Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 28 Calamity-level, Calamity-type...

While eating cookies, Wayne looked at Lacey and Marco with a questioning gaze, as well as Tina, who kept tugging at his clothes.

The sudden appearance of this calamity made him seriously question whether he should ever go out again.

There are many ways to make money, and just as many ways to gather intelligence, but you only have one life!

In just two and a half days, which adds up to no more than a day, he "came into contact" with two forbidden objects: a calamity seed and a vengeful spirit...

If we stay in the Secret Investigation Division any longer, who knows what other strange things we might encounter?

After thinking about it for a while, Wayne finished all the cookies in the box, patted his stomach which felt much better, and asked, "Now can you tell me what happened?"

Marco looked at him with concern. "Wein, tell me first, what changes have occurred in your body?"

"My body has become stronger, but my mental strength has weakened considerably, and there's something else I can't quite put my finger on..."

Wern wasn't sure if they knew the "origin," and explaining it would be too difficult, so he simply glossed over it.

"Is there anything else?"

"That's all."

"That's good," Marco breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness your talent wasn't sealed."

"Sealing innate abilities?"

Wayne thought of the prompt on the panel: the partner contract he formed had sealed his essence by level 1, so this should count, right?

"Things... well," Marco paused, then looked at Lacey and said, "You should tell me. You know more about Tina than anyone else."

"good,"

Lacey sighed softly. "Wein, first of all, I have to apologize to you."

"Lassie, I'm the one who should apologize. If I hadn't failed to stop Tina..."

"Shut up!"

"..."

Marco wisely kept his mouth shut; even though his talent had been restored, he was still no match for Lacey.

"Wein, this is a complicated matter... Tina's body is quite special. Simply put, she can only survive by forming contracts with people."

Survival?

Is it that serious?

Wayne looked at her in surprise. "You mean, if she doesn't make a contract with someone, she... she'll die?"

"It's not that absolute,"

Lacey said somberly, "However, without a contract partner, her body becomes extremely fragile. So fragile that she could break a bone if she falls while walking... This would cause Tina immense suffering."

Wei En's mouth gaped slightly. "There's this kind of constitution?"

"Moreover, if she doesn't form a contract with anyone for a long time, her body will undergo other changes."

Lacey took a deep breath and said, "It's a very special, and terrifying mutation!"

Wayne asked疑惑地问道, "Are there different levels of aberrations?"

Lacey nodded. "Ordinary aberrations refer to ordinary people without extraordinary abilities who are bewitched by mysticism or corrupted by the Red Moon. The resulting aberrations can only be classified as Level 1."

"Level 2 aberrations are like Rogert, extraordinary individuals with superhuman abilities. The stronger the individual, the more powerful the aberration they become after going out of control."

"Level 3 aberrations, also known as catastrophic aberrations, can turn an entire city-state into a living hell once they appear. For example, the forbidden item 1-83, the Demon Clown, belongs to this level."

"Above that is the highest level of aberration, also known as the calamity-level—and Tina is such an existence."

"If she doesn't enter into a contract for more than three days, she'll become a Level 1 aberration. More than five days, and she'll become a Level 2, more than ten days..."

At this point, Lacey gave a bitter smile. "That hasn't happened yet."

Calamity-level, Calamity-type...

It turns out that under certain conditions, calamity species can form calamity-level aberrations!

Looking at Tina, who had a blank expression and seemed harmless, Wayne never expected her to be such a terrifying being.

"I don't understand, if Tina is so terrifying, why not..."

"Why not lock her up, or seal her away?"

Wayne nodded. "Mm."

In his understanding, this was a time bomb, a nuclear bomb at that, so how could he let her roam freely?

"We tried, but it didn't work; we couldn't even get her away from Castor..."

Lacey glanced behind him and saw Ariana approaching. She quickened her pace and said, "In short, I can assure you that the contract with Tina will not cause you any serious harm."

"Also, don't tell anyone about the contract you made with Tina."

Wei En noticed the footsteps behind him and nodded, saying, "I understand."

Marco patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "When we get back, I'll tell you some things to keep in mind when you're with Tina."

"Um."

The contract has already been signed, and he can't cancel it now even if he wants to.

At that moment, Ariana from the Second Investigation Division approached and said, "Lassie, we can set off now."

"Let's go."

As they spoke, the group headed toward the Laos district on the edge of the city-state.

Wayne appeared calm on the surface, but was inwardly very conflicted.

Having such a ticking time bomb tied to him always gave him a sense of unease.

Is it appropriate to let such a terrifying calamity creature roam freely?

Is there really no way to solve this?

Wern was unaware of any of this; he needed time to gather more information about the Calamity Species and Tina.

Ok?

At this point, the panel prompt message reappeared.

[You've heard the name "Forbidden Item 1-83: The Demon Clown" again, slightly altering your fate. Current encounter progress: 4/100. Evaluation: When it comes to courting death, you're a master. Special Reward: Mental Level +1.]

4/100?

Lacey just mentioned the Devil Joker to him again...

Wei En frowned slightly. Did she not know about the fate that bound the forbidden object?

"Lassie, now you can tell me what the objective of this mission is, right?"

Ariana's appearance is not outstanding; compared to Wern and Marco, he could even be described as mediocre.

She has the same hair color as Lacey, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a wide nose, thick lips, and a wisp of beard on her chin.

He was physically strong, but a head shorter than Wayne, and his Alders ethnic features were clearly visible.

"We'll talk about your matter later."

Lacey gestured for Marco and the others to follow, then said, "Regarding that... Yegor requested that the investigation be conducted as quietly as possible without alerting the Church of Dawn."

"Without alerting the Church of Dawn?" Ariana asked疑惑地, "Lassie, how did your case get involved with them?"

"Ariana, you haven't forgotten the working regulations of the Logistics and Investigation Department, have you?"

Lacey glanced at him. "According to the regulations, you are only allowed to know the part of the case you are responsible for."

Arianna: "..."

He shouldn't have agreed to Yegor's request!

(End of this chapter)