The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'-Chapter 44 - 38 The Faceless One
Chapter 44: Chapter 38: The Faceless One
Chapter 44 -38: The Faceless One
Zhou Yuan walked out of the Control Bureau at nine p.m. By the time she returned home, it was almost ten.
She ordered takeout while walking upstairs, but her hand suddenly froze as she reached for the keys to open the door.
[Family Assistant Warm Reminder: There is an unexpected visitor at home.
I guess you are sweating all over, but don’t panic. It’s that faceless entity that’s been eyeing you.]
At the same time, a task was generated.
[Event detected, generating task…]
[Task Name: “Unexpected Visitor”]
[Task Objective: Kill the faceless entity 0/1]
[Task Reward: Experience Points *50]
Faceless entity?
Zhou Yuan had heard the Mobile Task Force talk about this type of supernatural creature.
Faceless entities were similar to another type of supernatural creature known as “doppelgängers.” They both killed humans to replace them and integrated into human society to continue living.
But unlike the doppelgängers, faceless entities could only take on the appearance of humans after killing them. They couldn’t mimic details like tone, actions, habits, and mannerisms. Unlike doppelgängers, who could replace humans perfectly by consuming them and could even replace extraordinary persons to obtain their Aoneng Power.
Yet, faceless entities couldn’t do that. So they could only target ordinary people as prey and had to observe them for a long time, mimicking their every move to blend in after replacing them without revealing themselves.
There was even a member in the Mobile Task Force who encountered a faceless entity that wanted to kill and replace him before he obtained his Aoneng Power. After a fierce battle of wits, he narrowly survived by killing the entity at a great cost.
The first discovery of these supernatural creatures occurred about sixty years ago in North America. Two investigators, while executing a secret mission, killed a group of drug gang members. One of the corpses underwent strange changes during autopsy, revealing an abnormal body structure of some supernatural creature.
Following the connections of this individual, investigators unraveled several other supernatural creatures disguised as humans and captured them one by one.
After being notified by the Control Bureau, they named these supernatural creatures “doppelgängers” and assembled a team for an in-depth investigation.
As the investigation deepened, the investigators were terrified to find an astonishing number of doppelgängers embedded in all strata of human society: capitalists, athletes, singers, writers, farmers, lumberjacks, cashiers… Even an entire town’s human population had been replaced by doppelgängers!
This horrific infiltration and disguise capability alarmed the Control Bureau and the federal government. The thought of important politicians being replaced by doppelgängers was terrifying beyond imagination.
Thus, a covert sweep operation was initiated, targeting all supernatural creatures with similar abilities, including faceless entities. Most were eradicated or heavily injured.
By today’s standards, these supernatural creatures had become as rare as endangered animals, with only a few remaining hidden within human society.
And now, Zhou Yuan found herself incredibly “lucky” to encounter one.
“Eyeing me… So that’s what it meant. Sun Chuan is a faceless entity?”
Zhou Yuan found it hard to believe that her colleague of over two years was a faceless entity!
After a brief shock, Zhou Yuan quickly regained her composure.
Click.
She inserted the key, turned the lock, and entered her home.
Turning on the light, Zhou Yuan saw a shadowy figure with a grim face sitting on the sofa.
[As a faceless entity, he felt extremely unlucky lately, repeatedly crossing paths with the Control Bureau, which was too risky. Although the Control Bureau had not yet discovered his true identity, he felt uneasy and, after deep contemplation, decided to execute his plan to kill and replace you.]
“Brother Sun?”
Zhou Yuan feigned surprise. “How did you get in?”
“Zhou, I need to talk to you.” Sun Chuan stood up and walked quickly toward Zhou Yuan.
He was confident he could knock Zhou Yuan out within three strikes; years of security work had honed his skills.
But suddenly, Sun Chuan couldn’t move his feet, something was holding his legs tightly.
Looking down, his pupils contracted sharply.
Thick black threads emerged from the dark shadow under his feet, firmly binding his legs, rendering him immobile.
“You… You’re an extraordinary person?!” Sun Chuan was terrified. Why was Zhou Yuan an extraordinary person!
He had been working with and observing Zhou Yuan for two and a half years, never noticing any sign that Zhou Yuan was special. That’s why he dared to target Zhou Yuan.
A handsome young man with no family or friends nearby seemed like a perfect target to replace.
But now, the emergence of Aoneng had shattered all his plans and expectations.
Zhou Yuan was an extraordinary person!
It was simply… absurd!
“I just awakened today.”
Zhou Yuan coolly replied, crossing her arms and leaning against the wall, facing her enemy with a detached gaze. “If you had acted sooner, I’d already be dead. Unfortunately for you, your luck ran out.”
“You…” Sun Chuan’s eyes widened. Zhou Yuan seemed to know he intended to kill her.
“I know you’re a faceless entity.”
Sun Chuan felt as if he had been struck by lightning; this was his biggest secret that he had hidden for over thirty years. How could Zhou Yuan possibly know?
Why?!!!
“Goodbye.”
Zhou Yuan was destined not to let him die understanding, so she spared no unnecessary words. The dark matter surged, transforming into two large hands that seized Sun Chuan’s head and gave it a savage twist.
Crunch.
Amid the snap of bones breaking, Sun Chuan’s neck rotated one hundred and eighty degrees, killing him instantly.
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After his death, Sun Chuan’s face quickly changed, his facial features disappearing, leaving his entire face a blank slate.
“No wonder they call them faceless entities.”
Zhou Yuan murmured, then swiftly stored the body in her bag.
[Name: Faceless Entity’s Corpse]
[Note: How many faces do you think I have?]
[Price: 200 Star Coins]
“Sell.”
[Star Coins +200]
Sun Chuan might have had some secret savings, but Zhou Yuan didn’t covet minor gains. When Sun Chuan’s disappearance was reported, any transaction record would lead trouble back to her.
[Task “Unexpected Visitor” completed]
[Task Rating: C (Experience Points and Star Coins remain unchanged)]
[Comments: Defeated in one move, what more is there to say.]
[Task Reward 1: Experience Points *50]
[LV11→LV12!]
[Experience Points: 20/650]
[Star Coins: 850]
[Distributable Attribute Points: 1]
“Purely came to give me experience points and Star Coins.”
Zhou Yuan shook her head, tsking, and allocated the 1 free attribute point to Perception, raising it to 13 points.
“Looking at it this way, Stars Network is really full of hidden talents. Not only are there undercover Transcendents, but even the security team leader turned out to be a faceless man.
Sun Chuan must have had his eye on me since I joined. Without these unexpected events, I would have eventually been killed and replaced by him.”
Although Sun Chuan had taken good care of her over the years, Zhou Yuan felt a chill run down her spine at the thought of his true intentions.
“Being handsome is truly a curse.”
Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but sigh.
