The King of Black Fog

Li Changzhou grabbed his sister's hand and initiated teleportation.

Petrin Observation Tower, a steel-framed tower in the Czech capital of Prague, stands 60 meters tall atop Petřín Hill and overlooks the entire city of Prague.

There are two observation decks on the tower, and their destination was the topmost platform.

As soon as they appeared on the tower, Yang Qinglan immediately said:

"Qian Xia, go to the restaurant inside the tower to find something to eat; Changzhou, you rest and try to recover your intelligence quickly; Bi, you're in charge of vigilance. From this moment on, don't let the lollipop leave your mouth.",">"Yang Qinglan immediately said:

"Hmm!" Li Qianxia nodded, rode an elevator resembling a prison, and went to search for food in the restaurant.

"What are we doing here?" Bi surveyed the surroundings with confusion, then suddenly looked down, "Is this tower... shaking?"

It was shaking a little, with a noticeable amplitude to the human body, but of course, it was not large.

Li Changzhou sat on the observation deck in silence, gazing at Prague dyed orange.

Looking out, the red tiles and white walls were neatly arranged on both sides of the Vltava River, with the famous Charles Bridge faintly visible.

From this vantage point, apart from a few plumes of black smoke, Prague was still the same city as before the players arrived.

Li Qianxia brought back food in the form of bread, egg tarts, and roasted sausages.

The four of them watched the sunset while eating, and after finishing their meal, Yang Qinglan asked Li Qianxia to rest while she and Bi remained vigilant.

The sunset was only a thin layer left, like the last spoonful of soup at the bottom of a bowl.

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Bang!

A powerful shock wave swept through the crowd, carrying dust and gravel.

Mk19 grenade launcher!

M430 high-explosive grenades!

They could penetrate 5mm of armor!

Within a 15-meter lethal radius, corpses were scattered everywhere, yet a thin young man still stood in the dust.

Blood streamed from his forehead, stars flashed before his eyes, and his ears rang with needle-like pains throbbing in his brain.

"You can't kill me!"

He charged out, twisted a soldier's head off, snatched their machine gun, and opened fire on the soldiers.

Soldiers fell in heaps, yet not a single one showed any emontional fluctuations.

A soldier in the corner, with a cold face, steadily pulled the trigger, and the high-explosive bombs hit the thin young man again.

As the dust settled, the thin young man's blurry figure lay among the square bricks and mud, and a group of soldiers came over to pick up the Identity Card.

Rumble!

The earth trembled.

A heavy armored infantry fighting vehicle passed by the small battlefield.

The vehicle, named Nagmachon, was manufactured by the Israeli military specifically for urban warfare in Palestine.

The turret had been removed and replaced with what was known as the 'doghouse,' a fully-enclosed battle room.

Looking out from the observation window, the gun mounts could rotate 360 degrees, designed specifically for taking lives - a hedgehog type of armored vehicle.

A cruel, cold-blooded weapon.

The vehicle stopped, all soldiers boarded, and entered the 'doghouse,' with dark gun muzzles extending from their stations.

The exhaust roared as the vehicle moved forward once more, heading towards the crowds.

As darkness fell, all gun muzzles began spewing orange flames.

Ratatatat!

Bullets traced long dashes across the sky, sparking upon impact, and anything targeted shattered into irregular geometric shapes.

The streetlights that had just turned on were instantly shattered, plunging Prague into darkness.

A buzzing passed through the sky, and black drones emerged like snakes from their burrows, or like farmers going to catch frogs in their fields at night, their murderous electronic eyes scanning over the 'farms' of Prague.

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Li Changzhou gently opened his eyes, seeing a sky full of stars and Prague amid the flames.

"Recovered?" Yang Qinglan sensed the change in his breathing.

"Mhm." Li Changzhou sat up.

The nighttime observation deck at Petrin Observation Tower was very cold, with Prague's average October temperature being 8.3°C.

Yang Qinglan wore a coat she had taken for free from a mall, and the 'Invisibility Lantern' was warmly lit beside her, also draping her in a golden coat without triggering the invisibility effect, as she did not have that much physical strength to expend.

"Hey, what's actually going on? What are we doing here?" Bi asked, sitting cross-legged and impatiently.

She had been asking this question ever since they arrived, but neither Yang Qinglan nor Li Qianxia had given her an answer.

"Of course, it is to capture the Honey Pot World at any cost. This is very significant for me... for Xia Country's standing as a great nation," Li Changzhou stretched lazily.

"Do you really need me to take action?" Bi's eyes widened slightly, "Alright, but we have an agreement, I can at most destroy five-seventy-sevenths of Prague at once, and for the points, I want..."

"You don't need to do anything. Your telekinesis is too childish."

"What?!" Bi jumped up all at once.

"Starting now, don't disturb me," Li Changzhou sat cross-legged on the observation deck, his eyes fixed on Prague, "I need to concentrate."

Bi was about to say something more, but Li Qianxia stopped her.

'Flame Wave'

[Special Effect: Control existing flames]

[Introduction: The power is determined by the size of the flame, and the amount of flame that can be controlled is determined by Intelligence, Charm, and Perception. Natural force, can be upgraded through learning]

Intelligence determines whether you can learn and upgrade this Skill;

Charm determines the difficulty and quantity of controlling the flames;

Perception decides where the flames can be controlled;

Li Changzhou's Intelligence is 7 points, and with recent practice, although he hadn't completely mastered the 'Flame Wave,' his understanding of flames far exceeded that of ordinary people.

His Charm is 9 points, rated as the male protagonist. Mastering flames came effortlessly to him, and the amount was incredibly shocking;

Perception was only at 4 points, rated as vigilant.

But Perception is not immutable. Using a stethoscope, one can hear high-frequency sounds; wearing glasses that support night vision allows one to see in the dark.

The reason Li Changzhou came to the Petrin Observation Tower was to clearly see the entire city of Prague.

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Strahov Stadium, a Ford car silently burning after being hit by artillery fire.

The once lifeless flames awoke like a snake, leaving the Ford car it called its nest and crawling over the artillery-shattered rubble toward the green field.

With a "whoosh" like a strong wind, the entire green field ignited, the fire voraciously licked the night sky.

After a brief wait, as the fire grew stronger, so did the strength and size of this fire snake, and by the time it soared up from the stadium, it was like a flood dragon emerging from the sea.

The Flame Flood Dragon charged towards the Forest Park where Petrin Observation Tower stood.

The dense forest instantly turned into a lake of flames that swiftly spiraled upwards, climbing the observation tower.

"Ah!" Bi cried out in surprise, hastily erecting a telekinetic shield and raising a pot lid.

"Don't worry, it's my brother manipulating the flames," Li Qianxia said with a smile amidst the firelight.

The Czar Princess, still shaken, looked closely and indeed, while the flames seemed to scorch the observation tower, they merely "enveloped" it without actually touching the structure.

But...

Heat waves rolled in, scorching the cheeks.

"What's the difference between this and burning us!" Bi, who had been feeling cold, was now hot enough to die.

Just then, a breeze carrying a fragrant scent swept over everyone, dissipating the heat.

Bi looked towards Yang Qinglan, whose beautiful black hair flowed smoothly like ripples on water in the gentle breeze.

"Pelican Style · Temperature Regulation"

"Qian Xia, go! Wear the pot lid!" Li Changzhou ordered in a deep voice.

Li Qianxia transformed in a shimmer into a Snowy Owl, the flames reflecting off her, turning her orange.

"Brother, don't burn me!"

The Flood Dragon swallowed the Forest Park before surging towards Prague Castle in the distance.

Meanwhile, the Snowy Owl, clutching the pot lid, soared into the sky, where a path had already been cleared through the flames for her.

Prague Castle.

Following the fire's guidance, the Snowy Owl darted into St. Vitus Cathedral, scanning with her sharp eyes.

The Snowy Owl is a large raptor from the Arctic, with keen hearing and sight, capable of detecting the slightest movement in the snow, making hunting as easy as picking something out of a bag.

In the midst of this sea of fire, she quickly spotted a python enveloped by flames.

The python could change its body color to blend in with the surroundings; at this moment, its tail remained stained glass colored, while its head started to take on the color of flames.

"Hand over the Identity Card!" the Snowy Owl uttered the prepared line, and the flames, like obedient soldiers, pressed forward.

A wave of heat struck as the python raised its head, its pupils slitting, and forked tongue flicking out.

The flames showed no mercy, charging forward, searing the python.

"Hiss—" The python wailed in agony, its massive body twisting like chained iron.

"Hand over the Identity Card!"

In its pain, the python struggled to produce the Identity Card from its head.

A wall of flame separated the python from the Identity Card.

The Snowy Owl, holding the pot lid, swooped down warily, picked up the Identity Card, and then followed a new arrow of flame towards St. George's Cathedral.

The flames left the dying python behind, burning everything combustible within St. Vitus Cathedral—confessionals, wooden seats, flowers...

The radiant yellow and scarlet flames became increasingly agile and leaping.

Aside from the fire flood dragon guiding Li Qianxia, there was also a giant flame bird that soared into the sky from the mountaintop where the observation tower stood, landing in the Old Town of Prague.

By the time it landed, the flame giant bird had shrunk significantly, looking as if it was about to vanish.

But soon, the spot where the flame giant bird touched down exploded with a massive blast, igniting a raging inferno that illuminated a large surrounding area—it was a gas station.

In the first two days after arriving in Prague, Li Changzhou had driven his sports car around aimlessly every day, not to chance upon players, but to mark territories, acquainting himself with the locations of most of the gas stations in Prague.

At the same time, he was constantly siphoning gasoline from his car to give to Li Qianxia in the air, asking her to hide it at various strategic locations.

These spots encircled the entire city of Prague.

Fire after fire ignited, forming a massive circle like a fiery crown bestowed upon Prague.

Bi stared with her mouth agape, dumbfounded by the scene unfolding before her eyes.

Prague, encircled by the great fire, with fire snakes rampaging everywhere, furiously blasting one building after another into debris.

The buildings destroyed in the blasts became new fire snakes themselves.

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At Charles Bridge, drones and a horde of zombies surrounded a group of players sifted and driven out from among the citizens.

The players included humans, insects, birds, and amphibians, but at that moment, they shared one common identity—prey.

"Hand over your Identity Cards to me, and I'll ensure your safe departure," a drone transmitted Wang Donghua's voice.

The zombie army fired directly, shooting at will.

Just then, two fire dragons spiraled in, roaring angrily as they licked towards both ends of the bridge.

The fire dragons destroyed the drones and engulfed tanks and armored vehicles, colliding in the middle of Charles Bridge.

"Boom!" Flames shot up into the sky, forming a massive column of a fire tornado.

"Ah!" "Ooh!" "Awoooo!"

Humans, insects, birds, and amphibians screamed at the top of their lungs.

The flames did not harm them, but they were not permitted to leave either.

Suddenly, the flames parted, and a flame elf flew into the fire tornado.

"Hand over the Identity Cards!"

At that moment, these prey realized this was not a flame elf, but a snowy owl, a talking snowy owl wielding a wooden shield, capable of commanding the flames.

A centipede, relying on its armor, charged into the flames, trying to leave Charles Bridge and flee into the Vltava River.

The snowy owl roared in fury, its sonic waves so powerful they were almost visible to the naked eye.

The centipede grew dizzy, all forty of its legs coming to a halt at once, and in that instant, the flames seized its body.

The scent of cooked flesh and stench spread in the searing heat of the flames.

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The snowy owl successfully collected all the prey's Identity Cards.

The centipede did not die; the flames hardly ever killed, sparing all players who handed over their Identity Cards, no matter how desperately they had previously resisted.

Before collecting enough Points, Li Changzhou did not allow them to die.