A Night of Desperation-Chapter 596: Destruction 2

Waited for about two minutes.

The communicator once again transmitted a familiar voice.

"Yu Hong! Are you there? It’s Ku Chan!"

"I’m here. How are you guys? Where are you now?" Yu Hong’s spirit lifted as he quickly asked, "Are Yiyi and Quan He okay?"

"Everyone is fine, but we are still deep in the Wind Disaster area. We have been to the Flame Star side already. The situation is dire," Ku Chan sighed. "The Floating City Universe has almost completely lost contact. It is probably gone. The councilors followed our advice and went to the Flame Star, but most of the area there is now shrouded in the black fog of the Great Annihilation. We just escaped from there and are preparing to continue migrating to avoid the annihilating fog."

"Can’t find a fixed foothold?" Yu Hong understood.

"No. The problem now is, resources are limited and the population is large. Even with a closed inner circulation loop, it won’t last long. After all, we need to swiftly escape the Great Annihilation. Do you have any suggestions, Yu Hong?" Ku Chan asked quickly.

"Let Quan He lead the way to the Silver Ocean World. It’s likely safe there for now." Yu Hong thought for a moment and answered.

"Okay." Ku Chan nodded, "The key issue now is that we can’t find a safe enough spot to stop and recuperate. How’s the situation on your side?"

"...." Yu Hong fell silent, pausing for several seconds before answering. "Not good either. We encountered an Unconscious Body, and the safe house was damaged. We are repairing it now, still in the depths of the Wind Disaster, and dare not move forward."

"Are you short on supplies? Maybe you can come here to replenish them?" Ku Chan said.

"No need, we still have plenty here, and I don’t need to eat much now," Yu Hong refused. As an Ancient God Body and a Returning to Void Stage cultivator, he no longer needed to eat. With a sweep of mana, he could extract the necessary nutrients from the materials and surrounding air to maintain balance.

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"That’s good. Wait a moment, I’ll let Yiyi and Elder Quan He come to you...."

Boom!

Suddenly, a huge explosion came from the other end of the communicator.

"What was that?! What just rushed in?!"

"Where’s the defense ring?! Where’s the inspecting mage?! My god!?"

"Run! Quick!!"

Beeeeeep!!

A sharp burst of noise erupted from the communicator, the harsh static causing Yu Hong’s heart to leap up.

"Ku Chan!? Ku Chan!?" He raised his voice, but there was no response, only a cacophony of noise.

His emotions were at their peak. He anxiously listened to the commotion on the other end of the communicator.

The explosion roared on for several minutes.

Clank.

A sound of adjusting switches came from the other side again.

"Yu Hong... sorry, there was an incident just now... something rammed into the Floating City. It was huge, like a bird. It disappeared after the impact... now the repair team is checking the damage, but that’s not the worst part. The problem is, we seem to have been knocked off our course..." ƒгeewebnovёl.com

"Where’s the map? Where’s Agrius’ map?" Yu Hong asked tensely.

"The map is malfunctioning. We don’t know where we are now... I..." Crack. After a burst of static, the communication was cut off.

Yu Hong’s heart tightened. He quickly adjusted the knobs, but it was useless. The communicator remained silent.

He sat down, simply starting to cultivate while waiting.

Time passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye, more than a week had passed.

Chirp...

A faint static sound finally came from the communicator again.

"They’re here!!" Yu Hong abruptly opened his eyes, quickly looking at the communicator.

"Yu Hong, our situation is terrible. Can you locate us with the Water Instrument Ball?" It was Quan He’s voice.

The tone sounded exhausted, as if they hadn’t rested in a long time.

"I’ll try right away." Yu Hong took out the Water Instrument Ball and infused mana into it.

The ball carried the personal spiritual imprints of Quan He and Ku Chan. As long as they were within the sensing range of the Water Instrument Ball, their location could be pinpointed.

But... after infusing mana, the Water Instrument Ball only emitted a sliver of white light and then fell silent.

"No... you must be too far from me," Yu Hong said gravely.

"I see..." Disappointment was evident in Quan He’s voice. "After being hit by that unknown thing last time, we drifted into a mysterious space. There are no colored lines of the Wind Disaster here, only a dark red light around. The surroundings are boundless, and the temperature is very high. According to the map, we likely entered the Drought Disaster area. But the map doesn’t show our exact location, I suspect we’ve entered a hidden area."

"Given the councilors’ level, they should be able to figure out a way out, right?" Yu Hong said gravely.

"The councilors thought so at first. Now... people are dying in the Floating City every day. The temperature here is too high, even with the Ice Array, the external temperature reaching through is still hundreds of degrees. Some groups unable to withstand such harsh conditions have fallen ill or died, and the inner circulation’s ecosystem has collapsed. Now... everyone is researching how to leave this place and rebuild a special high-temperature resistant ecosystem..." Quan He explained.

"Are Yiyi and Ku Chan okay?" Yu Hong quickly mobilized the safe house, intending to return to the Floating City Universe, but... Ku Chan and Yiyi had long left, and he had no idea where to find them.

Even if he found them, with the massive population of the Floating City, his safe house wouldn’t be of much help.

"They’re fine. I should go help. There’s a severe water shortage now. At first, no one noticed that the water elements in the air leaked out a lot from the impact, and now we’re running low." Quan He answered.

"Go ahead..."

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Yu Hong exhaled deeply, his mood heavy.

He didn’t turn off the communicator but stood up to check the restoration status inside the safe house.

The Black Black Spirit had returned to normal, but the array set up by Golden Immortal Fu Bai was completely destroyed.

This was just the first time entering the Heartless Belt, and such a huge problem had already arisen.

’It seems it’s best to stay here for a while, improve my cultivation, and then attempt to go deeper,’ he thought, recalling the Chaotic God Sky Light Beam he had shot out earlier. The beam was too slow, failing to even get close to the skeleton man.

’Here, the attack speed is a big issue. Even the Chaotic God Sky Light Beam can’t keep up;if it were me, the result would likely be the same. Continuing deeper would just lead to beatings... I can’t go further....’

He calmed his heart immediately and continued cultivating the Qingyuan Heavenly River Miao Technique. Only with sufficient cultivation could he learn the corresponding spells to match the speed of the skeleton man.

It’s important to note that contamination itself is a stage of rapid speed escalation.

From this moment, Yu Hong started a repetitive cycle of cultivation, eating, and cultivation again.

He worried that the Great Annihilation would catch up, and there wasn’t much time left, so he immersed himself wholly into arduous cultivation.

Quan He contacted him roughly once a week.

But each time, the situation grew worse.

Two months later....

Yu Hong’s whole body flashed with a golden light. His aura suddenly restrained, no longer possessing that strong presence from before.

His entire presence seemed to vanish at that moment, serene and peaceful, merging with everything around him.

Hoo...

Yu Hong slowly opened his eyes.

"I’ve reached the peak of Returning to Void Stage... I can’t cross the Heavenly Tribulation here... must find another place..."

He was increasingly worried about Quan He recently.

The situation at the Floating City had worsened, and last week’s contact revealed that they had encountered massive lava monsters from the drought disaster—a group of lava angels over a thousand meters long.

Their energy levels ranged from the transcendent to even the top-notch immortal, and their numbers exceeded ten thousand;they fiercely fought the Floating City upon appearing.

Though repelled, the Source Disaster Monsters’ greatest characteristic is their immortality.

The Floating City had suffered massive losses in resources and population, with the mages facing heavy casualties, and even a councilman was severely injured. The war continued unabated.

Yu Hong skillfully adjusted the communicator to the Floating City’s channel.

Buzz... Buzz...

"It’s connected!" A low cheer came from the other side.

"Brother Yu...." It was Ku Chan. "The situation here is dire.... We’re on the verge of collapse...."

"Wait, didn’t you say you could hold on before!?" Yu Hong’s scalp tingled as he anxiously inquired.

He had planned to go and pick them up once they survived, but now Ku Chan was saying they couldn’t hold on!?

What a joke!!!?

An indescribable tension surged through Yu Hong’s mind.

Yiyi, Quan He, Ku Chan—they were his most important ties and connections in this world. If they disappeared, he’d be alone in this world....

"Sorry.... Brother Yu... sorry...." Ku Chan laughed bitterly, "Right now, outside, the mages are fighting.... too many monsters, too many... the lava angels have brought in the solar angels... nine solar angels in total.... several council members have fled.... the remaining ones are about to collapse...."

"Where are you guys!? I’ll come to get you!!" Yu Hong stood up, quickly controlling the safe house to fly back along the way he came.

"I don’t know.... I really don’t know.... Brother Yu.... it’s a pity.... If only, if there was a bit more time.... perhaps I could revive my senior sister, my dad, my mom... and everyone in the sect...."

"Yu Hong..." Yiyi’s voice came from the other side, "You have to live well... alone."

"Yiyi...." The pressure in Yu Hong’s heart grew heavier, almost uncontrollable.

"Don’t worry, I heard that if you reach a certain strength, you can revive us. By then, don’t forget me." Yiyi earnestly reminded. "Actually...."

She paused.

"And mom, I had already arranged a plan with an undead mage to separate her spirit, give her a body, and successfully revive her.... but there’s no time.... and... I’m leaving, you have to take care of yourself alone...."

"My turn, let me say something." Quan He came closer. "Yu Hong, don’t worry, don’t be sad for us. After all, you are different from us. We can only barely survive in this world, oppressed by the Source Disaster, but you are different, you have hope.... I admit, I am not as talented as you, but if I could become the strongest in a world, you can definitely go further. Just like Yiyi said, don’t forget to revive us in the future... death now is just a short separation. If you meet the master, senior brother, and sister in the future, remember to help me...."

Buzz!!

The sound broke off.

Suddenly interrupted by a massive tremor, followed by several seconds of silence.

No more sound was heard.

Yu Hong was silent.

He sat there, staring blankly at the communicator.

For more than ten seconds, then suddenly stood up, controlling the safe house to fly frantically back along the way he came.