The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 480: The Truth of Annihilation?_1

Chapter 480: Chapter 480: The Truth of Annihilation?_1

Saint Jaramillo felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

Someone had actually managed to approach him from behind, and he was completely unaware of it. What was even more terrifying was that he had just carelessly exposed his undefended back to the attacker in his panic.

He turned around in alarm, only to see a black shadow flit by like a ghost in the residual light of the flashlight, instantly leaping over a nearby wall.

Shawn Boyd and the others quickly shone their flashlights in pursuit, but they only managed to illuminate the wall.

The assailant had completely vanished without a trace.

Shawn Boyd and the rest hastily stepped forward and leapt up, standing atop the wall, but the attacker was nowhere to be seen.

"No need to chase!"

Saint Jaramillo spoke up, stopping Shawn Boyd and the others who were preparing to track the assailant, and called out, "Many thanks to the honorable one for showing mercy!"

If Saint Jaramillo’s reaction to the attack on Shawn Boyd and Richard Compton had been one of shock and anger, his feeling now was one of fear for what had almost happened!

If the attacker had struck viciously at Shawn Boyd and Richard Compton, it was likely they would have been badly injured, if not killed. The attacker had already made it behind him, and with his back completely unguarded, a simple blow could have cost him at least half his life. Yet, the attacker did not do so.

The assailant had not struck Shawn Boyd and Richard Compton with deadly force, nor had they taken advantage of Saint Jaramillo’s blunder just now to strike him; they had merely lightly taken off with his backpack.

If the attacker had struck with deadly force just now, the entire Eight Spirits Sect team would likely have been wiped out.

It was a debt of gratitude they had no choice but to acknowledge.

There was no response from the darkness.

Saint Jaramillo was not surprised and indicated with a wave of his hand, "Let’s go, continue searching elsewhere."

After they had traveled some distance, Shawn Boyd and the others came to their senses.

They had just dodged a crisis that could have wiped out their entire team!

Shawn Boyd exclaimed with a sigh, "That person is too bold, infiltrating our team without a sound. I think they must have emerged from behind us while we were examining that large mansion. I assumed it was one of our own and didn’t think much of it. It was my oversight!"

Richard Compton asked in confusion, "Who could that person be? We just clashed with the Howell Family, and then we encountered an attack. Could it be someone from the Howell Family?"

Saint Jaramillo sighed, "Garrett Howell and Ruben Howell have been injured by us, Jeffrey Howell and Josie Howell are not as strong as Garrett Howell, and as for Carson Flores, who for some reason was mingling with the Howell Family team, didn’t he just advance to Great Grandmaster a month or two ago? Though he did defeat Nash Acedvedo of Seashore, that level of strength isn’t enough to toy with us as if we were nothing..."

Remembering how he had been sent flying with a punch, Shawn Boyd also felt some lingering fear, "This person is indeed very strong, especially in stealth ability, and is very bold. In this pitch-dark environment, they are a terrifying opponent."

Saint Jaramillo managed a wry smile, "Although we lost some things, they have shown us mercy. It’s a fortunate outcome in an unfortunate situation."

After a pause, Saint Jaramillo, sighing, added, "Later, I’d like to find out just who this heroic figure is."

...

Carson Flores closed the door, making sure the room was light-tight before he turned on the flashlight to its spread light mode, instantly brightening the room.

Carson Flores dumped the contents of the three backpacks onto the floor, creating a pile.

A smile appeared on Carson Flores’s face. It was quite a haul.

Carson Flores meticulously sorted through all the items, which were mostly medicinal ingredients and elixirs, clearly plundered from the pharmacy they had just visited.

While the medicinal ingredients were valuable, they required further processing, which Carson Flores didn’t have much use for at the moment, so he focused his attention on the elixirs.

Five Spirit Pills, five in total; one Great Tonic Pill; one bottle of Heart Cleansing Pill.

One ancient book.

Carson Flores casually flipped through it and found that it was a book on various elixirs. Although it didn’t contain the specific methods for concocting elixirs, it did have detailed descriptions of the effects of different elixirs; it was a book for popularizing knowledge on elixirs!

The Five Spirit Pill was made mainly from five types of medicinal ingredients containing Spiritual Energy, which could help Cultivators enhance their strength. It had notable effects on Grandmasters and below, and could be used for Grandmasters aiming to advance to Great Grandmaster.

The Great Tonic Pill was suitable for sick patients with poor health and had miraculous effects.

The Heart Cleansing Pill was an auxiliary pill for Cultivation that could settle the mind during practice, lowering the chances of deviating from one’s practice or succumbing to demonic influences.

Spiritual Energy?

Although the book didn’t explain the meaning of Spiritual Energy, Carson Flores could guess its significance from the description of the medicines—it likely represented a special kind of energy contained between heaven and earth, the fundamental essence of Cultivation.

Cultivation was the process of absorbing the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth to transform one’s body and retain this form of energy within oneself to become more powerful. Inner Qi, Gang Qi, and so on were just manifestations of Spiritual Energy at different stages.

The Unknown Land was abundant in Spiritual Energy; could this be the root reason why Cultivators from The Unknown Land were more powerful and lived longer lives?

And in the human world, where Spiritual Energy was scarce, was this why Cultivation was more difficult and lifespans were shorter?

Carson Flores was slightly distracted.

This Unknown Land, now dead and no different from the outside world—did its demise have a connection with the dissipation of Spiritual Energy?