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Chapter 928: The Demon Festival's Feast of Resentment and Impurity
Chapter 928: The Demon Festival's Feast of Resentment and Impurity
After the hive-like building was blasted open, Xu Chan led a team of fighters into the breach. The elite squad that followed quickly secured the passage, escorting Lei Jingli and Lan Shengu behind them. The regular team members, on the other hand, swiftly spread out and occupied high ground positions.
Xu Chan, at the forefront, held a protective shield, wearing no protective gear or gas mask. The Tier Three Fighters behind him were similarly unprotected.
The heavy protective suits hindered their movements, and the masks obstructed their vision, but their natural resistance was sufficient to withstand such an environment for an extended period. In fact, this environment was far less perilous than some areas of the Convergence Zone.
Not long after they broke through, a yellowish-green fog began to envelop them, causing an immediate sense of discomfort. They felt an itch in their noses and mouths, but the heteromorphic tissue within their bodies quickly activated, allowing them to recover swiftly.
Even so, they noticed that the protective gear of those behind them quickly became covered in clusters of thread-like substances, resembling fungal filaments, and the more it stuck, the more it accumulated.
Xu Chan realized this was no ordinary substance. He immediately used the World Token to communicate: "Dispatch a team of technical experts and cleaners. Let them come up with a solution as soon as possible."
As soon as he finished speaking, the World Token, his hair, and his skin also became covered in these sticky substances. With a slight exertion of force, he shook them off, but they were everywhere, constantly adhering to him. He had to deal with them every few moments.
As more of these substances appeared, even their vision was affected, and the information transmitted through the World Token became blurred. This was a combined effect of these substances and some field-disturbing creatures.
He realized he had encountered a genuine obstacle, but it was one they had to overcome.
He ordered a few searchlights to be pushed forward from the rear, but as soon as they lit up, gunshots rang out, shattering the lights. At that moment, he caught a glimpse of a glimmer in the fog, and immediately shouted, "Spread out!" Simultaneously, machine gun fire erupted from the front.
The fighters reacted swiftly, having sought cover as they advanced. They weren't standing directly in the line of fire, so when the machine gun swept across, most of them dodged the bullets. Even the few who were hit were protected by their close-fitting armor and resilient bodies, sustaining little harm.
At that moment, Yuan Qiuyuan, hiding to one side, suddenly sensed something. He shouted and raised his stick, smashing it towards the front, where a person had suddenly appeared. With a 'pa' sound, the person was instantly smashed, but strangely, instead of internal organs and blood, a muddy, turbid substance splattered out, enveloped in a thick yellowish-green fog.
Instinctively, he felt the need to distance himself from these substances. As he took a step back, the fog around him stirred and rolled outward. A strand of force pierced through the mist, aiming at him. He quickly blocked it with his stick, but the force was powerful, causing his stick to vibrate uncontrollably. Due to his shifting center of gravity, he stumbled backward, realizing he was facing a Heart Power expert.
Just as this thought crossed his mind, a gun thrust diagonally towards him. The thrust was simple, but the speed was fast, and the angle was tricky, enough to pierce his chest before he could block with his stick.
At this critical moment, another gun thrust from the side, precisely blocking the blade of the first gun. However, with this contact, the gun didn't budge even slightly. Instead, the gun-wielding Qin Qingque was pushed back two steps.
This pause caused the gun to slow down slightly, allowing Yuan Qiuyuan to react in time and block with his stick.
As the gun wielder retracted his weapon, he suddenly felt his hair stand on end. He turned and blocked, and with a 'clang,' his body was knocked to the side. When he saw his attacker, he realized it was an extremely long flexible sword. He knew he had lost his chance to attack.
He had intended to take advantage of the chaos and kill one of them, but their teamwork prevented his success. More importantly, a spiritual power had reached him first, affecting him. If not for this, when he had joined the fight, he would have had the opportunity to severely injure one of them.
As these thoughts raced through his mind, a long sword in front of him spun, tearing through the spore-filled fog with a force that pushed it to the sides, revealing a middle-aged man in a uniform.
In his heart, he silently muttered, "Xu Chan..."
He quickly spun his gun to block the incoming long sword. But just as the weapons were about to clash, he noticed a faint light flash across the sword tip. With a 'zasha' sound, the long sword easily severed the gun that had previously deflected Yuan Qiuyuan's attack. The sword tip followed its momentum and slashed across his shoulder, severing his arm. Yet, he didn't utter a sound, leaping backward to hide within the fog.
However, before his body could land, the long sword shadow followed and struck in mid-air, lightly severing his head from his neck.
As the man's body hit the ground, he managed to stand steadily, maintaining his balance and showcasing exceptional resilience. However, within moments, the yellow-green fog seeped through his wounds, covering him like filaments, and then slowly melted away, leaving him limp.
Xu Chan sheathed his longsword and took a closer look, becoming even more cautious of the fog.
At that moment, the sound of engines reverberated, and an armored vehicle approached from behind, its flamethrower spewing fire in all directions. The yellow-green mist quickly dissipated under the flames, and despite the machine gun fire from the other side, it had no effect on the armored plates.
As more armored vehicles joined, the searchlights illuminated the area, revealing the location of the gunmen across. The long-range shooters on their side began suppressing and returning fire.
Lei Jingli took out a pendulum chain, swayed it, and pointed it in a specific direction. Xu Chan followed his gaze and quickly marked a position on the world token. "Supervisor Xu, we need to go there. It's crucial," he said.
Lan Shengu's expression became complex upon seeing the pendulum chain.
Xu Chan firmly said, "Old Zou, Team Leader Lu, you two follow me to the front. Yuan Executor, Qin Executor, you two are responsible for protecting Director Lei and Mr. Lan. I'll assign you a six-person team. Report any situation."
"Yes!"
After the quick arrangement, the group split up. Xu Chan went to raid the front fire position, while Director Lei and Lan Shengu, protected by Yuan and Qin, moved towards the indicated direction.
Director Lei's group overcame several non-challenging obstacles and reached a highly concealed tunnel entrance. The entrance had been artificially concealed, making it difficult to discover from the outside, but with the guidance of the pendulum chain, it was easily found.
Upon entering the tunnel, they swept their flashlights and saw the walls covered in various unsettling and bizarre patterns, causing extreme discomfort.
Lan Shengu's breathing became rapid as he saw the patterns. "This is... the Secret Demon Banquet Rite," he said in a low voice.
Director Lei's expression was more serious than Lan Shengu's. He examined the patterns and said, "This pattern... has been prepared for at least two years. No, it should have an older layer beneath..." He scraped the surface with his hand, peeling off a layer of thick paint. "There was an older layer, and a new layer was painted over it."
Lan Shengu examined it professionally. "The older layer might have failed due to some reason, but..."
He took a breath. "If the new layer succeeds, it will trigger the power of the older layer as well." He turned and said sternly, "Director Lei, this ritual is extremely evil. Since we've discovered it, we must destroy it!"
In the 16th chapter, the 9th chapter, the 1st chapter, and the 6th chapter, there is no mistake in the version without a look.
Director Lei nodded in agreement. The Secret Demon Banquet Rite involved offering a massive amount of flesh and blood sacrifices, along with resentment, to feed a demon deity and fulfill certain desires. In the old era, this ritual often led to the deaths of entire cities.
He observed further and said, "Based on the drawing style, this was done by one person. The ritual is complex and ever-changing. He might not have completed it yet, so we still have a chance to stop it."
Yuan Qiuyuan paused and said, "Both of you, I want to interrupt for a moment. We don't understand this, but if the situation is urgent, I think we should hurry. With such a commotion outside, they won't be unaware inside, right? What if the person performing this ritual causes a major incident?"
Director Lei said, "That's exactly what I was about to say. We need to enter the lower levels quickly, but our progress is slow. We need your help."
Yuan Qiuyuan slung the stick over his shoulder. "No problem."
Qin Qingque immediately instructed her team members to return and report the situation and every word spoken here to their superiors.
Then, each of them grabbed a person and quickly rushed deeper into the tunnel.
The tunnel was complex and had been artificially modified, so Yuan and Qin paused briefly after each segment to confirm the direction. Despite this, they moved swiftly, and within minutes, they reached a pitch-black area.
Upon reaching this place, they heard a rustling sound.
Yuan and Qin immediately lit their illumination sticks and threw them forward, revealing the area ahead. They were shocked by what they saw.
There was a man with a long head, crouching with his back to them, seemingly drawing something. When the light hit him, he slowly turned his head, revealing a ghastly face. "So many guests? Welcome, welcome," he said as he slowly stood up.
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