Clown Game
Chapter 294 - 281: The End of the Dark Realm, and Rebirth

Chapter 294: Chapter 281: The End of the Dark Realm, and Rebirth

Downtown

Such a scene would never appear even in dreams

The earth was scorched, with golden lines spreading along the red-hot baked clay, the air was scalding, distorting people’s vision, with gunpowder, blood, and the unique scent of lightning striking through the clouds, all mixed into a thick paste. Passing through air filters, it penetrated people’s lungs, leaving them afraid to breathe.

In the distance, the muddy flesh sea was silent...

Level 17 mutated creatures, after undergoing the severe trial of high temperature, had turned into a sticky mess on the ground. Yet, they were unwilling to perish just like that, occasionally squirming, while the residual heat from that thunderous roar continued, causing the already melted flesh to further liquefy into juice.

At that moment, no one knew what to do, they just stood there, dumbfounded, waiting for the shock to dissipate.

....

Suddenly, a patch of flesh bubbles boiled over and then burst, a figure flung off the sticky, disgusting flesh juice from their body and stood up.

It was Abraham.

He twisted his heavy body, running forward with difficulty, fell forward, and frantically clawed away the chunks of flesh... Beneath them, buried another person... Dos...

His eyes were tightly shut, the protective layer he had fired earlier had been destroyed by the immense energy, and he was emitting a strong smell of smoke and dust. Fortunately, he was still breathing.

"Huff..." he let out a slight sigh of relief.

He had no idea why Dos, all of a sudden, acted as if he was provoked by something, taking such reckless action. If he hadn’t followed him in with his defensive stance at the right moment, Dos wouldn’t have survived.

Such behavior was nothing short of insane!

However... it seemed like a stroke of luck, the mutated creatures seemed unlikely to regroup for the time being, and although Dos was unconscious, he was not at the point of losing his life.

... Yes, very lucky!

He muttered in his heart once more, slowly picking up Dos and walking toward the distant crowd, stepping over the sticky, bloody ground!

"If this level 17 creature is temporarily dealt with, then searching for the invasion point will be much safer..." he thought.

The operation of the reactor had left Abraham’s head still somewhat dizzy, so his thoughts hadn’t completely escaped the confusion. Therefore, he forgot to glance at the indicator on Dos’s wrist! Thus, he was unaware of the peculiar sight that was present there! Dos’s indicator was still clear, but within the lucid fluid, a drop of black-red substance floated, like ink or perhaps blood, not blending with the liquid in the indicator, merely drifting extremely lonesomely, twisting, as if it were the embodiment of life itself.

Suddenly...

The sea of flesh beneath Abraham’s feet undulated!

He was still in a daze and slightly stunned.

It was in that instant!

The ground erupted as if boiling, the flesh that should have turned to liquid came to life in a flash, showing an almost impossible vitality. They crazily converged, and then everything in the field of vision became like a shaken cola bottle unscrewed—the surging waves of flesh threw hundreds of tentacles straight into the sky, madly flailing, colliding, and lashing at one another. Below, deep tremors shook the earth, soil was thrown upward and then overturned. The ground itself was ripped open, and a scarlet color surged out from the fissures like a tsunami, rising in waves as tall as dozens of floors high, forming countless bizarre shapes that relentlessly advanced, baring their teeth and claws as they pounced toward the gathered people!

In a flash, heaven and earth transformed.

In the consciousness of everyone present, a wave of intense fear flashed by, a fear without reason, yet as if they all remembered—like being devoured by countless insects, flayed alive, or crushed into dust—recalling the helplessness felt as a child while gazing up at the starry night sky. Those deepest fears were amplified a million times, maniacally sweeping through everyone’s consciousness!

Many among them were A-grade field agents, whose equipment and strength had already surpassed human limits, but in the face of such terror, they collapsed instantly. They didn’t even activate their defense mechanisms before being engulfed by the tidal wave of blood!

Abraham’s breathing hitched, but the defense standing around him, surpassing the control of thought, immediately went into full operation. The reactor unconsciously adjusted to its peak capacity that he could withstand, forming an almost opaque blue barrier around him. The next second, the barrier was washed away by the surging tide.

The entire old city district shook violently. Roads cracked open, buildings toppled, the sky fell and the earth sunk, and the bloodwater of unknown origin burst forth like an apocalypse, spreading like a flood over the city. The fierce winds rose up in a howl, sweeping away everything as if the slumbering Earth had grown weary of the things clinging to it, beginning to clear away everything.

Around the entire perimeter of the Dark Realm, the giant canopy began to thrash violently. The crescent-shaped metal buildings piercing the sky emitted a buzzing roar, covered in cracks as if they couldn’t bear the immense pressure. The various colossal instruments connecting them instantly emitted dust and smoke, exploding one after another. The distant machinery also overloaded and burst into flames.

...

In the whole city, the only ones not yet reunited with Abraham were the Playful Bird trio. Bai Xiong grabbed Chen Xiao and took off running. Although there was still some distance from the city center, the overwhelming bloodwave that had risen made it clear that in just a few minutes, the entire city would be submerged!

Amidst the roaring, Song Xuan’s voice came through the earphone, "What’s going on? Why are there so many mutated beings?!!!!"

"Don’t know, just run!" Bai Xiong’s reply was extremely simple. His legs were tensely sprinting, already painfully taut, but still not fast enough compared to the spreading sea of flesh behind him! Chen Xiao, nearly lifted off the ground behind him, excitedly howled out amidst the collapsing buildings and the wildly dancing, gigantic tentacles.

"Hahaha!! It’s too late! Ahahahaha!!"

Bai Xiong threw his weight into shattering several buildings blocking the way, "Stop howling, think of something!" Even in such times, his tone remained calm, which seemed extraordinarily out of place.

"Oh, oh! Hahaha, look for an infiltration point, that way, that way! You blockhead!! We’re gonna die, aha haha!!!"

Bai Xiong immediately changed direction, shouting into the earphone, "Find an infiltration point! Otherwise, we’re all dead!"

With that said, she leapt high over yet another pile of discarded obstacles!

...In the distance, Song Xuan sprinted with all her might, the surrounding scenery blurring into streaks of afterimages. This was the reason she needed to enhance her vision, for when she really picked up speed, everything around her would surpass the scope of her sight,

The vibration on her shoulder grew more distinct as the blood wave, which was still far away just moments ago, now edged into her field of view. Those surging tentacles swept through, devouring everything they touched!

Song Xuan accelerated once more, her eyes no longer able to see anything clearly, but she followed the detector on her shoulder, weaving through the vast city, becoming a piercingly cold wind.

As the half minute of racing with death came to an end, her gaunt arms dug into the ground, leaving behind deep gouges as her dagger instantly embedded into the nearby building. With several near-body-tearing turns, this wind, moving at a speed incomprehensible to the average person, scaled a tall building and rushed into a direction where she had staked her life on a bold bet, charging toward the blood wave!

...

If she was wrong, she would die! This was very similar to her line of work. If she lost, she would die; if exposed, she would also die. She was like a dancer on the line of death, and in a way, like a pervert crazily infatuated with this feeling...!

So! It was almost as if the outcome had been predetermined.

She! Won the bet!

The vibration on her shoulder went from noticeable to intense, and finally began to wail. At last, Song Xuan leapt from the edge of a building, her body soaring through the air.

"Crack..."

A crisp sound!

In the midst of this apocalypse, it was strangely refreshing!

The serum shattered, the reddish-brown liquid spreading in the air, scattered by the wind, yet eerily, as if being sucked into an unseen place...

In that instant, the dancing tentacles on the ground began to disintegrate, the raging blood sea seemed to lose its power, and the accumulated flesh collapsed in a moment.

The vibrations in the sky ceased, the roaring from the ground disappeared, leaving only the blood tide still surging from inertia, then loosening as it flowed into the streets and gradually quieting down.

Almost within that second, the howling abruptly ended, and the fierce wind calmed down.

Bai Xiong hung Chen Xiao with one hand while the other clung to the wall of a tall building, watching the blood sea finally come to a rest, and a sense of having survived a calamity faintly emerged.

Below, the dangling Chen Xiao laughed, his face flushed with excitement and satisfaction after the thrill.

Finally...

Finally...

Dark Realm was cleansed!

Everything had come to an end at last!

...

At least it seemed that way!

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At this moment, in a distant corner of the city,

A tall figure struggled out of a pile of flesh.

Dos.

At this moment, he looked very strange.

All over his skin, blood-red patterns spread, twisting and throbbing, like thickened veins.

He looked around blankly, and inexplicably at his own hands, somewhat new and bewildered, as if he were a baby in a new world, everything extremely unfamiliar yet alluring.

He touched his neck, his body, gasping for air greedily...

"Heh, heh..."

He let out a chuckle, his voice awkward, as if he was still not quite accustomed to using this body.

Then, several pieces of flesh near him suddenly twisted, sticking to his clothes as if with affection, as though longing to merge into his body...