Chapter 1133 Someone is on their way

The barrier, which was originally only slightly reddish, has now turned into a deep crimson like blood. Even more terrifying, a huge black mass has somehow condensed on the barrier.

The edges of this large black mass were even shrouded in a menacing black mist, like thick smoke, and it was expanding at a visible rate.

They used to be able to get a glimpse of the city by the moonlight, but now they can't see anything at all.

Those of them outside were alright, at least they had all the necessary equipment. But those people inside the city, who had already lost power and signal and were struggling to move around, were not so lucky.

"What...what is this thing?" Xiao Jihui looked at the large black mass and felt a chill run down his spine. His anxiety and worry reached their peak.

Xiao Baihui's expression was solemn: "Something big must have happened inside that we don't know about."

"Damn it, are we just supposed to stay outside and watch?" A young man following behind Xiao Jihui angrily punched the car next to him, his face full of frustration.

The men and women around his age also looked grim, their heads bowed and fists clenched as they suppressed their anger.

"I don't care anymore. Rather than being unable to do anything outside, I might as well go in and give it a shot. Vice Minister, please let us in."

"Don't rush, wait a little longer."

"What are we waiting for? If we wait any longer, the daylily will be too cold!"

Xiao Jihui also wanted to go in, but at this moment they knew nothing about the situation inside, and Ye Wanxi and the others had not let out a word.

If people like them have no way to deal with this barrier, then the people who are being kept outside are even less likely to succeed.

Xiao Jihui wanted to save people, but he was even more afraid of causing more innocent people to fall into this bottomless pit.

The atmosphere outside the barrier was incredibly heavy when Zou Yiluan's walkie-talkie rang.

"Captain, a report from the road ahead indicates that several groups of people are heading towards Z City at the same time, and our men can't stop them."

"What?" Xiao Jihui and the others' expressions changed simultaneously upon hearing this.

Are the people still coming to Z City at this time friends or enemies?

Those inside were completely unaware of the changes happening outside the barrier.

This night was destined to be a sleepless one for everyone in Z City.

Yuan Suxia, who grew up in Z City, never imagined that one day she would encounter such an absurd situation as being kidnapped and taken hostage along with hundreds of thousands of others in her hometown and home, with her life in danger at any moment.

But this really happened. When the earliest announcement video appeared, Yuan Suxia thought it was just a prank by some clown who would do anything for fame.

Until the signal in the entire city of Z was cut off, a thin, transparent shell appeared in the sky above the city. When Yuan Suxia's husband came home from get off work, he witnessed the tragic scene of the family being struck by lightning in the video.

With her last glimmer of hope extinguished, Yuan Suxia's first thought was of her parents.

She was an only child and had known her husband since childhood; they were childhood sweethearts.

After the marriage, both sets of parents owned their own properties, so they didn't live with them. They only came to visit their grandchildren occasionally during holidays.

A few days before the incident, Yuan Suxia's parents-in-law had to go to another province for some business. The two families were on good terms and invited Yuan Suxia's parents to go with them before they left, as if it were a trip.

Unfortunately, Yuan Suxia's mother had a cold at the time and was unable to make the trip.

Now that this has happened, her in-laws are still in another province and have escaped unscathed, but her parents are still at home.

Yuan Suxia was worried about her parents and insisted on bringing them to live with her so that they could take care of each other.

However, Yuan Suxia and her husband lived in the south of the city, while her parents lived in the north. It would take two or three hours to travel back and forth, and there were too many unexpected changes.

Yuan Suxia's husband objected to her going out at this time, but he could understand her concerns about her parents.

After arguing for a long time, the couple finally came up with a compromise: Yuan Suxia would stay home to take care of the two children, while her husband would drive to pick up his parents.

However, Yuan Suxia never expected that her husband would never return after leaving.

As darkness fell outside, and the power went out in their neighborhood, the darkness was terrifying.

Holding her anxious daughter and son on either side, Yuan Suxia hid on the sofa in the corner of the living room, staring blankly in the direction of the iron gate, her eyes filled with longing.

As time ticked by, Yuan Suxia's heart sank to the bottom.

The taut curtains reflected slivers of firelight, bringing a little light to the oppressive room, but the people inside felt no joy whatsoever.

Because along with the flames came terrifying screams.

The two children trembled with fear, clinging tightly to their mother and whispering, "Mommy, when is Daddy coming back? I'm scared."

Yuan Suxia, her face pale, patted the two children's backs and soothed them in a trembling voice, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Daddy will be back soon, very soon!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the family of three heard something slam against the iron gate.

Yuan Suxia was immediately startled. She tentatively called out her husband's name, but received no response.

The banging sounds outside the door resumed, this time even more frequent than before.

Yuan Suxia's heart leaped into her throat. She stared intently at the blank space outside the iron gate when suddenly a black figure darted out, clinging to their iron gate and baring a mouthful of sharp teeth.

Yuan Suxia was immediately terrified and gasped, while the two children burst into tears.

The children's cries woke Yuan Suxia. Without thinking twice, she picked up the two children and ran towards the bedroom.

The same thing happened in every corner of Z City.

In an instant, the entire city was filled with cries of despair, resembling a living hell.

The culprit who caused all this, however, takes it for granted and reaps the negative energy coming from all directions.

The soft iron whip covered in barbs, enveloped in a thick, dark aura, struck Ye Wanxi's sword, bending it forcefully.

Ye Wanxi gritted her teeth and flicked it back, but she still retreated quite a distance. Her arm was also cut by the barbs on the soft iron whip, leaving a bloody gash.

Seeing Ye Wanxi injured, Feng Tianyu's eyes turned even redder, and he held back with his spear, smashing it hard against Wu Yequan's protective barrier with each blow, creating a thin crack in no time.

Seeing this, Wu Yequan narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "A dying struggle."

"That's not necessarily true." Ye Wanxi looked at her right arm, which was still bleeding profusely, gritted her teeth, smeared the blood on the sword, and then used the sword to draw a complex talisman.

As soon as the talisman stained with Ye Wanxi's blood was completed, it emitted a dazzling light.

Taking advantage of the moment, Ye Wanxi took out the Judge's Pen and added two more strokes to the talisman. In an instant, a beam of light shot into the sky, heading straight for the large black mass in the sky above Z City!

(End of this chapter)