Under the bright moonlight.
A white van was driving smoothly on the empty road.
Li Xuanxing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, stared at the passing street lights with wandering eyes.
From time to time, the team members’ conversations and discussions came from behind:
"...I see that Mr. Su's aura is at level 6. Why do you all say he is a mage?"
"First of all, you can't be sure that it is the level of strength he truly revealed. Secondly, maybe he also practices other systems of practice. Finally, everyone present at the time felt the powerful pressure."
"Actually, according to my point of view, even coercion may be faked by using magical weapons and secret techniques, but the record cannot be faked after all. King Baimu Gui was actually killed by him. In such a situation In a short period of time, who else but a mage could be killed without any resistance?"
"But hasn't the alliance always said that it's impossible for a mage to appear in the world before the spiritual tide comes?"
"Having said that, it is just our own experience. Since it is experience, there is the possibility of mistakes. Maybe at this time, the external environment has reached a point where we can make a breakthrough."
Speaking of this, Li Xuanxing in the passenger seat suddenly interrupted:
"I have reported the situation here to the headquarters. The headquarters is very shocked by the appearance of the mage. Because of this precedent, two seniors have decided to try to break through."
Hearing this, the team members behind him were immediately puzzled:
"But the spiritual tide is coming soon. Wouldn't it be safer to wait until the spiritual tide arrives before making a breakthrough?"
Li Xuanxing shook his head and said:
"Have you ever thought about it, since a mage has appeared in the practice world of Qinghu City, it is not necessarily the case that a mage will be born in other larger places and larger forces.
It would be fine if those newly promoted mages were friends with us, but what if evil forces like the Path of Desire also gave birth to mages? "
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but hold their breath.
As an elite violent organization belonging to the Magician Alliance, most of the evil cultivators that the Stalkers often dealt with in the past came from lawless evil organizations like the Jiyu Dao.
They also inherited many inheritances and unearthed many relics, allowing them to survive the encirclement and suppression of the Magician Alliance and other forces.
Moreover, because of their rituals and style of conduct, they have brought great disasters to various cities in the past.
Including their stalkers, many members died at the hands of those evil cultivators.
Therefore, they can fully imagine what a terrible disaster it will be once a powerful mage appears in an evil organization like Jiyu Dao.
"But you don't have to worry too much."
Feeling the silent atmosphere in the workshop, Li Xuanxing chuckled and relaxed the atmosphere:
"In any case, the spiritual tide is coming soon. Even if Jiyu Dao has the upper hand, it will only be two or three days ahead at most. Depending on the resource reserves of the alliance, when the spiritual tide ends, maybe dozens of people will be born. Mage, by then it may be time for us to completely eliminate those rats."
Hearing this, the subordinates all smiled, and their faces showed the confidence that only members of a powerful force can have.
Immediately, Hua Zi, who was standing still in the back seat, suddenly complained:
"Team leader, you said that this time we chased the Baimu Gui King all the way and finally killed him with the help of the magician. Now instead of resting with Qinghu for two days, we retreated overnight. You will inevitably put everyone at risk. Everyone is acting like a mule!"
"Yes, yes!"
People around him encouraged him to respond.
Li Xuanxing said helplessly:
"Do you think I want to evacuate overnight? Isn't there a strong push from the headquarters? The spiritual tide is coming soon. This period is the most chaotic moment in the outside world. All kinds of messy things may appear, even Even impermanent tribulations will occur.
Now is the critical moment for us hunters to fulfill our duties faithfully. Once we get through this period, rewards and vacations will no longer be a problem, so cheer me up during this period. Don’t give me any time like this. Drop the chain. "
"clear!"
The subordinates replied with loud voices.
However, at this moment, a crisp sound of braking suddenly sounded.
Everyone in the car suddenly swayed forward without noticing.
"Lao An, what are you doing?!"
Hua Zi rubbed his sore head and yelled at the driver.
Lao An looked ahead and said with a trembling tone:
"Go ahead, the road ahead is blocked."
"broken?"
Everyone quickly sat on their seats and looked forward.
The originally spacious and straight road suddenly cut off a large section in the middle, revealing a huge hole that could swallow dozens of heavy trucks.
Seeing the huge bottomless hole, everyone in the car had doubts and confusion on their faces.
This was the road they took when they came to Qinghu City. At that time, there were no problems on the road.
Even during this period of time in Qinghu City, I have never heard of any problems on this stretch of road.
It stands to reason that with such a big hole, if someone really passed by here, the news would have spread all over the place.
Could it be that this hole only appeared tonight?
earthquake? Or collapse?
While everyone was thinking, the van suddenly started to move and drove forward at a high speed.
"Lao An, are you sick from riding a horse?!"
"It's not me!! This car moves by itself!!"
"Pfft!"
A green spear suddenly stuck into the ground.
Li Xuanxing was holding a spear, but he still couldn't stabilize the car, and even the spear left deep drag marks on the ground.
"Everyone abandon the car!"
Li Xuanxing gave an order, and the well-trained team members rushed out of the car collectively.
And when they landed, the car seemed to have stepped on the accelerator and flew into the void.
With the help of the rearview mirror when the car rolled and fell, Li Xuanxing was shocked to find that the huge cavity was actually filled with cars! It's like a car cemetery!
Fresh blood stains can be seen on many cars.
"alert!"
Li Xuanxing just finished speaking.
In an instant, countless pitch-black tentacles suddenly jumped out from the hole in front and shot toward everyone.
"What the hell?!"
Li Xuanxing pierced through a dozen tentacles surrounding him with a spear.
A lot of black and purple juice suddenly splashed out.
For a moment, Li Xuanxing noticed something strange.
He reflexively avoided the blood and broken tentacles.
The next second, the blood was quickly evaporated and turned into countless black and purple insects, which quickly climbed over.
Even the broken tentacles shriveled up immediately, and dense black and purple insects poured out from them.
Suddenly, a shrill scream sounded from behind.
Looking up, he saw that Lao An, who was in charge of driving earlier, was covered in those insects.
Intensive biting sounds came from him, like a group of silkworm chrysalis devouring mulberry leaves.
"Go away! You trash!!"
Hua Zi controlled his spiritual power and turned it into a strong wind to blow the insects.
A few insects fell to the ground, but most of them still penetrated deep into Lao An's body.
In the blink of an eye, Lao An had transformed into an inhuman form, and even the remaining bones and even the dripping blood were devoured cleanly by those weird insects.
"Hold the grass!!"
Seeing this scene, everyone immediately went crazy, using various methods to kill the insects around them.
Although those insects are very hard, each one is comparable to steel, and they are also very fast.
But under the violent spiritual attack, large swaths of insects still fell like rain and died in a rustle.
But what shocked Li Xuanxing and others was that after those insects died, all the other insects around them swooped up and quickly ate their companions. After eating their companions, the remaining insects suddenly swarmed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Become stronger.
For a time, the battlefield advantage that the hunters had originally had the upper hand gradually began to be reversed by the other side.
And inside that dark and gloomy cave, there are still a large number of insects climbing out.
At first glance, it looks like the tide is rolling out.
"withdraw!"
After another member was killed, Li Xuanxing immediately issued an order to retreat.
Everyone began to retreat quickly.
However, at this moment, Li Xuanxing suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart.
In the dark, it seems that some huge crisis is about to come.
Without thinking, he turned around and pushed his palm towards a group of subordinates.
A powerful spiritual power suddenly turned into a tidal wave, throwing everyone away far away.
The moment everyone flew away, the ground suddenly collapsed, and a huge black claw the size of a basketball court suddenly stretched out from the ground, rushed forward, and suddenly tightened its grip.
"Pfft" sound.
It was like a balloon filled with water that was suddenly popped.
A huge amount of juice splashed everywhere, like rain.
Hua Zi looked at the scarlet blood in his hand and murmured in disbelief:
"Team...Team leader??"
After the extreme shock, suddenly, strong anger and hatred filled my heart.
"court death!!!"
Huazi roared and was about to rush forward, but he was hugged tightly by his teammates who rushed next to him.
"Let's go!!"
"Are you trying to waste the opportunity that the team leader gave us?!"
The roar of his teammates seemed to awaken Hua Zi's reason.
He took a deep look at the huge claws, which were as huge as pillars, and withdrew with his teammates full of grief and anger.
But that giant claw, after dealing with Li Xuanxing, did not continue to chase Hua Zi and others, but instead retracted towards the ground again.
Even the countless insects who were carefully cleaning the battlefield stayed within a certain boundary.
When the cleaning was over and they had swallowed up all the remaining things related to living things, the insects turned into the tide and receded again, returning to the burrow.
Only the huge hole has expanded a lot compared to before, as if it could swallow even a building on the spot.
…
"Jingle Bell!"
A rapid ringtone suddenly rang from a certain branch of the Peace House.
After listening to the information submitted inside, it was quickly passed to higher levels based on its importance.
After twelve minutes of this, Commander Xue Lansu looked at the information on the table and frowned deeply.
"What do you think?"
After listening to Xue Lansu's inquiry, the class leader Chen Shuo below replied with a solemn expression:
"I think this is probably an impermanent tribulation."
On the other side, Wu Tao, who had just been promoted to class leader, shook his head and said:
"It's too early to tell whether it is an impermanent disaster. After all, it was a disaster that could destroy the entire city. And now, this incident only involves about a hundred people, and most of them are ordinary people. , so I think the source behind the incident may not be as complicated as you think."
"A hundred or so people, is this a small number?"
Chen Shuo pushed up his glasses and said in a solemn voice:
"And don't forget, these 100 people are just statistics from the hospital. Are those who did not come to the hospital included?
In addition, it is also one-sided to say that it only involves ordinary people. Just like the news this time, it was actually brought by one of our members. His sister is also a practitioner, but like those ordinary people, As if suffering from a nightmare and unable to wake up.
If there is one practitioner, there is bound to be a second one, a third one or even more. We must treat this matter with a more cautious attitude.
As the spiritual tide is about to come, I recommend handling this incident with the highest level of vigilance! "
"Captain Chen, I think you don't need to be so panicked."
Wu Tao smiled and said:
"Now that the spiritual tide is approaching, all kinds of messy situations will surely appear one after another. At this time, we should be even more careful, and there is no need to be as turbulent as now.
If we deal with whatever happens at the highest level, everyone will be exhausted before long, and a lot of supplies will be consumed. If the real disaster of impermanence occurs by then, how should we deal with it?
You can't tell it, we've finished dealing with your little brother, why don't you go home and drink milk? "
"Bang!" With a loud noise, Chen Shuo slammed the table, his face flushed with anger.
However, before he could rebuke him, Xue Lansu suddenly said:
"Okay, let's stop here for now."
Chen Shuo held it in for a moment, snorted at Wu Tao and sat back on the chair.
Xue Lansu said in a serious tone:
"Based on the information collected about this incident, as many as 132 people suddenly fell asleep, and they all appeared almost at the same time. They were then sent to various nearby hospitals. Only In terms of scope, it has covered the entire city.
This also means that the mastermind behind the scenes either has the ability to terrorize the entire city, or has the special ability to implicate designated targets.
But no matter what, these one hundred and thirty-two people must have some common characteristics. We need to dig out this characteristic, then find the mastermind behind the scenes, and get rid of him in advance before the spiritual tide comes. "
"Next, I'll start to install-"
Before Xue Lansu finished speaking, two urgent notification tones came from the phone.
When she opened her phone and took a look, she suddenly changed her color.
Seeing this scene, Chen Shuo and Wu Tao immediately knew that something new must have happened.
Wu Tao asked cautiously:
"Your Majesty, is there any new news?"
Xue Lansu closed the phone and said in a gloomy tone:
"Just now, our people calculated new data. There were a total of 507 people sleeping at the same time, and the highest level among them reached level 5.
And the most important thing is that among those sleeping, ninety-three people have died in their sleep.
But now, less than two hours have passed since the situation was first discovered.
We don't have much time left. "
(End of chapter)
