From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

"I gave that person a stab."

Lin Zeyu raised an eyebrow, his reaction a bit peculiar, "Did you snatch the Crystal Core?"

Lu Heng gave him a glare, "It wasn't the main body, it was a Mirror Avatar."

Lin Zeyu raised his eyebrow again, "There's such a thing? So, what's the situation now?"

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

The two quickly descended the stairs and took a car back.

On the way back, Lu Heng sent a message to Su Muyu, asking her to meet at the Flame Emblem Building.

After they met, Lu Heng explained the earlier incident in the most concise and to-the-point manner,

"Mitsui Group sent a guy named Hasegawa Tom over to take back the Soul Capturing Monster. I had a bit of a conflict with him, so we need to make some arrangements."

Lin Zeyu asked with raised eyebrows, "So, you're saying this guy was deceiving me, and he never had the 'Commanding Will' Crystal Core, right?"

"No, he had the 'Commanding Will' Crystal Core..."

Lu Heng paused, then added, "But he already used it."

"F*ck! He's messing with me," Lin Zeyu was immediately annoyed.

"This Skill is very dangerous, and this guy has another even more dangerous Skill called 'Mirror Avatar,' an A-level Skill that can use the main body's other Skills. So, he can release a Mirror Avatar, then control anyone using Commanding Will," Lu Heng explained the combined use of the two Skills.

"How effective is the control effect of 'Commanding Will'?" Su Muyu asked, pondering a key question.

"It took me three seconds to break free from control, but for others, they might be controlled for ten minutes or even longer," Lu Heng said.

Being controlled for ten minutes wasn't an analysis but an effect he had witnessed in his memories.

In his previous life, he had seen someone controlled by 'Commanding Will' pull out a gun and kill four teammates.

Hearing that Lu Heng could break free from control in three seconds, Su Muyu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there a method to break free from control?"

Lu Heng organized his thoughts and began to analyze the Skill, "The control effect of this Skill is determined by the spiritual difference. The higher the spiritual power, the less one is affected by control, and the shorter the duration of control.

"In addition to that, to break free from control, apart from relying on willpower resistance, there is also pain.

"Intense pain can stimulate the brain and quickly break free from control, the more severe the pain, the faster one breaks free.

"Beyond that, there are Spirit Resistance Skills that can temporarily increase Spirit Resistance, strengthen willpower, and likewise fight against Spirit Control."

Su Muyu listened and thought, simulating scenarios of being controlled by 'Commanding Will' in her mind, considering how to deal with this Skill.

Relative to this, Lu Heng had more experience resisting Spirit Control Skills and had a 'Spirit Resistance Ring,' so he was relatively less fearful of this Skill.

Su Muyu had a high Spiritual Attribute and was relatively resistant to Spiritual Skills, so as long as she was careful, the problem wouldn't be too big.

Lin Zeyu, on the other hand, was more troublesome. He wasn't a Spiritual Superpower User, lacked experience against Spirit Control, and if controlled, using firearms posed a significant threat to teammates.

So, he was indeed the best target for Hasegawa Tom.

Seeing the two casting not-so-friendly glances at him, Lin Zeyu stiffened his neck and said, "Why are you both looking at me like that?"

Lu Heng continued discussing serious matters, "Initially, I wanted to find a Spirit Control Skill for Mu Yu, but now it seems, maybe finding a Spirit Resistance Skill is a higher priority."

Lin Zeyu snapped his fingers and said, "If it's a Spirit Resistance Skill, there are many more options."

For most Superpower Users, attack-oriented Skills are preferred.

This leads to Skill Crystal Cores on the market, where Attack Skills fetched higher prices than Defense Skills, often 50% more or even double.

Support Skills are even cheaper, with prices only a third or a quarter of Attack Skills.

Within Spiritual Skills, Spirit Control Skills are offensive, while Spirit Resistance Skills are supportive defensive types.

Thus, Spirit Control Skills are scarce and expensive on the market, and it is difficult to find suitable ones.

Spirit Resistance Skills are different.

There are already few Power Users willing to take the support route, so the demand for these kinds of Support Skills is naturally low.

"Purchasing such skills is indeed much easier, and there are many options available."

Lin Zeyu took out a new batch of Skill Crystal Cores they had just received and flipped through the list to show the two.

Since support skills weren't expensive, they would buy any good ones they saw right away.

Because Lu Heng had mentioned before that large forces would value support system power users more and more and that such skills would appreciate in value.

So buying them wouldn't be a loss, even if they went unused.

Lin Zeyu pointed at a name on the list and asked, "How about this one, 'Will Awakening,' C-level? I bought it as soon as I saw the skill effect, and it cost only two million."

Lu Heng quickly scanned the list and also noticed the 'Will Awakening' skill, nodding immediately, "Sounds good, let's go with this one. Used well, its effect could be quite impressive."

Lin Zeyu made a call to have the 'Will Awakening' Skill Crystal Core sent over.

After Lu Heng reviewed its attributes, he passed it to Su Muyu, "Take a look at this and see if you want to learn it."

Su Muyu took the Skill Crystal Core and seriously read the skill introduction on the data interface.

'Will Awakening: Passive effect, the skill holder's spirit resistance +50%. Active effect, release Source Energy to stimulate and awaken the target's consciousness, clearing the target's state of spiritual control loss. Skill consumption: 50 points of Source Energy; Skill level: C-level.'

This skill was very powerful, capable of not only clearing teammates' states of spiritual control loss but also enhancing the user's own spirit resistance.

"This effect is good; I'll use it." Su Muyu said and began to absorb the energy of 'Will Awakening.'

Lin Zeyu leaned back on the couch, crossed his legs, and said nonchalantly, "Lady Su, don't be nervous during absorption, there are several more skills of the same type. If absorption fails, we can always try a few others."

Su Muyu gave him a glare and retorted after a moment, "I have already successfully absorbed it. You think I'm as unlucky as you?"

Then, she tested the skill.

Both Lu Heng and Lin Zeyu felt the effect of the 'Will Awakening' energy entering their minds, a strange sensation of becoming exceptionally lucid.

"Now what do we do? We only have four days left on our recruitment countdown, so we should take care of this Hasegawa Tom before entering the Abyss Battlefield, right?" Lin Zeyu took out his Silver Python Revolver, dumped out the bullets, and loaded them back one by one.

He liked to play with bullets while pondering, though it never helped him come up with any brilliant plans.

However, he was right about one thing.

They had to take care of Hasegawa Tom before entering the Abyss Battlefield.

After entering the Abyss Battlefield, they wouldn't be able to manage anything outside.

In the Abyss Battlefield itself, anything could happen.

So, this risk had to be eliminated before the recruitment countdown ended.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Heng said, "This time, we take the initiative to strike, find this person first, then consider the next action."

Su Muyu pursed her lips and asked, "Is there a way to narrow down the search area? Looking for a needle in a haystack isn't realistic."

Finding one person in a city as big as Coastal City was indeed like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Lu Heng folded his arms and propped his chin, recalling the details from the teahouse and thinking of clues that could limit the search area:

"This person has symmetrical-compulsive disorder; it's easy enough to buy symmetrical clothes, but hair can't be kept fixed for long, it has to be styled daily.

"Moreover, with his special requirements, an ordinary hair salon definitely wouldn't suffice, he would certainly choose a high-end stylist."

Listening, Su Muyu contemplated and posed a question, "Is it possible he brought his own personal stylist?"

Lu Heng nodded, "It's a possibility, but his hair has been permed, and even if he brought his stylist, they couldn't possibly bring such a large perm machine. So, even with a stylist, they would need the facilities of a hair salon.

"Additionally, the 'Mirror Avatar' skill's controlled avatars can't be too far away, so we can start by searching within a three-kilometer radius of the International Trade Building."

Su Muyu listened intently, then slowly nodded, "Understood, I'll search the star-rated hotels near the trade building, checking each salon. This range isn't small, but a day or two should be enough to cover it."

"Okay, let's do that. After finding the person, we'll discuss the next step."

After the discussion, the three readied themselves to take action independently.

Lin Zeyu stood up and scratched his scalp, grumbling, "Can you believe this guy? Just shave your head and be done with it. Would save so much trouble."