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Chapter 976: 785: There's Still a Monster Waiting for You to Come Over

Chapter 976: Chapter 785: There’s Still a Monster Waiting for You to Come Over

Xu Shuo didn’t have any intention of stopping Luo Kai’s plan.

He even seemed glad to see it unfold.

After sharing the situation at the discount mall, the two chatted briefly about tonight’s Abyssal pollution.

Then, suddenly, Luo Kai remembered that there was still a Peach Blossom District in the Heiyu District they had deliberately neglected—a place where an Abyss Creature was waiting for him to fulfill his promise.

Of course, Luo Kai felt this had nothing to do with him; strictly speaking, the creature should have been waiting for Xu Shuo.

So, after some idle discussion between the two of them,

they decided to go take a look together now.

“But my spiritual power is almost depleted, so I might not be able to resolve anything,”

Xu Shuo suddenly said.

As he spoke, his fingertips unconsciously grazed the spot on his left wrist with a reflective pause.

Luo Kai replied weakly, “My current state is even worse. I feel like I’ve been completely drained, and I have no idea how long it’ll take to recover. I can only accompany you to take a look, that’s about it.”

“Then let’s just go see it casually,” Xu Shuo said.

“Casual is fine. After all, there are two young girls guarding the place anyway,” Luo Kai stood up and followed.

Talking as they walked, they opened the door to leave.

And just outside the door stood a young man in a lab coat. The moment the door creaked open, his scorching gaze landed directly on fifteen-or-so-year-old Luo Kai.

“May I collect some of your blood in this current state?” Chu Xuechuan said, his eyes glowing enthusiastically.

“Get lost,” Luo Kai replied expressionlessly.

“Please, just a little bit!”

Chu Xuechuan looked adamantly determined.

He even pulled out a syringe.

Not far away, Captain Zheng quickly rushed over, awkwardly dragging the scientist-turned-madman Chu Xuechuan back behind him.

“Mr. Luo, where are you planning to go now?”

“Just next door to check it out.”

Fifteen-or-so-year-old Luo Kai scowled, his oversized clothes sagging on him, his head of curly black hair making him look like a delinquent street punk. Lazily slinging his backpack, he turned and started walking away.

Chu Xuechuan muttered behind him, “Did his temperament transgress along with the shift in size…”

Luo Kai heard him but didn’t bother responding.

Xu Shuo lingered behind, prompting Captain Zheng to ask him with some concern, “Mr. Xu, will this condition have any lasting effects on Mr. Luo?”

“There will be some impact, but he probably has his own solutions. Right now, his inability to recover likely has to do with the spatial repairs underway—it should sort itself out in time,” Xu Shuo said calmly.

“That’s a relief,” Captain Zheng nodded slightly.

He looked thoughtful, but said nothing more after asking.

…

Xu Shuo walked toward a car parked nearby, where Luo Kai was standing in front of his own vehicle, looking somewhat troubled.

Seeing Xu Shuo approach, his eyes lit up immediately, “Take your car?”

Xu Shuo gestured with a wave of his hand.

Luo Kai eagerly jumped into the passenger seat. He couldn’t drive anyway—his car keys had melted earlier, and driving with his newly teenager-sized appearance felt ridiculous.

…

Peace Street wasn’t far from Peach Blossom District.

But the drive took half an hour.

Along the way, the entire area was eerily quiet. Only the faint sounds of chaos echoed near the neighborhoods, visible through the silhouettes of Safety Bureau forces darting back and forth in black combat gear.

The noise was coming from bewildered civilians.

And opportunistic reporters trying to fish in troubled waters.

The Yangcheng Safety Bureau had sealed off the entire area between the two districts.

But this decision,

was likely made without obtaining upper-level approval.

As they passed the streets, Luo Kai remarked suddenly, “Captain Zheng, while occasionally impulsive, is far more decisive than those bureaucrats above when handling key moments.”

The night hung heavy with dew.

Some had no idea what was happening.

Some had already sacrificed for the world.

Tonight’s night was meant to be tumultuous,

yet it remained unnervingly still.

…

Xu Shuo pulled into Peach Blossom District and parked the car inside the archway.

Getting out,

Luo Kai looked at the pitch-black sky and let out a random sigh, his whole demeanor exuding a deep sense of melancholy and world-weariness. With sudden resolve, he pulled out a cigarette and lit it.

The next second, Xu Shuo walked over and promptly snuffed out the cigarette.

“Minors are prohibited from smoking.”

“???”

Luo Kai stared blankly as Xu Shuo walked away, dumbfounded. Once Xu Shuo was at a distance, he pulled out another cigarette and lit it again.

At that moment, he really did feel like he was sneakily breaking rules behind a teacher’s back.

After finishing the cigarette in the chill night breeze, feeling somewhat soothed, Luo Kai finally walked toward the temporary command post.

…

A civilian house beside the archway had been requisitioned by the Safety Bureau as their temporary command post.

The team leader inside was busy coordinating defenses, evacuating weary soldiers, comforting the nearby residents within the lockdown, and monitoring the movements of the pollution source in the alleyways.

He was clearly overwhelmed.

Shao Dandan, meanwhile, was sound asleep at the side.

Ji Xiaoxia, on the other hand, was not as carefree. Though visibly exhausted, she couldn’t fall asleep no matter how hard she tried. Wrapping herself in a blanket, she dwindled in the corner, staring blankly.

Just as drowsiness began to crawl over her,

she seemed to vaguely notice a familiar figure waving at the doorway. Seconds later, the endlessly busy team leader followed them out.

Huh? Who was that?

Ji Xiaoxia rubbed her eyes and sat up halfway to peer out, but the two figures speaking at the door quickly disappeared.

Was it outside reinforcements from the Bureau?

Can this finally be solved?

She dazedly tilted her head to glance at the sky beyond.

The night, dark as pitch before dawn, was even blacker than usual.

…

Streetlights flanked both sides of the alley.

The blinding white incandescent bulbs illuminated the contours of the buildings down the street, yet the alley remained shrouded in impenetrable darkness—darkness that persisted even under direct light.

Xu Shuo stood about ten feet from the alley entrance, staring silently.

Luo Kai soon walked up behind him, observing, then stated, “This is just another Level Four Abyss, but compared to the Abyss Domain in the shopping mall, even you should be able to move freely here.”

“So, what’s the difference?”

As they spoke, Xu Shuo activated the radar to scan the area.

And saw…

The display indicated: [Abyss Level: 2].

Xu Shuo paused for a moment, then shifted the system window over for Luo Kai to see as well.

At which point, Luo Kai continued, “That’s exactly the difference—I encountered the same situation before in Mingzhu Fun World. Afterwards, I looked into it. This kind of Abyss seems to transform from quantity into quality gradually, whereas the mall’s Abyss Domain was a complete and fundamental conceptual manifestation.”

In the former, the danger perhaps lies solely in a monster within.

But in the latter, the dread encompasses the entire Abyss Domain!

Xu Shuo nodded thoughtfully at Luo Kai’s explanation.

At this moment, Luo Kai’s tone turned playful: “So, with the pollution at this level, you should be able to handle it. Wanna head inside? That little monster’s probably still waiting for you~”

Xu Shuo flatly rejected, “Not going in.”

His current state hadn’t recovered fully—going in now wouldn’t even allow him to use one instance of “Radiance.” Moreover, Xu Shuo certainly didn’t want Los as his close-range summoned entity anyway.

Lacking spiritual power made him uneasy.

So…

When he said they were just here to “take a look,”

that was precisely all he intended to do.

Luo Kai simply shrugged at this response, not pressing further. He wasn’t in great shape either, so he had no intention of being the first to step forward.

And so, the two stood silently at opposite sides of the alley entrance.

Staring—

They kept staring for quite a while.

Growing impatient, Luo Kai was about to say something,

when he noticed a blackish-blue silhouette emerge deep within the pitch-black alley, flickering in and out of sight, approaching closer with each blink—silent as the wraith it resembled, arriving at the alley mouth in an instant.

Seeing this, Luo Kai raised an eyebrow.

Within the brief span of two or three breaths, pale little hands gripped the edge of the alley wall, and a head cautiously peeked out from the shadows.

Those pitch-black hollow eyes locked directly onto Xu Shuo with precision.

“Uncle Dai…”

…

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