Night of Despair-Chapter 186 - : Mind’s Core Alliance Hierarch
Chapter 186: Mind’s Core Alliance Hierarch
Just as Inner Qi flowed in, a dim light point swiftly split off from that beam, also floating inside the black sphere.
The tenth black lizard! Successfully produced!
Yu Hong felt a surge of elation.
He then glanced at the space within the black sphere and roughly estimated that there was still room for more light points, so he injected another stream of Inner Qi.
Quickly, the eleventh, then the twelfth black lizards were simultaneously born.
But it seemed that twelve was the limit for the black sphere at that time; there needed to be a certain gap between each lizard’s light point. The twelve points, evenly distributed, once again filled the entire black sphere.
Yu Hong, seeing the increase in numbers, suddenly felt very pleased.
‘Not bad, it looks like the black sphere and my own strength are closely related. Just not sure if it’s connected to Inner Qi or physical and mental constitution. I can test this out later.’
Confirming that it was possible to add more light points within the imprint gave Yu Hong an added sense of security.
Finally, he observed the Array imprint’s black sphere once more; it had grown significantly, but the newly expanded space was still insufficient to add a second Array.
‘It’ll need to increase by at least half its volume to work.’
Yu Hong shook his head inwardly and simply exited his mental realm, preparing to rest.
With nine active black lizards patrolling outside, an Array ready to alert them to any dangers, and the Black Disaster of a lower tier that enters dying instantly—not to mention the luminous stone effect of the Pyroxene Secret Room and the Concealing Symbol’s efficacy of the stone castle and the cave itself.
All these assured that the Black Wind Camp had very strong guarantees against the safety from the Black Disaster.
Exiting the observation of the imprint, Yu Hong locked his door, took a last sip of water, lay down, found a comfortable position, closed his eyes, and quickly fell asleep.
Regular sleep was key to ensuring the speed of his cultivation.
BOOM!!
A sudden muffled explosion, different from the sound of thunder, came from outside the cave.
The muffled sound was so clear that not even the heavy rain could drown it out, instantly making Yu Hong leap from the wooden bed.
“Bomb!”
His face hardened.
“That was the sound of a bomb!”
If there was a bomb, it meant people were nearby. Otherwise, the sound wouldn’t have reached him.
Immediately, he sensed his black lizards, controlling one to radiate and inspect the surroundings.
No matter who was out there, he had to first ascertain their identity and whether they posed a threat to the camp.
But he had only checked a few times.
Yu Hong’s expression suddenly changed, and he sprang to his feet, put on a Strengthened Suit, grabbed a few Radiation Hand Grenades, and dashed out the door.
Through the black lizards’ vision, he saw far away through the curtain of rain, Yiyi and a few others were running at full speed toward him.
And shockingly, there were two differently powered black smoke vortices accompanying them.
The smoke vortices continuously belched smoke upward, the smoke twisting like tentacled creatures, eerily indescribable.
“Damn it! How many times have we cleared them out, and they still dare to come in? And they dare to touch my people!”
A surge of rage burst forth in Yu Hong’s heart.
“You’re looking for death!!!”
BANG!!
In the darkness of the night, a vague air burst explosively beneath him, scattering rainwater and propelling him like an arrow toward the distant forests.
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BOOM!
The sudden explosion of fire and noise from behind startled Ou Li.
Thud.
Her legs gave way, and by accident, she tripped over a thick tree root and fell to the ground. Thankfully, the Protective Suit did its job, and she was unhurt.
She quickly got up and continued to try to keep up, but she noticed that Xue Ningning and the others had also stopped.
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
The headlights of the red sedan began to flicker, pulsing on and off, emitting a faint noise.
Even through the heavy rain, the sound was crystal clear.
The amber headlights cut through the veil of rain, projecting two distinct beams of light.
In normal circumstances, encountering a car’s flashing headlights on the road would be quite ordinary.
But now…
In these desperate times, on a stretch of highway clearly blocked by a landslide and in torrential rain,
The flickering headlights of the red sedan sent chills up the spine of the three women.
“Run past it!!” Xue Ningning yelled loudly.
The rain was too loud; without shouting, one couldn’t be heard from behind.
Without a second word, the three of them dashed past the side of the sedan, splashing through the water as they went.
Fortunately, the red sedan remained stationary, not moving an inch as they ran past.
Desperate, the three women ran for over ten more minutes, until finally, Ou Li couldn’t hold on any longer and stumbled, crashing onto the road.
She tried to get up but felt too weak, her eyes seeing stars, too exhausted to rise.
Xue Ningning turned back and picked her up, carrying someone on her shoulder just like Yiyi.
“Almost there! We’re… just, about to make it!!” At that moment, Lin Yiyi’s only hope was to quickly reach Yu Hong’s camp and then save the last three of her teammates.
Ahead on the road, they could faintly see two jeeps parked by the side.
The water nearly submerged a thin layer of the highway, sloping from right to left, flowing continuously, and then streaming around the bottom of the jeeps and off the roadside slope.
“Just a bit more, hold on!” Seeing the two jeeps, Yiyi’s spirits lifted, knowing they were near the camp.
If they could get enough Radiation Hand Grenades or a Vortex Talisman Plate, they could keep suppressing the weird Black Disaster afflicting them, as long as they saved An’an… Yiyi had been ready to die on the way since the moment they left.
The two quickened their pace, soon finding the temporary trail leading up the mountainside, about to charge up.
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
Suddenly, a pair of bright yellow headlight beams shot at them from directly ahead.
It was that red sedan!
It had reappeared in front of them silently, without any sound at all.
Following that, amidst the clamor of crashing sounds,
a massive mixture of rocks, soil, and tree trunks washed down from the slope of the mountain.
The dark yellow muddy water, carrying thick trunks, fiercely rushed towards the group.
Xue Ningning and Yiyi tried to retreat together, but found their legs were as if pulled by something, unable to move at all.
They looked down.
Beneath their feet, black-green water-weeds had appeared at some point, entangling their legs like a thick mass of hair.
And at the other end of the water-weeds was the bottom of a red sedan.
Buzz.
The sedan started, its engine noise unusually distinct amidst the heavy rain.
The car moved slowly, quickly passing by them, but its undercarriage’s water-weeds wrapped around Xue Ningning and Yiyi, pulling them back fiercely.
An irresistible force dragged the two of them backward.
Thump thump, they fell to the ground, dragged by the car, slowly returning in the direction they came from.
They struggled frantically, but to no avail, unable to break free from the water-weeds—neither tearing nor cutting worked, only causing more water-weeds to entangle their arms.
The group was already near exhaustion, Yiyi being the only one with a bit of strength left, but with her legs entangled, she couldn’t break free.
She had to use one hand to keep hold of An’an, not letting herself be separated from her, or else An’an would instantly die, replaced by the Black Disaster.
Rainwater poured into Yiyi’s eyes, but she dared not blink, the stinging sensation on the surface of her eyes caused her tears to flow wildly. Yet, she endured, gripping An’an with determination.
Through her blurred vision, she saw An’an’s clothes starting to change color.
From a light green top, it gradually turned into a gray long sleeve, the skirt also changing into worn gray trousers.
Long hair grew increasingly longer, gradually covering her face.
“An’an!!” she yelled.
Yiyi hazily saw a figure in gray attire with black hair slowly emerge behind An’an.
The figure reached forward with both hands, gently wrapping them around An’an.
It was the Black Disaster!!
The entity that had been following them, claiming two lives in a row!!
Suddenly, the figure in gray looked towards Yiyi’s back.
There, a red sedan with its headlights on, countless black water-weeds tightly entangling Xue Ningning and Yiyi.
The vague figure inside the car also looked toward them.
The two figures locked eyes in an instant.
Invisible radiation twisted into an almost tangible force, distorting the rain around them, forming two rainless spherical spaces.
Toot!!
The sedan suddenly honked.
Whoosh!
The figure’s clothes in gray trembled and fluttered, making a ripping sound.
“You’re seeking death!!”
At an impasse between the two,
a white light burst from the forest, bringing a terrifying shriek as it meteor-like slammed down on top of the red sedan.
Boom!!!
A cruel, mocking laugh erupted as the white light hit the rooftop of the red sedan in an instant.
Enormous force crushed the car’s roof on the spot.
The whole car, like a cardboard box squashed at the waist, its middle pressed down to the chassis.
The headlights went out, and the sedan was lifted into the air by a burly humanoid figure who had stabbed his hands into the car top.
Upper Knee Strike!
Bang!!!
Car fragments flew, a vague scream accompanying the explosion of black smoke, dissipating in a blink of an eye by the counter-impact of a transparent airstream.
“Such rubbish dares to touch my people!!”
The burly figure grabbed half of the car and violently flung it towards the direction of the figure in gray.
Amidst the whooshing sound, the half-car’s surface covered with invisible Inner Qi, tearing through the air and hitting the figure behind An’an in gray.
Boom!
The figure in gray shouldn’t have been hit by a solid object, but was now actually smashed and sent flying by the half-car.
In mid-air, Yu Hong appeared at the figure’s side.
‘Thunderbolt! Type Nine!!!’
His left leg sent an Upper Knee Strike from below, lifting the figure.
Then he turned and brought down an ax kick.
Yu Hong’s right leg burst open with a mass of white gas, the air around his leg circulating at ultra-high speed, emitting a piercing screech like a scream.
That was not laughing anymore; it was pure, frantic screaming.
Ahhhh!!!
In an instant, his right leg crashed down.
Boom!!!
The figure in gray reached out to block, but its arms instantly shattered, followed by its body.
It was still mid-air, not yet falling,
when its body, less than two meters above the ground, exploded on the spot.
The violent Inner Qi turned into countless fine, sand-like bullets, thoroughly crushing all of its black smoke.
Silence.
Everything quieted down.
After three seconds.
The rain fell again, recovering the distorted space.
The water-weeds on the ground vanished, the bulges wriggling on Yiyi and her companion’s bodies dissipated.
Everything seemed like an illusion.
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Yu Hong, steam rising from his body like white smoke, walked up to Yiyi.
Whoosh.
He stretched out his hand, hovering it in front of her.
Surrounded by a curtain of rain, in the distance, shapes of black lizards rapidly circled, drawing protective circles.
