Listen to Me, Okay?
Dark clouds gradually filled the sky, the light dimmed, and a sense of oppression arose in the hearts of everyone in Leping City, as if something bad was about to happen. Then, some people could clearly see black mist rising again under the Wu River Bridge.
The feeling that something was watching them from the darkness became clearer until something shrouded in Black Mist burst out of the shadows, tackled a person to the ground, and pulled them into the darkness.
Panic spread rapidly. The King of Fear had made a pronouncement last time, but nothing bad happened afterward. Moreover, the incident occurred late at night, and there weren't many direct witnesses. Although there was video evidence and the fear that arose, people still had excuses to comfort themselves, such as the video being fake or forged.
However, this time it was evening. Although the sky was covered with dark clouds and the light was dim, there was no problem in seeing the Black Mist gathering on the bridge. Coupled with the black mist monster that had rushed out of the darkness earlier, the fear in these people's hearts was completely ignited, and they ran around screaming in chaos.
The black mist once again condensed into a blurry human figure on the Wu River Bridge. However, this time the black mist was not entirely controlled by Lu Li. The Legendary Ability in Lu Li's heart was about to condense and had already shown some special abilities.
Previously, Lu Li had absorbed some legendary elements during the "Eliminate Three Evils" instance. Those legendary elements were all about ghosts and monsters hidden in the darkness. This time, Lu Li appeared under the name of the King of Fear Dark River, and absorbed a large number of legendary elements. These two legendary elements combined to form the ability that is about to take shape.
In the land shrouded in black mist, in that unseen darkness, there must be monsters lurking in the shadows, spreading fear. They possess bodies that are immortal and cannot be dispersed by the black mist. Combining the elements of black mist and ghosts in the dark, such a sentence appeared on a vague innate ability on Lu Li's attribute panel.
That vague innate ability gradually became clearer as he absorbed the elements of the legend. In the later introduction, another sentence became clear. Upon seeing this sentence, Lu Li frowned. Although this greatly enhanced the ability, it also imposed a limitation on it.
As long as the river doesn't dry up, the black mist above it will be continuously replenished. This factor combines its power with the river, providing it with powerful energy and survivability, but it also somewhat limits this power to the riverbank.
"Sure enough, the King of Fear has appeared again. A large amount of fear factor has been detected rapidly increasing in the air, and it is becoming even more terrifying as the surrounding crowd panics," Xiao Mi said hurriedly, fiddling with the instrument in her hand.
"Absorbing the power of belief or fear to become stronger? That's really rare." Old Hu nodded and saw a large number of riot police, trembling, coming to the streets to evacuate the crowd. When faced with fear, the police are also human, but their duty cannot allow them to be defeated by fear.
"Luckily, we were prepared and evacuated the crowd immediately, otherwise the stampede alone would have been a headache." Bing Bing stretched out her hand, squinting as if sensing something, then clenched her fist tightly. Suddenly, some Black Mist appeared around their bodies, as if frozen, and fell to the ground.
"The fear factor in the air exists because of these Black Mist, and it absorbs the fear that panicked people release in large quantities." Xiao Mi immediately put the Black Mist ice shards into a device, and after a period of testing, Xiao Mi hurriedly said.
"Can we find Li Yuanfeng or any other Mask Host nearby?" Old Hu asked. After receiving a negative answer, he nodded and said, "It seems that the King of Fear is not Li Yuanfeng, but someone else."
"Let's go to the bridge. Those Mask Host are also heading this way, right?" Old Hu asked Xiao Mi as he got into the driver's seat of the specially made car.
"That's right, their figures have already appeared in the surveillance network I set up. There are six of them in total." Xiao Mi pulled up the surveillance footage and quickly displayed the images of the Mask Host. You could see six people, divided into two groups, rapidly approaching the bridge.
"Li Yuanfeng still hasn't shown up?" Old Hu asked doubtfully, a sense of unease flashing through his mind, as if Li Yuanfeng was an extremely important point, a point that could very well cause trouble.
"No, Captain, are you mistaken? Is that King of Fear Li Yuanfeng?" Bing Bing asked doubtfully.
Old Hu's expression turned cold, and then he said with some anger, "Putting aside other issues, what oath did you swear before setting off? You absolutely trusted my judgment for this mission. I investigated and analyzed most of Li Yuanfeng's information and conducted a detailed analysis of him. Even if he obtained the mask and his intelligence greatly increased, some aspects of his personality will determine his behavior. I have an 80% chance that I believe Li Yuanfeng is not the King of Fear."
Bing Bing looked at Old Hu's angry eyes. This was the first time she had seen him angry since she started working with him. In the past, Old Hu was always kind and gentle to everyone, and he always said that others had their own difficulties.
"I'm sorry, Captain, it was my mistake," Bing Bing said quickly, somewhat confused as to why Old Hu was so angry.
"Don't take this lightly," Old Hu said, his expression softening slightly. "Although everything seems to be just a so-called Mask Battle Royale, you must understand that this is Leping City, and it concerns the Evil God. There is no room for luck; we are all walking a tightrope, and the slightest mistake could mean death."
Seeing the two nodding repeatedly, Old Hu turned back to continue driving, a trace of reminiscence and self-reproach flashing in his eyes. He looked up at the somewhat chaotic scene on the street, as if a similar situation had happened before.
That was a year ago. Back then, he used his unique intelligence-gathering abilities to join a team to carry out a special mission. It was a similar situation, a similar place, and he even did similar things and acted on his own initiative.
Therefore, the consequences were unpredictable. That time, their scale was much more luxurious than the current small group of big cats and small fish. The Director led the team, accompanied by many cadres. As a result, because he did not agree with the Director's judgment and made decisions on his own, things got out of control. In the end, if the Director hadn't thrown him out at the last moment, he probably would have died here with him.
Touching his aching stomach, he realized that since that incident, his once-good physical condition had become riddled with holes. Even with the help of the Countermeasure Bureau's supplies, he was only at a relatively normal level.
Old Hu drove, his voice barely audible as he pleaded, "So... so please follow my instructions, okay? I want to get you out of Leping City safely!"