Strange Summons

Monsters suddenly appeared, causing a large number of casualties in just two days.

Now the internet is full of videos and posts discussing these events. Leaders at the provincial and city levels are taking this very seriously, and the central government is constantly issuing instructions, urging all regions to respond as soon as possible.

The monsters in other areas have already been dealt with, but the Black Mist in the mall remains, and monsters continue to emerge from it. Black Mist has also appeared in cities across various provinces.

All provincial leaders are racking their brains, how could they possibly find answers in just two days?

The senior leaders of the provinces knew of the existence of the Investigation Bureau, and they also knew that the people from the Investigation Bureau had come to Anyang City. After hastily dealing with some important matters, they came directly to find them.

"Captain Zhou, how is the investigation going?"

As soon as the leaders arrived, they asked if there were any new discoveries.

"The Black Mist in Great Sand Mall, the monsters are coming out of it. We need to send people in to find clues."

Zhou Yaning could only shake her head. They had spent the entire day killing monsters and had no time to investigate, nor did they have any clues to follow.

The only clue was the Black Mist in the mall, and the monsters were coming out of it. If they wanted to investigate further, they couldn't avoid the Black Mist.

However, equipment malfunctioned when it got close to the Black Mist, various unmanned machines were unusable, and it was still unknown whether the Black Mist was harmful to humans. They needed to find some daredevils to go in.

"The director suggests we find people to go in and investigate, no need to go deep, just get a little information."

Zhou Yaning had just asked the director and was now relaying the director's suggestion.

Although the Investigation Bureau handles many things and involves various institutions, encountering monsters was a first. Their previous experience was completely useless, and they had to start all over again.

"When will you investigate the Black Mist, and how many people do you need?"

"Tomorrow, not too many people, just need to find some who aren't afraid to die. They will go in with us..."

Zhou Yaning planned to enter the Black Mist for investigation tomorrow. No matter what, this matter must have a result.

"Okay, investigate the Black Mist tomorrow, I'll have someone arrange the daredevils."

With the plan settled, Lu Chengchuan understood that he would have to go in as well, after hearing Zhou Yaning say they would enter the Black Mist. This million wasn't going to be so easy to earn.

With that said, they rested there for the night.

Lu Chengchuan found a place to sit and meditate. After the Everspring Skill reached completion, he felt a surge of heat every time he breathed, more noticeable than the heat he felt during previous cultivation.

The five members of the Investigation Bureau were curious when they saw him meditating.

In everyone's eyes, his strength was simply incomprehensible. There were many capable people in the Investigation Bureau, including many martial artists, but none were as monstrous as Lu Chengchuan.

Did he have a special way of cultivating? Like the immortals in ancient books, simply breathing in and out could cultivate special powers that ordinary people could not possess.

The five of them watched him, and this lasted for more than an hour. They only looked away when Lu Chengchuan opened his eyes.

"We don't know what we'll encounter tomorrow, everyone rest well." Zhou Yaning came out to break the silence.

Everyone found a place to sleep. Lu Chengchuan's energy far exceeded that of ordinary people, and he wouldn't feel tired even if he didn't sleep all night. However, thinking about entering the Black Mist tomorrow, he still went to sleep and rested.

The next morning, everyone woke up and returned to the outside of the Great Sand Mall.

The mall was surrounded by soldiers, and there were many monster corpses and fragments in front of the barricades. They all came out of the mall. At first, the frequency of monsters appearing was very high, but by the second half of the night, the frequency of monsters coming out began to decrease. Now, eleven waves of monsters come out every hour.

"One-hour intervals, we won't go deep this time, come out half an hour after entering."

A suicide squad gathered in front of them. Zhou Yaning glanced at the time. This was the first time entering the Black Mist. If they didn't die on the spot after entering, they would come out on time in half an hour.

The suicide squad took their equipment, and the members of the Investigation Bureau were also fully armed, even Lu Chengchuan was fully armed.

He was holding a rifle and also equipped with a pistol, with hundreds of bullets. At his request, the army also found him a well-crafted longsword.

They calibrated the time, and when the appearing monsters were killed, everyone set off immediately.

A total of eighteen people, they walked into the mall. After entering, they saw a ground of corpses, and several monsters were wandering inside.

After dealing with the remaining monsters, they went straight to the Black Mist.

"Remember! Half an hour, don't waste time!" At the edge of the Black Mist, Zhou Yaning solemnly said to everyone.

After speaking, she took the lead into the Black Mist, and Lu Chengchuan and the rest followed. The suicide squad quickly disappeared into the Black Mist.

Lu Chengchuan's vision went dark, and when his vision returned, he found himself standing in darkness. It was pitch black all around, and there was also a mass of darkness under his feet. Zhou Yaning was standing around him, and everyone had safely entered the Black Mist.

"This is... inside the Black Mist." Zhou Yaning turned around and murmured in a low voice.

In front of them was an endless expanse of darkness, with only a circle of light behind them. They couldn't see what was ahead. But they knew that they were now in another space, a space that didn't exist anywhere on Terra.

"Calibrate the time, retreat in half an hour."

After entering the Black Mist, there were no network signals or anything. They didn't know if the digital watches were affected, so they took out mechanical watches to check the time.

Everyone silently recited in their hearts, and put down their watches after confirming the approximate time.

After confirming that the watches were not affected, Zhou Yaning led the team forward, slowly advancing in this mysterious space.

After coming in, Lu Chengchuan kept looking in a certain direction. Something was calling him in that direction. Lu Chengchuan glanced at the others, they didn't seem to have this feeling.

He really wanted to go there and see what was going on, but his purposefulness was too strong and could easily arouse suspicion.

Suppressing the desire in his heart, Lu Chengchuan continued to walk forward with them.

The team walked for more than ten minutes, and a group of monsters suddenly appeared around them. Without any warning, countless monsters surrounded them.

"What's going on?! Open fire!"

The monster lunged forward, and the suicide squad immediately opened fire, killing the attacking creature.

It was Lu Chengchuan's first time using a gun, so he wasn't very proficient. However, in the current situation, he didn't need to be an expert. They were surrounded by monsters, so there was no need to aim; he just needed to pull the trigger.

Lu Chengchuan's advantage was his great strength. The recoil of the gun seemed to disappear in his hands. The rifle kept firing bullets, and his hand was as steady as if he were grabbing air.

Bullets sprayed out, and soon he emptied a magazine, with seven or eight monsters dying under his gun.

A system notification sounded in his mind, informing him that killing monsters with a gun could also earn him lifespan.

"Retreat! Retreat out of the Black Mist!"

While he was changing the magazine, Zhou Yaning's voice rang out. She was shouting loudly, telling the team to retreat quickly.

The eighteen people covered each other, constantly firing in all directions to suppress the attacking monsters. However, there were too many monsters, and in the process of retreating, several soldiers were grabbed by them.