I Picked Up Talents in the Interstellar Battlefield

That night, Lin Xiaoyue finished organizing the materials and reported to her superiors.
In the report, Lin Xiaoyue described Qin Tian as a deep-minded, cunning, and sly individual, emphasizing how difficult he was to deal with and requesting assistance from other teams.
Soon, the military headquarters responded. After reprimanding Chen Guofeng for poor leadership, they dispatched three more investigation teams to Mist Town.
Upon arriving at Mist Town, the three teams immediately took action. They were all experts in tracking, using various abilities and methods to pinpoint Qin Tian's location.
However, Qin Tian himself was a top-tier hunter; he knew all too well how to conceal himself.
After working hard all morning, the three teams found nothing and had no leads whatsoever. They knew that staying any longer would just be a waste of time.
Consequently, the investigation teams reported the situation to their superiors.
Seeing that none of the three teams had made any breakthroughs, the military headquarters decided not to waste more elites in Mist Town. They decisively withdrew the four investigation teams and issued a wanted notice to various units and airlines.
At transportation hubs like ports and stations, all units were required to conduct strict inspections. If Qin Tian's whereabouts were discovered, it was imperative to report it immediately.
The investigation teams left, and Mist Town and 137 Camp returned to their former rhythm of life.
With the Battalion Commander and deputy Battalion Commander absent, the strongest, Tu Changsong, temporarily served as the acting battalion commander. The government and police station received missing person reports from the public, but after accepting them, everyone seemed to automatically ignore the matter.
The small town operated normally, just more dilapidated than before.
A week later, under the watery moonlight, in an empty room, a man sat cross-legged on a sofa. His tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
"Found you."
Qin Tian stood up, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
The window opened, and the light around Qin Tian suddenly distorted. Immediately after, his figure vanished as if wiped away from thin air. A few minutes later, he arrived at the Mist Plain.
Puff, puff, puff... small bumps rose from the ground, and then a large group of yellow snakes emerged from underground.

These were Sand Snakes, a special type of snake that Qin Tian had acquired from a breeder after taking a long detour.
Unlike typical Cold Blooded snakes that prefer damp environments, Sand Snakes live in deserts and are adept at burrowing.
After buying the Sand Snakes, he let them freely explore the Mist Plain and used his Serpent Spirit Master talent to communicate with them and share their perspectives.
Just now, while sharing the Sand Snakes' perspective, he discovered a hidden passage. The passage showed clear signs of artificial construction.
Therefore, he judged that the passage most likely led to the mastermind's lair.
"After preparing for so long, it's time we met."
Qin Tian looked down at the ground, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.
He was never someone who would just take a beating without fighting back.
That damned guy had caused him to be wanted by the entire army, his ID card and bank cards frozen, turning him into a rat in the street.
Although he could live under another identity through Shapeshift, that was not what he wanted.
Killing the culprit, finding evidence, and clearing his name was what he needed to do.
The soil beneath his feet softened, and soon, Qin Tian submerged underground, disappearing from sight.
The underground passage was pitch black. The path was wide, enough for three people to walk side by side.
Qin Tian walked through the passage. With the Night Demon, Top Tier Hunter, and Light Distortion talents stacked, he was like a ghost in the darkness, silent and undetectable, making no sound and emitting no aura.
The air in the passage was damp, carrying a faint smell of earth and some indescribable odor, like the sour smell of decaying things.
Qin Tian continued along the passage. Every so often, he would squat down and gently place a few steel balls on the ground.
Half an hour passed, and Qin Tian finally heard a strange noise. His eyes narrowed, and he crept forward even more cautiously.
Soon, a huge cave appeared before him. The ceiling was about twenty meters high from the ground. In the center, there was a large pool filled with green liquid. A bizarre-looking creature lay in the pool, measuring 5 meters in length and about 3 meters in height. Its body was like a massive mass of flesh with no hard shell ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) on its surface. Its enormous head accounted for nearly one-third of its body, from which a needle-like proboscis extended.
In front of the strange creature, a young man in white sat cross-legged on a stone platform. Piled bones were in front of him, and hundreds of spiders crawled at his feet.
"That is—"
Qin Tian stared at the strange creature, a terrifying name surfacing in his mind. His pupils suddenly contracted.
Brain Worm!
It was actually a Brain Worm!
Brain Worms are high-level commanders of the insectoid race, possessing extremely high intelligence and psionic power. Their giant heads contain a complex neural network system that can command insectoid soldiers to execute various complex military operations.
At the same time, they can also feed on human brains, converting human intelligence into their own abilities, and absorbing the memories, abilities, language, etc., of those they parasitize.
Brain Worms are the superior insectoids to Soul Parasites and Soul Eaters. They continuously secrete mucus in their abdominal cavity to breed new Soul Parasite eggs.
According to the Insectoid Encyclopedia, a mature Brain Worm can exceed 300 meters in size, comparable to a small warship, while the Brain Worm in front of him was still in its juvenile stage.
But its commander characteristics were already evident.
So that's how it is. Everything makes sense now.
Qin Tian's eyes flickered. The young man in white was most likely a Beast Tamer. He had somehow acquired a juvenile Brain Worm and signed a soul contract with it.
The green liquid in the pool was the nutrient solution for the Brain Worm's growth, but at the same time, the Brain Worm also needed to devour human souls to gain memories and strengthen itself.
Perhaps due to the special nature of Mist Town, the young man in white set up his lair in the Mist Plain, releasing Soul Parasite eggs into the underground spiritual spring, turning everyone into human puppets for the Soul Parasites.
Afterward, during repeated fogs, he would kidnap local residents and tourists to provide food for the Brain Worm and other spiders.
After a period of cultivation, the Brain Worm gradually grew, possessing very powerful psionic energy, capable of commanding insectoid beasts,
and even influencing Zhao Nuo of 137 Camp, causing him to willingly commit suicide.
"You truly deserve to die!"
Qin Tian's eyes were cold. Brain Worms were a great enemy of the Human Empire, and how many heroes had sacrificed their precious lives to kill them?
Yet, this man in white in front of him was actively cultivating a Brain Worm, even using humans as food to accelerate the Brain Worm's growth.
Such a person was no longer human but a beast, a beast that disregarded life and only cared for its own self-interest.
Qin Tian quietly took out Hidden Kill, aimed the muzzle at the young man in white's temple, and gently placed his index finger on the trigger, ready to pull it. But just then, the young man in white suddenly turned his head and smiled faintly in Qin Tian's direction.
"Hiding for so long, did you really think I wouldn't find you?"
"Qin Tian."