[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-solflare-the-painter-s-secret":3,"chapter-solflare-the-painter-s-secret-solflare-the-painter-s-secret-chapter-120":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Solflare: The Painter's Secret",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1323048,1757,"Chapter 120: Chaos City (3) Devilish Goat","solflare-the-painter-s-secret-chapter-120",120,"\u003Cp>\"We’ve got to at least clear every creature in this sector before the extraction signal appears.\" Bao Xiong stated, locking his gaze on the smoke-filled building on their left side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what will happen if we fail to clear all the creatures?\" Leon asked, tilting his gaze toward Bao Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Xiong smiled faintly, stopped walking, then tilted his head toward Leon. \"If you don’t want money and also want to be promoted to a different rank in the force, fail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So... I’ll get money?’ The word looped in Leon’s head, while a faint smile shimmered in his brown eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On their left, a loud explosion echoed from within the twelve-sectioned building having the look of the Granum Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be ready. Other skitters have spotted us.\" Bao Xiong shifted into a combat stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shifted his glance from Wu Ze, An Lang, and Liu Yan, then laughed when his gaze stopped on Leon. \"Are you hoping to commit suicide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, why didn’t you at least grab one of the weapons in the vault?!\" Dissatisfaction filled Bao Xiong’s voice as he brushed his left arm across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is stronger than what An Lang is holding. Why is he behaving as if I’m holding a broomstick?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon squeezed his eyes shut as he shifted his gaze from the jagged metal in his hands to Bao Xiong’s unhappy face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leon, take this one,\" Liu Yan said, extending a black metal dagger to Leon. \"What you’re holding is just scrap. It won’t be able to cut the hair of the skitters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed for a short while, then spread her arms wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\" Leon said, fixing his gaze on the black dagger after raising it to eye level. ’The texture of this is like that of the Koh-i-Noor from the ancient world books.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade of the dagger shimmered as Leon turned it at a ninety-degree angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is he doing?\" Wu Ze screamed, her face reddening. \"Stop that, or you will be the only one the creatures will come after.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon quickly lowered the dagger. ’Aww, sorry for that.’ He curled his mouth inward, staring at the now-angry face of Wu Ze, seeming to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud roaring sound, followed by metal crashing, echoed from the buildings on their left. Metal, cement, and shards of glass rained from the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground began to quake when one twelve-foot Skitter jumped from the twelfth floor and landed on the ground like a meteorite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around Leon, An Lang’s arms moved swiftly at his side, pulling a silver sword from his waist, smiling. \"Leave this to me.\" He stated, a grim grin filling his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait—\" Wu Ze tried stopping him, but An Lang was already closer to the creature, and just a little distraction would mean death for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the creature, the panel appeared in Leon’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presence Detected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Glass Skitter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: D\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hostility: Positive\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint laugh escaped Leon’s mouth, drawing the attention of Wu Ze, Bao Xiong, and Liu Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you laughing about?\" Wu Ze and Bao Xiong asked in unison, their voices echoing in a bone-cracking tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it’s nothing.\" Leon said, shaking his head. ’Do they also see this, or am I the only one who sees this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the laugh was gone, his face still shimmered with joy when he shifted his gaze away from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten minutes, An Lang returned, ichor coated him like a second skin. \"Let’s continue,\" he said, exhaling sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung his sword. The ichor on it splashed from the blade and turned into beads as it flew onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left the creature lying there without limbs and ventured into the north part of Sector 5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, acidic air welcomed them, flowing into their lungs and making them gag. At fifty meters away from them, green gas formed a glob around a black object that seemed to pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we going in the right direction?\" An Lang asked, slowing his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, we are on the right track.\" Bao Xiong said, laughter growing within his tone. \"Better still, you can check the map you always carry along.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held his stomach and laughed in an eerie tone. \"Hahaha...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guys, this is not part of the Sector 5 we were assigned to.\" An Lang’s face turned extremely pale after pulling out a mini tattered sheet from his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silly. How sure are you that your map is current?\" Bao Xiong stated, his tone increasingly turning devilish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bao Xiong!\" Wu Ze screamed, her tone surpassing the laughter. \"An Lang is telling the truth. This is not part of Sector 5 as I remember it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you also been infested with his empty mind?\" Bao Xiong said, his tone shifting as he turned a sharp gaze on Wu Ze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you always take serious matters as a joke?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I trust a D-rank?\" Bao Xiong squinted a sharp gaze at An Lang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at him.\" He turned and looked at Wu Ze. \"I’m even shocked to see you backing his false information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yan stepped closer to An Lang, who stood there, fully feeling downgraded after sharing the truth. ’I should have joined the Son of the Blue-Flamed Dragon’s group when they told me to choose.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me compare it with mine and check something.\" Liu Yan pulled out a clean, shimmering device from her pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed both her device and An Lang’s sheet on the ground, then knelt beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uhm...\" she squeezed her lips to the left, tracing her middle finger along the lines on the sheet and those on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This looks current.\" She murmured more to herself and less to anyone, including An Lang and Leon, who stood beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BAO XIONG!\" She rose abruptly, her face now pale as death. \"We are totally lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved forward hastily, then handed her device to Bao Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If yours says the same, then you’re all dumb ass niggas.\" He boasted, fixing his gaze on the lit screen of the device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?\" He turned the device sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a Rugged RTK GNSS tablet.\" Liu Yan answered, shifting glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Rugged RTK GNSS tablet? That’s a device only people from extremely wealthy families can buy?’ Leon thought, gazing deep at Liu Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yan scratched her chin when she saw Bao Xiong’s confused expression. \"This is a device with real-time kinematic positioning for centimeter-level map accuracy and professional GIS mapping too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, brushing her fingers together. \"It’s used for surveying, tactical planning, and is very useful for field operations like this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Rugged RTK GNSS tablet? That’s a device only people from extremely wealthy families can buy?’ Leon thought, then tilted his gaze toward Liu Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, Bao Xiong took two steps backward. \"Guys,\" he said, then stuttered, \"guys, we are... in the Sector 7 border.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers turned numb, causing him to drop the device on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the metallic body of the device hit the ground, sending a sharp clicking sound into the atmosphere, a loud roar echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Leon’s skull, the notification chime and the panel resurfaced, flashing red warning signs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presence Detected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Devilish Goat\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: B\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hostility: Positive\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Existential Weight: Mystical\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warning! Location locked. 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