Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 550: Pulled into Reality (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 550: Chapter 550: Pulled into Reality (Request for Monthly Ticket)

"You’re insane? I’m just a high-tier servant class Demon Hunter!"

Joz exclaimed in horror.

"And me, a low-tier family class Demon Hunter, and I’ve consumed traits of a Spirit-Contaminated Being—the Soul-Devouring Python!"

Zola’s pupils suddenly transformed into vertical slits, radiating cold indifference.

"Captain... you... you’re actually a Demon Hunter?!"

Rachel was startled.

However, Zhong Shenxiu was not surprised at all.

Zola’s pupils had changed before, and besides, escaping from the ’Faceless Spirit’s’ dream realm, how could she possibly be weak?

"I’m sorry I hid this identity from you earlier... the Mengde Commander knew about this,"

Zola affectionately ruffled Rachel’s hair. "I just... didn’t want you all to look at me differently."

"Captain... that would never happen, never."

Rachel’s voice carried a sobbing tone.

Zhong Shenxiu took the initiative to pick up the firearms and build a defense line. "Rachel, the monsters are coming."

"I will enter the dream with Joz to try and kill or at least fend off the ’Faceless Spirit’... The rest is up to you."

Zola nodded with a smile, leaning against the cover with Joz as they entered the dream realm.

...

Bang!

Rachel fired her rifle, hitting a former teammate’s head: "We’re bound to be surrounded by monsters if we keep this up."

"At least, in the territory of the Faceless Spirit, we don’t have to worry about other higher-class servitors coming immediately, and we still have that secretion on us, right? It’s disgusting, but I must say, it works quite well..."

Zhong Shenxiu responded with a smile after blowing a humanoid monster’s head off with a shot.

"Can the captain... deal with the Faceless Spirit? He is a Middle-level Favored... and... and..."

Rachel’s face was visibly worried.

The difference in power between monster tiers is often substantial.

Even with Joz’s help, Zola might not be a match for the Faceless Spirit in its home domain of dreams.

"We can only trust them now, can’t we?"

Zhong Shenxiu answered nonchalantly.

If things went awry, it seemed he might have to enter the dream himself and confront the Faceless Spirit head-on.

’Although my original body didn’t provide much strength, the essence is still there. Competing in contamination, who’s afraid of whom?’

’It’s just like the "Original Code" says, that kind of ritual and procedure seems odd, probably intended for those whose own power is lacking. If accumulated sufficiently, forcefully adapting might not be harmful... well, except for those beyond divine abominations...’

While he was lost in thoughts, suddenly, several clawed appendages appeared in the night, grasping onto a building behind them.

Swoosh!

Then, two figures flew across the sky, activating their three-dimensional maneuver gear, heading straight toward them!

"It’s those parasites!"

A team member screamed. "They... they’ve adapted to the body’s memory and can use different equipment..."

Bang!

Before his sentence finished, his head was blown open by a shot from the opposite side, and he slumped down limply.

"We’re done for, done for."

Rachel screamed a few times, then suddenly tossed a set of claws towards him. "I’m staying here to protect the captain, Li Wei, you run first!"

"I, however, would still like to give it a try."

Zhong Shenxiu picked up a rifle, casually firing into the night.

Bang bang! Two gunshots later, two headshot bodies fell from the sky.

Snap.

Looking at the body with flesh and blood flying everywhere, Rachel had a strange expression on her face and almost wanted to bite Zhong Shenxiu, "I had just gotten into the mood, and you pull this on me? No... your marksmanship?!"

To accurately hit a fast-moving target in the dark was beyond what a sharpshooter could describe.

"One must have some skills when traveling in the wilderness, right?"

Zhong Shenxiu glanced at the [Firearms: Grandmaster] he had just marked with Heavenly Show Points and answered without a hint of embarrassment on his face.

Immediately after, he looked across and ducked his head.

Bang!

A pit exploded right where his head just was.

Without thinking, he raised his hand and fired another shot.

After the sound of the gun, there was no more movement from the opposite side.

"Are they all dead?"

Rachel stared blankly at all this, nearly losing her ability to speak, "Is it... all over?"

"It’s still early. We haven’t dealt with the source yet."

Zhong Shenxiu curled his lip, "I think, Zola and the other are no match for the Faceless Spirits, especially in the dream world, even though what Zola consumed shares traits with a Spirit contaminant..."

"What should we do then?" Rachel inexplicably had some trust in Zhong Shenxiu.

"When facing an opponent stronger than you, of course, you pull them into your strongest realm and beat them with your rich experience!"

Zhong Shenxiu shrugged, "Prepare the explosives then, since we’ve caused such a ruckus, it must have alarmed them already..."

"You mean... the captain and the others might pull the ’Faceless Spirits’ into the real world?" Rachel’s eyes brightened.

"I hope no Middle-level Favored beasts chase after us before we finish."

Zhong Shenxiu sighed and looked towards Zola and Joz.

Both their bodies twitched occasionally, seemingly engaged in intense activity in their dreams.

Small, fine wounds appeared all over their bodies.

...

Half an hour later, the first rays of dawn gradually gathered over the city, hindered by the thin Black Fog, but still, beams spilled through, casting dazzling spots of light.

The long night was finally passing.

Rachel couldn’t help raising her hand to shield her eyes from the increasingly strong light.

Just then, she heard Zhong Shenxiu’s voice, "Here they come..."

She looked beside her and saw Zola had opened her eyes at some unknown time, while Joz was still deep in sleep.

Zola jumped up, grabbing the rifle, "I’ve pulled it into the real world, it should be nearby..."

Bang!

As soon as the words left her mouth, Zhong Shenxiu raised his hand and fired at an empty spot on a wall.

The dust raised faintly outlined a silhouette in the void.

It wasn’t particularly huge, just over two meters tall, like a chameleon, constantly changing the colors on its body, appearing semi-transparent.

On its body surface was a layer of liquid-like waves with continuously writhing mysterious patterns.

They seemed to symbolize something enigmatic, carrying an unfinished air, as if directly merging with the void, flowing around, entering the eyes of everyone who saw it.

Rachel covered her eyes and screamed, crouching down as the firearm she was holding fell to the ground.

She stared directly at the Middle-level Favored beast, receiving a strong impact, now almost half-incapacitated for battle.

This was contamination that even goggles couldn’t completely protect against!

"Captain, we’ve prepared the explosives."

Zhong Shenxiu, unaffected, tossed a pack of high-energy explosives to Zola.

After all, he was wearing goggles and had previously looked back at the Comoros Giant Beast, feeling almost nothing.

’It looks like my resistance in this area is much stronger than the natives...’