Mythology Returns! Starting with Folklore and Strange Tales

Chapter 107 Sudden Change - Sky Crack

For patrols.

Although both silhouette missions and worldly missions involve demons, monsters, and strange creatures, patrollers prefer to face the more difficult and dangerous silhouette missions rather than worldly missions if they have the ability.

This involves differences in many aspects.

Regardless of size, silhouettes are always enclosed environments. No matter how complex the internal situation is, the range that demons and heretics can escape to is fixed (ignoring the imperial court and state-level silhouettes). In the secular world, if you are not careful and let your target escape without leaving a mark, the other party can really run to the ends of the earth.

Even if you don't run to the ends of the earth, going to other regions will be quite troublesome, not to mention that once you leave Yanhuang and go to other countries' territories in the secular world, it will be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Not to mention the various problems that may be encountered during the mission.

Even if someone like Zhang Wei gets straight to the point and solves the problem smoothly, they still face many troubles afterward.

At the very least, the task rewards will be divided into two parts.

The task rewards described on the terminal are as expected. What is uncertain is the subsequent income returned after the task is completed and the logistics department clears the task area, based on the various resources produced related to the task, and after the process of inspection, production, and monetization.

In the former case, the settlement will be completed the moment the task is confirmed.

The latter, however, will have a feedback period ranging from a month to a year.

Compared to silhouette missions, this is a redundant part, which can be seen as an incentive for patrollers to take on more secular missions, allowing mid-level and even lower-level patrollers to have extra income. With personal effort, they may have a chance to turn things around in the future.

Of course, whether it was Zhang Wei or An Yixi, they were just taking on a mundane task to get used to the process here because the recorder was broken and they couldn't stay idle.

After experiencing it all, they still have to return to their individual silhouettes.

While the secular world has the backing of the weather forecast, giving it more confidence and support, its potential is far behind that of the silhouette...

Upon receiving the feedback, subsequent cleanup teams are en route in convoys.

Zhang Wei and An Yixi boarded a private car for their return trip.

They need to first reach the main city of Yunfu, then transfer at the airport before returning to Taihang Meteorological Bureau.

Under a rare sky full of stars and amidst the roar of engines, An Yixi, exhausted from a long day, finally fell into a deep sleep.

In the seat next to him, Zhang Wei was looking back at the subtitles that popped up on his retina:

[The Ancestor's Gaze: Reward for Slaying the Demonic Pouch: Heart-Eating Brain]

【Heart-Eating and Brain-Devouring Technique: Originally a witchcraft and sorcery, it has been modified several times to remove the pain of killing but intensify the pain of the heart and brain. This technique should not be lightly used by those who are incorrigible and utterly wicked. Those who are affected by this technique will feel as if insects are gnawing at their brains and thousands of insects are crawling between their chest and abdomen. They cannot live, nor can they die.】

Looking at the new reward he received from the monster, Zhang Wei breathed a sigh of relief. Now the ancestor's rewards were back to normal.

The rewards were still closely related to the demons and monsters that had been slain, and were no longer as fantastical yet terrifyingly powerful as before.

But after learning about its effects, even Zhang Wei felt a chill run down his spine.

The sac demon is also a common small insect found in modern homes.

The centipede, also known as the money centipede, raincoat worm, slug, ground centipede, etc., is considered by modern research to be a harmless and even beneficial house bug, except for its ferocious appearance.

However, in ancient times, this thing had a bad reputation in related records such as "Continued Medical Treatise", "Taiping Shenghui Prescriptions", and "Shengji General Records".

The descriptions are largely the same: the centipede-like creature has a long, thin body and likes to crawl into people's ears. People who are parasitized by it often die in agony after their brains are eaten.

The "General Records of Sacred Relief" describes the symptoms of centipede infestation in more detail: "The patient's body is cold, there are black veins on the tongue and blue veins on both cheeks, the eyes are yellow and change from time to time, the brain feels like it is being pricked by needles, and the head spins as if it is about to fall over. This is the yellowing of centipede."

Here, the connection between the top and bottom makes the origin of the "heart-piercing and brain-eating" dish clear.

Moreover, it has the power to penetrate the mind and nourish the brain, and it is also more convenient to call upon the name of the fallen and destitute.

No one can remain calm and try to regain control of their soul and spirit while suffering from a splitting headache and a crawling, itchy heart.

Even without the synergy with Call of the Fallen, the Mind-Eating Bone is quite brutal whether used as an aid in combos or used alone.

Moreover, given that the rewards can overlap and be merged, Zhang Wei might be able to collect more in the future, merge and upgrade them, and even try his luck with the sorcery master's resources.

After mentally rehearsing the spell several times, Zhang Wei couldn't help but yawn.

Since returning from the silhouette, he has been constantly traveling between the mortal world and the present world. Although Zhang Wei has made some progress in his cultivation, he has not yet reached the point of not sleeping or resting. Moreover, even the gods in heaven have time to take a nap. Sleep, like enjoying delicious food, is a good habit that should never be abandoned!

It did not go against one's instincts.

After adjusting the seat to a comfortable position, Zhang Wei used his robe, woven into a full-coverage hood, to shield him from the outside light.

Soon after, another steady breathing sound was heard in the car.

Noticing that they were already asleep, Ge Jun reduced the car's speed appropriately, keeping the vehicle as stable as possible...

"Boom!"

I don't know how much time had passed, but the peaceful atmosphere of sleep was abruptly ended by a sudden clap of thunder.

Zhang Wei originally wanted to take a short nap before his drowsiness completely subsided.

But Ge Jun, who was driving, suddenly slammed on the brakes.

The sudden drop in speed jolted the two sleeping people in the back seat. Zhang Wei was alright, but An Yixi was only saved from hitting the front seat thanks to her seatbelt. At that moment, Ge Junxie's slightly panicked voice came from the front: "Zhang Xun, An Xun, something's happened!"

Actually, there's no need for Ge Jun to explain.

Even before the car suddenly braked and Blood Fiend sent out dozens of hands to help Zhang Wei stabilize his body, he had already seen the source of Ge Junxie's panic through the car window while still lying in his seat.

The thunderclap just now seemed to be a signal.

When Zhang Wei's gaze shifted to the sky, he saw that the sky, which was still scattered with a few rays of dawn, was suddenly torn apart by an invisible external force, and beyond the hideous crack was an endless darkness.

In the endless darkness, countless stars of different sizes are scattered.

No, to be precise, those aren't stars, but rather, when the distance is too great, the human brain subconsciously judges what it sees, mimicking it as the most familiar image in one's memory.

In fact, as the grotesque cracks in the sky widened, enormous creatures crawling out of the heavens suddenly rushed into his field of vision.