Start with push-ups to gain experience

Chapter 153 The sacrifice begins

late at night.

Silver lightning streaked across the sky, tearing a hole in the thick dark clouds.

A rainstorm came suddenly, and the sea was rough.

The surging waves hit the rocks under the cliff, creating huge waves and making a thunderous sound.

The top of a tall cape that extends into the sea.

A group of people in white clothes gathered here in this harsh environment.

Simple awnings and platforms were built around.

It seems that a special sacrificial ceremony is being prepared.

Chen Jiandong stood on the edge of the cliff, looking down at the sea.

It seems as if a bottomless abyss stretches under your feet along with the waves, forming a shocking picture.

Such a magnificent and rare natural scene can be said to be the result of perfect timing and location.

The effect will be better for amplifying the spiritual energy of the priests.

Thinking of this, Chen Jiandong calmed down and turned to look at the assistants in charge of the ceremony:
"It's almost midnight, everyone can get ready."

After receiving the order, the assistants immediately began to make preparations.

A red carpet was laid under the awning, and nearly a hundred official members of the Zhenxiang Club sat cross-legged.

Each person was given a cup of slightly turbid milky liquid.

Without any hesitation, they all tilted their heads back and gulped down the drink.

After taking the unknown liquid, everyone's eyes began to emit a faint green light, and their skin also showed signs of becoming slightly hard and green.

The thing in the cup is a medicinal soup made from the remaining "special seafood".

It can significantly increase mental ability and physical strength in a short period of time.

So that the members can withstand the various negative influences and huge mental impacts that may arise during the subsequent prayer process.

Especially for new members with weak physical fitness.

Chen Jiandong glanced at the crowd, then looked at several fishing boats vaguely emerging on the sea.

I thought to myself, “I hope the fishing team can have a good catch tonight.”

That's right.

The purpose of holding the festival is not simply to worship the gods as rumored by the outside world.

It is to gather the spirit and willpower of all members of the Zhenxiang Club, to jointly build a communication bridge across time and space, and to establish a connection with a dormant higher-dimensional consciousness.

In addition to hoping to receive God's gift, members are fortunate enough to awaken special powers.

At the same time, it is also for those things with strange powers that spew out from the cracks in the seabed.

Among them are many deep-sea creatures with extremely high nutritional value, as well as antique jewellery from ancient shipwrecks.

Occasionally, priceless treasures such as “ancient remains” appear.

Today is a major tide that occurs once every two hundred years.

According to historical experience and the predictions of the Stele of Truth, more ancient remains will inevitably be discovered.

Therefore, for Zhenxianghui, this action is a must-win.

There are two places for prayer arranged by the president.

Most of the people here are new members who have joined not long ago.

In addition to assisting prayers, it also serves to confuse external enemies.

The other is in a secret underground cave, which is mainly composed of high-level priests led by the president.

They are responsible for the most difficult task of building a space-time circuit.

Several other senior officials drove five fishing boats and went out to sea with their fishing teams.

The key fishing location is in front of the cape, in the deepest and darkest abyss.

He saw that everyone was sitting upright, all looking at him.

Chen Jiandong then calmed down and sat on the podium.

Prepare to lead your companions in setting meditation goals and conducting prayer rituals during this storm.

....................................

click-

Training camp base building.

A middle-aged man stood in front of the window, a cigarette butt in his mouth, staring blankly at the rainy night with lightning and thunder outside.

"Hey, close the window quickly, the rain is pouring in!"

Another young man came over and reminded him.

"Oh, sorry."

The middle-aged man quickly put out his cigarette and reached out to close the window. Turning around, he could see a group of people sitting around a table in the room, leisurely playing cards.

They are all backpackers who come to Yong'an Island for tourism.

Because accommodation in the town was tight, I looked around but couldn't find a suitable house.

So we agreed to return to the training camp base and planned to pay a little more money to stay another night.

When I came back in the evening, I found that the place was deserted and even the staff had disappeared.

The whole building was empty and looked a little eerie.

Everyone gathered in the duty room on the first floor, preparing to spend the night there and see how things go tomorrow.

The strange thing is that I slept very soundly here a few days ago, but tonight I didn’t feel sleepy at all.

Since I couldn't sleep and had nothing to do, I decided to play a card game to kill time.

"Hey, have you heard about the water monster? Many tourists have disappeared on Yong'an Island in recent years. I heard that they were all captured by the water monster!"

While playing cards, one of them suddenly spoke in a deep and mysterious voice.

"Taken by a water demon?"

A young woman couldn't help but sneer: "You are so boring that you can even make up such a thing just to scare people."

The others also laughed a few times. In an age when science is flourishing, there are no monsters or ghosts.

As soon as this topic started, everyone became interested in chatting.

Outside the window, it was still windy and rainy, with thunder and lightning.

Click!

A flash of lightning suddenly struck.

Suddenly, there was a "click" and the light above my head went out.

The room was plunged into darkness in an instant.

"Hey, what happened? We were having a great time, but the lights suddenly went out?"

"Oh no! Damn it! I was just about to make my big move!"

"Strange, is it really haunted?"

In the duty room where the lights were off, everyone was howling in panic and there was an uproar.

"Why are you making such a fuss? It was just the thunder that blew the fuse."

The middle-aged man who was smoking before said calmly, then waved to the other person:

"Aqiang, let's go and check out the main gate together."

Outside the building there was a thunderstorm and lightning flashed from time to time.

The dark first floor hall was briefly illuminated for half a second.

A Qiang stood at the open door of the duty room, his eyes wide open, as if he was trying to identify something.

"Aqiang, what do you see?"

The middle-aged man approached him warily and asked in a low voice.

Ah Qiang stared at the dark hall and said uncertainly:
"I, I think I saw a water ghost just now..."

"No way?"

The middle-aged man immediately became nervous when he heard this.

Others also crowded over and looked out the door cautiously.

"Maybe it's the other residents upstairs. Are you seeing things?"

Someone said doubtfully.

"When we came here, we checked upstairs. Apart from the top floor being blocked, we didn't find anyone else..."

Some people couldn't help swallowing.

With the flash of lightning passing through the window again, the view was brightened again.

Then an extremely strange silhouette emerged.

At the same time, the sound of "click" footsteps was heard.

The sound was particularly impactful in the wind and rain, striking everyone's heart.

It seemed as if someone was walking slowly towards this side in rubber shoes filled with water.

As the figure got closer, the other person's appearance vaguely appeared in everyone's sight.

The skin is bare, a dull green color, and appears to be covered with a few scales.

Its head is very large, its eyes are protruding like fish eyes, and its hands, feet and limbs have webbed feet like those of a frog.

It looks like a hybrid of human and fish.

And as we got closer to the duty room where everyone was, an extremely fishy smell came like sea water.

(End of this chapter)