Arrival at the Weird Zone

Qin Rang, representing the team, stood up with a resolute expression. "Don't worry, we know what we're doing."

Tao Yuan placed the photos of Moonlit Night and Worship God together, holding them up between her fingers to show everyone. "Isn't it a bit too much of a coincidence that these two forces are appearing in the same Cloud City?"

"Could the Worship God's be the organization that Moonlit Night mentioned?"

"We've considered this issue, but after a joint analysis by the Containment Center and the Information Office, it seems unlikely."

Chen Ming said, "Based on their abilities and attitudes, we can be certain they're not working together. The Worship God's gang thrives on chaos, and if it were the Worship God, you would definitely have been targeted by them."

"As for why the people who Worship Gods happen to be in Cloud City with them, you'll need to investigate that thoroughly."

Tao Yun asked, "This is your main task going forward. Can you do it?"

"Don't worry, we will definitely complete the mission!"

"Okay, after this large-scale live broadcast, the phones used for live streaming in the bureau will be placed under a one-month cooling-off period and will not be allowed to be used for live streaming for a short period of time."

Tao Yun took out a flip phone. "The incident happened suddenly. There's also an old-fashioned mobile phone Weird Object in the station. This old-fashioned mobile phone Weird Object can only randomly broadcast live streams. Our station has a cell tower that can reliably receive one of the live streams."

"Take this. If you enter the same Instance as them, or encounter any important information, remember to start a live stream. We need more firsthand information."

Qin Rang nodded. "Okay."

"The vehicle is ready. The supply bureau is in full charge this time. We have one hour to prepare everything and we're ready to depart immediately!"

The group quickly split into three groups to prepare food and water, replenish Item and Weird Object. An Ying and Tao Yuan went to the Weapon Shop owner to repair the weapons damaged in this Instance.

Although the Authorities also has repairmen, the small business owner's craftsmanship is better. His Bamboo Umbrella was not damaged by so many strange scratches, only a few of the ribs broke.

But when the two arrived outside, they discovered that the Weapon Shop, which had never closed before, had posted a "Closed" sign.

"Manager Lin is actually taking a break." Tao Yuan took off her big hat. Being able to go on a mission without being supervised by her family at home was a huge relief; her voice was full of laughter. "That's a rare sight indeed. Let's go back; the team's repairman should be available."

An Ying frowned as she looked at the Bamboo Umbrella and said, "Okay."

As the entire Calamity Crossing Squad set out, Lin Nieran finally arrived at their destination, led by Taxi.

He had just paid and gotten out of the car when the Taxi behind him vanished as if it had been chasing him out of nowhere, its wheels practically sparking, as if afraid he might make the absurd request to be taken inside by the Taxi.

Lin Nieran clutched his wallet, feeling a pang of regret; the fare was truly expensive.

He only opens his shop once or twice a month, and all he earns is hard-earned money! Now that he's back, he'll have to work hard to earn money again. After all, rent in the Residential Zone isn't cheap.

Setting aside his worries about his wallet, Lin Nieran felt extremely relaxed standing on the ravaged land.

He looked up at the five-meter-high warning sign that Cloud City Authorities had once erected, and then at the half-finished stone gate next to it, which still bore the inscription "Cloud City." A sense of familiarity washed over him.

Warning: This is a high-risk Weird Zone. Do not approach!

007 flew above his head and scanned the surroundings: [Scanning and generating map...]

"You have this function too?" Lin Nieran pleasantly surprised. Having a map would save a lot of trouble.

007: [Basic Operations]

While waiting for 007 to finish scanning, he carefully looked around.

Cloud City has only been abandoned for ten years, but the roadsides are already covered with garbage and dust, and moss and weeds are everywhere.

Looking inside, many buildings still stood, all radiating a strong aura of energy; clearly, they were all Weird Instance.

In the Weird Zone, even a seemingly insignificant piece of dead wood could be a Weird World.

It's been some time since he left, and the eeriness that has been brewing here must have increased considerably.

Lin Nieran took out a pair of thin gloves from his backpack, put on the glove on his left hand, and clenched his fist tightly, the glove disappearing under his skin.

The cheap gloves his father gave him were a pair; the right hand had the power to forge artifacts, and the left hand had the power to corrode.

These two S-Rank Weird Object are what kept him alive.

[Scan complete, map generating]

[Generation successful!]

The black and white 007-shaped ball flew to Lin Nieran's eyes and unfolded a large virtual map.

Lin Nieran saw two areas lit up on the map. One was Jiang City, where he lived, and the colors there were mostly comfortable green, representing safety, with a few areas in blue and orange. But Cloud City was a large area of red and dark red, like a blood clot, with even orange being rare.

"The Authorities announcement once stated that green indicates safety, blue indicates the presence of strange entities, orange indicates the presence of high-level strange entities, red indicates the presence of S-Rank strange entities, and dark red indicates extreme danger, possibly a warning of Double S-Rank strange entity... Has SS-Rank Weird Object appeared here?" Lin Nieran somewhat shocked.

007 replied [More than one]

Things are getting a bit complicated...

But since we've already come this far, wouldn't it be a waste of our travel expenses to desert now?

He carefully examined the map; the colored blocks in the SS-Rank area were quite far from the Lily Weird Zone.

He's just going to visit his hometown, look for his cards, and maybe collect some Weird Object to earn Points. There shouldn't be any problems.

After putting away the map, Lin Nieran stretched.

"Alright, let's go. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go home."

[Host, a host from another world is calling me. I'll go check it out and come back later,] 007 suddenly said.

"Good."

After seeing 007 off, and with the Masked Youth no longer by his side, Lin Nieran suddenly felt a great deal of peace and quiet in this vast Cloud City, and he was a little unaccustomed to it.

He lowered his eyes, watching the few small blue dots on the map that were slowly moving around, and a rare interest piqued his curiosity. "There are other people here too? How strange."

But right now, the most important thing is to pick a few easy targets and accumulate Points first.

He didn't Item what had happened to the Moonlit Night card; the system only alerted him to something amiss. However, he could sense that the Moonlit Night card was still under his control, and a forced recall wasn't out of the question.

But his intuition told him that a forced recall might have some bad consequences; after all, it was his only S Card, and he couldn't act rashly.

Lin Nieran spread his fingers, and the Flower Language card appeared in his hand.

A flash of light appeared, and the woman in white stepped out of the card. Looking at Lin Nieran, a hint of joy appeared on her perpetually sorrowful face. "True Form, what do you need me for?"

In front of the True Form, she naturally refrained from referring to herself as "I" and thus offending the True Form.