Chapter 178: 160, High Rank Warrior
Novari Port.
Suburbs.
Facing the suddenly appearing Spirit Crow, Black no.18, William felt his heart sink deeply.
He originally thought that with the Federation having such a powerful remote-controlled weapon like the Punisher, even if the Great Xia Ghost came, he could still escape unscathed.
He truly didn't expect that the Great Xia Ghost didn't even show its shadow, just a Spirit Bird he'd never heard of blocked him at the door.
He genuinely felt that Great Xia was a terrifying den of dragons and tigers.
William tried hard to maintain his composure and said, "I understand now, you all could eliminate the Punisher at any time.
"But to flush me out, you deliberately delayed and used kite tactics against the Punisher."
In his heart, he hated Mike, who was already dead, to the extreme.
Damn bastard!
If it weren't for you insisting on killing the special squad of Great Xia, how would I have ended up like this?
"Caw!"
Black no.18 croaked, nodding its bird head: "The answer is correct again, but unfortunately, there's still no reward."
This was actually an intricate nested trap.
The plan involving two informants was mainly to force out the hidden Punisher.
The battle of the Mamian Squad was to find the manipulator behind the scenes.
William asked again, "I have only heard of Mr. Liu Hei, but it's my first time hearing about Black no.18."
Black no.18 replied, "I only awakened recently, today is my first day working independently for my master."
William continued to ask, "If I guess correctly, you are very good at tracking, right?"
Black no.18 nodded: "Yes, each of the Spirit Beasts under my master's command has its own specialty. I am more talented in tracking."
William probed further: "If I may ask, I've never entered the Novari Port city center, so how was I exposed?"
Black no.18 replied, "I am extremely sensitive to extraordinary auras, and you have the scent of the Punisher on you."
After saying this.
It glanced at the top of William's head.
There was a fine invisible thread descending from the sky, connecting to the top of William's head.
This was the Associated Magic Thread.
Among the group of Spirit Beasts under Yang Fan's command, Black no.18 was the best at using the Associated Magic Thread.
William nodded: "I see."
This guy still had more questions: "Compared to Mr. Liu Hei, who is stronger?"
This was a question with somewhat sinister intentions, full of provocation.
Black no.18 answered seriously: "My master has said that using simple strength and weakness to judge superpowers is a foolish act.
"In appropriate situations, choosing the right moment, using superpowers in the proper way to maximize their effect is the correct way to use them.
"Blindly chasing strength and weakness will eventually lead to a dead end."
William responded somewhat perfunctorily: "Mr. Spirit Crows makes a lot of sense."
Black no.18 looked at the other party: "It seems you do not believe my master's words."
William quickly shook his head: "Mr. Spirit Crows is a renowned expert, how could I not believe what he says?"
Black no.18 seemed to be a bit persistent: "No, you just don't believe."
William looked awkward.
Black no.18 continued: "My master also said that the path of superpower evolution is hidden within this sentence."
William finally became serious: "Alright, Mr. Spirit Crows' teachings are indeed worth listening to carefully."
He then laughed and said: "Mr. Black no.18, thank you for giving me the time to stimulate the Seed of the Punisher."
This guy said "thank you," but his tone was full of disdain towards Black no.18.
The next moment.
William began to swell like a balloon.
"Pop!"
His clothes burst open.
A monster appeared.
Its form was extremely massive, reaching a height of three meters, with its body covered in black scales and a pair of spiral horns on its forehead.
Clearly.
This was the so-called "Punisher."
And the Punisher and the Punisher, without a doubt, are two types of modified weapons developed by the Carmenia Federation.
William laughed menacingly and prepared to spout a foul-smelling acid.
However.
He suddenly realized that his mouth was open, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't spit anything out.
William then discovered that Black no.18's bird eyes expressed a distinctive meaning.
His heart skipped a beat, and in a panicked tone, he asked: "What did you do to me?"
Black no.18 croaked back: "Mr. William, thank you for giving me the time to complete the construction of the Puppet Silk."
With these words.
Hundreds of pale gray threads emerged from the Punisher's body.
William could clearly see each thread, a hint of despair flashed in his pupils.
Because he couldn't even control a single finger.
By this point.
William realized that the Spirit Crow hadn't uttered a single truthful word, and he had fallen for its vicious trick.
Just hearing the name "Puppet Silk," one could guess that Black no.18's true strength was definitely not in tracking.
Damn bird trickster!
Black no.18 didn't waste further words: "Mr. William, my master needs your specimen."
It spread its wings and gently flapped them.
William's eyes immediately revealed a look of horror.
The monster's arms rose, its hands gripped its neck, and twisted forcefully.
"Crack!"
A muffled sound was heard.
The head was actually twisted off, and black blood sprayed wildly.
But William still did not die.
The eyes on the head flashed a huge color of pain.
The heart inside the body was still beating very powerfully.
It took a full half minute.
Only then did William truly die.
"Woo!"
The sonic boom suddenly sounded.
A black shadow swiftly swept past and disappeared in an instant.
This bird shadow was exactly the Peregrine Falcon Needle Eye.
It received a Spirit Beast Seed and awakened a speed superpower.
Its maximum flight speed reached an astonishing 1.5 times the speed of sound.
The Spiritual Source Points inside William were naturally taken away by Needle Eye.
Over a hundred kilometers away.
Yang Fan, through the Spirit Beast Mark, completely observed the performance of several Spirit Beasts.
He nodded with satisfaction: "Having a bunch of Spirit Beasts under me, indeed saved a lot of effort."
Not long after.
"Chirp!"
A bird cry was heard.
Needle Eye returned with the spoils.
The two monsters provided a total of 7.2 Spiritual Source Value, averaging 3.6 per monster, significantly higher than the average level of a superpower user.
Besides.
The Soul Stealing Wisp also absorbed a superpower.
〖Demon Body〗: Not activated, low grade mixed element superpower, activation requires the consumption of 5 Spiritual Source Value.
The Soul Stealing Wisp issued a warning message: Once this superpower is activated, the body will undergo irreversible severe deformation.
This is not the first time Yang Fan encountered such superpower.
There was a Winged Demon that sneaked into the Blessed Land.
Mr. Liu Hei killed the Winged Demon, and the Soul Stealing Wisp extracted a superpower called "Soul Stealer."
The Supreme Treasure provided the same hint.
Yang Fan coldly snorted: "Sure enough, it's this damned thing, what kind of punisher, indeed, collaborating with Carmenians is like seeking the tiger's skin!"
*
An hour later.
Plante Airport.
The ghastly bodies of two monsters were laid in front of a group of Advanced Legion.
The group marveled at them.
"Humans can turn into this freakish appearance."
"Carmenians play extremely perverted games."
"I feel they're using any means possible to compete with us."
At this moment.
"Chirp chirp!"
A pleasant bird song was heard.
Lady Que San circled in the air and lightly landed on top of a cabinet beside.
The officers all looked over.
The commander of the Jiuzhou Legion, Commander Wu, asked: "Lady Que San, what does Mr. Spirit Crows think?"
Que San quickly replied: "The master thinks that the Carmenia Federation likely received help from a mysterious visitor."
Commander Wu nodded: "We think so too."
Transforming humans into these freakish forms certainly doesn't seem like something the Canglan People could independently research.
At least not technology the current Canglan People could complete independently.
Que San continued: "The master also suspects that their power is probably at the high rank warrior level."
Commander Wu's face changed dramatically: "That strong?"
According to the "Superpower Secret Scripture", civilizations usually divide the warrior stage into three tiers.
Namely—Rank One, Middle Rank, High Rank.
Corresponding to physical Value "100 to 300 points", "301 to 600 points", "601 to 1000 points".
For the current stage of Canglan Star, high rank warriors are an awe-inspiringly terrifying existence.
Commander Wu quickly accepted this possibility: "If it's a high rank warrior, it's not strange for them to help Carmenians with these freakish creations."
Commander Zhang, looking tense, asked: "What if the Carmenians hire this high rank warrior to attack Great Xia, what do we do?"
If such a thing really happened, Great Xia definitely couldn't withstand a high rank warrior.
Que San answered: "The World Will of Canglan Star at the current stage will absolutely not allow a high rank warrior to easily enter this world; this high rank warrior must have paid a great price to come to the Carmenia Federation."
Que San paused and added: "Mr. Spirit Crows calls this phenomenon the immunity of a world."
Commander Wu nodded: "Very apt."
The human immune system can kill invading bacteria.
To a civilization world, external powerhouses are like bacteria, posing a great threat to the world itself.
Commander Zhang still looked worried: "Even if this high rank warrior is injured, they will recover eventually; this is not good news for Great Xia."
Que San suddenly asked a question: "The master wants to ask everyone a question, why does the high rank warrior want to do this?
"Canglan Star fell into the Primordial World just over a year ago, mutation of species is just beginning, it's merely a very barren civilization world.
"From any angle, the benefits for the high rank warrior from Canglan Star are very limited, so what is their motivation to aid the Carmenians?"
This group of officers was stumped.
No one could answer.