Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 22 Bait
"Idiot—useless—good-for-nothing!!! How could I have kept a subordinate like you!"

"You have absolutely no sense of responsibility! You don't even deserve to be a thief? You talk about your conscience? You sold your conscience to me five years ago!"

"Besides, he's a child now, but can he stay a child forever? You can do it quietly, as long as nothing goes wrong... who will know?"

“But, by the gods above…” Xu Cheng felt a pang of emotion, and he wanted to say something more.

"God is not omniscient!"

The boss interrupted him impatiently, saying firmly.

"If even God knows, why aren't you dead yet?"

"If God knew what you've done, a believer like you would have been punished long ago. You've already done quite a few, so what difference would it make if you did a few more?"

"Things were different before..."

"Alright! Enough talk, here's this month's budget! Take it and keep a close eye on it, everything according to the old rules!"

"You need to understand, this is the big boss's order. If anything goes wrong, even I can't protect you!" the boss said coldly, spreading his hand on the table, with gleaming round gold coins slowly flowing out of his purse.

Xu Cheng fell silent.

As dusk approached, Su Yu returned to the vicinity of his home. In the drizzle, the streetlights cast a soft glow.

The road was almost deserted, except for a few men in black wearing raincoats, carrying kerosene lamps, slowly patrolling the road.

Those are the Night Watchmen.

Every night, watchmen patrol the area, supposedly to prevent local thieves.

Of course, thieves who go out at night are in mortal danger.

Being caught by the Night's Watch is fine, but if you encounter someone like that... I don't know how you'll die.

Night Watchmen must all be professionals.

As they passed a fork in the road, a middle-aged night watchman saw Su Yu, frowned, and said, "Whose child are you? It's this late, and you're still wandering around outside!"

"It's the one right up ahead."

Su Yu pointed in the direction of his home, where orange lights were shining.

"Go back quickly! There are demons at night! They eat children!" The Night Watchman raised an eyebrow slightly, speaking in a tone as if coaxing a child.

Even after walking a distance, Su Yu could still vaguely hear their conversation.

"You're scaring the children again."

"It's good to scare them a little, so they won't be in danger at night—and it really is dangerous."

I didn't know before, and it didn't matter, but now that I think about it, it was indeed well-intentioned.

There really are supernatural things in this world. The native host was eaten once, not to mention those who had accidents. Although according to the rules, they are not allowed to publish in the newspaper to cause panic, but they are gone, they are really gone.

When they got home, his mother complained a few times, but when she heard that he had gone on a date with Qiaoqiao, she stopped talking and looked rather happy.

After dinner, Su Yu silently looked out the window. The gloomy, dark sky exuded an ominous aura.

In the memories of the time traveler, there exists a world completely different from this one.

"I really don't know what's going on in this world."

After a long while, Su Yu looked away and closed the window.

"There are true gods, mysteries, islands and countries that drift, and mist shrouding the sea... It all seems very eerie, doesn't it?"

"What exactly is going on in this world?"

Unfortunately, he was unaware of the true history.

Books are very expensive, and apart from history textbooks that are simplified to a strange degree, it is almost impossible to find books that truly record history.

The room's layout has been slightly adjusted.

On the wooden desk, beakers, test tubes, and glass bottles are quietly placed.

The two materials he brought back, after being processed and mixed with some other materials, were transformed into a single-purpose medicine.

A bottle of blue liquid lay quietly on the table.

"This thing has no other use, but it can help me become bait to attract certain weak dark life forms."

Su Yu recalled calmly.

This is what his boss taught him, but never how to protect himself.

"Prolonged contact, no matter how careful you are, will only delay death."

"No rush, boss, wait for me, I'll settle the score with you later." A shocking crimson flashed before his eyes, a vivid memory of his death.

"I need resources. Those ghost masks are quite good; they're weak and valuable, but other dark creatures might be just as good."

"I've forgotten how game currency works." Su Yu racked his brains, but he felt that his memory was somewhat fragmented, like looking at flowers through a fog.

Ashes seem to be something that can be obtained by changing one's fate, and are also used to change one's fate.

"Gray crystal is energy, the energy that drives everything."

What I need right now is gray crystal.

“Souls can kill people, and they can also kill ghosts. Although I am not a professional, I now have the protective power of the courtyard, so I can give it a try.”

"As long as I react quickly enough, I can pull them into the yard when they lock onto me, and then I immediately back out."

"They were trapped and died."

He wasn't sure of the limits of the courtyard's power, but it was definitely enough to deal with low-level spirits, at least once or twice.

"Schools aren't the place for me to grind monsters. Once is fine, but twice will raise suspicion, and three times will warrant an investigation. The same goes for my neighborhood..."

"Fortunately, I still have my courtyard; I'm only able to rely on it."

He drank the medicine in one gulp, but only took a sip; he hid the rest and locked it in a metal box.

Having made up his mind, Su Yu slowly lay down and closed his eyes.

A gentle sense of peace permeated my spirit.

The medicine started to take effect.

Su Yu felt his spirit become more active and gradually spread, as if it were slightly tainted by a subtle aura.

"It's definitely different after retaining my talent," Su Yu thought to himself.

He could now sense a chilling power emanating from the streets outside.

However, the native host, after his talent was damaged, could hardly feel it.

"Dark life, or rather, evil cult."

"With layers of filtering and prevention, it shouldn't be too vicious!"

But in the next moment, a chilling aura spread out. When Su Yu's spirit came into contact with it, it seemed that the aura also sensed it. A pair of hands reached out from the aura, as if trying to grab something. The aura, filled with resentment and venom, could be felt by Su Yu even from a distance.

But his hand missed its target.

It hovered, seemingly unable to find itself, or perhaps unable to find itself completely.

It was a little confused, reached out and tried to scoop it up again, but still couldn't find the spot.

"This should be the authority of the courtyard, or the protection inherent in the house itself."

Su Yu made up his mind and found the weakest aura.

When spiritual power coiled around it, it could be felt that the aura on the other side also began to search for and grab it, with a pair of transparent hands grasping in the air.

But we could never quite grasp it.

"It's safe to make contact now."

Su Yu took the initiative to entangle with him.

Their breaths seemed to draw each other in, growing ever deeper.

Soon, the sound of wind came through the glass, with faint whistling and whispering sounds. The room suddenly lost its color, filled with a grayish-white hue.

Suddenly, a shadow appeared at the window. It looked somewhat humanoid, but its body was gray, its limbs were unnaturally twisted, and its eyes were bloodshot. It was staring directly at Su Yu.

Su Yu remained motionless, locked in a stalemate.

It was already past midnight when the medicine was being prepared, but it deliberately waited until almost dawn. It didn't have much time left, and it would have stopped and left decisively at that point.

But with just a moment's hesitation, a sense of terror suddenly descended upon him, and almost simultaneously, a voice, carrying an indescribable terror, pierced his ears.

These were footsteps, cold and stiff, yet carrying an indescribable fear. Even without spiritual vision, Su Yu seemed to sense that a rather stiff man was approaching step by step.

Su Yu remained unmoved.

All of this was fake. Only when he heard the seventh step, and seemed to sense the footsteps behind him, did he suddenly raise the back of his hand and shout decisively.

"Come with me into the courtyard."

(End of this chapter)