In Lin Qiye's mental perception, there were at least twenty "Mysteries" closing in from all directions.
They stared straight at Lin Qiye in the middle of the alley, completely ignoring one another, like a group of mindless puppets.
"Are they being controlled?" Lin Qiye immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Normally, even "Mysteries" competed with or preyed upon one another. It was almost impossible for more than twenty "Mysteries" to join forces so tacitly like this.
Thinking of the monster searching for Li Jianbai at the Li family estate, Lin Qiye could almost certainly conclude that the one controlling these "Mysteries" was the same person who had slaughtered the entire Li family.
And where had these twenty-odd "Mysteries" suddenly come from?
The answer was already obvious.
Over the past four years, it was not that no "Mysteries" had appeared in Linjiang City. Rather, every "Mystery" that descended had been subdued by someone beforehand.
Lin Qiye swiftly connected all the clues in his mind. His gaze swept across his surroundings as he spoke calmly:
"If it were someone else, facing this many 'Mysteries' would indeed put them at a disadvantage... unfortunately, you ran into me."
Lin Qiye took a step forward, splashing rainwater everywhere as several flashes of magic bloomed around him!
Figures clad in Green Orderly Uniforms appeared out of thin air around Lin Qiye, then charged toward the "Mysteries" with a flicker of their bodies!
The two groups of "Mysteries" collided in the rain-soaked alley. Their realms and abilities varied, and in an instant, countless battlefields formed. The shockwaves of combat immediately blasted the surrounding buildings into rubble. Fortunately, this was an old district awaiting demolition, and it was far enough from Hanshan Orphanage that no one would be caught in the crossfire.
Lin Qiye stood beneath his umbrella,