Chapter 197: Shadow of Quancheng
It was as if the princess fell into trouble and the tiger was trapped overnight.

In his autistic state, Lou Feng lamented how helpless the outside world was, but Ji Jue felt as if everything was wonderful.

After a round of greetings, I became familiar with everyone. With Ji Xue's introduction and recommendation, I got a lot of orders, which was considered to be my first wave of customers.

With the example of Tongshan in front, after experiencing the benefits of Master Ji's consecration, and personally experiencing the equipment modified and maintained by Ji Jue, everyone naturally signed up enthusiastically.

These days, the Chosen Ones are either extremely poor or extremely rich. None of those who work for the Security Bureau, are promoted to the first department, and are still working in Tongshan’s direct team are poor.

It is difficult to enter and exit a film, and under the premise of high review, high requirements and high standards, it naturally has high benefits.

But no matter how rich you are, you are not a rich guy like Tongshan who can use the entire Yacheng as a piggy bank. You have to consider the return when spending money.

It’s not that the craftsmen from the three departments are too expensive, but Master Ji is more cost-effective!

It can be said to be of high quality, low price, and large quantity.

Ordinary alchemy works can be OEMed by bringing your own materials. If you bring your own blessings to seek production, the labor fee will be directly discounted by 20%. Now purchase the weapon fine maintenance package, and also get a car fine wash and a full set of maintenance services!
Compared to those craftsmen who were always haggling over every penny with a Sima face, Master Ji smiled the whole time, calling her brother or sister, and his emotional value was maximized.

Having been used to being a bootlicker for noble goddesses, have you ever seen Ji Jue's touching consideration and gentleness?
My brother works so hard to make money, there is no need to spend so much money, can you buy something cheaper for consumables? My sister works so hard, don't be impulsive, the money you save can buy beautiful little skirts, so I will give you another 20% discount...

Even if the association has regulations on selling prices and standards, it doesn’t mean that Ji Jue can’t give away maintenance packages, gifts and sample sets!

"... Let me put it this way. Did you see the machine gun on my car in the back? It's engraved with the emblem of the Supreme Good, and its structure is reinforced. It supports all-weather combat, even in an evil environment. It's full of mercury bullets, and it has dual blessings of swarm and ruins. Now you just need to pay for the bullets, and it supports free trial.

Brother Jiang Xuan, think about it, when the time comes, you can take this thing and fight against those idiots in the evil cult, won’t it be easy for you to win?"

"Is it really that great?"

Jiang Xuan pinched his chin, his eyes sparkling, his honest face full of hope.

Until Tong Shan, who was driving, sighed helplessly: "Don't hold the trade fair, Ji Jue. You guys should at least calm down. If this continues, this guy will start selling membership cards."

“Do you need a membership card?”

Ji Jue's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands: "This is possible. If you top up now, you can get 10,000 for a top-up of 100,000! And 30,000 for a top-up of 200,000!
The first batch of customers can also give away limited edition modified phlogiston grenades..."

Amid the laughter of others, Tong Shan could not help but shake his head and sigh, feeling helpless.

But jokes aside, Ji Jue was not in a hurry to set up the stall in the team.

When doing business, you have to keep going. After the joke, each person was given two magazines of alchemical bullets and a mercury grenade. They said they were for trial use, but in fact, it was just a gift for meeting, and it wasn't an expensive thing anyway.

The association has too much market supervision and restrictions. No matter how hard you try to make money during the apprenticeship stage, it is all just small-scale. If you really want to get rich quickly, you still have to get a craftsman's license first.

In the white fog, as the train seemed to have no end in sight, no one in the carriage spoke anymore. Everyone was taking the time to rest and recuperate, or watching carefully, looking for any signs of abnormality.

The mission of the advance investigation team is to clear the designated area and prepare for the entry of the larger force later.

This time, Tong Shan and his team not only had to complete the originally planned regional reconnaissance, but also had to deliver a batch of supplies to another permanent investigation team that was going deep into Quancheng.

Time is short and the task is heavy, so efficiency must be the top priority.

Long before this, the team had been working together for a long time and had carried out many exploration missions with close cooperation.

Team leaders Tong Shan and Ji Xue are both from the Tianyuan school. Ji Xue's brother Ji Liu is a large group that is good at frontal combat. Xu Zhao from the Ether school is responsible for reconnaissance and assistance, and the biggest Jiang Xuan is from the ruins.

We have all the control, output, tanks and support. If we have to say, we are still lacking a nurse. Unfortunately, during the last exploration, the vortex nurse in the team was accidentally contaminated, and we won't be able to enter the high-concentration evil environment for a short period of time.

Now that Ji Jue and Lou Feng have joined the team, their logistical pressure has been greatly relieved. After learning about Ji Jue's situation from Tong Hua, Tong Shan didn't think he would become a burden. As for Lou Feng, apart from other things, how strong the Lou family's spiritual essence shaping combat power is and how versatile it is, how could he not know?
But at this moment, when Ji Jue was sitting in the car and looking around, he was surprised to find that -

Tong Shan, Rebirth Stage 8, Ji Liu and Jiang Xuan have been stuck at Level 6 Transformation Stage 6 for quite some time, Ji Xue and Xu Zhao are also at Level 5 Transformation Stage...

Ji Jue, a Cinder of the Inspiration Period who had just entered the third level not long ago, was mixed in with them, like a chicken standing out among a flock of cranes, so conspicuous.

"Oh no, am I the worst in the team?"

Ji Jue was shocked and subconsciously looked around, trying to find some emotional value from Young Master Lou. But Lou Feng noticed his gaze, was stunned for a moment, and then became angry: "What are you looking at?!"

As he spoke, his gathered spiritual essence was revealed for a moment, and the aura of the complex and rigorous matrix of the four blessings flashed by.

Level 4, transformation!
After getting beaten last time, Young Master Lou worked very hard when he returned. Finally, he broke through the inspiration period not long ago, advanced and transformed, and was no longer the same as before.

In terms of training level, he crushed Ji Jue and surpassed him completely!
"Hmph!" Lou Feng snorted coldly, showing the contempt of a strong man.

Damn it?

Ji Jue was stunned, and felt as if Master Lou had just put on a big show in front of his nose: Oh no, I am really the worst person in the team!
Oh, never mind, at least I can still beat Lao Lou!

Ji Jue quickly adjusted his mentality and calmly patted Lou Feng's shoulder with a warm and doting smile, which made the veins on Lou Feng's forehead throb.

I can't stand it anymore, I'm going to explode with you!
But as he was glaring, for some reason, his vision suddenly became dazed for a moment.

It's like an illusion.

A phantom vaguely appeared on Ji Jue, who was also wearing protective clothing, like some thin and strange white clothes.

But soon, the illusion disappeared quickly.

He blinked hard, and when he looked over again, he saw Ji Jue's puzzled gaze. His eye sockets twitched, but he said nothing in the end.

And in the blind spot that he couldn't see, Ji Jue's hand had already been on the lower back, pressing down. The Mercy Bone Knife in the sheath was vibrating and clanging silently, as if he had returned to a familiar environment and couldn't wait.

The white mist outside the window disappeared in an instant.

Instead, there was a ruined city under the dark sky, without any color or light.

Even the midday sun could hardly break through the thick layer of clouds. Only a faint ray of light was spared, barely illuminating a tiny outline, making the dark corners between the ruins seem even darker and more eerie.

In the dark clouds that covered like an iron curtain, there was suddenly a flash of dazzling lightning, flying through the air, but no thunder or loud noise could be heard.

Amid the flickering electric lights, the outline of the city seemed to change subtly, becoming different from just now.

When Ji Jue lay in front of the window and tried to look back, he could only see the calf and horse connected by two traction ropes following behind him, and could no longer see the thick layers of white fog on the road they came from.

When he was walking in the white fog, he felt a little depressed, but now that he had left the white fog, he began to miss that layer of protection again.

"We have officially entered the Spring City. Everyone, cheer up and get ready."

Tong Shan raised his head, and his originally warm expression was replaced by seriousness. "Ji Liu, get in the car, Ji Xue, get ready, Jiang Xuan, take a rest first, and take care of the craftsmen.

Xu Zhao, from now on, keep overlapping observations with me and report any situation at any time.

You are not allowed to leave the team under any circumstances, even to go to the toilet you have to stay in the car, understand?"

The responses were uniform.

Under his order, the atmosphere in the team suddenly became solemn and cold, and even Ji Xue didn't dare to laugh anymore.

Ji Jue only felt an invisible wave spreading from the driver's seat, and then the light around him dimmed. The two vehicles that were driving on the ruined street suddenly became blurred in the wave, as if they were there and not there, and merged into the dark city.

Even the sound of the engine disappeared.

Ji Jue looked up curiously at Tong Shan. The others seemed to have gotten used to it and were not surprised, as if it was just a trivial matter.

Lou Feng didn't care much at first, until he realized that the camouflage effect was not caused by some blessed creation of the mirror system, his expression couldn't help but change slightly.

At this moment, they were all covered by Tong Shan's telekinesis. Not only the vehicles in front and behind, but also all the movements within a kilometer radius were covered by invisible waves.

If it is just simple refraction, although it is a bit troublesome, for Tianyuan, who is good at interfering with all invisible things, as long as he practices diligently, he can achieve similar effects.

However, while being able to camouflage like a chameleon at any time during the movement, it also has to directly cancel out all engine noises with negative waves, and even the raised dust is fixed to the ground. This amount of operation is too much.

Even telekinesis, which is said to be the most versatile and omnipotent of all abilities, can be micro-manipulated to such an outrageous degree when it is just a trivial matter. It is really too sensational.

They were both Tian Yuan and Matrix Wan Yu. The woman Ji Jue met in Shixu before was knocked down by a ghost fetus. But even if they were of the same rank, Ji Jue probably wouldn't even have a chance to fight in front of Tong Shan. No, just the thought of comparing these two people together was probably a sign of looking down on Tong Shan.

"Awesome." Ji Jue gave a thumbs up without hesitation.

Tong Shan just nodded: "If you have any needs or opinions, you can tell me at any time, but within Quancheng, for the mission and everyone's safety, I hope you can obey the orders and rules. Otherwise, for the sake of the mission, I can only send you out."

"Don't worry, even if it's a joke, it won't be inappropriate for the occasion." Ji Jue nodded without hesitation, "You are the boss and you have the final say. If you need anything, just tell me directly."

Beside him, Lou Feng also nodded.

Seeing the two of them being so smart, Tong Shan nodded slightly. It was worth showing off his skills just now - it couldn't be called showing off or intimidating. There can only be one voice in a team. Too many will cause chaos. As the captain, he must be responsible for everyone. Lou Feng made him feel relieved, mainly because of Ji Jue... In Tong Hua's description, there were too many outrageous operations.

To be honest, he was a little afraid that he couldn't handle it.

After emphasizing many precautions, Tong Shan saw that the two of them were familiar with the process and understood immediately: "You two should have had experience in exploring the Rift Realm before, right?" Lou Feng: "..."

Ji Jue: “…”

Silence, sudden.

Amidst the embarrassment, Ji Jue quietly glanced at Young Master Lou beside him, while Lou Feng's expression twitched. After glaring at him, he finally squeezed out a sound from between his teeth: "Yes."

“…All of them?”

Tong Shan was puzzled as to why the atmosphere suddenly changed.

"Yeah, ahem, both." Ji Jue turned his head away, trying to control his expression, forcibly suppressing the arc of his mouth, and said solemnly: "The two of us, um, cooperated well, and had a tacit understanding, er, right?"

Is that you!!!
Lou Feng’s teeth were about to break.

"Shh-"

Xu Guan, who was sitting quietly with his eyes lowered, suddenly looked up and signaled everyone to be silent. No one knew what he saw. The two cars instantly stalled and pulled over. Under the cover and concealment of layers of telekinesis, they merged into the dilapidated street.

When Tong Shan waved his hand, everyone seemed to be petrified, sitting in the car without moving.

Everything outside the window was dilapidated, with broken bricks and tiles, and there was no change at all.

Ji Jue and Lou Feng exchanged glances, but were still confused. Until Tong Shan suddenly raised his hand and clenched his right hand.

In the carriage, everyone's mind and body were instantly tense.

Then, Ji Jue heard sparse sounds, like the sound of soft rain falling on the ground, dense and soft, slowly spreading from afar.

What you see are shadows surging in the darkness like a tide.

I can't see the body, nor can I feel any spiritual fluctuations.

The shadow that seemed like a living thing slowly passed through the ruins. The shadow was like mercury pouring on the ground, covering everything wherever it passed, and the sound of cracking was endless.

Through the telescope, Ji Jue saw a wriggling worm as if it was crawling out of a sewer, but before it could react, it was swallowed by the shadow.

After the sound of tiny cracks, it turned into ashes.

Lou Feng didn’t know what he saw, he was sweating profusely and his face was pale.

After noticing Ji Jue's curious look next to him, his expression suddenly changed, as if to say, if I'm not feeling well, you won't feel well either, and he reached out and pressed his shoulder.

On the index finger, a blessed relic that looked like a diamond flashed with phantom light and blessed it silently.

Then, it was Ji Jue's turn to break out in a cold sweat.

Above the wriggling and changing shadow, a half-fuzzy outline emerged faintly, which seemed to be a foot.

As the shadows moved, twisted limbs limped forward.

Sometimes, in the moment of stumbling, a complete outline would gradually emerge, like a half-rotted corpse of a giant beast, with a jagged skeleton and faint organs dragging under the ruptured abdomen, rotting and swollen...

The huge body, like a building, passed through the ruins without any obstruction, like a phantom. Only sticky shadows spread out from under its feet, hungry and devouring any life it touched.

From the blurry body, parasite-like tentacles poked out, wriggling in the air, sniffing, searching for the scent of any living thing.

The head, with half of the skeleton exposed, screamed silently.

At this moment, as if he had noticed something, he suddenly turned around and looked straight at the advance team shrouded in illusion.

His eyes were ferocious.

Then, he seemed to be stunned again.

Shadows swept past like a tide, but touched nothing.

It's like a hand reaching into a jar of dessert, groping again and again, carefully picking every edge and corner, but in the end, it finds that it is all in vain.

There is nothing here.

After a long time, the shadow finally shrank again and went away into the distance from the wriggling of the hungry giant beast.

Disappear.

It was not until ten minutes later that Xu Guan nodded, and everyone in the car breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

The two cars hovering in the air slowly landed on the ground.

No dust was raised.

"Hurry up and get on the road. With that guy clearing the way, there shouldn't be any trouble on the road for a while." Tong Shan started the car, increased the speed, and rushed out among the ruins.

"What is that?" Ji Jue couldn't help but lean over and asked the people in front of him: "Disaster beast? Deformed creature? What evil creature is breeding in this place?"

"I don't know. After all, I haven't encountered it before."

Ji Xue replied: "Although that guy is a bit big, he is still easy to fool. As long as the shadow can't find you, it can't do anything to you. It's not too troublesome. Just stay away and you'll be fine."

"Are there many of these things in Quancheng?"

"After so many explorations, there are probably eight or nine of them, of different types, large and small, right?"

Ji Xue herself was not too sure: "Sometimes they appear inexplicably and disappear inexplicably, and there is no time to classify and observe them.

The team at the ship city encountered an even more troublesome one. It was as big as an entire city block and its shape could not be seen. It was just a thick fog. People who entered were dissolved without knowing it and died without knowing how.

It is said that it might be a ghost thing that escaped from the vortex. Many people were killed and it was driven away only after the director was dispatched. In comparison, there is not such a big trouble in the area we explored, thank God. "

“Stop planting the flag.”

Her brother reached out from the sunroof and tapped her on the head: "There are still many tricky things to deal with, Master Ji, you guys should be careful too, and don't get off the car unless necessary.

There is an unusually dense area ahead, so be careful."

Amid the silent gallop, for a moment, Ji Jue's eyes seemed to light up. The scorching afternoon sun illuminated the shops and signs on both sides of the street.

There are heavy traffic and crowds of people, it is noisy and prosperous.

The years are quiet.

Under the scorching sun, the smiles on the faces of the passers-by were so bright. They turned around, looked at the group of people coming out, looked at Ji Jue, waved and called out.

But then, everything quickly disappeared without a trace.

Like a bubble that doesn't exist.

There was only the gloomy darkness silently crawling between the ruins, and no living creature could be seen.

A stale wind blew in from afar, lifting the tattered curtains on the doorway.

In the darkness behind the curtains, a blurry face raised its head, looking at them with an exaggerated smile and waving its hands. Its arms danced lightly as if they had no bones.

Warm call.

Auditory hallucinations emerge from every pair of ears.

"Quancheng snacks, exquisite simple meals, trucks add, add, add, add, add water...Quancheng snacks...simple meals...meals...meals...I'm hungry, hungry...Quickly, quickly, quickly, come in and sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down..."

The vehicle sped away without stopping, even accelerating.

But every time I turned a corner, I passed by the same broken doorway.

The vague sound was still following closely, as if it was right behind him, getting closer and closer. Whenever Ji Jue looked at the rearview mirror, he could see that face.

A warm smile.

But in her eyes, there was only darkness, emptiness, looking at him.

Finally, the speeding vehicle slammed to a halt.

A deep and dilapidated doorway appeared right in front of us. The face behind the door curtain was getting closer and closer, with an exaggerated smile pressed against the car window: "I'm so hungry, so hungry, so hungry. Come in and sit down. Just eat something. Eat, eat, eat, eat, eat... Just eat something. OK, OK, OK, OK, OK..."

At that moment, the empty eyes looked at Ji Jue, and the smile became more distorted:
"How about eating together?"

(End of this chapter)