The battle fluctuations between Qian Shanxue and that burly man were so distinct that even from kilometers away, they clearly carried over.

The petite girl beside him, Ali, looked towards the direction of the fight with an anxious expression.

But Shen Qiang yawned out of boredom, because if the fight took place in clear light, Shen Qiang might have been a little interested in watching, but in such pitch darkness, Shen Qiang had no interest at all.

Since Qian Shanxue was faster than that guy, logically speaking, as long as she didn't do anything foolish, the guy wouldn't be able to hurt her, so essentially, she was in an invincible position.

The worst case scenario was merely that the guy would escape.

So there was really nothing to worry about.

Shen Qiang's thought process was clear.

However, Ali, standing beside him, was very dissatisfied with that yawn of Shen Qiang's.

She frowned and said, "Where's your mask that the Colonel gave you? Why haven't you worn it as instructed?"

Shen Qiang felt slightly irked.

He casually pulled out that strangely styled mask from his Storage Ring, fastened it to his face, and said, "You can shut up now."

Ali snorted softly.

But almost at the same moment, the instant the mask touched his skin, Shen Qiang was stunned.

This mask was a gift from the breathtakingly beautiful superior, Qian Shanxue.

In her words, she didn't want Shen Qiang to die on his first mission, thus she gave him this mask.

On one hand, Shen Qiang found the mask's style rather eerie, and on the other hand, although the stunning Qian Shanxue had good intentions, the subtext of giving the mask to Shen Qiang still suggested she thought Shen Qiang's cultivation was too weak and that once his real identity was exposed, he would be the kind of passerby in a comic who wouldn't survive past two episodes.

So Shen Qiang instinctively had some aversion to the mask.

After receiving it, he simply threw it into the Storage Ring.

He never examined it, let alone observed it with the Observation Skill.

But at this moment,

the mask, just as it made contact with Shen Qiang's skin, immediately produced a tremendous suction, as if fusing into Shen Qiang's skin.

More wondrously, the mountains that were dark as ink just moments ago, now appeared bright in Shen Qiang's eyes.

This brightness was different from daytime.

It leaned more towards a faint green color—trees, branches, leaves, rocks, the graceful figure of Qian Shanxue swinging her silver spear in the distance, and the burly man with a full-bearded face, all became clearly visible at the bottom of Shen Qiang's eyes.

Not only that.

As the view before his eyes brightened, Shen Qiang acutely sensed that the mask was absorbing the True Qi within his body.

Since the amount being absorbed wasn't large,

Shen Qiang did not stop it, for indeed, anyone who discovered such a peculiar situation would not focus their attention on that little bit of True Qi.

And almost as soon as the True Qi completed a small cycle within the mask,

a cool sensation emanated from the mask, not only invigorating Shen Qiang's spirit but also clearing away all sorts of stray thoughts in his mind without a trace.

Heart Clarity Spell!

Information from the Medical Saint Inheritance immediately surfaced in his mind, and Shen Qiang was astounded.

In the Immortal Realm, this Heart Clarity Spell was quite a common and ordinary Cultivation Technique.

Virtually all cultivators, at the beginning of their cultivation journey, learned the Heart Clarity Spell as their first incantation or seal.

The sole purpose of this incantation technique was to help the user eliminate distractions.

Thereby achieving the goal of allowing cultivators to focus on their cultivation.

From the perspective of its effects, the focus induced by the stone that Ali took interest in had some similarities with it.

The difference, however, was that focus made the user ignore everything around them and concentrate on doing one thing.

The Heart Clarity Spell, on the other hand, made thoughts clear, got rid of all distractions, and kept the user's mind cool at all times.

But an ordinary Heart Clarity Spell always needed to be activated by the user themselves. Even if one found a master Artifact Refiner to engrave the Heart Clarity Spell on a tool, it still required the user to actively activate and use it.

However, quite evidently,

The Heart Clarity Spell on this mask was operating automatically.

Top-notch!

Absolutely super top-notch!

For someone like Ali, who excelled in on-site simulation, without any distractions, she was unable to immerse herself in the behavioral and thought patterns of the criminals; focus was what could perfectly fit with her.

But for a doctor who needed to constantly respond to various changes,

An automatically operating, ever-cool Heart Clarity Spell was simply the supreme Divine Artifact for a doctor!

All of this took a long time to say, but it happened in just an instant.

Shen Qiang's heart had just quickened with excitement,

When he immediately saw that he was nearly surrounded by about a dozen people from the front, back, and sides.

Whoosh!

Shen Qiang immediately used the Plague Source to release the mutated A-type Influenza Virus and the highly infectious Pneumococcus.

Almost instantly, with Shen Qiang at the center, the bacteria spreading in a ring-like pattern formed an infectious area roughly forty meters in diameter.

That is to say, whether in front or behind, as soon as they came within twenty meters of Shen Qiang, they would immediately be infected.

At the same time, Ali by his side trembled and said in an urgent, lowered voice, "Something's not quite right; someone has touched the early warning system I set up earlier. There are probably enemies coming from the front, left, and right. Without the Colonel here, it looks like it's up to me to protect you now."

Shen Qiang was taken aback, "You're going to protect me?"

Ali said urgently in a lowered voice, "Don't try to be strong, you waste who just reached the Qi Condensation stage. In front of ordinary people, you're powerful like Superman, but in front of enemies, you are just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered."

"So listen to everything I say. When they appear later, I will get up and attack them, and you take the chance to run away. If either of us can get away, that's one saved."

Ali's words caused Shen Qiang to be both shocked and somewhat puzzled.

"One of us can get away? Is she prepared to make a last stand?"

Thinking this, Shen Qiang then noticed that the people surrounding them on all sides, the nearest being no more than thirty meters away and the farthest no more than fifty meters, were approaching. His clear thinking made him realize that the best course of action was to notify Qian Shanxue.

With her Mixed Element Realm cultivation, those surrounding them were no match at all.

But at the same time,

If Qian Shanxue returned, then that burly fellow would definitely flee in an instant.

It was the safest method, but also the least cost-effective.

With 9.6 million square kilometers of territory, if that guy ran away and decided to live incognito, finding him would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

In that case, delaying as long as possible and waiting for Qian Shanxue to deal with that fellow before returning was the best option.

Shen Qiang's thoughts were clear.

He was just about to share his plan with Ali.

But at that moment, Ali had already leapt up, brandishing a flash of cold light and charging out fiercely.

"Shen Qiang, run now! Your cultivation is too low. If you don't go now, it will be too late once they close in on you."

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