"Ding! Congratulations on defeating a low-level monster, Death Spirit Bird! You gained 60 experience points.
Ding! Congratulations on defeating a low-level monster, Death Spirit Bird! You gained 60 experience points."
About ten minutes after the explosion subsided, two more strange birds, called Death Spirit Birds, turned into experience points. They must have been affected by the blast and didn't die immediately, but ultimately, they couldn't hold on.
Mo Shuying thought it would have been better if they had been instantly blown to bits; at least that would have been quick. Dying several minutes later meant prolonged suffering.
Another ten minutes passed. Only after the explosion zone had completely quieted down did Mo Shuying emerge.
At this moment, centered on the crossroads, a smoking crater dozens of meters wide remained. Nearby buildings had collapsed, and three fire hydrants had burst, spraying cold water.
Perhaps thanks to these fire hydrants, the intense explosion didn't cause a fire. If it had caught fire, Mo Shuying would have had a massive headache.
Cautiously, he approached the blast area. Flash's cooldown had reset, so Mo Shuying could Flash out at any time. Two Death Spirit Birds were still alive; their auras were in the crater, weak but not completely gone. He wondered how they had survived.
As he got closer, Mo Shuying saw two mangled, strange birds. They were clearly on their last legs, and even if Mo Shuying did nothing, they wouldn't last much longer. But as a prince of finishing blows, how could he possibly pass up the opportunity to deliver the final strike?
Mo Shuying deactivated Presence Concealment. The two strange birds below turned their heads to "look" at Mo Shuying. In reality, their eyes had been destroyed in the explosion; they were merely "sensing" Mo Shuying.
"Caw!"
The two strange birds let out weak chirps. Mo Shuying slowly slid down the side of the crater, took out his Revolver, ready to put the two strange birds out of their misery, but then he thought better of it and put the gun away.
"Siphoning Strike."
Mo Shuying stepped forward, his fist glowing with a purplish-green light, and punched one of the strange birds in the head.
"Caw!"
The dying strange bird had its last bit of life taken by the punch. Its head caved in, and it died on the spot.
After killing the strange bird, Mo Shuying felt a wisp of purple light fly from the strange bird and integrate into his body. For a moment, he felt Siphoning Strike grow slightly stronger.
It was a very subtle increase, but it was real.
Mo Shuying waited five seconds, then repeated the process, taking out the other one with a single punch. Siphoning Strike was strengthened again.
However, after eliminating all the strange birds, Mo Shuying didn't receive the completion notification for Daily Quest One: Eliminating Monsters.
This indicated a problem: more monsters would appear today.
After one Singularity was destroyed, the monster invasions from the other six Singularities intensified. Not only were the monsters stronger, but their numbers and frequency also increased.
Looks like today's going to be a bit busy.
With a hunch, Mo Shuying clenched his fists. Monsters could appear at any moment now. This uncertainty made Mo Shuying quite annoyed.
But even if he was annoyed, there was nothing he could do. This wasn't something he could control. All he could do was find a place to train and try to complete his daily training task before the monsters arrived.
Soon, night fell.
In the real Fuyuki City, on top of an abandoned steel building, three figures appeared.
The leader was the middle-aged Mage who could transform.
Gazing at the pitch-black building, one of them spoke.
"Captain, I can feel a powerful Mana here. It should be related to the Geomantic Vein anomaly."
The speaker was a bald man with strange runes tattooed on his head.
"Indeed, it's a terrifying power, but this is our mission. Prepare yourselves; we need to go down and investigate."
The middle-aged Mage said coldly, his tone leaving no room for argument.
The other person was a short-haired woman with sinister eyes, holding a black-covered book. Hearing the middle-aged Mage, she spoke, her voice hoarse.
"Captain, Charles and Hawk still haven't reported in. The Mana here is very dark and volatile. It might be dangerous with just the three of us. Should we wait a bit longer?"
The short-haired woman actually had a question in her mind. Her two teammates, Charles and Hawk, had disappeared too strangely. Although there were no clues, her female intuition made her slightly wary of the leader of this temporary squad.
"Hmph, if you're scared, you can leave directly. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you disobeyed my orders when we get back."
The middle-aged Mage sneered, then leaped down, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
The bald man and the short-haired woman exchanged glances. Finally, the bald man followed, jumping down.
Watching her two teammates jump, the short-haired woman sighed and then followed suit.
Soon.
*"Clang!"*
The bald man landed heavily. The ground was made entirely of steel, incredibly sturdy.
The short-haired woman descended gently, riding a vortex of wind. They looked at their captain, then their attention was drawn to a swirling spatial vortex.
"What is this?!"
"An entrance to another dimension?"
"The Mana is overflowing from this passage. So strong, so terrifying!"
"Captain, what do we do now?"
The two asked the middle-aged Mage how they should proceed. The middle-aged Mage smiled, then stepped forward, forming hand seals and chanting.
"Detecting additional imaginary axes, world inversion, fixing central coordinates, constructing Mana channel! Mirror Space! Open!"
"Buzz!!"
Mana surged around the middle-aged Mage, circles of mysterious runes spreading to cover the surroundings. These runes connected to the spatial vortex before them, causing it to visibly expand until it was large enough for an adult to pass through.
The bald man and the short-haired woman looked on, their expressions dazed and their hearts filled with surprise.
As expected of a Tier 4 Mage, his power is immense. He even seems stronger than before we set off.
Just as the two were marveling at the middle-aged Mage's power,
"Boom!!"
Even more turbulent Mana surged out from the now-stabilized spatial vortex, strong enough to create a gust of wind!
"Hahahahaha! What rich Mana! Don't worry, I'm coming!"
The middle-aged man had already entered a Singularity space once before. In the previous alternate dimension, he had gained quite a lot.
Now, with another alternate dimension before him, he didn't hesitate at all and stepped right in.
"This!"
The two remaining individuals hesitated somewhat, but in the end, they chose to follow. After they both entered this alternate dimension, the scene before them stunned them.
"Gulp."
Before them! Countless streams of crimson Mana gathered like a beacon fire, extending between heaven and earth! Their captain pulled out a double-barreled hand cannon, ready to act, but then, from within that crimson beacon fire, countless golden lights suddenly erupted! In an instant!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Dozens of golden-glowing weapons shot out like cannonballs! The three didn't even have a chance to react, instantly turning to ash under this wave of attacks.
From where the middle-aged man had been, only a card depicting a gun-wielding warrior remained, carried by the wind out of the vortex, then vanishing in a flash.
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