Chapter 576
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Chapter 576: Shadows in the Mist
“I’m very curious.”
In the flying Bugatti Veyron, Ye Fan tightly gripped the armrest and turned to the focused driver, Ji Nian, “Is that detonator of yours real or fake?”
“Of course it’s fake.” Ji Nian glanced at him, “After the last explosion at the temple, the Sun City has significantly increased its defenses against the ‘Human Circle.’ It’s very difficult for us to infiltrate again… let alone plant so much explosives inside.
The last operation took us a full six months, and this time we only have two days. How could we possibly achieve that?”
“So, you were lying to them.” Ye Fan nodded, “Without bloodshed, you can make these gods retreat. You really have a way with words.”
“This is called deception in warfare.”
“Are you leaving again after this trip?”
Ji Nian’s expression stiffened, and she turned her head, looking at Ye Fan with suspicion.
“What’s wrong?” Ye Fan asked, puzzled.
“Don’t talk to me in that tone that’s easily misunderstood.” Ji Nian gripped the steering wheel and said softly, “Your tone right now is just like the brooding male lead in a cliché romance movie…”
“…”
“Forget about me. I won’t date someone like you, an old man.” Ji Nian thought for a moment and added.
“…Just shut up already!”
Ye Fan was furious. If the steering wheel weren’t in Ji Nian’s hands, he would have drawn his sword on the spot.
“Of course I have to leave.” Ji Nian continued the previous topic, “There’s still a lot to do overseas. The new envoy of the Xie Society needs to be assessed, the exploration of the Cthulhu mythos ruins has just begun, and we’re about to plan the next terrorist attack against other divine nations…”
“Next terrorist attack?” Ye Fan raised an eyebrow, “Which divine nation is going to be unlucky this time?”
“Takama-ga-hara.” Ji Nian repliedLight, “Takama-ga-hara has very tight ecological defenses against the ‘Human Circle.’ It’s hard for our people to infiltrate, but preparations are already underway. If all goes well, we should be able to launch an operation in a few months.”
“After all this, will you come back?”
“…You’re acting strange, Ye Fan.”
“I’m thinking about the Great Xia.” Ye Fan said seriously, “The situation in the Great Xia is very difficult in the fog right now. If you could bring the Xie Society back, I would feel much more at ease.”
Ji Nian was silent for a long time before shaking her head.
“No, the Night Watchmen are enough for the Great Xia. The return of the Xie Society would only divide your power and make those hardliners uneasy…
For us crazy hyenas, the wilderness is a better home than home.
Besides, the thing I’m looking for hasn’t been found yet…”
“It’s been ten years, and you still haven’t found it?” Ye Fan frowned slightly, “What exactly are you looking for?”
Ji Nian quietly gripped the steering wheel, looking out the window. Her silver hair gently fell on her shoulder, and a hint of faint sadness and nostalgia flashed in her clear eyes…
She didn’t answer.
……
East Sea, in the fog.
Lin Qiye and the others stood at the edge of the broken city, looking through the shimmering Fengdu laws at the vast sea shrouded in mist ahead.
A few minutes ago, that sudden cold divine power had inexplicably left this place and flown into the territory of the Great Xia.
Although Lin Qiye and the others didn’t know what that outer god was up to, since he had intruded into the Great Xia, others would naturally come to deal with him. They were not in a position to intervene in this matter right now.
For them, the most important thing was to send this city home.
“We should be close to the Great Xia border.”
An Qingyu looked down at the densely written calculations on the road and said.
In the fog, they had no means to determine direction, and the only references were the seawater beneath their feet and the islands that occasionally appeared. Figuring out their current location was a monumental task.
“At this distance, there shouldn’t be any other gods to stop us, right?” Bai Li Pangpang asked tentatively.
“Shouldn’t be.” Cao Yuan nodded.
“Finally going home. This fog is really dangerous…”
“After all, it’s a forbidden zone for life. If nothing unexpected happens after this, we shouldn’t step into it again.”
“…Can we not set such a dangerous flag? I’m starting to get scared.”
“I don’t believe in those vague things.”
“…”
Members of the Nightfall team sat together with Chen Han and Lu Yu, chatting idly. Lin Qiye sat quietly on the rooftop, holding the heart covered by the night, gazing into the distance, lost in thought.
Suddenly, he seemed to see something and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Moments later, he leaped down from the rooftop, landing directly beside the others.
“Qiye, what’s wrong? Did you see the continent?” Bai Li Pangpang asked excitedly.
Lin Qiye frowned slightly and shook his head, “No… I saw someone standing on the sea ahead.”
“Someone standing?” An Qingyu seemed to think of something, “Could it be Commander Ye?”
When they first came out of the fasting place, Ye Fan had walked on the sea to find them. Seeing such a figure appear at the Great Xia border made it hard not to think of him.
“Doesn’t look like it.” Lin Qiye shook his head firmly, “He’s standing on a small boat, but I can’t see what it looks like from this distance.”
A small boat?
The others exchanged glances, seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes.
The good news was that those gods shouldn’t be standing on a small boat on the sea; they usually chose other, more prestigious means of transportation. The bad news was…
A normal person wouldn’t be able to stand on a small boat in the fog!
This person is suspicious?
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qiye handed the heart he was holding to Chen Han and solemnly instructed:
“We need to check it out. You two stay here and make sure to protect the heart of the Sword Saint!”
Chen Han took the heart, worry evident in her eyes, but she didn’t say much and nodded heavily.
“Let’s go.”
Lin Qiye gripped the Zhanbai, stepping on the [Cloud-Somersault], and flew out of the Fengdu laws with the other members, crashing into the fog.
Crossing the vast sea, they finally saw the figure Lin Qiye had mentioned.
In the hazy mist, on the surging sea, a small boat floated quietly on the water like a rock, undisturbed by the waves.
On this small boat, a figure sat hunched over, coughing lightly.
He wore a gray cloak, a long knife hung at his waist, and his dry silver hair floated gently in the mist. With each cough, a streak of crimson blood would appear in his palm, sounding incredibly old.
Bang——!
Suddenly, a burst of blood mist exploded from his shoulder.
After the blood mist dissipated, it transformed into strands of white silk, vanishing into the air…
But the next moment, the time around him violently distorted, and the white silk that had already dissipated returned, condensing into a blood mist that replenished his body.
Everything seemed as if it had never happened.
“Cough cough cough…” His coughing grew increasingly severe!
“That’s…” Lin Qiye looked at the familiar figure, his pupils contracting slightly.
In the mist, the hunched figure sitting in the small boat slowly raised his head.
On his face, he wore a familiar mask.
On the mask, a single character was written in black font.
—King.
