The Polluters were nothing more than this!
Withstanding the attacks of four Rank 3 Polluters and killing one of them, Qi Yuan felt relieved. The Rank 2 Steel Armor was strong enough to withstand the attacks of a Rank 3 Polluter, bringing him an unexpected surprise.
After one of the four Defilers was killed, the remaining three did not retreat. Instead, their attacks became even more ferocious. Their attacks landed on Qi Yuan's body like raindrops hitting a banana leaf. Even a piece of real steel would be shattered by their continuous attacks. Unfortunately, they had encountered Qi Yuan, who was even tougher than steel.
Enduring the Defiler's frenzied attacks, Qi Yuan once again stabbed his blade into the Defiler's abdomen, all the way to its chest. The sharp blade shattered the Defiler's core hidden inside its spine.
Compared to the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Polluters, these Tier 3 Polluters clearly protected their corruption cores better, hiding them under the protection of their ribs.
After the second Polluter fell, the remaining two Polluters were still as frenzied as before. They had no intention of escaping.
Qi Yuan used his [Area Detection] and coldly observed the corruption cores hidden in the bodies of the other two Polluters. They were also within their chest cavities. If not for the bug-like [Area Detection], it would be impossible to accurately destroy them.
Since the location of the corruption cores could be changed, why didn't the Polluters hide them in their skulls?
Wouldn't that be safer and easier to hide? It would also reduce one of their vitals!
Of course, the Polluters would not answer Qi Yuan's question. They only knew how to kill their target at all costs, even if they had to pay with their lives.
Hearing the dull thuds from the roof, the trio below the cavern became nervous. If Qi Yuan died at the hands of the Polluters, they would also die.
The suppression seemed to have disappeared!
Gray Robe, who was originally uneasy, suddenly noticed this subtle change.
Did Qi Yuan throw away the Asterite?
Or did he store it?
Although Asterite could suppress and interfere with weapons and abilities, it was not impossible to store it. Some strange metal containers could isolate the Asterite's influence on the surroundings. Otherwise, with the strange characteristics of Asterite, no one could safely bring it back to the rendezvous point from the wilderness.
No!
Qi Yuan must have lied to us!
With his relationship with Wolf's Teeth Hunt, he must have known in advance that there was an Asterite in this old city!
A fist-sized Asterite could be exchanged for a Mechanical Armament. He must have prepared a container to store the Asterite in advance!
Grey Robe looked at Yu and Li, who were nervously staring at the hole above their heads. Grey light flashed in his eyes as a crazy idea gradually surfaced in his mind.
Whoosh!
A burning purple light slowly dissipated, and the last Bestial Defiler lost its head and fell to the ground powerlessly.
Qi Yuan looked at the corpses on the ground and let out a long sigh of relief. He had successfully reached the top and dealt with the four Tier 3 Contaminants. At the same time, he had completed the check-in and raised his Steel Defense to Tier 2. This trip to the old city was a great success!
After throwing the corpses of the four Defilers down from the roof, Qi Yuan shouted at the hole below.
The gray-robed trio quickly crawled out of the hole.
Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, Yu was silent for a while before suddenly asking, "Where's that Asterite?
My weapon seems to be free of interference! "
Qi Yuan smiled.
"I don't know. Maybe I accidentally kicked it down during the battle!"
They did not ask any more questions. Although they did not know how many Tier 3 Contaminants Qi Yuan had killed on the roof, judging from the sounds of battle, it was definitely more than one, at least three.
Since Qi Yuan could kill three Tier 3 Contaminants, it would not be difficult for him to kill two more Ability Users and a Mechanic.
No matter how precious the Asterite was, it was not as precious as one's own life!
The title of "Butcher" was not only because Qi Yuan had once used the title "Butcher", but because he had personally killed.
The sky gradually darkened, and the four of them stayed on the roof. No Contaminants continued to harass them. They could see from afar that some of the nearby tall buildings had already been occupied by others, while others were still empty.
The sky was getting dark, so it was time for their follow-up plan to begin!
Qi Yuan looked into the depths of the city. There were still gunshots coming from afar, and there were still people fighting. Tonight was definitely going to be a sleepless night filled with bloodshed.
"What's that?" Li suddenly looked at the roof of a building not far away.
There, a blazing white sun was slowly rising, and the bright light pierced through the darkness, illuminating a corner of the dark city.
It was indeed like that!
Qi Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at the blazing white sun. The old city was too far away from the gathering point, and the journey would take almost eight hours. There was simply not enough time to clear out the Contaminants in the day.
If they did not want to fight with these crazy Contaminants in the dark, turning the night into day was a good choice.
The rise of the white sun had obviously stimulated the Contaminants hidden in the darkness. Their instinctive fear of light made them angry, and their roars and roars made the entire old city boil.
However, the roars of the Contaminants could not stop the footsteps of the humans.
The rise of the first sun was like a signal that quickly triggered a chain reaction.
The second blazing white sun lit up on the roof of another building.
In the depths of the old city, blazing white suns also rose. The dark old city was slowly being illuminated by these artificial suns, turning into a bright day.
"Those are the Hunters from the other gathering points!" Gray Robe said in a deep voice.
Li looked at the rising 'suns' from the other gathering points with a faint gaze.
"Let's work together to deal with these Contaminants first. After all the Contaminants are eliminated, I'm afraid it will be a civil war between the gathering points!"
"That might not be the case!" Qi Yuan shook his head lightly.
"What's wrong?"
Gray Robe glanced at Qi Yuan. "Could it be that the temptation of Asterite is not enough to make the gathering points fall out?"
Qi Yuan smiled and explained, "That's right.
"Even if they fall out, it's a matter between the lords of the various gathering points. It shouldn't have much to do with us."
"This old city is too big, and there are too many Contaminants hidden here. Our mission should be to deal with the Contaminants. The battle between the Asterite won't affect us!"
"The direct descendants of the lords and the true top tier 3 powerhouses should be searching for the Asterite's location. When they find the Asterite hidden in this city, I'm afraid they will have to fight to determine the final owner of the Asterite."
Gray Robe fell into deep thought. This city was indeed too big. Even if there were no Contaminants, it would not be easy to find the enemy with a few hundred Hunters thrown into the city, let alone fight.
"Who's there!"
Li growled. Feather and Gray Robe were shocked and quickly entered battle mode.
They saw Qi Yuan's shadow suddenly come to life. This was a shadow ability user shuttling back and forth.
"Don't be nervous. It's not an enemy!" Qi Yuan smiled.
Feather was slightly stunned when he heard this. He moved the muzzle of his gun away from Qi Yuan's shadow, but he still maintained his battle posture.
Soon, Chestnut, dressed in a tight black combat suit, walked out from the shadows.
"Chestnut!" Qi Yuan greeted with a smile.
Seeing that the newcomer was a member of Wolf's Teeth Hunt, the three of them finally let down their guard.
"Qi Yuan!"
Chestnut replied with a smile. He then took out a fist-sized silver crystal from his waist pocket.
"This is yours. Protect it well. Don't let the Contaminants destroy it!"
Qi Yuan used Area Detection to sense it. He found that the silver crystal was filled with powerful energy, but it was relatively mild.
"Is this prepared for the Contaminants?" Qi Yuan asked.
Chestnut nodded.
"After this radiant orb is lit, it can last for twelve hours. During this time, apart from a few bestial Contaminants who are controlled by intelligent Contaminants, it should be able to stop most Contaminants from attacking."
Qi Yuan glanced at the distant buildings where gunshots and cannons were still being fired.
"Some of the Hunters in the buildings didn't manage to reach the top. Do you need my help?"
"No need!" Chestnut shook his head.
"The buildings we chose have many overlapping areas. As long as half of the Hunters successfully reach the top, it will be enough to illuminate the entire city. The Contaminants will be completely controlled within these buildings and won't dare to move."
"Moreover, I can't travel that far with my men."
Although Shadow Jump was powerful, it wasn't omnipotent. With his strength, it was impossible for him to travel from one building to another with just one person. Otherwise, this mission wouldn't have been so troublesome. Chestnut could've brought his men directly to the top of the building.
Qi Yuan nodded. Since Cheng had arranged everything, he didn't say anything else.
Chestnut looked at the time and said in a low voice, "It's almost time.
"It's getting dark. I have to go!"
Qi Yuan nodded. Chestnut quickly disappeared into the shadows and reappeared at the top of another building.
Qi Yuan activated the Radiant Orb and a bright white sun slowly rose from his hand. It floated in the air and stopped two meters away from the top of the building. The light was soft but had a strong penetrating power. It could illuminate the street below.
"We're safe now!" Feather let out a sigh of relief.
With the Contaminants' fear of light, this Radiant Orb was enough to deter most of them. They didn't have to worry about being surrounded by Contaminants at night.
Looking at the white sun slowly rising, Qi Yuan couldn't get rid of the shadow in his heart.
Cyclops, who had come back from the dead, had once again appeared in front of him in the form of an intelligent polluter. Furthermore, his words seemed to contain a lot of information.
Qi Yuan stood at the edge of the balcony and glanced at the spot where One-eyed Qiang fell. There was no corpse of One-eyed Qiang. He had just disappeared into thin air. He had been waiting here, as if he was just here to say those strange words to him.
Why did he do that?
Also, if it was not One-eyed Qiang who left the words' blood for blood ', who else could it be?
Questions circled in his mind, and Qi Yuan couldn't figure it out.
If he hadn't successfully completed the Sign In and officially stepped into the second-order, Qi Yuan would have thought that this was a trap for him.
Thinking of Sign In, Qi Yuan suddenly remembered that he still had a first-order talent point that he hadn't fused.
Although Iron Defense had been strengthened to the second-order, the first-order talent point was still useful.
Breaking Edge, or strengthening will?
Qi Yuan pondered. As long as he casually fused with a dagger, he could light up Breaking Edge. With the help of Iron Strength, he could greatly improve his melee destructive power.
But now, he only had one Beheader. It would be a waste to fuse it with Breaking Edge.
The other option was to strengthen his willpower and increase his resistance against human charms, soul enslavement, and other abilities from the Mystic Realm.
One was to strengthen his offense, and the other was to make up for his shortcomings. After hesitating for a moment, Qi Yuan finally decided to use the last talent point to make up for his shortcomings.
As for the fusion item needed to strengthen will, he just happened to have one on him.
Qi Yuan tried to put the talent point close to the device he wore on his ear, and the feedback appeared quickly.
He could fuse and light up a new first-order talent ability – Mechanical Mind.
Qi Yuan took off the device on his ear and put it in his pocket. Although others shouldn't notice the sudden disappearance of the device on his ear, it was always good to be careful.
After the talent point approached the device in his pocket, it directly fused together and turned into a stream of light, lighting up a brand-new first-order talent – Mechanical Mind.
Qi Yuan glanced at his talent tree.
Iron Defense – Defense!
Annihilation Warhead – Long-range attack!
Energy Control – Elemental Power!
Iron Strength – Increase strength!
Iron Speed – Increase speed!
Iron Self-Healing – Increase recovery ability!
Area Detection – Enhance perception!
Mechanical Mind – Fight against mystery!
Eight powerful first-order talents flashed, and he finally became an ability user with no obvious shortcomings.
At this time, the newly lit Mechanical Mind suddenly gave him a warning that a mysterious force was invading his mind and trying to control him.
Qi Yuan was startled and quickly activated his [Area Detection]. Coincidentally, he 'saw' the grey robed man's eyes glowing with grey light staring at him from behind.
Not only that, even Feather raised the Gatling gun in his hand and aimed it at him, as if he was ready to fire at any time.
Qi Yuan turned around and at the same time, his right hand grabbed the Doomsday Striker at his waist, but his body seemed to have lost control, and he couldn't pull it out no matter how hard he tried.
The first-order Mechanical Mind was actually unable to completely block the opponent's will invasion!
"Gray Robe!" Qi Yuan gritted his teeth and said.
"Your will is indeed as strong as your combat power!" Gray Robe praised.
"Feather, a Grade 3 Mechanic, was silently controlled by my Grade 3 Mind Distortion. You, a Grade 1 Mechanic, were actually able to sense my invasion and barely resist me!"
"If you didn't take down that little thing on your ear, I might not have been able to control you. What a pity!"
"Why did you do that?"
"Why?
Of course it's because of the New Energy Stone! "
"Just for an Asterite, aren't you afraid of being punished by Wolf's Teeth Hunt?" Qi Yuan asked coldly.
"Just for an Asterite?
Haha!
Hahahaha! "Gray Robe laughed sinisterly.
"Asterite means a third-order Ability Potion, Mechanical Equipment, and even a chance to step into the Black Steel Shelter!
It means everything a Wild Hunter needs! "
"In front of the temptation of Asterite, most Wild Hunters would choose to betray!"
"Why do you think I can control Feather and Ruthless so easily? It's because they also have thoughts of betrayal!
That's why I took advantage of it! "
"As for revenge?
There are so many people who want to kill you, and there are so many Polluters here. Other than me, who else would know how you died! "
"Moreover, I can completely leave the Iron Chariots. Songcheng, Ghost Town, Lionheart Castle, Dark Fairy Tale, with my strength, no matter where I go, I can live well!"
"Now, take out that Asterite you've kept!
I can let you die a quick death! "
"I said, the Asterite has already been sent flying in the battle!" Qi Yuan said with difficulty.
"You're lying!" Gray Robe shouted.
Qi Yuan's hands trembled as if they were convulsing. It was difficult to resist Gray Robe's Mind Distortion. If not for the Mechanical Intelligence's resistance, he might have completely fallen.
Facing Gray Robe's third-order Mind Distortion, the first-order Mechanical Intelligence was still a little weak. As time passed, Qi Yuan could clearly feel that Gray Robe's will was slowly spreading.
Qi Yuan was stalling for time, looking for a chance to save himself. Gray Robe was also stalling for time, using this to deepen the invasion of Qi Yuan's consciousness.