Doomsday Jigsaw Puzzle

Chapter 265: 69: The Cause and Effect of the Yan Family

He felt a surge of murderous intent toward the youngest child of his own Yan Family clan.

His accidental encounter with the people of Golden Black Island provided a fresh memory that cleansed his mind.

Because of a woman, he involuntarily allowed a shadowy bodyguard to be harmed; such was not his wish, causing Jiuyan to frown.

It seemed as though she had never come over, quietly blending into the shadows, retreating behind Jiuyan.

"Obey the command."

"If he goes to find Jiuyan again because he can’t find you, tell me everything they discussed under covert skies. Even his double vision cannot find you, my shadowy protector."

At Jiuyan’s faint murmur, it seemed as if he had already made certain assumptions. Yan Family’s newest generation listening to the whispers just now was likely deliberating about something, but to Yan Family, who had always been perceptive, it felt like he was constantly pondering.

"However, this child may not be fond of being sent to the Third Level Mental Asylum. He is now the current head of the Yan Family, Commander of Crane Language."

"Who is Jiuyan?"

"Jiuyan."

"Besides, who else could it be, if the investigating army troop has excluded an outsider? Who was the most recent person in contact with Yan Family?"

It was a woman, known by the name of Yan Family’s shadowy protector.

But they did not know that Yan Family actually had another bodyguard, named Yan Family Shadow.

As the renowned hidden protector of the Yan Family, Yan Family Shadow worked on the upper levels. When a person left, from behind the gloom of the experiment chamber’s rear corner, Yan Family Shadow emerged.

"Come out, Yan Family Shadow."

Yan Family, facing him with a seemingly stern composure, his demeanor, however, exuded warmth as he left Jiuyan behind.

A friendly and warm smile appeared as Yan Family faced Jiuyan.

"Because you are the most important person to me, I can entrust you with everything, even if there’s something I’m uncertain about, hmm."

"Don’t worry, I will be busy now. You have my understanding."

Yan Family nodded his head in agreement after considering Jiuyan’s words.

"If you think I’m to blame, then go find such an example. People won’t change over seven hundred years. I don’t expect you to walk my path because it would mean erasing your memory of me, and one day, you will do the same."

Jiuyan’s voice continued, echoing the sentiment.

But he was very quick to question this because he couldn’t let go of his deceased sister’s memory.

Suddenly, he felt that Jiuyan’s candidness was somewhat incongruent, not only contradicting the old family’s established order but also suddenly making him feel awkward.

"In seven hundred years, though I look unrecognizable, the things I do will definitely change the fate of mankind, even though I’m doing something now that seems meaningless. You also know that I am doing an experiment, and I am even more evil than you imagine, far more vile."

Jiuyan admitted it without denial.

Yan Family questioned, "Are you also very evil? What about you then?"

Jiuyan stood up, his attention unwillingly dropping to the other side of the blue-polished line.

"He is gradually turning into a pig-brained individual, full of intestinal fat. Expansion of desire is what he longs for. This event will quickly become unimportant and tasteless. Once he satisfies this desire, he believes that it’s just fine to simply play with and fancy women. At first, he thought he was much better than Zhong Xu."

"Desires only grow larger through twisted manipulations. Because of pursuit, one is bound to become viler; one just needs to live long enough amidst eternal life where every hand is stained with fresh blood. What do you know?"

Jiuyan had no doubt about these words of Yan Family.

"I am only very curious indeed, because of Liu Hu and Jiaxie’s actions, but more because of your haughty slowness. Though not as evil as them, I am still more victorious."

Yan Family shook his head, saying.

But this slightly capable nature could not only bring about perilous risks outside of the red zone, but it also had the potential to bring forth certain memories within him, memories that he might recognize in a state of solitude.

In the sea of Yan Family’s brain, Li Pang, very intelligent, asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"What if I also become extremely evil after eternal life? Will every person after that? Just like him, guarding me and himself, will retain the memory and become evil?"

"Where’s the confusion?"

"I am very confused."

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"I do not wish you to see the world as such, to see through things like that, not wanting you to be like me. Don’t you have any other aspirations? Don’t you also not wish for a tyrant like him and his Yan Family?"

"It is because I’ve always maintained the innocence of a young person in my heart that you have erased my memory," he had once said.

"I have been quite idle these past few days, just doing experiments. Go ahead, speak." frёewebnoѵēl.com

"I do have some doubts..."

"There’s still something else?"

Jiuyan was visibly concerned, seemingly waiting in his original place without leaving, but this time he should have already left. If it were before, Jiuyan would have already left.

"I know," he said.

Jiuyan nodded.

"With your eyes observing their every move, it’s like putting them under a magnifying glass, even if it’s just bringing them into your field of view. Continue to monitor them, the strongest army inspection team."

Jiuyan nodded.

"But, it’s clear that I have overestimated them; they don’t have the ability to explore the red zone," Jiuyan paused for a moment before continuing.

"But they definitely have their own bottom line; I just feel that the opposition wouldn’t dare venture into the red zone, and that’s not a risk or a proof of anything."

It was something related to the "Disease Transformation" plants outside the tower; perhaps it was a type of "Disease Transformation" plant that no longer existed from the bygone era within the high tower. They were notoriously poisonous, the only exception being the white line grass.

He had always gazed intently at that plant without ever forgetting, and his words to Jiuyan very warm.

"You shouldn’t take such a foolish action of proving yourself by venturing into the red zone. You’re from the Yan Family, and you should have a greater perspective on the future. Don’t act like any other person, you know that in my eyes, you shouldn’t take unnecessary risks," Jiuyan said with much respect in his voice.

"I didn’t expect someone from the lower levels would dare to directly challenge the red zone. It really surprised us, this time going beyond the tower. That’s right," Jiuyan replied, maintaining a respectful tone.

"Wouldn’t it be more interesting to think of what the other third parties from the other families might have in comparison to this risk to the red zone you guys have talked about going into?"

"Hmm, I have returned."

"I have returned."

He had already sensed Jiuyan’s presence.

With the entire Yan Family also being included, the eternal spring that allowed Jiuyan to maintain his youthful and handsome appearance.

The entire Yan Family was already full of handsome men, which was part of the reason Jiuyan had branched out from them; they could all be considered handsome because of their appearance.

Jiuyan was squatting in the garden shed, observing some plants, which happened to be in the deepest part of the experimental chamber of Yan Residence.

...

Most of the women felt an unspeakable joy, while the majority of men experienced some emotion that was healthy, complete.

However, they had suffered some loss of a part of their emotions, not like the Yan Family, which seemed to be cursed as nothing bad involving Disease Transformation happened to them.

It was just a failed plan.

He believed that by maintaining a certain equilibrium, humans could be made to produce "half Disease Transformation" babies of perfect beauty.

Jiuyan intended to use his female friends as experimental subjects to encourage pregnancy first before allowing them to venture into the red zone seven hundred years ago, during the days of the high tower’s descent, the end of days.

He wanted to create just one through his own efforts.

Even in the dense white fog, one could only glimpse the perfect "half Disease Transformation."

The "half Disease Transformation" would not produce negative emotions like violent bloodlust and raw hunger. Although a "half Disease Transformation" could reproduce and had intelligence, they would not be troubled by any negative emotions.

The "half Disease Transformation" was part of the Disease Transformation ecosystem, not merely an auxiliary force but rather the basic structure of physical strength utilized, not the only incomplete beauty necessary to survive beautifully outside the tower capable of employing Disease Transformation strength, able to use the order of humanity, able to utilize "half Disease Transformation."

This world indeed possessed hybrids with the advantages of both Disease Transformation and humanity—this was the revelation Jiuyan had imparted to those behind him regarding the power of the "half Disease Transformation."

"Contrary to belief, vampires—who are much stronger than humans—actually feared the sunlight and the salt, not because there were many such incidents recorded, but rather it just seemed to be the case."

"Ancestor Zheng of the Yan Family, who loved studying evil transformations, considered it a type of advancement and not a fall from grace, but this was centuries ago."

"Many of these blood serums will end up in the high tower before they’re completely cleansed, and while they aren’t transformations into disease, they still could potentially be pure cancer, and some women’s bodies might become infected."

"But because something was injected into them from outside the tower, making their bodies contain the serum of evil even though they weren’t transformed, many of the containers inside held a large number of women."

"If even a part of them underwent an evil transformation, the rest would most likely disappear as well, making it impossible for the transformed to survive inside the high tower."

"However, some parts of the disease seemed to have been excavated as if women were living there, even though some had already died."

"There was something strange about these women, as if their bodies were in some kind of disease state."

"Most of the cabins in the area housed pregnant women, and by walking up the corridor of the testing room, Jiuyan could see into many of these rooms."

"In reality, the small manor was filled with numerous testing rooms. The mysterious land of the Yan Family was a small manor."

"Liu Tiger was just dumbstruck, having learned something beneficial, while Jiuyan and Jiaxie knew what was ahead as they had already passed through the Fifth Level tower."

"The Yan Family, the Liu Family, and Jiaxie were all truly aware of what had happened. Even the guards of each family were already informed about the incidents revolving back to the red district."

"Only family heads and guards were allowed entry into this territory."

"There’s also a small manor within the forbidden land, which is the vast manor of the Yan Family."

"Yan Family forbidden land, Fifth Level high tower."

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"But this wasn’t the only way for Dugu."

"He still had a long and arduous path to tread if he wanted to complete his revenge quest, and this would also let Prince Su know the depth of their capabilities—even though they had never shown their hands since the beginning, including Zheng Yue, Li Pang, and Prince Su."

"Yin Shuang seemed to smirk softly during this exit from the tower, sensing the vast difference between her skills and the observation group these high hands belonged to."

"Wang Shi and Wu Lin were cursing non-stop during the journey back, progressing slowly with the investigation troops’ return."

"’It’s because I’m training you,’" said Wang Shi.

"’Why are you cursing me again?’"

"’You stupid dog, you always say a word or two, Wang Shi,’" Wu Lin retorted.

"’Just wait, sooner or later, our group will surpass the surveillance team and become the target. That’s why we’re advancing step by step, little by little,’" he said with a mysterious air, as if he were an ancient elder, although in reality he was not that old. Recognizing his seniority, Little Bai nodded in agreement, though it didn’t quite seem like Wu Lin to say so.

"Even Ma Li, a junior member of Wang Shi’s team, was shocked into silence, as it really didn’t sound like something Wu Lin would say."

"’As long as we take this opportunity to follow their investigative team, I would just need to learn from them, as there are no issues with scum, trash, lice, or shameless faces that you can’t get rid of. The goal is to chase after their team; we’re bound to be insulted and cursed, obviously. It’s quite the humiliation,’" Little Bai said firmly.

"’Truth is, I’m quite content with my small bets and the comfort of the manor; life’s too peaceful as it is. It’s only by following Wang Shi’s team amid the fog and striving slowly for self-improvement can we truly learn what the proper actions are. It’s because we understand that these matters are serious that we’re only here now,’" he continued.

"’But it’s not that the surveillance team is blaming us for our own errors, rather they are the ones who will bear our blamed errors—a reversal of what should be stepped on,’" he said.

"’It’s true that my team and I would never understand the real issue at hand. The surveillance team and the fog around them are really to blame, because without them present, we’re at risk of making too many dangerous assumptions,’" Wu Lin added, a serious look crossing his face.

Yin Shuang took note of Wu Lin’s change of expression, seemingly genuine in his admission.

"Lifting his head slowly after comparing this tower exploration with the investigations they had carried out before, along with Bai Wu and Wu Jiu, it wasn’t hard at all."

"’You have to know that Bai Wu is still on his feet, and you have been left far behind by them, not even a shadow to be seen!’ exclaimed Wu Lin."

"Wu Lin, who had always held his head low and never raised a fist, didn’t take the insults to heart, but rather recognized them as reality."

"’Is it the general consensus then, from Bai Wu and the others’ point of view regarding the previous investigation, that I was the only one to understand the incident?’ asked Wu Lin."

Wu Lin said:

"Was there ever a powerless King?"

"What, can’t you take it, old man? Don’t you want to curse back?"

"I have no need to curse."

"You stupid lackey of a King."

Said Lin Wurou softly:

Lin Wurou’s mouth could be a great weapon; Yin Shuang was also very strange.

"How come you’re not saying a word... Why would we be cursed so ruthlessly? Isn’t this unusual for us? What’s going on with you today?"

King Shi was indeed very strange, monitoring the group nonstop.

However, Lin Wurou’s mouth never stopped spouting venom from the very beginning.

King Shi and Xiao Yi couldn’t hold their anger anymore upon hearing this, but their language was incomprehensible gibberish.

But this group, dragging their feet behind them, Li Pang and Prince Su, didn’t hinder the vanguard’s advance.

...Scarcely anyone could be skipped over in the ranking; Prince Su, seeing their fates, naturally had to kill off the malignant dropouts. The White Mist left almost no room for error.

There was an infinitesimal probability of being dropped from the ranking; however, Prince Su saw these evil drops as a necessary purge.

With each subsequent casualty, one had no choice but to return to the high tower, and moreover, the valley was an extreme weather zone, and the negative attributes increased ever more.

But the guards, although they should have been slaughtered quickly by Prince Su, had escaped. However, the grouping of their combat forces was extremely uneven, as seen by the watching guardians.

To hinder the guardians was exceedingly difficult; once used, the Element Wing was but a perfect aberration, albeit not reaching level nine, it was only a level eight transformative creature.

In the end, this group of people, afflicted by all sorts of negative emotions, had transformed into vile, headless vultures, feeding on rotten flesh.

The plague could break out very quickly here. As people began to cannibalize each other, some started to starve to death, but resources were becoming scarcer.

There was a group of people here who had established a temporary camp in this valley, a place that had once been known only as a haven from the apocalypse.

They barely knew anything about what had happened in the valley; neither Yan Family and Little Bai had such high-handed exploratory means.

There were many vile, headless vultures in the valley where they were now. It was a dangerous situation in reality, though they were just exploring a purple zone.

They were nothing more than a pile of rubbish, including Qin, Xiao Yi, King Shi, and Lin Wurou.

Though Qin’s head was still working okay and he wasn’t just making mistakes, it seemed he had some kind of hidden power. However, Little Bai, who was desperately trying to regain strength, was indeed an unexpected person.

They had revealed no actual might of the vanguard group—merely on observation duty. Naturally, their objective was to monitor the observation team.

"Next time, I absolutely refuse to do this rubbish task of picking up your leftovers, Liu Hu. How could I be involved in such a simple zone exploration? You think I don’t have better things to do?"

"Li Pang, are you sending someone next time? Why do they need the three of us for such a simple task? Honestly, this is nothing but a heap of waste."

He felt that he didn’t even deserve the title of the Seventh Team; although Zheng Yue was unabashedly lazy, he was still the strongest among the three, unfortunately disappointed by the flagrant negligence from both Li Pang and Prince Su upon this exit from the tower.

"If a few level eight transformative creatures show up, you think you and your friends can handle them? Think you can really come back from the red zone? Your power is too weak... Hahahaha, you’re just hiding behind that woman from the vanguard group."

Li Pang snorted a silent retort.

Lin Wurou had his head lowered.

King Shi and Xiao Yi glared at Prince Su with wide eyes.

With a snort through his nose, Prince Su held a whip in his hand, "Is this the most powerful military unit, the Seventh Team with Vanguard Group capabilities?"

It was fundamentally like Zheng Yue wasn’t there at all, for he was entirely indulgent in his lazy fishing, to the great disappointment of both Li Pang and Prince Su, who had never expected such an outcome from this trip out of the tower.

How can all of these bottom-feeders be so indifferent upon their return from the purple stone stele?

It was strange for Prince Su and Li Pang; not long ago due to the dim red light, people including Little Bai and others were astonishingly visible.

Though there was no sign of Little Bai upon their exit from the blue stone stele, Qin, Yi Xiao, King Shi, and Lin Wurou had indeed come back from the purple stone stele, so they would have known ...

The East Wing Field, bottom layer of the high tower.