172: Anomalies in Dayang Lake

So much time had passed that the bodies had long since rotted and stank, the stench enveloping the entire Public Security Office.

“How utterly audacious! Absolutely audacious!”

The commander of the Fifth Brigade said in a deep voice, his gaze cold.

He walked straight up, ignoring the crime scene, and knelt down to carefully lift out the twisted and broken bodies with both hands, trying to restore them to a normal appearance.

“Commander!”

The special Security Officers didn't dare to stop him, seeing that the commander was already furious, and could only help.

“Let’s go, let’s see what’s inside.”

After arranging all the bodies of his comrades, the commander of the Fifth Brigade led his men into the Public Security Office.

The entire Public Security Office was in ruins, with bloodstains still remaining, indicating that a battle must have taken place there in the past.

The commander of the Fifth Brigade scanned his surroundings and went directly to the armory.

The door here had long been wide open; he walked in and saw that the firearms and ammunition inside were also gone.

“This is Su Chen. All firearms and ammunition in the Public Security Office are missing. The target of the mission is carrying multiple firearms. All units, please be advised.”

Su Chen immediately relayed the message to the operational channel.

With guns in the hands of the cult organization, the danger level was even higher.

Especially at night, with the dim lights of Wutong Town, it was easy to encounter danger.

After inspecting the situation at the Public Security Office, the Fifth Brigade continued their search in Wutong Town.

When a hint of dawn appeared in the sky, the morning glow scattered, dispelling the darkness.

The entire world seemed to be reviving.

At this moment, the special Security Officers had already searched the entire Wutong Town, and even the surrounding mountain forests.

Finally, they found traces of the townspeople leaving in the northwest corner of Wutong Town.

Furthermore, they also discovered a significant number of blood and flesh sacrifices, with the number of victims reaching nearly a hundred!

Not long after the news spread, the city leaders were enraged, demanding that all suspects be arrested and brought to justice!

The special Security Officers dispatched drones to search along the mountain forests, but they were quickly shot down by Mutated Creatures.

The current mountain forests were too dangerous, with too many Mutated Creatures, completely incomparable to the animals in the cities.

The special Security Officers attempted to enter the mountain forests, but there were too many Mutated Creatures inside.

Some Mutated Creatures, despite facing so many people, still dared to attack ferociously.

Although they were killed instantly, if they got close before dying, the person attacked would either die or be crippled.

There were even terrifying mutated venomous creatures that could kill a person within a few minutes after biting them.

The special Security Officers, lacking experience in mountain forest combat, had to retreat from the mountain forests in a short time due to casualties.

There was no other way; the Linan City Public Security Bureau could only contact Wuxing City to the northwest, asking them to pay attention to anyone passing through that direction during this period.

Especially from the mountain forest direction.

Ultimately, the special Security Officers returned to Wutong Town. As a crime scene, and with no one left, the entire town was sealed off.

What no one knew was that...

In a poor mountain village within Linan City, visitors arrived on this day.

“O the great lord of eternal life above, please forgive my sins for losing your pure land!”

“I promise you that one day, the world will become your pasture, and all beings will Awaken in your great power!”

Bishop Yang whispered devoutly and fanatically, kowtowing with each step, his crimson blood flowing along the ground.

Finally, he stood up and looked at the ancient mountain village before him, a strange smile appearing in his eyes.

“It is here that we shall spread the Lord’s teachings, and let all beings in the Universe hear the Lord’s divine voice!”

Bishop Yang giggled, a chilling smile on his fair and delicate face.

“Hey, what are you all doing here?”

The appearance of such a group of people aroused the vigilance of the mountain villagers.

“Hello, we are a religious group, searching for the Lord’s footsteps.”

Bishop Yang stepped forward, his beautiful face making people unconsciously lower their guard.

“Hello, we found that this village has a connection with the Lord, and we’d like to survey it first. If suitable, we’d like to buy a piece of land to build a church.”

Bishop Yang also stepped forward, his face amiable. In just a few words, he put the mountain villagers at ease, making them beam with joy.

“Buy land? Good, good, good, please take your time looking. Do you want us to introduce it to you?”

“I’ll go invite our village chief. He needs to discuss this.”

Several mountain villagers eagerly said.

If the village sold a piece of land, everyone in the village would get a share.

Just like that, a large group from the Church of Eternal Life entered the mountain village.

Moreover, the village chief of the small mountain village greeted them with a fawning smile.

This was only because Bishop Yang inadvertently showed a watch on his wrist, which left the village chief in awe.

Such a level of wealthy person had never visited their dilapidated place before. They had to serve him well; perhaps the wealthy person would buy more land to build a factory or something.

Such a rich person, who didn't care about business and came out to preach, was definitely a wealthy individual.

This made the village chief overjoyed. He called the prettiest woman in the village to hold an umbrella for Bishop Yang.

Finally, after a morning, Bishop Yang chose a large empty plot of land behind the mountain village.

This location led directly to the back mountain, allowing him to escape into the forest directly if an unexpected situation arose.

Although he had become a kinsman, Bishop Yang’s ability to think was still intact. In fact, as long as it wasn’t related to Su Yuan, his difference from ordinary people was not significant; it was mainly that his worldview had changed.

However, he could feign a normal person’s worldview, knowing how normal people behaved.

Therefore, Bishop Yang was at ease when conversing with people at this moment.

As a boss who started in sales, his emotional intelligence and eloquence were beyond doubt.

Bishop Yang directly offered a million to acquire this large plot of land, making the village chief so happy he almost had a second spring.

Although, on the surface, all of Bishop Yang’s assets had been frozen.

But secretly, he still had multiple unregistered bank cards and assets in the blockchain. A million for him was still effortless.

“Mr. Village Chief, our congregants have their own affairs during the day. Please help me arrange the construction of the church; I will cover the expenses.”

Bishop Yang finally said, patting the old village chief’s shoulder.

“No problem, no problem!”

The old village chief repeatedly agreed, not suspecting anything.

That evening, the old village chief arranged for the hundred or so followers of the Church of Eternal Life to stay, because Bishop Yang had given another large sum of money, stating that they would be staying for a period.

Although their small mountain village was a village, its population was considerably larger than Wutong Town, with over a thousand households.

One person per household was enough to accommodate… Dayang Lake.

Lake bottom.

Sun and moon alternated, time flowed.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

At night, the bottom of the hundred-meter-deep Dayang Lake was pitch dark, yet very active.

Only one area, surrounded by many kinsmen, was quiet.

Suddenly, the lake bottom mud trembled, the lake water surged, the entire lakebed shook, and bubbles filled the water.

A terrifying aura gradually spread, causing all the kinsmen to bow their heads respectfully and fanatically.

Even the countless Mutated Creatures in the distance felt a chill through their bodies at this moment, swimming uneasily.

In the far distance, some powerful overlord creatures violently destroyed things, unleashing powerful skills that tore through the lake water and shot into the night sky, attracting the attention of drones.

A massive, colorful giant fish even leaped out of the water, soaring high into the sky, then crashing down, creating huge waves.

Many giant pythons and Eels also uneasily left Dayang Lake, densely covering the lakeshore, and were captured by drones.

“Report, there’s a situation at Dayang Lake. The remaining underwater cameras have captured abnormal behavior from Mutated Creatures; many powerful Mutated Creatures have become aggressive!”

The army command center, executing rescue operations, quickly noticed these anomalies.

“Hmm, issue a warning to the surrounding cities.”

“Immediately deploy that batch of floating underwater cameras into Dayang Lake.”

Commander Hao pondered for a moment and said.

The area around Dayang Lake was not only limited to Shangqing City.

Luolong City, for example, was near where Dayang Lake flowed into the Yangtze River.

These powerful Mutated Creatures possessed special abilities, and their lethality far surpassed that of the Infected, truly like monsters from movies.

Once they entered a city, it would be a disaster!

Especially Dayang Lake, which had a high concentration of powerful creatures, ranking among the top in the entire country.

At the bottom of Dayang Lake, the tremor grew stronger, like an earthquake.

The surrounding creatures became increasingly restless, frequently leaping out of the water.

Under the drone’s lights, on the surface of Dayang Lake within the visible range, countless fish were leaping, as if trying to escape Dayang Lake.

This scene made everyone in the command center frown, feeling uneasy.

“Send drones over. I want to know what’s happening!”

Commander Hao said sternly.