From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 265 - 217: Soul Capturing Monster

At that time,

the five vehicles from Ghost Warrior Mercenary Company also charged up to the laboratory exterior.

Lu Heng arranged for an ambush and caught the team of Ghost Warrior Mercenaries off guard.

Aside from one kept alive for questioning, the rest were eliminated.

When cleaning up the battlefield, Lin Zeyu collected all the weapons and equipment of the group of Ghost Warrior Mercenaries. All equipment assimilated with Divine Energy was highly valuable and could be exchanged for other resources.

Especially firearms, which were highly sought after within the Superpower Users community.

After clearing the battlefield, the remaining leader of the Ghost Warrior Mercenaries was subdued by Iron Arm and brought before Lu Heng.

This person was named Tanaka Ichiro, a captain in the Ghost Warrior Mercenary Company, but his level was not very high, only Level 16.

At the start of the fight, he had kept to the back, sending other Ghost Warrior Mercenaries forward to charge.

Itana immediately used a Spiritual Skill, "Sir, you may begin questioning."

Lu Heng pulled over a chair and sat down, considering his questions carefully, "Who sent you here?"

Tanaka Ichiro's face was filled with terror as he stuttered a response, "It... It was Mr. Ida's orders."

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"Who is Mr. Ida?"

"Masami Ida, the president of Ghost Warrior Mercenary Company, and also a director of Mountain Sakura Bank."

Lu Heng had researched Mountain Sakura Bank before coming here; it was one of Mitsui Group's main assets.

Indeed, the Mitsui Group's strength in Fusang was formidable, even boasting a major bank under its umbrella.

For Mitsui Group, problems that could be solved with money were not problems at all.

As for problems that couldn't be solved with money, that's what their band of Ghost Warrior Mercenaries was for.

Lu Heng pondered for a moment and continued to probe, "Do you know about the Soul Capturing Monster?"

Tanaka Ichiro's voice quivered, as if the mere mention of the word evoked fear in him, "I... I know."

"Who is in charge of controlling the Soul Capturing Monster?"

"I... I don't know."

This question could not be answered.

Lu Heng glanced at Itana, checking if this man was hiding something in his answer.

Itana nodded in confirmation, "He is not lying; he probably really doesn't know."

This man was just a captain in the Ghost Warrior Mercenary Company. Though he held some authority, he definitely would not have access to confidential affairs involving Soul Capturing Monsters.

The mere knowledge of the existence of Soul Capturing Monsters was already beyond the scope of his authority.

The Bansel Clan's Challenge Task was to eliminate mission-specific monsters.

Among these, the first Challenge Task was to identify three hosts for the Soul Capturing Monsters.

This task wasn't particularly difficult, as Lu Heng already knew of two or three Fusang politicians controlled by Soul Capturing Monsters. By exposing these individuals, the task could be completed.

The second task was to disclose the secret of the Soul Capturing Monsters and issue a crisis warning to humanity.

This too wasn't very difficult; as long as evidence of the existence of the Soul Capturing Monsters could be found and made public, the task would be accomplished.

The third task was to capture a live Soul Capturing Monster, a task for which Lu Heng had previously taken out a Sealing Card that had sealed a Soul Capturing Monster, thereby helping them complete it.

In other words, if the Bansel Clan just wanted to complete the three Challenge Tasks, the difficulty was not very high.

However, Lu Heng was contemplating one issue.

According to the guidance of the Abyss Battlefield missions, these tasks were expected to lead the Bansel Clan to completely eradicate the Soul Capturing Monsters.

Yet, there was no explicit requirement in the mission to eradicate the Soul Capturing Monsters entirely.

This discrepancy usually arose from the Danger Level of the task.

The Abyss Battlefield issues missions based on the combat power rating of the Summoned; they organize tasks of corresponding difficulties.

It must have been that when the Bansel Clan accepted the summon, their combat power rating wasn't high enough, which is why their tasks were relatively simple.

Of course, this "simple" was also relative.

Without Lu Heng's assistance, it wouldn't be easy at all for the Bansel Clan to complete these three Challenge Tasks.

Moreover, with a lower Danger Level for the task, the Divine Energy rewarded in the end would also be less.

Lu Heng was now considering how to complete the World Task.

Since he had come to Fusang, naturally, he wanted to reap all possible benefits.

Now that this city had become an Abyss Battlefield, it offered a chance for rewards.

However, Lu Heng and his two companions were not the Summoned; in fact, they were technically NPCs of the Abyss Battlefield.