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Now, as we approach the center of the impact area, the next step is to locate the Source of Invasion, so Tang Tang can stop floating in the sky.

This girl really does have high psychological endurance; although she initially resisted being treated like a kite, after drifting around for a while, she actually started to miss that feeling.

Just like Ling Mo said, it’s like playing a game; it’s pretty thrilling.

“This place is really lively,” a certain chicken head on the roof of a low building remarked, looking around and couldn’t help but mutter, “Just like New Year’s back home.”

Bang bang bang.

Though there weren’t many explosions, there were plenty of commotions just as loud. Thankfully, this is the Old Town, so there aren’t too many tall buildings. Otherwise, if this keeps up, we’d really end up blowing up a ten to twenty-story building, and that would be truly exciting.

Tiger Ba Tian nodded in agreement. “Looks like a lot of people came this time… Brother Ling, are we going to find that… Source of Invasion next?”

“Yeah,” Ling Mo glanced at Xia Xinyan and nodded. “We can’t yet determine what the Source of Invasion looks like, but it definitely should not match the style of the Old Town; it should be quite recognizable. And the closer we get to the Source, the higher the chances of being attacked; this can help verify our suspicions to some extent.”

After a pause, he continued, “I guess it’s so lively here right now because we are getting close to the Source. That thing must be getting anxious.”

Tang Tang pondered for a few seconds and asked, “So, aren’t we supposed to fight a bunch of Replicants next? My strength isn’t really enough; I might hold you guys back…”

Her ability was fire magic—sounded similar to Summer Jincang’s ability, but fundamentally different. She used magic to control fire, which meant she had to face the magic hurdle first. This posed quite a limitation for her.

She couldn’t memorize many magic spells—this was also why she chose to be a math teacher instead of a literature teacher. Math could mostly be applied universally, but literature had plenty of content that required rote memorization.

She hated memorizing.

Otherwise, if her abilities had grown, she would definitely be quite a powerhouse. She thought it was a pity in her last life, looking at Xia Xinyan.

Of course, despite Tang Tang’s current abilities not being strong, she could still defend herself just fine, so she wasn’t much of a liability in the current situation.

“Just stay behind us, and we’ll protect you.” Xia Xinyan didn’t elaborate; she simply reminded her, then said, “Let’s see how things are going with Zhang Dari and the others.”

Ling Mo replied and took out a walkie-talkie to contact the fatty. “Hey? What’s the situation over there?”

“Good question,” the fatty’s voice sounded quite chaotic and a bit breathless. “You won’t believe it, but I’m being chased and beaten up by someone who looks exactly like me?!”

“How can you be so pathetic? Can’t even handle your own Replicant?” Ling Mo immediately expressed his disdain.

“…What? You knew there were Replicants?! Why didn’t you say so earlier?! I’m totally confused right now!” It was clear that the fatty was not in a great mood. “By the way, Bai Yu thought that bastard was my real brother! Almost got tricked by him! Anyway, I gotta go find Bai Yu and settle this! Bye!”

Before he could finish, the call was cut off.

Ling Mo tilted his head to look at Xia Xinyan. “From that lively voice, it seems like there aren’t any big problems—should we go find them?”

Xia Xinyan shook her head slightly. “No, hidden Sources of Invasion in the Old Town are hard to locate. We should separate and search; what do you think, Brother Hu?”

Tiger Ba Tian paused for a moment and waved at Chicken Head. “You take the third one and go; I’ll stay here with Brother Ling.”

“Huh?” Chicken Head was momentarily taken aback, seemingly not entirely reassured.

Tiger Ba Tian chuckled nonchalantly. “We’re all friends, what’s there to worry about?”

They didn’t stab each other in the back when they were enemies in the Dungeon, and now that they’re in reality, there’s even less reason to do so.

Since they encountered each other again, some matters could also be conveniently handled.

Chicken Head hesitated for two seconds but ultimately said nothing more. He nodded and led his team away from the spot.

Tiger Ba Tian then turned to Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo, pulling out a fruit knife from his waistband. He glided his finger along the blade, and the originally plain knife began to emit a golden light. “Alright, where are we headed?”

“Let’s start searching slowly from here.” Ling Mo stared at the fruit knife for a few seconds and couldn’t help but ask, “This is… a weapon?”

“Yup, a weapon.” Tiger Ba Tian nodded, not finding it odd at all. “No choice; we don’t have spatial watches in reality and can’t get good gear, so we have to make do with something like this. But don’t underestimate this fruit knife; it’s on par with a holy sword.”

After all, even though his abilities relied on external equipment, it mainly depended on the powers he controlled—let’s just say that if he were empty-handed, he wouldn’t be able to do anything. But as long as he had something—even a matchstick—he could enchant it into a fire magic wand.

So, turning a fruit knife into a holy sword… or should we say a holy dagger, isn’t too surprising.

Xia Xinyan merely glanced at the fruit knife and didn’t say anything.

She could feel the energy contained within it.

Tang Tang then listened as Tiger Ba Tian explained his abilities and after pondering for a moment, pulled out a pair of scissors from her pocket. “Can Brother Hu turn these scissors into a magic wand? I can use fire magic with a magic wand.”

“These?” Tiger Ba Tian casually touched the scissors and made them glow in a fiery red color as they swiftly absorbed the aura, “Done. A wand particularly enhanced for fire magic.”

“Is that all it takes?” Tang Tang seemed a bit incredulous. She raised the scissors and aimed them at a distant point. “Fireball… explode—!”

At the moment she finished reciting the incantation, the tip of the scissors suddenly formed a huge ball of flame. As the last syllable fell, the flame burst forth at an incredible speed, hitting a traffic light pole not far away, and then—

BOOM————!!

The massive fireball instantly evaporated the entire pole, and the explosion’s flames brightened the whole area for a brief moment.

Ling Mo: “…”

Xia Xinyan: “…”

Tiger Ba Tian: “…”

Whoa.

Is this what they call not quite enough strength? It’s truly… low-key enough.