Steam Age: I Fight Against Divine Authority with Otherworldly Tales

Chapter 71 Weaving a Web of Identity

Holding the "Tears of Ellie," a clear description of the ability appeared in Su Lun's mind. All Su Lun needed to do was inject "Source Knowledge," and he could easily activate the ability with a thought, no longer needing to test it repeatedly.

Compared to before, "Ellie's Tears" has two new abilities, which naturally come from the previous "Demon Heart". Suren named these two abilities "Elements" and "Tranquility" respectively.

The power granted by the "elements" is simple: Suren can unleash four different magic-like abilities by consuming "source knowledge": "fire," "earth," "water," and "air."

At this stage, Suren can only trigger elemental explosions of different attributes within a five-meter radius. He is not yet able to freely shape and manipulate elements like that spider.

In addition, Suren can trigger three special effects through direct contact or elemental explosion.

The first type is the original overdose healing effect of "Ellie's Tears".

The second type is "peaceful" sleep, which allows the target's mind to relax and enter a deep sleep state.

The third effect is the regenerative effect of "Tranquility," which can increase the speed of wound healing and quickly restore physical strength, lasting for five minutes.

Overall, Ellie's Tears' individual abilities still do not exceed the strength of a Tier I "Desecrated Creature," but its complex nature means an extremely high ceiling, and it can even turn the tide of battle in certain situations, which is something that ordinary "Desecrated Creatures" cannot match.

However, the powerful effects did not come without a price. Suren could feel that the influence of "Ellie's Tears" on his emotions was gradually intensifying, and that feeling of resentment constantly troubled Suren.

Perhaps only by upgrading it to Level II intensity can this problem be alleviated or resolved.

Suren shook his head. He could only forcefully suppress the emotions that were welling up and focus on the task at hand—finding the hiding place of the "Eternal Oath Knights".

After lunch, Suren arrived near the hideout of the "Eternal Oath." He searched along the streets and quickly located a warehouse near the river. The location was relatively remote and sparsely populated; only a few people passed by after a long while.

Suren was hiding behind a wall, about three buildings away from the warehouse.

Suren cautiously peeked over there.

From the outside, it looks like an ordinary warehouse. Two people dressed in workers' clothes are squatting at the entrance, looking like ordinary workers taking a break from their busy schedules.

But the two men's constant, wary glances around, along with the concealed guns and daggers at their waists, all proved that these two were no ordinary people.

Suren leaned against the wall, using the shadows and the blessing of [Secret Awareness] to quietly observe the warehouse.

Within ten minutes, two men dressed as workers walked to the warehouse door. The one in the lead said something to the two guards, as if they were exchanging secret signals.

The two guards then stepped aside, and the two newcomers pushed open the door and entered the warehouse.

Suren nodded, even more convinced that this was the temporary hideout of the "Eternal Oath Knights".

He silently assessed the size of the warehouse. The warehouse wasn't large, no bigger than two basketball courts, but there was a possibility of a basement.

After a moment's thought, Suren devised a simple plan in his mind—first, find a way to infiltrate using the [Identity Web], and then adapt to the situation inside. Five minutes should be enough time for him to do a lot of things.

Having made up his mind, Suren began to wait for the opportunity, waiting for the next batch of people to appear under the "Eternal Oath".

Unfortunately, Suren was not very lucky; by the time the sun went down, no second group of people had appeared.

"What's going on? It's already dark, why hasn't anyone come yet? Are we just waiting for nothing?" Suren couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Just then, six people walked out from the street in the distance, the one in the lead being the white-haired girl that Su Lun had seen before.

Today, her long, silver-white hair was tied up high, and she wore a black, tight-fitting leather suit with a narrow waistline that accentuated her graceful figure.

Besides a storage bag, she also had two dark black daggers hanging at her waist, their black sheaths and hilts exuding a strange aura.

Today, she is completely different from when she was at the "Harp Library," like a sharp blade unsheathed.

As the girl appeared, the raven in the sky circled overhead and finally landed on the top of the warehouse.

Suren pressed his temples. The appearance of the white-haired girl forced him to carefully consider the risks of his plan, but he quickly came to terms with it.

【Identity Web】Although it may only be able to deceive the "Awakened Ones", judging from the girl's age, it is unlikely that she is an "Agent".

With this thought in mind, he decided to take a gamble.

The six people passed by the alley entrance, their footsteps fading into the distance. He opened his pocket watch, checked the time, and then immediately activated the [Identity Web] ability. A blue light flashed across his body, and from now on, he was a new member of the "Eternal Oath" in the eyes of others.

He jogged to catch up with the group. The white-haired girl heard footsteps behind her, turned around, and saw Suren standing at the end of the group.

"I'm so sorry, I was just spacing out," Suren said, scratching the back of his head with an apologetic look on his face.

The white-haired girl's gaze fell on the person dressed in ordinary work clothes. The person's face was somewhat unfamiliar, yet it also carried a sense of familiarity.

However, her memories and intuition told her that the other person had only joined the "Eternal Oath Knights" yesterday. She turned her head and said in a somewhat cold tone, "Don't fall behind."

She then led the group toward the warehouse, and the others didn't react in any particular way, as if they had always been a group of seven.

Suren's heart finally settled down. To be honest, he had been a little nervous just now, after all, it was his first time using [Identity Web].

The seven quickly arrived at the warehouse. This time, the two guards didn't even exchange the password. When they saw the girl approaching, they bowed and made way for her.

Suren raised an eyebrow; it seemed this young woman held a rather high position.

Following the white-haired girl, Suren and her group entered the warehouse. Inside, it was no different from an ordinary warehouse. Several gas lamps hung on the walls, and old wooden barrels and boxes were scattered haphazardly. Several workers were resting against the wall, and upon seeing the girl, they bowed in the same manner.

The white-haired girl nodded to them and quickly led them to the far end of the warehouse. There was a slightly larger box there, and behind the box was a wooden staircase.

Suren followed the others down the stairs, silently counting the time in her mind—it was almost two minutes.

The group descended the ladder, pushed open the wooden door, and came into view a small, T-shaped passageway. The space was divided by rough wooden planks, and some candles were lit on the walls, emitting a dim, yellowish light.

Upon entering, the white-haired girl took three documents from her storage bag and handed them to a red-haired girl beside her, instructing her, "Kayla, go to the temporary storage room, put today's documents in there, and then remind Jack not to doze off again."

"Yes, Miss." The girl called Kayla bowed and walked toward the corridor on the right.

The white-haired girl turned her head and glanced at the others, including Suren, and they involuntarily straightened up.

"You've all worked hard these past few days, so please get some rest. We'll be returning to the 'Ossuary' in a few days, where we'll have even more tasks to complete." Despite her words of concern, her voice was very cold, carrying a hint of command.

After the girl finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the corridor on the left. Her figure was quickly swallowed by the shadows, with only her white hair briefly appearing.

The others exchanged glances and then walked one after another toward the corridor on the right. Seeing this, Suren lowered her head and followed in small steps.

A candle was hung every few steps in the corridor. It was quite narrow at first, but gradually widened, and the dim candlelight illuminated the doors on both sides.

"Hey." A thin man nudged Suren beside him. "Why do I feel like Miss Sterling is starting to resemble the leader more and more? That look in her eyes and the tone of her voice..."

Suren had no interest in listening to him; he had been silently counting down the time in his mind since the beginning.

Just as Suren was about to give a casual reply, a young girl in front of him patted the thin man on the shoulder and glared at him: "Shh! Miss hates that kind of talk the most. If she hears you, you're dead!"

The man shrank back sheepishly and fell silent.

Suren tried his best to maintain a composed expression, but in reality, he was in immense agony. Almost three and a half minutes had passed, and he wished he could shut these people up and make them hurry up and go into their rooms to rest.

One by one, everyone opened their own doors, and soon only Su Lun was left in the corridor.

A pocket watch appeared out of thin air in Suren's hand, and he quickly flipped it open—there were about a minute and a half left.

He put away his pocket watch and walked quickly toward the end of the corridor. He needed to find the temporary storage room within a minute!