Chapter 122 The Child of Destiny
Assistant Fang's face was pale, and his voice was shaking uncontrollably. "Captain Si...Is Captain Si okay? Is he seriously injured?"
The team doctor pushed up his glasses and said two words expressionlessly: "...Not dead."
Assistant Fang: “…” He almost couldn’t catch his breath.
Two experienced team doctors carefully treated Si Cang's wound. Their movements were quick and professional, but their eyes kept glancing uncontrollably towards Duan Anluo who was sitting next to them, and then quickly looked away.
Too strong! The terrifying scene that just enveloped the entire mountain range, caused the stars to fall, and the wicked fire to burn the sky was beyond their comprehension.
Each of these two, taken individually, would be a truly earth-shattering figure. Now, together, they were truly invincible. They left no chance for the evil spirits to survive, and no courage for ordinary people like them.
The wounds on Si Cang's body looked scary, but in fact most of them were superficial injuries, with only one claw mark on his back. The remaining demonic energy was wrapped around it, making it particularly glaring.
Si Cang was not used to being touched on the back, especially by strangers, and his body subconsciously tensed up in resistance.
Duan Anluo frowned slightly upon seeing this, and softened his voice, but with an unquestionable tone: "Be obedient, the doctor has experience. Disinfect it first, bandage it well, and take off your clothes."
The logistics staff present watched helplessly as their captain, whose eyes could usually freeze people to death, had an extremely subtle, almost helpless look on his face, and then he actually... unbuttoned his bloodstained shirt.
Reluctant, but obedient.
Several logistics staff exchanged glances, and their admiration for Duan Anluo reached its peak in an instant.
Next time there is a high-risk mission, I must beg Master Duan to join the team!
Only Master Duan can make this ferocious lion, who no one can tame, cooperate obediently.
After Assistant Fang confirmed that the two "ancestors" were safe, he clicked on the high-definition aerial photos sent back from the scene.
After just one glance, his eyes widened instantly, his heart pounded, and he felt that his career and blood pressure had soared to a dangerous level.
"You two are my real dads!" He held the tablet and wailed in anger, "You two are really my real dads!"
Si Cang is fine, he is about to die!
Duan Anluo raised his eyelids and said with a hint of innocence: "Didn't you say that it's okay to smash the mountain? Can you handle it?"
Assistant Fang pointed at the scene on the screen, which looked like it had been plowed over by a giant plow, leaving only charred and shattered remains. His voice was trembling, "I did say that, but I didn't say... I didn't say I'd destroy the entire mountain!!!"
Upon hearing this, Duan Anluo actually turned around and took a closer look at the ruins. He was silent for two seconds, and a rare trace of guilt appeared on his face. It was indeed a bit too much.
He hadn't expected that after the merits of his previous life returned, his spiritual power would flow so smoothly. Even the power lent to him by the stars increased. The effect was... a bit exaggerated.
"Hello? What? Hello?" Duan Anluo took off the communicator and moved away from her. "Fang Fang, the signal is not good here. What did you say just now? I can't hear you..."
Assistant Fang was so angry that he jumped up and down: "I told you two that I am my living father!"
Duan Anluo said seriously, "My dear son, Dad heard it." After that, he cut off the call neatly.
Assistant Fang: “…”
At this time, Bai Ziyue limped over. Although his face was bruised, his mouth was still busy.
He clicked his tongue twice at Si Cang's bandaged back, "Boss, I thought you were going to have a feast this time. Your injury... doesn't look that serious. Alas, Brother Duan must be concerned about you. You're so scared by such a small injury."
Duan Anluo was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and turned to look at Ling Feng who was silent beside him: "Ling Feng, I promised you before that I would smash a mountain for you to see. Did you see it?"
Ling Feng remained expressionless as he nodded solemnly, concisely expressing his understanding: "I see."
From now on, you must never make Brother Duan angry, or you will really die.
The newly returned team member, who didn't quite understand the situation, looked at Duan Anluo's handsome, even harmless face, and then thought about the razed mountains they had just seen. Their minds suddenly tightened, and they blurted out another jingle: "Nothing tastes better than dumplings, good..."
Before he could finish the rest of the words, Ling Feng and Bai Ziyue, with their faces changing drastically, grabbed him from the left and right, covered his mouth with his hands, and dragged him away by the collar, their movements as fast as if they were handling dangerous goods.
If they don't drag this pervert away, they are afraid that the couple will kill him on the spot!
After their wounds were bandaged, Duan Anluo and Si Cang were sent down the mountain to rest. A professional logistics team began to go up the mountain to carry out the final cleanup.
In fact, there was nothing left to clean up. The entire mountain had been "plowed" almost from top to bottom. The grass and trees turned to charcoal, and the rocks collapsed into slag. As far as the eye could see, there was almost nothing left except ashes and debris.
In the world outside the mountain, the news about this sudden, earth-shaking, and fiery event has completely exploded on the Internet, and public opinion can no longer be suppressed.
Netizens said all kinds of things.
User @瑟瑟发抖小民 (The Shocking Little Citizen): Help! I just saw two moons in the sky! They were blood red! Then the ground shook! My house isn't far from that mountain, and now my whole family can't sleep! Is the world ending?! Please give us an official explanation! [Location: City X]
User @修真界在跑盐鱼: Holy crap! It must be some big boss going through a tribulation! The scale of this thunder tribulation is at least that of the Nascent Soul stage and above! There's an earthquake and a downpour (torrential rain), a standard tribulation process! Fellow Daoists, the spiritual energy has revived! Our time has arrived! (Excitedly rubbing hands.jpg)
User @Science Exploration Meow Meow Meow: Everyone, don't panic, analyze calmly! The double moon phenomenon could be a special case of optical refraction, and the earthquakes and thunderstorms are a coincidence of severe convective weather and geological activity. But... the mountaintop is gone, and it's hard to explain with currently known natural phenomena. Can we rule out... an ultra-high-density meteorite impact? [Dog head saves life] Yes! It must have been a meteorite! Otherwise, the mountaintop wouldn't be gone!
User @每天一个死吓小技巧: I'm in a neighboring city and watched the entire livestream. The special effects were amazing, more thrilling than a movie! It's just a little bit tedious (manually). So is it too late to sign up for the immortal cultivation program? Waiting online, it's urgent.
User @我眼眼二千度 (My Glasses Two Thousand Degrees): Zoom in! Zoom in on the screenshot of the red moon! Did you see what looked like wings in the moon?! And when the lightning struck, was there a human-shaped shadow in the clouds?! It's terrifying to think about! [Attached: Blurry large image]
User @普通打工 (Ordinary Worker): Whatever it is, I just hope no one is injured. It's terrifying. This kind of power beyond our comprehension, if not controlled properly, will be a disaster. Praying for peace. [Candle]
User @tomorrowstillpaymortgage: Oh, I see. So will tomorrow's morning rush hour be affected? Will my boss allow me to work from home because of this? If not, then all this is less important to me than the subway outage.
[Joint announcement by the XX Municipal Emergency Management Bureau and the Meteorological Bureau]
Regarding the severe convective weather and geological activity reported by residents in some areas of our city tonight, we have provided preliminary verification and explanation as follows:
Regarding the "double moons" and "red moon" phenomena: Following consultation with the Observatory, we determined that this is a rare optical phenomenon caused by thin high-altitude clouds refraction and scattering of moonlight, combined with the influence of smoke particles from recent forest fires. It is not a so-called "red moon," and the public should not overinterpret it.
Regarding "intensive thunderstorms" and "heavy rains": Affected by an unusually active local convective weather system, strong convective clouds formed over mountainous areas, leading to short-term extreme thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, which are sporadic seasonal occurrences.
Regarding the "noticeable tremors" and "mountain morphological changes": According to the seismic network, no natural earthquake events were recorded during this period. Preliminary assessment is that the tremors were caused by infrasound resonance triggered by strong thunderstorms and localized surface slippage possibly induced by extreme rainfall. A professional team is urgently investigating the specific geological changes.
Overall Assessment: Currently, no significant abnormalities have been detected in any monitoring data. Please remain calm and refrain from believing or spreading rumors. The relevant situation is being further verified, and detailed information will be released through authoritative channels later.
[Warm Tips] Please pay attention to safety when traveling at night and avoid going to mountainous areas and areas prone to geological disasters.
Netizen: Huh? That’s it?
Official: That’s it.
No matter how we discuss it, I won’t care anymore and I won’t explain it.
The officials all know the mentality of netizens. They will pay attention for three days at most. If no one pays attention to them, they will go on to do something else.
Only the Duan family members kept looking at the blurry but thrilling photos and videos on the Internet and could not calm down for a long time.
Duan Anlang, in particular, stared intently at the familiar location on the screen, his heart tightening again and again. The last location signal on Duan Anluo's watch disappeared near the mountain where the accident occurred.
The mountain where the news came from, the strange red light, and the intense thunderstorms did not look like natural phenomena at all.
The phone rang suddenly, piercing the quiet living room. Duan Anlang answered it almost immediately, his voice slightly strained. "Anluo?"
Duan Anluo's voice sounded relaxed and even a little bit amused from the other end of the line: "Brother, Mom, Dad, I've finished my work here. You can do whatever you need to do. Don't worry. Si Cang and I will be spending two days here. The scenery here is nice. We'll be back in a few days."
In an instant, the taut string in the living room completely relaxed.
Lin Wanqiu's legs even went weak and she was supported by her husband. Her eyes instantly turned red.
"Good! Good! That's great!" Duan Anlang responded repeatedly, his voice filled with uncontrollable fear and relief. "It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay! If you want to play, play for a few more days, there's no rush!"
Mother Duan grabbed the phone, her voice still trembling: "Lolo, I'm glad you're okay. Are you hurt?
"No, it did take some effort, but we're a lot of people, all my teammates are here, Si Cang is here too, so we're all fine." He didn't want to continue the topic and quickly changed it, "Mom, I want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs, hairy crabs, and lobsters when I get home..."
"Okay, Mom will make it for you! When you come back, I'll make whatever you want to eat!" Lin Wanqiu wiped her tears, but a smile broke out on her face.
After hanging up the phone, the dark cloud that had shrouded the Duan family for a long time finally dissipated.
As for what happened on the mountain, it no longer matters at this moment.
What's important is their safety and peace.
On the other end of the line, Duan Anluo, who was accompanying Si Cang in the hospital to change his dressing, put down his phone and said, "Play for two days... This lie is really not very technical."
Si Cang said calmly, "Then let's really have fun for two days and buy some local specialties to bring back."
Duan Anluo was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Okay, that's an explanation."
He finally had time to look through the pile of information, most of which came from his disciples.
The messages started out as daily greetings, then became cautious probing, and finally contained an almost unconcealable panic.
After all, the tense and depressing atmosphere within the guild, coupled with the horrifying images that have surfaced online, makes it hard not to think of their master who suddenly asked for leave.
Duan Anluo tapped his fingertips and replied one by one, his tone deliberately relaxed: "Master is fine, and Master's wife is fine too. Once we finish things here, we'll play for a few days and then go back. I'll bring you some delicious food."
The message was sent and the reply was almost instant. The disciples sent a bunch of reassuring emojis and "have fun" blessings, and the words between the lines showed a sense of relief.
How could these shrewd disciples really believe this?
Why do you need to ask them for leave specifically to “play for a few days”?
Duan Anluo usually attaches so much importance to their studies that he would not let them take leave unless it was absolutely necessary, and he even took them to live at the guild headquarters.
The tense feeling of impending storm in the guild, the flattened mountaintops online, the blood-red "moon", the earth-shaking thunderstorm...how could all this be just a coincidence?
They had already guessed that the master had faced unimaginable danger, and because he was afraid that they would worry, he kept it a secret from them and even bought them delicious food.
The children secretly swore in their hearts that they must grow up as soon as possible and study hard so that they could stand in front of their master and protect him.
Even Han Xiaoqian, who has not yet become a disciple, has looked very solemn these days. After seeing Duan Anluo's message, he continued to practice questions. He must get into the key class!
Duan Anluo read the message and the scene in front of him changed. He saw his disciples holding their phones, pretending to be calm and replying "Have fun", with worried eyes but not daring to ask more questions.
He was slightly distracted. These little guys were really hard to fool.
Si Cang looked at Duan Anluo, who was slightly lost in thought, and reached out to gently squeeze his fingers: "They have grown up and know what they are doing."
Duan Anluo held him with his backhand and said "hmm".
Yes, my disciples have all grown up. Some things don't need to be explained in detail. This tacit understanding of care is enough.
At this moment, Duan Anluo suddenly felt something in his heart. He quickly counted a few times with his fingertips, frowned slightly, and uttered a puzzled syllable: "Hmm?"
He raised his head and looked outside the door: "Bai Ziyue, come here."
Bai Ziyue poked his head in, his white hair still conspicuous. "Brother, what's wrong?"
"At the foot of the mountain, there are two teenagers, about thirteen or fourteen years old." Duan Anluo's gaze seemed to penetrate the wall, accurately pointing in a certain direction. "The shorter one who looks smart is Chen Xing. The tall, strong one next to him who can't speak is Shi Lei. Go and capture them."
"Oh." Bai Ziyue didn't ask any more questions, and responded decisively, pulling Ling Feng who was at the door.
Ling Feng was dragged away with an expressionless face. He asked in a low voice, "Why did you arrest those two?"
"I don't know," Bai Ziyue shrugged, "but Brother Duan must have his reasons for wanting to be arrested. Let's go."
At this time, in a messy edge area at the foot of the mountain, two dusty and dirty young men were staring in amazement at the almost flattened mountain.
Among them, the shorter, smart-eyed boy named Chen Xing had a look of disbelief on his face as he muttered, "How could this be? This isn't right!"
The young man next to him, whose physique was already beginning to take shape, cast a questioning look at him: "What's wrong? Is it different from your dream?"
"It's more than just different!" Chen Xing almost jumped up, his voice trembling with excitement. "It's so different! This... the events here should have happened three years later!"
He lowered his voice, a ghostly expression on his face. "According to the developments in the dream, Si Cang, the guild's strongest fighter, should die in this battle! Soon after, several of the guild's top masters will fall one after another! This battle will mark the beginning of the collapse of justice and the beginning of suffering for all people. The forces of evil will gain the upper hand from now on!"
He pointed at the still-smoking scorched earth before him. "But now... how could it be three years earlier?! Those monsters... those things haven't even reached their most ferocious stage yet! Who was it? Who dealt with them? What the hell is going on?!"
Shi Lei listened silently, his thick black eyebrows wrinkled. He looked around and gestured with sign language: No matter who it is, it looks like a good thing.
Chen Xing shook his head, his expression not relaxed at all, but rather more solemn: "It's ahead of schedule, and the trajectory has been completely messed up. I don't know if this is good or bad, but the future is completely unclear."
At this moment, the figures of Bai Ziyue and Ling Feng appeared in front of them like ghosts.
Each person grabs one and lifts it up like a chicken.
Bai Ziyue: "Hey, got it~"
The author has something to say:
It's another busy day.
There are two or three more chapters and it will be finished.
Actually, there are still many stalks left to write, which are reserved for the next metaphysics article. The word count of this book is good enough. We will not exceed one million words in the future. I am relaxed and you will not be tired reading it ~ happy ~
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