Blightshade Watch

What should I do...? This is my perfect chance. If I miss it...

Oh! It's you! The Endministrator! Yeah, you're right. I'm facing some "trouble"...

E-Endmin?! Whoo. Scared the blight out of me... I thought I got ambushed by a Blightshade...

Oh, don't forget the self-intro! The name's He Chi. A Tianshi. I focus on the Blight and I'm trying to study and document Blightshade behavior and activity —

I came to the North Wuling Exclusion Zone to gather first-hand data for the project. I finally found my anomalous Blightshades just two days ago.

Yeah. They gave off readings that significantly differ from the others and often move around as a group... But I only saw this once and missed my opportunity to make detailed observations.

I thought if I could meet them again, maybe I'll be able to collect more data... But I can't do this on my own. If only I mastered proper combat Arts...

Y-you're actually helping?! By Talos! This is awesome! Perfect samples of Blightshade behavioral patterns have been guaranteed!

These Blightshades gather at a place quite far from here. I'll take you there, Endmin! Let's go.

Hmm. Then we should wait a while. I hope they show up...

Something's happening. The readings turned into a mess. Is it because of the nearby Blight...?

They look normal... Ugh. What actually happened...?

No. None of them works... Their readings fall within the ranges of ordinary Blightshades.

Well, I was really lost that day and ran into them by accident... The encounter got me all shaking and scared. I failed to note down the details. The only thing I know is that they should be nearby.

But why didn't I run into any of them? Did I ... miss my chance again?

I'm afraid I really missed my chance... *Sigh*... I drew a hexed stick at Old Luo's and should've known I was jinxed that day...

Yeah... I actually wanted to get a lucky blessing from my friend, but...

It's a colleague of mine. Luo An. You know him? He's a master of divination!

You know him, Endmin? Cool guy, right? Did you draw a fortune stick from him?

I know, yet there are... times when I need that extra boost of confidence. Maybe there's a chance where...

By Talos! This Blightshade came from nowhere...

No, wait, Endmin! This is the Blightshade I need! The one giving off the weird readings —

Thanks so much for helping, Endmin! That was one awesome battle. I never knew Blightshades got those special tricks and actions!

Existing literature and past observations claim that the Blightshade activities are usually simple and clumsy. Why...?

Hey. Wait. More Blightshades incoming. Endmin, would you look at that —

Doing alright, Endmin? This Blightshade looks even tougher than the previous lot...

Good to hear. Looking back at the conclusion from my previous studies, I got a feeling that these new Blightshade data...

Holy blight, there are more of them?! They won't give you a break, Endmin. I hope this is the last Blightshade...

Thank you for everything, Endmin. I recorded every special Blightshade behavior and got enough materials for an year-long research!

And Endmin, about that conclusion I mentioned earlier, it's an early postulation based on limited samples —

Blightshades whose originals were friends or closely related tend to exhibit special behaviors that resembles teamwork.

To a certain extent, teamwork between beastform Blightshades and humanoid Blightshades also proves the soundness of my earlier conclusion.

Indeed. No matter what, I'll be analyzing these special Blightshade behaviors from all sides once I get back. I'll do my best to reveal the underlying principles.

In any case, thank you once again for your assistance, Endmin. Here's a token of my appreciation. Please take it.

You're right, Endmin. I shouldn't think too much about it...

Heheh. This data gathering run was incredibly scary, but we walked away in one piece and with tons of data. I call it a major win!

Then again ... I did draw a hexed stick... What does that mean...?