Chapter 30: The Second Ring
Above the location of the Immortal Castle, the ground bulged over ten meters high, with faint crimson light visible through the cracks.
Facts proved that the power of explosives in a semi-enclosed space would increase dramatically. Compared to surface structures, the underground situation was even more terrifying. A large amount of soil had been vaporized into gas by the Solar Flame, meaning the area had been hollowed out.
Su Xiao sat atop a collapsed civilian house, checking the notifications from Reincarnation Paradise. They were mostly about gaining World Source. A preliminary calculation showed a total gain of 42.7% World Source. Not all Nether Ghosts killed yielded World Source; some were too weak, and killing them didn't even grant 0.1% World Source.
As for the Codex Cards dropped by the Nether Ghosts, they couldn't be obtained for now. The underground temperature was too high. Considering the heat dissipation, it would take at least an hour before searching was possible.
[Notification: The Hunter has eliminated the Immortal Castle (Ghost Ring Base Camp). Promotion Task (First Ring) completion rate +85%.]
[Promotion Task·First Ring completion rate has reached 116%. You may immediately complete Promotion Task·First Ring.]
[Verifying the progress of eliminating the Immortal Castle. Verification complete. You receive an additional reward.]
[You have obtained Codex Card·Immortal King (1/10). This is a fragmentary Codex Card and cannot be opened directly. It can be exchanged for 300 Codex Merits.]
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A fragment of the Codex Card appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This should be the upper-left corner of the Immortal King Codex Card. How to obtain the remaining parts was unknown for now.
Just one-tenth of the Immortal King Codex Card could be exchanged for 300 Codex Merits. The highest-value item in the Codex, [Ghost's Treasure], only required 450 Codex Merits. If the Immortal King Codex Card were completed, its value would absolutely surpass [Ghost's Treasure] by several streets.
Buzz~
A mechanical bee flew into the crack in the ground. Not long after, the mechanical bee exploded due to the high temperature. Based on the intelligence transmitted back by the mechanical bee, Su Xiao felt there should be no living Nether Ghosts down there.
Unfortunately, this Apollo didn't kill Sin. He didn't know if the other party had happened to leave or had some other means of escape.
But it wasn't entirely without gain. This Apollo had actually killed a twelve-eyed Nether Ghost named Moon Eclipse.
Seeing this name, Su Xiao frowned. The fact that a twelve-eyed Nether Ghost had been hiding in the Eden Manor was something he had never expected. The family of Sir Eddie might be hiding an even bigger secret.
"Sir, Sir Legion Commander, please raise your hands and don't make any suspicious moves."
The female officer from the Seventh Squad surrounded Su Xiao with her men. Her attitude was relatively polite, considering Su Xiao had been killing Nether Ghosts all along. But the apocalyptic scene around them forced her to arrest this Legion Commander.
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Second floor of the Parliament Palace, Arbitration Hall.
Harold rubbed his temples. Seeing Su Xiao now gave him a headache.
Su Xiao was currently sitting in the "Special Seat," with rows of members behind long tables on either side.
Member Jones yawned repeatedly. Judging by his demeanor, he wasn't prepared to denounce Su Xiao like last time. As for Member Leopold, he lowered his eyelids, his attitude similar to Member Jones. This matter had nothing to do with him, and besides, he didn't want to offend the madman in the Special Seat. Last time, he released Nether Ghosts; this time, he directly flattened a large block of streets, almost equivalent to a small town.
"Preliminary estimates put the building losses at over 4.3 million Gold Le. 376 injured, 59 seriously injured, 12 dead. Subsequent treatment and compensation costs are no small amount."
Harold tossed down the document in his hand and picked up another.
"Preliminary estimates indicate over 500 Nether Ghosts were eliminated. For such a number of Nether Ghosts to infiltrate Zul City, the Seventh Squad bears significant responsibility. It's said this was also the Ghost Ring's base camp?"
Slap. Harold tossed down another document. Since no outsiders were present, he gulped down a few mouthfuls of plain water before letting out a long sigh.
"What was that explosion about?"
"Not sure. It should be some new weapon of the Nether Ghosts."
Su Xiao didn't plan to explain. The more he explained, the murkier it got. There were no witnesses at the time either.
"Pfft~"
Member Jones couldn't help but laugh. In fact, he did it on purpose. Harold didn't speak, but his gaze clearly said, "Kukulin, do you think I look like an idiot?"
"The Nether Ghosts actually developed this kind of weapon. Legion Commander Kukulin, we really 'owe' you for this."
Harold had a headache now. The losses were right there. As for judging Su Xiao, don't be ridiculous. If that number of Nether Ghosts weren't eliminated, they would be time bombs sooner or later, and the losses would be even more terrifying than now. As for the dead civilians, compared to the number of humans devoured by hundreds of Nether Ghosts in a day, these casualties were within acceptable limits.
"In the near future, don't let me see you again. That's it."
"Oh."
Su Xiao pushed open the "railing" of the Special Seat and walked out of the Arbitration Hall. Today's arbitration was just a formality. Zul City couldn't do without the Execution Agency now, and for the Execution Agency to operate immediately, it needed both the positive and deputy Legion Commanders.
Leaving the Parliament Palace, Su Xiao returned to the villa. Bubu Wang and Amu were already waiting there. The Promotion Task was about to proceed to the second ring.
Sitting on the sofa, Su Xiao opened the task list and attempted to complete the first ring of the Promotion Task.
[You have completed Promotion Task (First Ring): Ghost Ring.]
[Due to the task completion rate exceeding 100%, the task reward is increased.]
[You have obtained Golden Skill Point ×1.]
[Promotion Task Second Ring has been activated. The Hunter is the 2nd to activate the task's second ring. You receive additional intelligence.]
Eye Chamber: A type of energy corridor device constructed from the eyeballs of multiple creatures.
Tiers: Four-Eye Chamber, Seven-Eye Chamber, Twelve-Eye Chamber, Sixteen-Eye Chamber.
Main Function: Rapidly absorb biological energy within the area. Once this process begins, it cannot be stopped. The absorption process lasts 15 minutes. During the absorption of life energy, even if the attack intensity is sufficient to destroy the 'Core,' the 'Core' will quickly regenerate, and there is a chance of expanding the absorption range.
Time remaining until Sixteen-Eye Chamber formation: 134 hours.
[Promotion Task: Sixteen-Eye Chamber (First Ring)]
Difficulty Level: Lv.42
Task Information: Find the locations of the Sixteen-Eye Chambers (at least 5 locations) and report this intelligence to Monarch·Harold.
Task Time Limit: 134 hours.
Task Reward: Based on task completion rate. After receiving the reward, the third ring task will be unlocked.
Additional Hint: If the 'Core' is successfully destroyed, the Hunter will immediately complete the Promotion Task, advance to a Fifth Rank Contractor, and receive the highest reward for the second ring task.
Task Penalty: Forced Execution.
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Su Xiao suddenly realized that completing the Promotion Task first might not be a good thing, but one thing he could be sure of was that the faster he completed the first ring, the higher the comprehensive evaluation during the world settlement.
"Eye Chamber, Immortal King."
Su Xiao felt the situation was already quite clear. He was just missing key information to connect the Sixteen-Eye Chamber, Joshua Family, Immortal King, and Mixed-Blood (Pioneer) clues together.
The good news was that this task wasn't too difficult for Su Xiao. Ask, what did the Execution Agency Legion Commander have the most of? The answer was people. The Awakened of the Execution Agency, the Seventh Squad, the Security Forces, and even the City Defense Organization could be mobilized at critical moments.
Search. Dig three feet deep to find those sixteen Eye Chambers and drag Sin out!
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