In front of a plaza in the city center, there were many pedestrians. They stopped or sat on chairs, discussing what was happening in the West District.
"Monsters appeared in the West District. A friend of mine, his boss was eaten by a Monster. It's too terrifying," a young man excitedly told a man and a woman beside him.
A fashionably dressed woman, sipping coffee, asked curiously, "Didn't the officials say there was a chemical plant leak there? Where did you get such wild news?"
"It seems to be true. I saw someone post about it on my Moments before, but the photo was deleted within a few seconds," another man chimed in with interest.
As they were discussing, a cloud drifted over from a thousand meters high, and a completely black figure plummeted downwards.
After dropping the Ghost Buddha, Jiang Yan changed direction and headed out of the city. The pearl of the abyss was full again, and he needed to summon.
"Ah ah ah!"
Screams came from below, but Jiang Yan ignored them.
Moments later, in a deserted suburb on the east side of the city, Jiang Yan stood on the ground.
"Negative emotions are full. Do you wish to summon?"
The 6400 summoning progress was directly maxed out under the continuous output of the King of the Deep Sea.
'Summon!' Jiang Yan's thought moved, and he immediately summoned.
Buzz! A purplish-black cloud appeared on the ground in front of him. This time, the cloud spread to about two meters and then stopped growing.
Rumble!
A roar came from within the cloud, lasting for ten minutes before stopping.
Under Jiang Yan's gaze, the cloud dispersed, revealing a Monster about 1.7 meters tall, whose entire body, including its eyes, was gray. It had pointed ears, a hideous and ugly face, four fangs protruding from its upper and lower jaws, and a hunched back.
Jiang Yan looked at it, and information about this Monster appeared in his mind.
Mirror Demon: A demon from hell, cunning and fond of deceiving people, existing as a spiritual entity.
Mirror World: A special existence that can live and move within mirrors!
Possession: Once you make eye contact with the Mirror Demon in front of a mirror, you will be possessed and controlled! (The stronger your mental power, the harder it is to be possessed!)
Imitation: The Mirror Demon can read the target's memories and quickly imitate the possessed target's speech and actions based on their habits!
'This is quite good, a very strong auxiliary,' Jiang Yan's eyes flickered. He already had a clear idea of the Mirror Demon's function in his mind.
"Go stand on the Cloud Ray's back," Jiang Yan said, pointing at the Cloud Ray next to him.
"Yes, Master," the Mirror Demon's voice was hoarse and unpleasant as it obediently walked onto the Cloud Ray's back.
Jiang Yan glanced at the pearl of the abyss's progress in his mind. The Ghost Buddha was rampaging in the city center, and he wanted to see how much progress it had made.
pearl of the abyss: 1326/12800
This number was still skyrocketing, breaking two thousand in a short while. The Ghost Buddha's special nature meant it didn't have consumption like other Mental Awakened.
As long as it continuously activated 'Feeding the Buddha with One's Body,' its consumption would be replenished, and the replenished consumption would be used to activate its abilities.
Jiang Yan stepped onto the Cloud Ray's back. He was going to prepare to rendezvous with the Ghost Buddha at any time.
On the other side, in the western suburbs, Fang Wenyu was still chasing the King of the Deep Sea. The man and the Monster chased each other from the urban area to the western suburbs.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Just then, the sound of a helicopter flying came from afar.
"Team Leader Fang, there's a Monster carrying out a large-scale massacre in the city center! Governor Meng has ordered you to return immediately for support!"
The helicopter, equipped with a large loudspeaker, kept repeating this message. Fang Wenyu frowned: "Is this a feint? It seems the mastermind has made a move."
He could only reluctantly let go of the King of the Deep Sea and turn to run towards the city center. It had only been about ten minutes from when he arrived here, fought the King of the Deep Sea, and drove it away. The rest of Group Six were still on the helicopter and hadn't arrived yet.
Now, he was the only Awakened One in Liuyang City. If he didn't go back, something big would definitely happen.
As Fang Wenyu rushed back, a hint of anger appeared on his face. Being manipulated like this, yet having no choice but to comply, infuriated him.
'Don't let me catch you,' Fang Wenyu was utterly enraged by the person behind the Monster Association.
His speed was very fast, covering a hundred meters in just a second.
Above the city center, Jiang Yan had been observing the direction of the West District. He quickly noticed a figure jumping and running across the city rooftops, rapidly approaching.
Jiang Yan's mind stirred, and he immediately gave the Ghost Buddha the order to retreat.
"Amitabha!" In the plaza below, the Ghost Buddha sat cross-legged on the ground.
Crowds of people surrounded it in circles, kneeling on the ground, their faces bearing benevolent smiles as they disemboweled themselves and clasped their hands together, looking at the Ghost Buddha.
After receiving Jiang Yan's command, the Ghost Buddha stood up. A faint black aura emanated from its body. This large-scale feeding, combined with previous feedings, seemed to have caused a special change in its physique.
The Ghost Buddha's body became transparent, and it walked eastward.
Seeing this, Jiang Yan, from above, controlled the Cloud Ray to fly in that direction.
Below, Fang Wenyu arrived at the edge of the plaza, his eyes wide with shock as he looked at the kneeling crowds. The entire plaza was filled with kneeling people.
Their internal organs lay on the ground, their faces twisted into eerie, benevolent smiles.
He walked through the gaps in the crowd, his feet treading on a small layer of accumulated blood. His rage burned within him as he reached the only empty space in the center.
Facing the numerous dead civilians, Fang Wenyu felt a lump in his throat. He looked up at the sky and couldn't help but let out a roar: "Ah ah ah!!!"
To lure him away, the opponent had killed so many people in one go.
In the sky, Jiang Yan looked coldly at the pearl of the abyss in his mind.
pearl of the abyss: 11306/12800
The Ghost Buddha had eaten at least three to four thousand people in the city center in one go; the rest of the increase came from those who were frightened. And this data was still rising, though at a much slower pace.
'I'll leave here first and then summon,' Jiang Yan sat on the Cloud Ray, flying towards the border.
West of Lingzhou Prefecture is another country, Liyang Country, whose land area is only the size of one province of Nanwu Country.
Following what the King of the Deep Sea and the Ghost Buddha did in Liuyang City, all road entrances in Lingzhou Prefecture were put under martial law.
The army began to enter and block various intersections, and the Awakened Ones of Group Six who were on external missions were also recalled to participate in the blockade.
At a traffic intersection leading to the border, two black and one white cars stopped.
The intersection ahead of them was already blocked, with dozens of soldiers in black military uniforms. Several of them were holding tablets, scanning the faces of people in the vehicles one by one.
Further back, a tank had its cannon aimed at this direction. Any vehicle attempting to break through the checkpoint would be immediately fired upon.
Inside a white car behind them, Dong Guangjie frowned, looking at the soldiers checking vehicles ahead.
Wei Gaocheng sat in his passenger seat. He looked at the scene and picked up a walkie-talkie in the car: "Team Han, Li Yong, if this continues, they'll find us eventually, and we're still dozens of kilometers from the border."
The humanoid Wei Gaocheng still had some red feathers on his hands and bird-like vertical pupils.
Han Qi and Li Yong were in the car behind them, and An Conghao was also there, but that guy was severely injured and was still bandaged.