Chapter 4: Caught You

The horror movie on the screen gradually reached its climax. The projector in the cinema seemed a bit old, often displaying some flickering ripples, but it didn't detract from the atmosphere. On the contrary, it added to the eerie ambiance.

Those who came to this cinema to watch such movies were already in the minority. With only seven rows of seats, including himself, there were just five people in total.

In the pitch-black environment, the screen was occasionally illuminated by the reflection of the film, but it quickly dimmed again. If one wasn't fully focused on the screen, just looking around the cinema could be terrifying enough, sending shivers down one's spine.

And in this thick darkness, it felt like there really was something hidden, something that neither Land nor the audience in the front row had noticed.

"Ah—"

The female protagonist on the screen opened the door and bumped into the murderer, emitting a piercing scream. The scissors sliced through her tender skin, blood splattering as she covered her arm and ran away.

The audience, on edge, either stared intently, closed their eyes in fear, or—like the person in the front row—sank into their seats, never to wake up again after that scream.

Land furrowed his brow. He had indeed sensed something unusual about the death of the woman. It seemed like there was a ghostly presence beside her in her final moments, gently cutting her throat and covering her mouth, preventing her from making any noise.

"Ah—"

The female protagonist on the screen screamed again, but as she was the main character, she wouldn't die before the end of the movie. However, outside the screen, death was real.

A man had his throat slit, yet there was no sound, not even his girlfriend, who clung to his arm in fear, noticed. Blood flowed silently down to her, and she mistook it for tears of fear.

Just as Land was about to make a joke to lighten the atmosphere, he saw the woman's mouth being covered by an invisible force, and then blood sprayed again.

Land widened his eyes. This time, he seemed to have seen something. That thing wasn't completely invisible. In the brief moment when the screen lit up, he saw a faint black mist fluctuating in the air.

In the dim environment, it was practically invisible!

Apart from Land, there was only one man left in the cinema, sitting in the first row. Land prepared to stand up and warn him.

"Hey."

Land spoke up.

But the next moment, he saw the man clutching his neck, gasping for breath, and collapsing. At the same time, a hunched man in a white, yellow-stained undershirt appeared, licking the remaining blood on his dagger as if savoring a delicacy.

The man in the undershirt glanced at Land, his eyes emitting a faint golden glow in the dimness. Then, speaking in broken Chinese, he said, "I always save the best for last. I heard you run a martial arts gym nearby."

With that, he vanished back into the darkness.

"Why did you kill them?"

Land had thought the so-called "high-risk mixed-blood" was some kind of monster, but he hadn't expected it to be a person who could communicate.

He was a secret blood warrior, as well as a soldier. He could kill without hesitation on the battlefield due to his position, but he couldn't bring himself to harm civilians. He couldn't understand the actions of the person in front of him.

Was this a world where mixed-blood beings found joy in killing?

"Hehehe."

The man's laughter sounded like rats in the sewer, evoking only sleaziness. The direction of his voice kept changing, indicating that he was constantly moving.

"Why? I don't know why, killing is just so enjoyable."

The man appeared again, grabbing the hair of a woman who had just died, and licked the cracked skin on her neck with his tongue. As he continued upwards, seemingly indulging in the act, he looked extremely sleazy, but his peripheral vision remained fixed on Land.

He hadn't seen the golden pupils in the youth's eyes, which made him relax a bit, but also feel a bit disappointed.

With his immense power, he was only hunting some lambs. How could that be satisfying?

So when he heard there was someone running a martial arts gym in the town, he came to take a look. The four people he killed earlier were just appetizers.

He had long noticed that this teenager seemed to have realized it from the moment he first acted. His gaze had been searching all over the cinema, but he hadn't stopped, nor had he attacked the teenager.

The thrill of being watched by someone while killing under their nose was irresistible to him. The excitement it brought made his lower body still throb with excitement.

He wanted to kill one person after another in front of this trained teenager, gradually cornering him to despair, then cut his throat with a knife and drink deeply of his lifeblood.

"Enjoyable?"

Land sneered.

"It seems like you're not afraid."

A voice came from the darkness, tinged with confusion and a hint of disdain.

After his bloodline mutation, he had gained even more powerful abilities. Although he still looked hunched, the power within him was enough to lift the front of a small car!

The dragon blood had transformed him into a new self, revealing wonders he had never discovered before.

He had heard that this teenager was studying ancient Chinese martial arts, but he was still just an ordinary person. In the face of absolute power, he was like a lamb to be slaughtered.

Moreover, in his state of shadow illumination, the other party couldn't even see his shadow.

He was tired of it. It was time to end this meal. Afterward, he would have to change places, or it would easily attract the attention of some mixed-blood beings.

Casually, he approached the teenager from behind. The dagger in his hand slowly rose, moving forward...

Forward...

Forward?

He stared in astonishment at his own arm. The hand lifted by the teenager grabbed him, and the dagger hung in front of the teenager's neck, but he couldn't advance or retreat.

Was this even a hand? It was like a large hydraulic clamp!

He saw the teenager slowly turn his head, revealing a mouthful of gleaming white teeth, a smile that seemed like the Grim Reaper coming to claim his life.

"I got you."

Land laughed like a big boy who had finally caught his playmate during a game of hide-and-seek, but it filled the hunched man with terror from the depths of his soul.

As Land looked at the man, who had lost control of his extraordinary abilities due to extreme pain, he couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed.

Such invisibility-like abilities were indeed powerful, but unfortunately, the owner was too weak.

"You said it's enjoyable? Then let's make it enjoyable."

Land turned around, grabbed the hunched man's hand, and pushed it back. The man tried to resist, his left hand reaching out to lock his throat, but Land was faster. He grabbed the man's arm and twisted it, the sound of bones breaking echoing.

At the same time, he swept his right leg, the hunched man's legs dangling. He pressed forward, pushing the man against the wall behind the cinema. With a twist of the hunched man's hand, he pushed the dagger towards his own neck.

The hunched man struggled frantically, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, his already ugly face contorted to the point where it was unbearable to look at.

At this moment, the horror movie on the screen also reached its end. The female lead was dragged into the shadows by the murderer in despair, and the sound of her chilling screams echoed.

[Main Task (First Tier): Completed]