my slow journey to infinity

Chapter 123 The so-called lone wolf

Another awakened person died.

If it were in the main world, it would be normal for dozens of second- and third-level awakened beings to die in a day.

But it's different in this fantasy world.

From the overall situation, although the entire world is still gathering manpower and material resources to maintain a world war.

But for the awakened ones, the current environment is already very simple and comfortable.

They have resources, they have intelligence, and they are still dominating the world situation.

In terms of individual strength, even a powerful local wizard like Dumbledore, who is at the fourth or fifth level, may not be able to last long in the hands of the hunting team. The locals are not good at fighting.

As for the deceased [Ni Xue] this time, after getting along with him for several years, everyone knew something about him.

He is a standard lone wolf awakened person. From zero solo queue to level three, this kind of resume is no longer an ordinary awakened person.

The Awakened are a circle with frequent information exchange, and everyone has a clear understanding of various growth routes.

Among them, being a member of a hunting group is a very common path to growth.

The first impression given by those members of the hunting group is that they are professional, systematic, disciplined, and good at team combat.

The seven members of the well-trained hunting group can demonstrate extremely strong tactical toughness. They can perform any complex mission in any harsh environment.

Of course, a distinction must be made here between professional hunting groups and small gang-like groups that hold together for warmth.

The growth path of "Lone Wolf Awakener" is synonymous with "being able to fight".

Typical representatives include Summoner-Aqua Regia.

Wang Shui has not encountered many dangers, mainly because as a life awakener, he does not need to participate in system recruitment frequently. He has only experienced three fantasy worlds until now.

He can become stronger through learning, and he can make money through small business (still losing money, but he will continue to lose money when he gets rich).

After leaving Brother Hei, Wang Shui never thought about joining a hunting group to grow up. Instead, he thought about finding a job after growing up.

Although the growth path is a bit messy, Wang Shui does have the typical strength of a lone wolf. Among the second-level awakeners like Wang Shui, there are absolutely few who can take on one and a half moves of Sister Nephrite.

This is Wang Shui's confidence to continue to be a lone wolf. Yes, for now, the Russell family is not considered Wang Shui's confidence.

And that third-level [Ni Xue] brother is another type of typical person with strong personal ability.

He is a powerful [Multi-Element Mage], but in fact this profession has nothing to do with [Elements] in the conventional sense.

Conventional elements refer to the basic concepts that make up the world, such as [earth, air, water, fire], [metal, wood, water, fire, earth], etc. This is an early wisdom civilization that wants to summarize the rules of the macroscopic world. early scientific theory.

Subsequently, due to the influence of extraordinary power, more thunder, wind, gas, etc. appeared. No one is right or wrong, it's just different classification methods.

And [Ni Xue]'s "multi-element" refers to the ability to interfere with multiple factors in an abstract sense.

For example, his signature ability - [Psychic Erasure] can amplify the enemy's negative emotions and amplify states such as subjective pain, subjective suspicion, and even anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Make the other party feel anxious no matter what they do, which will lead to mistakes and failure.

His other ability - [Spiritual Impurity], allows the enemy to unknowingly mix in various fatal mistakes in a long period of behavior, such as causing some authors to unknowingly write typos.

This ability is quite fatal for a powerful spellcaster. During a long spellcasting or a long ceremony, if you miswrite and read some information incorrectly, dying suddenly on the spot is a relatively benign way to die.

[Ni Xue] Brother also has a lot of disgusting abilities that affect others. He is very good at causing natural death, such as making patients take the wrong medicine due to negligence.

He kind of means a [psychic] spell caster, but in fact he is a [mysterious] spell caster. His abilities are not considered psychic, and they are not restricted by the main world. .

All in all, he's just a wild bastard, a powerful lone wolf who makes himself look luckier by making others unlucky.

Maybe I can't get a critical hit, but you will definitely miss!

Therefore, Wang Shui was quite shocked that such a genius died inexplicably.

Based on Wang Shui's understanding of the resistance, even if Dumbledore and Grindelwald were to launch a sneak attack at the same time, it would be absolutely impossible to leave [Nixue] behind.

Wang Shui would even worry about whether these two old men would suffer from heart disease or something due to their age.

The survivability of a lone wolf is always higher than the output ability.

It is precisely because of this survivability that everyone chooses [Ni Xue] to become a spy who sneaks into the resistance, rather than the more powerful [Dragon Rider].

But this is the fact. [Ni Xue]'s body has been confirmed, and even the live video of the scene has appeared in the communication channel established by the awakened ones themselves.

Wang Shui and Sylvia watched the video carefully several times, but found no obvious clues.

It was an ordinary death scene——

In the Wanmu dense forest, near a newly opened clearing, Ni Xue froze on the ground with a look of shock on his face. His awakener space must have been sealed, and he was fully equipped with all the extraordinary equipment he should have.

Unlike a guy like Wang Shui who relies on his sister to protect himself, a normal lone wolf will have a lot of life-saving equipment on him.

[Ni Xue] had a lot of things on him, but only his passive equipment was activated. In other words, he was indeed attacked by a sneak attack, and then he was instantly killed without reacting?

Suddenly, a message with sound appeared in the team channel provided by the system, which had not been used for a long time.

[Temporary Ally Warning! The awakened one "Shield Babot" attacks the "Dragon Rider"! warn! warn! 】

[Dunbabot (m): It’s just a test, the system’s protection is still there. 】

[Dragon Rider (Dragon Hunter): Indeed, the system still provides "primary protective barrier". It seems that it is not made by us. Could it be that there is really someone in the resistance who can kill Ni Xue instantly? 】

[Primary Protective Barrier], the name of this spell seems very simple and low-level at first glance, but this thing is a real [ninth-level reduction spell].

It is somewhat similar to the [Mechanical Mystery Lock] that Wang Shui once encountered.

This is a spell that has been downgraded from level nine to level six. The downgrade only lowers the energy level, but does not reduce its magical properties - protection from all harm, including divine attacks.

Primary protection can withstand any damage below level six and lasts for one minute. Considering the level of their group of third-level awakeners, it is no different from being invincible.

Moreover, by "cheating" the system's [Primary Protection Barrier] to get through some difficult tasks, it is one of the common routines for playing in fantasy worlds. I have never heard of any abnormalities in the system.

Therefore, the test of the first two people shows that the weak alliance of the awakened ones is still effective.

[Half bottle of water (none): Is anyone here? What's the situation at the scene? It looked like he was on the battlefield. 】

[Strive for inappropriate hostages (m): I was there the day before yesterday, but I was only writing battlefield records as a scout. The supply point was opened by the soldiers below. We have to send supplies to Brother Nixue every two months. . 】

[Look back at the map (meters): I read the records. The supply points were randomly selected, and the execution soldiers also took measures to counter the prophecy, so they should not be discovered. And we have been doing this for many years. Is it because "Nixue" recently gained power and came into contact with some secrets that he was targeted and dealt with by the resistance? 】

secret? Have it?

The resistance here is very simple, just fighting.

The so-called secrets are nothing more than spies and troop deployment information, as well as various real-time attack plans.

But the pure logistics system is completely isolated from the war command system. Even Dumbledore, the founder of the resistance, will not know military intelligence.

There are no secrets on the logistics side, just some sporadic ways to line your own pockets. Just like [Dunbabot], they are sure that the killing was not caused by the awakened people. Wang Shui is also sure that it was definitely not caused by the resistance.

Moreover, the resistance forces at this time had not yet discovered that their apparent new leader was dead.

The other awakened ones suspected the rebels, but Wang Shui suspected Voldemort.

The one who died before, the Awakened [Purple Grimoire] who was part of the hunting team, was killed by the basilisk controlled by Voldemort.

Wang Shui did not believe that it was the basilisk's accidental killing, because during the time when the basilisk killed the [Purple Magic Book], several students were precisely petrified, which was definitely not an accident as Harry guessed.

What's more, after the death of [Purple Grimoire], someone changed the memories of everyone in Hogwarts. That person knew clearly that no family members of Purple Grimoire would come to ask.

[Dunbabot (m): It seems that this level 4 fantasy world is indeed dangerous at scale . Maybe there is a danger on the resistance side that we don't know about. 】

[Looking at the map (meter): How do you say, shrink it? You cannot escape the proxy war. If you fail in this kind of mission, you will most likely be sent to the more dangerous "real frontline". 】

[Divine Grace Petri Dish (meter): I suggest shrinking. It is now 1997, and there are still seven or eight years before the war in 2005. With our current production capacity, if we shrink, we can definitely build a huge army. 】

[Look at the map (meters): It’s hard to say how good the soldiers are. However, if we really can’t control the resistance, it’s not good to continue grinding. But we have to hold on to our current territory. We need soldiers and resources. 】

[Dragon Rider (Dragon Hunter): It’s okay to go to the “Real Frontline”. My hunting group is stationed on the frontline, but I don’t want to admit defeat, so I also support the turtle defense. However, do we really want to ignore this hidden danger? The other party has the ability to hunt the awakened ones at will, so is it safe to shrink down? 】

[Dunbabot (meter): Contraction is necessary. There is no need to vote. We need cooperation in terms of military output. The troops should first preserve their power. We are not afraid of raising troops. As for ourselves... let's stick together first. Even if the work needs to be spread out, it's best for everyone to stay close to each other and notify each other immediately if anything goes wrong. 】

The default leader of this team, [Dunbabot], made a decision quickly.

[Half bottle of water (none): Agreed, but I think there is no need to shrink in such a hurry, we can let Voldemort help push it up. Due to overcapacity, he has recently exploded a lot of line-filling troops. If trained properly, there will be no need to worry about the shortage of cannon fodder in proxy wars. 】

Here, it was indeed Wang Shui who deliberately dragged Voldemort into this.

[Looking back at the map (m): What a great idea! That guy cares so much about his territory that he doesn't care about us building a factory on his territory. It just so happens that we can leave the frontal battlefield to him! I'll make a plan immediately. 】

The conversation that followed completely ignored the dead [Ni Xue]. This is what Awakened people are like. Rather than dying, they were more surprised that the situation was out of control.

Sylvia, who had read the chat records together, met Wang Shui's eyes.

"What, do you still need to contact the Far East Group? I don't think we should put more pressure on the battlefield now."

"You are the commander, you have the final say. I am going to study anyway."

Wang Shui sighed deeply as he spoke.

"What, are you worried about safety issues? Are you going to return to "Europe" to stay permanently? "

"Of course not. Although Voldemort may not have the ability to kill the Awakened, he is definitely more suspicious than the resistance.

Let the sisters move to the Far East. I will go there first and leave the laboratory to me to dismantle it slowly. Everyone will rest for a while. "

Wang Shui has an obsession with rest, especially in the past two years.

Maybe he is a little tired because he has done too much scientific research. Now, apart from necessary research, he only wants to read books and learn theoretical knowledge. If he just studies, he thinks it is just rest.

"If you are worried about safety, you can also hide here and let us protect you.

If you are worried about proxy wars, all you need now is a push from me. The rebels can still participate in the war, but they can only become your war agents. "

Sylvia was unusually calm and even began to look through the piles of reports at hand. That was her job.

After all, her path to growth is much more dangerous than this petty fight. When she was in the third level, she could really be said to be hovering on the edge of death every day, and every mission was a knife-edge licking blood.

"For the time being... okay, just use the identity of [Geralt] to put me on the table, and then master this army first, so that you are prepared.

However, I still have to go to the Far East tonight to confirm some knowledge. "

After Wang Shui finished speaking, the small lounge became quiet. For a while, there was only the sound of Sylvia flipping papers.

The silence lasted for a long time, and from time to time, my sister would bring new reports to Sylvia, take away the old reports that had been criticized, and give her some drinks and refreshments.

Finally, after Wang Shui carefully considered all the information, he stood up from the sofa.

"I want to see the scene of Ni Xue's death."

"Do you have specific location coordinates?"

"I just found it via drone."

With that said, Wang Shui had already walked to the clothes rack and put on his coat, which was as loose as a cloak.

"Take me with you."

Sylvia's plain request, uh, or statement, made Wang Shui stunned for a moment.

However, he still reached out and put his hand on Sylvia's shoulder. In the next moment, the two of them came to the dense forest at night in a twist.

Wan Mulin is welcoming Wang Shui's arrival.

They can sense the friendly and comfortable atmosphere of Aqua Regia, which is the aura derived from the [Plant Affinity] ability of [Mastery Level].

Even predatory plants with low IQ and high aggressiveness will show a friendly attitude towards aqua regia.

Like the late trees here, they are incomplete extraordinary plants and do not have the ability to think carefully.

But they are using plants to emit a pleasant energy field.

The dense forest was pitch black at night, Wang Shui released [Low Light Vision] for the two of them, and summoned a low-brightness light ball to accompany them.

He used his low-altitude flying ability, but if he wanted to keep quiet and secretive in this dark forest, he could only go around the big trees quickly and slowly.

Sylvia, who was jumping lightly on the branches behind, looked very calm. She could always keep a constant distance from Aqua Regia.

Long-term conducting work has made her more quiet, intellectual, and softly attractive, but it has not made her physical fitness deteriorate.

The landing point of the Apparition was not far away. In less than two minutes, they found the artificially created space.

Wang Shui also successfully found the locations of several corpses in the video.

The photographers of the video were the rape fighters who responded later. They took away the body but did not clean up the scene.

Wang Shui first looked at each other and Sylvia, and then released a small drone.

After confirming that no one was nearby, a dazzling black and white light rose in the dark forest.

The light fell, and the huge circular array retracted. The two of them looked at the crystal fragments in Wang Shui's hands at the same time, with many dark red threads on them.

After feeling those soul fragments, Wang Shui frowned and made a serious and decisive judgment:

"It was done by the Awakened. Someone cleaned up the souls that escaped nearby."

(End of this chapter)