At midnight on May 3rd—or rather, 00:00 on May 4th—in downtown Jiang City.
It was the darkest hour of the day. Streetlights on the corners cast sparse halos of yellowish-white light, while the dense darkness seemed almost tangible as it swallowed the scattered sources of illumination. Long, narrow shadows flickered across the ground.
Since the curfew had been imposed, the city's lively nightlife had become a thing of the past. Once night fell, bustling streets turned into forbidden zones for ghosts and monsters. The occasional investigators passing through were as insignificant as ants within this metropolis, like a nest of beasts.
"Sector A-11 has been surveyed. It has not yet suffered Eerie contamination, and no abnormalities have been found." After reporting through his walkie-talkie, Qin Liang continued down the street with his companions.
Before joining the Investigation Bureau, he had been a freelancer who spent his days gaming at home and earning a little extra money as a game streamer.
When people could not see a future, they instinctively numbed themselves with cheap pleasures. In an environment devoid of hope, the entertainment industry always flourished. Thanks to his talent for games, Qin Liang earned more than enough to get by—enough to start a family and build a life.
Therefore, despite the Federation being something many people resented or even hated, he was generally satisfied with it. Even when he occasionally came across filthy matters that violated public decency and morality, at most, he would indignantly rant about them online.
After entering the Eerie Game, his individual strength had been fairly good, and he acted with caution. As soon as he became an Official Player, the Nine Provinces Guild recruited him, and he later became a member of the Eerie Investigation Bureau in reality.
As he experienced more and more terrifying