Night of Despair

Chapter 373 - 373 Wave 371 Three

?Chapter 373: Wave 371 Three Chapter 373: Wave 371 Three “Turns out it’s Master Wu Ran himself, truly it has been many years, joyous and congratulatory.” Long Qingzi saw the visitor, yet remained composed and relaxed, showing no sign of tension.

“Long Qing, do you remember the oath you swore to me when I took you in as my disciple forty years ago?” Zuo Yunfeng looked at this once disciple, his voice calm without any fluctuation.

“I remember, of course I remember.” Long Qingzi smiled even more joyously.

“That’s good.” Zuo Yunfeng nodded.

“Brother Zuo, please make it quick. The Spirit Disaster has surged, the Sky Stabilizing Plate has failed under the Seven Evil Alliance’s interference, and we must restore order and reseal the sects quickly!” Xu Chong said solemnly.

“No worries, as long as everything settles down, the Spirit Disaster and Black Disaster can be easily dismissed.” Zuo Yunfeng said indifferently.

“But…” Xu Chong wanted to say more.

Pfft.

Suddenly, the Zuo Yunfeng before his eyes turned into a phantom and slowly dissipated.

And the real Zuo Yunfeng, for some reason, had appeared behind him.

A bronze short sword, already in his hand, its blade ignited with hundreds of dense magic runes, and it thrust lightning-fast towards the center of his back.

“You!!??” Xu Chong’s eyes narrowed, his body’s passive techniques lit up with red light, transforming into a three-dimensional array, rapidly rotating around him.

But such a response was still too hasty.

With a crisp crackling sound.

The short sword pierced through several layers of passive techniques, harshly stabbing into Xu Chong’s right chest and lungs.

Blood, mixed with air, poured into the lungs at a rapid pace.

Xu Chong grabbed the hilt of the sword, looking up at Zuo Yunfeng with eyes filled with incredulous anger and disbelief.

“Zuo Yunfeng!!!”

“What are you doing!!!?”

“What do you think?” Zuo Yunfeng’s expression was calm as he pulled out the short sword.

A large amount of blood spattered to the ground.

Xu Chong staggered back a few steps, but suddenly saw the strange smile on Long Qingzi’s face.

His mind exploded suddenly, as if realizing something.

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Taizhou.

Sea surface.

The Yin Qi Sky Pillar surged tremendously, a large amount of grey mist shot into the sky, showing a tendency to expand outward.

Yu Hong, Yu Hen, Yu Mo, and Qing Huang, four people were standing on a nearby observation ship.

Looking towards the Heavenly Pillar.

“Two nearby Heavenly Pillars suddenly erupted three hours ago. Our people were originally observing here, but after finishing their phone call, they completely lost contact. Initial speculation is that they fell prey to the Spirit Disaster,” Yu Mo said heavily.

“Any observation data? Records of Spirit Disaster Monsters?” Yu Hong quickly asked, having just hurried back to Taizhou, only to be informed that something had happened to the two nearby pillars.

Though he had anticipated trouble, the unsealing of these two pillars still caused him a headache.

Most annoying was that the Taoist Sect didn’t care, only focusing on the Seven Evil Alliance, with no understanding of what they were doing.

The Seven Evil Alliance, unaware of the consequences, kept causing trouble.

Both sides fiercely tearing at each other with an attitude of indifference to everything else.

Now it seemed like in the whole world only they, along with official government workers, were firefighting everywhere.

“Within thirteen minutes, the range of the two pillars’ grey mist doubled. At the same time, the mist made the fish that swam out aggressive and attack on sight. Local fishermen were caught off-guard, and many were injured or killed, I’ve been notified with precise statistics from officials,” Yu Hen answered.

“What about coastal defense?” Yu Hong asked.

“The nearby coastal defense, along with stationed magicians, lost contact three days ago. Our people went to check and found the naval base empty, with ships gone and surrounding areas showing signs of destruction,” Yu Hen said.

“That means we can only rely on ourselves now. Has the state become unable to support us?” Yu Hong said with a headache.

“That’s one way to put it, most of the official forces have been redirected to guard major cities now. Small cities like Taizhou won’t receive any resources, so…” Yu Hen said gravely.

“By the way, the data on Spirit Disaster monsters that Zheng Rou brought back, our comparison team has sent a message,” Yu Mo interjected.

“How is it?” The other three looked at him.

“According to the memories of magicians patrolling nearby, besides those ground monsters that grow like pus-filled blisters, all types of monsters have appeared here. But since our people only observe from a great distance, they could only roughly investigate based on appearance, unable to verify authenticity,” Yu Mo said.

“That’s enough,” Yu Hong nodded.

The strength of the Spirit Disaster’s monsters was much stronger than the initial Black Disaster, although perhaps it was because he hadn’t participated in combating the peak of the Black Disaster.

After all, at that time, there were quite a few War Level Black Disasters, such as the Black Withered Woman and so on.

“Sea battles are not easy to deal with, let’s first retreat from the frontline and try to leave as much territory as possible to solve it on land,” he pondered. “Then, everyone should try to use the Spirit Station as a defense line and construct defenses. If you encounter those wearing Golden Armor, with dragon heads, you must notify us immediately.”

“Are those monsters very strong?” Qing Huang raised an eyebrow.

Now that he has filled his own shortcomings, he feels he is progressing every moment. If it weren’t for the congenital deficiency in his body, he wouldn’t need to crazily exhaust his thoughts to hide his safe location.

But now, the feeling of frailty has left him, and with a heart in Perfection, his Daoist Skills have advanced by leaps and bounds, entering a second spring.

Thus, he has grown increasingly confident, and his tone of voice has begun to enlarge.

“Do you want to try?” Yu Hong glanced at him. “With Spirit Light, you indeed can give it a try.”

Previously, when exploring without utilizing Spirit Light, the Thunderbolt Transformation overlaid with Spirit Light was his first trump card.

As for the second trump card, that involved recalling the Spirit Light to himself. However, this move could not be used lightly, as forcibly recalling most of the Spirit Light from everyone around, if something goes awry, it could very likely lead to the collapse of the Mutual Aid Alliance.

“But now there might not be a chance for a while,” Yu Hong said.

“What do you mean?” Qing Huang narrowed his eyes, a puzzled look on his face, but suddenly, his expression sharpened, and he turned his head towards the sea where the Yin Qi Sky Pillar was.

Over the murky sea, at this moment, there are large swathes of clouds carrying groups of Silver Armored Snake-Headed People, flying towards this location.

These Silver Armored Snake-Headed People, holding long spears, wearing red and black hats, with long whiskers curled high back like antennae, seemingly as some sort of symbol of status and power.

“I have already given you the information about this type of Snake-Headed People. Want to give it a try?” Yu Hong looked towards Qing Huang.

“Uh….” Qing Huang, looking at the army formation of the Snake-Headed People, which seemed to number in the thousands, had a stiff expression, no longer boastful.

One-on-one, he dared, but with such an army, he didn’t think the Spirit Disaster would give him the opportunity for a one-on-one confrontation.

“Let’s retreat,” Yu Hong sighed. “This is just the vanguard, there are more behind, like the Golden Armored Dragon-Headed People, Three-Eyed Dragon-Headed People, and as for stronger ones, I’m not sure if there are any here, that side is where four Taoist sects mix mutated and appeared in a big formation. Here there are only two gates, one of which is Black Disaster. It should be much weaker, but the specific situation still needs to be observed.”

“Okay!”

The group hurriedly turned around and returned to the shores of Taizhou.

Those Silver Armored Snake-Headed People did not pursue, but just drifted at their own pace towards Taizhou.

Their expansion speed seemed to be determined based on the speed of the vast grey clouds emitted from the Yin Qi Sky Pillar.

Based on the speed assessment, it would take quite a few days to reach the port of Taizhou.

When quickly returning to the port,
The four people got off the boat at the shore and saw some fishermen who had been banned from fishing, gathering together, pressing the government officials about when they will lift the ban.

Although the government officials kept explaining, the crowd below was agitated and noisy and no one wanted to listen to explanations.

It seemed that as long as there was commotion, a strong enough commotion, big enough, all problems could be solved.

Yu Hong sat in the car back to the Taoist Temple, through the glass, able to see the rush of vehicles back and forth.

With fewer pedestrians than before on the roads, the eerie contradictions decreased.

Instead, there was quietness. A dead silence-like quiet.

On the way, almost all encountered cars were traveling in the opposite direction to the Taoist temple car.

They all drove towards the expressway leaving Taizhou, with very few, like Yu Hong’s group, heading back.

“Now the news has already spread, about Taizhou being nearby to two Yin Qi Sky Pillars, leaked by insiders to their family friends, and then their family friends passed it on to their own, and so it completely spread in circles.”

Yu Hen sighed, “Now many common people know too, especially as there have been so many cases breaking out nearby, everyone becoming more and more abnormal.”

“How about inside the Spirit Station defense circle? What’s the situation?” Yu Hong asked.

“It’s a bit better there. We are about to get there, you can observe carefully.” Yu Hen nodded.

Yu Hong no longer spoke.

The other three also felt heavy-hearted, watching the exodus of vehicles fleeing Taizhou, silent.

About ten minutes later, the four people’s car slowly stopped in front of a hastily constructed black wall.

The wall was made of a quick-drying material, seemingly a special kind of cement mix, which had been built overnight, forming a circular wall encompassing the entire area of the Taizhou Spirit Station with Qingchen Temple at the center in a radius of five hundred meters. It was built with assistance from the Taizhou Military Area,” Yu Hen explained.

The car slowly drove to the entrance gate in the black wall.

The gate was made of black alloy mesh, using thick metal materials, cold and very sturdy.

Squeak.

After checking the pass that Yu Hen showed through the window, the guards inside slowly opened the gate, letting the car in.

“Is no one guarding this gate trying to get in to hide?” Qing Huang suddenly asked.

“No, basically from when the cases increased and news leaked, those who could run gathered towards major cities nearby.” Yu Hen shook his head.

“Rongjing City, right?” Qing Huang guessed.

“Yes. The order has come down from above, each province centers around the capital city to establish a defense circle. Now general places can’t build a defense circle, lacking resources and infrastructure. It’s understandable.” Yu Hen nodded.

“From when unrest began among the people, the cases significantly increased, to the evacuation of people, how long did it take?” Yu Hong suddenly asked.

“About the two days we went to the sanitarium. The situation worsened suddenly,” Yu Hen sighed. “A large number of deaths nearby, either bodies not intact or people disappearing directly. Then some originally thought to be dead, suddenly came back to life and started attacking the living. Although all were dealt with by the authorities in time, it still caused panic.”