My martial spirit leads me to Earth; I begin by submitting my skills to the Douluo Continent.

Chapter 26 I, the little mouse, hate repeating machines the most!

Under the dumbfounded gazes of Yu Xiaogang, Hongmao, and the others, dozens of palm-sized, jet-black quadcopter drones flashing with eerie blue signal lights swarmed out of the ring's spatial ripples like a swarm of bees leaving their hive!

"Buzz buzz buzz one"

The enormous roar of the rotor blades shattered the silence of the forest.

These tiny objects hovered in the air for a second before rapidly gaining altitude and spreading out in all directions, instantly covering the forest with red laser scanning nets.

"What... what kind of martial spirit is this?! Or is it a soul tool?!"

Yu Xiaogang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared intently at the flying metal objects, feeling his worldview crumbling.

Su Yun leaned against the rock, and inside his sunglasses, countless infrared thermal images and space radar waveforms were flashing across the screen.

Only thirty seconds had passed.

"drop!"

A red lock box popped up.

Su Yun's lips curled into a smile as he pointed to the southwest, the exact opposite of Yu Xiaogang's assessment, and said calmly, "Found it. Southwest, 1,500 meters away, inside a hollow of a dead banyan tree."

"How is this possible?!"

Yu Xiaogang exclaimed in surprise, his face turning bright red.

"That's the shady side! Void Shadow Rats prefer sunlight, that's common sense—"

"master."

Su Yun interrupted him, her tone full of pity.

"Maybe this mouse is a bit socially awkward and doesn't like sunbathing, okay?"

"001, please respond."

Lei Zhan's voice came through the earphones quickly.

"The target is very alert, and this rat seems to be quite intelligent. We just analyzed the frequency emitted by its body, and it matches yours very well. We can mimic the frequency it emits; I suggest using a trapping strategy."

Su Yun raised an eyebrow: "Entrapment? No problem."

He waved again.

This time, what jumped out of the ring was a tactical robot dog, only the size of a small dog and made entirely of silver-gray metal.

After landing, the little guy nimbly shook its body, making a mechanical grinding sound.

"Go on, Wangcai." Su Yun patted the robot dog's head.

1,500 meters away, inside the hollow of a dead banyan tree.

The four-hundred-year-old Void Shadow Rat was lying comfortably on a pile of hay, holding a purple berry in its hand and munching on it with relish.

It thought it was very clever, deliberately leaving behind that tainted excrement to mislead the trackers, while doing the opposite itself.

Those foolish hunters are probably just eating dust in the east.

Just then.

A strange fluctuation suddenly pierced through the tree trunk without warning.

It was not a sound, nor was it aggressive in any way.

But this fluctuation caused the berry that the Void Shadow Rat had just put to its mouth to fall to the ground with a "plop".

Its fur stood on end instantly, and every nerve trembled.

Because of the frequency of this fluctuation —

It looks exactly like itself!

The feeling is like you're looking in the mirror alone at home, and suddenly you realize that the person in the mirror is standing outside the door.

Even through the door, our breathing and heartbeats are perfectly synchronized.

The Void Shadow Mouse's small eyes were filled with terror and confusion.

It was still inside the cave, but its instincts were screaming alarms.

There's another version of myself outside the door!

"Squeak—? (Am I—out of my body?)"

The Void Shadow Rat looked down at its paws, then sensed the strong and familiar presence outside the door.

A fear originating from the depths of its soul instantly shattered the rat's psychological defenses.

It huddled up in a ball, trembling, its tail tucked tightly between its legs.

It scared the poop rat!

Could it be that the excrement just now was so forceful that it took the soul out of the body?

Overwhelmed by extreme fear and self-doubt, the Void Shadow Rat finally couldn't hold back any longer.

It needs to find out exactly what that thing outside is.

Mustering its courage, it tentatively emitted a very faint, trembling sound towards the cave entrance: "Squeak—? (Are you—a ghost?)"

The moment its voice fell.

Outside the cave entrance, the mechanical dog that had remained silent immediately activated its real-time voiceprint simulation system.

"Squeak—? (Are you—a ghost?)"

boom!

The Void Shadow Rat's head buzzed.

That sound—

The tone of that voice—even the slightly cracked tone from fear—was exactly the same as mine!

There really is an invisible version of yourself outside!

Extreme fear reached its peak at this moment, followed by a frenzied rage that, by the very nature of extremes, turned into its opposite.

Even if it's a ghost, you can't scare a mouse like that!

Besides, if that one outside is also me, wouldn't it be trying to steal my territory, my berries, and my mother mouse?!

This sense of crisis concerning survival instantly overwhelmed the fear.

"Squeak!! Squeak squeak squeak!! (Playing tricks! Come out and fight me one-on-one if you dare!)"

The Void Rat roared hysterically, trying to bolster its courage.

The next second, the clone outside spoke again, its tone exactly the same, even mimicking the hysterical tone perfectly: "Squeak!! Squeak squeak squeak!! (Playing tricks! Come out and fight me one-on-one if you dare!)"

This time, the Void Rat's defenses were completely breached.

This isn't a ghost story at all.

This is clearly a blatant provocation!

They blatantly stole my account and then proceeded to attack me directly!

"squeak-!!!"

The Void Shadow Rat let out a piercing screech, its reason completely evaporated.

Its figure flashed, transforming into a purplish-black afterimage, and it activated its talent, Shadow Leap!

It wants to tear this arrogant, ignorant scholar to shreds!

However, when it rushed out of the tree hole, filled with rage, ready to fight that clone to the death, it froze.

There was no terrifying ghost in front of it, nor another version of itself.

Only one silver-gray creature remained, its metal head still shaking, emitting that same shriek it had just let out—

A lump of iron?

"Squeak? (That's it?)"

The Void Shadow Rat felt its intelligence had been insulted like never before.

Without the slightest hesitation, its eyes blazed red, and its claws, sharp enough to cut through rock, gleamed with a chilling light that seemed to tear through the air, viciously clawed at the robot dog's neck.

Go to hell! You freak!

when!!

A deafening clang of metal clashing.

Sparks fly!

The Void Shadow Rat felt as if its claws were gripping a piece of ancient, cold iron, so strong that its bones felt like they were about to shatter, and two of its claws even broke off.

The metal lump, without even a scratch, remained tilted, its head tilted, and with its previous angry screech, it mocked again: "Squeak? (That's all?)"

The Void Shadow Rat was dumbfounded.

While it was still questioning its existence in mid-air, Su Yun, behind a large tree in the distance, coldly pressed the remote control in his hand.

"Only realizing it now? Too late."

"Wangcai, show it a big treasure."

Suddenly, the cover on the robot dog's back popped open, and two round, black objects shot out, landing right in front of the Void Shadow Mouse's shocked face.

boom-!!!

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