Half an hour later,
In a safe house of the Super Combat Division in Snowfall City, the gaunt youth vomited out everything he had just eaten, spewing it out in a mess.
His pupils held fear, but also excitement.
"Monsters, and... extraordinary power!"
He was excited, but then he remembered the bloody scene from before and hesitated before obediently shrinking into a corner.
The people from the Super Combat Division were also still shaken.
The brilliant lightning that had just flashed seemed to be imprinted in their minds, the scene where three monsters were instantly annihilated within moments, lingering in their minds.
Too strong!
This was definitely a dual-awakened!
Possessing the ability to control 'lightning threads'! An incredibly powerful ability!
However, did their country, Langhua, have such a strong civilian awakened, and an Easterner at that?
The burly man leading them, his mind racing, paused and said in Sunfall language, "I am the captain of the Super Combat Division's regular combat team, codename 'Iron Fist'. Which region are you awakened from?"
His gaze swept over them.
Beside him, two team members subtly raised their firearms.
Luo Rui was displeased.
"Hey, hey, we are your saviors, aren't we?"
Huan Tong looked over, a subtle gleam rotating in her eyes, "I advise you, it's best not to fire."
With a mere glance, the guns in the hands of the two team members clattered to the ground.
The man codenamed 'Iron Fist' snapped back to reality and was horrified to find himself bound by white threads.
Those same threads that had annihilated three monsters in one fell swoop.
He swallowed hard, "I think we were the ones who offended you. How about we talk?"
"Fine."
...
After a period of physical negotiation, the three from Langhua's Super Combat Division became much easier to deal with.
Although it was an accident, and their identities as awakened had been exposed, potentially drawing the attention of cultists, but...
The Super Combat Division was, after all, the official mysterious department of Langhua. If they could gain their assistance, finding the cultists would be much easier.
"Now, let's move on to the first question. How much information do you have about the special awakened individuals from before?"
Feng Yin, who was most fluent in foreign languages, asked.
"That question, actually... we also want to know."
Iron Fist replied cautiously.
What he actually wanted to know more was the identities of these three people.
These three were very likely all awakened, and the young man at the forefront was a dual-awakened! What did that signify? If they were within their Super Combat Division, they would undoubtedly be one of the top-tier teams.
His own team only had him as an awakened, while the remaining four were just active soldiers.
But if it was just dealing with awakened individuals, they weren't afraid with firearms. No matter how strong their awakened power was, could it withstand modern weaponry? If handguns weren't enough, bring out rifles! Sniper rifles! Rocket launchers!
That's what they had thought before.
Now...
"Our mission does include investigating the Holy Moon Church, but nowadays in Langhua, and even in other countries, all sorts of organizations and churches are emerging. A new church doesn't warrant much attention, though it seems this church has quite a few awakened."
"We speculated there might be three, four, six, or seven."
"Then we went to great lengths to find a follower of the Holy Moon Church, hoping she would introduce us to the church's high-ranking members, and then seize the opportunity to recruit the awakened individuals within this church into our Super Combat Division."
"But who would have thought, before we even exchanged a few words, that follower became enraged, attacked us like a madwoman, and then you saw what happened next."
Is that all? That's it?
Luo Rui was speechless. After all that talk, there was no substance? Not much more than what the gaunt youth had inquired about earlier!
They were too incompetent.
"Don't you people in the Super Combat Division even take these kinds of evil cult organizations seriously?"
The burly man 'Iron Fist' indeed seemed unconcerned. He said, "The department's main forces are dealing with the 'guixie'. No matter how great the harm caused by evil cults, can it compare to 'guixie'? Even if they have awakened individuals, it's the same."
"Exactly!"
Another team member gritted his teeth, "We went with sincerity to talk, that's why we didn't bring heavy-caliber firearms. Otherwise, how could we have lost to a few wild awakened individuals! Awakened are just flesh and blood too!"
Indeed, firearms could injure and even kill awakened individuals, but battles against cultists were more akin to urban warfare. Possessing firearms didn't mean having an absolute advantage.
Moreover, the cultists they encountered earlier were all just first-tier awakened.
And according to the mission description, the number of cultists wouldn't be small, nor would the experts be few... Luo Rui pondered, and then discussed with Feng Yin and Huan Tong for a while.
They decided to wait for reinforcements from the Super Combat Division. If they could find the cult's lair with the help of the local mysterious department, that would be ideal.
However, before the reinforcements arrived, a team member spotted strange figures appearing around the safe house on the surveillance screen.
Men, women, old, and young, wearing different clothes, from different places, seemingly unrelated. But, one by one, they were all heading towards this location.
"We've been discovered!"
"Shit! How did they find us here!"
"Die! I want revenge!"
There were firearms in the safe house. Iron Fist and the other two members of the Super Combat Division picked up rifles and machine guns. The trembling gaunt youth also picked up a gun for self-defense.
Luo Rui did not.
They carried their own firearms, special large-caliber handguns designed to deal with cult awakened individuals, but compared to guns, they preferred using their own abilities.
The three members of the Super Combat Division wanted revenge, and with weapons, their confidence soared. Seizing the opportunity, as the cultists broke through the door and entered the passage of the safe house,
"Fire!"
Dada-da-da-da—
The muzzles spat flames, and bullets tore through the cultist rushing at the forefront, ripping his entire body apart.
Then came the second, and the third.
This machine gun was like the grim reaper, continuously reaping the cultists who broke through the door.
The Super Combat Division team members let out wild laughter.
Their laughter abruptly stopped.
A chunk of his entire shoulder was bitten off, and the rest of his body turned grey.
"It's a 'guixie'!"
Luo Rui's threads swept out, and the 'guixie', which resembled a leopard, revealed its presence.
Not very strong, but sufficiently deadly to ordinary people.
The defense line had been torn apart, and the cultists poured in, perhaps with a few 'guixie' among them.
Iron Fist's eyes turned red.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
"Why are there 'guixie' here!"
He kept firing.
Luo Rui and the other two also fell into a bitter struggle.
His Thousand Silk Threads could shoot out at extreme speed, and the moment they entangled a cultist, lightning would spread.
This move could instantly annihilate a cult awakened individual.
But the consumption was not small.
The cultists were not standing like wooden stakes.
He unscrewed the cap and gulped down a bottle of energy recovery potion. His face twisted slightly, and this bitterness was vented onto the cultists.
Threads danced, and arcs of lightning flashed.
"But there are too many of them!"
"Every single one is an awakened, and their awakened abilities are very similar!"
"Claws, fangs, and strong vitality, regenerative power, is this the characteristic of this cult?"
"Brother Feng Yin, is this the time to analyze the situation!"
The stylish dress Huan Tong was wearing had been torn, revealing the close-fitting combat suit underneath.
If not for this combat suit, she might have died just now.
Her heart was pounding wildly.
She twisted, her eyes forming circles, and glared at the cultist in front of her.
The ferocious cultist suddenly froze.
Taking advantage of this opening, Huan Tong raised her pistol and pulled the trigger.
Bang—
The cultist's head exploded like a watermelon.
But the situation did not improve. It was as if they had poked a hornet's nest, and more and more cultists were pouring into the safe house.
She looked at the people from the Super Combat Division and couldn't help but shout, "When will your reinforcements arrive!"
Iron Fist, covered in blood, said bitterly, "Based on my experience, at least one or two hours, and the reinforcements won't be too strong."
They had never taken wild awakened organizations seriously.
He estimated that there wouldn't be many awakened individuals among the reinforcements, likely just more heavy weapons.
However,
Looking at these cultists, dressed differently... some still in their pajamas, but now all exhibiting similar awakened characteristics, equally ferocious and equally mad... Iron Fist felt a chill.
This was definitely not some wild organization!
What kind of monsters were these!
Could it be, it really was a cult!
They had seriously underestimated it!
But Iron Fist was finding it increasingly difficult to resist. This was, after all, with the Eastern expert holding back the majority of the pressure.
He was strong.
His strength was considerable even within the Super Combat Division.
But there were too many enemies! And among those cultists, there were some with terrifying speed, possibly second-tier awakened masters!
The grey figure flickered, and the youth controlling the 'lightning threads' was in a precarious situation.
His combat suit was torn, and blood seeped from multiple wounds.
This was it!
Luo Rui, however, smiled. "Don't panic."
Iron Fist wiped away some blood, his eyes lighting up with hope. "How can one not panic in this situation... Do you have some other trick up your sleeve to break through?"
"No."
Luo Rui shot out a silk thread. The continuous use of his abilities and skills had depleted his life energy, and his face had visibly paled.
But his smile remained.
"Because, the big boss of our organization has arrived."
Organization?
Big boss?
Someone the Eastern expert called a 'big boss'?
Iron Fist was stunned for a moment, and during this daze, he was almost taken away by the cultist in front of him.
His sharp fingernails stopped an inch from his neck.
The person froze.
He stumbled and sat down, gasping for breath.
He heard a faint "ding-ling," "ding-ling" sound.
Amidst the mess and shattered walls of the safe house, a tall figure slowly walked in.
Carrying a small bell, gently shaking it.
"Ding-ling—"