ctnovel Chapter 28 Encirclement!
Chapter 28 Encirclement!
"Your daughter is very brave."
On the night road, Jiang Yong continued to make small talk: "To be able to remain silent in that situation, even if she was scared, she could still stay calm. She's only about ten years old, right? That's amazing."
"Hehe, is that so?"
The man smiled somewhat awkwardly, whether out of shyness or embarrassment, it was hard to tell.
"I think this child has good talent. Do you have any plans to train her to be a contractor?"
Yes, I think so.
"So, what about your first contracted spirit? Have you chosen one yet? We need to start training a contractor as early as possible."
"Of course we need elves, but whether we can form a contract with them depends on luck."
"Oh? What did you choose?"
"The web-eating spider."
"...Hmm, not bad."
Jiang Yong's eye twitched, and he roughly determined who was testing him.
Webspinner and Breathalys are similar, both being Bug-type Pokémon capable of branching evolution. Don't ask why spiders, which aren't insects, are classified as Bug-type; it's simply a game mechanic.
Unlike the pupa, this thing has a unique initial form. It can assemble, fold, store, and hide its spider web directly inside its body. When it's time to hunt, it can launch the entire web out in a spectacular display, instead of staying home like other spiders. With the vacuum energy boost from the contractor, it's practically a one-click field-spreading ability, making it extremely useful.
"Then she..."
Drop, drop, drop...
The interstellar terminal suddenly beeped, interrupting Jiang Yong's conversation and making his heart tighten.
Ok?
How come we've intercepted a communication signal again? Are we not far enough away from the warning line? Looks like we need to go a little deeper into the mountains…
Beep be ...
The notification tone suddenly became extremely urgent and the sound became increasingly shrill!
What happened?!
Jiang Yong didn't care about secrecy. He turned slightly to block the view behind him, then opened the grille and turned on the screen of the interstellar terminal to observe the current situation.
What came into view was a huge, densely packed expanse of red dots!
The red dots were arranged in a measured manner and were rapidly changing positions, closing in on the area where he was now, and soon they would form a closed encirclement!
"Wow, is it really that exciting?!" Jiang Yong was shocked; the other party's move was completely unexpected.
— "The other party" refers to the mastermind behind this mission.
His actions throughout were cautious enough that he left no clues or incriminating evidence. Logically, the sentries whose positions had been breached should still be unaware that their relay stations had been destroyed. There was simply no possibility of them being so precisely surrounded.
There is only one explanation for this situation: his location and route of action were leaked in advance, and it must have been during the short period of time when he was focused on his actions, or through a non-radio method, otherwise he would have discovered it with his interstellar terminal long ago.
This has clearly gone beyond the scope of probing.
Or rather, this is the kind of treatment one receives only after being tested!
"...So the purpose of this mission is not only to test me, but also to use me to complete the countermeasure plan for Cloud City?"
After briefly reviewing the personality of the person behind the scenes and the various situations he had encountered while running dungeons, Jiang Yong immediately understood the crux of the matter.
No wonder they delayed letting me receive the information by a day; they were planning to kill two birds with one stone!
"...Let's get out of here first!"
In a moment of desperation, Jiang Yong unleashed a burst of rage, ejecting the Kotia within him to the passenger seat to dissolve the fusion, before slamming his hand on the dashboard.
Your fusion spirit has changed; it is now "Mountain 4WD Beast" lv10!
[The "Mountain 4WD Beast" is now paired with the "Fusion Stabilizer_Carol's Old Dream"!]
You have unlinked your current home area!
[You used the skill "Anchor"! Checking... Check passed!]
The surging flames instantly enveloped the entire vehicle, transforming it into his home in a short time. The cost of binding a home was no longer a burden for Jiang Yong; he could fully recover in a moment. However, Jiang Yong still pulled out a recovery potion and gulped it down, racing against time to return to peak condition.
[You have entered the Homestead area and are beginning to receive Homestead buffs!]
"Hold on tight!"
Jiang Yong turned and shouted, then channeled his aura, compressed by the stabilizer, into the mountain four-wheel drive beast. The speed boost from his 45 points of constitution, amplified by the homestead buff, was unleashed without reservation. Two pairs of metal claws instantly pierced the car's undercarriage, gripping the ground firmly, and then it began to sprint at full speed!
The most effective way to break out of an encirclement is, of course, to break through it before it takes shape!
The Mountain Quadruple Beast, as expected of a Pokémon specifically designed for navigating complex terrain, reached an astonishing speed under Jiang Yong's charisma. The blurry scenery outside the car window began to rush past, as it effortlessly traversed the complex mountain terrain and obstacles, seemingly without any impact on its speed. Meanwhile, on the interstellar terminal's radar, one red dot after another was caught off guard and overtaken by them.
The three people in the back row clung tightly to the back of their seats, seemingly too frightened to even make a sound. But Jiang Yong knew he had no time or need to take care of them, so he steered the four-wheel drive beast to leap over the head of another sentry, causing the car to shake violently.
"We'll be breaking out of the encirclement soon. Hopefully, the rewards will be good..."
Seeing the red dots on the radar decreasing, Jiang Yong felt a little relieved and began to calculate how generous the person behind the scenes would be after "excessively" using him.
The next second, he caught a glimpse of a sharp blue light growing larger outside the window.
!!!
Jiang Yong's pupils contracted, and he activated his skill without hesitation.
"Prediction"!
boom!
At the critical moment, Jiang Yong ducked to dodge, and a wind blade swept past his head, slicing through the metal car's A-pillar as easily as cutting tofu!
"An expert-level expert has arrived, and a flight-type one at that!"
Jiang Yong suddenly felt troubled—the Mountain Four-Wheel Drive Beast was only level 10, and even with his own buff, it would be difficult for it to be faster than a Flying-type Pokémon that could carry people. Moreover, judging from the power of the attack just now, the attacker was very strong, probably at the level of 0.7 to 0.8 of the three pursuers from before.
Jiang Yong could only fuse with one spirit, so to gain more combat power, he would have to sacrifice his current speed. However, he would soon no longer have to worry about this problem—
A variety of powerful attacks came one after another, almost blocking all the mountain four-wheel drive beasts' escape routes, and each one was reinforced with vacuum energy!
At least six experts were simultaneously surrounding the area!
...What else can we do but fight back!
Jiang Yong immediately switched out his Mountain Four-Wheel Drive Beast and released the Spirit Breath Cocoon from the Fusion Ball, fusing it in a second. Feeling the surging energy of his level 25 ace main force, he felt much more at ease.
At the same time, the metal car, having lost its boost, suddenly came to a stop, and six figures radiating various auras rushed over, forming an encirclement around Jiang Yong, who had already disembarked and was waiting for battle.
"Thunder Cloud Crane, Ethereal Blade, Multi-functional Tiger X, Mountain Demon Giant Ape..."
Jiang Yong looked around, his mind racing, and quickly concluded—they could break through!
When he was only level one, he was able to defeat three expert-level players in Tiandu City with the help of the Homestead buff. Now, not only is the Homestead buff still there, but he is also much stronger than before. And he doesn't need to worry about the three people in the car.
(Spiritual Chrysalis, prepare for battle...)
"Stop."
"If we really wipe them all out, it will only exacerbate the conflict with Tiandu City."
A clear and steady voice entered the air, and the chaotic battlefield instantly fell silent. The contrast that arose in an instant was chilling.
Upon closer inspection, all the enemies who had been poised to attack had collapsed limply to the ground. No further sound came from beyond the dark forest.
All the pursuers involved in the encirclement were silently dealt with in the blink of an eye.
"She made her move!"
Jiang Yong's gaze sharpened, and he immediately turned to look at the car. A dazzling blue-purple aura had somehow risen from the car. The rear door opened, and a petite figure, radiating an astonishing aura and a terrifyingly oppressive presence, stepped out, slowly approaching Jiang Yong with overwhelming pressure…
Then, he lowered his head and put his hands together in prayer position.
"I'm so sorry! I unknowingly used you to resolve the troubles in Yunqi City! I'm extremely, extremely sorry!!"