Summoning three Calamity Beasts at once?!
Li Yunwei's heart lurched violently at the news.
This is bad.
"When the Calamity Summoning feature officially launched, we explicitly warned all players not to activate Calamity Scrolls lightly. How could anyone be so reckless?!"
"Three Calamity Beasts... I wonder if Linhai City's enforcement squad can handle this..."
"Thankfully, they've deployed two armed helicopters for backup this time. Come on, let's go check it out!"
Li Yunwei led the fully armed enforcement team deeper into the valley.
"We... we're not going..."
The group of players was utterly reluctant.
Knowing full well three Calamity Beasts lurked below—were they going down to their deaths?
Sending word to summon the enforcement team was already pushing their limits. Now, they'd just watch from the sidelines to avoid getting themselves killed.
They'd already experienced the terror of Calamity Beasts firsthand!
In the deep, dark valley, Li Yunwei's group advanced cautiously, flashlights sweeping the surroundings, not daring to let their guard down for a moment.
"Strong smell of blood! Watch out!" someone suddenly warned.
The alert instantly jolted every member's senses. Adrenaline surged, sweat already beading on their foreheads.
After advancing several dozen meters, they finally caught sight of something.
"Le-leader!"
"Look at these things..."
A team member stammered.
Li Yunwei hurried over. Scattered across the ground lay masses of black, flesh-like matter—grotesque and deformed—slowly dissolving into black mist...
One arm was covered in pupils.
One head bore eight mouths.
One leg had grown a pair of wings.
These utterly irregular monstrosities revealed their true nature... Calamity Beasts!
"These... these are the corpses of Calamity Beasts?!"
"And not just one."
Li Yunwei sucked in a sharp breath. "Their intel was correct. There were indeed three Calamity Beasts."
"What do you mean... three Calamity Beasts were killed here?"
"Impossible!!"
"With the current player levels and combat power, how could anyone solo a Calamity Beast? Three at once?!"
"Could it be... a super-powerful team did this?"
Li Yunwei shook his head. "Unlikely. Look closely—there are no signs of large-scale combat here. Almost nothing but these monsters' corpses."
"Captain, are you saying...."
Li Yunwei took a deep breath and said solemnly, "All three Calamity Beasts were slaughtered without putting up a fight."
Everyone: ???
This is fucking insane!
What kind of powerhouse could slaughter three Calamity Beasts like that?
"Calling Captain Li, situation below?" The armed helicopter overhead relayed the message.
"Calamity Beasts eliminated. No danger. Repeat: Calamity Beasts eliminated. No danger."
After completing the transmission, Li Yunwei dispatched men to bring in the witnesses.
Moments later, several witnesses arrived at the scene.
Staring at the scattered remains of the Calamity Beasts littering the ground, their jaws dropped in shock!
"This?!"
They knew full well how terrifying the combat power of Calamity Beasts was.
A single one could easily match their elite training squad.
And here... lay the corpses of three!
What did this mean? It meant that after summoning three Calamity Beasts, the summoner had slaughtered them all in no time!
"Holy crap... What kind of psychopath is this?"
"Wait, did you notice something weird... Since we entered the valley, we haven't encountered a single monster!"
"You're right!"
Everyone realized belatedly, a sudden chill running down their spines.
"Wh-what does that mean?"
"It means the summoner not only slaughtered three Calamity Beasts, but also wiped out every single monster in this area!"
"Holy shit!!!"
Everyone present was struck by profound shock.
This valley was teeming with monsters nearing level fifty...
"C-Captain... what should we do?" someone asked. "Should we search the area to find that summoner?"
"No need! Blind pursuit will only provoke them. Stand down."
Li Yunwei waved her hand, halting the group's advance.
Because she already had a suspect in mind.
Bu Yu!
During the last World Boss battle, both Bu Yu and that Crimson Lotus Sorcerer, Ye Hongling—two top-tier experts—had appeared simultaneously in Linhai City.
It was known Ye Hongling wasn't from Linhai, so she could be ruled out.
What about Bu Yu? Could he be hiding within Linhai City itself? Besides him, no other candidate came to mind...
If Bu Yu was behind this, everything made sense. With his power, accomplishing this wouldn't be difficult.
"I hope when the Blood Moon Calamity truly arrives, this powerful figure will step forward to fight."
"Yes..."
Chen Nian had long since departed.
He rested while sorting through his recent loot.
After leveling up, he learned a new basic Word Spirit.
Sequence 49: Wind Gathering Cannon
Its effect was simple: gather wind pressure between his fingers to unleash a powerful single-target attack.
It bore an uncanny resemblance to "Thunder Spear."
Next time he used this Word Spirit, Chen Nian could disguise himself as a wind elemental mage.
Next, he replaced his old junk gear with the newly acquired equipment, then listed all unwanted items on the trading platform for sale.
As for the skill scrolls, he kept them all for himself.
Skill scrolls could be synthesized—even if he didn't need a specific one, he could combine three into one.
Synthesis begins!
Synthesizing skill scrolls was an incredibly wasteful method. Combining three meant that if the desired result wasn't achieved, two were wasted.
Among Chen Nian's spirit words, the rare and high-risk ones couldn't be obtained through leveling up; they had to be synthesized.
Therefore, Chen Nian was essentially a "late-game" talent. The more rare spirit words he synthesized, the stronger he became!
"Useless...."
"Useless."
Regrettably, Chen Nian exhausted all his skill scrolls without synthesizing the desired gear.
But the gold he'd accumulated from previous sales allowed him to sweep up another batch of low-level scrolls—about twenty—from the trading space, continuing his synthesis.
Gambling addict!
But with his "Spell Saint" talent, he couldn't help but gamble.
Would rare Word Spirits just appear out of thin air? No way.
Just as he exhausted the purchased scrolls, Chen Nian suddenly saw a glimmer of hope!
[Soul Flame Palm + Streamlight Technique + Sky-Riding Technique]= Wind-Thunder Flash
Sequence 30, Rare Word Spirit: Wind-Thunder Flash!
Like "Void-Darting Serpent," though its sequence rank wasn't high, it was an absolutely practical Word Spirit.
With this, Chen Nian could achieve ultra-high-speed movement at low cost!
Swift as wind and thunder, it perfectly compensated for his lack of mobility.
Most importantly, it was a killer escape move—especially when being chased by women...
With two new Word Spirits, Chen Nian's combat power surged. Next step: find a dungeon to test their might.
Chen Nian opened the chat channel.
A message caught his eye.
[Level 60 Dungeon Found. Powerful Mages Only. Poke-a-Duckers Get Lost!]
Isn't that exactly what I am now?
Chen Nian sent a private message.