Doomsday Jigsaw Puzzle

Chapter 199: Chapter 3: The Number 1 Expert of Both Armies Is Actually Myself

Seeing Bai Wu ignore him, Yan Zizai’s eyes flashed with a cold light.

Qin Zong furrowed his brow and said,

"It was just a small matter, the two teams were sparring with each other. Let me introduce them to you, these individuals are from a new organization established by the higher-ups to supervise the Investigation Corps and the Garrison Corps, the Order Faction."

Bai Wu signaled his team members to help the several captains who had fallen to the ground get up.

Qin Zong then said,

"I called you over just to get acquainted. These individuals are the leaders of the Order Faction and are considered my equals."

Following that, Qin Zong introduced each person one by one.

The one who injured the captains, his name is Liu Hu.

When Bai Wu looked at Liu Hu, the remarks in his eyes confirmed his guess.

[Given that a battle will happen shortly, let us enter battle mode in advance. This big guy is not as simple as just being large in stature, his speed is extremely fast because, just like your captain, he possesses Talent Sequence 256 Extreme Shadow. He also has Talent Sequence 257 Tyrant, Sequence 259 Vajra Indestructibility, Sequence 400 Overload Form, Talent Sequence 755: Iron Armament, and Talent Sequence 100: Winner as King.

As one of the most powerful family guardians under the ruler, his existence is a war machine, a person who has taken physical technique to the extreme. Innate Force seventh rank, sixth tier. Although his nature is nasty, he is definitely a formidable... bit player.]

Innate Force seventh rank, sixth tier. Possessing six combat-oriented Sequences.

Bai Wu remembered that Tyrant was a power similar to Extreme Shadow, where Extreme Shadow would maximize speed, Tyrant could maximize strength.

As for Winner as King, since it’s in the top hundred Sequences, it is rare, with vague descriptions, only suggesting that victory under certain conditions could enhance one’s strength.

In short, it is an existence that has maximized strength.

How does the Order Faction supervise both Corps? There’s no need to supervise things inside the tower since the ruler doesn’t even need to care about social order or the social system due to the gap between the lower three levels and the fifth level.

Because of the vast disparity in power and the distorted distribution of resources, the lower three levels could never challenge the ruler.

Bai Wu guessed, perhaps it was about matters outside the tower?

Qin Zong did not immediately provide an answer but continued with the introductions.

The next was a woman, Wang Su.

Unlike most women, Wang Su’s skin was slightly dark, with delicate features that stood out against her bronze complexion, adding a unique charm, especially her thick lips and high nose bridge. This made Bai Wu think that perhaps the ancestors of the Wang ruler had some minority ethnicity bloodline.

[Every team should have support, and indeed her role is a support, but with a terrifying spiritual power comparable to Evil Fallen, her support is quite special. Don’t underestimate a woman, especially one who knows how to manipulate hearts. Innate Force seventh rank, first tier, Talent Sequence 70: Void Lash. Talent Sequence 98: Hundred Beasts Transformation. By the way, her compatibility with her Sequences is high.]

Another monster.

The descriptions of these two Sequences were vague, one being a certain state imposed on teammates, granting them some sort of power for a brief period.

The other was a rare "transformation" Sequence.

The ranking of Sequences actually depends on the user. Just like Wu Jiu’s extreme balance combined with Extreme Shadow, Extreme Shadow solely provides speed, and extreme balance means nothing to someone already balanced in attributes, yet in the hands of those pursuing the ultimate in a single attribute, it can contest top Evil Fallen.

That is compatibility.

Since Prayle’s Eye mentioned compatibility, clearly these two Sequences, along with Wang Su herself, bear some kind of hidden enhancement.

Qin Zong quickly introduced the third person.

Zheng Yue.

Compared to the previous two people, Zheng Yue seemed somewhat absent-minded, with a sloppy hairstyle like that of a miner, even describable as a bird’s nest. With an ordinary face, among the several handsome men and beautiful women, Zheng Yue could be considered quite unremarkable. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

He looked around casually, clearly indifferent to everything around him.

Be it the fighting or the legion commander, even his teammates, it seemed as if he hadn’t slept well the night before. As Qin Zong was introducing Zheng Yue, he was digging in his ear with one hand and yawning with the other, completely oblivious to the fact that Qin Zong was talking about him.

This man, whose appearance seemed incredibly slovenly and lazy, received quite a high evaluation from Prayle’s Eye.

[Innate Force Tier 6, Rank 8. As the weakest in Innate Force among the six people, he possesses the most aberrant Sequence compared to others. Talent Sequence 18: Mirror Flower, Water Moon. Talent Sequence 42: Endless Nirvana.

Being a lazy person is his biggest dream in life, but this dream is difficult to achieve; food won’t jump into his belly on its own, and a bed won’t appear whenever he wants to sleep. At most, because of his extraordinariness, others might take the initiative in certain matters. In short... he is someone who is lazy to the extreme, always looking for the simplest way in everything he does, fighting included—so far, all his fights have been without moving from his original position.]

Lazy person...

Could it be that the lazier the style, the stronger the combat power?

Talent Sequence 18, Mirror Flower, Water Moon, is the strongest talent Bai Wu has seen so far.

But he doesn’t know the content of this talent because the Talent Sequence list only enumerates names without providing information.

However, from the last sentence given by the eyes, Bai Wu could guess that Mirror Flower, Water Moon must be an ability that allows Zheng Yue to defeat opponents without lifting a finger.

Bai Wu nodded at Zheng Yue, who was lost in his own world.

Qin Zong began to introduce the fifth person:

"Pang Li."

Pang Li was very gaunt, although his face could also be regarded as quite handsome, it seemed as if he had been abusing drugs for a long time, which made his face so haggard that it bordered on sickness, giving Pang Li a certain neurotic air.

He was also the first among these people to stretch out a hand, ready to shake hands with Bai Wu.

"My name is Pang Li."

Pang Li’s eyes were wide open, his gaze hollow. His tone of voice when he spoke was somewhat listless, as if he were languishing.

Bai Wu suddenly felt something was amiss.

[What you see is indeed his body, but not his true being. His true self is his shadow. Even his teammates... well, one of them knows. Raising a shadow has made his body thin and sickly, but it doesn’t matter, such a body can be replaced at any time.

Always be wary of those who are harsh on themselves, for such people are even harsher on others. Innate Force Tier 8, Rank 2, Talent Sequence 30: Demon Shadow Form.]

There is only one Sequence, but his Innate Force is unexpectedly high, and the description of Demon Shadow Form is available, but equally vague—it can use shadows to severely damage opponents.

Each member of the Rulers’ Order Faction is hiding a "forbidden item" within the top hundred Sequences—this makes Bai Wu feel a certain way.

The Rulers will hand over some of those with top hundred Sequences to the sixth layer, perhaps out of demand, or maybe they do so only when they have a need to meet with the sixth layer.

Most of the time, so long as one doesn’t blatantly expose their abilities, they won’t attract trouble.

This is a good thing.

The fifth member of the Order Faction, compared to the others, seemed completely normal in appearance, temperament, and even in his actions, if one disregards his semi-mechanized body.

"Hello, my name is Xie Xingzhi."

The Xie Family.

Bai Wu did not expect to encounter a descendant of the Xie Family so quickly, and this person’s name—was it a signal from that Xie Yingjie?

Xingzhi, that was exactly Professor Tao’s name.

As Bai Wu shook hands with Xie Xingzhi, what he felt was a coldness.

"My body has become half mechanical and half biological due to the experiments, I hope it didn’t scare you."

"Not at all, it’s pretty cool."

This response somewhat surprised Xie Xingzhi.

[Inside the High Tower, there were many abnormalities, and as abnormal scientists, the Xie Family definitely ranked first without contention. For seven hundred years, Xie Yingjie was dedicated to developing technological weapons that could ignore the limitations of the world beyond the tower, but he had always failed.

So he created a humanoid weapon, and after making a deal with Zero from Mechanical City, this humanoid weapon was finally able to exert its power outside the tower. Any weapon, as long as it was held in his hands, could function outside the tower.

Innate Force? That didn’t mean much to him, his Innate Force was only at the seventh level, phase one. Talent Sequence 66: Imperial Arms Summoning.

In a word, never offend those who work with technology because they’re really the kind of... bastards who could whip out a Gatling from beneath their crotch, although his stance was somewhat deviated from a few others.]

Bai Wu had heard before from Yan Jiu that the Xie Family had always been pondering over weapons.

But Bai Wu hadn’t expected that one day... he would meet a human in such a form. He also knew that the rulers of the High Tower, to some extent, all had connections with the forces beyond the tower.

The fact that Xie Yingjie survived out of so many ruler candidates to become one of the eight, meant he couldn’t escape the norm either.

It was just unexpected... Xie Yingjie hadn’t joined forces with merchants, nor had he colluded with other Well Clan forces, but instead, it was Zero from Mechanical City.

Xie Xingzhi was a half-mechanical, half-biological being, and his abilities were probably far beyond what was mentioned in the notes.

As for Sequence 66, it was a sequence that Bai Wu greatly envied, Imperial Arms Summoning.

Randomly summon one to three already existing spirit-possessed items from all over the world. As well as bestowing the characteristics of spirit possession on an item. But both the summoned item and the item given the characteristics could only exist for thirty minutes.

After thirty minutes, the summoned items would disappear, and the possessed items would revert to normal items.

But it doesn’t matter, who needs thirty minutes to cook a meal?

"Ever since I saw your sequence, I’ve decided to make you my friend!"

Bai Wu thought this to himself, although the Order Faction was likely even more detestable than the Garrison Corps, this didn’t affect his intention to make friends with Xie Xingzhi.

The last person was Yan Zizai, who had introduced himself from the start.

He was also the captain of the Order Faction, the strongest of the six. He was also the best-looking among them.

The Yan Family only had a boy and a girl each generation, but both were high in appearance and aptitude.

Yan Jiu, despite certain flaws, possessed unusual abilities. Yan Zizai, on the other hand, was even more perfect.

Although Bai Wu initially did not pay attention to Yan Zizai, he seemed not to care on the surface:

"Our job is to monitor your activities outside the tower because we have received information that many crimes are conducted through transactions outside the tower, which sometimes involve members of the Investigation Corps and Garrison Corps. As an ace, we also monitor aces, and throughout history, Squad Seven has always been the strongest representative of both legions. We have the authority to intervene directly in your departures from the tower."

Isn’t it easy to find a pretext to condemn someone?

Bai Wu did not know why the top brass had suddenly established the Order Faction, but now he could somewhat guess why.

The destruction of the Deep Sea Casino might have caught the attention of the higher-ups.

And the notes given to Yan Zizai made Bai Wu somewhat surprised.

[Someone with sharp observation skills just like you, honestly speaking, he knows all your characteristics well. As the possessor of Talent Sequence 169: Eye of the Scales and Talent Sequence 240: Eye of Insight, he has been fully aware of you all from the start. However, this person enjoys playing weak to capture the strong, and unlike other extras, we could call him Little Asshole King.

But the eye things... leave them to the eyes to handle, at least these two little things cannot observe your real situation. They were already in a bound state, so they did not notice the arrival of The Great Lord!

In addition to being able to foresee the future for a short time and discern the characteristics of surrounding creatures, his combat ability is also extremely strong. His Innate Force is at the ninth level, phase seven, and unlike Little Facial Paralysis, he is exceedingly adaptable outside the tower, much like yourself.

Also, aside from the eyes, there’s another unreliable sequence, Talent Sequence 20: Bipolar Transposition.]

Bai Wu had been wondering why Prayle’s Eye suddenly provided them with combat information, only to predict a forthcoming battle.

It turns out that... someone possessed a binding sequence, and it was two of them.

Yan Zizai was undoubtedly a formidable opponent.

This man appeared refined but actually looked down on everything since he could see through all of his opponents’ actions and even foresee the next changes.

However, the sequences exposed on himself in front of him should only include Wave Band Interference, Double Strength, Enhanced Vision, and other sequences ranking at the lower end of the scale.

The top hundred sequences had already been concealed by Prayle’s Eye.

The eyes are windows of observation, what they compete in is the volume of information acquired. The acquisition of space, time, and all things.

Prayle’s Eye is undoubtedly the king in this aspect. What makes it stronger than the other two sequences... lies in its ability to block sequences of similar type.

This also created an information asymmetry.

Therefore, in Yan Zizai’s eyes, I should appear to be someone with many sequences but not particularly useful.

After introducing the members of the Order Faction, the battle that Prayle’s Eye mentioned came swiftly.

"So you’re the one who’s called the top expert of both legions, the captain of the Investigation Corps Squad Seven?" The towering Liu Hu sneered at Bai Wu.

Bai Wu looked at the captain with a slight confusion.

So these people didn’t know about the internal changes within the Investigation Corps... and regarded him as Dwarf?

The problem was that Dwarf hadn’t explained either?

Was this a problem left for him to solve?

Wu Jiu clenched his fists; he always looked like someone owed him money, so no one could read his emotions.

After thinking for a moment, since the captain did not step forward to clarify, Bai Wu decided to accept the role:

"I am the captain of Squad Seven, but I am not the top expert of both legions."

"Who cares what you are, these scumbags have already been beaten by me, now let’s have a little spar."

"This is a place for meetings."

Bai Wu realized that no one was stopping Liu Hu. Even Qin Zong and Wu Jiu didn’t speak.

"What a meeting? You lower-ranking fighters just love all these meaningless titles, ’the top expert of both legions’, I think it’s just trash. Just tell me if you dare to have a match with me?"

Liu Hu was arrogant, but based on the fact that the experts from the Garrison Corps and Investigation Corps were all injured, he did have the capital to be arrogant.

Bai Wu nodded and said:

"Then I’ll reluctantly take you up on that challenge."