Chapter 869: Second Stage Mission! Take the First Fortress!
Now Ling Zhan's sacred armor functionality was quite powerful.
Not only could it be set to transparent or invisible, but it could also transform into any style of clothing.
Moreover, if desired, it even had various dazzling visual effects.
In the entire world, the only one who might possess a full set of sacred-grade armor was likely Ling Zhan alone.
Top-tier powerhouses owning one or two, or even two to three sacred armors definitely existed.
The combat equipment designed to counter the Ten Thousand Demons was too advanced.
It truly required a day or two to become familiar with it.
Even Ling Zhan took a full three hours to fully master these top-level magical technology combat devices.
Of course...
With Ling Zhan's current gear, even without using these top magical technology devices, he would still be fine.
After all, in the Lower Realm, sacred equipment was the ultimate endgame.
No other equipment's priority or functionality could surpass sacred gear.
The reason Ling Zhan familiarized himself with these processes was partly because more skills never hurt, and partly because they might be useful in upcoming battles. Even if he didn't need them, the entire Demon-Slaying Legion did. If their equipment malfunctioned during battle, at least Ling Zhan would know how to salvage the situation.
In addition...
Beyond just getting familiar, Ling Zhan also applied for disassembly permissions for these magical technology combat devices.
Why apply?
Of course, to understand their detailed construction.
So he could repair them quickly if they got damaged.
Don't forget, Ling Zhan was a non-specialist.
Among the many beginner skills of a Mechanic were 'Quick Repair,' 'Quick Dismantle,' 'Quick Assembly,' 'Energy Overload,' 'Mechanical Mastery'... and so on.
If all these skills were F-grade,
Then even if Ling Zhan disassembled this high-tech combat gear, he absolutely wouldn't understand its operating principles or the theory behind its magical engravings.
At the time—
When a few magic scientists at the Mohr Fortress heard that this non-specialist wanted disassembly permissions, they didn't even think about it and approved it immediately.
But when they heard this non-specialist wanted to understand and master the inner workings of this high-tech combat equipment—
They burst into laughter.
They thought this guy was daydreaming.
This entire set of top-tier combat gear had gone through countless iterations and improvements by generations of top magic scientists.
Every bit of progress came from the tireless research of those top-tier magic scientists, day and night.
When these intricate and difficult magical formulas overlapped, the resulting "compound effects" were incredibly complex.
Don't be fooled by the magic filter that looked no bigger than a facemask.
The magical engraving formulas inside it—if you asked even the most renowned magical science companies outside to study it, it would take them decades, even a century or two to understand.
It could be said to be a top-secret device jointly held by multiple Kingdoms.
You could even call it the ceiling of magical technology in the Lower Realm.
Hmm...
If you brought over that magic-obsessed lunatic Cathy, then maybe she could figure it out.
After all, that lunatic woman was a magical research maniac—and also one of the Four Great Magic Gods in the world.
But now you—a non-specialist over level 160—want to understand these profoundly complex things? Isn't that just daydreaming?
With that mindset of just watching a show,
These top magic scientists came to spectate.
But just as they were about to ask Ling Zhan, "Do you know how to take this apart? Want us to help you dismantle it so you can take a better look?"—
Crack!!
In just an instant—
That Ten Thousand Demons Miasma Filter, engraved with profoundly complex magical formulas, was perfectly dismantled into individual components.
And not a single component was even slightly damaged.
Even though those components had previously been intricately overlapped using magical formulas—
Once separated, they showed zero signs of wear.
That was something even they—the top magical scientists—couldn't accomplish!
However...
What shocked them wasn't just that.
The three styles of combat suits—crack—were also fully dismantled into major components.
Then—
Swish swish swish!!
Ling Zhan's hands seemed to become phantom hands, moving so fast they were impossible to track.
In just five seconds—no, not even—
The disassembled equipment was restored to its original form.
Not only were there no signs of dismantling or reassembly, the effects remained completely intact.
"This..."
The magic scientists were utterly dumbfounded!
Ling Zhan ignored their expressions and simply nodded to himself, "So that's how it works, pretty simple."
Hearing Ling Zhan say this—
The few magic scientists' blood pressure skyrocketed, their shock indescribable.
This brat...
Took less than thirty seconds to disassemble the equipment, reassemble it—
And then fully grasped the results of generations of magical scientists' research!?
Monster!
This guy was definitely a monster!
Wait a minute...
If this guy joined their magical research department, wouldn't the pace of magical technology leap forward even faster!?
"Mr. Ling Zhan, may I ask if you're interested in magical research?"
"I'm the head of the Mohr Fortress Magical Research Department and also the second-in-command of the Global Research Alliance. On behalf of the Alliance, I'd like to formally invite you—what do you say?"
This old magic scientist who had just been waiting to laugh at Ling Zhan now eagerly stepped forward.
But...
"Sorry, I'm carrying a heavy responsibility right now—I can't join."
As expected, Ling Zhan declined calmly.
He did have some interest in magical research.
But compared to that, his current mission was more important.
Moreover...
Just last night—
The system released the second stage mission of the Final Demon-Slaying Battle!
[Mission Title: Take the First Fortress!]
[Mission Objective: Capture the Lemorris Fortress and fire the first shot of the Final Demon-Slaying Battle!]
[Mission Rewards: Based on performance!]
[Mission Penalty: None!]
Lemorris Fortress was the first Ten Thousand Demons Fortress Ling Zhan had to conquer.
The one guarding it was a Ten Thousand Demons Sovereign with the prefix 'Flaming Phoenix,' known as the Flaming Phoenix Demon Sovereign.
Rumor had it that this Flaming Phoenix Demon Sovereign enjoyed eating all divine avian beasts in the world.
Level 190.
But don't be fooled by that level 190—
As mentioned before, among the same level, the Ten Thousand Demons Clan was several times—dozens of times—stronger than ordinary human Professionals.
To deal with this Flaming Phoenix Demon Sovereign, even sending ten level-195 powerhouses might not guarantee success—and they'd likely be killed instead.