Chapter 105: Run Quickly!

This group of people only realized a serious problem after returning home.

From beginning to end, the entire event had been extraordinarily strange.

Earlier, for some unknown reason, their minds were in chaos, and they couldn’t make sense of what had happened. Now, after calming down and thinking it over carefully, a cold sweat broke out on their backs, and goosebumps covered their skin.

With their minds clear, their thoughts multiplied, forcing them to confront several grave questions.

First, why was Sverre already dead that morning, yet they still saw him at the horror art exhibition that night?

Second, who were those two men dressed so oddly? How did they know that all the experiences those people saw were false?

Third, why did the paintings suddenly start to float, and what was that eerie red light?

It seemed the demonic figures on those paintings came to life under the glow of that red light...

The moment this thought arose, their heads began to throb immensely.

It felt as if knives were spinning inside their skulls, as though their heads were about to explode.

After the pain subsided, they finally realized something, recalling with terror:

“There was no Sverre at all. It was clearly a huge red silhouette! That image... wasn’t it the legendary ghost?”

Could it have been Sverre’s soul after death?

But it didn’t seem so.

And who exactly were those two men who came in afterward?

What were they, really?

Why were they so calm and unhurried in telling them everything that happened here was false?

Did those two men know something else?

Why did they choose to believe those two and leave the horror art exhibition?

After they left, did those two men leave as well—or what happened next?

All these questions deeply troubled everyone, leaving them baffled. No matter how they tried, these events could not be logically connected—they lacked any solid foundation.

But the more confused they were, the greater their fear grew. It was a fear of the unknown—an unconscious dread that seeped into their work, spreading to others.

After they left, those two spirit controllers did not leave immediately either, because they needed to investigate what exactly was controlling human minds.

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“Light, did you collect the energy just now?”

Light nodded. “Of course.”

He pulled out a disk from his pocket—a device specially designed to store energy—and it contained the energy that had just affected the group’s mental power.

After analysis, they found that it was indeed the energy of a bizarre creature. In other words, the reason those people changed was entirely due to the influence of this strange entity.

“The power is the same as the one that killed Sverre this morning. It’s completely undetectable—probably hidden by means unknown to us.”

“Is this strange creature the same one that killed Sverre?”

“No, not the same, but the energies of these two bizarre creatures are very similar. They must be somewhat connected.”

“What do you mean?”

“They’re probably part of a group of strange creatures.”

This news was undoubtedly bad. A team of bizarre creatures was no longer simple-minded; intelligent entities like these were extremely difficult to deal with.

“This energy is like a virus hidden inside people, causing hallucinations. It’s absolutely terrifying!”

Given the current situation, the abilities of these strange creatures were frightening—they could intimidate humans without even appearing on the scene. This meant they could never find these creatures immediately.

That was a big problem.

However, they were not without options.

They could guide some of their own energy out of their bodies, sense the creature’s energy, and use special instruments to disperse their energy around.

If the energy left behind sensed a presence similar to the strange creature’s energy from before, it would trigger a reaction to help the spirit controllers locate the entity.

But this method depended on one premise—that the strange creature would return here; otherwise, it was useless.

Having done all they could, they decided to report the incident.

Their report was extremely simple:

Two strange creatures, power unknown, appearance unknown, species unknown, with the ability to remotely control human minds—but this control could be arbitrarily terminated—so their strength probably wasn’t very high.

This report was submitted to the Spirit Controllers Headquarters of the Painting Nation.

If all went as expected, given the headquarters’ notorious efficiency, they should receive further instructions within three months.

At the thought of having three months to slack off and get paid, both of them smiled contentedly.

“I bought two tickets to the art festival. Let’s go together when the time comes.”

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As for those two strange creatures working as a team?

What a joke! The Painting Nation was under the protection of the Sunset Kingdom. Would these tiny bizarre beings dare to stir up too much trouble?

Moreover, their energy was so easy to decipher, their strength couldn’t be that impressive. If they made frequent moves, they would be wiped out without much effort.

So the two of them relaxed even more.

But what they didn’t know was that in the darkness, a pair of blood-red eyes were fixed on them, filled with murderous intent.

“Boss, what should we do now?”

“The Painting Nation is just like the Pale Nation. Their top combat power barely reaches A-rank. Do you know what that means?”

“What does it mean?”

Just as the clown finished speaking, they saw Xiao Zi’s terrifying bloodied face.

“That means from the moment we set foot in the Painting Nation, the entire place becomes our playground of terror. We can do whatever we want!

But if anyone tries to spoil our fun, do you know the consequences?”

“What consequences?”

“Death!”

The moment Xiao Zi finished speaking, he vanished instantly into the night’s vast darkness.

At the same time, the two spirit controllers both sensed an inexplicable unease.

“Light, do you feel anything?”

Goosebumps covered Light’s entire body. As a D-rank spirit controller, his senses were far keener than ordinary people’s. Even though his power was vastly inferior to Xiao Zi’s, and he couldn’t sense any energy fluctuations from him, his sixth sense still picked up something strange.

Before Light could answer, the hairs on his body stood on end, and a voice echoed relentlessly in his mind: “Run! Run as fast as you can!”

Inside him was sealed a strange creature with extremely strong perception. This gave him a special ability—danger sense.

For some unknown reason, adrenaline was surging wildly through his body, and sweat dripped from his forehead as if it were endless.

All these signals screamed the same message: he was in an extremely dangerous environment and had to leave immediately to survive.

Realizing this, he looked at the other spirit controller in terror and blurted out two words:

“Run!”