Beast Taming: Abyssal Descent

Chapter 196: Entering the Ruined Town


In line of sight, all the ghosts are between Tier 0 and Tier 1, but it's not guaranteed that there's not a hidden boss among them.

The ghost that can only use Holy Light Power is clearly such an existence.

So, being cautious is a necessity.

Perhaps, the ghosts in the abandoned town, from the outside, apart from having slightly different facial features, show no other differences.

But under the view of the Eye of Truth, the strength of these ghosts has undergone a drastic change!

Grey Wolf used the radar of the Wolf King to investigate that all these ghosts' strengths are within Tier 0 to Tier 1.

However, under the investigation of the Eye of Truth, even the ghosts wandering at the town's entrance have strength not below Tier 3!

Clearly, these ghosts possess some special ability to shield themselves from others' detection skills.

But scanning all the ghosts within visual range, they were uniformly of Tier 3 strength, with no higher ones in sight, and this was quite abnormal.

This made Mo Qingchen even more cautious.

The more than twenty-meter-high Gundam, entering the abandoned town, was very conspicuous, yet these ghosts did not make any moves.

At most, they just gathered to watch, observed curiously, and then dispersed, continuing their aimless wandering.

No attacks, no probing, and no communication.

These ghosts seemed to have their intelligence erased, possessing only some ingrained instincts, which caused them to wander aimlessly in this abandoned town.

As Mo Qingchen entered the town, he noticed more anomalies.

What he had just seen outside—streets where at most two carriages could pass side by side—became wider after he piloted the Gundam inside.

The Combined Gundam, over twenty meters high with shoulder width of eight to nine meters, discovered that the road beside him was at least another Gundam's width.

"Spatial changes, aerial barriers, concealing strength and aura, this abandoned town is indeed peculiar."

The Combined Gundam's vision was shared with the Wolf King, so what it saw, Grey Wolf and the others naturally saw as well.

"Boss, be careful, and call for support at any time. Although we can't detect specific strengths, the Wolf King is still hovering above you, and the energy cannon is fully charged, ready for action at any moment."

The gravity anomaly over the town was something even the Combined Gundam couldn't handle, let alone the Wolf King.

However, to prevent unexpected situations, Grey Wolf had already raised the alert to the highest level.

The Wolf King's various weaponry systems, except for the super energy cannon on the carriage, have all been unlocked, ready for air strikes.

Frankly speaking, the Wolf King's weapon system, without even using the super energy cannon, could kill a Tier Seven Exotic Beast with ease; even Tier Eight could be severely injured.

"Alright, I will provide the coordinates of the target Exotic Beasts."

Mo Qingchen said cautiously, having no choice but to handle matters carefully.

The abandoned town isn't particularly large, with two main streets shaped like a cross, and various collapsed and deteriorated buildings around, primarily stone constructions, with occasional charred wooden buildings.

Evidently, this town was affected by war, and presumably, the enemy forces invaded, burned, looted, and finally set the entire town on fire, engulfing it completely in flames.

Very likely, the ghosts encountered on the road were once the residents of this town.

After being killed, some force trapped the town, turning them into ghosts that continue to wander within.

As Mo Qingchen steered the Gundam past a blacksmith shop, his gaze shifted slightly.

The ghosts around, under the Eye of Truth, were all Tier 3 in strength, except for a ghost loitering around an extinguished forge inside the blacksmith shop, which reached Tier Seven!

There were two other ghosts in a corner of the blacksmith shop, floating above a pile of molten minerals, at Tier Six strength.

And as the Gundam appeared outside the blacksmith shop, the ghost near the forge suddenly turned its head to look.

The ghost's green eyes stared fixedly at the more than twenty-meter-tall Gundam, gleaming with metallic luster.

The eyes burning with ghostly flames flickered intensely at that moment, and the ghost directly appeared in front of the Gundam, but was blocked by the Electromagnetic Energy Shield.

The ghost's Ghost Claw scratched against the shield with a "zila" sound, creating a series of noise.

"What exquisite forging craftsmanship, what a perfect work of art. Could you, living one, lower your shield and let me take a serious look at this war machine?"

The voice was hoarse and ethereal, as if not used to speaking often.

There was a spiritual wave from the ghost's body, transmitting the same meaning.

Eagerness, excitement, zeal, longing... all kinds of emotions were palpable from this spiritual wave.

At the same time, a dark green flame spread from the ghost's body, scorching the ground within a radius of twenty meters into a charred mess.

The ghost's performance made it hard not to believe that it must have been an exceptional blacksmith during its lifetime, with a reverence for craftsmanship.

Thus, it was eager to study and examine the Gundam.

However, Mo Qingchen did not lower the shield. Instead, he took out a Tier Four Transformer from within the Abyss Pattern and deployed it in front of the Gundam.

Compared to the more than twenty-meter-tall Gundam, the Tier Four Transformer was only five meters tall, yet also had a mechanical humanoid form.

The silver-white titanium alloy shell made it look both futuristic and exquisite.

"Sorry, the Combined Gundam can't be given for research, but you can examine this Transformer, as the materials used are similar."

The ghost's Ghost Claw paused in friction against the shield, then slowly withdrew, reluctantly glancing at the Gundam before turning to the Transformer.

In the next moment, the ghost floated before the Transformer, unceremoniously scraping its sharp Ghost Claw against the metal casing.

A shower of sparks flew, accompanied by an ear-piercing metallic scrape.

A faint white scratch appeared on the Transformer's surface.

"What intriguing metal, what powerful defense, what precise manufacturing, child, how about gifting this war machine to me?"

The ghost showed no restraint, even phasing part of its body, entering the Transformer's interior to inspect it.

Then, a half-phased head emerged from the Transformer's inner workings and spoke to the Gundam.

Mo Qingchen:凸(艹皿艹)...

Ghosts can terrify people to death!

"This thing appears to be a hidden boss... have I triggered a hidden mission like in a game?"

He rubbed his chin, looking at the somewhat fanatical ghost, and did not immediately respond.

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