AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 721 - 332 Awakening, Departure (Happy National Day!!)

Chapter 721: Chapter 332 Awakening, Departure (Happy National Day!!)

"Can’t stop it?! Then find a way to weaken it!"

"As long as the power is sufficiently weakened, we can make it stop operating!"

"No matter what, we must minimize the consumption!"

"Stop yelling, I’m on it!"

As time went on, the zealots finally noticed the draining of supernatural power within the matrix.

However, they were unaware that this drain was related to Kuai Hongji, so they didn’t worry about it. Instead, they excitedly exclaimed, "The power in the matrix has weakened! We’ve succeeded!"

"Don’t let up! Keep it going!"

As time silently passed and the distant mystical forest gradually quieted down, Kuai Hongji knew it was time to wrap things up.

He stopped actively absorbing power from the matrix and started using the remaining solidified supernatural power in the vessel for the final arrangement.

By the time the zealots who had gone to confront the Mountain Man started returning one by one,

he had used up all the solidified supernatural power in the vessel. Carrying the vessel, he walked towards the pits of the Desolate Land, next to the grotesque cracks. After a brief handover with an approaching zealot, he continued walking a distance, then discreetly moved behind a large petrified plaster, set down the vessel, and turned to merge into the Mist, slipping between the gnarled old trees at the edge of the Desolate Land like a fish diving into the sea...

After walking a distance, he still hid among the gnarled branches as he initially did, concealing his form.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

Below the branches where he hid, the zealots continued to return, cursing under their breaths: "That lamppost is damn tough!"

"If it weren’t for that thing, I would have subdued him long ago!"

"Forget it, lucky for him he ran fast!"

"Let’s hurry back, don’t waste time..."

"This time, we must take advantage of the Grey Mist Invasion to break through their defenses in one fell swoop!"

"The Cafeteria has fallen, this is our best chance!"

"Go, go, go... Keep reinforcing the matrix!"

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

The group passed through the dense forest and returned to the Desolate Land. They each picked up the vessels on the ground, preparing to get back to work...

"No, what’s wrong with the matrix?"

Almost immediately, a zealot realized there was a problem and shouted out.

"Idiot, stop yelling and come with us!"

Chaos ensued on the matrix of the Desolate Land, while Kuai Hongji quietly slipped away...

Lin Yi had thought it was all over, but then he saw Kuai Hongji, who had run a good distance away, suddenly turn around, looking towards the direction of the Desolate Land, muttering, "It should be about time..."

Half a minute after his words fell, a terrifying surge emerged from the Desolate Land, like a mushroom cloud from an explosion with shockwaves flashing out, shaking the entire forest and rustling the leaves!

"Time to celebrate!"

Task completed, he leaves without a trace, keeping his achievements and reputation a secret.

With a sinister smile, Kuai Hongji pulled his hood tighter and turned to leave...

On the other side of the Green Forest Belt, the Mountain Man emerged in a sorry state from the Green Forest.

At this point, he had shed his Exoskeleton Armor and was carrying an exaggeratedly large backpack on his back, his hands lugging large bags. His body was covered in dust and dirt, clearly showing that the combined efforts of the zealots had given him quite the beating.

With a dark face, the Mountain Man stepped out of the Green Forest Belt, his expression sour, cursing under his breath:

"Damn... it’s one thing for the job environment to suck, but now even the damned zealots are so competitive?"

"Not cultured enough to even have style in Contamination?!"

After a few steps, he still couldn’t overcome his frustration. The crushing weight of both theology and science made him bitterly realize the cost of being uneducated.

"It’s getting late; the evil spirits roam free. I must avoid their edge... Better head back to the dormitory to survive the night..."

Although reluctant, the Mountain Man chose rationale over recklessness. Failing to strike, he dejectedly walked away.

However, every few steps, he stopped to beat his chest and stomp his feet, either brooding over his past failure to learn more relevant knowledge or simply cursing the zealots’ families.

After a while, Kuai Hongji also left the depths of the forest and effortlessly navigated through the Mist, unfazed by its obscuring effect and even avoiding the Pseudo-Human Sculptures scattered along the way.

On this path, many of the sculptures were wrecked beyond recognition, looking as if they had been hit by a dump truck. Needless to say, this was the work of the Mountain Man.

Before long, Kuai Hongji reached the borderline where the deep forest and the depths of the Green Forest Belt intersect with a line filled with light and shadow.

Here, the Mist dreamily separated the world into black, white, and grey, as if the whole world was wearing a filter of deeper and shallower layers.

Kuai Hongji stopped just before the borderline, spinning in place a few times before striding out.

As Kuai Hongji crossed that boundary line, a hazy mist appeared next to Lin Yi, and in the next instant, the mist engulfed him, pulling him into the thinning clouds.

This was the "surface layer" of his Dream, or it could be called a certain kind of "hub". Every visit here signified a change of scene in the Dream, and at this moment, he instinctively glanced at his wrist.