Chapter 1245 - 199: Abyss Stare

Crossing over the teleportation gate, followed by a slight dizziness in his mind, the next second, Wen Yu was already in the District 8 Outpost Base.

The street was broad, pristine, with architecture akin to a military base, sharply defined residential areas built from steel material, exuding an indomitable aura.

The pedestrians on the streets were few—or rather, genuine pedestrians were none existent; most of the passersby were uniformly dressed in military attire. The only ones wearing assorted clothing were staff from various institutes and construction teams.

From their gaze, Wen Yu could see the light called "strive" and "hope"; these spirited individuals were the border fighters establishing the front line of the sector battlefield!

Wen Yu looked around, most of the defensive structures within the District 8 Outpost Base had been refurbished, leaving only some finishing touches. In Wen Yu’s view, if among the Level 8 powerful experts of the Demon Tribe, there were none like Tang Haofei and Wen Yu, this defense line should not be easily breached.

The moment he appeared at the edge of the teleportation gate, Wen Yu immediately activated the Heaven-covering Robe to avoid unnecessary trouble. After surveying the entire District 8 Outpost Base, Wen Yu casually located Lin Haifeng’s position.

He was right in the Supreme Command Headquarters here.

The perception ability clearly depicted Lin Haifeng’s current state to Wen Yu—his hair had turned quite a bit whiter, at this moment, Lin Haifeng was handling affairs alone, showing a focused expression on his face, yet occasionally when lifting the tea cup, an inadvertent trace of bitterness flowed in his eyes.

The affair of the Demigod and its ensuing impact—it’s untrue to say it didn’t cause Lin Haifeng hassle...

On the surface, Lin Haifeng still appeared as the confident commander, holding the wisdom beads, but in secret, certain matters indeed troubled Lin Haifeng immensely.

After a brief observation, Wen Yu began moving towards Lin Haifeng’s location.

...

"Click..."

The faint sound of footsteps arose beside him, hearing these star-like sounds, Lin Haifeng’s expression immediately shifted, he abruptly raised his head towards the source of the sound, only to see a familiar figure.

The energy wave brewing in his hands quietly subsided, Lin Haifeng barely let out a sigh and added a smile back to his face: "Wen Yu? You’ve returned."

Wen Yu did not directly answer this question, he simply recalled Lin Haifeng’s near outburst and softly asked.

"It seems... you’ve encountered some trouble..."

As the highest commander, yet constantly vigilant—the restrictive spells outside were naturally abundant, but Lin Haifeng’s reaction also proved that such "stealthy assassinations," had happened not once or twice.

Upon hearing Wen Yu’s inquiry, Lin Haifeng gently shook his head, put down the document in hand, changed to a comfortable posture, and looked at Wen Yu.

"What brings you to see this old geezer? Additionally, where have you been these past two years?"

"Went out to deal with some affairs, nothing significant."

Wen Yu casually steered the topic, then sat leisurely on the sofa, looked at Lin Haifeng, and straightforwardly brought up a serious matter.

"I want to ask you for assistance."

...

After stating the need for an item to assist in promoting to Level 11, Lin Haifeng merely lowered his head in thought.

There wasn’t the expected troubled expression; he contemplated for a good while before finally raising his head to face Wen Yu.

"You really asked the right person, I indeed have such an item!"

Such a simple sentence made Wen Yu abruptly raise his head, he looked at Lin Haifeng’s face, a light of disbelief in his eyes...

What was thought to be an onerous situation turned out to find its answer right here with Lin Haifeng!

After saying this sentence, Lin Haifeng didn’t let Wen Yu wait too long, he stood up, rummaged for a while within the space ring, and finally pulled out a peculiar statue.

The statue was completely black, material seemingly neither wood nor metal, emitting a mixed feeling of ominousness and tranquility. A simple glance revealed its bizarre and sinister nature to Wen Yu.

The statue seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, Lin Haifeng held it in his palm, revealing a slightly gloomy expression—not out of displeasure, but under the influence of the statue’s aura, anyone would feel this oppressive delusion.

"This item is somewhat sinister, but according to our research, it should be able to achieve the purpose of promoting to Level 11, it has a cumbersome prerequisite, you should take a look."

Lin Haifeng said as such, subsequently tossing the statue into Wen Yu’s hands, just upon grasping it, Wen Yu felt an eerie force swiftly surge into his body, but it was swiftly expunged and devoured by Wen Yu’s chaotic power, vanishing within seconds.

Only then did a notification sound in Wen Yu’s mind.

Abyss Stare (Species-specific Esoteric Level item): When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you...

Special Effect: Abyss Sacrifice! Sacrifice life staring into the abyss to receive feedback from the abyss, details are as follows.

Slaughter a sacrifice directly opposite the Abyss Stare, the abyss will automatically absorb all the sacrifice’s power and generate feedback, differing effects according to different sacrifices!

A simple introduction, Wen Yu however couldn’t discern what this item truly meant, he could only raise his head to look at Lin Haifeng.

Lin Haifeng leisurely took a sip of tea, only after a while did he provide an explanation.

"This thing was obtained by an officer from our army—merely a regular professionist, after obtaining it he used it a couple of times, discovering it wasn’t as useful as imagined, hence he handed it over to the authorities. According to our experiment, this abyss feedback is quite intriguing..."

"Upon sacrificing a Level 7 life form, the abyss feedback received is pure energy, allowing a Peak Level 5 professionist to unconditionally advance to Peak Level 6, that kind of without any side effects, sacrifice of lower level life forms accordingly, yet it cannot break the restriction of level locks nor is it effective for Level 7 professionists..."

"Moreover, the entire process is cumbersome and extremely time-consuming, making the cost disproportionate to the gain. Our military does not need such devices for quick cultivation of professionists, comparatively we have better approaches... Thus after simple experimentation, this item was handed over to me, though I actually had a thought—I believe this thing could assist you in promoting to Level 11..."

"The condition is sacrificing a Level 12 life form?"

"Yes, the condition is sacrificing a Level 12 life form!"

For a moment they stared silently... then, Lin Haifeng suddenly laughed.

"Just kidding... Level 12, where would one find it, so this thing is practically useless, alright, give it to me, I’ll keep an eye on this matter for you."

Lin Haifeng deemed he made a joke—factually since Wen Yu arrived, their interaction had been purely official, Lin Haifeng wanted to alleviate the atmosphere between them in this manner.

He wished to become friends with Wen Yu, although the likelihood was slim, yet at present Yanjing really needed Wen Yu’s assistance...

But Wen Yu merely moved his fingers, then, instantly the Abyss Stare vanished.

He smiled at Lin Haifeng and said: "I’ll take this item, name your price..."