133: The Raven King's Abilities

"Brother Gu, at a time like this, it's truly a blessing to find a like-minded friend!"

Kong Yan laughed at Gu Qinghan, holding up a beer can and taking a bite of the chicken leg in his hand.

Gu Qinghan was a bit helpless; this guy said he was treating him to braised chicken, but he himself ate almost two-thirds of it.

However, he wasn't particularly craving it, as his main goal was to gather information.

He took a shallow sip of beer and smiled, saying,

"We've been chatting for a while, but I still don't know what your profession is."

"Just a rare profession. Have you heard of Gale Boxer?"

Kong Yan threw a punch into the air, and a wave of qi appeared, sending a distant packaging bag flying.

Gu Qinghan nodded, then continued to ask,

"By the way, you've been here much longer than me. Are there any difficult people in this Gathering Place?

If so, give your brother a heads-up, so I don't make any mistakes later."

Kong Yan frowned in thought and said,

"Difficult people? We don't have any here. They're all Professionals who Sister Juan has taken a liking to and who are quite good-looking.

As for your strength, you could probably walk sideways here, but there are a few people in the other units."

Kong Yan was counting on his fingers, telling Gu Qinghan about the strong individuals he knew, when he suddenly heard a knock at the door.

He stood up and went to look, only to find two serious-looking Patrol Team members.

One of the Patrol Team members pointed to Gu Qinghan's door and asked,

"Where did your neighbor go?"

"Ah, he's in my room drinking. As an old resident, I'm just entertaining him."

Gu Qinghan also stood up at this moment, walked to the door with a can of beer.

The Patrol Team members sniffed the alcohol on both of them, clearly indicating they had been drinking for a while.

However, he still questioned them according to procedure:

"Have you two been together this whole time? Has anyone gone out for a while and then returned?"

Both of them shook their heads; they had indeed been chatting together for over half an hour.

Although, Gu Qinghan had secretly controlled Little Black to steal the ring during this process.

"Did you hear anyone running or opening doors in the hallway?"

"No, we were chatting the whole time, didn't notice."

The Patrol Team members asked a few more questions, and after confirming that the two had no time to commit the crime, they walked downstairs.

Gu Qinghan looked at the two going downstairs, burped, and said,

"Why does it feel like something was stolen? They seem to be checking house by house."

Kong Yan also nodded, then closed the door and sat back at the table, saying,

"Who cares? When I first arrived, there was also a theft incident."

At this point, he took another bite of chicken leg, then suddenly lowered his voice and said to Gu Qinghan,

"Brother, you know what? Some people say that anyone who commits a crime here will be escorted to the central area, and then they are never seen again."

Gu Qinghan looked at him curiously, then showed a thoughtful expression and asked,

"Really? Is it possible they're eating these people as food?"

"What are you thinking?"

Kong Yan instantly lost his appetite. He waved to Gu Qinghan, motioning him to sit back at the table, and then whispered,

"Actually, I just heard about it. It's said that some powerful Professionals captured from outside have also never reappeared.

They say that the leader of the Gathering Place here can strip people of their time, and those who disappear have had all their time taken."

Gu Qinghan's heart stirred, but he immediately put on a terrified expression and said,

"Where did you hear that? Are we also at risk of having our time stripped away?"

Kong Yan saw Gu Qinghan's expression, then sighed and said,

"I heard it once when I was out on a mission. I heard that some strong individuals from other Gathering Places are already starting to be suspicious of this place.

To be honest, when you first came in, I even thought you were someone sent by another Gathering Place."

"How could that be?" Gu Qinghan waved his hand.

He took a sip of beer, smacked his lips, and then said,

"I originally thought An City was dangerous enough, with its pervasive poisonous fog, so I came here looking for a way out.

But I never expected that this Gathering Place, which seems so peaceful, would also have such risks hidden beneath."

Kong Yan nodded in deep agreement and said,

"Who isn't? We are all unfortunate people. In this world, we just live one day at a time."

The two chatted for a while longer, but couldn't get any more information from each other.

Finally, Kong Yan sucked the meat off a chicken bone and spread his hands to Gu Qinghan, saying,

"Brother, it's time to go back to sleep. You'll probably have a mission arranged for you tomorrow.

If you get anything good in the future, don't forget your brother."

"Yes, definitely."

Gu Qinghan nodded, helped clean up a bit, and then returned to his room.

He lay on the sofa, silently digesting the information he had just acquired.

"If what Kong Yan said is true, then those who disappeared might be in the same situation as Chen Yuting.

Do I just need to violate the order here to be escorted before that Squinty-eyed Man?"

Gu Qinghan knew he only had one chance.

If he failed, he would be immediately exposed, and the other party might even use that previous ability to escape.

At this moment, in the night outside the window, a black Crow flew into the room through the window.

However, on the Crow's back, there was a small black cat, carrying a ring in its mouth.

Gu Qinghan took the ring from Little Black's mouth and re-stored all the items inside it into his necromantic space.

Then, the black Crow stopped in front of Gu Qinghan and tilted its head at him.

"Are there ten Patrol Team at the same time? And they're cross-patrolling..."

This was precisely the Crow King that Gu Qinghan had subdued earlier. After being transformed by death energy, it also gained the ability to shrink its size.

However, this guy didn't have extremely strong direct combat abilities, but rather some strange and peculiar ones.

【Featherization: Use black feathers to condense into a large number of Crows. The larger the size, the more feathers consumed. Crows that are killed will regenerate usable black feathers.】

【Fear: Emit a piercing scream, amplifying the deep-seated fear in the enemy's heart.】

【Feather Arrow: Shoot out one's own feathers, causing piercing damage.】

Of these three skills, only the third could be used for direct combat; the other two could only serve as indirect support.

However, these two abilities might have a greater effect for Gu Qinghan currently.

And the biggest difference between the Crow King and Little Black and the Bear King was that its intelligence was significantly higher.

Gu Qinghan could send it or its Featherization clones out, and then wait for it to transmit the information it saw.

"Go, let this night become chaotic."

Gu Qinghan smiled and stroked the Crow King's head, watching it shake its body a few times.

Then, some black feathers fell, quickly gathering to form Crows of normal size.

They looked exactly like normal Crows, and even their eyes would move.

However, they had no life at all; upon receiving a fatal attack, they would burst into a cloud of black feathers.

One by one, the Crows flew out through the window, soaring into the night sky towards the depths of this Gathering Place.