Honglian also saw the black light cluster that suddenly exploded at the top of the building.

It came swiftly and disappeared just as fast, at its largest, almost covering half the building, leaving only a twisted shadow in midair once it receded.

But what made her eyes widen was that after the black light faded, a significant part of the entire building disappeared, as if the light had swallowed it up. The previously square outer wall was now only half remaining, with an irregular jagged edge that perfectly matched the contour of the black light.

Did the Wanderer cause this change?

Honglian was completely perplexed by the situation.

"Look at that..." Wang Baihu pointed at the shadow suspended in midair in surprise, which inexplicably seemed familiar, "It’s... an erosion phenomenon, right?"

Jiang City had previously experienced an erosion occurrence in the sky, which had been covered up with a mirage. Unexpectedly, less than half a year later, they were witnessing another completely suspended invasion point.

But this time, the scale was much smaller, roughly about half the size of a room.

"Notify the logistics team... and seal off the scene." After a moment of silence, Honglian could only utter this sentence.

With half a building vanished, hundreds dead in the Five-Ring Industrial Park, and numerous eyewitnesses among the civilians... this was not an incident that could be concealed by the logistics team alone.

In such a situation, sealing off the park easily invites various conspiracy theories.

But to prevent people from approaching this dangerous area and causing more casualties, she had no other choice.

In the coming period, the Dimensional Limit Mechanism is likely to be thrust into the spotlight again.

...

...

Chen Xuan was hurled heavily to the ground.

For a moment, he felt like a fallen leaf in the wind, not only out of control but also losing any sense of weight. It wasn’t until his body reconnected with the ground, rolling several times, that he felt gravity return to his body. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Pah!

He spat out the sand from his mouth and slowly climbed up from the ground.

Although his whole body ached, at least his bones were intact.

Next, Liu Shuyue was also thrown over.

But she strangely managed to adjust her posture in midair, touched the ground with her toes, bent her knees to buffer, landing as gracefully as a dragonfly skimming water.

"Are you okay?"

She steadied herself and proactively came over to support Chen Xuan.

This is the difference between mastering wind-soaring flight and being unable to fly?

"I’m fine, just accidentally fell over." Chen Xuan patted the dirt off his pants, then looked around and said softly, "We seem to not be in Jiang City anymore."

Actually, the word "seem" was completely unnecessary.

Anyone seeing the scene in front of them would realize this is another world.

Because the surroundings were so desolate.

Not the kind of desolate where you see endless plains and sand dunes, but the feeling of desolation brought by a broken city.

They likely landed in a park, with sand pits, flower beds, and some single and double bars and ladders, all of which were old and worn out beyond repair. The bricks building the sand pits were terribly dilapidated, the grass and vines from the flower beds had crawled onto the paths, and even the iron exercise equipment was rusted and rotting, flowers sprouting from the pipes.

The two small buildings nearby were the same.

The walls stained, bricks cracked, window glass vanished, and the interiors were pitch black.

Jiang City couldn’t have a place like this.

If it did, it would definitely become a famous check-in spot for internet influencers.

Yet here, there was no sound, the vegetation was so dense, not even the sound of birds was heard.

And the weather was...

Chen Xuan looked up, the sky was gray and hazy, not a single cloud in sight. Sunlight was completely blocked, making it impossible to discern time and direction.

"I remember the last second... we were still on the building’s roof." Liu Shuyue pondered, "Then that black rift suddenly expanded?"

"That’s right, it should be a type of teleportation ability. However, the user’s death seems to have caused it to go out of control."

The Demon was definitely dead.

Not because its body was shredded by the Thousand Thoughts Sword, nor because its head was chopped off. Chen Xuan was certain because he felt the joy conveyed to him by the Seed of Ability.

The fact that an ability has emotions is itself unbelievable.

But his overall inference was correct. The owner of the "Poker Edition Guess the Coin" ability, Gustav, happened to be the enemy most loathed by the Tower of Flesh and Blood.

The Demon Fiend’s power became nourishment for the Seed of Flesh and Blood.

"I... still don’t understand." Liu Shuyue shook her head, "Why does his Spiritual Qi resemble that of a Demon Fiend?"

Demon Fiends are spiritual objects born of the world’s creation.

But they are merely spiritual objects.

Whether in intellect or thought, they differ vastly from humans.

They cannot converse with humans nor be domesticated like animals.

But Gustav, in Liu Shuyue’s view, appeared to be a clear contradiction to this notion.

If humans could become Demon Fiends, the world would be in chaos.

Chen Xuan couldn’t answer this question either. So far, he had encountered four types of Demon Fiends: one kind being the Mountain Demon Tiger Spirit, or aquatic monsters found along the coasts of Europe; two being mutated species with remaining human forms, like human centipedes from the Steel World and Qingge Sect disciples who were replaced. Of course, the puppets in the Five-Ring Industrial Park could also be considered as this type.

Three is the type that incites the might of heaven and earth, such as Dark Demon and Cyan Dragon; the final type being the Tower of Flesh and Blood that turned Chang’an City into a slaughterhouse.

Their Spiritual Qi reactions all matched the characteristics of Demon Fiends: dispersed and unfocused, large but lacking precision. And spells specifically designed to counter Demon Fiends were remarkably effective against them.

Yet, these four types were indeed quite diverse.

Simply defining Demon Fiends using the notion of intelligence seemed too simplistic to Chen Xuan.

The first three types could be called monsters, could the fourth type be regarded the same way? The Tower of Flesh and Blood never spoke from beginning to end, but seeing its eye hidden within its body and its various defenses against the Immortal Alliance’s attacks didn’t resemble capabilities possessed by a mindless creature.

Perhaps it doesn’t commune with humans due to disdain.

Now... a new type of Demon Fiend almost indistinguishable from humans—Demon, emerged, shaking this differentiation method.

Undeniably, there must be some deeper connection between Demon Fiends.

"We’ll go back to the store to think about it; it’s gloomy here, and it doesn’t feel like a good place." Chen Xuan said while taking out the scanner gun from his pocket.

However, upon seeing the gun, his heart sank.

The gun’s shell was cracked.

Ultimately, it was just a scanner gun commonly found in small supermarkets, its hard plastic casing naturally prone to shattering under severe impact, especially just now when the stomach hit the ground first.

But because it was the scanner gun from the Ability Store, it made Chen Xuan forget how ordinary it originally was.

Chen Xuan hastily pulled the trigger.

The screen didn’t light up as expected.

He tried several times, even removing and reinstalling the battery, but the result remained the same.

"What’s wrong?" Liu Shuyue noticed his oddity.

Chen Xuan’s face was somewhat grave as he looked up, "The scanner gun... seems to have broken."

He also took out his phone, and the Bluetooth connection list showed the scanner gun as unavailable, with the signal unsurprisingly at zero bars.

"If the Magical Treasure is broken, then we can’t return to the store?" Liu Shuyue asked.

"At least, not actively."

After failing to restart several times, Chen Xuan had to accept the reality of the scanner gun’s damage. This meant he couldn’t use the return or summon functions, nor could he change the abilities he carried.

"Can it be repaired?"

"That depends on whether there’s a repair shop." Chen Xuan glanced at the silent city, sighing lightly. Perhaps a department store would work? The residents had all vanished; borrowing a scanner gun shouldn’t be a problem, right?

"Ah... Don’t, don’t come near... help!"

Suddenly, a woman’s frantic scream shattered the quietude on site.

The sound was nearby, no more than a hundred meters away.

The two exchanged a glance, Liu Shuyue spoke first, "Shall we check it out?"

Knew you’d say that, Chen Xuan nodded, responding concisely, "Use the Invisibility Talisman, be cautious of any traps."