Chen Jing and other members of the reconnaissance team, led by Mo Wuge, walked ahead of the main force.

Chen Jing was initially not optimistic about the composition of the team. Of all the people, only Mo Wuge and he could be considered good at reconnaissance. Most of the others were "ordinary" people with special abilities. In terms of reconnaissance and identifying danger, they might not be as good as a seasoned hunter.

However, because it was an exploration of Meijing City, in addition to the original few people with extraordinary abilities, Mo Wuge also obtained a group of experienced hunters and scouts to serve as reconnaissance soldiers.

In Chen Jing's view, the reconnaissance force alone is close to the original Hunter Group's combat strength! Black Hand Lu Gang truly deserves to be the real ruler of Ash City; the military force he wields is extremely powerful.

Of course, the premise of being comparable to the hunting party is that the master continues to hide his strength and pretends to be a person with supernatural abilities... Chen Jing doesn't know whether Commander Ma, Aunt Baibao and the others have also disguised their strength and pretended to be people with supernatural abilities.

Of all the people, Zhang Taoying was the most nervous, but for some reason, she was able to stand next to Mo Wuge, slightly forward. Chen Jing and the others were either on the flanks or in front, while Mo Wuge was at the rear of the group, directing the operation.

The advantage of this formation is quite obvious: Mogg's position is the safest, making him difficult to raid, and he can retreat at any time depending on the situation.

On the plains, Chen Jing and his group cautiously advanced towards Meijing City. Occasionally, the reconnaissance team would report the discovery of some wandering monsters, such as out-of-control dolls, lone wandering spirits, and small glass monsters. These monsters were not a problem, as the reconnaissance team could handle them on their own.

Last time, there was a situation where a large number of out-of-control puppets were encountered. This time, we were more fortunate and arrived directly at Meijing City, where we witnessed the dissipation of those wandering souls that seemed to be reenacting the scene of the siege in the past, leaving only a few lone wandering souls.

Beside Chen Jing was He Lili, dressed smartly and carrying a finely crafted revolver. She claimed to have the ability to predict the future. She smoothed her hair and whispered, "It's like history is repeating itself."

"History repeating itself?" Chen Jing asked.

“Hmm,” He Lili said, “The scenes of history were recorded for some reason and are being replayed countless times here. The wandering spirits are probably created because of this.”

Chen Jing couldn't help but think of the legend that after the slave souls were killed, their bodies turned into a painting, and wondered if the essence of each soul was a painting.

But this doesn't make sense. Chen Jing and the others have killed wandering spirits before, and they haven't seen wandering spirits turn into paintings after they die.

Most wandering souls dissipate after death, but a few powerful wandering souls leave behind products like black pills. Now Chen Jing knows that those things are spiritual energy deposits, which are the fundamental reason why powerful wandering souls are powerful.

The slave's wandering soul has no spiritual energy deposits within its body, so where does its terrifying power come from? From a painting? That's too unbelievable, too contrary to common sense about cultivation.

As ordinary members of the Black Hand gang, Chen Jing and his group were in the reconnaissance team. However, since they were exploring Meijing City, which was close to Ash City, the outer members were responsible for scouting ahead. They were the ones in the most danger, while Chen Jing and his group were mainly responsible for providing immediate assistance after they were attacked.

Three wandering spirits approached from the flank of the reconnaissance team. They were faster than ordinary people and charged towards the crowd with swords in hand.

The soldiers fought with cold weapons such as swords, shields, and bows and crossbows. They did not want to use firearms unless absolutely necessary, as this would make noise and attract more enemies.

Chen Jing caught up from behind them, pulling out a crossbow from his hand.

Crossbow attacks are rarely effective against fast-moving, superhumanly strong wandering spirits unless you're extremely lucky and manage to hit a vital spot.

However, thanks to his spiritual energy, Chen Jing's shooting accuracy and reaction speed have improved. Moreover, Chen Jing also possesses martial arts skills.

The Eye of Assassination!

There were no external sound, light, or electrical effects, but Chen Jing felt the whole world turn gray. Everyone, whether they were wandering spirits or soldiers, had several red spots on their bodies; those were their "weaknesses."

Humans have more weaknesses than wandering spirits... Chen Jing observed, taking in everything. Humans have weaknesses in various places such as the eyes, throat, kidneys, heart, and arteries, but the weaknesses of wandering spirits are mainly concentrated in the heart.

Chen Jing fired a crossbow bolt, which accurately struck a wandering soul that was about to turn around, piercing its heart directly!

"Beautiful!" He Lili, who was watching the battle from a distance, exclaimed.

Chen Jing continued loading his crossbow bolts. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a wandering spirit break through the scouts' lines and rush towards him.

Chen Jing drew his sword with lightning speed and slashed. The wandering spirit reacted faster than a human and immediately tried to block, but it blocked the air instead.

Illusion! A minor illusion!

Chen Jing had already moved to its side, and his Xuan Tie straight sword "Lonely City" severed its head.

After Chen Jing eliminated two wandering spirits in succession, the last wandering spirit, despite its superior physical abilities, was no match for the four opponents and was eliminated by the scouts.

When Chen Jing returned to He Lili's side, the other places where fierce conflicts had occurred had been quelled by the others, with only a few still fighting.

Zhang Taoying's "exorcism" ability was surprisingly effective against wandering spirits, and it was a wide-range attack. With just one "exorcism," an ordinary wandering spirit would be on the verge of collapse and nearly seriously injured.

Mo Wuge was even more impressive. He demonstrated his strength as a Blood Realm warrior, standing in the center of the group and using offensive archery techniques from a distance. With Zhang Taoying's spirit-driving ability, every shot took away a wandering soul, and his arrows never missed.

Li Ai transformed her hands into beast claws, growing thick fur. Relying on her tall and strong body, she engaged in close combat with the wandering spirits. The scouts beside her didn't even have time to intervene before she dealt with the wandering spirits on her side.

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