Instead, the somewhat handsome young man who checked the room and the "boy" who was calmly reading followed behind quite leisurely.
Li Ling glanced at the "boy" following behind and realized that he was actually a girl disguised as a boy. This girl was quite interesting.
The girl's name is Zhao Yingkong. She is an internal member of the only assassin family in Asia and the daughter of the family patriarch. In the assassin training program codenamed "Kong", she holds the highest position and is the first person to unlock her genetic lock.
All the children in the "Empty" Project are actually DNA clones of a certain corpse. They were members of a reincarnation team from a certain era, powerful individuals who unlocked the fourth-order gene lock, and died after their inner demons erupted upon returning to the real world.
The DNA of this powerful figure's corpse was modified by adding genes from different members of the Zhao family. The clone was born with an incomplete spiritual light and was almost unable to overcome inner demons to reach the intermediate stage of the fourth-order gene lock, but could quickly reach the initial stage of the fourth-order gene lock.
In their youth, those outstanding individuals who reached the initial stage of the fourth-order gene lock in the "Void" project began to overcome their inner demons in order to reach the intermediate stage of the fourth-order gene lock.
Zhao Yingkong's inner demons went berserk, causing her younger sister "Zhao Ruikong" to fail in overcoming her inner demons. In this incident, "Zhao Ruikong" was killed by the boy she loved, "Zhao Zhuikong".
Unwilling to accept this, Zhao Yingkong, with the help of her younger sister "Zhao Ruikong" who was experiencing a brief resurgence of lucidity, created a second personality with false memories, known as the alternate personality, and transferred all the painful memories to the alternate personality.
Furthermore, it also adds hatred towards "Zhao Zhuikong," who killed his sister "Zhao Ruikong."
Years later, the primary personality fell into a deep sleep, while the secondary personality entered the God Space and became a member of the Reincarnation Squad, the Central Continent Team.
In other words, Zhao Yingkong, who has entered the God Space at this moment, may seem ordinary, but in reality, she has a main personality that has unlocked the fourth-order gene lock. Once the main personality emerges, it will definitely be a powerful entity.
Once the fourth-tier gene lock is activated, the incredibly precise control down to the microscopic level can increase attack power a hundredfold. The difference between those who haven't activated their fourth-tier gene lock and fourth-tier powerhouses cannot be bridged by sheer numbers.
Only someone like Li Ling, and Luo Yinglong, a member of the Celestial Squad and a legitimate cultivator, can defeat a powerhouse who has unlocked a fourth-tier gene lock by activating the third-tier gene lock and cultivation skills.
Of course, even if Li Ling uses all his methods now, combining his mental power, first-order gene lock, and the first-order Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, he still cannot be a match for a fourth-order gene lock expert.
Sensing Li Ling's gaze, "young man" Zhao Yingkong glanced back coldly with some surprise. Where their eyes met, an invisible spark ignited.
The group left the mansion where the curse was located and came to the shady depths of a small park. Following Li Ling's instructions, they went to get a bunch of food and drinks at midnight.
Adapting to the Japanese environment was no challenge for the assassin. Although everyone brought food from the God's Space, which wouldn't cost many reward points, they all tried to save as much as possible.
Li Ling glanced at the newcomers and said calmly, "Introduce yourselves!"
The newcomers exchanged glances, and one of the three ordinary young men said, "Lu Renjia is still a college student."
Another young man said, "Xiao Bingyi is currently unemployed."
The last young man said, "I'm currently in my final year of university, so I'm basically unemployed."
Everyone laughed upon hearing this. The passerby A, soldier B, and civilian D were either college students or unemployed.
These names sound like cannon fodder characters.
The woman stretched and said, "Ming Yanwei is a public relations manager at a company. She has always wanted to travel to Japan. I never thought I would be able to fulfill this wish before I die."
The way Gan stretched and yawned revealed her beautiful figure, causing the men around her to widen their eyes once again. Even Captain Li couldn't help but take a few glances. Hmm... so big, so fierce!
Of the remaining two newcomers, the handsome young man who had inspected the house earlier said with a smile, "Qi Tengyi, from Dongshan, should be considered a homebody!"
Haha, just kidding. My profession is the kind where you don't make a sale for six months, but when you do, you live off it for the rest of the year. I'm an appraiser... a tomb raiding artifact appraiser.
Of course, we can also authenticate some real-world items, and we hope to join your team.
Those who work in the tomb raiding industry are definitely not ordinary people. Li Ling nodded and said, "Welcome to the team."
With Captain Li's approval, no one had any objections. This meant that the team had a new member, and Qi Tengyi also showed a happy expression.
The remaining handsome "boy" put down his book. Everyone looked at "him" and, upon closer inspection, realized that the "boy" did not have an Adam's apple and was a handsome boy with a somewhat androgynous appearance, about fifteen or sixteen years old.
The girl said calmly, "Zhao Yingkong, an assassin."
Upon hearing this, the veterans in the team all looked at Zero Point, thinking, "Dude, you've met a fellow techie!"
Zero also glanced at the girl a few times, sizing up this fellow traveler. (Search "All Heavens and Myriad Realms Wish Star Elite Literature" on Baidu for the latest chapters, available for free reading immediately.)
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Chapter 268: The Arrogant Girl
After the newcomers finished their introductions, Li Ling waved his hand and casually introduced himself as "Li Ling, the team leader."
The other elderly people also began to introduce themselves.
Chu Xuan said, "Chu Xuan is responsible for devising strategies; he's practically the team's strategist!"
Zhan Lan said with a smile, "Zhan Lan should be considered a logistics staff member! Her combat ability is very poor, but she has learned some bandaging skills and can also help analyze some situations."
Zheng Zha said, "Zheng Zha, combatant!"
"Little Fatty" said, "Zhang Li, combat personnel!"
Overlord laughed and said, "Overlord, the team's firepower specialist!"
Li Shuaixi smiled and said, "Li Shuaixi knows some healing skills, so he's the team's healer."
Li Xiaoyi said, "Li Xiaoyi, you could say I'm half a combatant!"
Zhang Jie took out a pack of cigarettes, distributed them to everyone, and said, "Zhang Jie, he should be half a gunner, right?"
Zero took the cigarette and said coldly, "Zero, the team's sniper!"
Everyone introduced themselves, and their professions and skills were discussed in the main god space beforehand. Apart from Li Ling, who was a freak, everyone was doing their job, and it was quite a proper meeting.
"Alright!" Li Ling waved his hand, signaling everyone to look over. Then he took out two gold bars from his self-made spatial ring artifact, handed them to Ling Dian, and instructed, "Go exchange some Japanese yen. Oh, and while you're at it, buy a few maps of this place, so you don't get lost."
After a pause, Li Ling took out several golden talismans and handed them to Ling Dian: "Carry these talismans with you. They will automatically defend against attacks from ghosts and monsters."