My Ability Pool is Superior - Chapter 268: Anomaly

Fine, food delivery it is. Anyway, he had once experienced a prisoner start, so in Lu Bai’s view, this kind of start was already pretty good now—at least there was this rental room to serve as a foothold.

Lu Bai looked down at the time displayed on his mobile phone; it was just after ten o’clock at night.

He had just arrived in this deathmatch arena, and his energy was still quite high.

He thought for a bit and decided to go outside first to check the situation.

Lu Bai grabbed the key hanging on the wall, put on his shoes, and pushed the door out.

As expected, the rental room he lived in was indeed a basement converted one; to get to the ground, he still had to go up a few steps.

Based on the situation he currently understood, this deathmatch arena should also be a modern-background world, slightly more advanced than the previous gangster world, even having software like food delivery and ride-hailing.

But what was a bit strange was that clearly in a modernized city, ten o’clock at night shouldn’t count as late night yet.

Yet the residential area where Lu Bai was had already fallen into silence.

Looking up and back, only one or two households in the buildings still had lights on.

He pressed the electric bicycle unlock button on the keyring, and with two beeps, he quickly found his electric bicycle.

After riding the electric scooter around the residential area for two laps, it seemed residents in the buildings had started peering out.

“Safety awareness is this strong?” Lu Bai gripped the handlebars with both hands and blinked his eyes.

Without continuing to circle the residential area, he twisted the throttle and went straight along the road.

It had to be said that it was eerily quiet all along the way.

At first, he thought the place he lived was too remote, with not many cars.

But after riding the electric scooter for five or six kilometers, it was still dead silence, and the number of cars seen along the way could be counted on one hand.

You know, it was only just after ten now.

In such a large city, let alone ten o’clock—even at four in the morning, the traffic shouldn’t be this absurdly sparse.

He unintentionally passed by a police station next to a park; the police officer on duty in the sentry post widened his eyes in shock upon seeing him, and if you looked closely, you’d notice this police officer even unconsciously shrank his neck.

“What’s going on with this deathmatch arena?”

Lu Bai frowned.

He rode a bit longer, noticing the electric scooter’s battery was less than half remaining, before deciding to turn around and head back the way he came.

When he passed that police station again, he suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable.

That subtle unnaturalness, like something was watching him.

Lu Bai slowed his speed and looked in the direction that made him uncomfortable.

This indescribable gaze seemed to come precisely from the park across from this police station.

The vegetation in the park was indeed dense, but not pitch black; under the illumination of a few streetlights, visibility was actually quite high.

Lu Bai hesitated for a moment, parked the electric scooter by the roadside, and walked on foot toward the depths of the park.

It wasn’t even eleven yet, but the surroundings were quiet like being in a soundless world.

Lu Bai quickly realized the problem: this park… had no insect chirps or birdsong.

He took a deep breath, relying on his several abilities, and mustered the courage to continue forward.

As he advanced, that weird gazing sensation grew denser.

If he had to compare it to something, it was like an ordinary person walking unprepared into the African savanna, always feeling like some beast would suddenly lunge out the next second and take his life.

Thud~ Thud~ Thud~

Suddenly,

Lu Bai heard a sound approaching from far to near in his ears.

The rhythm of the sound wasn’t very regular; the only thing certain was that whatever was making this movement was gradually approaching him.

Lu Bai silently stopped his steps and quietly waited for the other to appear.

Closer!

Rustle~

Slight shaking appeared in the dense forest by the roadside.

Lu Bai held his breath, preparing to act at any moment.

However, the next second.

An old man with graying hair, leaning on a cane, squeezed out from the dense forest.

The old man’s gray beard was over ten centimeters long, his eyes somewhat cloudy, looking like he had presbyopia.

He looked around left and right with the cane, finally settling his attention on Lu Bai.

“Hey, you, young people, how did you end up here alone.”

The old man had a quite friendly attitude, merely inquiring of Lu Bai with doubt.

Lu Bai relaxed his vigilance a bit, unconsciously showing a friendly smile on his face: “Couldn’t sleep at home at night, elderly person, what about you? How come you’re here alone?”

“Heh, I’m old.”

The old man leaned on his cane as he sat down on a public bench by the road, lifting his hand to lightly tap his knees twice.

Then, gazing at the night sky, he sighed: “The older I get, the more I regret losing so many people over the years…”

This scene, in others’ eyes, was filled with a twilight melancholy.

Lu Bai was just preparing to comfort him that diseases like Alzheimer’s could be treated or alleviated.

Before he could organize his words to speak, the old man continued: “…maybe being a tour guide wasn’t a good idea.”

Lu Bai: “…”

A blood-red triangular flag appeared out of thin air in the old man’s hand, and he still smiled kindly: “Since you’ve come, walk with me; I’ll take you around the park.”

“I refuse.”

Lu Bai shook his head.

If he still hadn’t realized the old man had something wrong now, that would be strange.

“Young fellow, don’t resist.”

The old man leaned on his cane and stood up from the public bench.

Lu Bai’s eyes gradually narrowed: “I hate tour guides forcing sales in scenic areas the most.”

……

In the police station outside the park.

After sneaking back from smoking a cigarette, upon discovering an electric bicycle parked outside the park, the police officer on duty in the sentry post panicked on the spot.

He hurriedly shouted through the walkie-talkie: “Rep… report, it seems a citizen has accidentally entered the park.”

Zzz~

Static noise came from the walkie-talkie, followed by a middle-aged man’s voice.

“Don’t say ‘seems’—confirm a citizen has accidentally entered? Didn’t we send announcements to all nearby citizens?”

The duty police officer responded somewhat awkwardly, not wanting to admit he had slacked off.

“Probably…”

Halfway through his words, he noticed the electric scooter’s model, suddenly recalling seeing someone riding it pass by earlier, and quickly added: “No mistake, I can confirm something has accidentally entered the park, but unsure if it’s a new anomaly.”

“How long has it been inside? Why didn’t you report earlier!”

Hearing the duty police officer’s explanation, the middle-aged man on the other end of the walkie-talkie spoke with oppressive anger: “Don’t you know how dangerous Sequence 183’s elderly tour guide is? You really… forget it, hold your post, I’m bringing people over right away.”

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