Chapter 489 I’m Hallucinating (3.5k)
“What do you want?”
Feeling the sharpness of the flower sword, the elder who looked like a Viking’s pupils constricted, and he subconsciously took two steps back. However, he couldn’t understand Bai Zhi’s words at all. He could only turn his head to look at Su Jiu, trying to get an answer.
When Su Jiu heard Bai Zhi’s voice, he was also surprised. He turned to look at her and asked, “What is Yi? Aren’t the Others here supposed to be Viscount-level strongars?”
“Viscount is just a level for the Others. They, like monsters, have various classifications. Do you remember why we met for the first time? The suction spores that Xiao Lan made back then were modeled after Yi…”
After glancing at Su Jiu, Bai Zhi lowered her eyes slightly, with a hint of recollection in her eyes, and continued slowly, “But it’s much more terrifying than spores. Yi, as a race specializing in developing potions among the Others, is known as the ‘Plague Demon’. Once, news that shocked the world was transmitted from Europe by the Crusades…”
“In the various countries over there, a very strong Black Death broke out. Whether it was monsters or low-level humans, basically as long as they were infected, they couldn’t survive within seven days. Amidst the devastation, fear turned into nutrients and gave rise to many religions that surrendered to the Others…”
Bai Zhi’s unusually serious tone made Su Jiu feel that the matter might be quite serious. This ‘Yi’ seemed equivalent to a ‘pathogen’ that could spread viruses on a large scale.
“We also seemed to have had a plague here because someone drove them away…
Listening to this history that deviated from his original world, Su Jiu pondered and somewhat understood why the illusion was so powerless when facing the Black Death at that time.
The national official priests had to participate in the Otherworldly War, so a virus spread by a War God-level strongar had to be resolved by a group of civilian doctors.
“And at that time, Europe did not have the cohesion of the Dragon Country. There was no swift elimination of the source, the ‘Yi’. Coupled with the dirty and messy environment, the plague rapidly spread from animals to humans.”
If the Hall of Yellow Springs organization hadn’t been established later, the plague might have continued for a long time. In the more than two years since he transmigrated, he hadn’t delved into those differentiating histories, which was a bit of a miscalculation.
And while this elder was being held at sword-point, another elder nervously held an alchemy carving pen, drawing something on the controller, and occasionally peeking at Su Jiu…
“I’d say you’re really looking for trouble, like lighting a lantern to go to the toilet at midnight.”
However, the next moment as their eyes met, Su Jiu showed a dead fish stare, pressed his hand on the console, and kicked it over with his leather shoe.
Just as he was about to check what the other person was doing, a shaking vibration came from around them. On the wall opposite them, a complex array pattern spread outwards from the center point, and a dazzling light illuminated the entire small room.
“The array has been forcibly activated.”
The elder who looked like a Viking shook his head, glanced at Su Jiu and the two of them with some fear, ignored Bai Zhi’s sword, and turned to look at the console, muttering to himself,
“This idiot is from a gang. The gang must have given him some instructions. If something unexpected happened, he would forcibly activate the minimum level of the array.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu looked at the video on the console and found that there were already nearly a dozen to twenty people waiting in the tomb chamber. His eyes immediately became serious, and he said in a low voice, “What are the problems with forcibly activating the minimum level of the array?”
“Insufficient sacrifice energy, resulting in the Otherworldly being in a very poor state, and it was forcibly activated. This was originally a safeguard set up to prevent other competing forces.”
This elder lowered his head and began to operate the console, trying to stop the array. It was obvious that what made him panic was not this, but… He continued,
“Now that it’s activated, our control over the Otherworldly is basically zero!”
Hearing this, Su Jiu was stunned. He looked at the other Alchemy Master who had been kicked to sleep by his foot and blinked, feeling speechless.
“Bro, how much are you paid to be so dedicated?”
He didn’t think much of it either. He pointed to the wall in front of him, looked at the spiral-shaped mural array on the wall, which had some fragmented control lines, and asked faintly, “The Otherworldly is in this room, right?”
“Yes, once the array is fully activated, we have to leave quickly.”
The elder who looked like a Viking didn’t dare to lie and quickly nodded in response. He also stopped what he was doing, gritted his teeth, and didn’t dare to leave. He looked at Su Jiu, waiting for his orders.
Su Jiu forced himself to calm down, frowned slightly, crushed the two blood-red prisms in his hand, and continued to ask, “Where is the main array?”
It was obvious that the blood-red array on the wall in front of him was only responsible for the connection. A normal sacrificial array wouldn’t be so simple, and it was too small to cover a large area.
“It’s inside, on the ceiling. If you want to destroy it, it’s too late. Look at the array countdown on the wall. It will be activated directly in about thirty seconds, and you can’t get in either, there’s an ancient array that suppresses age…”
The other party was stunned for a moment, and didn’t dare to hide anything. He was just an outsourcer, and he might be blamed by the boss later (cleaned up). He then pointed in the direction of the wall and said softly.
“You guys wait here and control the array. If there are any problems with the Otherworldly, tell me immediately.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu smiled faintly. His fair hand slowly pressed onto the red array, and then his eyes suddenly sharpened, emitting blood-golden external qi that could split mountains and crack stones.
“Boom!”
“I can’t stop those Demigods. Little fool… Ai, you block those three, I’ll go destroy the array.”
Following his arm like lightning, finally with a deafening roar, he instructed Bai Zhi, and under her displeased gaze, he paused for a moment before fiercely smashing onto the wall.
“Bang!”
As shattered stones flew, the wall engraved with the array was instantly covered with cracks, and with a ‘bang’, it collapsed with a roar. Dust and a strange sour smell suddenly shot out.
As the smell rushed in, dozens of bewildered eyes looked over, including that “old acquaintance” – Miss Filly. She had just managed to get in and was trying to step forward to observe the coffin when she saw Su Jiu instantly break through the wall.
Oh my gosh!
Can you cut in line like this?
Just as Su Jiu broke through the wall, an explosion sounded in the air, as if figures were rushing towards them. In just two or three seconds, the three Demigods directly arrived in the control room.
The Tang-suited man leading them was Zhou Liu, who had communicated with them before. He was looking at the control room with a large hole in it with an uncertain expression, and finally stopped, saying in Dragon Country language with a deep voice,
“I want an explanation. You two took my Hark Gang’s things and want to destroy this control room. What do you mean?”
Bai Zhi glanced at him, still standing in place, sliding two fingers across the sword, and said faintly, “Your act of resurrecting the Otherworldly is unforgivable. I, Lin Mei, declare here that I will absolutely not let you advance a single step.”
“Lin Mei… you’re not from the Crow!”
Zhou Liu was slightly stunned, and a look of anger immediately appeared on his face. But due to Bai Zhi’s strength, just as he was about to say something, his shoulder was suddenly patted.
“Boss Zhou, you resurrected the Otherworldly without telling us.”
The voice from behind sounded faintly. It was the male Demigod who had been silent the whole time. He quickly drew his weapon and slowly moved away from Zhou Liu. The female Demigod also walked behind, looking cautious.
They wanted a share of the spoils, but the other party had been hiding the resurrection of the Otherworldly, which made it difficult not to suspect they had ulterior motives.
“Help me deal with her, and I can give you each a pound of Dream Cloud Essence,” Zhou Liu said directly in a low voice, not bothering to explain further. His eyes were fixed on Su Jiu, who had already broken in. He held a long sword emitting green external qi and leaped directly forward.
The female and male Demigods behind him exchanged glances. They could see the surprise in each other’s eyes. After all, there were only three pounds of Dream Cloud Essence in total, and they had come for this…
The other party was offering them a pound each!
“Boss, you underestimate me, Lin Mei, too much, don’t you?”
Looking at Zhou Liu’s actions, Bai Zhi smiled faintly, then gripped the flower sword in reverse and flashed out. She gripped the sword hilt with her right hand and swung it fiercely. Instantly, a strong gust of wind whistled through the air.
Sensing Bai Zhi’s extremely fast speed, Zhou Liu’s expression changed immediately. The moment he drew his sword to block, he shouted again, “Aren’t you going to act yet!?”
“Clang!”
The next moment, the two collided, accompanied by a metallic clang. The entire cave shook violently, and the entrance to the control room instantly collapsed. Amidst the flying dust, fierce clashes sounded…
“Hurry up and get out of here! There’s no inheritance, no treasure here. What’s lying inside is a living Otherworldly.”
After glancing at it, Su Jiu withdrew his gaze and yelled at the surroundings. Then, he took out the Loquat Branch and began to charge up ‘Drawing Sword Slash’.
“What the hell?! A living Otherworldly, they say they are no different from the demons in hell.”
“Holy crap, looking at that coffin, I knew something was wrong. What kind of powerful being’s coffin would have these patterns?”
“I’m outta here, I’m outta here…”
Those people were first stunned, but soon they reacted and retreated in panic. Although they had a vague impression of the Others, they had more or less come into contact with university textbooks, which would “appropriately” use more euphemistic language to explain the horror of the Others.
But behind them were all squeezed people, and it seemed like they were blocked by the Hark Gang. They couldn’t push them away with external qi, so they couldn’t retreat at all.
They could only watch Su Jiu operate in fear. Miss Filly, with her pigtails, stared intently, praying in her heart that Su Jiu could solve the problem.
Su Jiu looked at the blood-red array on the ceiling. As an Alchemy Master who could only refine bombs, he saw through the array at a glance. The branch in his hand, wrapped in external qi, pierced the array at an extremely fast speed.
“Boom!”
With a loud bang, the blood-red array began to dim. Seeing this, Su Jiu landed his front foot, about to breathe a sigh of relief, when an old, shocked voice rang out from Bai Zhi’s combat direction—
“The rate has accelerated to three times the original! He has completely awakened!”
As the old voice fell, a voice like sandpaper rubbing against glass suddenly sounded. The voice was very sharp and in a strange tone, but it made people understand its meaning:
“Squeak, hiss… Smells so good.”
“Everyone, back up!”
Without hesitation, Su Jiu yelled at the people behind him and quickly used the second stage Elegy, his aura steadily rising, with the tip of the Loquat Branch in his hand pointed in the direction of the coffin.
The crowd’s eyes fell on the coffin, their faces filled with fear of the unknown. They wanted to leave, but they couldn’t retreat…
“Crack—Crack!!”
As everyone watched, the chains binding the coffin shook violently. After only a second, one chain began to crack and break, then three… five…
Suddenly, a giant black halo, only possessed by a War God, flashed in mid-air. The black halo had many cracks, but in an instant, it was like a gravity chamber, causing almost everyone except Su Jiu to instantly kneel on the ground.
Fear instantly spread throughout the crowd!
Then, with a “gurgle—”, the coffin lid was lifted, and a stream of black smoke and stench immediately gushed out…
“The smell of… food.”
“Snap!” A dark hand covered with fine fur pressed on the coffin lid. The claws on the hand were yellowish, giving a sense of ancientness.
Su Jiu began to charge up another Drawing Sword Slash. She could feel that the other party didn’t have the power of a War God, and might not even have Bai Zhi’s power. This was…
“Let me… think about who to eat first…”
As everyone held their breath, a human-like figure resembling a mouse-man slowly sat up, with a hint of human mockery on its face. It was wearing a tattered robe with sword marks on it.
“…I’m hallucinating.”
The red-glowing eyes slowly moved towards the crowd, and finally fell on Su Jiu’s face. The human mockery instantly froze. After a second of eye contact, it slowly lay back into the coffin…
