Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Heretic’s Domain!!!”
Chen Feng’s Heavenly Eye circulated rapidly in an attempt to unlock the information about the black fog.
However, as he analyzed more and more, his face turned pale.
“Advisor, Commander Zhan has entered. What should we do?” An elite soldier asked solemnly.
They had seen how terrifying heretics were from the information sheet. The scale of the heretics in front of them was at least that of a Level 6 or 7 one. The range of the black fog was huge.
It almost encompassed the entire Puppet Demon Sect ruins.
“Little Five, Little Seven, and the rest of you with strong willpower, follow me in. As for the rest of you, stay outside. If you hear anything, don’t go in even if it’s an order from Commander Zhan and me.”
At that point, Chen Feng lowered his head and looked at his watch. “Match the time.”
“7: 15pm!”
“7: 15pm!”
“Alright. If we don’t come out in an hour, the operation will be canceled immediately. Follow the predetermined route and head straight to Hidden Gold Valley to meet the governor,” Chen Feng ordered in an orderly manner.
“Advisor, what about you and Commander Zhan?”
Elite Warrior Little Five looked troubled. “The governor has given us a death order. We can’t let you take the risk. Why don’t we go in on your behalf?”
“It’s useless. You all know what I’m capable of. Without me going in, you all will definitely die after going in.”
Chen Feng shook his head. His gaze landed on the spot where Zhan Mingyue had disappeared. He waved his hand and made a prompt decision. “Alright, those outside must follow my orders. If anyone dares to disobey my orders, they will be expelled from the Heavenly Paths Army. Time waits for no one. Little Five, follow me!”
With that, the data below his eyes spun as he led the seven elite soldiers into the domain of the heretics.
As soon as he entered the smoke, Chen Feng took out a long rope from his space ring that was glowing with a faint golden light and handed it to the elite soldiers behind him.
He instructed, “Hold on tight to the Dragon Binding Rope. I will use a spirit talisman to suppress and prevent the evil aura of the heretics from entering your body!”
The others immediately understood and grabbed the Dragon Binding Rope silently. They circled their wrists with the rope and held it tightly.
“Suppress!”
Chen Feng took out a talisman with the symbol of a swastika on it and chanted.
Golden light flashed and stuck to the surface of the Dragon Binding Rope.
Whoosh—
Lights and shadows spread across everyone as a faint light that was invisible to the naked eye rose, isolating the invasion of the black fog.
After confirming that there were no mistakes, Chen Feng’s expression turned grave. He led the way and chased after Zhan Mingyue.
Along the way, black fog filled the air.
Unknowingly, the sun in the sky had turned blood red. From time to time, ghosts and monsters would whisper in his ears.
From soft voices to hysterical laughter, they kept trying to invade the minds of Chen Feng and his party. It was as if countless demons were riding on his shoulders.
Those with weak minds would probably be invaded by evil within a few seconds and become their minions.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, the black fog in front of them disappeared.
“Be careful!”
Chen Feng revealed a wary expression and waved his hand.
Everyone hurriedly stopped in their tracks and grabbed the Dragon Binding Rope nervously.
This damn place was too strange.
The enemy was not only powerful, but also mysterious. Up until now, they had never even seen a trace of a heretic.
However, they all had a feeling that the monster hidden in the black fog was a little scary.
They looked around.
Under the illumination of the blood moon, everyone could barely see the environment here.
“This is…”
Chen Feng narrowed his eyes and activated his Heavenly Eye.
In his line of sight were ancient buildings. They seemed to be extremely old on first glance but seem to be newly built on another.
Black fog streaked across, and the dilapidated rooms in the buildings instantly became exquisite and luxurious. On the empty street, fresh human figures gradually appeared.
There were people shouting and selling at the corners of the streets. There were children in groups, singing nursery rhymes, holding rattle drums in their hands, playing in the streets and alleys. There were also some young people wearing the Demon Puppet Sect’s uniform controlling a puppet to put up a performance on a high platform. The streets were filled with people, and it was bustling…
“Advisor, something’s wrong. Is this an illusion?”
Little Five asked in a low voice.
“I don’t know. It might be, or it might be a fragment from a certain time in the past.”
Chen Feng’s expression was grave. “No matter what, we’ve already confirmed the existence of heretics here. This might be the start of everything. As long as everyone can ensure that your minds are clear, they can’t do anything to us for the time being with the help of the spirit talisman.”
As he spoke, a child who had fallen behind a group of children ran into the bend of Chen Feng’s leg.
“Wah—”
The girl sat on the ground and threw the rattle drum in her hand far away.
Tears welled up in her sparkling eyes before she started wailing.
“Little kid, are you alright?” A bad premonition arose in Chen Feng’s heart. When he recalled the information about the heretics, he forced a smile and helped the little girl up.
“My rattle drum is broken. Mommy will curse Tongtong to death. Sobs ~”
The little girl’s crying slowly turned into a ferocious roar from the initial crispness. She was like a trapped beast that was about to escape from its cage.
When they saw this, Little Five and the others felt their bodies go cold, and they couldn’t help but want to attack.
“Don’t move!”
Chen Feng turned around and gave them a look. He didn’t care how terrifying the little girl was as he patted her head kindly and said with a smile, “Tongtong, be good. Don’t be afraid. Uncle will fix it for you, okay?”
As he spoke, he turned around and grabbed the broken rattle drum under the little girl’s confused gaze.
When they saw it, Little Five and the others behind seemed to have seen something. They sucked in a cold breath and their expressions turned ugly.
Chen Feng’s expression remained unchanged.
He took out a needle and thread from somewhere and carefully sealed the cracked rattle drum for the little girl.
Thump—
He shook it from side to side, and the rattle emitted a dull and strange sound.
It was as if a demon was caressing everyone’s skin, making their hair stand on end.
“Look, it’s fixed.”
With that, he smiled and handed the rattle drum to Tongtong.
“Really, hehe ~ Uncle is so nice. Tongtong can play again, so Mommy won’t scold Tongtong anymore.”
The little girl picked up the rattle drum and played with it. She immediately cried tears of joy, her face filled with innocence.
“Go play with your friends,” Chen Feng patted her head and said kindly.
“Okay, bye, uncle.”
The little girl nodded obediently, wiped the tears from her eyes, and happily chased after the children.
A glint flashed across Chen Feng’s eyes.
An invisible thread flew out from his fingertip and sucked the tear into his palm.
Whoosh—
However, as soon as the tear landed in his hand, it clashed with the talisman’s swastika mark. A miserable scream came from the tear and it turned into a wisp of black fog that dissipated.
“Advisor, that rattle drum just now…” Little Five spoke, his eyes showing fear.
“Shut up! Don’t talk about it!”
Chen Feng glanced at him and swept his gaze across the crowd with a stern expression. “From now on, unless I give the order, no one is to attack no matter what they see! No one is to speak or release the Dragon Binding Rope!”
Although he said that, he could not help but recall the scene just now. His steady palm trembled involuntarily.
“Yes, advisor!” the others replied.
However, the next moment, the scene on the street changed again.