Blind Spot
Chapter 468 - 428 measures 2

Chapter 468: 428 measures 2

Countless clouds were scattered and parted by his impact.

Suddenly, new vines flashed into existence ahead of him, lashing downward ferociously.

Boom!!!

The power of this strike was even stronger than the last.

The terrifying giant strength slammed into Li Chengyi’s front without reservation.

’Enough is enough!!!’

In the blink of an eye, he rolled, and his body abruptly swelled and enlarged; dark energy surged out, covering the surroundings.

The next instant, as the dark energy dissipated, a huge grey-white creature, half-man and half-deer, appeared amid the clouds.

Giant antlers like branches adorned the creature’s head, standing six meters tall, its muscles bulging, with a grey-white substance that resembled armor covering its body.

Two grey-white floral imprints representing the Imprints slowly emerged on its chest.

The armor was covered with spikes all around, fierce and majestic. In some areas, the patterns of the Floral Dress had even merged, with the dark purple-black petal marks barely visible.

Under these circumstances, the Feilian Floral Dress covered and fused into this Bone Armor.

Amid the clouds, vines swarmed from all directions, seizing the opportunity to pounce.

Li Chengyi was surrounded at the center, his hands swiftly condensing the Golden Longsword.

A massive gold sword quickly solidified in his hands. The terrifying length of the sword, over ten meters, swept fiercely at the surrounding vines like a giant shield.

Boom!!!

The sword blade and the vines came into violent contact, and once more, the terrifying giant strength struck Li Chengyi.

But the extreme pressure also gave the sword blade an unimaginable sharpness.

In just an instant, dozens of vines were severed by their own giant strength and fell.

The Golden Sword in Li Chengyi’s hands also suddenly shattered, dissipating into petals.

The Bone Armor on his hands burst open with a bang, turning into countless fragments that vanished.

But quickly, new Bone Armor grew from beneath the skin, winding and solidifying to refill the gaps.

This was the mighty prowess of his Second Grey Bone Imprint.

As long as the Bone Armor was not completely broken, his body would remain unscathed.

The First Imprint gave him tremendous strength, while the Second Imprint provided him with formidable defense.

Unless they utterly shattered all of his Bone Armor in an instant, such defense could maintain indefinitely until the bone matter in his body was utterly depleted.

The defense at this moment was far stronger than what he had tested before.

However, the formidable defense did not bring him any joy, as the severed vines seemed to enrage the strange vine sphere in the distance.

Swiftly, hundreds of vines shot towards him, covering the sky and earth.

The whooshing sound of them tearing through the air was like the wailing of ghosts, spreading in every direction.

Li Chengyi’s expression changed slightly, and without a second word, he turned and fled frantically into the distance.

’Entering the deer body state allows me to exert all the power of my Imprints, and combined with the Floral Dress, I can withstand much more strength than during the tests. But facing that monstrous thing... it’s still nowhere near enough...’

Moreover, Li Chengyi noticed that the vines chasing him were significantly faster than the first batch, reaching speeds varying between six and seven times the speed of sound.

This development gave rise to an ominous suspicion in his mind...

While absorbing a vast amount of memories, he also involuntarily acquired many bits of information from different casting races.

Among these memories were extensive specific understandings of the Black Sea and other unknowns.

Sometimes even idle chats with assistants could unintentionally reveal some precious common knowledge.

Like this sphere before him...

He seemed to have heard about its general characteristics in the memories of some powerful beings.

’Could this thing be... the Mother of Emerald!?’

The Mother of Emerald, a legend in the Black Sea as the embodiment of myriad natural plant lives. If categorized by danger level, it might be the highest-ranked entity he had encountered so far, second only to the King of the Death Angels.

Such beings typically only appeared in areas where vegetation was extremely scarce or on the brink of extinction.

It possessed a terrifying capability to mimic and evolve, able to simulate the defensive abilities of its opponent at a rapid pace and craft targeted means of attack.

Lacking a single complex consciousness, its will was incredibly chaotic, having destroyed many powerful civilizations within the Black Sea.

The most crucial point is that the evolutionary capability of the Mother of Emerald is unlimited... It feeds on Blind Spots, devouring all existing individuals, indestructible and uncontrollable. At least so far, no limits have been found.

This was a disaster-like terror!

Compared to the King of the Death Angels, this thing was actually more disgusting, at least the King of the Death Angels would stay quiet when not provoked.

But this thing acted on complete randomness, and if your Blind Spot had too little vegetation overall, you could be suddenly attacked by the Mother of Emerald at any time.

Lik Chengyi kept running while matching what he saw to the knowledge in his memory, and everything aligned perfectly with the traits.

The Mother of Emerald didn’t mean it was green; in different states, it showed different colors, mainly alternating between white and green.

’Trouble...’ his mind weighed heavily. If it really was the Mother of Emerald, its level of trouble could far exceed any other Blind Spot creature.

With its bizarre mimicry and evolutionary ability, it wouldn’t take long for the vines to develop new abilities that could counteract his rapid movement...

’I must come up with a strategy...’ Although he had anticipated that this Blind Spot would be troublesome, he had not expected it to be this troublesome.

As he was rushing to escape from the pursuit of the Mother of Emerald, the space in front of him suddenly twisted and blurred.

A massive traction force instantly locked onto his entire body.

Gurgle.

In an instant, Li Chengyi’s vision blurred, and his body rapidly disengaged from the Deer Human Imprint state, stumbling to the ground and steadying himself.

Before him was still the testing ground of the underground base.

Da Xiong was still standing in front of him, his expression of concern slowly becoming clearer from the blur.

He’s out!

He finally made it out!

The second prediction had passed, and what followed would be the third, which was to fully and completely enter.

"Are you alright, Brother Yi!?" Da Xiong had already realized that Li Chengyi had entered the Blind Spot, and seeing the cracked Bone Armor covering his body, he knew this Blind Spot must be extremely dangerous.

"I’m fine... but I’m afraid I need some time to adjust. This Blind Spot is very troublesome." Li Chengyi took a deep breath, quickly determining a method to cope in his mind.

The Mother of Emerald within the new Blind Spot was too much of a hassle; if he were to enter like this, the outcome would likely not be ideal...

After briefly explaining the situation with the Mother of Emerald and the new Blind Spot to Da Xiong,

"Staying here would be a waste of time, the best way to deal with the Mother of Emerald is to conceal oneself. Not to confront her head-on," Da Xiong quickly suggested.

"Brother Yi, I suggest you take advantage of the last buffering time and extend the time at Midlane to think of a countermeasure."

"That’s a good idea, I was planning to do just that," Li Chengyi nodded.

Properly used, the time flow at Midlane could indeed serve as a temporary shelter, avoiding danger.

’In addition, before I go, I need to meet someone else...’

Having perfected a substantial amount of martial arts, he could head to Midlane to focus on forming new Imprints.

This time, he planned to concentrate as many Imprints as possible in one go.

In fact, top creatures of the Black Sea like the King of the Death Angels and the Mother of Emerald all originated from repeated promotions, enhancements, and sublimations.

And what is named an Imprint is actually a natural manifestation of certain common characteristics after sublimation.

That is all.

So, if one were to sublimate to a high enough level, even against the Mother of Emerald, one might find a sufficient countermeasure.

After all... according to the information in memory, the Mother of Emerald initially evolved from a small cluster of naturally growing vines.

Simply put, the Mother of Emerald should be considered a super-entity with who knows how many Imprints.

A moment later, Li Chengyi swiftly left the base and headed to the headquarters building.

Mingyuan Headquarters, twelfth floor.

Here, he once again met Paine, the Blind Spot Child of Destiny he had seen on the plane after a long time.

Inside the modest office, Paine was shuffling a deck of cards, absent-minded and repetitive.

He looked more mature than back on the plane, at the age of eight, the time when children should be studying, yet now he dedicated most of his energy to helping numerous Blind Spot Individuals in the rescue company.

This was his own choice.

It was for this reason that Li Chengyi had decided to entrust the Floral Bead to him.

"Long time no see." Paine was waiting quietly for someone to enter the door when suddenly, a gentle voice unexpectedly rang out from behind him.

If this had been a few months earlier, he definitely would have been startled, but now, having entered countless Blind Spots, he had developed a calmness in his mentality.

Turning around, he saw the uncle whom he had met on the plane, the one who knew magic tricks.

"Hello, Uncle," he greeted politely.

"Sorry to trouble you," Li Chengyi said, as he definitely wouldn’t want to put all his eggs in one basket, so he specifically came to ask Paine for a Flash Appearance into the Mother of Emerald’s Blind Spot, to find a way out.

"For an obstacle that even Uncle finds tricky and seeks help for... this Blind Spot must be very challenging," Paine fell silent for a moment.

"What, if you’re unwilling, I won’t insist," Li Chengyi said softly.

"No... just, can you allow me a few minutes to write a will for my friend?" Paine shook his head, calmly speaking.

"..." Li Chengyi was at a loss for words.

"Just a few minutes," Paine insisted earnestly.

"Sorry, is your friend someone from the company?" Li Chengyi asked.

"No, she’s a friend I met while playing at a pet park," Paine shook his head. "Her name is Xie Xie, and she’s as gentle as you, Uncle."

"Is that so? If there’s a chance, could you introduce her to me?" Li Chengyi said tenderly.

He really didn’t want to push an eight-year-old child so hard, but...

"No..." Paine shook his head, "I’ve talked to her about it, but she said Uncle is very scary, so I respect her thoughts."

"I... am scary?" Li Chengyi said in surprise, touching his cheek.

"Never mind, then it’s a deal, no hurry right now. Next time... when I enter the Blind Spot again and need your assistance, Paine," he extended his hand earnestly.

"I’ll be ready," Paine nodded.

He had never seen Li Chengyi ask for help; this was the first time, so without a second thought, he knew for sure that this Blind Spot would be very dangerous.

But...

He couldn’t refuse.

If it weren’t for Li Chengyi, he might have died in the vast desert of Sutan with his mother long ago...

Unlike now, with his mother’s terminal illness under control, and he himself needed by so many people... esteemed and cared for by so many...