Chapter 427: Lu Qi! A Tricky Mission!

The pedestrians on the road outside were not few, but each bore a cautious expression.

Their eyes constantly scanned their surroundings, as if guarding against something.

This stood in stark contrast to the relaxed demeanor of pedestrians back home.

The Chaos Triangle Zone imposes no restraints on psychics; incidents of psychics brutally murdering ordinary people occur frequently.

Over time, the number of ordinary people in the entire Chaos Triangle Zone has dwindled, and those remaining are mostly psychics.

Yet even so, one must remain ever vigilant when walking outside."

Li Xiang said solemnly.

Clearly, he had researched much relevant information before arriving.

"Captain, where should we search for clues next?" Lin Hui asked eagerly.

"Though the branch has been destroyed, many members still survived.

Before the mission began, I already contacted the local contact here.

At this moment, he should be at the airport."

Taking out his phone, Xu Jingming dialed the负责人's contact number.

Myanmar's infrastructure is underdeveloped; even its communication network originates from Daya.

Thus, even using a Daya SIM card, it functions perfectly here.

"You must be the team from headquarters, right? Hello, hello, I'm the branch contact, Lu Qi."

Not long waiting by the roadside, a slim Dayan man appeared before them.

He walked straight toward Li Xiang, who appeared most mature, and greeted him warmly.

From the faint aura he exuded, this man was merely a fifth-rank psychic.

"I'm not the captain."

Li Xiang shook his head, causing Lu Qi to pause slightly, his gaze sweeping across them.

Only then did he realize that, including Li Xiang, the entire group subtly deferred to a very young youth.

And the youth's rank was only fifth-rank—entirely one major tier below Li Xiang!

Is this a joke?

Sending a fifth-rank psychic to lead a high-risk S-class mission? How could headquarters have arranged this?

Having stayed in Myanmar for so long, Lu Qi did not recognize Xu Jingming, who was already quite famous at headquarters.

"I'm Xu Jingming. I'm leading this mission. Let's go—take us to your temporary base first."

Xu Jingming didn't elaborate further, saying directly.

"Alright, then just follow me, my lords."

Though puzzled inside, Lu Qi showed no outward sign of surprise.

He led the group toward a seven-seat off-road vehicle parked by the roadside.

"The Triangle Zone isn't like Daya—transportation is extremely inconvenient.

No matter where you go, the fastest way is always to drive yourself.

Also, since the branch was destroyed, our temporary base has always been located in the suburbs of the Triangle Zone.

It takes over an hour to drive there from the airport."

With a low engine rumble, the vehicle started and sped northeastward.

"Roar—"

"Howl—"

As the vehicle traveled along the road, the scenery outside flashed by rapidly; besides the sound of other vehicles on the road,

one could even faintly hear terrifying roars from beasts in the distance.

Without looking, Xu Jingming knew these were the roars of beasts from the nearby largest "Kanda" wilderness zone.

"The Kanda Wilderness Zone covers a total area of 300,000 square kilometers, and countless beasts dwell within!

More importantly, killing beasts here carries no legal restrictions like in Daya.

If you could stay in the Kanda Wilderness Zone for a month or two, the number of psychic points you could harvest is unimaginable!"

In the front passenger seat, Xu Jingming's heart burned with excitement.

This S-class mission in the Chaos Triangle Zone must be completed as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, Xu Jingming asked: "Lu Qi, how many personnel remain at the branch?"

"The branch in Myanmar was established only recently; before the surprise attack, it had 134 members total.

Among them, 93 were Dayans, and 41 were local Burmese.

After the surprise attack destroyed the branch, more than half were killed or wounded; only 23 survived."

Lu Qi spoke through gritted teeth, his voice brimming with suppressed fury, his eyes slightly reddened.

Over a hundred dead?

Xu Jingming's heart jolted, and he quickly comforted him:

"Don't be too heartbroken—your branch brothers won't have died in vain. Once we find the culprits, we'll make them pay with blood."

"Mm."

Lu Qi nodded, and after a long while, his emotions calmed slightly as he continued:

"Of these 23 survivors, six are local Burmese psychics.

Immediately after the attack, those six fled; the remaining 17 Dayans

included six severely injured who couldn't move, leaving only 11 who could function normally.

And among those 11, I am included."

A wry smile tugged at Lu Qi's face.

The Lei Ting Martial Hall branch, which had 134 people, had fallen to the point where only 11 could still operate normally.

The situation could only be described as too tragic to look at.

"Only 11 people?" Xu Jingming's brow furrowed.

The branch's situation was far more dire than he had imagined.

He had originally assumed that even if they had suffered a surprise attack, the number of surviving personnel they could call on should still have been at least several dozen.

"Lin Hui, Xia Lan, Li Xiang, Du Wan—if there's anything you want to know, just ask directly."

Xu Jingming said after a moment's thought.

Many hands make light work; when it came to tracking down mission leads, he actually wasn't all that skilled.

Back when he was carrying out missions related to the Tianming Sect at Mo Da, it was almost always Mo Da or the Modu Public Security Bureau that provided the leads first.

He only needed to follow the leads and keep investigating.

"Then let me go first."

Li Xiang, who had a Public Security Bureau background, cut in first and asked directly:

"On the day the branch was raided, how many ability users came, and what levels were these ability users?

What types of abilities did they use—can you name the abilities clearly?"

Li Xiang rattled off several questions in a row, and Lu Qi answered them one by one:

"On the day the branch was raided, I was out on a mission, so I don't know the specifics very well.

But I heard from the survivors that a total of six ability users came that day.

They seemed to be one squad, with ability-enhancement types, elemental types, and support types all among them.

The abilities didn't have any obvious distinguishing features either; they were all seventh-rank Master-level ability users.

The one who killed our branch's hall master seemed to be a seventh-rank peak Grandmaster, about to break through to eighth rank!"

When Lu Qi finished, everyone's heart skipped a beat at once.

All six were seventh-rank Masters, and there was even a seventh-rank peak among them?

This mission is a tough one!

Although Xu Jingming had defeated Cao Ren, his combat power was only around the peak of sixth rank.

Whether he could beat a seventh-rank ability user was still uncertain.

Six seventh-rank Masters popping up all at once—how are we even supposed to play this?