Wild Grass Road.
Desolate, overgrown with weeds, yet different from usual today, a distant faint black fog can be seen, emitting bursts of howling.
The perimeter was even more heavily manned in anticipation.
At that moment,
A figure walked down the empty road.
Dressed in black, wearing a strange mask, with a knife hanging at his waist, he headed straight towards the area engulfed in black fog.
The auxiliary personnel on the outskirts were stunned.
They weren't part of the team responsible for the blockade; their duties included transporting goods, assistance, and support, and this place was already within the blockade line.
"Is he... one of our agency's investigators?"
"No, I know all the ones from the agency, none of them dresses like that."
"He's not a special-grade investigator either, she had already arrived, and it was me who showed her the way."
Then, how did this guy get in!
This is a blockade scene!
Don't think that just because you're dressed in something weird and unrecognizable that you can fool us; I hate these people who mess things up the most, the investigators on the front lines are still in danger!
"You there..."
"Wait!"
Another personnel from the investigation bureau suddenly seemed to remember something and widened his eyes in realization.
He recalled a video he had seen at the bureau a few days ago; the image was shaky and blurred, but he still noted some characteristics.
Black clothes.
Black clothes weren't special, but the mask and the knife at the waist...
"Yes, yes, yes... it's him! The mysterious man who appeared at the construction site!"
"He's here! That man is here!"
That man's arrival brought hope! Peace was possible!
Many in the investigation bureau were well aware of the difficulty and horror of that big fellow, with unknown conditions at the frontline, and an unknown outcome of the battle. Although the man in black was oddly dressed, mysterious in identity, and moody...
But this man, he was very strong!
"Don't stop him!"
"This is the one Director Zhou has been looking for!"
"Quick, quick, quick, please have him go over there!"
Black Blade said nothing, nor did he bother with the people around him, focusing his gaze directly ahead, taking steps one after the other, like an emotionless warrior.
The savior above had Black Blade, like a pigeon, a Mysterious Evil assassin, devoid of emotions!
Nearly there!
Getting closer!
Through Black Blade's field of vision, Fang You could see the faint black fog spreading in the distance, thicker than yesterday, with larger and clearer outlines within the fog.
And around it, people lay scattered on the ground.
Only two and a half were still standing.
Had the fight already started?
And it was this tragic?
No way!
"This looks bad." As Fang You stared at the game screen, the fallen figures whose fate was uncertain, his mood suddenly became heavy.
Black Blade, faster!
But without Fang You urging him, Black Blade's knife was already unsheathed, a cold murderous intent seemingly solidifying into substance, stirring up the wind, sweeping the clouds!
The black fog exploded, suddenly becoming fluffy.
A pair of eyes under the black shadow shifted toward Black Blade.
The intent to kill had risen, and Black Blade had attracted enmity!
Fang You watched without blinking, tension rising again, his fists clenched, sweating.
"Still too weak."
"I'm too weak, Black Blade isn't strong enough, the organization doesn't have enough Apostles of Fate. If we had ten or eight Angel Envoys, wouldn't they have taken on this Mysterious Evil in a duel and wiped it out yesterday!"
Boom~!
The Serpent Mother, now with legs, sprinted like a war chariot.
The special-grade investigator Bai Xue from the state bureau took long strides chasing wildly, but catching up was futile; she was dismayed to find that at most she could break its defense, and even if she exhausted all her life force, it was still far from enough to severely harm this Mysterious Evil.
So weak!
Powerless!
Yet she still charged forward, "Be careful!"
Hearing her cry, Level One Investigator Jiang Tingqiu, as well as Director Zhou, who was already in a daze, looked up.
Through their twisting vision, a figure approached.
Layer upon layer was disorienting, but Director Zhou and Jiang Tingqiu recognized him instantly.
It was him! It was definitely him!
That man!
Could he deal with this Mysterious Evil?
Even Jiang Tingqiu, who had hung a photo of Black Blade over her bed and worshipped it night and day, couldn't be sure that this man was definitely more formidable than that special-class agent with long legs. However, however...
The Serpent Mother roared like a chariot.
Black Blade, who had been walking at a steady pace, suddenly leaned forward, speeding up! Faster and faster!
He burst into a sprint, the dazzling red light on the double-handed blade blooming, inch by inch it extended.
Blade Strike! Master-class!
A bright red light streaked into existence, and as Black Blade swiftly passed by, he dashed past the Mysterious Evil Serpent Mother like a bolt of lightning.
The light of the Blade Strike fell, and the long legs on one side of the Serpent Mother snapped off in unison, like the wheels being blown off one side of a charging chariot, causing the massive body to uncontrollably tilt to one side.
This was the chance!
A flaw had appeared!
Black Blade turned around, his silhouette like lightning, dodging the whip-like long serpent strikes in a series of left and right leaps.
Chunks of the Yew Road scattered, wind howled, and his gaze remained utterly steady, the red light on the extinguished blade reigniting.
Spreading inch by inch! Gathering strength!
Growing brighter! Thicker! Longer!
This Blade Strike, a length and a half, concentrated all his strength!
The life force of his entire body erupted like a volcano, poured out, and the cold killing intent also surged, Black Blade leaped high with the sword in both hands, the one-and-a-half-length blade light falling from above.
From above to below, he split the Serpent Mother's massive body in half.
In the world hidden beneath reality, the Serpent Mother's body twisted, and a thick red line spread inch by inch, the body of the Serpent Mother also cracking section by section.
Emerging to the surface.
Shattering completely.
Dissipating into wisp after wisp of black mist in the world.
Leaving behind nothing but devastation, shattered rocks, the marks of dragging and pulling, vast expanses of grey and black, a testament to the existence of a horrifying Mysterious Evil.
A figure in black stood to one side, standing tall and distinguished, the red light on the blade extinguished, the battle sword sheathed once more.
The wind blew past.
In the distance, streaks of golden sunlight dispersed the clouds, spilling through the gaps between buildings.
Falling upon Black Blade, his black clothes seemed to be tinged with gold.
Bai Xue, who was still trying to catch up but hadn't managed to, was stunned.
Jiang Tingqiu was stunned.
Director Zhou, teetering on his feet, was also stunned.
Their eyes were full of the golden light that flooded the land!
Stunned! Shocked! Ecstatic!
He rubbed his eyes, smeared with blood, but he didn't care anymore, and even felt somewhat revived, thanks to the influence of the Mysterious Evil being gone.
He propped himself up, trying to stand, but couldn't quite manage it.
"Quick, give me a hand."
"Oh."
As if fearing Black Blade would run away, Director Zhou was helped to Black Blade's side with a hop and a skip, expressing his gratitude.
After a pause, he asked in a seemingly casual manner, "Brother, are you perhaps from one of the hidden martial arts families of legend?"
Although Director Zhou had never heard of such a family in the country.
But he had seen it, the blade light bursting forth from the blade, several meters long!
That must be the legendary blade energy, right?
Bai Xue and Jiang Tingqiu were also all ears.
Black Blade paused as if deep in thought.
After a moment,
"I am merely an ordinary warrior in the organization."