Chapter 239 Prelude to Betrayal
Time passed day by day, and there was only half a day left before the underground shelter was officially closed.
Those with super powers who are qualified to take refuge and want to go to the shelter have already gone there. No matter what the rest of the people have in mind, they have to find a place to hide from the meteor shower first.
Those who have survived to this day are not stupid. Since the surface of the earth will be hit by meteor showers, we can hide in the abyss. If we can't go to the deep layer, we can go to the shallow layer.
However, except for some underground people who have lived in the shallow layer of the abyss for generations and some people with special super powers, most people will lose their sense of space after entering the abyss.
So even though many people are trying to take advantage of the church's defensive formation, there are still very few people who can accurately rush to the mouth of the abyss.
Uncle Wolf is one of the very few.
However, unlike others, as a cadre of the Human Soul Front, he had a reason to go here today.
The pink-haired man held a cigarette between his legs, puffing out a wisp of smoke. He stood guard outside a sunken pit, where the men inside were working furiously to assemble a large and complex machine.
"Damn it! If only those people could work harder! They can't even finish their work of attracting attention." A young woman complained in a low voice, but her hands were not slow at all.
Uncle Wolf remained silent, and the person next to her couldn't help but retort, "Heh, if they'd been more effective this time, we wouldn't have a chance to fight for power."
"Tsk, how can those members of the Chaos God Church compare to us?" the young woman muttered before falling silent. After all, she knew that the organization the Church of Light was targeting most was the Human Soul Front.
It’s not that they didn’t want to take action in the first two power struggles, but they didn’t even have the chance to do so and were completely blocked by the church.
The power ceremony organized by the Church of Light this time had many loopholes, which gave them the opportunity to intervene.
The organization dispatched a total of three elite teams, which approached the ceremony site from different directions and using different methods. In the end, only they who took the greatest risk managed to succeed.
You have to know that the Eye of God is hidden in the abyss nearby, and they may be discovered by Guanghui at any time.
They hurried the assembly process in silence. According to their insider information, the Ceremony of Empowerment would begin in at most twelve hours. If they failed to complete the assembly task by then, they would be in big trouble.
"You guys continue, I'll go in first. Remember to run away if you encounter a monster you can't defeat." Uncle Wolf put out his cigarette and walked forward without looking back. Everyone lowered their heads and whispered to him.
Uncle Wolf is the only one in the organization who got a place in the underground shelter in the name of a partner. If Uncle Wolf is not sacrificed immediately after the power ceremony is launched, he can act as an insider inside the ceremony site.
Everything depends on luck. No matter whether it is the Glorious Church or the Human Soul Front, no one is 100% sure.
Gray fog covered the road behind him. After walking a few dozen meters, Uncle Wolf moved his weapons to his chest and waist where he could grab them at any time.
The alienated tissue in his body gave him an extremely keen sense of direction, allowing him to vaguely perceive the location of the abyss wellhead.
He wasn't particularly afraid of being traced back by the Church, as the environment within the Abyss would constantly erode his traces. Unless Guanghui kept an eye on him, otherwise...hiss.
Uncle Wolf swallowed his saliva in confusion, frowned and looked around: Is someone following me?
He stayed there for a few seconds and found nothing, so he had to move on.
It’s okay. If Guanghui really finds out, it will be too late to do anything now.
He probably hasn't discovered it. Judging by the behavioral logic of artificial creations, if He discovered it, He would immediately report it to the Church and take away or completely destroy the machinery we prepared.
There was a rustling sound, and a wave came from not far away, touching his ears and the extremely sensitive Paster meter on his chest.
Uncle Wolf's heart hadn't even sunk when it started to rise again: What a powerful wave! I actually encountered an abyssal creature with a force of over 1000 Pa? What kind of rotten luck is this today!
He smiled self-deprecatingly, but did not immediately activate his superpowers to hide in the shadows or run away in the opposite direction.
Abyssal creatures may not waste energy chasing a mere human; instead, reacting to them may arouse their interest in hunting.
He gritted his teeth and continued forward, and soon discovered that the wave was in exactly the same direction as his own.
Could it be that this abyssal creature was also heading towards the abyssal wellhead today? Was it drawn here by the Ritual of Power?
Uncle Wolf gritted his teeth and let the soles of his shoes slowly sink into his shadow: If there was only one abyss creature, I might be able to stop his attack at the critical moment.
Power is so important that it is worth it even if I am seriously injured to eliminate a powerful threat to my companions.
Snap, snap.
Before he completely sank into the shadow, he ended the process of developing super powers with a cold sweat.
His spinal cord throbbed with a sharp pain, and his intuition screamed in his ears: More than one, definitely more than one! The waves overlapped, there were at least two powerful abyssal creatures in the distance!
Run away!
Should I run away? No, it's too late.
"Huh..." Uncle Wolf quickly adjusted his breathing. He took two steps forward and forced his heart to remain stable while walking.
He pulled out a telescope and held it to his face. "Even if I die, I have to gather more information for my companions first." Two Abyssal Creatures over 1000 will definitely significantly tilt the balance of victory!
An unexpected scene was reflected in the lens.
There were no terrifying abyssal creatures or their unfathomable bulk in the distance, only three humans. Three human women he had once met, three "mercenaries" he had encountered during a meeting in an abandoned mine.
These three people left a deep impression on him at the time. He didn't know their names, so he simply used the silver mask, the black-haired woman and the blonde woman instead.
The trio stood on a distant hillside, with the man in the silver mask crouching on one side, while the brunette and the blonde stood close together, seemingly engaged in some sort of argument.
If I were just a little closer, I could hear what they were saying.
A strong sense of crisis was pricking his mind like a thorn ball: those three people might have noticed him, but they were just too lazy to pay attention.
Uncle Wolf did not hesitate. The three of them were obviously strong rivals for power. If he missed any key information this time, it would be too late to regret.
He put away the telescope, then put his hands in his pockets and walked closer, pretending to take a walk. As the distance shortened, some broken words blew into his ears on the wind.
"I...church...fellow tribesmen..."
Does this mean she has someone in the church acting as an insider? So she's a member of the Chaos God Cult, and the other two are probably from other organizations, so she's trying to convince them.
The other voice was shorter, probably the blonde woman persuading and the brunette woman answering.
Did she agree or refuse? The expression she saw through the telescope was very cold, most likely a rejection...
Snap——
A deep purple thunder fell from the sky with a bang and hit his spiritual body!
"Awooo?!" Uncle Wolf gritted his teeth, his shoulders shaking with the crackling of thunder. He tried his best to control his body and ran in the other direction without looking back!
Damn it, I can't die!
I must pass this information on and let everyone pay special attention to these three people. At least one of them is an abyss creature!
The pink hair transformed from wolf fur into a shadow as he ran. He ran wildly in space on all fours, and finally merged into the shadow and completely dissipated.
......
"Hey, I have a fellow tribesman in the church. Why don't we just ask her to let us in~" Xinnaya looked at the red and white "egg" ball in her hand with disgust and refused to get in.
Although she had agreed to it a few days ago, she suddenly felt something was wrong when the time came.
Even Xinaya should have grown up a little after being deceived by humans so many times.
Can Lan be trusted? No.
She and Chen Xiao'er have similar wave clones, so it's a miracle to believe them. If I get tricked by this guy again, will I still have any dignity when I see Chen Xiao'er next time?
Lan narrowed his eyes, his gaze beneath his sunglasses filled with mockery. "Tsk, coward, are you scared?"
"Who said I'm scared?" Before making such a harsh statement, Xinnaya carefully burned the egg with a flame and found that there was no tampering with it. It was just an ordinary storage item.
Lan didn't seem too lazy to argue. She snatched the egg and spat at the devil: "Okay, you're not going, right? There are plenty of people who want to go if you don't."
After Lan finished cursing, he walked carelessly towards the abyssal well. Now Xinnaya was anxious: The others might be pretending, but Lan really could block out the vibrations. What if she went in alone and saw Chen Xiao'er and took the opportunity to say bad things about me!
"Hey, hey, hey, who said I won't go." She hurriedly followed and flicked a little flame into the distance to avoid being seen by any passing humans or abnormalities.
"Well, that's more like it."
Lan stopped walking. She sneered and nodded at the train, "You better go first, or else this girl will see you here and worry that I'm going to harm her."
"Afraid? How is that possible?" Xinnaya said it nonchalantly, but her eyes were fixed on the train, and she didn't move closer until it turned and left.
She stood beside Lan and suddenly realized that this guy looked quite similar to Chen Xiao'er.
The feeling of similarity between them is completely different from that of others. It is a similarity that can touch the intuition even if their temperaments are opposite.
While Xinaya was looking at Lan, Lan suddenly moved close to her face, and their noses almost touched.
She didn't say anything harsh. As long as she saw that cold gaze, she would know that nothing good would happen if she continued looking.
Xinnaya didn't want to clash with Lan at this critical moment, so she took the initiative to spread out her hands and smiled: "Aren't you going to help me get in? Come on."
"...Heh." Lan smiled faintly. She pinched the distinct red and white part of the eggshell and said suddenly, "Xinaya, would you like to come in?"
"Yes." Xinnaya answered casually, and suddenly felt a strong and familiar wave coming towards the top of her head!
What, what is this?!
She shuddered all over and looked at Lan with bloodshot eyes: "Is this a seal?!"
"Hehehe." Lan's smile gradually widened, her lips slightly curled up like rose buds, and she silently said two words that they all knew.
Click, click, click.
"Lan—you sworn-breaking bastard—" the devil howled in the light mist, her voice and body becoming increasingly faint, and finally turning into a wisp of smoke, which slammed and gathered into the ball.
Lan picked up the red and white sphere on the ground with two fingers and said coldly: "Don't worry, I will take you in with me, my stupid sacrifice."
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