The end of the world: mountain and sea disasters - #193 - Chapter 193 Return

To ease the widespread panic among the people.

Shanqing City held a large celebration the day after the One Hundred Demons Night Parade incident ended.

Major shopping malls and popular attractions have announced celebration activities with exaggerated discounts. The official government of Shanqing City has also spent a lot of money on publicity in the city, just to stir up the cheerful atmosphere and divert the attention of the people.

Gorgeous celebration buses, non-stop star singing and dancing all day, and airships parading throughout the city.

The crowd moved along the main roads of the city, with constant laughter and joy.

At the same time, Yu Ke took the luxury private plane prepared for him by Shanqing City and looked down at all this from a high altitude.

It was not until the lively street scene was covered by clouds that he retracted his sight and fell into the soft sofa behind him.

“Why don’t you stay a few more days? You are the key figure in this action and the real protagonist of the celebration.”

The stewardess, wearing a blue and white cheongsam, with a bun and a pearl hairpin, walked to Yu Ke and squatted, showing her beautiful figure. She turned on the holographic projection on the table and looked at the latter and asked softly.

She knew the identity of the man in front of her, and she also knew that as long as she could get his favor, the peak of her life was just around the corner.

There must be a reason to solve the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, and Shanqing City needs a hero.

The original first choice was Yu Ke. As a special consultant to the Disaster Prevention Bureau and a “big internet celebrity” with many admirers, it was more appropriate to become a hero, but this proposal was rejected by Yu Ke without hesitation.

On the one hand, the seeds of disaster in his body did not allow him to waste time in Shanqing City, and returning to Jinghu Forest as soon as possible was the right thing to do.

On the other hand, Yu Ke was not really interested in the title of hero, which meant endless exposure and the nitpicking expectations of most people, and he hoped to have his own life.

“There are still tasks waiting for me to solve in Jinghang City, how can I enjoy it.”

The stewardess was indeed very beautiful, but Yu Ke, who was carrying the seeds of disaster, really had no intention of thinking about it. He casually found a reason to prevaricate, and his eyes stayed on the message sent by An Saili on the mobile phone screen.

Ansai Li called the night before yesterday to inform Yu Ke of the sudden fog in the mountains.

Considering that the sudden fog might be related to the ruins and the bronze tripod, Yu Ke contacted Ansai Li during his break last night to learn more about the situation, but was told that the fog had dissipated.

It’s not that the incident was solved smoothly.

In fact, the fog dissipated suddenly, and the Disaster Prevention Bureau is still investigating the cause.

Because the specific situation could not be explained clearly over the phone, the two agreed to meet at the transfer station. Yu Ke would take a car to Jinghu Forest at that time, so Ansai Li would take him a ride.

After the flight attendant left, Yu Ke took out the bronze mask he got from the Strange Shelter from the imprint space.

Information about it and various test data have been sent to Yu Ke’s mobile phone.

No. 077 – Bronze Mask.

Its extraordinary ability is not that strong. After testing at the Strange Asylum, it can only give the wearer the ability to see dark ghosts. In the past, it has been used to deal with some supernatural events involving spirits.

Even this requires sacrifices to activate.

In short, after the holder wears the bronze mask and uses its ability, he must offer the soul of a living creature. The longer it is used, the greater the demand for such sacrifices. It is indeed a case of not having much ability but having a big appetite.

Looking back and forth at the bronze mask, Yu Ke naturally did not choose it for its shabby ability. What really made Yu Ke care was that this bronze mask was too similar to the red ghost mask he saw on Ye Yingtong’s mobile phone.

It’s just that the latter is red, while it is blue-gray, and the surface is full of fine cracks.

Yu Ke knows the ability of the red ghost mask. There is an extremely powerful ghost hidden inside the mask, which can affect the holder’s mind and give him extraordinary abilities.

By observing the bronze ghost mask by checking for missing characteristics, Yu Ke confirmed that the similarity between the two masks is not a coincidence!

Qingming Mask: A bronze mask that once housed a terrifying ghost. Due to damage, the ghost escaped and its power was greatly reduced.

Obviously, the bronze mask obtained by the Strange Shelter was damaged and degraded.

Because of this, the power of the Qingming Mask was greatly reduced, and a price had to be paid after using it.

As for why Yu Ke chose it as one of his rewards even though he knew it was a broken version, there was a reason.

The Shanqing City Strange Shelter did not know the true value of the Qingming Mask, so it was used as an ordinary supernatural item. Since Yu Ke accidentally discovered this, he must not let this “pearl” be covered in dust.

Don’t forget that there is a strange collection item in the Jinghang City Strange Shelter that is specially used to repair items!

‘No. 098 – Greedy Claw Hammer, it is dormant most of the time. When it wakes up, it will devour nearby ores in large quantities, and then transform into a Claw Hammer after reaching a certain limit. By hitting a certain inanimate object with a volume of no more than three cubic meters, it will inject energy into it, allowing it to be repaired and strengthened while randomly acquiring certain characteristics. ’

When the Leviathan Axe was damaged in the battle, Yu Ke relied on it to repair and strengthen it, and finally made the Leviathan Axe gain the amplification effect. I think the Qingming Mask should also be within the scope of its repair.

With Yu Ke’s performance in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, it is not difficult to borrow this strange containment object.

Of course, just a mask is not worth Yu Ke’s trouble.

Frankly speaking, even if this Qingming Mask is repaired, it is difficult to restore its original ability, because the soul inside has already escaped when the seal is broken.

This is what Yu Ke is interested in!

For others, the Qingming Mask is nothing but a tasteless chicken rib that is a pity to throw away, but Yu Ke has something in his hand!

When the dragon-headed zombie was killed in the underground palace of the temple, the forest spirit stripped two things from its body.

One is the blood of the dragon, and the other is the resentful soul of the dragon-headed zombie.

The former helped Yu Ke activate the blood dragon transformation and became his most important battle trump card now, but the latter has never been used.

If it weren’t for the bead condensed by fear energy given by the dream tapir, Yu Ke might have forgotten it and continued to keep it in the imprint space to collect dust.

Highly concentrated fear emotion, the resentful soul of the dragon-headed zombie.

However, these two things look like things that are quite compatible with negative energy attributes, and they may resonate with the Qingming Mask.

With the idea of ​​making the best use of everything.

Yu Ke didn’t want to miss the opportunity in front of him.

It wouldn’t hurt to give it a try anyway. What if they could get together?

He took out his phone and took a few photos of the mask, then sent them to Ye Yingtong, asking her to help check if there was any connection between the Qingming Mask and the Chigui Mask.

He waited for a long time but got no reply.

It seems that he is still working in the ruins of the mountains.

He took a sip of the wine beside him, rubbed his eyebrows, stretched his upper body and adjusted the back of his chair. The actions of the past few days and the experience in the dream space made him physically and mentally exhausted. Just sleeping in the hotel for one night was not enough for him to fully recover.

Jinghu Forest is the place that is truly suitable for Yu Ke to cultivate.

Whether it is the Heart of the Wilderness or the Forest Spirit Mark, they need to be in the forest to play a role.

Noticing the situation on Yu Ke’s side, the flight attendant hurriedly brought a blanket and played melodious music in the cabin.

Yu Ke was the only passenger on the whole plane, and everyone was there to serve him.

In this era of catastrophe, this kind of treatment is rare. Yu Ke is now enjoying the same level as the top officials in Shanqing City. He is even escorted by fighter jets to report the airspace situation at any time, fearing accidents.

It was already afternoon when he returned to Jinghang City.

The weather was bad, and it happened to be a sleet covering the entire Jinghang area.

Yu Ke had lunch on the plane. After landing, he ignored the request of the Disaster Prevention Bureau for him to explain the Hundred Demons Night Parade incident. He went straight to the high-speed rail station and took the train to the transfer station.

It had been nearly thirteen hours since the night tapir helped suppress the seeds of disaster last night.

As time went by, Yu Ke could clearly feel that the seeds of disaster in his body began to stir again, and the suppression effect was constantly weakened under its impact, which undoubtedly aroused his vigilance.

Only a small part of the forest spirit will remained in the mark, and its main body was still deep in the Mirror Lake Forest.

Yu Ke had to speed up, and while he was still in a normal state, he tried to let the forest spirit replace the dream tapir and further suppress the seeds of disaster.

Fortunately, the forest spirit was quite confident after checking Yu Ke’s situation.

Killing “Sheep”, one of the core members of the Pure Lotus Path, allowed the forest spirit to regain some of its power. As long as it was in the Mirror Lake Forest, the forest spirit had enough energy to maintain the suppression of the seeds of disaster.

Braving the rain and snow to come to the transfer station, Yu Ke and An Saili met in the lobby.

Because the combat uniform made of dragon skin was damaged in the dream space, Yu Ke still wore the black down jacket, but An Saili looked like she had dressed up, and she was still bright and beautiful even in this gloomy sky.

It had only been a few days, and the two had nothing to say to each other. After a simple greeting, Yu Ke asked the latter to drive him to the Mirror Lake Forest.

“You’ve been on the road all day, aren’t you going to take a break?”

An Saili was surprised to see Yu Ke leaving as soon as they met, thinking that the latter wanted to go back to the camp to check the progress.

“In this kind of weather, the efficiency of the construction team of the camp must be low, and you can’t help much even if you go there.”

“I’m not going to the camp, I have other important things to do. Anyway, just take me there, and we’ll talk on the way.”

Yu Ke couldn’t explain his current situation to An Saili, so he could only wave his hand to signal the latter to catch up.

Out of trust in Yu Ke, An Saili didn’t ask any more questions and took him directly to the parking lot.

Five minutes later, the off-road vehicle drove away from the No. 3 transfer station and plunged into the outskirts of Jinghu Forest.

Compared to the transfer station, the scale of rain and snow in Jinghu Forest was obviously larger.

Wind and rain mixed with ice and snow hit the windshield and the windows on both sides, making crackling sounds. It was even more foggy outside the window. Only the dense forests on both sides of the road could be seen extending into the distance until they turned into blurred shadows.

Ansai Li, who was driving the off-road vehicle, had to adjust the brightness of the headlights and turn on the red and blue warning lights on the top, saying,

“The popularity of the secret cave realm has not passed yet. This road has never been so busy since it was built. In the past two days alone, several traffic accidents have occurred. The nearby forest rangers complained that they were about to become traffic police.”

The beam of light projected by the headlights penetrated the rain and snow, illuminating the forest road ahead, as if to verify Ansai Li’s words. There was an off-road vehicle coming towards them. Fortunately, the red and blue lights were hung in advance, otherwise it would be really dangerous.

“You can’t blame me for this. It is inevitable for a place like the secret realm of the catacombs to attract hunting groups. A traffic accident is better than having monsters running around in the catacombs. The level of trouble is not on the same level.”

Yu Ke leaned on the seat and caught a glimpse of the lipstick in the compartment at the bottom of the passenger door while talking. He was stunned for a moment, took it out, looked at Anseli, shook it, and asked in a rather narrow tone,

“Are you quite concerned about your image?”

“Ahem, this was left by my friend. She…she was just rushing to meet her friends and was touching up her makeup in the car. You know, women are so troublesome.”

“Aren’t you also a woman?”

“Don’t worry about these little things. Here, this is the information about the mist incident in the mountains that the Disaster Prevention Bureau has recently collected. Please open it and take a look. If you find anything, remember to tell me.”

Controlling the steering wheel with one hand, Anseli opened the files stored on his phone at extremely fast speeds and threw them to Yu Ke. He changed the subject in an extremely blunt tone and said without looking back.

“Tsk, what do you think of me? I’m not a mission robot. I also need to rest, okay? I was originally a soy sauce guy when it came to the Hyakki Night Parade incident, but the soy sauce didn’t hit me and I almost got myself involved. I thought Have a happy birthday in a few days.”

There were only two of them here. Yu Ke’s trust in Anseli made him not have too many scruples. He rolled his eyes, kept muttering in his mouth, and couldn’t help but complain.

“They are really a bunch of vampires and capitalists. Don’t come to me if you have nothing important to do for the next period of time. I want to recuperate in the Mirror Lake Forest. Also, I want to use the strange container used to repair the Leviathan Ax again. , if you dare to refuse, then don’t blame me for being a foreigner in the future.”

Pfft~

While Yu Ke was complaining, he heard a muffled laugh coming from the side.

Turning around, he saw Anseli’s eyebrows and eyes curled up, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but turn up. Such a look of laughter made Yu Ke put on an expression of disgust and said,

“Hey, let’s talk about something serious!”

“Haha, if the senior officials of the Disaster Prevention Bureau knew that the hero in their eyes was orchestrating them like this behind their backs, they might have different expressions on their faces.”

Recently, Anseli was always secretly glad that he chose to rush into the cave without hesitation that day.

Otherwise, what she sees now will still be the unsmiling and indifferent forest hunter, instead of a young man who can’t stop thinking and is full of resentment.