"Will people really come to attack? I'm starting to feel a bit bored..."
Inside the church, Cerydra, who had received the notification from Damian, had already returned.
At this moment, she rested her chin on one hand while the fingertips of her other hand tapped unconsciously on the armrest of the throne. She gazed up at the empty dome, thinking listlessly.
Although this place still looked like a church on the outside, the area beneath it had actually been hollowed out and transformed into a main base by earth-type ability users.
As for why they didn't build the base in a more secluded location, it was primarily because, according to Damian, Cyber Logistics had eyes and ears almost everywhere in the Hive District. Since there were no truly "hidden" places left, he suggested building the base directly beneath the church.
Just as she was feeling idle, the system suddenly began to send messages frantically.
[Subordinate xxx killed xxx, Stellar Jade +5]
[Subordinate Damian killed xxx, Stellar Jade +7]
[Subordinate xxx killed xxx, Stellar Jade +5]
...
Prompt after prompt for acquiring Stellar Jade appeared every few seconds. Cerydra instantly knew they must have begun their assault on that AMA base.
Watching the information scrolling across her screen, the corners of Cerydra's mouth curled up slightly, and her mood improved instantly.
"As expected, they didn't disappoint me. Even though it's only a few Stellar Jade at a time, the volume makes up for it, and I don't even have to lift a finger."
With the company of these system notification sounds, the previously bored Cerydra felt her spirits lift.
After the Stellar Jade acquisition prompts rang out for about ten minutes, they temporarily slowed down, only appearing once every few dozen seconds.
Seeing this, she stroked her chin and muttered to herself:
"They should be mostly finished. Based on those prompts just now, at least nearly two hundred people must have died, right?"
At the thought of this, she silently chanted "Gacha" in her heart. Subsequently, a line of text floated before Cerydra's eyes.
[Your current quantity of Stellar Jade is: 1715. Would you like to perform a Gacha pull?]
"I actually have enough for a ten-pull?"
Seeing the amount of Stellar Jade she possessed, Cerydra was somewhat pleasantly surprised.
"In that case, let's start the Gacha!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the "1715" on the text instantly changed to "115," and then the text began to emit a purple glow.
No gold.
Cerydra was completely used to this, so she didn't feel frustrated. Instead, she went directly to check the purple item.
[Hummingbird Spy Camera · Modified Edition] (Purple Skill)
"The core mystery of this ability is rooted in a certain world's obsolete 'Hummingbird Generation One' miniature reconnaissance technology.
Of course, the one you are using now is a product born after being demonically modified by a certain 'tactical genius' in an extremely unscientific manner.
Legend has it that in an era where technology and espionage were in a 'love-hate' relationship, the original 'Hummingbird' prototype was merely a boring attempt by engineers of a certain faction to make a camera stay on a utility pole.
However, when a mysterious fellow codenamed 'Silver Wing' dug up this dusty file in the archive room, inspiration struck him like lightning—
'Hey, if this thing can not only watch but also stick to a target like a ghost, what would happen?'
Thus, in that laboratory filled with instant noodle cups and circuit boards, he injected a wisp of an electronic ghost—said to be taken from the 'source of the data flood' (or perhaps a hallucination from staying up too late)—into the core of that 'Hummingbird Generation One.'
After this poor little fellow underwent various modifications, it obtained an extremely powerful ability: it can accurately track the opponent directly through the traces they leave behind. This operation instantly allowed this mysterious fellow codenamed 'Silver Wing' to replace the original kid who could vent steam and send out red envelopes, becoming the most terrifying information specialist on the battlefield."
Effect: Through traces left by a target, the [Hummingbird Spy Camera · Modified Edition] can track and attach itself to the target. During this period, the user can continuously view the target's location or observe the target's perspective through the [Hummingbird Spy Camera · Modified Edition].
While attached, the [Hummingbird Spy Camera · Modified Edition] will automatically turn invisible and enter a dormant state. However, if the target's perspective is being observed, the [Hummingbird Spy Camera · Modified Edition] will deactivate its invisibility.
Duration: 10 days. When the [Hummingbird Spy Camera · Modified Edition] is destroyed, it enters a 1-day skill cooldown period.
"This is simply a divine skill for voyeurism!"
After reading the description of this skill, Cerydra instantly felt its power.
Being able to track a target's position based on traces was a powerful ability in itself, not to mention this ability had a positioning effect lasting ten days.
Although there was a risk of being discovered when viewing the target's perspective, the first two effects alone were already incredibly impressive.
"This is perfect for Hyacine to use. That way, she can directly monitor that guy Cole's movements."
After nodding with satisfaction, she closed the system and prepared to continue waiting for the attack that would arrive at some unknown time.
But at that moment, Cerydra was suddenly stunned because she felt movement from the sub-chessboards she had handed out.
"Have they finally arrived? It wasn't in vain for me to wait so long."
Feeling movement starting to appear in three of her ten chessboards, Cerydra revealed a cold smile.
"Creak—"
The heavy oak doors of the church were slowly pushed open, and a young man wearing a casual jacket with shoulder-length hair walked in.
His posture was casual, even carrying a hint of curiosity as his gaze lazily swept across the various furnishings inside the church.
"Tsk, so this is the main base of the rebel organization mentioned in the intelligence?" He raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying obvious skepticism and flippancy. "What's the big deal, it's just a broken chur—"
But before he could finish, an energy chess piece as large as a millstone, with deep blue ghostly light flowing through it, condensed without warning above his head. Carrying the momentum of a thousand tons, it smashed rapidly toward the long-haired man's figure, its speed so fast it left only a piercing blue shadow!
"Hmm?!"
Seeing this, the long-haired man's pupils suddenly contracted. At the critical moment, his seemingly lazy body suddenly exploded with staggering speed, and his entire person lunged toward the rear-side at his limit!
Boom—!!!
A massive sound echoed. The energy chess piece grazed his hair and shoulder as it crashed down violently. The resulting wild energy shockwave instantly pulverized the floor tiles where he had just been standing and spiderweb-like cracks spread frantically.
"Hiss—!"
Seeing this, the long-haired man stabilized his stance and sucked in a breath of cold air.
Immediately after, his gaze became extremely sharp, and he abruptly looked up toward the blue-haired figure sitting on the throne in the church hall.
"Your reactions are not slow." On the throne, Cerydra's cold voice echoed through the hall. "Entering uninvited and making wanton comments... are those your last words?"
The long-haired man merely shook out his hair, which had been ruffled by the fierce wind, and did not answer Cerydra's question.
That moment of brushing against death just now had completely ignited his battle intent.
At this moment, there was no longer any hint of flippancy on his face, replaced instead by a wild and excited smile.
He slowly assumed a highly explosive combat stance, his voice ringing loudly through the church.
"My name is White Blade, S- rank, physical enhancement type!" His eyes locked onto the figure on the throne with burning intensity. "You are the one they call Imperator? The one who relies on summoned objects to attack? Very well... please guide me!"