This Horror Game wanted to extinguish humanity's hope bit by bit.
Once all of humanity had fallen into despair and numbness, it would devour the entire Blue Star in one fell swoop.
If Shen Yu hadn't obtained the system, that really would have been Blue Star's fate.
Shen Yu took a deep breath. It was fine!
Contain the supernatural, build an organization, play a role—and now, add clearing Dungeons to the list. He'd take it one step at a time. He had plenty of patience!
His gaze shifted to Bai Zuo and the others.
After they triggered the Dungeon, White Mist appeared around the outskirts of Anyang Island, encircling the entire island.
Kong Yubo had been wearing an earpiece to contact the outside world. It crackled with static, then fell silent.
"Captain, the signal's been cut off!"
Kong Yubo checked the equipment he was carrying and found that everything requiring a signal had become useless. It was much like the situation at Huayuan Ridge.
But unlike at Huayuan Ridge, they had triggered a Dungeon.
Kong Yubo had been about to ask an uninjured teammate to try passing through the White Mist, but Ji Wu stopped him.
"It's no use. If you go in recklessly, you'll only get lost in the White Mist."
Kong Yubo said, "Then the only way out is to meet the clear conditions."
Ji Wu said awkwardly, a little embarrassed, "I'm afraid that won't work either."
The others immediately asked in surprise, "Why not?"
Ji Wu said, "The Holy Prince has already taken his rightful place, which means we can't meet Yama's demands even if we complete the Lamp Mansion Festival."
The Lamp Mansion Festival's original purpose was to offer up the Holy Prince and curry favor with Yama.
The Holy Prince was Yama's most prized sacrifice.
But the moment the Holy Prince took control of the authority, he could no longer be offered as a sacrifice.
"The second condition is to become a resident of the afterlife. Who knows if we'd be able to return to the real world?"
This place was a simulation of Hell, and Yama was its ruler. Who knew if they'd be assimilated if they became its residents?
Kong Yubo thought it over briefly and understood what Ji Wu meant. "I saw earlier that you have some unusual powers, and that you seem able to deal with those monsters. So can you kill Yama?"
Ji Wu glanced at Bai Zuo, unsure whether he should reveal the Contract Anomalists' identities to outsiders.
Bai Zuo propped his arm up and said nonchalantly, "Say it if you want."
Ji Wu realized he had a point. With Heart Gu, which could control minds and alter memories, they could simply wipe the others' memories afterward.
"These two are Contract Anomalists who specialize in dealing with supernatural entities. Xu Zhou is still a rookie, though, and can't use his ability proficiently yet. As for Bai Zuo, his ability is more geared toward support."
"We've deduced that the boss of this Ghost Domain is definitely a Malignant Curse. In terms of Contract Anomalist ranks, that makes it B-Class! It'll be difficult to deal with using just Xu Zhou and Bai Zuo."
Kong Yubo hadn't expected Ji Wu to reveal so many secrets to an outsider like him.
Or was Ji Wu so confident because he had the ability to alter memories?
Kong Yubo discreetly signaled to his teammates while continuing to talk to Ji Wu. "What ranks are Xu and Mr. Bai?"
"Xu Zhou is a C-Class Contract Anomalist, and Bai Zuo is S-Class."
"S-Class?" Tian Hua exclaimed. He didn't know how this mysterious organization ranked its members, but S-Class sounded like a very high rank.
Kong Yubo said, "Even if Mr. Bai's ability is more geared toward support, shouldn't an S-Class be able to crush a B-Class supernatural entity?"
"Normally, yes. But Bai Zuo's situation is special. He has to control people with Heart Gu to use his power."
"But anyone too frail can't withstand high-intensity combat. They're likely to become useless in the middle of a fight. So unless we're in a desperate situation, we limit his use of this ability."
Ji Wu looked at the people under Bai Zuo's control. "It'd give us a headache if this many people died all at once!"
Kong Yubo's eye twitched. He looked at Bai Zuo with a complicated expression. It wasn't that they couldn't deal with the enemy; it was that they'd have to pay a huge price.
And Bai Zuo himself wouldn't even have to pay it. If even this terrifying ability was restricted, just how powerful was the organization behind him?
Kong Yubo made up his mind. "Take control of us! We've undergone a lot of training, and we're in much better shape than ordinary people. We should be of some use, at least!"
At that moment, Kong Yubo finally understood why Zhang Lin had made the choice he did.
Tian Hua and the other teammates slapped their chests without a hint of fear. "That's right! Take control of us!"
Xu Zhou gripped the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow in his hand and said with determination, "Me too!" As a Contract Anomalist, he had to shoulder his responsibilities.
Even if it meant staking his life!
Ji Wu saw Xu Zhou's determination, and the trace of fear he'd hidden so well that it still showed faintly in his eyes.
Was there really no other way?
Did they have to send a rookie who had only just joined and hadn't even mastered his ability to fight a supernatural entity far stronger than him?
This was the reality every Contract Anomalist had to face. Countless Contract Anomalists had died fighting supernatural entities.
No one could guarantee they'd make it back safely from every mission.
Ji Wu sighed, his expression complicated. "Then I'll leave it to you."
Ji Wu waited for Bai Zuo to use his ability, but Bai Zuo didn't move.
Come to think of it, Bai Zuo had been staring up at the sky. Was he distracted?
That wasn't like Bai Zuo at all. Since when had he ever been this quiet?
He was only this quiet when he was plotting something or doing something bad. The rest of the time, he never stopped saying things that made people's blood pressure soar.
In short, he was never quiet!
Ji Wu immediately tensed up. "What are you looking at?"
Bai Zuo gazed thoughtfully at the sky.
Ji Wu looked up. Aside from the enormous Spider, there was nothing unusual.
Bai Zuo suddenly waved the air in front of his nose, putting on an exaggerated expression of disgust. "Ugh! I smell the stench of some repulsive bird!"
"What bird stench?"
Xu Zhou came over curiously, sniffing hard and turning his head this way and that, trying to catch the smell Brother Bai had mentioned. He looked a bit like a puppy twitching its nose.
Ji Wu covered his face, exasperated. "Xu Zhou, don't believe everything Bai Zuo says."
But what did he mean, a bird's stench?
Whatever it was, it had to be more than an ordinary animal to make Bai Zuo look so disgusted. A bird—and one Bai Zuo hated? Could it be...
High above, as if it had heard Bai Zuo's scornful remark, countless white, illusory feathers drifted down.
Kong Yubo and the others noticed the feathers too, and all looked up.
"Feathers?"
A clear cry rang out, and a gale suddenly swept up from the ground!
The wind forced everyone to squeeze their eyes shut.
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