chsdbacks Chapter 651 Analysis
Chapter 651 Analysis
Jemin was suspended about ten meters above the sea surface, with the seawater churning beneath his feet.
Even though we've left the foggy city, the fog on the sea is thicker than on land.
It's as if someone has stuffed the entire sea into a giant steamer; the visibility here for ordinary people is probably less than two meters.
The air was filled with a salty, fishy smell, mixed with some indescribable rotten, sweet odor.
After a quick calculation, Jemin realized that he had already left the coastline of the foggy city and flown about a hundred nautical miles southwest.
The signal from the Eye of Light is getting stronger and stronger.
The shark monster was less than two nautical miles ahead; the signal was stable and it wasn't moving.
Jemin had hoped it would find its way into some hidden base, or be met by accomplices, or at least have a hiding place.
However, the information transmitted back by the Eye of the Glimmer did not detect any energy fluctuations from any other enemies.
Having confirmed that he was close to the area of the Eye of Light, Jemin slowed down and glided silently through the thick fog.
He minimized his presence with the Tai Xu Step, and the wind on the sea swept past him without creating any ripples.
Jemin quickly found his target.
The monster floated on the sea surface, half of its body above water, swaying with the churning waves.
Its five- or six-meter-tall body appeared exceptionally small in the gray-black seawater.
Although he had already received the message from the Eye of the Glimmer, Jemin was still somewhat disappointed when he saw the actual situation.
The monster in front of them not only had no backup, but it was also collapsing itself.
Large patches of skin covered with fine scales were peeling off, revealing the unprotected muscle tissue underneath, which was covered with ulcerated spots and white pus.
Its dorsal fin was also broken, and dark liquid was slowly seeping from the break, turning the surrounding seawater an unhealthy brown. The shark's head was still there.
But the once-black eyes had become cloudy, and a thin, grayish-white film covered the surface of the eyeballs.
Its gums, which had been barbed inwards, had turned black and shriveled. Several teeth were loose and swayed slightly with its weak breathing. The distorted human face that was pressed against the shark's head was completely deformed.
Previously, the outlines of the facial features were still barely discernible, but now those outlines seemed to have been crushed by an invisible hand, leaving only some blurry pits. Jemin hovered less than a few meters away, looking down at all of this.
Without a doubt, this monster has been abandoned.
It was left to fend for itself on this desolate sea.
The other party was very cautious.
They knew the monster had been exposed during the battle and that it might be tracked, so they didn't hesitate to discard it after it completed its mission.
Jemin paused for a moment, then lowered himself.
His feet touched the sea surface, and the seawater formed a small indentation under his feet, but it did not wet his shoes.
He walked up to the monster, stretched out his right hand, spread his five fingers, and grabbed a relatively intact scale on its shoulder.
Even though the monster's body was on the verge of collapse, its reactions were still very fast.
Its body jolted violently, and its murky black eyes suddenly focused, staring at Jemin.
The shark's head opened its mouth, and a muffled roar came from deep within its throat.
Its left arm suddenly shot up and swung towards Jemin.
Jemin didn't even bother to dodge the monster's dying counterattack.
His right hand, gripping the scales, remained motionless as he casually took the blow with his seemingly unguarded cheek.
Bang!
The sound of the impact was dull.
Even though it was on the verge of death, the monster's strength was still astonishing; the force of its slapping hand was enough to flatten a car.
But Jemin's body didn't sway at all, and even the seemingly soft parts of his face didn't deform, as if he had caught a leaf falling from a tree.
A hint of confusion flashed in the monster's black eyes.
Its left arm strained, trying to push Jemin's hand away, but Jemin's fingers were like five steel nails, firmly embedded in its palm. Jemin ignored the monster's dying struggle, and silently activated his Omnipotent Eye and Fate System.
Golden light shone on his forehead, and countless runes lit up deep within his pupils.
The All-Seeing Eye pierced through the monster's skin, muscles, and bones, reaching its core structure.
Before it completely collapses, Jemin wants to find as many of the technological means used within it as possible.
Information flooded into his consciousness like a tidal wave.
Sealed structure.
A bizarre fusion method.
Traces of bioengineering.
Channels for energy transfer...
Each layer was quickly peeled away and analyzed by the all-powerful eye.
Time passed by, second by second.
The monster's body continued to rot in Jemin's hands, its scales falling off one by one.
The muscles beneath his skin began to liquefy, and the dark liquid dripped from Jemin's fingers into the seawater.
Its struggles grew weaker and weaker, its roars turned into muffled whimpers, and finally even the whimpers stopped.
Finally, Jemin withdrew his hand.
He floated up, leaving the rapidly disintegrating body.
The monster has lost its life force. In a few hours, it will completely decompose into the most basic matter and return to the energy cycle of this plane.
Jemin didn't look at it again.
He stood above the sea, eyes closed, organizing the information he had just gathered in his mind.
The results of the analysis made him frown slightly.
The wizarding techniques hidden within the monsters, the methods used to modify the bizarre creatures... were quite crude.
It's not that the technology itself is crude, but rather that the technology applied to this monster is clearly a "downgraded" version.
The core principle is correct, but there are many areas where the execution is not refined enough.
This suggests that the monster was not created by a wizard, but rather that the natives of this world acquired knowledge provided by a wizard.
Jemin could clearly discern that some of these techniques were connected to the knowledge system he possessed.
The other party's skill level... at least in the field of bizarre modification, did not surpass his.
Perhaps even slightly lower.
But Jemin didn't rush to conclusions.
These technologies are the result of collaboration between local indigenous peoples and shamans.
The shaman may have only provided a lower-level technique, or he may have held back when instructing the indigenous people on how to carry out the transformation.
After all, no one will hand over all their best secrets to their partners.
Jemin opened his eyes, looked at the thick fog churning on the sea, and began to think about another problem.
The wizard was much faster than him.
It has only been a little over two months since he entered this plane.
He had been lying low in the foggy city, researching the supernatural, collecting materials, and setting up the Eye of Light.
The progress wasn't slow, but the wizard behind the monster in front of him was clearly faster.
That person has already found local collaborators, built a considerable force, and is even capable of creating this level of deep fusion anomalies. Although the technology is crude, the fact that the natives of this world could achieve this from scratch indicates that their operational plan is quite sophisticated. Finding agents, finding collaborators, and getting local forces to work for them.
This is indeed a good plan.
Jemin also has a similar plan, but it is currently in the preliminary planning stage.
Those shady intermediaries were at best temporary solutions, running errands, buying things, and providing some intelligence; they were far from being qualified collaborators. Meanwhile, the unknown wizard possessed the organizational power to infiltrate the Psychic Association's operations, launch surprise attacks from the sea, and even discard a "pawn" without hesitation.
In this plane, all the wizards, including him, entered through a mission from Wizard Austin.
While they are not exactly enemies, they are definitely competitors.
The problem now is that there were only a thousand slots available for the mission at the time, and none of those who managed to snag a slot among so many competitors were easy characters.
In general, there are three types of wizards who can secure a spot in the mission.
The first type is those with great strength.
They can multitask, keeping a portion of their attention on the magic network terminal at any time, searching the mission system for elite combat units. The moment they see a mission, they have enough energy to surpass other wizards and snatch a spot.
Such wizards are usually of a high level, at least level six, and possibly even level seven.
The power of these wizards is their greatest asset.
The second type is wizards like Jemin.
I was lucky enough to see the task at the right time, and my skills were also decent enough to secure a spot.
This type should be the least numerous, with varying strengths and a large gap between its upper and lower limits.
The third type is the most terrifying: the "lucky" wizard.
The "good luck" here is not true random luck, but "good luck" manipulated by fate-related knowledge.
For wizards who are skilled in the knowledge of fate, luck is something that can be manipulated.
A skilled fate wizard only needs to slightly "pluck" the strings of fate the moment the mission appears, making "securing the spot" the most likely outcome.
Wizards who can achieve this level of skill have a remarkably deep understanding of the Fate system, far surpassing the abilities of a novice like Jemin who has only recently begun studying Fate.
Either way, they would be quite difficult to deal with as competitors.
After all, resources are limited.
The number of anomalies that can be studied in each region of this plane per unit of time is fixed; if you capture one more, I will capture one less. With the Archmage Austin present in this plane, even competition among wizards will ensure that the intensity doesn't become too high.
However, the competitive relationship is an objective reality.
Moreover, that unknown wizard has demonstrated a faster ability to devise plans than he has.
If he doesn't catch up quickly, it will be difficult for him to find high-quality research samples once the other side has completely harvested all the research resources in and around Chongqing.
"It seems... I need to speed things up."
Jemin turned his gaze away from the sea and flew towards the foggy city.