Chapter 286 Potential

With the number of bizarre creatures not increasing, You Sisi's team, along with the brave and invincible Captain Wu, held the advantage.

The golden threads in Captain Wu's eyes seemed to have become permanent, rarely fading away.

After killing another [Bone Pillar Bizarre], he roamed the scene, slaughtering wildly.

Seeing that Captain Wu was enough to control the situation, Fang Yue said to them, "I'm going to save Lord Han. I'll leave this place to you."

"Lord Han?!"

Jing Yan was stunned. "Lord Han is still alive? Where is he?"

"Want to come along? I can't guarantee your safety."

"...Um, I, I'll follow along and take a look."

Jing Yan was an extra, but Qing Chen was essential.

Few people knew the layout of the underground stronghold.

Qing Chen was practically the only one willing to cooperate.

Without him leading the way, Fang Yue wouldn't even know where Ma Zuo's room was.

As Fang Yue tried to avoid the group of bizarre creatures being suppressed by Captain Wu, he noticed that they all suddenly turned to look at him.

This puzzled Fang Yue. He had felt this before. The bizarre creatures were strange, as if they were focused on killing him. Others didn't seem to attract them as much.

However, with Captain Wu and You Sisi holding them back, these bizarre creatures could only be slowly harvested and suppressed, unable to riot and attack Fang Yue.

On the way to Ma Zuo's room, Fang Yue and the others encountered a few more straggling bizarre creatures, which were mostly killed by Fang Yue. Only one weaker one was killed by Qing Chen.

Jing Yan's eyes went wide with envy.

"You're a researcher, yet you still have time to practice martial arts and improve your strength?!"

Qing Chen then told Jing Yan about what Fang Yue had done.

This made Jing Yan feel terrible.

If he hadn't heard of others having good fortune fall from the sky, he wouldn't have felt anything.

Now, with a living example in front of him, how could he not be depressed?

However, as depressed as he was, it was impossible to replicate Fang Yue's actions, because there was only one [Living Bizarre Room] in the entire underground stronghold.

If he wanted another opportunity like this, he would have to sweep through the Phoenix Organization's other strongholds.

With Qing Chen, the inside informant, leading the way, the three of them quickly arrived at Ma Zuo's room.

Using the key to open the room, Fang Yue found it surprisingly tidy.

He didn't expect Ma Zuo to keep his room so clean.

While searching, Qing Chen collected a large pile of books, his eyes shining.

"Boss, forbidden books! They're forbidden books! I've been asking the organization for months, but no one was willing to sell them to me. But Lord Ma Zuo collected so many, and now they're all mine!"

Forbidden books? Could they be that kind...?

Fang Yue felt his thoughts becoming impure. He glanced at the titles of the forbidden books and immediately closed his mouth, which had been about to ask to borrow one.

"The Theoretical Formation of Bizarre Art Cores," "Do Bizarre Creatures Really Reproduce Naturally? Let's Approach Science!" "Simple Bizarre Splicing Surgery Techniques, from Beginner to Advanced, 10th Edition"...

They were basically strange titles of this type.

Fang Yue felt sleepy just looking at them.

Compared to these books, Fang Yue scavenged some bottles and jars. Surprisingly, Ma Zuo had collected a lot of normal pills for cultivation, which was quite unexpected.

Fang Yue had thought that someone who cultivated by consuming [Human Medicine] wouldn't use other pills to increase their cultivation, but the quantity was even greater than the [Human Medicine], and the types were more diverse.

"I heard long ago that Lord Ma Zuo's cultivation had stagnated. It was said that his potential had been overdrawn by [Human Medicine], and he had no choice but to seek other methods. That's probably why he collected so many pills."

Fang Yue paid no attention to Qing Chen's analysis. Anyway, the pills were his now, and that was all that mattered.

But the overdrawn potential thing...

"Qing Chen, if a normal cultivator like me overdraws their potential, what will happen?"

"If you overdraw your potential, you'll definitely be like Lord Ma Zuo, unable to improve further after reaching a certain level of cultivation."

Fang Yue's heart skipped a beat.

No way...

That wouldn't do!

Fang Yue had always thought that those pills that overdrawed potential were so powerful that it would be great to use a few of them when he was desperate.

But now, after hearing Qing Chen's words, Fang Yue felt a little panicked.

He had a high comprehension of 5 points, and his potential was extraordinary. He couldn't let himself be ruined by overdrawing his potential by eating some pills.

He decided that he would never eat pills that overdrawed potential if he could avoid it!

Fang Yue thought silently, feeling that it was a good thing he hadn't eaten the [Horizon Pill] back then, or it would have been a huge loss.

But wait... that's not right. We're players, so even if our potential is completely overdrawn, we can still improve, right?

"Even if my potential is overdrawn, will I still be able to break through realm?"

"I don't know about that. Maybe, maybe not. But boss, a wise man doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. If you don't have to worry about this problem, why overdraw your potential?"

That made sense!

It was best not to do things with uncertain dangers.

"Woof!"

Just as the three of them were talking and still looking for the entrance to the secret room, Little Blood suddenly woke up and barked excitedly.

It was unclear whether it was hungry or excited to see its owner, Jing Yan, after so long.

Fang Yue looked at the seven sealing short swords stuck in Little Blood's head and was at a loss for a moment.

"Brother Yue, can't the things in Little Blood's head be pulled out?"

"I don't know either. I just had the whim to stick these things in its head to see what would happen. I was originally going to kill it directly."

As he said that, Fang Yue looked at Qing Chen. "What do you think? Is there any way to return a bizarre-ified Blighthunter to normal after it's been sealed by the seven sealing short swords?"

Hearing this, Qing Chen perked up.

If you want to talk to me about this, then I'm wide awake!

"Boss, theoretically, your Blighthunter has too many stacked buffs, making it a little difficult to deal with, but I've analyzed it layer by layer.

First of all, the main body, Little Blood, is still a Blighthunter. After bizarre-ification, the bizarre creature occupied its body. After the bizarre creature was sealed, Little Blood occupied the main body again. The most crucial point is that after the bizarre power is sealed, the consciousness of the main body is still Little Blood.

So, as long as we find a way to suppress the bizarre power, even if it's not with the seven sealing short swords, but with other bizarre objects of the same type, we can achieve the same effect.

As far as I know, the [Bizarre Object Manufacturing Department] has two wooden nails that suppress bizarre power, which just happen to meet this requirement.

But compared to suppressing the bizarre power and restoring Little Blood's original Blighthunter identity, I have an even bolder idea!"

"What idea?" Fang Yue asked casually as he groped around the room, looking for a secret door or the key to the secret room.

Qing Chen excitedly took the adorable, head-tilting Little Blood from Jing Yan's arms and came to Fang Yue, pointing at Little Blood.

"Boss, look, what is this?"