Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 98 Calamity Descends, Slaughtering the Insect Swarm
The glow of the setting sun cast a hazy, beautiful glow over the desolate border town of No. 3.

Then, the shadows eroded the remaining light, plunging the entire city into complete darkness.

Despite the challenges, all departments in the city remained vigilant, constantly monitoring any activity in the wilderness.

Fortunately, according to the intelligence gathered by the night scouts...

Although there are sporadic beast tides in the wilderness, which increases the danger of crossing the wilderness and makes it more difficult to escort the people.

But the No. 71 fog still has not been seen.

No unusual changes occurred within the virtual realm.

This put the previously tense staff at ease.

Perhaps, the No. 71 fog will not reach Border City No. 3.

During his break, Li Yelai returned to the family apartment to help Li Yunyan pack her luggage.

Actually, she didn't have much luggage. Because of the curse, Li Yunyan didn't go out, and at home she was too lazy to dress up, so she basically wore pajamas.

As a result, she didn't have many everyday clothes; half a suitcase was enough, and the rest were some daily necessities and a photo album.

"Stay close to the nun and wear your helmet. The psionicist beside her is an elite Night Watchman. They know your situation and won't contact you. Just tell the nun if you need anything," Li Yelai reminded her again.

"I understand, you've said it eight times already." Li Yunyan nodded, then looked at the girl in the wheelchair beside her and said, "Thank you for your help, Sister."

The nun in the wheelchair smiled and said, "Don't mention it. Your brother saved my life. This is nothing."

Her tendons in her hands and feet were severed, and she had many wounds on her body. Her right hand was even missing from her elbow.

But all the hardships failed to defeat her; her face remained kind and full of hope.

That does fit the code name "nun" quite well.

Tonight, Li Yunyan will stay with the nun. Tomorrow, she will evacuate the giant city with the nun and head to the lava mine city until the danger is over.

As a spirit-severing being, the nun's ability to communicate normally with Li Yunyan was the greatest help she could offer.

"If the danger passes before you reach the lava mine city, you can consider it a trip."

"If the danger persists, the authorities will arrange suitable accommodation for you. I still have quite a few merit points; you can seek help from the officials in Lava Mine City. You also know my bank card PIN."

Li Yelai kept talking, and after listening for a long time, Li Yunyan finally nodded and said, "You promised Mom you wouldn't abandon me."

Li Yelai was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Of course! Don't you dare plant a flag for me!"

“Indeed, my brother has the bearing of an emperor!” Li Yunyan also showed a forced smile.

Afterwards, Li Yunyan, accompanied by the nun, got into a minivan.

After greeting Li Yelai, the members of the Night Scouts left in the van.

With the protection of the night watchmen and the company of the Spirit Slayers, Li Yunyan's safety should be no problem.

Li Yelai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As time ticked by, many psionicists believed that the calamity fog might not reach Border City Three.

However, Benlei didn't think so; he was absolutely vigilant about any potential danger.

Therefore, upon receiving news that factories and civilian staff had gone missing in the underground area of ​​the former underground branch of the Ember Church, which is now an official underground sanctuary, he immediately led a team of handlers and a squad of border guards to the scene.

Under the current circumstances, any unusual occurrences must be thoroughly investigated!

"When did they go missing?" Benlei asked the person in charge at the scene.

“Three hours ago, there was a problem with the wiring at the bottom of the shelter. Fifteen workers and three clerical staff went down underground to check, and everything was normal until half an hour ago when the signal suddenly dropped.” The person in charge quickly responded, “We cannot rule out the possibility that the underground communication facilities were damaged.”

Originally an underground branch of the Ember Church, this place was breached by the authorities and became a massive underground shelter. In the event of any unforeseen circumstances on the surface battlefield, it could provide refuge for tens of thousands of people.

Officials were previously repairing the site, but the repair work was suspended following the emergence of information about the No. 71 Disaster Fog.

Most people were evacuated. Only a small number of workers and clerical staff remained, undergoing final testing and adjustments.

As a result, they went missing tonight.

“Out of contact.” Benlei frowned. “Why would communications be damaged when everything was fine? Wasn’t this a newly built facility?”

"The reason is still unclear. Could it be that it wasn't cleaned up properly at the time? Are there still strange things left underground?" the person in charge asked in a low voice.

"Impossible. At the time, all the branches dispatched a large number of personnel, including hundreds of experienced night scouts. They thoroughly searched every branch of the church. There wouldn't be any survivors." Benlei shook his head. After that operation, the authorities conducted several special inspections before starting the repair work.

Under such circumstances, it's impossible for any strange remnants to remain.

After a brief moment of thought, Benlei said, "I will go deep underground, find those who have lost contact, and bring them out."

"Then it's up to you," the person in charge said. "Please contact us immediately if there are any issues."

Benlei nodded: "Don't worry, I'm a professional!"

Soon, Benlei and his men left.

They traversed underground passages, quickly descending to the lower levels.

Along the way, the team members did not find anything unusual or any signs of fighting. It should be noted that although civilian personnel are civilians, they also have combat capabilities.

They had all received training from the processing department, possessed certain combat skills, and were all equipped with firearms.

There have even been cases of civilian officials suppressing strange occurrences.

If it were truly strange, it should at least have left some traces.

Benlei thought to himself, and soon arrived at the depths.

Further down is the location where the workers went missing.

Benlei and his teammates scattered, maintaining a safe distance, and began to check their surroundings.

However, no signs of battle were found, but the footprints of the missing persons were visible.

Benlei tried to contact the person in charge and confirmed that the signal was not lost at this location.

How did they lose contact? Could it be that they discovered some danger and went into hiding?
"Flying Man, can you sense them?" Benlei asked.

Thief is his teammate, a Zero Path Third Awakening Psionicist with the ability to sense heat.

It has a significant advantage in search.

He once successfully detected survivors under the rubble at a fire scene and saved many people.

Benlei trusted him a lot, but this time, Feixia did not respond to him.

"Flying Man?"

Benlei and the other operators were stunned, looking incredulously at the area that Feixia had been inspecting. It was a dimly lit tunnel.

All the light seemed to be swallowed by the darkness, along with the Flying Man who entered it.

"Flying Man! Answer me!" an operator roared, his voice carrying far through the underground network tunnels. But no footsteps or calls from Flying Man were heard.

This left everyone in disbelief. Had the Flying Swordsman been infected?

"Impossible! He's a psionicist on the third awakening zero path, with the most sensitive senses. He could have detected danger and anomalies in advance, and with his teammates right next to him, how could he have fallen victim without even realizing it?" A sense of unease washed over Benlei, and he immediately shouted, "Prepare for battle!"

The handlers immediately picked up their psionic weapons, while the small squad of Iron Guards quickly approached the tunnel.

To defeat the Flying Man's enemies under these circumstances, one must proceed with extreme caution.

However, just as the Iron Guards approached...

The lead guard seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly stopped and immediately raised the hot melt gun in his hand.

But in the next instant, a dark shadow descended from the sky, and four sharp blades instantly sliced ​​through the thick power armor on the Iron Guard's body.

In an instant, everyone's pupils contracted.

Because, appearing at the same time as the shadow was a wisp of mist.

In the thin mist, Benlei spotted the attacker.

Its dinosaur-like body was covered in black carapace, and its four strong arms with sharp claws made its attacks swift and fierce. A sharp, spear-like horn protruded from its python-like tail. Its head was a large skull extending backward, with a flesh-colored face resembling a human's, but containing a mouth full of sharp teeth.

Its sharp claws were enough to tear through power armor, and it let out a silent roar in the mist. No, it wasn't a silent roar, but its roar was blocked by the mist!

As if startled, the fog rapidly seeped out of the tunnel with this attack. The original thin fog became increasingly thick.

The Iron Guard squad closest to the tunnel was instantly engulfed. They roared, they fired, they swung their chainsaw axes. It was as if they were fighting a final, terrifying battle against some monstrous creature.

However, their figures vanished instantly, as if swallowed by a thin mist.

This is it, this is it.
"It's the Disaster Fog! Disaster Fog Number 71!" Thunder roared frantically, his voice filled with terror: "Everyone, get out! Take the news out!"

Yes, only a calamity fog can cut off signals, isolate everything, and devour life.

But why does the fog of disaster rise from underground?

How did it withstand the resistance of the great city's high walls?
How did they manage to infiltrate the giant city?
Why is there no reaction at all in the virtual realm?
Doesn't this mean that the giant city's response to the disaster fog will be completely ineffective?
However, no one can answer these questions.

Seeing the mist rising from all around, Benlei immediately used his aerial stepping technique.

The operators were terrified and used all their abilities to escape the underground network as quickly as possible.

At the same time, he shouted wildly into the communicator.

'A disastrous fog has appeared, underground!'

'Evacuate the people immediately!'

'No, build a shelter immediately!'

However, as the fog appeared, all their communicators lost signal.

Their warnings went unheard by anyone.

Behind them, the fog ignored all physical obstacles and surged out rapidly, gradually catching up with the group.

When the path was blocked by the fog, the operators had no choice but to pick up their psionic weapons and rush into the fog.

"For the Great City, for humanity, I'll fucking fight you to the death!"

He roared, brandishing his weapon, and charged into the calamity fog. His figure flickered for a few seconds before vanishing.

"Team leader, run! Aren't you Zhenwu? Speed ​​up!" someone roared, but the voice abruptly stopped.

"Connect! Connect! Damn it, connect!" Benlei roared, accelerating wildly.

It unleashed the terrifying power of a fourth-level psychic.

He quickly traversed the net lanes, yet tears streamed down his face.

Behind him, all sound vanished. His teammates, comrades, and fellow soldiers.

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They were all swallowed up by the disaster fog!
But he couldn't stop; he had to inform the giant city, even if it was just a minute earlier. The giant city could react!

Suppressing his grief, Benlei slammed into a wall. He clenched his fists and smashed through the wall that was blocking his way.

The fog is not blocked by the wall, but he cannot ignore the wall.

Even as he tore the wall apart, his communicator still had no signal.

But Benlei was secretly delighted.

Because of this location, he sensed the psychic wavelength of the person in charge, and from here, he could hear his own shouts.

And so, in the instant they were swallowed by the fog.

Benlei's illusory projection entered the illusory starry sky and roared madly at the illusory realm!

"Disaster Fog #71 is in the underground shelter! It's a swarm of killing insects!"

His frantic roar echoed in the mind of the person in charge.

The shelter director trembled upon hearing the shout, his expression filled with disbelief.

How exactly did the disaster fog get underground?
He was terrified, but his hand firmly pressed the emergency button.

In an instant, frantic alarms blared throughout the entire megacity!
Countless resting operators were awakened by the alarm, and countless legions on high alert were also roused by the alarm.

All residents received an emergency text message on their mobile phones.

"Immediately coordinate with the city and proceed to your respective nearest shelter!"

Li Yelai was also awakened by the alarm. After a brief silence, he immediately picked up his communicator.

In this situation, receiving an emergency order means that a calamity has descended!
"Night General, the disaster fog has finally arrived!" Sure enough, the liaison officer's voice was serious and urgent over the communicator: "Communications could be lost at any moment. Proceed to the nearest shelter immediately! Protect the people!"

"How much time do we have left?" Li Yelai asked, his heart filled with fear, as he grabbed his weapon and rushed out of the apartment, forcing himself to suppress his terror.

"In less than twenty minutes, the disaster fog will spread from underground and engulf the East City, South City, and parts of the North City. Nearly half of the giant city! We can use the Chaos Banner to lock down space and stop the disaster fog from spreading." The liaison officer spoke quickly: "But there are still nearly two million people in these areas who have not yet been evacuated."

Twenty minutes is simply not enough time to evacuate all the people.

The two million people of half the city will be swallowed up by the disaster fog.

The Chaos Banner can only ensure that the disaster fog does not spread throughout the entire giant city; it cannot save these people.

"I understand." Li Yelai took a deep breath. "I will head to the nearest shelter!"

"Night General, may you have a safe journey!"

"You too, comrade!"

Li Yelai took a deep breath.

Now, even Border City No. 3 is beyond saving.

But for the sake of humanity, for the sake of the great city, this place will surely become a graveyard of calamity!
"Mr. Shadow, can making a deal with you eliminate the calamity fog?" Li Yelai whispered.

A faint, ethereal voice drifted over.

"When you face the Lord..."

(End of this chapter)