I Really Don't Have the Talent to Be a Contract Anomalist

"Wow! That's amazing! Um, um, right, Xu Zhou?"

Xu Zhou nodded. "Yes."

"I never imagined that such an ordinary-looking employee ID card could be so useful."

Zhao Hun took out his employee ID card, hugged it tightly, and rubbed it against him a few times.

This is a universal pass!

In a sense, it's a very valuable item; if you sold it outside, you'd probably get hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan for it.

Of course, he wouldn't sell it.

"But how did they do that? It's amazing, it feels like magic. Although the bizarre is mysterious in itself, did they use some kind of supernatural power?"

Xu Zhou scratched his head. "Ah, you just joined and don't know yet, right? The Anomaly Containment Association has a kind of Anomaly Artifact that can confuse people's perceptions. It's probably something Brother Bai did, like, 'allowing anyone with an employee ID to enter unconditionally when they see it,' or something like that!"

Zhao Hun: "That's amazing! The Anomaly Containment Association is truly powerful."

Zhang Lin hissed and said helplessly, "Although doing this is against the rules, well, the work of Contract Anomalist is inherently unconventional. If they are blocked from arriving in time for an urgent mission, it could lead to disaster. Thinking about it this way, it's understandable."

Although Zhang Lin possesses the sense of justice that comes with being a former Patrol Officer, he is not the kind of person who is stubborn and inflexible.

"Hey! What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and catch up!" Jiang Tianzong and shouted impatiently.

"Coming, coming."

"Ah, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"We're coming right away."

It was during class time, and there weren't many people on the school playground, so they were able to reach the school's rooftop entrance without any problems.

The door leading to the rooftop was locked, and there was a lot of clutter around it to prevent students from getting close.

It took the group a while to clear the clutter to one side before they could approach the rooftop entrance.

Zhao Hun: "It's locked up as expected."

Zhang Lin: "Actually, it's quite normal for the rooftop to be locked. After all, this is a school, and dangerous places like the rooftop aren't allowed to be opened to students just for fun."

Xu Zhou: "That's true."

Zhao Hun: "How are we supposed to get in without the key?"

Jiang Tianzong Zhao Hun, who was blocking his way, and said, "Get out of the way." He took out his light blade and slashed at the lock.

Click!

The lock was split in two.

Zhang Lin: "That was really efficient and decisive!"

Jiang Tianzong kicked the door open.

The accumulated dust kicked up a large cloud.

Cough cough cough!

The group covered their noses and kept brushing away the dust that was hitting them.

The group went up to the rooftop.

The school rooftop was empty, with nothing on it, and safety railings had been installed along its edges to prevent falls.

Xu Zhou's expression hardened as soon as he stepped inside. "This aura..."

Jiang Tianzong looked around. "This concentration of eerie aura doesn't seem to be left by a low-level eerie entity."

He said in a heavy tone, "We might actually have encountered something big."

Xu Zhou took out his phone, about to send a message to Bai Zuo and Ji Wu.

But they found that their phones had no signal at all.

The message only displays a red exclamation mark after it is sent.

Jiang Tianzong and ran towards the rooftop gate, shouting, "What are you standing there for? Run!"

The others finally realized what was happening and ran with him towards the gate.

Just as the group was about to reach the gate, it suddenly slammed shut in front of them.

"Bang!" Jiang Tianzong light blade, but it didn't leave a single mark.

"Something's not right. We've already stepped into that eerie, Ghost Domain."

Although the light blade isn't a high-level Anomaly Artifact, it's still capable of cutting through an ordinary iron door without leaving even a trace.

Everyone immediately became alert.

Possessing the eeriness of Ghost Domain, its level cannot be low.

Only monsters of at least level C possess Ghost Domain.

"Ghost Domain?" Zhao Hun was taken aback; it was the first time he had ever heard of this term.

Since Ji Wu wasn't there, Xu Zhou had to take over the explanation. "The Ghost Domain is a talent possessed by powerful monsters. It can expand its Ghost Domain, pulling everything around it into an alternate dimension. Within the Ghost Domain, the monster's attacks and other abilities are comprehensively enhanced."

"Furthermore, the Ghost Domain can isolate and interfere with signals; some Ghost Domain themselves carry offensive capabilities or generate troublesome low-level anomalies."

Zhao Hun: "That sounds really difficult. Is there a way to leave the Ghost Domain?"

The others looked at Xu Zhou.

Xu Zhou gave a wry smile, "Yes, as long as another being of equal strength releases its Ghost Domain, you can devour and suppress its Ghost Domain during the Ghost Domain, thus allowing you to leave."

"But, in this arena, only the strange entity I've contracted can unleash its Ghost Domain, but..."

Xu Zhou covered his eyes, concealing his pained expression. "But I haven't learned how to control the unseen forces and unleash their Ghost Domain yet."

Xu Zhou's Contractual Ghost Hand is a B-grade technique, capable of unleashing a semi-complete Ghost Domain.

Zhao Hun's face turned pale.

Zhang Lin patted Xu Zhou on the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "Your contract's strangeness only lasted for a short time."

"Ha!" Jiang Tianzong his arms and sneered disdainfully, "Instead of wasting time worrying here, we should hurry up and take control of the Ghost Domain so we can get out of this hellhole."

"The fact that we can't send messages to Headquarters means they don't know we've encountered a high-level anomaly. Do you know what that means?"

Jiang Tianzong's eyes were filled with intense resentment. "It means that when they discover we've lost contact, all they can do when they rush here is collect our bodies—no, they might not even find them."

"I understand." The immense pressure caused Xu Zhou to break out in a cold sweat. He gritted his teeth and tried again and again to control the strange entity within his body.

A pair of hideous, Ghost Hand appeared in his mind.

How exactly can the Ghost Domain be released?

Why is it so difficult to control the Ghost Hand? Do I really lack the talent to be Contract Anomalist?

Hurry up! Faster!

A pair of Ghost Hand appeared, gripping the iron gate and leaving Daoist scratches.

However, Xu Zhou still hadn't found the trick to releasing the Ghost Domain.

Ji Wu wasn't Contract Anomalist and couldn't share his experience with him. Bai Zuo, however, had told Xu Zhou: "It's very simple. Just think about it, and the Ghost Domain will be released naturally."

This Xu Zhou completely bewildered. "Think about it?"

Xu Zhou tried his best to start thinking... thinking... release the Ghost Domain, release it! Release the Ghost Domain quickly!

However, no matter how hard he tried, the Ghost Hand still showed no intention of releasing the Ghost Domain.

As the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.

Suddenly, a slightly Terror yet ethereal humming sound rang out from the rooftop. The voice wasn't unpleasant, but the melody sent chills down one's spine.

"It's here!"