"There are many civilians inside the building, and the structure is relatively weak; it would be hard to fight here. If there’s a battle, I’m afraid it’ll likely cause casualties."

Eye of Flame Light frowned and couldn’t help but curse, "What is the City Defense Bureau doing, letting such a guy into the residential area? Do they know how big a mistake they’ve made? If this guy acts, this area might..."

"Yes."

Ye Mingqiu nodded and then directly dialed the official report hotline. Under the confused gaze of Eye of Flame Light, after getting through, he said, "I want to report the City Defense Bureau for negligence, as Tier Two Level 5 Hero Level Spiritualist Cha Bei has appeared in the residential area. The situation is dangerous now, and everyone in the residential area faces great risk."

"We’re sorry, sir. The oversight by the City Defense Bureau has caused you significant harm..."

"Stop."

Ye Mingqiu cut the call halfway and then said, "To protect the residents, I need a designated single combat item and hope the authorities can reimburse me for it and also increase the bounty reward. Is that possible?"

"... I’ll consult the superiors."

The car’s interior fell silent; Eye of Flame Light slowly raised a thumb and said, "Thank you, you’ve made me realize why I’m just Elite Level."

After a brief silence, Ye Mingqiu couldn’t help but ask the question that’s been weighing on his mind.

"If I’m not mistaken, during the process of advancing from Tier One to Tier Two, Spiritualists can upgrade their Professional Level, right? Why not accumulate more power for career advancement?"

"..."

Eye of Flame Light fell silent for a moment and then smiled bitterly, "You must’ve graduated from a regular or top high school, right?"

"Yes." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Ye Mingqiu didn’t explain further, since the other party assumed he graduated.

"I’m from a vocational high school. Spiritualists from vocational high schools generally have talents that are inferior to those from regular high schools. Without resources, we take a long time to break through to Tier Two, and our overall strength isn’t even comparable to other Elites of the same level."

"In such circumstances, we can only team up with others, and because we can do less, there’s basically no chance of getting the opportunity items that can change one’s destiny."

"More importantly, the Spirit Realm has a detection mechanism. If we stay at Tier One longer than the limit, it won’t give us a chance for career advancement... We are people with no chance to advance, never had any."

Eye of Flame Light’s voice grew smaller, eyes filled with fatigue. There are many items that can change fate, but they don’t get them—this is the destiny of the vast majority of ordinary people.

"I see."

Ye Mingqiu softly murmured.

Soon, the hotline operator on the other side spoke.

"Hello, your request has been approved. Where do you plan to receive the item?"

"Send it through the Spirit Realm to Eye of Flame Light."

"Patrol Hunter, Eye of Flame Light?"

"Yes."

"Okay, the item has been delivered, and Cha Bei’s bounty reward has also been increased to 3000 Contribution Points. However, we have a small request on our side."

"Speak."

"If possible, try not to let the existence of Cha Bei be discovered by the public. If you can kill him under this condition, we’re willing to add an extra 500 Contribution Points reward."

"Good."

Ye Mingqiu replied simply.

For the City Defense Bureau, surface safety is quite important. There can be various hidden crises behind the scenes, but these crises must not be exposed, preferably dealt with swiftly before being noticed by residents.

And this is why Ye Mingqiu feels ordinary people’s lives are safe on the surface; their peace and happiness are the result of the hunters’ hard labor.

Regarding Cha Bei’s error, Ye Mingqiu thinks it’s not the City Defense Bureau’s negligence; it’s likely Cha Bei has some special item that disables the bureau’s detection, allowing him to sneak in here.

Reporting is a way of expressing emotions; the surface emotions are a means to exchange for resources and items. Ye Mingqiu was never angry, just calmly handling it all.

"The item has arrived."

Eye of Flame Light took out a silver card from the Storage Space, inscribed with the Duelist’s emblem, faintly glowing in the car.

[Silver Death Arena]

Type: Consumable

Effect: After using on a designated target, pull them into the Silver Death Arena. The Deathmatch Domain only ends after one dies. During this period, teleportation/escape items are invalid, and space abilities cannot be used to leave the arena.

"Great."

Ye Mingqiu accepted the card, directly opened Yu Bach’s car door, and walked towards the residential building, advancing amidst the opponent’s intense hostility, seemingly ignorant on the surface.

Ah...

Such a hassle...

He walked up the stairs of the residential building, clearly positioning Cha Bei through the hostility. The other’s ambush with a prepared weapon hiding in the corner was laughably ineffective.

But this is based on the fact that it’s Ye Mingqiu; if it were someone else unable to use malice to reverse locate Cha Bei, they might succeed in the ambush or even be killed on the spot.

"Tap! Tap! Tap!"

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor. Ye Mingqiu didn’t hide himself, as his view was crystal clear on the distance between enemy and self. The opponent’s intentions and attack route were like an animated pre-visualization in his mind.