From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 167 - 140 Shadows in the Mist

The two of them agreed on their respective search areas, and Jian Qing was ready to get in the vehicle. As she turned around, she noticed a tiger with a metallic surface next to Lu Heng and curiously asked,

"Is this thing alive? Or is it a machine?"

Judging by appearances, it was hard to tell, since the Mechanical Tiger's surface was made of liquid metal, allowing its limbs to move freely.

This situation had already surpassed ordinary people's understanding of machinery.

Generally speaking, if a robot is to move its limbs, then there must be gears or the like in the joints.

But this Mechanical Tiger's appearance revealed no mechanical structure; aside from its metallic surface, it looked very much like a living predator.

On Blue Star, not only humans could awaken abilities, but other creatures also had the potential to mutate.

However, wild beasts wouldn't mutate on their own, so the chances of mutation were relatively small.

Mutated wild beasts could also gain special abilities.

In other words, if a tiger gained the ability to metalize its skin, it's possible for a Mechanical Tiger to occur.

Lu Heng glanced at the Mechanical Tiger and responded, "It's a machine."

Jian Qing raised her eyebrows in admiration, "That's cool, you got it from the Abyss Battlefield, right? Next time we meet, tell me how to get such an impressive Mechanical Beast."

Lu Heng shrugged his shoulders and replied, "We'll talk after this mission is done."

"Well, I'm off." Jian Qing waved her hand and proceeded to board the vehicle.

After the two tracked vehicles entered the mist, they reached a fork by a stream and separated, one going left and the other right.

Before being enveloped by the mist, Jian Qing waved her hand and called out loudly, "Hey! Since you dared to bring a girl here, you better make sure to take her back safely."

Naturally, she was referring to Su Muyu.

In fact, it was rare for girls to undertake such dangerous missions.

Jian Qing herself had been in a similar situation before, seldom being allowed to participate in hazardous tasks.

However, since the Abyss Descent event, things had changed a bit.

Her Talent was too exceptional; she had participated in many Abyss Battlefield missions, using her strengths to change her comrades' views.

Moreover, the theory was that her Wind Attribute ability could actually prove useful in the mist, which is why she had come.

Su Muyu was different, not on a national assignment, but brought in by Lu Heng himself.

And that's why Jian Qing had said what she did.

Lu Heng did not respond to her comment, just smiled and waved his hand.

In fact, like Jian Qing's presence there,

Su Muyu played a vital role in this operation.

She was currently the strongest Perceiver that could be found in the territory of Da Xia. There might be others, but none could completely surpass her in Perception Ability.

And the existence of the mist greatly reduced human visibility, making it extremely dangerous to scout without a Perceiver.

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Lu Heng's current team consisted of ten people, including Su Muyu, Lin Zeyu, Chen Zihang's five-member squad, and two additional Superpower Soldiers.

Out of the ten, besides Lu Heng, there were two other Perceivers.

One of them was a member of Chen Zihang's team, Wu Weibing, a Reconnaissance Soldier from the special forces who was chosen for his outstanding Awakened abilities to form a team with several others including Chen Zihang.

Lu Heng assigned different tasks to the three Perceivers.

One was responsible for scouting ahead, another for keeping watch on the rear and both sides.

Su Muyu was tasked with aerial reconnaissance to ensure nothing was overlooked.

Actually, if it were solely for better scouting directions in the mist, it would be better to increase the number of Perceivers.

However, arranging three Perceivers in a ten-person team was already a relatively large number.

To ensure enough Combat Power to cope with an encounter with Abyss Creatures, it was not feasible to keep reducing the main combat personnel.

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The tracked vehicle creaked and clattered through the mountainous terrain, which was rugged, but the vehicle advanced steadily.

The Mechanical Tiger followed behind the vehicle, moving even more smoothly.

Wheeled vehicles definitely run faster on flat ground than creatures or machines on foot.

However, once it comes to mountainous terrain, wheels are not so useful, and tracks must be installed.

Tracks can only handle general mountain terrain; if it's necessary to climb, then they are completely inefficient.

Lin Zeyu swayed back and forth on the vehicle, occasionally taking out the sniper rifle and bracing it against the guard, aiming into the mist:

"This mist is just ridiculous, with only ten meters of visibility, what's the point of a sniper rifle?"

Lu Heng glanced at him and teased, "Now you know why I initially didn't want to bring you along, right?"

"What? You really didn't want to bring me? I'm about to be abandoned? I've worked so hard on my shooting, who am I doing this for?" Lin Zeyu suddenly exclaimed.

"Aren't you doing it for yourself?" Lu Heng rolled his eyes.

"Right, it is for myself, but it also improves the team's Combat Power," Lin Zeyu spread his hands.

"Don't be so downhearted, your Source Energy Shock Bomb is still useful. That level of energy should be able to disperse the mist."

Lu Heng was just joking with him. In the mist, indeed the sniper rifle would struggle to be effective, but a machine gun could be used, and when combined with "Advanced Armor-piercing Bullets," it could still be fierce.

Lin Zeyu scratched his head and asked, "I've realized that my power enhancement direction has a fatal weakness. If I meet a superpower user who can create fog, wouldn't I be helpless against him?"

Su Muyu pursed her lips and smiled, "It seems like they don't even need to create fog—an ordinary smoke bomb would do."

Lin Zeyu's eyes widened as he complained, "Why do you even know about this? Have you been playing CS or what?"

"I've seen pigs run," Su Muyu chuckled with her hand over her mouth.

Lin Zeyu put on a serious expression and asked, "Lu Heng, is there any way to solve this problem? Is there a method that would let me shoot the target in the fog with one shot?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Heng said, "There is a way, depending on whether you want to learn that kind of skill."

"What skill?" Lin Zeyu hurriedly pressed on.

"It's actually oriented towards Perception System skills. They could more or less solve this issue. For example, using the vision of a Reconnaissance Eagle to lock onto the target's position and then take a shot," Lu Heng suggested a strategy.

"Yeah, right, how about I get a recon eagle too?" Lin Zeyu clapped his hands, feeling it was a good idea.

When Su Muyu had spare time, she would browse the Crystal Core Dark Network to check out transaction information.

She wasn't there to buy crystal cores but to gather skill information by looking at transaction listings.

Transaction information usually disclosed data about the skills, so by checking out these lists, she could learn about the capabilities of different skills.

With this, she had come to understand the effects of many skills.

After understanding many skills, she had also deduced some patterns.

No skill could do everything; a single skill couldn't possibly have every effect.

Perception System skills generally didn't have Attack Power.

Skills with Attack Power usually lacked defensive capabilities.

Occasionally, some skills would have two functions, but their numeric values would be lower than those specialized in a single function.

After all, a skill's effectiveness was proportional to its Level.

A Level D skill would definitely be weaker than a similar Level C skill.

Hence, when Lin Zeyu spoke about getting a Reconnaissance Eagle,

she chimed in to remind him, "You've got to think it through. Recon Eagles don't have invisibility or attack abilities, and they could be detected by the opponent from a long distance. Plus, you don't have Summoned Creature Vision, so you also won't be able to use the Eagle's vision."

Lin Zeyu's eyes widened after hearing this.

He then realized that the strength of Su Muyu's Recon Eagle was the result of a combination of various skills.

For instance, Su Muyu's Recon Eagle possessed invisibility capabilities.

In reality, Recon Eagles couldn't turn invisible on their own; Su Muyu's eagle could become invisible because it had the "Invisibility Veil" skill.

Normally, superpower users couldn't switch their vision to a Recon Eagle, because it was Su Muyu's Talent "Summoned Creature Vision" that granted that ability.

Additionally, regular Recon Eagles didn't have Attack Power, unless they were upgraded to "Advanced Reconnaissance Hawks."

Not just that, normal Recon Eagles couldn't carry weight, nor could they carry people in flight—it was Su Muyu's Class "Sky Eye" that provided that ability.

Thinking this through, Lin Zeyu suddenly realized that if he truly learned a Reconnaissance Eagle Skill and used it in front of Su Muyu, it would be a comical case of displaying one's slight skill before an expert.

Unconvinced, Lin Zeyu asked, "Lu Heng, is there any skill that has both detection and invisibility capabilities and can also provide a sniper's field of vision?"

The surrounding superpower users couldn't help but want to laugh.

Chen Zihang patted his shoulder and said, "Bro, you're asking for too much. If there were such a skill, I'd want it too."

Lin Zeyu argued, "I'm not even asking for Attack Power, just invisibility and a field of vision. That's not too much to ask, is it?"

"Actually, it's quite a lot," the group said, barely holding back laughter.

Yet, after some thought, Lu Heng suddenly said, "It's not that such a skill doesn't exist at all."

Lin Zeyu's eyes lit up as he eagerly asked, "Really? What skill is it?"

Lu Heng did know of a skill that could meet his requirements, but it had limitations: "I've actually seen one on the Crystal Core Dark Network, called 'Hidden Eye.'"

"Really? I'll get one when I get back. Is that kind of Skill Crystal Core rare?" Lin Zeyu's eyes sparkled.

"You're not going to ask about the downsides?" Lu Heng said with a smile.

"With invisibility and vision, what more could I need?" Lin Zeyu felt those two effects were sufficient, but then he turned and asked, "What are the downsides?"

Lu Heng spread his hands and said, "It can't move."

Lin Zeyu's eyes bulged as he asked, "How is it supposed to be used if it can't move?"

Chen Zihang jumped in with an explanation, "Ever played a game? Isn't this skill like placing a ward? So, you have to walk over and put it down."

"Holy crap! That description is...spot on," Lin Zeyu's eyes widened as he finally understood what the skill entailed.

Lu Heng spread his hands and said, "Every skill has its advantages and disadvantages. Wanting a single skill to solve both invisibility and vision is bound to have some shortcomings. It's about whether you can accept them. If used correctly, it can be quite handy."

"I'll think about it, I'll think about it…" Lin Zeyu decided to consider it some more.

Lu Heng smiled and said, "If I were you, I'd learn this skill."

"Why?" Lin Zeyu curiously pressed.

"A sniper shouldn't chase after opponents. Doing so would be like walking into a trap. Snipers usually are the ones who flee, and leaving 'Hidden Eyes' along their escape route would let them know the opponent's location at any time. This skill is designed for professional snipers," Lu Heng analyzed the usage method for him.

After hearing this, Lin Zeyu nodded in agreement, "That makes sense. Combined with Source Energy Shock Bombs and Black Witchcraft Traps, any melee superpower user who dares to come after me without looking out will be in for a rough time."

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While they were discussing skills,

Su Muyu suddenly furrowed her brows and said, "Shh! Quiet. I just saw a shadow dart by up ahead."