Deep in the post-modernist manor, there is an inconspicuous path.
The path leads to a secret room made of bamboo and wood, as elegant as a building.
Above the secret room, in the northwest corner, hangs a square gray shrine.
The surrounding frame of the shrine is filled with gleaming white light, becoming the light source of this secret room. If you look carefully, you can see that the frame does not have any light-emitting devices, but it emits circles of white light in the dark secret room.
The strangest thing is that this circle of white light cannot illuminate the center of the shrine.
It was a gray place, and there was a strange statue of a creeping creature, but it was too dark to be recognized.
Under the shrine and in front of the incense stand, two men stood.
The former wore a dark dress, closed his eyes piously, clasped his hands, moved his lips, and muttered something.
Behind him is a muscular man with a scarred face.
There was no concealment of urgency in his eyes, and he glanced back at the only other light source monitoring screen left in the secret room from time to time.
In the surveillance footage, four young men crushed nearly a thousand armed men and marched straight into the secret room.
The man in dark dress is still praying.
The scarred man finally couldn't help it.
"Evil fire! Now is not the time to burn incense and worship the gods! Those little bastards are almost here to kill us. If we don't make a decision, we will be in danger!"
The man in dark dress opened his eyes, his gray eyes were difficult to see through.
"I have made my decision," he said.
The scar-faced man was overjoyed: "I knew you must have a back-up plan. Tell me! What should we do? What is the back-up plan?"
The man in dark dress looked deeply at the man with the scarred face: "The one who is behind me is you."
The scar-faced man was startled, then his face suddenly changed, and his body moved sideways instinctively, but...poof! He spat out a mouthful of blood, and looked at the tip of the knife with gurgling blood at the heart of his chest in confusion.
For some reason, his body's reaction speed was much slower than usual.
"Evil Fire... you... you attacked me sneakily! You drugged the incense."
The man in dark robe slowly turned around: "Apostle, since the day you took refuge in me two years ago, you have wanted to take over my Evil Fire Group. In the past two years, you have been planning day and night, but I have been on guard against you at every turn.
It must be very depressing."
The scarred man did not say anything. As the former number one leader of a criminal group and a former apostle, he was naturally unwilling to be left behind.
The man in dark dress continued: "The reason why I took you in is because I know that one day, you will come in handy. To summon the ancient spirit, you need the heart blood of the cultivator as a sacrifice."
The scar-faced man trembled, and a self-deprecating and bitter smile appeared on his pale face: "I should have... thought of it earlier."
at this time.
Bang!
The door to the secret room was torn apart.
Dolan, who was the first to walk in, immediately saw the scar-faced man who was dying with a dagger stuck in his back.
She was startled, her cold expression instantly solidified, and then stiffened.
"No!"
"who is it!"
"You should die in my hands! Who did this to you!"
Dolan's eyes turned red and she let out a low growl.
In the past two years, she has not hesitated to fall into darkness and develop the apostle group with all her strength, in order to one day defeat the powerful Evil Fire Group and execute the former apostle hiding in the Evil Fire Group with her own hands.
But the scene in front of her made her heart sink, gradually becoming empty, and her shoulders trembled subconsciously.
Ming Xiaoyu, who followed closely, couldn't help but sigh.
Zhou Yue walked in and sighed in his heart when he saw this scene.
He looked at the man in formal wear who looked calm and even smiled, and suddenly felt something was wrong.
It's not just this man who is wrong.
The entire secret room exudes a gloomy and strange atmosphere.
Tang Xiaobai walked in last.
As soon as the soles of her feet touched the floor of the secret room, her pupils shrank, and she quickly closed them tightly, then opened them a second later.
"It's the Shadow Altar! Back away!"
The words have not yet fallen.
Transparent gray and white lines appeared on the floor that was engraved with dark runes.
The scarred man's heart was filled with blood.
The shrine shook violently.
White light flashes quickly.
Buzz!
Gray and white lines formed a huge octagonal altar in mid-air.
The altar gradually became solid from a shadow, and actually built an independent space.
In the dim sky and earth, there is a faint fire.
In the center of the boundless fire is this huge octagonal altar.
Including the evil fire and the apostles, everyone was involved in this independent altar space.
"This feeling……"
Zhou Yue glanced at the panicked Duo Lan, Ming Xiaoyu who gritted his teeth, and Tang Xiaobai who pursed his lips slightly, including the middle-aged man in formal attire who personally arranged the altar ceremony. At this time, he also looked pale and tried to remain calm.
.
It seems that everyone here is experiencing this kind of battle for the first time.
Except yourself.
Not long ago, he had experienced the "Big Cat Pesticide World" in the Spirit World Cat Castle, and he felt the same as he did now, as if he had entered an independent space.
"Hahaha……"
The middle-aged man in a formal dress suddenly laughed.
The sinister eyes swept over Tang Xiaobai and the other three people one by one, and finally rested on the calmest Zhou Yue's face.
"Are you the leader of the Avengers Alliance?"
"I, Evil Fire, have no grievances against you. I even asked you for peace through the Investigation Bureau after you killed a group of people."
"Why are you being aggressive? Why are you going too far!"
Zhou Yuedao: "Because you should not have appeared in this city. You should not have appeared in my city."
The corners of the man's eyes twitched slightly, and he laughed even more unbridled.
"Okay, okay, since you don't give me a way to survive, then even if I crawl into hell, I will drag you with me... no, I will drag you with me to this city and bury you together!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."
The laughter gradually became smaller.
At the end, I was actually a little trembling.
From the white light-like well mouth in the center of the altar, slowly crawled out a monster whose entire body was pitch black, like a dark shadow.
The monster's skin is as black as coal.
It was as bumpy as a toad, glowing with dark blue light.
Its body shape is like a giant lizard, but it has more than ten arthropods covered with downy hair, like a giant spider with an elongated body.
The body, which was more than ten meters long, slowly stood up at the altar. Six pairs of dark green compound eyes opened at the same time, looking at the people around Zhou Yue with an uncertain look.
A thought flashed through Zhou Yue's mind.
Is this thing a legendary alien monster?
Tang Xiaobai's still calm voice sounded.
"This is a shadow creature."
"Thinking power shrinks to protect the spiritual world..."
"...Hold on until backup arrives and destroy the altar from the outside."
Shadow creature?
Zhou Yue was naturally impressed.
According to Huang Huihong, shadow creatures are the common enemy of miraculous creatures and humans.
Zhou Yue subconsciously looked at Dolan.
Tang Xiaobai is also looking at Dolan.
The two exchanged a look, but at the same time they remembered that Dolan had received the skull of the Dark Emperor as a gift. Will the breath of the shadow person be the turning point today?
Facts have proved that both of them thought too much.
A long fluffy limb quickly stretched out, and its first target was Duolan.
Snapped!
The suction cups at the front of the long limbs press against Dolan's forehead.
Dolan looked in pain and tried her best to resist.
Bang bang bang bang!
The shadow creature stretched out its long limbs one after another and sucked the foreheads of everyone else, including Evil Fire.
This altar space is the "world" of this shadowy creature.
In its "world", everyone is as weak as ants, at its mercy.
Not long after, Duo Lan and Ming Xiaoyu could no longer hold on.
As for the No. 1 leader of the Evil Fire Group, he had already fallen to his knees, his eyelids were white, his body was twitching, and he was foaming at the mouth.
"Do shadow creatures feed on the spiritual world of the human brain?"
Zhou Yue felt the strange power forcefully invading his spiritual world, and sneered in his heart, about to activate his ultimate skill.
Just then, something unexpected happened.
A rustling sound lingered in Zhou Yue's mind, and then, an unfamiliar voice sounded in the pet reception room.
...What kind of idiot actually summoned me to such an underground city that lacks telepathy and material resources! I want to be the first to eat up his spiritual world!
...Hey, this chanting breath actually has a successor. Hehe, the spiritual world of a successor is a rare delicacy.
…
...Wait a minute, how can there be such ancient thoughts in this spiritual world? It is older than ancient creatures! What is going on! Incredible!
The remaining four long limbs of the shadow creature were all loosened.
Only the one against Zhou Yue's forehead was left.
It seems that he wants to concentrate all his efforts on detection.
It is obvious that Zhou Yue is the spiritual world that possesses the "incredible ancient breath" as it says.
Zhou Yue suddenly opened his eyes and looked directly at the ugly monster in the center of the altar that failed to display any information in the pet reception room.
"Monster, have you touched enough?"
The monster in the center of the altar suddenly froze, its six pairs of compound eyes widening at the same time, staring at Zhou Yue in disbelief.
...You, you can actually hear me speak?
Zhou Yue's eyes slowly moved up, staring at the long-limbed suction cup on his forehead: "Why don't you take it away?"
The next second, a roar of overlord from the ancient deep sea came from Zhou Yue's throat.
Activate the spiritual skill Kun's Roar.
The breath from the mysterious ancient giant Kun overlord surged back in an instant, carrying violent mental fluctuations, turning into an overwhelming tide of thought power, and backfired towards the dumbfounded ugly monster in the center of the altar.
boom!
The ugly monster flew backwards, and seven or eight of its long limbs were broken off.
In mid-air, it spit out blue-black blood clots and begged for mercy.
...Ancient and great existence, please forgive the recklessness of the 'Walker of Eternal Punishment'.
...I made a mistake, I will leave now.
Zhou Yue rubbed his forehead, then raised his head and sneered: "Is it enough just to leave?"
The monster who had climbed to the "well mouth" of the altar froze, with a bitter look on his face, and lowered his head humbly: ...ancient and great being, what other instructions do you have?
Zhou Yue said calmly: "Tell your companions that from now on, this city is a forbidden area."
...Yes, yes! Under normal circumstances, we will not be summoned to the above-ground city! From now on, this city will be a forbidden area, and no one will come to disturb the seclusion of our seniors.
After saying this quickly, the monster hugged a severed limb, smiled awkwardly at Zhou Yue, and quickly got into the "well mouth" of white light.
As it disappears.
The altar space began to tremble, shake, and collapse.
Rumble... the earth was spinning.
…
When Zhou Yue opened his eyes again, he had returned to the small secret room with the shrine.
The moonlight and starlight shine in from outside, and the mysterious and complicated runes on the ground slowly disappear like evaporating water stains.
Zhou Yue breathed a sigh of relief quietly.
He also didn't know what kind of existence the shadowy creature calling himself "Eternal Punishment Walker" misunderstood him.
If that monster knew that the seemingly calm human in front of it could actually only launch such an attack once in three hours, it would probably regret it to death.
The sound of "hehehe" wings sounded from far to near.
Zhou Yue looked outside the secret room at the manor that was full of bullet marks and gunpowder smoke, and soon saw Ercha flying excitedly in the forest, and Hei Wuchang following behind helplessly carrying a large sack.
Zhou Yue could sense that the sack was filled with telepathy fluid.
As expected, these two guys went on a raid.
He looked deeply at Ercha, then looked away.
I encountered the shadow creature for the first time tonight, and some of its states are indeed worthy of careful consideration.
However, it should be difficult for him to see another shadow creature in a short period of time.
Zhou Yue turned his head and saw everyone staring at him.
"Why, is there something dirty on my face?" Zhou Yue wiped his face exaggeratedly and asked with a smile.
Tang Xiaobai was the first to look away and stood up, not knowing what he was thinking.
"What a pervert." Ming Xiaoyu raised his head and sighed.
Dolan's eyes returned to the man with the scarred face. He had died due to excessive blood loss, carrying with him a regret that Dolan could never recover for the rest of his life.
The man in uniform, the leader of the Evil Fire Group, who had been very calm before, was staring at Zhou Yue with a dull expression on his face, his eyes filled with horror and fear.
Nearly two minutes have passed since the altar collapsed, and his expression has not changed.
"You, who exactly are you?"
"Why did Lord Shadow kneel down to you before he left?"
"who are you!"
His out-of-control emotions were filled with his collapsed beliefs.
Zhou Yue remembered some rumors he had seen on a forum.
It is said that the criminal groups in the gray areas of the city are supported by free city states outside the Federation.
Now it seems that the gray zone involves not only the Free City, but also the mysterious Shadow Organization.
Zhou Yue was just thinking when a man's hysterical laughter sounded in his ears.
"It's not over yet! Even if I die, I will drag this city with me to be buried with me! Hahaha..."
Dolan finally came to her senses and her eyes were fixed somewhere in the secret room.
"Zhou Yue, look here quickly."
At Duolan's prompt, Zhou Yue saw the electronic map of Nanhe City under the surveillance screen.
Nearly ten red dots flashed on it.
Dolan said solemnly: "Nine times out of ten, this is the place he has arranged in advance and prepared to carry out destruction."
Zhou Yue looked at the leader of the Evil Fire Group.
A sneer appeared on the middle-aged man's twitching face: "The sabotage will begin soon. I said, I will drag this city with me!"
Zhou Yue said calmly: "No. The only ones who will die with you without a burial place will be your Evil Fire Group."
The leader of the Evil Fire Group was slightly startled.
Ding!
The pet reception room is online.
"Call the informant, Huang Huihong."
...Boss! Huang Huihong is on call!
"Action, let's start."
……yes!
At this time, Zhou Yue's heart suddenly moved, and he looked thoughtfully into the depths of the quiet manor at night.
The moonlight is like water, pouring into the night forest and night birds, and gently falling on that simple and unpretentious face.
"What a strong sense of induction."
The young man shook his head slightly, did not get closer, stopped, turned around and walked out of the manor.
"You didn't even need me to save the situation, you just took care of it yourself."
"Even the shadow creatures can't do anything to him. This Zhou Yue has too many secrets."
"Such a person may be called the seed of a future great master. We must not despise him because of his age. From now on, we must stay away from him."
In the blink of an eye, "Fang Weitong" had left the manor and was walking along the deserted ancient canal in the early morning, feeling more or less sad in his heart.
He suddenly realized that he had not done a good job in treating Zhou Yue in many ways.
Strange people in the world often do not care about their origins or age.
Once the opportunity for favor investment is missed, it is difficult to get it again.
The sound of speedboats came from far away.
"Fang Weitong" did not turn around and continued walking forward.
Just after 3:30 in the morning, there were people racing yachts on the ancient canal. It was indeed strange.
But to Grandmaster Lu Li, this strange incident was not as interesting as a young and mysterious man from the world.
Until the criminals on the speedboat stopped at the bridge pier and took out homemade explosives and fixed them under the bridge, "Fang Weitong" still did not raise his head.
At this moment, a wave of water appeared behind the speedboat from far to near.
Wow!
The water column lifted up, and a two-headed carp more than two meters long jumped out of the water, its two mouths opening at the same time.
A strange gray water spurted out from one mouth, scattering the homemade explosives.
A burst of cold air came out of the other mouth, instantly freezing the five criminals into icemen.
The two-headed carp fell back into the water, swam twice around the bridge pier, and then slowly sank into the water.
"Fang Weitong" stopped at some point and looked at the scene under the canal bridge with an incomprehensible expression.
"A miraculous creature who lives in seclusion and takes the initiative to help humans deal with criminals?"
"Has the world changed so fast in the more than ten years since my mind ball was sealed?"
…
To the east of the riverside bridge in the distance, there is an unfinished building left behind due to urban planning and boss changes.
The criminals who were ambushed here by the Evil Fire Group received the order, took out their weapons, and were about to set off.
Suddenly, a python as thick as a bucket appeared above them, startling everyone.
They were just about to raise their guns and shoot when the python suddenly showed a human smile and then disappeared inch by inch.
Five minutes later, a dozen criminals were lying on the ground, motionless, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
…
The southwest corner of the physical fitness park near the old city.
In the huge bird's nest on the old locust tree that was enclosed, two Guangfeng Yexiao comforted the cubs, then flapped their wings and roared into the air.
They were hidden in the night, and transparent wind blades gradually formed under their wings, aiming at the black cars running on the street.
…
At the same time, the same thing happened in different districts and corners of Nanhe City.
These miraculous creatures will receive a similar command the moment before they act.
'I am Huang Huihong, and my boss, the Dog Whisperer, has an order...the purge operation has begun!'
Although these days, rumors about the spiritual world are everywhere, and there are all kinds of rumors.
But for the great human hero Dog Whisperer who saved Nanhe City, most of the miraculous creatures living in seclusion in this city are grateful.
Because of this, even though they are not miraculous creatures that are good at fighting, and their highest level is only level ten, they still joined in tonight's action.
Until the sun rises, they will be at the mercy of the Dog Whisperer.
…
"How is this going?"
"I also sensed that many miraculous creatures appeared at the same time."
"How could something like this happen in an ordinary ground city? It is indeed Nanhe City that is full of weirdness!"
Before four o'clock in the morning, Kong Yefeng, Hu Juan and Zhao Huihuang all couldn't sleep and walked out of their respective hotel rooms.
When they were about to knock on Teacher Chen Wenxi's door, they found that Teacher Chen was already gone.
…
At four o'clock in the morning, in a secret manor by the ancient canal, a young and tall female teacher from the Relic Academy glanced at the messy corpses on the ground with a cold expression.
"It's too late."
She murmured in a low voice, unable to hear any emotions or sorrows.
Just now, she received information from an informant that the Avengers Alliance was attacking the Evil Fire Group.
Her brother Chen Wenhua's last contact was the leader of the Apostle Group, and the Apostle Group happened to be destroyed by this alliance of Avengers.
She instinctively realized that Chen Wenhua's disappearance might be related to the Avengers Alliance.
"This... actually has a hidden camera. God help me."
"System, enable my permissions, enter the Nanhe City Biological Survey Bureau database, and view tonight's surveillance video."
Chen Wenxi stared at the holographic projection screen.
The next second, a hint of anger appeared on her face.
"Deleted it? How bold, was it intentional?"
Over the years, the Legacy Academy has branched out to provide talents for the federal spiritual cultivation world, with a transcendent status.
As a teacher at the academy, she naturally has the right to enter the biological survey bureau in the above-ground city and review internal information.
But after all, the Biological Survey Bureau and the Heritage Academy belong to different systems, and she was too embarrassed to go directly to question the local director.
"System, check the surveillance video of the whole city tonight."
In the holographic projection screen, grids of pictures emerged.
Although there was no sign of the Avengers Alliance as expected, Chen Wenxi saw scenes that made her secretly frightened.
"This is...a group of miraculous creatures living in seclusion on the ground, guarding this city?"
Chen Wenxi's eyes were slightly dull.
Along the way, she naturally sensed the presence of many miraculous creatures, but she did not expect that these miraculous creatures were actually dealing with criminals who deliberately carried out sabotage.
"Free miraculous creatures will never help humans for no reason. Unless..."
Chen Wenxi's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but think of the incident that had been circulating among the college's senior leaders and core teachers in recent days, as well as the protagonist in the incident, the mysterious organization that could influence the decisions of miraculous creatures.
"Could it be another masterpiece of that immortal organization?"
"At such a high cost to protect an ordinary city on the ground... Is it possible that the Immortal Organization has a very favorable impression of this city?"
"But the attitude of the college is completely opposite. Do I need to inform the college?"
Chen Wenxi subconsciously scanned the panel.
In the holographic projection, a line of small words flashed.
That was the content of the mission she led the team to perform this time.
"Because Fang Weitong betrayed the academy, according to the provisions of the convention, Nanhe City and Nanhe City No. 2 Middle School are now punished."
"The penalties are as follows..."
"Deprived of quota..."
Chen Wenxi, who was lost in thought, did not notice that there was a gray young figure standing in the forest not far behind her, as if he was sneaking into the world without a trace.
Under the moonlight, the young man's transparent and narrow eyes were watching her curiously.