Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 504 I'll sleep with you tonight!

A shriveled human skin lay on the window, outside was a hazy moonlight and thick fog.

The Western-style pointed brick towers were submerged in the thick fog, creating a chilling sense of absurdity and fear.

Li Xia stared coldly at the human skin outside the window, the muscles on the back of his hand gripping the sword hilt gradually tensing, and the Murakumo sword emitted a soft sword hum from its sheath.

Just as it was about to leave its body, a deep 'hum' was heard, and a faint white light suddenly rose up outside the tavern.

The light wasn't strong, but the skin of the person clinging to the window was thrown off, emitting a short, sharp scream, and falling far into the mist.

Thick fog billowed and boiled, engulfing the human skin, and the entire Ogan returned to calm.

Li Xia loosened his grip on the sword hilt and quickly walked to the window, gazing at the street outside.

"It's gone, I can't sense it anymore."

Aowu was as if he had collapsed from exhaustion; the entire dragon went limp, and the bristling black fur gradually returned to normal. Xiaotian's tail was still drooping, but it was much better than before.

"Damn, that scared the hell out of me! What the hell was that thing?!"

Aowu regained some of his energy, perhaps because his previous appearance was too embarrassing, and the self-proclaimed eldest brother, Little Dragon, forcefully argued:
"Why did that thing just now give me a sense of emptiness, as if no matter what moves Grandpa Long used on it, it was useless?"

"Meow?" "Woof!"

Black Charcoal and Howling Sky both raised their heads at the same time, staring at it in astonishment.

"What? You guys feel the same way?"

Awoo looked at Li Xia again, thinking that it was the only one with this special feeling.

"Yes, I have one too."

Li Xia drew the curtains, blocking out the dim light of the oil lamp in the room.

That's why he understood why the three little ones reacted so strongly to human skin.

Whether it's Li Xia or the three little ones, their strength has far surpassed that of ordinary people, and their perception is also exceptionally strong.

In other words, they actually have two sets of 'sensory' systems.

One type is the normal six senses, namely the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind, corresponding to color (visual color and form), sound, smell, taste, touch, and mental objects.

It gives rise to the six functions of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and knowing.

This set of senses is the foundation of the existence of the apostles, or all living beings, in the material world.

In addition, the Apostles' powerful perception is their second sense, a fundamental ability to distinguish danger and strength.

Just like how different colors indicate the strength of monsters in a game, you can intuitively feel the strength of a monster.

The stronger one's perception ability, the more clearly one can perceive the details of the enemy's strength and weakness.

But the monster and the human skin they had just seen were completely nonexistent in Li Xia's and the three little ones' senses.

This intangible sense of bewilderment and the resulting fear far exceed the imagination of normal people.

Because anything that is a physical entity will have perception, unless it is far beyond one's own capabilities.

But no matter which kind of fear it is, it is greater than the fear of ordinary people seeing ghosts.

That's why the three little ones reacted so strongly when they saw the monster.

Li Xia pondered for a moment, then shook his head:
"There must be something we didn't expect. If two monsters appear randomly and are so strong that I can't even detect them, then this world isn't just A-SSSS+ difficulty, but SSS+ as the starting point, with no upper limit."

He stood up, looked at the three little ones who seemed lost in thought, and added:

"Most importantly, if it really is this kind of monster, it wouldn't be so easily blocked by the runes on the door. Those runes are very weak, even though we haven't figured out their specific function yet."

But the energy is very weak, so there must be some special mechanism that we haven't figured out yet.

I'll go to sleep first tonight, and we'll talk about the rest during the day.

The three little ones looked at each other and exclaimed in unison:
"Boss, I want to sleep with you tonight!" "Meow!"

"Wang!"

Li Xia: Okay.
Morning light streamed through the gap in the curtains and fell on Li Xia's face. He opened his eyes and skillfully removed the dog wrapped around his neck.

They then took down the rain shelter overhead; Xiaolong must have had a nightmare last night.

A small dark cloud floated above the bed, and a light rain drizzled all night. The charcoal-colored figure sleeping on Li Xia's stomach thought he had returned to the time when he was camping in the forest in the Monster Hunter world.

Xiaotian nestled at my feet, curling up completely, looking like he was sleeping soundly.

Li Xia sat up. The old wooden floor was now covered in water stains, and stepping on it made a squelching sound.

The sky outside was already bright, and the whole city seemed to come alive. The noisy sounds came in through the windows, carrying a vague sense of unreality.

The three little ones were woken up and ran to the kitchen to take a look. Although there was a lot of food piled up inside, they still felt the same instinctive aversion as before.

Not just bread, but all food, even water.

"Boss—"

Little Dragon chewed on the stored food in his spatial storage next to the square table:
"What do we do next? We have absolutely no clue how to do this task."

Li Xia stuffed the last bit of food into her mouth, and with a gentle shake of her hands, she dispersed the grease.

"The ten-day period allotted for this mission is quite generous, which also reflects the difficulty of the mission."

We're afraid we'll need a little more time.

"The main problem is that there are absolutely no clues about this mission."

Awoo frowned and said:
"Since they are looking for the Heart-Burning Cult, it must be a secretive cult, maybe even an 'illegal organization' or something, and they must be hiding very well."

Li Xia nodded, pondered for a moment, then glanced around the small tavern and said:

"Be prepared to stay here for a few days; this place will serve as a base."

Aowu, Heitan, and Xiaotian, the three of you stay here today and tidy up. Since you're staying for a few days, make sure it's clean. I'll go get a city map and also go out to look for clues.

If all else fails, then conduct a comprehensive, blanket search!

The three little ones nodded in agreement.

Li Xia walked alone on the street, carefully observing the expressions of the pedestrians. They seemed perfectly normal, as if nothing had happened.

The doubts in my heart grew stronger and stronger. The commotion last night must have been quite loud. Anyone who wasn't deaf should have been able to notice it.

Even though there's no danger during the day, the nearby residents don't look like they just experienced a terrifying event at night.

He simply walked over, and the family next to the tavern was carrying buckets of water, preparing to leave.

"Excuse me, where is the owner of the tavern next door? I want to buy a drink to soothe my throat, but there's no one here."

"Isn't that old miser next door here?"

The neighbor was a very generous-looking middle-aged man. He scratched his messy beard in surprise.

"That's strange. He shouldn't want to miss out on a reward, and his wife is even more greedy."

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be closed. I'm sorry, young man, although I really wanted to answer your question.

But I'm really not sure.

Li Xia narrowed her eyes.

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