54: Emergency

After getting a taste of wiping out an evil force, Xiao Shi began to plan his next move to eliminate another evil force.

He was now eager to become the strongest Entering Martial Realm and don the martial emperor mask.

Having such a treasure in hand but only being able to look at it made him feel as if cats were scratching his heart, extremely uncomfortable.

“The next target will be the Blackwater Gang.”

Xiao Shi had an idea.

According to the information he had gathered, the Blackwater Gang was much stronger than the Fengsha Stronghold.

There were two martial artists at the Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level alone.

He believed that the rewards from eradicating the Blackwater Gang would be even more substantial than those from the Fengsha Stronghold.

However, he would have to wait until the day after tomorrow to have time to act.

Tomorrow, a new round of missions would be assigned.

Xiao Shi had already thought it through.

At that time, if he received a time-consuming mission, he would exchange it with other Night Watch for a mission that could be completed within a day.

This would give him ample time to slowly clear out the surrounding evil forces.

Early the next morning, Xiao Shi arrived at Team Ding's assembly point.

However, the atmosphere today was a bit off... many people looked worried.

Xiao Shi had only seen such a scene when they, as new recruits, first undertook a mission.

But now, most of Team Ding's Night Watch had such expressions, which made Xiao Shi feel that something was wrong.

“What happened?”

Xiao Shi approached Yang Zhen and Wang Changhuan, asking them with a puzzled expression.

Both of them also looked worried.

“We received news that evil spirits have been appearing frequently around Jin Yun City recently. The Night Watch of Team A can no longer handle it alone, so Team Ding might also have to go and clear out the evil spirits!”

“Evil spirits?”

Xiao Shi was startled.

When he first transmigrated to this world, he had heard about the terror of evil spirits.

His friend Fu Chen, who was in the sect, had encountered an evil spirit and was harmed by it during a Going out mission.

Although he knew evil spirits were terrifying, he had not encountered one until now.

“Evil spirits are inherently difficult to deal with. Even the Night Watch of Team A often suffer casualties during evil spirit clearing operations. If we go to clear out evil spirits... the casualties will definitely be even greater!”

Yang Zhen said with a heavy expression.

“What is the general strength of evil spirits?”

Xiao Shi was very curious about this.

“The weakest type of evil spirit has strength comparable to the Entrance to Martial Realm Fifth Level. The most important thing is... these evil spirits usually appear in groups, rarely alone. And if you're unlucky enough to encounter a semi-mature evil spirit, then it's directly game over!”

Wang Changhuan, who was beside him, explained to Xiao Shi.

“Semi-mature evil spirit?”

Xiao Shi knew very little about evil spirits.

He didn't know what a semi-mature evil spirit was.

“Evil spirits are usually divided into young spirits, semi-mature evil spirits, and mature evil spirits.”

“Young spirits are equivalent to our human Entering Martial Realm.”

“Semi-mature ones are comparable to Qi Martial Realm.”

“Mature ones correspond to Blood Martial Realm.”

Wang Changhuan added.

As he spoke, Xiao Shi felt completely unsettled.

“You mean... there's a chance we might encounter evil spirits comparable to Qi Martial Realm!?”

“That's right.”

Yang Zhen, who was beside him, nodded.

“Not only is it possible to encounter semi-mature evil spirits, but even mature evil spirits have appeared. Once you encounter such an evil spirit, there is absolutely no hope of survival.”

Xiao Shi's face turned ugly.

Too dangerous!

This was too damn dangerous!

He had originally thought that with his current strength, if these evil spirits were only comparable to the Entering Martial Realm, he wouldn't have to worry about any danger at all.

At the Entering Martial Realm level, nothing could threaten him anymore.

But he didn't expect there to be evil spirits comparable to Qi Martial Realm, or even Blood Martial Realm.

This was too dangerous!

At the same time, Team Leader Ding, Slit-Eyes, also arrived.

In the past, Slit-Eyes had always worn a smile.

But today... his expression was also slightly heavy.

He glanced around at everyone.

He said in a deep voice, “I presume you've all heard that evil spirits have been appearing frequently recently. Our four Night Watch teams will fully clear out the surrounding evil spirits, so... your upcoming mission will be to kill evil spirits around Jin Yun City.”

As Slit-Eyes spoke, the expressions of many Night Watch all darkened.

Xiao Shi also couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Fuck!

What he cared about most was his own safety.

And this current operation, in his opinion, was incredibly dangerous!

If he could choose, he definitely wouldn't participate in such a dangerous operation.

But it was obvious... this operation was something all Night Watch had to participate in.

Soon, Slit-Eyes told everyone the specific operational arrangements.

This time, Team Ding was mainly responsible for clearing out the evil spirits in the southern area of Jin Yun City.

Relatively speaking, this area also had the fewest evil spirits.

Soon, the Night Watch of Team Ding would collectively set out together to this area.

All Night Watch above the Entrance to Martial Realm Fifth Level had to participate.

Although this operation was highly dangerous for the Night Watch of Team Ding, it also offered a greater amount of contribution points.

Just killing an evil spirit comparable to the Entrance to Martial Realm Fifth Level could earn three hundred contribution points.

If it was an evil spirit comparable to the Entering Martial Realm Sixth Level, it would be four hundred contribution points.

And so on.

This was also an opportunity to acquire a large number of contribution points.

Danger and opportunity always coexist.

Under Slit-Eyes's arrangements, many Night Watch from Team Ding successively left Jin Yun City and set off together for the southern area.

Along the way, Xiao Shi's mood was very heavy.

Although after some investigation, he learned that the probability of encountering semi-mature and mature evil spirits was very small.

But such a threat still existed.

“With my current strength and the many items I possess, if I encounter a semi-mature evil spirit, I should still have a chance to save my life. But if I encounter a mature evil spirit, it will definitely be a dead end.”

Xiao Shi looked disheartened.

This sudden situation not only disrupted his plan to eliminate the surrounding evil forces but also made his situation no longer safe.

After some travel, these Night Watch from Team Ding quickly reached their destination.

This was a relatively open plain.

Upon arrival, they quickly set up a camp here.

“Now you can form your own teams, and when night falls, the operation will officially begin!”

Team Leader Ding said to everyone.

This evil spirit clearing operation would be conducted in teams.

The number of people in each team was limited to six or less.

Everyone could form teams freely.

“Lao Xiao, don't worry too much. We've already found a strong member. Come and join our team, it'll be very safe.”

Upon seeing the worried Xiao Shi, Yang Zhen and Wang Changhuan comforted him while leading him to a burly Night Watch.

“Brother Luo, how about our three, plus your two, making exactly six people to form a team?”