Chapter 213

214. Chapter 214: The Existence That Cannot Be Mentioned

No one blamed Gu Mengping too much for his loss of composure; under such pressure, it was understandable to act in a crazy way. But Zhang Lei's approach was also correct—Gu Mengping's behavior had to be stopped, because no one could be sure whether attacking Li Yi would be good or bad.

What if such an act provoked something even worse?

"Everyone, stay calm and don't act rashly. Whoever dares to mess around, Daoist Pete will shoot them dead. In this situation, we must stay united." Zhang Lei stepped forward; he had to control the situation, otherwise, it would be disastrous if things worsened.

This was no time for individual heroics.

With the deterrence of Zhang Lei and Pete, the uneasy crowd calmed down slightly. But even so, that sense of fear lingered in everyone's hearts, impossible to shake off.

Everyone could only stand where they were and watch, hoping this bizarre ordeal would end soon.

Tap, tap!

Suddenly.

A faint sound of footsteps reached everyone's ears.

Someone was coming?

Everyone's senses were incredibly sharp at this moment; even the slightest footstep could be quickly captured. In an instant, they all turned to look in the direction the sound came from.

It was a small alley in the old district.

It was incredibly deep and pitch black. Even though everyone had night vision, they couldn't see through the things in the darkness. However, they soon discovered a human silhouette appearing in the dark; someone seemed to be walking out from the depths of that darkness.

Who could it be?

Was it another cultivator participating in the mission?

If the other party could appear here, did it mean they could also leave this hellhole by following that path?

Various thoughts kept appearing in everyone's minds.

Soon.

When that human silhouette walked out of the darkness, everyone was stunned.

It was actually a woman, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. Her face was pale, her eyes hollow, and her fair palms were covered in faint corpse spots. She looked somewhat similar to the Liu Yan who had been taken out earlier, but the only difference was that the moment this woman appeared, a shadow seemed to fall over everyone's hearts.

Their spiritual sense seemed to fail at this moment; all that remained was a fear of the unknown.

This woman was definitely not human.

"That is... Li Yi's mother." Lin Yue's eyes were filled with fear, and she couldn't help but swallow hard.

This woman's appearance was exactly the same as Li Yi's mother, who was lying in the medical pod in the Peace Financial Building.

However, Lin Yue knew very well that Li Yi's mother might not exist at all. She couldn't even be sure if the woman lying in the medical pod was human, because no one would be so bizarre, and no one could bring about such terrifying effects.

"Li Yi's mother?"

The others widened their eyes upon hearing Lin Yue's whisper, feeling it was inconceivable.

Then, they recalled some information about Li Yi.

Li Yi's parents were both "Sleepers," lying in medical pods to recuperate and wait for the moment of awakening. But they had been lying there for six years and still hadn't woken up. Of course, this was normal; after all, the probability of the Sleepers from six years ago waking up was very low—less than ten percent. Many people had even given up on supporting the Sleepers and chose to euthanize them.

Of course, news of Sleepers waking up had been coming in recently.

Could it be that Li Yi's mother had woken up today as a Sleeper?

"Are you kidding me?"

Suddenly, an injured Spirit Perception Realm cultivator roared: "How could this ghost be Li Yi's mother? Her hands have corpse spots, and her eyes are hollow and lifeless. She doesn't look like a living person at all..."

"Zhao Tai, shut up immediately," Li Shaoqing shouted urgently.

This Zhao Tai was from the Cultivator Association and was his teammate for this mission. Although his analysis made sense, the situation was unclear, and it was better to speak less and observe more. Otherwise, if they brought trouble upon themselves, no one could save them. However, he understood Zhao Tai's loss of composure; the pressure was simply too great.

Gu Mengping had been like this just a moment ago.

However, just as Li Shaoqing's voice fell, his expression changed drastically, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes. He saw that someone had appeared behind Zhao Tai without him noticing.

That person was Li Yi's mother.

When did she appear behind Zhao Tai?

This could no longer be described as fast speed; it was simply like teleportation.

Wait.

Something was wrong.

Suddenly.

Li Shaoqing glanced out of the corner of his eye and discovered that Li Yi's mother was still standing in her original position, having not disappeared.

Since Li Yi's mother was still there, who was the person standing behind Zhao Tai now?

Li Shaoqing looked left and right, only to discover in horror that the two women were identical in appearance and height, with not the slightest difference, as if perfectly replicated.

Could there be such a bizarre thing in the world?

At this moment, it wasn't just him who discovered it; everyone else did too. Another identical woman had appeared behind Zhao Tai.

"Damn it."

Zhao Tai also sensed the presence of the person behind him and roared, wanting to strike back.

However, it was too late.

A pale hand covered in corpse spots had already rested on his shoulder, and the woman behind him revealed a bizarre smile, as if she were greeting him.

Yet, with just that action, Zhao Tai suddenly froze in place, motionless. The light in his eyes extinguished instantly.

It was as if the light of life had been ruthlessly snuffed out.

Zhao Tai was dead!

A Spirit Perception Realm expert had their consciousness extinguished so easily, dying without a sound.

Such a scene made people's hair stand on end.

That was a Spirit Perception Realm expert! Even when Liu Yan was killing earlier, it hadn't been this bizarre; at least they could capture some movements and understand a little. But now, Li Yi's mother killing was completely incomprehensible and impossible to resist.

And.

Why were there two of Li Yi's mothers?

There were too many doubts, making it impossible for them to continue thinking. All they could do was stay where they were, not speak, and avoid being targeted.

"Damn it..."

Li Shaoqing gritted his teeth, watching his teammate die with his own eyes, feeling powerless.

But at this moment, he understood Lin Yue's apprehension.

Li Yi's mother was definitely an existence that could not be mentioned. His teammate had just been killed for mentioning her. Wait, that wasn't right either—Lin Yue had mentioned Li Yi's mother earlier, so why was she fine?

Li Shaoqing looked at Lin Yue again.

Could it be that she was close to Li Yi, which was why Li Yi's mother tolerated her?

The viscous blood rain in the sky grew heavier, staining everyone crimson and emitting the stench of rotting corpses. But they had to endure it; after all, compared to death, this was nothing.

Amidst the blood rain, Li Yi's mother continued to walk forward. Her body remained unstained; the blood rain seemed to pass through her body and fall to the ground.

This scene was very peculiar.

But there had already been enough strange things happening today; compared to the corpses interwoven to cover the sky above, this was insignificant.

Li Yi's mother walked to Li Yi's side at a steady pace.

"What does she want to do?" Everyone watched this scene.

They had to know that Li Yi was currently possessed by a fierce ghost, and that ghost hadn't died yet; it could control Li Yi to attack everyone here at any moment.

However, they were also thinking that it would be great if the fierce ghost and Li Yi's mother fought each other; that way, at least one danger could be resolved.

Under everyone's gaze, they saw Li Yi's mother raise her cold palm and reach toward Li Yi's head.

Yet, bizarrely, the palm didn't hurt Li Yi. It was as if it were illusory, sinking right into Li Yi's skull. There was no blood, no tearing of bone, only a familiar and piercingly sharp, strange scream.

"It's the voice of that woman from earlier..."

They recognized the owner of the voice; after all, they had fought Liu Yan earlier and had heard her voice more than once.

As Li Yi's mother slowly withdrew her cold palm, they saw an illusory figure being dragged out of Li Yi's body. No matter how the fierce ghost struggled or screamed, it couldn't break free or escape, remaining firmly gripped by that palm.

"Even though she has a body of flesh and blood, she can grab an illusory fierce ghost and drag it out of its possession state." Everyone was astonished, as this scene was equally incomprehensible.

But at least this was good news, proving that Li Yi's mother was hostile toward the fierce ghost. If the two sides collided, at least one of them would be finished.

Judging from the current situation, it was the fierce ghost that was finished.

With the fierce ghost having left the living body and having nothing to cling to, it quickly suffered pollution and erosion. Its illusory body began to dissipate at a speed visible to the naked eye, constantly emitting painful wails.

Yet, throughout all this, Li Yi's mother remained expressionless, her hollow eyes devoid of luster, with that bizarre smile still hanging on her pale face.

After the fierce ghost struggled for a moment, it finally reached its limit, eroded by the polluted cosmic energy, and completely vanished into thin air.

Something that had caused so much damage to the old district, an existence that even Spirit Perception Realm experts couldn't take down, had just died like this?

If that was the case, how strong was Li Yi's mother now?

Or, as Li Shaoqing analyzed, this was an existence that human power could no longer contend with.

No one spoke; they all remained silent, not even daring to meet those hollow eyes, fearing they would become the next Zhao Tai, dying inexplicably.

The scene was deathly silent.

This situation lasted for several minutes.

It wasn't until Li Yi's body began to move again, showing signs of waking up, that Li Yi's mother slowly retreated and began to walk toward the nearby pitch-black alley.

"It's leaving."

Seeing this, everyone felt a surge of joy. Leaving like this was for the best; at least they didn't have to worry about being attacked again and dying without knowing why.

As Li Yi's mother left, the countless corpses covering the sky also quickly hid themselves, and the dripping blood stopped.

Everything was moving in a good direction.

At this time, everyone began to hear the sound of helicopters circling in the sky nearby and could see the city lights in the distance.

However, no one acted rashly, instead watching the woman leave.

Another moment passed.

The darkness shrouding the area finally dissipated. At this moment, the sky seemed to brighten; the corpses above were no longer visible, and the sky returned to normal. Everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion, now vanished into thin air.

"Did Li Yi's mother really leave?" After a long while, Yu Chuan said this.

Yet the next moment.

Everyone's spiritual sense warned them again. In a daze, they saw those hollow, dull eyes once more, and the darkness that had just vanished reappeared instantly.

"Stop talking nonsense," Zhang Lei shouted.

He was breaking out in a cold sweat, finally understanding the weight of Lin Yue's words: Li Yi's mother was an existence that absolutely could not be mentioned casually, or it would invite disaster.