Fifth building, rooftop.
Li Ran, wearing x-ray glasses, stood proudly in the wind, his gaze fixed on the distant horizon.
At the edge of his sight was a vast chaotic wall, resembling a void realm.
"Is that the boundary of the world?"
The area occupied by the Happy Home was about the size of a small town if placed in the real world.
Though it was a modernized residential community, the surrounding amenities were abundant, and everything that should be available in the real world was present.
Since entering this world, Li Ran had been busy with various tasks to improve his strength, never stepping foot near the boundary.
"I should find an opportunity to check it out."
"Squeak."
Chitong followed Li Ran's gaze, seemingly just as curious about the void boundary.
"Before I go there, let's solve the current problem first."
"Squeak!" Chitong called out, its eyes filled with determination.
Li Ran checked his inventory. The first "Survival 1" reward had been credited, with the attributes and points automatically distributed. The rare equipment still quietly lay in the storage space.
A piece of rare equipment with ordinary attributes was worth at least two pieces of fine equipment.
Not to mention a top-tier one—he was praying that this rare item was a super top-tier one.
The rare purple glow from the equipment illuminated Li Ran's face, and he felt like he was opening a blind box, excited and nervous.
[Item: Perception Ring (Rare)]
[Requirement: 800 Eerie Power]
[Attributes: Eerie Power +300]
[Effect: Divine Sense: When activated by the player, targets with a Eerie Power lower than the player's can be sensed within the visual range, ignoring obstacles, invisibility, escape techniques, breath concealment, ninjutsu, disguise, transformation, and shapeshifting.]
When Li Ran saw the attributes of the item, he felt a wave of disappointment and couldn't help but curse, "What is this?"
But when he saw the attached skill, his mouth formed the words "Holy crap."
"Divine Sense?"
"This skill comes at just the right time, it can break through all forms of disguise."
Isn't this exactly the skill he needs right now?
Though the [X-ray Glasses] were good, they could only penetrate five walls within a hundred meters, and beyond that range, the target couldn’t be observed.
Moreover, if the enemy used invisibility, body cooldown, disguise techniques, or anything similar, the x-ray glasses couldn’t detect them.
In the café, though it was risky to lure the assassin out, if not for the [Phantom] passive skill triggering, he might have already been killed by that thin man with a sniper rifle on his head.
That was the downside of the x-ray glasses.
But [Divine Sense] was completely different. It could break through all disguises, whether the target was invisible, transformed, coming from the sky or underground. As long as they were within its range, no target could escape.
Of course, the premise was that the target’s Eerie Power was lower than his.
That was a small flaw with the item.
Though the attributes were average, the skill was truly top-tier, and Li Ran liked it a lot.
After putting on the Perception Ring, Li Ran's Eerie Power reached 1480, his points accumulated to 1600, and the other attributes remained unchanged.
With the increase in attributes, the passive effect of the [Summoner's Door] also kicked in.
Chitong received a 20% attribute bonus from its master.
Plus, Chitong's natural growth in the summoning space had significantly boosted its attributes.
Dark Three-Tailed Fox
Grade B Spirit Infection Creature
Eerie Power: 500+ (296)
Strength: (74)
Agility: (144)
Constitution: (50)
Active Skills: [Rending Claw] [Transformation] [Shadow Strike] [Ribbon Dance]
Passive Skills: [Child Of The Night]
"Two days without seeing you, Chitong, your base attributes have increased by 100, not bad." Li Ran teased Chitong with his finger, while the other hand took out a piece of dried fruit from his pocket.
"Chitong's Eerie Power is nearly 800, and other attributes are more or less adding up, so its overall Eerie Power should be over a thousand. Its strength might be comparable to Zhao Yingzhi's." Li Ran thought to himself, estimating.
Li Ran leapt high, landing on the highest water tower of the fifth building.
From here, he could see the entire world area.
"Let me see how many assassins have arrived!"
Li Ran focused, and Divine Sense was immediately activated.
His perception spread like an invisible ripple, enveloping the entire community in an instant.
In Li Ran's mental world, a magnificent star map quickly formed.
Countless stars emitted different glows: dim, weak, bright, dazzling, and radiant.
The dim glow belonged to children and the elderly.
Ordinary people were between weak and bright.
At that moment, Li Ran also sensed that at home, Su Bingyao and Li Ziyang were doing a major cleaning. Li Ziyang's light was faint, while his wife Su Bingyao's light was bright.
The dazzling glows belonged to those with Eerie Power between 500 and 1000, including both the locals and the assassins who had arrived.
As for the radiant glow, Li Ran guessed it belonged to assassins with over 1000 Eerie Power.
But as long as he could perceive them, it meant their Eerie Power was lower than his.
"Quite a few have come."
Excluding the locals Li Ran had already encountered, he found at least twelve with chilling, lurking auras and dazzling lights, while one had a radiant glow.
"These assassins' strength is indeed on par with Zhao Yingzhi's. If they were ordinary people, Zhao Yingzhi might be able to use her killer abilities to take them out one by one. But they’re all monsters—hitting their vital points might not necessarily kill them. A single mistake could lead to disaster. Right now, the best thing Zhao Yingzhi can do is hide until it's completely safe."
"The Dark Palace is probably a place full of danger as well, even with Yang Ping's protection. After all, it’s not a place meant for staying."
For now, aside from the Dark Palace, Li Ran couldn’t think of anywhere that would be completely safe.
He could only pray that Zhao Yingzhi would safely appear in front of him tomorrow.
"Huh? The nearest aura has already reached the fourth building."
"Shadowstep."
Li Ran immediately activated Shadowstep, disappearing into the shadows of the floor, while Chitong was allowed to roam freely.
On the outer wall of the fourth building, a colorful gecko was climbing toward the first floor.
Suddenly, it turned its head upwards. A shadow was rapidly approaching along the wall. Before it could react, a figure shot out from the shadow, holding a dagger crackling with lightning and striking down at the gecko.
The cold gleam pierced through the gecko’s body, and a figure emerged from behind, disappearing back into the shadow in an instant.
The gecko on the wall widened its eyes in disbelief, and its form shattered, turning into a black-clad, masked man who fell from over ten meters high. Blood poured from his neck, and soon, he showed no signs of life.
"One kill!"
A cold voice echoed from the floor's shadow.
(End of this chapter)