Zither Tune, Array Breaking.
It was Bai Shuang's first time seeing someone forcibly disperse a tornado; her mouth slightly agape, she didn't make a sound.
At this moment, the black hurricane where the Dead Ash Flies resided changed direction, launching a remote attack towards Han Zhan.
Han Zhan had only read about the attack methods of the Dead Ash Flies in the archives, but he never imagined that these seemingly insignificant insects could attack so rapidly from afar.
Black needles, as thin as ox hair, rained down on Han Zhan like a storm.
He couldn't react in time.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him.
Yi Fan, who had just crawled up from the cargo box, holding a bottle of wine in each hand, staggered to his feet and stood in front of Han Zhan.
In an instant, all the black needles pierced into Yi Fan's body.
"You!" Han Zhan was startled; the black needles were highly toxic. If not removed in time, the victim would die within seconds.
Unexpectedly, Yi Fan seemed completely indifferent to the black needles in his back; he continued gulping down the wine.
Gulp, gulp.
"Hahaha, so satisfying!" Yi Fan, with bleary eyes, raised a finger from the wine bottle towards Han Zhan, about to say something when he suddenly collapsed.
"Yi Fan!"
Han Zhan bent over and saw the black needles that had pierced Yi Fan's body being eerily forced out one by one.
"SS Level Talent, Immortal."
"Surprised, aren't you?"
Seeing Yi Fan revitalized again, Han Zhan was indeed quite shocked.
His [Divine Radiance] could only see the talents of Contracted Spirits, but couldn't discern the talents of Spirit Contract Masters.
Yi Fan turned out to have a SS Level Talent; what is the trait of [Immortal]? Rapid regeneration, or is it indestructibility?
Apparently guessing Han Zhan's thoughts, Yi Fan exhaled a breath of alcohol and said, "You're wondering what the trait of my SS Level Talent [Immortal] is, aren't you? Beg me, and I'll tell you."
"Even if you don't beg, five boxes of wine, give me five boxes of wine and I'll..."
Han Zhan directly ignored him.
Back on the cargo box, the remaining Dead Ash Flies had lost their initial momentum under the crossfire.
Across the way, from an off-road vehicle, a vibrant young woman stepped out excitedly waving towards him.
"Oh, it's the Shang Family's heiress, Shang Siteng. Who would have thought her convoy lacked a Spirit Contract Master? That's too careless."
Yi Fan whistled, making a sly comment.
"Captain, they're requesting to join our private channel, approve or reject?"
In the driver's seat, Bai Shuang glanced at the communication device's request prompt, and asked.
"Reject."
Han Zhan withdrew his gaze. Though attractive, he already had someone dear, and Li Shutong's cautionary words over the hot pot still echoed in his mind.
The more beautiful a woman is, the more trouble she brings.
Better to avoid trouble.
"Let's go, keep moving." Han Zhan, holding the Fu Xi Zither, settled back into the front passenger seat. Once Xia Youwei resumed her human form, their posture instantly turned suggestive.
"Tsk tsk." Bai Shuang shook her head, sighed, and slammed the gas pedal.
The black pickup roared to life, kicking up a dust storm, heading into the distance.
"Bai Shuang, don't play these little tricks anymore," Han Zhan suddenly spoke, "You deliberately pointed the car towards the Dead Ash Fly tornado, didn't you?"
"Captain." Bai Shuang pressed her lips together, not responding.
In the apocalypse of the insect plague, compassion was taboo. A moment of saintliness could doom the entire team, as countless examples have shown.
"Don't let it happen again."
...
"Miss, they've rejected our call request."
Seeing the message of the terminated communication, the driver reported to Shang Siteng.
"Rejected?" Shang Siteng was somewhat taken aback; she hadn't been rejected much since childhood.
Confident in her appearance and figure, Shang Siteng recalled seeing the Qin Master seated in the passenger seat and a girl whose looks were in no way inferior to hers.
She felt envious.
Because they were truly free.
And what she lacked most was freedom.
"Butler, this trip to Deep Blue City, I want to awaken as a Contracted Spirit and then forge a contract with him!"
"Miss?!" The butler beside her was stunned, "Miss, the Patriarch specifically instructed that you were not to become a Contracted Spirit. Our Shang Family can only enslave others, not be enslaved!"
"Relying solely on these guards without becoming a Contracted Spirit, is that enough?" Shang Siteng retorted.
"If it wasn't for meeting that Qin Master, we would have already been devoured by the insects."
"I know all about the Shang Family's upper echelons, I just don't care to meddle. Likewise, they should not meddle in my matters."
"But this man, I'm determined to have him!" Shang Siteng declared decisively.
"Achoo!" On the other side, Han Zhan sneezed twice.
From Deep Blue City to Canghai City, driving at full speed takes about five hours.
Aside from this little interlude, the journey was fairly smooth. Occasionally encountering a few Insect Races that didn't know better, Han Zhan casually dispatched them.
Five hours later, Han Zhan and his team reached the location recorded in their mission, found the ravaging Insect Race, and once again, effortlessly exterminated them.
Driving for five hours, completing the mission in five seconds,
Striking a perfect balance between detail and brevity.
After finishing this task, they immediately rushed to the next location.
All at once, several major Insect Race extermination missions in Canghai City were completed in quick succession, catching the attention of the Canghai City Guardian Squad.
"Whoa, which team is completing these missions?"
"Since when did Canghai City have such a team? They're incredible!"
"Subtracting travel time, it averages just over ten seconds per mission, this is downright slaughter!"
"Could it be a Combat Spirit Contract Master from the front lines coming here to show off?!"
The commotion quickly reached the ears of the captain of Canghai City's first team.
When he used his captain privileges to check the task completion list and saw all the tasks marked as completed by "Deep Blue City 0527 Squad," he was infuriated!
A team from Deep Blue City came over to do Canghai City's points tasks, was this a slap in the face?
Who are they looking down on?!
He immediately dialed Deep Blue City's first team, unleashing a barrage of "greetings," leaving Zhao Hu on the other end completely dumbfounded, with a high "mother" content.
Because of this, the entire Canghai City Guardian Squad was actively stirred up,
A once stagnant Canghai City suddenly turned hot with points tasks.
Meanwhile, Han Zhan's "Deep Blue City 0527 Squad" achieved fame in Canghai City.
They now have a brand new title.
Mission Bullies!