8: Temporary task

"Naturally. Now, welcome to being a member of The Watchers.

Here, this is a personal gift from me."

As she spoke, Lin Yue turned off the projection,

and after some hesitation, she gritted her teeth and took out a metal case from her waist.

Upon opening it, a cold, ice-blue mist spread out.

[Non-attribute divinity energy crystal detected]

What is a divinity crystal?

The system's mechanical voice suddenly rang out, leaving Zhou Xing looking confused.

"This is a non-attribute divinity crystal refined and fused by 'The Watchers' using a large number of divinity fragments,

after use, it can improve your sister's erosion condition to the greatest extent,

and significantly clear the side effects of long-term divinity inhibitor use."

Lin Yue handed the divinity crystal to Zhou Xing and explained.

"Thank you!"

Zhou Xing carefully closed the case, his face full of gratitude, and then asked, "What do I need to do after joining?"

"First, your identity as 'Night Crow' is very useful. As long as it's your free time,

you can collect as much evidence as possible of their transactions with Divine Gene at the Furnace Fighting Arena.

And find a way to figure out the connection between the two parties.

Second, complete a mission issued by headquarters once a month to clean up out-of-control entities or other types of tasks,

don't worry, it will be within your power, and you can call for help if you encounter danger."

"Beep beep!"

The tactical bracelet suddenly vibrated.

Lin Yue pressed her earpiece, and her expression soon turned to one of shock: "Third... it has to start now. Trouble is here!"

"What's the situation?"

Zhou Xing also spoke with a serious expression.

"C-rank mission. An Awakened One has gone berserk at the power station in Long City's Old Town."

As she spoke, Lin Yue also controlled her tactical bracelet to pop up an image.

In the image, a man covered in electric arcs was unconsciously destroying everything around him.

"It's clearly a failed fragment fusion."

Lin Yue quickly checked the data. "This is a low-grade Awakened One who forcibly fused a fragment of the 'god of thunder'. His strength is at the late tong yuan stage, and his ability is electric current manipulation.

To make himself stronger, or perhaps because someone offered him generous terms to be a test subject,

he actually intended to fuse another fragment of the 'god of wind control' while his own divinity was unstable, attempting to become a dual-element fused Awakened One."

She threw a jammer to Zhou Xing. "This is your first mission since joining The Watchers. Be careful."

Afterward, Zhou Xing followed Lin Yue and rushed toward the power station.

By the time they arrived, the entire power station was already shrouded in a violent electrical field.

The target was currently floating in the center, his body connected to high-voltage cables, continuously absorbing the electrical energy within.

"We can't let him keep absorbing like this, or the entire power station might explode.

Zhou Xing, I need you to use your extreme cold power to create an insulated environment first."

Looking at the out-of-control Awakened One not far away, Lin Yue said to Zhou Xing with a grave expression.

Zhou Xing nodded and slammed his right hand onto the damp ground.

Waves of extreme cold power spread continuously, forming a white isolation zone around them.

Ordinary ice cannot act as an insulator because of impurities.

However, the ice created by Zhou Xing's Frost Power contains no impurities. Combined with the extreme low temperature, the two together can achieve a perfect insulating effect.

At that moment, Lin Yue suddenly leaped up, the wings on her back emerging once again and fully unfolding.

Even though they inherited the same divinity fragment of the 'god of wind control', the form it takes is completely different for everyone.

Especially for natural Awakened Ones, the abilities they can master are far beyond what low-grade Awakened Ones like Wind Chime can compare to.

Lin Yue's wings flapped forward violently, and dozens of transparent wind blades shot out instantly.

Under Lin Yue's control, they precisely severed all the cables connected to the berserk Awakened One.

"Zzzzt—"

The severed cables fell with sparks, but there wasn't a single trace of electrical current at the break.

The berserk Awakened One became even more enraged and roared as he raised his right arm. Suddenly, a surge of high-voltage current pounced toward Lin Yue like a giant blue python.

The power displayed by the power of thunder is definitely top-tier for its level.

The opponent had absorbed a massive amount of energy, and the strength he displayed now had even reached the peak of the Tong Yuan Stage.

Facing the berserk Awakened One's attack, Lin Yue, flying in mid-air, crossed her hands.

The wings on her back suddenly expanded and flapped violently, creating two spiral airflows that forcibly diverted the direction of the incoming current.

At this time, Zhou Xing's keen combat instincts naturally told him how to assist.

He held his left hand in a hollow grip, and the frost isolation zone he had previously set up actually rose directly, completely covering the area above the berserk Awakened One.

When the berserk Awakened One instinctively tried to absorb the surrounding current,

there was a "bang."

Lin Yue's wind wings suddenly folded, and she dove down rapidly like an arrow from a bow.

A highly compressed air pressure bomb condensed in her right hand, which she slammed into the berserk Awakened One's chest.

The powerful compressed force exploded, sending the berserk Awakened One flying until he finally crashed into a transformer,

falling rapidly.

Zhou Xing saw a mark flashing on the back of the other's neck.

"Weak point!"

Zhou Xing shouted, then slightly raised his hand and flung three ice spikes.

"Heavenly Feather Strangling!"

Lin Yue acted almost at the same time, the wings behind her suddenly decomposing into countless feather-like wind blades, completely covering the berserk Awakened One.

"Agh—!"

With a shrill scream, the mark on the berserk one's neck was attacked repeatedly, and a large amount of energy leaked out continuously.

"Get back, it's going to blow!"

Lin Yue hurriedly shouted at Zhou Xing, then flapped her wings and soared into the sky.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xing continuously condensed layers of ice with a large amount of Frost Power to cover the berserk one's body.

Then he quietly used Gale Step and retreated quickly!

"Boom!"

With a violent explosion, a charred crater was left in its place.

To their shock, the berserk Awakened One hadn't died after the self-explosion, emitting a faint aura.

However, it looked like he wouldn't live long.

Lin Yue landed and crouched down to check, then suddenly stopped: "Look at this."

She pointed to a miniature device exposed in the wound on the berserk one's neck.

"This is a remote-controlled divinity enhancer, a technology Divine Gene has been secretly researching,

but it has always been unstable, so it hasn't been promoted."

Lin Yue carefully removed the device and looked at Zhou Xing: "It seems we've made a good discovery this time."

"I want to go back and check on my sister first. I'm not at ease."

Zhou Xing spoke to Lin Yue at this time.

"Alright, I'll go back with you. Let your sister take the divinity crystal to stabilize her condition first,

then I'll contact the base to see if we can move your sister to a safe location, so you won't have any worries."

Lin Yue nodded and made a suggestion.

Meanwhile, the out-of-control Awakened One had completely lost his breath.

The divinity fragments did not dissipate; two fragments of different colors emerged from his body.

Lin Yue immediately took out a translucent glass bottle and collected the two divinity fragments.

Half an hour later, Zhou Xing pushed open the creaking, old anti-theft door,

and a distinct musty smell hit him.

What warmed Zhou Xing's heart was that Lin Yue didn't show any discomfort.

In the single room of less than twenty square meters, the only decent piece of furniture was a medical nursing bed in the corner,

which Zhou Xing had bought at a high price as soon as he discovered his sister was being eroded.

Zhou Keer was curled up on the bed at this time, clutching the quilt as soon as she heard the noise, staring warily at the door.

It was only when she saw it was her brother that she relaxed.

"Brother..." Her voice was very weak, and the golden patterns on her arm glowed faintly in the dim light.