The moment he returned home, Yue Shi slumped onto the sofa. His consciousness detached from reality and slipped into the mysterious space to inspect the two new abilities he had acquired—
【Hidden Black Feathers】
【Physical Invisibility】—【“You can't see me”】
【Psychological Invisibility】—【“You can see me, but you ignore my existence”】
【Occult Invisibility】—【“Cannot be observed, peeked at, or divined by mystical means”】
Seeing these words, Yue Shi’s eyes lit up.
An invisibility technique—this was truly excellent!
The reason he lived in the remote Happiness Apartments and had destroyed all the surveillance cameras nearby was to avoid leaving a trail when he went out to do certain things.
Now that he had this ability, he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of preparing in advance and cleaning up afterward whenever he did something questionable.
His gaze shifted, and new text floated into his field of vision—
【Demon Feather Barrier】
【A thin, invisible shield】
【Blocks physical attacks】
【Immunity to mental contamination】
【Isolates magic damage】
【“My heart is like iron, indestructible!”】
This was a very powerful defensive ability.
Yue Shi exited the mysterious space and immediately began testing. Regarding 【Hidden Black Feathers】, he needed to determine certain details to judge whether this ability was a god-tier skill or just a gimmick.
In the next second, illusory black feathers manifested out of thin air. They grew from sparse to dense, wrapping around Yue Shi’s entire body. These feathers weren't physical objects but rather the manifestation of some kind of energy.
The surrounding light and shadows fluctuated slightly, like ripples on water brushed by the wind. The scene of reality blurred for a moment, as if an eraser had gently wiped Yue Shi’s figure away.
He walked to the mirror; it was blank, showing nothing at all.
He picked up a bottle of shampoo, and the illusory black feathers spread along his hand to cover its surface.
The shampoo became invisible too!
Good. Just a moment ago, Yue Shi had been worried that if the ability only made his body invisible but not his clothes, it would be quite embarrassing.
Next, he activated 【Demon Feather Barrier】. It was difficult to determine the shield’s defensive limit on his own, but what caught his attention more was that the same illusory black feathers appeared when he used both 【Demon Feather Barrier】 and 【Hidden Black Feathers】.
“One existence manifesting in two different functional forms?” Yue Shi wondered.
Buzz—
The sudden vibration of his phone interrupted his thoughts.
He took it out and looked at the caller ID; it was Ling Xun.
Yue Shi pressed answer.
“Are you free tomorrow? I have something very important I want to talk to you about,” Ling Xun said, getting straight to the point.
“What is it?” Yue Shi asked.
Ling Xun: “I can't explain it in just a few words over the phone. Let’s talk in detail when we meet.”
Yue Shi thought for a moment. “I’m free tomorrow. Let’s pick a place to meet.”
Ling Xun: “No need for the trouble. I’ll just come to your place after work.”
Yue Shi: “No problem.”
Ling Xun hung up hurriedly.
Tulip Security Company had suffered heavy casualties this time; it was essentially no different from being disbanded. It wouldn't be able to recover its strength anytime soon. If nothing unexpected happened, Yue Shi would be quite free in the near future and wouldn't have to go to work.
In the evening, Yue Shi cooked a simple bowl of noodles to fill his stomach and took a hot bath before lying down in bed to rest.
He had now acquired six supernatural abilities. None of them were weak, and when combined, they provided a balance of offense and defense.
He just didn't know if this level of strength would be enough when facing a behemoth like the Su family—whether it would allow him to achieve even the most basic self-preservation and counterattack.
The Su family’s public image was quite good, and almost all the information one could find on the surface was positive. However, Yue Shi could never forget his various experiences in the laboratory.
“Perhaps the Investigation Bureau has more realistic data on the Su family. I can use that as an entry point. Even if my strength is still insufficient, I should learn more about my opponent's intelligence in advance, just in case...”
Lost in thought, Yue Shi gradually fell into a deep sleep.
...
The next morning, a cold wind howled.
Heavy layers of clouds piled up in the sky like mountains, tightly sealing off the sunlight. The light filtering through the gaps in the curtains was exceptionally weak.
After getting up and washing up, Yue Shi found that all his jackets were dirty and unwashed.
After a moment of hesitation, he picked one that looked wearable, went downstairs for breakfast, and then decided to go shopping.
Doing laundry was too tiring; it was better to just buy new ones.
Amber City, East District, Emerald Shopping Center.
As the city’s largest department store, it was still bustling with people even on a weekday.
Yue Shi strolled leisurely, picking out clothes at random. As long as they were comfortable and fit well, nothing else mattered.
In any case, he looked good in everything.
The shopping bags in his hands gradually increased, and he occasionally activated 【Plague Doctor】 to absorb accumulated ailments.
It wasn't until the afternoon that he returned home, fully loaded.
At 6:30, Ling Xun called to ask if Yue Shi was home.
Five minutes later, there was a knock at the door.
When he pushed the door open, Ling Xun was standing outside. His medium-length hair was extremely messy, and the puffiness under his eyes was tinged with dark blue. He looked both weak and exhausted.
“Come in and sit,” Yue Shi greeted him politely. “You don't look like you're in a good state.”
“Don't even mention it.” Ling Xun looked frustrated. “I worked overtime all through the night, and I’ve been busy all day today cleaning up the mess.”
Yue Shi: “The incident at the first middle school?”
Ling Xun nodded. “Too many people died, and they were all students. The Investigation Bureau has to control public opinion, appease the families of the victims, and check for any remaining contamination spread.”
“Is the Bee Woman incident completely resolved?” Yue Shi asked.
“According to regulations, it’s not convenient for me to disclose specific information about this matter to outsiders.” Ling Xun sat down on the sofa, crossing his left leg over his right.
“However, if you agree to join the Investigation Bureau, you’ll be an internal staff member, and naturally, you can know whatever you want.”
Yue Shi took two cans of drinks from the fridge and teased, “I said before that I need to consider it carefully. What’s the rush?”
“No, it is urgent!” Ling Xun’s attitude became serious.
“I came to find you today specifically because of this. Do you know that your current situation is very dangerous?”
Yue Shi was stunned. “What danger?”
Had his secret been exposed? Or had the Su family discovered his whereabouts and come looking for him?
Ling Xun: “Tulip Security Company has a major problem!”
“Huh???” Yue Shi was momentarily dazed.
Ling Xun gently rubbed his temples. “You’ve been working at that company for a while now. Haven't you noticed anything suspicious?”
Of course he had!
It was clearly just a small private organization that had just been registered, yet it could accurately recruit many transcendents one after another with astronomical salaries;
The mysterious disappearance of Jiang Cifei;
Earlier, when Zhong Mo mentioned having a probing ability, Pei Yue had turned pale on the spot;
Also, the Bee Woman had once attacked an ordinary employee of the company, yet that employee lived in Rose Manor, where housing prices were extremely high and unaffordable for average people...
These things were without proof and didn't necessarily mean anything, so Yue Shi hadn't taken them too much to heart. Besides, he wasn't exactly a law-abiding person himself; it was hard to say who was setting up whom~
But in front of Ling Xun, Yue Shi only shook his head innocently.
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