65: Chapter 65 Breaking into the Scenic Area Entrance

Liu Lingwei gathered a faint green glimmer of Superpower at her fingertips, and with a low shout, she immediately dominated four First-order Mutated Beasts.

They lunged out, barking wildly, baring their fangs as they blocked the front of the beast tide.

However, at least one-third of the dense herd opposite them consisted of Second-order and Third-order Beasts.

Each one had fangs gleaming with a cold light and bodies as sturdy as small hills; the First-order Mutated Beasts were torn to shreds the moment they rushed up, flesh and blood splattering everywhere, unable to hold them back in the slightest.

Thunder Light surged around Chen Ye, with pale blue electric arcs wrapping around his limbs.

Every strike he made carried the momentum of a thunderbolt; as his thunder blades slashed down, even Second-order Beasts were severely wounded on the spot.

But the number of the beast tide was simply too immense, with at least a hundred of them.

He had more than enough to protect himself, but to simultaneously guard Shen Jiaojiao, Liu Lingwei, and the dozens of team members behind him, he was simply unable to be everywhere at once.

"Retreat to the village housing area! Find cover!" Chen Ye shouted sharply, his Thunder Light sweeping horizontally to force back two charging Second-order Beasts, his gaze as sharp as a knife.

Liu Lingwei immediately responded, anxiously raising her voice to command: "Listen to Chen Ye! Fight as you retreat, and use the houses as cover!"

The special forces members immediately provided covering fire for each other, pouring out gunfire as they retreated toward the nearest village housing area.

As the captain, Liu Lingwei insisted on bringing up the rear.

Her Superpower was Beast Domination, and her ability to control beasts was extremely strong, but her own physical strength was weak, leaving her with no close-combat ability.

Two Second-order Mutated Beasts seized an opening, dodged the gunfire, and suddenly lunged out from the side.

Their sharp front claws carried a foul wind as they slammed fiercely toward Liu Lingwei!

"Bang!" Caught off guard, Liu Lingwei was sent flying by the heavy impact, crashing heavily onto the gravel-covered ground as a mouthful of blood sprayed out.

Before she could struggle to get up, the two beasts roared and pounced on her, their sharp fangs aiming straight for her neck!

"Look out!"

Chen Ye was quick-witted and fast-handed; his 305 points of Basic Speed exploded instantly, his figure turning into an afterimage as he rushed to her side in an instant!

He swept his thunder blade horizontally, forcibly driving the two Second-order Beasts back.

He pulled Liu Lingwei up, grabbed Shen Jiaojiao, who had rushed over, tightly with one hand, and retreated rapidly with both of them.

[Ding! Thrilling rescue of Liu Lingwei, Goddess Gratitude Value soars!]

[Trust +5 → Current 45]

[Obedience +1 → Current 7]

[Symbiosis Value +6 → Current 129]

[Host passive attribute updated: Basic Body Strength +51 → Current 129]

"Captain!" Zhao Hu's eyes turned red at the sight, and he raised his fists, ready to turn back and help.

"Don't worry about me! Take the brothers and go first!" Liu Lingwei pushed him away forcefully, her voice tinged with blood but exceptionally firm. "I'll draw the fire; you all find cover! I can escape!"

Zhao Hu gritted his teeth, knowing this was not the time to be stubborn.

He could only nod fiercely, leading the remaining team members in a mad dash toward the village housing area, using the house walls as cover to set up their guns and fight back.

Chen Ye had the fastest foot speed, but he deliberately slowed down.

He intentionally let his Thunder Light radiate outwards, the blinding blue light standing out starkly in the darkness, firmly attracting the attention of most of the beasts and creating an opportunity for everyone to retreat.

The three of them slowly retreated toward the scenic area to the north.

The next second, the pitch-black night sky was suddenly illuminated!

He took a moment to glance at his phone, the time on the screen having jumped to exactly 2:00 AM.

Chen Ye thought to himself: "It's over, there's really no making it in time now!"

At this moment, countless fireballs streaked across the night sky like a meteor shower, dense and overwhelming.

The crimson firelight illuminated the entire sky as if it were day, and with an earth-shattering momentum, they crashed down!

The ground shook violently, as if hit by a magnitude-12 earthquake.

The road beneath their feet and the mountains in the distance cracked open with massive spiderweb fissures.

From the bottomless black abyss, countless beasts, as if hearing a summons, climbed out frantically, roaring and attacking every living thing on the ground indiscriminately.

Immediately after, the meteorites slammed down heavily!

Each meteorite carried scorching fire, and hitting the ground caused a heaven-shaking roar, blasting open huge craters as dust and smoke shot into the sky.

Chen Ye knew that what crawled out of the meteorites were all terrifying beasts of the Fourth-order and above.

Even he, in his current state, might not be a match for them.

The world instantly turned into purgatory.

Shen Jiaojiao and Liu Lingwei stood there in a daze, looking up at this apocalyptic scene, their small faces devoid of color, their eyes filled with extreme disbelief and fear.

They trembled uncontrollably.

"Is... is this the big event you were talking about?" Liu Lingwei's voice trembled, her bloodless lips quivering slightly.

"Yes." Chen Ye's tone was heavy, his eyes full of solemnity. "This is the catastrophe from beyond the heavens."

"You knew about this long ago, so why didn't you report it in advance and prepare early?" Liu Lingwei immediately raised her voice, filled with questioning and a hint of unwillingness. "If there had been precautions, so many people wouldn't have died!"

"If I had said something, would anyone have believed me?" Chen Ye countered, his tone flat but laced with helplessness. "With such a large-scale meteorite and beast tide, do you think anything other than nuclear weapons could stop it?"

"Do you dare to nuke the entire city?"

Liu Lingwei choked, speechless. After a moment, she bit her lip and said stubbornly: "The superiors must have a way to deal with this..."

While the two were arguing, they didn't notice at all that a thick mass of white fog was quietly spreading over, instantly enveloping the three of them.

The deafening roars of beasts, the thunderous roar of meteorites, and the sounds of gunfire that had just been ringing out stopped abruptly!

The surroundings fell into a deathly silence; even the sound of the wind blowing disappeared.

The fog spread extremely quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it became so thick that one couldn't see one's own fingers, completely swallowing their field of vision.

"Chen Ye..." Shen Jiaojiao was trembling all over in fear, subconsciously hugging Chen Ye's arm tightly.

Her voice was soft and weak, carrying a crying tone. "What, what is this exactly? It's so scary..."

"Don't be afraid." Chen Ye patted the back of her hand, his voice steady, his gaze scanning the surroundings vigilantly. "The fog isn't poisonous, but it can cut off all sound. Something is wrong."

Liu Lingwei immediately pulled out her walkie-talkie and called repeatedly, but there was only the sound of static inside, and she couldn't receive any response at all.

Her heart sank: "I can't contact the teammates; it seems we've been completely cut off."

The three of them couldn't distinguish the direction, so they could only rely on their memory and grope their way forward in the direction they had just retreated from.

After walking thirty or forty meters, the thick fog gradually thinned, and their vision slowly cleared.

The three of them were standing right at the entrance of the Mei Mountain scenic area!

Behind them was still the thick fog where one couldn't see one's fingers, like an invisible wall, completely isolating the outside world, with absolutely no sight of anything behind the fog.

Liu Lingwei looked at Chen Ye with a face full of suspicion and uncertainty: "What on earth is this? An illusion?"

"It is a very powerful illusion."

Chen Ye nodded, his eyes cold. He drew the short blade exchanged from the symbiosis pod and, without hesitation, slashed fiercely across his own palm!

The sharp edge sliced through skin and flesh, blood seeped out instantly, and a sharp sensation of pain came clearly.

But the scene before their eyes hadn't changed in the slightest; the thick fog and the scenic area entrance remained clear.

"The pain is real, the illusion hasn't broken, and ordinary methods are useless. It seems we must find the master of the illusion."

"The master?" Shen Jiaojiao looked up, droplets of fog clinging to her long eyelashes, her clear eyes filled with confusion and fear. "But here... it looks like there isn't a single person."

"Who said there's no one?" Chen Ye's gaze suddenly turned toward the tightly closed door of the scenic area ticket office, his tone icy.

As soon as he finished speaking, "Creak!!" the heavy wooden door slowly opened inward.

An extremely enchanting figure slowly appeared at the doorway.