Chapter 310: Chapter 304: The Suffering of Youth
Shen City.
A secluded little house on the outskirts, nestled in a corner of the urban village.
The noise outside had nothing to do with everything inside the house. A teenager knelt by the bed, relentlessly questioning the figure on the bed.
The murmuring voice, tinged with sobs, sounded like both an inquiry and a venting of frustration.
"Why!"
"Why?"
"Why exactly!"
Outside the teenager’s sight, tendrils of black mist seeped from the cracks in the walls, being absorbed by him.
As the black mist entered his body, the teenager’s emotions grew more intense, and the murmuring voice shifted from soft whispers to coarse, suppressed mutterings.
"Why does this all have to happen to me?"
"Why?"
The teenager muttered to himself, voicing grievances and complaints.
The unwillingness he felt towards his experiences seemed to transform into tangible resentment, continuously attracting the black mist from all sides.
...
Three days later.
At Shen City Airport, a special military aircraft landed slowly.
A group of people departed discreetly, avoiding all eyes, and headed towards the urban village in Shencheng Jiangdong New District.
With their speed, they reached the outskirts of the urban village after just an hour.
Wang Jian stepped out of the car.
"It’s pretty severe here."
As soon as he got out of the car, he took one look and gauged the situation of the urban village.
It was much like the news he received; the place was already overrun.
The entire urban village, within a radius of three miles, was shrouded in black mist.
Silence prevailed.
Luckily, only those who’ve cultivated can see it.
Plus, ordinary people aren’t keen on coming here, so nobody outside noticed anything strange.
Even the internet didn’t stir up more chatter due to the controls.
Normally, only those living in the urban village would frequent this area; the population was exceptionally dense, and the buildings were packed tightly.
Many parts lay abandoned, with garbage scattered everywhere.
Some places weren’t exactly derelict, even had complexes, but most were old and shabby.
So chaos was guaranteed.
Additionally, the dense population was the fundamental issue, so any kind of problem could arise here.
"Mr. Wang."
"Is the issue here serious?"
The top two members of Shen City’s leadership team were present.
With their rank, they naturally knew some of the insider details about Wang Jian’s identity. The nationwide ’cultivation’ exercises being promoted came from him.
Even the cultivation methods used in the military originated from him.
So in their words, they showed great respect for Wang Jian.
They were still ordinary people, unable to see the mist or the black mist Wang Jian spoke of, but upon hearing Wang Jian say it was serious, they still wanted to confirm.
"Yes, it’s very serious."
Wang Jian nodded, sighing inwardly.
Places with more people are prone to incidents, a foresight he had long had.
But now that it’s happening before him, he couldn’t shake the unexplainable feeling, like a suffocating breath stuck in his chest.
The current situation, relying on just him to spin the wheels across the nation, wouldn’t work.
Those plans had to be expedited.
While pondering, speaking, Wang Jian also stayed busy, patting the shoulders of the two leaders.
Then with a gesture, he said, "You’ll understand my meaning when you take a look."
Following Wang Jian’s direction, the two leaders initially considered saying they saw nothing unusual, but upon looking, they were startled, breaking into a cold sweat.
The urban village area, which initially revealed no problems or movement, was enveloped in a black mist, impenetrable, with vague head or face-like figures flitting about, as if swimming like fish within the mist.
If such a scene described the reality of a monstrous aura, then it would certainly be this.
"Hiss... What exactly happened here."
"Why does it look like this."
"What about the people inside?"
"Could it be that they’re all dead?"
A cascade of questions poured out.
Before seeing the black mist, they thought the urban village losing contact was because of a solvable issue involving the people inside.
But now, seeing the floating faces, they felt that hell on earth was but this.
Could everyone be dead?
Just imagining it was enough to make the two sweat bullets.
"You both must prepare for the worst."
Wang Jian candidly said, "If luck’s on our side, many people might live. But now it’s so quiet, we don’t know what happened inside."
"Pray that what’s happening here doesn’t spread."
"Spread?"
At hearing those two words, they immediately tensed, their world spun, nearly losing their physical balance.
Years of cultivation were all spent at this moment.
"Mr. Wang is joking, with Mr. Wang here, the matter should be resolved."
"Indeed, indeed, Mr. Wang helped the country solve so many events recently, this one won’t be an exception."
With their most ’kind’ smiles, they uttered the most insecure words.
Is it flattery?
Certainly not.
It’s purely finding hope, trying to grasp onto the lifeline.
Merely the urban village’s downfall was beyond what they could handle, let alone spreading.
Those two words now thundered like an alarm, striking fear in everyone who heard them.
"Me?"
Wang Jian chuckled twice, "You’re overestimating me."
He lifted his hand, pointing to the goosebumps on his skin, "See this, this is my honest reaction. This thing, terrifies anyone who sees it. I’m just slightly stronger."
Just slightly?
More like billions slightly.
The duo understood well.
"Enough talk, I should head in now."
Was Wang Jian afraid?
Certainly not.
The goosebumps were merely his natural reaction to the chilly mist.
The attitudes of these two made him unable to resist scaring them.
Bidding them farewell, Wang Jian proceeded, under everyone’s gaze, into the mist-shrouded zone.
After the explosion in the urban village, this area had been jointly controlled by military and police forces, the main reason the change was contained.
Wang Jian had a significant question.
Under normal circumstances, the mist shouldn’t stay concentrated in one area, but should spread outward.
Nationwide, this was the situation.
If not detected and handled in time, it would spread without limits.
However, an anomaly occurred in the urban village.
This black mist.....
It’s as if something consciously held it confined to this area.
"What powerful force is that?"
"A human?"
"Or perhaps a cultivator awakening here?"
"Or even reincarnation?"
Utilizing the memories of predecessors, many speculations emerged in his mind.
If someone were simply controlled by the mist, becoming an indescribable entity, it wouldn’t resemble what’s happening now.
Thus, Wang Jian even speculated if there was someone like him inside, inheriting the wisdom of sages.
Only then would there be the motivation and capability to manage the mist’s spread.
Of course, there’s also the least likely possibility!
That someone here awakened on their own, controlling everything solely through their will.
Hiss~~~
How could that possibly be?
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