Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 505: Section 501 - An Infectious Six

Miyoshi Xuesen spoke irritably, "If I could control the townsfolk one by one, why would I need your Psychic Series Spell?"

He immediately spotted the flaw in Tuert’s idea.

Using Psychic Series Spells to control the townsfolk, controlling too few would not only fail to incite them to turn on each other but might also alert them further. If too many were controlled... why bother with making them turn on each other? Just cut straight across their throats, wouldn’t that be more convenient?

"Hehe, I have some tricks that can make this control contagious. Just one look and they’re hooked, then it spreads from one to another, but it does consume a lot of spiritual power," Tuert said hesitantly, revealing his trick which wasn’t what the other had suspected.

Since it’s called a Forbidden Technique, there surely was a reason for its prohibition.

Whoever you stare at gets affected. I’m afraid not many could withstand it.

You stare at me, I stare at you, and then the whole town would fall. It’s not easy to trace back to anyone, truly making it a feasible plan.

Miyoshi Xuesen suddenly sized up Tuert, causing him to feel uneasy.

"Eye contact triggers it? Hmm! A Forbidden Technique?"

He immediately thought of a few secretive forbidden spells among Psychic Series Spells.

The civilization of Blue Star had always been open-minded towards magic and Battle Qi, especially the spells of various systems within the Human Order, which were generally public. One could even download the complete Spell Incantations online.

Actually, whether spells are regulated or not, they’re useless without the talent. If one has the talent, they would naturally receive supervision by the sovereignty and related professional training; no need to painstakingly search by oneself.

But Forbidden Techniques are exceptions.

"Don’t be paranoid, I’m a law-abiding citizen, a good guy, a very good guy. I’ve never used such spells for any criminal activities, even during practice, I used only mice and rabbits," Tuert hastily swore, raising his hands heavenward. The nature of the Forbidden Technique itself isn’t what defines its morality but how it’s used by people.

Being labeled as a Forbidden Technique, on one hand, could cause catastrophe, and on the other hand, it could terribly backlash on the spellcaster, leading to consequences such as drastic changes in temperament or physical deformities.

Miyoshi Xuesen said indifferently, "Whether you are a good person doesn’t concern me. Your personal record will tell everything."

Tuert’s record was clean, devoid of any minor misconduct, which is why he was selected for the Huntsman Squad.

For such dark tasks, to avoid being blamed, one must first appear upright, even if only superficially.

Not only Tuert but also Andet, Caroline, Masuya, and Chen Fei had no criminal records, not even minor offenses or detention records. Pulling up personal files at the police station or civil affairs would assure they were spotless, leaving no room for fault-finding.

Hearing the implied words of the monk and not planning to delve deeper, Tuert also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, knowing Forbidden Techniques could be a major or minor issue and isn’t something that can be easily cleared just by having a clean background. If scrutinized, one would inevitably suffer by having those memories sealed away.

"Tell me, what Forbidden Technique is it?"

Considering the worst, Miyoshi Xuesen was too lazy to guess which it might be.

Tentatively, Tuert carefully answered, "’Blood Eye Heart Poison’!"

In the Huntsman Squad, he found this monk the most inscrutable. Not only was his scheming profound, but it was also sinister. Just from the surface, it was impossible to discern his true intentions; perhaps smiling on the face but cursing in the heart, acting like brothers one second and stabbing you in the back the next.

"So it’s that one. How many levels can it spread?"

Miyoshi Xuesen nodded, agreeing that ’Blood Eye Heart Poison’ was indeed the most likely among the Ninth Rank Forbidden Techniques of the Human Order he deduced.

The main characteristic of someone affected by ’Blood Eye Heart Poison’ was that their eyes would swell and turn red. Their demeanor becomes irritable and aggressive, losing control at the slightest provocation, plunging into a frenzy of irrationality. Moreover, anyone making eye contact with a ’Blood-eyes’ victim would also be infected by this Forbidden Technique, spreading it from one to another, rapidly creating a mass of mad warriors.

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Because it could easily cause societal unrest and make the spellcaster turn into a fool, ’Blood Eye Heart Poison’ was classified as a Forbidden Technique.

"Third Level, up to six people at a time, it lasts for four hours. This spell consumes a great deal of spiritual power," Tuert admitted.

To master this Forbidden Technique, Tuert had killed at least ten thousand mice and nearly a thousand rabbits; without significant resources, he really couldn’t afford to indulge.

If it weren’t to be used on humans, monkeys would be most suitable. However, monkeys were too expensive, and there was a good chance of going bankrupt before achieving mastery.

"Six people, third level?"

Miyoshi Xuesen started calculating mathematically and soon figured out the answer.

The cube of six, that meant, with Tuert’s spiritual power, each casting would affect only 216 people, which was less than one-tenth of the population of White Truffle Town. To incite uncontrollable mutual bloodshed, it clearly was not yet sufficient.

At the very least, he would need to cast it continuously three times, affecting 648 people to be enough.

Spiritual power is not enough? No problem, just drink more magic potions, you’ll have everything you need.

Miyoshi Xuesen suddenly said, "Ninja, go capture 18 people."

The surroundings were eerily quiet, yet ninja had already left the vicinity of the cave’s mouth, rushing towards the distant White Truffle Town.

The distance was 21 kilometers; going there and back, they probably wouldn’t return to the cave until nightfall.

However, there was no time to delay; Miyoshi Xuesen stood up tall, dusted himself off, clapped his hands vigorously, and loudly said, "Everyone, assemble. We are departing for White Truffle Town now."

A team of ninjas went to capture people to serve as unfortunate victims for the "Blood Eye Heart Poison." Setting out at the same time, they should just be able to make it for the evening gathering.

Tonight, it seemed that White Truffle Town would be very lively.

The resting Huntsman Squad was always ready to depart, chucking their belongings into a Space System Alchemy Storage Device, which allowed them to go into battle light-handed.

Aunt Caroline, a B-ranked Fire Ability User who had voluntarily taken up the role of cook, was baking pizzas. She withdrew her abilities, sliced a few perfectly cooked pizzas into eight pieces, packed them into a basket, and distributed them among everyone.

The diners included only Chen Fei, Andrew, Masuya, Tuert, and herself.

Miyoshi Xuesen and the Ninja Team only ate their carried food; the ninjas were even simpler, sometimes pulling out a dark, slippery pill and tossing it into their mouths as a meal.

This type of compressed food, known as Military Ration Pills, required strong teeth to chew through.

After marching hurriedly for over two hours, when Miyoshi Xuesen and the others arrived near White Truffle Town, the ninjas had already tied up eighteen prey and had been waiting for a while.

The sun was already setting, the sky was growing dark, and a crimson cloud of sunset rose over the distant mountains.

"Eighteen people in total, all handed over to you! Also, here is the magic potion; it should be enough for you to activate three times."

Miyoshi Xuesen handed over a box of magic potions, then turned the captives over to the eagerly volunteering Tuert, and said, "Please begin your performance."

On the way, his newly approved action plan, though somewhat inhumane, dumped the responsibility for the forbidden technique. If bombs were used instead, the blame would almost certainly fall squarely on the sovereign, like mud in one’s trousers, messy whether it’s mud or not. Read latest stories on novelbuddy

Choosing the lesser of two evils, the residence of White Truffle Town just had to accept their bad luck since they were affiliated with the "Water Bear" organization; the chivalrous virtue of Jianghu that calamity doesn’t extend to family members simply didn’t exist.

"First batch, six people!"

Tuert signaled the ninjas to first remove the blindfolds from six people, exposing their terrified eyes, and then he began to rapidly chant incantations.

His eyes gradually turned red, adding a trace of madness.

As he chanted the incantations to the end, the madness in his eyes intensified, his breathing became heavier, and the incantations from his mouth slipped into incomprehensible babble, his body slightly shivering as if he might lose control at any moment.

If his spiritual power was insufficient and his will not firm enough, the "Blood Eye Heart Poison" spell could likely backfire on himself, causing the subjects to become mad, but he himself would likely go mad first.

The eyes of the six people standing opposite him also turned red, their bound bodies struggling desperately, making hoarse noises deep in their throats, clearly involuntarily corrupted by madness.

"Done!"

Just one use of the forbidden technique nearly exhausted Tuert’s spiritual power. He took a deep breath, his hands trembling as he twisted open a vial of magic potion, and with a tilt of his head, he chugged it down in one go. While barely recovering a trace of spiritual power, he hastily chanted a spell incantation that calmed him down, like a bucket of ice water poured over him, the blood-red in his eyes quickly receding like a tide.

He closed his eyes to rest for a moment, his spiritual power already largely restored.

The taste of the magic potion was as awful as ever, but the effect was good. The potion, an undiluted original provided by the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee, was reliable and guaranteed in quality.

Waving his hand, he called for the second batch of six people and cast the spell again.

After three rounds, Tuert simply lay down; he had never before attempted such a mad trio of forbidden techniques. Consuming a stomach full of magic potions, no different than bitter melon fried with stinky tofu, he was almost unbearable, paling as he knelt on the ground vomiting repeatedly, yet nothing came out.

Miyoshi Xuesen did not attend to Tuert, who was suffering from the side effects of the forbidden technique and the magic potion, and had the ninjas escort the newly created eighteen madmen into the nearby White Truffle Town.

The sun had completely set, and the small town, now shrouded in nightfall with sparse light and few street lamps, became even quieter than usual.

"It has begun!"

Masuya, an A-ranked Wind-type Ability User, was the first to sense the disturbance brought by the night wind.

Flames rose within the town, figures constantly swayed, and the shouting grew louder and louder.

The eighteen townsfolk struck with "Blood Eye Heart Poison" were wantonly spreading their plague of madness and uncontrollable rage.

The eighteen captives seized by the ninjas, almost all young men from the community, were incredibly uncontrollable once driven mad.