Bai Pu mounted a brown Swedish Warmblood, a large and sturdy horse, capable of carrying Bai Pu's armored weight of over two hundred kilograms, exhaling white mist as it galloped along.

This horse was seized from the stables of Malmo City, specifically used by Blood Ring Knights. In the 17th century, the Swedes imported Spanish horses and Dutch Friesians to Sweden, breeding them with their native small and fierce mares, hoping to produce an improved breed.

This breed improvement usually took one or two hundred years, requiring multiple generations of effort to be effective. However, with the blood-red meteor falling from the sky, the spreading blood curse, the rise of the Blood Ring Fortress, and the establishment of the Royal Alchemy Academy...

Under the command of the Blood Ring Emperor Gustav, scholars turned their attention to horses.

After incorporating Flesh and Blood Alchemy, the Swedish Warmblood emerged.

This improved breed possessed strength and endurance surpassing any previous noble horse breeds, though the downside was a greatly increased appetite, requiring more than three times the feed of an ordinary warhorse, and its water had to be mixed with a certain amount of fresh blood.

Bai Pu had never trained in Riding Skill, but with his strong Attribute suppression, he only needed to learn some basic riding techniques to control this horse.

After a day and night of horse-riding raids, Bai Pu's Riding Skill was steadily increasing, now reaching Basic Level 3.

If Bai Pu could fight using long-handled weapons while riding, his Riding Skill would undoubtedly improve faster, but the conditions were not yet right. So he could only use the warhorse as a vehicle and dismount to fight on foot at each location.

After half an hour of galloping, the outline of a large village-town could already be seen through the thin fog ahead.

Bai Pu dismounted in advance, tying the horse to a white ash tree and striding towards the village-town.

Suddenly, Bai Pu narrowed his eyes, spotting firelight!

Around the outskirts of the village-town, a circle of farmers' straw sheds was ablaze. It was winter, dry and flammable, and the fire spread rapidly.

Bai Pu hurriedly approached the village-town.

His Spiritual Detection capability, which expanded significantly as his Spirit Attribute reached 24 points, allowed his Spiritual Power, like fine threads, to extend over fifty meters!

Bai Pu initiated a range scan, and he sensed the tranquility within a thirty-meter radius.

Yet Bai Pu felt only silence; not a single living soul was present.

In the frozen alleys, lay the bodies of two Death Plague Supervisors.

Bai Pu quickly observed the horrifying condition of the two Death Plague Supervisors, with their abdomens violently torn open, decomposed, dried blood mixing with filthy intestines scattered around, and their supervisory whips still clutched in their hands!

"This was... a sudden ambush in a very short time!"

Bai Pu concluded, for the Death Plague's main attack method was using toxin-laden claws to tear at living beings, causing zombie-like infections.

This toxin was even more terrifying than the Dead Plague's claw strikes. The reason the Divine Luo Expeditionary Army could achieve victories was largely due to the antibody antidote developed by Qin using Bai Pu's blood.

The Dead Plague's whips were only a threat to ordinary farmers. In the face of enemies, they didn't even have time to discard their whips, showing how fierce and overpowering the enemy's assault was.

Suddenly, a notification from the Spirit Realm Will arrived.

[Warning, Warning!]

[Detected invasion of Otherworld Space-Time Force!]

[Based on your strength, you have been temporarily enlisted to participate in the Spirit Realm War.]

[Honor System, Rank System activated! Cleaner Task triggered.]

[Cleaner Task: Eliminate Otherworld Space-Time Nodes]

[Task Objective: Head to the Flesh Factory in Ista Town and eliminate the Otherworld Space-Time Node.]

[Task Difficulty: Unknown]

[Task Time Limit: 120 minutes]

[Task Rewards: Black Iron Medal x1; for every Otherworld Traveler killed, you will receive corresponding Honor Points.]

[Failure Penalty: None]

The Spirit Realm War... has indeed arrived!

Bai Pu did not hurriedly act, continuing towards the burning village-town center, using his Spiritual Power to scan and sensing a few humanoid figures lying in a building on the left side of the road.

Bai Pu broke open the burning door, discovering a family lying spread out on the floor.

The adult male wore a white coat, a monocle and a stethoscope, resembling a doctor, killed first closest to the door, nearly bisected from shoulder to hip.

Bai Pu grasped his forehead, letting his mind naturally simulate the tragic event.

This must have been a doctor's family, with the father lying on the ground as the doctor, while the mother and child hid behind him as enemies attacked.

The father heroically charged to protect his family, only to be killed on the spot. The mother shielded her little daughter behind her, retreating to a corner until she was impaled by a chair leg hurled through the air — simultaneously shattering the little girl's skull.

Bai Pu found that the mother still had some breath, though death was imminent.

Bai Pu rushed forward, asking in a deep voice, "Who did this?"

"Monsters... devils... fish-like monsters..."

The mother's lips moved, her eyes meeting Bai Pu's with a flicker of hope, "Save... save my daughter..."

Bai Pu was silent for a few seconds, then gently closed her eyes after she passed away.

"I can't save your daughter, but I can avenge you... to the extent of my abilities, that I will."

Inside Bai Pu's chest, as if a fire was blazing. He took a deep breath, letting reason regain control, adding on to the latter half of the sentence.

He thought for a moment, then took out the B-level item: a walkie-talkie.

Pressing the button, amidst a burst of static, Crazy Zen's voice came through, faintly accompanied by the sound of howling winds.

"I'm on the march, capturing wild Mutants according to the Blood Ring Camp's main task requirements, imposing Blood Ring Curse Seals, and enlisting them into the mutant army. How are you doing?"

Bai Pu said, "I'm also working on the main task, mapping the area. I got a Cleaner Task, need to eliminate an Otherworld Space-Time Node."

Crazy Zen's voice suddenly rose several degrees, "Really? You lucky..."

Bai Pu replied calmly, "Don't envy me. This Otherworld Space-Time Node fell within the Blood Ring Camp's territory, and it's likely relevant tasks will be released soon. The location is the Flesh Factory in Ista Town, get here quickly to gain an early advantage."

"That's great, I'm not far away! Thanks!" Crazy Zen briefly thanked him before ending the communication.

Exiting, turning left, Bai Pu accelerated his pace.

Along the way, Bai Pu saw more Dead Plague corpses, even two Blood Ring Heavy Hammer Warriors lying dead by the roadside, their bodies partially eaten, as if gnawed upon.

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