Free Web NovelChapter 1475: Chapter 659: Inner and Outer_2
There is nothing more important than life. As long as they can escape Thunder City with their entire family, they are willing to pay any price, and also willing to resort to any means!
"Stay away from her!"
Fang Yu suddenly gave a sharp shout, and the dozen or so people who had somehow closed in on Ding Hui were all shockingly blown away by Fang Yu.
The crowd did not dare approach Fang Yu, so they all gathered on the edge of the Thunder Pillar, pleading with Monk Quan Heng who was already standing outside the city.
"Master, Master, are you a master of Jiuyang Temple? I am Kuo Bai Sheng! I donate a hundred taels of silver to Jiuyang Temple every year, not to mention other resources, my sincerity is evident to heaven and earth. Master, please save my whole family!"
"Master of Jiuyang Temple, I, I, I, I also believe in Buddha! Our family prays to Buddha every day! Master, please save me!"
"Master, our Buddha is compassionate, regarding today’s chaos in Thunder City, if you abandon us, where is the compassion? You close your eyes to the suffering of all living beings, how can you be a master! How can you recite the Buddhist scriptures!!"
"If Master saves me today, it is as if Buddha is alive! In the future, as long as we are still alive, we will forever worship the Master, and erect a gold statue in your honor! But if the Master does not save me today, it is demonic cultivation! It is a fall into the evil path, and unworthy of the Master’s name! Does the Master want your heart demon to entangle you forever in your future cultivation?!!!"
The crowd became restless.
But the tone in their words had shifted from initial humble pleas to later threats, shrieking hoarsely and snarling hideously, their ugly faces fully exposed.
For a moment, Fang Yu could not discern any reason to save these people, a group of villains, what use would there be in saving them?
But Monk Quan Heng, with benevolent facial expressions, joined his palms together.
"Amitabha, rest assured, everything the eye sees is a test from Buddha. My Buddha is compassionate, I will surely save you, deliver you from suffering."
Fang Yu glared angrily at the well-meaning Monk Quan Heng, Ding Hui had not even devised a plan to get out of here, yet he was making promises to others first.
Moreover, there were nothing but villains here, what necessity is there to save them?
"How blessed, how blessed."
Seemingly sensing Fang Yu’s gaze, Monk Quan Heng calmly said, "Human nature is essentially gregarious. Officer Diao, you are getting caught up in appearances."
Appearances of what? Making enigmatic statements!
Fang Yu gave up on him, this foolish monk was still going on about big principles at a time like this.
Fang Yu couldn’t be bothered with him.
As other refugees were excitedly shouting slogans like ’Master is compassionate!’ ’Master is Buddha reincarnate!’ Fang Yu looked towards Ding Hui.
"Ding Hui, do you have a way to resist lightning?"
As long as the speed is fast enough, Fang Yu can directly take Ding Hui through the Thunder Pillar.
But doing so will still expose Ding Hui to lightning strikes, posing a risk.
Under the dense chain of lightning, Ding Hui’s little health would likely be wiped out instantly.
After all, the physical constitution of him and Ding Hui were not on the same level.
Like the refugees who were pushed away earlier, they were electrocuted on the spot, their bodies charred black.
Ding Hui, no matter how special, essentially had the strength of a Martial Artist with a hundred health points, probably not much better off; they can only rely on unconventional means to find a way to avoid harm.
"Officer Diao, there’s no need for that, I have already carefully contemplated it just now, and roughly understand what to do, let me handle the Thunder this time."
After saying this, Monk Quan Heng suddenly enlarged his Spirit Shield used for defense, like an invisible big umbrella unrolled under a waterfall, forcefully expanding a thunder-free area, the lightning crackled as it was guided by the invisible umbrella towards the surrounding ground.
Could it work?
Fang Yu’s face lit up with joy, but he did not act rashly, instead, he kept Ding Hui by his side.
Meanwhile, those refugees let out cries of surprise and delight.
"It’s gone! The lightning in this area has disappeared!"
"The Master is truly a divine being!!"
The crowd shouted excitedly, and someone, without thinking, became the first brave soul, directly rushing into that lightning-free curtain.
The next moment...
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!
The terrifying lightning instantly enveloped the body of the first daring person, setting them ablaze and, in an instant, their body was charred black, collapsing to the ground.
Monk Quan Heng immediately stopped, his face shocked.
How could this be...
He dumbly stared at the corpse on the ground, visibly exuding emotions of guilt and pain, closing his eyes, starting to recite the Buddhist scriptures to deliver the soul.
"Silly monk, this is no time for that!"
Fang Yu shouted loudly, snapping Monk Quan Heng back to his senses.
He looked at the city within the Thunder Pillar’s boundary, the swarm of refugees, staring fearfully at the re-emerged Pillars, like a flock of panicked sheep too terrified to approach by a fraction.
So many lives, so many people before his eyes, still waiting for him to save them, he cannot stop because of this guilt.
He must bear the pain, this self-inflicted sin, to lead the people onto the path of salvation.
Monk Quan Heng took a deep breath, stepping across the Thunder Pillar back into the city.
He glanced at Fang Yu, giving a slight shake of his head.
"It was the vanity of this poor monk... The Thunder Pillar is not ordinary. I cannot see through it yet, does Master Ding have any insight?"
Fang Yu patted his shoulder.
At the end of the day, Monk Quan Heng and he were much the same, following the traditional Martial Arts route.
It’s just that he has traveled further on this path as a Believer, being more knowledgeable, and therefore understands more.
But when it comes to seeing through appearances to the essence, studying the root of things, it has to be someone like Ding Hui who focuses exclusively, she is the expert in that regard.
In fact, while Fang Yu and Monk Quan Heng were fumbling around, Ding Hui did not overlook a single detail.
She was observing, researching, and as the pioneer who consumed the crab was electrocuted on site, she began to notice some patterns.
"This Thunder Prison Array is specially tailored for specific groups."
Ding Hui asserted.
"What?" Fang Yu was taken aback.
Monk Quan Heng also looked at her with a confused expression.
"In short, the Thunder Pillars exert different powers based on the strength of individuals. For the ordinary people around and people at my power level, the Thunder Pillars are insurmountable, death upon contact. But for beings like you and Master Quan Heng, it is very lenient, allowing you to leave freely.
I’m still unsure how it will respond to even stronger entities, but from the current situation, it seems the purpose of these Thunder Pillars is to hold large numbers of ordinary people within, prohibiting them from fleeing Thunder City. This should be one of its main functions."
Fang Yu listened to Ding Hui’s analysis for a while, as the tremors on the ground grew stronger, he felt a bit of impatience.
"Regardless of whether it’s to block ordinary people or something else, the problem now is how can I take you and escape!"
"You don’t understand, first understand its purpose, what its specific targeting goal is, only then can you better analyze and understand this object, and find a way to break it... "
Seeing Fang Yu getting impatient again, Ding Hui chuckled.
"Husband is really impatient, cracking this array indeed poses significant difficulties, not something that can be done in a short time. But just for getting me through the Thunder Pillar, to escape outside the city, there are quite a few ways. Didn’t you just ask me if there’s a way to withstand the Thunder? This is one of the approaches, but I will need some volunteers as test subjects to better ascertain the safety."
Monk Quan Heng frowned slightly, seemingly disagreeing with this decision.
However, Fang Yu had already decisively shouted to the surrounding people.
"Is there anyone wanting to escape from the city? I have a way, we need ten people. These ten must fully cooperate with our actions, not allowed to make any disturbances! Willing to take the risk, come forward, otherwise stay here and wait for death!"
Fang Yu’s words were anything but polite.
Yet in this hopeless situation, Fang Yu was like the last straw of salvation, many people immediately swarmed over, eager to volunteer.
"Me, me, me! Sir, I’m strong and fit! I’ve trained in martial arts, I can undertake any action, I can cooperate with you in anything!"
"Sir, our family has always been healthy, never had a single illness! Choose us, choose us!"
"Sir, I was once the top matchmaker at Chunfang Building, as long as you take me out of Thunder City, I am willing to serve you for life!"
