The outskirts of the county town.
The old man sped away at full throttle, quickly leaving the area of Black Mountain County behind. He wanted to reach a safe place before the supernatural phenomena spread.
However, he had not gone far before he stopped again. Frowning, he stared at the scene before him in bewilderment... He had actually returned to the outskirts of Black Mountain County's urban area!
"Ghost Wall!"
As a Third Tier Awakened from a major city like Shi City, he was naturally very familiar with this bizarre supernatural phenomenon.
But.
Precisely because he was so familiar with it, he was even more shocked.
He had clearly turned around and left the moment something went wrong, racing toward the outskirts without stopping.
So why had he still been affected?
The speed at which this supernatural phenomenon had spread was simply too fast... And the distance—Ghost Wall had actually affected the county outskirts more than ten kilometers away. What level of Vicious Ghost was this?
Standing where he was, he felt his palm tremble slightly. He did not know whether it was from nervousness or fear.
"Whew—"
"Calm down... Calm down..."
"Perhaps I just happened to encounter a Supernatural Event in the county outskirts. There are also several Vicious Ghosts wandering around Black Mountain County; they simply rarely approach the urban area."
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
Then.
He pulled out a bloodstained dagger, aimed it at his neck, and viciously slashed downward!
Blood immediately gushed out!
If anyone had witnessed this scene, they would certainly have been stunned speechless, finding it unbelievable.
Why had this fellow suddenly slit his own throat and committed suicide?
However.
Even after the enormous wound appeared, the old man did not die. Nor did the torrent of