In Fairbanks City, after a night had passed, other living people finally appeared in the hotel.

As Chu Feng watched the respectful Katlan before him, a hint of contemplation touched his expression, and he nodded.

"Well then, I can wait one more day before leaving."

After last night, everyone remaining in the city probably knew the Bizarre was still at large. Who knows how many more days these people who came to work at the hotel today can hold on! Although there aren't many customers now, the Bizarre will likely find its way here soon. By then, it will be too late for these people to think of running.

"Thank you for cooperating with my work! Thank you!" Katlan's face lit up with happiness as he repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

"By the way, where is Tonya? Wasn't it always her before?"

Chu Feng actually quite liked that naïve blonde beauty; at least she was much more pleasant to look at than the man before him now.

"Assistant Tonya..." Katlan's mouth opened slightly, a hesitant look on his face. His voice was tinged with regret. "Normally, she should have been here early today, but she hasn't arrived, and we've been unable to contact her. Presumably..."

Not long ago, one of his subordinates had vanished just like this—suddenly unreachable. The outcome had been a notice of a Bizarre event. Tonya's intern position, naturally, had become available in the same way.

After sending Katlan away, Chu Feng closed the door, a slight trace of pity crossing his expression.

He clearly understood Katlan's meaning. In the ordinary world, if someone suddenly failed to show up for work, people would merely guess they were sick, had overslept, or something similar. At most, they might think of hospitalization or kidnapping, but at least over ninety percent of the time, the person would be alive. But now, in Fairbanks City... disappearance! More likely than not, it meant the person had experienced a 'close encounter' with the Bizarre.

Leaning back in his chair once again, Chu Feng's gaze occasionally swept over the cellphone on the desk.

Outside, it was still a vast expanse of white, snowflakes swirling relentlessly. Clearing snow was likely the toughest job in the city right now! In this kind of weather, even if he had nothing else to do and wanted to go out for a walk, it didn't seem like there would be anything pleasant to see.

BUZZ. BUZZ. BUZZ...

The vibration of the phone made Chu Feng raise an eyebrow.

Picking up the phone and looking at the incoming call number, a flicker of realization crossed Chu Feng's eyes. It seemed the federal government had finally compromised.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the desk for a few moments, then waited several seconds before answering the call.

"Hello..."

A few minutes later, having hung up the phone, Chu Feng stood up and stretched.

"Okay! Now it's my time to shine! A video editor, that's all. Besides, it's about time the agency established a publicity department!"

With a flick of his right hand, a high-definition recorder materialized in his grip. After securing it to his chest, he retrieved a head-mounted, ultra-high-definition camera.

"It's a shame there's no sci-fi intelligent tracking system like in those novels. As for drones..." He shook his head helplessly as he looked out at the snowstorm growing fiercer outside. "Well, it's better than nothing!"

Even if a large drone could withstand the snowstorm, where would one find someone skilled enough to operate such equipment?

"Now, how to find trouble with this Bizarre..."

Looking out at the westerly wind howling with snowflakes, a thought struck Chu Feng. If he remembered correctly, the Bizarre had initially appeared on the west side of the building that night. Could it be on the west side?

Having formed a guess, Chu Feng no longer hesitated. He immediately turned, left the room, and descended the stairs.

Standing outside the hotel's main entrance, faced with the snowstorm, a golden light flashed around him, and a golden energy shield instantly enveloped his body. At the same time, his Spiritual Wings unfurled behind him. With a gentle flap of the invisible wings, Chu Feng's figure instantly vanished.

As Chu Feng swept through the air, he smiled, watching the snowflakes continuously shatter against the golden light protecting him. At his current flying speed, if not for this protective golden light, his clothes would have probably disintegrated into countless fragments and flown away by now.

His figure sped through the low altitudes of the city, his Spiritual Perception fully active.

"Huh?"

Chu Feng suddenly stopped in mid-air. Looking down at a two-story villa, his eyes narrowed slightly as his Spiritual Wings flapped once more.

The next second, a tall figure appeared in the center of the villa's courtyard.

He stood on the soft, thick snow. Although his Spiritual Wings were retracted, Chu Feng didn't sink. Instead, he slowly walked toward the main gate.

"That's right, it's this aura. Quite strong indeed!"

The aura emanating from the villa was all too familiar to Chu Feng, identical to that of the Bizarre Snowmen he had encountered before.

BANG!

He kicked open the tightly locked villa door with a thunderous impact.

What met Chu Feng's eyes was not the lavish decoration expected inside a villa; rather, it was nothing but pure white. Gleaming white frost covered everything within his line of sight. Floors, walls, ceilings, sofas, fireplaces... everything was enveloped in ice and snow.

"Sorry to interrupt your gathering!"

Looking at the dozen or so figures neatly seated on the sofas, all dressed in snow-white Combat Suits, Chu Feng clenched his hand, and a long blade appeared in his grasp in the blink of an eye. A wave of heat began to bake the ice and snow before the door.

The people inside didn't respond to Chu Feng. Instead, the Bizarre smiles that never seemed to leave their faces all turned towards him.

"Family!" their synchronized voices carried an inexplicable warmth, as if welcoming a kinsman from afar.

A red flash flared, followed by a dull THUD! in front of Chu Feng. Several extremely covert, insidious streams of Bizarre energy, launched in a sneak attack, were instantly dispersed by his blade.

"Bullshit family!"

Chu Feng stepped forward, his figure vanishing to reappear in the center of the villa's living room. The water from the melted snow at the doorway instantly refroze under the influence of the encroaching Bizarre energy.

Inside the villa, as Chu Feng's curse echoed, the eerie smiles on the faces of all the Bizarre in the living room were instantly replaced by cold indifference.

"Isn't it nice to become family?" their unified roar echoed throughout the villa's main hall. The Bizarre aura within the house seethed like boiling water, and the frost on the walls visibly thickened in an instant.

The long blade in Chu Feng's hand cared little for any 'family.' Bizarre family? Who would dare become one!

A red flash passed.

HISS!

It was as if a red-hot iron bar had been plunged into ice water; white steam puffed from the figures struck by the Demon Hunting Blade. Their mouths opened and closed, struggling to utter, "Family!" before their entire forms melted into puddles of water.

"Puppets, huh?" A glint of contemplation flashed in Chu Feng's eyes, but his hand movements didn't stop.

Seconds later, only Chu Feng's retreating figure, heading towards the first-floor dining room, and puddles of water scattered across the floor remained in the empty living room.