RoleplayNovel Chapter 53 What does "mission incomplete" mean?
Chapter 53 What does "mission incomplete" mean?
"How is that possible?"
The other members of Group Three also looked incredulous: "It's one thing for Tiandu City to bully smaller city-states, but the elite races are monopolized by four major city-states. Do they want to offend the entire confederation and become the target of everyone's ire?"
"But that's just how it is."
Dark Raven gave a wry smile and explained, "The Heavenly Capital City has mastered a bizarre method of assassination that can kill without leaving any trace. No matter how the body is examined, the result can only be natural death or sudden death. They use this method to assassinate people who oppose them on certain occasions, thereby forcing others to submit. After discovering the anomaly, I followed the clues and finally discovered their true purpose. At the same time, I brought back strong evidence, namely the tools they used to carry out that assassination method."
"Oh? What is it?"
The three groups of people asked with curiosity—there are many Pokémon capable of assassinating silently, but none that leave no trace. Even Psychic-type moves that can kill in dreams and appear outwardly normal will be detected by other Psychic-type Pokémon.
"It was a pure black crystal I'd never seen before..."
puff!
Jiang Yong almost choked on his own saliva.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, you just choked."
Jiang Yong coughed a few times, calmly waved his hand, but his heart was in turmoil.
—The characteristics described by Dark Raven are exactly those of a fragment of a Necromancer Meteorite!
Because it contains necromantic elements, an attribute never before seen on Planet Carlo, and its nature relates to the soul level of life, it would indeed be impossible for Planet Carlo's technology to detect it when used for assassination. However…
Isn't this supposed to be a top secret in Tiandu City?
Wasn't it agreed that the flow of each fragment would be personally overseen by the Lord of Tiandu City and used entirely for the creation of that big boss? What kind of nonsense is this, using it for assassinations? Or is it some absurd reason like monopolizing elite races? From their perspective, they're about to achieve unification, and they're risking their plans being exposed for the sake of an elite race?
What Jiang Yong was more concerned about was that there was no such plot in the ghost story of his previous life. Otherwise, how could it have been so difficult to catch up with Tiandu City?
Could it be the butterfly effect caused by my own time travel?
But what butterfly could produce such an effect? It would practically blow the brains of the City Lord of Tiandu City out of control!
Something's not right, not even nine-tenths right...
Jiang Yong scratched his chin and silently exhaled.
But what does it matter if everything stays the same? That's what makes it interesting!
He had a premonition that the world he was in after transmigrating might be different from the ghost instance of his previous life, but he didn't intend to panic over this—even when facing completely new scenes and new storylines, he had managed to complete the game in one life before.
What's more, it's a world that has only been slightly modified, with a different direction and even a reduced level of difficulty in the story?
Furthermore, from another perspective, with Dark Raven's evidence and testimony, I only need to guide the investigation in Cloud City precisely to its target. What's more, the clues Dark Raven obtained happened to come from the Eastern Territory, which gives me a legitimate reason to accept the second main quest on Carlo Star, significantly accelerating my progress!
This modification is to my advantage!
With a firm resolve, Jiang Yong continuously channeled vacuum energy into Kotia's body, propelling the vehicle at high speed.
Regardless, at least "Flame Soul" Nott's personality shouldn't have changed, so he'll definitely cause trouble on my way back. I'll have to be extra vigilant for the rest of the journey.
……
A day and a night later.
"We're about to enter the blockade."
Jiang Yong leaned back in his seat, one hand on the steering wheel and the other casually operating the portable radio on the passenger seat. He turned to his teammates behind him and said, "Tiandu City has intensified its blockade of Yunqi City. There are quite a few sentries. I'll try to get around them. Keep quiet."
The teammates obediently nodded and remained silent.
After one mission, they had completely convinced themselves of Jiang Yong's radio skills, and when they didn't need to work, they simply became lazy bums who could only silently chant "666".
Seeing this, Jiang Yong activated the disguised interstellar terminal from a blind spot in the back seat, instantly revealing the sentry positions of Tiandu City.
"However, if this encirclement was set up by Nott, there's a high probability there will be radio-silent reconnaissance units as well. Rushing in as quickly as possible is the safest course of action..."
He glanced at the screen, quickly planned a route with a moderate number of sentry posts that didn't seem like deliberately left openings, then activated the Shield of Circulation at full speed, flooring the accelerator to propel Cortia forward at top speed.
Sprint! Sprint!
Jiang Yong, already level 20, piloted the level 28 Cortia with a speed far surpassing that of his previous mountain four-wheel drive beasts. He practically became a silver blur, darting through the forest at incredible speed. Having calculated the route in advance, the vehicle moved smoothly and skillfully along the edge of each sentry's reconnaissance range, weaving through the trees with effortless grace. Despite its extremely high speed and considerable noise, it went completely unnoticed by any of the sentries!
In just a few minutes, the seemingly impregnable encirclement was left behind, and the city walls of the southern satellite city of Yunqi City were now visible to the naked eye!
"Jump off the train and into the city!"
Jiang Yong shouted and slammed on the brakes, bringing the car to a stop at the edge of the woods. The closer he got to success, the more vigilant he became; this was to guard against the possibility that the people from Tiandu City might arrive at the city gate to ambush him.
Although Cloud City has several entrances, and Nott alone cannot handle them all, now that Jiang Yong knows that Dark Raven stole fragments of the Necromancer Meteorite, he has to consider the possibility that Heavenly Capital City will send more master-level contractors to participate in the encirclement.
After retrieving Cortia, the members of Groups Two and Three disembarked, their auras subtly igniting—a symbol of their readiness to unleash speed while maintaining stealth. Without needing prompting, Roman activated "Polarized Maze" again, enveloping everyone within it, and then they all sprinted away!
500 meters... 100 meters... 50 meters...
Excited heart, excited hands!
With just a little bit of progress left, all three objectives of this mission will be successfully completed. In Jiang Yong's opinion, the hidden reward will definitely be substantial!
one meter!
Jump!
Each expert displayed their unique skills, and in the blink of an eye, they crossed the city wall in all sorts of strange and wonderful ways, stepping back onto the land of Yunqi City.
"Settle!"
The moment Jiang Yong saw Dark Raven land safely, he immediately opened the control panel.
[Incomplete task objectives detected. Confirm settlement?]
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