Weapons Storehouse
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On the roof of the Tanini Sacred Warrior Academy, Furball displayed his special ability for the first time. He slowly spat out a silver ball of light the size of a cherry. The moment this ball of light made contact with Jin Myeh's body, this level 4 Sacred Warrior suddenly disappeared, turning into formless energy particles that scattered into the air.
Xia Fei regained his senses as Jin Myeh disappeared. He tried moving his arms a few times as he stared in disbelief at Furball.
Furball had a sweet smile on his face as he jumped off Xia Fei's shoulder and landed on the ground. He opened his mouth and sucked in the energy particles that Jin Myeh had transformed into. In a few moments, his belly had become round.
Once there were no more energy particles in the air, Furball satisfactorily licked his lips and returned to Xia Fei's shoulder. He rubbed his furry body against Xia Fei's face, a fawning look on his face as if he was extremely satisfied.
Xia Fei naturally could not see the energy particles scattered in the air, but his sharp senses allowed him to sense the abnormal energy fluctuations in the air. He reached out with his right hand and probed the air.
"I've absorbed it all!"
"That's right. Not a single bit is left." Phantom nodded.
Xia Fei did not know how much energy a level 4 insectoid Sacred Warrior had, but he knew that a level 4 Sacred Warrior was equivalent to a human Star River rank ability user, so the amount of energy they had stored up was not small.
Furball had absorbed all the energy floating in the air in one go. His appetite truly had reached an unimaginable level!
When he thought about how Furball had absorbed all the energy contained in three Purple Hearts of Spirit, Xia Fei calmed down. Reality had proven that Furball was probably the exotic beast with the largest appetite in the world, but where did all the energy he had absorbed go? Was it stored in his body for future use, or was it all used to accelerate his growth?
If it was the latter, Furball's growth rate was simply too ridiculous. From the moment he was born, the amount of energy he had absorbed was enough for a large aircraft carrier to travel through space for more than a year, yet he had only grown to the size of a basketball. Xia Fei did not dare to imagine how many Hearts of Spirit he would have wasted by the time Furball reached adulthood.
"Looks like Furball has the ability to convert physical matter into energy. This ability is simply too powerful. I've never heard of it before." Phantom rubbed his chin and nodded.
Xia Fei stroked Furball. It was a good thing that this fellow had already signed a contract with him, becoming his exclusive beast. Otherwise, Xia Fei would never want to face such a powerful foe, ever.
The conversion between physical and energy was no simple task, so how had Furball managed to do it?
"The insectoids also have their own ability users. I should've thought of this a long time ago. From now on, I'll reevaluate my battle plans," Xia Fei said.
Phantom said, "You can't be blamed for that. The Alliance and the insectoids have never interacted, so you have no way of knowing anything about them. According to the records, the insectoids shouldn't have any ability warriors. Perhaps they only appeared in the last few thousand years."
Xia Fei nodded. During the first war between humans and the insectoids, there was no information that indicated that the insectoids had ability users, so Xia Fei had not thought too much about it. Now that he was actually in the insectoid territory, he realized that things were not as simple as he had imagined. Dealing with these Sacred Warriors with ability users was actually a very dangerous job.
"Why didn't you find any information on insectoid ability users in the insectoid network?" Phantom asked.
Xia Fei answered, "Perhaps I haven't studied the insectoid network deeply enough. Once I get back, I'll work harder and try to break into the insectoid's most secretive deep network. For now, let's not think about this. Let's find the Blood Demon Claw first."
After hiding the other corpse, Xia Fei went down the spiral staircase. He did not close the door, leaving it for when he needed to retreat.
It was already close to midnight, and there were not many people in Sacred Academy. It was quiet all around.
It was not a good idea to wander around in such a large school. Xia Fei found a map of the school, where every building was clearly marked, telling the freshmen the purpose of each building and the path to it.
Xia Fei first ruled out the school buildings, the training facilities, and the student dormitories. There was no way a mystical plant like the Blood Demon Claw could be kept in such an obvious place. It had to be hidden very well, and not many people would casually barge into it.
Xia Fei studied the map as he analyzed where the Blood Demon Claw could possibly be found. Logically speaking, if Xia Fei had not been thinking about this mystical plant that could help him repair his seventh brain region, he could have just burned down the entire school, turning those damned insectoids into ashes. Doing so would have been satisfying, but it would also have undoubtedly made finding the Blood Demon Claw more difficult.
"Could it be in Headmaster Todd's residence? After all, he's a level 5 Sacred Warrior, equivalent to a human Legendary rank, and he's also the head of this school. Perhaps he's hiding the Blood Demon Claw in his bedroom or something, "Phantom said after some thought.
Xia Fei shook his head. "The Blood Demon Claw was gifted by Uti in recognition of the school's many years of contributions to the insectoids. It's not his personal property, so there's no reason for him to keep it in his home. The more evolved the insectoids become, the more selfish they become. They'll fight and scheme against each other just like humans. If Todd keeps the Blood Demon Claw in his home, it'll become a source of gossip. No intelligent creature will do such a thing, and those deputies won't allow him to do so, either."
"Then we'll just charge in and use the Butterfly Serpent to kidnap Todd. You can then use the Beast Spirit Codex to force him to reveal where he's hiding it," Phantom said.
Xia Fei nodded. "If there's really no other way, then that's the only way. Before that, I'll spend some time searching the school. If I can't find it, I'll make a move on him."
His eyes turned to the map once more, comparing it to the buildings in front of him.
All of a sudden!
Xia Fei discovered that there was a building that was not marked on the map. It was a simple single-story house, standing alone in the southwest corner near the mountain wall.
The building looked simple, but it was not small, spanning several thousand square meters. Why was there no sign on such a large building?
Xia Fei could not help but feel suspicious. There was definitely something fishy going on when something was out of the ordinary. This unmarked building might be hiding some unspeakable secret.
* Shing ~ *
His figure drifted away like a ghost. When Xia Fei forcefully sprinted forward, he would be like a steel warship streaking across the sky, but when he did not need to move too quickly, he could use Breath Control and Crafty Approach to make his figure appear elusive, like a shadow flashing past the darkest corner.
Phantom nodded to himself. The speed ability was indeed the most difficult to cultivate out of all the abilities, and it was also the strangest. As Xia Fei became more and more proficient at using Crafty Approach, his agility had already far surpassed his own. Perhaps only the sect master, Craneshadow, could match up to him.
Mastery and mastery were not the same thing. Sly Thrust was the first technique that Xia Fei had cultivated, and he had already perfected it by now. Coupled with the training he had received from the meteor ball, Xia Fei's Crafty Approach had probably far surpassed everyone else's, forming a unique style of his own.
Sticking close to the mountain wall, Xia Fei hid himself in the shadows, not making a single sound.
The building was rectangular in shape, and the main door was wide open as if it was completely unguarded. Compared to the locked doors and windows of the other buildings, the defenses here were too sloppy.
Xia Fei felt that anything out of the ordinary was suspicious, so he did not recklessly sneak in. Instead, he kept changing his position, carefully observing every detail of the building.
All of a sudden, something unexpected happened!
The turf at the back of the building mysteriously rose, revealing a passageway leading underground. A small single-person flying device slowly floated out and headed toward the center of the campus.
Just like how the Heaven Execution Training Camp had a small flying wheel that could be ridden by a single person, the massive Sacred Academy used this kind of simple flying device as a means of transportation. After all, it would take an entire day to walk from one end of the campus to the other, and it was a bit of a stretch for those without the speed ability.
A simple hovercraft flew by not far from the cliff where Xia Fei was hiding. It was silent, and it showed that it had a decent engine silencing system. It was just that the design was rather crude, resembling a stool with four hovercraft trapped inside it. There was nothing strange about this, as the insectoids had always been known for their ugliness.
* Whoosh! *
Xia Fei took advantage of the fact that the metal door leading underground had yet to close, and he floated inside.
All he saw was a long, vertical path leading downward at a forty-five degree angle, extending for more than ten kilometers.
There were surveillance systems on both sides of the path, and Xia Fei very cleverly made use of their blind spots to reach the end. As long as there was no sensitive air sensor system, these surveillance systems would not pose a problem to Xia Fei. Even the infrared sensors that could detect temperature would not work, for his combat suit had a heat shielding system, not to mention Xia Fei's Breath Control.
The air sensor system was the only detector that could detect a high-rank speed ability user. After all, people would inevitably create air currents when they walked, so other than that, Xia Fei was completely unfathomable.
He crouched in a corner and observed his surroundings. It turned out that this was where the academy's armory was located.
Four sturdy alloy doors were tightly shut, and the nameplates on the walls indicated their respective functions. Some were used to store firearms, some were used to store cold weapons, and some were used to store transportation equipment. This was a Sacred Warrior Academy, and the students would often use all sorts of weapons, so it was only natural that they would have such a large storage facility.
Only the innermost door caught Xia Fei's attention. According to the markings, this warehouse was used to store food. Who would store food together with weapons and equipment? Unless the person in charge of this academy had a screw loose in his head, the food would at least be stored near the cafeteria.
What was even stranger was that there were no guards at all in this important location where the military equipment was stored. There was not even a single surveillance system, and the security here was not even as tight as the passageway from before.
Gritting his teeth, Xia Fei approached the warehouse where the food was stored, preparing to open it to take a look. Who knew that this was when something strange happened!
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