Not an Ordinary Place

According to Arno, the reason the Bone Dragon encountered last night didn't dare to approach was because of this 'environmental adjustment'. The creature was powerful in its own world, and even extensive firepower couldn't take it down.

However, once the Bone Dragon came to Longcheng, the situation was different. Roy had said at the time that if they went over, it would be suicide. But if the Bone Dragon came to them, even though their firepower couldn't destroy it, they could at least hold it back.

Casualties could be ignored; the key was to stall.

As long as they could hold the Bone Dragon and prevent it from returning, Longcheng's reinforcements would arrive and teach that Bone Dragon a lesson.

Unfortunately, the Bone Dragon never came from beginning to end.

"A powerful being entering an anomaly, becoming very weak after contacting another world, and a very weak being possibly becoming very strong because of it?"

"That's only half right," Arno shook his head. "Powerful beings will 'weaken' due to environmental adjustment, but weak beings won't become very strong even with environmental adjustment."

"An Ordinary Person in a new environment is still an Ordinary Person. The key still depends on the nature of the individual."

Alright, so an Ordinary Person would still be an Ordinary Person in another world. Then a martial arts master entering a world with lower power suppression would probably go from being able to smash bricks with their palm to being able to unleash dragons with their palm?

Arno didn't elaborate on this. In his opinion, Zheng Yichen was still an 'outsider' who had never truly experienced an anomaly. He was only saying this because of what Zheng Yichen had gone through last night. Not everyone who could be a Hunter could enter an anomaly.

Arno had seen people stronger than him who couldn't enter anomalies easily. That kind of pressure ignored 'resistance'. To enter, one could only use special methods or pathways.

Because of this environmental adjustment, even if some worlds connected by anomalies were fantastic, offering the ultimate experience for living or vacationing, some people couldn't stay there forever.

For no other reason than that, in those worlds, they could enjoy life, but the price was that their near-invincible state in their own world would be diminished. The possibility of being killed in those worlds was high, and they might even be killed by a native with a gun.

It was as absurd as a Super Saiyan being killed by a laser gun, yet it had actually happened.

"Brother Arno, have you entered an anomaly before? How did it feel?" Zheng Yichen asked this because he remembered some items Arno had displayed, some of which might have been acquired from other worlds.

This world, how to put it, Zheng Yichen felt it was quite special. It seemed that traveling between different worlds wasn't a top secret. Ordinary people might not know, but within circles outside of ordinary people, it wasn't that difficult to find out.

They wouldn't be treated as some unique secret to be guarded fiercely. As long as people outside the ordinary circles made contact or learned some information on their own, they could learn more relevant information, provided they could find someone willing to talk.

"...After getting used to it, there wasn't much of a feeling," Arno shook his head. He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "If you want to understand more about this, you can talk to the Nuns here."

"That works too?" Although he had felt that the Twilight Chapel was unusual from the start, Arno's words completely confirmed Zheng Yichen's guess.

"Of course, it depends on whether the Nuns are willing to talk to you about this topic. However, before you do that, I recommend you improve your strength first. Physical improvement might be difficult, but improving combat skills can be useful anywhere."

Speaking of improving combat skills, Zheng Yichen wanted to learn a few moves from Arno. But Arno shook his head, saying his fighting style wasn't suitable for Zheng Yichen. He looked at the Firearms Zheng Yichen had chosen and said they were good choices, very suitable for someone as physically strong as Zheng Yichen.

At the same time, he also reminded Zheng Yichen not to try to actively enter the center of an anomaly just because he had learned so much information.

He had only gained preliminary knowledge about this. Those anomalies might not be safe. Even if nothing came out, there might be natives waiting on the other side. As soon as he went over, he would be captured...

The probability of such a thing happening wasn't too high, but it wasn't impossible. When he was stronger in the future, he could try it, but he would have to be fully prepared. After passing through the anomaly, he needed to leave the center of the anomaly as quickly as possible. Some people could adapt to the pressure in the anomaly's center, but adaptation didn't mean the pressure didn't exist.

People who could move around at high altitudes might not feel comfortable or be able to perform at their peak. The pressure generated within an anomaly had a similar effect on people.

Arno's reminder made Zheng Yichen realize that the other party had seen through some information, such as Zheng Yichen's ability to enter the center of anomalies.

As for the part about pressure that Arno mentioned, Zheng Yichen pondered it. The impact seemed quite small on him?

He had indeed felt pressure before, but that pressure was nothing like altitude sickness. Although he hadn't experienced altitude sickness since transmigrating.

Therefore, when encountering anomalies, the issue of pressure was not something he needed to worry about. What he needed to worry about was whether the other end of the anomaly was safe, or if he would be immediately captured by a group of ambushing executioners the moment he passed through.

No, since he couldn't feel much pressure, he could just go back and forth repeatedly. For others, this repeated back-and-forth would mean constantly bearing the pressure generated by 'environmental adjustments', accumulating a heavy burden. For him, that didn't exist.

So, the biggest problem was how to find an anomaly he could access?

Longcheng's public security forces were quite effective. After all, Hunters carried firearms, and Ordinary Persons could also obtain firearms through some channels. Setting aside whether it was legal or not, since it was through some special channels, it was definitely illegal.

Thus, how could Longcheng's public security forces be weak? With the existence of those anomalies, the support received by the public security forces naturally increased.

If an anomaly appeared somewhere in Longcheng, and he couldn't get there within twenty minutes, the scene would definitely be sealed off.

Also, chatting with the young ladies of the Twilight Chapel about 'other worlds'. How should he go about that? Arno wasn't being a riddle-maker, but his narration of some matters wasn't entirely complete. The Twilight Chapel was unusual, so what was the attitude of Longcheng's officials towards it?

Would the nuns here proactively seek him out after he improved his strength?

Arno took out a deck of cards with a dark gold background: "Want to play cards?"

"Sure." Zheng Yichen nodded. This world also had cards, but they were different from the cards Zheng Yichen was familiar with. In the past, Zheng Yichen had thought about creating some playing cards and Mahjong, but his body was too young back then, so he never got around to it.

Now that Arno took out a deck of cards, Zheng Yichen had some ideas. The cards he took out were not poker cards, but a type of Beast Card. They were somewhat similar to poker cards. Zheng Yichen had never heard of them before and they were likely obtained by the Hunter Arno from another world.

After Arno explained the basic rules, Zheng Yichen understood. Speaking of which, if everyone got a set of these, could they have a 'My turn, draw!' moment?

"You have a lot of talent." Arno said to Zheng Yichen after playing a couple of rounds. Beast Cards were not too difficult or too easy to pick up.

"I've also played board and card games before. Next time we meet, I'll show you what I know."

"I look forward to it. It's your turn to play." Arno nodded.

As time passed, the number of people in the Twilight Chapel gradually increased and then decreased. Zheng Yichen also had to leave. Arno, who put away the cards, seemed still unsatisfied: "When you encounter more in the future, we can add some stakes when we play."

"See you another day." Zheng Yichen left all the snacks in his bag. Although Arno said his fighting style wasn't suitable for others to learn, he had also told Zheng Yichen a lot about his experiences while playing cards.

Those stories all revolved around Longcheng. Zheng Yichen really wanted to say that he wanted to hear about other worlds, but he felt it would be impolite.

However, the stories Arno told also greatly benefited Zheng Yichen. Many abnormal existences were mentioned in those stories, so Zheng Yichen wouldn't be completely clueless if he encountered them.

He directly left the firearms he had at the chapel. He would go to a suitable place in the suburbs tomorrow to practice.

On the way back, the sealed Subway Line had reopened. The number of passengers on the subway was still high. Yesterday's events had not affected the people in Longcheng, or rather, the people of Longcheng were used to it. He returned to his residence safely.

After exercising with the equipment, Zheng Yichen took a shower. When he went to sleep, he thought about the dream he had in the Twilight Chapel during the day... It had been more than six hours since then. There shouldn't be any problems, right?

Waking up the next morning, Zheng Yichen (he) habitually stared at his reflection in the mirror. He reached out and touched the skin on his chest, feeling a slight roughness, like the sensation of skin peeling after a sunburn.

He needed to find new Abnormal Creatures. Low-level ones like the Giant Rat, no, he should say Earth Core level Abnormal Creatures, could no longer improve his own abnormality. He still needed to find some substantial prey. As for attacking humans, he hadn't tried it and didn't want to.

After all, the Black Gun that manifested from his abnormal ability was blood-sucking. In an emergency, stabbing someone was fine, but without such an urgent situation, he was still somewhat concerned. Moreover, he hadn't encountered any enemies with abnormalities so far.

Normal people wouldn't be idle and bored enough to cause trouble for him. Zheng Yichen (he) certainly wouldn't attack someone just for testing purposes.

"Let's go to the Night Banquet Bar first..."

The bars in the Lower City didn't have many rules; they were the kind that could operate freely twenty-four hours a day.