Chapter 118 Madness and Chaos
The mirage remained hanging for a whole day. Even though most people have misconceptions about ghosts, seeing so many ghosts in the sky showing their strong appetite for them still evokes fear.
On television, the fanatical believers of the ghost are still singing praises of so-called "miracles," they are beyond redemption.
Cheng Yuying and her teammates felt that things couldn't continue like this.
“Yu Ying, I checked the capital city, and this is the only place that’s always been heavily guarded.” The team leader pointed to the map. “Go there, this is the most likely place where the Ghost Lord of Zhongdu is staying.”
The location the captain pointed to was the area in the capital that had been designated for high-ranking officials after the ghosts descended.
Unauthorized personnel have no way to get close to that place.
The captain looked at the teammate with the extraordinary talent, "Your talent allows you to perfectly bypass the equipment checks. The local alliance has its own ideas, and other players talking about cooperation is too far-fetched. Only we can find some useful information ourselves."
Cheng Yuying didn't look like a player at all. She wasn't wearing the functional clothes that other players usually wore; she was just wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans.
"I understand. We need to act today. Judging from the way things are outside, something big is definitely going to happen."
Having made her decision, Cheng Yuying immediately set off.
Her teammates dropped her off nearby and watched as she got out of the car and left.
Since the mirage appeared, the temperature has dropped sharply recently. It is unclear whether this is due to climate change or the phenomenon itself.
Cheng Yuying was wearing ordinary clothes and had a normal temperature sensitivity, but she put on a jacket before going out.
A strong wind blew by, and she tightened her clothes, first finding a secluded spot to make sure there were no cameras before slowly disappearing from sight.
That was her talent: invisibility.
She was able to decide to go to a dangerous place because her strength had improved; she could now remain invisible for up to five hours and make anything she touched transparent and invisible.
After hiding for twenty minutes, Cheng Yuying finally waited for a car to pass through the checkpoint. She zipped up her pants, turned sideways, and slipped past the car. During this time, no one noticed anything unusual.
After the car passed through security, Cheng Yuying followed it on her electric trolley.
Sure enough, a short while later, an older man wearing glasses got out of the car.
She recognized the face from television; it belonged to the deputy mayor of the capital city. Cheng Yuying parked her car and followed him into the house.
He was alone inside the house. Just as the deputy mayor closed the door, a phone call came in.
"Hello?"
Cheng Yuying didn't get too close, worried that the other party might suddenly make a big move and touch her, otherwise she would become invisible.
"Didn't I tell you to stay home? Things aren't going to be peaceful lately. If you run off and get into trouble outside, even your father can't save you!"
Judging from this, he's talking to his child.
Cheng Yuying carefully observed his expression and became certain of one thing: this official was completely lucid and had not made any cognitive errors.
The voice on the other end of the phone was quite loud, and since the room was spacious, Cheng Yuying heard what was being said: "Dad, when exactly will this situation occur? I want to go out for a walk; it's too boring here."
The deputy mayor pinched the bridge of his nose, clearly exasperated by his unruly children. "You'll be safe if you stay there. Those ghosts don't listen to reason. Going outside the designated area is certain death. Remember that, don't sneak out."
After a pause, the deputy mayor continued, "Send one last batch of offerings over here, and once they've finished digesting them, the ghosts from the underworld can come here at any time."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before the question was asked, "So, will we all die?"
“Child, even without these things, we will all die one day, but before we die, let’s try our best to ensure the quality of life for our family.”
Cheng Yuying never expected to hear such explosive news. What did it mean? Did it mean they could kill ghosts to their heart's content?
The child was still asking, "Dad, is our world going to end like this?" His voice was already trembling with tears as he said, "I still prefer the way it was before."
The deputy mayor, no longer as carefree as before, looked thoughtful. "Kid, we still have some opportunities, but unfortunately they are very limited. The real killer is in the Ghost Realm; those things have been watching us for a long time."
He was no longer in the mood to continue. He gave a few brief instructions, hung up the phone, sat at his desk, covered his face with his hands, and looked extremely tired.
Cheng Yuying waited until he went upstairs before opening the door and leaving.
On the way, they kept thinking about what the ultimate weapon was. It was said to be in the Ghost Realm, but they hadn't found a way to get there unless they got the Ghost Realm Token. However, according to that famous player, they only knew that the Ghost Lord of Zhongdu had the token, which shows how rare it was. It seemed that not many people would be able to complete the advancement quest in this instance.
Therefore, they need to obtain a large number of ghost crystals to offset the system's deductions.
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Jin Ning Ghost Lord had said to pay attention to the full moon on the fifteenth of the lunar month, and today happens to be the full moon. Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing have been staying up late these past few nights, keeping an eye on the movements outside.
Since the curfew was at 8 p.m., people were focused on watching the program and therefore did not see any unusual phenomena during the full moon on the 15th of the lunar month online.
They were on the roof of the small villa, reclining in deck chairs, looking up at the sky.
As darkness fell, the entire sky took on an eerie bluish-green hue, through which the movements of the ghostly horde could be faintly discerned.
"I hope tonight will be fruitful," Rong Yi murmured. "I still prefer sleeping at night; it feels weird to sleep during the day."
Wei Yanqing: "There should be. That Ghost King said that many of their major events are held during the full moon."
Rong Yi scratched the end of his eyebrow with his index finger. "You said they don't like the sun, and moonlight is just sunlight reflected off the moon. How come they like it when it's a sphere?"
Wei Yanqing couldn't help but smile, "I'm not a ghost, so I really don't know."
"Actually, there's something I don't understand." Rong Yi looked at the strange phenomenon in the sky and said, "The token must be something the forces behind the system want. At first, I thought they wanted to enter the Ghost Realm and wreak havoc, but now that the ghosts in the Ghost Realm are about to launch a large-scale invasion, there must be a lot of ghost crystals, so what do they need the token for?"
Wei Yanqing adjusted the position of his head pillow. "Perhaps it has other uses. We can't tamper with it this time. There are so many players vying for the tokens; who knows, someone might succeed."
Rong Yi let out a long sigh of relief. "That makes sense."
As the two were talking, a beam of light appeared in the distance, shining straight into the sky. Rong Yi suddenly stood up and exclaimed, "I've got it!"
Wei Yanqing lifted the small blanket, grabbed Rong Yi's arm, and said, "Hold on to me, I'll take you there."
Seeing that the distance was not short, and worried about missing the opportunity by driving, Wei Yanqing told her that if anything happened, he would control his body to fly there quickly.
Rong Yi put his arm around his shoulder, and Wei Yanqing put his arm around her waist. The two of them floated up from the roof and quickly moved toward the beam of light.
When Rong Yi experienced flying for the first time, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Your ability is so useful, it's a jack-of-all-trades!"
Wei Yanqing could smell her faint fragrance. "You flatter me."
They weren't the only ones who saw the beam of light, but no one could fly as easily as the two of them.
(End of this chapter)
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