Free Web NovelChapter 504: Chapter 121: Evil Fallen City
"What’s wrong with you, you look so serious?" Zheng Yue released Wu Jiu.
It seemed that Wu Jiu’s temperament had changed quite a bit.
Yin Shuang was the most observant, and the captain’s change in expression did not escape her notice, which alerted her that something was amiss.
But she didn’t think too much about it.
Having arrived near the High Tower, they had relied on Wang Su and Zheng Yue to get there, one could say without too much trouble.
Everyone was basking in joy, and she was no different, but she still remembered what needed to be done.
Yin Shuang took out the Traction Disc, ready to record the area, so that the High Tower could be used to transport their combat forces to this position via the Teleportation Stele.
Lin Wurou also began to observe the terrain around them:
"Ah... this is a bit troublesome, this place is so open and flat, many Evil Fallen we saw on the way are heading this way."
"We can’t take any advantage of the terrain."
The flat terrain was most suitable for charging because there was no concept of being easy to defend and hard to attack. freewebnσvel.cøm
Wang Shi laughed heartily:
"Wurou, I didn’t expect you to start observing the terrain; I thought only the two of us were responsible for the physical work."
"F*ck you, Wang Shi, I’ll say it again, if you want to admit you’re dumb, just admit it, can you not drag me into it?"
Wang Shi’s laughter grew even louder.
Shang Xiaoyi said timidly:
"But this place... indeed has this issue, the High Tower doesn’t have many combatants, can we... can we really hold them off?"
Wang Su glanced at Zheng Yue. This Guardian from the Wang Family, under the lead of Wang Jue, never bothered with thankless tasks.
The ability of Wang Jue’s Sequence to avoid harm had also caused Wang Su to develop a habit of calculating the pros and cons:
"It’s indeed impossible to fight outnumbered here. If we really start fighting, Evil Fallen will pour in from all directions, and it will be very hard to hold them off."
At this moment, Li You, looking like Wu Jiu, gave a cold snort:
"What are you afraid of with me here? If we can’t beat them, we’ll just retreat back into the High Tower."
"A rabble, no matter how many come, they are still just a rabble."
Zheng Yue was stunned, and this time Wang Su, Shang Xiaoyi, Wang Shi, and the others all noticed it too.
"Captain, since when have you been so domineering?"
In their memory, the captain was indeed a very domineering person, but it was always the kind of domineering where he spoke of danger ahead, probably believing in the danger himself, and then proceeded to slay all enemies before him with a single stroke.
In essence, the captain’s sharpness was concealed within the sheath.
But Li You gave everyone a different impression.
They didn’t think Wu Jiu was just boasting or bluffing.
It was just that they needed some time to adjust to this.
They didn’t know that the captain in front of them was a genuine Well Level monster.
"Hahaha, good, very good, I really like this other side of your personality!" Zheng Yue attempted to throw his arm around "Wu Jiu’s" shoulder, but was avoided by Li You.
As a result, he almost lost his balance, which was a bit embarrassing.
Li You said:
"A thousand miles away, there is a city full of Evil Fallen. Some of them are forces you cannot contend with."
"I originally thought the strength of humans would not differ much, but now it seems that you... you are very weak."
Zheng Yue’s face drooped, and, with the dark circles under his eyes, he looked as if he had just woken up:
"You don’t have to be so harsh, I know you’ve been out there for half a year, but after all, I am your best partner!"
Actually, back in the Baichuan City refuge, when Zheng Yue saw Wu Jiu leaving, he had a feeling that by the next time Wu Jiu appeared... he might have far surpassed everyone else.
So at this moment, Zheng Yue suddenly felt an urge to compete with Wu Jiu.
But it seemed like Li You saw right through him:
"If you’re not convinced, then strive to be the last one standing. The bravado of the living is called courage; the bravado of the dead is stupidity."
Zheng Yue nodded:
"How come I feel like you’ve become sharper, alright, let’s see who kills more Evil Fallen when the time comes."
Li You shook her head, just feeling bored.
Her gaze was directed towards the distance.
Where her gaze landed was the Evil Fallen City.
Shang Xiaoyi asked,
"How long do you think it will be before Evil Fallen starts its attack?"
No one answered the question, and in the end, it was Li You who spoke,
"Tonight."
The crowd, who had been joking and laughing, suddenly became somewhat stunned by these four words.
After about ten seconds, when everyone realized Wu Jiu wasn’t joking, they came to the dreadful realization—
The great battle was imminent.
"Destroying the High Tower is of great significance to some powerful creatures. You’d better understand that the battle that’s coming might be on a scale beyond imagination."
Yin Shuang once again felt that there was something odd about their leader.
But like her, everyone could feel that the captain wasn’t being alarmist.
Without further delay, after recording everything on the Traction Disc, she prepared to return to the High Tower to inform Yan Zizai of all that had transpired.
They all recognized that, even if Baichuan City’s shelter existed, that place couldn’t replace the High Tower.
It was hard to imagine where humanity’s future would lie if the High Tower were destroyed.
Thinking this, Yin Shuang unusually felt a bit anxious.
And whether it was because she was too anxious, she always felt that somewhere, there was a gaze watching her.
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Outside the Tower.
When Club K took control of Sanchez City and the Kein Group began to enchant it, Club K wasn’t idle either.
Evil Fallen City was crammed with Evil Fallen.
The reason for the city’s congestion was because Club K activated his power, Rule Catalyzation.
With space-time abilities, he allowed this city, thousands of miles away from the High Tower, to possess the rules from decades in the future, greatly deepening the distortion.
Rule—Fusion.
Any Evil Fallen that entered the city could fuse with other Evil Fallen to become stronger Mutants.
Therefore, the Evil Fallen in this city were incredibly grotesque.
Monsters as huge as the Behemoth Giant might become the palm of an even larger monster.
But this palm might actually be the head of the massive Evil Fallen, the place from which it issued commands.
And an Evil Fallen that looked like a sphere eventually grew countless tentacles, those tentacles being organs stolen from other Evil Fallen it had plundered.
There were many more such fusions in the city. In countless corners of the city, fusions between Evil Fallen were taking place.
As for who emerged as the dominant consciousness post-fusion—whether it was the weaker overcoming the stronger, the stronger devouring the weaker, or a new consciousness emerging—it didn’t matter.
Club K had just one goal, and that was to use this place as a breeding ground to incubate an endless supply of powerful Mutants.
This world hadn’t seen Variants for long, and Level Nine Variants were still exceedingly rare.
Yet, this world had a population of several billion, seventy percent of which had turned into Evil Fallen, and they were continuously converging towards this place.
They constantly fused, and even if it took a hundred or a thousand to create one Level Nine Mutant, the resulting numbers would still be astounding.
And the Level Nine Mutants born of fusion, due to their many traits, were far stronger than the ordinary ones.
At this very moment in Evil Fallen City, even the regions Inside the Mist weren’t as formidable as this city.
Club K’s power, if used in the right place, could threaten on a level not far from Well Level.
Because unlike the other K levels, what he wielded wasn’t his own strength, but the power of the rules themselves.
More and more Evil Fallen died, and yet more flowed into the city.
Weaker Evil Fallen were absorbed by the stronger ones, yet by relying on their strong will to survive, they seized the new body post-fusion and vaulted into the ranks of the powerful.
But their triumph was short-lived as they were easily absorbed by Evil Fallen many times more powerful.
In the sewers, shopping districts, residential areas, and all the streets, this kind of event was occurring everywhere.
Club K had gone from a detached observer at the start to utterly shocked.
In this city, over a hundred million Evil Fallen had fused, and by now, nearly a hundred Level Nine Mutants had emerged.
The abilities of these mutants, any one of them taken alone, were formidable entities in their own right.
Humanity could in no way compete with this power.
Club K stood atop the highest point of a department store, overlooking this vibrant city.
"Tonight... everything will end."
The High Tower will be destroyed, and the twisted source will be released, sending the world into an era of extreme distortion.
After this, what the ecological pattern between humans and Evil Fallen will be, whether humans will be completely extinct.
The vast world, will it become a place of extreme rule distortion, constantly changing into a chaotic world...
Club K didn’t want to think about these things; he only knew that he had to fulfill Jing Yi’s orders.
Suddenly, huge plant roots stretched out from the ground, hundreds of meters of roots breaking through the soil.
A moment of distraction put Club K in peril.
This is the Fusion City.
All powerful Evil Fallen were in search of prey to fuse with.
Club K had already been targeted by a tree-like monster, which had undergone its seventh fusion; these roots were just part of its organs.
Its vast body lay hidden under the ground, completely out of sight.
Faced with this situation, Club K was remarkably calm.
Dodging the roots’ attack with ease, Club K then produced a Bone Flute.
The Bone Flute was a summoning tool; its sound drew a Hexagram Magic Circle in the void.
Within the Array, a female body appeared.
The naked female body, with lifeless eyes, seemed as if just released from some container, drenched in a strange liquid.
As she felt the presence of countless Evil Fallen around her, the female body let out a low moan, resembling a cry.
Something eerie happened.
The bustling city suddenly fell silent. Upon hearing that low moan, all the Evil Fallen quieted down.
Even the Evil Fallen that were only halfway through their fusion completely stilled at the sound of that moan.
The strong fluctuations of spiritual power seemed to send them into a hypnotic state.
If Bai Wu were here, he would recognize that this lifeless, clone-like female body—
looked exactly like Xiaoyugan.
After the moaning ceased, the Evil Fallen that were attacking Club K no longer pressed their assault but began to slowly make their way toward the outskirts of the city.
Their steps were uniform, their gazes fixed on the distant location of the High Tower.
And that female body—closed its eyes and died from exhaustion.
This scene also greatly shocked Club K.
When Club K first received this mission, he thought the Bone Flute was some kind of product for controlling the Evil Fallen.
But as he watched these Evil Fallen grow stronger and continue to fuse, he changed his mind; he didn’t believe that this thing could control so many Evil Fallen.
Now he finally understood.
The Bone Flute was a type of summoning tool, able to summon an avatar of Dong Nianyu.
Dong Nianyu’s power, at its peak, could erase some subconscious aspects of all people.
It could naturally alter the Evil Fallen’s target as well.
But still, Club K felt a chilling sensation.
Because the female body that slid from the Hexagram... was dead.
It was as if she had been forced to use an overload of spiritual power and then died from exhaustion.
Looking at the corpse beneath his feet, Club K considered a possibility that made him shiver.
Jing Yi had instructed him to stay here, witness the fusion of the Evil Fallen, and after a certain number of high-level Evil Fallen emerged, blow the Bone Flute...
Meaning the Bone Flute could be used again.
As Evil Fallen continuously left towards the High Tower, Club K watched from afar as more menacing newcomers streamed into the city to begin their fusion...
He suddenly understood that the existence of this female body, which was almost identical to Dong Nianyu—
was to change some command within the Evil Fallen’s hearts, instilling a desire to destroy the High Tower.
And such female bodies... were disposable.
To destroy the High Tower, the farm must have prepared many, many such disposable "Dong Nianyus."
They had no consciousness and were stored in some container.
Their purpose in life was to fulfill a certain command from Jing Yi, to use powerful spiritual power to alter the thoughts of all the Evil Fallen, except for the Piper.
Although he had long known that beneath the joy and peace of the farm lay a spine-chilling evil... Club K was still stunned by this thought.
"What do we mean to you... in the end?"
"After the destruction of the High Tower... will we have no more value to you?"
Once we no longer hold any value, will we be discarded like this female body... used and then thrown away?
Club K’s breathing became somewhat erratic.
He realized that the destruction of the High Tower was almost inevitable.
As long as those female bodies in the farm were not destroyed—
Every Evil Fallen entering this city would be hypnotized by the female bodies.
The city would provide an endless supply of hybrid Evil Fallen for the assault on the High Tower.
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Fuyue Old Island, the port.
Shen Shuyue, who should have left the island days ago, never did.
She had experienced a significant event these days.
Controlling the Power of Causality, as Jing Liu’s Guardian, Shen Shuyue maintained a connection with Jing Liu through some trinkets given by Jing Liu.
Not long ago, when the High Tower appeared and Dong Nianyu fell into a coma, Shen Shuyue realized the severity of the problem and tried to find Jing Liu.
But she suddenly discovered... that Jing Liu’s presence had disappeared.
This threw Shen Shuyue into complete disarray.
Unable to find Jing Liu, Shen Shuyue dared not act recklessly and returned to Fuyue Old Island instead.
Dong Nianyu had fallen into a coma due to lifting the repression of negative attributes in all humans, resulting in an overwhelming burden on her spiritual power.
At the time, Wu Jiu was not aware of Dong Nianyu’s identity; he was in a rush to find Bai Wu, so the comatose Dong Nianyu was left unattended.
When Shen Shuyue returned, Dong Nianyu was still in the same place.
So these days, Dong Nianyu had been with Shen Shuyue all along.
Dong Nianyu didn’t mind, for she too wanted to know what had happened to Jing Liu.
Now that she had accomplished her mission, with seventy percent of humanity turned into Evil Fallen, one could say it was all her doing.
The emergence of the High Tower was also her doing.
She was no longer of any use to Jing Yi, so it was better to follow Shen Shuyue and look for Jing Liu.
Perhaps she could find out about Bai Yuan’s whereabouts from Jing Liu, who seemed to know everything.
So these two, these days, had actually gotten along quite well.
Shen Shuyue knew that a significant event had occurred. Jing Liu wouldn’t disappear without reason.
A person who could foresee futures would have warned her in advance if they were to vanish.
So if she couldn’t find Jing Liu, it meant that Jing Liu might have had an accident.
At the port of Fuyue Old Island, Shen Shuyue decided to find a boat to return Inside the Mist in search of Jing Liu.
But when she and Dong Nianyu arrived at the port, two unexpected individuals blocked their way.
Shen Shuyue was not unfamiliar with these two; in countless splits, they were the ones who pulled her consciousness back.
They were like anchors to her soul.
Shen Shuyue was stunned, why would she encounter the two of them here?
Liu Chengzi and Qu Li, why were they here?
