"Behind!"
"There's evil spirits behind too, what do we do? Can someone save us?"
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On the highway, the panicked crowd grew even more frantic.
Many had already lost hope, no longer fleeing aimlessly, but crouching on the ground, crying bitterly.
"Thud."
"Thud, thud."
The rapid sound of hooves echoed. Lin Yuan rode atop a yellow horse, clad in Ox Head Armor.
From afar, with his ox horn helmet, he looked quite like an evil spirit.
Lin Yuan galloped the horse, its hooves leaping over the car roofs, heading straight for the Fire Gu.
With a quick glance, there were thirty-four Fire Gu in total.
It wasn't until Lin Yuan charged into the midst of the Fire Gu that the people present realized.
"No..."
"It's not an evil spirit, it's a human!"
"He's someone who awakened superpower through a tattoo!"
"Someone's come to save us! We are saved! We're saved!"
The people present cheered, hearts filled with the ecstatic joy of narrowly escaping death.
After the jubilation, everyone was on edge again.
Lin Yuan was alone!
Yet he faced as many as thirty or forty fierce Fire Gu.
"Zing."
Lin Yuan swung the Five-Pronged Heaven-Supporting Fork with Ox Head's strength, stabbing directly at the foremost Fire Gu.
"Ah!"
A shrill wail resounded, and a Fire Gu was pierced through, lifted high by Lin Yuan.
On the fork's head, the Fire Gu struggled and roared in agony.
Lin Yuan, clad in Ox Head Armor, was brimming with immense power.
With a forceful shake, the Fire Gu on the fork was instantly torn apart, turning into streams of pure Deceitful Qi, merging with an unawakened tattoo.
"Squeak."
"Squeak, squeak."
The Fire Gu weren't very intelligent; seeing their companion's demise, they screeched incessantly in fury.
Then, they all leaped towards Lin Yuan.
These Fire Gu, whether in their cries or appearance, were much like monkeys.
Perhaps, they were the monkeys of that Mysterious World.
Dozens of Fire Gu leapt together at Lin Yuan; the Horse Face-turned steed, maneuvering deftly, broke out of their encirclement.
Lin Yuan wielded the Five-Pronged Heaven-Supporting Fork, empowered by Ox Head, continually hunting the Fire Gu.
His Five-Pronged Heaven-Supporting Fork struck with precision, killing a Fire Gu with each blow, absorbing its purest Deceitful Qi.
The Fire Gu were numerous, but under Lin Yuan's hand, they stood no chance.
Their proud Flame Magic couldn't even breach the defense of Lin Yuan's Ox Head Armor.
Lin Yuan gripped the Five-Pronged Heaven-Supporting Fork tightly, gray light faintly flowing across it.
The sharp fork head carved an arc in the air, then precisely pierced the last Fire Gu.
"Squelch!"
The Five-Pronged Heaven-Supporting Fork easily pierced through the last Fire Gu, and Lin Yuan shook it forcefully, turning it into pure Deceitful Qi.
To deal with the three or four dozen Fire Gu, Lin Yuan used merely about fifteen minutes.
Astonishment!
Incredible astonishment!
The people present watched Lin Yuan slay the evil spirits as casually as slaughtering pigs or dogs, their jaws dropped in amazement.
Indeed, some of those present had tattoos and had awakened their Tattoo Abilities.
But many of them were newly awakened.
Their abilities were relatively weak, and they had no idea how to use them.
They were utterly clueless about their own powers.
However, this battle before their eyes made them understand.
Awakening Tattoo Abilities could indeed be so powerful.
"Wow, so strong!"
"I awakened Tattoo Abilities too; can I be this powerful too?"
"Big brother, did the authorities send you? Can you take us home?"
"Savior, you're a savior."
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The people present were ecstatic, looking at Lin Yuan with immense enthusiasm.
Even many women, seeing Lin Yuan's heroic presence and handsome profile, found themselves already engulfed by the ocean's aroma.
"Don't gather in such large numbers; the more people gather, the more evil spirits and Deceitful Charm will be attracted!"
"I'm not from the authorities, nor can I help you. Right now, everyone is like a clay Buddha crossing a river, unable to protect themselves."
"My advice: if you must return home, try not to take the main roads. The fewer people there are, the less likely you'll provoke evil spirits, and the easier it is to survive."
After these words, Lin Yuan turned away directly, saying nothing more to them.
Lin Yuan wasn't their so-called savior, at least not now.
Having hunted the Fire Gu and saved these people, he'd already done all he could.
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After leaving, Lin Yuan decided to find a place to stay first.
He no longer planned to live in his original rented room.
It's still the crater theory.
Having dealt with the Red-Clad Female Gu there, evil spirits wouldn't approach there for a while.
For ordinary people, his rented room was quite a good refuge.
But Lin Yuan was different.
Lin Yuan wanted to encounter evil spirits, not hide from them!
So, he needed to find a place where he could meet evil spirits.
After walking for a while, Lin Yuan arrived in front of a hillside park.
Wushan Park.
Seeing these four words, Lin Yuan suddenly recalled an advertisement slogan.
Living in Wushan Kunwu, savoring the high-class life.
Inside Wushan Park, there was a villa area with only a few dozen houses, each a standalone villa with its own courtyard.
They were all fully decorated, complete with furniture and appliances, ready for immediate move-in.
Before the eerie invasion, this villa area had just begun selling less than a month ago; there must still be many vacant houses inside.
Now it was the Mysterious World invasion version 1.0 on Earth.
Currently, the neighborhood property management and staff had long retreated to their homes to hide.
He could easily find an empty villa to move into without anyone stopping him.
Who would bother meddling now!
Just surviving miserably was already a blessing.
Though relatively harmonious for now, as time progressed...
When official organizations could no longer control the situation, and society completely lost order...
It would become the version 3.0 of Earth Mysterious Invasion.
By then, neighbors hoarding food while I hoard guns; neighbors will be my pantry's version.
In the version 3.0 Mysterious Invasion, it would be true survival of the fittest, might makes right.
Whoever was stronger would have the final say.
Moreover, at that time, the truly terrifying ones wouldn't just be evil spirits and Deceitful Charm.
Some people might be scarier than evil spirits and Deceitful Charm.
Lin Yuan walked directly towards the villa area following the signs.
The path was clear, not even a security guard, not even a patrol dog in sight.
Since it was a newly sold villa area, combined with its vast area, the spacing between villas was already very far.
So, only scattered lights could be seen; less than a third of the villas were truly occupied.
In fact, for those living in this place, it was already relatively safe.
With fewer residents and sparse human presence, it wouldn't easily attract evil spirits or Deceitful Charm.