Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 77 Black Water
This was the first time Ai Liang had come into contact with this thing since she learned about the strangeness.

Before reading Gao Bin's memories, he may have sensed a similar aura, but at that time Ai Liang was immersed in killing and did not know what this aura represented.

Now that he can sense this thing again, Ai Liang plans to take this opportunity to see what this so-called eeriness is all about.

After all, he had a grudge against the Thousand-Faced Man, and the Strange was the only thing known to be connected to him.

From Gao Bin's memories, we know that the Thousand-Faced Man is one of the Apostles standing at the top of the world, and an expert in manipulating the mind.

Being targeted by such a world-class BOSS, Ai Liang decided it was best to be cautious.

Although I have great potential for growth, I am still not as good as the Thousand-Faced Man.

However, Ai Liang can wait, since her superpowers undergo a qualitative change every five years anyway.

Others' growth is like addition and subtraction, but my own growth is like a square.

At this rate of growth, he'll definitely be able to treat the Earth like a walnut shell before he turns thirty.

But I should be careful before that happens.

Ai Liang found a secluded alley without surveillance cameras and transformed her face to resemble that of a hermit.

Since he wasn't sure if it was an original supernatural entity or someone carrying supernatural items, it was always better to disguise himself.

Ai Liang deliberately emitted the same aura to lure that thing into taking the bait.

Sure enough, the strange creature charged straight at Ai Liang like a shark that had smelled blood.

After confirming that the source of that aura was targeting her, Ai Liang took out her phone to check the map.

According to the map, Ai Liang circled around the area seven or eight times before arriving near a construction site.

Ai Liang sensed the location of the camera, chose a blind spot, took off from outside the construction site, and silently landed inside.

At this construction site, which had been shut down due to complaints about disturbing the peace, the workers were already resting peacefully in a tin shack in the distance. Only two workers responsible for guarding the building materials were still patrolling the site.

They are quite a distance from where Ai Liang is now, so there's no need to worry about being discovered.

After lingering outside for a while, the strange creature also entered the construction site.

Ai Liang lowered her eyes, waiting for the eerie arrival inside the half-built building.

The construction site was completely silent. The ground of the building was covered with dust left over from the construction, and the rest of the area was empty.

The darkness had no effect on Ai Liang; the faint light from the distant billboards was enough for him to see everything inside the building.

'coming. ’

Ai Liang turned her head and stared at the ground not far away.

On the empty ground ahead, dust began to disperse, and a stream of turbidity rose from the concrete foundation, forming a human-shaped outline.

The humanoid turbid flow had no facial features, but Ai Liang was certain that it was "watching" her.

"You...you're not...from the Countermeasures Bureau...who...are you...?"

The turbid stream-like humanoid figure did not seem to have any mimicry of vocal organs, and its speech was intermittent.

Ai Liang found the name of this thing in the memory bank: Black Water.

This is a bizarre A-level sub-entity. It can devour a target and perfectly disguise itself as the devoured object, while also turning into a 'liquid' and merging into most substances.

Each Blackwater clone is an independent entity, primarily used for reconnaissance and infiltration. The organization that controls the Blackwater mother is the Apostles.

Almost every member of the Apostles has a Blackwater Body.

Ai Liang's face darkened. The development of events was somewhat unexpected. He had thought it was just an ordinary strange occurrence, but it turned out to be something from the Apostles Society.

This is no different from encountering the guards of the Demon King's Castle while farming wild boars in the newbie village.

Ai Liang didn't waste words with the person behind it; she directly used her mental power to invade its brain, if it had such a thing.

After searching for a while.

Ai Liang found nothing.

The thing in front of me is like a remotely controlled robot, without any memory.

"You deliberately lured me here because you have something to say, right? Which organization are you from? What is your purpose in contacting me?"

Blackwater didn't completely mimic human form, probably because it was worried that its mimicry would be exposed to Ai Liang, a stranger.

In its incomplete mimicry state, the blackwater can instantly disengage from mimicry mode and merge directly into the ground, making it easy to escape.

The other party did not recognize him as the hermit invited by the Thousand-Faced Man.

The Thousand-Faced Man is renowned outside, but every apostle in the Apostles' Guild is personally invited by him, which is why they don't care who they invite.

Ai Liang did not answer; he was trying to find the manipulator's true location through the mental link.

"Hey, I'm really busy. If you don't tell me your purpose soon..."

Before the words were finished, the turbid humanoid figure was suddenly bound firmly by a tremendous force.

"What……"

The humanoid turbid flow was kneaded into a black sphere by an unseen giant hand.

Snapped!
Ai Liang crushed the black ball with a single squeeze, and the sound of a balloon being popped echoed in the air.

The dark brown liquid splashed everywhere, but all of them consciously avoided Ai Liang in front of them.

It was obvious that Ai Liang had not found the manipulator's mental link.

That makes sense. As the world's strongest mental ability user, the Thousand-Faced Man wouldn't be so easily discovered by anyone, especially not by those within the Apostles' Council.

As for getting information out of this guy?
If information could be easily extracted from members of the Apostles, then the major political systems wouldn't be collectively in a state of impotent rage.

After confirming that the ghostly thing's mental fluctuations had completely disappeared through his perception, Ai Liang didn't even bother to look at the dark brown liquid and twisted internal organs on the ground, and flew directly out of the construction site.

Back at the hotel, Ai Liang lay on the bed with a furrowed brow.

The presence of the Apostles disrupted his plans.

He originally intended to live an ordinary life in Qianhua City for a while, and settle accounts with the Thousand-Faced Man when he was able to do so in the future.

However, the appearance of the Black Water Sub-body indicates that there must be members of the Apostle Society in Chika City.

This is very difficult.

……

Not long after Ai Liang left.

Inside the dark building, at the scene of the humanoid monster's death, an orange-red crack appeared in the air, illuminating the surroundings.

This crack was like a connection to the deepest hell, where only a magma-like liquid could be seen churning inside, emitting a dazzling and terrifying red light.

Sparks, smelling of sulfur, burst from the edge of the crack, while red, tree-like lightning flashed around it.

Suddenly, a hand wrapped in bandages emerged from the crack, bringing with it a small stream of "magma".

The liquid fell to the ground and quickly corroded pits of varying sizes, but in less than two seconds, the "magma" seemed to run out of energy and turned into sparks that disappeared into the air.

The bandaged hand picked up a large clump of dark brown liquid and then withdrew it, without treating the rest of the body.

The orange-red crack disappeared from the void in an instant as the palm retracted, leaving only the pit on the ground as proof that it had once existed.

(End of this chapter)