Li Xian turned to look through the glass. The sky was still shrouded in pitch-black Honey Shadow. Lit only by artificial lights, the night felt inexplicably oppressive, without a trace of life.
The clothing covering his entire body was not particularly breathable either, leaving him feeling stifled on this summer night. The scenery outside kept changing, and by now, Li Xian had swallowed the gummy bear in his mouth.
Fortunately, he had exchanged Candy for an item beforehand-to make the disguise more convincing, he had even melted the gummy and let it set again in a spherical shape. At first glance, there really was no difference.
The other man had not made him pass through the Security Gate again, either. Although he had lost an item, at least he had managed to bluff his way through.
Li Xian balled up the candy wrapper in his pocket, then tightened his grip on the net.
The Residential Community had already been through a bout of "rain." Clumps of Honey Shadow clung to the buildings and the ground, while others lurked in the shadows. Their edges trembled slightly, but otherwise, they did not move.
A question suddenly occurred to Li Xian-how was the amount of Honey Shadow they caught counted?
This stuff was closer to a liquid in form, and it could multiply and split apart. Counting it in individual units was hardly practical.
Besides, Honey Shadow was practically everywhere in the Residential Community. It looked perfectly docile at the moment, showing no aggression whatsoever. He could grab any random clump and finish the job.
...But was it really that simple?
Li Xian looked away from the window and turned toward the other Dreamcatchers in the bus. Every one of them was staring intently outside, as though searching for something.
Apparently, no one