Free Web NovelThe moment that mountain-like figure appeared, violent tremors began. Walls cracked, roofs collapsed, strong winds raged, various Alchemy equipment continuously exploded amidst sharp alarms, spewing out terrifyingly hot flames... The entire world seemed to be heading towards destruction.
The "cubs" born in the white room and imprisoned there seemed to lose their minds in an instant, letting out dizzying, crazy screams. Only the Invasion Beast was an exception.
Amidst the chaotic ruins, it raised its head, its gaze blank as it looked at that figure, as if issuing a silent, insignificant challenge to it.
That figure seemed to notice its presence but merely cast an indifferent glance, malicious, scornful, and arrogant.
The next moment, terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuations struck, as if intending to destroy the Invasion Beast.
It began to scream, gradually descending into madness. Emotions of fear and unease, like a tsunami, constantly impacted its soul.
Under the irresistible onslaught of pain, it suddenly fell silent for a moment, then began to whisper with difficulty.
"All phenomena are not phenomena, all dharmas are not dharmas..."
And then...
Lu Yibei, or rather, the Invasion Beast, could sense that everything had dissipated, and once again fell into a long period of darkness and silence.
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Time seemed to stand still.
In the long wait, Lu Yibei couldn't help but start thinking.
What exactly was that terrifying figure?
Some kind of urban legend? But what kind of urban legend could be so terrifying?
Although this wasn't the first time Lu Yibei had glimpsed that figure, and each time she glimpsed it, she was significantly stronger than the last, what remained unchanged was the fear she felt when facing that figure.
It was as if the improvement in her strength was negligible compared to the gap between her and that figure. freewebnovel.cσ๓
It was like an ant, no matter how strong it became, could never kill a true beast.
It appeared at the car accident scene and also where the Invasion Beast was born. Is there any necessary connection between these?
As survivors of the Calamity caused by that figure, both the Invasion Beast and I, is there something similar about us?
But what is the similarity between the Invasion Beast and me?
Lu Yibei thought, her thoughts tangled like a ball of yarn played with by a cat, unable to find a single thread of clarity for a long time.
However, she had a faint feeling that if she could find the common ground between herself and the Invasion Beast, and unite more Psychic or urban legend who shared this common ground, perhaps one day, when they inevitably had to face that terrifying figure, they might still have a chance to fight.
Even if they were all ants, countless ants united could make a beast back off.
What's more...
With a few more "like-minded" helpers, if danger arises, I can retreat behind them at the right time to protect myself!
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei couldn't help but feel a slight fondness for the Invasion Beast. Not only because both the Invasion Beast and she had encountered that terrifying figure, but also because the Invasion Beast looked like a powerful meat shield.
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Time passed bit by bit.
Just as Lu Yibei was struggling to find the similarities between her and the Invasion Beast, light suddenly reappeared before her eyes, and she saw a scene.
After waiting for a long time in darkness and silence, someone dug away the ruins of the white room that covered the Invasion Beast's body.
It opened its eyes and looked blankly at this familiar yet strange world, with a hint of expectation in its eyes.
Like a treasure buried underground for thousands of years, dug up and seeing the light of day again.
Unfortunately, before it could get a good look at this greatly changed world, the Eclipse Society members who found it showed it their malice without reservation.
Figures in black robes, as if unafraid of death, continuously attacked it, and countless Spells poured down like a torrential rain.
Once it showed the slightest weakness, those Eclipse Society members would seize the opportunity and nail the silver needles engraved with Spells into its body.
One, two, three... one thousand and one.
Under the onslaught of pain from being pierced by the long needles, it roared, struggling violently, until it exhausted its last bit of strength and collapsed onto a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Thus, just as it had seen the light again, it once more plunged into boundless darkness.
It was imprisoned and faced seemingly endless torment.
However, the moment the Eclipse Society's first experiment targeting the Invasion Beast began, the scene before Lu Yibei's eyes abruptly stopped.
Darkness descended.
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Lu Yibei opened her eyes, her gaze blank as she looked at the dilapidated and crumbling small park and the turbulent flow of air in the distance, dancing with sharp fragments.
After a long while, she finally reacted.
The past that the Invasion Beast wanted to show, its past, was over.
Lu Yibei frowned, looking at the Invasion Beast, and asked doubtfully, "Why did it stop?"
"Be- because that was too scary..." the Invasion Beast said weakly.
Lu Yibei, "..." Too scary? Was it worried I couldn't handle it?
Unconsciously, her good feelings towards the Invasion Beast increased slightly.
Waiting in the darkness, she had originally prepared herself to endure the pain the Invasion Beast had suffered, but she didn't expect that just as the pain was about to strike, the Invasion Beast would sever the mental link between them.
Despite this, perhaps due to being affected by the Invasion Beast's Power, Lu Yibei felt a sense of understanding regarding the pain it was currently enduring.
Lu Yibei put herself in its place. If it were her, after experiencing that car accident, waking up only to be captured and thrown into prison, she would probably have gone crazy long ago.
What's more, the ones who threw it into prison were a group of cruel individuals.
What good things could the Eclipse Society do?
You can't possibly expect that if you fall into the hands of the Eclipse Society, you won't have to do anything every day, get good food, drinks, and fun, plus regular essential oil massages? Lu Yibei thought.
"Alright then, let's talk business." Lu Yibei asked the Invasion Beast, "What do I need to do to help you?"
Hearing this, the Invasion Beast's eyes lit up, and it told Lu Yibei without reservation, "When those people were moving me, I secretly memorized the scenery around that place. If you're willing to help me, you can come find me there and take me away."
"That place?" Lu Yibei tilted her head and pressed, "What place?"
"The Great Furnace, I heard those people mention this name," the Invasion Beast said.
Lu Yibei, "..."
After two seconds of silence, she raised her hands expressionlessly and cupped them towards the Invasion Beast in a gesture of farewell.
Sorry to bother you, just pretend you've never seen me before!
Are you kidding me?
What kind of place is the Great Furnace? That's the Eclipse Society's #4 stronghold! Lu Yibei thought fiercely.
In fact, not long after leaving Tang City and returning to Hua City, she went to the Hua City Si Ye Hui's database to check for information about the Eclipse Society's strongholds.
However, she didn't know if her clearance was insufficient or if the Hua City Si Ye Hui's clearance was insufficient. In the Hua City Si Ye Hui's database, the information she found about Eclipse Society strongholds had a highest security level only for stronghold #17. It was easy to imagine how dangerous stronghold #4 was.
Although I learned the method to enter the Great Furnace from Miss Rabbit, having the life to go in doesn't mean having the life to come out!
From the fragmented information about the interior of the Great Furnace obtained from Miss Rabbit, it seemed to be almost the Eclipse Society's most core experimental site.
Just thinking about it, you know how many valuable things and precious materials are inside.
In a place like that, the security level the Eclipse Society would equip would definitely be ridiculously high.
Not only would there be a high-strength Spiritual Energy defense system capable of resisting Calamity-Level attacks for a long time and delaying until reinforcements arrive, but there might also be Calamity-Level Psychic or urban legend stationed there, and probably a whole battalion of A-Level ones.
Otherwise, it would have long been cleared out by the Night Watch or looted by other illegal Spiritual Energy organizations.
For example, if the Miracle Order knew about the existence of the Great Furnace, they would definitely go and try their luck, to see if a miracle would happen.
In a place like that, even with maxed-out stealth skills, you probably couldn't sneak in.
My strength is only barely decent right now. What am I going to fight them with? Lu Yibei thought.
Just as she was figuring out how to subtly refuse the Invasion Beast so it wouldn't get stimulated and suddenly go berserk, posing a threat to her, Chatterbox Girl's voice rang in her ear.
"Yo, little brother, are you there? I'm almost done here, what's going on with you? If you listened to me, you didn't come into contact with the creations in the Invasion Beast's spiritual world, right?"
Damn it, you finally showed up! I thought my cheat vendor had run away! Lu Yibei cursed inwardly and replied with her thoughts, "No..."
"That's good." Chatterbox Girl breathed a sigh of relief.
"But..."
"But?"
"But I've come into contact with the Invasion Beast, and it's right in front of me now. Do you want me to ask it to take the call?" Lu Yibei replied calmly.
"What the heck?" Chatterbox Girl exclaimed in surprise, "I told you not to come into contact with weird things, how did you directly come into contact with the ancestor of weird things!?"
She had been in contact with Lu Yibei for so ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) long, yet this was the first time she encountered a situation she didn't know how to handle in a short time.
Change is good, but you've changed too much all at once; you've completely stumped me. Chatterbox Girl thought.
"Yes, not only did I come into contact with it, but I also successfully turned it," Lu Yibei said faintly.
"You... turned the Invasion Beast?" Chatterbox Girl asked blankly.
How did she do that? Or could it be that Lu Yibei has been devoured, and the one talking to me now is actually the Invasion Beast? No, that's not right either; if that were the case, I would be able to sense it! Chatterbox Girl muttered to herself.
Based on her experience having previously come into contact with the Invasion Beast, that guy was a double pollution source, both spiritual and physical. To be able to turn that guy, unless it's... a higher-level pollution source?
"However, we've run into a very serious problem now," Lu Yibei continued, interrupting Chatterbox Girl's thoughts. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
"What problem?"
"The Invasion Beast is controlled by the Eclipse Society, and now it wants me to go save it."
"Where to save it?"
"The Great Furnace."
"..."
Chatterbox Girl pondered for two seconds and said earnestly, "Little brother, courting death isn't just throwing your life away; there's a basic principle to it. Courting death without dying is the essence, do you understand?"
"So you mean..." Lu Yibei probed, "I should just ignore it and bail?"
"That works too. Actually, I think that's more reliable."
"No, what I mean is, I have a method for courting death without dying here. Do you want to try it?" Chatterbox Girl said, her words carrying a hint of temptation.
Lu Yibei, "..." Why do I have a bad feeling? Is she going to pull some trick to screw me over again?
