Giant God of Wandering - Yama, Made from Tower Bone

Bai Zuo disregards human life, toys with people's hearts, and scorns human nature.

Like a spider, he silently weaves his web in the shadows, and by the time you notice, you're already trapped, unable to escape.

Your fate, your life, even your thoughts—all under his control.

Only those he sets his sights on, those who become his prey, truly understand how terrifying he is.

If Bai Zuo hadn't been discovered by the Aberration Association, recruited as a Contract Anomalist, and kept under watch, such an utterly evil man would likely have committed unforgivable heinous crimes.

"What Ghost Domain? I don't see any Ghost Domain."

Bai Zuo's tone was the same as ever—flippant, with a hint of nonchalance.

"Then what the hell were you doing on Anyang Island?!" Ji Wu roared.

"Having fun~ What, can't a Contract Anomalist have some personal time? You're gonna get yourself hung from a lamppost acting like this, you know~"

"And the mission?!!"

"Anyway, that's that. I'll head back when I've had my fill."

The call was cut off.

The more Ji Wu thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, the more he had a premonition of impending disaster.

This feeling had surfaced countless times before, and every single time it had come true!

"Xu Zhou, you head back to Yigui Company first? I'm going to Anyang Island to find that little bastard!"

"I'll go with you!"

Ji Wu thought it over. Bai Zuo was on Anyang Island anyway, and the Aberration Association's reinforcements would arrive soon. Going to Anyang Island now wouldn't be too dangerous.

It might do Xu Zhou some good to get out and about, clear his head, adjust his mood without overthinking.

"Fine, we'll take another bridge over."

This abandoned bridge was clearly an entrance to a Ghost Domain. Ji Wu had already notified the Aberration Association to send people to seal it off, preventing anyone unaware from stumbling in and adding unnecessary burden to the containment of the anomaly.

Elsewhere.

The captain of the Special Dispatch Team, Kong Yubo, had been keeping an eye on Yigui Clean Energy Transport Co., Ltd. ever since he got the business card info from Zhang Lin earlier.

"Captain, this company was just acquired. Its predecessor was a software vendor. Monthly profit was only a few hundred thousand, but it could cover its own costs."

A company that could turn a profit—why would the boss suddenly decide to sell it?

And after the sale, the money in the company's accounts was kept intact. It was practically charity!

The only way that made sense was if the new boss was the old boss's son.

But according to their investigation, the new boss had no connection whatsoever to the previous one.

"I looked into it. The company's current status is a bit strange. It doesn't sell any products under its name, and even the original software has stopped being sold."

Yigui Company was a front-facing business, so it naturally wasn't afraid of scrutiny. The intelligence they gathered reflected that.

Aside from the company having a vaguely defined Executive Department and a slightly reduced headcount, it was just an ordinary company.

"There's another odd thing. Former employees once complained about issues with Yigui Company's contracts and even said they'd sue, but later they dropped the idea."

It could be that the time, effort, and cost of a lawsuit weren't worth the potential payout, so they gave up.

But Kong Yubo and his team understood—it had to be that mysterious organization stepping in again!

Just like the bus incident before, and countless other anomalous events that had been covered up, leaving them completely in the dark.

This behemoth lurking in the shadows, revealing only a corner yet hinting at its vastness—what little they glimpsed was enough to make their blood run cold!

For such an organization to appear in their country, the Xia Kingdom had no choice but to investigate them.

"I checked all the employees of this company. Based on their files, they're all ordinary people. Only these two—their records are hidden, hard to dig into."

A team member pulled up a screenshot from surveillance footage and zoomed in. The image showed Xu Zhou and Ji Wu.

"One is a Contract Anomalist, the other a Supervisor. From what I gather, Contract Anomalists specialize in containing anomalies, while Supervisors oversee or manage them?"

Kong Yubo read through the files a few times. "Have you tracked down their current whereabouts?"

"They don't seem to be trying to hide."

Another team member pulled up several surveillance clips, all showing Ji Wu and Xu Zhou riding an electric scooter.

Kong Yubo coughed a few times. He never expected this organization's mode of transport to be so unpretentious. That didn't quite fit the image of a mysterious organization.

"Their destination should be Anyang Island. Originally, their route was across that long-abandoned bridge, but later they came back out and headed for another bridge instead."

"Is that abandoned bridge impassable?"

"It's passable. If the bridge had problems, the local government would have closed it or built a new one long ago."

Anyang Island, as a tourist destination, had significantly boosted Anyang City's economy.

Anyang City was wealthy—they'd built several bridges already. There was no way they couldn't afford to repair or rebuild one.

So why take the long way around instead of the short one?

Because they didn't feel like it?

Kong Yubo couldn't guess what they were thinking, so he could only send some people to scout near the abandoned bridge, telling them to be extra careful.

For Contract Anomalists from a mysterious organization to be deployed, it had to be related to an anomalous incident.

The anomalous events Kong Yubo had encountered had already taught him that if he underestimated these things, he would definitely pay with blood!

"Keep watching. Call our people together—we're heading to Anyang Island!"

Kong Yubo's instincts told him something was wrong on Anyang Island.

It didn't act up early or late, but just happened to coincide with the event on Anyang Island. Right now, the foot traffic there must be extremely high.

He feared many residents of Anyang City and tourists alike would flock there out of curiosity.

Just imagining an incident during such an important event and the scale of casualties it could cause made his scalp tingle as the team leader.

Kong Yubo led his people toward Anyang Island and notified the local authorities to send more personnel to maintain order.

Anyang Island.

Today was the annual Lamp Mansion Festival on Anyang Island, a grand event. The crowds lining the streets stretched endlessly out of sight.

Many people spontaneously dressed in various ancient Hanfu costumes, carrying lanterns as they joined the procession.

Both sides of the street were separated by red ropes, with numerous duty officers stationed at the ropes to prevent the onlooking crowd from becoming too congested.

Those carrying lanterns wore beautiful Hanfu in all colors, the lanterns inscribed with prayers and wishes for their departed loved ones.

At the very front of the Lamp Mansion Festival procession was a massive Tower Bone finely crafted into the parade deity—Yama, the King of Hell.

Behind Him followed the Black and White Impermanence, along with Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

After them came the procession made up of Anyang Island residents, people from other districts, and tourists carrying lanterns, all following along.