Chapter 432 Backlund Great Smog Incident
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During the first round of the contest between Ryan and the Black Hound Spirit Beast, Hobert was not idle either. He felt his stomach getting bigger and bigger, and something inside was taking away his strength and spirituality.
He quickly entered the "Nation of Disorder" and took out the level 1 sealed artifact of the "Error" pathway.
Hobert comforted himself: Using it once in a while shouldn't be so unlucky as to immediately attract Amon.
He put on the glove-shaped sealed artifact with one hand, and grabbed his stomach with the other. Instantly, a bloody creature with three arms, four legs, and a monkey-like head covered in fish scales appeared in his hand.
Hobert quickly threw the monster away: "The 'Moon' pathway's abilities are really disgusting!"
He glanced at the "Demoness of Despair" who had been suppressed by the "Bull Demon King". Her belly was also rapidly expanding.
On the other side, the Black Hound Spirit Beast summoned the "Gate of the Underworld". A bronze gate with heavy patterns appeared, and pale arms stretched out from it, restricting Ryan's movements. Ryan immediately "amplified" his power and spirituality, and "amplified" the surrounding aura of "life".
Although these auras had no effect on the Black Hound Spirit Beast, the "Gate of the Underworld" was affected by the aura of "life". The evil spirits inside seemed to have gained new life and were unwilling to be commanded by the Black Hound Spirit Beast, releasing Ryan.
The "Gate of the Underworld" itself rapidly faded due to the aura of "life".
This allowed Ryan to quickly break free from his restraints and gain freedom.
At the same time, the creatures that fell out of the fruit rushed over to block the Black Hound Spirit Beast from attacking Ryan.
Hobert looked at the other battlefield again. The "Bull Demon King" once again "distorted" the "Demoness of Despair's" attack, and stomped the "Demoness of Despair's" head, who had already been knocked to the ground, into the ground.
The "Demoness of Despair" trembled all over and was in a semi-comatose state.
She was also relatively unlucky. Whether it was disease, curses, or charms, they had little effect on the "Bull Demon King".
However, the "Bull Demon King's" Beyonder abilities and "physical attacks" could cause considerable damage to her.
Hobert coughed twice. As soon as the "Demoness of Despair" died, he would immediately use "Travel" to leave, and then go to the "Nation of Disorder" to take back the "Bull Demon King" and the Black Hound Spirit Beast, leaving Ryan to fight the air.
Just as he thought of this, he suddenly had a bad feeling. Following the guidance of his spirituality, he looked at a dilapidated house on the side of the street.
A woman wearing a veil and unable to see her face pushed open the door and came out of the house. If it weren't for the suffocating pressure emanating from her, her movements would have seemed as casual as if she were about to go to work.
Hobert sensed something was wrong and immediately injected spirituality into the "Traveler's Knife".
But the woman's movements were even faster: "Entry into the Spirit World is forbidden here!"
Her speech was fast, but everyone present could clearly hear every word she said.
The illusory space in front of Hobert was instantly covered by thick fog, returning to its normal state.
This lady was Olseya Tamara, who was "coincidentally" not far from here, looking for clues about the "Tree of Order".
She was not very interested in Hobert, as long as he couldn't escape. Like Ryan, the "Bull Demon King" and the Black Hound Spirit Beast attracted her attention. She could feel the pure and rich power of the "Bull Demon King".
Olseya quickly approached the "Bull Demon King" and prepared to use the power of "Imprisonment" to try to seal it.
The situation quickly became unfavorable for Hobert. He quickly took out the scepter pinned to his waist, broke open the shell of the "Order Crystal", and ordered the "Bull Demon King": Deal with that woman who just appeared!
The "Bull Demon King" dodged Olseya's seal: "Distort!"
It distorted the concepts of Olseya and a monster that fell out of the fruit, and the monster was instantly stomped into meat paste by the Black Hound Spirit Beast.
"Deprivation!" Almost at the same time, Olseya deprived the monster of its qualifications to exchange concepts with her.
So the blow that the monster received was not reflected on her.
"Fall!" The "Bull Demon King" made another move, and started a back-and-forth battle with Olseya.
At the same time, as the only Sequence 5 on the battlefield, Hobert watched both sides of the battlefield, so as not to be affected by the aftermath of their battle, while drawing his knife and rushing towards the "Demoness of Despair" to deliver the final blow.
Just a few meters away from the "Demoness of Despair", the "Demoness of Despair", whose head was stomped into the ground but whose body was on the surface, let out a desperate roar.
She pulled her head out of the ground, and at this moment, her hair was burning with spiritual flames, and her eyes were filled with holy light.
At the same time, her aura soared, even stronger than before!
The battle with the "Bull Demon King" just now made her realize what true despair was, and she actually digested the potion because of this.
And she restored her state as soon as possible by burning her spirituality.
This method is very harmful to herself, but she must do so now, otherwise she may die here!
When Hobert saw this scene, he turned around and ran without thinking. He was a little regretful now. He shouldn't have had the idea of delivering the final blow, he should have run away immediately.
"Cough cough cough!" The surrounding fog immediately became thicker again. Hobert felt an itch in his throat, coughed violently, felt weak all over, and developed a fever.
He knew that he was being specially taken care of by the "Demoness of Despair". Otherwise, with his Sequence 5 physique, even if there were mystical viruses and bacteria in the surrounding smog, it would be impossible for him to get sick so quickly.
Without time to use "Healing", Hobert could only run away quickly. He knew that the "Demoness of Despair" would definitely chase after him immediately.
And he, a Sequence 5, even if he had two level 1 sealed artifacts on him, might not be her opponent.
Reaching out and grabbing forward, Hobert stole the distance in front of him, allowing him to suddenly appear on the street.
So damn useful! It's even better than "Blink!"
While sighing, Hobert prepared to steal the distance in front again, but the arm he stretched out couldn't move. When he wanted to continue running forward, he realized that his legs couldn't move either.
He then noticed that he seemed to be deeply trapped in strands of thin and tough hair.
Then Hobert felt a chill all over, frozen stiff, and a layer of frost suddenly appeared on the ground.
He knew that the "Demoness of Despair" was rapidly approaching.
"Disorder!" Hobert used Chaos with the scepter in his hand. That scepter could use three demigod-level abilities: "Exploit", "Magnify", and "Disorder"!
Demigod-level chaos can already make some existing orders and rules chaotic.
Hobert used "Disorder" to make the friction between the frost and hair on the ground chaotic, making the hair have the friction of frost. The friction of the hair wrapped around him became very small, so Hobert could swing the knife in his hand in a small area to cut off those hairs.
If it was an ordinary knife, it would definitely not be able to cut it, but the knife in Hobert's hand was different. He quickly cut off the hair around him and cleared a free area.
At the same time, the "Demoness of Despair" also caught up!
"Magnify!" Hobert amplified the smoothness of the frost on the ground, greatly reducing the friction.
Even the Sequence 4 "Demoness of Despair" was almost slipped by the sudden reduction in friction.
Then she took back the ability of frost and quickly pursued by stomping on the ground: "Charm!"
"Exploit!" Hobert immediately felt like a fawn was bumping around in his chest. The "Demoness of Despair", who had burned her hair short in front of him, was as likable and unforgettable as his first love.
Not to mention being her enemy, Hobert didn't even want to make her angry.
Even if he gave up everything he had, he would not hesitate if it could make her happy.
Ryan and Olseya had similar thoughts to Hobert. Yes, Olseya also had the feeling of seeing her first love.
It's just that the two saints have not risen to the level of licking dogs like Hobert.
This is Hobert's rule of "Exploit" Beyonder abilities, turning "Charm" from an individual attack into a group attack.
"Distort!" Ryan "distorted" the "Charm" effect he received onto the Black Hound Spirit Beast.
Of course, this would not have any effect on the Black Hound Spirit Beast, whose body was filled with the "Power of Order".
However, when Ryan used "Distort", the Black Hound Spirit Beast let out a scream. This scream hit Ryan's spiritual body, putting Ryan at a disadvantage in an instant.
Olseya simply said: "Charm is prohibited here!"
When she used the "Prohibition" ability, she was also preempted by the "Bull Demon King".
And because "Charm is invalid" here, Hobert also woke up from the state of licking the dog.
Even Ryan, who was fighting with the Black Hound Spirit Beast, sighed in his heart that the "Exploit" that Hobert had just displayed was very skillful.
But in just one or two seconds, the "Demoness of Despair" had already caught up and kicked Hobert away.
Hobert felt like he had been hit by a cannonball, and almost vomited out the acid in his stomach.
At the same time, Hobert felt that his condition was getting worse and worse, and his throat seemed to be blocked by something, making it difficult to breathe.
The "Demoness of Despair" chased up closely, with a long spear made of frost in her hand, ready to nail Hobert to the ground.
Just as the "Demoness of Despair" stabbed out the ice spear, Hobert endured the suffocation and the bone-piercing pain, and stole Olseya's position.
The moment the ice spear hit Hobert, his position was exchanged with Olseya's position.
Olseya reacted quickly, and with a wave of her hand, she knocked the ice spear away: "Imprisonment!"
The "Demoness of Despair" was imprisoned by an invisible force, standing still and unable to move.
When Olseya got up from the ground, she found that the "Bull Demon King" had run far away with Hobert in his arms. Olseya abandoned the Black Hound Spirit Beast and Ryan and immediately chased after them.
Hobert, in the arms of the "Bull Demon King", quickly used "Healing" on himself, "Cough cough cough~", he finally coughed up the phlegm in his throat, as if he had saved his life.
Two or three seconds later, he used "Healing" on himself again, and the injuries and diseases on his body were completely cured.
But soon he discovered that it seemed that from the time the "Demoness of Despair" burned her hair, the surrounding fog had become yellow and thicker again.
The streets were already full of people struggling to die.
Hobert quickly used "Travel" to leave the East Borough, and then found a deserted place to enter the "Nation of Disorder" to take back the "Bull Demon King".
Olseya in the East Borough was at least a saint, and felt that she was quite knowledgeable, but she was still stunned in place for a second or two: That monster disappeared suddenly, it didn't enter the Spirit World!
Strange!
Hobert in the "Nation of Disorder" went to take back the Black Hound Spirit Beast, but found that he couldn't find the Black Hound Spirit Beast!
...
After the "Bull Demon King" left with Hobert in his arms and Olseya chased after them, a female figure wearing a hood and a dark robe was outlined on the street that had been almost destroyed by the previous battle.
She has a handsome face, but without any expression, her black eyes are dark and deep, but lack spirituality.
Whether it was the "Demoness of Despair" who was "Imprisoned", or the Black Hound Spirit Beast and Ryan who were fighting, they all looked at this woman.
Then, they seemed to turn into pencil drawings, as if they were being quickly erased by an eraser.
They had no power to resist, and only had time to show a dazed look with unwillingness.
Then the female figure disappeared, as if she had never appeared.
On this street where people had already run away, there were large pits, several walls collapsed, and dozens of large trees squeezed the houses precariously. The pale yellow thick fog rolled, covering everything, as if to cover up the fierce battle that had just taken place here.
...
Hobert in the "Nation of Disorder" suddenly realized a problem. When he met the "Frenzied Mage" of the Solomon family just now, why didn't he run away quickly?
But now is not the time to think about this problem, and Hobert did not continue to look for the Black Hound Spirit Beast, because he knew that after the power of the "Nation of Disorder" in the Black Hound Spirit Beast's body was diluted, he could sense the position of the Ancient Death God.
There is no need to actively look for it, just show a little bit of the aura of the Ancient Death, and it will come over by itself.
Now there is something more important to do.
Hobert returned to the real world, used the "Faceless Necklace" to navigate himself, and entered the Spirit World again to save Old Kohler.
...
"Happy New Year!"
Old Kohler hid his ham in a paper bag and left in a hurry.
After walking a distance, he muttered, "What a strange guy."
He was talking about the guy who said "Happy New Year" to everyone just now.
Old Kohler glanced at the ham in his arms with some worry. Looking at the red meat mixed with a lot of white, his throat couldn't help but squirm, and he swallowed.
As he walked, he felt that the fog around him was getting thicker.
Old Kohler raised his palm to cover his mouth and nose: "Why is the fog so smelly today?"
"Cough cough cough~"
There were coughing sounds everywhere. Old Kohler himself also coughed: Am I sick? Damn, I wanted to have a good New Year... Maybe I'll be fine after a sleep, yes, it's nothing serious, I'll be fine after a sleep.
Fortunately, the further he went, the fog seemed to fade a little.
(At this time, the "Demoness of Despair" was being beaten.)
Old Kohler breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, fortunately, it was just that the fog was a bit smelly just now.
A wonderful New Year is waiting ahead.
But a few minutes later, the surrounding fog became dense again, and the once-clear church steeple in the distance was gradually swallowed by a mixture of pale yellow and iron black.
Old Kohler felt his face burning and his forehead seemed to be on fire: Damn it! This damned fog!
He was about to take two quick steps to leave this "fog zone," but his chest tightened, his throat felt uncomfortable, and he soon had difficulty breathing.
"Ho Ho Ho~" Old Kohler heard his own difficult gasps, his hands softened, and the paper bag containing the ham fell to the ground.
He subconsciously squatted down to pick it up, but fell there instead.
Old Kohler held onto the bag of ham, trying to pull it into his arms.
Thump! In Old Kohler's blurring vision, he saw someone else fall a few steps away. Suddenly, he had an epiphany, knowing that he was about to die.
Just like his wife and daughter, when the disease came, they quickly lost their lives.
People fell one after another, which reminded him of what a drunkard in a bar had said when he was inquiring about information: "People like us are like straw in the field, we fall when the wind blows, and even without the wind, we may fall on our own!"
The wind is coming...
Such a thought flashed through Old Kohler's mind.
What he didn't understand was why he suddenly fell when his life had just gotten on the right track and was developing in a sufficiently good direction?
At this moment, Old Kohler made the sound of bellows being pulled, and he was even too weak to lift his hand.
But the question kept lingering in his mind: "Why?"
When his vision was very blurred, he seemed to see a person appearing out of nowhere not far in front of him. Was that the Grim Reaper?
A milky white light fell on Old Kohler, and the discomfort in his body was rapidly disappearing.
A lot of thick yellow phlegm flowed from the corner of Old Kohler's mouth, and his lungs started working again. Soon he regained his vision.
He saw a person wearing a mask and a black windbreaker squatting in front of him. He seemed to be saying something to him.
After a while, Old Kohler realized: I'm not dead!
At this time, he heard the other person clearly: "Do you know a widow who does laundry work and supports two daughters? Her youngest daughter was just rescued from Karpin."
"You, are you talking about the Liv family?" Old Kohler said in a hoarse voice: "Her two daughters are called Freya and Daisy!"
The masked man, Hobert, recalled for a moment: "Yes."
"I know."
"Take me there!"
"Okay, okay." Old Kohler got up with difficulty: "I'll do it right away..."
"Close your eyes!" Hobert suddenly exuded a majestic aura and ordered: "Imagine the location of that family in your mind."
Old Kohler clenched the paper bag in his hand: "Okay, okay..."
Hobert supported his shoulder and entered the spirit world again.
Soon, they appeared in front of a dilapidated building. Old Kohler felt the hand on his shoulder move away, and he opened his eyes to find that he was already at the door of the Liv family: "My God, this is simply a miracle."
However, Hobert didn't have time to accept Old Kohler's flattery. He strode into the damp room in front of him. The mother and daughter had already fallen to the ground.
Hobert didn't have time to look carefully. He first used a "Healing Spell" on Freya, waiting anxiously for more than a second, and then used a "Healing Spell" on Liv.
At this time, Hobert squatted down to look. Liv's eyes had lost their luster, but Freya was recovering rapidly.
Soon Freya was able to sit up. She found her mother still lying on the ground, and seemed to understand something. She knelt on the ground, crying and saying to Hobert, who was wearing a mask: "Please, please."
"Sorry, I, I, I can't resurrect."
At this time, Old Kohler began to cough violently again.
Hobert took a deep breath, grabbed Freya's shoulder, and pulled her out.
Freya cried out: "Mom! Mom!"
But her mother could no longer respond, just lying quietly on the damp ground, as if she were asleep.
Freya's eyes blurred, and she appeared on a strange street. In front of them was a church decorated with wheat and other crops.
Hobert said to Old Kohler, who was exclaiming about the miracle, and Freya, who was still crying silently: "You wait here! If you feel unwell, go to the church to get some potions."
Old Kohler nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay."
Hobert waited for a while, and when "Travel" could be used again, Freya suddenly said: "Daisy! Kind sir, please save Daisy."
Hobert didn't have time to explain, just nodded and returned to the East Borough.
Although he couldn't save Liv, he would save as many people as he could now.
Arriving at the street in the East Borough near the source of the fog, the ground was covered with corpses of people who had struggled painfully before their deaths. The rolling pale yellow fog seemed to bury the entire street! And all the creatures on the street.
Hobert walked among the corpses one by one: "I have heard of gods who used themselves to mend the sky; I have heard of gods who found ways to make fire for people, gods who enlightened the people; I have heard of gods who chased the scorching sun to make the sunrise and sunset more regular; I have heard of gods who led the people to control floods!
"But I have never heard of a god who despises life so much! Doomsday? Hehe, who said the doomsday is more than ten years later? In a world with such gods, every moment is doomsday!"
From the beginning of the street to the end, Hobert did not find anyone who still had breath.
He looked at the dense fog, at the silent street, and stood there for a long time without speaking.
At this time, a gust of wind blew from a distance, and the fog seemed to suddenly come to life and rolled up.
The Storm Church finally reacted and was dispelling the fog.
Only then did Hobert use "Travel" to return to Rose Street, which was already crowded with people queuing up to receive potions.
He was about to go find Old Kohler and Freya, but suddenly stood there motionless, forgetting his purpose, forgetting where he was, and even wondering why he was here?
After three or four seconds, Hobert reacted, recalled his purpose and today's experience: as long as he used the sealed artifact of the "Error" pathway that looks like a glove, he would be affected by its negative effects!
After disengaging from the battle before, Hobert immediately used the "Order Crystal" to seal the scepter and gloves. He could effectively avoid the negative effects of those Level 2 mystical items on him by using this method.
Before coming into contact with Grade 1 sealed artifacts, Hobert had hardly been affected by negative effects.
But this method obviously cannot avoid the negative effects of Level 1 sealed artifacts.
Hobert quickly touched the mystical items on his body. Thank goodness, he didn't lose any valuables.
Only then did he go into the crowd and find Old Kohler and Freya.
Old Kohler stepped forward and said, "Kind sir, how can I thank you?"
Hobert under the mask showed a forced smile: "Please give me a bite of the ham in the paper bag."
(At the suggestion of book friends, the author has revised the Sequence 2 ritual again. The specific content has not changed, but the scope of the ritual has been changed from a country to a large city.)
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