It's probably better to sneak away quietly rather than be exposed.

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Without realizing it, evening has arrived.

Gu Mo hasn't found a place to settle yet, but he's not in a rush. His dilemma is that he hasn't encountered any experiences... Clearly, upon entering, a huge snake was just the beginning, but now, after walking every street in the city throughout the day,

he couldn't even brush against a small monster, which is quite puzzling.

Upon further reflection, he wonders if it's the issue with the Guardian Spirit, because even Yato mistakenly identifies him as a fellow god or spirit due to the Nine-tailed Possession. Those low-level monsters might not be exceptions, perhaps even more sensitive to such an aura.

When they encounter the overwhelming aura of the Nine-tailed from afar, whether they judge it as an unchallengeable Great Demon or a noble and powerful god, they probably avoid it, or hide early on... This is likely why the city appears so clean to Gu Mo.

Wherever he walks, any pesky entity disappears in advance...

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but frown, how can he level up without fighting... emmmm, apparently, he can level up without fighting, the information from the system already reveals that the source of experience required for leveling up is diverse, not solely from battles.

The main reason is that his current battle bonuses are quite strong, offering double or more experience efficiency, which naturally makes him focus on this aspect.

As night deepens, the darkness as thick as ink envelops the city. Despite the modern city with lights everywhere, it's still a city that never sleeps, there are dark corners the light cannot or unwilling to illuminate, like those remote old neighborhoods, dim alleyways without streetlights.

After wandering in circles, Gu Mo seems like a hunter in the darkness. He returns to that alley, uses a Communication Talisman, and follows the locked position.

Those few thugs aren't hard to find, and they like to occupy territory here, probably locals, so they naturally wouldn't be too far away... Of course, it doesn't matter if the judgment is wrong, as long as they are still in the city, it's easier for him to find the target.

Indeed, the result was very smooth. He found traces of the entire group in a nearby bar, and began the process of patiently waiting... Not long after, a Huang Mao, somewhat intoxicated, staggered up, left the room intending to go to the toilet.

This departure took almost half an hour without return, but the others were also too drunk to function clearly, letting someone go find him, while everyone laughed, saying not to let the kid fall asleep in the toilet...

And the one who went, also didn't return.

The remaining guys still didn't snap out of it, like Gourd Babies saving their grandfather, one by one went away, finally all mysteriously vanished...

The first to wake was also the Huang Mao from the beginning, he felt uncomfortable and cold, his body heavy as if filled with lead, almost suffocating in his sleep, struggling to take deep breaths, soon waking up, blinking in confusion, uncertain of his whereabouts.

Sitting up from the ground, he stared in a daze at the surroundings, discovering dim lighting, pitch black around, unable to see clearly where they were.

The only thing visible was five or six other guys lying around, shocking him, upon closer inspection found them to be his companions... So what is this place? Weren't they just drinking? Huang Mao wondered in his stupor.

His head hurt, memory obviously fragmented, completely unable to recall what happened, could they have drunk too much, when returning home, all collapsed here?

Pat... pat...

What sound?

Huang Mao instinctively looked, seeing in the darkness, a figure holding a jar, pacing around their group, pouring some liquid on the ground...

He froze for two seconds, then got the chills, loudly shouted with false bravado: "You! What are you doing! Stop! Don't move!!" Could this be a lunatic coming to pour gasoline, intending to burn them?!

The other ignored him, continuing with their action, while Huang Mao, in a panic, struggled to stand, failing several times, and in the process, the person circled them once, finally stopping.

That pair of eyes still bright and remarkable in the dim environment, deeply glanced at them, before turning and leaving directly.

Gu Mo glanced at the jar in his hand, walking out of the alley without looking back, letting the yin and death energy behind him spread wildly, the already dark alley seemingly engulfed by more profound netherworld, some terrifying thing wildly growing inside, covering Huang Mao's screams and others' murmurings.

"Yellow Springs Water Jar" — an item obtained during the final sweep of the battlefield in the Viper Divine Domain, currently only a few such tools in his possession. Said to contain "Yellow Springs" from one of the Mortal World Realm, even the clay jar itself is fired from soil of Yellow Springs Hiyama Slope, usable as special material.

Direct use would create an area like a Demon Ghost during the evaporation process, forming a realm similar to the Mortal World, wherein the power of Mortal World entities would be enhanced, whereas human forces would inversely weaken...

So Gu Mo just needs to find the culprit, drag them here, and provide a little help—

This way, the victims' resentment wouldn't just echo as a voice from the other side, but would precisely have the ability for personal revenge.

"Hmm?" Just walking out of the alley, he raised an eyebrow, vaguely sensing masses of something converging toward here... That was his daytime pursuit across the city, targets elusive and untraceable.

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Simultaneously.

In a city hospital, a girl on the bed groggily opened her eyes, she seemed to hear something, while also drawn as if by something, her expression woodenly sitting up straight from the bed, then walking out of the ward, down the stairs.

Outside...

Outside something is attracting her, somewhere she ought to go...

The girl whose soul was dislodged during the day thought aimlessly, seemingly caught in a bizarre state.

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