Chapter 48: Demon Attack on the City!?

Through the enhanced perspective of the Eye of Truth, a massive black and red mushroom-shaped cloud appeared, resembling a colossal domed battleship, eclipsing the sun.

It moved like a jellyfish, continuously compressing its tentacles, propelling forward and drifting casually in the sky as if it was the ocean.

The reason I say “resembling” rather than it actually being a jellyfish…

…is because it didn’t have any tentacles. Instead, there were dozens of pale human-like arms struggling outward, as if people drowning were reaching out for help, desperately trying to escape from a terrifying infernal prison.

However, this very action became the driving force propelling the mushroom-shaped cloud forward.

At the center of these arms were several maws filled with sharp teeth, constantly opening and closing, as if devouring plankton, munching on continuously along with its nearly ten-meter large body. Wherever it passed, it left a shadowy trail and had the impactful force of blotting out the sky.

People with a fear of large objects would faint on the spot.

Its wandering was not without purpose; even from a great distance, Lu Yu could feel a hunger emanating from within those writhing teeth.

In the areas within the shadowy trail that it passed, all the demons that couldn’t escape in time became rigid, their eyes gradually losing color before falling over. Their souls rose and floated like plankton next to it, being closed in by tooth-filled maws, consumed and chewed.

The demons’ carcasses were quickly devoured by other demons that pounced on them to tear and gnaw, although some unlucky ones who rushed in too eagerly also had their souls taken.

While the mysterious entity above was fed, the flesh and blood nourished the remaining demons, strengthening their souls, awaiting the next hunt.

This scene had no grand battles, no flashy skill effects, just a chilling quietness.

From afar,

…it formed a twisted and eerie food chain! Every place it passed became a disaster-stricken ruin!

“What on earth is this thing!?”

Lu Yu was shocked, but he did not rashly run away. Coming out now would only make him a target. Little Spider’s spatial flicker would not allow him to escape this creature’s pursuit; thus, the best course of action was to stay quiet.

Therefore, he could only watch helplessly as the massive fungal cloud drifted over his head.

There was no abnormality!

Just as Lu Yu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the light before his eyes suddenly dimmed, and a confused, noisy voice rang in his ears:

“I’m so hungry…”

“It hurts… It hurts so much…”

“Why… Why won’t you save me…”

“…”

Tens of thousands of souls cried out desperately, their voices overlapping into a form of soul shock, eroding Lu Yu’s sanity. He appeared confused, as if sinking into a mental quagmire.

Little Spider frowned slightly. Relying on her Heart Eye and eye-covering cloth, she easily overcame it, but the voices still made her extremely uncomfortable.

“Damn it, I warned him. Why did this stupid human still get caught? Wake up!”

The little hamster, already accustomed to the shock, quickly regained its composure. But when it turned its head and saw the stupefied Lu Yu, it immediately called out through telepathy, receiving no response.

With a look of anxiety on its cute face, it knew how terrifying that entity was—it could spread a special magnetic field, and the slightest inattention would catch one off guard.

The only way is to lie on the ground, cover your ears, empty your mind, and think of nothing. The more you look at it, the more emotional fluctuations you have, the deeper you fall into the magnetic field. Then your soul becomes dull and is gradually sliced and absorbed into that massive fungal cloud to be consumed until nothing is left, and the body becomes an empty shell.

If it weren’t for its exceptionally strong soul and self-healing ability, the hamster would have died countless times.

Perhaps it was because of its strong soul that it saw its true form the first time and nearly died of pain—a mixed blessing indeed.

The hamster pondered, feeling that if things continued this way, this abnormal human might have his soul sucked away, leaving an empty shell.

In theory, if this human died, the hamster would be freed and should be happy.

It hesitated…

“Although this human attacked unprovoked, perhaps I was wrong to scare him in the first place. If I hadn’t, he wouldn’t have come… No, it’s this perverted human’s fault. I was just enjoying the human’s massages and didn’t want to lose a masseur…”

Moreover, if the human died, the spider woman might kill the hamster in a rage.

Indeed, that’s it—

The hamster was preparing to save him just to ensure its survival!

It’s just to confuse this human, to make him grateful and let it go, then give it a pile of snacks or even go further, tricking him into becoming the hamster’s personal servant, providing massages every day.

In the future, let him repent for the bad things done to the hamster.

“Hehe…”

Thinking of that wonderful future, the hamster couldn’t help but curl the corners of its mouth. Then it suddenly woke up, shook its head, and wiped the drool from its mouth.

“Perverted human, the hamster is coming to save you!”

Although its upper body was bound, that was not a problem for it. With a push of its short legs, the hamster bounced up, its body forming a parabola as it headed towards Lu Yu, intending to use this hamster cannon blow to wake him up.

However, before it could get halfway, it was caught by fate at the back of its neck. The hamster didn’t even struggle before it saw Lu Yu, who was supposed to be in the soul magnetic field, about to have his soul devoured, turning his head and teasingly saying:

“Are you trying to die with me?”

He just stared; why did the hamster start a suicide attack?

The hamster, looking at the unharmed Lu Yu with wide, round eyes, exclaimed through telepathy:

“You didn’t get your soul eroded by that guy?”

“Eroded?”

Lu Yu sounded like he heard a joke, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted without saying much, but it was the greatest mockery.

As a man who faced the Taboo Sun and remained uncorrupted, possessing the Taboo Vestment “Primeval Shadow,” his soul erosion resistance had already been maxed out.

The mysterious soul magnetic field from before wasn’t the slightest bit when compared to the Taboo Sun, not even one ten-thousandth of the mental shock brought by one of the “Beasts.”

Sure enough, when the road has been broadened to a grand avenue, these little cars coming in are hardly felt at all—he even wanted to shout, “I can take on ten!”

Although he was in a daze, he had been keeping part of his attention on the silhouette of the hamster, thinking it might try to escape, but instead, it thought he had fallen for it and wanted to save him.

“How silly and cute…”

Lu Yu murmured softly, reminiscing about a little hamster he bought at a pet market for 9.9 yuan on his way home from a late work day when he first joined the workforce. It helped him relieve a lot of work stress and got him through some tough times.

At the thought, a touch of tenderness flashed in Lu Yu’s eyes, then amidst weird cries like “Don’t… stop… stop it” and “ungrateful perverted human,” he continued kneading the chubby, comfortable-to-touch little hamster, contemplating the information that had put him in a daze.

“Soul-capturing Demonic Cloud”

“Power: ???”

“Racial Potential: ???”

“Skills: ???”

“Description: ???”

This was the first time Lu Yu encountered a series of question marks since awakening the Eye of Truth.

As for the Taboo Sun?

After seeing it, he went straight to the hospital—no information available. The Taboo Curse Mark was made from his own memories.

It isn’t that the Eye of Truth has weakened, but rather its use requires the consumption of spirit energy. The higher the level of the entity, the more spirit energy it requires, acting as a sort of invisible protection.

That is to say, the power gap between Lu Yu and the Soul-capturing Demonic Cloud was too vast. Even if he used up all of his spiritual energy, he could at best only glimpse scattered information about it—hardly worth the cost.

However, one could guess that it was at least a top-level overlord, or even above overlord rank, among demons.

Lu Yu calmly waited for the Soul-capturing Demonic Cloud to leave after its feast, only to find that it turned direction after consuming the souls of several hundred demons and did not stop moving.

This move made Lu Yu’s breath catch.

Because the direction the Soul-capturing Demonic Cloud was heading was none other than Dayuan City.

Could this be…

The demons are attacking the city?