Black Bus

"At four in the morning, a mountain in the eastern part of our county known as Green Peak Mountain vanished without a trace and was leveled to the ground. According to research conducted by the expert team that arrived afterward..."

Chen Xu glanced at the news report on the television, then picked up Meatball, who was hugging the Anomaly Skin Scroll tightly and sleeping soundly.

Even then, Meatball did not wake. Drool slid down her chin and smeared across the Anomaly Skin Scroll.

He stuffed her into his pocket. Dressed all in black, Chen Xu left the guest room and headed downstairs with several other lodgers.

No one would have imagined that the young, broad-shouldered man beside them was a [Martial Aspect]-level powerhouse who could shatter a mountain with one blow and live for over two hundred years.

Following the address the man had given him yesterday, Chen Xu left the hotel, wound through the alleys for around ten minutes, and entered a parking lot where several minibuses were parked.

The somewhat scruffy man calling out to passengers spotted Chen Xu and waved. "Mr. Chen, over here! Over here!"

The other passengers turned toward the sound. When they saw Chen Xu's build, they could not help giving him a few extra looks.

At six foot three, he was hardly a common sight.

After returning the card to the man, Chen Xu found a window seat near the back of the bus, folded his arms, and closed his eyes to rest.

About five minutes later, passengers arrived one after another, and the minibus grew noisy.

Looking over the now-full bus, the man smiled faintly. He would earn at least several hundred Great Abyss coins from this trip, far better than his previous job.

"Driver, wait!" Just as he was about to