Making a Move
"Li Yuanfeng's information is out." Xiao Mi quickly pulled up Li Yuanfeng's information. "His last known information was that he rented a house in Leping City, but moved out the very next day. That night was the time when the King of Fear appeared."
"So, this Li Yuanfeng really might be the Dark River of Fear?" Bing Bing rubbed her hands together, put on a pair of gloves, and tightened the scarf around her neck, as if she felt even colder.
"Is it possible to find traces of them?" Old Hu asked Xiao Mi.
Xiao Mi shook her head. "Some of these Mask Host were initially exposed to surveillance, but only for a very short time. Even if they were exposed, they would quickly disappear, and their exact location could not be found."
"So, that mask also has the ability to increase intelligence." Old Hu nodded, took out a lump of pitch-black ice shard, let Bing Bing touch it and freeze it, held the lump of ice shard in his hand, and sensed the thoughts within the ice shard.
"We can't Extraction anything anymore." Old Hu tossed the black ice shards aside and told Bing Bing to keep them safe. "There are only some simple consciousness reactions inside. I can't read any useful information anymore. Save them and send them to us. If we have the chance to go back, we can study them again."
"Captain, what do we do now?" Xiao Mi asked. "We've lost track of their location."
"Now, go back to sleep. Based on the information we have, the Mask Battle Royale is definitely going to break out, and they'll show themselves soon," Old Hu said. "And remember, our goal isn't the overt Mask Battle Royale, but to find out exactly what's happening in Leping City and to prevent the possible recurrence of the Evil God's descent."
"What happened? Isn't it just Mask Battle Royale?" Xiao Mi asked doubtfully.
"This is just the surface; there are many more problems underneath." Old Hu coughed again and said, "Where exactly did this so-called Shadow Clan come from? I find it hard to believe that an organization could have hidden so deeply in the Yue Kingdom before."
"And why was this ceremony held in Leping City?" Old Hu said with a wry smile, "You know how much pressure there is above us just for sending the three of us here. Even the Countermeasure Bureau is under pressure. I don't believe anyone else in the country would go here."
"Unless, they were originally connected to this place, maybe the Mask Battle Royale, in the end, won't turn people into so-called gods, but rather summon that being once again," Old Hu speculated, squinting his eyes.
"And then there's the Black Wind Incident from the very beginning. From the evidence we collected, we Extraction some divine power, which must have been a desperate attack from some Evil God's priest. If that's the case, then things are even more complicated."
"Who forced the Evil God priest to fight to the death? And although the King of Fear seems to be Li Yuanfeng, it's possible it isn't. I have a feeling that someone is hiding behind the scenes, controlling everything," Old Hu muttered to himself, then asked Xiao Mi, "Is the surveillance network set up?"
"It's all set up. I've stored all the current information in several ways and placed it in the places I planned earlier," Xiao Mi said, nodding. They were Suicide Squad, prepared to die as soon as they entered Leping City. Moreover, due to Leping City's special status, their own deaths were one thing, but the problem was that anyone connected to them would be implicated.
Therefore, they cannot transmit information directly. Instead, they store the information and transmit it through multiple procedures to minimize the connections involved, thus ensuring that large-scale losses are not caused.
"Wait, Xiao Mi, I need you to do something about the King of Fear," Old Hu suddenly said, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Just then, Lu Li stood on the riverbank, holding an Oil-Paper Umbrella, watching the rushing river and sensing the various legendary elements gathering in his heart. He estimated that the Legendary Ability would be born in the next few days.
His soul and spiritual power were both at a bottleneck. He could clearly feel that he could undergo a transformation if he took just one more step, but he just couldn't take it and was stuck there. The transformation of his shadow also seemed to have stopped, waiting for Lu Li to take the final step of transformation.
"The Shadow Assassin's message is that the Countermeasure Bureau has discovered Fu Bin's whereabouts." Lu Li squinted at the flowing river. The Countermeasure Bureau was more capable than he had imagined; they had obtained information about Fu Bin so quickly.
"A psychic ability? It seems he knows something." Lu Li received another piece of information, nodded, and at the same time secretly communicated with the other six masks, controlling the Shadow Magic and adding something to them in secret.
On the rooftop of the tallest teaching building at Le'er Middle School, Li Yuanfeng stood with the Shadow Demon's figure appearing behind him. The surrounding surveillance cameras had not been reinstalled after the Black Wind Incident; after all, it was summer vacation, and you know how inefficient the school is.
"Are you sure you don't want me to remove the veil from your mask and go find its Mask Host?" the Shadow Demon said in a low voice.
"Stop testing me. Putting aside the fact that the King of Fear suddenly appeared and made a declaration that night, I'm the prime suspect in their eyes. If I go there, I'll probably have to undergo some questioning, and they'll never truly accept me."
"In that case, it's better not to see them at all, to stay out of their sight, and to hide in the shadows. That would be much more convenient," Li Yuanfeng said with a smile. "Right now, everyone wants to be the final victor in the Mask War. The King of Fear is the strongest, while the other two groups are sticking together, consolidating their strength, and waiting for the others to get a little stronger so that their chances of Becoming a God are higher. Let's stay hidden for now. Now it's just a matter of who makes the first move."
"Who will make the first move? It'll definitely be that guy, the King of Fear. He's currently the strongest. When he feels that the other hosts are strong enough, or that the resources are plentiful enough, he'll take the initiative. It won't be long," Shadow Demon said.
After that, the city returned to an eerie calm. The only disturbance was the wanted posters for Fu Bin and Luo Yan, which revealed that the serial killer was actually a student who had just finished the college entrance examination.
At the same time, a large number of television programs began to analyze Fu Bin's psychology, and then came up with topics such as family education and school environment, diverting people's attention away from the King of Fear.
The concrete manifestation of this was that Lu Li received fewer legendary elements. Looking at the official programs from the Great Yue on his computer, which promoted educational issues, Lu Li understood that this was a test by the Countermeasure Bureau. They wanted to test the meaning of the King of Fear Dark River's announcement that day.
"Since that's the case, let's begin." The Oil-Paper Umbrella in his hand began to turn black, and a large amount of water vapor from the Wu River rose upwards. The disguise of the King of Fear was about to reappear.