I’m Really Scared
Chapter 166: Drone Bee One

Guan Shan was startled, taking a step back and looking in horror at Ah Jie, who was a step behind.

At that moment, his companion's face also showed an expression of shock, as if seeing a ghost.

But this was indeed seeing a ghost! Li Zhiying, a living person, disappeared in the blink of an eye right in front of them. If this wasn’t seeing a ghost, then what could it be?

They exchanged glances, not daring to make any sudden moves. In this desolate place, at such an hour, encountering such a strange phenomenon would make anyone, even Espers, feel uneasy.

Guan Shan's eyelids twitched as he frantically asked Lin Shuman, "How did she disappear just now?"

Guan Shan felt terrified. He knew something was off! From the moment he noticed Li Zhiying's clean shoe soles, he felt uneasy. But Ah Jie had repeatedly assured him there was no energy response, so he believed the boss was a normal person.

And all along the way, Li Zhiying’s behavior was normal, even familiar with the incidents they had experienced together…

Could it be that the person they interacted with wasn't actually the real boss?

Thinking about walking alongside an unknown entity sent chills down Guan Shan’s spine. If this wasn’t the real boss, then where was the real Li Zhiying? Could she already have met with misfortune?

Were their actions being monitored by someone all along?

Espers were the best-case scenario; worse would be if it was a ghost!

Lin Shuman, now somewhat immune to Guan Shan's frequent displays of fear, spoke with a slight tremor in her voice but quickly calmed down, "She turned and smiled at us, then suddenly disappeared."

Guan Shan asked anxiously, "What kind of smile? Was it creepy or mocking?"

Why didn’t the simulator activate this time…

Guan Shan would rather fight monsters in a simulated scene than see ghosts in real life! Does this mean the boss is already dead?

The sudden turn of events left Guan Shan feeling a mix of fear, anger, and sadness.

Lin Shuman reassured, "It was neither; it was just a faint, warm smile, quite pleasant actually."

"I don’t think she had any ill intentions. Maybe she wanted us to come here."

Ah Jie, recovering from his shock, wiped his forehead and immediately took out the energy detector.

This time, the results were unexpected.

"It's all over..."

Ah Jie looked at the wooden house in front of them, sweating profusely as if he had found evidence of a crime. "Inside and outside this house, there are various energy responses..."

"And they are recorded energy responses!"

Energy responses, like DNA, are unique to each individual. In-depth analysis is challenging, usually done by on-site comparison. Only some individuals, especially those closely monitored by the Special Security Group, have their energy signatures directly recorded in the detectors.

In other words, those who left energy signatures here are likely major criminals!

"Thank goodness... there are energy responses," Guan Shan sighed in relief. At least it was human.

Ah Jie checked the path they came from and shook his head, "There were none on the way here, and none at the entrance. This means that the Li Zhiying we saw might have used another form of power."

He looked at Guan Shan, "Or maybe, she wasn't Li Zhiying at all."

Regardless of the possibility, the chances of Li Zhiying being alive were slim, given she was just an ordinary person.

Guan Shan felt a surge of mixed emotions.

Just moments ago, they were joking together. Now, to say the boss might already be dead was too sudden to process.

Forcing himself to stay focused, Guan Shan turned on his flashlight and looked inside the wooden house. "Let’s check for clues."

Lin Shuman carefully observed his demeanor, sensing his poor mood.

Trying not to overthink, Guan Shan entered the wooden house, whispering, "If what the boss said is true, then Ah Yang isn't from Baihe Village. Maybe none of the kids here are."

"They are missing people, or rather… trafficked children."

Guan Shan's face turned grim as he saw the iron rings, chains, and hooks clearly used for captivity. "This explains the high disability rate among the village children and the many child-sized bones in the swamp."

Such cruelty and malice!

These activities, if they started when Li Zhiying was teaching, had been going on for at least seven years, maybe even longer!

Lin Shuman clenched her fists silently.

Ah Jie looked at the detector and said, "I think I know why they needed the children."

He shook his head, "The energy responses come from two sources."

"The first is C-level spatial Esper, ‘Thief’ Zhang Heping, a notorious thief known for large-scale teleportation."

"This explains why there were no energy responses elsewhere. These Espers used teleportation, making their movements very covert."

Guan Shan recalled something similar. In his second simulation, a test subject named BK had a similar ability.

"And the other one…"

Ah Jie looked at Guan Shan, "It's 'Drone Bee One.'"

Both Guan Shan and Lin Shuman were stunned, "Death Hive?!"

"Yes," Ah Jie nodded, his expression grave. "One of the two A-level Espers in 'Death Hive,' the 'Brain Domain Developer' Esper."

He found it unbelievable, "Two squads have been deployed, with a Dizhi Team member also joining. They should be besieging the 'Death Hive' headquarters in the west…"

"Why would they be here in Liaoshen?"

Guan Shan was equally puzzled. He had been in constant contact with the Youhao Team, knowing they were busy hunting down the remaining 'Drone Bees.'

Killing these people would almost dismantle 'Death Hive,' leaving only the low-level Espers and the 'Queen Bee.'

But now, the inventor of the 'Ascension Candy,' 'Drone Bee One,' had been lurking in this remote village for over seven years!

Guan Shan's eyes widened as he looked at Lin and Ah Jie, his pupils constricting, "Could the 'Divine Messenger' Ba Dian mentioned be him?!"