A Night of Desperation-Chapter 276: Black Disaster? Two

Sigh.

A strong gust of wind blew by.

Old Yang was so scared that he shut his eyes tightly and shuddered all over.

But the axe didn’t continue to fall;instead, it disappeared without a trace.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw that the fat man who had just been in front of him was now nowhere to be seen.

Only a pile of grey powder was left on the ground, being scattered by the wind.

“Solved one! Let’s go! Hurry and call your companions!” Old Yang breathed a sigh of relief, rushed over, grabbed Gao Wen and started running towards the direction where the others were.

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Carrying the black sea star, Yu Hong returned to the place where he disembarked and stood by the sea, looking out at the vast blue-black ocean.

He sent out a command in his mind to the Black Ship mark.

Sigh…

Soon, a breeze blew by, and the black fog on the sea’s surface began to thicken.

Right in front of him, a huge Black Ship emerged from the mist.

‘Thank goodness, it’s unaffected and can be directly summoned.’

Now that he was sure there was a way to retreat, he planned to focus on uncovering the secrets of this place.

It would be even better if he could leave here and join those people he had encountered earlier, to go to other regions where they were from.

Yu Hong picked up the black sea star and examined it closely.

Suddenly, he raised his head and looked towards the direction of the only hill on the island.

‘The aura of a Black Disaster!? ‘He had just sensed an aura similar to a shadow but more intense than the usual ones.

‘What’s going on? The Red Value isn’t dense, but there’s a Black Disaster roaming around…’ Suddenly, he remembered that the people he had bumped into were heading towards the mountain.

‘Wait, I can’t let those people run into trouble. What if they’re all wiped out by the Black Disaster, making it difficult to carry out my subsequent plans?’

Yu Hong immediately pocketed the black sea star and turned to hurry towards the hill.

But after only a few dozen meters, the Red Value aura he had sensed completely vanished.

“Hmm??” Yu Hong stopped in his tracks, his face showing a look of surprise and uncertainty.

He sensed carefully again, then used his detector to test once more.

The detector’s reading showed: 0.

‘There’s no mistake, my perception is completely accurate, the Black Disaster has disappeared, and so has the Red Value…’

Yu Hong’s brows furrowed.

He had never seen this situation before;even when he had encountered the Black Disaster or shadows before, and eliminated them, the Red Value didn’t drop to zero but would still show a reading.

Especially since the detector he was using was a special model enhanced by himself, its precision far surpassed that of standard detectors.

But this time, the number displayed on the LCD screen was a clear zero.

And his own perception also matched this number exactly.

As his strength and body continued to grow stronger, Yu Hong’s own Perception was also becoming increasingly sharp.

‘It’s not wrong… the Black Disaster has completely disappeared… According to the rule that a Black Disaster cannot be vanquished, it must have left instantly and moved a great distance away…’

Yu Hong speculated in his mind.

This place had black fog, but it didn’t seem to be caused by Red Value Radiation. There were signs of a Black Disaster, yet it didn’t make the noise one would expect, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.

With these thoughts, he quickened his pace towards the direction of the others.

Huangsong Island wasn’t large;at his speed, it took less than half a minute to hear Song Siyu and the others’ voices.

Rushing onto the winding mountain road and hearing their voices, Yu Hong immediately slowed his steps to appear like a normal person.

He arrived just in time to see Song Siyu and her group, along with a white-haired old man, quickly descending the mountain.

As they approached each other, he heard Old Yang and Gao Wen speaking urgently to the others.

“We’re not lying to you, truly! We really saw a fat man wielding an axe trying to chop me!” Gao Wen was sweating profusely in his urgency. “If it weren’t for Old Yang’s intervention, I wouldn’t be seeing any of you right now!”

“You can’t stay here any longer;you must leave immediately. I’m not sure why, but now you’ve been targeted by them, and if you don’t leave, you’ll never be able to leave again!” Old Yang also sternly warned.

However, the words of the two men only caused Song Siyu and the others to frown deeply.

“But my recording is almost done;if we leave now, all our efforts will have been in vain.” Song Siyu hesitated, she actually didn’t believe what Gao Wen had said.

Because it wasn’t the first time Gao Wen had tried to scare people with similar tactics.

He had played such tricks several times before. That’s just the way he is, once he’s determined, he’ll do everything possible to achieve his goal, claiming afterward it was all just a joke or something.

But because his family background was significant and influential, others didn’t dare say anything even though they had been teased.

She just didn’t expect that this time, to convince everyone to leave the island, he would even bring up such supernatural nonsense.

“I think you’re having hallucinations from drugs taken during the day.” Zhao Sisi couldn’t help but speak out, aware of Gao Wen’s background with drugs.

“I’m not! Siyan just disappeared, so I went out looking for her and that’s when I encountered the axe-wielding fat man. If not for Old Yang…” Gao Wen argued urgently.

“Where’s that fat guy?” Zhao Sisi counter-asked.

“He was slapped with a piece of paper by Old Yang and then turned into ash! I saw it with my own eyes!” Gao Wen swore with an earnest expression.

“Where’s the ash then?” Wei Chengjun also asked, frowning.

“The ash was blown away by the wind, I swear I’m not lying to you guys!!” Gao Wen didn’t want to stay on the island for a second longer.

No matter what he said, the three of them didn’t believe him at all.

The departure of Qi Siyan, however, did worry them somewhat.

Just then, they ran into Yu Hong who was coming up the mountain.

They quickly gathered around him.

“Brother Yu,” Song Siyu said sweetly, “did you see a young woman wearing a very short skirt and with long hair, quite a looker, when you were going up the mountain?”

“No…” Yu Hong shook his head, scanning over everyone before his gaze settled on Gao Wen and Old Yang.

Especially Old Yang, who was filthy all over, wrapped in a grey robe that resembled an overcoat, with a ponderous expression, constantly looking around as if he was on the alert for something.

“What are you guys planning to…?” Yu Hong shifted his gaze back to Song Siyu and asked.

“Gao Wen wants to leave the island;he seems to have been scared by something, probably hallucinating from drugs, and insists on dragging us along,” Song Siyu explained with a helpless look in her eyes, showing a hint of annoyance.

If it wasn’t for the deep connections Gao Wen’s family had, if it wasn’t for the fact that the boat they came on belonged to Gao Wen, if it wasn’t for the poor signal on the island, with only one vessel waiting, she wouldn’t bother with this guy either.

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But the situation now was that if Gao Wen wanted to go back, they could only go back on a yacht owned by his family.

And if he left, the rest wouldn’t be able to return, so they had no choice but to go with him.

This completely messed up Song Siyu’s plans.

“I’m not lying to you, this place is evil! If that fat guy catches up with us, none of us will be able to run away!!” Hearing this, Gao Wen became even more anxious.

“The fat guy? What fat guy?” Yu Hong asked, his eyes flashing with intensity.

“Let’s walk and talk, hurry, we can’t stay here!” Gao Wen urged.

He kept dragging everyone down the mountain.

On the way, Song Siyu relayed Gao Wen’s story to Yu Hong.

Along the way, Gao Wen kept adding details, describing the fat guy’s appearance and face.

“Wait! Isn’t that the mentally ill fat guy who committed murders here before?” Wei Chengjun was the first to realize, speaking gravely.

Song Siyu quickly took out her phone to check the information she had gathered before;her videos were about supernatural adventures, and she needed to collect such background information about danger and mystery to pique viewers’ interest.

She had thus prepared quite a bit of information in advance.

When she found a photo and showed it to Gao Wen.

“That’s him, that’s the guy!!” As soon as Gao Wen saw the photo, he became even more agitated.

“But this guy’s been executed by firing squad three years ago!” Song Siyu frowned.

Yu Hong listened to their conversation, learned about the cause of the mentally ill fat man’s murders, then slowed his pace, walking behind the group with Old Yang.

“Mr. Yang?” He whispered to the other man.

“What is it? You don’t believe it either?” Old Yang frowned and glanced at him.

“I believe what you said is true.” Yu Hong spoke earnestly, “But there’s a key question;if this island is so dangerous, why does Mr. Yang refuse to leave and stay here alone?”

“That’s my business, nothing to do with you. You better leave this place quickly,” Old Yang replied coldly.

Leaving the island as soon as possible was just what Yu Hong wanted.

He had seen plenty of the Black Disaster, but the world beyond this island intrigued him more.

As long as these people were alive and well, able to take him away, while also helping to cover his identity, all would be well.

“May I ask, Mr. Yang, where are you from that you can directly confront such dangerous things?” Yu Hong continued to inquire, not bothered by the other’s attitude.

“I’m from Yunchong Mountain, considered a lay disciple,” Old Yang said, somewhat surprised, briefly introducing himself. He sized up Yu Hong, feeling this man was somewhat different.

The way he took what Gao Wen had said seriously, the natural tone indicated it wasn’t wrong.

Yunchong Mountain?

Yu Hong, sensing the importance of the place from Old Yang’s tone, made a mental note of it.

Zhao Sisi, on the other hand, was startled upon hearing this.

“Yunchong Mountain, could it be Mr. Yang is a Taoist from the Heavenly Master Mansion??” She exclaimed in surprise.

“There are the Upper Primordial Heavenly Master Mansion and the Lower Primordial Heavenly Master Mansion on Yunchong Mountain, which side does Mr. Yang hail from?” Zhao Sisi seemed to have some knowledge of this and asked with interest.

“It’s none of your business,” Old Yang replied curtly before going silent.

But when Yu Hong heard about the Heavenly Master Mansion and the Taoist, his heart trembled slightly.

The term Heavenly Master had an extraordinary meaning whether in his original world or Yiyi’s: in the legend, they are the supreme experts who can easily fight and resolve evil spirits and demons.

Most importantly, the Heavenly Master is an official title in the earthly Taoist hierarchy, as well as an official post in the mythological Heaven. Holding this title means there’s a whole vast Taoist system behind it.

He had heard that many people in Yiyi’s world put their hopes in the Taoist and Buddhist Sects to fight against the Black Disaster.

But unfortunately, in Yiyi’s world, not a single religion was useful – all just blunt spears.

And here…

Thinking back to the Black Disaster aura he had sensed earlier, Yu Hong began to feel a bit uneasy.

‘If this guy is really from the Taoist lineage, from the Heavenly Master Mansion, does this mean this world possesses a mature and powerful force that can confront the Black Disaster?’