92: Chapter 92 The Disaster Ends, But Continues to Spread
After half a quarter of an hour, Chen Feng used himself as a medium to pass the news to Lin Chuan.
After learning everything, Lin Chuan didn't feel much of a stir in his heart.
"The Yanlong Empire is going to act?"
"Just as well."
"This seat also wants to see just how much the overlord of this Dongsheng Continent... is truly worth."
While Lin Chuan was thinking, Li Shanyuan also sent urgent intelligence.
"Reporting to My Buddha! A large number of Yanlong Empire troops have been found gathering at the border!"
"Not only are there regular units, but also a large number of Ghost Controller units!"
"There are even Taboo Masters from Bureau 749 overseeing them!"
"They are approaching the border line with unknown intentions!"
"Pass down the order."
Lin Chuan's voice was cold and firm, resonating in Li Shanyuan's mind like a great bell.
"All units on high alert!"
"If they want to fight, then we shall fight with them!"
"All trespassers... shall die!!"
With Lin Chuan's order issued.
The entire Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore instantly entered the highest level of combat readiness.
On the border line, the atmosphere was tense and explosive.
The Ghost Controllers of the Yanlong Empire and those of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore formed a standoff.
Although both sides had not yet officially opened fire.
But that oppressive, extreme murderous aura already made the air feel frozen.
However.
Just as both sides were at each other's throats.
Over the East Sea, in the direction of Neon Country.
Wisps of pink mist were constantly churning and accelerating their spread... and this time, the speed of expansion far exceeded any previous time!
In just a few hours.
The pink mist crossed hundreds of kilometers of sea and directly approached the border of the Yanlong Empire!
"Warning! Warning!"
"S-rank or higher Taboo Rule fluctuations detected in the direction of the East Sea!"
"The pink mist is spreading rapidly! It is estimated that in three hours... it will cover the eastern provinces!"
Yanlong Empire, Holy Capital.
Inside the Supreme Combat Command Center, piercing alarms blared in unison.
On the massive holographic map.
The blue areas that originally represented safety were being rapidly swallowed by large patches of eye-piercing pink.
Bearing the brunt were the three wealthy major provinces in the east of the Yanlong Empire!
As well as... the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore, which was adjacent to the Yanlong Empire!
"Damn it! Why at a time like this?!"
A white-haired old man slammed the table hard, his expression extremely grim.
"Reporting to the Captain!"
An intelligence officer ran in, drenched in sweat.
"According to satellite monitoring, several distorted giant shadows have appeared inside Neon Country!!"
"And..."
He paused, his voice trembling slightly.
"In the center of the haze, we captured an image of a door..."
"Behind that door, it is suspected that Taboo Rule fluctuations exceeding SS-rank are leaking out!"
Hearing this, the entire command room instantly fell into a deathly silence.
"Executive Xia!"
Everyone's eyes turned to the majestic old man sitting in the head seat.
This old man wore a simple black shirt and radiated a powerful aura; he was thin and small, but gave off an unshakeable sense of grandeur!
The old man was the Chief Executive of the Yanlong Empire... Xia Xuanyuan!
"What about the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore?"
Someone asked.
"Are we still going to continue the purge of the 'Evil Buddha'?"
Hearing this, Xia Xuanyuan fell silent for a moment.
His gaze moved back and forth between the pink area on the map and the border line of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore.
Finally.
He slowly let out a sigh.
"Purge?"
"How can we still purge?"
"If we and the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore fight to a mutual destruction, then who will block this pink mist?"
"But..."
A radical Bureau 749 captain said unwillingly:
"Are we just going to let that Evil Buddha and that Zhou Kai go?"
"They killed a Squadron Leader of our Bureau 749; this is a provocation to the Empire's dignity!"
"Dignity?"
Xia Xuanyuan glanced at him coldly.
"In the face of racial survival, dignity is worthless!"
"And..."
He pointed in the direction of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore.
"According to intelligence analysis, although that 'Ancient Buddha of Rebirth' acts strangely, he is not the kind of 'chaos taboo' that only knows slaughter and destruction."
"He has intelligence, logic, and can even... be communicated with."
"By contrast..."
His finger tapped heavily on the location of Neon Country.
"The thing behind this pink mist is the true source of despair!"
"It is chaos, distortion, and indescribable horror!"
"Therefore..."
Xia Xuanyuan stood up, his voice carrying an unquestionable decisiveness.
"Pass my order!"
"Immediately stop the operations against the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore!"
"Switch to... a defensive posture!"
"At the same time, send a special envoy to the border of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore."
"If necessary... we can talk with that 'Evil Buddha'."
"The top priority is to contain the disaster spreading from Neon Country!!"
After Xia Xuanyuan finished speaking, the surrounding high-level officials did not object.
Even the several radical captains of Bureau 749 stopped speaking one by one.
They knew that Xia Xuanyuan's decision... was correct and rational!
...Meanwhile.
The border of the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore.
The originally tense atmosphere eased slightly as the Yanlong Empire's army took the initiative to retreat.
But this did not make Li Shanyuan and the others relax their vigilance.
On the contrary, everyone's mood grew increasingly heavy.
Li Shanyuan and the others already knew about the great change in Neon Country.
They watched the pink mist getting closer and closer in the eastern sky, feeling waves of unease.
Compared to the threat brought by the Yanlong Empire... that eerie pink mist was clearly much more terrifying!
"What... is that thing?"
A C-rank Ghost Controller from the Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore held a special telescope and looked at that eerie mist; he felt his eyes begin to sting.
Immediately after, his mind became dazed!
It was as if some unspeakable rule was polluting his soul and eroding his will... gradually, his body couldn't stop twitching!
It was as if countless small snakes were burrowing around inside his body!
"Ah!!"
The C-rank Ghost Controller holding the special telescope couldn't help but scream.
"Don't look!"
Seeing this, Bai Ling quickly shouted to stop him and knocked the special telescope out of his hand.
"That pink mist contains high-level Taboo Rules!!"
Just as Bai Ling was speaking.
A Yanlong Empire armored vehicle flying a banner suddenly drove slowly toward the border outpost of the 'Land of Rebirth on the Other Shore'.
"Hmm?"
Seeing that armored vehicle, Li Shanyuan, who had been on the border front line, was slightly surprised.
Soon, two figures stepped out of the armored vehicle.
They were a man and a woman.
The man was in his early forties, with a face full of stubble and a steady temperament.
The woman was around thirty, with a capable temperament, and every move revealed a swift and decisive manner.
Both were Ghost Controllers, and their bodies emitted several A-rank Abnormality rule fluctuations!