Chapter 275
275 Future 1
Chapter 275 275 Future One
"Sabi! Watch out!!"
In the distance, on the scorching, barren ground, Anling and Shaye stood in front of the wall of mist. They deliberately stayed at the very back to completely escape from that disgusting group of people.
As their original bloodline degenerated, they gradually regained the physical qualities of their original little girls.
My body is getting weaker and weaker, my physical strength is getting worse and worse, and my mind is getting more and more tired.
Anling caught Shaye, who almost fell, and looked back at the chaotic sky in the distance, which was flashing red and blue light.
"Where are we going next?" she asked blankly. Tu Yue had disappeared, and their original bloodline had degenerated. Now they were just ordinary people, and they could only continue to live as ordinary people.
But this place is thousands of miles away from any settlement. Can these two little children really survive on the few belongings they have?
She didn't know, and she wasn't confident.
"Don't be afraid. If we keep going, we'll surely die. Our food and water have been taken by those people. Our top priority is to find a water source and a food depot, not to keep going!" Shaye was very clear-headed. The nearest settlement, Xingdao City, was at least ten thousand miles away. With their current strength and speed, they might be killed by the remaining rioters halfway there, or devoured by the various monsters in the fog zone.
Therefore, finding a place to hide first and then taking things slowly is the best approach.
This is also the fundamental reason why they didn't rush into the fog wall together without regard for anything else.
Even under extreme tension, she can maintain a calm mind, which is what An Ling admires most about Saeyo.
"Then..." An Ling was about to reply when a sudden gust of wind swept in from behind them.
The enormous wind was like a wall that crashed into them, blowing the two of them away. They tumbled and spun in mid-air before crashing into the wall of mist and slamming to the ground, writhing in agony.
In other words, the two of them were once of noble status and had taken many medicines to strengthen their bodies. In addition, the buffer and protection provided by the power of the relics prevented them from being turned into mincemeat.
Even so, the two women struggled to get up from the muddy ground, one rubbing her buttocks and the other pressing her shoulders, both with pale faces.
"Are you okay?"
Just as Shaye was about to ask Anling how she was doing, she suddenly heard a gentle male voice coming from behind.
She quickly turned around, and what came into view was a gentle man with waist-length black hair and a harmonious face.
The man wore a white robe with a silver longsword at his waist. Even in the thick fog, he appeared clean and tidy, with not a single wrinkle on his robe.
Most importantly, it's the other person's face!
"It's you!?" Memories flashed through Saha's mind, and she immediately recognized the man as she pointed at him.
That weirdo who wanders around between the Deep Realm and the Moon Tower all the time!
She remembered helping the other person out of a predicament inside the Moon Tower, never expecting to run into them here.
"It's me, Lin Hui. Back then, inside the Moon Tower, Lady Shaye gave me your address. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to send any local specialties over. Time flies, and now it's all like this. Life is unpredictable," Lin Hui sighed.
“That’s true,” Saya sighed in agreement.
The two of them were completely unhurried, which made An Ling, who was nervously observing her surroundings, feel uneasy.
"Shouldn't we get out of here right now? This place is extremely dangerous! Don't you guys even have any sense of urgency?!" she couldn't help but shout.
“That’s true. If Lady Shaye has nowhere to go, you can come with me to Black Cloud City. It’s much more prosperous and bustling than Tu Yue, and it’s also safer than here. I happen to have a fleet that goes to Black Cloud,” Lin Hui said with a smile.
"Really? Also, I'm no longer a bloodline of the original, so please don't call me 'sir' anymore. Just call me Saya. I'm just an ordinary little girl now. I look like a teenager, but I'm thirty inside," Saya said self-deprecatingly.
"In that case, shall I just call you Saya?"
"okay."
"Alright, come with me then." Lin Hui smiled and led the way into the depths of the fog.
He hadn't gone far when suddenly he paused, turned back to look in the direction he had come from, as if looking at something.
The next second, he turned around and left without stopping, continuing forward and completely departing with the two little girls.
It was some distance behind where he and his men had left.
The center of the ruins of the former site of Tu Yue.
Duke of Purgatory landed slowly, looked in the direction Lin Hui had left, and let out a low laugh.
In the recent battle, neither of them won nor lost. It could be considered a draw. Lin Hui's burst of power was stronger, but even with his injury, he could continue to grow stronger, making the outcome uncertain if the fight continued.
Of course, these weren't the most crucial points. After confirming Lin Hui's previous telepathic message, the Duke of Purgatory didn't pursue the matter further. Lin Hui also showed no intention of continuing the fight.
After calming down, the two agreed on how to contact each other and then quickly left.
"Father, why don't you kill that human?! He's too dangerous. With that kind of power, what if he becomes one of those unkillable Mist People?"
Suddenly, the figure of her daughter, Lanxi, appeared in mid-air to the side.
"Since you know he's dangerous, you should also know that killing him would be more troublesome due to the uncertainty of the danger than to a clear objective," Duke of Purgatory said calmly.
"Does Father mean to determine the rate at which the Source Calamity is eroding this world by observing him?" Lanxi immediately understood.
"I'm hesitating." Duke of Purgatory didn't answer. Instead, he turned around and looked at the area occupied by the extreme cold in the distance.
"The power of a true calamity has appeared in this world. Continuing to enter this world to plunder has become a major threat. Whether to continue to expand the sealed gate here is something that needs to be reconsidered."
"Father, is the Source of Calamity really that terrible?" Lanxi hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking.
“Terrible? Terrible is an understatement.” The Duke of Purgatory sighed, then fell silent. After a moment of silence, he suddenly turned to look at his daughter.
"Lanxi, I have a task for you."
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Inside the medicinal herb garden.
Lin Hui led the two little girls through the maze-like passages until they finally entered the park.
Inside the herb garden, a group of survivors who had come to seek refuge had already gathered.
Lin Hui quickly handed Sha Ye and the other girl over to Huang Shan for care, while he, Yun Xiazi, Han Xiaoyue, and the others went into a stone house to finalize the arrangements for everyone.
The members of Qingfengdao spontaneously took on the task of guarding.
Inside the stone house, Yunxiazi followed behind Lin Hui and couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her.
"Lord Dao, what's the matter between you and Duke Purgatory?"
"They didn't continue fighting." Lin Hui shook his head, gesturing for the others to find seats.
He then sat down in a high-backed chair in the very center and exhaled softly.
"The battle is still undecided. Neither side has suffered any losses nor won anything. We all know that continuing to fight will only allow the Arctic to gain an advantage, so we have stopped fighting and called a truce."
In the end, even when he used the Star Breath Sword Manual, he was only evenly matched with his opponent. He was already shocked at that moment and almost directly activated the Nine Eyes to seal him away.
In theory, the power of the Nine Eyes is very effective against the opponent's fighting style, which requires gradual injury and improvement.
But at the crucial moment, he managed to restrain himself.
Nine Eyes has now sealed a bunch of Mist People and Divine Descendants, and his sealing power is much stronger than before. He certainly has a high chance of completely sealing them away.
The key issue is that after using the Nine Eyes once, all the eyes need to be gathered again to kill souls as energy.
So if the Duke of Purgatory is sealed away, and then the Queen of Extreme Cold comes next, that would be really troublesome.
Besides, he never intended to take the lead for the Mist People himself. The Duke of Purgatory was powerful, and the Tai Su Federation would naturally deal with him. He was just someone who came to rescue people temporarily; was it really worth risking his life like this?
His opponent seemed to share his concerns, so after exchanging blows to a draw, they each retreated.
"Next, Xiaoyue, what are your plans? If you don't have any plans, why don't you come with me to Black Cloud?" Lin Hui looked at Han Xiaoyue and the other two.
"No, we have our own duties to fulfill," Han Xiaoyue said calmly.
"You still intend to continue the Federation's mission? To delay decay with your own life?" Lin Hui frowned.
"This is the very meaning of our existence," Han Xiaoyue smiled.
"Master Lin, you may not know this, but from the moment we were created, we possessed the keys to destruction from the Federation's higher-ups. Our mission is to enter the deep core and slow down the decay. In exchange, we were given the opportunity to make a wish and have it granted," explained the petite green-haired girl.
"What is the Key to Destruction? What will happen if we don't go?" Lin Hui asked.
“If we don’t go, our wish will be nullified, the Destruction Key will be activated, and our bodies will be instantly annihilated. The core of the Super-Adaptor is the Destruction Key; once the core is gone, we will also disappear,” the third voluptuous and aloof beauty said in a deep voice.
"How shall we address you both?"
"Qin Shishi," the petite girl answered quickly.
“Xue Yan,” the voluptuous woman said in a deep voice.
Looking at the three of them, Lin Hui fell silent for a moment. He had actually hoped Han Xiaoyue would return to Black Cloud with him, but the matter of the Destruction Key made it impossible for them to escape the Federation's control. They could only continue down the predetermined path.
"There's no need for that," Han Xiaoyue calmly comforted her. "With Tu Yue gone, we've had some time to go back and wait for arrangements. This gives us some buffer time before we can travel to other districts and extend our lives for several more decades. Everyone has to die eventually, so living a few more decades is enough for me."
She looked at Lin Hui.
"As for you, the fact that you repelled the Duke of Purgatory won't be kept secret for long. Many people have seen it, so you'd better be prepared."
"I understand." Lin Hui nodded. The Duke of Purgatory is the type that gets stronger when facing stronger opponents. In fact, as long as we leave in time before he reaches a higher level, it won't be a big problem even if word gets out.
The other spectators were mostly ordinary people who couldn't distinguish the strength levels of the opponents, so there was no risk of leaking information.
The key now is to wait for the ship that will pick us up to arrive.
Before he arrived, he arranged for a boat to pick them up. After all, the journey was long and involved navigating extremely harsh sea conditions. Without a specially designed boat, at most only a few of these people would survive.
"Master, what about here?" Yunxiazi suddenly asked.
"As for the herb garden, put it on hold for now. Harvest all the Ziyunzhi and take it with you. Don't leave anyone here," Lin Hui instructed. "There will be a time when we need it."
This is a fallback, a base. The labyrinthine ruins are a natural buffer zone, and the medicinal garden hidden inside, if managed properly, can support a small number of people to be self-sufficient, grow food, and if they store enough food and water, they could even survive for several years.
"Yes!" Yunxiazi nodded emphatically.
As it turns out, even the mentally ill know how to seek advantage and avoid harm when danger comes.
At least in this rescue operation, she performed very well.
(End of this chapter)