activa-t Chapter 156 The Secret Realm Collapses, and the Last Two Contracted Beasts Are Taken Out
Chapter 156 The Secret Realm Collapses, and the Last Two Contracted Beasts Are Taken Out
Kane's headless body lost its support and crashed straight onto the still-unmelted ice.
The neck wound was completely charred by the high-temperature grenade, the skin and flesh were curled up, but no blood flowed out.
The energy core in the center of the chest cavity, riddled with cracks, lost its energy support, and the surface cracks rapidly expanded.
A series of fine clicking sounds rang out.
A few seconds later, the core shattered completely, scattering into a pile of dark blue ice crystal powder.
Lu Yan stepped forward. His military boots made a soft, scraping sound as they stepped on the ice crystals.
He bent down, used the tip of his boot to brush away the dull powder on the surface, and picked out a bright blue crystal the size of a fingernail.
A trace of pure, extremely cold crystal is sealed inside the crystal.
When the surrounding air touches the crystal surface, the moisture is instantly stripped away and condenses into white frost that falls to the ground.
This is the only loot left behind by Kane after he stole the essence of the secret realm.
Lu Yan placed the azure crystal into the container and tightened the lid.
Suddenly, the sky above our heads was torn apart.
"Oh no, this place is going to collapse!"
Lu Yan said to Wen Yue.
"Let's stop exploring."
A pitch-black spatial rift stretched from the ceiling all the way to the ground.
The grayish-white rock strata lost their regular support and began to collapse in large areas.
In the distance, the snow-capped mountains were broken in half, and huge blocks of ice weighing tens of thousands of tons, carrying permafrost, crashed into the withered grassland, creating deep craters.
The ground shook violently, and deep, bottomless ravines cracked open beneath our feet, swallowing up all the debris on the surface.
"The secret realm is about to collapse, this place can't hold on any longer." Lu Yan stuffed the isolation tube into his tactical backpack, zipped it up, and turned to look at the sky.
Wen Yue patted the Azure Wind Dragon's neck scales. The Azure Wind Dragon closed its wings and carried her as it swooped down from the sky.
A strong wind blew the stray hairs across her forehead.
The Azure Wind Dragon spread its wings five meters above the ground, forcibly slowing down. Wen Yue released her grip, landed steadily, and rolled forward to dissipate the force.
Without exchanging any words, the two raced back the way they came towards the extremely unstable spatial rift.
The collapse was extremely rapid, and large sections of the land behind them fell into nothingness.
The air currents became violent, whipping up large chunks of ice and rock that hurled in all directions. Lu Yan activated his shield, deflecting several flying rocks.
Ten meters remained before the crevice. Lu Yan pushed off with his right foot, preparing to leap into the crevice.
Two extremely faint cries came from the collapse zone behind us.
The sound was mixed in with the roar of the rock strata breaking apart, and was drowned out by the wind.
Lu Yan stopped and turned around. At the center of the collapse, two faint beams of light, braving the tearing force of the spatial storm, desperately flew towards them.
The creatures inside the ball of light struggled desperately, trying to escape their fate of being swallowed by nothingness.
The spatial storm shredded the air surrounding the orbs of light, leaving sharp turbulence that wounded them. The light grew dimmer.
Lu Yan extended his left hand. The energy of the Void Disc covered his palm, and black light danced at his fingertips, isolating him from the cutting force of the spatial storm.
He grabbed the two orbs of light and pulled them towards him with force. The moment his hand clenched, spatial turbulence sparked a string of sparks against the surface of the shield.
The two leaped out of the crevice.
The next second, the spatial rift behind them closed completely with a piercing cracking sound, turning into nothingness.
The cold wind from the deep mountains of Sichuan and Chongqing filled their lungs again, carrying the smell of damp soil and decaying leaves.
The surrounding area is a dense primeval forest, with sunlight filtering through the tree canopy and dappling the moss-covered ground.
Lu Yan opened his left hand. The two beams of light faded, revealing his true form.
A small white jade turtle, about the size of a palm, with its shell covered in intricate natural patterns, has its head and limbs tightly tucked inside; a miniature moth with six pairs of transparent wings has several broken edges on its wings, scattering specks of firefly light.
"Take these two back to Zhao Leiguang and Su Yunqing."
Lu Yan took out two special metal storage boxes and put the two little guys into them respectively.
Old Zhao's "Earth Pulse" set, paired with two shields, focuses on high shield value and movement speed.
When he charges forward, he is most afraid of being penetrated by real damage.
With the "Absolute Defense" attribute supplementation mechanism of this white jade turtle, combined with the attributes gained from killing monsters with the Taotie belt, he is an unyielding wall on the battlefield.
Su Yunqing's "Gift of Yao Guang" weapon allows shield regeneration to continue uninterrupted during healing.
With the addition of the "Area Healing" attribute to this six-winged moth, she can directly convert the excess healing from a single target into a shield that covers the entire team.
Wen Yue put away the World-Destroying Thunder Crossbow. The Azure Wind Dragon transformed into an azure tattoo and reattached itself to her right arm.
She stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the winding mountain road that stretched between the mountains in the distance.
His fingers rubbed the buckles of the tactical vest a couple of times. The metal buckles made a slight clinking sound.
"We'll give these two to them when we get back; they'll be so happy. It's just a shame about the others..."
Lu Yan put the sealed box into his backpack. He noticed Wen Yue's movements, stopped what he was doing, and looked at her.
"Lu Yan." Wen Yue turned around, her gaze still fixed on the distant highway. "My home is in Pingjiang City, just a few dozen kilometers away. I want to go back and take a look."
Her voice was steady. The veins on the back of her hand, gripping the straps of her tactical vest, were slightly bulging.
Since the arrival of the Star Gate, global anomalies have occurred, and communication networks have been paralyzed; she has never received any news from home.
Lu Yan walked towards the military off-road vehicle parked at the edge of the woods. He opened the driver's side door, got in, and pressed the start button.
The engine emitted a deep roar, and a plume of white smoke billowed from the exhaust pipe.
"Let's go then, I'll go back with you." Lu Yan gripped the steering wheel and looked at the windshield.
Wen Yue walked to the passenger side, opened the car door, and sat down.
The off-road vehicle drove out of the woods, its tires crunching over gravel, and onto the winding mountain road.
The sky gradually darkened.
The headlights tore through the night ahead, illuminating the cracked asphalt road.
The terrain in Sichuan and Chongqing is rugged, with steep cliffs on one side of the highway and bottomless canyons on the other.
Occasionally, you can see a few rusty, abandoned cars by the roadside, with their doors open and tires flat.
The only sound inside the car was the hum of the engine. Wen Yue pulled a dagger from her leg holster and carefully wiped the blade with a soft cloth.
After wiping one side, flip it over and wipe the other side.
The off-road vehicle maneuvered around a sharp bend.
Ahead, more than a dozen abandoned cars were parked haphazardly, completely blocking the road.
The car doors were all open, and suitcases, clothes, and dried, dark brown bloodstains were scattered on the ground.
The metal guardrail by the roadside was broken, and several huge claw marks, each half a meter long, were deeply cut into the asphalt road surface, exposing the gravel underneath.
Lu Yan slammed on the brakes. The SUV stopped fifty meters in front of the roadblock. The headlights shone on the claw marks.
Wen Yue stopped wiping the dagger and gripped the handle with her other hand.
From the darkness in the distance came the ear-piercing sound of metal scraping against the ground, accompanied by heavy breathing.
A huge dark shadow rose up from behind the abandoned car, blocking the road ahead.
"What's going on?!"
A group of ordinary people ran out from the front.
"Help... Monsters from the secret realm are coming out and hurting people!"