28: A strange seed, a support-style warrior!

Liu Da looked up; that strange seed reminded him of the small tree he had encountered this morning, and he immediately shouted:

“Young Master Jiang! Look at that seed in the sky!”

Hearing this, Jiang Hao looked up and swung his blade; the Saber Qi passed through the seed and vanished into the air.

“Hmm?” Jiang Hao looked at the unharmed, strange seed in shock.

That strike could have achieved a One-hit Kill even on a Rank 4 Martial Artist! Yet this seed was actually fine???

Jiang Hao, refusing to believe it, slashed again, but the Saber Qi still passed through the seed and slowly dissipated high in the sky.

“The seed has no physical form!” Jiang Hao saw clearly this time.

The Saber Qi passed directly through the seed's location, as if the two were on different layers and could not affect each other.

Added to that was the faint, lingering sense of danger coming from the seed.

Thinking of the way that strange small tree attracted exotic beasts, Jiang Hao finally understood why he couldn't find any!

Because some packs of exotic beasts had been lured away by this thing.

And the missing exotic beasts would lead other packs that hadn't encountered the small tree to occupy more territory. Or, they might be frightened by the sudden disappearance of their old rivals and flee with their entire tribe.

“Everyone, retreat now! Stay far away from that seed!” Jiang Hao shouted to the crowd.

Needless to say, Liu Da and his group immediately ran back. Although the four from Yunxiao Martial Arts School didn't understand why they had to run, Student Jiang (Brother Jiang) certainly couldn't be wrong!

Several hunters frowned as they watched the seed about to fall, thinking to themselves: “Even that terrifying Saber Qi couldn't do anything to it; could this be some kind of Heaven And Earth Treasure?”

Of course, the veteran hunters weren't stubborn enough to just stand there.

After all, having spent a long time on the battlefield, they knew that some things might look beautiful but could kill everyone in the next second!

Jiang Hao watched the seed fall as if facing a formidable foe, and then it sprouted rapidly!

Feeling an attraction similar to that of the small tree, he crushed the sprout with a single blade strike.

He watched as the sprout also turned to ash.

“No notification of spirit reinforcement this time? It seems this thing needs to absorb enough exotic beasts to grow up first.”

Seeing everyone watching cautiously from a distance, Jiang Hao waved his hand for them to come over.

He looked at the people who were unaffected a hundred meters away from the seed.

Jiang Hao pondered the characteristics of this strange seed:

1. It has an instinct to identify and track conscious beings. (Doubtful)

2. It sprouts rapidly upon landing; it takes only about a second to go from a seed to a sprout a few centimeters long.

3. Even as a sprout, it possesses the mental ability to bewitch creatures.

4. The sprout can absorb the Mental Energy or Souls of bewitched creatures to grow; when it dies, the creatures it attracted will also die.

However, there is still hope if they have only just been attracted.

5. The initial safe distance for a sprout is less than a hundred meters, while the safe distance for a two-meter small tree is over five hundred meters.

6. To be added.

Hou Si walked over, looked at where the seed had fallen, and asked worriedly: “Young Master Jiang, this thing won't be all over the battlefield, will it?”

“If it weren't for someone with your strength, Young Master Jiang, wouldn't those ordinary Martial Artists be beyond help?”

Liu Da and the others, as well as several veteran hunters, looked at the sky in silence, feeling a sense of sorrow.

Battlefield No. 1 was the only place of opportunity where ordinary Martial Artists like them could achieve a Breakthrough and overtake others.

Whether it was finding a Heaven And Earth Treasure to achieve a mid-rank Breakthrough, or continuously hunting exotic beasts to save up a large sum of money to provide more and better resources for the next generation to get into a good Martial School.

But now, an anomaly had appeared in Battlefield No. 1, something that hadn't happened in the decades since the battlefield opened.

“What's there to worry about? Whether it's a real anomaly or a mastermind's plot, what does it have to do with us minor low-rank Martial Artists?”

Jiang Hao looked at the crowd, whose pessimistic atmosphere had been interrupted, leaving them with speechless expressions:

“The most important thing now is to get out, just in case we encounter other greater dangers!”

“Senior Sister Xu, did you turn off your live stream?”

Xu Muwan nodded and said:

“Yes, I turned it off when you made your second strike, Student Jiang. After all, your expression looked a bit serious then.”

“Alright then, I'll make a call.”

Jiang Hao called the Yunxiao City Martial Unification Bureau office.

After identifying himself, he informed the Martial Unification Bureau of the anomaly on the battlefield and asked them to prohibit low-rank Martial Artists from entering through the exchange.

While the Martial Unification Bureau agreed to halt the exchange and began preparing for a rescue meeting.

Jiang Hao conveniently left a message on Elder Li's fei xin account, giving a general overview of the strange seed situation.

After a moment of thought, he continued his message to Elder Li, telling him that he had decided to join the Martial Unification Bureau's investigation team shortly.

Having done this, Jiang Hao ignored the “as expected of a big shot” expressions on Wang Lei and the others' faces and led the way toward the entrance.

So, everyone used their Yuan Qi to accelerate their evacuation from the battlefield.

The good news was that they didn't encounter any more of those strange seeds; it seemed things hadn't reached the most critical stage yet.

Watching his companions who had exhausted their Yuan Qi and could only run on foot, Jiang Hao made a mental note:

“Next time, I must put a few cars in my Storage Pouch!”

A convoy of vehicles approached Jiang Hao and the others from a distance.

“Smart Wristband positioning is awesome!” Wang Lei raised his hands happily from his 'mattress'.

“Hello, Mr. Jiang Hao! We are members of the Martial Unification Bureau's Special Operations Task Force.”

Ten off-road vehicles stopped in front of the group.

A man and a woman walked over with more than twenty team members.

“Hello, I am Jiang Hao. I have already reported the matter regarding those strange seeds. I suggest that Martial Artists below Rank 5 should not participate.”

The male Martial Artist responded seriously: “Mr. Jiang can call me Captain Zeng.”

“This time, apart from Deputy Captain Yan and myself, who are at the Seventh Heaven of Rank 6, everyone else is a Rank 5 Martial Artist.”

“And according to your report, we've brought along Spellcasting School Martial Artists or Weapon Combat Style Martial Artists who primarily use crossbows.”

“We also brought some enchanted firearms.”

The female Deputy Captain Yan also said:

“I am a Support Style Martial Artist. For this mission, I can temporarily provide teammates with spells that increase mental resistance, as well as warning spells for when external Mental Energy invades.”

Jiang Hao took another look at Deputy Captain Yan; this was his first time seeing a Support Style Martial Artist!

Support Style Martial Artists used to be categorized under the Spellcasting School.

However, with the continuous emergence of talents such as Prophecy, Healing, and Telepathy,

Combined with the fact that the foreign councilor known as the King of Magic gradually converted some practical auxiliary magic into spells released using Yuan Qi.

This allowed some Martial Artists with spellcasting talent who didn't want to engage in fighting and killing to specialize in auxiliary spells.

Eventually, it evolved into a separate Support Style, no longer sharing the same name as Spellcasting School Martial Artists.

Jiang Hao remembered that Support Style Martial Artists received preferential treatment during the martial examinations; as long as they reached Rank 2, they could enter Shenzhou Martial Arts School regardless of their actual combat ability!

Jiang Hao said to his companions:

“You guys take the cars and leave the battlefield first to tend to your injuries. Then, wait patiently outside for the results.”

“I will go with the members of the Martial Unification Bureau to investigate the cause of these strange seeds' appearance and rescue the Martial Artists who have been lured and controlled.”

Liu Da looked at the well-equipped Martial Unification Bureau members and asked worriedly:

“But, Young Master Jiang, there's no need for you to go along, is there?”

Jiang Hao shook his head: “I have my reasons.”

Whether it was the spirit reinforcement from destroying the grown small trees, or the massive amount of points from potentially killing a large number of low-rank exotic beasts shortly.

These were things Jiang Hao couldn't refuse.

He could maintain a relaxed mindset when he couldn't find exotic beasts earlier, but now there was such a good opportunity for Jiang Hao to rapidly improve himself.

Jiang Hao decided to go for it!

Of course, Jiang Hao wasn't a fool rushing to his death.

With his 42 points of spirit, he could already ignore that strange attraction; plus, there would be spells to increase mental resistance, and he could continue adding points to spirit after killing exotic beasts!

Jiang Hao could completely sustain himself through combat, his spirit constantly growing stronger, even surpassing his physique to reach Rank 5!

Looking at the message from Elder Li on his fei xin account telling him to stay safe, Jiang Hao grinned.

If a young man isn't aggressive, can he still be called young? Such a great opportunity to farm points won't come again once missed!