reverse-engineer even this.

After getting permission,

Xiao Zhong took out a transparent plastic bottle, resembling an alcohol sprayer, from his small backpack.

Then he removed the black cloth and lightly sprayed the items on the table.

Quickly,

the wet solution’s particles drifted down, and the shapes of the two items began to slowly emerge.

"It works!" Li Chengyi clapped his hands lightly.

"We tested it with other items at the company. We also owe thanks to Noel’s technology and Sister Tang’s supercomputer, as well as the support from the biochemical lab on Little Sister Da Xiong’s side," Xiao Zhong said with a smile.

Da Xiong didn’t make it this time because she was holding down the fort at the company.

Aside from Xindela, she was the only one who could maintain control of the situation, and because of Lien’s reasons, Xindela had wanted to come, so she was standing in temporarily.

Xindela picked up the black stone and carefully observed it.

"This thing... I think I’ve seen it in White Star’s official Blind Spot archive," he said solemnly.

"Oh?" Li Chengyi was startled, "Can you determine its use?"

"Not sure. The Blind Spot archive of White Star has collected many things, but none of them are usable. Because the Blind Spot Individuals are gone, these things have become unclaimed. Even if we crush the bodies of the dead into powder and apply it, they can’t be used," Xindela shook his head.

"What about this then? You try it, see if you can use it, just swing it," Li Chengyi said, picking up the Green Electric Greatsword and handing it to Xiao Zhong first.

The few of them looked at the black greatsword emitting a faint green glow with curiosity.

It was clear at a glance that this thing wasn’t man-made, and it even glowed naturally.

The greatsword weighed over a hundred pounds, quite a hefty weight. Xiao Zhong stood up to take it, using it as if it were a walking stick, then swung it hard through the air with both hands.

No reaction.

Not a spark of electricity on the blade.

"No use," Li Chengyi shook his head.

"What should be the normal reaction?" Xiao Zhong asked with a frown.

"A green arc of electricity should shoot out, covering a distance of about ten meters or so. It can disintegrate many non-living materials," Li Chengyi replied.

"Xiao Yi, I’ve heard from Lien that some Blind Spot items need blood to activate them. Try this," Xindela handed the black stone to Li Chengyi at that moment.

"Blood?" Li Chengyi mused, taking the black stone.

He extended his forefinger, gave it a hard bite in his mouth with his teeth, and made a small cut with difficulty.

Then he smeared the blood from his fingertip slowly on the stone.

The blood was slightly tinged with a faint purple, different from the blood of a normal person.

This made the pupils of Xindela and the others nearby contract slightly.

But none of them asked anything; they simply waited quietly.

Soon, a smear of blood appeared on the surface of the black stone.

Hum!

In an instant, the stone started heating up rapidly, shaking as though it was trying to break free from Li Chengyi’s hands.

"It’s reacting!"

He quickly tossed it towards the open space in the living room.

Plop.

The stone landed on the floor and rolled a few times.

Boom.

It suddenly exploded, becoming a black mist in the intense gaze of the others, a mist about two meters tall and one meter wide.

The mist churned and in less than two seconds, quickly condensed and solidified.

A great amount of the black mist coalesced into tiny black sands.

The black sand further condensed into a black mud-like substance, viscous and liquid.

The mud transformed, rapidly assembling into a two-meter-tall, pitch-black solid creature.

Gurgle gurgle.

The black Mud Monster bubbled all over its body as if it was speaking to Li Chengyi.

"?!" But at that moment, Li Chengyi’s eyes widened, completely stunned by the transformation before him.

He recognized it.

This creature was the very first Mud Monster he had killed in Dark City. The only difference was its tar-black color; everything else was identical!

The others were also shocked to their feet by the sight.

"This... it’s actually alive!?" Rainbow Candy’s mouth dropped open, her lollipop falling unnoticed to the ground.

"This is unscientific!?" Xiao Zhong was utterly baffled, unable to comprehend how this massive Mud Monster had just appeared before him.

"...I’ve encountered a number of Blind Spot items with blood smeared on them... but it’s the first time I’ve seen such a drastic change...!" Xindela’s expression tightened as he stared at the Mud Monster, equally filled with shock.

He had dealt with Blind Spots for many years, but such a bizarre situation was a first for him.

He had seen other Blind Spot Individuals smear blood on Blind Spot items before, but he had never witnessed something like this!