nycdaug Chapter 25 Echoes of Time and Space
Chapter 25 Echoes of Time and Space
Huang Hong snapped out of his daze, stumbled, and almost fell to the ground.
He looked around in surprise and doubt, and saw figures gradually materializing and appearing all around him, and more and more of them appeared.
A moment later, Huang Hongcai could see his current location clearly. This was the central square of Anyue City. Not far to the west was a large fountain pool, which had a light show on weekend nights. To the east was Anyue Avenue, and across the street was the municipal government.
At this moment, only the central square remains intact. The water in the fountain pool has dried up, replaced by bubbling, viscous liquid. The city hall looks as if it has been struck by some giant object; most of it has been flattened and collapsed, leaving only a small portion standing there, which looks quite desolate.
However, Huang Hong had no time to pay attention to anything else. The entire central square where he was located was now shrouded in a layer of blood-red light, and just seeing this blood-red light gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.
Soon, the number of people in the central square reached over a thousand, and the rate of increase gradually slowed down and eventually stopped.
It's clear that everyone is intelligent. Although they are trying their best to observe their surroundings and find ways to save themselves, they are all quite cautious and do not take any excessive actions.
Among them, Huang Hong even saw Wu Junyi, Zhuge Ping, and Chen Guoqiang. Strangely, not far from them stood Shen Guoqing, Lu Yaya, and a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. Behind them stood several people, and it seemed that more people were gathering towards them.
Huang Hong found these two groups of people strange; they seemed tense, yet the hostility didn't appear to be that strong.
As time went on, Shen Guoqing's side clearly had more manpower and their expressions became more relaxed. On the other hand, although Wu Junyi's side still had a strong presence, one could also sense their seriousness.
Huang Hong was naturally not very knowledgeable about the power struggles between these forces, but he had no intention of getting involved.
As for why Wu Junyi and Shen Guoqing were able to gather so many people in such a short time, it's not hard to guess; it's simply a matter of resources and interests.
Consider Wu Junyi's collection in the Skyline Mansion, and the location of the ammunition depot he promised Huang Hong.
These powerful figures naturally possess a wealth of resources. Even in the apocalypse, these resources are enough to serve as start-up capital to help them recruit people and establish initial power. After that, they gain an advantage and their influence snowballs.
Perhaps Zhuge Ping and Chen Guoqiang foresaw this beforehand, which is why they were willing to follow Wu Junyi.
Huang Hong clicked his tongue inwardly, thinking to himself, "After all this time, I'm the only innocent little flower who doesn't have that many tricks up his sleeve."
"Boom! ~ Boom! ~"
Two streaks of light crashed down from the sky and landed on a sign in the square, revealing a man and a woman. An invisible distortion emanated from them, blurring the space around them and making it impossible to see their features clearly.
It just feels like the man is a volcano that could erupt at any moment, facing the devastating power of nature every second; while the woman is like a river full of desire, in which she can reflect everything she wants deep in her heart: money, power, beauty, male models... As long as she sinks into it, she can get everything and have everything!
The mere emanation of the two individuals caused ninety percent of the humans present to fall to the ground, their faces displaying expressions of either pain or pleasure. Only a little over a hundred people remained standing, but they all wore expressions of terror.
The alluring woman said in a sweet, seductive voice, "Alright, just a little scare is enough. If these little bugs really get crippled, our mission will fail, and we'll inevitably be punished."
"Hmph!" The arrogant man snorted, his eyes flashing with disgust and disdain, and said, "What an eyesore! After reaching the limits of their race, they can't even withstand one percent of my aura. Such a race has no reason to exist!"
The alluring woman listened to the arrogant man's complaints, smiling without saying a word.
After venting his anger, the arrogant man got down to business, his voice echoing throughout the square: "You lowly ants, I am about to activate a spacetime echo. Your task is to survive as long as possible, acquire as much spacetime energy as possible, and complete the final mission..."
"Huh? Is this a game instance?"
A voice suddenly rang out, interrupting the arrogant man's words. Everyone looked in the direction from which the voice came and saw a boy wearing an anime-style shirt who looked rather like an otaku.
The boy seemed startled, but he didn't back down. Instead, he said confidently, "I might not be as good as you guys in other areas, but when it comes to game strategies, that's my forte..."
With a loud bang, the nerdy boy's head exploded, and crimson flames scattered in all directions. Anyone touched by the flames felt a sharp pain that seemed to pierce their very soul, and no matter what methods they used, they could not extinguish the crimson flames.
In this situation, the overwhelming fear finally erupted, and many people screamed and shouted.
The arrogant man raised an eyebrow and a cold smile appeared on his lips. One after another, the heads of the screaming people exploded, and more crimson flames splashed out.
Throughout the process, the alluring woman maintained a smiling expression and did not intervene.
Those humans present who had reached the maximum level had experienced life-or-death battles, and they quickly realized that the arrogant man was targeting those who were shouting and yelling. Soon, the square returned to silence.
Only then did the arrogant man show a satisfied expression and stop the killing.
In less than half a minute, more than 300 people died, and dozens of the survivors were seriously injured because they were tainted by the crimson flames and had to cut off their flesh and hands.
The arrogant man said, "Remember, it's a spacetime echo. Also, I don't like to hear others making noise when I'm speaking."
"Alright, that's enough. Whether you live or die is up to your own fate. Now get out of here!"
As the arrogant man finished speaking, a huge rift appeared in the sky, as if leading to the deepest part of endless hell.
A suction force surged out, and the humans in the square were sent flying into the sky, falling one by one into the rift. Some unlucky ones even failed to enter the rift directly, but instead touched the edge of the rift. Their bodies were instantly cut into countless fragments by an invisible force.
Once all the humans in the plaza had disappeared, the arrogant man looked at the crack in the sky, his eyes filled with greed and desire, and said, "Tell me, should we...?"
The alluring woman chuckled, "If you're looking for death, don't drag me down with you. Of the three of us, only the eldest has the ability to compete, but precisely because he has the potential to obtain that 'qualification,' he will absolutely not break the rules, nor will he allow the two of us to do anything underhanded. You should understand that, right?"
The arrogant man's face immediately darkened, and he snorted coldly, saying no more.