【Strange Stories】

It was something that came to this world together with the first returning [Faller] shortly after the [Falling Phenomenon] occurred.

Its essence is a combination of [Data Flow], [Information Fragments], [Ideas] and [Dark Plasma Virus].

【Dark Plasma Virus】

It comes from the unknown lower world and possesses the power to distort everything. It can distort real or imaginary existences such as living things, wills, concepts, etc. into some "established rules" and put them into this world to form "weird stories".

According to the "propagation rules", "scope of influence" and "degree of harm" of "Ghost Story", the federation divides it into roughly five levels:

Ordinary, strange, strange, strange, disaster.

For example, the strange story that Xia Mu just solved belongs to the lowest level [Ordinary Level]. This kind of strange story is generally "low harm", "less transmissible", "hard to hurt people", and can be left alone unless necessary.

Unless, like Boss Qin, the strange story happens to appear in his bedroom and stares at the couple with his big bloody eyes every night, no one will spend money to find someone to clean it up.

Correspondingly, ordinary [Mortal Level Strange Tales], any [D-Class Fallen], or [Wanderers] and [Returners] trained in the later stages of the Federation can be easily handled.

This is also the main source of Xiamu's economy. After all, there are too many "mundane-level ghost stories", especially in the "downtown area", where there will always be unlucky bosses.

As for the strange talk that appeared in front of him now, Xiamu couldn't judge its level for the time being, because the other party's various information was not clear yet, and he didn't know the other party's "communication rules" and "strength of power."

But he could at least see that, judging from the destructive power the opponent had just shown and the way he appeared, it was definitely a [different level].

And [different level]...

That's not something I can handle. The wind is tight and the wind is blowing!

Without the slightest hesitation, Xia Mu turned around and ran. With his D-level strength, if nothing else, he could definitely run faster than others.

He basically won't be arrogant about things he can't do. He has changed a lot in the seven or eight years of working hard in this lower city, and he is no longer the passionate young man he once was.

Evacuating the people and delaying the ghost talk should be left to the "regular troops"!

In a blink of an eye, Xia Mu disappeared, and then he got into a dark alley, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

This was his shortcut back to the office. Since he couldn't have a midnight snack today, he might as well go home and take a nap.

However, everything did not seem to be as simple as he imagined. Within two steps, he found a data stream emerging from the exit of the dark alley ahead, quickly forming a barrier of black mist that was too thick to be broken.

"Is this... a dark substance barrier? That strange rumor can release the 'regular field'?!"

Xia Mu couldn't help being shocked when he saw this, and immediately understood the seriousness of this incident!

【Regular Field】

It is an ability unique to Kaitan. It can "transform" a certain area, forcibly distort the rules within it, and transform it into a form that conforms to its own rules.

This is something that can only be done by ghost stories above [Cunning Level]. In other words, this ghost story is at least [Cunning Level]!

The next second, Xia Mu saw that the buildings around him began to change, and the dark data flow began to erode all building data and change their appearance.

He knew that this was just the beginning, and soon the erosion would spread to the "creatures" in the area, and no one could escape.

"Well?!"

Suddenly, Xia Mu's pupils suddenly shrank, her heart tightened, and her whole body began to feel weak.

He lowered his head and looked at his hands. On the tips of his ten fingers, the dark data flow had quietly climbed up.

Compared with the inanimate buildings around them, the [Dark Plasma Virus] erodes living bodies much more slowly, because the data of living bodies is far more complicated than that of inanimate objects.

But that's just a slowdown. As long as you can't leave the field, it's only a matter of time before it's completely eroded.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Plop!

Xia Mu suddenly fell to the ground and curled up together.

The process of being eroded is very painful, and most people cannot bear it. It is a forced distortion that turns a person from "one thing" into "another completely different thing."

During the whole process, you can even feel that everything that belongs to you is being transformed little by little. The pain will make you lose the concept of "time", and every minute and every second becomes extremely long.

"Double mental and physical pain"

It can easily lead to feelings of despair.

Once the living body completely gives up resistance, the erosion will become very rapid and can be completed almost within a few seconds.

"No, we can't let it be eroded like this. I haven't spent the money I just earned yet!"

For a moment, Xia Mu, who had fallen to the ground, seemed to adapt a little, and gritted his teeth again, forcing himself to get up from the ground.

He raised his hand tremblingly and held the pendant hanging on his chest. This was his only hope at the moment. He entered his thoughts and data into it without hesitation...

The next moment.

Wow——

The white jade-like pendant shone brightly, and the soft white light covered his entire body. It also dispelled the surrounding darkness and isolated the eroding black data flow.

"Um?"

In the white light, Xia Mu suddenly froze, and then moved his body, showing a surprised expression.

He found that the pain in his body suddenly disappeared completely, and the virus that originally eroded him also disappeared in an instant.

What's going on?

He looked at the pendant in his hand and didn't understand what was happening at all, because he didn't have high hopes at all.

Although the ability of this pendant is [Purification], he knows exactly how much it weighs.

Judging from various situations in the past, it would be difficult for this thing to purify even a slightly powerful mortal-level monster, let alone a big monster at the level of ghosts.

But looking at the white light around him, he knew clearly that he was not dreaming. He couldn't help but wonder, was this pendant taken on medicine today?

At this time...

Plop!

Xia Mu suddenly heard the sound of someone falling to the ground behind him.

He turned around and found a man behind him. From his face shrouded in darkness, he could vaguely tell that he was the late-night snack stall owner he had seen.

"Save...save me..."

Boom!

After making intermittent calls for help, the man collapsed completely.

Immediately afterwards, the black data flow quickly wrapped around his whole body, completely eroding it in the blink of an eye.

In the next second, the man's body changed. His originally strong figure began to become slender, his flat chest gradually became taller, his short and crisp hair lengthened to his waist, his buttocks bulged, and his face changed from hard to soft...

He turned into a woman!

With the change of gender and body shape, men's clothes have also changed, from a vest that was originally convenient for work to an ancient European style long black skirt.

"Where are you...man?"

The man... no, the woman slowly got up from the ground, making intermittent sounds from her mouth.

At the same time, Xia Mu's star ring suddenly sounded a prompt. Before he could check it, a transparent panel automatically appeared in front of him, with a red exclamation mark flashing crazily, representing a warning:

【Alert!Alert!】

[A major strange incident occurred at the night market No. 36, Xiacheng District, Chongxing City, Fifth District.]

[Ghost story level: disaster level]

[Ghost Story Codename: Witch of Disaster]

[Since the S-class is still on the way, a "recruitment notice" is hereby issued, asking nearby fallen persons and returnees regardless of level to come to support immediately and evacuate the crowd!]

[Anyone who participates in support will receive a "lower-level wandering permission" and a bounty of 100,000 alliance coins! 】

Seeing this "recruitment notice", Xia Mu's eyes widened and he froze in place.

What?
Chapter completed!