A Night of Desperation-Chapter 230:

Yu Hong stepped past her, only to find that the black hair on the left side of the rift also began to wriggle and coalesce.

Soon, large black cubes were formed one after another.

Rolling midair, they were roughly five meters in length and width, wholly stitched together with black hair.

Yu Hong didn’t utter a word and continued to move forward.

As he delved deeper into the city district, lantern-bearing women and black floating cubes on both sides became increasingly numerous.

Fortunately, the Black Disaster Rift was reliable;although the path twisted and turned, no Black Disaster had blocked his way.

Until at last, as he was about to exit the city district…

Snap.

The lantern-bearing woman on his right finally took a step forward, blocking Yu Hong’s path.

‘Silently…’ Yu Hong took out his map, double-checked it, and confirmed that she was blocking the path of the Black Disaster Rift.

‘Has the rift changed?’

He put away the map and looked at the lantern-bearing woman blocking his way.

‘It makes sense. The Black Disaster Rift is not constant. Occasional minor changes are normal.’

Whoosh.

He reached back and took down the giant iron sphere he was carrying.

“Since there’s no path, there’s no choice but to force through it…”

Hiss.

The white glow on his body suddenly flared brightly, like the only source of light in the darkness, illuminating the surroundings.

And right in front of him, rows upon rows of lantern-bearing women blocked the path, their lantern flames turning darker red, resembling blood plasma—thick and heavy.

As the flames changed, more lantern-bearing women emerged from the darkness behind them, densely packed.

At a glance, red lights flickered;there were at least a hundred red lights from the lanterns.

‘Seven-level group-living Evil Shadows…the Lantern Shadows…’ Yu Hong tensed, information about the enemy flashing through his mind.

‘Firearms are ineffective against them;specially-made explosives can only be effective at the moment of their attack. They are extremely difficult to crush.’

“Too bad… I’m not a fool waiting for your first move.”

He muttered softly.

‘Thunderbolt.’

Inner Qi burst forth from two paths simultaneously, white flames igniting atop his body.

The flames spread rapidly to the iron sphere.

Hugging the iron sphere with both arms, he gathered strength in his legs.

harsh white light continuously exploded and burned.

Boom!

In an instant, his figure shot forth like a cannonball, erupting into a sprint.

Bang!

The first lantern-bearing woman five meters away was struck by the iron sphere’s spikes, her body crumbling to pieces within the Inner Qi’s bright light, destroyed in an instant.

Then came the second, the third…

The masses of lantern-bearing women in front attempted to block him, but not one could stop this brutal charge.

Many didn’t even have time to attack before their bodies were pierced.

Their characteristic of lacking physical form unless attacking spared some of the lantern-bearing women.

But that was all. Struck by the Inner Qi, their bodies still tore apart into shreds.

Through the city district, a white light traced a thin line, surging straight forward, dimming slowly as it collided with more and more obstructions.

Just as the white light was about to burst out of the city,

Suddenly, inauspicious black hair converged in front of him, forming a giant black-haired woman over ten meters tall.

The woman, dressed in black clothes and a black skirt, bowed her head and smiled, her long hair floating around like seaweed.

Hee hee hee hee…

A sinister laugh suddenly echoed throughout the city district.

The black boxes, quietly retreating to avoid the black-haired woman, evidently reached a new equilibrium.

The problem was that the previous Black Disaster Rift could no longer be used to this point.

‘A new form? Level 8, or Level 9?’ Yu Hong’s expression grew grave.

He slowed his pace to a stop and set down the iron sphere.

He stood about fifty meters away from her, exactly at the entrance of a street corner.

A broken traffic light hung above him, coated in dust.

‘It seems my luck isn’t so good…’

Shu Cheng had made several trips without incident, yet trouble arose on his first try.

‘But fortunately…’

The white flame around his body shone even brighter, and strands of white filaments emerged one after another from his back, condensing into a gigantic half-body figure.

‘As long as I kill you, all my luck will be good…’

Whoosh.

The half-body figure abruptly opened its eyes, revealing a solemn face remarkably similar to Yu Hong’s.

The figure, over four meters tall and with arms crossed, muscle-bound body ablaze with white flames, emitted waves of intense negative radiation.

“Kill!!”

“Hehehe…”

In an instant, two figures, one black and one white, accelerated toward each other.

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Second Aurora City.

A silent helicopter slowly descended from the air, landing on a concealed helipad within the city.

As the helicopter’s door opened, a group of robust soldiers in purple-black military uniforms jumped out and fanned out to stand guard.

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Two tall and slender senior officers, a man and a woman, were the last to disembark.

Seeing them come down, a waiting crowd immediately came forward.

“Welcome, Special Envoys, for your guidance. Regarding the previous investigation, we have already gathered quite a bit of evidence. However, in terms of execution, we still lack sufficient strength.”

Among the greeters, a tall and sturdy man with a square face and clear eyes, shook hands with them and said gravely.

“Given the current situation, every Aurora City has become an enclosed environment. The power from the outside world is blocked by the Black Disaster and can hardly be conveyed inside, so…” the female Special Envoy quickly said.

“I understand,” the muscular man nodded.

“Commissioner Yang, the arrest order for Xin Zhilei has been issued,” said the male Special Envoy simply, “but we can’t send any more forces over. The actual arrest operation will depend on how many people you can persuade with righteousness.”

“There are a total of five commissioners in the second Aurora City, and I’ve already won over two of them,” Commissioner Yang nodded confidently, “enough to remove Xin Zhilei from her position in the meeting room.”

“That’s good.”

The group moved quickly out of the helipad, ready to board the reception vehicle.

Suddenly, searchlights in the distance lit up, the intense blinding white light made it impossible for everyone to distinguish anything at the other end.

“Don’t let them touch you! Everything here has been contaminated by the Black Disaster;you absolutely cannot believe a word they say!”

Shouting could be heard from the direction of the lights.

“But Commissioner Yang is inside too!”

“Under the contamination of the Black Disaster, there are no commissioners!” someone said coldly.

The surrounded people were bewildered. How had they suddenly become contaminated?

Commissioner Yang was about to explain loudly, but shooting had already started around them.

After a flurry of gunfire, all was quiet once again.

Medical staff in white protective suits, holding detectors, checked around the fallen bodies to confirm that everyone had been infected.

These medical personnel had no idea how the contamination had happened.

In the darkness in the distance.

A dark shadow stood quietly on a tree branch, watching the group.

‘Finally, Yang’s side is dealt with. Once Sister Thunderbolt resolves the water issue, the second Aurora City will be hers for the taking.’

In times of severe water scarcity, whoever could secure water would hold the greatest sway.

To think that just a few Special Envoys and undercover agents in the city could secretly usurp power…

The shadow chuckled lightly, jumped down from the tree, and walked away.

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Boom!!

The half-figure of the Thunderbolt Transformation collided head-on with the black-haired woman over ten meters tall.

Yu Hong smashed down with a heavy iron ball in his bare hands.

The black-haired woman, holding a lantern, shook it and then smashed down as well.

When the two spheres collided, the ground erupted underneath them, revealing a dense web of cracks.

The great wave of dust and air quickly spread outwards, causing lighter stones to roll and loosen.

Yu Hong’s feet flickered and he soared into the air, appearing at the side of the woman with lightning speed.

He lifted the iron ball and struck down hard on the woman’s forehead.

Boosted by Inner Qi, the strike made the woman stagger and almost fall.

She shook her lantern again, and the red flame inside suddenly turned into a streak of fire, shooting out.

Not stopping there, the flames shot out one after another, chasing after Yu Hong, and in a blink of an eye, more than a dozen streaks had flown out.

But despite the multitude of flames, they couldn’t keep up with Yu Hong’s speed of movement.

With the Thunderbolt Leg Technique at full power, he dashed through the gaps between the flames.

Another ball struck the back of the black woman’s head.

Bang!!

The black woman swayed, turned to grab, but caught air.

Bang!!

Another muffled sound, and the left forearm of her lantern-holding hand broke, black blood spurting from the wound.

Then, a succession of loud bangs kept on coming.

The giant body of the black woman became a target, utterly unable to capture Yu Hong’s speed.

And the characteristic of only being touchable during attacks did nothing to stop her being overwhelmed.

Minutes later.

Yu Hong landed lightly, observing the giant black woman who had fallen with an unchanged expression.

Maybe I could have taken her down without the Thunderbolt Transformation.

His power was nearly equal to hers, but his speed was much faster.

It was a complete overpowering match;the mastery of the Thunderbolt Leg Technique had finally revealed its full advantage.

At that moment, although the black woman had fallen, her massive body began to tremble violently, as something in her abdomen seemed desperate to break out, pushing up various bulges.

Clearly, there’s a second form, but I don’t have the time to linger here.

Yu Hong retracted the Thunderbolt Transformation, and with a blink of his body, he rushed forward at great speed with two dragon lizards.

Bang!!

With a single palm, he smashed heavily into the black woman’s abdomen.

The tremendous force of the impact pushed the bulges back.

Simultaneously, the Condensing Water Technique activated, starting to continuously extract water from the black woman’s body.

Soon, a steady stream of black droplets rose from her abdomen, gathering in Yu Hong’s palm.

As he collected and extracted the water, surprisingly, the violent movements of the black woman quickly calmed down, and her body began to slowly disintegrate, turning into countless puffs of smoke that dissipated.

Two now.

Yu Hong raised his hand, with two black water spheres of different auras floating above his palm.

The smaller one, the size of a green bean, was from a Multi-eyed Bird.

The larger one, the size of a walnut, was from the black woman he had just dealt with.

Maybe I can incorporate them into the Black Mark for enhancement… see what I can enhance…

The Black Mark’s random enhancement was an interesting ability.

These relics of the Black Disaster might also be useful for enhancement like an Array, potentially receiving a positive direction of enhancement.

Tucking away the water spheres, Yu Hong followed the road leading out of the city, quickly approaching the direction of the second Aurora City.

Three checkpoints passed, the rest of the journey wouldn’t take more than a few minutes;the key was to consider how to enter the city.

Second New Aurora City had no ground-level entrance or exit.

This was Yu Hong’s first time entering a large human settlement, and he was slightly curious.

Since arriving in this world, he had always stayed in small places, hiding. The most people he had encountered were in small towns and county cities.

This was the first time. To find out the truth about Yiyi, he decided to go into the city.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures;after entering the city, I’ll take down Xin Zhilei first, ask for the reality, and then look around to verify the situation with people.

He wasn’t sure how his strength rated in the entire human collective;this would be a good opportunity to experience it firsthand.

Maybe he could find a few mutated powerhouses to practice with.

Given that the Black Disaster was so bizarre, it’d be normal for a few stronger mutants to exist, right?