The Spread of Fear
The roaring sound carried far and wide. Those watching from afar, illuminated by the streetlights, felt something creeping over them. Before the sense of absurdity could even arise, fear arrived prematurely.
As Lu Li's name was proclaimed, an aura of fear spread to the surroundings. Everyone who witnessed the scene was gripped by this fear, which seeped into their hearts, and an uncontrollable fear rose within them.
The black figure on the bridge surface once again turned into black mist, drifting away in all directions as if disappearing into the darkness. No one noticed that Lu Li had put away the Oil-Paper Umbrella in his hand and quietly left. After this spread, a continuous stream of legendary elements flooded into Lu Li's heart. These elements were all about the King of Fear Dark River, Lu Li's disguise.
People who witnessed this scene were filled with fear. They felt that the Black Mist Integration into the darkness, lurking in the shadows, as if it would burst out from the unknown at any moment and devour them whole. When they looked into the darkness again, they found nothing there, but once they turned around, they would feel something watching them from behind.
These factors all stem from people's longing for the guise of the Dark River. Most of these factors are driven by fear: black mist, dark and slippery things, things hidden in the shadows, etc. These factors are collected by Lu Li's heart and begin to gestate something.
As tonight's events spread further and further, the legend of the King of Fear Dark River, will also become more and more distant, and the elements of legend will increase. Lu Li felt that if things continued like this, he would soon develop a Legendary Ability.
As Lu Li had predicted, the name of the King of Fear Dark River, spread like wildfire the next day, primarily through the internet. Last night, someone took out their phone to film when white fog appeared on the bridge, and eventually filmed a complete video.
The video is poorly lit, with only streetlights providing a little light. It is barely possible to see the massive fog spreading over the bridge. Then you can see the fog quickly turning black, like rolling ink. Although it is black, it is particularly conspicuous in the darkness.
The black mist condensed into a rough human shape, and then a proclamation was made. The video then shook violently, followed by a terrified scream. The camera then shook wildly as if it had fallen to the ground, before the video was canceled after a while.
The video spread widely online, but few people from other places believed it; they thought it was a prank rather than a real event. However, quite a few locals chose to believe it.
Because as long as you mention the name of the King of Fear Dark River, in Leping City, you can feel waves of fear and palpitations. The closer you get to the bridge, the stronger the fear becomes. And those who saw that scene last night all felt that something was hidden in the darkness and dared not approach the darkness again.
The police also sent people to Reconnaissance the bridge, but they didn't find anything special. Some local experts and scholars also came forward and said that it was a chemical reaction. They said that Black Mist could be created by using some chemical substances, and with some speakers and amplifiers, it was possible to do what happened last night. As for the fear, it was all psychological.
The Mask Host hidden in the city also had their own guesses. Aside from Li Yuanfeng, who knew about the existence of fear, Xiao Zhang, Zheng Long, Meng Xi's group, and Fu Bin Luo Yan's group all believed that it was the last Mask Host who created it.
"Either the last Mask Host created it, or that group did," said Shadow Assassin A, wearing the mask. "Based on the information we have, the remaining two masks are Gluttony and Greed, and both of these abilities could potentially cause gigantification. Although that mist giant was strange, it could only be them."
"It shouldn't be that group. Their arrogant behavior has made them a target of everyone's criticism. It's probably because the person who obtained the mask thinks they are unique that they would do something so foolish." Fu Bin shook his head and said. He had had that thought too, but after learning about the Mask War from the Shadow Assassin, he became much more cautious.
"How's the search going? Have you found the final host?" Fu Bin changed the subject and asked Luo Yan, who was standing to the side.
"I sent out a large number of stray cats to search the area around Wu River Bridge, but I didn't find any clues." Luo Yan shook her head and said, "I found the location of that group of people. After they noticed my cats, they quickly moved away, but I couldn't find the last mask at all."
"Could it be that he has the ability to conceal the fluctuations of the mask?" Fu Bin nodded and asked the Shadow Assassin. He narrowed his eyes, feeling that this member of the Shadow Clan was hiding a lot from him.
"Probably not. What can hide the mask's fluctuations is my insect-type ability representing Envy. Neither Greed nor Gluttony has a similar ability," the Shadow Assassin said. In fact, Lu Li had indeed constructed the Original Sin Structure within him, and the Insect Species that matched him was indeed Envy. However, because his Envy was not strong, he could not unleash the Insect Species ability.
"That means he's hiding somewhere we can't find him. He wouldn't have left Leping City, would he?" Luo Yan suddenly said.
"That's impossible. There's a strange connection between the masks, Mask Host won't go too far," the Shadow Assassin said.
"Didn't you distribute the masks in the first place? You didn't know that person's information either?" Fu Bin suddenly asked the Shadow Assassin. "According to you, you started the Mask Battle Royale ahead of time."
"That's right, I distributed the masks to the corresponding hosts. The last person was named Li Yuanfeng, but the place he used to live in is now deserted, and I can't find out where he is now," the Shadow Assassin said calmly.
Fu Bin's expression turned cold. Although he had never really trusted this Shadow Assassin, they had previously appeared to be on the same side, so things had been peaceful until now. Given the current situation, Fu Bin quickly deduced the Shadow Assassin's purpose.
"He wanted to create a situation where I was at odds with that group, so he deliberately provided them with information. Maybe those irreconcilable conflicts between me and them were also caused by him. He's afraid that I will become too powerful. He wants us to fight like the snipe and the clam, and he will be the ultimate winner?" Fu Bin thought to himself, but he didn't say it out loud. His gaze grew colder and colder.
At this time, a group of three people, also with a death wish, entered Leping City. They were members of the Countermeasure Bureau known as "Mad Dogs"...