Blind Spot
Chapter 400 - 366 Return II

Chapter 400: 366 Return II

In the darkness.

Countless bizarre forms from the Black Sea cast malicious, greedy gazes at Li Chengyi as he flew by.

But as soon as these gazes landed, they were startled away by the colossal shadows that vaguely surged from Li Chengyi’s body.

Behind Li Chengyi, three layers of shadows that he himself couldn’t see.

The first layer was a vague humanoid figure clad in black with gold threaded wave patterns. The figure was hundreds of meters tall, holding a staff condensed from black smoke, with countless black, octopus-like tentacles for legs, and a pair of blood-red eyes faintly glowing on its face.

Behind the humanoid figure, an even larger grey-white giant with deer antlers,

The giant’s body made of white bones, surrounded by countless white sinister flying insects. Its grand deer antlers branched out like trees, extending over a large area.

And behind the giant, a massive angel, entirely black with a great vortex for a face, spreading layer upon layer of countless grey-white wings, its arms wide open, palms coming together as if to completely grasp Li Chengyi.

Three layers of colossal shadows, each layer larger than the one before, with the final black angel reaching a terrifying size of thousands of kilometers in length and width.

In front of it, Li Chengyi’s body was like invisible dust.

Its hands gently moved towards the center of its chest as if trying to grab hold of the dust.

Once the three layers of shadows were activated, all beings nearby in the Black Sea retracted their gazes, as silent as the dead.

At this moment, Yserine couldn’t see the shadows, but as Li Chengyi quickly approached, a joyful smile appeared on her face.

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On the outskirts of Tong City.

Two streaks of white light shot forth, plummeting towards a range of dark green hills.

Zhu Bin and Ding Xianhong’s energy fields had collapsed, the two supporting the barely breathing Zhao Chengyu, their faces grim as they looked towards the distant city.

"Has that guy arrived?", Zhu Bin asked.

"..." Ding Xianhong shook her head, feeling that they had perhaps misjudged the other’s intentions.

Not only had the monster not caused chaos in the city, but it had also become strangely silent.

Just now, it did not chase after them, but instead vanished into the city, out of sight.

This also led to the military’s failure in locating the target, preventing missile launch.

"Damn it! We were so close!", she hit a nearby tree trunk fiercely with her palm, shattering the bark as the tree swayed.

"Black Sea monsters have never been this difficult before! What’s going on!? What is happening to this world!?"

She could now understand why even with the Six Great Stars of Star Lake present, all of them elite fighters of Grade Eight, they still chose to avoid the monster proactively.

"We know too little about it, not even sure of its intentions. Acting this way, it’s almost certain we’ll be at a disadvantage.", Zhu Bin said steadly.

"Since the other party hasn’t caused widespread chaos and terror, it means they still have concerns. They must have some understanding of the power of Grade Nine, so they dare not reveal themselves rashly. As long as they have concerns, we can find a way to lure them out and deal with them!"

"It looks like we can only wait for the superiors to decide on the plan. If the Family Head takes action... it would be resolved instantly. It’s just that the application is too troublesome.", Ding Xianhong said.

"That monster is too strong. Aside from us and the nine from our Family Head’s level, anyone else going in would just be delivering themselves to the beast. Let everyone know to stop the lockdown, return to normal, and await further orders from above.", Zhu Bin instructed.

Since the lockdown was futile anyway, it might be better to keep the news hidden and let everything return to normal.

Let’s see what that thing really wants to do.

"Also, investigate those four escapees from Star Lake. I have some suspicions that the monster is here for them!", Zhu Bin said coldly.

"A good decision."

A streak of blue light descended from the sky, landing accurately beside the trio on the grass.

As the light dispersed, it revealed a disheveled old man in dirty grey clothes.

"Elder Ancestor!!", Zhu Bin exclaimed in surprise, bowing quickly with respect.

But he noticed that the elder ancestor seemed not to be present in person, but was merely a satellite projection.

"Greetings to Elder Zhu.", Ding Xianhong bowed promptly as well.

"No need for formalities, you may not have succeeded in resolving the situation this time, but you did probe the fighting pattern of the monster. Next, you need to find an opportunity to draw it out of the city. We need at least twenty seconds to achieve precise targeting.", Elder Zhu Tanyang from Kongtong said gravely.

"Can’t you just take it out directly?", Ding Xianhong asked doubtfully.

"I could, but right after you had left, I projected myself to circle the city, and the time given to me for free movement isn’t long. But, I haven’t found a trace of the monster.", Zhu Tanyang admitted helplessly.

It was difficult enough for Jiu Yi to get authorization to act, and just when they did, the monster disappeared? Leaving only the ravaged ruin from the earlier battle.

"Jiu Yi cannot be deployed lightly, we and the Star General of White Star maintain a delicate balance. If I am absent from my assigned region for too long, the Divine Star General will surely seize the opportunity to make trouble.", Zhu Tanyang explained.

"The juniors understand, but that monster is extremely powerful, we alone may not be competent enough for the search and investigation.", Ding Xianhong admitted.

"The Thirteen Flying Flow will all be mobilized. There are forty-three registered elite fighters of Grade Eight within the country. This time, half of them will be joining the search to completely eliminate the hidden threat.", Zhu Tanyang declared solemnly.

Half!? Both were shocked.

It seemed this operation was the largest, aside from an open confrontation with White Star.

Even the previous effort to annihilate Utopia wasn’t as extensive as this one.

"Don’t worry, with such an extensive net for capture and the Heavenly Eye’s constant surveillance, the monster will soon be dealt with.", Zhu Tanyang assured.

He turned to look towards the city, but his eyes lacked as much confidence as his words suggested.

The strength of the monster, lying somewhere between Grade Eight and Grade Nine, was all due to the overwhelming power of Grade Nine.

Such a monster, combined with its formidable stealth abilities...

Whether this mission could succeed at all, and how many casualties it would cost to achieve success, no one could be certain...

"Truly... a troublesome autumn..."

Within Tong City, more than ten kilometers away.

On the streets emptied by martial law, a succession of police cars and safety bureau flying vehicles whizzed by.

In a suite of a five-star hotel by the road.

A blue-eyed woman with long black hair and a charming face was leisurely holding a blue cocktail, watching the flying vehicles passing outside.

"Ying, it’s been a long time, aren’t you happy to see me?" The woman slightly turned her head, looking at the figure sitting on the sofa behind her.

The person was tall and slender, with a stern face, wearing a shirt and blue suit, casually flipping through a deck of cards in their hand.

"This place is full of holes, what’s the point of calling me here?" he replied indifferently.

"There’s a blood heir of our mixed race here, if found, I’ll share half with you," the woman said with a smile.

"Mixed blood... that’s acceptable," Ying’s demeanor softened slightly as she spoke.

"This blind spot is much larger compared to other places, and the power is much stronger; just the two of us might not be enough. We’ll need to call upon Farn as well," the black-haired woman said.

"Sure," Ying nodded stiffly, still seeming to adjust to his body, "Farn’s Imprint is very suited to exertion in such a blind spot. Indeed, we need him to help us capture the target."

"I’ll leave the summoning to you," said the woman with a smile.

"And what will you do?" Ying frowned.

"From previous actions, I’ve realized that to catch those who stole my blood essence, we cannot be overt; we must approach quietly and strike with a deadly blow. So I plan to develop the blood heir first, conceal myself, and act only after finding the target," the woman explained.

"Fine. You decide for yourself," Ying nodded.

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Fengnan Province.

Everpeace Garden.

In Li Chengyi’s bedroom, near the bed and desk, a disc-shaped transparent vortex slowly materialized in the air.

Invisible forces twisted the space, accelerating and rotating rapidly, twisting it until the center began to extend, revealing a black spot.

Yserine stood on one side, continuously releasing black-purple fluorescent light from her hand, maintaining the matrix in front of her.

Obviously, the distortion of space was the result of the matrix’s function.

A slight sweat appeared on her forehead, her breathing became rapid, and her complexion grew increasingly pale.

Time passed by, tick by tick on the wall clock.

As the minute hand moved over two marks.

The spatial vortex suddenly shook.

The central black spot quickly expanded to the size of a basin.

From it, a black shadow suddenly flew out, landing and transforming into a human shape.

The figure was clad in purple-black armor, ornate, fearsome, and delicate, with metal wings slowly flapping on his back, dark red crystals replacing the eyes on his face, and an invisible black aura faintly emanating from his body.

It was Li Chengyi, who had just returned from the Black Sea.

He took a deep breath, dispelling the Floral Dress from his body, and looked at Yserine standing beside him.

"You’ve worked hard, Yserine," he understood in an instant that it was all thanks to Yserine alone that he could return so easily this time.

It seems that the method of return through the Mysterious Gate is unreliable, or perhaps it was too greatly affected and disrupted by the King of the Death Angels, leading to the incident.

But in any case,

He was back.

"Brother... I’m glad you’re back," Yserine moved closer, gently hugging him. "I’m too tired and need to rest for a bit. You can contact me through the Tightening Grasp later."

She hugged the strong and robust Li Chengyi tightly, her heart restoring the original sense of security.

As for the price of the transaction with the teacher, she didn’t bring it up, as it wasn’t a big deal in her eyes.

"Right, go on. You’re exhausted," Li Chengyi stroked her hair.

As someone who had yet to break free from being a blind spot, he and Yserine could make direct contact.

This time, Yserine had appeared in reality by some method and successfully pulled him back.

No matter how, he owed her a big favor.

He would definitely repay her when he had the chance in the future.

Watching Yserine slowly fade away.

Li Chengyi picked up the AR glasses from the bedside, put them on, and connected to the team network.

This time, the gains from the blind spot in the Black Sea were far greater than anything he had encountered before.

The successful completion of the Giant Strength Imprint marked that he had embarked on an unknown path that the existence in the Black Sea once traveled.

Evil Flower or death energy, all these were there to assist the path forward for the Imprint combat system.

After obtaining the Giant Strength Imprint, his next step was to test the effects of the Imprint, then use reality search and Yserine to exchange for the materials needed to manufacture the Imprint Orb. He would embark on creating the second Imprint Orb.

As for the Evil Flower System mentioned by Ye Lu,

He only intended to treat it as a subplot.

Since the previous master of the Evil Flower met his end, it showed that this path was not the strongest.

And walking the path laid out by others was not necessarily the best way for oneself.

The strongest being could never be created by following someone else’s path.