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Chapter 856: 472: Catastrophe Descends (First Update, Request for Monthly Votes!)

Chapter 856: Chapter 472: Catastrophe Descends (First Update, Request for Monthly Votes!)

The building before them was dark and eerily silent, emitting a terrifying threat that made one tremble all over.

After the gray fog had completely dissipated, Yan Junze silently stared at the building in front of him, pulling Zhang Xiaomo back a dozen steps.

Even though they had already fled the building, he still felt a sense of trepidation, always feeling as if a pair of eyes were watching him.

Turning around, he looked towards the street lit by street lamps; the empty street had no sounds, giving Yan Junze the impression that the city had suddenly turned into a dead city.

He thought for a moment, took out his phone, and found that the signal had fully recovered.

He immediately called Zhang Xiaomo’s mother, and the voice on the other end came through quickly, sounding normal as if nothing was amiss.

Yan Junze said he would bring Zhang Xiaomo back home soon, then called Xiaomo’s teacher, Feng Huaigong.

Feng Huaigong had just returned to Huaying District, and was currently at the airport preparing to catch a ride back.

“Have you and Xiaomo left the Headquarters Building?” Feng Huaigong’s tone indicated that he had received the latest news.

Yan Junze said, “The captain, deputy captain, and uncle Zhang, none of them made it out.”

“You guys head home first, I have already contacted the rest of the senior exorcists from the brigade,” Feng Huaigong said. “The situation is more serious than you can imagine.”

“What exactly happened?” Yan Junze asked, puzzled, “Why would the God of Death, Wu Mayun, suddenly transform into a strangeness?”

Feng Huaigong sighed softly on the phone, but Yan Junze could hear an undisguisable fear in his tone.

“It’s not just her, other high-ranking exorcists in Great Capital have reportedly undergone turmoil; the Half Moon Association of the USA just announced that their headquarters are malfunctioning,” Feng Huaigong said. “An hour ago, Nether Bakufu in Japan suddenly announced its closure, no longer carrying out exorcism tasks externally.”

“What about Olay Great Capital?” Yan Junze asked.

“I just got off the plane and found out; the three largest Demon Hunter Groups in Olay Great Capital have simultaneously declared there are internal issues. What the issues are isn’t known, but the smaller scale demon hunting groups have not made any statements,” Feng Huaigong said. “We’ve temporarily established a command center at the safety bureau, I’m heading there now, will contact you once things are sorted out.”

Feng Huaigong clearly was in a hurry, too.

After hanging up the phone, Yan Junze looked at Zhang Xiaomo and noticed her pupils were slightly moving, but her consciousness still seemed a bit blurry.

Back at the stairwell on the first floor of the building, Yan Junze noticed that when she was looking down, a white, sticky membrane appeared between her lips, sealing them shut, rendering her unable to speak, and her eyes were closed, too.

Now her eyes were slightly open, and the white membrane between her lips had disappeared.

Looking at her state, she should recover soon.

Back on the first floor of the building, the reason he was able to immediately see through the fake Xiaomo was because he knew Xiaomo very well.

In that situation, Xiaomo wouldn’t just be crying out for him to save her; if the Zhang Xiaomo in the stairwell was real, encountering him escorting another fake Xiaomo, her first reaction would definitely be to have him deal with the immediate danger beside him rather than saving her.

Furthermore, Xiaomo might have directly thrown the magnetic knife to help Yan Junze kill the impostor beside him.

Leading Zhang Xiaomo, he prepared to leave the street, and just as they were about to reach the end of the street, they finally saw a taxi driving towards them, with a passenger already seated in the back.

The taxi was heading in the direction of the Exorcist Brigade’s building.

Yan Junze stopped the car and leaned on the window of the front passenger seat, saying: “Master, don’t go there, it’s very dangerous.”

The driver looked at him in surprise.

Yan Junze continued, “We are exorcists, please take us to Zhuangyan Road, it’s really unsafe to go there.”

“But my home is in that direction!” The girl sitting in the back exclaimed.

She pointed to a bag of clothes on the seat and then to the trunk of the car, “I just got off the plane; I have luggage in the back, how can I go home if we don’t head in that direction?”

Yan Junze turned to look back and suddenly his gaze sharpened, vaguely seeing from the revolving door of the brigade’s building, a thin shadow appearing to walk out.

This shadow, appearing slim and slow-moving, was accompanied by a dark aura around his body, making it clearly visible, as if wherever it went, darkness would surely engulf the area.

Yan Junze hurriedly said to the girl in the back seat, “Come sit in the front, we’ll sit in the back. No talking, let’s leave here, anyone going there now is heading to death!”

As Yan Junze turned back, the driver was also paying attention to the front. Being in this line of work, he was naturally cautious; any slight disturbance would be noticed immediately.

He also saw a dark shadow appearing in front of the building and nodded immediately, “Get in the car quickly, I’ll turn around!”

Seeing that the girl in the back seat did not react, Yan Junze directly opened the door of the back seat, stuffed Zhang Xiaomo in, squeezed in himself, and closed the door.

The driver did not hesitate, immediately turned around, revved the engine, and sped up.

Yan Junze looked back again and noticed that after the shadow walked out of the building, the darkness around its body was gradually expanding, and when it passed a slightly shorter building, all the lights inside instantly went out.

Then the lights in the next building went out as well.

At this moment, the girl sitting in the back seat noticed that something was off with Zhang Xiaomo, and tremblingly asked, “She… she, is she dead?”

Yan Junze shook his head without saying a word.

The girl immediately said, “Can I… can I sit in the front now?”

“I asked you to come to the front earlier but you didn’t, now sit tight and be safe!” said the driver who was driving.

Yan Junze spoke up and reminded, “Driver, once you finish this ride, you should hurry back. Tonight might not be peaceful.”

The driver seemed to also realize the seriousness of the situation. Those in this line of work were very familiar with certain special landmarks, knowing more than the average person.

The place Yan Junze just mentioned seemed to originally be where the most Exorcists gathered; if there was an incident there now, it was no small matter.

“Miss, there’s a hotel around the corner ahead, do you want to stop there for the night?” the driver asked.

The girl immediately shook her head, “Driver, please, go a bit further! I’ll get off near where they do, any hotel will do.”

After crossing half the city and stopping at 17 Zhuangyan Road, Yan Junze and Zhang Xiaomo got out of the car.

The driver didn’t even ask for the fare, he just took the girl and left.

Yan Junze quickly saw the taxi stop ahead at a business hotel, then the girl, shivering, got out and started to take her luggage.

He glanced at Zhang Xiaomo’s reaction and saw her eyes wandering around, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t.

“We’re almost home, your mom is waiting for us.”

Soon the two arrived at their home’s doorstep; using the key Zhang Xiaomo had, they just opened the door when they saw Zhang Chengjing’s wife and Zhang Xiaomo’s adoptive mother, Luo Wenli, anxiously standing at the other door looking out.

Seeing Zhang Xiaomo walk in unsteadily with Yan Junze, she hurried over to support her while peering behind them.

“Xiaomo, where is your dad?”

Yan Junze said, “Auntie, we encountered an emergency, but he’s temporarily alright. He’s currently discussing a response plan with colleagues and might not be able to come back for the next couple of days.”

Luo Wenli was momentarily stunned, she didn’t doubt his words, as Zhang Chengjing often worked overtime and didn’t come home – this wasn’t the first or second time that it happened, she nodded in understanding.

“Come inside first, what happened to Xiaomo?”

Yan Junze chose to hide the truth because he was planning to execute the Great Rewind and believed that once it was successful, the current circumstances would naturally change.

Even if Zhang Chengjing truly dies in the building, he would reverse it all. There is no need to make Xiaomo’s mother sad now.

“We encountered a very powerful Strange Body; Xiaomo might be a bit out of it, but she’s recovering now, no need to worry,” Yan Junze said.

Luo Wenli was relieved.

The three of them entered the house, and Luo Wenli brought a basin of hot water for Zhang Xiaomo, applying a hot towel to her forehead, while Yan Junze stepped aside to make a phone call to Xiang Er and Ku Zai.

He told them to buy the fastest flight to arrive in Huaying District, and also instructed Ku Zai to first go to the small forest by Tianmeng Science University to find Yao Long, the Magnetic Pile Monster, and have Yao Long accompany them.

In the phone call, Yan Junze specifically emphasized not to let Xiang Er go to the small forest to find Yao Long. Since Xiang Er was a combination of a Strange Body and a perfect female corpse, if Yao Long didn’t recognize her and lost control, Xiang Er could end up equally hurt in a confrontation.

Moreover, once Ku Zai found Yao Long, he must first declare that it was his own idea to seek out Yao Long, asking the Magnetic Pile Monster not to get agitated. If he needed to vent anger, he should do so before following Ku Zai and leave.

To be honest, Ku Zai was actually a bit afraid, but this was what Yan Junze had requested, so even if he was scared, he had to do it.

Xiang Er looked at the plane tickets; the earliest flight was at 6:30 AM, and she immediately booked two tickets.

After hanging up, Yan Junze called Huo Zhisen, the leader of the Tianmeng branch, to inform him that he would have the Magnetic Pile Monster take tomorrow’s flight from Tianmeng to Huaying District to handle urgent matters here.

Huo Zhisen had already received the disturbing news about electrical disturbances within various Exorcist organizations and also got the latest concerning information about the brigade’s misfortune from Huaying District. This information was so shocking that, for now, it was only spreading among the top-ranking Exorcists.

But Yan Junze believed that it wouldn’t be long before other Exorcists found out too since in his view, the whole street where the brigade was located already exhibited anomalies.

This wasn’t just a simple matter of God of Death Wu Mayun mutating – it’s possible that all Strange Bodies indicated an increase in number or strength.

Huo Zhisen assured him that he would arrange the flight properly and have duty Exorcists aboard prepared to look after Ku Zai, Xiang Er, and the Magnetic Pile Monster.

Actually, the Magnetic Pile Monster could now control his rage, which also had cycles and wasn’t completely uncontrollable like before.

Moreover, since the Magnetic Pile Monster could become invisible, choosing not to appear before humans, others couldn’t notice him at all.

After making arrangements, by this time Zhang Xiaomo had largely recovered and was sitting blankly on the sofa.

She fully understood everything that had happened and had heard Yan Junze conceal the truth from her mother. Although she didn’t know why Yan Junze chose to hide it, she believed that what Yan Junze did wasn’t without reason.

However, she was feeling very sad now; she was more aware than anyone else that her father’s chance of survival in the building was extremely slim after her recent terrifying experience.

She was holding back her tears, resisting the urge to cry there and then; she would wait until her mother was asleep if she had to cry.

Yan Junze said nothing, walked过去俯下身,在她的额头上轻轻吻了一下,捏了捏小茉的肩膀,示意她尽量克制自己,随即走到门外站定.

He took a deep breath, consumed a significant amount of Different Dimensional Energy, and for the first time in history, regardless of the cost, extended his detection range to find the Space-Time Rift in Huaying City.

But this time, his instincts told him that things probably wouldn’t be as simple as before.

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