Blind Spot
Chapter 380 - 347 Destiny Three

Chapter 380: 347 Destiny Three

Suiyang.

Mingyuan Group.

"A large ocean vortex has appeared in the central part of Lan Yang, with the cause unknown. Preliminary speculation is an underwater volcanic eruption, leading to the merging of cold and warm ocean currents."

As the group’s cyber security and intelligence head, Rainbow Candy’s injuries had mostly healed thanks to Li Chengyi’s treatment, and most of the bandages had been removed. Sitting in a wheelchair, she lazily briefed them on the current situation.

"Lan Yang is too far from us, even if it’s a huge vortex, it’s irrelevant to us, right?" Dragon Gate Crane yawned.

He was extremely tired last night, taking care of nine people in one go and successfully completing the evolution of his main flower.

From now on, he would truly be one of the evolved strong!

"By the way, Dragon Gate, your contribution points within the group are a bit low. If you don’t try harder, your benefits and treatment will decline," Da Xiong reminded him.

"Uh... actually... I can help, it’s just that I can’t find a use right now..." Dragon Gate Crane felt a bit embarrassed.

He actually knew his abilities were lacking and that he was far behind the others in all aspects, so when he chose his Flower Language Technique, he took this into account and picked one that would be useful for everyone.

"As long as you’re aware of that, it’s fine. About the Lan Yang vortex, after looking into it, the vortex could cause a significant impact on the coastal countries nearby, with a high possibility of tsunamis, at least level seven," Rainbow Candy said. "If anyone in the team has family planning to go to the seaside for a vacation, it’s best to stop them immediately and go later."

"Understood. What’s the second matter?" Da Xiong asked.

"It’s about our movements and expansion," Rainbow Candy said. "I know everyone is in a hurry due to time constraints. After all, very few of us Blind Spot Individuals can survive the two-year curse, so everyone is desperately seeking resources to strengthen themselves. But..."

She paused.

"Even as Blind Spot Individuals, we should still have a bottom line when it comes to being human."

Her words were pointed.

"I understand, don’t worry, I will never harm the innocent," Da Xiong said with a slight smile.

Compared to the Da Xiong who used to be inseparable from Rainbow Candy, the Da Xiong of today increasingly gave off an air of danger and strangeness.

Nobody knew what could emerge from bizarre reproduction, especially since she had collected tissue samples from Li Chengyi and Xiao Zhong.

"Lastly, there’s information about Li Chengyi’s recent entry into the City of the Death Angels. Apart from chanting rituals, we need to find a second method to safely leave. This time, the difficulty for Li Chengyi will be much higher than for a common person," Rainbow Candy glanced at the others.

"For this, I’ve already notified Chaoyu. Li Chengyi’s disciple, Li Chongnan, is now a key trainee of Jiu Yi with high-level privileges. She has uncovered some materials, and together with the information we’ve gathered ourselves, we’ve confirmed the existence of the second method for escape," Da Xiong said earnestly.

When it came to matters concerning Li Chengyi, she was always very formal.

"Are you sure?" Rainbow Candy asked intently.

"Sure."

"Then let’s contact Li Chengyi."

Whirr.

A three-dimensional holographic screen lit up at one end of the long table where everyone was seated.

The screen condensed on the main seat to the left of the table, revealing a burly man with long black hair.

The man had profound eyes with a faint golden hue and sported a small mustache, exuding a peculiar combination of cultured and wild characteristics.

Simply from appearances, it was no longer possible to determine the man’s age.

This was the current Li Chengyi.

He had recently been too lazy to shave because his beard had grown too tough for razors.

The same went for his hair.

So, he simply let it grow freely.

"I can sense that I am about to enter the Blind Spot. Do you need me for something?" he looked around at everyone, besides Xindela, all the others were present.

Xindela rarely made an appearance, usually busy pursuing information about her son and the Eternal Wishing Book.

After resolving the Blind Spot, that would become their main hope.

Whether it was the deceitful Book of Wishes that granted the life-saving Crescent Moon, or the potential future wishes, the path to tracking Lien was the most appropriate direction for them to proceed.

"We have a new discovery regarding the City of the Death Angels," Da Xiong said to Li Chengyi.

"A way to exit?" Li Chengyi raised an eyebrow.

"Yes," Da Xiong nodded.

"You’ve worked hard... I’ve fully realized the benefits of power. Without much investigation on my part, the team has found relevant clues," Li Chengyi appreciated the joy of achieving without effort.

"Some of the intelligence was provided by your disciple, Li Chongnan. We collected the other half ourselves," Da Xiong mentioned. "Concerning the second method for escape, it’s simple yet complicated."

"Please proceed," Li Chengyi’s expression remained unchanged. If it were simple, there wouldn’t be so many people choosing to chant, and so many failing to find any clues.

"Within the City of the Death Angels, there exists a legendary mysterious door, built many years ago by Angels for the purpose of spreading their teachings. If you can enter the mysterious door, you can return to any world you wish to go back to.

However, the mysterious door is only for those disciples who have made significant contributions. So, before using it, you first need to find a disciple qualified to enter the mysterious door and steal their right to do so."

"What determines whether someone is qualified?" Li Chengyi frowned.

"A ring. Known as the Whispering Ring." Da Xiong stretched out her hand and pointed, and immediately on the table, a silver-white ring engraved with an image of a pure white Angel appeared out of thin air.

However, the Angel engraving on this ring was completely surrounded by a mass of skulls, and its facial features consisted of three twisted holes, looking profoundly eerie.

"Are we certain about the veracity of this intelligence?" Li Chengyi inquired.

"Not completely, so if it really doesn’t work out, you should still follow the chanting route," Da Xiong sighed.

"I’ve just received some emergency news, passed to us by the Li Family, that must be kept confidential," Rainbow Candy suddenly interrupted.

Waiting for everyone’s gaze to focus on her, she cleared her throat.

"The vortex in Lan Yang has been confirmed to likely be caused by an internal rebellion in Star Lake," she said.

"Star Lake?"

"Star Lake headquarters, Xuan Ming Island, in the top-secret information transmitted by the Li Family, is a mobile underground floating island. According to investigations, the disturbance came from there," Rainbow Candy explained.

"Star Lake... Let’s not deal with them for now. Tang Tang, monitor the surroundings and ensure basic safety. We’ll prioritize resolving the Blind Spot," Li Chengyi commanded.

"Alright," everyone responded in unison.

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Xuan Ming Island.

The massive floating island above, the flesh and blood that fell from the Shadow Dragon after the explosion, gradually evaporated and disappeared with the circulation of air and the coverage of light.

Inside the shattered and collapsed experimental building.

Barton and a few others awkwardly pushed the stone slabs and bricks off themselves.

"Cough cough... That was really too dangerous, what on earth happened?" Karan looked up at the three people around him.

"Why does everyone’s skin have those dark lines?"

"Don’t you have them too?" Angeal retorted irritably.

All four of them crawled out from the rubble, miraculously discovering that no one had any serious injuries.

The only difference was that there was a faint heat at the center of their chests, and there were fine dark lines on their skin.

"Sigh... It looks like this place suffered a lot of damage." Barton looked around, thinking there might be a chance for the four of them to escape.

Thump.

Suddenly, all four felt a pain in their chests, and a profound palpitation emanated from their hearts.

"Watch out on the left!!" Barton suddenly roared.

The other three whipped their heads around, looking to the left.

Amidst the wreckage there, a shadowy figure swiftly pounced on a Star Lake Reinforced Human in red armor.

The shadow, like mucus, seeped into the gaps of the armor.

"Ahhh!!!"

Amid the screams, the Reinforced Human’s body began to swell and enlarge.

Bang.

Following a muffled sound, the Reinforced Human forcefully burst out of the Exoskeleton Armor.

Its face grew dense black scales, and as the armor fell away from its eyes, a faint red glow emanated from them.

Not only that, but at a farther distance, similar shadowy figures were descending, latching onto different Reinforced Humans.

The entire Star Lake Xuan Ming Island base had become a gruesome hell at that moment.

Some experts with force field protection were able to avoid such a situation, but a greater number of people who lacked such protection were contaminated by the shadows, starting to mutate.

Barton and the others inhaled sharply, looking at the nearest mutated individual to the left, and immediately started running.

But before they had gone far, streaks of white light flashed across the sky.

Boom!

Boom!

The explosions, accompanied with white light, fell straight down, instantly blasting the mutating Reinforced Humans to pieces, leaving behind limbs and severed parts.

After the mutated Reinforced Humans died, the black shadows shot out from their bodies, but they were clearly larger than before.

"These are part of the Shadow Dragon’s body, it’s recovering its strength..."

A streak of white light descended from the sky, landing precisely next to the four men, and with a wave of a hand, an invisible force field was erected.

The force field immediately blocked the three groups of dark shadows flying towards them.

Barton and the others felt their scalp tingle with fear, and they dared not move from their spot.

In the midst of the white light, the face of their savior was revealed.

It was none other than Arya, the one who had initially brainwashed them.

Her body was twisted with openings, and one side of her face too had several cuts—clearly, she had just been through a great ordeal.

"That is the Blind Spot monster we encounter every so often," she said, looking at the black shadows fluttering in the sky, expressionless.

"In our quest for victory, we stoop to anything. Anything that can increase our odds, we welcome with open arms.

All to fight against such strangely terrifying monsters."

"The Shadow Dragon... It’s dead, isn’t it? It just exploded completely," Yang Chengxi couldn’t help but ask.

She had clearly witnessed the immense Shadow Dragon being pierced and blowing up.

"Creatures of the Black Sea are immortal; they can only be severely injured and then return to the Black Sea for temporary repairs," Arya said nonchalantly.

"But the Shadow Dragon was already dealt a heavy blow, wasn’t it?" Yang Chengxi asked, puzzled.

"No...you’re only half right. That Shadow Dragon is quite cunning; at the critical moment, it discarded most of its body, leaving only a part of its dragon torso to flee. Before our final attack was launched, it had already abandoned and detached most of its body.

So, what we just killed was only seventy percent of its body," Arya replied.

"Only seventy percent?!"

The four of them were stunned, just seventy percent of the body had almost brought down the entire Xuan Ming Island. How terrifying was the Shadow Dragon? With pure physical power, it could achieve this extent.

"Where did the other thirty percent go?" Barton felt a bad premonition.

"It escaped," Arya sighed.

"It escaped!??"

The four of them exclaimed in unison.

The kind of monster that required a group of Grade Eight individuals and the final ultimate weapon to barely defeat had managed to escape with thirty percent of its body!

"You felt that heart palpitation just now as well, didn’t you?" said Arya, "That’s the psychic feedback from contamination with the blood of the Shadow Dragon. The blood of the Shadow Dragon that has seeped into your bodies will continuously pollute and mutate you. During this process, you can gain some special abilities, but these come with significant side effects and are used at the expense of your lifespan."

She simply outlined the current situation.

Star Lake had seen such cases before, and situations like Barton’s were not uncommon.

"What do you want us to do!" Barton grasped her meaning. The reason she was talking so much with them, mere pawns, was undoubtedly because she wanted them to do something.

"The Shadow Dragon has escaped, and since your bodies carry its blood, it will return to attack you and reclaim it. So..." Arya paused.

"Xuan Ming Island has suffered severe losses and is no longer capable of protecting you. Next... we plan to leave, and you... I will send you out."

"You want us to go to our deaths!?" Yang Chengxi couldn’t hold back anymore and exclaimed loudly.

"If you stay here, when the Shadow Dragon recovers some strength and comes back, we can’t stop it either; you will die all the same. And you would drag the rest of us down with you," Arya said calmly.