Erii: A Journey Through the Heavens Begins with Frilian

Chapter 78 Clearance Mission: Accidentally Entering the Lair (Two Chapters Combined)

The third day in Dragon Bone Village began with an attempt to return to the origin.

After becoming familiar with the breathing techniques, reduce emotional fluctuations, and then use Heluo Technology for source quality regulation.

"Huh?" Akimi froze, looking at Erii in astonishment, then turning to check her clothes. "It worked?"

"Wow! She's a very stable and good girl. No wonder she can travel on the ground," Xia Tianlai said with a smile.

"Wow? Really?!" Xia Dou's eyes widened.

Erii didn't sense any change; she was just emotionally stable and calm.

This was no challenge for her, as she was born with the Blood Sorrow to suppress it.

"Okay," Bai Yuekui nodded, "Then you've officially joined the Awakened Walker team and can go out on missions now."

No sooner had they finished speaking than an urgent message came from the other side.

Through real-time external monitoring, a group of Devouring Beasts was detected entrenched in a canyon near a shielding tower. They showed no signs of leaving and seemed to intend to stay there for a long time.

The importance of the shielding towers is self-evident. If any one of them is destroyed, the entire shielding barrier will be unable to operate, and Dragonbone Village will sooner or later be exposed to the endless beast tide.

Therefore, even if the Devouring Beasts have not yet taken any actual action, any bad signs must be nipped in the bud.

Dragonbone Village is used to this kind of thing, and their method of dealing with it is very simple and direct: to wipe them all out!

Bai Yuekui made the arrangements with ease, forming a hunter team consisting of Wulan Maiduo, Suixing, Guayan, Xiadou, and Pokong. She then looked at Erii and raised her eyebrows lightly.

Erii raised her hand, enthusiastically indicating that she would join.

"Yay!" Xia Dou exclaimed happily.

The six men acted immediately, driving an armored jeep out of Longgu Village.

The driver, Po Kong, was handsome and exuded a carefree and unrestrained charm, with a touch of a romantic rogue.

The co-pilot was as taciturn as his name suggested; aside from polite gestures and nods, he didn't utter a single word from beginning to end.

"Chirp chirp chirp~"

A white, intelligent eagle named Ulanchagai perched on Maiduo's shoulder. It was wearing a mechanical armor made by Heluo Technology to assist its master in unleashing its potential.

"To ensure good teamwork in the upcoming battle, everyone should tell Erii about their abilities," said Suixing. "I'm very accurate with my arrows."

"Sister Shattered Star is too modest. Your magnetic archery skills are second to none in Dragonbone Village, unmatched by anyone," Maido smiled. "I'm skilled with spears, not the booming rifles, but the king of weapons, the spear!"

Xia Dou added, "Maido's gun can release high-voltage electrical pulses, and that's just from the martial arts she's been working hard to learn. Her potential is shared vision; look, Chagai is her second pair of eyes."

She propped her head up with her hand and said, "I don't need an introduction, right? You've already killed me once." The driver, Po Kong, chimed in, "Please call me Thor!"

"Tch~" Sui Xing curled her lip, "Stop playing tricks."

"Alright, alright," Po Kong chuckled, "I can only release a little bit of lightning, it's nothing to mention."

It's time for me to be taciturn.

The car was silent for ten seconds.

Xia Dou sighed and rubbed his forehead. "He's one of the few meat shields in our Dragon Bone Village. His potential is non-Newtonian fluid skin, making him impervious to knives and bullets."

Erii's eyes were already shining with excitement, and she had the illusion that she was in an urban fantasy manga, as if they were executors investigating supernatural phenomena.

However, she also discovered that the Awakeners do indeed have superpowers, but many of them need to rely on the technological equipment they wear to maximize their abilities.

Xia Dou's mechanical eye mask, Wulanchagai's shared connection device, Suixing's unusual mechanical longbow, and the hollow mechanical gloves—Guayan hasn't figured it out yet. Perhaps the clothes he's wearing are some kind of source frequency amplifier?

In short, the Awakened Ones are not omnipotent superhumans, but rather have outstanding advantages in their respective fields, which makes the team's lineup and cooperation extremely challenging.

Bai Yuekui had also considered this action.

Xia Dou is in charge of reconnaissance and infiltration, Sui Xing is in charge of long-range pinpoint kills, Gua Yan is in charge of defense, Mai Duo is in charge of crowd control and suppression, and Po Kong is in charge of close-range interference.

As for Erii, she either had to play with them the whole time or have someone else play with her, which was like insurance installed by Bai Yuekui.

"Where's Erii? We've heard you're very skilled, but we don't know the specifics." Ulan Maiduo asked curiously, her tone revealing a hint of martial spirit.

Before Erii could say a word, Natsume excitedly waved her knife, "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you! She only needs to swing her knife, and huge groups of snake dogs will automatically die!"

The three were completely baffled, unable to understand it at all, let alone imagine the scene in their minds.

"Even more powerful than Boss Bai?" Po Kong asked.

"Um, I don't know either," Xia Dou hesitated, "but the boss said herself that she can't beat Erii!"

Po Kong and Gua Yan exchanged a glance, clearly taking it as a joke, and even Mai Duo wasn't entirely convinced.

After all, in the villagers' hearts, Bai Yuekui was undoubtedly the pinnacle of humanity. The super-genetic Devouring Beasts were no different from ants being crushed in front of her, and the molted Devouring Beasts also had the power to kill her in a single battle. Even the legendary King-level beasts were not impossible to fight.

Whoosh!

The air grew drier, and scorching air blew in through the window cracks, carrying grains of sand that pelted the car body with a pattering sound. The windshield was also covered with a layer of dust in the blink of an eye.

The surrounding landscape transformed into the most common desolate Gobi desert, with jagged stone pillars and towering cliffs becoming the only bright spots.

They certainly didn't drive straight into the winding canyon where the Devouring Beasts were located. Instead, they accelerated up the hillside and slowly made their way along the treacherous cliff edge, gradually approaching the coordinates.

"Entering the Return to Origin state," Shattered Star reminded.

Everyone immediately calmed their minds and suppressed the fluctuations of their life essence until they were completely still, like pieces of moving stone.

They got out of the car and looked down at the steep cliff below.

"Damn, how come there are so many snakes and dogs? Can the few of us really handle this? Should we call for backup and have Shan Da and Xu Tong come over to use source-matter decoy missiles to lure them away?" Po Kong Fan muttered.

Below them, in the narrow canyon, lay countless snakes and dogs.

They seemed to have come here to escape the summer heat, lying down in the cool valley floor and fast asleep; there were at least a hundred of them.

Compared to the five people's worried expressions, Erii's face was full of joy.

After spending a few days in Dragon Bone Village, she almost forgot about her two travel goals.

Leaving aside the main quest for now, this side quest of killing a thousand snake dogs should definitely be mentioned.

"Wait for me here," Erii, who was incredibly efficient, said immediately.

Five people?

"What are you going to do!" Xia Dou raised her voice as if she had sensed something.

When emotions get agitated, the skill is broken, and the state of returning to the origin is forcibly terminated.

At this moment, the snake-dogs, like vultures smelling the aroma of carrion, all raised their long necks and greedily looked up at the sky.

"Not good, prepare for battle—?" Maido's spear trembled, but she paused in her speech.

Because Erii jumped straight off the cliff.

"Holy crap, that's over a hundred meters!" Po Kong exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you crazy?" even the taciturn man said blankly.

Sui Xing remained silent, his hand already nocking a bow, aiming at the largest snake-dog.

Their voices were drowned out by the gale, and Erii fell freely with a heart as still as water.

Using fingertips to tap the knife.

Landing Slash!

A silvery full moon descended from the sky.

The realm of judgment spread outwards from here, like the fluttering skirts of the goddess of death as she dances.

Thud—

Like a meteorite crashing into the earth, the canyon, only ten meters wide, was instantly shrouded in billowing dust as fragments flew everywhere.

"Huh?" Sui Xing lowered her arms in surprise.

"Shall we go down too?" Po Kong asked blankly.

No one answered, for they had already heard the sharp sound of the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

But soon there was no sound at all, and as the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, what came into view was black liquid covering the canyon.

Hundreds of snakes and dogs perished, none surviving; all their spiritual seeds were shattered and they died!

Click~

Erii sheathed her sword, waved to them, and gave a thumbs-up to indicate that everything was settled.

Ding ding ding————

[We've killed a total of 238 snake-dogs; we're one step closer to achieving our goal!]

"Xia Dou wasn't lying. In the entire Dragon Bone Village, only Boss Bai can compare to her," Sui Xing said, her throat dry.

At the time, they were far away, and it was difficult to get a full view of the scene through binoculars, let alone experience it up close.

"Who saw what happened?" Mydo rubbed her eyes and asked incredulously.

At that moment, everyone became taciturn.

After a two-second silence, Sui Xing said, "Even if you see it clearly, you still won't understand it."

"I was wondering why Boss Bai was so fond of this precious thing, and it turns out it really is a piece of gold!" Po Kong said with a beaming smile.

"Wow, amazing! In the blink of an eye, they slaughtered so many snakes and dogs, and shattered all of them. Is this really a human?" Mai Duo still couldn't believe it. After all, she grew up in a family of martial arts practitioners and had a strong belief in close combat. She also knew how dangerous and difficult it was to fight to the death with a human body against a beast.

But just seconds before, Erii's Mount Tai meteorite strike had not only annihilated a large group of snakes and dogs, but had also shaken her understanding of the world.

However, Mydo finally smiled and said happily, "No matter what, Erii is our comrade. Her strength is a huge blessing for Dragonbone Village!"

"Yeah, Erii is a really nice girl, and she's incredibly good at games too. Ugh, just thinking about it makes me so angry~"

Xia Dou muttered.

Hearing the conversation between the two eighteen-year-old girls, the other three couldn't help but smile.

Indeed, Erii is already a villager of Dragon Bone Village, and therefore a member of this big family. To put it bluntly, so what if the other party is not human?

Huhuhu~

The wind howled, and the weasel hid among them.

Erii felt a warmth in her heart as she overheard their conversation.

Deep down, she was afraid of one thing—that people would see her as a freak who stood out from the crowd.

This is one of the reasons why she was so happy after learning that everyone had superpowers.

"Let's go down and take a look. With so many snakes and dogs gathered here, I'm worried there might be Mana flowers in the cave below. If there are, we'll deal with them all at once," said Sui Xing cautiously.

So the five of them carefully made their way down the almost vertical mountain wall to the canyon.

"That's amazing!" Maido praised sincerely.

"I didn't realize that your delicate appearance was actually more robust than your taciturn nature!" Po Kong laughed.

"I admire you." The taciturn man cast a respectful glance at the strong man.

Erii was neither arrogant nor humble, and gladly accepted everyone's praise.

"Everyone, come here for a moment."

Xia Dou and Sui Xing were observing their surroundings when the former suddenly shouted.

When the group went over, they found a hole in the ground at the feet of the two people, which was half-buried by sand!

The edges of the cave entrance were not formed naturally; there are traces of artificial excavation, suggesting it is an underground facility left over from the Old World.

"Let's go in and take a look." Po Kong took the lead and went inside.

"The concrete walls and these slogans suggest it's a refuge from the Old World," Shattered Star said.

Erii stayed at the back of the group, releasing Kamaitachi to explore deeper into the territory first.

The airflow penetrated everywhere, reflecting back everything it touched, over and over again, until a rough outline was drawn in her mind.

"It's very big inside, and there are human-shaped things inside, probably flesh and soil," Erii whispered.

"How did you know?" Maido asked, voicing the question that everyone had.

"Superpowers," Erii replied.

"I know it's offensive, but I'm really curious, what did you do before you traveled? Where are you from?" Po Kong couldn't help but ask.

"Hey!" Sui Xing scolded and reminded him.

"Before the trip, I always stayed at home," Erii paused, "I come from the old world."

Upon hearing this, the leader, Po Kong, suddenly stopped, and Gua Yan, unable to stop in time, nearly knocked the former flat on his face.

"The old world?!" Xia Dou stared, mouth agape, turning back in a daze.

"So you're just like Boss Bai?" Maiduo asked in surprise.

Erii shook her head. "It's different. My situation is very special."

She said no more, and the others tactfully stopped asking questions.

They walked in silence until they reached an underground shelter the size of a football field, with other entrances in several directions.

The layout is very simple. Apart from the load-bearing columns, there are no rooms that divide the area into different sections, and there isn't even a toilet. It must have been a temporary shelter.

"Wow, that's impressive. It actually contains fleshy soil," Po Kong said.

Inside the shelter, hundreds of fleshy figures stood, sat, or lay prone, while further inside, a hazy red glow emanated from them.

Those were clusters of enormous mana flowers!

It is less a plant and more like a product of some kind of mutated flesh and blood.

Above the rhizome was a fleshy sphere, from which a large number of tentacles extended, each with a glowing sporangium at its end.

At first glance, they resemble huge, bacterial-like tumors, which are extremely disgusting.

"You should have learned this in the All-Science Academy, right?" Xia Dou lowered her voice. "The Mana Flower is the heart of the Mana ecosystem, providing an energy connection for the Devouring Beasts and the Breath Soil in this area, ensuring their rapid regeneration. The Devouring Beasts are also hatched from the Mana Flower, and the Mana Flower covers the entire Earth through the Breath Soil, forming a collective consciousness network."

"Don't go near there, the stigma over there is too strong," Sui Xing said.

"It's a pity Xu Tong isn't here, otherwise we could have had him purify it," Mai Duo said.

"Hiss?" Po Kong muttered in confusion, "What's the purpose of these holes in the ceiling of the old world's shelter?"

Erii looked up.

It turns out that there are dozens of large holes, each several meters in diameter, in the ceiling that is more than ten meters high. They are pitch black inside and you can't see how deep they are.

The group looked around and discovered that not only the ceiling, but also the surrounding walls had many holes, leading to unknown destinations.

Erii's ears twitched.

rustling~

Has something woken up?

The numbers are skyrocketing!

"Devouring Beast, we're surrounded. The passage we came through is also there," she said calmly.

Those who trusted her implicitly immediately went on high alert, ready to fight their way out.

zizi~

In the far corner, a human head crawled out upside down from the top!

The next second, hands, heads, and arms poured out from all directions, and ghostly roars echoed throughout the almost enclosed shelter.

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