Chapter 550: Chapter 60: Deploying

Lysine Building ground floor.

Six or seven Spiritual Essence Polluters were gathered at the entrance, baring their fangs and claws as they tried to break inside.

However, the space between the bulletproof screens at the entrance had been firmly sealed off with military barriers by the Gold Skulls.

The Polluters could do nothing but futilely manipulate their bodies, trying to push or pry away the obstacles, yet the screens alongside had reserved shooting ports, allowing the Gold Skulls to output gunfire easily from behind.

Despite the Polluters’ indifference to bullets, they were still suppressed by the tactical disadvantage of the environment and couldn’t break through the Gold Skulls’ defensive line.

Soon, the gunfire and shrieks from the ground floor alarmed the people from The Azure Longsword Mercenary Corps above.

The young ladies descended the staircase to the ground floor, only to witness a scene reminiscent of a biological hazard.

“Miss!” The elderly butler, fully armed and holding the fort, hastily approached as he saw Miss Nora leading people from upstairs.

“I’m fine, I just came to see what’s happening below,” Nora said.

“The invaders are few, and the Gold Skulls can still suppress them,” replied the butler, “Moreover, Lord Valian is also dispatching Temple Knights over here…”

He hadn’t finished speaking when the Spiritual Essence Polluters outside suddenly went into a frenzy, as if countless tendrils sprouted from their Spiritual Bodies behind them and swiftly lashed at the bulletproof screens like whips.

Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap!

Amidst a series of dense snapping sounds, the glass screen quickly developed weblike cracks, then burst with a loud bang.

Several Gold Skulls tried to block the way, but having switched to old-fashioned mechanical prosthetics, they couldn’t match the Polluters’ speed, and six or seven Polluters charged straight at the group.

“Miss, be careful!” The butler decisively tried to shield Nora, buying her time to escape upwards. However, Nora simply grabbed his collar and tossed him aside as if he were a chick.

Even female Transcendents with Spiritual Abilities, once achieving Bloodline Completion at Lv.10, possess Physical Power surpassing that of an ordinary adult male.

The moment he was thrown, the butler suddenly realized why the Polluters had gone berserk.

Their miss is a Transcendent!!!

Eleanor had already passed by Nora, drawing her Longsword and rushing to the front, but the Polluters charging at her suddenly seemed to lose control over their bodies, rigidly collapsing on the spot.

The Life Songster’s Spirit Body Ability could summon a multitude of Spirits to occupy the bodies of enemies, causing a short state of Binding.

Nora calmly subdued these Polluters, and Eleanor then lifted her Longsword, thrusting it towards the Spiritual Bodies protruding from the Polluters’ backs.

The Longsword passed through the Spiritual Body without causing any damage; instead, countless tendrils burst from the incision, climbing swiftly up the sword, quickly lashing toward Eleanor’s wrist.

In a flash of white light, Eleanor’s wrist was instantly enveloped by will as solid as matter, blocking these translucent tendrils’ assault. The tendrils withered as if scorched, retreating rapidly, while the white light chased up the blade quickly, once again forming the Longsword, piercing the grounded Spirit Body.

Transfixed by the blade formed from will, the Spirit Body twisted wildly as if pierced by a red-hot iron…and within seconds, dissipated into the air.

With Eleanor’s example before them, the rest of the ladies could clearly see that these creatures were highly resistant to physical attacks yet weak against Extraordinary Abilities. Therefore, they unleashed various powers, quickly eliminating the remaining Polluters.

The butler, sitting on the nearby floor, watched them unleash their supernatural powers, and for a moment, he even forgot to stand up.

Well, Miss Nora is not the only Transcendent, her companions are all Transcendents as well, the entire Azure Longsword Mercenary Corps is a group of Transcendent mercenaries, and it looks like their level is not low…

Miss Kapaxilin must be aware of this, the reason she didn’t tell me is that this matter is not suitable for public disclosure. With this thought, the butler stood up and calmly instructed the golden skull beside him:

“Encrypt the video data from this battle, and do not disclose it to the public.”

“Understood.” The golden skull nodded, and the voice that came out was Vesta’s.

“Miss,” the butler turned to Nora again, bowed slightly, “Shouldn’t you and your companions hurry upstairs?”

“These monsters are highly sensitive to spirituality, the closer you are to them, the more likely you are to be attacked.”

“But they are all so weak,” said Peggy.

“Miss,” the butler knew she was the young lady’s friend, and therefore did not show a disdainful expression, but continued to patiently urge, “One or two of these monsters may not be a match for you, but what if there are hundreds, even thousands? Can you beat thousands of monsters?”

He spoke with passion and sincerity, however, Peggy showed an indifferent expression, and the girls beside her seemed a bit embarrassed.

For ordinary people, the thought of being surrounded might be a concern; but Peggy had just mastered a form of Extraordinary Swordsmanship specifically for group attacks called “Undead Illusion Sword”… After Bloodline Completion, even a Blood Clan girl’s spirituality could split into as many as forty or fifty clones at once—who would really be the one getting surrounded?

“Maximus,” Nora said with a smile, “don’t worry, we have extensive experience in dealing with mutants.”

“But this is a level 4 martial law…” The butler was speechless. As the butler of the Lixini Family, he obviously could not directly contradict Miss Nora, he could only hurry to the side and quickly notify Miss Kapaxilin and the Valian Bishop.

A few seconds later, he got the reply from the Valian Bishop:

The Church Court authorizes the Azure Longsword Mercenary Corps to go out and assist in the suppression of the mutants in Solomon City.

Butler: ???

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On the balcony of Ratlan Palace, the Valian Bishop, who had just finished messaging the butler, had the same “???” expression on his face.

“Your Majesty,” he pondered incomprehensibly before finally asking, “Why did you agree to let them help?”

“Valian Bishop,” Innocent leaned against the balcony railing, looking in the direction where gunfire had erupted, “what do you think the outcome of this mutant outbreak will be?”

“Uh.” Valian was stunned for a moment, “It should be suppressed, right?”

“After all, the Spiritual Polluters do not attack ordinary people without spirituality, it’s just that we can’t produce weapons with technological content to exterminate them due to the recent Magic Tide.”

He collected his thoughts and went on to say:

“Once our army’s production line is restored, the mutants will surely be quickly subdued.”

“Have you seen the latest forecast results?” Innocent did not deny or confirm, but continued, “In the later stages, Spiritual Polluters may spontaneously gather and mutate into a huge, higher-level Spiritual Tree.”

“That’s just an inference based on current data, and it hasn’t been confirmed by experimentation yet,” Bishop Valian questioned.

“Fine,” Innocent slapped the railing, “let’s assume that conclusion is true.”

“How will the situation evolve afterward?”