whonovel Chapter 999 - 868: Mission Accomplished
Chapter 999 - 868: Mission Accomplished
Layers upon layers of hexagons appeared all around, and in an instant an egg-shaped light curtain enclosed the entire space.
At this moment Kreya and the others also appeared within the light curtain, arriving by teleportation right before the Space Lock fully formed.
Seeing four more people pop out in a flash, the enemies immediately tried to run.
After fighting these Explorers for so long, they already knew exactly when to fight and when to slip away.
If you move too fast you get no meat, too slow and you don’t live.
They all tried to make a quick escape through space.
However, what they didn’t expect this time was that the spatial rifts they tore open flat-out rejected them, as if they were trying to ram their bodies into a solid metal plate.
"Kill him, quick! That eggshell is his doing, I can’t enter space anymore!"
The blood man whose attack was blocked by a hexagonal Shield turned his head and shouted loudly to the teammates attacking alongside him.
The hexagonal Shield blocking his way was exactly the same as the large light curtain forming the perimeter around them.
Only now did the patrol team confirm Kane was on their side, and they started doing their best to hold back the enemies in front of them.
These intruders who had tried to break into the Mist weren’t idiots either, and they all began recklessly charging straight toward Kane.
The enemy headcount had now climbed to ten, and by experience it might increase even further—and this was still their home turf.
If they didn’t take Kane out and break away, they were absolutely going to die here.
So their objective was frighteningly unified.
Kreya’s figure turned into a streak of black-and-white fire, and in a flash she moved right in front of one of the attackers.
The black Sword Blade in her hand thrust straight out.
The enemy’s body was a Ghost-like cloud of mist; the instant he was attacked he immediately Flickered to the side.
Under normal circumstances, that strike would have been considered dodged.
However, the Sword Blade wreathed in black flame was as if it had already locked onto him; even with his dodge it still pierced into him.
The black Sword Blade ignored any possible defense and drove straight through him.
Black flames flared up in an instant, engulfing the enemy.
He died without ever understanding why.
A Blank Magic Stone at Kreya’s waist flashed with a trace of multicolored light.
She immediately pulled out the Sword Blade and charged at another enemy.
The enemy she targeted instantly Flickered away to the sides; he had just watched the previous fight with his own eyes.
He had no idea why that person could take out his teammate with a single slash, and he didn’t think he himself was any stronger than that teammate.
A bolt of lightning came crashing down, cutting off his escape route.
And Kreya took the opportunity to appear right beside him.
Lilulu was in the same situation—her opening move was a Fairy Tale Maze.
The rainbow-colored ray, incredibly fast, hit the blood-congealed monster in front of Kane in an instant.
It was directly sealed into the Maze and vanished from where it had stood.
The instant Kreya and the others revealed their figures, the advantage on the field shot upward.
The enemies were practically already sentenced to death.
They didn’t even need Kreya’s group to keep acting; the five-man patrol team had already surrounded two enemies and, with sheer numerical superiority and focused fire, took them out on the spot.
Kane simply stood where he was and watched.
He watched Kreya’s group and the original patrol team wipe out all six attacking enemies in under ten minutes.
One of them was the poor bastard released after seven or eight minutes in confinement; before he could even figure out what was happening, a black Longsword punched through his chest.
The whole battle was brutally swift and efficient.
The five patrol members were still a bit dazed.
"Let’s head back."
Kane hefted a corpse and spoke to Kreya and the others, then the group immediately vanished from the spot.
They had taken out four enemies total, with the other two being killed by the patrol team.
So each of them carried off a corpse when they left. Of course, you couldn’t expect Lilulu to lug one along as well.
The patrol team left behind looked at the corpses at their feet, then at each other, eyes full of confusion.
When Kane once again passed through the Teleportation Gate and returned to the Annihilation Team’s staging area...
What greeted them were looks of astonishment from everyone.
Bedalin leaned against Lilith’s side and asked softly in her ear, "So, you think you could take one hit from Kreya, your dear fiancée?"
Lilith didn’t turn her head; she stared straight ahead, but her clenched teeth ground out, "Can you shut up?"
Bedalin covered his mouth and snickered.
"To think they’re the first team to promote the entire roster from Copper to three-color; they really do have something special."
Bagri sighed in admiration beside them.
Miraste and the others nodded in agreement; this was indeed something they deeply respected.
And the battle just now made them clearly realize that Kane and his teammates hadn’t gotten this far on luck.
The most eye-catching among them was probably Kreya.
Divine Skill–level Dual Blade Martial Arts, coupled with the black flames she deliberately employed.
In this battle, Kreya alone claimed a double kill.
And she did it in an incredibly short time—less than five minutes.
Especially that opening strike where she one-shotted an enemy.
That really stunned those who were watching the battlefield through the recording.
None of them had ever imagined something like that.
And the technique she showed when she took down the next enemy shocked them even more; it proved it wasn’t just a fluke—Kreya really had that level of strength.
"Not really, you flatter us. Just luck." Kane said modestly.
After that they once again sat down on the seats to the side.
This time they were genuinely discussing their respective roles and Skills that might help in the upcoming battles.
They still needed a few more fights to hone the team.
...
One month later.
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Kane stood with his arms folded, silently standing in a patch of white Mist.
He just watched quietly like that, watching Miraste fighting an enemy.
Beside them were two floating pyramids, assisting Miraste in the attack.
At this moment he had to admit, Miraste’s fighting really gave off a feeling like she was dancing.
And he also had to admit, he himself was nothing more than a Space Lock machine.
While he was thinking, within the circular locked space, all enemies had already been completely wiped out.
Archie flew to Kane’s side and used his sleeve to wipe off the light-blue blood splattered on his face.
"Kane, you did the heavy lifting again this time."
Hearing Archie’s words, Kane couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
"Heavy lifting, what heavy lifting, being a Space Lock machine?"
"Hahaha, without your Space Lock, how could we have taken them out so easily?" Miraste walked over and said with a smile.
As the battle on their side came to an end—
Up above the Mist, Bagri also flew down.
They could see a five-colored enemy flying outward, away from the field.
Bagri, who had flown down, still carried the same imposing air; you couldn’t tell at all he’d just gone through a fierce battle.
But he couldn’t help sighing as he said, "Sigh, it won’t be easy to have another month as relaxed as this one."
"Why do you say that?" Kane asked in puzzlement.
By this time, the others who had finished cleaning up the battlefield also gathered around.
Hearing Bagri’s words, they were a bit curious as well.
Waiting for what he would say next.
"That five-colored enemy I just fought came to probe us. This is also the first time we’ve run into a five-color-level enemy since I started acting together with you."
Speaking of this, he suddenly paused for a moment.
"This doesn’t seem like a good place to talk. Let’s head back first."
With that he disappeared on the spot, and the others followed suit and left.
Afterward they stepped out through the Teleportation Gate.
They tossed the corpses in their hands into a room off to the side, planning to deal with them later.
This was a room they had specially set aside.
"Corpse Room."
They then went over to the table and sat down.
At this point Bagri sat on a chair and began, "You know, the five-color level can easily spot Kane’s sneaky moves."
"And over these past few days, you’ve clearly seen it yourselves: the number of raids has been dropping, even showing signs of stopping entirely."
"This time might be their last attack, just to test a few things."
Hearing Bagri’s words, Kane couldn’t help but nod.
Over this month they had taken out close to thirty enemies.
And today, with their full team dispatched, they’d wiped out sixteen in one go.
In previous battles, the enemy numbers had never exceeded ten.
They would take turns annihilating them based on enemy numbers, and Kane’s job was simple: just be a Space Lock machine.
He basically hardly ever needed to make a move; when he did, it was the floating pyramids automatically helping them fight.
Every time he simply stood in the center of the battlefield with his hands behind his back, watching.
And yet the enemies were all very eager to rush over and kill him.
Within a month, the enemy had lost forty-six color-level individuals.
This was no longer something that could be brushed off as "a bit of damage"; it was a devastating blow.
It was quite possible that the newly formed alliance outside would be completely shattered because of this.
This was no joke.
The reason had already been explained before.
Bagri continued, "From here on, their offensives probably won’t be tentative attacks anymore. Every time they move, they’ll need to gain something. It’s likely that each operation will have one or two five-color-level enemies tagging along."
"But that’s also a good thing. Right now they’re basically just clinging to life."
"The enemy is already stuck in a dilemma, hahahaha."
At this, Bagri couldn’t help but burst into loud laughter.
The others all knew why he said that, so they didn’t press for details.
Now that the enemy had witnessed Kane’s existence,
only two scenarios remained.
They could have a five-color-level enemy accompany every operation to guard against Kane suddenly showing up.
Once he appeared, they’d have to immediately run.
But this was Kane and company’s home field; they only needed to teleport to arrive in an instant, with almost no delay.
Or they could go for a large-scale offensive.
Pin Kane down in one defensive zone and let the other assault teams reap the rewards elsewhere.
But here’s the problem: if they want to pin down Kane’s group, they really would be throwing their lives away to do it.
And one or two won’t cut it; they’d need at least ten-plus people to stall Kane’s team for long enough.
And this squad of suicide troops would also have to be strong enough.
Meanwhile, the offensive elsewhere might not even succeed; and even if it did, it wouldn’t inflict any truly serious damage on the Mist World.
The first problem is: can they even find that many candidates for a suicide squad who are both numerous and strong enough?
Obviously not. After all, they’re just a very loose alliance, banded together purely for profit.
When it comes to staking their lives, that’s just not happening.
The Evil Gods are afraid of death too; only a very few aren’t, and those few didn’t live long enough to make it to this era.
"Looks like our business is going to have to expand into other regions. The peepers in the East District won’t be able to hold out much longer."
Thinking of this, Kane couldn’t help but say with a smile.