I Can Extract Abilities – Chapter 303

Chapter 303: Dark City

This time, his purpose in coming to the Sea Eagle Empire was twofold: first, to evolve the “Mechanical Heart” breathing technique, and second, to Awaken.

Originally, he had given up hope, because he had been in this dungeon for quite some time without triggering the Awakening quest. To his surprise, it suddenly activated.

Ding! “Sensing Eden Adams’ determination to kill, this is a destined showdown. After slaying Eden Adams, the player will completely Awaken.”

“Adams.” Upon seeing this quest, a sharp glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes.

This was a formidable foe, but he had confidence. The opponent was also at the Professional level, and in a battle of the same rank, he feared nothing.

Until this moment, Li Feng was unaware that the opponent had already quietly stepped into the Awakened level and was searching for his whereabouts.

“How should I find him?” Following that, Li Feng grew troubled. He was isolated and helpless in the Metal World, without any source of information, making it difficult to locate the other party.

In the end, Li Feng could only take it one step at a time. He decided to wander around and gather some information along the way.

Three days later!

Li Feng arrived at a magnificent city. This city was enormous, covering an area of about 100,000 kilometers. Its exterior resembled a bird’s nest, covered in steel.

He glanced at his attribute panel. The new talent still needed some time to fully form, which made Li Feng somewhat delighted. The formation of the Darkness Domain and Spatial Molecules had not taken this long, indicating that this new talent was extraordinary to require such a duration. Perhaps his strength would increase significantly by then.

Afterward, he surveyed the city before him.

He had gathered a lot of information these days. Metal lifeforms came in all shapes and sizes, many of them humanoid. After confirming that there would be no issues, Li Feng directly entered the city, believing he wouldn’t be discovered.

His expression was calm, as if he were familiar with the place.

The city entrance was a large gate without any security checks. Li Feng walked in freely. There were many people coming and going, and he blended in seamlessly.

“A modern metropolis!” After entering, Li Feng took a quick look around and found that the city’s technology was highly advanced. There were levitating vehicles and skyscrapers made of steel. The streets were bustling with activity and many lifeforms.

The level of technological development here was comparable to that of the Sea Eagle Empire.

“Perhaps the Sea Eagle Empire’s technology originated from these dungeons,” Li Feng muttered, thinking it was highly likely.

However, unlike the Sea Eagle Empire, the sky here was free of surveillance satellites, giving it a sense of freedom.

“Mr, do you need a guide?” Suddenly, a voice called out.

Li Feng looked over and saw a child no taller than 1.2 meters. The child’s clothes were shabby but clean, and his eyes had a certain brightness.

However, he knew that the other party was not human, because the child’s skin was purple, with a bright sheen.

But Li Feng didn’t mind. He needed someone to guide him, so he directly said, “Yes.”

“Great!” Hearing the answer, the child was clearly very happy. He said, “I’ve lived here for over ten years. Apart from a few special places, I know this place like the back of my hand. By the way, Master, you can call me Lan Jie.”

Li Feng nodded and suddenly thought of a crucial question, “Lan Jie, how do I pay here?”

“Just some special metal will do,” Lan Jie said.

“Special metal?” Li Feng pondered for a moment and asked, “Is gold acceptable?” He didn’t have any other spare metal on him, only gold.

At the same time, he felt a pang of regret. If he had known, he would have kept the bodies of Dark Thunder and Utopia after killing them.

Both of them were metal lifeforms, and their bodies would turn into a pile of special metal after death.

“Of course.” Lan Jie’s eyes lit up, and then he asked with some excitement, “Master, do you have a lot of gold?”

For metal lifeforms, their evolution path was very simple: either devour special metal or consume vast amounts of energy. That’s why the Ember was so highly sought after.

And for them, gold was considered a very rare metal material. He didn’t expect Li Feng to be so generous as to offer gold as payment.

“Not much, just a little.” Li Feng frowned slightly. Seeing Lan Jie’s eager expression, he realized that gold was very precious here. However, he wasn’t worried about the other party causing him trouble.

Because Lan Jie was young, he had probably just evolved into a metal lifeform and wasn’t very strong.

“Master must be new to Dark City, right?” Lan Jie enthusiastically said, “Let me introduce this place to you.”

Li Feng nodded and asked curiously, “Why is this place called Dark City?”

The city was well-lit, with colorful neon lights flashing. It didn’t look like a dark city at all.

Lan Jie explained, “This city wasn’t like this a few decades ago. It used to be shrouded in darkness because the original creator of this city was a metal lifeform that evolved from a piece of dark metal. That’s why it’s called Dark City.

However, this city has gone through several major upheavals and changed hands many times. Now it’s controlled by several major forces, but the name has remained.”

Li Feng nodded in understanding and then asked, “Are there many guides like you?”

“Quite a few,” Lan Jie said. “Weak metal lifeforms like us can only survive in big cities. If we were outside, it would be very dangerous. We could be treated as food at any time. So, many of us come here to work as guides to make a living.”

He spoke calmly, as if he were used to seeing life and death.

The evolution process of metal lifeforms was very cruel. Once a piece of metal gained consciousness, no matter how ordinary it was before, it would transform into a special metal material after its metamorphosis, attracting the greed of many.

Afterward, Li Feng learned a few more things before finally asking, “Is there a place here where I can inquire about information?”

He couldn’t find Eden Adams’ trail at the moment. Perhaps he could rely on the power of the local lifeforms to help him search.

“If Master wants to learn some information, then the best place to go is the Dark Moon Organization,” Lan Jie explained. “The Dark Moon Organization is formed by several major forces in Dark City. The information inside is guaranteed to be true and effective. However, the only drawback is that the fees are very expensive. Of course, there are other places where you can inquire about information, but the accuracy of the news may not be guaranteed.”

“Then let’s go to the Dark Moon Organization!” Li Feng said lightly. If he wanted to find Eden Adams, ordinary forces wouldn’t be able to do it.

“Alright.” Upon hearing this, Lan Jie expertly hailed a taxi and gestured for Li Feng to get in.

Li Feng was somewhat speechless. Taking a taxi in another world was a unique experience, making him feel like he was back on Sky Blue Star.

The taxi moved very quickly. Along the way, Lan Jie also introduced some of the forces in Dark City to Li Feng.

“Here, the three forces you must not provoke are the Tiger Gang, Lake Saint Lance, and finally, Emerald Ridge.”

Soon, Li Feng understood the rules of survival in this city. The Dark Moon Organization he was heading to was formed by these three forces.

And this Dark City was also controlled by these three forces. It could be said that their power was immense. Behind each major force was a General-level figure, and they also had an elite mechanical force stationed in the city. If necessary, they could easily eliminate any enemy.

“Although these three forces often fight among themselves in this city, they will stand on the same front when facing external enemies,” Lan Jie said eloquently. When he got to this point, he suddenly stopped.

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Li Feng was a little more cautious. This ‘guide’ who had approached him proactively seemed to know a bit too much. However, he wasn’t afraid. If the other party really had malicious intentions, then he would probably be the one to regret it in the end.

“Hehe.” Lan Jie smiled awkwardly. “This is all I know for now. As for more advanced information, I’m not qualified to access it yet.”

Li Feng glanced at him sideways, not exposing the other party’s lie.

The car fell silent, but it wasn’t long before the taxi arrived at its destination. Lan Jie proactively paid with a fingernail-sized piece of special metal.

After getting out of the car, Li Feng saw a 500-meter-tall building in front of him. The exterior of this building was crystal blue, and when the sunlight shone on it, it was very dazzling.

“Master, this is the Dark Moon Organization. If you want to inquire about information, just go inside. Guides like me are not allowed to enter. I’ll wait for Master outside.” Lan Jie said, looking at the creatures freely entering and exiting the building with a trace of envy in his eyes.

Li Feng nodded and said, “Wait here for a while.”

Afterward, he directly entered the building. As soon as he walked in, a machine similar to a television screen slid in front of him.

“Hello, Master. What service do you require?” A neutral voice came from the machine, and various messages appeared on the screen.

Li Feng said, “I need to purchase information.”

“Purchasing information requires going to the 18th floor, room 404,” the machine replied.

Knowing the specific location, Li Feng directly bypassed the machine and took the elevator, quickly arriving at the 18th floor.

He walked out of the elevator and came to a spacious corridor. The floor was covered with a long carpet, and on both sides were densely packed rooms. Each room had a number plate on the door.

Li Feng walked along the corridor. Because of the carpet, he didn’t make any sound. It was very quiet here. Soon, he found room 404 and directly pushed open the door and walked in.

But the moment he entered, he was startled. What appeared before him was a giant python with very dark skin and strange patterns on it.

At this moment, the python’s crimson eyes were also staring at Li Feng.

Li Feng held his breath. Although he was now considered a strong person, he still felt a chill when it came to creatures like snakes. He felt like attacking and directly killing the python in front of him.

But just then, the python spoke, “What information do you want to buy?” Its voice was very gentle, like that of a female, which didn’t match its appearance.

“Phew!”

Hearing this, Li Feng breathed a sigh of relief. He almost thought he had been tricked by Lan Jie. He didn’t expect this place to really sell information. He thought to himself, “Even if customers buying information are big clients, why use such a docile creature as a service staff?”

Fortunately, he didn’t attack. Otherwise, he would have provoked the three major forces and would have been endlessly hunted down again.

Without thinking further, he directly said, “I want to know about the major events that have happened recently, the more detailed the better.”

The python’s crimson eyes moved slightly and said, “Such information requires a high fee. Are you sure you need it?”

“Yes, how much is the fee?”

“Ten catties of special metal,” the python replied.

Li Feng took out a watermelon-sized piece of gold from his storage ring and threw it to the other party. “Is this enough?”

This was something he had intentionally collected when he was suppressing dungeons. He might not have much else, but he had plenty of gold.

“It’s enough!” The python’s ferocious face showed a look of joy, but it didn’t look pleasing no matter how you looked at it. From the top of its head, a rectangular booklet extended out and was handed to Li Feng. “The booklet records the major events that have happened during this period.”

Li Feng nodded, took the booklet, and began to read. The first piece of information on it made him look strange.

【General Utopia was killed by an unknown lifeform. All forces are investigating. Anyone who can provide information about this expert can receive a generous reward.】

It listed some precious special metals, some of which were even stained with divine blood, extremely rare, making Li Feng quite tempted to report himself.

【General Dark Thunder is suspected to have gone to the Far East. His last trace disappeared in the snow mountain, suspected to have found a hidden place to devour the Ember.】

Li Feng was a little speechless. The second piece of information was also related to him.

【General Tiger discovered a new energy mining area, attracting many enemies to compete.】

“…”

He carefully looked down and found that most of the information was not what he wanted. Li Feng immediately had the thought of wanting a refund.

But when he saw the last piece of information, his whole body shook. “Finally found it.”

【Sky Blue Star invader Adams was seen in the snow mountain and then went to the God Emperor Forest, seemingly looking for someone.】

Li Feng repeatedly looked at this piece of information, but this information was from a few days ago. Adams would definitely not stay in the same place.

“What is he looking for? Could he be looking for me?” He pondered to himself. This was very possible.

Moreover, the other party had been to the snowy area and might have discovered Dark Thunder’s body, thus deducing that the Ember was in my hands.

Thinking of this, he felt a little regretful. He hadn’t been clean enough and left some bad clues.

Although Li Feng really wanted to find the other party, he didn’t want Adams to know that the Ember was on him. Because if he didn’t handle it well, the entire Metal Lifeform World might hunt him down.

But so far, his information had not been leaked, so it was very likely that Adams also didn’t want others to know the whereabouts of the Ember.

Li Feng’s expression was uncertain, and many thoughts flashed through his mind. He had a bit of an understanding now. Killing Dark Thunder to get the Ember was too big of a target, but killing him to get the Ember was a much smaller target because no one knew the Ember was on him. Even if he was killed, it wouldn’t attract the attention of others.

This meant that Adams was very confident that he could definitely kill him.

Thinking of this, Li Feng felt relieved, but at the same time, he sneered, “Wanting to kill me to get the Ember, I wonder if you have the ability.”

Although it was a good thing that the news of the Ember hadn’t leaked, he was also a little upset at being so underestimated.