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Chapter 117: [116] Fear will lead to death

When Chen Tiannan heard the words "return to the outpost and inform the outpost leader," his face was filled with shock: "Cheng, could it be something strange is happening?"

The others turned pale upon hearing this.

Cheng Han didn't answer, but raised his voice: "Immediately return to the house and close the door, do not leave the house, understand?"

The reason he said "do not leave the house" was because he had been living in the house for a day, leaving behind his own scent, which was actually a safety measure.

Chen Tiannan didn't dare to ask any further and nodded nervously: "Understood."

The group hurried back into the house and tightly closed the door.

Cheng Han stood still in the snow, his gaze fixed on a corner of the backyard, motionless like a mountain.

Chen Tiannan guessed correctly.

Something strange had indeed occurred here.

Just a moment ago.

When the child said something foolish, the All-Knowing Eye was activated passively.

It displayed an illusion:

After the playful crowd dispersed, a servant came to clean up. As he approached the corner, his figure suddenly froze, revealing an expression of extreme fear.

Something terrible happened.

The servant's body gradually became blurred, as if it were being erased by an eraser, quickly disappearing completely, leaving only a series of footprints in its place.

And thus, the illusion ended.

Cheng Han quickly sent the crowd back to the mansion.

After about two seconds, something strange immediately occurred.

In other words, this was an early prediction.

Emphasizing - early.

Cheng Han felt both joy and worry in his heart: "The All-Knowing Eye has reached level 5, it is truly extraordinary to have the ability to predict the appearance of something strange in advance.

"However, the influence of the Divine War on this world has just subsided, and such powerful strangeness has emerged. Is this a 'rebound'?"

One minute later.

The snowy ground in the corner of the backyard became vaguely blurred.

Cheng Han immediately realized that the strangeness had targeted him.

He decisively communicated with the True Flame Remnant Seal and let out a forceful "hum".

This remnant seal was a manifestation of the White Day Rule, and the power of the True Flame was naturally the nemesis of various strangeness. It was because he possessed the remnant seal that he dared to stand here.

A subtle fluctuation of source energy swept by.

The snowy ground returned to calm.

Eight minutes later.

The sound of footsteps came from the street.

Liu Yidao's voice sounded particularly serious: "Attention everyone, with the Chen family as the core, isolate a radius of three hundred meters and prohibit anyone from leaving their homes."

"Yes!"

"Understood!"

The sound of footsteps quickly faded away.

Cheng Han remained motionless.

Just listening to the surrounding movements.

A few seconds later.

Liu Yidao's concerned voice floated over: "Cheng Han, do you want to come out?"

Cheng Han remained calm and asked in return: "Whenever the 'Devouring Abyss' appears, the surrounding area becomes the 'Realm of the Eerie Abyss'. Where can I go now?"

This strangeness is precisely the Devouring Abyss.

And the "Realm of the Eerie Abyss" is equivalent to the territory of the Devouring Abyss. Any attempt to leave the territory is likely to attract the attention of the Devouring Abyss and be swallowed up by it, just like a servant in an illusion.

Liu Yidao sighed and hesitated to speak: "Be careful."

Cheng Han urged: "Quickly have someone bring the offering."

There is a way to deal with the Devouring Abyss, as long as it is fed enough fresh blood to satisfy its appetite, it will be willing to leave.

Liu Yidao responded decisively: "I'll go and urge them myself."

Another five minutes passed.

More and more people gathered.

The nearby seventh and eighth outposts had most of their patrol officers urgently summoned, and the surrounding area was completely sealed off.

However.

Hardly anyone dared to enter the core circle of about a hundred meters, which is the Realm of the Eerie Abyss.

Except for a team of black-armored soldiers.

They came around from the side of the mansion and entered the backyard.

The leader of the team stood twenty meters away and asked directly: "Are you Cheng Han, the one who ran twenty streets with the Ice Charm?"

Due to the urgency of the situation, this person was not polite and asked straightforwardly.

Cheng Han's mouth twitched and corrected: "Only twelve streets."

He suddenly realized that when it comes to spreading rumors, both the black-armored soldiers and the students from the Fifteenth Middle School have the same character.

The expression of the team leader froze for a moment, then asked again: "Where is this 'Devouring Abyss' you mentioned?"

Cheng Han pointed to the snow cedar tree ten meters away: "Next to that tree."

The team leader was greatly surprised: "So close?"

The other five soldiers instinctively took a step back and their expressions became extremely serious.

Facing the Devouring Abyss, which is said to devour everything, thirty meters is not a safe distance.

The team leader's tone was skeptical: "How can you be sure that this is the Devouring Abyss?"

According to common sense, being only ten meters away from the Devouring Abyss is almost within arm's reach, yet not being swallowed up by it is truly unbelievable.

Cheng Han's face remained calm and undisturbed: "I just sensed a strange desire to devour, and I haven't moved a step."

If you stand too far away, how can you observe and analyze the strangeness?

He deliberately paused, his tone inexplicably persuasive: "Because I have a strong feeling that if I take a step, I will definitely die!"

With the label of "extremely keen perception," what he says becomes a reason!

Don't believe it? Come and try, I can guarantee that you will be completely annihilated!

Moreover, this is not nonsense. There is enough evidence to show that running around in the Realm of the Eerie Abyss does indeed make it easier to be targeted by it.

The team leader did not question further.

Because every soldier has had similar experiences, and these premonitions are often unbelievably accurate.

A soldier with a square face suddenly interjected: "Kid, aren't you afraid standing so close?"

Cheng Han answered seriously: "If I were afraid, I would definitely die!"

Intense negative emotions naturally have a certain attraction to the strange, which in turn brings terrible consequences.

The soldier with a square face gave a thumbs up: "Impressive!"

The other soldiers all looked admiring.

These people admitted to themselves that if they were in Cheng Han's shoes, they would definitely not be able to reach his level.

In just a short moment.

With just a few words.

These soldiers in black armor had a deep impression of Cheng Han.

*

Another ten minutes passed.

Not far away, there was the sound of an animal.

"Baa~"

A familiar voice came: "Cheng Han, I am Vice Commissioner Yu Xianglong from the Inspection Bureau. We found a group of live sheep in a nearby residential building."

Obviously.

The Vice Commissioner had learned about the Abyss Eater's news and rushed over urgently.

Liu Yidao continued, "Cheng Han, please wait a moment. We will feed the sheep with medicine and bring them over."

The "medicine" he mentioned was something specifically designed for the Abyss Eater, which could stimulate the spirits of the sacrifices and attract the attention of the Abyss Eater.

This was a common practice.

There was a hint of excitement in Yu Xianglong's tone: "Cheng Han, I know what you're doing. I promise you that the Inspection Bureau will never forget what you have done."

Everyone present knew that once the Abyss Eater showed any signs of activity, Cheng Han, who was closest to it, would undoubtedly face a deadly crisis.

It could be imagined that he must have stayed behind without hesitation for the safety of others.

Otherwise, if Chen Tianan's family had all run away, could Cheng Han really not have had time to escape?

The soldiers beside him sighed silently.

They knew very well that only in life and death situations could one truly see a person's true character. All the grandiose words spoken in normal times were just empty talk.

This young man was truly remarkable.

A few other soldiers couldn't help but show some respect.

Cheng Han remained silent.

Standing tall and straight.

*

Not long after.

Liu Yidao personally took action, holding a bound goat in each hand, and walked over cautiously to avoid triggering anything strange.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on him.

The atmosphere was highly tense.

Liu Yidao walked to a spot fifteen meters away from the cedar tree and quickly put down the two goats. He then untied the ropes that bound their mouths and quickly retreated.

"Baa!"

The goats started to cry out.

After three seconds.

The terrifying "eraser" appeared again.

"Baa!"

The goats' cries grew louder, filled with fear.

In the next instant.

The bodies of the two goats quickly became blurred and then disappeared into thin air, leaving even the thin layer of snow on the ground undisturbed.

Everyone who witnessed this scene felt a chill down their spines.

Cheng Han's expression remained unchanged, but he chuckled inwardly, "Not bad! I've accumulated quite a bit of correlation."

He vaguely sensed that the way the Abyss Eater devoured live animals was somewhat similar to the Godslayer Spear, a disintegration from soul to body.

If he didn't know that the Abyss God had been dead for tens of thousands of years, Cheng Han would have thought that this was something released by a God.

He wasn't in a hurry to analyze it.

Observing the "feeding" a few more times and accumulating more correlations would be a better choice.

Soon.

More sacrifices were brought over.

There were pigs;

There were cows;

And there were horses;

All of them were medium to large-sized animals.

They were full of vitality.

During this process, the Abyss Eater behaved quite "docile". After each feeding, it would return to the side of the cedar tree and not run around.

However.

No one dared to slack off.

Because this was an extremely dangerous and strange situation.

Once a mistake was made, someone would definitely die.

However.

An accident still occurred.

A middle-aged inspector from the Eighth Outpost carried a large wild boar and walked to a distance of more than twenty meters from the cedar tree.

In that instant.

Cheng Han felt a warning sign in his heart and shouted decisively, "Quick, retreat!"

He had accumulated a lot of correlations and with the help of the All-Knowing Eye, he could vaguely predict the next strange action.

The inspector hesitated for a moment and quickly took a step back.

Unfortunately.

It was still too late.

The Abyss Eater pounced.

Within the domain of the Abyss, its movement was instant.

No one was faster than it.

Cheng Han lowered his eyelids, unable to bear to watch any longer.

Even if he used all his strength and fully exposed his true power, he couldn't possibly save the other person. That was the terrifying aspect of the strange.

When he raised his eyes, only footprints remained in the original spot.

The inspector had disappeared.

The scene fell into silence.

After a long time.

One of the soldiers in black armor broke the silence, "I'll carry the next sacrifice."

Yu Xianglong blinked forcefully and cursed, "Damn it," then said, "I'll be the second."

Cheng Han shook his head and calmly said, "If you ask me, each and every one of you is the same. Your mental resilience is not that great, and the probability of being eaten is not small."

He immediately gave an example, "I've been standing here for an hour and haven't been targeted by the Abyss Eater."

Yu Xianglong cursed fiercely, "Shut up, you brat. Wait until we're all dead, then it'll be your turn."

(End of this chapter)