Chapter 164 The Old Western Army <TOC> Chapter 166 Internal Strife
Translator: SumTLMan
As the financial backer, Demos did not participate in the operation, but she was not foolish enough to let a group of assassins act freely after receiving benefits.
Two trusted subordinates accompanied the Shen siblings, acting together with the assassins.
These two had no ordinary backgrounds.
Practitioners of the Seven Fungi Life Manipulation Secret Technique did not possess much combat power in the early stages. The Scarmaggio family, who controlled a city, naturally had enemies, and practitioners would also fight each other to eliminate future competitors.
Thus, the elders in the family would arrange protection for members who were determined to cultivate the Seven Fungi Life Manipulation Energy Technique.
These protectors were the practitioners’ initial support.
One of the two was a middle-aged woman in her fifties, with a wrinkled face. Although her body was bent, it was evident that she must have been quite robust in her youth, with a sturdy frame. The other was a seemingly frail and cold middle-aged man with pale skin and visible blue veins.
One was called Besame, and the other was Alfred.
Awakened individuals had long lifespans, aging much slower than ordinary people. Besame’s age must have been much greater than she appeared. Judging from her robust frame and joints, she was likely an enhancer-type awakened individual.
Alfred, on the other hand, carried a large iron box with him. The iron box was exquisitely crafted and heavy, but it was unclear what it contained. Judging from his practice of carrying a large amount of equipment, he was most likely a manipulator-type awakened individual.
Demos was confident in their abilities as they accompanied more than twenty vicious assassins, demonstrating her trust in their strength.
A hovercraft loaded all personnel and equipment, led by an experienced navigator, prepared to head for the Orissa jurisdiction in the Avonigarda Province.
The assassins were naturally not undertaking a commission outside Raginbeard for the first time. They were calm and composed; some closed their eyes to rest, some reviewed information on the target, and some maintained their weapons.
Li Mu picked up the so-called intelligence report and confirmed it was provided by the Shen siblings. They had likely put in great effort to obtain the holy relic, as the information on the Orissa jurisdiction was quite comprehensive. However, there was little personal information about Li Mu, and Li Mei’s existence was only briefly mentioned.
He casually folded the intelligence report and stuffed it into his pocket, solemnly taking out the Luo-Style Genesis Energy Technique to read.
Energy techniques like the Luo-Style Genesis Energy Technique were the crystallization of the wisdom of predecessors, created for the continuation of civilization.
Compared to ordinary energy techniques, the Luo-Style Genesis Energy Technique was much more extensive, recording a large amount of medical knowledge that might not be understandable without a certain level of education.
Li Mu had already recorded all the energy techniques obtained from this line into the memory of the brain of the vat-grown beauty, Lia. However, the computational power required to deduce these techniques was quite high, especially after the addition of the extremely complex Luo-Style Genesis Energy technique, which would take about three years to complete.
When assassinating some difficult targets, assassins would also cooperate with each other, so most of the assassins aboard the hovercraft were acquainted with one another.
Some assassins felt that Shen siblings had made a big deal out of a small issue after reading the intelligence; the target was merely a security officer of a jurisdiction, and it was not worth having so many people take action.
The sky quickly turned completely dark, and the navigator sitting at the front of the hovercraft identified their direction by distinguishing the terrain and the constellations in the sky, avoiding the dangers of the Great Swamp.
The passengers on the hovercraft were powerful and had no qualms about traveling at night, but it was best to avoid dangerous areas.
There were rumors in Raginbeard that several incredibly powerful psychic creatures lived in the Great Swamp, and they had divided their territories, hunting within their respective areas.
Almost no one had seen these creatures, but indeed many marauders had silently disappeared in the Great Swamp, and even an entire gang of marauders had vanished without a trace after leaving Raginbeard.
As they ventured deeper into the swamp, the air suddenly became damp, with layers of water vapor permeating the atmosphere, dampening everyone’s clothing.
Complete darkness swallowed everyone, and only the moonlight and starlight barely penetrated the low-hanging radiation clouds, illuminating the wilderness.
The wind picked up, and the withered grass on the swamp rose and fell like waves, with the not-so-small hovercraft sailing among them like a small boat.
A sense of unease rose in Algernon’s heart, as he was a psychic awakened individual with much keener perception than ordinary awakened individuals.
Something was watching them.
The cautious Algernon immediately used a psychic wave beam to scan the surroundings, choosing to use high-frequency short waves this time.
The conditions for using psychic wave beams of different frequencies also varied.
Awakened individuals commonly used frequency bands named L, S, C, X, etc., which originated from the naming method of radar technology in the field before the Great Catastrophe. Psychic awakened individuals’ techniques were developed with the participation of many radar engineers, so the naming method was passed down.
Algernon used the extremely high-frequency MM band, where the psychic wave beam’s resolution was outstanding, enabling a detailed examination of the target’s appearance and determining the target’s precise location and motion trajectory through range measurement, angle measurement, and speed measurement.
The biggest drawback of the MM band was that, due to its high frequency, even non-psychic awakened individuals could detect it, and its detection range was relatively short, only about two kilometers.
In his opinion, a detection range of two kilometers was sufficient, as only high-resolution capabilities could identify targets in complex terrain.
“What do you want to do? Algernon!”
Using psychic energy beams to probe other awakened individuals is an extremely provocative act, as you cannot determine if the other party is guiding a target for an attack.
“Something is watching us!”
Algernon said gravely.
“Are you joking? What could possibly dare to watch us?”
A disdainful assassin retorted.
“Not good!”
Algernon exclaimed, discovering that the enemy was coming from the air at supersonic speeds, diving towards them. However, due to the detection range, it was not discovered until it approached a distance of two kilometers.
As a psychic awakened, he lacked direct offensive capabilities and could only use a railgun for shooting.
Almost in the next instant, a massive shadow descended from the sky. The astonishingly powerful railgun bullet hit it but was deflected. The creature grabbed one person from the hovering vehicle and soared into the sky.
It was not until this moment that the people on the hovering vehicle heard the thunderous sonic boom.
Other assassins attempted to attack, but the shadow had completely vanished into the darkness. Only Algernon switched to the X-band and continued to track and shoot.
“What kind of monster is that?!”
A concerned assassin exclaimed. With such a high-speed diving attack, none of those present could guarantee they could withstand it.
Chapter 164 The Old Western Army <TOC> Chapter 166 Internal Strife