The air seemed to be compressed by an enormous force, forming layer upon layer of wrinkles visible to the naked eye.
The thin mist shrouding the town and the surrounding farmland seemed to grow much denser in this place without any lights. Strangely, though, as the mist thickened, the Crimson Moon in the sky became clearer and larger.
This change gave people the illusion that the Crimson Moon was drawing closer and closer to the earth.
Its light was as vivid as blood, falling straight down.
Between Lu Xin's family of four and the Queen of Happy Town stood Qin Ran.
He was also an ability user, so he could sense the chaotic, fragmented mental power around him and feel the disorder in his mind.
This shocked him so badly that he almost screamed in madness.
He had never expected that this seemingly ordinary person from Qinggang City, who appeared to be connected to the "escaped laboratory," would actually have the courage to confront one of the strongest mysterious creatures. The absurdity of it made his head ache as if it were about to split apart:
"Impossible..."
"Could the information I obtained be wrong?"
"He shouldn't have the strength to confront the Queen right now. Could it be that..."
"...he's already reached the Second Stage?"
"..."
"That monster is truly terrifying. Are they going to fight?"
At this moment, Qin Ran was not the only one suffering from an unbearable headache. Lu Xin was also enduring tremendous pressure and pain.
The moment he saw that mysterious Queen of the town, he felt an indescribably immense pressure. It was intangible and formless, yet undeniably real. It caused all kinds of hallucinations and illusions to appear before his eyes from time to time, like shattered fragments of mirrors. Each fragment