Living in the Doomsday and Becoming an Immortal Alone
Chapter 87 - 65 Demon-breaking Dagger_2

Chapter 87: Chapter 65 Demon-breaking Dagger_2

"The Spiritual Ability House has already been sealed off. As long as blade beasts appear near our fortress next—which is more likely to be brought by the Young King Worm—we can treat it as evidence of their collusion and betrayal of humanity."

"Our real enemies are the Blade Beasts, these Spiritual Ability Users are just rotten flesh, not worth too much concern."

Wang Jixuan’s gaze flickered slightly as he took the initiative to ask, "Can I act with you?"

"Going to dig for crystal cores again?"

"Partly."

"Better not."

Lingtong said:

"Next, it’s highly likely to evolve into a local war, not the minor conflict we had in the mines last time."

"The fighting might be very intense, and Spiritual Ability Users below class C will find it hard to be of use."

"Later, the Spiritual Ability Special Team on the front lines will also arrive. They are an important fighting force. You’d better not expose yourself to them."

Wang Jixuan didn’t insist any further.

He disliked forcing others to change their minds.

Wang Jixuan then asked, "Can the Black Storm be exposed?"

"That’s okay. They are already investigating the Black Storm. Just try not to let Wang Zheng get linked with the Black Storm."

"Okay," Wang Jixuan agreed with a nod.

Uncle Tai raised a hand and shouted with an offer like treasure at his side: "Lingtong, try out that little knife! Don’t stab yourself!"

"Hmm? Is this a powerful weapon?"

"Look over here!"

With gusto, Uncle Tai ran to the corner and carried over a block of alloy, hurriedly saying:

"The hardness of this composite material is equivalent to the active frontal armor hardness of a Basic Blade Beast! Give it a try! Get close to it! Be careful, wait for a pale blue light to appear on the blade edge, yes! Now! Stab it!"

Crack!

The dagger penetrated through the alloy plate completely.

Uncle Tai howled twice in excitement: "That’s awesome!"

Lingtong was also stunned.

Wang Jixuan reminded, "It needs about twelve seconds to recharge before the blue light can appear again after one use. This is just a prototype, I’ll continue to improve the process."

Lingtong looked up at him, her eyes rippling slightly: "You made this?"

"Hmm, it’s a sample."

"Can it be mass-produced?"

"There are some difficulties for now, but I will continue to explore."

Lingtong nodded calmly, asking softly, "Then can I take it to make a report?"

Wang Jixuan, however, said, "Why not wait until I can create a version that can be mass-produced? Because I’m not sure whether the improvements will succeed. If only a small number is produced, it won’t mean much. My own energy is limited... Later, I will donate the forging technology for this kind of weapon to Grandfather Zhou Zhengde’s forces, unconditionally."

Uncle Tai seriously said: "And I, as Mr. Wang’s exclusive assistant, will shamelessly bask in the glory of this historic invention!"

"Okay," Lingtong slowly nodded, "It’s just a pity that it’s a melee weapon. On the battlefield, it can only be used as a soldier’s last resort. If we could make a similar ranged weapon..."

"The ores might not be enough for that," Wang Jixuan said, "The few types of ores I use are restricted in output, according to Uncle Tai."

"You mechanics are the professionals in this area. You can come to me with any needs at any time."

Lingtong carefully placed the dagger on the edge of a side table, staring at it for a while, a distinct smile crossing her lips:

"Let’s give it a name."

Wang Jixuan casually said, "Demon-breaking Dagger."

"So ordinary," Wan Xiaoqi muttered under her breath, "How about calling it ’Thousand Deaths at Your Door’!"

Uncle Tai pondered for a moment: "For now, let’s use a code name, to prevent information leaks! We can use the official name later... How about calling it [Lingtong 071 Project]? What do you think?"

"There’s no need to use my name," Lingtong said somewhat helplessly.

"You’re the team leader! This is an opportunity to make history! In the future, when we’ve beaten the Blade Beast clan and record our genealogies, this will take up a whole page!" Uncle Tai declared convincingly.

Ms. Wan brought over a steaming bowl of noodle soup, softly suggesting, "Lingtong, why don’t you take a break? Have something to eat and then catch up on some sleep. Let them fuss about it on their own."

"Okay," Lingtong was indeed a bit tired.

After walking a couple of steps, she turned back to look at Wang Jixuan and said, "Thank you."

Daoist Master Wang’s forehead sprouted several question marks.

"For my fallen comrades," Lingtong said.

Wang Jixuan smiled kindly.

...

Lingtong quickly fell asleep after eating, while Wang Jixuan continued to ponder the art of artifact refining.

The supply station finally quieted down at dawn.

Peace pervaded the silence.

In stark contrast, the Spiritual Ability House on the third floor of the fortress was in a gloomy state, with the heavily armed Clean-up troops patrolling everywhere.

Qin Qin sat behind her desk, gently rubbing her eyebrows.

She couldn’t understand.

She just couldn’t fathom how she had been discovered!

The military had no way to detect the ripples sent out by Meng Caiyuan, since all the relevant technologies related to Spiritual Ability Users were held by the Spiritual Ability City!

But now, the military had detected it!

Lingtong suddenly barged in with his team, asserting that they had violated a string of laws and military regulations, and they had sealed their laboratory, taking control of her hard-earned research samples.

Her thesis was almost complete!

Qin Qin exhaled softly, trying to think calmly.

She began to understand why Kong Nu had met such a tragic end at No. 76 Fortress... This place was different from the others, where Spiritual Ability Users, who were supposed to be the guardians of the fortress, were painted as villains. Elsewhere, Spiritual Ability Users were relied upon to deal with small groups of Blade Beasts and counter the threats of Mimic Blade Beasts.

It was very bizarre.

The atmosphere here was extremely strange to her.

Of course, Qin Qin knew what she had asked Meng Caiyuan to do.

Meng Caiyuan’s ability was to communicate with Blade Beasts, simulating the signals of higher-ranking Blade Beasts. He had already cooperated several times with the military of other war zones, misleading the Blade Beast Group.

What she asked Meng Caiyuan to do tonight was to send out information to the Blade Beasts nearby, letting them spread the misinformation [Lingtong is here and critically injured on the verge of death] to the higher-level Blade Beasts.

One of Qin Qin’s three specialties was the analysis of Blade Beast social structures; she fully understood their behavioral patterns.

Such misleading information could easily result in the surrounding of Lingtong by Blade Beasts, and provoke an attack on the outer C area by the Blade Beast Group. Then she could play the role of savior, using her connections to call in powerful Spiritual Ability Users from Spiritual Ability City in advance to wipe out the incoming Blade Beasts!

Rebuilding the glorious image of the Thirteenth Institute in this industrial fortress!

But now, problems had already arisen at the very first step...

She was inexplicably discovered!

Lingtong had already firmly accused Meng Caiyuan of summoning Blade Beasts, and if indeed Blade Beasts appeared near No. 76 Fortress in the next few days...

Qin Qin felt she was only a step away from doom.

’How did Lingtong find out, has the military really breached the relevant technology?’

’Forget it, it’s useless to think about these things, I can only ask for powerful intervention.’

Qin Qin looked at the communicator beside her.

She knew that the military had intentionally left her communicator behind because they wanted Spiritual Ability City to get involved, turning this matter into a pretext to challenge Spiritual Ability City.

It was an open plot, but she had to step into it in order to protect herself.

"How on earth did they find out."

Qin Qin flipped through the ’Old Letch’ group in the chat list, still muttering to herself, unable to solve the puzzle.

Meanwhile.

Deep in the Sari Desert.

Facing the dawn, the Young King Worm buried its body in the gravel, slowly opening its mouthparts to absorb the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth, its bleeding vertical pupil fixated on the direction of No. 76 Fortress.

The figures reflected in its vertical pupil totaled three.

The vague figure in the nutrient tank at the corner of the Spiritual Ability House laboratory;

Lingtong, who was catching up on sleep to rejuvenate himself;

And Daoist Master Wang, who had received the second batch of ore and started hammering at the anvil with his shirt off.

[Multiple threats... confirmed...]