Wenqin City's Wen'an Road had been completely cleared. Personnel from nearby buildings and shops had been evacuated, and soldiers were still stationed on the street.
On the street, a dozen black-clad figures continuously moved along, extending their hands as if sensing something.
A middle-aged man stood to the side, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, watching them.
After a while, one of the black-clad figures suddenly shouted excitedly, "Captain, I've found the direction of this monster!"
"Oh, where?" The middle-aged man's eyes lit up. He spat out his cigarette and stepped forward to ask.
The black-clad figure took out his phone, opened the map, and pointed to the left: "It's towards Haizhou. I can only get a general location. We need to get closer to continue tracking based on the mental aura it left behind!"
"Prepare the helicopter immediately!" The middle-aged man ordered the distant soldiers upon hearing this.
"Yes, sir!" The soldier saluted, took out his walkie-talkie, and began to notify his superiors.
"Can't you find the man with the knife?" The middle-aged man looked at the three other black-clad figures responsible for tracking Li Yong.
The three black-clad figures looked up with grim expressions: "Captain, we can't find him. Either the target has run out of our ability's range, or they're being shielded."
Seeing this, the middle-aged man didn't blame his subordinates. Instead, he commanded, "Forget it, it doesn't matter. Finding that monster is enough. Let's depart immediately, and notify the other incoming teams to gather in Haizhou!"
"Yes, sir!" The black-clad subordinates immediately responded.
The next morning, after the Wenqin City incident.
In a high-end residential area in Haizhou HQ City, the neighboring state.
Li Pubin, wearing pajamas and with his legs crossed, was watching the morning news.
In the video, a female anchor in a blue suit was gravely reporting on the Wenqin City incident.
"A major gas tanker explosion occurred on Wen'an Road in Wenqin City's West District, resulting in 113 deaths and 357 injuries."
"Mayor Feng Zhuang stated that this incident was a dark day for Wenqin City, and officials will hold relevant personnel accountable!"
"Old Li, the outside world is truly dangerous. I never imagined a gas tanker explosion could kill so many people." Behind him, a woman in pajamas looked at the news with some surprise.
Li Pubin shook his head: "It's just an accident. We still have to go where we need to go."
"Amitabha!" Just as the two were speaking, a hollow Buddhist chant suddenly echoed from the living room.
Li Pubin was startled for a moment, then sharply turned his head to look in that direction.
He saw a black Buddha standing there, looking at them with a benevolent expression.
Its hands began to press together, and a series of scriptures poured from its mouth.
Moments later, Ghost Buddha expressionlessly passed through the closed small door and walked towards its next target.
Behind it, in the room, a heavy smell of blood wafted out.
Ten minutes later, Ghost Buddha reappeared, now inside the HQ City Law Court.
It expressionlessly entered an office. Soon, chanting sounds emerged from within, and a few minutes later, Ghost Buddha walked out again.
Having done all this, it flew out of the city towards where Tyrant was located.
But just as Ghost Buddha flew out of the urban area, its figure suddenly paused, looking in another direction.
At the same moment, in the back seat of a car a dozen kilometers away from Nanfeng Manor, Jiang Yan, who had been closing his eyes, suddenly opened them.
'A large group of Awakened Ones are approaching Tyrant. Good thing I had the foresight to send Tyrant out instead of bringing it back.' Jiang Yan's eyes flickered.
If he had brought Tyrant back to Liuyang City, his nascent laboratory base would have been completely wiped out.
Thinking this, Jiang Yan gave an order to Ghost Buddha: 'Test their level!'
After doing this, Jiang Yan immediately gave another command to Tyrant.
The two light spots next to the pearl of the abyss in his mind allowed Jiang Yan to control those monsters and receive their feedback, no matter how far apart they were.
Sitting in the car, Jiang Yan seemed to think of something and asked Dong Guangjie, "Do you know about Awakened Ones?"
Dong Guangjie replied, "I do, I've even seen them."
"How do those Awakened Ones track targets when they're not physically present?" Jiang Yan asked the doubt in his heart.
Dong Guangjie pondered for a moment, then said, "It's spiritual energy. Living beings emit spiritual energy when they're active. Even if a person isn't present, the emitted spiritual energy can linger for more than ten hours before dissipating. Most tracking-type Awakened Ones track people through spiritual energy."
"Is that so? I understand." Jiang Yan stroked his chin, and in his mind, he sent another message to Ghost Buddha.
Dong Guangjie looked at Jiang Yan with some confusion. Logically, Jiang Yan should be more knowledgeable about these things than himself.
After Jiang Yan finished sending the message to Ghost Buddha, he saw Dong Guangjie looking at him like that and knew what was going on: "Don't look at me like that. I only recently awakened, so I know nothing about these things."
"You just awakened and you dared to attack the Xuanjian Division, Mr. Jiang, you're truly fierce." Dong Guangjie's mouth twitched, but he still explained the basic Awakened Ones'grade to Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan listened carefully. For him, if he didn't know something, he didn't know it, and he didn't want to pretend.
Outside HQ City, in a dense forest, a 3.5-meter-tall purple monster with a ferocious face stood silently.
The next moment, it suddenly moved, charging towards Ghost Buddha's location.
Bang! A tree as thick as a thigh directly exploded upon impact with Tyrant, sending wood chips flying everywhere. The entire dense forest was rudely forced open, creating a path for its body.
On the other side, a dozen kilometers from Tyrant, a seven-person team was rapidly approaching Tyrant's original position.
They were all dressed in black clothes and pants, with a grey bulletproof vest outside, carrying various weapons.
Above them, a black armed helicopter hovered, scanning the ground below.
"It's just ahead." The young man who had pinpointed Tyrant's location quickly said, looking at the dense forest ahead.
Hearing his words, a young man in the team with a high ponytail, wielding a two-meter-long spear, stopped: "You stay here and wait for us."
After speaking, the high-ponytail youth pressed his earphone and quickly said, "Team Six, Team Eight, are you in position?"
"Team Six is in position!"
"Team Eight is in position!"
Two responses came from the earpiece, and the ponytail youth Luo Yulong's expression hardened: "Action!"
A hundred meters away, under a large tree, Ghost Buddha silently watched them. It immediately locked onto the Awakened One responsible for positioning among the crowd.
The next moment, the man behind him responsible for positioning suddenly changed his expression: "It moved again!"
"Which way?" Luo Yulong immediately asked.
"It's, , , ," Just as the positioning man was about to point, a chanting sound that only he could hear appeared.
His expression froze, a hollow and benevolent look appeared on his face, and he began to chant scriptures.
"Amitabha, no form, no self.
Sentient beings are like dust, feeding my ultimate bliss..."
In the team, a short-haired middle-aged man wearing sunglasses' expression slightly changed. He shouted, "There's a mental attack! There are other Awakened Ones nearby!"
Buzz!
The sunglasses man spread his hands, and an invisible wave quickly covered everyone in the surrounding team, attempting to resist the attack from an unknown source.
At the same time, he turned to look at the positioning man, only to find that his demeanor hadn't changed, and his hands were reaching out to grasp his throat.
Seeing this, his face turned grim, and he shouted, "Quickly stop him! The opponent is at least a Level Three Awakened, and my ability cannot regain control of his body!"
Whoosh! Luo Yulong instantly rushed out, trying to stop him.
Rip! However, he was a step too late. With a benevolent smile on his face, the man tore off the flesh from his neck, and blood spurted out like a faucet.
Luo Yulong stopped in his tracks, his face gloomy as he looked at the fallen man: "Immediately notify the helicopter above to quickly search ahead and not let that monster escape. The rest of you, do not leave Fu Ping's ability range!"
With the death of the positioning personnel, he immediately understood that the opponent intended to break through their encirclement.
Buzz! A red gas began to appear around Luo Yulong, enveloping his entire body.
Bang! The ground beneath his feet exploded as he charged out of the sunglasses man Fu Ping's ability range.
As a martial artist capable of cultivating 'qi', his mental will and close-combat abilities were both incredibly formidable. His strength had even reached Level Four, making him the main force against the purple monster and completely unafraid of mental attacks!
At this moment, an urgent voice came through his earpiece: "Captain Luo, this is Eagle One. Something is rapidly approaching in front of your team!"
Inside the helicopter above them, the pilot saw a straight trail appear in the dense forest ahead, as if something had directly crashed through the trees.
Rumble!
Below, just as Luo Yulong heard the report, a roaring sound came from the dense forest ahead.