Blind Spot-Chapter 101 - Hope 3

Chapter 101: Hope 3

Chapter 101: Hope 3

Night, 21:44.

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The provincial capital of Fengnan Province, Nanzhou.

Boom!!

A deafening blast exploded at the city’s tallest signal tower.

Orange-yellow flames shot into the sky, accompanied by billowing smoke, drifting with the wind.

The moonlight of the night was also temporarily obscured by smoke and firelight.

The alarm sounded rapidly, and one after another, the flying cars from the surrounding security branches lit up, converging towards the direction of the signal tower.

Invisible waves swept over from above the signal tower at high speed, as if scanning for something.

Crowds and vehicles below the tower hurriedly fled, and the ring-shaped blocks were emptied in just over ten minutes.

Then came several black and white police cars, with flashing red and blue lights speeding towards the scene and stopping.

From one of the police cars, the door opened, and several stern figures with silver briefcases disembarked.

There were three of them in total, two men and one woman.

The man at the forefront, wearing an ash trench coat with a dark blue police uniform beneath, was tall and imposing.

He had a small goatee, deep-set eyes, and faint eyebrows, and he currently had his lips pressed tightly together as he stared at the smoking signal tower.

“Xiao Cheng, Wan Ru, it seems that the anonymous warning email was true. Someone really planned to make a move on our Fengnan,” he said.

His voice wasn’t loud, but the two behind him heard him clearly.

“The person was willing to tip us off but didn’t come forward to prove it, which means his identity is likely shady. But that’s not important. Whatever his purpose, our goals are aligned—to weaken and take down the terrorists of Utopia!”

The man speaking had a stern face, a dark red long blade on his back, and was clad in a tight-fitting black and red police uniform—it was none other than the Deputy Chief of Security from Suiyang, Ding Zaocheng.

He had just received a distress call from his mentor, Xue Weimin, and had hurried over to assist.

Zheng Wanru was also responding to the call; she and Ding were both former students of Xue Weimin.

Xue had put in a lot of effort for them to become Mecha Engineers.

“I’ve checked all channels, still no clues. This explosion has severed the city’s main signal nexus, greatly affecting the coverage of the Silent Fortress. If we can’t repair it quickly within 48 hours, I’m afraid more trouble will follow,” replied the tall woman with the high ponytail of black hair.

She was Zheng Wanru, the third-generation head of the Zheng family of the Federation, a key member of the younger generation of the Zheng family, and the current head of the Provincial Security Special Investigation Department, holding a position equal to Ding Zaocheng’s.

“Perhaps this is the purpose of the person behind this,” Xue Weimin said softly.

He watched as teams of officers rushed into the building entrance beneath the signal tower. He was about to continue when suddenly, a rapid series of communications broke out from his body.

“Chief, it’s bad! Among the victims are President Feng of the Provincial Federation and his daughter, Feng Zhenyan!”

“What!? Feng Lu is there too!?” Xue Weimin’s eyes widened in shock.

Not just he heard the voice in the communication, Ding Zaocheng and Zheng Wanru also trembled, a chilling feeling rising in their hearts.

If the incident was previously just a slightly large-scale explosion, it wouldn’t have been much; however, now, with Federation President Feng Lu and his daughter dying in this explosion…

The nature of the event had changed.

Although Feng Lu was the president, he was of an advanced age and merely represented the Feng family in the Provincial Federation,

He was esteemed and well-liked, with a high reputation within the Federation.

Furthermore, with the Feng family’s formidable power in Fengnan Province, they were a major force, with only one contender to look up to.

Xue Weimin never expected that the attackers’ target would turn out to be the Federation President!

“Let’s go! Let’s take a look!” he was the first to step forward, heading towards the still-burning signal tower.

The other two wore tense expressions and swiftly followed suit.

At this moment, their hearts were overshadowed by an indescribable gloom, as if they could sense the storm that was about to sweep across the whole of Fengnan Province.

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Hum.

A crimson point of light flashed across the night sky, shooting towards the distance like a red meteor.

In front of the botanical gardens.

Li Chengyi slowly lowered his head, retracting his gaze from the night sky. He didn’t know what those red lights were, but according to the boss’s previous explanation, they were the goings-on from the auto-circulating city.

The difference between an auto-circulating city and a common city was like two different worlds.

It wouldn’t be surprising for any sort of odd thing to appear.

But that wasn’t the most important thing right now.

The power of the Sunflower Floral Dress indeed had an effect on those unseen monsters!

‘This proves that my previous approach was correct!’ he thought.

Successfully leaving the Blind Spot, he felt his previously uneasy heart settle down again.

He had just exited the Silent Store within the Blind Spot. He had thought that upon leaving the store, he would be able to discover the external truth as recorded in Zhong Hui’s notebook.

Unfortunately, just as he was about to reach the open area outside the green belt, his vision suddenly flickered.

In the blink of an eye, he found himself back at the entrance to the botanical gardens.

And several hours had passed.

‘Now, it’s time to absorb the variant Wisteria Flowers essence and undergo my second evolution…’

Standing at the gate, Li Chengyi pressed his AR glasses to confirm that nothing he had experienced in the Blind Spot had been recorded, then he took out his phone and dialed the duty personnel of the botanical gardens.

“Uncle Li? Can you open the gate? I’ve arrived at the gardens.”

“Mr. Li? Right away, right away, please wait a moment!” An elderly voice came from the other end of the phone.

Soon, the iron bars of the botanical garden’s gate began to slowly flash green and slide open to both sides.

At the entrance stood an old man with a flat-top haircut, dressed in old camouflaged clothes, holding a remote controller and looking over in this direction.

Li Chengyi strode in, carrying the canned food he had taken from the Silent Store in a pocket.

“Has my Wisteria arrived?”

“It has arrived, a few days ago, along with the Multi Gladiolus,” replied Uncle Li. “I received the goods. The workers have also prepared the transplanting site, we’re just waiting for you to come and look.”

“Let’s go take a look,” Li Chengyi confirmed, motioning for him to lead the way.

Together, they entered the botanical garden and, inside the Wisteria Flowers’ greenhouse, found a vast swath of pure white Wisteria.

These flowers had petals much larger than common Wisteria – not just slightly larger, but significantly so.

Perhaps due to the recent transplantation, the petals and leaves were somewhat shriveled and lacking moisture.

“The previous batch of Wisteria has all been sold, only one-fifth was kept, specifically to make space for these newcomers,” Uncle Li said with a smile. “These flowers are more expensive, and the demand is not high, only those with personal hobbies like you, boss, would buy them. Others wouldn’t have such strong intentions.”

He seemed to be in a very good mood.

That’s because he had sourced the Wisteria.

It came from relatives in the countryside, and he got a little commission for himself in the process.

He couldn’t wait for another opportunity to make money just by pulling some strings.

“Where are the Multi Gladiolus?” Li Chengyi took a deep breath, catching a faint scent as fresh as peas.

“In another greenhouse. Will the boss go to see them now?” Uncle Li asked.

“No need for now, I’ll thoroughly inspect the flowers here first,” Li Chengyi slowly walked under the Wisteria vines, stretching out his hand to gently touch the hanging clusters of blossoms.

Hiss.

A cool stream of flower energy entered his fingertips, then flowed into the back of his hand, and into the Mark of the Evil Flower.

Instantly, a new feedback washed into Li Chengyi’s mind.

‘Second stage evolution percentage: 16%.’

His previous evolution percentage had been stuck at 15 for a while without any increase.

But now, finally, after absorbing the Wisteria Flower Variant, the second stage of evolution had once again made progress.

Li Chengyi’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with an indescribable sense of fulfillment.

He stood under the large expanse of pure white Wisteria, setting down the Flying Yi and the bag, repeatedly touching the white petals around him.

The rush of fragrance and the tender touch nearly made him feel intoxicated.

And his evolution percentage kept rising steadily.

18.

19.

21.

25.

The numbers weren’t increasing quickly, but they were unwaveringly consistent.

After ten minutes.

A slight, faint sound reached his mind.

‘Second stage evolution percentage: 100%.’

Done! Finally done!

Li Chengyi let out a long breath.

‘Next is the Gladiolus.’

Picking up his belongings, he quickly moved on to another greenhouse.

There, he saw the newly arrived Multi Gladiolus, also entirely pure white.

Unfortunately, due to insufficient funds, the quantity of the Multi Gladiolus was not enough, which meant the second stage evolution percentage he could absorb reached only 43% before coming to a complete stop.

Li Chengyi then checked the Sunflowers, but unfortunately, it was the same as before, and there were even fewer due to a lack of new arrivals.

Feeling disappointed, he did not linger in the garden. He quickly left the botanical garden, instructed Uncle Li to guard the gate tightly, and hailed a cab to return to the city.

Sitting in the back seat of the car, he placed the Flying Yi’s box on his lap while the plastic bag with the cans was set aside.

‘Next, it’s time to search for Evil Thoughts…. As long as the Evil Thought Absorption is completed, the second stage evolution of Wisteria Flowers can be finished.’

‘Continuing to search for Evil Thoughts aimlessly like this is too inefficient. The recent two-sided deal worked out very well. It was a successful case.’

Li Chengyi closed his eyes, pondering.

‘Based on practical examples, the stronger a person’s willpower, the more Evil Thoughts they generate. It can be a sustainable source. And typically, such strong-willed individuals can only be found in a few types of people.’

‘First, those who have faith, ideals, hatred, and have gone through hardships and struggles.’

‘Second, those who have experienced painful lessons, come from poor backgrounds, and have climbed to high positions on their own.’

‘Third, those who navigate life and death, constantly bearing tremendous pressure.’

Li Chengyi didn’t consider himself smart, so these were the only three categories he could deduce.

Like the woman he had saved before. She was someone who had a resolute will driven by hatred.

‘This means that most members of terrorist organizations like Utopia would meet my requirements….’

‘But I can’t find Utopia’s members right now. However, the second and third types are easy to come by.’

The second type would be the leaders of crime syndicates who climbed from the bottom to the top; it was their ruthlessness that enabled them to emerge as leaders, naturally giving them strong willpower.

The third type… was the simplest.

They were…. Blind Spot Individuals!

Those who could endure the entanglements of a Blind Spot again and again without dying, maintaining their normalcy, must have exceedingly strong wills and could also serve as his evolutionary fuel.