Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

Zhao Hao sensed that the huge magic array was beginning to be filled with a kind of light and heat, but it was also domineering and could not tolerate other types of spiritual energy.

Light shone down from the sky, filling the entire area of ​​the magic array, spanning over thirty blocks, with that bright spiritual energy, allowing no other spiritual energy to exist.

The priest said to Colt, "We can hold out for three hours; you need to use that time to resolve the issue..."

To be honest, working in this Vatican magic circle feels very awkward; my spiritual energy is depleted and cannot be naturally replenished.

If it weren't for the Bureau of Mysteries providing each member with three psionic orbs for consumption, the Red Gate, the Night Watch, and other supernatural organizations, large and small, would probably go on strike.

After working for about two hours, we finally caught all the laughing clowns.

Because the cleanup is done on one side and then on the other, not too much has accumulated.

But the total number of clowns purified actually exceeded 12,000! Three hours! Even catching pigs wouldn't be that fast!

Many of the staff at the Mysterious Bureau were exhausted from working in shifts.

But the clown comedian who started the story has mysteriously disappeared, and even the divination spells have no effect. Sylvia's painting is also a chaotic mess with no information. But one thing is certain: he's not dead.

After all, he is someone favored and watched by the God of Deception, so there may be future troubles.

……

April 4th, Qingming Festival. Zhao Hao signs in for a prize.

[Paper-cut Concept Flying Hat]

Black Iron 3-Star Item Card

Wearing: You can fly after wearing it.

Note: One must be afraid of water and fire, and possess unwavering willpower.

Note: I can fly, I can fly, I'm not sick, go away, I don't need medicine!

Isn't this the cheap version of Stephen Chow's Doraemon flight cap? So this is what "unwavering will" means?

A few days later, Zhao Hao dealt with another extraordinary incident at the hospital.

The mortality rate among patients in one hospital is rising rapidly, and intelligence has indicated that there may be supernatural events.

When Zhao Hao arrived there, he discovered the suspect, a nurse, who had caused the deaths of as many as 43 elderly people and patients during her shifts in just one month!

After observing for several hours, I discovered that the nurse had committed murder. The method was simple: she injected air into the patient's vein or added some random stuff to the medication.

Zhao Hao noticed that after each murder, the woman's physical functions, vitality, and spirituality would greatly increase. He felt that she might be extraordinary.

So they lured her to the underground morgue and then exposed her true colors.

Sure enough, once the truth was revealed, she lost control of herself and began to change drastically.

A cruel nurse who, due to work frustrations and overwork, begins to hate her patients.

She went from a tall, 1.7-meter-tall nurse to a 2.5-meter-tall female version of Mundo?!

However, the Iron 3-star was no match for Zhao Hao, and instead became Zhao Hao's free punching bag, getting a good beating.

On April 21, Zhao Hao and some others went to Wall Street to work overtime again.

Unfortunately, after a few days of relative stability, the Dow Jones Industrial Average crashed again, plummeting to a low of 759.13, a further drop of 16.4%.

A rumor is circulating: You're buying military stocks at rock-bottom prices, he's going all-in on liquor stocks, I'm heavily invested in new energy stocks—we all have bright futures. You're standing on the rooftop, he's sleeping on the tracks, and I'm choosing to hang myself—we're all laughing and joking!

Forced by circumstances, the Mysterious Bureau decided to loosen its grip on the situation. It implemented a bounty system, allowing any registered superhuman to accept missions and receive rewards.

For example, the fat guy was given a mission to "hunt down the zombie football player".

The story goes that the body of a dead rugby player has disappeared, and then a strange vandal appears at night, savagely charging at anyone who turns their back on it.

Many people were knocked into flower beds, some into shop windows, and some even into cesspools...

Zhao Hao thought that if the fat man brought a pea from the other world, he might be able to complete the mission easily.

Chapter 262 The Rampage of Winston

The Otherworld, the Free City region, a place named the Creeper Forest by the superhumans.

Zhao Hao, Fatty, Carrie the Witch, and Wally the Dwarf are hunting in the forest together.

After entering the 80s, the speed of psychic resurgence increased dramatically, as if saying, "The ten-year period has come, please take your place, psychic energy," and the psychic energy content soared.

The outer world was like that; the inner world was even more ruthless. All sorts of extraordinary life forms began to "compete freely under the frosty sky."

Recently, the witch Carrie wanted to try making some potions, but the materials available on the market were becoming increasingly scarce.

Wild, lively materials from the open air work so well!

In addition, Zhao Hao and Fatty also had some extraordinary materials to prepare, so the group hit it off and formed an extraordinary hunting team to hunt extraordinary creatures in increasingly dangerous areas.

As for Wall-E, he was simply there to test the gun.

Wally is a hardcore gun enthusiast. Making guns and shooting guns are his three greatest passions in life.

Their target this time was a super-mutated giant dragon-like lizard.

This extraordinary creature was already extremely powerful among the five Black Iron stars, and some scholars speculate that it may have a very rare dragon bloodline.

The one in front of us is an individual that has undergone a super mutation after the psychic energy revival, and even shows some signs of atavism.

It is now a full twelve meters long! Its scales are almost impervious to blades and spears! It has high psionic resistance and can also breathe psionic flames and stomach acid.

This is already considered an upgrade for elite units.

If left unattended, it will definitely become a Bronze-level existence in the future! We'll just have to wait and see who does it...

The areas around gathering points of extraordinary individuals in the underworld are usually cleared regularly, as powerful extraordinary creatures could pose a threat. Otherwise, it could turn into a monster hunter scenario!

Although it was already at the peak of Iron 5-star, just one step away from advancing to Bronze, and even had Bronze-level combat power in some aspects, this dragon-transformed giant lizard was, after all, facing the protagonist group.

There was also a veteran bronze-level player here. Although he was just testing the gun, it was quite powerful.

Including the search, tracking, and setting traps, it took the four of them three whole days to kill this dragon-like giant lizard.

Wow, he's got a treasure trove of knowledge!

Scales, skin, bones, blood, tendons, brain marrow, heartstrings, nerves, stomach... almost everything is a 5-star black iron material.

Zhao Hao collected materials with a smile on his face. He could now make a puppet made entirely of extraordinary materials! Then he could also give his little maid a new body, and... well, bigger breasts...

Carrie the witch was even happier. She had already examined the heart and nerves of the dragon-transformed giant lizard. With these two materials, she was sure she could make an advancement potion!

The four of them busily dissected the enormous corpse, and Zhao Hao even conjured up many paper shikigami to help.

The fat man, who was cutting meat, asked, "Why haven't I seen the big black guy lately?"

The big black guy is Winston, he's both dark-skinned and big.

Zhao Hao grinned and sneered, "Tsk~"

“Winston has been very busy lately, saying that the research has entered a critical stage.”

"He told me that if he succeeds, he might even have a chance to advance to the Bronze rank! He's been a bit obsessed lately, spending all his time in the room doing experiments and not leaving the house at all..."

Upon hearing this, the fat man's expression turned strange: "What's wrong? He's only at Iron 3-star and he's already researching how to advance to Bronze? I think he's getting cocky!"

Zhao Hao nodded. "That's true to some extent. But everyone has their own path. He's different from us, or rather, different from most superhumans. After all, the path of a spirit machine master is a relatively new one that has emerged in recent years, let alone someone like him who works with psionic electronics and psionic semiconductors. That's truly cutting-edge. He has to find his own way forward..."

……

While Zhao Hao and others were busy in the inner world, the official Ame team in the outer world had been holding meetings for more than a week.

Even Colt participated in several sessions, providing a lot of advice and information.

The world of watches has been rife with bizarre events lately, to the point that the public has begun to doubt many things. Experts' attempts to refute these claims have been completely ineffective.

Take, for example, the clown laughter disorder last time, which directly affected more than 10,000 people and destroyed more than 20 streets. How can you justify that... no, I mean, that it's stable?

While many Amis people are simple-minded and stubborn, there is also a small minority who are extremely shrewd, as well as skeptics and conspiracy theorists who have long since stopped trusting official statements.

Various opinions emerged immediately.

However, it must be said that the authorities have some clever people who used a clever trick to turn the tables on them.

Don't you like spreading unreliable rumors? Well then I'll create dozens or even hundreds of more unreliable claims to cover up and dilute all the slightly plausible speculations!

You can only say that experience counts!

But Aramco officials know that this is only a temporary solution, not a permanent cure. When will this stopgap measure ever end?

Besides, public opinion doesn't really matter; what really matters is whether the authorities can maintain order.

If the American authorities can maintain order, they won't be afraid even if the underworld and superhumans are exposed to the public.

The problem is that they can't control the situation now. If the news leaks out, they'll be in big trouble.

The Amis people have never been easy to deal with!

If the underworld is exposed, the first thing people will do is take to the streets for a large-scale free shopping spree, and there might even be large-scale riots.

Moreover, once exposed, the effects of psychic energy will spread. Once the public becomes aware of psychic abilities, the probability of awakening them will greatly increase. The American authorities have absolutely no control over this.

In short, the authorities are worried that their supernatural powers are insufficient to control the situation. This could be a recipe for disaster!

Our most fundamental interests have been threatened!

At this moment, a secret meeting is being held, and the person sitting at the head of the table is even the President of Amerinda.

He was listening to reports from various secret departments, his brow furrowed the entire time.

According to data from various intelligence agencies, the number of superhumans is now increasing. Their abilities are incredibly diverse, causing varying degrees of harm. The problem is that the US government's resources are very limited, making it difficult to handle the situation.

The military's supernatural task force, established only a few years ago, has yet to achieve much. This demonstrates that Amei has made virtually no progress in the field of supernatural abilities.

As a leader, one cannot allow one's country to lag behind in this regard; and as an upper class, one cannot allow uncontrolled forces to run rampant.

At this point, the military spokesperson began to speak.

He began by explaining that uncontrolled superhumans pose a huge threat to the stability of the country.

Then it was explained that the Amerindian government's supernatural powers were indeed extremely harmful to its rule.

Finally, they even brought up the "red big brother" across the strait, who is already among the top in the extraordinary field and has demonstrated tremendous strength in this area. America is falling behind!

This is selling anxiety.

Almost all upper-class Amis could not stand these words, because the Red Big Brother was like a Damocles' sword hanging over their heads.

This sword can sever all their foundations! This is the ultimate enemy!