AMRWFA -Chapter 338 Gold and Cyan

“They mentioned bodies. Is it possible that the bodies marked with cyan symbols are the range where they can descend, while gold means they’ve already descended, and cyan means they haven’t yet?”

“That’s possible. And those male and female leads that appeared earlier—they weren’t descended upon, they were just being controlled by the plot, right?”

“What we need to figure out most right now is how exactly they descend, what the criteria are, and how we can guard against it.”

“And also their purpose—where they come from, and whether they’re dangerous…”

“They’re definitely dangerous. Just think about it. So far, we’ve only discovered one place of descent—the psychiatric hospital. After they descend, they’re all trying to log into the ‘Creepy Interface.’ We don’t even know what that is, but one thing is certain: whatever this ‘creepy’ thing is, it’s definitely dangerous. Don’t forget Wang Yukai.”

They certainly hadn’t forgotten. Wang Yukai had been deceived by a so-called “creepy entity,” mistaking the Nascent Void Space for a minor apocalypse world and raising many such entities inside it.

If not for Ruan Yaoyao discovering it and refining it in advance, once it “erupted,” whether they could have controlled it would have been a huge question mark.

Although they already had cultivators, they were still in the exploratory stage. Even getting started was extremely difficult, and no one knew why.

Yes, exactly.

Although Ruan Yaoyao had given them a lot of cultivation resources, so far only a few people had managed to grasp even a faint sense of qi, like qigong. Most still couldn’t.

Let alone reaching Ruan Yaoyao’s level of effortless fasting.

After she achieved fasting, there had been no movement for a long time.

“Clearly, the psychiatric hospital is a special case. Those people are obsessed with logging into the creepy interface and didn’t come out to cause trouble—but what if? Even that tiny possibility is something we can’t afford.”

“Just look at those controlled people. The male leads, female leads, cannon fodder—many of them have problems. They’re all like that. The descenders definitely won’t be any better. The best-case scenario is like the psychiatric hospital, where they go insane inside and don’t harm society. But if they act like the earlier ones and run out to cause chaos, that would be a huge disaster.”

“Most importantly, we’ve only discovered one psychiatric hospital so far. We don’t know if there are others across the country.”

“There’s nothing we can do. We need Miss Ruan to verify it. She’s only one person—it’s normal she can’t handle everything.”

……

Ruan Yaoyao did not attend the meeting, but she already knew its outcome afterward.

The “national team” could only help in a very limited way. Although they retrieved hospital surveillance footage, doctors’ resumes, and patient records, they didn’t find what they were truly looking for.

From the data, everything about the hospital looked “normal,” no different from any other hospital in the country.

Perhaps the leadership wasn’t entirely clean, and not every doctor was virtuous, but there were no signs of anything like “creepy entities” or “descent.”

If she hadn’t seen it herself, even she would have thought she was mistaken.

Since the higher authorities couldn’t help, she could only think of a way herself.

For example, right now—late at night, not sleeping, sneaking into the hospital.

As soon as she entered, she immediately sensed something wrong: her vision was filled with black mist.

This hospital has been invaded by dark energy?!

Everywhere she looked—every corner—was covered. There wasn’t a single clean spot.

Ruan Yaoyao became anxious and wanted to take Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe and retreat. But when she turned around, she realized they were already surrounded—there was no time to leave.

She only managed to grab their hands before she lost consciousness and collapsed in a corner.

Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe: “…”

They opened their eyes and found themselves in an entirely different place. What now?

Thankfully, they were still holding onto someone—Aunt Xu was still with them, which at least reassured them a little.

Ruan Yaoyao: 【What the heck?!】

【What’s going on?!】

【How did I change places in the blink of an eye?】

Before she could speak, Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe sensed movement nearby and quickly pulled her into hiding behind a roadside flowerbed.

Fortunately, the wide road had large flowerbeds filled with dense plants—perfect for hiding.

And it was night. As long as no one looked closely, they wouldn’t be seen.

“Shh…”

Ruan Zhihe signaled for silence.

Thump—

Thump—

Thump—

Ruan Yaoyao’s heart pounded loudly.

In the distance, a towering figure appeared at the end of the road.

How towering?

So tall that even three- or four-story buildings on both sides had to “look up” at it.

It dragged a massive iron ball—about the size of a car—slowly forward.

With each movement, the chain attached to the ball clanged loudly, and the ball scraped against the ground.

That was the source of the noise Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe had heard earlier.

It got closer.

Closer.

Closer still.

As it approached, they finally saw its true form.

It looked like a giant creature with octopus-like tentacles. Its round head had no eyes—only a mouth large enough to swallow a bus.

The mouth couldn’t fully close, revealing rows of sharp triangular teeth.

Even though it did nothing but pass by, it gave off an overwhelming sense of cold terror that made their scalps tingle.

None of the three spoke for a long time.

The air was completely silent.

So when Ruan Yaoyao’s inner voice suddenly sounded, it was like a pin dropping—nearly making Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe jump in fright.

【Oh my god!】

【What is that thing?!】

【So scary!】

【Is this what they meant by “creepy entities”?

【This is way too terrifying!】

Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe: Waaah… exactly! One bite and it’s over—we wouldn’t even fit between its teeth!

Even without Ruan Yaoyao saying it, they had already guessed this was likely the “Creepy Interface” described by the descenders.

Though they didn’t know exactly what was going on, it was far more terrifying than Wang Yukai’s creations in the Nascent Void Space. Those at least still had human shapes and similar sizes—but here, everything was several stories tall. How were they supposed to deal with that?

If these things were released into the real world, it would be a disaster!

In fact, they weren’t wrong. This truly was a boss-level creepy entity.

Whether it was luck or misfortune, they had landed directly in a small boss’s territory—unlike others who started from weak enemies and gradually leveled up.

Because of this overwhelming first encounter, their actions afterward became extremely cautious. They moved slowly along the side, constantly scanning their surroundings, afraid of encountering anything else.

While retreating, they also talked.

“Have you noticed? It’s so quiet here.”

“Yeah! Too quiet! It’s the middle of the night, and there’s not a single person around.”

“Not just people—there aren’t even any streetlights on. It looks like nights here are dangerous, so even the lights are turned off.”

Their eyes swept across the buildings.

Not only were there no streetlights, but not a single house had its lights on either.

So… is it truly deserted here, or are people just too afraid to come out?