Chapter 164: The Attack of the Gray Mist Will

However, no matter the process, as long as the result meets expectations, that is already enough for Lin Yifan!

Some problems, he still can't figure them out now; dwelling on them further is useless!

So Lin Yifan also couldn't be bothered to overthink; seeing that the Myriad Waters Source was still continuously absorbing the gray mist, he also didn't bother to manage it.

But at this moment, Ruan Qingdan suddenly sent him a message.

Ruan Qingdan: "Captain, the heavy rain here suddenly stopped; did you activate the Myriad Waters Source?"

Lin Yifan saw this message and did not hide it either.

Actually hiding it is pointless, after all, the fact that he obtained the Myriad Waters Source is known to both Ruan Qingdan and Hong Xiaoqiang.

Moreover, there's no need to hide it, so he candidly replied:

"That's right, I activated the Myriad Waters Source, but you must not spread this matter."

Although there's no need to conceal it from Ruan Qingdan, that doesn't mean this matter should be publicized everywhere.

Lin Yifan never wanted to be a savior, nor did he wish to be one.

He has experienced too much of human nature and knows exactly how base it can be.

As the saying goes, "a measure of rice breeds gratitude, a bushel breeds resentment"; he can save someone once, but not for a lifetime.

Rather than later being morally blackmailed, it's better to conceal his darkness from the start; at least then all his choices would be his own responsibility.

Ruan Qingdan obviously understood Lin Yifan as well, quickly replying: "Captain, indeed it's you! Thanks, thanks—I just thought my shelter might not hold! As for this news, I'll keep it buried forever."

Lin Yifan smiled, was about to chat a bit more, when Ruan Qingdan's second message arrived.

Ruan Qingdan: "But Captain... I always feel this heavy rain is a bit off; just before the rain stopped, I seemed to hear a strange sound, like someone whispering in my ear..."

Lin Yifan's pupils contracted, he hurriedly asked: "Did you hear it too? What exactly was the content?"

"I couldn't make it out clearly, but when I heard the whisper, my emotions became uncontrollably irritable, as if something was trying to burrow into my brain, constantly tempting me to go mad; fortunately it disappeared quickly, but if it had lasted longer, I feel I definitely couldn't resist."

Upon hearing that, Lin Yifan asked again: "Is this the first time you've heard such a whisper?"

At this moment, Ruan Qingdan, sitting anxiously in the shelter gnawing on roasted sweet potato, quickly nodded.

But soon he realized they weren't face‑to‑face, so a nod wouldn't be seen, and thus he quickly sent a message:

"Yes, I'm hearing it for the first time; could this kind of hellish phenomenon occur often?"

Upon seeing this message, Lin Yifan knew Ruan Qingdan had never left the shelter at night, because this eerie whisper, if one ever left the shelter at night, would definitely be heard.

He briefly explained the situation, then said: "This heavenly disaster should be able to be safely weathered; just stay calmly in the shelter and wait for dawn."

After sending that message, Lin Yifan immediately opened the chat channel.

Indeed, someone in the chat channel also brought up this matter.

Sexy Little Sheep: "Hey everyone, have you heard any strange sounds? I just heard one—it scared the hell out of me!"

Perfume Is Poisonous: "Is that the strange whisper? I heard it too! When the heavy rain just fell, I thought my house was haunted; I found nothing, but after the rain stopped, the sound disappeared."

Liu Yunchen: "Me too, I heard it, but this isn't the first time I've heard such a weird sound; tonight I lost track of time, and when I returned to the shelter entrance it was already dark, then I heard this sound, it terrified me, so I rushed into the shelter, but as soon as I entered there was no sound—I even thought it was an illusion."

Earlier Lin Yifan wasn't sure whether this eerie whisper was audible only to him or to everyone.

Now it appears the sound is heard by everyone!

But where exactly does this sound come from?

Lin Yifan, however, has no clue at all; he previously studied the source of this sound, yet found he couldn't determine the direction it came from.

Because the sound seems to come from all directions; no matter where you go, its intensity is the same!

It feels as if the whole world has this sound!

But for some unknown reason, Lin Yifan looked at the hanging blood‑red full moon at the edge of the sky; even when the dark clouds had covered the sky earlier, it remained unobscured.

He felt that the strange voice was likely related to that blood‑red full moon, but the reason could not be found no matter how he tried.

But just then, Lin Yifan suddenly noticed that the Myriad Waters Source, still hanging in midair absorbing the gray mist and dispelling the heavy rain disaster, began to tremble violently.

The originally slowly rotating gray‑white cloud vortex now began to twist in reverse, as if two invisible hands were tearing the sky apart!

At the same time, a blood‑red information prompt appeared before Lin Yifan, flashing wildly, as if afraid he wouldn't see it!

【Warning! The Gray Mist Will is condensing into a substance!】

Lin Yifan's pupils instantly contracted—could waving will actually condense into a substance?

Before he could think it over, what exactly is this so‑called substance?

As a result, he saw a gray‑white light pillar over ten meters in diameter descending from the sky.

"Boom!"

The gray‑white light pillar struck the Myriad Waters Source, emitting a tremendous roar!

Within that light pillar, countless distorted faces emerged—some resembled humans, some monsters, some were merely a faint outline.

Yet these faces were all shouting!

These shouting voices varied in tone; blended together they made one feel dizzy, agitated, and on the verge of madness at any moment.

Upon hearing these shouts, Lin Yifan finally understood where the eerie whisper that had previously sounded in his ear originated!

It came precisely from the shouting within those light pillars!

But now Lin Yifan no longer has the mind to worry about what consequences these shouts will bring.

Because he saw that the Myriad Waters Source struck by the gray‑white light pillar was now violently trembling!

Also before his eyes appeared a string of frantically flashing information prompts.

【Alarm! Alarm! The Gray Mist Will is seizing control of the Myriad Waters Source!】

The Gray Mist Will can actually seize control of the Myriad Waters Source?

Lin Yifan was shocked, but before he could think further, a tearing‑like pain suddenly surged in his mind.

This pain felt as if his soul were being ripped apart deeply, making his whole body tremble!