Chapter 1116: Chapter 160: Puppets
It was like a monster’s gaping mouth, constantly devouring one living person after another… and the living people seemed unaware of what was really happening in front of them.
There was no fear on their faces, quite calm… or perhaps, dazed.
“What… what are they doing?” Jessica asked in horror.
“It’s probably a method of extracting souls…” Su Zijun frowned, “There’s something beneath the sky hole that’s devouring the essence qi of these living people.”
If one looked closely, not only would they see living people constantly walking in from the misty edges, but also that among the crowd were a dozen men in black clothing, wearing bronze masks.
They were holding a bell in their hands—acpanied by the sound of the bell, the steps of the living people gradually quickened—they guided the living people into the mist like escorts, leading them to the edge of the sky hole before jumping in.
“These bastards! They really dare to do this!” Long Xiruo gritted her teeth, the Secret Treasure Divine Bead in her hand glowing slightly, “Damn it!!”
Suddenly, a dragon’s roar sounded above the cliff—afterwards, a golden figure surged toward the sky hole like a falling meteorite!
“Master?” Jessica looked at this scene in shock.
Su Zijun, meanwhile, said calmly, “The people are the foundation of this nation… They are her guarantee of a scrap of survival space for both Dao and Demon Realms. Once the nation’s authorities find out about this, it could lead to a devastating strike against both realms.”
“But Master, transcendent power is incredibly strong, if someone with transcendent power fights fiercely… even in an undying battle, they could simply escape…”
Su Zijun said leisurely, “Now is the time for humanitarianism to rise. If these guys insist on standing on the opposite side, I’ll kill them one by one.”
Su Zijun sighed, while Long Xiruo’s raging divine power roared through the sky.
“You bunch of scoundrels!!”
A deafening roar instantly shattered the bells in the hands of the dozen men in black.
Without these bells, the crowd moving forward slowly collapsed to the ground!
And at that moment, above the sky hole, a golden dragon shadow was angrily glaring at the earth!
“It’s the true dragon!”
“Why is she here!”
Oppressed by the supreme majesty of the true dragon, the dozen men in black looked up in fear… The true dragon is invincible, which is the consensus for both Dao and Demon Realms.
At that moment, golden light enveloped all of the dozen men in black, pulling them into the air.
“Do you know what you’re doing!” Long Xiruo’s voice was like thunder, “Who gave you the courage to touch these ordinary people? Was it Tianxin Seventy-First Generation? Let him e out and see me!!”
In the light, those men in black remained silent.
Roar—!
The enraged true dragon roared again, its massive voice shaking the earth like a shockwave.
But just then, one of the men in black spoke in a low voice, “True dragon! What are you really protecting? Is it this Divine Land, or the beings within it? If it’s the beings, we are part of them!”
“Roar—!! Make Tianxin Seventy-First Generation e out!!”
“To! Continue the holy teachings—! Pass on—! Knowledge—!!”
In an instant, one within the light suddenly raised his arm and shouted… At the same time, his body rapidly expanded, mana surging like a volcano about to erupt!
He actually broke free of the light around him!
“You’re crazy! You actually self-destroyed your Tao Foundation!”
But before Long Xiruo could respond, the other restrained men in black also shouted the same words, burning all they had to break free from the light!
After breaking their constraints, they did not choose to fight desperately with the true dragon, but instead rushed into the sky hole without hesitation!
Choosing to merge with whatever was inside the sky hole… as if throwing themselves into lava, their figures were instantly obliterated…
Suddenly, the sky hole emitted a bright red light, and a blood-red bead began to swiftly coalesce in the strong light!
Long Xiruo roared, her massive figure instantly charging into the sky hole, but just as she was about to grasp the red bead, the space suddenly trembled… The red bead disappeared before her eyes.
“Hope…”
It was the Space Power of the Dragon Vein’s Dragon, Hope!
In an instant, the dragon’s roar burst forth from the sky hole, carrying boundless rage!
…
Su Zijun slowly descended beside Long Xiruo. At this moment, Long Xiruo lowered her head, silently watching the giant dirt pit that was now devoid of red light.
“It’s really nice.” Su Zijun also glanced into the pit, suddenly reaching out to grab, as a damaged bronze mask slowly flew into her palm from within.
Su Zijun slowly placed this bronze mask on her face… The eye holes on the mask scrutinized Long Xiruo.
“Did you say… it was nice?”
“At least it feels like being alive.” Su Zijun continued to look at Long Xiruo through the mask, “It’s better than hopelessly waiting for death, isn’t it.”
Long Xiruo clenched her fists, then turned away, soaring into flight, disappearing into the mist.
Su Zijun looked silently, her expression cold, “You want to protect both sides well, but there’s no perfect resolution in the world. Yet, in the end, I’m not qualified to say anything to you. After all, I’m merely… a puppet of humanitarianism.”
In the distance, Jessica was running swiftly.
“Master, where did Ms. Long go?”
“Off to do something foolish.” Su Zijun said calmly, “Ignore her, it’s menopause, making her temper a bit irritable.”
Jessica hesitated, growing increasingly unsure of the relationship between Su Zijun and Long Xiruo, “Then… should we follow her now?”
“Follow?” Su Zijun shook her head, “Follow what? The debt collectors have already e knocking.”
She glanced to the side.
Among the unconscious masses lying on the earth, Luo Qiu appeared out of nowhere, and slowly walked towards Su Zijun—of course, Nero was casually following behind.
…
“Ms. Su Zijun, are you free?”
Luo Boss, who finally came before Su Zijun, greeted politely—and even nodded slightly at Jessica.
“Not free, if you want to treat me to a meal, make it another day!” Su Zijun said straightforwardly, “Want to pursue me? Start with casually giving dozens of times Cain’s blood as a meeting gift! I’m very busy!”
Upon hearing this, Nero blinked, as if seeing something interesting, her attention suddenly captured by the girl outwardly appearing as a teenage girl.
“In that case, I’ll host a banquet for you another day, Ms. Su Zijun,” Luo Qiu said with a slight smile. “Of course, I’ll also personally cook.”
“Tch!”
Su Zijun snorted coldly and then waved her hand. In an instant, four streaks of light appeared around her and shot directly towards Luo Qiu.
Luo Qiu reached out and received them into his palm.
Su Zijun said, “These are the keys! I’ve already told you the location! Quickly go and move them away!”
“The number is correct.” Luo Qiu nodded. “I really appreciate your visit this time, Ms. Su Zijun… So, I won’t disturb you any longer.”
It seemed as if he had just e to collect a debt… After obtaining the items, without any attachment, Luo Qiu left with Nero just like that.
At this moment, Su Zijun frowned, “Wait a minute!”
“May I ask, is there anything else I can help you with?” Luo Qiu turned back.
Su Zijun pondered for a moment, then suddenly walked quickly up to Luo Qiu and whispered something.
At this moment, even though he had a calm heart, and even had the emotional detachment of the club… under the double reinforcement, Boss Luo couldn’t help but gape in surprise.
“Ms. Su Zijun, are you serious?”
Su Zijun sneered, “What? Are you afraid to sell?”
“Not really.” Luo Qiu shook his head. “It’s just, can we confirm it once more… What you said earlier, do you really want to plete the transaction?”
“Deposit!”
Su Zijun squinted her eyes, and once again, with a wave of her hand, a streak of light formed in front of her, “This is by the South Sea!”
“Very well then.” Boss Luo nodded… Naturally, there’s no reason not to earn money.
Thus, an ancient scroll unfurled in front of the two, and Suyouqian unhesitatingly pressed a palm on it and said happily, “Then I’ll await your performance, remember to do your best for me!”
Watching Su Zijun and Jessica fly into the dense fog, Luo Qiu stood there for a long time in silence.
Nero only heard his boss muttering softly, “It seems that having money really allows you to do whatever you want…”
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…
When Bu Bugao and Wang Hu arrived at the stadium, they found that there was no one there anymore.
But Wang Hu said that there was a lingering human scent, suggesting they had left not long ago — Bu Bugao couldn’t help but search around the stadium.
“Strange, could it be that the troops here have started to move?” Bu Bugao frowned. “Or has someone arrived early and taken people away?”
“What, don’t you know how many of your people there are?” Wang Hu asked curiously — though he couldn’t remember past events, his logical thinking was still quite normal.
Bu Bugao shook his head, “Brother, look at the situation, we’ve been out of contact for a long time, haven’t we? However, if it was our people who moved, they should have left some signs for others to find. But I haven’t found any—only found some frozen mummified corpses.”
Wang Hu glanced around the basketball court inside the stadium, spreading out were used supplies, “They probably haven’t gone far, if you want to catch up, it won’t take long, do you want to?”
“Of course!” Bu Bugao said righteously, “Who knows how dangerous it is out here, how can I abandon it!”
——Gotta catch up to get credit, how else to get promoted!!
“Then you’d better hurry.” Wang Hu nodded, “I have a feeling something bad is about to happen.”
“Something bad?”
Wang Hu shook his head, “I can’t say for sure, it’s just a feeling… Up ahead, there seems to be something.”
…
“Everyone, don’t get lost, maintain formation! Don’t panic! Don’t fear! We’re always here!! We will protect everyone!!”
In the dense fog, there were occasional loud shouts from the soldiers — to stabilize the emotions of the crowd.
Unexpectedly, the team, numbering over forty thousand people — originally only more than thirty thousand, but later, soldiers outside brought back many more.
A team of over forty thousand people could fill a long street, the formation was extremely long, and without the help of instruments, the soldiers had to shout with all their strength to ensure everyone could hear.
“Damn it! If anyone says our country’s soldiers are no good again, I’ll write scathing articles about them when I get back!” Subeditor Ren said, quite moved — of course, her way of expressing it made Lizi roll her eyes.
However, this team had been walking for more than two hours — for the soldiers, it was naturally not a burden, but for the public, walking for more than two hours on foot was not easy.
Perhaps ordinarily, it would just be tiring, but under such oppressive and terrifying circumstances, many people were already physically and mentally exhausted… The pace of the team was slowing down more and more.
At the front of the team, Leng Feng frowned, looking at the two individuals from the Management Bureau, “You two, we’ve walked for over two hours, why not rest here for ten minutes. There’re quite a few elderly, children, and pregnant women.”
Upon hearing this, one of the men from the Management Bureau said coldly, “Colonel Leng, I understand your concern. But I’m sorry, we absolutely cannot stop. You know the rate at which the fog spreads, any pause might cause us to fall behind its spread. Do you want to be trapped forever?”
Leng Feng also knew that this man was not without reason—he himself, as a soldier, deeply understood the importance of swift action in wartime.
“Alright then.” Leng Feng nodded.
But he then gave a low mand to his deputy, “Go, have them put down unnecessary things first, let the brothers carry those elderly, children, and pregnant women who can’t move easily… We must not slow down the evacuation speed. Let the brothers work a bit harder.”
“Got it!”
The deputy quickly ran to the back.
“Colonel Leng, you are truly dedicated to the people.” The man from the Management Bureau said with a slight smile, admiringly.
Leng Feng said indifferently, “The hearts are made of flesh, we are soldiers, iron in wartime, our hearts must be hard. But now that it should be soft, one must be soft.”
“Hehe.” The other man suddenly smiled, “Colonel Leng, I have a method that can make everyone not be so tired.”
“Oh? What method do you have?” Leng Feng immediately became interested.
The man then opened the suitcase in his hand and took out a bell — at the same time, the other man also took out an identical bell.
Leng Feng couldn’t help but ask in confusion, “You two, what does this do?”
“People feel exhausted because their spirits are fatigued.” The man chuckled, “So it’s simple, make their spirits not feel tired, won’t that solve it? This bell can let those who hear it, forget everything, not think about anything…”
Think—think—think—think…
Acpanied by the sound of the bell in the man’s hand, the word ‘think’ echoed like a reverberation in Leng Feng’s mind, continuously resounding…
“You, you guys…”
Leng Feng, clutching his head painfully, swayed unsteadily.
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