Desperate Night

In the vortex, countless colored lines swirled, twisted, and writhed.

At the same time, sand-like particles hit the outer walls, making crackling sounds.

Inside the Black Black Spirit, everyone gripped the handrails tightly, waiting for the ship to stabilize.

Yu Hong stood in front of the circular window of the main control room, gazing ahead.

The entire ship seemed to be traveling through a deep tunnel, with the power of the wind disaster rapidly weakening around them.

The number and density of colored lines were also decreasing.

About a few minutes later.

Boom.

The ship shook violently.

It burst out of the vortex tunnel and crashed heavily into a patch of black mud.

The front half of the ship plunged deep into the ground, stuck and unmoving.

Yu Hong breathed a sigh of relief, looking out through the window.

Outside was a vast black plain.

Sparse dark green short grass grew on the plain, with only occasional small clumps of shrubs.

In the distant sky, pillars of black smoke rose into the air, dyeing the evening sky a gray-black.

Bang bang bang bang!

The sounds of artillery fire constantly came from afar, audible even through the safe house.

Considering the safe house had soundproofing, the fact that such sounds could penetrate meant their intensity was very high.

Yu Hong stood by the window, watching the distant explosions, clusters of small fireballs erupting one after another.

At the end of the plain, two modern mechanized armies were engaged in a head-on battle.

Dense ranks of soldiers, like ants, held their guns and charged towards the opposite side.

Bullets and shells rained down from the sky, falling into the enemy's positions.

Waves of warplanes soared overhead, swooping towards the battle zone.

Yu Hong paid no attention, instead carefully examining the surroundings and releasing his senses to survey the terrain.

The ship was conveniently located behind a small hill.

While distant artillery fire raged, this place was peaceful.

Before long, the distant artillery bombardment ceased, and the amplified sound of repeating announcements faintly drifted over.

Yu Hong did not activate the safe house to leave but waited quietly, observing.

In his vision, a black-green jeep was rapidly approaching from the far distance.

The jeep carried a driver and a burly, sunglasses-wearing bald man.

As the distance closed, the jeep soon arrived near the safe house.

The bald man got out of the car, shook out the wrinkles of his black leather jacket, and walked to the side of the safe house.

Knock knock.

He knocked gently, as if confirming something.

Yu Hong left the main control room and returned to the first floor, where everyone had gathered, watching outside through the windows.

"Captain," Ku Chan said, making room as Yu Hong came out. "Should we open the window and make contact?"

"Not yet," Yu Hong shook his head. The technology and military here seemed just so-so from what he could see.

The Red Vine Metal hadn't been used yet, and they still had to wait for the Black Imprint to be sorted. The safe house and his own outer eye needed constant strengthening and enhancement.

"Observe first."

He came to the window, watching the bald man approach, breathe on the glass, and vigorously wipe it, as if to make it cleaner.

Then, someone in the car called out to the man.

He turned back, waved, looked around, turned halfway, and came to the side of the safe house.

Then, he unbuckled his belt…

Pee.

Yu Hong sighed, and with a thought, his inner force instantly vaporized the bald man's urine.

Then, the bald man contentedly pulled up his pants, got back into the jeep, bypassed the safe house, and continued to drive away.

"Looks like he was just passing by," Ku Chan said.

"Passing by a sheltered spot to take a leak, and then leaving, huh?" Chi Xiao said speechlessly.

"It is a bit annoying. But the formation itself isn't focused on strength," Yu Hong also felt it was breaking too quickly.

"Then here's a suggestion, don't use the formation at all. The outer walls are strong enough now, just withstand it directly," Chi Xiao said.

"That won't work either. Last time in the Heavenly Court, we wouldn't have survived without the formation's concealment effect," Yu Hong shook his head.

"Then how about this, don't activate the formation unless it's fixed. Only turn it on at critical moments," Faisna suggested.

"That's a good idea. As long as it's not on, the outer walls will be the first line of defense. Switch the priority, let the outer walls resist first, then the formation will buffer," Yu Hong nodded.

"Come, come, eat dumplings," Yiyi said, bringing over steaming hot dumplings and a bowl of radish and sparerib soup for everyone.

"Let's eat, let's eat," Chi Xiao mumbled, taking his seat first. "I'm going to play games after eating."

The others wordlessly took their seats.

Faisna and Ku Chan thanked Yiyi sincerely. Little White Dragon lowered his head silently but nodded to Yiyi to express his gratitude.

Yu Hong took his seat at the head of the table last.

After dinner.

The time was almost up.

After about twenty minutes, the safe house could continue its next journey.

Yu Hong waved his hand, summoning several Speedsters to wash the dishes. He came to the window alone.

Looking at the calm black plain outside.

"Huh?" Suddenly, he uttered a soft exclamation, his powerful vision focusing on the distant sky.

There, a patch of gray-black clouds had appeared at some point.

The shape of the clouds was very strange, like a huge gray-black funnel, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, connected to a point on the ground, and still moving slowly.

Yu Hong once again focused his vision, and the gray color flashed in his unblocked left eye.

Instantly, the scenery thousands of meters away was rapidly magnified, becoming exceptionally clear.

It was actually a person!!

The point where the funnel-shaped cloud connected to the ground was actually a person.

A bald, dark-skinned, tall man with thick black smoke billowing from his eyes, nose, and mouth.

The man wore a simple black windbreaker and pants, revealing his strong chest.

He was standing alone, facing a large mechanized army. His mouth opened and closed slightly, as if saying something.

The distance was a bit far, and Yu Hong didn't leave the safe house. Blocked by the outer walls, he couldn't hear what was being said.

He thought for a moment and reached out, opening a crack in the window.

Instantly, along the gap, his vast spiritual power surged out, amplifying his senses, receiving the faint messages drifting from afar.

".*#@！\u0026￥*@."

The sound was heard, but the language was completely incomprehensible.

Yu Hong frowned. He could only put on the translator first, collect data, build a new language library, and then continue to check the situation from afar.

The black bald man spoke for a while, seeming to finally grow impatient, and reached out to clench his hand remotely.

Instantly, a large number of tanks and armored vehicles on his right twisted, exploded, and turned into a sea of flames.

"That move is a bit strong," Ku Chan said, also arriving at his side, sensing the scene.

His spiritual power was much stronger than Yu Hong's. If Yu Hong could sense the situation, he naturally could as well.

He also saw this scene from afar, a look of surprise on his face.

"But thankfully, we can do it too," Yu Hong nodded.

"But we can't do it so casually. I feel like he just casually clenched his hand," Ku Chan shook his head.

"That's true," Yu Hong affirmed. "Looks like he's negotiating with the opposing army."

At this time, the armies finally cowered and began to retreat rapidly, leaving the plain.

And the black bald windbreaker man turned his head, his dark gaze looking towards Yu Hong's side.

Whoosh!

The next second, he directly crossed thousands of meters, appearing dozens of meters in front of the safe house.

Teleporting so far in an instant startled both Yu Hong and Ku Chan.

Even the Colored Mirror Taoist and Immortal Generals of the Heavenly Court could only teleport this distance.

"Hello," the bald windbreaker man spoke the next moment.

"You are!?" Yu Hong was surprised to hear the Night Text language from the other party.

"I just heard you speaking and communicating. I happen to have mastered the Night Text language as well. I am Lien Weismann, and I am ending this war. Who are you?" The bald windbreaker man said calmly.

"I am Captain Yu. We are on a free voyage and just happened to arrive here. After a short stop, we are preparing to go to the next stop," Yu Hong replied.

"Ship?" Lien's eyes surged with black air, scanning the Black Black Spirit.

"You are very strange. I thought I was the only esper on this planet. I didn't expect you to have very strong special energy as well."

"Esper?" Yu Hong felt the composition of energy particles in the air. Suddenly his expression changed slightly.

"You sensed it too?" Lien noticed the change in his expression.

"Yes, it's very dangerous here," Yu Hong nodded.

"Yes, that's why I gathered all the forces and unified all the countries. I need the support of all the forces to fight against the continuous and huge dangers that are coming," Lien said in a deep voice.

He looked at Yu Hong and paused.

"Friends, since you're here, why not stay? If you stay here, I can give you anything you want. How about staying and helping me?"

Yu Hong felt the ultra-high concentration of Red Value permeating the air.

This place was about to be eroded by the Black Disaster, no, it should have been eroded long ago.

The Red Value radiation in the air was seriously excessive, reaching hundreds of levels.

But strangely, no Wraith Shadows were found around.

Perhaps everything was related to the man in front of him.

"Sorry, we're just passing through," Yu Hong refused directly.

His purpose was not to stay and fight briefly, and then waste his time, but to find the real place of last life with the Ark of Salvation.

"Refuse? Why? You can enjoy all the supreme services and resources if you stay. Hundreds of billions of people will be around you, and people will consider everything you can and cannot think of," Lien frowned.

"Sorry, we have our goals," Yu Hong replied.

"…" Lien was silent for a moment. "That's a pity."

"Since that's the case, then like this. I hope you stay. Since fate has brought us together, that is fate's arrangement."