Abyssal Invasion, I Wield Dark Authority – Chapter 22

Ch 22: Discovered!

Where are we now?

Qin Jin-Nian wasn’t quite sure.

The center of Canglan City is so vast. The original host had lived here for over two years, but their main activity range was just from home to school, at most extending to the commercial street in the city center and the Qinghe Lake area.

Now, this place is already beyond the original host’s activity range, a completely unfamiliar area.

But Qin Jin-Nian now has superpowers to rely on, and he feels confident no matter where he goes, so he isn’t anxious, but rather very calm.

He followed the youth all the way, but didn’t stick too close, keeping a distance of several dozen meters.

The flow of people was like a woven tapestry, but the black mist on this guy’s head was like a coordinate to Qin Jin-Nian; it was hard to lose track.

And as he followed, Qin Jin-Nian suddenly paused, suddenly realizing a problem that he seemed to have overlooked.

That is……

“This guy’s head is covered in such a strange black mist, why doesn’t anyone else seem to care?”

He hadn’t thought deeply about it before, but now, noticing this, Qin Jin-Nian’s eyes revealed a hint of surprise.

He found the youth walking through the crowd in a daze, occasionally brushing shoulders with some people, but his movements seemed slightly sluggish, inevitably bumping into people.

But the people he bumped into, although they also glanced at the youth’s crumpled clothes and pale face with a look of distaste……not a single one of them looked at his head.

Such obvious black mist, and they don’t care?

This is impossible.

Then there’s only one possibility……

They……

Can’t see it.

“Then why can I see it? Could it be because……”

“Dark Pupils?”

Qin Jin-Nian suddenly thought of a possibility and looked at the panel.

【Dark Pupils: The eye that spies on the shadows of darkness. Your gaze can penetrate the mist of the shadow world and exempt you from all mental pollution in the dark world. 】

He had always treated this Dark Pupils Authority as a passive ability. After all, the panel kept refreshing, ‘You are exempt from this mental pollution’……it was hard for him not to pay attention.

But clearly, there seemed to be some things he had overlooked.

Just like this black mist……

“In other words, it’s not just the black mist on this person’s head today……the black mist on the Good Sister Weird’s head on the night of the blood moon, and the black mist on Chen Feifei’s cousin’s head……others can’t see them either?”

If that’s the case, it means that the Dark Pupils can see things that others can’t……

Then its importance has suddenly increased.

Qin Jin-Nian was thoughtful, but quickly shook his head……now wasn’t the time to investigate these things.

He locked his gaze on the youth again.

Since others can’t see this black mist, doesn’t that mean that in this city……there are very likely many people similar to this youth?

And are they, in the end, Creeplings?

Or, are they just suffering from mental pollution, and to a relatively high degree?

Qin Jin-Nian frowned, deciding to wait and see first.

So he followed all the way, without making a sound.

Time passed, and as the night grew heavier, Qin Jin-Nian’s brow furrowed more and more.

He found that this youth seemed to be aimlessly wandering, and aside from his somewhat sluggish movements, there didn’t seem to be anything special about him.

But this wandering itself was very abnormal.

Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, he continued to follow.

Without realizing it, it was already dawn……this youth had been aimlessly wandering for a full five or six hours.

And during this process, they had also gone further and further, already arriving in the most remote area of the city center.

The surrounding buildings became low and sparse, revealing large areas of construction sites……

This place was already far from the city center, belonging to an area under development, so there were many construction sites.

But it was already dawn, and the construction sites had all stopped work, with only a few scattered lights dimly illuminating the area.

Just as Qin Jin-Nian was hesitating whether to try and probe, the youth in front suddenly stopped abruptly.

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Immediately, his always dazed and expressionless eyes suddenly changed.

Although Qin Jin-Nian only saw a side profile, he could instantly see the evil intent in his eyes.

The sudden change startled Qin Jin-Nian, but before he could react, he saw the youth quickly glance around, then quicken his pace, moving forward at a rapid speed.

Qin Jin-Nian’s heart immediately skipped a beat, confirming that this youth was definitely not a harmless person.

He was very likely a Creepling that Qin Jin-Nian, and even the original host, had never heard of before—a Creepling with self-awareness!

Seeing the youth quicken his pace, Qin Jin-Nian quickly glanced around, making sure no one was there, and also quickened his pace to follow.

He really wanted to see what this Creepling wanted to do.

Now the sky had completely darkened, but the ‘black mist’ on the youth’s head……was clearly black as well, but it appeared especially obvious in Qin Jin-Nian’s eyes, so he wasn’t afraid of losing track……

But as the thought flashed through his mind, Qin Jin-Nian suddenly gasped, because the youth in front suddenly accelerated, darting into a construction site and completely disappearing from sight.

This sudden speed was much faster than Qin Jin-Nian’s!

Qin Jin-Nian’s body immediately stopped, his eyes flickering.

Now that the other party had lost their figure, it had become a situation of enemy in the dark, I in the light.

Qin Jin-Nian didn’t advance rashly, but was a little hesitant……

The speed the other party had suddenly displayed just now was much stronger than his.

Although he had Shadow Power, and his mental strength had now surpassed one hundred, his combat power wasn’t weak.

But his body was seriously lagging behind……10 points of Vitality, was only the limit of an ordinary person. But the youth’s cultivation, I’m afraid, wouldn’t be low. Just that instant of acceleration alone was definitely not something Qin Jin-Nian could keep up with.

In other words, if he was even slightly careless……it was very likely that he wouldn’t even be able to use his Shadow Power before being instantly killed by the other party.

Very dangerous.

Although he was very curious about the youth’s purpose, since it concerned his life, Qin Jin-Nian didn’t dare to act rashly.

After only a slight hesitation, Qin Jin-Nian looked at the dark construction site ahead, and a thought of retreat arose in his heart……

Going in rashly was still too dangerous……

But retreating just like this seemed a bit unwilling. After all, he had followed for five or six hours, and now he was just going to leave?

Qin Jin-Nian frowned, his gaze sweeping around, trying to figure out if there was anything else……

“You’ve followed me all this way, why aren’t you continuing to follow?”

And just as Qin Jin-Nian was pondering, a raspy, light laugh filled with evil intent rang out from behind him.

Qin Jin-Nian’s back stiffened abruptly, and the next moment, all the hairs on his body stood on end!

Under the moonlight, the youth’s face was pale and bloodless, but his eyes were bright as stars, yet filled with endless evil intent. His thin figure appeared behind Qin Jin-Nian at some point……no more than two meters away.

He narrowed his eyes with interest, those eyes filled with evil intent, were staring at Qin Jin-Nian’s back.

Qin Jin-Nian’s whole body was stiff, trying to remain calm.

“Weak Qi and Blood, no Spiritual Energy……just an ordinary person……so, you……discovered something?”

The youth sniffed, and spoke again, and as he spoke, his voice became increasingly filled with evil intent.

The final sentence, ‘What did you discover?’, was even like a demon whispering in his ear.

Qin Jin-Nian swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then he turned around with a look of bewilderment. During this process, his whole body was tense, and he had made all preparations.

But as he turned around, the youth didn’t take any action, just watched him with interest.

After Qin Jin-Nian turned around, he had a bewildered expression on his face: “Are you talking to me? Who are you?”

The youth raised an eyebrow, then grinned: “I saw you get on the bus at Qinghe Lake. You got off with me, and I’ve changed positions dozens of times in the city, until now, over six hours, you’ve been behind me……why, are you going to say, it’s a co……”

Before the word ‘incidence’ could be spoken……

Boom!

A mass of black shadow, suddenly erupted!

（I haven’t been back to Qidian for too long, and I don’t really understand the rules. I’m smiling wryly. I heard that follow-up reading is very important for new books that are on the recommendation list. Everyone, if you’ve read this far, please scroll down a little further, as if that counts as a follow-up reading……Thank you all for your hard work, thank you. ）