A Night of Desperation-Chapter 260: In Search of the Four

Yu Hong stood at the edge of the door, staring at what seemed to be a very ordinary door.

“Is this the Ultimate Gate?”

He watched as a continuous stream of blue light and fog flowed out from the crevice of the door, dispersing and constantly interacting with, reacting to, and neutralizing the surrounding black fog.

Before long, the situation in the camp, which had been enveloped in black fog due to a damaged Array, began to drastically improve.

The surrounding black fog was being diluted, and visibility in all directions of the camp was swiftly improving.

The air became clearer and more transparent.

Light blue light fog gradually became more abundant and spread to the entire inner and outer courtyards.

The ground began to form a layer of pale blue ice, covering the previous white snow and frost.

Boom.

Suddenly, something inside the Ultimate Gate struck it.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!!

Then, the consecutive thumping quickly spread.

Right in front of Yu Hong, the door of the Ultimate Gate began to slowly open from the other side, creating a bigger gap.

Yu Hong watched quietly, without making any move.

He recalled the records of the Taiyuan True Method in his mind.

“The Ultimate Gate will unleash the endless Spiritual Tide from the Cosmic Divine Light, which will instinctively erode all things not of the Cosmic Divine Light system, regardless of life and death.”

“Cultivators cannot stop the Spiritual Tide or the Ultimate Gate;once released, one can only observe. The only thing that can be done is to ensure one’s own safety.”

“Indeed, dangerous enough…” As Yu Hong watched the unknown entity continuously striking the door, he couldn’t help but associate it with the Black Disaster and the Gate of Despair.

This pattern… really felt familiar.

Boom!

Finally, the Ultimate Gate was forced open a crack.

A creature enveloped in blue light, resembling a giant python, burst out from it.

The creature had a withered, decayed, white old man’s head and white hair flying around;its body was a thick blue-light-emanating net-patterned python, half a meter thick, continuously bursting forth from the gap.

After bolting forth for more than twenty meters, this old man-headed python fully emerged from the door.

It did not even glance at Yu Hong and charged straight towards the world shrouded in black fog.

“Can’t be controlled, only can observe…” Yu Hong watched the creature leave;it likely had power similar to Big Skin.

His gaze returned to the Ultimate Gate.

From the larger opened crack in the door, numerous dense blue light butterflies now began to swarm out.

These palm-sized blue butterflies, upon closer observation, didn’t look like butterflies at all, but rather blue human fingers with butterfly wings attached.

They bent and flew out of the crack, dispersing in all directions, rapidly entering the black fog where their bodies corroded with a faint noise.

The stream of finger butterflies rapidly flew out continuously.

Yu Hong stopped watching.

Clearly, a Light Disaster wasn’t anything good either, but since things were already bad, instead of letting the world be destroyed by others, better he take charge. At least that way, he could guide the disaster and leave some hope for humanity.

He returned to the cave and quietly began further cultivation.

The practice of the Taiyuan True Method required a continuous stream of Cosmic Divine Light, and the entry-level of the first layer also stemmed from the Cosmic Divine Light intrinsically present within the technique’s own manual.

“So it’s said that if the Ultimate Gate isn’t opened, the subsequent Cultivation Techniques can’t continue either.”

Yu Hong suddenly realized.

He felt the surrounding air getting denser with Cosmic Divine Light particles, which actively rushed into his body, autonomously solidifying into high-density liquid, merging into his Inner Qi.

The Inner Qi continuously reciprocated power, nurturing and transforming his body and spirit.

The power was gradually increasing.

The Heavenly River was also undergoing new changes under the improved quality of Inner Qi.

A huge amount of blue Inner Qi rapidly flowed into it, accelerating the expansion of the Heavenly River’s capacity, progressing toward accommodating a second summons stage.

“In theory, once the Nine-layered Taiyuan Technique is achieved, I could reach the level of merging with the legendary Ultimate Sun, but that might take a very, very long time.”

Yu Hong sat inside the cave, watching the Ultimate Gate continuously spewing out finger butterflies.

Countless blue lights from the cloud patterns on his body lit up and then vanished.

With the illumination of the blue light, the surrounding air’s Red Value was also quietly neutralized by him, transforming it into the warmth and safety of the Cosmic Divine Light.

Similarly, Inner Qi tainted by blue light affected the three major seals, also turning blue from the Cosmic Divine Light.

Arrays, nests, Black Ship all showed faint blue patterns on their surfaces.

Even the dragon lizards patrolling outside bore blue patterns on their bodies.

“No worries,… in the future, I will have more and more time… enough time to transform everything into what I envision.”

Yu Hong slowly closed his eyes, immersing himself in the cultivation of the Taiyuan True Method.

“From now on, whatever I do, I am saving.”

“So, those who stand in my way are evil.”

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Underground tunnel.

The automated black metal mining cart, deep in the abandoned underground mine, headed toward its depths.

Cartloads of black ore were piled inside the cart.

Members of the investigation team were scattered in hiding within the carts, armed with guns and bombs, quietly waiting for the cart to reach its position.

Rumble…

Each mining cart was over three meters long, more than two meters wide, and over a meter deep, fully sufficient to hide several people.

The precise automatic wheels, powered by some unknown force, overcame the minus ninety degrees Celsius low temperature and continued to move uniformly deeper into the tunnel.

Xue Ningning and Captain Li Wang along with another Aurora City captain quietly discussed their plan.

Lin Yiyi and two other team members hid in a mining cart, carefully checking their equipment and weapons.

Firearms, grenades, directional bombs, rapid incendiary rounds, poison gas grenades, negative value radiation bombs… and short knives made from the latest sunlight materials.

All sorts of weapons and equipment weighed more than a hundred kilograms on each person.

Such a weight would be unbearable for an ordinary person, but at this time, for enhanced humans, this was just the basic limit of physical capacity.

“Ou Li whispered, “I heard the captain has special weapons specifically for Black Blood People, not sure if they’re effective… If they aren’t, we might all end up staying here…”

“Yiyi, are you scared?” she asked.

“Commissioner Chen, he told me, my dad… might not have died,” Yiyi whispered.

“Not dead?!” Ou Li was stunned, “That’s impossible… If he wasn’t dead, why hasn’t he come home, why hasn’t he come to find you?”

“I don’t… know.” Lin Yiyi’s expression dimmed, and she gripped the special firearm R7 Restriction Gun in her hand.

“Could it be that… your dad is involved with the Eternal Life Association??” Ou Li suddenly thought.

“…” Lin Yiyi didn’t respond, just shaking her head.

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“It’s too complicated…” Ou Li also shook her head, “Hopefully, we can find some clues this time, so you don’t have to run around anymore. After finding out the truth, just go back and marry Yu Hong, have lots of kids and play at home every day.”

“…What are you… talking about, ah!!” Lin Yiyi’s face turned red with shame, and she turned her head, pressing her forehead against the inner wall of the mining cart, not looking at her.

“Hehe, still shy! But honestly, I always feel like Yu Hong treats you more like a family member;getting married to him might be a challenge…” Ou Li teased.

“How dare you!”

Yiyi, blushing, softly slapped Ou Li on the shoulder.

Bang!!

The outer shell of the latter’s protective suit cracked, her face contorting in pain, nearly knocked down by the slap.

The two women did not notice that just above them, a camera disguised as a rocky outcrop in the tunnel wall was quietly monitoring them.

Inside the stone castle of the Eternal Life Association.

Members in dark robes silently gathered together, watching the projected images of the investigation team on the wall.

“Are we just letting them come in? Not blowing up the tunnel midway to intercept?” One of the robed figures said impatiently.

“They’re just minor characters, they won’t affect the bigger picture,” said another robed figure marked with a number two, her voice sounding young.

“The final curtain call also needs some audience…” The President, his face masked with metal, said.

“There are five levels of external protection at the headquarters;there’s no way these people can get in. No need to worry.”

“The President is always so reliable,” an obese old woman laughed.

“The praises are too much. After waiting so long, the time has finally come for us all to achieve our common dream… Our bets, now finally revealing their realization…”

The President stood up, his voice growing louder as he leaned on his cane.

“In the face of the Night Pool’s emergence, at the cost of the Gate of Despair, anyone who opens the Gate of Despair just needs to take the final step, and our wishes will be fulfilled.”

“Wait! There are only a few Gates of Despair;that’s not what was initially said!” A burly figure in the crowd stood up shouting,

“No one said we had to open the Gate of Despair to make wishes! President, you need to give us a reasonable explanation!”

“Explanation?” The President lowered his head, his breathing becoming erratic as if he were a patient about to succumb to an asthma attack.

He seemed to be breathing, yet again, it sounded like laughter.

“Yes, indeed, everyone has made significant contributions… Since so many contributions have been made… why not…”

“How about making a little more now!?”

He tapped his cane lightly.

Bang.

In an instant, dark red phantasms flickered out from the shadows of the stone castle, appearing behind the members of the association.

Shhh, shhh, shhh!

Blood splattered continuously as the once enigmatic and powerful members of the association were slaughtered by the dark red phantasms;most were powerless to resist.

They fell one by one, decapitated, dying with their eyes wide open, never imagining the President would suddenly take such action.

They couldn’t understand.

It shouldn’t be! The association had developed to this extent;there was no reason to suddenly strike at its own members.

But this was what happened.

Soon, only seven people, including the President, remained in the large hall.

Blood slowly flowed across the floor, staining everything red.

“One gate corresponds to one wish… Those fools thought wishes were so cheap…” an old woman sneered.

“They’re not stupid, just without any other choice,” another person laughed.

“Should we really not bother about the investigation team?” the old woman asked, looking toward the President.

“It’s fine, I’ve already made arrangements. They will certainly receive an unexpected surprise…” The President smiled.

“How benevolent, always sparing the investigation team,” a deep-voiced middle-aged man couldn’t help but say.

“Having a certain degree of freedom is precisely the benefit of being the President,” the President smiled.