Chapter 00152: Avatar
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Chapter 152
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 152 Avatar
Since he had just taken Viola to the movie theater on the fourth floor not long ago, Li Chengxi recognized his location at a glance.
But coming out of the emergency exit on the second floor, how could they have possibly ended up on the fourth floor?
Was it teleportation?
He looked around.
It seemed to be just the four of them, with no one else in sight.
The milk tea shop girl who had entered before them was also gone.
"Does anyone know what's going on?"
"I'm not sure, it all happened too fast."
Lei Lei had also been focused only on getting out of the mall.
As she crossed through the gate, she let her guard down for a moment and didn't notice what had happened.
Li Chengxi walked a few steps forward and leaned on the glass railing to look down.
He could see right down the atrium to the robber below holding a gun, and the gold shop that the man was smashing up.
It was no illusion; they had really gone from the second floor to the fourth floor.
He looked at Viola, who said:
"Lord, I just felt a peculiar power manifest. I have never encountered it before; it doesn't feel like magical power."
If it wasn't magical power, could it be an immortal art?
Lei Lei calmed herself down and said:
"It is possible to achieve a similar effect with magical arts, like an illusion technique or a shape-shifting technique. But I don't know how large the range is. It would be very taxing for a person to cast such a large-scale spell, so they would probably use a magical treasure of some sort."
"If they can use a magical treasure, why would someone like that come here for an armed robbery?"
"It could be complicated. Or maybe he just has a special item on him, and he might not even know it's a magical treasure. It's hard to say for now."
Lei Lei left something unsaid.
In her eyes, Li Chengxi was much the same.
At first glance, he just looked like an ordinary person, but the immense spiritual energy surrounding him couldn't be faked.
Either there was something unusual about him, or he possessed a special magical treasure.
It was impossible to tell anything just by looking.
"So, do you have a way to get us out of here?"
"If I had a way, I wouldn't be standing here."
That was a fair point.
Li Chengxi thought for a moment.
In any case, they couldn't stay here; it was too exposed.
Just then, he heard a ding from nearby.
Turning his head, he saw the doors of a nearby elevator slide open.
Li Chengxi immediately grew tense.
Without a word, he gestured for the others to quickly hide.
The four of them quickly turned and hid behind a W-shaped decorative pillar.
Soon, they heard the sound of leather shoes on the tiled floor, the footsteps gradually approaching.
The three girls all hid in the recess of the W-shaped pillar.
Li Chengxi spread his arms and squeezed in beside them.
He could now proudly say that he could take three beautiful women out shopping in his arms all at once.
The only slight problem was that a moment of carelessness could be detrimental to his physical well-being...
The footsteps drew nearer.
Li Chengxi quietly peeked out from behind the pillar.
He saw the robber, holding an AK rifle and wearing a black ski mask, walking toward them step by step while looking left and right, as if checking for anyone else.
That was too fast.
He had clearly seen him downstairs just a moment ago.
Perhaps he had an accomplice dressed in the same way?
At this thought, Li Chengxi saw the man was about to turn and quickly pulled his head back.
He made a shushing gesture to the three girls hiding in the recess and pointed in the robber's direction, signaling that someone was approaching.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer and closer without being able to see the person created an immense sense of pressure.
The most frightening part was that the pillar they were using for cover was not large.
It was impossible for four people to hide behind it completely, especially with Li Chengxi's sturdy build.
They hadn't been discovered yet purely due to the angle, but once the man got a little closer, he would surely see Li Chengxi's shoulder.
Aside from this pillar, there was no other suitable cover nearby.
The moment any of them moved, they would be instantly spotted.
Li Chengxi was frantic with worry, his eyes darting around as he wracked his brain for a solution.
Just then, he noticed the Ring of the Demon King on his finger.
The top-down view from the Ring of Sight's Eagle Eye Vision should be very useful.
At the very least, it would allow Li Chengxi to know how far away the man was and whether he was getting any closer.
So, Li Chengxi quietly wiggled his finger, rotating the ring so that the golden cat's eye gem faced inward, cupped in his palm.
In the next instant, he felt his perspective rapidly pull upward, shifting from a normal eye-level view to a top-down one.
Now he could clearly see the robber's movements.
Strangely, however, when Li Chengxi used the Ring of Sight to observe the approaching robber, he noticed what seemed to be a faint halo of light around the man's body.
His entire figure looked somewhat like a phantom; all in all, he gave off the impression of not being a physical entity.
Furthermore, on the floor not too far from them, he could see a trail of footprints glowing with a faint blue light, seemingly leading in the direction of the movie theater.
This left Li Chengxi a bit bewildered; nothing like this had ever happened before.
Unlike playing a game, staring at this perspective for too long caused dizziness.
Thus, Li Chengxi hadn't used the Ring of Sight since the bank incident; after all, there was usually no need for it in daily life.
He recalled the description of the Ring of the Demon King stating that one needed to collect all ten rings to unlock their full capabilities.
Perhaps with the addition of the Ring of Strength, the Ring of Sight had gained a new function?
Whether that was the case or not, Li Chengxi had no time to dwell on it.
He stared at the approaching robber.
Seeing the man was about to round the pillar from the left side, Li Chengxi gestured for the three girls to stay hidden and quiet.
He then deactivated the Ring of Sight's effect and quietly crept around the right side of the pillar, moving behind the robber.
The distance was now extremely close.
The man didn't even need to turn his body; a slight tilt of his head would be enough to spot Li Chengxi's furtive movements.
Fighting a person with a gun bare-handed was always the absolute last resort.
Li Chengxi kept his eyes on the robber as he bent down and carefully picked up a decorative vase placed beside the pillar.
He then moved in and slammed it down hard on the robber's head.
The thick ceramic vase exploded against the robber's head.
With a loud crash, the robber instantly crumpled to the floor.
Speaking of which, this should count as self-defense, right?
Nowadays, if a thief fell to his death while breaking in through a window, the victim of the crime would have to pay compensation.
Li Chengxi was a little worried he might get sued.
But in the next moment, he saw the robber's body on the floor begin to glow with a hazy light.
The light seemed to disintegrate him, and in the blink of an eye, the man, his clothes, and the gun in his hand all dissolved into a flurry of light motes and disappeared.
"This might just be an avatar, not the true form."
In the end, it was Lei Lei who had the experience.
She peeked out from behind the pillar, took a look, and said:
"The troublesome part is, we can't tell which ones are avatars, or how many there are."
Hearing her words, Li Chengxi suddenly remembered how the man had looked distinctly insubstantial through the Ring of Sight's perspective, not like a physical body.
Does that mean the Ring of Sight can distinguish the avatars?
"Lord, please allow me to go. Your knight will surely complete the mission."
Viola picked up a discarded mop from the floor, apparently intending to go and face the enemy directly.
"Don't be in such a hurry to prove yourself!"
Once supernatural elements were involved, it was no longer within the jurisdiction of the regular police.
This was a matter for Section Nine.
Speaking of which, could this be related to what Qian Sen had mentioned before—the serial killer responsible for numerous major cases across the country?
He had the urge to call Qian Sen, but his phone had no signal at the moment.
Besides, now was not the time to be concerned with such details.
Stopping Viola from her plan to duel the robber, Li Chengxi quickly beckoned to the others.
"Let's go, we need to find a new spot. That noise just now was too loud."
(End of Chapter)