Chapter 109

Luo Yunshan was very efficient. In less than 10 minutes, a burst of footsteps echoed outside the corridor. The door opened, and Luo Yunshan nodded as a greeting when he saw the fatty lying on the bed.

"Mr. Luo, what happened with the Night Watch?" Number 13, an impatient person, couldn't help but ask first.

Luo Yunshan gestured for everyone to be patient, then pulled over a chair and sat down, his expression turning solemn. "According to information from our inside source, something very strange has happened within the Night Watch recently. A considerable number of high-level disciples have mysteriously disappeared."

"Is it related to Gong Zhe?" Number 2 looked at Luo Yunshan, his tone cautious. "There's something you might not be aware of, Mr. Luo. Gong Zhe was attacked by a high-level disciple nicknamed the Puppeteer in the closed hospital. After killing the attacker in self-defense, he left the hospital. Then, the Night Watch's regional heads and executives in various locations were killed one after another. Judging from the traces at the scene, it was all the work of Tigu Jiang (Bone Carver) Gong Zhe. He didn't even try to hide it, after all, his Gate is on the verge of collapse."

Number 2's meaning was clear: with a desperate killing god like Gong Zhe roaming around, it was normal for the Night Watch to centrally evacuate regional heads and important executives in order to preserve their strength.

But after Number 2 said so much, Luo Yunshan only shook his head. "I know all of that, but this matter is probably unrelated to Gong Zhe. Because those who disappeared aren't the important figures of the Night Watch, but rather the high-level disciples they've secretly recruited over the years."

"Most of these people are established experts, but because their deeds were so appalling, they were put on the Night Watch's blacklist long ago. However, some of them reached a secret agreement with the Night Watch after being captured. The Night Watch publicly claimed to have executed these troublemakers, but in reality, they kept them in confinement for future use."

"My dark army is specifically responsible for keeping an eye on these guys. Not long ago, they secretly infiltrated various cities separately. The Night Watch plans to take advantage of our focus on dealing with them, using these disciples to stir up trouble in various cities, thereby putting us in a dilemma."

"More importantly, if their plan succeeds, it will cause widespread panic. If the country doesn't prioritize dealing with this chaos at this critical juncture, but instead focuses all its efforts on attacking the Night Watch, what will the uninformed citizens think? At that point, if the Night Watch spreads rumors in secret, the situation will be very unfavorable to us."

Jiang Cheng had heard Lin Wan'er mention some of these things. The concentrated disappearance of these secret experts recruited by the Night Watch made Jiang Cheng smell an uneasy atmosphere.

The mountain rain is about to come, and the wind fills the building.

"If our people didn't take care of them, then these people must have received orders from the upper echelons of the Night Watch. There must be a conspiracy here," Jiang Cheng analyzed.

Luo Yunshan nodded. "That's right, I've already sent people to investigate, and there should be news soon."

Speaking of this, Luo Yunshan paused, then scanned everyone with a look that made the fatty nervous. "There's one more thing I think it's necessary to discuss with you."

"Please speak," Number 2 straightened his body.

"What do you think of Luo He's injury?" Luo Yunshan asked directly.

Regarding such a matter, there was no need for concealment. Number 2 replied, "When I found Number 3, I used my ability to sense him. There was no feedback in his body. His Gate…has disappeared."

"Gates don't disappear for no reason. I think it must have been taken away. And think about that bizarre dream that trapped all of us."

Mentioning that dream, Luo Yunshan still felt lingering fear. "That dream was indeed Luo He's ability, but it's definitely not something he could have done with his own strength. Although what I'm about to say is a bit unbelievable, my intuition tells me that someone stole his Gate and used its ability to create a huge, terrifying dream, enveloping all of us."

"The range of that dream was centered on the cave where Luo He and the others were located, enough to cover the town we're in now. Frankly, among the people I know, almost no one can support such a dream. Xia Tan in the past could be considered one, and Gong Zhe now might also be able to, but their abilities aren't related to plunder."

"No, this is no longer a simple plundering of ability, but rather surpassing the master, taking what is blue and surpassing blue. This person will use the plundered ability to another level, a level that the original owner has never even reached!"

"Too terrifying…"

Luo Yunshan couldn't help but sigh.

Listening, Jiang Cheng suddenly felt that this ability was somewhat familiar. Plunder… Jiang Cheng instantly thought of the shadows standing behind Wu, including the Shi Xin Mo (Heart-Eating Demon), the Sha Ren Mo (Murder Demon), and the starving ghost who summoned wind and snow…

Wu's ability was similar to the other party's, but not exactly the same. Wu could take these ghosts or oddities in an extreme way and use them for his own purposes, using these oddities to attack opponents.

But as far as it seemed, these oddities had not been substantially strengthened after being enslaved by Wu, and were still about the same as before. However, the guy who created this dream was obviously not like that. He not only stole Number 3's Gate, but also created a dream that was much stronger than Number 3's. If it weren't for Wu's guidance, all of them would have followed in Lin Wan'er's footsteps and been completely wiped out here.

Although he didn't want to admit it, in some ways, the other party's ability was more advanced than Wu's. However, Wu could control more than one oddity, and there was likely no limit, but it was unclear about the other party. Jiang Cheng believed that the number of abilities the other party could steal should be limited, otherwise it would be too terrifying.

Hearing this, Number 2 turned to Luo Yunshan and said calmly, "Mr. Luo, just say what you want to say. There are no outsiders here."

Luo Yunshan took a breath and nodded. "After all, I've been the head of the Luo family. I basically know the details of those old guys in the Night Watch. If there's anyone in the Night Watch who can do this, then it's only the current chairman."

"Because he has never truly taken action, no one knows what his ability is, but this matter is probably inseparable from him, and Luo He…"

Hearing this, Number 13 suddenly stood up, a look of panic on his face. "Yes, that's right! He must be the one behind this! I was wondering when Number 3's ability was stolen, but now it seems that this time may be much earlier than we thought. He wasn't only targeted after coming here, but was invaded long ago!"

Number 2 also frowned sharply. "Are you saying Qian Mowen? When Number 3 used his dream on Qian Mowen, he had already been replaced?!"