Chapter 1 The Death of Chu Dou

Chu Dou, a Late-Stage First-Rate Realm expert, only a few years away from the Acquired Realm, had died silently like this?

What kind of strength did the bizarre entity that killed him possess!

However, even more than fear, their first thought was revenge!

Emotions surged, and everyone was extremely excited.

"How did Chu Dou die? Was it a [Guizhou]? Or a bizarre entity? Or was there something wrong with his health?"

His companion's question made Feng Yao even more anxious, but he couldn't see what caused Chu Dou's death until someone in the team suddenly pointed toward the city wall.

"When Chu Dou coaxed those children away just now, he seemed to pause, looked up at the city wall, and then fell down."

The city wall?

Feng Yao and the other guards looked up at the city wall, but it was bare and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

He seemed to… see Chu Dou’s corpse, his stomach moving.

"You guys step back!"

With a low roar, Feng Yao drew his sword and slashed at the corpse's stomach.

With a *whoosh*, Chu Dou's stomach burst open, but no blood flowed out, and no internal organs or anything else came out.

What was exposed inside the stomach… was a hand.

A large number of hands, crisscrossing like internal organs, squeezed inside the stomach, wriggling and interweaving like worms, devouring everything they could. These small hands even had strange mouths, gnawing and devouring. The guard's internal organs, blood, and bones had already been eaten clean by those small hands, leaving only an empty shell!

*Hiss*—

Feng Yao gasped, and the surrounding guards were so frightened that they took several steps back, their hearts trembling.

"Bizarre entity!"

"He was killed by a bizarre entity!"

"What kind of bizarre entity dares to come out during the day!"

It wasn't that bizarre entities never appeared during the day, it was just that they usually didn't like to be active during the day.

As if sensing the sunlight, the small hands in the corpse's stomach seemed to sense something and stopped moving in unison.

So many small hands squeezed together, suddenly stopping at the same time, like a still frame, giving off a terrifying sense of oppression.

*Gurgle*…

A strange sound rang out from each of the small hands.

On the arms of the small hands, the skin slowly split open, and one by one, black eyes opened from the arms, flowing down as they silently stared at the surrounding guards.

"Wait, wait! Isn't this bizarre entity the [Nuo Mian Gui] that Alliance Leader Tian mentioned!"

"No, this is bad! It's actually it!"

"Run! Immediately report back to the Tian Shang Alliance and the government! The [Nuo Mian Gui] has appeared, request for support!"

If it were an ordinary bizarre entity, these people would have already rushed up to hack it to death and avenge their brother.

But this one was an extraordinary existence. Even the Tian Shang Alliance Leader had issued a notice that if encountered, it should be reported first, not eliminated.

Knowing the power of this bizarre entity, Feng Yao immediately placed his hand on the emergency signal on his waist, preparing to send a signal for help into the sky.

However, as soon as his hand touched it, his heart suddenly trembled, as if something had shattered his heart. His pupils dilated, he staggered two steps, and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Brother Feng!"

"Feng…"

*Thud!*

*Thud!*

*Thud!*

The surrounding guards had just spoken when their pupils suddenly widened, their bodies went limp, and they fell one after another.

It wasn't until a while later that the second patrol team discovered the tragic situation here. After dissecting the other corpses, they found that the internal organs, flesh, and bones had indeed been eaten clean by the bizarre entity, leaving only inflated human skin propping them up.

They immediately reported the situation to their superiors, but no one knew what kind of bizarre entity had killed this patrol team.

The young soldier and other children who had been in contact with this patrol team before were also brought in for questioning, but they knew nothing and were released.

But no one noticed that when the young soldier left, his eyes momentarily turned black and black blood flowed out. In the blink of an eye, they returned to normal, and the black blood was absorbed into his body.

The next moment, the young soldier seemed to become more lively and cheerful, skipping and jumping to the martial arts competition, watching others fight on the stage.

After this disturbance, the number of patrol personnel increased significantly, and Chu Nuan City was temporarily closed to the outside world, no longer allowing people to enter.

While Chu Nuan City was implementing a series of measures such as stopping the inflow of people, three people were riding horses on a pipeline several kilometers away, galloping towards Chu Nuan City.

"Qing Chen, ahead is [Chu Nuan City]! We definitely won't make a mistake this time!"

"It does look like it, but it's too outrageous. How could we have mistaken [Dao Tuo City] for [Chu Nuan City] last time, making us walk so much for nothing!"

"It's not my fault! I was so hungry at that time that my eyes were blurry, and I was tired from traveling. Even after logging into the game, I still felt dizzy, like I was about to die. It's normal to mistake the map!"

"…That's a bit of an outrageous mistake! By the way, what exactly do you do in reality? It feels like you're having a hard time. Do you want me to give you some financial support?"

After learning that the game affected reality, Qing Chen's view of reality gradually became indifferent, and he didn't even care about money as much anymore.

But Jing Yan repeatedly shook his head, not mentioning anything about reality.

One reason was that he didn't want Qing Chen to be caught by the United Association as well.

The second reason was… he couldn't bring himself to say it!

He couldn't exactly say that he was currently being held by the United Association, treated like a prisoner, and desperately playing the game every day to eat a little better, right?

In addition, he had been traveling a lot recently, being sent on a plane to some [Haiyu City], and his whole body felt like it was falling apart. Fortunately, he had Lin Ling as his bodyguard, otherwise life would be tough.

"Are you sure Little Ye is in [Chu Nuan City]?" Lin Ling, with clear eyes, carrying a long spear on his back, asked strangely.

Although he knew that there was a special way for drifters to communicate with each other, he still couldn't help but ask repeatedly.

Lin Ling already knew how much effort Fang Yue had put in to save him before, going deep into the Phoenix Organization and carrying him out… If it weren't for Fang Yue, he would have been dead long ago.

Lin Ling had always remembered this favor in his heart and wanted to find a chance to repay it.

Now that he knew that Fang Yue was in Chu Nuan City saving [An Dong Er], he naturally wanted to contribute as well.

However, he vaguely knew that the situation in Chu Nuan City was much more complicated than in Guyue Village and Qing Silk County. It wasn't even a territory dominated by [Qing Si], but a world ruled by merchant groups!

Therefore, he had to be cautious in his actions and couldn't let these two ignorant drifters mess around.

"Don't worry, I asked Brother Ye before, and he's still in Chu Nuan City. However, he's temporarily turned off his phone to focus on his cultivation. Let's go to Chu Nuan City first to find out the situation. With Brother Ye's strength, it's impossible for him to stay low-profile. It should be easy to find his whereabouts."