The King of Black Fog

This little pain, Li Changzhou couldn't be bothered to mention.

The black nail inside the first monster's body thinned, control gradually weakened, and the burden became lighter. A black hand inserted a complete black nail into a second monster's body.

Li Changzhou attempted to control, requiring no precision, just to make the monster produce a sound.

No response.

Li Changzhou reduced control over the first monster again, inserting a second black nail into the second monster's body.

Still no response.

"No good." He was a bit disappointed. If this monster were under his control, the frontline would be much easier to handle.

The black nail inside the first monster thickened again, regaining control;

The second monster wasn't discarded. When reaching the frontline, if chaos was desired, throwing the corpse into the crowd would make them cheer like social butterflies seeing a bonfire, turning unrecognizable as humans.

To minimize interaction, a black hand pinched a corner of the second monster like holding a rat's tail, while a second black hand grabbed a large piece of ice from the ice wall.

The second black hand transformed into a coffin-like box, the third black hand crushed the ice inside the box, and then transformed into a steamroller to flatten the crushed ice.

The third black hand, having completed its task, held the monster with the first black hand and placed it inside the box formed by the second black hand.

Through the ice blocks, the monster cannot contaminate, and preservation is not a concern—if preservation is needed.

The black box spider continued to advance, striding forward with its black spear-like legs, heading toward the Abyss.

This is the power of 'Great Power - Foreseeing the Future', no wonder the Blind One was infatuated and convinced by it, to the point that upon seeing Li Changzhou, foreseeing his inevitable death, surrendered directly.

The black box spider traveled all the way to the front-line camp.

If capable of seeing at night, from a distance, the entrance to the front-line camp resembled a human eye embedded in an ice wall.

The small ice person entered first, and sixty breaths later, the black box spider climbed in along the upper edge of the eye socket.

The cave is very complex, and periodically, the maze is artificially rearranged.

However, this complexity is meant for the monsters. As long as one is human, as long as one has a light, and is patient in searching, one can clearly see the correct road markings.

The marking is a phrase: I shall conquer the Abyss.

The tone is quite boastful, or perhaps the aspiration is noble.

The camp was built and maintained by several adventure groups working together, excavation, temperature control, alertness, etc. These 'Great Powers' cannot be concentrated in one organization, even less in one person alone.

Using 'Great Power' has side effects, thus daily maintenance of the camp is mainly undertaken by ordinary warriors.

After winding through the cave, they finally approached the camp entrance, the black box spider opened its abdomen, a black staircase unfolded under the feet of Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan.

After the two descended, the black box spider's abdomen hugged the ground, merging into the darkness.

Following them were three black boxes, one containing a monster with Great Strength, another containing a monster capable of emitting strange sound waves, and lastly, the blind one, along with his roommates—the Ice Corpse and Ice Person.

Considering the aspect of keeping quiet and not disturbing others, the Ice Corpse and Ice Person could indeed be rated as the best roommates of the year. If it were summer, it would be a choice scoring 120 out of a possible 100.

After passing through a long, dark tunnel, they left Snow Country, ahead the lights were dazzling.

No, that was not the extent light could reach, it was simply like the brightness of the Sun.

In the illuminated area, the temperature soared, the cave was a cylindrical passageway, filled with green grass, and among the grass were fresh flowers.

Walking on the grass, when entering the entrance, there was a brief "blindness" as when a train exits a tunnel.

During this moment of temporary blindness, the team guarding the camp entrance already had their weapons aimed at them.

Immediately after, they saw the three black boxes behind the two, advancing slowly like space coffins, akin to a train exiting a tunnel only to see a Light Giant standing outside, causing the team to fall into a brief stupor.

The captain was the first to regain composure.

"Sir," he spoke with respect but did not lower his weapon, "entering the camp requires signing a contract."

"Bring it." The blind one had already informed Li Changzhou about this.

The captain signaled to a warrior behind him with a look.

The warrior took out a scroll resembling parchment and respectfully handed it to Li Changzhou.

"Sir," the captain glanced at the black box, "we won't check the contents, but if there's anyone inside, please write down their name as well."

On the scroll it was written:

[Do not intentionally harm others within the front-line camp; fair trade; ensure all entering the camp sign their true name (the name given at birth);]

[Signature:]

Li Changzhou wrote 'Li Changzhou', 'Yang Qinglan' on it.

The Blind One (Gula) had already signed with the Black Flame Dragon, the Lady of the Ice Sword, and the Mummy, once forming a minor force in the front-line camp.

The warrior respectfully took back the scroll and handed it to the captain.

The captain glanced at it, rolled up the scroll, and handed it upward.

In the void, a hand reached out and took the scroll away.

The captain waited quietly for a moment, and seeing that Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan were unharmed, he finally put down his weapon and breathed a sigh of relief.

Guarding the gate is a very dangerous position. Some of those accustomed to running rampant above the Abyss can't stand being constrained and have to stir up trouble before they stop.

The forces in the camp would love for these people to create a stir.

And the warriors guarding the gate will become the first batch of sacrifices, simultaneously testing the troublemakers' "Great Power" effects.

The front line, the place closest to the Abyss, in a sense, is also part of the danger of the Abyss.

After signing the contract, Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan entered the camp.

The camp has now developed into a town, where many adventurers who can't return above the Abyss have settled down, got married, and had children.

Their children might live from birth to death without ever leaving this town.

Perhaps there will also be youths yearning for freedom, who finally leave the camp, only to become monsters in the Abyss, and finally be awakened by their childhood sweethearts, resulting in a love story where they accompany each other as monsters in the Abyss, hunting adventurers.

The two walked down the street, attracting a lot of attention.

"Great Power" is common here, but few are as flamboyant and openly display it like Li Changzhou.

Soon, the news of a new wielder of "Great Power" arriving at the camp had reached the hands of various forces, along with speculations about the "Black Box" ability.

Whether it's about value games or "Great Power," intelligence is crucial.

Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan headed straight to the Black Flame Dragon's manor.

A blind man was pulled out of the Black Box by a black hand, and with his presence, no one in the manor dared to inquire.

In the manor's living room, Li Changzhou instructed, "Deploy your men to gather information."

"Master, what kind of information is needed?" the blind man asked.

"Women. The most beautiful women in the camp."

"...Yes."

Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan turned into a clean bedroom prepared by a maid, and Yang Qinglan immediately took off her thick winter clothes.

She was covered in fine sweat, her black hair damp against her fair, jade-like face, resembling a painted ink wash.

Li Changzhou also took off his winter clothes, similarly sweaty.

Such things were already commonplace in the camp, so the maid quickly brought a large wooden tub for bathing and delivered new clothes.

As Yang Qinglan was bathing, Li Changzhou sat by the table drinking cool tea, while outside, the sun shone brightly, and the sycamore trees were lush green.

"Who would think this is inside the Abyss?" he sighed.

Yang Qinglan didn't respond, only the sound of water cascading over skin could be heard.

Li Changzhou put down his cup and stood up, just preparing to...

Bang!

The door was suddenly slammed open.

Yang Qinglan curled up, darkness surged, wrapping around the wooden tub, as Li Changzhou took a step forward.

The Black Box containing monsters moved horizontally, its side facing the door, about to open like an eyelid.

Who is it?

How did they manage to bypass the "Leaf Man" placed by Yang Qinglan at the door?

"Room check!" a voice suddenly exploded, "Men to the left, women to the right, neither to the middle! Daring to open a room in broad daylight, jail them till they die!"

Wearing a corset that exposed a flat stomach and sexy shoulders, and a well-made pair of pants on the lower body, hair tied in a ponytail, someone walked in from outside, glowing white.

Li Changzhou: "....."

The darkness protecting Yang Qinglan turned into a black hand and grabbed forward, and Li Qianxia shook himself, turning into a bird and escaping through the fingers of the black hand.

"Haha, brother, can you do it? Brother, lulululu~" the little bird taunted.

Yang Qinglan, covering her chest with her left hand, picked up the 'Extreme Cold Ice Sword' resting against the tub's edge with her right hand, and stabbed in mid-air.

The bird flapped its wings ever so slowly.

"B-brother...sister-in-law...I...was...wrong..."