Chapter 31 Aoneng Power

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"I'll trade this bag of soup dumplings for a few grilled sausages, okay?"

In the small supermarket of the labyrinth world, Zhou Yuan placed a bag of human meat soup dumplings on the counter.

Behind the counter, the cashier, whose death was quite horrifying, was covered in blood. Her bloodshot eyes stared intently at Zhou Yuan. After a long moment, she reluctantly picked out two sausages from the grill and skewered them on bamboo sticks.

"Only two?"

"Before… you… didn't pay… and ran away…" The female cashier's throat was slit, making her voice sound like a broken bellows, hoarse and muddy.

"…"

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, thinking it made some sense. But didn't the Mobile Special Task Force do the same thing? Why was I singled out?

He immediately said, "I'm a VIP customer of Joy Castle."

With the destruction of the Six Desires Heavenly Demon Tree, the park manager had completely taken control of Joy Castle. Naturally, Zhou Yuan became a distinguished guest of the amusement park. Not only would the fierce ghosts not harm him, they would also treat him as an honored guest.

The female cashier remained silent for a long time, then reluctantly took out three more sausages.

"That's… all…" she said.

"Alright, thanks." Zhou Yuan politely thanked her.

He temporarily decided not to sell these five sausages, as he might encounter demons and ghosts in the future and they could come in handy.

Leaving the labyrinth world, Zhou Yuan returned to the base, took out the Steel Rose Revolver, and prepared to make spiritual bullets.

There were four bullets left in the cylinder: a paralyzing bullet, an exorcism bullet, and two explosive bullets.

The first choice for bullet type was undoubtedly the "100% headshot bullet," but unfortunately, Zhou Yuan's spirituality strength was not enough. His spirituality value was too low to make the 100% headshot bullet.

After thinking for a while, he decided to make "freezing bullets" and "armor-piercing bullets."

The effect of the freezing bullet was to generate solid ice at the point of impact, freezing the enemy.

The armor-piercing bullet, as the name implied, had strong armor-piercing capabilities. It was also effective against some transcendent defense methods.

After making the bullets, Zhou Yuan took a sleeping bag from his backpack, lay on it, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

When Zhou Yuan opened his eyes again, it was already bright outside.

"It's two o'clock, huh…" he said.

Zhou Yuan took out his opple smartphone to check the time, then stretched, turned over, and leisurely started browsing short videos.

He browsed until evening.

Before ten o'clock, Zhou Yuan arrived at the park manager's office. Ghost Amusement Park was about to open, and staying here was the safest option.

He stood by the window and watched the amusement park entrance. At exactly ten o'clock, a dozen menacing figures appeared at the entrance.

There were eight-foot-tall figures in white robes, eerie women with masks holding scissors, pale snow women emitting a constant chill…

Each was a heavyweight presence.

"Welcome to Joy Castle, everyone. Today is the first day of our opening, and admission is free. I hope you all have fun." The park manager slightly bowed, greeting the guests from afar.

Bang bang bang!

Countless fireworks shot into the sky, sparkling and lighting up the night.

The entire amusement park suddenly lit up. Silent rides came to life, brilliant neon lights cast rainbow-like colors on every corner. The shadows of past visitors emerged, wandering through the park.

The Ferris wheel lit up in colorful lights, slowly turning. The roller coaster roared over people's heads, screams nonstop. On the stage, ballet dancers twirled gracefully to gentle hymns…

Happy times were about to begin.

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Two hours later.

As time approached midnight, Zhou Yuan heard the system prompt in his ear.

[Survive three days in Joy Castle: 3/3]

[Mission completed, return countdown—9:59]

"Park manager, I'm leaving. See you later if fate allows."

Zhou Yuan shouted into the air, choosing to teleport immediately.

When he opened his eyes again, he was in the basement where the mission had begun.

[Mission "Joy Castle" completed]

[Mission Rating: S (Experience Points and Star Coins rewards increased to 150%)]

[Comment: Although Joy Castle fell in the world of the living, from now on, it will forever exist in the world of the dead.

You performed exceptionally in this mission, helping the Mobile Task Force escape certain doom, aiding the park manager and nearly a thousand deceased in their revenge, earning their goodwill. This will become your future strength.

All in all, you did the best, flawless.]

[Mission Reward 1: Experience Points *1500]

[Mission Reward 2: Star Coins *6000]

[Mission Reward 3: Fine Quality Item Pack *1]

[LV8→LV11!]

[Experience: 310/600]

[Assignable Attribute Points: 5]

[Star Coins: 9900]

Taking off!

That's all Zhou Yuan could say: one epic takeoff!

He first looked at the [Aoneng Power] section on the system panel.

At the moment of leveling up, a new power surged from his soul. Zhou Yuan knew it was Aoneng Power.

——[Aoneng Power: Shadow]

Zhou Yuan took out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and the light illuminated the entire basement.

As he focused his mind, his shadow behind him slowly rose up.

Zhou Yuan turned around, but the shadow didn't change shape with the moving light source; it just stood there quietly.

When he reached out to touch it, his hand passed through the shadow, touching only air.

With another thought, the shadow quickly collapsed back to his feet.

Zhou Yuan put away his phone, and the storeroom plunged back into darkness. He suddenly realized he had dark vision, able to see clearly even without night-vision goggles.

Then he activated his ability, merging eerily into the darkness, completely disappearing from the storeroom as if he had never been there.

The corridor outside the storeroom was unlit, pitch black. The next second, Zhou Yuan's figure emerged from the darkness.

"Shadow control, shadow transformation, shadow escape…"

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but grin, his mouth curling into a wide smile. He was ecstatic.

On one hand, he finally mastered a true transcendent power. On the other, this Aoneng Power was a perfect match with the "Shadow Assassin Cloak!"

"Shadow system Aoneng Power is ideal for an assassination route. Combined with the Shadow Assassin Cloak, it's invincible."

At midnight, the hallway was completely dark. Zhou Yuan, excited by his new ability, used shadow escape to return to his apartment. Even the height of several floors took less than three seconds with shadow escape.

[You might fear someone would have broken into your apartment in the past three days to mess with things. I can responsibly tell you—relax, you're close to having paranoid schizophrenia.]

Seemed like nothing happened… Zhou Yuan sighed in relief, shadow escaped back home, and prepared to tally his gains.