Chapter 86: 84. Careful Consideration

84. Careful Consideration

A black shadow flew out from the gap in the Stone Gate, flying at high speed and low altitude. That Child-Snatching Bird with humanoid features was flying with all its might, its abyss-like eyes, which betrayed no emotion, glancing askance at the Stone Gate behind it that was cracking and bulging outward.

Li Yingqi felt somewhat annoyed; why did the opponent have to wake up at that exact moment? If she had woken up a second later, or if her movements had been just a bit faster, would she have had the chance to crush an Alien God's skull underfoot, thereby ending its life?

Unfortunately, there were no "ifs"; that opportunity had already slipped away before her eyes.

A boom exploded, and the massive Stone Gate was smashed into pieces by the behemoth, the ferocious, monstrous howl making the entire underground space tremble.

Thump, thump, thump...

Intense tremors spread from beneath Cuizhu City, surging all the way to the surface, shaking buildings and also shaking the uneasy hearts of the citizens of Cuizhu City.

Today was very strange; there had been multiple earthquakes within a single day. Clearly, Cuizhu City was not in a high-frequency earthquake zone, and it seemed that only Cuizhu City had experienced earthquakes. It was hard for those with keen minds not to be suspicious and uneasy.

This strange earthquake felt as if it were saying that there was something bizarre beneath Cuizhu City, but how terrifying would something capable of shaking an entire city be?

As transportation facilities and routes such as the Cuizhu City subway and underground tunnels were suspended one after another, more and more people began to realize that some unknown danger was hidden beneath Cuizhu City.

News media and the internet were flooded with a large number of inquiries and discussions about this matter. Among them, a latest post on the "Surprising Strange Tales" message board, "What on earth is happening to Cuizhu City recently?", drew a large number of netizens to compete in discussion, and its activity level reached an astonishing height that the message board had never seen before.

Netizen from New Dragon City: I have relatives over there; they said it's like the end of the world has arrived 【Terrified】.

Netizen from Cuizhu City: Replying to the floor above, spreading rumors is against the law; it's not that exaggerated. But it is indeed very strange; every major event that has happened in Cuizhu City recently is very strange.

Netizen from Shenzhou City: @XXXX 【Curious】, tell us about it 【Eating melon】.

Netizen from Litaishi: Same.

Netizen from Youzhou City: +1!

Netizen from...: +10086!

Netizen from Cuizhu City: Actually, the multiple earthquakes today and the suspension of underground facilities can be explained slightly with natural science, but the recital of Teacher Haimofen's new work a few days ago was truly strange.

Netizen from overseas: @XXXX, I heard about it. It is said that everyone who listened to the new work recital at the time ended up fainting.

Netizen from Youzhou City: Hilarious, is Teacher Haimofen the next music king MJ? Can classical music have this kind of lethality on fans too? 【Laugh】

Netizen from Shenzhou City: Replying to the floor above, I heard about this too. It wasn't caused by fans being emotionally agitated; it seems Teacher Haimofen's new work is a Forbidden Song... Now you can't find the live stream recording or audio of that day on the internet. Those Forbidden Songs have a huge mental impact on the human brain, which is why everyone who listened to that day's recital fainted.

Other netizens: Holy crap? That sinister?

Netizen from Cuizhu City: Let me tell you something even more sinister. I only heard this too, so just take it as a bit of fun. It is said that all two thousand-plus live audience members that day turned into vegetables and were sent to the hospital.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, especially since this was already a gathering place for netizens keen on discussing strange and Abnormal events. Once everyone heard that there was such a shocking and sinister follow-up to this matter, the commotion became even more lively.

Before long, some netizens even let their imaginations run wild, believing that the frequent earthquakes in Cuizhu City might be related to that day's Hell Concert.

The netizens were tireless, and the silly talk of the silly netizens gradually led the thread astray, for a time diluting the strangeness and seriousness of this event.

Until a netizen posted a screenshot from Weibo, and in an instant, all the netizens in the entire thread went quiet, as if the entire world had suddenly lost its internet connection and all humans had disappeared from the world.

It was deathly silent; a sense of fear brought on by careful consideration rushed into the minds of the netizens posting in the thread, as if a timid devil were about to peel back their scalps.

World Music Association: We will remember him; his talent is a treasure of humanity. #Reposted from @Haimofen Studio 【Image】.

General content of the image: Haimofen Studio announces the news of Haimofen's sudden passing; the new work recital tour is forced to terminate.

Frequent earthquakes, Haimofen's Forbidden Song, the sudden fainting of the live audience, over two thousand live audience members sent to the hospital... the news of Haimofen's sudden passing... could there really be no internal connection between all of this?

If there were, what would it be?

The unknown terror was like an itch suddenly crawling onto human skin; in a state where you cannot move, you cannot distinguish whether it is a bizarre, eerie wind, or untimely dripping cold sweat, or perhaps, when you look back at the place where the itch came from, you will find a dangerous, stealthy venomous spider staring at you with those dense, black eyes...

After Li Yingqi led that giant mountain of flesh into the vast Underground Magic Capital, she once again lunged at the formless mountain of flesh in her Child-Snatching Bird combat posture. Her sharp claws raked across snake scales, the wind blades scraped from her wings sliced across octopus tentacles, and she even opened her mouth to bite off an eyeball on the mountain of flesh.

After a round of expansion and enlargement of her body, the already intricate and hideous body of the Daughter of Gluttony had even more detailed depictions. Every creature she had once devoured manifested some of their characteristics on her body; some of these characteristics were blended together, while others were chaotically separated. She was like a masterpiece created by a mad artist—the ultimate art that could only be composed of the darkest, most stealthy colors, the most exaggerated and morbid shapes, and the most insane and wild imagination.

Facing such a behemoth, Li Yingqi was ultimately unable to hold her own, and under the opponent's repeated, playful attacks, she gradually began to lose.

At the top of the mountain of flesh, a humanoid female body manifested in the form of a Child-Snatching Bird. Seeing Li Yingqi's increasingly weak and powerless offensive, the Daughter of Gluttony also felt a sense of mockery. She deliberately detached the female body that had manifested the Child-Snatching Bird form, making it an Avatar to tangle with Li Yingqi.

Li Yingqi tried to compete with the Daughter of Gluttony's Child-Snatching Bird Avatar, but still could not contend with it.

After being injured time and again, and accelerating her healing time and again, Li Yingqi felt the spark of her life slowly moving toward extinction.

When she saw that Li Yingqi was breathing weakly and could no longer stand up, the Daughter of Gluttony grew bored. She extended a part of her body; that body was like a hand covering Li Yingqi, leaving only Li Yingqi's head exposed.

The Daughter of Gluttony's "hand" was like melted jelly, tightly wrapping Li Yingqi's body. Li Yingqi felt her body dissolving and merging with the Daughter of Gluttony's body.

Li Yingqi felt her consciousness gradually darkening, yet there was no fear of death on her face; instead, she revealed a smile of relief and liberation.

"Dajiang, I've come to see you."