Haoyun and his team understood that falling into a dimensional storm would be extremely dangerous. However, what they hadn't anticipated was that this danger would far exceed their expectations. Just as Haoyun's trio started to calm down from the initial panic of entering the dimensional storm, their consciousness was suddenly bombarded by various danger warnings and system errors. The onslaught was so overwhelming that all three found themselves involuntarily clutching their heads, curling up in pain, and howling in agony.
While Wang Defa and Karl didn't suffer such severe attacks on their consciousness, their situation was far from favorable. Both men now had wide eyes, gaping mouths as they struggled to breathe in the air. However, the atmosphere here was unsuitable for breathing, quickly leading them into a state of severe oxygen deprivation. Haoyun wanted desperately to help Wang Defa and Karl, but he was already suffering from the torment of his own consciousness under assault, bleeding from all seven orifices, and had no strength left to assist others.
Dao Lao and Dream Jia, being more powerful priests, were in better condition compared to the others, yet they too were exhausted by the sudden turn of events. Their only recourse now was to tightly embrace the other four team members in pairs, preventing anyone from inadvertently breaking away from the group in the midst of excruciating pain. Additionally, Dao Lao and Dream Jia had to contend with their protective shields, which had shrunk to nearly skin-tight levels but were now fluctuating between expanding and contracting unpredictably.
Dao Lao and Dream Jia knew that this instability in their protective shields was surely caused by Haoyun's consciousness suffering immense pain, thus losing control over the Dimensional Spirit Armor. However, unbeknownst to them, Haoyun's current understanding of the situation was vastly different. It wasn't because Haoyun had lost control over the Dimensional Spirit Armor and the protective shield due to immense pain. The true culprit destabilizing the shield was the chaotic mist enveloping them.
From the warning sent by the Ling Realm Armor's mold spirit energy pursuit system, Haoyun learned that the dense mysterious mist surrounding them had firmly adhered to the outer layer of their protective shields. It was exerting a strange force that completely disregarded the shield's existence, constantly attacking the individuals inside and pulling at the already tight protective shield. Even more frighteningly, these mists were voraciously absorbing the energy stored within the shield. According to the system's calculations of the mist's rate of energy absorption, in at most another five minutes, the energy within the shield and even within Haoyun's Dimensional Spirit Armor would be completely drained by this intense mist.
Haoyun desperately wanted to share this information with Dao Lao and Dream Jia, but after the immense pain and shock just now, his system had lost contact with theirs and he could no longer transmit any messages. Personally, Haoyun had been reduced to a state where his basic ability to express himself through language had been completely obliterated by the devastation wrought upon his consciousness, leaving him akin to a vegetative being whose mind was still functioning but whose body barely responded to commands.
In just a few short minutes, as the connection between Haoyun's system and the Dimensional Spirit Armor was severed, the protective shield surrounding them was soon torn open by the mist. Immediately, a large amount of mist poured in, causing Haoyun and his team to experience a strong sensation of tearing. This sensation was akin to tearing apart not just their bodies but also their internal organs, from flesh to the depths of their souls, dismantling everything into energy particles, which were then meticulously absorbed by the mist.
These mists weren't content with just tearing apart my body; they wanted to decompose it! Just like how fungi and bacteria decompose dead flesh! And then slowly devour me! In the midst of tremendous pain, Haoyun immediately discerned the intent of these dreadful mists. But even if Haoyun understood what these terrible mists intended to do to him, what could he do about it now? Powerless to resist any longer, Haoyun could only watch helplessly as the mist gradually decomposed him into energy particles and then slowly consumed everything he had.
Haoyun knew in his heart that death was imminent. Yet, compared to the fear of death itself, what terrified Haoyun more at this moment was the pain that was leading him towards death. He would rather meet his end immediately than continue to endure the excruciating process of being torn apart into energy particles!
Struggling to look around, Haoyun noticed that the three mortals, including the dying Eva, were bleeding from all seven orifices. Indeed, it wasn't merely bleeding; blood was gushing out of their seven orifices like fountains. After a large amount of blood sprayed out of their bodies, it formed thick blood streams floating in the air. These blood streams, seemingly responding to some kind of call, dispersed into numerous blood droplets at a visible rate, which then broke down into countless blood mists. Finally, these blood mists blended with the surging chaotic mist until everything was completely consumed by the mist.
As the blood was drained from Eva, Wang Defa, and Karl, their bodies immediately shriveled up. It was evident that this phenomenon was caused by the chaotic mist devouring their energy. Not only were their mortal bodies withered, but even the bodies of Haoyun's trio of priests had also shriveled under the mist's consumption. However, their bodies did not shrivel into mere corpses under the mist's consumption; what followed was even more terrifying than becoming dry corpses.
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As the energy within Haoyun and his team continued to ebb away, the edges of their bodies began to blur and under the inexplicable interference of minor high-frequency vibrations, they gradually underwent a phenomenon of mistification from the edges of their bodies. At the same time, that heart-wrenching tearing sensation spread throughout their bodies like a flood, inundating Haoyun's six-person team with the highest level of pain. Finally, as their agony peaked, everything that constituted them collapsed, and they disappeared completely in the midst of agonizing fragmentation.
"Hey! Senior brother! Are you too slow to act? How long has it been? Why haven't they woken up yet? If not, let's bury them as fertilizer and plant some fruits!" A hollow voice, full of gaps, whispered quietly.
"Don't worry! Even a guy like you can be saved by me, let alone them?! They've just undergone necessary rites; they'll be fine!" A booming voice, strong and powerful, disdainfully replied.
"Hey! Then why aren't they awake yet? You must have messed something up!" The voice full of gaps asked again, suspiciously.
"How long has it been? Do you think this is your bathtub? After soaking for so long, probably not even in ten or fifteen days, they won't wake up." The booming voice impatiently retorted.
"The key is it's been half a month already, why are they still not showing any signs? Look, their hands and feet are still cold!" The voice full of gaps commented cautiously.
Then, with a somewhat sleazy tone, this person said, "Oh! Should I warm her hands first! Tsk tsk! Look at this young man! His body is really strong! Quite reminiscent of my old vigor! Oh! And look at this big girl's plump little face, must be very comfortable to touch! Oh! I really miss such plump bodies!"
"Hey! You old thing! If you just touch those guys, that's one thing, but don't you dare start any funny business with the big girl! Be careful or I'll take care of you!" The powerful voice warned with some annoyance.
"Hey! What do you take me for?! Right now, I'm just observing from a distance. I wouldn't dare to do anything inappropriate! You see, I've been keeping my distance from these two girls all along! I don't have any improper thoughts about them! It's just been so long since I've seen any living creatures with flesh and blood, so I wanted to reminisce about my old days!" The voice full of gaps hurriedly explained.
Then, this somewhat sleazy voice suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Wow! Hey! Come over here and look! This boy's thighs are so strong! Quite reminiscent of my old vigor—"
"Hey! Who are you?! What do you want to do?! Get lost! You pervert!" Before this sleazy guy could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Haoyun's terrified shout. Accompanied by bursts of hysterical and meaningless shouts, Haoyun struggled on the ground like a fish out of water, first floundering about uncontrollably as if unable to control his balance, then flipping over with a carplike movement, and finally standing up in a half-kneeling posture.
"Where... where is this? Who are you people?!" Haoyun gasped heavily, his voice a mixture of seven parts confusion and three parts vigilance. At the same time, he prepared to activate his thoughts to summon the Phoenix Blade, ready to face any potential battles that might come next.
However, to Haoyun's surprise, no matter what method he used, he couldn't summon the Phoenix Blade. This inevitably increased Haoyun's tension. So, to delay any potential attack from the enemies in front of him, Haoyun immediately shouted loudly, "Who are you people?! What is this place?!"
Haoyun's questioning sounded somewhat hysterical, mainly because when he was half-awake just now, he heard the obscene remarks of that strange man, and vaguely felt a strange big hand rubbing his inner thighs at random. However, Haoyun's hysteria soon turned into horror when he saw the two mysterious weirdos standing in the center of this dilapidated Roman-style hall, both with extremely abnormal appearances.
Actually, to be more precise, Haoyun shouldn't use the word "standing" to describe the posture of the two people in front of him. Because, one of these weirdos was just a pile of lower body collapse, with only the upper body and two arms barely sitting under a pillar of bones. Judging from the huge size and strange skeleton of this skeleton, it was obviously a strange beast with a humanoid appearance in front of it.
As for the other guy, Haoyun simply shouldn't use the word "human" to describe him. Because, this guy is just a huge, colorful human-shaped palm wrapped in brilliance. This palm has sharp nails like eagle claws, and a large single eye grows in the palm of the hand. But because the shape of this eye is extremely symmetrical, Haoyun can hardly distinguish whether it is a left eye or a right eye.
Haoyun faced these two strange guys nervously and confronted them, shouting loudly again, "Speak! Who are you people?! Where is this place?!"
Although the two weird guys still didn't answer Haoyun's questions, Haoyun gradually felt relieved after questioning them this time. Because, just when Haoyun questioned them loudly, Haoyun clearly saw that these two bad guys were shaken by his loud questioning and couldn't help trembling. Seeing this, Haoyun immediately realized that these two guys, although they looked weird and scary, seemed foolish and cowardly, and wouldn't pose any threat to him. So Haoyun brewed his emotions again, ready to continue asking his questions.
But before Haoyun could speak this time, he heard Dream Jia's weak voice behind him: "Haoyun, what's happening? Where... where is this?"
Immediately after, Dao Lao also groaned weakly as he sat up. He leaned on his still somewhat weak legs, bowed his back, gasping heavily, looking very exhausted.
Seeing this, Haoyun quickly stepped back to their side and asked, "Dream Jia, Old Dao, are you guys okay? Are you injured?"
Seeing that Dream Jia and Dao Lao were fine, Haoyun naturally felt relieved. However, this relief lasted only for a moment and then disappeared. Because Haoyun realized that apart from Dream Jia and Dao Lao, he hadn't heard any sound from Eva and the others. So, Haoyun first signaled Dream Jia and the two to remain vigilant about the presence of the two monsters he had discovered, and then ran to Eva and the others to check their situation.
"Eva? Wang Defa? Karl? Are you guys okay? Wake up, will you?!" Haoyun shook each of the three, trying to wake them up loudly.