350: The Disappearing King's Mask

While Lin Qi Ye and "Destiny"’s matters were temporarily put aside, a huge commotion was stirring at the Night Watcher Medical Center in Shangjing City.

"Where's the Captain? Where's our Captain?" Whirlpool demanded loudly, blocking the entrance to the nursing center.

"Please move aside!"

The Mask Squad ran over from the other end of the corridor.

"Whirlpool, calm down, what happened?"

It turned out that after the fishing village incident, Wang Mian, who had fallen into a coma, was sent to Shangjing City for treatment by the subsequent support team.

During this period, although Wang Mian's physical indicators were normal, his consciousness had not awakened.

The Mask Squad had been busy during this time, but members would occasionally come to visit him.

Coincidentally, today was Whirlpool’s turn to visit the Captain.

However, when he arrived at the ward early in the morning, he did not find the Captain, and strangely, even the nurses at the medical center did not know where Wang Mian had gone.

They checked the surveillance cameras and asked other patients, but received no feedback.

Wang Mian had vanished as mysteriously as a piece of ice dropping into the sea.

In his anxiety, Whirlpool caused the scene at the beginning.

The other members of the Mask Squad also received the news and followed him.

As soon as Whirlpool saw Balance and the others arrive, he quickly said, "Vice Captain, the Captain is gone!"

Balance and the other team members’ faces were filled with worry. "Let's first figure out the situation."

At this moment, the medical center's caregivers were also in a state of confusion.

A young nurse in charge of care looked terrified, "I... I checked on Captain Wang Mian last night, and he was still there. This morning... he was gone this morning."

The little nurse was so anxious she was almost crying, unable to speak clearly.

It took quite a while for Balance to fully understand the situation.

After re-checking all surveillance footage, there were still no clues.

Balance frowned; this matter was truly too bizarre.

Logically speaking, no matter where the Captain left from, the surveillance cameras should have captured some footage, but what the current surveillance showed had no trace of the Captain whatsoever.

This was beyond common sense, as Wang Mian did not possess the ability to become invisible.

"This matter needs to be reported to the Commander immediately," Balance said.

The disappearance of a special squad Captain was no small matter.

Half an hour later, inside Night Watcher Commander Zuo Qing's office, Balance and the others stood neatly before Zuo Qing.

Zuo Qing frowned deeply, "So, you're saying Wang Mian vanished into thin air?"

"Commander Zuo, from the scene, it appears so. But this matter is truly too incredible. I suspect there's Mysterious at play behind this," Balance said.

"But so far, the Night Watcher hasn't received any Mysterious sighting reports!" Whirlpool said.

Indeed, not to mention that ever since the gods appeared in Great Xia, the Mysterious had completely vanished, but even if a Mysterious had appeared in a place like the medical center, there were many Night Watchers protecting it.

If a Mysterious suddenly appeared and could take Wang Mian away without anyone noticing, right under their noses, how terrifying would its strength be?

Even more terrifying was that Shangjing City was guarded by Zuo Qing and Shao Pingge; Whirlpool thought it was impossible for anything to escape their senses.

Zuo Qing also had doubts in his heart, "Both of you make sense, but for now, Balance's reasoning is more plausible."

Suddenly, footsteps came from outside the office.

"Commander Zuo!"

A voice came from outside the door. Balance and the others turned around and saw that it was Shao Pingge and Yuan Gang.

Zuo Qing motioned for them to enter the office. "You've heard about Wang Mian's disappearance, right?"

Shao Pingge's expression was grave, "I've heard. Wang Mian's disappearance in the Shangjing area is indeed our dereliction of duty."

"The most urgent matter right now is to find the reason for Wang Mian's disappearance. From now on, you can fully mobilize the Night Watcher forces in Shangjing City. You must find Wang Mian's whereabouts."

"Understood!"

Shao Pingge and the members of the Mask Squad walked out of the office.

"Everyone, rest assured, I will definitely give you an explanation," Shao Pingge said solemnly.

...

In the dimly lit basement, the sound of dripping water was incessant.

Wang Mian lay on a worn-out folding bed, his eyelids twitching slightly.

Suddenly, Wang Mian opened his eyes, gazed at the cobweb-filled ceiling, and sat up from the bed.

He vigilantly surveyed his surroundings. This was a long-abandoned basement. Except for the new bedding on his bed, most of the other furniture was in a state of disrepair.

Wang Mian patted his face, confirmed that he had indeed woken up, and then began to recall what had happened before.

He remembered going to Ningchang County's fishing village with Senior Sword Saint to handle an emergency.

There, he saw another Yi Yuan, with the power of the Time Bandit attached to it...

Then, an ugly and ferocious monster appeared. The power on that monster seemed to be called... Cthulhu?

Then, he fainted, and he didn't know what happened afterward.

Besides these, what concerned Wang Mian the most was why the other Yi Yuan had appeared in Ningchang County.

He knew very well that the Yi Yuan came from his future self, so what exactly happened in the future that made his future self go to such lengths to return to the past and set up this scheme?

Also, before he fainted, he had seen a phantom of the future. Did his future self want him to seek answers from Song Zhong?

What exactly was Song Zhong's connection to all of this?

Ever since Wang Mian saw his future self in Anta County, he had this question.

Now, was it time to uncover the mystery?

Suddenly, creaking footsteps came from outside the door.

From the sound, the stairs outside the door seemed like they could break at any moment.

Wang Mian immediately got off the bed. He stared at the door. There was still one thing he needed to figure out first: why was he here?

With a creak, the door opened, and a figure walked in from outside.

The figure wore a black overcoat and a black top hat.

However, what was strange was that a faint, eerie red light emanated from beneath the brim of the hat.

With just one glance at the other party, Wang Mian confirmed one thing: the other party was definitely not human.

Because Wang Mian was too familiar with those eyes.

"Eye of Peeking Secrets": The possessor can peer into the past, present, and future of any non-living object...

The reason Wang Mian was so familiar with the "Eye of Peeking Secrets" was that this eye also involved the power of the Law of Time.