I Have Infinite Skill Points

BOOM—

A figure burst up from underground, zipping past Lige in a flash and heading straight for Wang Lan.

At that moment, Wang Lan's body was still suspended in mid-air. If it weren't for Lige's swift push, that Thunder Sword would have pierced Wang Lan. Although Wang Lan might not have died, he had to acknowledge that Lige had saved him.

In a split second, Wang Lan activated his phoenix form. At the same time, a woman with flowing black hair wearing a moon-white mask charged at Wang Lan's face.

Wang Lan's Flame Sword, three feet long, swung down at the woman.

WHOOSH—

Like a comet bursting before everyone's eyes, the woman brushed past Wang Lan.

Then the woman transformed into lightning, soaring into the heavens, and in the blink of an eye, she vanished into the high sky. The night was ink-dark, and the woman's presence suddenly disappeared as if she had broken through space and left this world.

"Chase her!" Xu Shiyun roared furiously. "The duck was already cooked, how could it still fly away?"

"Don't chase!" Wang Lan suddenly bellowed in a deep voice.

Xu Shiyun halted abruptly. "Wang Lan, what's wrong? How are you?"

Wang Lan turned around woodenly. A deep, bone-exposing wound on his chest made Xu Shiyun gasp.

"That woman has at least mid-Galaxy Stage strength. We just exchanged blows. My injuries should be about the same as hers, but I'm not sure how badly she's hurt. Such an expert can only be dealt with by a few directors. If you go after her, you're seeking death."

Before their very eyes, Wang Lan's wound quickly began to heal.

"Lige! Lige!" Just as Wang Lan's injuries fully healed, he heard Xu Shiyun's voice.

"Wang Lan, hurry, save him!"

Wang Lan quickly went to Lige's side, placing both hands on Lige's chest. Without Wang Lan, this wound meant certain death for Lige. There was a palm-sized through-and-through wound in his chest, the internal organs within directly melted away.

But with Wang Lan there, it wasn't a big problem.

However, as soon as Wang Lan pressed his hands down... Damn it, something doesn't feel right.

Those pectoral muscles... quite large!

An odd expression crossed Wang Lan's face as he carefully examined Lige. Impeccably handsome features. A buzz cut, thick, dense eyebrows... Besides being handsome, there was a hint of androgynous beauty.

How can a man be so good-looking? How can a man be even more handsome than me... With all that wrapping, won't they get deformed?

As these thoughts flooded his mind, he looked up to see Xu Shiyun's anxious expression. Having discovered this secret, should I tell Xu Shiyun? Does Xu know?

After a moment's hesitation, Wang Lan decided to beat around the bush.

"Xu, didn't you find him annoying? Why do you care so much about him? Don't tell me you're secretly in love, despite being at each other's throats on the surface?"

"Screw off! My orientation is normal, and I'm already married, for crying out loud! Lige has a complicated background; anyway, his file in the Bureau is confidential. If he dies, we'll all catch hell for it. Besides, although I don't like the guy, we're all comrades-in-arms. When facing external enemies, I'd still trust him to watch my back. Stop dawdling! How is he? Is there still hope?"

"Trust him to watch your back? You bending over to pick up soap or what?" Wang Lan muttered.

"Screw off!" Xu Shiyun instinctively lifted his hand but didn't dare to strike, afraid of disturbing Wang Lan's treatment.

"Don't worry, he won't die," Wang Lan said, withdrawing his hands and slowly standing up. "But I'm low on Star Power. I can only manage organ and internal tissue repair. How about giving me a Soul Bead?"

"Left in a hurry, didn't bring any," Xu Shiyun replied. "Since he won't die… if he won't die, then never mind." He very practically called over a team member, "Take Captain Li to the hospital."

Two men swiftly carried Lige away from the scene.

Xu Shiyun, his face dark, approached Crow's body. Crow's head had been completely scrambled by a Thunder Sword. With the brain damaged so severely, even Spiritual Engraving couldn't retrieve any information.

Xu Shiyun sighed deeply. When he turned around, he saw Wang Lan seemingly searching for something on the ground.

"Wang Lan, what are you looking for on the ground?"

"The assailant's blood."

"Blood? The assailant is from the Demon Clan, what use is finding their blood…" But in that instant, Xu Shiyun's expression stiffened.

Right, that figure just now was human. Magical Martial Artists have the Demon Clan pulling strings behind them, so I subconsciously attributed the mastermind to the Demon Clan. But who said it must be the Demon Clan? Couldn't there be human traitors? If it were the Demon Clan, they should have transformed into demons during the sneak attack.

"She's not from the Demon Clan? She's a human traitor?" Xu Shiyun asked, approaching Wang Lan.

"I can't be certain. But when the Demon Clan replaces our people, they can even replicate the DNA encoding. Whether she's Demon Clan or a human traitor, finding her blood might help determine her identity through DNA matching. Crow has been silenced; we can't let this clue die, can we?"

Soon, Wang Qianfeng and Li Weixin from the Action Department arrived.

"How's the situation?"

"Director Wang," Xu Shiyun reported, "we had just apprehended the target when an assassin-type expert suddenly arrived. She could completely mask her presence, approaching silently without a trace. I was using Earth Sensing at the time and also employing an Earth Attribute Star Martial Skill. But the assailant not only avoided my Earth Sensing, she also passed casually through my Earth Attribute Star Martial Skill. Not only did she silence the target, but she also severely wounded Lige. Even with Wang Lan activating his Phoenix form, we couldn't hold onto her. We could only see that her figure was that of a woman; nothing else was clear. Wang Lan is already collecting her blood, hoping to identify her through DNA matching."

"A stealth expert!" Wang Qianfeng said to Li Weixin, his brow deeply furrowed. "Three years ago, in Lian City, a stealth expert successively assassinated seven top experts of the Tianjian Bureau. The weakest of those killed were in the late Star Cloud Stage, all taken out in a single blow. Before it happened, there wasn't a single warning, which threw Lian City into a panic. Later, headquarters dispatched five Star Sea Stage experts, and only then did that person's killing spree stop. But not even five Star Sea Stage experts could capture that assassin… What you've described sounds a lot like that person."

"Old Wang, if it's him, then this is troublesome," Li Weixin said. "I've seen the file on that assassin. He really is capable of absolute silence; even perception-type Star Martial Skills can't detect him."

"Director Wang!" Wang Lan saluted Wang Qianfeng after finishing his collection, then held up the small vial in his hand. "This soil contains the assassin's blood. Take it back for DNA matching."

"Good! Hard work. You two stay behind and continue assisting the police with the cleanup. Bring the relevant individuals back to the Tianjian Bureau for overnight interrogation."

"Yes!"

Wang Qianfeng took Wang Lan's small vial and left. Wang Lan and Xu Shiyun remained to assist the police with the aftermath. Actually, there wasn't much left to deal with. The fight here had ended, and operations in other locations had concluded much earlier.

The eastern sky showed a streak of white; overnight, everything had settled.

Xu Shiyun sat on a bench at the entrance to the police department's garden and lit a cigarette. "Damn it, all this for nothing. The police department made a huge haul, but the two of us got nothing out of it."

"Not entirely for nothing," Wang Lan said, more optimistic than Xu Shiyun. "At least we didn't let Crow escape." Besides, the system's reward has already arrived. For me, this was a profitable venture. It wasn't necessary to capture the Demon Clan spy to complete the mission; striking down their influence was also part of my assignment. Eight thousand experience points and three hundred skill points—isn't that sweet?

"Damn it, that assassinating woman is really freaky. I didn't detect her at all," Xu Shiyun grumbled.

"Didn't you raise an alarm earlier?" Wang Lan remembered Xu Shiyun and Lige both exclaiming a warning.

"That was because I sensed a Star Energy Fluctuation. When there's a fluctuation, it means a Star Martial Skill has been activated. By the time I noticed it, at such close range, it was too late. Lige was just lucky; he only scraped through because you were here."

"Right, when did Lige show up? When did you first run into him?"

"Last year, I think. Maybe May, or July, August, something like that, I can't recall," Xu Shiyun began. "The director personally brought him in. That kid was so arrogant! Even with the director backing him, he insisted on going through the Tianjian Bureau's entrance examination—written and combat tests, the whole lot.

"His solo exam made it seem like everyone else had nothing better to do.

"What a pain in the ass! He already got in through the back door but still put on this 'I don't want special treatment' charade. Who was he trying to impress? If he really met the Tianjian Bureau's standards, he should have presented his resume first to see if he even qualified to join.

"Moreover, with someone personally brought in by the director, who would really be strict with the assessment? Weren't they just going to let it slide quietly?"

"And that's why you started to dislike him? Just because he was too arrogant?"

"Not entirely. It was more about how we got along—or didn't—afterward. You know what I'm like. And he, well, he couldn't stand my ways. Then we clashed a few times during missions. We were just destined to butt heads. I couldn't stand his sanctimonious act, and he looked down on my roguish demeanor. So what if a grown man like me is a bit rough around the edges? It's not like I was a rogue *to him*…"

As soon as he said that, he realized it sounded off, especially seeing the disdainful look on Wang Lan's face. Xu Shiyun's expression darkened instantly.

"Are you thinking dirty thoughts again, kid? I'm not that kind of person!"

"Xu, I didn't say a thing… You're the one who let it slip."

"Damn it! Are you asking for a beating?" Xu Shiyun immediately jumped up.

"Wait a second!" Wang Lan suddenly shouted. "I feel like I've forgotten something…"

"What? Did you remember some important clue?"

"No… I think I still have dozens of Crow's underlings locked up in my basement. In my rush to get over here, I forgot about them. I'll call Hu Qing to get someone…" With a SWOOSH, Wang Lan vanished.

Hu Qing arrived with a few vehicles and transported the thirty people from the storage room in Wang Lan's basement. Once everyone had dispersed, the world finally fell silent.

Busy all night, Wang Lan was exhausted. He went back, took a shower, and fell straight asleep.

"Wang Lan. Wang Lan."

"Huh? It's vacation, no need to wake me up."

"Wang Lan, someone is here to see you."

"Not seeing anyone!"

"It's your colleague."

Wang Lan squinted his eyes open a tiny slit and finally poked his head out from under the covers. "What time is it?"

"Four in the afternoon."

"This time again? Who is it?"

"I haven't seen them before. Do you want me to connect to the camera?"

"Transfer the feed, but don't turn on the video."

At the elevator entrance, Lige stood ramrod straight in a pristine white military uniform.