Chen Yifei knew he had been tricked by the "audience" again.
In his vision, the fifth-tier centipede remained a centipede, but those small centipedes running around were actually just chickens... Initially, Chen Yifei found it strange how centipedes could produce chickens. However, after Xi Renjie pointed it out just now, he finally realized something was wrong.
The audience didn't change the image of the large centipede in his perception, but only altered the image of the small centipedes?
Why?
They knew they couldn't defeat the large centipede, so they only changed the small centipedes, intending to trick him into eating them? Speaking of which, when he ate those "chickens," he did feel an inexplicable sense of confusion...
Just thinking about eating something similar to the large centipede made Chen Yifei feel nauseous. He held onto the trash can for several minutes before he could calm down.
He glanced at the ground beside him, and two lines of small text appeared:
[Audience Expectation +3]
[Current Expectation: 39%]
"These crazy people..." Chen Yifei cursed inwardly and stood up, pushing the door open and leaving.
...
Han Meng's figure pierced through the thick fog, like a black arrow, speeding across the sky.
The streets of the third district were getting farther away from him, gradually disappearing into the mist. In this gray world, it seemed as if he was the only one left...
The location of Aurora City was at the center of the entire Aurora Territory, with the seven districts clustering around it like satellites, forming a massive ring. This way, the distance from Aurora City to each district would not be too far, but the circulation between the seven districts would be much more troublesome.
Even if the distance was not far, it was not something that could be easily walked by humans.
There had been people who tried to walk from the seven districts to Aurora City, but the two most difficult points were the extreme low temperature and the treacherous terrain... A large amount of frozen soil and glaciers spanned this journey. Without sufficient supplies, relying only on one's legs, freezing to death on the road was almost a certain outcome.
Moreover, even if one arrived at Aurora City, without the identity and qualifications to enter, they would still be rejected. At this point, if they wanted to return to their original route, it would be another hellish journey.
The only way to connect Aurora City with each district was the steam train, and there was only one trip per day... If one wanted to make a round trip, it would necessarily take two days.
Han Meng didn't have so much time, or rather, the third district didn't have time. Fortunately, he had the ability to fly. In terms of speed alone, he was more than ten times faster than the steam train.
Of course, this was under the premise of not considering the loss of mental energy.
After Han Meng advanced to the fifth tier, the total amount of his mental energy increased again, sufficient to support him to fly this entire distance without stopping.
After an unknown period of time, within the hazy fog, a black line crawling on the frozen soil appeared at the end of the horizon... It wasn't a line, but a city wall that was so long it couldn't be seen at a glance.
As Han Meng approached, the city wall became even more magnificent. When he reached the city gate, it seemed like a wall supporting the heavens.
Ordinary people, even if they looked up, their gaze couldn't penetrate the mist to see the highest point of this wall... And such a tall wall was almost several thousand miles long.
"Who's there?"
Just as Han Meng approached the city gate, a deep voice sounded.
A man, similarly dressed in a black windbreaker, was leaning against the wall, standing at the edge of the city gate, resembling the guard of this gate. Four silver patterns on his clothes were sparkling.
"I am Han Meng, the chief law enforcement officer of the third district." Han Meng took out his ID and spoke seriously, "I want to see [Tan Xin]."
"Han Meng?" Hearing this name, the law enforcement officer at the city gate squinted his eyes and coldly replied, "Do you have the documents to enter the city?"
"Our communication channel can't contact Aurora City at all, so naturally, we don't have any documents."
"Without documents, you can't enter the city... You, as the chief law enforcement officer, don't you understand this principle?"
"A large-scale Gray Boundary intersection has occurred in the third district. The situation is urgent, and I need to go through a special procedure."
"Special procedure? Are you, a law enforcement officer from the third district, just going to leave whenever you want?" The law enforcement officer replied calmly, "Go back. You can't enter Aurora City today."
Hearing this sentence, Han Meng's gaze turned cold instantly. He didn't want to waste time talking to this person. His Trial Court instantly unfolded!
The mental energy of the fifth tier surged out, firmly suppressing the law enforcement officer in place. His pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed,
"Han Meng! What do you want to do?"
"I said," Han Meng raised his gun and aimed at the law enforcement officer, "I need to go through a special procedure."
Han Meng was still wearing that four-pattern law enforcement officer's windbreaker, but the aura he released was unquestionably of the fifth tier... How could a fifth-tier law enforcement officer appear in a place like the seven districts?
Locked by Han Meng's gun, cold sweat profusely seeped from the law enforcement officer's forehead.
At the same time, several law enforcement officers who were inspecting around hurried over. Seeing this scene, they were all startled and surrounded Han Meng at the gate. A major battle was imminent.
And Han Meng just stood peacefully among the crowd, with his gun steadily pointing at the law enforcement officer at the gate. His eyes were like the surface of a winter lake, without any emotional fluctuations.
To the extent that the law enforcement officer really doubted that if someone else attacked Han Meng, the other party would really shoot him in the head at the first opportunity...
The law enforcement officer gritted his teeth and stared at Han Meng for a long time, then still said,
"...I'll go and ask [Tan Xin], the supervisor."
...
Aurora City.
The winter sunshine shone down on the courtyard. At the entrance of the tea room, Tan Xin, dressed in a black windbreaker, leisurely scraped off the tea stains with a tea lid.
Just then, a figure silently walked across the floor and respectfully crouched down beside him,
"Teacher, it's been eight hours since the fog rose..."
Tan Xin placed the tea cup on the small table, closed his eyes, and spoke calmly,
"How many of the seven districts are left now?"
"Three hours ago, there were still five districts, namely the first, second, third, sixth, and seventh, communicating with us... But until half an hour ago, the signals from the second, sixth, and seventh districts were also cut off."
"Only the first and third districts are left... The chief law enforcement officer of the first district is Chong Feng, and the third district is Han Meng. These two people are somewhat capable."
"Teacher, shouldn't we respond to them?" The figure paused for a moment and added, "If we don't respond soon, I estimate that these last two districts will also fall."
Tan Xin opened his eyes, looked through the bright roof, and glanced at the sunny sky high above, then calmly replied,
"No response."