Return

The strange occurrences have been plaguing this world for over two years.

Over such a long period of time, many people have developed a habit of not choosing to travel at night.

Moreover, even if the strongest anomaly is dealt with, a considerable number of lone anomalies are still wandering around.

Even if many people want to celebrate all night, they have to resist the urge to die before dawn.

The night passed quickly.

That night, people didn't go out; instead, they engaged in heated discussions online, and a significant number of them stayed up all night.

Everyone agrees that it will take time to completely eradicate the strange phenomena, but this will not affect Lu Bai's image as Guardian God in people's hearts.

Compared to the bleak future, the hopeful future brought by the Guardian God is enough to make us remember it.

People were very patient and waited quietly.

We're waiting for Lu Bai, or the authorities, to issue a statement telling them that from now on they no longer need to worry about the supernatural.

No one expected the announcement to come so quickly.

Let's go back two hours.

Lu Bai sat cross-legged in the air, staring intently at the menacing eyeballs that were only a few meters away from him.

However, upon closer inspection, one will notice that the focus of his pupils is not on this grotesque eyeball.

He was actually looking at the System Panel in front of his retina, silently counting the time.

[00:00:02]

[00:00:01]

As the countdown on the screen ticked away, it gradually reached zero.

[Bite!]

[Successfully acquired the current Deathmatch Arena Node.]

[Double Points Reward loaded.]

[Current points: 116, current ranking 1/37]

Nothing unusual happened during this period.

Once he reveals the power he possesses, no foolish deathmatcher will attempt to snatch the "Node" from him.

Lu Bai stretched and asked casually, "Still no strange occurrences?"

Even though the strange entity in front of them was just an eyeball, a clear sense of panic could be felt emanating from it after hearing Lu Bai's question.

Its ferocious eyeballs twitched a few times in a rather human-like manner before it conveyed its meaning through its thoughts.

This method of communication avoids nitpicking and prevents misunderstandings.

"You mean, the monsters are afraid to see me alone, so they decided to gather together and come over together?"

Lu Bai nodded thoughtfully. "Are they planning to gang up on me?"

The grotesque eyeballs, larger than an adult human, moved with remarkable agility from side to side, as if shaking their heads.

Lu Bai remained seated cross-legged, arms crossed, his left index finger tapping his arm repeatedly.

He remained silent until his ferocious eyes trembled violently before finally speaking.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter."

Before he finished speaking, a noticeable commotion suddenly came from the southwest of the containment center, in the direction of the city from which people had been evacuated.

Looking around, figures of varying sizes appeared in the sky and on the ground.

Among them are quite a few oddly shaped ones.

The normal-looking human figure seemed out of place among this group of people.

Looking at this scene, calling it a parade of a hundred ghosts would be an understatement; the sheer number of these eerie beings far exceeds one hundred.

Lu Bai nodded in satisfaction.

It was clear that these strange entities were trying to restrain their yin energy and were not releasing it unconsciously.

This also reveals their strange and submissive attitude.

But this is good, it saves Lu Bai some effort.

He gestured for the grotesque eyeball to follow him.

Below is the containment center, which houses hundreds of thousands of people. We certainly can't allow so many supernatural beings to come into contact with the public.

Minister Zhang and some high-ranking officials had not yet left the containment center. They had naturally noticed the large-scale operation the supernatural beings had made long ago.

Although some unease remained, seeing Lu Bai fly towards these strange creatures immediately eased most of the tension.

Lu Bai's consistent performance gave them enough confidence.

That's exactly the case; there's no need to worry.

Contrary to their expectations, a fight broke out. Instead, they saw Lu Bai stand in front of the strange group and take out an antique mirror.

Then, whichever monster the mirror pointed at, that monster would turn into a cloud of black mist and be absorbed into the mirror.

This process was extremely rapid.

Soon, hundreds of strange creatures disappeared one after another, leaving only a few large and small ones.

Finally, led by the hideous eyeball, the remaining few monsters also turned into a cloud of black mist and entered the mirror.

Minister Zhang and the others watched the entire process in silence, all somewhat dumbfounded, but a guess that excited them suddenly surged into their minds.

They weren't left guessing for long.

Lu Bai carried the mirror as he flew over, his light and casual tone as if he were saying he wanted to eat fried chicken later.

"You don't need to worry about anything strange anymore."

He was so confident because he received a notification from the Deathmatch System as soon as he landed.

[Bite!]

[Objective Task 1: Ensure the continuation of humanity (Completed)]

[This Deathmatch Showdown will end in thirty seconds. Please remain in place and do not move.]

Minister Zhang was immediately overjoyed, and somewhat incredulously wanted to confirm again. "You mean?"

It means exactly what it says.

As he spoke, Lu Bai handed over the Cloud Mirror, saying, "All the strange things are inside, so be sure to keep it safe."

Minister Zhang was taken aback for a moment. "Master Lu, it's fine for you to keep this. We all trust you."

The higher-ups standing nearby immediately chimed in to agree.

After all, this is essentially a conduit, and no one would feel comfortable entrusting such a thing to another for safekeeping.

Lu Bai shook his head, estimating that about thirty seconds had passed, and casually stuck a few Yellow Talisman on the mirror.

"I won't be staying here any longer. Until we meet again."

Before he could finish speaking, he vanished from this world completely.

If it weren't for the fact that Minister Zhang was still holding a Cloud Mirror, one might even doubt that what had just happened was an illusion.

The people present looked at each other, clearly caught off guard.

Minister Zhang remained stunned for a long time before recovering and saying, somewhat bewildered, "Anyway, let's issue an announcement first."

[Bite!]

[The fifth Deathmatch Showdown has ended; the return begins.]

[Settling in progress--]

[Settlement complete.]

[Final ranking of Deathmatchers: 1]

[Total Deathmatch Points: 116 (Double points active)]

[Top ten rewards have been distributed]

[First prize reward has been distributed]

[Performance in this Deathmatch Showdown: Unbelievable]

[If you perform well, you can permanently retain one ability gained in this Deathmatch Showdown.]

[Reward details can be viewed in the Data Panel.]