I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 7 Parasite
Luo Zhen, the commander-in-chief of this operation, was initially calm, but when a helicopter crashed and disappeared on Taoshan Island, and the entire advance team suddenly lost contact, he became anxious.

As seen on satellite maps.

The architecture of Taoshan Island has not changed much, except that huge, stone-like or tree-root-like structures have appeared on the original streets, crisscrossing the island like a strange array.

However, due to the dense fog, it was impossible to see the specific situation clearly.

Soon, the advance team's exploration report arrived.

[We are currently exploring the first area and issuing our first report.]

An unusual fog appeared on the street. A single islander was spotted. Initial observation indicated the target was physically normal, but the target had lost their sight and was in a state of confusion.

[Please have the follow-up team provide rescue. The advance team should continue exploring deeper and prepare to approach the first layer of the high wall.]

But not long after, a brief and urgent distress signal came through the communication.

"Request support!"

"Request support!"

"A large number of unknown individuals have appeared, a large number of..."

After listening, Luo Zhen immediately looked at the images on the monitors, most of which were just a blurry mess.

The occasional images that came through were intermittent, just blurry afterimages that were impossible to discern.

he shouted immediately.

"Please report the details immediately."

"Hey!"

"Respond immediately upon hearing this!"

"Respond immediately upon hearing this!"

Unfortunately, the other end was completely silent, a silence that was unsettling.

Soon, the helicopter arrived over Taoshan Island.

but.

The aircraft in front had just entered the airspace over Taoshan Island when it started spinning, and then went out of control and crashed.

Even stranger things happened. In the images seen from high altitude, the helicopter fell and disappeared, just like the advance team that had vanished before.

Luo Zhen ran to the ship's side and, like Lu Gang before setting off, raised his camera to gaze at Taoshan Island in the distance.

The island, shrouded in thick fog, resembled a gigantic, gray maw, devouring everything around it.

At that moment, the sound of a flying object rapidly approaching came from the sky, which startled Luo Zhen.

"Who?"

The moment that figure descended from the sky was like a shooting star streaking across the azure sky.

At the same time, it was accompanied by loud noises and commotion.

On each and every ship, everyone was tensely focused on that "empty" sea area.

At that moment, everyone raised their heads and stared at the "shooting star," instantly emitting various sounds.

"what sound?"

"bird?"

Luo Zhen immediately realized that the beings that had arrived resembled the mythical creatures of the half-human, half-bird race.

"That Li Jun, the person infected with the double pupil virus?"

"How did he end up here?"

A strange island, ancient supernatural beings, and outdated technology.

One uncontrollable factor after another loomed over him like a dark cloud.
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sky.

As Li Jun landed, he also happened to see the helicopter crash.

However, Li Jun flew straight down, reaching near the ground in an instant, while the helicopter drifted sideways along the island, not landing for a long time.

After the helicopter went out of control, it spun wildly. The two pilots inside kept calling for help and reporting the situation, but there was no response from the other side.

It seemed that when the helicopter flew over certain areas, the signal could not be transmitted to the outside world, which made the pilot very anxious.

At this time.

Something even more terrifying happened.

The captain and co-pilot were talking and operating the controls urgently when they looked up and saw a figure falling from the sky, like a large bird swooping down.

The thing swooped down on the helicopter like a hawk attacking a chicken or sparrow, and stuck itself to the outside of the helicopter.

"Squeak!"

Two limbs, resembling both wings and claws, gripped the helicopter door, securing themselves firmly to the aircraft. The claws made a terrifying and piercing sound as they tightened.

The two pilots, who hadn't been frightened by the prospect of crashing, were so startled that their voices trembled.

"Is something attacking us?"

"What is he going to do?"

"Stop! Those outside, please stop vandalizing the hatch immediately."

"What do you want to do?"

"who are you?"

After all, looking out from inside a helicopter is a different experience than looking in from the outside.

In the eyes of the two pilots, they were like prey in an iron cage at this moment.

Meanwhile, some unknown "monster" outside was tearing the plane apart, looking as if it wanted to dig them out of the iron cage and devour them alive.

The "strange bird" outside calmly watched inside, while the pilot inside grabbed his weapon in terror and stared out.

The helicopter was getting closer and closer to the ground. Looking down, the buildings on Taoshan Island seemed almost within reach, and soon we would be able to touch the rooftops of some of them.

The helicopter was rotating faster and faster, and the angle of tilt was getting larger and larger.

As the plane tilted at a certain angle, the two pilots were violently lifted into the air, and their weapons fell to the ground.

"Squeak..."

The "big bird" remained attached to the helicopter and flew into the distance, spinning continuously as the helicopter plummeted.

Finally, "Big Bird" exerted force with both hands.

The sound of metal clashing reached its limit, emitting a deafening roar as it snapped.

He actually dismantled the helicopter door with his bare hands.

The door was open.

A strong wind rushed in.

The two pilots blew so hard their faces puffed up, and their eyelids lifted sharply, making their eyes appear much larger.

They also got a direct look at the big bird, which actually looked somewhat like a human.

The other person was not only wearing clothes, but also carrying a backpack.

The assistant in the passenger seat was taken aback: "A person?"

The captain blurted out, "How can a person look like this? Have you ever seen a person who can fly?"

As it spun, the "big bird" outside contracted its body and quickly crawled into the cabin, its movements powerful, fast, and sharp.

The two pilots felt the world spinning before their eyes, and then everything went black.

"what!"

"He's coming in."

In a flash, they found themselves outside, being carried by the "big bird" and flying through the air.

The pilot successfully escaped, but the helicopter crashed on a ridge of a small hill on Taoshan Island.

When they stood on the ground, the two pilots were still in a daze.

The plane inexplicably went out of control and began to crash.

The figure appeared, grabbed the plane, dismantled it, and flew them through the air.

They felt that a long time had passed, but in reality it was only a moment.

Before they could even react, it was all over.

They stood on the edge of the island.

Watching the figure walk away towards the village on the island, as the person gradually disappeared into the distance, the abnormality on their body gradually subsided, and they became an ordinary person.

It has a sense of leaving without a trace after accomplishing the task.

The person didn't say a word throughout the entire process, appearing extremely calm, as if everything was under control.

The captain was speechless: "It really is a person."

The assistant was drenched in sweat: "They said this mission was special when we came, but they didn't tell us. Is it really that special? Are we supposed to fly here to fight monsters?"

The captain was still in shock and hadn't recovered: "Disassembling a plane with bare hands? That's outrageous!"

The assistant asked, "Why did he save us? Could he be someone from one of our special departments that we don't disclose to the public?"

The captain said, "You said you wouldn't disclose it to the public, how would I know?"

During the conversation, the figure had already disappeared.

The two turned around and looked out over the island, where they could see ships on the sea.

And there were anxious patrol boats, the people on board seemingly wanting to go ashore but without orders, and could only talk impatiently.

But that's normal. Everything on the island was too unexpected. Sending people to the island rashly before figuring out the situation would be like the Calabash Brothers trying to save their grandfather.

However, the two called for help and fired a signal flare.

People outside still couldn't see them, even though the patrol boat was only a hundred meters away.

Finally, the two found a piece of wood on the shore and began to swim across while holding onto it.

After leaving Taoshan Island for a distance, the two of them were immediately discovered.

Of course, to others, they seemed to appear suddenly on the water, as if by magic.

"quick!"

"Hurry up and get there!"

The people on the patrol boat immediately shouted and rushed over.

soon.

Luo Zhen appeared before the two of them. Upon seeing them, he was both surprised and relieved, and then asked urgently.

How did you get out?

The captain reported earnestly, "Report, we were saved by a birdman."

The assistant standing to the side widened his eyes, thinking to himself.

"Someone saved you, and you call them a jerk?"

But after thinking about it carefully, he still couldn't find a precise way to address the other person.

Luo Zhen's eyes flickered slightly, and he spoke.

"Those are the feathered people from the Classic of Mountains and Seas."

"Report in detail everything you experienced and saw on the island."

"Especially regarding Li... the person you just met."
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on the ground.

Lu Gang led the advance team away from the dock, and as soon as they entered the village, they found something strange about the place.

A strange fog permeated the narrow street, which could only pass one car at a time. On both sides were low bungalows or two-story buildings, and the originally bright light overhead had dimmed.

Lu Gang and the advance team members carefully traversed the quiet streets and the shadows of the houses, and as they moved forward, they began to have all sorts of questions.

"Where did this fog come from?"

"Why has the sun overhead turned this color? This light makes me dizzy."

"Report: There's no one in the surrounding houses."

Where did everyone go?

As you continue walking, the fog gets thicker the deeper you go, and you can't even see a person more than a meter away.

Not only that, Lu Gang also encountered trouble.

"What's going on? Why is the signal so bad?"

"Don't let everyone be too far apart, otherwise we might lose contact."

"Does this fog also have the ability to block signals?"

At this point, the team members discovered the survivors.

"Islanders spotted!"

"Islanders spotted!"

"Report, we've discovered..."

Upon hearing that islanders had been discovered, Lu Gang immediately went ahead.

You can see the other person standing in the thick fog, their figure blurry and indistinct.

That feeling.

Like a sketch of a human figure, the body is no longer composed of individual cells, but rather of rough, drawn carbon lines.

They identified themselves, and then medical staff came forward with a box to examine them.

This person was strange; he seemed to be unable to see or hear, standing there in a daze, muttering something incoherently.

Meanwhile, Lu Gang immediately reported what he had discovered.

As the report was in progress, a light suddenly appeared a few meters away.

The light immediately attracted the attention of everyone around, and the team members immediately went on alert.

"What it is?"

"It looks like a traffic light?" "How can there be a traffic light? It's not marked on the map!"

The team members and Lu Gang then realized that they were standing right in the middle of a crossroads.

Someone immediately took out a tablet, looked at the map on it, and dragged it to zoom in.

"Wait a minute, this intersection should be to the south, how did we end up here?"

"We're lost."

“We disembarked at the western dock, and we’ve only been walking for a short time. Even if we’re lost, it doesn’t make sense based on the distance we’ve traveled!”

Finally, Lu Gang ended the discussion.

"Because this place is abnormal, and it doesn't distinguish between what's reasonable and what's unreasonable."

"Attention everyone, be aware of your surroundings, and keep a distance of no more than one meter from each other."

Lu Gang led the entire advance team, along with the survivors they had just discovered on the island, and continued their journey.

Everyone walked very slowly and very carefully.

The target headed toward a high wall that resembled a stone embankment and tree roots, which was their predetermined objective.

But they passed through the thick fog and soon returned to the crossroads.

The lights shining high up reminded them that they were going around in circles.

"what happened?"

"How did we end up back here?"

"I was clearly walking in a straight line!"

A group of professionally trained people, holding various technological devices and professional instruments.

In broad daylight, at the center of a street intersection with traffic lights on.

I got lost.

This might sound ridiculous, but Lu Gang sensed a strong sense of crisis.

If they lose their way here, they may not only be unable to reach their destination, but they may not even be able to retreat.

While they were pondering a solution, some movement occurred within the thick fog around them.

A red light on the other side flashed once and then turned green.

A cacophony of sounds emerged from the fog.

Lu Gang saw huge, continuous, mottled black shadows appearing in front and behind him, a dense, dark mass, resembling a long snake.

He then realized that it was a large group of people, as if all the people who had disappeared from the surrounding area had gathered here.

"Someone?"

"Are they islanders?"

"I don't know, stay alert!"

Those people quickly approached, and even when they were only a meter or two away, almost face to face, they could only make out the general outlines of the people in the fog.

Men, women, young and old.

But these people were strange; their eyes were vacant, as if they couldn't see anything.

“Something’s not right. Something’s wrong with these people. Make them stop.”

Lu Gang suddenly sensed danger and then gave the order.

but.

No matter how loudly they warned and called out, these people seemed to see and hear nothing.

But they continued walking, weaving through the pedestrian crossings between the traffic lights.

Lu Gang immediately issued another order: "Everyone move closer to me, do not leave the formation, and do not wander off."

“All members, form two groups.”

Suddenly, the two long lines, one in front and one behind, approached each other.

They marched in a grand procession through the center of the street at the crossroads, where they converged.

Lu Gang stood motionless, his eyes carefully observing these people, and his ears listening intently to what they were saying.

Directly in front of us, a man carrying a briefcase was talking in a neurotic manner.

"I don't want to go to work. I have to go to work every day. It's so annoying. I don't want to go."

Next was a female student, who appeared to be a high school student.

"I don't want to go to school. School is so depressing. Exams are coming up soon. I don't want to go. I really don't want to go."

One figure after another passed by, everywhere you looked, but they were all muttering similar words.

"Work is so tiring... Studying is so tiring... Life is so tiring... I don't want to go home."

Suddenly, one of the two members of the advance team shouted.

"Lü Qing, what are you doing? Why did you suddenly leave the group?"

"Lü Qing, Lü Qing!"

The man then immediately reported it.

"Report! Report!"

"Lü Qing has left the group, I can no longer see him, I can no longer see him..."

The man was very anxious and wanted to take a few steps to find the other person, but at this moment several figures walked past him, whispering among themselves.

His eyes glazed over as he was swept away by the vast crowd crossing the crossroads and headed into the distance.

"Lu Qing!"

"Lu Chao!"

"Answer me, answer me quickly."

Lu Gang kept repeating the names of the two group members, but received no response.

Then, as soon as the roll call began, it was discovered that more than half of the advance team was missing.

Lu Gang sensed something was wrong, and he immediately began reporting to the outside world, wanting to quickly report out everything he had encountered.

"Request support!"

"Request support!"

"A large number of unknown individuals have appeared, a large number of..."

But at this time, the crowd crossing the intersection became increasingly dense.

Several people walked up to him and pressed against his body.

It swept him away like a river.

It felt like walking up the stairs after school.

You want to go up, or you want to stay still, but the vast crowd carries you down.

For an instant.

Lu Gang suddenly felt like his body was out of control, and he could only follow those people and walk into the distance.

Lu Gang is in trouble.

It could even be described as a desperate situation.

He and his entire team of twenty were swept up in the crowd of an unknown number of people in the street, walking along the street without being able to see each other or even communicate.

He cannot act according to his own will, but unlike others, he seems to be able to maintain basic thinking.

Because of despair.

He recalled the things the director had told him.

"No, I have to do something."

"There are thousands of lives on the island, and an even bigger crisis to come. I came here with a mission."

"I don't know if Luo Zhen received my last plea for help."

At this time.

Strange sounds came from somewhere, as if something was making a loud noise.

“Kukukuku…”

The road had just stopped for a moment when I suddenly realized that it was the sound of a helicopter rotor spinning.

He was overjoyed because rescue had arrived.

However, the next sound completely pulled Lu Gang into darkness, not only the darkness before his eyes, but also the darkness within his heart.

He heard the sound of the propeller become rapid and strange, eventually getting closer to the ground and even passing right over his head.

Then, Lu Gang heard a loud crash.

He knew it was the sound of a helicopter crashing. The rescue team had encountered an accident.

Lu Gang was both heartbroken and anxious.

"what happened?"

"What happened and why did it happen like this?"

A long time passed, and Lu Gang felt increasingly uneasy. He seemed to be gradually forgetting the purpose of his visit.

My head feels like a mess, constantly spinning, and only occasionally can some images surface.

"If this continues, I'm afraid it won't be long before I become just like these people."

At this moment, another figure appeared.

In the mist.

A man walks against the flow of people, while everyone else is swept along by the tide toward the other end of the street, but he walks alone into the depths.

No matter how much the people around him tried to sway him, the whispers of the crowd, which sounded like mantras, could not shake him.

Lu Gang was very shocked.

"Who is this person, and why is he able to resist this power?"

"Why is he so calm? Isn't he afraid of such a bizarre sight?"

Lu Gang suddenly had an idea, and he kept talking to himself about it.

"Follow!"

"Follow!"

"Following him might lead us out of this lost crowd."

As the person walked past him, his body began to tremble and move.

Then, surprisingly, they actually followed behind him.

When the other person steps with their left foot, he follows suit with his left foot; when the other person steps with their right foot, he imitates them.

At this moment, he seemed to have transformed into the other person's shadow, trying his best to imitate and synchronize with the other person.

Only in this way could he break free from the unnatural force that firmly controlled his body.

while walking.

Lu Gang gradually left the crowd.

After walking a few hundred meters more, his consciousness and mobility gradually returned.

Once he was able to speak, he immediately shouted at the person in front of him.

"who are you?"

How did you end up here?

When the other person turned around, Lu Gang realized that the person was actually a teenager, or at least did not look very old.

But after looking closely at the other person's face, Lu Gang felt that he recognized him, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Gang shouted out.

"Are you Li Jun?"

Lu Gang didn't understand why he had come here.

However, Lu Gang didn't have time to think too much at this moment, and he quickly made his request.

"Those people were just ordinary people on the island, some of them were my team members. Can you save them?"

Li Jun said, "Yes!"

Lu Gang exclaimed in surprise: "Then..."

Li Jun shook his head again: "But it's no use. Those people have already been parasitized. Simply leading them out won't work. We must solve the problem at its root."

Lu Gang continued to ask, "What is the root cause?"

Li Jun pointed into the mist: "The root cause lies deep within."

Lu Gang then asked, "What's in the depths?"

Li Jun said, "We need to go inside and explore further to understand the specific situation."

Although Lu Gang had many questions to ask, Li Jun started moving forward again.

There was nothing to see around, only layers of mist.

But the other party kept moving.

It seems like they knew where they were going and what to do from the very beginning.

Lu Gang had a thousand words stuck in his throat, but in the end he held back and didn't ask them.

He looked at the figure in front of him, unsure whether it was because the other person was taciturn or because of the various inexplicable things the other person was doing.

He increasingly felt that the other person was more mysterious than he could imagine.

Lu Gang even wondered, "Is he really Li Jun, or is he just Li Jun?"

(End of this chapter)