I deliver food in a bizarre world

Time passed second by second.

The incense sticks burned slowly, the light from the tips flickering in the darkness.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, save for the barking of stray dogs that seemed to come from nowhere.

Chen Mo stood there, his body motionless, as if he had turned into a stone statue.

He even closed his eyes slightly, as if sensing something, or perhaps resting.

I'm so nervous! The incense is already more than half burned.

Why hasn't anything happened? Urgent!

It's probably a good thing it didn't happen!

Just then, in the footage transmitted back by the drone, the darkness to the northwest of the intersection seemed to twitch.

"Something's coming," Zhao Tianyi warned Chen Mo in his mind.

"Brother Zhou, watch out for the northwest corner. Can the camera capture anything?" Li Haojie immediately whispered a reminder, the voice from inside the car reaching Chen Mo's ears through his earphones.

Meanwhile, Zhou Mingyu adjusted the drone's lens focus, but still maintained a wide angle to avoid staring directly into the darkness and being targeted.

But there was no movement at all in the footage.

The hearts of the people in the car jumped into their throats.

"No……"

"No, something is definitely coming." Su Yifan looked at the camera, his brows furrowed. "There's a shadow looming over there."

Everyone looked over, and sure enough, something was moving along the ground in the darkness, like flowing mud, slowly spreading towards the center of the intersection!

It has no specific shape; it seems to be nothing more than pure darkness.

The thing stopped about three or four meters away from the rice bowl, and didn't make any further moves, as if it was hesitating.

The smoke from the burning incense drifted in that direction, as if attracted by something, and deflected slightly.

Chen Mo remained motionless with his back to the rice bowl, his breathing unchanged.

He seemed completely unaware of what was happening behind him...

What's wrong? What's that in the northwest corner?

[Zoom in on the drone!]

It seems...it seems like something has passed by? Was it the wind?

There's absolutely nothing in the frame!

"The incense seems to have some attraction for it." Li Haojie stared at the screen, his voice even lower, as if raising it even slightly would attract the thing's attention.

The blurry shadow lingered around the rice bowl, making several attempts to approach, only to retreat again.

The rice in the bowl remained motionless, and the incense continued to burn, indicating that most of the cooking time had passed.

Suddenly, another shadow, clearly carrying malice, quietly appeared from the southeast!

The aura had a very clear target; it rushed straight for the rice bowl.

"East! Southeast! Another one is coming!" Li Haojie almost shouted out loud, and everyone's hearts clenched.

Almost at the same moment, the shadow that had been lingering in the northwest corner seemed to be enraged, suddenly expanding to more than twice its size, blocking the malice coming from the southeast!

Two invisible forces collided briefly but intensely near the rice bowl.

There was no earth-shattering sound, but the people in the car all shuddered at the same time, feeling a strange chill run down their spines. Even Lin Xiao couldn't help but shiver.

Chen Mo heard Zhao Tianyi's warning in his mind, and his eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly, but he still did not turn around.

The collision lasted only a brief moment.

The shadow coming from the southeast seemed weaker and was quickly pushed back by the shadow from the northwest corner, disappearing into the darkness.

The shadow in the northwest corner, having driven away its competitors, seemed to have been somewhat depleted, becoming even fainter...

The shadow circled around the rice bowl but ultimately didn't touch it.

Then, like the receding tide, the shadow slowly retreated from its origin and finally disappeared into the darkness of the northwest corner.

At this moment, the three incense sticks had just burned to the end, and the last bit of red light appeared before going out.

In the bowl, only three small, grayish-white pieces of incense root remained standing, while the white rice inside was perfectly intact.

Only then did Chen Mo slowly open his eyes and turn around.

He felt a lightness in his body, as if something was missing.

He glanced at the incense sticks and rice, walked over, carefully wrapped the items, and put them into his backpack.

"The ceremony is complete, that concludes today's live stream," he said into the microphone, before walking steadily toward the electric scooter.

[That's it... over? That was way too short!!]

[Pass this down, Brother Mo is very short!]

【So boring today!?】

[Brother Mo is awesome! As steady as a mountain!]

Inside the black SUV, the group simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief. Li Haojie wiped imaginary sweat from his forehead: "My god, that was so exciting..."

He could see those things and was quite frightened. Su Yifan also relaxed. He could also sense those things and was not weak in terms of pressure and fright.

Zhou Mingyu controlled the drone to land slowly, ending the live broadcast.

Chen Mo walked to the electric scooter, straddled it, but didn't start it immediately because his personal cell phone received a message notification.

He took it out and glanced at it.

[Regular Order: White Rice (Completed)]

[Evaluation: Resolved satisfactorily (Settlement reward increased by 50%)]

Basic Reward: 800 Spirit Coins (Additional Reward: 400)

[Note: The reward has been credited to your account.]

[Because you achieved a perfect rating, you have been given the opportunity to ask a question to the app.]

Not bad at all! Even with such a simple task, you get a chance to ask a question after completing it!

He put away his phone and started his electric scooter.

The motor emitted a soft hum, and the headlights illuminated, piercing the darkness ahead.

The black SUV also started up at the same time and turned around.

It was nearly 1 a.m. when I returned to "Moxing Agency".

The lights on the first floor were still on. Zhou Mingyu was organizing the drone equipment, Li Wenjing was quickly organizing the information recorded that night in front of the computer, and the other three were gathered around the desk, talking in hushed tones, clearly still immersed in the tense atmosphere of the mission just now.

Chen Mo pushed open the door and put his backpack on the table beside him. He didn't look too tired, and his gaze swept over everyone.

"Tell me your thoughts, it's the first time you've seen something like this." He pulled out a chair and sat down, his voice calm.

His words immediately livened up the previously somber atmosphere.

Li Haojie gave a thumbs up: "Those two things just now, one was a dusty lump of mud, and the other was sneakily trying to steal food, right behind you so close, and you didn't even move! Your mental fortitude is amazing!"

He patted his chest, his face showing both lingering fear and excitement.

Li Wenjing also remarked, "What I saw with my own eyes is completely different from what I read in documents and heard from rumors. And you're too calm, boss."

She looked at Chen Mo with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

When faced with paranormal events, mental fortitude is indeed very important.

Zhou Mingyu was more concerned about his equipment: "I feel the drone footage is okay, but the loss of detail in wide-angle shots at night is quite significant. Next time, I might consider adding a low-light backup lens. That would probably make it clearer."

Su Yifan and Lin Xiao also exchanged a few words.

Listening to the group sharing their feelings and different perspectives, Chen Mo nodded slightly.

After the first group activity, the overall performance was much better than he had expected.