Time reverts back to five minutes ago.
With an explosion of a white smoke cloud, the members of the Zhongzhou team, including Wu Xian, appeared out of thin air on a desolate street several kilometers south of the cursed cottage.
Turned to look at the prominent mushroom cloud behind them, the experienced elders, who had already prepared for the worst, still showed a hint of fear on their faces.
Meanwhile, the newcomers stood dumbfounded in their place, obviously unable to come back to their senses from the situation of narrowly escaping death.
"Gee! What team is this that's so lacking in martial ethics? They actually dropped a bomb right from the start! Look at the yield; it's not much less than an Iron Blood Trooper's miniature nuclear bomb!"
"Fortunately, our captain had foresight and obtained strong defensive items. Otherwise, just this one hit would have pretty much sealed our fate in this group battle..."
"I can be quite responsible and say that no matter it's Yinshou or Xihai, they are bound to be wiped out this time. What I said is, even the Lord of God comes, it will be useless!"
"This is the Godspace, it's so dangerous. No wonder they make you sign something like a death warrant before joining the plan, and they even gave me a lieutenant colonel's rank. It turns out this is really a life-and-death matter!"
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The noise continued unabated in his ears, but Wu Xian chose to ignore it, leaving Zheng Zhao, the former Director of the Office of Tasks, to handle it. He then had Zhan Lan scan the entire city of Tokyo to locate the positions of the members of the other two cycle teams.
After completing everything, he turned his gaze to Chu Xuan, more specifically, to the white jade ring on his hand.
[The Celestial Ring of Dominion - From 'omnipotent martial arts', the shape of the jade pendant is circular... It can be refined through vital energy, and its ability can be triggered by intent. A strong protective shield with a certain range will appear around the wearer, effectively resisting various types of impact, shielding to a certain extent of mental power scanning, and capable of resisting small-scale nuclear explosions (until energy exhaustion...)...]
[To exchange for this item, a B-class side quest is required, with a reward of 5500 points.]
This is the second time after returning from the world of 'Alien 1' that everyone has gathered enough to exchange for a B-class side quest reward, which is a defensive item. In the original work, Zheng Zhao mentioned it casually, but its effect was incredible.
This can be seen from the fact that the current group is unharmed, showing how terrifying the defense of the Celestial Ring of Dominion is.
Of course, Zhan Lan's instantaneous movement ability is also very important. Otherwise, if the energy of the Celestial Ring of Dominion runs out and everyone is exposed to high-temperature radiation, even the experienced elders are fine with armor, but the newcomers might not be able to withstand it.
"How is the energy inside? Is it still sufficient?"
Wu Xian stepped forward to glance at the white jade ring, which was emitting a gentle aura, and asked Chu Xuan who had refined it.
"It's no problem, it's enough to get through this horror film. And now I can be considered a half-qigong practitioner, and I can also charge the Celestial Ring of Dominion."
Chu Xuan retrieved the Celestial Ring of Dominion into his spatial bag and turned to look at the towering fire in the distance. His tone was indifferent as he said:
"And just like we expected, other cycle teams chose to strike first, but using such fierce means right from the start is probably due to some special circumstances."
"There are many possibilities, but the most likely scenario is that the Kakkoza in this world is more difficult to deal with than what's depicted in the movie, resulting in multiple casualties for their teams. To offset the negative score penalty, two teams have already engaged in a conflict."
"Based on the information you had before, the Xihai team is a fairly powerful breeder squad. So the most likely scenario is that the Indochina team has suffered heavy losses and has either chosen to cease fire in a manner similar to surrender, or formed an alliance, preparing to concentrate their forces to deal with our Zhongzhou team. The mini-nuke we just saw was a form of probing."
As he spoke, Chu Xuan turned to Wu Xian by his side and said: "Because of the team battle points, we cannot hide the fact that we have zero casualties, which means we have exposed some of our strength. In that case, those two teams will become even more united..."
Of course, it's also possible that they will backstab each other, especially the Xihai team, with their farming style. I guess their current goal is to complete the main task and leave the curse world as soon as possible."
After listening to Chu Xuan's analysis, Wu Xian nodded and thought to himself that having a wise person around was really useful, just like getting a perfect strategy guide before going on a dungeon run. All that was left to do now was to level up and then charge ahead without hesitation.
"Wu Xian, I found a fluctuation of mental power scan."
At that moment, Jian Lan's voice sounded in their ears. She lifted her hand and pressed it against her temple, closing her eyes in deep thought. Then, the corners of her mouth slowly curled up.
"The location... still cannot be locked. The opponent's mentalist has detected me and is trying to interfere with and block my perception. But her mental power is not strong, give me a minute... huh? Wait, there is another wave of mental power now."
Jian Lan fell silent, her expression gradually grew serious, and the blue gem on her forehead began to shine with brilliant light.
After a long while, she finally opened her eyes, sighing helplessly, "Their mental powers have merged, just like what we encountered in the 'Alien 1' world. The quality of their mental power has doubled, and I can't break through their defense in the short term."
Moreover, the mentalist who appeared behind me displayed exceptional technique. Perhaps he has unlocked the second-tier Genes Code. If it weren't for the brain wave amplifier, it would be me who got invaded instead."
"That should be from the Xihai team..."
Wu Xian narrowed his eyes and smiled at Jian Lan, who looked slightly apologetic, "No problem, keep the intrusion going, let them continue to defend. Finding people is something I can handle."
"You?"
Jian Lan felt confused upon hearing this.
As a Pillow Whip person, Jian Lan was well aware of Wu Xian's strength in mental power. However, his talent was almost entirely focused on combat, and using the skill of mental power scanning might not be very effective.
Is it like in the movie where Friday goes to check the surrounding monitors to find people?
Wu Xian did not explain, but from now on, a misty black mist rose from his surroundings, along with a dim blue glow in his eyes.
"If it were any other world, I really wouldn't have this ability, but it just so happens to be in this Onmyoji world, and they should all have been marked... Wretch! Why don't you show yourself so quickly!!"
"Said and done! He reached out and grabbed the empty air next to him, with a tone that was incompatible with any kind of realism."
However, the next second, the temperature around them seemed to drop by as much as ten degrees, and even Zheng Zhao and the others in their vibranium armor felt an eerie chill.
Just then, a shrill scream echoed. A figure of a woman with disheveled hair, wearing a white robe, appeared in the eyes of everyone, and with a wide open mouth that seemed to have no end, she let out a piercing scream filled with fear.
Next, her body shook violently, and two dense black gas balls shot out from her chest and flew towards Wu Xian. The white-clad woman quickly faded and disappeared into thin air.
"You run fast... but it doesn't matter. As long as you're in this world, you can't escape my control."
Looking at the disappearing location where the woman, or Kakkoza, faded away, Wu Xian snorted coldly before pinching the two balls of black mist that were gradually taking humanoid forms. He then gave an order.
"Find the person who was marked by Kakkoza with an Onmyoji curse the nearest, now, immediately!"
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