A Night of Desperation-Chapter 227: Trouble Three

With anticipation, Yu Hong immediately heard the feedback.

“Insufficient basic information.”

Then he didn’t care, and began throwing all sorts of formidable names he could think of into the mix to try.

He went through all sorts of divine beings one by one.

It wasn’t that he was fooling around;he was using the Black Mark to verify whether these beings from the legends truly existed in reality.

If the Black Mark suddenly offered an enhancement, it would mean that maybe one of these so-called divine beings and legends might actually have existed.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten minutes passed.

Finally.

Finally, there was a direction that was no longer insufficient in basic information!

“Enhancing potion, direction: The complete power of the body of the West Sea Dragon King.”

“…..” Yu Hong’s mouth hung open slightly, not expecting his random fiddling to actually churn out something strange.

“Could the West Sea Dragon King really exist??”

Before long, a countdown from the Black Mark emerged.

On the potion vial, clear red numbers were printed: “128 years, July 25, 9:54 AM.”

“…..” What was there to see now?

Yu Hong was completely speechless but, at least, had gained something.

It was confirmed that the Sea Dragon King might actually exist.

But oddly enough, when he then tried the East Sea Dragon King and the other two Sea Dragon Kings, he couldn’t succeed.

He guessed that it might be due to the limitations of the components of the potion itself.

After experimenting for a while, he attempted to enhance the map of the new Aurora City.

Regrettably, Aurora City had always been reached via direct aerial routes to Gray City, and the communication aspect was not helped by the map.

After messing around for quite some time, the Black Mark kept giving the feedback of insufficient basic information.

In the end, it was Old Zhang’s side, being closer, who re-established communication and had someone send over a detailed hand-drawn map. It recorded the address of the second new Aurora City.

There were a total of three new Aurora Cities, the one Xin Zhilei was in was number two, known for being the safest as its surroundings had very few Black Disasters. It was nestled in a closed canyon, with no ground communication routes to the outside world.

After a simple ten minutes of enhancing the maps, Yu Hong finally obtained the address of the second new Aurora City.

Then he didn’t let the Black Mark idle, and immediately chose an enhancing physique potion, without fine-tuning the direction, only specifying the requirement for a guarantee of a successful intake rate under extreme enhancement.

The directionless extreme enhancement began a countdown after absorbing all his Inner Qi and physical strength.

“12 days, 7:09 AM.”

Phut.

Yu Hong plopped onto the white snow, his massive weight creating a pit in the powder.

He exhaled.

“Let’s just keep enhancing like this and handle other matters.”

The complete exhaustion of Inner Qi and physical strength in such a short time was almost too much to bear, even for him now.

Fortunately, the properties of the Tao Breath Circulation warmed his body, as Inner Qi automatically circulated, absorbing energy particles from the surrounding vacuum and continuously converting them into new Inner Qi.

Huff… puff…

After resting in the snow for about ten minutes, Yu Hong got up, his complexion looking much healthier as he regained some color.

He looked up at the pitch-black night sky, where snowflakes were fluttering down, and the Black Fog seemed to thin a bit with the falling snow, increasing the visibility.

“This time, something seems off with Yiyi’s end. Xin Zhilei’s meddling could be explained away with greed, but problematic cargo is another story. If it were just ordinary concealment, Xin Zhilei wouldn’t have gone so far as to try to harm me.”

He had a premonition that this trip would probably not be as peaceful as he imagined.

“Things are less clear from a distance. It seems I can only wait to find people to talk to.”

Returning to the cave, he quickly packed up his supplies, took his weapons and equipment, short-distance communicators, and made sure all the electronics were fully charged.

Yu Hong also took two dragon lizards with him as ears and eyes for the night.

The remaining dozen or so dragon lizards were still left near the camp, patrolling and eliminating revived shadows and lower-level Black Disasters.

Before long, during the night, after leaving orders to guard the camp and not allow anyone to enter, Yu Hong took the two dragon lizards and left the camp again, rushing in the direction of the second new Aurora City according to the map.

“The second new Aurora City was further than Gray City, located deep in the Hundred Lines Mountains thousands of kilometers away.”

“With my speed, even if I rushed at full speed without stops, it would take at least two days, not to mention the potential of getting lost on the way or encountering Black Disasters, among other situations.”

In the darkness, Yu Hong ran while holding the map to estimate the time.

“It’s impossible to go in a straight line on the ground. Once encountering high-risk Black Disasters, Level 9 or even War Level, that would be a big problem. So the exact arrival time would only be clear after running the route.”

Quickly leaving the woods, he reached the road surface.

Yu Hong turned on the atomic lamp to illuminate the path ahead and sped along the road, kicking the snow on the ground fiercely with his feet as he ran.

Although he had just kicked it away, behind him the snowflakes slowly began to fill back the tracks.

These tracks, at least, could last for some time, and more of them would make his return journey easier.

The Dao Breath Circulation continued to work according to the Condensing Water Technique, constantly practicing controlling a sesame-sized black water.

He stretched this bit of black water long and thin, to the point of being invisible to the naked eye, swirling around his body.

This was Yu Hong’s method of practicing refined control.

As he groped his way through the dark, his Condensing Water Technique, continuously rotating with the flow of Dao Breath, became more profound and adept as he advanced toward the fifth layer.

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Tens of kilometers away from the second Aurora City, within a small military flight base.

The rescue team lined up beside the runway, waiting for the large silent flying vehicle that was about to glide over.

Humm.

The gray-black silent flyer with four circular rotor blades, much like an oversized drone, glistened with a metallic sheen under the illumination of the red atomic lamps.

Whoosh.

Landing soundlessly, the vehicle lit up an orange searchlight from its underside, illuminating the people waiting to board.

“Let’s go, our ride is here. Whatever issues we have can wait until we get back to the city,” the commander said calmly, leading the way towards the open cabin.

Lin Yiyi followed with a few team members, and then came Xue Ningning and An’an.

“Wait a second, why was the advance communication skipped this time? Without enough review procedures, what if Language Persons or malicious codes find a way in?”

Suddenly, a middle-aged man in the line stopped and asked the question with solemnity.

His halt caused an instant pause, with a group of people stopping along with him.

“And why have we switched to this smaller capacity model when there were enough of us for a large drone on the way over?” There was a hint of caution in the eyes beneath the middle-aged man’s face mask.

“This is because there has been a temporary turmoil in the city lately over water sources, and no one is willing to respond. The appearance of the Dissolving Leeches has also caused a water source problem for the military, but luckily someone promptly proposed a countermeasure,” the commander carefully explained from ahead.

“What countermeasure?” the middle-aged man asked.

“By using specially manufactured materials to make a filtration coating and constructing a huge cylinder underground that has filtration capabilities, then placing the water pump inside this cylinder,” the commander replied. “The plan’s implementation was successful, but it has consumed a significant amount of sunlight material and luminous stone marrow, depleting most of our reserves.”

“There are also flaws in this plan, right?” Xue Ningning couldn’t help but interject.

“Of course, the drawback is that pumping water is very slow. We have to wait for the cylinder to filter the water before it can be pumped up. So now the city mainly relies on the backup reservoirs,” the commander said with a smile.

“I see…” Xue Ningning nodded, her expression showing enlightenment. She moved forward to grasp Yiyi’s hand, intending to speak.

All of a sudden, she bent over, clutching her stomach, and let out a pained groan.

“I can’t stand it… my stomach hurts all of a sudden, Yiyi… help me, take me to the restroom… can you?”

Lin Yiyi, not understanding the situation and a bit concerned by her rather poor performance, still naively nodded in response to the request.

“Okay…”

“I need to use the restroom, too,” An’an quickly said from behind.

“Wait.” The commander’s expression suddenly darkened, his hand swiftly moving towards the gun at his waist.

“Now!”

Out of nowhere, Xue Ningning shouted loudly and rushed forward, swinging a fierce kick at the back of the commander’s hand.

An’an and two other prepared teammates also took action, clashing and scuffling on the ground.

Before the remaining team members could react,

the four near the plane immediately started fighting in a melee.

Thankfully, there were some clear-headed individuals in the team who, after hesitating for a few seconds, also moved towards the commander to intervene.

But then, three armed soldiers rushed out from inside the airplane, raising their guns and opening fire on everyone.

On reflex, the group immediately returned fire.

Bang bang bang bang!

The scene was utter chaos. Xue Ningning, who had once been a captain of an elite squad, quickly subdued the commander, grabbing Yiyi and An’an and running. The three swiftly vanished into the Black Fog and disappeared.

Most of the rescue team, realizing something was wrong, blocked the soldiers emerging from the plane, covering for the escape of the three.

“Li Han! Fall back! Something’s off about these people!” one of the deputy commanders suddenly shouted.

He noticed the abnormal physical prowess of the strange people rushing out from the plane and loudly called for his companions to retreat.

Unfazed by bullets, the creatures closed the distance rapidly and with a single pounce, used their hands to fatally pierce a man.

In just a few seconds, five team members lay dead on the ground, their foreheads brutally penetrated by bare hands.

Boom!

A deputy commander timely threw two grenades, intercepting two leaping figures in mid-air.

The exploding flames swept the area, creating a shockwave that knocked everyone to the ground.

The gunfire and explosions caught the attention of the Multi-eyed Birds in the distant night sky.

Aroo!

The dense cries of the Multi-eyed Birds rapidly approached.

“What in hell’s name are these monsters! We need to retreat quickly!”

The two deputy commanders, with the majority of the rescue team, used their firepower to suppress the assailants emerging from the plane. Unable to kill their opponents, they were forced to retreat while fighting, quickly reaching the vehicles outside the airport.

The vehicles started and quickly left the airport, disappearing into the Black Fog.

They left behind the commander and others who were unable to lift their heads from the assault, furiously roaring at the departing vehicles in frustration.

Their protective suits were already tattered, some bullets penetrating their flesh leaving bloodied holes, yet they seemed completely indifferent to their wounds as if they felt no pain.

“Report to sister Lei immediately! The target has escaped unexpectedly;we need external help from the association!” the commander gritted his teeth.

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“Useless!” one of them glared fiercely at the commander before turning to dash towards the plane.