Wugang City, central district.
Thick red poison mist had erupted from the
hospital and was spreading rapidly in all directions.
In just one hour, the toxic mist had already
expanded over six to seven kilometers --- more ferocious than a wildfire.
And wherever it touched, it turned everything
into ruins.
Any human who came into contact with it would
die within two minutes, their body melting into a pool of blood.
Even lifeless objects were corroded until they
were riddled with holes.
At this rate, it would only take a single day
for the red mist to engulf the entire city and turn it into a lifeless
wasteland.
At that moment, on the rooftop of a tall
building not far from the city lord’s residence…
Li Wenxing and Qian Jin stood on the rooftop,
watching the ever-expanding red mist in the distance with helpless expressions.
They had tried everything --- mobilizing
manpower and resources to halt the spread of the mist.
But none of it worked. They had lost many lives
in the process.
Now, they had lost all hope.
Unless the red mist stopped on its own, this
disaster was completely unstoppable.
But would the mist stop?
Judging by how it was spreading, it clearly
wouldn't rest until the entire city was consumed.
“Your Highness, Wugang City is beyond saving.
We should leave,” Qian Jin urged again.
They had done everything they could. At this
point, the situation was far beyond the capabilities of man.
“Sigh… looks like there really is no way,” Li
Wenxing let out a long sigh.
“Your Highness, you’ve done all you can. You
don’t need to feel any burden,” Qian Jin said with a slight bow.
“It’s a pity… but honestly, I’m somewhat
relieved. The same red mist outbreak has hit Lincheng and Liyang City. My two
brothers are probably just as helpless. That puts us back on equal footing,” Li
Wenxing said with deeper meaning.
When he first heard about the red mist in
Wugang City, his initial reaction was despair.
But when he learned that Lincheng and Liyang
City were also in crisis, he felt a strange sense of relief.
At least now he wouldn’t be the only one blamed
--- they’d all suffer together.
That, more or less, was the only good news he’d
heard in a while.
“Your Highness is absolutely right. This is a
natural disaster. What’s happened is beyond human effort. His Majesty will
surely understand,” Qian Jin agreed.
“It’s about time. Let’s go.”
Li Wenxing didn’t say much more and turned to
leave --- when suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a flicker in
the sky, like a shooting star streaking past.
“Hm?”
Li Wenxing froze slightly, narrowing his eyes
to get a better look.
He saw a glowing streak rapidly approaching,
headed straight toward Wugang City.
Within just a few breaths, the “shooting star”
arrived over the city and landed directly in the middle of the red mist.
“Uncle Qian, look in the sky --- is that a
person?” Li Wenxing asked, unsure.
“Yes, Your Highness. That’s definitely a
person,” Qian Jin confirmed after a closer look.
“What’s he trying to do? Don’t tell me he plans
to enter the mist to save people?” Li Wenxing frowned slightly.
Among his subordinates were even
Grandmaster-level fighters, and briefly hovering in midair wasn’t anything
remarkable.
However, even Grandmasters couldn’t deal with
the red mist.
Exposure to it meant certain death.
“A fool trying to shake a tree. Your Highness
needn’t pay him any mind,” Qian Jin scoffed.
But just as he finished speaking, the figure in
the distance suddenly moved.
A blinding golden light exploded from around
the person, followed by a single point to the sky.
“Buzz---!”
With a deafening roar, a massive energy vortex
appeared in the sky.
It spanned a hundred meters wide, filled with
crackling lightning and raging storm winds.
The vortex began spinning rapidly.
A terrifying suction force erupted from within.
Centered on the vortex, a wild storm broke out
across a ten-kilometer radius.
Even standing on the rooftop, Li Wenxing and
Qian Jin could clearly feel themselves being pulled by the immense force.
“What terrifying pressure! Who is this
divine being?!”
Both Li Wenxing and Qian Jin were shocked, fear
flashing in their eyes.
With just a single motion, he had conjured a
hundred-meter-wide energy vortex --- and the oppressive power that followed was
something they’d never seen or even heard of.
Could it be the legendary one from Longhu
Mountain?
“Buzz---!”
The giant energy vortex let out another
thunderous boom.
At the same time, the massive red poison mist
that had spread over several kilometers began to rapidly contract.
It looked as if a divine dragon were drinking
water from the sky.
The faster the vortex spun, the stronger the
suction grew.
The thick red mist was forcibly drawn into the
vortex.
In just five minutes, the mist, like a
retreating tide, vanished without a trace.
It was completely devoured by the vortex!
Once the red mist was gone, the vortex also
faded away, leaving behind a single blood-red pearl suspended in the sky.
The figure in the air reached out across space
and drew the pearl into his hand.
Then, like a meteor, he shot off in another
direction.
Within a breath, he vanished from sight.
Only a stunned silence remained. - Ton
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