A Night of Desperation

Actually, Yu Hong had arrived very early, and he had simply been observing, watching whether the Eternal Life President still had any dangerous cards up his sleeve.

He continued observing until the last moment, when he saw that the other party could barely stand up, he finally set his mind at ease and took decisive action.

And, indeed, as he had anticipated, after a fierce fight from Agrius, the Eternal Life President, comparable between Level 9 and War Level, had finally reached a dead end.

Although his remaining strength still easily suppressed Lin Yiyi and others, in front of a powerful being like Yu Hong, he was weak and vulnerable, unable to withstand a single blow.

“Thank you… thank you…” Lin Yiyi’s tears still flowed like a fountain, streaming uncontrollably downward.

Like a faucet turned on, twin trails of tears streamed down to her chin, dropping to the ground.

It was then that she understood that the huge dragon lizard, whose body sparkled with golden arcs, was the force that Yu Hong had dispatched.

It was Yu Hong who had been protecting her from the shadows all along.

“Take a rest for now. Your mother has been transformed into a Black Disaster, and it’s not so easy for her to die, although recovery takes time. I will handle the rest of the situation here,” Yu Hong said, patting her shoulder and then turning to look at the others.

Yes, has anyone ever seen a completely vanished Black Disaster?

From the outbreak of the Black Disaster until now, not a single one has been thoroughly exterminated. At most, the recovery time was merely extended.

With this thought, hope flickered once again in her eyes.

Not far away, Xue Ningning and two others were unable to move, apparently severely injured. Even though they were suspended in mid-air by the dragon lizard, the injuries they had sustained earlier were already severe, and at this moment, their conditions merely remained unchanged.

Yu Hong approached, and gave each one of them a rapid-action hemostatic pill to control their wounds. These were originally provided by Aurora City, and now they were aptly used on their own people.

“Yu Hong,” Xue Ningning called out weakly, her mouth bloody, “Yiyi’s background is all fake! Don’t let Lin Handong go! Kill him!”

“Lin Handong?” Yu Hong was startled, and looked toward Yiyi, who shivered and inadvertently looked toward one of the six people, Number Three.

Number Three, Lin Handong, had a gloomy expression. When Yu Hong appeared and defeated the President, he had already retreated in advance amidst the shock of the crowd, and was now almost at the entrance.

Hearing Xue Ningning’s loud shout, anger flickered across Lin Handong’s face, and he immediately rushed out of the entrance stone gate, disappearing from sight.

Yu Hong remained calm, glanced at Leiya and the others, and then vanished abruptly, leaving only a fading trace of white light.

Seconds later, a darkness was thrown high from the exit, crashing onto the floor of the pool area, tumbling over and over.

The darkness was none other than Lin Handong who had just attempted to flee.

“Yu Hong! With your current power, you don’t have to cooperate with Aurora City! You can completely collaborate with us, we can become kings of the world!! You want beauties, new cities, and Aurora City have countless people you can choose from!! Want anything else, you can be satisfied with everything!!”

Lin Handong got up, his face twisted, shouting in pain.

“Wretched vermin,” Yu Hong appeared a few meters in front of him, flexed his wrist, and slowly approached him.

“Wait, wait! We can serve you as the lord! You can become the sole king of the world! As long as we cooperate, even Aurora City cannot stop us. Now that nuclear and hydrogen bombs can’t be launched, with your power, no one can stop you!” Lin Handong kept backing away, his face pale.

“Think about it, isn’t that what life is all about? With just a thought, you could live a life you could never achieve again! I can control the thought scars to alter anyone’s memory, you can go into the city and pick anyone to make her your slave! Imagine, how beautiful that life would be….”

Bang!!

Lin Handong hadn’t finished speaking when his face was struck by a punch, and he flew sideways, tumbling over a dozen times on the ground.

While he was still dazed, Yu Hong quickly learned more about the situation from Xue Ningning.

As the narrative unfolded, his anger grew.

“Tell me, why did you originally choose Yiyi, why did you pretend to be her family?”

He walked up to Lin Handong, looking down at him from above.

“Hehe… hehehe…” Seemingly knowing he was doomed, Lin Handong simply collapsed to the ground, spread-eagled, with a careless expression.

“It’s simple, because she and Leiya, together, were once the first Black Disaster to enter the world, known as the Key Black Disaster.”

Black Disaster?!!

Lin Yiyi is a Black Disaster!?

Leiya is a Black Disaster!?

At that moment, none of those present had expected such an answer.

“Impossible! iVar.statusTOOl

They are clearly human, how could they be Black Disasters!?” Saren

· Meisha couldn’t help but speak sharply.

“They are containers, merely vessels for the Key Black Disaster that split into two,” Lin Handong smiled, “Did you think we originally dug Lin Yiyi out of a garbage heap for no reason? Leiya had been dead for two days, how could she suddenly come back to life? Everything was supposed to be under our control… but…”

His following words were left unsaid.

But everyone understood.

In reality, if not for Yu Hong’s later intervention, Lin Yiyi had been trapped in a setup by the Eternal Life Association from the start, unable to extricate herself.

Her entire life, from beginning to end, was one giant lie.

Even her consciousness was implanted with a hypnotic backdoor, leaving her completely unable to resist.

The only one out of their control was Leiya, who had been hidden away by the Meisha family, possessing indescribable multi-enhanced talents, and was seen by them as the only hope for revenge.

Unfortunately… Lin Yiyi, who was originally supposed to be a disposable tool, met Yu Hong.

Her destiny was changed from that moment.

“So, where are Lin Yiyi’s birth parents? Who are they?” Yu Hong asked in a deep voice. “Where did you pick her up?”

He paused.

“And the consciousness backdoor, how can it be removed?”

“Come, kill me!” Lin Handong laughed twistedly, pointing to his heart.

“Come kill me! I can’t wait not to live!”

“As long as you kill me, you will never be able to remove the thought backdoor! Just a snap of a finger, combined with a specific action, can easily control her, making her a slave to anyone!” Lin Handong laughed.

“You!” Xue Ningning, furious, tried to get up and charge at him, but only managed to kneel on the ground again as she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Lin Handong stared at Yu Hong, his smile turning more frenzied.

“Come on! Kill me! If you dare, kill me!! Hahaha!! I’ve always been in charge of controlling Lin Yiyi, if I die…”

Bang!!

Before he could finish, a heavy iron fist struck his jaw head-on.

Blood splattered, dark droplets scattering across the ground.

Lin Handong’s body violently crashed to the floor and bounced a few times.

Yet, he was still laughing, his face smeared with blood, but smiling nonetheless.

“Continue. Continue to beat me to death! If I die, no one will ever be able to release Lin Yiyi’s hidden gates! Keep going!”

Bang!

Another kick, fiercely landing on his stomach.

The immense force caused his body to cave in and spurt out a mist of blood.

Yu Hong grabbed his hair with one hand, lifting him into the air.

“Do you think I wouldn’t dare to kill you?” His voice was calm as he stared into the man’s eyes.

“You dare! Why wouldn’t you!?” Lin Handong laughed. “Kill me! Kill me!!”

Plop.

A large hand suddenly clenched around his neck.

“Kill me!!” Lin Handong squeezed out a whisper, still smiling. “Kill… me…”

Yu Hong held him aloft, looking toward Lin Yiyi.

She slowly walked toward them.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yiyi walked past Lin Handong and straight to Yu Hong, opening her arms and gently embracing him.

“I… am so, tired…”

She whispered softly, holding Yu Hong and closing her eyes, not moving anymore.

“Kill me…” Lin Handong was still shouting.

Click.

A crisp sound.

His frenzied expression froze, almost disbelieving that Yu Hong had actually made a move.

His body hung limp in mid-air, his smile stiffening and quickly turning to panic.

His neck had been snapped.

“The contents of your head are still of some value, but the rest of your body is not,” Yu Hong stated calmly. “So, I only need to keep your head.”

His precision was immaculate, breaking the spine without damaging the windpipe.

Given that Lin Handong’s body wasn’t human anymore, harboring no major arteries, his spine snapped without much blood loss.

Plop.

Yu Hong let go, allowing the body to crash to the ground, letting out a desperate howl.

His hand gently returned to rest on Yiyi’s back.

Compared to the petite Lin Yiyi, his palm nearly covered her entire back.

“Don’t even think about escaping!” Leiya shouted at someone else.

Yu Hong looked toward the remaining five members of the Eternal Life Association.

They had already dispersed, and only one remained entangled with Leiya and Saren by the exit.

“Agrius.” He called softly.

Golden light flared, a massive form emerging behind him.

“Catch them.”

Swoosh!

In an instant, a golden light flashed, and the Jailor of the Stronghold silently morphed into Black Fog, lunging toward the exit.

No longer concerned with the chase unfolding elsewhere, Yu Hong turned his attention to the now darkened, expansive pool around him.

The pool’s walls, covered in numerous talisman arrays and despite being damaged by the recent fierce battle, continued to release vast amounts of Black Fog.

This fog grew denser, gradually condensing into droplets in the pool.

Now, black droplets were starting to form on the ground and walls.

Through a hazy veil, a massive black water pool apparition slowly emerged from the illusionary to the tangible, gradually overlapping with the real, vast pool.

It was the Night Pool.

Yu Hong had some understanding of this artifact; now as he looked around, he saw the air growing thicker and darker with blackness.

He casually extended his hand, activated the Condensing Water Technique, and a glob of black liquid swiftly formed in his palm.

The characteristics of the night moth were also engaging with unprecedented intensity.

If it were only simple black liquid, it would have been fine, but as he manipulated the black water, he sharply sensed that within the Night Pool, there seemed to be something extremely dangerous lurking, waiting eagerly for the opportunity to manifest.

“This is troubling…” He pondered. “The Night Pool has started to emerge, and it will definitely bring forth a stronger Black Disaster…”

“Black Well, Gate of Despair, and now the Night Pool, these are the three stages our intelligence has identified,” the Strength King spoke. “Each stage, once materialized, signifies that a new, stronger Black Disaster is about to emerge. Therefore, if we cannot stop the Night Pool’s advent…”

He didn’t finish his sentence, but given the current situation, the world was nearly finished. If a higher stage of the Night Pool were to materialize… bringing forth a Black Disaster worse than the War-Level, Despair-Level disasters… then everything might really be over…