Chapter 44: Ancient Calamities
It's not good, Yang Ji shouted in his heart, he shot and retreated, his thoughts racing in his heart.
Obviously, the black shadow that suddenly jumped down just now was the target of this operation, but this will cause the teammates around him to fall one by one, and he is the only one who can barely fight, and the situation is very unfavorable.
But fortunately, there are not many flesh and blood monsters in front of them, even if the other party has a small base underground, it is impossible to maintain too large-scale, today they have killed hundreds, no matter how you say it, they are almost finished.
With the reduction of the flesh monsters that came from the impact, Yang Ji was finally able to observe the situation on the other side with a little distraction, he thought that the black-haired and fierce man just now could drag or defeat the target, but he didn't want the situation at this time to be like this at all.
Qiao Long slowly knelt down, letting out a roar like the roar of a beast, and the muscles on his body became more and more blood-red, the blood vessels bulged, some dark red dragon scales faintly appeared, and his body shape slowly changed.
In the face of this disturbing flute, Yang Yan quickly glanced at his teammates, then quickly pounced on one of them, pulled down the tactical backpack behind him, and then pulled out several small blue and white ammunition.
Unraveling the ring, he hurled it in the direction of the pillar, and with a thud it exploded in the air.
There were no fires or shockwaves, only sharp sound waves that instantly reverberated underground, which was a backup shock bomb for their squad, and they didn't want to finally come in handy.
It was like 10 million whistles blowing in the ears at the same time, and the sharp overlapping sound waves exploded in an instant, and the violent sound wave impact made people shake visually, and the brain even lost the ability to think for a short time, and the sound of the black shadow's flute was instantly interrupted.
Yang Ji has been wearing tactical headsets, and this equipment to isolate noise and prevent sonic damage is also just right to reduce the effect of the shock bomb at this moment.
Still conscious, he quickly moved to the other side of the rock pillar, and opened fire when the vague outline appeared in his sight.
The successive blue trails flashed in the air, and a little blood light appeared on the black shadow's body, but unfortunately, because of the special gray and black tights, the bullet did not completely penetrate the protection, but only caused some damage on the surface.
After being attacked, the dark shadow endured the vertigo and discomfort in his mind, began to roll, dodging the attack, and then used Jorgon as a shield and hid behind him.
After temporarily alleviating the crisis, he took out the potion capsule on the inside of his clothes and threw it into his mouth, allowing himself to quickly recover from this unfavorable state.
Seeing that the shooting angle was not good, Yang Ji accelerated his speed and rushed over, not wanting to leave the other party time to breathe, but he was still a step late, and the other party had already swallowed the capsule and stood up again.
The special taste from the tip of the tongue instantly made the head a lot clearer, and the black shadow dodged Yang Ji's shot, and picked up the flute in his hand and blew it again, trying to make Qiao Long, who was confused and unconscious, attack the other party, but the effect was not good.
In the sonic boom just now, although Qiao Long was also affected, it also made his consciousness a little clearer, and he began to suppress the boiling blood and power in his body.
This sudden burst of power is not a good thing, but at the cost of stimulating life potential, if this will not be suppressed, I am afraid that after tonight, he will immediately age dozens of years, and even his strength will decline and regress permanently.
Turning the angle again, Yang Ji kept shooting at the fleeing black shadow, hitting several shots, but did not let the other party fall.
With the injured body, the other party fled into the depths of the cave again, at this time, Yang Ji threw down the electromagnetic rifle that was slowing down the action and was not powerful enough, quickly pulled out the light saber handle on his waist, and chased after him again.
The dark underground cavern was filled with water, and the uneven stone surface in the water caused the shadow to stumble and nearly slip several times as he fled, and the resistance of the splash slowed him down.
Yang Ji rushed up at this time, and a bright pillar of bright yellow light bloomed in the darkness, and the faint sword body was full of blazing electricity, entwined in it, and the light emitted also illuminated the pitch-black underground.
After discovering the figure of the other party, Yang Ji did not chase after him directly, but decisively inserted the rushing lightsaber into the water on the ground, and the electric sparks flew, and the black shadow also trembled rapidly, and his body was numb.
Although such an electric current could not directly kill the transcendent, it also made him so embarrassed that he almost lost his resistance.
Taking off the spare anesthetic dart from his tactical vest, Yang threw it again, and its steel needle slammed into the wound on the opponent's back, and a burst of cold liquid poured into his body.
Feeling that he had been hit, as a professional in the research and development of potions, how could he not know the horror of being suddenly shot into the potion, almost at the same time, he reached out and pulled out the dart on his back, inserted it into the stone wall on the side, and with the help of the diversion effect of the metal needle, the threat of the current was weakened.
However, as soon as he took a step, his legs still limped and collapsed into the water, after all, the anesthetic had already begun to take effect.
"Damn," he cursed, and then reached for his wrist, which had a watch-like device.
After pressing it suddenly, a stream of pre-prepared liquid also pressed into his body, causing his body to convulse.
The anesthetic could not be removed quickly, and he would not have expected such an attack in advance, the potion inside his watch was a semi-finished special potion developed by himself, which could stimulate one's potential, enhance one's consciousness and soul, and give it an advantage when advancing to the ranks.
As soon as this medicine flowed into the body, the originally paralyzed body regained some sense, and the consciousness in the mind also boiled unprecedentedly, and there was a violent urge to do something to vent this power that burst out from nowhere.
With his back against the rock wall, he gasped violently, a trace of heat coming out of his body, and his pupils turned dark red.
Yang Ji gave up using the electric shock at this time, and rushed over directly with the lightsaber.
Whew-
With a screaming sound of breaking through the air, the lightsaber slashed down, slicing through the stone pillar of the cave where the black shadow was evading, and then leaving a huge tearing wound on its back, scorched.
If it weren't for this high-quality one-piece stealth protective suit, the other party might have been cut in half on the spot.
The black shadow who was cornered held the flute in his hand, rolled in the stagnant water, and then blew abruptly, but unfortunately it had little effect on Yang Jie, who was wearing a sound-insulating tactical headset.
He took a few steps forward again, and swung down another sword, directly cutting off the opponent's opponent's flute and arm, no blood splashed, and the hot sword light instantly made the surface of the wound scorch and evaporate.
"You forced me!" The black shadow cried and fled, then pulled out the special cylinder attached to its waist, spun it violently, and threw it at Yang Ji.
The lightsager slashed, and the cylindrical container shattered directly, as if a gray mist was coming out of it, and then an extremely uncomfortable touch came to the face.
As soon as this hazy fog of chaos, disorder, and distortion of everything came out, it began to disturb the Ai Jie Ka particles in the surrounding air, the magic became difficult to grasp, the consciousness gradually sank, and the rocks, the stagnant water, everything was distorted to varying degrees, as if a picture had been cut into countless pieces, becoming a messy and irregular mosaic, and there was no longer order and regularity.
This is......?
Yang Ji swayed, as if the world was spinning, and the lightsaber in his hand also lost its magic power supply and was dimly extinguished.
Suddenly, his body shook, he woke up a little, and then quickly retreated a few steps, which was a little better, but the gray fog in the cave had begun to spread in all directions, and some dead flesh monsters on the ground even began to twitch their bodies, undergoing strange deformations, and deranged organs and eyeballs appeared on their bodies.
The various things in front of him couldn't help but remind Yang of an important chapter in the history education of every federal resident and even all human descendants.
This is the catastrophe that destroyed human civilization at the end of the Twilight Age, the Phantom of Chaos!!
But wasn't this calamity completely eliminated by the sages of the past era in the Fourth Age? How can it still exist?
I can't imagine the terrible impact of this terrifying calamity, Yang Ji can't care about chasing the fleeing black shadow at this time, he just wants to report to the above quickly, this mission can't be good.
In the darkness, the culprit of the chaos was still on the run, cursing as he scrambled through the stagnant water.
"If it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't have exposed what was found in this ancient ruins, although it was a catastrophe for the destruction of ancient civilizations, but it was also the handle to pry open the transcendent door, with this special existence, it became easy to advance, I really can't figure out why the previous civilizations didn't make good use of these."
"That's not right! At that time, the human race must have taken advantage of it, otherwise how could there be so many Sequence 9s in the Fourth Age, and now Sequence 8s are extremely rare! ”
"The technology and secret techniques have not been lost, otherwise it would be impossible to explain the fact that civilization is still regressing." He cursed in his mouth, scolding the short-sightedness of the ancients, for the sake of so-called tranquility, to destroy this 'treasure' that could enhance extraordinary strength.
"There is nothing noble about life, it can be made at any time like a mouse, even if this kind of calamity will cause a large number of deaths, it is a trivial matter, how can it continue to advance and approach the greatness of the gods?"
As he fled, he searched for the location of the Dark River underground, and with the help of the underground River, he would be able to leave the control of Arpeggio City, and then hide again, and then find a place to continue his research after a few years.
However, as he continued to wade through the stagnant water, the remaining crystal mist on his clothes slowly glowed with blue brilliance, becoming like a blue flower and grass blooming underground.
Suddenly, these faint blue points of light swam in the air, slowly turning purple, converging to form a crack, and then the crack tore open, and a black-haired, delicate figure slowly descended.
Wearing a delicate black dress, her slender legs are wrapped in black stockings, which also has a golden silk thread pattern, flowing with magical brilliance, and the upper body has a pitch-black silk off-the-shoulder shawl, revealing a white and flawless collarbone, and the collar is pinned with purple realistic flowers, which bloom beautifully, and the center of the bud is a purple gem, constantly converging with magical points of light.
Holding a purple-edged umbrella on a black background, this dreamy girl slowly descended.
Adapting to this magical dress, Ti Lan was quietly suspended in mid-air, overlooking the black shadow below, although she did return to the home where she lived, it was not that she did not have the ability to return to the underground, after inheriting her sister's spatial talent, she was already able to carry out short-distance space shuttles, and the spar she gave Qiao Long before was the coordinates.
In fact, she didn't think about returning at first, but just wanted to use the hedron to sense and know the subsequent development of things. However, this time the development of the matter was greatly unexpected by her, and it was time to have to intervene.
When human civilization first entered the peak of glory, it encountered the tidal changes of the magic power of the sea of Ajika, which caused the three crowns that supported human civilization to be damaged instantly, and also caused the transcendents in the sea of Ajika to die collectively, and these trillions of human soul residues that died later gave birth to some kind of virus that impregnated and distorted the world, which is the Phantom of Chaos.
In order to avoid this catastrophe that swept the galaxy, the remnants at that time had to flee and hide, and it was not until tens of thousands of years later that they rose again and re-entered this starry world.
According to the eternal covenant between the human sages and Loranxia, this calamity should have been eliminated from the level of the concept of cosmic rules, how could it happen again?
Ti Lan couldn't figure it out, but it would be better to stop the culprit, after all, the other party's actions had threatened the world she lived in.
"Who are you!?"
The dark shadow below looked up at the girl who suddenly descended, the other party looked like he was only about 16 years old and immature, but this special ability, as well as the luxurious magic dress, made him have to deal with it carefully.
Ti Lan didn't speak, she didn't want to waste her tongue too much, which was also easy for the other party to find flaws.
With a simple hand, a series of azure crystals that emitted cold air appeared behind her, and then swung down, and these crystals shot out like sharp swords.
The Black Shadow shattered one of the dark kyanites with its stump arm, but soon several others shot into its body and into the stagnant water, the piercing power of these crystals was not strong, but the ice brought by it was so piercing.
The water under his feet condensed instantly, so that he could no longer pull it out, and then his lower body lost sensation, and his chest was gradually surrounded by cold, and the slightest cold current rushed to the beating heart from all directions, and the sharp pulling pain came from his chest.
With the last of his strength, he twisted open a column again, and the smoke-like illusion of chaos overflowed again, this impregnation that distorted everything spread in all directions, confusing the consciousness of all creatures that came close and shattering their memories.
Is this the Phantom of Chaos, it was only perception before, but now it is close contact, Ti Lan looked at the writhing smoke in front of her, although the textbooks and history books depict the horror of this calamity at great length, she did not feel the slightest danger, as if the air was just a little colder.
I wondered, how could I feel that this kind of thing was not threatening, could it be that it was hallucinating?
Ti Lan waved her umbrella, her figure flickered hundreds of meters away, and she observed it again from a distance, but it was still the same as before, nothing abnormal.
It was really strange that the girl closed her eyes and carefully felt her body and soul consciousness, and carefully examined it several times, but found no distorted or blinded corners, and then opened her eyes again.
As if there was really no threat, she tilted her head, moved closer again, and raised her palm lightly, and the pervasive chaotic phantom began to retract, and then condensed into a smoky gray crystal, falling into the palm of her hand.
But so, the girl thought to herself.
After thinking for a few seconds, thinking that it would be better not to carry this kind of thing with her, the girl re-placed the smoky gray crystal into the previous cylinder, and then let it be sealed.
By this time, the dark shadow in the stagnant water had stopped its heartbeat and turned into a stiff statue.
Throwing the cylinder back onto the statue, Ti Lan looked and sensed the surroundings again, and saw that no one had chased him down for the time being, so she began to set it up.
Soon after, her figure dissipated into the purple slit again.
About 30 minutes later, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed underground, and groups of heavily armed soldiers entered the waterlogged cavern, and the flying autonomic suspension machine illuminated everything around as bright as day, and the light waves of various scanners also swirled and spread out from time to time, constantly reporting the surrounding information.
[A-141 reports no other lifeforms in the vicinity]
[C-U25 scanned, subterranean topographic map revealed]
[Weak distortion remains in the environment, similar to those recorded in historical databases]
[Traces of mana remain in the air, analyzing...... is tidal sequence mana, consistent with the goal]
[Subject is deceased, cause scan analysis...... Judged to be suffocated after losing consciousness and falling into the water]
[Soul Fragment Searching...... Traces of the soul were found, but they were distorted and contaminated, and they could not be extracted]
[Searching for key items......]
A few minutes later, two special cylinders were removed from the deceased and placed in a special sealing box next to them.
"Report! The search has been completed, key targets and items have been captured and recovered, and the scene is about to be cordoned off. ”
The underground cavern was then completely locked down, and the chaos finally came to an end.