Invincible through Touching Corpses

As a top-tier genius with a Genetic Assessment of A Level, Liu Miaomiao excelled beyond the others in every way, and that of course included her Perception Power.

The Perception Range for an average person in the Blood Qi Realm was only about 200 meters. Of course, for a genius, it would be slightly larger—an increase of ten to twenty meters or so.

But Liu Miaomiao possessed the highest level of talent. Even though she was only in the Blood Qi Realm Early Stage, her Perception Range reached a full 250 meters, which was why she was the first to detect the Shadow Demon’s presence.

Hearing the name "Shadow Demon," the others couldn’t help but tense up.

Normally, even an expert at the Body Shaping Realm would have a terrible time dealing with such a troublesome Mutated Zombie.

However, after the initial shock, they quickly calmed down. As the Shadow Demon drew closer, they were able to detect it with their own Perception Power.

They had to admit, the Investigation Technique Lin Xinghai had taught them was the perfect counter to the Shadow Demon’s incredibly troublesome Invisibility.

Able to track the enemy’s every move, the group was no longer flustered. They even found it a bit amusing.

"Heh! This thing’s pretty cautious. It’s even tiptoeing," Little Fatty couldn’t help but whisper.

"That’s normal. It can turn invisible, but it can’t hide the sounds it makes. If it ran too fast, it would definitely be discovered," Sun Tianbo added.

"In that case, let’s all pretend we haven’t noticed it. Then we’ll hit it with everything we’ve got," Little Fatty whispered.

As soon as he finished speaking, the others knew exactly what to do without needing any further instruction.

In truth, everyone was bottling up a surge of pent-up frustration.

During this mission to clear out Mutated Zombies, they’d had a chance to fight during the first battle with the Hunter, but when they later encountered two Spitters, they were constantly kited and didn’t even get an opportunity to strike back.

Now that they finally had a chance to fight something up close, everyone was already secretly channeling the Energy in their bodies, preparing for a devastating strike.

The Shadow Demon drew closer and closer: 200 meters, 150 meters, 100 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters, 20 meters.

As the Shadow Demon drew nearer, everyone’s nerves grew taut. What they found even more incredible was that, even when it was just 10 meters away, they still couldn’t detect its presence unless they specifically locked onto it with their Perception Power.

They could all imagine how terrifying it would be to be suddenly ambushed by it if they hadn’t learned the Investigation Technique.

It could even decide not to retreat and just rampage through the crowd. Unable to see it, and with teammates all around, they wouldn’t dare to attack recklessly. The situation would likely turn into a one-sided slaughter.

But the more they feared this possibility, the stronger their pent-up determination became.

Finally, when the Shadow Demon closed to within 3 meters of the group and raised its claws to strike at Little Fatty in the lead, everyone exploded into action.

Little Fatty’s reaction was extremely swift. He unleashed his Divine Demon Body, raising his Fine Steel Giant Shield to meet the blow. At the same time, with his Hurricane Superpower amplified by his Battle Armor, he didn’t push the creature away this time. Instead, he formed a tornado around it, interfering with its movements.

BANG!

The sudden counterattack must have caught the Shadow Demon by surprise. Its strike failed to even completely break through Little Fatty’s Protective Divine Light. Hindered by Little Fatty’s Hurricane Superpower, its Speed slowed.

At the same time, it felt its Life Force being rapidly drained from its body, instantly throwing it into a weakened state.

Between these two effects, the Shadow Demon’s Speed was reduced by a full quarter.

At that critical moment, Xie Shanyong seized the split second the creature was stunned. He unleashed his Vine Superpower, and a dozen arm-thick vines instantly shot up from the ground, entangling the creature’s legs and briefly holding it in place.

Faced with over twenty Blood and Qi Realm Martial Artists and thirty fully-armed soldiers, being immobilized for even a second was a fatal mistake.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A violent roar erupted as a countless barrage of Fireballs, raging flames, Wind Blades, sharp spikes, and bullets rained down, blotting out the sky.

The Shadow Demon couldn’t even let out a scream before it was submerged by the endless attacks, dead beyond a doubt.

When everyone came to their senses, they found the Shadow Demon had been blasted into a gory mess of bone and flesh, making it impossible to piece its shape back together.

The outcome was so swift it took everyone by surprise. They had originally thought they would be lucky to heavily wound it in the first exchange, but they never expected to kill it outright.

After a moment of stunned silence, cheers erupted.

"Haha, so the Shadow Demon is nothing special after all!" Little Fatty laughed boisterously, his confidence through the roof.

"Actually, the Shadow Demon’s Invisibility is ridiculously powerful. We only had such an easy time because of the Investigation Technique the captain taught us. Otherwise, we would’ve been in big trouble," Sun Tianbo offered a level-headed assessment.

"Right, right! The boss is awesome!" Little Fatty quickly chimed in.

The others were rendered speechless for a moment. How could such a normal sentiment sound so much like sucking up when it came out of Little Fatty’s mouth?

Of course, regardless of how it sounded, this was definitely something to be excited about. After all, a single Shadow Demon was worth a full 4 million Huaxia Coins.

「Three minutes later.」

Lin Xinghai, who had just arrived, was also dumbfounded by the scene before him.

"Well done," Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but praise. This scene had truly exceeded his expectations.

He had considered that if they encountered a Shadow Demon, the group might be able to repel it, but killing it would be extremely difficult.

But now, this Shadow Demon had fallen into their trap. It was clearly overconfident in its own abilities, completely unaware that Little Fatty and the others had detected it in advance. Ambushed by a prepared force, it was immobilized for just a moment and lost its only chance to escape.

After listening to Little Fatty’s description of the entire event, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but feel a sense of wonder.

...

Not long after Lin Xinghai arrived, Qiu Wei and the group of military officers who had been following him arrived as well.

Looking at the remains of the Shadow Demon on the ground, which was mangled beyond recognition, the shock in their hearts wouldn’t subside for a long time.

In fact, this feeling of shock had been with them from the very beginning.

When Zhou De had reported to the Military Department, he had only said that Lin Xinghai possessed a terrifying Speed-type Superpower.

The top brass at the Dongwu Shelter had initially hoped that it would be a huge success if Lin Xinghai could simply delay the Hunter.

Therefore, when Qiu Wei, who was following behind, received the report that Lin Xinghai’s group had encountered a Hunter, he immediately rushed over at full speed, hoping Lin Xinghai could hold out until he arrived.

But he never, ever expected that just as the news of the Hunter’s discovery arrived, a second report followed immediately after, announcing it had been killed.

And that wasn’t an isolated incident. Afterward, Lin Xinghai easily killed two Spitters, making the military personnel fully realize what a demonic genius they had recruited. He could easily hunt Zombies of the same Level while still in the Blood Qi Realm.

They had thought that was already outrageous enough, but none of them could have imagined it was only the beginning.