Mutated crows... As the crows descended, Lu Yuan sensed that something was amiss.
Their sizes had increased, and their beaks had grown teeth, creating an abnormal appearance.
He attempted to interact with them.
After elevating his intelligence to 15 points, his Lv2 [Crow Language] skill had also advanced.
Lu Yuan could more clearly interpret the information surging in the minds of these crows.
After a few seconds, Lu Yuan allowed the crows to leave, yet his gaze followed the direction they flew toward.
Someone is summoning them... somewhere nearby is an active Divine Servant of the Crow God Sect, Lu Yuan’s eyes flitted.
Pulling out a phone from his pocket, he intended to make a call.
But he suddenly realized that, apart from Ge Wenjun, he didn’t seem to have anyone else to contact.
Zhou Ling’s "death" was too abrupt, and the last phone Zhou Ling had sent him had been reclaimed by Yellow Bear.
That woman, Gao Qing, had never left him her contact information either.
Didn’t she tell me not to bother with such things?
Lu Yuan muttered to himself, slowly putting down the phone he was about to dial.
He began to move forward.
After walking past three lampposts, his steps suddenly halted.
Lu Yuan turned, his face calm as he looked in the direction the crows had just flown.
He stepped, walked, then broke into a run...
His speed kept increasing.
Why should I listen to that woman....
Lu Yuan ran in the shadows cast by the streetlights.
This seemed to be his first attempt at running at full speed.
He was incredibly fast.
Light and shadow flickered rapidly across his body.
He activated his [Crow Language] skill, constantly exchanging information with the crows soaring through the night sky above.
A point appeared in his mind.
Then, lines began to extend from this point, quickly sketching the contours of fields, villages, streams, earthen slopes, roads, streets, and buildings.
A vivid, three-dimensional map of the area emerged in Lu Yuan’s mind.
This map quickly merged with reality.
Lu Yuan followed the shortest route plotted on the map, rapidly approaching the glowing point.
The power of his 15 intelligence points was fully manifest at this moment.
Lu Yuan’s right foot landed on muddy ground.
Six minutes and thirty-seven seconds...
Lu Yuan didn’t look at his phone.
He had already left the industrial district in the southern part of the city and reached the outskirts.
Beneath his feet was a yellow dirt path. An orange semi-trailer truck, its two huge headlights blazing, roared past him, kicking up clouds of dust.
Lu Yuan waved his hand in front of his face to clear the choking dust and looked in a specific direction.
There lay a stretch of farmland, interspersed with a few fishponds.
Several occupied shacks had their lights on.
Further away, a dark forest and earthen slopes were only faintly outlined.
It seems they came from this direction...
The three-dimensional map remained in Lu Yuan’s mind, a blinking light representing the real-time location of the target Divine Servant.
The Divine Servant was also constantly moving.
He’s flying, but not too quickly, and the flock of summoned crows is far smaller than the last one. So, he’s most likely not a Strong Divine Servant...
A regular Divine Servant... I should give it a try.
Lu Yuan left the dirt road, stepping onto a field ridge beside the road amidst the roar of passing freight trucks.
The early rice in the fields was almost ready for harvest, heavy panicles drooping on either side.
The weeds on the ridge were damp, presumably watered just at dusk, and a chorus of frogs croaked loudly from the paddy fields.
Lu Yuan walked over and paused briefly.
He continued along the damp ridge, his steps quick and steady.
A silver crescent moon hung above him, and black crows flew back and forth from time to time.
Having traversed the entire length of the narrow field path, Lu Yuan lifted his foot to inspect his shoe in the moonlight.
He saw that only a little black mud clung to the edges and soles of his white sneakers, and it came off easily after rubbing it against some blades of grass.
When I can avoid even a speck of mud, my agility and body control will have reached a higher level.
With this thought, Lu Yuan continued towards the forest and earthen slopes ahead.
The stretch in between was uncultivated, dry yellow earth, which he quickly crossed to enter the forest.
Lu Yuan looked up at the moon hanging among the tree branches and leaves.
The bright moonlight spilled down, casting mottled shadows among the trees.
The moon was very bright tonight. With his 16 points in physique, his eyesight was far superior to an ordinary person’s, so he could see his surroundings clearly even without his phone’s flashlight.
Lu Yuan walked deeper into the forest, stepping on the tree shadows. He saw a snake slither past in front of him.
From time to time, he would pause slightly and then adjust his direction.
This was based on the Divine Servant’s trajectory in his mind, as he constantly predicted and adjusted his own route.
Lu Yuan wanted to intercept him.
Let’s give it a shot. If I can kill him, then I’ll kill him.
If I can’t beat him, I’ll immediately ask Ge Wenjun to get Yellow Bear.
With two plans in mind, Lu Yuan wasn’t particularly worried about his escape.
His top speed was much faster than the targeted Divine Servant.
He too could control crows and Death Qi. Even if he wasn’t as proficient as his opponent, he could at least cause some interference.
The black crows flying back and forth through the trees gradually thinned out.
The opponent’s route seemed to be finally confirmed.
Lu Yuan found an excellent ambush spot on the predicted path.
It was a sandstone rock at the edge of the forest.
The surrounding area was covered in thick shrubs and weeds, providing a concealed position that was also convenient for launching an attack.
I wonder if it’s the one I detected in the west of the city...
Is he heading this way to escape?
It would be easier and safer to let Yellow Bear handle it, but then all the spoils of war would be gone. Divine Servants can drop Experience Pills.
If this goes as planned, then the Divine Servant from the west of the city could also be hunted.
The Divine Servants of the Crow God Sect probably never imagined an ’undercover agent’ like me was hidden among them...
Lu Yuan lay quietly on the sandstone rock, peering at the moon through the weeds in front of him.
At first, many random thoughts raced through his mind, but gradually, he calmed completely.
His mind was as still as a lake.
Only his soft breathing, the chirping of insects, and the rustle of wind through the leaves could be heard...
Eventually, even the sound of his own breathing faded.
All that remained was a point of light in his mind, twinkling, twinkling, endlessly.
Time passed, minute by minute, second by second.
Gradually, the tranquility of the night sky was shattered by the dense sound of flapping wings.
Lu Yuan’s gaze tightened.
Under the crescent moon, a black cloud was "slowly" drifting over.
Through the gaps between countless flapping crow wings, he could barely make out the silhouette of a figure.
Judging by the density of the Black Qi, it was indeed far inferior to the previous Strong Divine Servant.
Swiftly, the black cloud drew nearer and nearer, about to pass over the small woods.
THUMP-THUMP. THUMP-THUMP. THUMP-THUMP.
Lu Yuan’s heart pounded faster, pumping more and more blood.
His muscles and bones emitted a faint sound, like the turning of gears.
Just as the black cloud was about to pass over Lu Yuan’s head, an invisible mental wave, with Lu Yuan at its center, suddenly spread out.
The black cloud instantly "froze," hanging motionless.
Then, in the next second, it abruptly dispersed.
A figure enveloped in Black Qi was completely exposed under the bright, clear moonlight.
In an instant, Lu Yuan’s eyes were swiftly consumed by pure blackness, within which flickered a sliver of paleness.
An inexplicable light undulated within this darkness.
Lu Yuan stared intently at the exposed figure of the Divine Servant, his low whisper mingling with the cawing of crows echoing through the woods.
The Star of your Death Omen is shimmering on the western horizon!"
The large sandstone rock suddenly exploded, shattering into powder.
A figure shot up against the moonlight, pouncing towards the falling Divine Servant...
Yellow Bear! ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novᴇlfire.net
Under the crow mask, the deformed man gritted his teeth, silently mouthing the name.
The night wind howled, whistling through the gaps in the flock of crows, stirring the Death Qi, and whipping his robes about.
So many have died. Even Ku is dead. Yet, the items the Divine Envoy wants still haven’t been refined...
Forget it, I don’t want to stay here any longer. Yellow Bear’s men are like mad dogs; who knows when they’ll find me. Once I return and hand over the items to the Divine Envoy, even if the Divine Envoy punishes me, it’s better than dying!
I don’t want to enter the Crow God’s embrace so soon...
The man’s eyes flickered, his already-made decision becoming even firmer.
He brazenly controlled the murder of crows to fly through the night sky.
The Death Qi Power Field in the Old City Circle could block most electronic signals. As long as he didn’t stay in one place, Yellow Bear would struggle to find him with the Old City Circle’s technology.
Ahead lay a low-lying forest.
The man pulled a red bead from his bosom, no larger than a grain of rice.
He examined it carefully in his palm as if it were a priceless treasure, his uneven eyes glinting with a crow-like greed.
But he soon suppressed this greed and carefully tucked the bead back into his bosom.
Suddenly, an intense, invisible wave swept over him like a gale.
The man abruptly looked up.
He saw that the crows carrying him had all frozen.
They seemed to be struggling fiercely against themselves, their limbs and wings flailing chaotically.
Then, with a WHOOSH, they scattered in all directions.
The man, shocked and furious, had no time to react before he found himself plummeting from mid-air.
Accompanied by a loud BANG from below, a dark shadow shot up into the sky before him.
Then, the black shadow undulated like a wave, rapidly expanding.
It blocked the crescent moon behind it, casting an immense shadow as it lunged fiercely at the man.
The man, shocked and enraged, felt the Black Qi around him surge.
But before he could react further, the shadow was upon him. A pair of bizarre eyes, pure black with vertical white slits, made him freeze.
In the next instant, a massive, python-like arm, wrapped in a fierce gust of wind, whistled towards him.
His vision was completely filled by an enormous fist...
Lv1 [Death Omen Eye]! (Weaknesses identified!)
Lv3 [Absolute Focus]!
Lv2 [Special Burst]! (Triple Variable Segment Force Exertion!)
Lv1 [Circulation of Death Qi]!
Lv1 [Flash of Insight]!
[Sure-Kill Skill – Spirit Crane Skill: Crane Shadow Floating in the Air]!
Lu Yuan activated almost every skill and buff he could.
His thick, python-like arm, wreathed in wisps of Death Qi, pulsed with nearly three tons of terrifying Fist Strength.
Images of crows and Spirit Cranes flashed continuously through his mind.
His fist landed squarely on the target Divine Servant’s head.
Time seemed to freeze for an instant.
Then, in the next second, the Black Qi enveloping the Divine Servant "POPPED!" and dispersed, as his entire body exploded.
Countless fragments of flesh and blood scattered like a bloody mist, drifting down.
A gust of night wind blew, and even the moonlight seemed tinged with a faint, bloody crimson....