Chapter 522: Chapter 522: Is someone following?

“Abyss, something else related to the Abyss…” Song Jian frowned, looking at the battered piece of parchment in his hand.

At that moment, Song Jian’s finger touched a section of this “oath of allegiance”, and a faint black aura suddenly began to emit from it. The emanation was so weak that even Song Jian did not notice.

System: You have obtained a mission item, the Oath of Allegiance from the Dungeon Zombie Overlord. You will receive a hidden mission, The Secret of the Dungeon Zombie Overlord. Do you accept?

“Mission item, hidden mission?” Song Jian was taken aback, but quickly chose to accept.

System: You have accepted the hidden mission, The Secret of the Dungeon Zombie Overlord. Please deliver this “Oath of Allegiance from the Dungeon Zombie Overlord” to the Hellish Arachnid, Wenrui Si.

Who is the Hellish Arachnid Wenrui Si? Where is he? The mission didn’t specify, and Song Jian didn’t even know if they were in Doomsday City. How was he supposed to deliver this oath?

“I’ll hang on to it for now and see if I can get more detailed clues in the future.” Song Jian was helpless and could only stash the mission item away for the time being.

With the BOSS killed and the union event ended, everyone was preparing to leave when a player wielding a bow and arrow suddenly approached Wang Qi and whispered something in his ear.

Wang Qi’s expression changed, and he immediately said to Song Jian, “Someone has been watching us nearby, could it be players from another union?”

Song Jian glanced at the archer player and said to Wang Qi, “The BOSS has already been killed, so it doesn’t matter if they keep watching us.”

Then, Song Jian turned to the archer player and asked, “What’s your name, and how did you know someone’s watching us?”

Song Jian was puzzled. With his perception, he hadn’t noticed any other players nearby. How did this longbow-wielding player discover it?

“My name is Zhou Kai, and my profession is Pursuer. I have a detection skill that lets me scout out any humanoid creatures within a one-kilometer radius…” The player with the longbow excitedly explained to Song Jian.

Zhou Kai’s Pursuer profession was also rare, somewhat similar to a Hunter’s profession. He had an active skill called “Detect Humanoids”. This skill consumed very little energy; once activated, he could continuously scout all humanoid entities within a one-kilometer radius.

He had noticed someone following them since they left the union territory. Initially, Zhou Kai didn’t think much of it, as there were many people in the vicinity of the union territory. However, during their union event, this person was always stationary in the distance, clearly observing them, which made Zhou Kai become more cautious.

Soon, the union’s players all went their separate ways, and Zhou Kai accompanied Song Jian toward the player who had been watching them.

The two of them killed monsters and moved forward, looking as if Song Jian was coaching Zhou Kai on leveling up.

Over half an hour had passed, Zhou Kai continually reported the player’s location. They kept changing positions, and the distance to the spy was reduced from the initial 700 meters to just over 200.

“His position hasn’t changed, but I’m sure that he’s been following us from our union’s territory…” Zhou Kai whispered.

“It seems he’s not surveying our union, he’s surveilling me…” Song Jian revealed a hint of a smile, apparently finding this observation interesting.

With his current distance, Song Jian’s perception could only vaguely sense that he was being watched, but that too only in a dedicated exploration. Otherwise, he would not be able to detect the person’s presence at all.

“It seems this person has excellent tracking skills, perhaps some similar abilities as well…” Song Jian pondered.

With his formidable perception, he could only vaguely feel someone observing him from about 200 meters away if he specifically focused. Song Jian didn’t believe that there were people whose skills and abilities were several times his, who could observe his movements within a one-kilometer radius without using any abilities.

“Union Leader, should we quietly creep up on him and take him down?” A hint of murderous intent flashed across Zhou Kai’s eyes.

The rules of survival in the game world and the real world are entirely different. It’s evident the deliberate tracking and surveillance have revealed hostility, and now it would only be proper to take the initiative to strike first.

“Wait a moment, let me see who he is?” Song Jian said, revealing a faint smile. He split off an Abyssal Phantom Clone from his body, which quickly moved towards the person’s location.

Soon, the phantom clone arrived in front of a three-storey building, where Yuan Peilong was standing atop the roof, peering in Song Jian’s direction with a high-powered telescope.

“It’s him?” Song Jian quickly recognized this somewhat stuttering player from the Shadow Circus Troupe.

“Why is he here? Could it be, has he been following me from the Shadow Circus Troupe?” Song Jian wondered internally, took another glance and dispelled the “Abyssal Phantom” skill.

“Turns out it’s an old friend!” Song Jian laughed.

“What, Union Leader, do you know that person?” Zhou Kai asked curiously.

“That’s enough. Leave this to me, and you can return to the union,” Song Jian said. He had brought Zhou Kai along to prevent the one spying on him from escaping, but now that he had recognized who it was, there was no reason for Zhou Kai to continue tagging along.

Seeing Zhou Kai suddenly leave, Yuan Peilong didn’t mind; his target was Song Jian. As long as he kept an eye on Song Jian, everything would be fine.

Just then, Yuan Peilong saw Song Jian smiling in his direction through his telescope. In the lens, Song Jian’s face was right before his eyes, and it seemed as though he was staring straight at Yuan Peilong.

“Bad news, he’s spotted me!” Yuan Peilong was immediately covered in a cold sweat. During the time Song Jian had singlehandedly fought the BOSS, he had realized that he was no match for Song Jian’s strength. If he were discovered, his ending would be tragic.

But Yuan Peilong was unwilling to give up this hard-earned hidden mission. While he was in a dilemma, Song Jian had already discovered him.

“How could his perception be so high?” An incredulous Yuan Peilong fumbled his climb down from the roof, packed up his tool, and tried to escape into the distance.

Song Jian transformed into a shadow, his speed dramatically increased, and he dashed in Yuan Peilong’s direction.

For the 200-meter distance, Song Jian took only thirteen seconds to reach. By the time he got there, the effect duration of his skill had ended, and his speed decreased, but he could already see the rapidly retreating figure of Yuan Peilong.

“You still want to run?” Song Jian squinted, metallic wings sprouted from his back, and his figure soared into the air, charging towards Yuan Peilong.

Yuan Peilong turned back and glanced at him. With a horrified scream, his figure suddenly split into four and escaped in different directions. Song Jian was taken aback. This guy had a skill similar to phantom cloning and even a high-level one that could create three clones.

Song Jian stopped in mid-air, watching the four “Yuan Peilongs” who looked almost exactly the same and were extremely fast, disappearing in a blink of an eye.

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There is one more chapter, the one that repeated yesterday needs to be changed to today’s chapter, so you guys won’t have to pay to read it again. But I can’t change the chapter name right now, you’ll have to wait.