Strange Dream

Back at the subway station, as expected, the subway line going near the Twilight Chapel was suspended. The anomaly was located near that subway line, and with such intense fighting happening, there was no way it could continue operating.

Zheng Yichen found a hotel nearby and checked in. This time, he didn't use his fishing rod as a disguise. He simply opened his palm, and the skin on his palm wriggled slightly, quickly forming a Black Short Rod. Once formed, this object wasn't directly attached to his palm.

It could be detached. As long as he held it, even if it wasn't attached, it was an extension of his own 'stinger,' the kind that could suck blood.

Discarding it was like having a mosquito's stinger cut off, but it didn't have a significant impact on Zheng Yichen. The only cost was the consumption of energy to shape it, which couldn't be recovered. The discarded stinger would also 'degrade' within a short period.

He had tested it. After being detached, the surface of this thing became pitted and rough within ten minutes, like weathering, disappearing and leaving behind only fine powder.

He directly plunged the Black Gun in his hand into the Skull. The stable Azure Flame fluctuated violently, and within seconds, like a blown-out candle, the flame completely disappeared.

Zheng Yichen skillfully twisted the Black Gun in his hand, sensing the changes within himself... there didn't seem to be any direct changes.

He clenched his fist. His strength hadn't visibly increased. He couldn't feel any change in his mental state. He then completely and violently dismantled the empty Skull, stuffed it into a bag, and went to wash up and sleep. He slept exceptionally well.

He didn't feel any grogginess upon waking, not at all like when breaking his routine.

"Feels pretty good." He took out his phone and opened the Longcheng News. The events of yesterday had concluded. There was no report on when the anomaly disappeared, nor any details. It simply stated that a severe anomaly had occurred in that area last night.

But the anomaly had been resolved, all the injured had received proper medical attention, and so on and so forth...

What Zheng Yichen was thinking about was that with so many Undead Creature remains harvested by Longcheng last night, would they research something from them in the future?

Honestly, the world he lived in had a not-low level of technology and an explosion of information. But with the sudden invasion of Undead Creatures, it suddenly felt very fantastical. And anomalies were clearly not limited to just one type.

Zheng Yichen had experienced the world of George the Orc. Although he hadn't wandered around much, looking at George's clothes and the weapon at his waist, he knew the technological level there wouldn't be low either.

Compared to Longcheng, besides humans, there were Orcs there? By Longcheng's standards, a creature like George would also be considered an Abnormal Creature.

After washing his face and stretching his body, Zheng Yichen left the hotel and returned to the place where he had fought yesterday. The traces of the battle hadn't been completely cleaned up yet. A Construction Team was busy there, leveling areas that couldn't be repaired.

Some damaged ground had already been repaved with cement. If nothing unexpected happened, this place would be usable again within three to five days, and everything would seem as if nothing had happened.

There weren't many people at the Twilight Chapel in the morning. Zheng Yichen could still see some Hunters sleeping in, and a few Nuns were doing some simple cleaning work in the chapel. A Nun saw Zheng Yichen but didn't, like yesterday, walk over to ask him if he had any questions.

Zheng Yichen looked around and didn't see Hunter Arno. He found a place to sit down and started eating the breakfast he had prepared.

Beside him was a large bag containing many snacks. He had come prepared today. He would try the Storage Service here for anything he couldn't finish, and then go to the Gun Store recommended by Lewis to buy a gun.

Yesterday, he had seen some Hunters buying guns here, even some antique Flintlock Guns that were gaudy. Zheng Yichen resisted the urge to buy them, remembering some of the Bartender's words.

While one could interact with Hunters for transactions, during the novice stage, it was better to trade for things that looked useful but weren't, rather than weapons that ensured one's safety.

He might not be able to buy top-quality Firearms from a regular Gun Store, but at least he could be sure that the Firearms were all up to standard. While one could indeed trade for exquisite or even top-tier weapons from some Hunters, it wasn't easy for newcomers to make such trades. Instead, they often ended up with defective products. Zheng Yichen didn't intend to test his luck and judgment.

After finishing breakfast and browsing his phone for a while, Zheng Yichen felt lazy, even a bit drowsy. The main reason was the overall dim color scheme of the Twilight Chapel. Even coming here in the morning and staying for a while gave one the illusion that time was like dusk.

He didn't feel any sense of crisis here. He directly lay down on the long table and took a nap, planning to buy a gun at the gun store after waking up.

While he was sleeping here, he felt half-awake. Vaguely, it seemed like other nuns passed by him, but those nuns didn't seem to be any of the nuns in the Twilight Chapel. Moreover, he could hear other people talking around him.

Those people should be hunters, but what they were saying was unclear. It wasn't that they spoke unclearly; it was that a large number of voices overlapped, creating this unclear sound.

He wanted to wake up, but he was stuck in this half-awake state. It was fine at first, but as time went on, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" A gentle voice sounded in Zheng Yichen's ear. Zheng Yichen, who was stuck in that half-awake state, felt a lightness all over his body and suddenly sat up. In front of him was a nun whose attire was slightly different from the other nuns in the Twilight Chapel.

Her eye color was still the orange-red of twilight, but her hair color was a rare milk white. This immediately distinguished her from the other nuns.

"Thank you, I'm fine." Zheng Yichen shook his head. Feeling a bit groggy, he didn't pay much attention to the nun in front of him.

"Do you need me to check your body?"

"?" Zheng Yichen took a sip of water and looked at the nun in front of him with some surprise. Didn't the hunter Arno say that the nuns here were all unapproachable and difficult to engage in extra conversation with?

The nun's reaction now made Zheng Yichen momentarily have the illusion that he was very handsome and charming. Otherwise, why would she take the initiative to strike up a conversation?

"Doesn't this place only treat injuries?"

"It does, but body checks are also possible," the nun explained. "Some hunters are affected by the remnants of parasitic anomalies, which can only be detected through a body check."

Problems caused by parasitic anomalies were not considered illnesses here? Even so, Zheng Yichen was still somewhat resistant to a body check.

"The Twilight Chapel treats Aberrants; you don't need to be too resistant to this."

The nun's voice remained gentle and unchanged, but Zheng Yichen felt that if he hesitated any longer, she wouldn't ask any more questions and would leave directly.

"What's the price?"

"A basic check is only two hundred."

This was acceptable, so he should try it? The main reason he said this was that his identity as an Aberrant had been seen through. Since he had transmigrated here, he had only undergone one check when he first obtained his local identity, and that check was very simple.

At that time, his body had not withered due to his abnormal abilities. After the symptoms of withering appeared, he became very resistant to checks in this regard. It was impossible to say he wasn't curious about any new changes in himself.

"Your mental state is too active, and you tend to have abnormal dreams when you sleep," the nun told Zheng Yichen the results of the check.

"And my body?"

"Your body is very healthy."

Zheng Yichen looked at the nun who wasn't even planning to give him a report after the body check and pressed further, "How long will this situation last?"

"Within six hours."

Leaving the examination room in the chapel, Zheng Yichen returned to his previous spot. In less than five minutes... two hundred? Fine. As for the issue of his overly active mental state, he didn't have a direct feeling about it, nor did he know that such a state could lead to abnormal dreams?

He recovered from the strange dream he'd just had. He didn't plan to catch up on sleep here to relieve his somewhat tired spirit. He left the snacks he brought at the chapel and headed straight for the gun store Lewis had recommended.

That gun store was in the Upper City. He hadn't intended to go so soon; it took quite some time to get from Twilight Chapel to that gun store.

This time, his subway ride was uneventful. There was no thick fog today, only the usual, familiar Mist.

Looking at the dazzling array of firearms in the gun store Lewis had recommended, Zheng Yichen couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Besides selling guns, it was also a Gun Club.

Some people, presumably Hunters, were exchanging information here. Their conversations mainly revolved around certain abnormal events.

"Recommended by Lewis? What's your experience with firearms?" The gun store owner sized up Zheng Yichen's physique. He had a good build, which meant they could recommend some heavy hitters when recommending firearms. For those weak-looking youngsters, recommending firearms wasn't as satisfying.

The heavier ones couldn't handle it.

"I'm planning to get a membership for the Shooting Range."

"...That's too much trouble. My club also has a place for target practice. But since you're a Hunter, a few more real combat experiences would be enough." The gun store owner continued, crossing his thick arms. "Since you haven't used a gun much, you should use this type of firearm. It's very suitable for beginners like you."

The gun store owner recommended a large-caliber Shotgun to Zheng Yichen. Zheng Yichen's build was strong enough to withstand the recoil of such a weapon. Otherwise, the gun store owner wouldn't have recommended it; he would have just let Zheng Yichen practice with a lady's pistol.

"For daily use, use Birdshot. When dealing with Abnormal Creatures, switch to Buckshot or Slugs. Once your marksmanship improves, Slugs would also be good. And this!"

As the gun store owner spoke, he took out another firearm... a Hand Cannon.