Chapter 72

After changing to a new vehicle and sending He Xiong for treatment, Wang Jian, Li Yi, Chen Hao, and Zheng Gong set off again after a short rest.

This time, Wang Jian was responsible for driving; his mobility was insufficient, so he could only act as the driver, while the sniper position was left to Chen Hao.

At this moment, the importance of participating in training was demonstrated.

Even with a sudden reduction in personnel, the others could immediately fill the vacant positions, allowing the team to maintain its combat capability.

"What exactly is this little medicine? Wang Jian, do you know?"

Inside the vehicle, Li Yi held the medicine bottle the doctor had secretly handed him, looking at it and shaking it from time to time.

The liquid medicine inside was crystal clear, and under the light, it seemed to shimmer with tiny specks of light; it looked quite miraculous and extraordinary, not like medicine, but more like fluorescent water.

"That is extraordinary water."

Wang Jian said immediately: "The doctors at the training base are really generous to be willing to give you such powerful medicine. You must know that the entire training base only has a quota of twenty bottles a year. Generally, doctors only use it in very urgent situations. Look at He Xiong just now; he suffered such heavy injuries and wasn't even qualified to drink it, just getting a bottle of IV drip."

"Such precious medicine, what is its effect?"

Li Yi stared at the medicine bottle, only vaguely feeling that the liquid contained some special energy substances.

Wang Jian said while driving: "This thing is made by separating serum from the blood of extraordinary creatures. After a cultivator takes it, it can stimulate the body's regenerative ability in a very short time, allowing wounds to heal, while also replenishing physical strength and enhancing cell activity... It's similar to a cultivator's adrenaline, increasing strength in a short time, and it has no side effects."

"Hearing you say that, this really is an incredible medicine. But I don't know that doctor; why would he give me such precious medicine?"

Li Yi was very surprised, not expecting such a small bottle of medicine to be so potent, and then he became puzzled.

Chen Hao, who was on the side, laughed: "You are so fierce, even able to kill a man-bear; if it were me, I would also be willing to give you the medicine."

"That's right, this medicine is too wasteful to be used for treating body injuries. Li Yi, you are a field combatant; you were able to kill a fierce beast on your first mission, and your potential is huge. Everyone thinks highly of you, and that doctor is no exception. He gave you the medicine to use it where it counts, hoping to help you hunt fierce beasts better. If I asked the doctor for it, he would just spit in my face and tell me to get lost." Wang Jian said with a smile.

"Looks like I'll have to thank that doctor properly next time."

Li Yi nodded, then put the small medicine bottle away, while a realization inexplicably arose in his heart.

It turns out that this world holds goodwill toward the strong. His life was difficult in the beginning, and he was too poor to make ends meet, not because the world was bad, but because he wasn't strong enough.

The people in the vehicle were chatting, and soon they passed the place where they had killed the man-bear earlier.

"The blood on the ground is gone."

Li Yi's gaze suddenly sharpened, catching a glimpse of the place where the man-bear had collapsed earlier; there had originally been a pool of blood, but now it was gone.

This was definitely not cleaned up by anyone; it looked more like it had been licked clean by something.

"The man-bear was a fierce beast in the process of evolution. Although it hadn't transformed into an extraordinary creature, its flesh and blood have a fatal attraction to some animals nearby. After we left, something else must have passed by here and eaten the blood on the ground." Wang Jian lit a cigarette at this moment and began to smoke.

"All things in the world compete for freedom. Everything in our world is moving toward the path of evolution and cultivation; even an ant on the side of the road is no exception. It has only been ten years since the Heaven-Tilting Incident. If another fifty or a hundred years pass, I wouldn't find it strange if the dog I keep at home suddenly started talking one day."

"But the crisis we have to face now is not these, but things that don't belong to our world."

"Extraordinary creatures, fierce beasts, ghosts, evil spirits, and many unknown terrors. Who knows how many unknown fatal things are lurking in our world." Wang Jian couldn't help but sigh: "I am only in the Spirit Medium Realm, and what my eyes can see is limited. But as cultivation evolves, the spirit medium will become stronger and stronger, and by then, more and more truths will be visible."

"Li Yi, you have great potential and great strength. I hope your eyes can see further than we can."

Li Yi remained silent. He felt an inexplicable sense of crisis from Wang Jian's words.

It seemed that the whole world still had many unknown terrors buried, and even what cultivators saw was just the tip of the iceberg.

"Alright, let's not talk about this. Everyone, be vigilant now. We have already passed the place where we were attacked earlier. Further ahead, there may be other dangers; we cannot be careless. Chen Hao, is your sniping level okay? You were always practicing combat techniques before." Wang Jian changed the subject and said.

"Although I can't compare to a professional sniper, I have no problem handling ordinary sniping missions." Chen Hao said: "Don't worry, I still have some confidence."

"That's good." Wang Jian nodded.

The vehicle continued along the road toward the abandoned urban area. After the previous experience, everyone in the vehicle was very vigilant this time, observing the surrounding situation at all times.

However, their luck was much better than before this time.

They drove all the way without encountering any sudden attacks from fierce beasts. The giant spider-human monster on the building also didn't know where it had crawled to. Chen Hao kept searching with his sniper rifle, but in the end, he couldn't find any traces, as if it had completely disappeared.

"Other colleagues must have taken action to remove some hidden dangers; otherwise, it couldn't be so calm along the way. Since that's the case, let's go directly to the rescue point and not waste any time."

After Wang Jian finished speaking, he accelerated again.

The rescue point he mentioned was located at the junction of the abandoned urban area and the outer urban area. That place was originally a prosperous part of the city, but now it was sparsely populated. High-rise buildings were abandoned, overgrown with wild grass everywhere. Usually, there were only traces of various animal activities, and only occasionally would scavengers appear.

But today, more than a dozen special vehicles were parked at the entrance of a broken building that only had half left, and a cordon had been set up nearby. Even secret snipers had been arranged in the surrounding buildings.

"I am Investigator Wang Jian, number 77162, currently driving a gray off-road vehicle, coming from the east, and approaching the rescue point."

Before getting close, Wang Jian picked up the walkie-talkie and began to report on the channel dedicated to investigators.

This was to identify himself and tell other colleagues nearby, so as not to cause misunderstandings, thinking that some irrelevant people were driving over.

In this area, it wasn't just investigators acting; they might also encounter some criminal cultivators, who were also potential dangers.

"Wang Jian, I am Liu Yue. You park this one on the side of the road in front. I am on the fourth floor of the building opposite you, and I have already seen you. There is no other danger nearby for now; you can safely show yourself." At this moment, a voice responded on the walkie-talkie.

"Liu Yue? Good, I know." Wang Jian seemed to know this colleague, so he immediately drove to the side and parked.

"Get out of the car."

As the vehicle engine cut off, several people immediately walked out of the vehicle.

They looked around, and indeed they didn't find any danger; everything was very calm.

At this moment, on the fourth floor of a nearby building, a figure jumped down and landed steadily on the ground.

That was a middle-aged man with a slightly thin build, about thirty years old. The skin on his face was rough, and he looked a bit weathered. He walked over with big strides and greeted them from afar: "Wang Jian, how is the situation? You didn't encounter any danger on the way, did you?"

"We ran into a man-bear fierce beast on the road and suffered a bit. He Xiong was injured, but fortunately, I have a powerful field combatant who killed that man-bear; otherwise, it would have been dangerous. Come, Liu Yue, let me introduce you. This is Li Yi."

Wang Jian smiled and immediately introduced him to other colleagues.

"Li Yi? You don't need to explain, I know. The cultivator who committed a murder case in the old city a while ago, a very powerful newcomer who killed eight Spirit Medium Realm cultivators with his bare hands. Later, I heard that Captain Zhang Lei intended to pull him into the Investigation Bureau. I was wondering whose hands such a fierce person would fall into, but I didn't expect you to pick up the bargain."

Liu Yue nodded toward Li Yi, as a greeting, and then asked again: "How is He Xiong? Is he alright?"

"He was sent to the hospital, so turning back wasted some time. What's the situation here? Can you tell me?" Wang Jian asked immediately.

Liu Yue whispered: "The team led by Captain Zhang Lei, the team led by investigator Zhang Zhixiong, and the team led by investigator Feng Xiang—a total of three teams—all disappeared inside. I didn't risk going in and have been observing the situation. There were no sounds of fighting from the scene, and the radio was interrupted. It seems that there is some kind of energy interference inside, and all communication equipment has lost its function."

"Are there any Spirit Inspiration Realm cultivators? Can you use inspiration to probe inside?" Wang Jian asked.

"Haven't tried. There are no Spirit Inspiration Realm cultivators in my team. But even if there were, it would be useless. The building area is very large, and inspiration cannot probe very far." Liu Yue said.

"Is that so? Can I go near the building to check the situation?" Wang Jian pondered for a moment and said.

Liu Yue said: "It's fine as long as you don't cross the cordon."

Wang Jian turned back and said: "Zheng Gong, you stay behind, guard nearby, and be responsible for contacting other colleagues coming to support. We'll go over and take a look."

"Good." After Zheng Gong finished speaking, he immediately found a good location and began to guard.

The others didn't hesitate and immediately walked toward the building that looked like it had collapsed.