Singlehandedly - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Distortion

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Intervention of external forces refers to…”

“Gods?”

At the very end, he lowered his voice. Tang Hong kept a close watch on the changes in Fan Yu’s expression.

There was no reason that the official member of the Yellow River Organization did not know about the inside news of the gods manifesting.

Her countenance changed slightly. “Consultant Fang told you about this before?”

Tang Hong nodded. “He shared a little.”

“Alright,” Fan Yu said in resignation. Consultant-level figures truly do as they please. One must know that the situation of the gods’ invasion was absolutely confidential information. Only people whose willpower are up to standards and have officially joined the government or the various major non-government organizations would be informed.

Even though she was an official member of the Yellow River Organization, she had never experienced the terrifying gods who originate from other dimensions.

“To be honest.”

“I have not seen gods before.”

Fan Yu spoke frankly, “The situation that I know of is also extremely limited. Intervention of external forces refers to the objects that are extracted after killing the gods, some people call them divine artifacts, others call them transcendent artifacts. Take for example this teahouse that we are currently in, it is one of the divine article exchange points in Yunhai City.”

Tang Hong was shocked. According to this, if he wished to break through the limits of the human body and willpower, he would have to rely on the so-called divine artifacts?

Individual value…

It should be possible, Tang Hong was a little restless now.

Seeing that, Fan Yu said in reassurance, “Don’t worry, the slot for the special training camp covers the provision of necessary divine artifacts. So long as you complete the training smoothly, divine artifacts will be issued. Moreover, you will get even more divine artifacts if you get onto the preliminary Transcendents list… Preliminary Transcendents means that you are only a tad bit away from breaking the limits of your willpower and you are sure to become a Transcendent once you pass this juncture.”

“Preliminary Transcendents List.”

Confusion was written all over Tang Hong’s face. He’d always thought that one was a Transcendent once he completed the special training camp.

According to Fan Yu, there was still a very long way to go after completing the camp?

“Yes.”

Fan Yu pointed to herself. “A member like me places all my hope on making it onto the Preliminary Transcendents List one day, never mind even if I’m the last. That way, I would be able to get a slot in the special training camp. Tang Hong, if you complete the camp normally, you have very high chances of wedging into the Preliminary Transcendents List. ”

“But there is one thing you must know.”

The Preliminary Transcendents List is not standard. The government military does not participate at all. It is merely an internal ranking of their members by the various major non-government organizations in the country. It is held in pretty high regard, but it does not provide much value for reference.”

“Looking further up, are the true Transcendents.”

“When Transcendents complete their enrollment, they start to carry out tasks.”

“The contents of the tasks are mainly intercepting Their manifestation. Those who are unable to do so or have been notified of their tasks too late would have to fight with their lives… Oh yes, Consultant Fang has told you about these situations, right?”

She asked in hindsight.

“He has.” Tang Hong nodded. In any case, it was impossible that Fan Yu would go verify this with Fang Nanxun.

He would strive to get more information about Transcendents.

Unfortunately, Fan Yu was reluctant to go on. Tang Hong could only press, “I would like to ask, exactly how powerful is a true Transcendent? Can he defeat a god?”

A god?

Wasn’t this the term that Consultant Fang used all the time1? Fan Yu let out a sigh of relief yet could not help laughing. “One Transcendent? Even 10 isn’t enough, we won’t even think that 20 is too many.”

Tang Hong was taken aback. “Then, then how do we resist the gods…”

Ding ling ling~

Fan Yu apologized, picked up her phone and placed it by her ear. Her countenance became solemn and she hung up after saying a few words.

She hurriedly took her laptop bag. “Tang Hong, I’m very sorry. There is an emergency in the neighboring province. I’ve got to go, let’s chat again next time when we are free.”

“Neighboring province, is it North Lake Province?” Tang Hong had texted Fang Nanxun a few days ago and learned that Fang Nanxun had gone on a business trip to North Lake Province. That was a big province of the Hua Country close to the north of Yunhai City. Its resident population was close to 60 million.

“Yes…”

“There’s a big problem…”

Fan Yu took a deep look at Tang Hong and vaguely realized that Consultant Fang held this young man called Tang Hong in higher regard than she had imagined.

He watched Fan Yu leave in a hurry.

“Is Fang Nanxun okay?”

“Consultants are all powerhouses, they won’t die so easily.” At this thought, Tang Hong suddenly recalled the devastating state of the battle he had personally witnessed that night. Some had broken arms, others shrieked but nobody took a step back. The scent of cooked flesh and blood was like a horrifying haze that could not be dispelled.

He sat for a while, in a trance as he unconsciously stroked the cool table surface.

The bright and clear high-grade glass table seemed to indicate the brilliance of the human civilization and bustle of the economic and political society of the current era.

It’s outer appearance was bright and glamorous, but it was delicate like glass.

“I hope they don’t meet with a mishap.”

Tang Hong sighed lightly and pushed open the door. He turned his head and glanced at the depths of the teahouse. No figure could be seen, that was the Transcendents’ area.

Back at school.

Tang Hong held that internship agreement and could not help letting his imagination run wild. If Fang Nanxun were to die… he dared not let these thoughts continue. After hesitating for quite some time, he sent two WeChat messages.

‘I can now bench press 80KG!”

‘100KG is no longer far away!’

Above these two messages, there were two others, they were the ending of Tang Hong and Fang Nanxun’s small talk from the day before yesterday.

“All that I have given are small favors.”

“I hope, I hope that Tang Hong, you won’t blame me in the future.”

Tang Hong looked at them and then closed his eyes. He was silent for a good while.

…

At the same time, the teahouse in the alley.

Bang!

A middle-aged woman with a frosty countenance was dragging a youth who was of shorter stature. He was the person that Tang Hong had encountered earlier at the entrance of the teahouse.

“You’ve really disappointed me!”

The middle-aged woman’s hand was unusually strong. She actually lifted the youth’s entire person, about more than ten minutes above ground, as if she was casually holding up a rag doll. Then, she swung out of thin air and tossed him into a private room at the exterior zone of the teahouse.

The youth did not struggle in the slightest.

He only bowed his head, his gaze was mad, concealed and repressed. Even when the back of his waist hit the corner of the glass table, he did not utter a sound.

Bang!

The middle-aged woman closed the door, five fingers wrung around the short youth’s left wrist. Removing that dark-colored strip of cloth, her pupils contracted.

She took in a deep breath, shaking her head with no words.

Other than anger, it was more of deep regret and disappointment.

“Don’t be angry.”

The youth said below his breath, “I will succeed. Trust me, I definitely will.”

“Zhang Jing, let me ask you!” The middle-aged woman grabbed the youth’s wrist. “Who was it, who told you this! The major organizations of Hua Country have explicitly prohibited the passing down of the Transcendent Withdrawal Method…”

“Sister Ming.”

The youth slowly lifted his head, the rims of his eyes were red. He said, word by word, “I want to become a Transcendent, I want it so badly that it’s driving me mad. An entire one year, nine months and four days, I’ve tried countless methods, none worked. Falling from 12th place on the Preliminary Transcendents List to my current 98th place, I’ve almost lost all confidence. I must find an unconventional way for a final bid!”

“If this still doesn’t work…”

“I will take the initiative to leave the Tiansheng Organization, it’s good to be an ordinary person too. By then, I ask that Sister Ming use the memory eraser on me.”

The middle-aged woman faltered, her countenance changed, she seemed to be hesitating. All of a sudden, her palm lifted and with the sound of breaking air, as if she had smashed the air, landed hard on the youth’s left cheek.

Can you go back?

Ever since you stepped onto this path, there was no going back.

Bang!

She turned, kicked open the door and left.