Chapter 24
Chapter 24: Who Is No Words Needed?
Shen Lian's words made the atmosphere tense once again.
"Foolish! Simply foolish!"
Zhao Yan slapped his thigh hard, his face full of anguish.
"Young people are still young people! Just to show off, they actually chose to make the kill replay public!"
"The rewards are generous, sure, but this is basically showing everyone your underwear!"
Zhao Yan paced anxiously back and forth in the office. "Location exposed, ability intelligence leaked..."
"Those Eagle Nation and Sakura Nation scum are definitely watching right now!"
"Once they figure out his full profile, jealousy kicks in, and assassination attempts will come one after another—how is this kid supposed to defend against all that?!"
Wan Changzheng's brow was also tightly furrowed as he nodded repeatedly. "Indeed..."
"The tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled by the wind."
"This kid's move was far too risky."
But then, Wan Changzheng's tone shifted.
He raised his head and looked at Zhao Yan:
"However...Old Zhao, you need to understand one thing."
"If you want to assassinate a tiger, the hunter needs to have the strength to withstand losing his teeth in the process."
"You're absolutely right, Commander."
The ever-calm Shen Lian pushed up her glasses and nodded in agreement.
"Based on our Think Tank's rough estimate..."
"This 'No Words Needed's' strength starts at S-Grade Extraordinary at minimum."
"And furthermore..."
Shen Lian paused, her tone becoming unusually grave.
"I have reason to suspect that there is a very high probability he is not an ordinary Awakened One, but a Divine Chosen!"
"And the ability he possesses is, with extremely high probability, a Rule-Type Ability—one ranked near the top of the sequence with devastating destructive power."
"A Divine Chosen?!"
Upon hearing those 3 words, both Wan Changzheng and Zhao Yan's breathing hitched.
Wan Changzheng gave a slow nod, his expression solemn. "Your analysis is sound."
In the Savage Realm, after years of human exploration and study, the human combat power system had been broadly divided into 4 categories.
The 1st category: Ordinary Humans.
Overall physical attributes hovering between Grade F and Grade E, with no abilities.
This was the largest group among humans, and also the most vulnerable foundation.
The 2nd category: Enhanced Humans.
Overall physical attributes ranging from Grade D to Grade S. Though they possessed no abilities, their bodies had been fortified through the consumption of rare natural treasures or genetic drugs.
Nearly all frontline combat personnel and special forces belonged to this category.
The 3rd category: Extraordinary Ones.
These were those who had awakened abilities.
Strength varied wildly—the floor was extremely low (Grade F), and the ceiling was extremely high (Grade S).
This was currently the mid-to-high-end force standing against the monsters.
The 4th category: Divine Chosen.
These were the extraordinarily rare individuals standing at the apex of the pyramid.
They were born to be kings.
Their abilities were so powerful that a "Sequence" was required to rank them, and most of these abilities involved rules and the laws of causality.
What was even more terrifying was that, according to investigations, many Divine Chosen—before even using the Awakening Fruit...
Before even arriving in the Savage Realm!
Had already been capable of slightly using their abilities!
"I recall..."
Wan Changzheng's voice trembled slightly. "That pillar who guards our Central Base—they're a Divine Chosen, aren't they?"
"Yes."
Zhao Yan's eyes were filled with reverence. "Sequence ranking 081, ability codename: 【War God】."
"The ability is...placing all allied forces within a certain area into a 'HP Lock' state."
"As long as the physical body has not been completely destroyed, even with a shattered heart, one can continue fighting."
Recalling the terror of that existence, Wan Changzheng was even more stirred now.
Divine Chosen were already rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, and each one was a strategic-level national treasure.
And now, Huaxia very likely had another!
"Quickly! Look at the video now!"
Wan Changzheng urged impatiently, his hands trembling. "This old man can barely wait! If it's true, we must protect him at any cost!"
"Yes, yes, yes! It's already been released anyway, it's too late to say anything now!"
Zhao Yan also snapped back to his senses and excitedly crowded toward the screen.
"Let's watch! I want to see exactly what kind of divine ability this No Words Needed has!"
Shen Lian nodded. She too was filled with curiosity about this. Whether the Think Tank's judgment was correct—the answer was in the video.
Her finger tapped lightly, and the video began to play.
【Kill Replay begins】
The perspective first opened to an elevated God's-Eye view.
From the blood moon hanging in the night sky, it slowly descended, finally locking onto a wheat field shrouded in darkness below.
The scene was harrowing.
The originally golden wheat field was now covered everywhere in splattered blood and severed limbs.
The camera gave a close-up of a body lying in a pool of blood on the ground—a body split into 2 halves.
It was a young man's body.
His organs had been scooped out and tossed aside, while that hollow shell of a body was being filled with the writhing of eerie straw.
As for the head, it was blanketed by a shadow.
This was the special mosaic treatment applied by the sky screen to protect information.
"Alas..."
At the sight of this, Wan Changzheng and Zhao Yan both let out a deep sigh.
Though the face couldn't be seen, those youthful physical features made it immediately obvious—this was a young child.
"Chief Engineer Shen, can you analyze anything?" Zhao Yan asked.
Shen Lian's mind was racing at full speed, her gaze sharp as lightning.
"Male. Height approximately 1.9 meters...athletic build. Should be a sports student."
"The surrounding environment—a wheat field..."
Suddenly, Shen Lian's pupils contracted sharply. She pressed the pause button.
"Wait a moment, both Commanders."
Her voice dropped low. "Based on my calculations, this person..."
"Is most likely Yang Wei, ranked 11th on the Newcomer Leaderboard—and already confirmed deceased."
"What?!"
Zhao Yan's hand jerked, nearly sending the table flying. "It's him?"
Wan Changzheng said nothing. He only gripped the back of the chair with white knuckles, his chest heaving violently.
He forcibly suppressed the stinging sensation that wanted to turn his eyes red.
In the moment he learned the person was one of his own children, that heartache was impossible to conceal.
"Elemental Scarecrow...Eerie Wheat Field...Watchful Scarecrow..."
Zhao Yan lowered his head, murmuring to himself. "That means Yang Wei and No Words Needed were together!"
"Correct."
Shen Lian analyzed calmly. "There is a very high probability they were classmates who arrived in the Savage Realm together."
"Based on their clothing, they appear to be a group of students on a spring excursion."
"However..."
Shen Lian's tone shifted. "I don't believe this Yang Wei was No Words Needed's companion—at least not a teammate of the same level."
Wan Changzheng agreed. "You are quite right."
"Judging from the kill timing, No Words Needed possesses the ability to instantly kill a Boss. There's no reason he couldn't have protected Yang Wei."
"Unless...a low-probability event occurred."
"For example, this Watchful Scarecrow possessed a severe first-encounter kill weakness."
"And Yang Wei died buying him time—or sacrificed himself to probe out critical intelligence."
"Your point is sharp, Commander."
Shen Lian nodded. "So, let us watch what kind of surprise No Words Needed will show us next."
The video continued playing.
The camera pulled in closer, the perspective dropping into a dense stretch of wheat.
At this moment, a figure lay flat in a Wheat Furrow, trembling all over, not daring to move a single muscle.
"Is this No Words Needed?"
The 3 of them were puzzled simultaneously, then looked to the other side.
Not far away.
A scarecrow draped in tattered human skin was crawling on all fours like some enormous deformed spider, searching the ground.
"Hssss!"
Zhao Yan sucked in a sharp breath of cold air, his scalp going numb.
"So this is the S-Grade Watchful Scarecrow? The monsters of Eerie Island truly live up to their reputation—this thing is horrifying to look at!"
Those twisted limbs, those orifices stuffed with straw—even through the screen, you could almost smell the Smell Of Blood.
Shen Lian, on the other hand, focused completely on the screen, her ears giving a subtle twitch.
"Sound...though very faint, there's the sound of a mechanical watch..."
"That scarecrow is heading toward the mechanical watch."
But in the very next moment, a jaw-dropping scene unfolded.
The Watchful Scarecrow reached out and crushed the mechanical watch in a single grip.
Then it let out an enraged roar—and tore open the human skin draped across its own body!
Zzzt!
A true demonic body, fully 2.5 meters tall and bearing 3 Gnarled Wooden Arms, burst out from within the skin husk!
That single moment made the scalps of all 3 crawl.
"These children..."
Wan Changzheng could barely bring himself to watch. "What they faced was actually this kind of terrifying creature..."
Zhao Yan slammed his fist against the table in fury. "Damn it! How desperate must they have been in that moment?!"
"This helplessness of being able to watch but unable to save—it's absolutely suffocating!"
Shen Lian was unaffected by the emotion. She refused to miss a single movement of the scarecrow.
"It's beginning to wave its arms..."
In the next second, a gust of eerie wind swept through the video, the wheat stalks bending flat, lightly brushing against the young man lying on the ground.
Shen Lian's beautiful eyes widened in an instant.
"Sound? Is it sound?"
"Ah, I see..."
"The Watchful Scarecrow has no vision. It uses sound and wind feedback to determine position."
The 2 alongside her had also caught onto these details by now.
"No wonder No Words Needed didn't run—he had already seen through the enemy's weakness!"
"But..."
Wan Changzheng frowned in confusion. "How does he reverse-kill from here?"
"Now that he's been detected, this is a Death Trap."
"Could it be related to his ability?"
Everyone's hearts climbed into their throats.
No Words Needed—just what secret are you hiding?
Right at that moment, the kill record timer in the bottom-right corner of the screen began counting down.
This meant the video had entered the main act!
The big moment was coming!
"He moved! It moved!"
Zhao Yan cried out.
The 3-armed scarecrow let out a roar, dropped to all fours, and lunged straight toward the young man lying on the ground!
In that instant, the breath of death came rushing forward.
But in the very next moment—
Creak!
The scarecrow sprinting at full speed seemed to slam on an emergency brake, stopping dead in its tracks!
Its gaze skipped right past the shadow on the ground. In those hollow eye sockets that had been empty a moment ago, 2 orbs of red light suddenly blazed to life!
"Hm?"
The 3 were stunned.
What was it looking at?
Just then, the video angle shifted again—intelligently cutting to a first-person perspective from the scarecrow's point of view.
And it was in that exact moment—
The 3 of them finally saw the existence the S-Grade monster was staring at with such intensity.
There, in the distant wheat field, a figure slowly walked out.
He wore a thin black shirt, collar open, letting the night breeze toss the hem of his clothes.
He carried no weapon, and held no defensive stance.
His hands...
Were shoved, completely casually, into his trouser pockets.
He simply stood there in silence, locking eyes with that S-Grade scarecrow across the distance.
Due to the backlight and the sky screen's privacy protection, his face could not be made out.
Yet even so—
Through the screen, all 3—Wan Changzheng, Zhao Yan, and Shen Lian—could clearly sense what radiated from that man...
That expression of not the slightest fear, carrying even a trace of dismissiveness and contempt.
That Overwhelming Aura was even more monster-like than the S-Grade monster itself.
Shen Lian pushed up her glasses.
"This...is the true..."
"No Words Needed."