My Apocalypse Territory

Chapter 75 - 75: Feeling Like Missing Out on a Hundred Million

"Captain Chen is right," the Awakener said, suddenly opening his mouth wide.

That flash of blue light burst forth, and layers of ice crystals formed.

The Ghostly Soul tried to struggle but was soon covered by the ice, turning into a sculpture of ice.

With a clank.

The floating Ghostly Soul ice sculpture fell to the ground, rolling twice before coming to a complete stop.

Eileen stretched out her hand, fingers closing together, clenching into a fist.

Then, with a snap, the ice sculpture shattered into pieces on the ground.

"Move it, move it, what are you waiting for?"

Another Awakener saw his companion suddenly stop and looked puzzled.

Look, his companion pointed.

The man looked and saw some ice crystal fragments on the ground.

It's just ice crystal fragments, what is so strang... He suddenly froze; that area was where there were many Ghostly Souls before, but now, there were only ice crystal fragments.

"Where is the Ghostly Soul?" he asked dumbly.

"Of course it's dead, body utterly destroyed."

Chen Sheng was also shocked.

As a Captain Level Expert, he saw more clearly than the average Awakener.

Why was he so sure initially that Ice series ability users, too, have no way against the Ghostly Souls... Indeed, Ice Crystals piercing through was almost as ineffective as bullets, and he didn't expect that these Ice Crystals could also explode.

One might say he didn't dare to think so.

There were quite a few ability users in Lindong, and after exchanging with some of them, Chen Sheng understood that once abilities left the body, they were very hard to control.

There were ability users who wondered, for abilities like Fireball, if after casting it, they could control the direction of the Fireball, wouldn't that greatly increase the hit rate?

But when they re

To kill.

Or to save.

To follow his heart.

...

Due to the fact that the Awakeners in the team were all strong, the position where Tang Yu stood saw the front line gradually advancing.

Soon, other teams of Awakeners joined in as well.

There was comfort and ease in numbers when dealing with Demonized Beasts.

Especially for some less powerful Awakeners who breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Yi arrived among the team, panting heavily.

Fear that he could not shake lingered on his face.

Only he himself was left of his mercenary team.

Originally, they had moved to the front of the line to gather more Source Crystals but didn't expect it to become a death warrant.

"Thank goodness, I survived. It should be safe now, but the losses are too great!"

Chen Yi cursed inwardly.

It was all going so well; how could it suddenly turn out like this!

Hadn't the Military sworn by their oaths to encircle and suppress the Demon Nest? Yet, they ended up being defeated by the Demonized Beasts!

Especially because he fled in such a panic, the spoils of war, including Source Crystals and some rare materials, were lost somewhere.

This was the most miserable he had felt since he started his career.

He was supposed to be the protagonist!

Suddenly,

his gaze sharpened.

He focused on a Longsword.

"Demon-slaying Longsword," he murmured to himself.

If he could get his hands on a Demon-slaying Longsword, his strength would surely increase tremendously, perhaps enough to break through to the third layer of Awakening and enter the ranks of the experts.

Chen Yi's eyes burned with zeal.

However, reason told him that whoever possessed a Demon-slaying Longsword was invariably a Captain Level figure.

He couldn't afford to provoke them.

Wait...

Observing carefully, he noticed that among the present Awakeners, two wielded Demon-slaying Longswords. One was the famous Mercenary Captain in the Lindong Sanctuary, Chen Sheng, whom he recognized; but the other was just an ordinary-looking, somewhat handsome man.

No, not an ordinary man.

Chen Yi had seen him kill Demonized Beasts, but his strength did not seem that formidable.

Definitely not a Captain Level figure; he would recognize the leaders of those top squads.

But if he was not, then how did he come to possess a Demon-slaying Longsword?

Chen Yi thought of a possibility.

It could be the seller of the Demon-slaying Longsword, the mysterious figure wanted by the Scarlet Hand.

In an instant.

His heart couldn't help but race with thuds.

He remembered this morning, as a Mercenary Captain who had traded with the Scarlet Hand before, he received a message.

The Scarlet Hand's wanted order.

Five hundred Source Crystals.

"I'm about to strike it rich. Surely, those who survive great disasters are blessed..."

Chen Yi stared at Tang Yu's back.

He pressed a button on a communicator in his chest.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the only bottle of water he had left, unscrewed the cap, and poured some white powder into it.