boyutpedia Chapter 402 Yun Kui's Disciple Emerges from the Mountain
Chapter 402 Yun Kui's Disciple Emerges from the Mountain
Upon entering the hollow of Lemnian, everyone immediately sensed an atmosphere that was somewhat different from usual. Several people, seemingly members of the Praise Society, appeared around them and took control of all the workers.
After defeating and tying up all these people, the group tortured them to confirm that they were members of the Praise Society. They then began questioning the workers on site.
According to the workers' description, Dr. Lor was preparing to take some people to the depths of the cave for further treatment this morning, as the workers had previously seen those who were taken in return safely and whose erosions had improved considerably.
In addition, the incident involving Huijing Meike led many people to choose to believe Dr. Lor, but not long after, a worker staggered back from the direction he had left.
Behind him followed people whom the workers didn't recognize at all, and then the members of the praise council came from the depths of the cave and took control of the scene.
It was only then that the workers remembered that many of the workers who had been taken in by Dr. Lor and then came out were people they didn't recognize. On the contrary, the few people they did recognize had never returned since they went in.
Dr. Lor explained that those people's treatment was at a critical stage and required more time before they could return. After some time, the missing workers did indeed reappear, so the other workers did not investigate further.
Looking back now, those workers all seemed dazed and confused after they returned, and they would often run into the depths of the cave as if they were going crazy in agony. After a few days, they would rush into the depths of the cave and disappear completely, and even their bodies could not be found.
Damian distributed a large amount of compensation and relief funds to quell the incident and suppress the whole matter.
It was precisely because of this incident that the workers became dissatisfied with Damian's delay in paying compensation, and thus began to follow the mutual aid group, or rather, Dr. Lor, in their protests.
After discussion, the truth became clear: most of those who followed Dr. Lor into the depths of the cave for so-called treatment were members of the Praise Society disguised as workers; only a few were genuinely chosen as test subjects because they trusted Dr. Lor.
As to what kind of experiment was being conducted, no one knows, but it was clearly a failure.
The workers that the workers encountered later were most likely humans disguised by some kind of technology, but the corpse could not bear the memories that were not its own, which is why it often appeared to be in pain.
Then he manipulated the filth to rush into the depths of the void in front of everyone. As for the original body after the experiment failed, it is very likely that it has been corrupted into a skeleton and is still wandering in the void, or perhaps it has already been attacked.
But regardless, Dr. Lor's goal has always been to acquire a large number of workers for human experimentation. It just so happened that the Corrosion Incident gave him an opportunity, which led to the current situation.
Without time to linger, the group inquired about the direction Dr. Lor had taken when he left, and then headed in the direction the worker had indicated.
Meanwhile, Kiana was exploring an old complex of closed materials laboratories, quite far from the industrial port where the others were. Kiana had sensed something unusual in the vicinity when she first entered the Lemnian Void.
However, she hadn't had time to come here to confirm before, so Kiana sent the coordinates of this place to the captain.
After the captain's analysis and comparison during his spare time, he finally confirmed that this place used to be a materials laboratory belonging to Huijingmeike.
However, due to the failure of the experimental project led here, it has been abandoned and closed by Shining Mikage. But according to Kiana's brief investigation of the surrounding area, it seems that it has not been completely closed.
Furthermore, Kiana unexpectedly discovered that the Dark Box was being produced here. It should be noted that the Dark Box is not a regular product manufactured by the Weifeidi factory, which means that this materials laboratory has not been abandoned and closed as Huijingmeike claimed.
On the contrary, they are secretly producing high-value porcelain artifacts like the Dark Box. If it were just a high-ranking official enriching himself, that would be fine, but the fact that it's something like the Dark Box makes Kiana somewhat concerned.
After all, the so-called dark box is a type of experimental reaction vessel with a shell made of high-purity pyroxene ceramic. By taking advantage of the special properties of pyroxene ceramic, researchers can place etheric substances in the dark box and bring them out of the cavity to observe the changes of the ether after it leaves the cavity.
As mentioned earlier, such high-value and highly practical ceramic products were not on the regular production list of the Weifeidi factory. In addition, the Song Association exists here and seems to have been lurking for many years. Kiana suspects that the higher-ups of the Huijingmik may have dealings with the Song Association, or even have a deep cooperative relationship with it.
If that's really the case, then the dereliction of duty by Shining Mek in the Weifei Lands is not just a simple security failure, and the existence of the Praise Society also means that the sacrificial demons are very likely to exist as well.
Moreover, there are multiple demons, since the purpose of the Praise Society is to create demons with human consciousness. Although current technology has limitations that prevent all the demons created from retaining the consciousness of the human era like Bollinger, it is still possible to create a large number of unconscious demons.
The Dark Boxes produced here will be the best containers for secretly transporting these demons. Fortunately, the work of the Sixth Section of the Sky is not particularly busy during this period.
Furthermore, with the mayor having spoken to the members of Section Six, the captain was able to openly begin assisting Kiana.
However, when the members of the Anti-Air Section 6 learned that it was the captain who was secretly assisting Kiana in leaving and covering up their whereabouts, the captain saw Hoshimi Miyabi and the others who were behaving very differently from their usual selves.
When they looked to Mei and the others for help, Mei and the others could only return their helpless gazes.
After all, this isn't the first time something like this has happened; the first time it happened was in their original world.
At that time, Kiana also went berserk, and the Herrscher of the Void took control of her body, triggering the Great Collapse. In the end, Himeko Murata sacrificed her life to restore Kiana's consciousness, but her whereabouts remain unknown.
In fact, the captain had already found Kiana, who had lost consciousness and been washed ashore by the waves, at the first moment. However, instead of taking Kiana back to Anti-Entropy, the captain chose to help her hide her whereabouts.
After that, the captain began a busy life of searching for Kiana's whereabouts with everyone during the day and assisting Kiana in saving the citizens of Sky City at night.
If Mei hadn't noticed something amiss and discovered that the Captain and Kiana had always been in contact, she wouldn't have rushed to Sky City to search for Kiana.
Because the captain did not reveal Kiana's whereabouts after being exposed, even when forced by everyone to contact Kiana, the two still relied on their tacit understanding not to reveal their specific location information. They could only deduce from the coordinates of the communication that Kiana was active in Sky City.
Therefore, Mei didn't want to get too involved with habitual offenders like the Captain and Kiana. However, seeing the Captain being surrounded and interrogated by others, she finally sighed and decided to help the Captain escape the predicament.
Back to the present, since the situation here is only Kiana's speculation, while the industrial port is being handled by the people of Yun Kui Shan, the Anti-Air Section 6 currently has no reason to intervene. They can only hope that Kiana can actually find out something, or that her speculation is simply wrong.
Moreover, both the Weifeidi and HAND headquarters are located in the Thorne district, making support very convenient. Mei is already on her way.
Hoshimi Miya also wanted to come and help, after all, her ears twitched involuntarily when she heard Tetsuya was on the ground.
However, as the head of the sixth anti-aircraft section, she had another meeting to attend, and Yuecheng Liu could see that she only wanted to go to Weifeidi to meet Zhe.
Therefore, Hoshimi Miyabi's request to go with Mei to support Kiana was rejected on the spot. She also stated that the upcoming meeting was very important and might even affect their activity budget for the next quarter.
"Ya, I understand how you feel, but you should also know the importance of the upcoming meeting. You don't want our department's activity budget to be cut again and again, do you?"
Upon hearing Yuecheng Liu's words, Xingjian Ya nodded dejectedly to indicate that she understood, and at the same time, her ears drooped down due to her disappointment.
Seeing this, Tsukishiro Ryu had no choice but to step forward, stroking Hoshimi Miyabi's head and comforting her, assuring her that she would no longer hinder Hoshimi Miyabi's actions once the meeting was over.
Upon hearing this, Hoshimi Miyabi instantly became energized, grabbed her knife, and headed out the door.
"Liu, let's go."
Yuecheng Liu said helplessly, "Although I'm happy to see how motivated you are, Section Chief, there are still three hours before the meeting officially starts. Even if we go now, it won't end the meeting any faster."
"Can't we ask them to move the meeting forward?"
"I'm sorry, but you can't. How about you treat this period of time as a form of spiritual practice?"
"Hmm, that makes sense. Let's consider this waiting time as a form of practice in learning how to wait calmly in emergency situations."
As Hoshimi Miyabi spoke, she nodded repeatedly before returning to her workstation to focus intently on processing the documents.
Well, it wasn't exactly focused. Tsukishiro Ryu took the documents from Hoshimi Miyabi and shook his head with a wry smile.
The signature on the document was written in a flamboyant and unorthodox style, completely unlike any other handwriting.
Meanwhile, Kiana waited for Mei's arrival, agonizing over whether to use her spatial powers for a quick pass or stick to infiltration and conduct a series of investigations.
Meanwhile, while Kiana was still struggling with her troubles, the group from Yunkui Mountain had already cornered Dr. Lor.
"I never expected... that you would actually find your way here. Perfect... I also want everyone from Yunkui Mountain to witness our great undertaking! To hear the voice of the First Lord!"
With her hands on her hips, Ju Fufu angrily said, "What great cause! You've clearly lied to everyone! Now... just surrender!"
"Alas... I never thought that your Yunkui Mountain was really as the bishop said, still unrepentant after so many years. Back then, when the old capital fell, you rescued these disaster victims and settled them in Weifei. It was only with the help of the immortals that you were able to save them."
Dr. Lor continued, “But look closely… now they can only toil day and night under TOPS, barely surviving. What dignity do they have left? Many know the side effects of the Forget-Me-Not Potion, yet they still praise me and beg for the potion… all to wallow in the past. You, Yunkui Mountain, sacrificed a generation, only to end up like this… In the end, was it all really worth it?”
However, Tachibana Fukufuku didn't buy into Dr. Lor's explanation, nor did the others.
"You bastard... stop talking nonsense!"
"Yun Kui Mountain is truly stubborn... Since that's the case, then let him accept the First Master's tempering!"
As the foul aura within the void continued to expand, Dr. Lor gradually retreated to the edge of the foul aura and shouted almost frantically into the communicator.
"Your Excellency! Please look upon me! I have exceeded the mission you entrusted to me! I will make this ceremony surpass your expectations!"
However, the voice coming from the communicator was not that of the so-called Bishop; the voice sounded somewhat familiar.
“The bishop said that now is the best time to prove your will.”
“I heard you! I understand… Now, the time has come! Bishop Meroraco! Please witness my forging with the Lord!”
"Wait! What are you doing?!"
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Dr. Lor injected himself with the medicine and then entered the filthy aura.
The foul aura suddenly pulsed like flames, and his figure gradually dissipated within it, emitting intermittent howls—
"May the First Lord mold me!"
Then, a skeleton formed from Dr. Lor's corruption appeared before everyone, and everyone immediately prepared to fight.
Fortunately, this skeleton wasn't very strong, and it was quickly destroyed by Yi Xuan and the others.
However, everyone was very concerned about the ritual that Dr. Lor mentioned at the end. After investigation, it was discovered that the Praise Society had released a large amount of foul air in many places.
Just then, Eric rushed over and delivered bad news to everyone: today was the day of the protest, which was why a large number of workers had gathered in the cave.
While everyone was busy dealing with Dr. Lor's matter, members of the Praise Society suddenly appeared out of nowhere, took control of everyone, and drove them to the meeting place.
Eric managed to escape amidst the chaos with the help of the workers to inform everyone. At this moment, Yi Xuan, disregarding any need for rest, hurriedly led everyone to the meeting place.
Fortunately, the workers were intercepted by the crowd on the way due to the earlier riot, which allowed them to be rescued and taken to a safe place.
Here, Yi Xuan finally couldn't hold on any longer and knelt on the ground, panting. But this crisis was not over yet, and she absolutely could not collapse like this.
Therefore, after resting for a while, he struggled to his feet and realized that this crisis might repeat the mistakes of the past. Therefore, in order to ensure that the Yun Kui Mountain tradition would not be interrupted, he took action.
Yi Xuan immediately told everyone to retreat decisively when she could no longer hold on, as the Yun Kui Mountain tradition could not be broken. She would stay behind and do her best to buy everyone the last bit of time.