Chapter 316: Red Kite

"Then, don't blame me."

The next moment, Han Meng suddenly felt his hand grow light. He looked down blankly and discovered that the detonator he had been clutching had turned into a piece of pitch-black coal.

"You...?! "

Han Meng reacted extremely quickly, raising his gun at Chen Ling the next instant. But before he could even lift it, the gun also turned into a piece of coal.

At the same time, Chen Ling raised his own gun at him...

"Who said the same trick wouldn't work twice?" Chen Ling chuckled.

*Bang, bang—!*

Two gunshots rang out, and Chen Ling's bullets shot precisely into Han Meng's knees!

Han Meng hadn't expected Chen Ling to actually attack him. The two shots hit the meridians in his knees with precision, causing him to drop to his knees involuntarily, losing the ability to walk freely...

As Chen Ling's third shot rang out, the deconstruction bullet whistled past Han Meng's ear, blowing a large hole in the center of the elevator behind him!

The next moment, Chen Ling's sole kicked him hard in the chest!

A massive force came from Chen Ling's foot. Losing his balance, Han Meng fell backward subconsciously, dropping straight into the hole... Beneath the opening was the vertical abyss leading directly to the Aurora Base.

Han Meng's figure plummeted into the deep hole, the sky receding rapidly from his field of vision. In his stunned gaze, the figure in red standing at the edge of the hole had the corners of his mouth turned slightly upward...

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*BOOM—!!*

The elevator was engulfed in a burst of fire, the rock structure of the surface collapsed with a roar, and the only passage between the Aurora Base and the outside world was destroyed, sealing the surface and the underground off completely!

……

On the surface,

Chen Ling held the detonator in one hand and slowly put away his pistol with the other, letting out a long sigh:

"It's so hard to get a chance to perform, and you just had to fight me for it... Why bother?"

Chen Ling took one last look at the elevator and turned to walk into the distance.

As the bright red opera robe approached, the many surrounding Calamities looked at each other and still cleared a path for him. Chen Ling didn't even glance at them, reopened his black umbrella, and walked along the street with an expressionless face...

These Calamities didn't know what Chen Ling was planning to do; they were simply born with a fear of that splash of scarlet, especially the lower-tier Calamities.

But this didn't mean he could act recklessly in the Forbidden Sea.

Chen Ling could feel that at the end of the street, beyond the shattered city wall, in the abyss of another dimension's seabed, a gaze was piercing through the endless void, staring at him silently... It wasn't afraid; it was curious, scrutinizing, and suspicious.

Chen Ling knew that the owner of this gaze was the "World-Ending" entity of the Forbidden Sea.

Also unafraid of him were several Tier 8s standing in the distance. They stood outside the city wall like mountains, seemingly afraid that their massive bodies would accidentally crush the young still in their infancy if they entered. Of course, more importantly, they were waiting for the orders of that "World-Ending" entity.

Chen Ling appearing here was equivalent to the head of state of a superpower suddenly appearing in the territory of another superpower. Both possessed weapons capable of destroying the other, but until they figured out why he was here, no one dared to act rashly...

This dangerous and subtle atmosphere was exactly what Chen Ling wanted.

Of course, he couldn't unleash the true [Mockery], so he could only hold up this banner to buy himself some time to act. He couldn't show fear, nor could he show the slightest weakness. Only by playing the role of [Mockery] well could he ensure his own safety... This was exactly what Chen Ling was best at.

Chen Ling crossed the street and headed straight for the tower, but he was forced to stop before the Tier 7 Calamity that had wiped out Winter Harbor.

"...Get out of the way!"

He said in a deep voice.

This Calamity was too large. If he went around it, it would not only waste time but also make other Calamities suspicious... So, Chen Ling chose to confront it head-on.

The scarlet opera robe danced wildly in the cold wind. Under Chen Ling's cold and highly intimidating gaze, the Tier 7 Calamity obediently moved its massive body, clearing a straight path for Chen Ling to the tower.

At the same time, the other Calamities lurking behind this path also retreated, their eyes filled with wariness and terror as they looked at Chen Ling.

Chen Ling walked on, expressionless, holding his umbrella.

His soles crunched on the cold frost, making a creaking sound. On both sides of the road, besides the ruins of buildings crushed by Calamities, were corpses planted everywhere with Forbidden Flowers...

They lay hollowly on the sides of the street, or in their own living rooms and bedrooms, huddled together in twos and threes. Bewitching red flowers bloomed from their eyes and mouths, incantations surged beneath their skin, and their flesh withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

From the reflection in a window, he even saw more than twenty familiar figures in a small building, all blooming with red flowers, even the young children.

Chen Ling heard it; he heard the young of the Forbidden Sea reveling within the corpses of the people;

It was the sound of gnawing on bones, the sound of sucking on flesh. If there hadn't already been no souls left in those shells, even the souls would likely have become their nutrients... Aurora City, which had been bustling just a few days ago, had now become a breeding ground for Calamities.

It probably wouldn't be long before these corpses were completely drained, and ugly monsters would burst out from within them, becoming the mortal enemies of the next realm.

Chen Ling stopped in front of the tall tower.

He looked up at the sky. The aurora filling the sky was surging frantically, like countless helpless figures screaming in anger, but unfortunately, their cries couldn't be converted into sound, and their forms could only be frozen in the sky.

"I hear you..." Chen Ling looked at the aurora-filled sky and muttered to himself, "I will grant you eternal peace."

He checked the time and began to climb the stairs.

Watching him climb the tower, the Calamities clinging to the outer walls seemed very confused. They didn't know what Chen Ling was planning to do, but at the same time, the entity deep in the Forbidden Sea seemed to sense something unusual, and ripples began to spread across the thin sea surface!

*HUM—!!*

A low hum resonated across the sea. At this moment, all the Calamities looked sharply at Chen Ling climbing the tower and rushed toward him like madmen!

The incantation giant staggered to its feet, roared angrily, pulled the long staff from the ground, and charged headlong toward the tower; the Tier 7 Calamity that had wiped out Winter Harbor extended countless seaweed tentacles that surged out like a tidal wave; the few Tier 8 Calamities waiting outside the city rushed into the city like madmen, letting out hisses!

They seemed to know what Chen Ling was planning to do.

The catfish Calamities clinging to the outer wall of the tower exerted force, shattering the building's surface into powder. Feeling the steps beneath his feet become unstable, Chen Ling pulled out his gun and fired three shots into his own gallbladder, spleen, and lungs without hesitation!!

*Bang, bang, bang!*

Teetering on the brink of death brought him explosive power. He leaped with all his might, his whole body rising into the sky like a red meteor!

"Only just realized?" Chen Ling's blood-stained mouth curled up. Looking at the Calamities going mad throughout the city, he grinned, "Too late..."

Dense swarms of Calamities lunged into the tower, like a giant black hand stacked up, reaching for Chen Ling as he rushed into the clouds. Just as they were about to touch his body, the figure in the bright red opera robe spread his arms wide!

At this moment, Chen Ling seemed to transform into a red kite flying into the clouds, about to embrace the aurora!

"Watch closely, all of you..."

"This time, I will be the one to bring you salvation."

As Chen Ling pressed the button in his hand, dozens of blinding suns instantly erupted from the earth beneath his feet, and the scorching radiance converged into a sea, engulfing the entire city!!