Chapter 196: Strange Vice City Lord

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

It was probably because they had never seen Ren Zeyuan so angry before that there was a deathly silence in the air. Even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard.

After a moment, everyone replied in a low voice, “Vice City Lord, we didn’t mean that.”

“Then what do you mean? !”

Everyone jumped in fright and quickly admitted their mistake. “We were also worried that something would happen, so we wanted to go out and take a look at the situation.”

“It’s fine as long as you don’t go out and cause trouble. Go and take a look at the situation. If there’s anything, we’ll handle it. Your duty is to refine medicinal pills here and solve the City Lord’s illness as soon as possible.”

Everyone hurriedly nodded in agreement. After settling the situation here, Ren Zeyuan hurriedly rushed towards the City Lord. Yan Hua and the others had been waiting there for a long time. “How’s the situation now?”

Yan Hua and the others’ expressions were somewhat unsightly. Yan Hua shook his head and said, “Not too good. The riot in the City Lord’s body this time is unprecedentedly serious. We were just treating the City Lord when it suddenly erupted without any warning. The City Lord also chased us out.”

Ren Zeyuan looked at the depths of the underground. At this time, the black fog was surging. He could not see the scene inside clearly, and he did not know what the situation was like. However, that terrifying aura swept up, causing the temperature in the air to suddenly drop.

It was as if they were facing a bottomless abyss, or a passageway that connected to hell. There, a cold wind was blowing.

Ren Zeyuan tried to take a step forward, but a strong wind suddenly blew over like a bone-piercing steel knife. If he had not dodged in time, he would have lost half of his head by now. Even so, when the wind blade fell on the wall, half of the stone was also shaved off.

He could only release a stream of spiritual energy into it and call out tentatively, “City Lord!”

However, there was no response from the depths of the underground, as if there was no one inside.

The spiritual power was like a drop of water falling into a pot of oil. The originally calm black fog instantly surged and boiled. It was =bubbling non-stop, giving people the feeling that it was alive.

It was clearly just a cluster of unknown black substances that had been contaminated, but at this moment, it was like a wave, slowly spreading outwards.

Yan Hua frowned. He felt that something was not right, so he reminded everyone, “Everyone, be careful.”

As soon as he said that, the black bubbles surged even more violently, rushing towards everyone like boiling water. Moreover, it had an extremely strong corrosive property. When it came into contact with the walls, a sizzling sound was instantly emitted.

More than half of the walls were melted in an instant, and viscous liquid fell from above. The air was filled with an indescribable strange smell, as if there was some kind of poison. People felt dizzy after smelling this smell.

When Yan Hua and the others smelled this smell, their hearts were in turmoil. They hurriedly opened their spiritual energy shields to isolate these gases, but these gases seemed to be all-pervasive. Even if there was a defense shield, they could still vaguely smell some of it.

“What the hell are these things? !”

“They must be trying to break through the restrictions, which is why they’re making such a ruckus.”

The black bubbles closed in on them like balloons that had been blown up. They instantly expanded and then exploded. However, everyone had been prepared for this.

When the liquid inside shot out, it had already hidden to the side. The liquid had all shot into the wall. Even if there were some that accidentally splashed out, they were all blocked by the shields.

The originally pure white defensive barrier had now become dim, as if it had been corroded by something. The light became smaller and smaller, and from this, one could see how intense the corrosion was.

“Could something have happened to the City Lord?”

When everyone saw this, they could not help but feel worried. Ren Zeyuan and Yan Hua had spent a lot of effort to avoid these bubbles and the black waves. However, as they got deeper, they realized that the situation was far more serious than they had imagined.

The walls were full of holes that had been corroded. A black ominous aura filled the surroundings. The colder the aura got, the stronger it became. It was as if it could freeze all the blood in their bodies into ice.

Even with the protection of the defensive barrier, Ren Zeyuan and Yan Hua’s mobility was greatly restricted. Moreover, the defensive barrier seemed to have become fragile, as if it could not withstand such great pressure.

Ren Zeyuan frowned and said, “We can’t go any further. Otherwise, both of us might be at risk of being contaminated.”

Yan Hua did not know whether it was because he had smelled too much of that strange smell, but he felt dizzy. Even the scene in front of him had double images. He looked at Ren Zeyuan and found that his expression was extremely strange.

It gave people the feeling that he was wearing human skin, but that creature and skin appeared to be incompatible and repulsive. Some parts of the skin became loose and bulged. Even his expression was extremely strange.

Yan Hua shook his head. When he looked again, Ren Zeyuan was still fine. It was as if the scene just now was an illusion.

When Ren Zeyuan saw that he was staring at his face with a strange expression, he could not help but touch it. He thought that there was something dirty on it. Then, he asked, “Are you okay? Why are you staring at me like that?”

Looking at his concerned gaze, Yan Hua shook his head to indicate that he was alright. “Maybe I accidentally inhaled too much gas and got dizzy.”

However, Yan Hua did not notice that Ren Zeyuan had an unnatural expression on his face. When Ren Zeyuan saw that Yan Hua had looked away, he slowly returned to normal.

“It’s good that you’re alright. Just now, you were staring at me without saying anything. No matter how much I called out to you, you did not react. You almost scared me to death.”

Seeing that Ren Zeyuan wanted to go forward to check the situation, he was stopped by Yan Hua.

“Don’t act rashly. I was almost fell to it just now.”

For a moment, the two of them were in a dilemma.