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Chapter 581 The Strange Town

The Hermit first came to the attention of various mysterious forces during the massacre in Nevada City.

At that time, Ai Liang did not show much power.

Most factions believe that the hermit was just an unlucky guy who accidentally obtained a strange object and whose mind was corrupted by it.

Since Nevada was also part of the Asian Union's territory, they didn't pay much attention to it.

It wasn't until recently, when the disciples of the Apostles suffered a setback in Thousand Flower City, that the other factions discovered that the Hermit, whom they had overlooked years ago, was actually an Apostle.

Ai Liang has not had any outstanding achievements since her debut.

In the only recent confrontation with the Apostles, the Countermeasures Bureau was the main force, while he watched from the sidelines.

As for the scene where Janus was instantly killed, no one except the Apostles knew about it.

To outsiders, the hermit's rejection of the Apostles' invitation and his solitary nature made him a highly sought-after figure.

These factors combined have led some less-than-ideal forces to harbor unfriendly intentions.

However, the fact that one can live within the territory of the Asian Union without joining either the Countermeasures Bureau or the Apostles already speaks volumes.

Hai Xin Hui wouldn't dare invite Ai Liang to join her.

But it's unrealistic to give in to an apostle every time you encounter one.

As the third largest organization in the world, they must have some trump cards for self-defense. If just any apostle could wipe out the Hai Xin Society, they wouldn't be alive today.

The special space they are in now is their way of testing Ai Liang.

If Ai Liang is the kind of apostle who isn't good at fighting, then Hai Xin wouldn't mind having another prisoner.

But if Ai Liang is very strong in combat, then he can abandon this base and leave.

There is no shame in running away from the apostles.

Now that her true form had arrived in another dimension, Ai Liang no longer intended to hide anything.

Ashes have a location function, but they will spontaneously combust only when they touch an entity that does not belong to this space.

Telekinesis is precisely what counters such flashy things.

Ai Liang stood still, and an overwhelming amount of telekinetic energy instantly enveloped the entire alternate dimension.

Wherever the telekinetic power reached, all the ashes floating in mid-air began to spontaneously combust.

The fiery rain, a tapestry of gold and red, shone like fireworks, briefly bathing the gloomy town in a golden glow.

In just over ten seconds, the ubiquitous ashes were swept away.

With the ash no longer floating in the air, the whole town looked much more normal.

Having solved the positioning problem, Ai Liang exerted force with both legs, and with a thud, several cracks appeared where he had been standing.

Ai Liang herself appeared instantly at the town's main gate.

When Ai Liang was first pulled into this alternate dimension, her first reaction was to use her telekinesis to violently smash the area.

Just like a one-cubic-meter glass tank cannot hold ten thousand tons of water.

Even the most powerful alternate dimension created with strange objects has an upper limit; once that limit is exceeded, the alternate dimension will inevitably be destroyed.

But when Ai Liang sensed something strange about the town, she changed her mind.

Ye Qing's current state is like a max-level character who has a high level but no weapons or equipment.

Provided with enough bizarre situations, her combat power will increase much faster than a rocket launch.

Instead of searching the world for all sorts of strange creatures, it's much faster to just grab what's already there.

Now that there's a chance to harvest a large number of strange creatures at once, how could Ai Liang possibly let it go?

In addition, bringing a large number of supernatural beings back to the Asian Union without being detected by the Countermeasures Bureau is also a tricky problem, but creating supernatural beings from other dimensions seems to be the perfect solution.

Even Ai Liang herself was initially deceived; how could the Countermeasures Bureau's general-purpose detection methods possibly detect it?

They've practically fed me; how could I not eat?

Ai Liang strolled into the town at a leisurely pace, looking around at the town's buildings like an ordinary tourist.

In reality, they were waiting for the Haixin Society to make a move.

Putting aside his other abilities, his ability to conceal himself is truly exceptional.

Playing away from home, plus the concealment of the curse.

Ai Liang could only vaguely sense the auras of several fusion warriors, but could not determine their exact location.

To catch them, you either have to slowly search for clues or simply overturn the town.

Ai Liang, who already considered creating the strange object that created the alternate dimension as something she could have easily obtained, naturally chose the former.

Since the other party wanted to test him, he couldn't just stay in the corner and watch helplessly.

He didn't believe the other party could continue using the strange objects that created this space.

Ai Liang walked on the narrow, deserted street.

This alternate dimension perfectly recreates all the details of Hope Town in the real world.

Church, activity center, trumpet fountain plaza, public gardens...

Ai Liang stopped in front of a building.

This is the village committee of Xiwang Town.

Ai Liang reached out and took down the paper that was hanging on the notice board with a magnet.

The above records are all trivial matters within Hope Town.

Things like whose elderly person passed away, a family's new address, suggestions for the renovation of the village church, and the village's accounts and expenditures... all of these were exactly the same as what Ai Liang had learned before she came.

While Ai Liang focused his attention on the paper, a pair of large, scarlet eyes were staring intently at him through the window of the neighborhood committee office.

The creature inside the house was clearly not human.

It has serrated black teeth, goblin-like pointed ears, and not a single hair on its body. Even when it is half-squatting, it is over 1.5 meters tall.

The monster stretched its gaping maw to its ears, its sharp teeth making a soft, grinding sound, and copious amounts of saliva slid down its chin, forming a long, thin waterfall on the ground.

His fingernails dug deeply into the wooden windowsill, as if he were trying his best to suppress his predatory urges.

Ai Liang seemed completely unaware of this.

After reading the village notice, Ai Liang raised her hand, intending to hang the document back on the notice board.

The moment he raised his hand, the monster inside the room moved.

Bang!

The wooden window was smashed to pieces by the monster's head.

A humanoid beast, over three meters long and with a slender body, suddenly leaped towards Ai Liang like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

Originally only three centimeters long, its fingernails transformed into ten times longer claws during the attack, hurtling towards Ai Liang's neck with a whooshing sound, seemingly intending to kill her with a single blow.

Despite the attack, Ai Liang remained calm and continued with her work.

After reattaching the paper with the magnet, he didn't even glance at the monster that was fixed in mid-air before brushing past it.

"Roar!!!"

The mutated monster let out strange cries and twisted its body restlessly, trying to chase after Ai Liang.

No matter how much it struggled, it couldn't move an inch.

Haw!

The monster that was struggling just a second ago turned into a pile of flesh and bone fragments on the ground the next second.

These monsters are merely mutated humans influenced by the supernatural, not the supernatural itself.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is how most of the town's residents look now.

(End of this chapter)