Chapter 52
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Chapter 52: Mist · Blood Night
Inside the hidden chamber, spiritual light shimmered.
A dim yellow glow quietly seeped into the walls, and the grayish-brown soil instantly seemed to have been baked at thousands of degrees, shrinking and solidifying into an incredibly hard form.
Wang Chen withdrew his palm after just casting the Earth and Stone Technique.
With the advanced level of the Earth and Stone Technique, he could penetrate two feet of soil layer, and the solidified rock body was harder than fine iron.
This was the fundamental reason why Wang Chen wanted to level up this spell to advanced level before starting to excavate the bunker.
He aimed to create more than just an underground shelter.
This bunker needed to withstand magical attacks like the "Earthquake Technique," and prevent the intrusion and corrosion of underground energy; lower-level Earth and Stone Techniques could not meet these design standards.
Looking around, Wang Chen felt quite satisfied with the newly completed underground safe room.
The hidden chamber measured about twenty square meters, which was sufficient for both training and resting.
It was located thirty meters underground in the soil layer and was still in a bare, unfinished state.
Only an Obsidian Lamp hung on the wall to provide light.
The Obsidian Lamp was one of the most commonly used lighting fixtures in the world of cultivation, with the white shining stone embedded in the lamp head coming from the same source as the light pillar of the Wei Hall; as long as it was sunlit for a few hours during the day, it could provide light for an entire night.
Previously, the original owner had been so poor he couldn’t afford the environmentally friendly, non-polluting Obsidian Lamps.
He used the cheapest Oil Lamp instead.
An Oil Lamp could work in a room on the ground, but placing it in a hidden chamber was simply inviting trouble.
Wang Chen had previously gone to Yunshan City to purchase a batch of Obsidian Lamps.
He installed them in the tunnel and the hidden chamber.
Now, his "Doomsday Bunker" plan was only one-third complete.
He still needed to excavate new compartments, escape tunnels, ventilation ducts, and set up traps and devices for fireproofing, waterproofing, smoke, and poison protection, among other measures.
Wang Chen had even designed the Dragon-Ending Stone!
In fact, digging tunnels and the hidden chamber was not difficult; the troublesome part was constructing the various defenses and life-support facilities.
Wang Chen lacked experience in this area.
Otherwise, the construction speed would surely have been much faster.
Even so, this hidden chamber still provided him with a strong sense of security.
Wang Chen planned to sleep here at night once the ventilation ducts were finished!
He patted the hard wall and sighed.
The spirit stones in his storage bag were indeed too few; otherwise, if he could afford a pair of Dual Mirrors, he could monitor the situation above ground at any time, greatly increasing safety.
The Dual Mirrors were artifacts invented by a weapon refiner who fancied romantic pursuits, based on the water mirror technique.
Originally called the Fengyue Mirror, it had two sides of yin and yang.
That weapon refiner hung one mirror in a spring pavilion of romantic venues, then hid in another room to spy.
He derived enjoyment from this.
Later, after someone discovered and exposed it, the method for crafting this artifact spread and was renamed the Dual Mirrors.
Wang Chen had inquired at the Four Seas Trading Association, and a pair of ordinary Dual Mirrors cost five hundred spirit fragments. He simply couldn’t afford it.
Shaking his head, Wang Chen crawled out of the hidden chamber through the tunnel.
He climbed back to the surface.
He had deliberately made the tunnel very narrow, only allowing enough space for one person to crawl up or down.
This helped with defense.
After a long day of hard work, even with his Physique attribute reaching six points, Wang Chen still felt quite exhausted.
He hurriedly took a shower and collapsed onto the bed, quickly falling into a deep sleep.
“Awoooo~”
Just as Wang Chen was dozing off, a piercing howl of a wolf suddenly reached his ears.
Wang Chen jolted awake.
The Obsidian Lamp hanging by his bedside was still lit, and the small room remained dim.
Frowning, Wang Chen became fully alert.
He lifted his hand and stored the Obsidian Lamp in his storage bag, then quietly left the bedroom and stepped into the small courtyard outside.
It was already late at night, and a thick fog had rolled in.
The mist obscured the moonlight, and with Wang Chen’s fourth realm of Qi Training eyesight, he could barely make out anything more than twenty or thirty steps ahead.
Moreover, his vision was quite blurred, as if he had five or six hundred degrees of nearsightedness!
Wang Chen’s heart stirred, and he immediately activated the Spirit Eye technique.
Now, it felt as though he had put on glasses; his vision became much clearer!
“Awrooo!”
Another wolf howl echoed, sounding quite near.
How could a wild beast come here?
Wang Chen was very surprised.
Most of this area had been cultivated for many years as spirit fields; even the mountainous regions were planted with fruit trees or medicinal herbs. The animals typically seen were small creatures like mice.
Let alone wild beasts; even magical beasts would be beaten to death if they arrived here, and everyone would happily divide up the meat.
In fact, Higher Stewards needed to venture deep into the outer regions to find prey for hunting.
After thinking for a moment, Wang Chen decided to retreat back into his room immediately.
A gentleman does not stand beneath a dangerous wall; no matter what was outside, he had no intention of checking it out.
It was better to hide!
Bang!
At that very moment, the courtyard gate was violently slammed open.
A cultivator, drenched in blood, rushed in, screaming desperately, “Help!”
Before Wang Chen could even react, a dark shadow swiftly followed, pouncing on the cultivator and knocking him to the ground.
It opened its bloodthirsty mouth and viciously tore off his left arm.
It was a wolf beast, as large as a calf!
Its scarlet eyes gleamed menacingly as it swallowed the cultivator’s arm in one gulp.
Damn it!
Wang Chen’s blood boiled, and without a second thought, he thrust his sword finger toward the wolf beast.
A surge of unmatched killing intent from his Metal Finger Technique instantly sliced through the darkness, striking the beast’s head!
Wang Chen had long mastered the Metal Finger Technique to an advanced level, making it his most lethal spell.
The force of the finger pierced clean through the wolf beast’s skull, leaving a gaping wound the width of three fingers.
Yet, the wolf beast did not fall.
It seemed utterly indifferent to the pain, lowering its head to rip off the cultivator’s thigh.
“Ah—”
The cultivator let out another agonizing scream.
His life force was remarkably resilient; even in such a dire state, he did not die immediately.
But this very resilience subjected him to unbearable suffering.
Meanwhile, the wolf beast, still gnawing on the cultivator’s thigh, began to sprout countless grayish-white tendrils from the wound on its head.
The injury was healing at an alarming rate!
Evil Beast!
By now, Wang Chen understood that he was not dealing with a mere magical beast.
This was an Evil Beast, possessed by Evil Spirits!
Without hesitation, Wang Chen formed a spell gesture, channeling his energy as flames erupted from his right hand.
In the next instant, a lifelike Fire Crow emerged from the flames.
Fire Crow Technique!
Fire Attribute spells were particularly effective against Evil Spirits.
“Awroo!”
Just as Wang Chen was about to unleash the Fire Crow, another wolf beast appeared at the doorway.
Wang Chen’s heart sank.
Realizing the situation was hopeless, he quickly abandoned his plan to destroy the Evil Beast before him.
However, at that moment, he caught a glimpse of the injured cultivator casting a desperate, pleading look in his direction.
Wang Chen let out a silent sigh and released the Fire Crow.
Simultaneously, he swiftly waved his left hand, hurling an Exorcism Talisman forward!
As the light burst forth, he retreated into the room.
The Fire Crow soared and swiftly descended to the ground.
With a deafening explosion, the scorching flames engulfed the seriously wounded cultivator and the Evil Beast together!
Before being completely consumed by the flames, the cultivator managed a faint, relieved smile.
[Heavenly Merit +4]
