Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 361: Chapter 172: Possible Conspiracy

”The moment these words came out, many of the ark electorates’ faces changed color.

There’s a Inland Giant City that will be breached by some force, and then swallowed by the No. 49 Disaster Fog!

Damn it, how many sea port cities are there in the world? Aren’t all the rest Inland Giant Cities?

Li Yelai also had a thought.

Within the city circle where Border City is located, only No.1 Border City and Lava Mine City are port cities.

No.1 Border City worships Ma Zu, and it’s said that as long as Ma Zu does not oppose, they’re ready to rush into the Forbidden Zone with knives at any time.

Lava Mine City lies close to Spirit River and possesses a rich network of waterways.

The other two giant cities are some distance away from the coastline.

No.3 Border City is about a hundred and eighty kilometers from the coastline, so it should not count as an Inland Giant City, right?

But it’s hard to say for No.2 Border City, which is several hundred kilometers from the coastline...

”Book Holder, stop speaking in riddles. Just tell us directly which Forbidden Zone and which Giant City has encountered the No. 49 Disaster Fog,” asked one of the ark electorates.

For humans, it would be good news if a Disaster Forbidden Zone is swallowed by the Disaster Fog, but the breach of a Giant City would be too terrifying.

Without the protection of a Giant City, the situation for humans becomes very dangerous.

Like the Lost Land, such a large expanse of land and islands completely fallen; it’s because the people there, during the chaotic era 71 years ago, for various reasons, hadn’t managed to build a Giant City in time. Additionally, their Supreme died in battle, and no one rose to be King.

Thus they were enveloped by the rules and order of the Forbidden Zone, leading ultimately to total collapse.

All humans became lower creatures of the Forbidden Zone, gradually turning into puppets under its rules.

They had human appearances but carried various distortions, existing somewhere between humans and Void Realm Creatures.

Before Chu He appeared, everyone thought there were no normal humans left in the Lost Land.

This is the consequence of losing the protection of a Giant City!

No one wants this outcome.

But the Book Holder’s tone remained indifferent, ”I’ve said it before, fate is irreversible.”

”Like the No.71 Disaster Fog?” Shan Cha, also known as Jing Lin, asked in a cold voice.

The Book Holder’s prophecies always provided vague information, leading to nearly a million humans suffering from the last Disaster Fog.

If the information had been more precise, perhaps the people of No.3 Border City would have been safe, and Ben Lei and the others might still be alive!

The official analysis concluded that the Book Holder was doing this deliberately!

He doesn’t dare to let the Disaster Fog swallow too many humans, becoming too powerful. Yet he wants to use the Disaster Fog, so the information he provides is always vague, making every Giant City anxious.

This time is no different, an inland city... can you not provide more precise information?

Yet some of the ark electorates breathed a sigh of relief; after all, among the people in the painting appeared the Eighth Champion Yang Chen. Too far away from them, they could feel at ease.

The Book Holder smiled faintly, ”It’s not that I don’t want to reveal more, but you are unable to perceive the more detailed paths of fate. As a Spiritual Ability User, refrain from seeing what you shouldn’t and hearing what you shouldn’t. This is already the limit of what you can comprehend.”

Some ark electorates sneered. Spiritual Ability Users indeed have these reservations, with too many oddities within the Void Realm. A single glance could distort, hearing something could cause trouble. But damn it, speaking about information in such a cryptic way is almost like toying with people.

Afterward, someone asked, ”What caused the Giant City to be breached? A Forbidden Zone army? Human traitors? Or Taboo Items? Or perhaps... the Ember Church?”

Li Yelai agreed in his heart, after all, those were the possibilities.

There’s no need to elaborate on the Forbidden Zone, their dream is to invade the Giant City.

However, although the Old Mad King was old, he was not dead.

His deterrent power was still terrifying, and the three major restricted areas dared not act rashly.

No.3 Border City, despite having lost a considerable part of its strength in Disaster Fog No.71, also obtained a large number of gains, and its overall strength did not diminish too much. In fact, due to the Disaster Fog, a large number of Processors were promoted. For No.3 Border City, the first option seemed unlikely.

Before the death of the Old Mad King, the Forbidden Zone would not dare to move rashly.

The second possibility was human traitors, like Black Umbrella, Ming Xing, and Wolf Map, those damn dogs.

With the ark’s unique abilities, they could send some dangerous things into the Giant City at any time.

But there should only be two Ark Chosen Ones in No.3 Border City, one was Li Yelai ”Copper Face” and the other was Jing Lin ”Shan Cha”. There shouldn’t be too much of a problem, but one still needed to be cautious and on guard.

The third possibility was Taboo Items, which were similar to the second. Without the ark, it would be difficult for Taboo Items to enter the Giant City. The probability was not high, but caution was necessary.

As for the fourth, the Ember Church... that’s truly an indefensible threat. With the exposure of Spiritual Ability Users’ existence, many people within the Giant City long to become such users. However, not everyone has the Spiritual Talent. Those without the talent turned their attention to the Ember Church.

Lately, the Processors within the Giant City have been extremely busy, as the Ember Church has seen a resurgence and has begun to covertly expand its believers again.

This is currently the biggest danger.

It’s truly infuriating.

Li Yelai estimated in his mind, as many others also fell into deep thought.

But the Book Holder said with a smile, ”This, we can indeed share a part of it.”

Everyone looked at the Book Holder, waiting for what was to come.

”As you all know, Disaster Fog No.49 has its unique properties; it shapes existences that intelligent creatures fear. These existences can be referred to as incarnations of fear or Horror Demons!”

”In the Void Realm, many worlds have been destroyed by it. It is a very dangerous Disaster Fog.”

”Horror Demons come in all shapes and sizes, including various species: humans, Extraordinary Creatures, fictional constructs, tangible manifestations of fears... and so on, and so forth.”

”They cannot become friends of intelligent beings, because at the time of their creation, they are imbued with absolute malice towards intelligent life. Their goal is to eradicate all intelligent life forms.”

”They may even unite.”

At this point, everyone felt a sinking feeling in their hearts. They understood now.

The species of Horror Demons were diverse, springing from the deepest fears of intelligent beings’ hearts. If someone feared car accidents, then a dangerous autonomous dump truck monster could appear. If someone feared creatures from the Forbidden Zone, then such creatures would be born...

This meant that within Disaster Fog No.49, it was possible for highly intelligent species to emerge.

They would unite, come together to plot and conspire, creating one scheme after another.

And breaching the Giant City was one of the conspiracies they wanted to strengthen their own Disaster Fog!

As long as enough humans (intelligent beings) were consumed, the number of Horror Demons would increase, including the presence of beings like Insect Masters, which possess the ability to endlessly reproduce.

Then, the Disaster Fog would become increasingly powerful. What would constraints on creation matter then?

If a dozen Supremes were to emerge, even Kings would be besieged!

A Catastrophe with self-awareness!

Everyone just felt a chill in their hearts.

(I am going away to attend a friend’s engagement party, so I’ve updated one Chapter for now. I’ll have to see how it goes tonight.)