"Their Spiritual Strength keeps climbing; it’s highly likely they are evolving."
With the local Deity encountering an accident, the team could only wait a bit longer.
After a while, Comrade Lu Tianming, who was responsible for intelligence work in the city, hurried over and the two sides completed their victory et.
"What happened in the city?" Li Qingshan imdiately asked, "Is there any hope of rescue?"
The red fog kept spreading and even reached out over the river. Large bubbles enveloped the area, the fog brimming with a greasy red hue, like the pink that forms when a stinky river is polluted.
The re sight of it was enough to subtly unsettle people.
Only an "Evil God" could stir up such a commotion, not so sorry oddities like the turtle-spirit matriarch.
In the current power hierarchy, an Evil God possesses at least a Spiritual Strength of over 500,000!
Difficult to deal with.
Who knows, if it feasts on enough people, it might even evolve into a Subordinate Demon God Level being.
"It’s hard to estimate this situation, but fortunately, more and more people are fleeing. Staying in the fog for long will drive people into ntal madness and aggression. The locals aren’t foolish; the smarter ones are running away," Lu Tianming shook his head, "but most people still can’t see the situation clearly and only stay at ho, passively awaiting death."
"Is there any new support from Qingshi Town?"
Li Qingshan shook his head, "We’ve brought over the placards of the two turtles; a portion of the anchoring has shifted here, and the [Ga]’s support will also arrive here."
"But the [Ga] already gave us substantial material support yesterday; it’s unlikely there will be more significant aid for a short ti. We can only rely on ourselves."
Before he finished speaking, a faint glow emanated from the direction of the placards nearby.
This batch of supplies was mainly protective gear against insect bites, and there weren’t many, only about twenty pieces.
Not enough for one each.
"It seems we’ve reached the [Ga]’s limit..."
"But can we defeat an Evil God Level oddity with what we have at hand?"
After so discussion, the group considered there was still a chance.
True Corpse Wrapping Cloth could suppress a terror of Demon God Level; even a forged version could easily suppress a minor Evil God.
But if the adversary could fly or was simply a massive fog, the Corpse Wrapping Cloth might not be of any use.
The Immortal Binding Rope also had its limitations.
As the discussion continued, suddenly ca a shout: "They’re awake, they’re awake!"
It turned out to be several officials dressed like inspectors, who, after over ten hours of unconsciousness, finally slowly ca to. The leader, surnad Li and nad "Li Yuanfang," clutched his severely aching head and realizing he was still alive, felt sowhat bewildered.
Still alive, actually still alive!
He looked around and was shocked to find himself lying on the grass not far from the turtle-spirit matriarch.
Before him stood a group of soldiers from Qingshi Town in odd and exotic attire.
And in the far-off city, a red fog had risen.
"Inspector Li, Inspector Li, you’re awake?" Scholar Ding Zhijing approached and bowed, "How do you feel?"
Seeing that these people ant him no harm, Li Yuanfang finally relaxed and licked his dry lips, "Water, give water... What’s the situation in Fenghua City now?"
"What is this red fog?" as Ding Zhijing handed over a bottle of water, "After those taoists fled back to the city, this layer of fog arose, and we dared not rashly enter."
Li Yuanfang grabbed the water skin and drank eagerly, guzzling until he was content before slowly coming to his senses: "This fog, I don’t know... Oh, it does remind of sothing quite popular amongst the officials."
"That thing is called Mishi Fragrance, when lit, it produces pink fog."
"Initially, it causes irritability and aggression, but as you keep inhaling, it turns into an ecstatic floating sensation, with ntal clarity, and it’s said to even prolong life. However, it has side effects; one becos extrely uncomfortable if not inhaled for a few days, and the person seems crazed."
Ding Zhijing shrank back; he hadn’t heard of this, likely it circulated only among the higher circles.
"Can it really prolong life?" Li Qingshan and the others were all too familiar with such substances - it was an addictive drug, after all.
That Naless Seductress actually used drugs to control those taoist priests; no wonder these humans displayed anti-social tendencies!
But the effect of "prolonging life" was indeed puzzling. The great terror between life and death might just be the benefit that enabled the "Naless Seductress" to control those priests.
"Apparently it’s so... I don’t know the specifics, honestly," Inspector Li asked with confusion, "How did I manage to survive?"
"I rember, we were all controlled by those priests, and with those mosquitoes... It seed impossible to survive."
In the midst of their conversation, the other inspectors also awoke from unconsciousness, their faces in disbelief as they gazed at their aged hands and faces.
"You did indeed die," Li Qingshan coughed, "Bitten by those mosquitoes, all the flesh and blood in your bodies turned to pus. There was really no chance of survival."
"But now, the main reason you can live... is because of Resurrection."
"Resurrection?" The n’s eyes widened in shock.
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[Do you wish to reveal the truth about the "Heavenly Gate"? (*Should you reveal it, it will have a major impact on the plot developnt.)]
Old Wang pondered for a mont. In the face of a formidable enemy, the correct choice was to unite all forces that could be united.
"As long as we take Fenghua City, the anchoring will greatly strengthen, and the main forces will be able to teleport in."
"If the Heavenly Gate is revealed, then let it be revealed; do we have to live timidly under the na of the ’Emperor of Heaven’ and just grow passively forever?"
"The advantage is ours!"
With this thought, he boldly clicked [Yes].
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