Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 262 S-level mission

Abyss Invasion!

Li Xia put down her chopsticks, took a deep breath, and suppressed the ripples in her heart.

It's been a long time since I first encountered the Abyss Apostle when I was at the second tier.

There is very little information about the Abyss Apostles within the hall.

For the vast majority of apostles, the existence of the Abyss Apostles was completely unknown.

But he did get a little bit of information, just a little bit.

Abyss Apostles are extremely rare at the second tier, and you'll almost never encounter one. The last invasion was an event with a lottery-like probability.

As your rank increases, the probability of encountering an Abyss Apostle will also increase.

Ultimately, the derivative world is a 'playground' created by the Palace, and it is generally located in the middle of the Palace's sphere of influence.

This means safety.

The notification for the Hall of Light is still refreshing.
[Executioner, according to the basic regulations, this kill mission will be issued through Hall intervention.]

[Retrieving an overview of the Executioner's spin-off world]

The whole world seemed to freeze for a moment.

The pause was so brief that it was almost invisible to anyone except Li Xia, the person directly involved.

The others seemed to be acting normally.

what happened?
[Executioner, please go to Konoha Village/Anbu within one day in the derivative world to accept the mission.]

Current remaining time: 23:59:58

Report to the Dark Division within one day?

"Teacher, I will always remember your teachings these past few days, and I will strive to become someone like you!"

Li Xia was startled and looked at Hyuga Neji, who had a completely natural expression, and suppressed his doubts.

"Well, come on."

Awoo had already started howling in the team chat:

Wow, cognitive distortion! That's amazing!

"Cognitive distortion?"

"Yes, I heard it when I was wandering around the hall with the kitten."

Awoo said quickly:

“Cognitive distortion is rare, but it’s not valuable intelligence.”

Although the derivative world was created in a palace, it is basically the same as the real world.

You know these characters in the story; they are all real people, but their fates have no past and no future.

Therefore, the temple generally does not manipulate the behavior of characters in the story.

However, in special circumstances, the Temple will directly modify the characters' perceptions within the storyline.

Li Xia understood; clearly, in that instant, the palace had altered the perception of the characters and plot points involved.

For example, Neji believed that Li Xia had been teaching him for several days.

Would the Temple of Light even consider such details?
Li Xia stood up, waved to the two children, and walked directly towards the location of the Dark Division.

The Temple of Light was clearly more interested in this mission than he was, as they had directly provided him with a route guide within his sight.
No, it wasn't the Temple of Light that considered such details.

Li Xia suddenly realized that it was because he had just said he would stay a few more days before reporting for duty, which earned him some goodwill from Hyuga Hiashi.

If we go there directly at this time, it will inevitably harm our own interests!
A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes. Perhaps the basic regulations of the temple contain provisions for the protection of the rights of the apostles?

Li Xia followed the route given by the Hall of Light and soon arrived at a building next to the Hokage Building.

The hall was very simple, with a wooden table placed in the center.

A person dressed in a black robe and wearing a mask was sitting lazily behind a wooden table.

Aside from the leaf-shaped markings, the front of the wooden table did not display the department's name like other departments.

The most striking feature is a wall covered with masks.

There is nothing else besides this.

"summer?"

Li Xia nodded and agreed.

"Where's the proof?"

He handed the scroll-like file to the man in black robes, unfolded it, and compared it for a while.

He then returned the scroll, nodding to Li Xia as a greeting.

"follow me."

The man in black robes rose and walked to the bare wall to the side. He formed a hand seal and uttered a low shout:
"untie!"

Suddenly, a large number of black tadpole-shaped characters appeared on the surface of the wall, and then the wall disappeared completely.

The dark passage behind it was revealed.

He lowered his hand, pointed to the masks hanging on the entire wall behind the wooden table, and said in a low voice:
Do you have any masks? If not, just pick one.

Li Xia flipped her hand, and the cat mask she had bought earlier appeared, sticking onto her face.

"This is acceptable?"

The secret agents examined him for a moment, then nodded.

"Sure, if you don't mind the bad luck, you can use this cat mask. People always die very quickly."

Li Xia smiled and didn't take it seriously.

Finding that he hadn't scared the newcomer, the man in black shrugged, turned around with a bored expression, and walked into the dark passage.

"This is the meeting point and also the office, which is considered the place with the lowest level of secrecy for the secret service."

"Normally, when there are no field duties, we have to stay here on standby."

The ceiling of the passageway was lit by a dim yellow light, and only the sound of two people's footsteps echoed within.

Coupled with the black-robed man's deep, hoarse voice, it gives off a sense of an evil villain.

Li Xia couldn't help but think of Orochimaru's secret base.

They actually seem to come from the same source?

No wonder Orochimaru always liked digging tunnels; he must have learned it in Konoha!

However, compared to Orochimaru's long passage, the Anbu's tunnel was obviously much shorter.

In just a minute or two, they reached the end.

The main hall here was obviously much livelier, with people wearing masks constantly going in and out through the small doors.

The nameplate on the door also had different words written on it.

For example, 'Squad One', 'Squad Two', and so on up to Squad Four.

And the Chief of Staff's office.

The Dark Division has a Commander-in-Chief?
"Your information has already been registered; all that's left is to collect the materials—"

As the man in the black robe spoke, he brought out a box from a room marked 'Logistics Room'.

It also had its name, "Xia," written on it.

"Here you go. It's the standard uniform and such. If it gets damaged, we can repair it anytime. Combat supplies will be assessed by the tactics team based on the mission briefing each time we go on a mission."

Li Xia took the box and opened it directly. Inside, a complete set of uniforms was neatly folded.

There was also a short knife, a stack of explosive tags, a bottle of military ration pills, a substitute talisman, and several bottles of wound medicine.

These items are all marked with "not for sale," clearly indicating that no loopholes are allowed.

I glanced at the panel.

Its defensive capabilities are barely adequate, at best able to protect against ordinary people's sword and knife attacks.

A ninja's attack is absolutely impossible to defend against.

"Oh, by the way, the captain wants you to go to his office; it seems there's a mission—"

The man in black robes suddenly remembered something:
"Your luck is really bad. Generally speaking, newcomers aren't assigned tasks immediately."

"Thank you."

Li Xia is starting to find this person a bit annoying. Why does he keep reopening old wounds? You have to tell me about this low luck!
However, the mission mentioned by the man in black robes should be the result of the Temple of Light's distorted perception.

After changing into her clothes in the locker room and putting on the same black robe, Li Xia walked to the office door.

Before I could even knock, a rather calm voice came from inside. "The door isn't locked."

Stepping inside, you're greeted by the same minimalist decor, with only the Leaf logo and cabinets.

The surface faintly shimmered with the glow of sealing magic.

Behind the desk sat another person wearing a mask.

His mask looked like it was shaped like some kind of bird.

"Xia, I have an important task for you, and you must be quick."

Even though it was their first meeting, the captain of the Dark Guard acted as if he already knew him.

The cognitive distortions within the Hall of Light are truly terrifying.

This even led the captain to disregard the rule that the Dark Division always went on missions in small teams.

The normal task process was ignored.

This completely changed his perception to the absurd level that 'this task must be taken over by Xia'.

Most importantly, he still thinks it's perfectly normal.

"We have received intelligence that Zabuza Momochi, the Demon of the Mist, will bring great danger to the ninja world."

"You must be the one to execute him, or else!"

Li Xia:
Cognitive distortion is indeed powerful; Zabuza has been buried in the ground for at least a year now.

It also brought great harm to the ninja world.
After accepting the scroll that symbolized the mission, a prompt from the Hall of Light immediately popped up before my eyes.

[Executioner, you have triggered a hidden side quest.]

[Mission Objective: Defeat Zabuza Momochi (Abyss Transformation), the Hidden Mist Demon]

[Mission Level: S (Konoha Mission Level)]

[Task period: 3 days]

[Mission Reward: 3 Common Medals]

[Mission Brief: The power of the Abyss has amplified death; this is the most common form of invasion by the Abyss, and also its most troublesome aspect.]

Seeing the text on the task panel, Li Xia finally understood the general sequence of events.

The task rewards are not high, which is normal.

Because the privileges enjoyed by executioners are already part of the reward.

"Boss, so this mission means we're no longer killing those who come back to life?"

Finally, Aowula, who had been silent all along, couldn't hold back any longer and asked in astonishment in the team channel.

Li Xia put away the 'mission scroll' and walked out of the office without hesitation.

He replied in the team channel: "This should be considered the normal way to invade the Abyss."

The derivative world was originally completely controlled by the palace.

Like the last time the Sword Demon invaded, it was directly rejected by the entire world.

Moreover, the user's strength is actually weakened to some extent when the main body invades.

As for Zabuza, he already possessed the strength of a Jonin to an elite Jonin, further enhanced by the Abyss.

It's probably at the level of a movie star.

Li Xia took a deep breath and, following the instructions of the man in black robes, entered the special passage used for missions.

Before long, he arrived directly on the Hokage Rock and glanced down at the brightly lit Konoha Village.

He turned and leaped into the jungle.

The wind whistled past his ears as Li Xia traversed the dense forest at an incredible speed.

With a light touch of the tree trunk, one can leap dozens of meters into the air.

The Flying Technique maintains a delicate range; it doesn't allow for direct flight, but it greatly reduces body weight.

Therefore, you don't need to use any force to bounce it far away easily.

A phantom topographical map floated before them, with the Temple of Light providing map markings as always.

But it's unclear whether the method of intrusion this time was different from the last one.

The provided map does not have precise markings, only approximate areas, so you need to search for them yourself.

According to the markings, Zabuza should be located between the Land of Waves and the Hidden Mist.

The distance was vast; in the original story, it took Team 7 a full month to escort ordinary people to the Land of Waves.

The distance is approximately one thousand kilometers.

But this mission only has three days.

That means you have to walk at least 300 kilometers a day, which isn't difficult for Li Xia right now.

Awoo clung to Li Xia's shoulder, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked:

"Boss, should we call the kitten over? Its aura skill is quite useful."

"No, things are at a critical moment for Heitan."

Li Xia had previously considered calling Heitan over, and Heitan himself even saw the mission notification and wanted to come back.

After much deliberation, I decided to abandon this decision, firstly because the experiment had reached its most critical point.

Secondly, Orochimaru seems to have lost his mind, and Kurozumi often seems to be able to generate positive buffs.

This is a rare opportunity; it's a stroke of luck.

"But boss, even a lion can hunt a rabbit."

Aowu was somewhat worried, as Zabuza was originally an elite Jonin, especially one who had fought his way out of the 'Bloody Mist' era.

He has extensive experience in life-or-death battles, and with the enhancements from the Abyss, he is at least at the Shadow level.

They are definitely an extremely difficult opponent.

"That's right, even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit."

Li Xia's gaze was calm and composed:

"But not every battle gives you the opportunity to face your opponent in your strongest condition."

This is my moment to give it my all!

On the azure sea, a figure sped past, creating ripples that spread across the surface, leaving trails of white foam.

At this point, the point marked on the map has turned into a red circle.

Li Xia's gaze swept back and forth, his right eye constantly zooming in and out on Scott, capturing every suspicious detail.

"Boss, we've searched this area, nothing!"

A howling sound came from the team channel.

Just as Li Xia was about to answer, Scott's image suddenly magnified in her right eye.

On the sea, a small boat was seen drifting with the waves.

He immediately turned around and sped off towards the small boat.

As soon as my feet landed lightly on the deck, a strong smell of blood immediately filled my nostrils.

Li Xia's gaze sharpened, and he used his spear to pry open the awning.

Several corpses lay scattered in the cabin, their lifeless eyes wide open.

Fear still lingered on his face, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

Their bodies bore gruesome wounds, as if a sharp weapon had sliced ​​through them.

Internal organs and blood accumulated in the cabin, fermenting to produce an extremely unpleasant, fishy stench.

The time of death was no more than half a day.
It must have drifted over from nearby!

After checking the weather outside, he took out a small instrument from his personal space and placed it in the seawater.

"Drip drip"

A crisp beep sounded, and the instrument's screen clearly displayed the direction and approximate velocity of the ocean current.

Li Xia's brain started calculating rapidly, according to this data...
The approximate direction should be southwest!
"Awooo, come closer to me, I've found you!"

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