Chapter 110 Fungal Remains Frenzy 71 Fungal Remains Frenzy.
Everyone knew where his excitement came from. Since Ying Yao was alive and well here, it meant that Nanmen Jue hadn't killed him, which meant that all the information Lu Yunxiao had brought back before was misleading!
Nanmen Jue did not kill anyone!
Even though the floodwaters outside were raging, everyone looked at Ying Yao with beaming smiles. Mo Gui, despite having just undergone surgery, rushed over in an instant, his strength so great that Ji Chengying couldn't hold him down at all.
Mo Gui stumbled towards Ying Yao, disregarding any respect for the powerful, grabbed Ying Yao by the collar, stared intently at him, and asked expectantly, "Ying...Ying Yao, did Brother Jue send you?"
Upon seeing that Ying Yao was still alive, his first thought was that he and Nanmen Jue had other plans. Obviously, he was not alone in this thought. Everyone was staring at Ying Yao, waiting for him to give a definite answer.
Only Deng Erhuai managed to regain some of her rationality. She remembered that Ying Yao hated being touched. Seeing Mo Gui rush forward recklessly, cold sweat instantly broke out. She still had some doubts about whether Ying Yao had a problem. Just as she was about to pull Mo Gui back, she suddenly realized that Ying Yao had not avoided Mo Gui's touch.
She suddenly realized something, and looked up in horror to see thick blood seeping from under Ying Yao's mask, dripping onto the ground.
Ying Yao... is injured.
In this world, there are very few people who can hurt him.
Mo Gui, who was closest, also saw Ying Yao vomiting blood. He was stunned and took a step back. "Is it... is it Cheng Xiuye?"
Even now, he still refuses to think about the possibility that Nanmen Jue injured someone.
Seeing Ying Yao cough up blood, the others anxiously surrounded him. Even though Ying Yao was aloof, he had genuinely protected others, and they couldn't simply ignore it.
Ying Yao reached out to separate the crowd, without even wiping away the blood, as if he were still the same Ying Yao who kept everyone at arm's length. Then he spoke, his calm voice dropping a bombshell.
"Nanmen Jue wants to destroy this world."
Silence.
Everyone wore the same blank expression, as if Ying Yao was speaking not in a common language, but in some kind of incomprehensible script that made people lose their minds.
The floodwaters had already reached the second floor, and the waves, carrying various debris, were pounding against the windows with a loud crashing sound. The people still did not move until a corpse was swept up and slammed against the glass with a loud bang. When everyone turned around, they saw a hideous face submerged in the water, its eyes still open even in death.
Ji Chengying let out a soft sob, her voice trembling with tears: "That's... the person I just rescued last night."
As medical professionals, nothing is more heartbreaking than watching your patients die.
A surge of intense emotion welled up in the young girl's heart. She turned her head fiercely to look at Ying Yao, "Was it Nanmen who did this? This flood, these dead people, did he want us to die?"
"No, I still don't believe it." Mo Gui shook his head vigorously, his voice much weaker. "If Brother Jue wanted to kill us, he wouldn't need these methods. He could kill us all easily. I don't believe it!"
Ying Yao didn't give them time to be shocked, and dropped another bombshell: "He ate Zhang Zhi's brain and now has Zhang Zhi's abilities. If nothing unexpected happens, he can now command a considerable number of advanced parasites, and this flood is the result."
Mo Gui opened his mouth, but got stuck.
All the anger, surprise, and sorrow subsided upon hearing this news.
“I’m not sure if he wants us to die, but he definitely wants everyone else in this world to die,” Ying Yao said. “I don’t know what happened, so I came to you. If you’re willing, come with me to find Nanmen Jue.”
Wei Chongru asked in a daze, "What's the point of finding him...?"
“He didn’t kill me.” Ying Yao’s tone was strangely firm. “He could have killed me, but he didn’t.”
“Yes.” Lu Yunxiao said in a low voice, “I saw the sea dragon serpent swallow you with my own eyes, yet you still survived. What does that mean?”
"This means that Brother Jue didn't really want to kill anyone! He must have had some unavoidable reason!" Mo Gui shouted at the top of his lungs, standing firmly in front of Ying Yao. "I'll go with you. I want to ask Brother Jue myself!"
Ying Yao glanced at him and said, "Your condition is not good. Find a place to hide; your chances of survival are much higher then."
"I don't care!" Mo Gui said without wavering. "Whether I live or die is not important to me. I just want to ask Jue-ge... is he still the Jue-ge in my heart?"
This boy, who had always stubbornly stood his ground and stood up to everyone with unwavering determination, finally had tears in his eyes.
Ying Yao didn't say anything more, and the others naturally all said they wanted to go. After all, if they didn't go, staying behind would just mean waiting to die, so it was safer to act together.
At worst, Nanmen Jue can kill them all in one go, and that will be enough, so they won't be lonely on their way to the underworld.
Deng Erhuai deliberately lagged behind. As she passed Ying Yao, she lowered her voice and asked very quickly, "Who killed Zhang Zhi?"
Ying Yao said, "Yu is late."
If Yu Wanyan hadn't opened Zhang Zhi's head, he believed Nanmen Jue wouldn't have killed her, and even now, he still believed that.
Deng Erhuai took a deep breath, a tear fell, she nodded calmly, and strode out.
...
Nanmen Jue was not idle.
She didn't need to do the killing herself, and she was glad she didn't. However, the scale of the massacre was too enormous. Wherever she went, she could hear the miserable cries of the living. Even knowing that they weren't really dead, she found it hard to face it with equanimity.
It wasn't until the third day that she was barely able to cope with all of this.
She doesn't need to kill anyone, but she's looking for someone.
She didn't believe that Cheng Xiuye could die so easily just by falling into the sea, and that there was also Yu Wanyan's true body. In any case, she couldn't leave her body outside and only send in a puppet, could she?
She wants to find them and then kill them with her own hands.
Now, their feud is irreconcilable. Nanmen Jue, filled with hatred and burning with rage, relentlessly pursues them, digging deep into the ground, determined to kill them all before leaving this world.
However, before she could find those two people, she ran into the group of people she least wanted to see.
Ying Yao, along with the others, cornered Nanmen Jue on the rooftop of a large building.
This is a large city with a sizable survivor base that houses approximately 50,000 people. This building is the city's landmark and the highest point in the city. Standing on the rooftop, you can overlook the entire city skyline.
Standing on the edge of the rooftop, Nanmen Jue watched as the parasite army surged forth like a tidal wave, densely packed, from every street. The resistance of the human base crumbled instantly, and cries of agony and pain echoed through the sky.
When Ying Yao and his group arrived, Nanmen Jue did not hide. They went to the rooftop. Although they had only not seen each other for a few days, they had become extremely unfamiliar with each other.
Although Nanmen Jue ordered that they not be killed, he still had to put on an act. After a few days, everyone was in a much worse state. If it weren't for Ying Yao and Deng Erhuai, two purple-ranked scholars, fighting desperately, several more would probably have died.
Along this journey, everyone's gaze toward Nanmen Jue has changed, including that of Mo Gui, who was originally the most steadfast.
They have witnessed far too many tragedies.
No one spoke for a moment on the rooftop. Amid the howling wind, Nanmen Jue was the first to turn around and give them a slight smile.
"You dare bring them to see me?"
Everyone knew who she was talking to. If it weren't for Ying Yao's props, they wouldn't have been able to find Nanmen Jue at all.
“…Brother Jue.” Mo Gui’s face was pale, his voice was hoarse, and he no longer had the clear and spirited demeanor of a young man.
Nanmen Jue tilted her head, waiting for him to continue, but the boy only called her name once and then fell silent.
"I know what you want to ask, so let's save some time." Nanmen Jue lost his patience. "I gave the order, I killed the people, no one forced me, and I wasn't under any illusion. If you want to kill me, go ahead, but since we've been through this together, I still advise you to save your energy for escaping. After all, it's still a few days before we get back."
She smiled, and her tone wasn't cold, but it was completely different from before.
Looking at her current state, even Mo Gui couldn't bring himself to say what he wanted to say.
In the silence, Deng Erhuai stepped forward and fearlessly approached the frail young woman who seemed to be teetering on the edge. Nanmen Jue's gaze shifted and fixed on her.
"Stop," she said lightly.
Deng Erhuai stopped. From this distance, Nanmen Jue could clearly see the stubbornness and ruthlessness in her eyes.
"Why do this?" Deng Erhuai said. "You've gone to so much trouble to make us believe that this world is real, that these people are real, just to kill them?"
“You’re right.” Nanmen Jue smiled and clapped for her. “I’m doing this so you’ll believe it’s all true, and then I’ll carry out the massacre. Isn’t that more interesting?”
This was an answer that no one had expected, and everyone wore a stunned expression, except for Ying Yao, whose face was not visible.
“I hate boredom and I’m easily swayed. Whether I save you or not, it might just be a matter of a single thought.” Nanmen Jue acted as if he didn’t see the ugly expressions on everyone’s faces. “When I first came in, I wanted to pretend to be a good person, but now that I’m tired of being a good person, I’m going back to my old ways. If this is the answer you want.”
Lu Yunxiao suddenly said, "So, there are answers that aren't this one?"
Nanmen Jue glanced at him, his smile turning colder. "Don't try to probe me with your mental energy anymore, it's dangerous."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Lu Yunxiao, who was stunned, and his face instantly turned ugly.
This is his biggest secret and his trump card for survival. His mental strength is naturally much higher than that of ordinary people. He is only a blue-named person now, but his mental strength is comparable to that of orange-named or even gold-named people. However, he has always kept a low profile and no one has ever known about this.
He had no idea how terrifyingly powerful Nanmen Jue's mental strength had become after merging with Zhang Zhi and with the help of the Spore Mother. He tried to sense Nanmen Jue's emotions, but unexpectedly, he was exposed.
Nanmen Jue had no interest in exposing his secret. After leaving a warning, she turned around and said indifferently, "Get lost, don't delay my show."
The play she was referring to was, of course, the massacre below.
But no one left.
Out of Nanmen Jue's sight, the group looked at each other, equally helpless, and truly didn't know what else to say or ask.
Ying Yao then spoke up: "Why not kill us all together?"
Nanmen Jue turned his back to them and pursed his lips.
This was a question she couldn't easily answer, and it was the question she least wanted to hear, yet it was still asked.
"Yes, why didn't you kill us all?" Deng Erhuai looked at her retreating figure, his tone sorrowful. "Weren't you going to kill all the other reincarnators traveling with you? Why did you show compassion and refuse to kill us?"
"I don't need to do it myself," Nanmen Jue said coldly.
“But we’re standing right here!” Deng Erhuai shouted. “Is it so hard to kill us? You could just snap your fingers. We’re right here, so kill us! Why don’t you kill us!”
Nanmen Jue twitched his finger.
Her silence gave everyone a glimmer of hope. A resolute glint flashed in Deng Erhuai's eyes as he strode toward Nanmenjue.
"Unless you kill me now, I won't..."
Bang.
Things happened so fast that no one could react in time. They could only watch helplessly as Deng Erhuai was sent flying and crashed heavily into the wall.
"Cough cough... Pfft!" Deng Erhuai clutched his chest and vomited blood mixed with pieces of internal organs.
To be able to inflict such damage on a mid-to-high-level purple-named opponent, Nanmen Jue probably didn't hold back at all.
Everyone fell silent, slowly turning their gaze to the person still standing on the edge of the rooftop, withdrawing their hand.
"You got what you asked for," Nanmen Jue said calmly. "Anyone else who wants to die, come at me all at once."
A sense of shock and grief spread, and Mo Gui suddenly let out a loud roar.
"Brother Jue—"
The voice was hoarse and shrill, like the cry of a cuckoo.
Nanmen Jue smiled again, her eyes lowered, seemingly indifferent to everything happening before her. "I told you, I just... um?"
Before she could finish speaking, a mental connection appeared in her mind. She immediately stopped paying attention to the others, turned around, and jumped down!
Everyone was startled and rushed to the edge of the rooftop, where they saw a large bird catch Nanmen Jue and carry her away into the distance.
Wei Chongru asked blankly, "Why is he in such a hurry to go somewhere?"
Ying Yao stared in the direction she left, lost in thought.
"Never mind him for now, save Sister Deng!" Ji Chengying's voice came through, choked with sobs.
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Author's note: I'm sorry, I haven't finished writing yet! (orz)
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