Chapter 384: New Feature [Drilling! I want to drill!], Title [City Nightmare] Panic Spreads

Squeak squeak—

The Stealth Rat Zhi Zhi jumped to the ground and began emitting low, rumbling squeaks.

"This is..."

Yu Yuan looked at the book "Blood Duke and the Secret History of the Blood Clan" in his hand, then at the suddenly acting strange Zhi Zhi.

Mie Mie also stood up. Although he didn't know what was happening to Zhi Zhi, he adopted a guarded stance.

Yu Yuan saw that on the Virtual Light Screen, the information panel for Zhi Zhi now clearly displayed the words — [Evolving...].

"Evolving?"

The man and the sheep retreated a few steps, giving Zhi Zhi more space.

Inside the room, as Zhi Zhi evolved, the shadows under the table legs, beneath the bed, and behind the cabinet began to deepen and darken, simultaneously starting to slowly writhe.

All the shadows seemed to come alive, and Zhi Zhi's body also began to fluctuate in size.

The entire process lasted nearly ten minutes. When the animated shadows in the room returned to normal,

Zhi Zhi's body also stopped changing.

On the Virtual Light Screen, Zhi Zhi's information refreshed.

A new characteristic appeared on the panel.

— [Dig a Hole! I Want to Dig a Hole!]

Effect: The Stealth Rat can establish a peeping rat hole at the spiritual dimension level with a target through a medium connected to the target, allowing for the continuous and covert excavation of intelligence and information from the other party.

"Hmm?"

Yu Yuan read the Virtual Light Screen twice, confirming the information was correct.

His expression then became quite spectacular.

"It can even do this!"

This characteristic was truly unheard of, but upon careful thought, it seemed reasonable.

After all, what rat doesn't dig holes?

It's just that the rat hole Zhi Zhi digs is a bit too outrageous.

It goes directly to the spiritual dimension level, and while other rats dig holes for food or concealment,

Zhi Zhi's rat hole is for peeking at others' secrets.

This ability is simply too wicked.

But Yu Yuan likes it so much! What to do?

This characteristic and Zhi Zhi's other characteristic [Squeak Squeak! I Love Secrets and Food the Most!] form a closed loop.

One can grow and evolve by learning secrets, the other can actively spy on others' secrets.

Self-produced, self-consumed, absolutely genuine.

Yu Yuan also gained a new understanding of the Blood Duke and the Vampire Progenitor.

These two great existences are truly somewhat terrifying. Just their old stories from years past caused Zhi Zhi, who had been quiet for so long, to undergo an evolution.

This shows how high their status is.

Zhi Zhi had now recovered. It also sensed its own changes and was somewhat excited.

It directly burrowed into Yu Yuan's shadow.

"Master, so full, so full! This secret really had too much energy, I almost ate until I burst!"

"Truly a major secret involving the origin of the vampire race. I feel my ability to control shadows has also strengthened a lot."

"Our secret isolation ability has also been enhanced. If someone probes or predicts things related to you, Master, I will sense it immediately..."

Zhi Zhi chattered incessantly in Yu Yuan's mind, describing its changes.

Yu Yuan listened quietly, only then learning that [Dig a Hole! I Want to Dig a Hole!] was merely the biggest gain from Zhi Zhi's evolution.

The enhancements to other characteristics and abilities were also not to be underestimated.

"Master, we can look for opportunities to focus on spying on the secrets of these great existences in the future. Perhaps I can become much stronger soon."

Zhi Zhi had clearly become addicted to the secrets of those great existences and was getting a bit restless.

Yu Yuan frowned slightly and immediately interrupted its fantasy.

"Zhi Zhi, regarding the secrets of those great existences, we're in no hurry. They are not existences we can currently contact or spy on."

"Whether it's the Blood Brew recipe written by the [Pen of Longstanding Heritage] before, or this Silver-tier book, in the end, these secrets are just information that has scattered or been lost by the great existences. To them, it's not important. Even if we know, it doesn't matter much."

"But if you actively use your characteristic to establish a connection with that kind of great existence to spy on their secrets, that's just asking for death."

"Ah~~ That's true too!"

"However! You don't need to be disheartened. Those great existences are too dangerous for us, but spying on Silver-tier secret information shouldn't be a big problem. After all, you are, by calculation, a Silver-tier creature. Peeking at the same tier shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

Yu Yuan chuckled in comfort.

"Silver-tier existences? Master, you mean... that 'Bloody Mary' and 'Bloody Countess'?"

Zhi Zhi had just read about these existences in "Blood Duke and the Secret History of the Blood Clan."

Since they were followers under the 'Blood Duke' alongside the Vampire Progenitor back then,

they should obviously be existences of the same level.

"Them? They count! Not just them, there are many others. For example, the existences behind the cult and the Orthodox Church. Although the 'Lord of Dawn' has already fallen, his followers or the followers of his enemies are all viable targets for secret-peeking."

"Gold-tier existences are incredibly powerful, but as for Silver-tier existences, their numbers are definitely not small. As long as we slowly search and dig, we will always find traces and related clues of these existences.

That will be your time to indulge in secret-peeking.

So, don't rush, take it slow. Time is on our side!"

Yu Yuan's words, neither hurried nor slow, also calmed Zhi Zhi's somewhat agitated mindset after its recent promotion.

Thinking carefully,

Yes! How long has it been since it was subdued by its master? At most, not even a full month, and now it has already successfully evolved once.

It really doesn't need to rush!

"Squeak squeak, understood, Master!"

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That night.

Yu Yuan took Mie Mie and left the shelter again, but this time they traveled through the sewer.

In the afternoon, the blizzard started blowing again, and the outdoor temperature completely dropped below minus thirty degrees Celsius.

Yu Yuan's destination this time was the western district and central district of Green Forest City.

Upon entering the central district, the effect of the title [City Nightmare] was triggered, and he sensed a gathering place with several hundred people.

Some people remained awake, some were already drowsy, and others had fallen unconscious.

The location of the gathering place was right beneath the Green Forest City Municipal Center.

As the power center of Green Forest City, beneath the Municipal Center, there was also a sturdy underground defense project, specifically prepared for crisis events.

Now it had become the refuge of the Green Forest Parliament Alliance.

The ability of [City Nightmare] allowed Yu Yuan to sense that, in reality, the hearts of the thugs within the Green Forest Parliament Alliance were already filled with panic and unease.

The continuous blizzard over the past few days, coupled with the constant reduction of survival supplies and heating fuel, was like a sharp sword hanging over their heads.

It could fall at any moment.

Even in the current environment, these thugs didn't know if they would open their eyes again tomorrow after falling asleep tonight.

It was precisely this kind of emotion that created an opportunity for Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan arrived near the Municipal Center.

Looking towards the direction of the Green Forest Parliament Alliance, he activated the title effect of [City Nightmare].

— Can perform [Panic Spread] on all sentient enemies within an area. [Panic Spread] will amplify panic emotions. The more people affected, the stronger the [Panic Spread] effect, and it will leave a nightmare mark.