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Chapter 132 – Ambush
Compared to other cities, Skywater City is known to be the most peaceful one.
Chief Li worked tirelessly day by day to reach this point. Since he was designated to this position, he had shown excellent progress and outstanding results.
Every city has its problem to fix and difficulties to manage; however, under his leadership, they were able to achieve greater success.
The higher-ups recognized his accomplishments, giving him merits and commended him for doing a great job.
Now, all of that is on the line in this mission.
Evil Ghost Luo.
Chief Li read all the files they had about him. From the record, he is a sneaky and deadly individual.
Evil Ghost Luo is exceedingly prideful yet greatly values his life that he would choose to escape if he felt his life being threatened.
Moreover, he doesn’t care about anything. He would kill if it’s necessary and would not when he doesn’t need to, an extremely calculating person.
His skill is undetermined but was known to have the ability to occupy a living body by taking over their minds through a battle of wills, a mental attack.
At the same time, his ability can also suck out souls and consume it for nourishment. From multiple incidents, consuming souls have been found to strengthen him, a unique way to get stronger but not unheard of.
Sucking souls can also only be done to living people and is presumed to be incredibly risky. Evil Ghost Luo’s targets were mostly sick, dying people, and those who have mental issues, a form of soul attack.
When dealing with this individual, it is recommended to have multiple aids as the soul-sucking process is supposedly a long process that requires concentration and cancels out once interrupted.
Additionally, for safety, eye contact should be avoided. In every incident, victims showed the same unfocused eyes full of horrors.
Affiliation, none officially. Unofficially, Evil Ghost Luo was sighted to have met with some members of the Ghost Hall.
Ghost Hall is a notorious evil organization that works secretly out of anyone’s sight. It is rumored to be ruled by six ghost leaders with undetermined identities and abilities.
Only a few Awakeneds around the world were identified to be members of this group, and all of them have the similarity of having a Ghost-type Skill.
A hidden and evil organization, caution is a priority when dealing with this organization.
Evil Ghost Luo, when sighted, immediately notify the authorities, keep a distance away from him under any circumstances, especially when alone.
When he was done going over the information, Chief Li sat back on his seat, analyzing his abilities and contemplating ways to deal with him.
*knock knock*
The next moment, the door opened, and Jing Fei got in to notify him,
“Chief Li, they’re done with the final preparations. We’re ready to move.”
…
Midnight.
A middle-aged man with an easy-going expression was walking down the street while humming. His face had a satisfied smile as if he just had a sumptuous meal.
Suddenly, as he passed through a large tree by the sidewalk, a white mist rained down from the branches and surrounded him.
Before he was able to react, the mist ignited, burning his skin through his clothes.
“Got him. Proceed as planned.”
Chief Li and Jing Fei were on top of a building watching the scene unfold. The man screamed in pain as he rolled around the ground in an effort to extinguish the fire.
Flammable Mist, the skill of an Awakened under his command, he could release a white mist that can be ignited whenever he wants.
The only downside was he couldn’t control where the mist goes, and it can easily be made ineffective when his opponent was prepared for it.
This time, to ensure that he would hit his target, he released everything he had to surround the man’s body, exhausting his energy in exchange.
When he succeeded, his work was done. Proceeding as they planned, he jumped down to head towards their gathering place to recuperate his lost energy.
“Everyone stay alert. Watch his movements.”
“Second Group, take him down.”
On Chief Li’s command, a group of people in black attire who were armed with guns came out of the surrounding areas.
All of them got ready for this exact moment. They arrived a few minutes earlier to prepare an ambush.
As to how they were able to locate him, it was quite easy. When they found the dead body that Evil Ghost Luo discarded, they only have to find the last person he ran into with his previous vessel.
Everything went smoothly after that. They quickly traced his movements and made the necessary plans to deal with him.
Taking the chance while he’s down, the second group fired continuous shots at the man. Each shot was like mini balls of fire that explodes whenever it hit him.
The weapon they were holding wasn’t an ordinary gun. It is a Magic Gun. By combining current technologies and the effects of various skills, they were able to create this weapon.
Comparing the power, the Magic Gun wasn’t as damaging as real guns. The sole reason Chief Li decided to use this weapon was that they were against a ghost.
Physical Attacks aren’t effective against ghosts. Even if his body were to disintegrate, his real form would still be unharmed.
To be successful in defeating Evil Ghost Luo, Chief Li had to eliminate his ghost body using Elemental Skills.
However, as this emergency mission caught every one of them unprepared, only a small number of Awakeneds with the necessary skills were gathered.
So Chief Li had to use everything they have, including these Magic Guns. Although these weapons were not too effective against his current body, once it hits him in his original ghost form, it would inflict serious damage.
When they all thought it was going to be over, ending with his body burning and forcing him out, one person suddenly fell on the ground motionless.
Simultaneously, Evil Ghost Luo also disappeared on his spot; only the charred ground was left.
It seems that Evil Ghost Luo had enough and decided to retaliate. With every groan, one person fell with necks bent the wrong way.
It was happening so fast that most of them, as ordinary people, failed to pinpoint even a hint of his location.
Some fired shots on the direction of the groans, hoping that they would somehow be able to hit him. Others huddled together, sharply watching their surroundings.
But no matter how good and how useful their weapon was, if they couldn’t find their target, they can only be a prey for the predator.
The night felt unusually chilly for them. A sinking feeling rushed through their bones as if they were the ones being hunted.
At the building, Chief Li and Jing Fei watched with solemn expressions. What happened already happened, they could only try to finish what they started.
Chief Li focused on the situation as he gave out commands,
“Third Group, use your skills to destroy his body. Force him to come out.”
“Fourth Group, when his ghost form emerged, start attacking him.”
“Fifth Group, surround the area, don’t let him escape.”
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“Where should we go first? Do you have any ideas?”
Max nodded as he asked. In the first place, he never had any plans to go alone. With Yu’er and Xue’s help, they could do a lot more things.
There was also Lydia. Even though Max already conquered her, they still couldn’t have her help since they didn’t want to Layla suspect anything.
Also, Max and Yu’er still weren’t able to find the right time to be alone with Lydia to tell her about themselves.
“I don’t, but we know where to search for those kinds of information.”
Yu’er thought about the online groups that have everything they need. They can do some research and ask their fellow Awakeneds. The answer should be there somewhere.
…
“Chief Li!”
“What is it now?”
Chief Li sat in his office, busy looking at different folders containing the current events happening around the city.
On the folders, recorded were the activities of Awakeneds all around their city, reports from other departments and the higher-ups. Since their city has a few million inhabitants, naturally, the number of incidents happening was numerous.
Day and night, Chief Li had to deal with headaches after headaches of Awakeneds being too conspicuous, disregarding law and order.
Most of them were the New Awakened that thought they were the chosen one among others, taking all advantages they can get from anyone without care of consequences.
Though some of them were aware of their circumstances and the world, they still chose to do whatever they want, confident that they to be unbeatable with their abilities.
Others rely on their backgrounds that will support and defend them when they get into any trouble — Awakeneds from influential families and those who have some connections fall under this category.
Those kinds of people will never be treated seriously. Once they violate law and order, their only option is to get stronger while continuously hiding from the authorities or face punishment in their improved prison facilities.
However, Chief Li was never once stepped back from them. Those people that stir up chaos without fear of authorities are ignorant and too full of themselves to use their heads.
Chief Li is only one of many who were tasked by the higher-ups to maintain the peace of their city. With such a big tree protecting him, there’s no need for him to be afraid.
Truthfully, the government forces aren’t the most powerful organization that exists. Some other organizations were just as formidable only that they are mostly reclusive.
The government is comprised of distinguished figures and powerful Awakeneds with notable backgrounds and connections worldwide so people would still have to recognize their power.
No one would dare to offend them without any definitive reason. Even evil organizations would have to think about the consequences before going against them.
However, all those considerations only happen in the open. In the dark, away from anyone’s watch, anything can happen.
Fortunately, with Chief Li’s request for assistance to properly deal with all the issues, the higher-ups allocated more personnel, including some Awakeneds under his command.
And with their capable Intelligence Division, they were able to subdue most of these lawbreakers.
If the Awakened merely committed minor violations and were also a newly awakened individual, Chief Li would only try to speak with them.
He would give them an idea about the world and tell them everything that they needed to understand while recruiting or forming an agreement with all of them.
Even when some Awakeneds never did anything against the law, Chief Li would still attempt to contact them for formalities sake and to pull them on their side.
Most of those Awakeneds didn’t want to be bothered by anyone, especially the authorities, only wanting to live their lives peacefully.
But when they hear about their attractive conditions with almost no requirements except not to break the law, they would change their minds and happily cooperate.
Now, Jing Fei, his assistant, suddenly barged into his office with an urgent and slightly helpless expression on his face.
“We have a situation. Here are the reports sent by the Intelligence Division.”
Jing Fei gave him a couple of documents. When Chief Li finished reading its contents, his brows were already knitted together.
“Evil Ghost Luo? How did this happen?”
“We have no idea. I already contacted the surrounding cities and the city where Evil Ghost Luo should be to ask why didn’t they notify us about him. But they were also surprised when they heard about our report.”
“They should be scrambling for an explanation right now since they were the ones responsible for this guy.”
“But what are we going to do?”
Jing Fei felt panicked. This isn’t good at all. They have a powerful Awakened in their backyard who preys on ordinary people for nourishment and gets stronger with each prey he consumes.
Evil Ghost Luo was given his name from how vicious he is, disregarding any laws and morality for power.
He has an unknown Ghost-type Skill that can be used to forcefully suck his victim’s soul to strengthen himself. He could also possess his victims by dominating their wills and occupy their body whenever he wants.
This skill made him unstoppable when he was still slowly growing at the beginning, effectively hiding his existence by moving from body to body.
Unlike others, Evil Ghost Luo acted differently. When he found out about his skill and how it works, he found a job in a hospital to prey on dying patients.
That way, no one would suspect anything if they were to die. When he had no one left to prey on, Evil Ghost Luo would move to other hospitals.
This scheme continued for months. He was only caught on the act by the authorities when someone reported about a suspicious person.
However, it was too late. By the time they faced Evil Ghost Luo, he was already too strong. Each time they sent powerful Awakeneds, Evil Ghost Luo would only disregard his stolen body and escape through walls.
This left them helpless. They have the necessary power to defeat him, but all of it was useless if they couldn’t even catch him.
“We can’t leave him alone. Prepare our forces, we have to make a move now, or it will be too late.”
Chief Li looked out the window. Most people should still be sleeping in the middle of the night. They must succeed tonight. Or else, the upcoming days will be a disaster.
“Also, ask for reinforcements from other cities. We need all the help that we can get.”
“I already did. They said that they would arrive in a few hours.”
Jing Fei hurriedly reported before running out to pass the order of their Chief. He also readied himself for the coming battle and arranged people in preparation for cleaning up the aftermath.
“A few hours? This isn’t good. We’re on our own.”
Chief Li shook his head. This will be a crucial mission, and they have to succeed no matter what. What he needs to do right now was to focus on their objective.
Reinforcements would arrive after a few hours. Chief Li calmed himself down. There’s no reason why they can’t deal with this.
Having a composed expression, Chief Li stood up after a deep breath and walked out, his head filled with countless thoughts.
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Little Dou was happily playing around all this time. Though her actions looked like she wasn’t listening, she could still hear everything they talked about.
Among all the people around Max, Little Dou would always be the most informed of his situation.
She was the System Fairy, after all. She could be called the representative of the System.
Although Little Dou couldn’t tell them everything she knows about the Skill Box, the System determined that they have gathered enough information and decided to give them a hint.
However, whether they will find something out with that was entirely up to them. The three of them stared at Little Dou, waiting for what she was going to say.
They have a feeling that they were on to something big, a secret that was waiting to be uncovered that will be beneficial for them.
[The hint is to pay more attention to the New Awakeneds! They have the answer you are looking for!]
New Awakeneds? Max became lost in thought. New Awakeneds should be what they call those Awakeneds who recently kept popping out of nowhere.
Why would Little Dou tell them to pay close attention to the New Awakeneds? Are they different from the rest of the Awakeneds? Or was there something about them that they still didn’t know?
As far as he knows, there was no difference between Awakeneds. If there are, what could it be?
The only way to find out was to follow the hint Little Dou gave them. There must be a reason why she specifically said New Awakeneds. But how were they going to do that? It looks like Max had to continue his night watch around the city.
He would start from there and from then on see what will be their next course of action. Max doesn’t believe that they won’t find some more clues about it.
These past few nights before he roamed the city, Max had been training his body seriously. Even though he has a strong body for a human doesn’t mean he had the strongest body for an Awakened.
Having a higher rank meant having more overall power that includes body strength. However, there is more to it than that.
Some animals in the wild were naturally born with a powerful body, but no one ever thought they were formidable.
Without techniques and strategies, they were just simple creatures. The same with Max, his body strength and overall superior skills doesn’t automatically mean he will be unbeatable.
From the information that he obtained in the past few days, Awakeneds in the entire world had a variety of ways on how they train to become stronger.
Some focus on their skills, honing it to its peak while trying to gain enlightenment to become stronger.
This meant gaining more understanding of their skills and modifying it to be more efficient to which the output would be stronger.
While they were in that process, the energy in their bodies would slowly grow denser. Once their energy finally becomes dense enough, they will achieve a breakthrough to the next stage until they could rank up and get their second skill.
Most Awakeneds described it as the more experience someone has with their skill, the more they will understand it, and the better their control will be, thus making themselves stronger.
Max got to read some stories about people breaking through and gaining enlightenment in a life and death situation, which was considered a fortunate and rare occurrence.
Other Awakeneds decided to focus on strengthening their bodies. Of course, their skills are indispensable, but they chose to focus more on their bodies, using it as a weapon.
Awakeneds like them should have some skills that won’t get any stronger. An example would be some type of Storage Skill like the Inventory or any Movement Skills. They could only depend on their physical abilities to fight.
It was different from having skills that use weapons which could be improved by having better control and greater insight.
This gives those Awakeneds with weaker skills a chance to change their fate with their own hands. In the end, their progress will depend on themselves.
Naturally, those with skills on the stronger side would have an edge, especially if they were paired with any skills that give them useful buffs.
That was another way to become stronger. There were a lot more ways to get stronger such as pills and treasures, but those resources aren’t available for every Awakeneds.
Most people choose to do a little bit of everything, trying to learn more about their skill to improve it while strengthening their body and using the resources available to them.
With all that knowledge, Max had to go through intense training to improve his body’s flexibility and reaction time.
He also played with his skills in the wild, trying all sorts of combinations and strategies he could think of. His Time Stop was one of his strongest skills that can be used offensively and defensively.
Max planned to make it one of his primary skills in the future, and it’s in his top priority to be upgraded. He believed that the Time Stop would be his most potent card someday against the mighty foes he will face.
To be away from people’s eyes, Max traveled outside the city to the countryside where the mountainous region was located.
With the serene environment and bountiful wild animals to hunt, Max was able to hone his skills and reflexes. He saw improvements in his movements that were now more controlled. His steps were also lighter.
Yu’er gave Max some pointers since he was lacking in some areas when it comes to combat. She pointed out how slow his hand-eye coordination was, which is only one of the many fundamental things he should improve on.
For days, each time he went to the mountains, Max had to catch fish from the river for food with bare hands.
It was a difficult time for him. Those fish were fast and slippery. Sometimes his hands weren’t quick enough to grab them.
But Max persevered all night, trying again and again. He also trained in other ways such as hunting without using any skills, nonstop using his body to its full capability to surpass his present self.
Nowadays, Max wasn’t that same as he was before. His sharp eyes stayed alert, and his body movements were relaxed yet seemed to always be ready to react to any situation in his surroundings.
A hint of excitement showed on Yu’er’s composed face as she turned to Max, having a plan of her own,
“This city is massive. There are a lot of them in here so finding them should be easy. If we really tried. Of course, this time we will be joining you.”
A small smile crept its way to her face. She had been patient and cautious, staying away from any dangerous activities since their parents went away.
Yu’er knows that Max from the past won’t be able to handle it if she were to have powerful enemies. That was the reason she acted like an ordinary person, never exposing her skill to anyone, especially her skill, which can heal people.
If that were to be known, plenty of Awakeneds that have evil intentions would inevitably pop out to take advantage of her and Max.
One day they would slowly explore the world, go on an adventure, meet all kinds of enemies and above all, have the most overpowered skills, conquer the world and everything in it.
“Where should we go first? Do you have any ideas?”
Max nodded. In the first place, he never had any plans to go alone. With Yu’er and Xue’s help, they could do a lot more things.
Now that they have a few skills with them, while also getting stronger by the day, Max decided that this should be the right time for them to begin interacting with the hidden world shrouded in mystery.
He was aware that being too cautious is limiting them. With a slight change of mentality, this can be considered his first step forward to the unknown.
“Yeah, I know some places.”
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“Found it.”
Xue tried to find more about the Skill Box the second she heard Yu’er talking about it. Using the Skill Box as a keyword, she was able to find a few more things.
“That’s expensive.”
“What? Let me see.”
Yu’er and Xue were beside each other, staring at the screen, Max had to move beside them to see the content they were looking at.
From what they found, there were currently a few Skill Boxes being sold by other Awakeneds. Their prices were absurdly high, from tens of millions to the most expensive one, going for a few billion.
What they gathered from the limited information was that each Skill Box contains only one skill.
Max could see various skills available. Skill Box (Ice Spike), Skill Box (Double Strength), Skill Box (Extra Arms), and Skill Box (Rock Body) were a few of them.
Written after the Skill Box should be the skill they contain and it becomes more expensive, the more useful the skill is. The Skill Box (Rock Body) had a price more than tenfold the of Skill Box (Extra Arms).
Other than that, there were only able to find one final explanation about the Skill Box since they all gave out the same description.
“A treasure from the past that can be used to change the skill of an Awakened?”
Seeing that there was no further explanation about the Skill Box such as how can they use it, how it works and where it came from, Max figured that it should be common knowledge for every Awakened around the world.
“Treasure from the past? These Skill Box should be a rare find. But I just saw it a while ago, coming out of a man’s body.”
“Hmm? This is the Skill Box? Aren’t they called Awakening Cube? I’m pretty sure these were called Awakening Cube in the past.”
Yu’er was beginning to doubt her knowledge about this item. No one could blame her. It’s been years since she last heard of this item.
Now she finally understood. Initially, she thought the Skill Box was another item from the Lost Treasures that their parents wanted to find, turns out the Awakening Cube, and the Skill Box were the same items.
Now that Yu’er knows what precisely the item they were talking about, she naturally had some knowledge about it.
“I know some more things about these Skill Boxes. When you get your hands on it, you could use it to swap one of your skill with the skill contained in the Skill Box.”
“But it’s not all that good. After swapping your skill, you could only use it again after some time. Swapping back and forth is impossible.”
“It isn’t worth the price. The System Store is more convenient, cheap, and the skills are stronger.”
“In here, the Skill Box is expensive even if the skill it contained is useless.”
Regardless of the price, the Skill Box is still one of the most popular items being exchanged. No matter how expensive it will be, because of its rarity, Awakeneds would always buy it.
Nowadays, the Awakened community learned ways to trade fairly with each other without any deceit.
When an Awakened wanted to sell an item, they had to use the services of a reputable auction. Selling it on their own isn’t a problem, only that there is no trust between the two parties.
Purchasing an item that way can result in scams and fake items as the buyer would have to pay first before receiving the item.
Going through a reputable auction would remove all those risks. The auction would first take the item and check it’s authenticity, only after that would it be sold on their platform.
The purpose of it would be to eliminate any kinds of trickery and ensure fair trade between the two sides.
In exchange for their service, they would take a small percentage of the sale. Currently, there is only one world-renowned auction that most Awakeneds use.
Rumors circulated that the Awakened behind it was extremely powerful being able to offer services to most Awakeneds all over the world at the same time while also having the ability to transport goods in every part of the world using an unknown skill.
Until now, no one knows who he is or who they are since there isn’t any way for them to locate the one behind it.
Max and Xue listened to Yu’er’s explanation, but before they could comprehend her words, she continued,
“And just like you said, this item is from the past. The Skill Box is only one of the many Lost Treasures that were found in different areas of the world.”
“It is also the most common one among all the treasures. However, most Awakeneds collect them in their own secure, hidden storage, away from the reach of others.”
“Because the best way to use the Skill Box isn’t to change an Awakened’s skill.”
“It is rare for a Skill Box to contain a strong skill that swapping skills doesn’t happen often. Though there were unconfirmed rumors that someone found a Skill Box containing a Resurrection Skill in the past.”
“But even if that’s true there should be some conditions for that.”
“The best way to use a Skill Box, which most Awakeneds can agree to, is to turn an ordinary person into an Awakened.”
“That was why it was previously called Awakening Cube. With a Skill Box, there was never a time when it failed to turn someone into an Awakened, boasting a one hundred percent success rate through the years.’
Yu’er watched as Max and Xue’s expression turned into surprise; she was the same the first time she heard about it.
“Really?”
“Yeah, that’s why Awakeneds collect them so they can give it to their loyal subordinates. Some wealthy people also spend billions to buy them.”
“And if you look closely, there aren’t much Skill Boxes being sold, and all the skills were useless.”
What Yu’er said was true. Of all the Skill Box that were available, the Rock Body Skill was already the best one.
“It’s all gone.”
Xue spoke out from the side, turning the screen to them, and just like she said, the Skill Boxes available all disappeared.
All of it immediately got bought while they were talking about it. That showed how valuable and attractive the item is in the eyes of Awakeneds.
“That’s fast.”
“Yeah.”
“What do we do now?”
Max thought about every information they gathered so far. He felt it was great that they were able to find enough details to understand what the Skill Box is.
However one last question lingered his mind, and it seems Yu’er arrived at the same thought,
“The Skill Box is one of the Lost Treasures from the past. How is it that you saw it coming out of a dead man?”
Xue stayed silent on one side of the bed, intently listening to their conversation. This was an entirely new topic for her.
She was aware that she couldn’t contribute much this time but whatever decision they come down to, Xue would follow and support them with her full capability.
It was then a squeaky childish voice interrupted them from the far side of their room.
[Ha! I heard what the three of you were talking about! Hehe! I came here today to give you a hint!]