Chapter 121 Madness and Chaos

Wei Yanqing quickly caught the exhausted Rong Yi and gently moved him to his side.

Rong Yi was not yet unconscious, but he looked extremely weak.

Wei Yanqing: "What happened to you just now? Did your strength increase?"

Rong Yi shook his head slightly and took some effort to speak: "The secret technique temporarily enhanced my strength, but it has now returned to normal."

Wei Yanqing's icy blue eyes grew even deeper, and he strongly disapproved of Rong Yi's behavior. "You shouldn't do this. If there are any aftereffects, you'll be lucky if they can be eliminated."

"Don't worry, I have a good talent in this area, so it won't leave any lasting effects."

Wei Yanqing didn't say much, but instead made a soft bed for Rong Yi to lie on comfortably.

Every time she activated her talent, she would be so hungry that her stomach would stick to her back. Before she could even speak, Wei Yanqing took out some ingredients and cooked her something fresh.

For ease of eating, Wei Yanqing made a warm, flavorful soup, rich in energy.

After taking a few sips, Rong Yi felt a bit stronger. "What grade of ingredients?" The energy in them was not only refined but also very abundant.

"Drink yours." Wei Yanqing packed his things and poured himself a bowl as well.

Rong Yi not only killed all the attacking ghosts, but also didn't find any ghost crystals. Wei Yanqing guessed that she needed energy during her outburst, and since she was out of control anyway, she probably absorbed them all.

As for the shattered soul, he absorbed them all.

After a few bowls of soup, Rong Yi regained his strength and got up to move around.

Wei Yanqing asked uncertainly, "Why don't you rest a little longer?" Once the attacking ghost horde is dealt with, they should be able to return in a while.

Rong Yi waved his hand dismissively, "It's nothing, I'm perfectly fine now." He then added, "Let's keep going."

Wei Yanqing: "Flying is still the best option. A wider field of vision will allow us to notice being surrounded by ghosts sooner."

As if in a dungeon world, the two flew rapidly at a height of about ten meters above the ground.

About five minutes later, Rong Yi saw something sharp and patted Wei Yanqing's firm chest with his right hand. "Look there, it looks like something."

Wei Yanqing located the spot and said, "I see it."

As the distance closes, the pointed tip gradually comes into view, revealing itself to be a rectangular building with a pointed roof.

In this desolate ghost realm, to find buildings in the heart of the ghost general's territory is rarer than winning the lottery for an ordinary person.

"Can you sense what's inside?" Rong Yi asked. "Could it be that the Ghost Realm also imprisons criminal ghosts?"

The four walls fit together perfectly, as if the shape had been simply carved out of a giant rock.

Wei Yanqing sensed it superficially but couldn't penetrate the wall, so he couldn't help but exclaim "Eh!" and deepened his mental exploration.

He finally made it through, and after checking it over, he said, "There are no ghosts inside, but there seem to be some books piled up."

The thing in front of him, though called a building, was actually only as tall as Rong Yi's head; he had to bend over to get in.

Without hesitation, Rong Yi punched the wall, sending stones flying. "Since it's not imprisoning ghosts, and it's sealed off in the Ghost Realm, it's probably not something that would benefit them. Why don't we take it out and have a look?"

Wei Yanqing felt that this made sense and was well-founded. This thing was only a five-minute flight away from where they encountered the ghost horde, so it was impossible for those ghosts not to have seen it.

It was estimated that this thing was made of fragments of stone from the Ghost Realm. After Rong Yi smashed it a few times, a large hole appeared in the wall, and the fragments of stone scattered everywhere.

There was no smoke or dust. She activated her protective shield and went inside. There were no traps or mechanisms, and she could see what was inside: a pile of books.

"So many books."

Wei Yanqing followed him in, picked up a book and flipped through it. "No wonder, it's all here. I was wondering why the information was so fragmented."

Rong Yi leaned over to take a look, and after glancing at a few lines, he realized what kind of book it was. "Isn't this a book about ghosts?"

No wonder there's no information about ghosts in the dungeon world; it turns out the books were all brought to the ghost realm.

Wei Yanqing immediately put all the books away.

"There must be more information than just this," Rong Yi said, looking at the nearly one hundred books laid out. "Could it be..."

As soon as they finished speaking, they both felt a sudden daze and their bodies involuntarily leaned back.

Like falling from a great height, the feeling of weightlessness made them unable to control their bodies, and they could only let themselves fall freely.

After a few rapid heartbeats, Rong Yi became aware of her surroundings: prickly weeds, a flat road interspersed with small pebbles. These tactile sensations quickly restored her five senses.

A hand rested on the back of her neck, helping her up. "We're back. The situation here isn't good." It was Wei Yanqing's voice.

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Rong Yi was helped up, and his strength slowly returned to every part of his body.

Looking up, I saw tall buildings in the distance engulfed in flames, with indistinct ghosts floating around, and wails and screams coming from a great distance.

"The large-scale invasion has already begun," Wei Yanqing said.

They weren't in the area they passed through on their way into the ghost realm; the surrounding scenery looked like a park.

The area is quite large, so to save time, they simply walked straight in one direction until they reached the edge and exited.

There was no one in the park, and even the animals that were kept there were nowhere to be found.

"It seems those people have finally realized how terrifying ghosts are." Rong Yi heard screams from all directions, a stark contrast to the atmosphere when people were offering themselves as sacrifices when he first arrived.

Wei Yanqing then took out a gun, "I guess we'll have to deal with the zombies the same way we did before, except these ghosts can't infect us."

The two found the wall, and Wei Yanqing flew over with her.

The park's wall runs along a road, where several cars are parked crookedly with their doors wide open and no one inside.

On the right side of the road is a T-shaped intersection, and at the end of the left side, you can see several buildings. They are not on fire, but they are not much better off than if they were. Ghosts, like dark clouds, surround these buildings.

Rong Yi nudged Wei Yanqing beside him with his forearm, "Come on, see if they've all merged."

Rong Yi harvested nearly ten thousand first and second-tier ghost crystals in the Ghost Realm, all of which were absorbed by the Gray Word. However, he felt that he also benefited, and he could clearly feel that his physical strength was stronger than before he went to the Ghost Realm.

Finding the walk too slow, Wei Yanqing put his arm around her, and the two instantly covered several hundred meters.

Upon reaching the building, the scene before one's eyes was even more awe-inspiring. From afar, the ghostly horde appeared as a dark cloud, but upon closer inspection, it became apparent that a single ghost would separate from the group and plunge headlong into the building.

Rong Yi raised his gun and fired several shots. Several ghost crystals fell from the sky. The other ghosts smelled the ghost crystals and immediately surged to grab them.

Wei Yanqing spread his hands, controlled all the ghosts, and then squeezed them tightly. They seemed to be squeezed into several balls by an invisible force, and they could not be separated.

Rong Yi watched as the ghost crystal fell to the ground. It was very sturdy and there was no need to worry about it breaking. Then he raised his gun and fired at the several ghostly figures.

These are all minor demons and nothing to fear. They swooped down to the ground to absorb the demon crystals, and Wei Yanqing used this to control them as a whole, allowing Rong Yi to reap the benefits at will.

Because the horde of ghosts is grouped together, a single bullet can hit several at once, resulting in area-of-effect damage.

In less than ten minutes, the ghosts surrounding the buildings were cleared away, leaving behind a ground covered in ghost crystals.

(End of this chapter)