Abyssal Invasion, I Wield Dark Authority – Chapter 5

Ch 5: Awakening, a Sudden Surge?

“This young man… Is, is he alright?”

“Should we notify the Night Watch?”

“This… What happened?”

“…I’ll go take a look.”

“Young man, young man…”

“Are you alright? Wake up, wake up…”

When Qin Jin-Nian regained consciousness, he was awakened by a cacophony of noises.

Whispering voices, both male and female.

He was dazed for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, and abruptly sat up, opening his eyes.

The instant he opened his eyes, a cold glint flashed through them.

But when he clearly saw the situation around him, Qin Jin-Nian was stunned, and the coldness and ruthlessness in his eyes faded, replaced by confusion.

He looked around in a daze; he was still in the hallway outside his home.

But bright sunlight streamed in from the windows at both ends of the hallway, illuminating it brightly…

It’s daytime?

Did I… faint for an entire night?

He blinked his eyes in confusion.

“Young man, are you alright?”

A hesitant voice sounded nearby.

Qin Jin-Nian came back to his senses and turned his head to see that the previously closed doors in the distance were now open. Several residents of the eighteenth floor were peeking out from the cracks, looking at him with some surprise and suspicion.

Then he realized that the whispering he had heard earlier was them talking.

“Oh, I’m, I’m fine. Thank you.”

The person speaking to him was a woman who lived next door.

The woman was around thirty years old, with a gentle appearance. He had seen her a few times before, but they had only nodded at each other, without any real conversation.

Now, the woman was also in her own home, with the door half-open, constantly observing Qin Jin-Nian’s expression. Seeing him respond, then get up, brushing the dust off his pants, his behavior seeming normal, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, she hesitantly asked, “Young man, what happened last night? Why were you lying in the hallway? I saw that your home also seems…”

Home?

Qin Jin-Nian was startled, and his mind immediately recalled the scene before he fainted… His home was splattered everywhere with that thick, dark red liquid.

Especially when the monster was struck several times by his Hammer, it splattered everywhere.

If others saw this, wouldn’t they suspect it was a crime scene?

But when Qin Jin-Nian turned his head to look inside the door, he was first stunned, and then he breathed a sigh of relief…

Fortunately, it was just a bit messy, and a few floor tiles were broken.

But the crime scene image he had imagined did not appear…

“That’s right, I used ‘Shadow Devour’ before I fainted. ‘Shadow Devour’ feeds on the flesh and blood of dark creatures. The previous times I ate those bugs, there wasn’t a trace left either.”

Thinking this, Qin Jin-Nian replied to his neighbor, “Ah, this, I don’t really know. Yesterday, I just got home, and as soon as I opened the door, I fainted for some reason… I’m not really sure what happened.”

“Is that so?”

This answer obviously surprised the woman as well. After hesitating for a moment, she said, “Then take a look, maybe you should go downstairs and get it checked out… Your situation, it’s very likely you’ve been affected by mental corruption. The hospital’s vehicle has already arrived and is downstairs dealing with mental corruption…”

“Okay, Sister, thank you, I’m fine. I’ll go downstairs in a bit…”

Qin Jin-Nian gratefully said to the woman.

Seeming to see that Qin Jin-Nian was indeed not abnormal, the woman completely relaxed, and nodded gently at Qin Jin-Nian, saying, “It’s good that you’re alright…”

After saying that, she suddenly lowered her head. Qin Jin-Nian instinctively followed her gaze and saw a small head peeking out from behind her legs. Bright eyes with a hint of timidity looked at Qin Jin-Nian, holding onto the woman’s leg and secretly observing him…

It was a little girl, about six or seven years old.

The little girl had rosy lips and white teeth, a bit of baby fat, and very bright eyes.

Qin Jin-Nian was slightly stunned. He saw the woman gently pat the little girl’s head, and then said to Qin Jin-Nian, “Well, it’s good that you’re alright…”

Qin Jin-Nian came back to his senses and quickly smiled, “I’m fine, thank you, Sister.”

After saying that, he nodded and walked into his own home.

After closing the door, he let out a long breath.

Then, the sound of a loudspeaker faintly drifted in from outside the window.

“The Blood Moon has passed, everyone can go outside. Last night, a monster appeared nearby, causing widespread mental corruption. Residents experiencing symptoms such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, nausea, vomiting, or even hallucinations or phantom pain, please go downstairs immediately to receive treatment.”

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“The Blood Moon has passed, everyone can go outside…”

Qin Jin-Nian was stunned for a moment…

It really had passed.

The Night of the Blood Moon, monsters run rampant.

And he actually fainted outside his home for an entire night…

Fortunately, he didn’t encounter a second monster…

Thinking of yesterday’s Good Sister Weird, his face twitched slightly.

It was really dangerous.

If it weren’t for the Shadow…

Thinking of this, his mind suddenly stirred.

That’s right, he ate the Good Sister, so now…

He quickly looked at the panel.

Lines of text appeared on the panel, recording everything that happened last night.

【You are affected by mental corruption. Under the effect of the Authority ‘Dark Eyes’, all mental corruption originating from the dark world will be nullified. You nullify this mental corruption…】

【You are affected by mental corruption. Under the effect of the Authority ‘Dark Eyes’, all mental corruption originating from the dark world will be nullified. You nullify this mental corruption…】

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【You use ‘Shadow Devour’, devouring the flesh and blood of an extremely weak dark creature, Stat Points +0.17, Shadow Points +0.16…】

【You use ‘Shadow Devour’, devouring the flesh and blood of an extremely weak dark creature, Stat Points +0.29, Shadow Points +0.46…】

【You use ‘Shadow Devour’, devouring the flesh and blood of an extremely weak dark creature, Stat Points +0.87, Shadow Points +1.16…】

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【You use ‘Shadow Devour’, devouring the flesh and blood of an ordinary dark creature, Stat Points +98.14, Shadow Points +198.12…】

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And when he saw one of the messages, Qin Jin-Nian’s eyes widened in astonishment.

What the heck?

He gained 98 Stat Points, and his Shadow Points increased by nearly 200?

He quickly looked at the data panel.

Then he gasped…

【Qin Jin-Nian】

【Vitality…】

【Mental…】

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【Current Stat Points: 108.14】

【Current Shadow Points: 227.29】

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Qin Jin-Nian was dumbfounded.

Eating a bug only gave 0.0 something Stat Points.

Suddenly breaking a hundred, it really shocked him.

Among them, Shadow Points reached more than two hundred…

Qin Jin-Nian was stunned for a long moment before swallowing hard, his eyes brightening.

Now, it was time to verify his guess.