A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 786 - 772: The Ashen Phantom

An Hongye heard Luo Cheng's question and said, "Do you remember what was written on the letter left by that scout?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Luo Cheng nodded.

The letter left by the scout when he was dying mentioned a special mutant.

But just now, at first.

He didn't think of this.

Because they came in through a secret path, this passage shouldn't have been leaked, so their whereabouts still seem hidden for now.

The Rangers haven't discovered them.

That special mutant must be acting together with the Rangers. If he found the group, the Rangers would certainly arrive.

So Luo Cheng didn't think of it at first.

However.

Looking at the current situation, these three people could only have been killed by the mutant. If discovered by the Rangers, there should have been at least a small gunfight.

"The chief said that only mutants can deal with mutants." An Hongye cast his gaze toward Baiyu, who had been idling on the side.

Luo Cheng also looked at him.

The remaining few captains also mostly looked over.

Facing so many eyes, Baiyu, even if he wanted to idle and reduce his presence, couldn't do so at this moment.

"Don't pin too much hope on me, my power among mutants isn't considered strong. If I'm not a match for the mutant on the other side, or unable to find his traces, don't blame me."

Baiyu first explained the situation.

Otherwise.

If he suddenly slips away when the fight begins, it wouldn't be fair.

Luo Cheng took a deep breath and said:

"Baiyu, I know this might be tough, but I still hope you can help us find that mutant and hold him off.

We really need to understand the situation in this relic.

If you can hold off this mutant, I'll give you a genetic elixir from the 'Gun King', a Level Three mutant."

Upon hearing this, Baiyu said, "Since Leader Luo says so, I will certainly try my best. But, I still can't guarantee 100% success."

"Yes, I understand. Just do your best."

Luo Cheng nodded. After devising a strategy, he instructed Baiyu to constantly monitor the mutant hiding in the dark, then ordered everyone to cautiously spread out and explore individually.

Previously.

The area where the missing team was has already been classified as a danger zone.

Baiyu stationed himself at the missing area, releasing his spirituality to the maximum and began to carefully sense.

He's now considered an affiliate member of Wildfire.

Of course.

Baiyu is more like a Treasure Hunter, taking people's money to solve their problems.

Since the opponent offered such a good Level Three genetic elixir, he naturally had to work hard; business is about integrity.

However.

Outside this problem area, there's absolutely no spiritual fluctuation.

If Baiyu's assumption is correct, and the opponent is indeed a student from the school, they must have just used extraordinary abilities.

Yet using extraordinary abilities should definitely leave a spiritual residue.

"Could I have been wrong? Is the opponent really just a mutant?"

Baiyu was a bit curious.

Yet.

Without the opponent appearing, he couldn't act first.

But shortly after.

Baiyu felt a chilling aura, very distinct, like a cold frost on a blazing sun.

"Has the location shifted?"

Baiyu sensed the place from which the aura came, about five hundred meters away from him.

It was another area.

Upon feeling this aura, he immediately pulled the signal flare in his hand.

A minute later.

Luo Cheng led the group to Baiyu's location.

"Anything discovered?"

Seeing Baiyu's serious face, Luo Cheng urgently asked.

"Yes, and I've accurately found the place with the anomaly, Leader Luo, see if anyone's missing again."

Baiyu reminded.

Luo Cheng's expression changed, he glanced roughly at the team behind him and immediately noticed three more were missing.

"This..."

Just as he wanted to speak.

Baiyu already moved toward a large manor beside, the group quickly followed.

This large manor was clearly once a factory or open-air parking lot; the surrounding walls were already cracked with numerous fissures, and the walls were crawling with green vines, some places even with gaps.

The decaying iron gate was in disrepair.

Baiyu kicked the two iron gates flying and charged into this open-air courtyard.

The members of Wildfire followed closely behind.

In the yard.

Three members of Wildfire were hanging in mid-air as if hooked by strings, each clutching the area in front of their necks, legs kicking wildly, but unable to break free.

This scene.

Was like encountering ghosts.

All members of Wildfire were startled.

"Telekinesis, certainly a mutant related to telekinesis," shouted one captain.

However.

Upon shouting out, Luo Cheng shook his head, "Impossible, telekinetic mutants don't kill like this."

When they entered the courtyard.

These three Wildfire members had already been strangled.

Their bodies fell from mid-air, limply onto the ground, breathless.

Everyone witnessed their state before death but couldn't seize any clue.

Baiyu, who was the first to rush into the courtyard, also lost his target at this moment.

The opponent was like a slippery eel.

That aura completely disappeared once he arrived in the courtyard.

No trace at all.

Yet.

At this moment, the chilling aura reappeared.

Baiyu turned his head, found a Wildfire member in the same situation as before, body suspended, hands clutching below the neck, legs kicking in the air.

This is clearly the scene seen during hanging.

Unfortunately.

There's nothing on his neck.

Under this unknown force, everyone began to fear. The methods Luo Cheng prepared earlier for dealing with mutants were entirely ineffective.

If facing an ordinary Level Three mutant, he could still handle it.

Yet under the current situation.

Unable to detect any traces, attempting to deal with them was out of the question, even escaping was uncertain.

"Found you!"

However.

In the midst of panic.

A buzzing chainsaw appeared in Baiyu's hand, swinging toward the member hanging in mid-air.

Swipe.

With a single slash.

That Wildfire member was instantly cut into two, a grayish-white shadow escaping from that body.

"Get out of the way!"

Baiyu narrowed his eyes, Blood Qi overflowing from his whole body, and the chainsaw in his hand whirled toward that grayish-white shadow.

The chainsaw, infused with Blood Qi, instantly slashed on the grayish-white shadow.

A shriek echoed.

Baiyu's chainsaw instantly struck the shadow, distorting its shape.

However.

The opponent was not sliced apart.

It felt like striking rubber, both elastic and slippery.