Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 288 - 287 fog

Zhou Bai, Lv Chongyang, Kuang Tu, and Yan Hui stood atop a cliff, gazing at a vast expanse of city ruins in the distance.

They saw stretches upon stretches of damaged walls and debris, traces of collapsed buildings, and the few skyscrapers that still stood were already in ruins, looking like they could crumble at any moment.

Yan Hui said, "This place used to be a city. Thirty years ago, after the Kunlun’s defeat, humanity retreated en masse, and this city was abandoned. Initially, there were still some Heavenly Demons slaughtering the surviving humans nearby. But later, even the Heavenly Demons left, leaving only some mutated beasts.

As the distortion of Heavenly Dao has become increasingly severe in recent years, even the mutants have died off, leaving almost no animals behind."

Zhou Bai nodded. With the contamination of spiritual energy in the wilderness and a lack of protection, animals were directly exposed to the polluted spiritual energy, with most either dying outright or turning into various mutants. Now, as the distortion of Heavenly Dao worsened, most ordinary animals had died, and those that could survive the contamination were becoming increasingly rare, naturally leading to fewer mutants.

Zhou Bai picked up a pair of binoculars and scanned the distant ruins, saying, "Are they in this city?"

Yan Hui pointed to a corner and said, "In the northwestern part of the city, they cleared an area centered around a former school and developed a village.

However, after we were driven away last time, that village completely vanished from sight, and that university turned into ruins."

Hearing this familiar description, Zhou Bai’s gaze shifted slightly, "Just like with the hospital back then?"

Zhou Bai recounted his experience at the hospital, then continued, "I fear that what you initially saw was the overlay of the void and the Material World, and Dr. Zhuang might not have been the real Dr. Zhuang. He could have been just a distortion phenomenon."

Lv Chongyang said, "Whether it is a distortion phenomenon or he is alive, we must investigate it thoroughly. Let’s go."

The group of more than ten people arrived at the university location pointed out by Yan Hui. Zhou Bai walked on the streets, looking at the ruins around him, various shops, academic buildings, and dormitories that were either collapsed or dilapidated. Inside the vast campus, there was not a sound to be heard, because all living creatures had basically perished.

Feeling this eerie silence, Zhou Bai was struck by a sense of deathly stillness.

It was at this moment that Yan Hui let out a shout, and the group had reached an open area.

Yan Hui, pointing to the weed-infested spot before them, said, "They were found here before. Back then, there weren’t so many weeds, and you could see the wooden houses they had built."

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Just as Yan Hui finished speaking, the view before them changed. Accompanied by a thick fog creeping in, the whole world seemed to grow dim.

Within the fog, the faint outlines of a village had begun to appear before Zhou Bai and the others.

The group exchanged a glance, and Lv Chongyang and Kuang Tu stood beside Zhou Bai, "It looks like they are here to welcome us. Everyone, prepare for battle."

Kuang Tu let out a low roar and transformed, becoming Qilin, with hooves stamping the ground and watching the mist warily.

Yan Hui formed hand signs, and golden figures emerged from his palms, transforming into three-meter-tall Yellow Turban warriors clad in golden armor that roamed around, protecting everyone at the center.

Initially a bit nervous, Zhou Bai looked at the Yellow Turban warriors beside him and the Qilin next to him, and instantly felt much more at ease, even wanting to pet the Qilin.

Christina said, "Zhou Bai, I want to ride the Qilin! I’ve never ridden one before!"

"Bugger off. I don’t want to ride on a muscle-bound brute." Zhou Bai replied, "Didn’t you see the situation right now? We’re on an adventure here, so show some seriousness."

Christina retorted, "Ah, adventures are so boring. Showing off is more fun."

Beside them, the fox-girl Shang Beibei, holding a spinning wheel, looked at the rapidly rotating wheel and said, "The contamination of spiritual energy is intensifying. If we stay here longer than a day, even with the protection of Primordial Spirit adjustment and rune vaccines, there is still a risk of mutation."

Lv Chongyang’s gaze was sharp like a sword as he scanned the dense fog ahead and stepped forward, saying, "I will dispel this fog."

Then they saw Lv Chongyang forming a sword technique with his hands, and a short beam of purple Sword Qi extended from the space between his eyebrows.

Sword light sprinted forward, swelling with the wind, and in an instant, it transformed into a hundred-meter-long purple sword light that swept fiercely through the fog ahead, revealing the outline of a village.

Zhou Bai said to Christina in his sea of consciousness, "Old Lv chose the Purple Ying Diagram for the sixth realm, right? Does that mean there is also the Green Suo Diagram?"

Christina replied, "The path of the sword diagram begins with tempering sword qi at the zeroth realm and forging a sword at the first realm. After reaching the fifth realm, one can turn the sword into light and use sword light to kill people. At the sixth realm, one can even divide the sword light, combining it into a Sword Array.

However, this Purple Ying Diagram isn’t particularly powerful at the sixth realm, but it has a feature: when one reaches the seventh realm and cultivates the Green Suo Diagram, the stars of the two diagrams can interact with each other, not only speeding up the cultivation process but also greatly increasing its power. It transforms from mediocre at the sixth realm to incredibly powerful at the seventh realm."

Just then, they saw the fog that had just been cleared by Lv Chongyang churning and returning to its original position, as if it had a life of its own, unwilling to leave its former spot.

Lv Chongyang frowned and asked, "Yan Hui, did you encounter this fog the last time you came here?"

Yan Hui replied, "No, at that time the sun was shining brightly, and we didn’t see any fog at all."

Shang Beibei said, "The fog is changing again."

The fog, which had just settled, churned violently once more, slowly approaching everyone while faint sounds of people shouting could be heard from within.

With a serious flick of her tail, Shang Beibei said, "This fog might be some kind of distortion phenomenon. Everyone, don’t attack yet. Let’s figure out the pattern of the fog first. Distortions of Heavenly Dao can’t be resisted with raw cultivation."

But in the next moment, the fog surged over, ignoring everyone’s Primordial Spirit energy and various Daoist arts, and directly enveloped all of their bodies.

...

When Zhou Bai opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on a soft, large bed, surrounded by what seemed to be the decor of a five-star hotel.

As he groggily got up and saw more than ten women on the bed, he was slightly stunned. Then he turned to the TV, which was broadcasting today’s news.

"Am I dreaming? Or have I returned to my original world?"

"…What’s there to think about? Enjoy first, think later."

"Ha ha ha, I’m going to wipe all your makeup off!"

But just as he was about to leap forward, the bedroom door was suddenly slammed open. A middle-aged woman holding a cat walked in arrogantly, looking disdainfully at the women on the bed.

The women who were still on the bed immediately jumped up.

"The mistress is here!"

"Master Zhou, your mother is here; we will take our leave first."

"Greetings, madam!"

As the group of twittering girls left, the middle-aged woman approached Zhou Bai.

The white cat in her arms looked at Zhou Bai and said, "Humph, what lowly makeup, daring to seduce my son?"

Glancing sideways at Zhou Bai, the white cat licked its fur and added, "You unfilial son, always indulging in pleasure and throwing away our Zhou family’s face. Get up and put on your clothes now! Ah, it infuriates me so, I need to lick my fur to calm my nerves."

The middle-aged woman said, "Young master, please get up quickly, the madam is angry."

"What the fuck," Zhou Bai looked at Christina in the woman’s arms, feeling vexed. "What the fuck? What the fuck? What the fuck!"