The blue-robed ghost officer stood up and asked,
"My task is complete. Do you need me to lend a hand, brother?"
"No, I can manage on my own," Jiang Lin said indifferently.
The ghostly energy within him was still quite abundant.
The blue-robed ghost officer didn't insist; he was just asking.
After all, his ghostly energy hadn't fully recovered yet.
Without sufficient ghostly energy, staying in such a place would make one feel somewhat insecure.
After bidding farewell to Jiang Lin, the blue-robed ghost officer flew towards the edge of this area.
The sooner he got out, the sooner he could recover his ghostly energy.
Just as he reached the entrance, the blue-robed ghost officer suddenly slapped his forehead.
"He doesn't even know the situation in the special zone. He probably doesn't know that little things will actively attack ghost officers recently, right?"
When he captured the big black fish earlier, his ghostly energy had been depleted several times.
The reason he wasn't flustered was that after knowing that something would actively attack ghost officers, he had prepared several defensive garments in advance.
To be safe, to save his life.
But the brother he just met didn't seem prepared at all...
The blue-robed ghost officer looked at the entrance before him, then looked in the direction he had just parted ways with Jiang Lin.
In such a place, both ghostly energy and perception would be restricted.
Combat methods and combat power would also be affected.
If it was his first time here, coupled with sneak attacks from little things...
He might suffer a bit.
The blue-robed ghost officer hesitated. Reminding him would probably not take too much time.
With that thought, he increased his speed and turned back towards the woods.
Hope it's not too late...
...
As soon as he flew above the woods, the blue-robed ghost officer heard a considerable commotion ahead.
He estimated that his brother might have already encountered the target of his mission, so he moved stealthily, cautiously approaching.
But soon, he sensed that something was wrong.
The air became quiet.
It was as if something terrifying had appeared, and a chilling aura permeated the surroundings.
The little bird that had been hopping on a branch next to him suddenly curled up into a ball.
Here, the spirits and monsters had a greater advantage.
This was because animals' intuition for danger was often stronger than humans'.
He immediately stopped behind a tall tree with a slightly higher treetop, concealed himself, and observed his surroundings vigilantly.
The agitated little black fish, which he had hung at his waist, was now obediently hiding under his hem, no longer struggling.
Just then,
The blue-robed ghost officer noticed that the light around him suddenly dimmed.
Beam after beam of light still shone from behind, but it was as if he had suddenly entered a cloudy day.
And...
That very oppressive aura.
The blue-robed ghost officer followed this anomaly and looked upwards.
Upon seeing it, he froze.
What was that colossal entity floating in the air, blocking out the sky?
A city in the sky?
Had this special zone become so special that it could fly on its own?
Wait, that colossal entity seemed to be the swamp they had fallen into earlier, the big black fish and himself?
Could it be that some terrifying being had been born?
The blue-robed ghost officer frowned, feeling a peculiar sense of strangeness.
After thinking for a moment, he quietly moved closer.
If there was such a significant anomaly, it had to be reported to the mission center immediately.
...
As the blue-robed ghost officer slowly approached, the colorful egg in Jiang Lin's arms stirred.
He looked up at the live stream camera.
This was something he had suddenly thought of. Since ghostly energy was difficult to spread over a large area in this zone...
Why not let the small live stream balls disperse, acting as his eyes?
By including the sky and ground of this special zone in the live stream camera, wouldn't that suffice?
But what Jiang Lin didn't expect was that the colorful egg seemed to be able to sense things as well.
At this moment, he lowered his head and looked directly at a figure hiding behind a tree, stealthily approaching.
Their serious gazes met.
After the blue-robed ghost officer had left, Jiang Lin was about to check if there were any more small monsters around.
He didn't expect the other party to return.
Jiang Lin temporarily stopped his action of sifting through the swamp and looked at the other party with a hint of confusion.
"?"
The blue-robed ghost officer then noticed that there was still a Jiang Lin next to the swamp.
(⊙_⊙;) "..."
He looked at the colossal entity in the sky, then at Jiang Lin beside it, who was as small as an ant.
He looked at Jiang Lin, then at the swamp.
A question mark slowly appeared in his mind. ?
Was it the wrong way he came back? Or did he go to the wrong place?
This brother had lifted the entire swamp?
Although he could do it, that was outside this area, when his ghostly energy was not restricted.
But, now...
The blue-robed ghost officer looked around, then felt his internal ghostly energy.
This was a special zone, right?
Then why did the brother in front have so much ghostly energy?
Was he the clown?
"Is there anything else?" Jiang Lin asked, seeing that the other party remained silent for a long time.
"Ah, oh, yes."
The blue-robed ghost officer was stunned for two seconds before remembering that he had returned for an urgent matter.
Wait, what was it?
He scratched his head and said to Jiang Lin, "You're busy, you're busy. Continue with what you're doing. Don't mind me."
As he spoke, he turned and slowly floated back.
Until the blue-robed ghost officer left this special zone and returned to the underworld through a nearby passage...
He still couldn't remember what he had rushed back for.
It seemed to be something urgent, but it also seemed unimportant?
His mind was blank, yet not entirely blank.
...
"What was that blue-robed brother back for just now?"
"Don't know, came back to buy soy sauce?"
"He was probably preparing to quietly observe the streamer's strength, but unexpectedly got discovered by the streamer right away, right? Isn't that how it usually goes in novels?"
The viewers in the live stream, who had watched from beginning to end, were also bewildered.
They didn't know what the blue-robed ghost officer was thinking after parting ways with the streamer.
However, in the viewers' opinion, this was just a small interlude.
Didn't they see the streamer preparing to 'sun-dry beans' again?
Wasn't that more interesting than other ghost officers?
"Selling beans! Selling beans! Fragrant and delicious beans, screened on the spot! Sir, do you want roasted beans or steamed beans?"
"Holy crap, why are there so many devils in this live stream room?! I want braised ones."
"Underworld live stream room, is it proper with devils? It's too proper! By the way, the ghost officer just said this place has restrictions, but why does it not look like it?"
"Streamer: Special Zone Restriction Invalid Skill (Learned)~"
...
[PS: I'm home. I was too tired after coming back last night and couldn't be bothered to move (*/w＼*).
It's the Chinese New Year recently, I have to visit relatives and burn incense, etc... I also get motion sickness. Updates might not be very stable, but Mushroom will try not to break the chain of updates~
By the way, Mushroom doesn't have a fan group! ❤ Also, please send some New Year's updates requests! ~]