May 3, 2097, 3: 00 a.m.
Yin Le lowered her head once more. She looked at the exquisite lady's wristwatch on her wrist and confirmed the time.
The living area on the lower deck was perfectly soundproof. It was quiet and still. The main light in the small living room between the rooms was never turned on, but the orange night light was on. It interweaved with the soft light of the projection work area, illuminating the corners, the floor, and the silhouette of a person who had been asleep for a long time on the sofa …. Or rather, an empty shell.
In the past ten hours, there was practically no change in this area aside from the adjustment of the lighting.
Compared to the material plane, the result of the perception on the mental plane was the complete opposite. This was especially true for the vibrations that originated from the Bloodsoul Temple in the abyss district. It was nearly the same time as Luo Nan's slumber. It had never stopped since the beginning.
There were even a few periods where the vibrations were so intense that it seemed as if they would collapse in the next moment. It nearly jolted Yin Le's heart out of her chest. Throbbing, anxious, and fearful emotions followed her like a shadow. Even so, she still had to force herself to remain calm. She did her best to pacify the upper echelons of the Order who didn't know what was going on. She wanted to prevent them from muddle-headedly doing stupid things.
Fine. In fact, her so-called 'knowing' was nothing more than a half-assed explanation. She could only passively wait on the yacht right now.
A few minutes ago, the Bloodsoul Temple in the abyss district had just passed through an intense period. Right now, the operating momentum was very calm. Yin Le let out a sigh of relief for the time being. She diverted some of her attention to look at the psychic diagram that had appeared on the projection work area for a long time.
Perhaps it was a misconception caused by the long period of observation. She felt that this scene of a tornado on the sea gave her a strange feeling of unfamiliarity. It was like looking at a word for a long time and suddenly not being able to recognize it.
At this time, the sound of static came from the built-in headphones. The captain of the yacht took the initiative to contact her, "Manager Yin, there's a situation. The hull has suddenly become heavy. "
Yin Le didn't understand for a moment, "What did you say?"
"The hull's draft is increasing. It's like ten tons of cargo being smashed. It's already exceeded the design draft, but it's still going on …. It's not far from the upper limit of the structure's draft. We may have fallen into a trap! "
The captain had just retired from the army not long ago. His words carried the air of a bandit. In fact, the sound of a gun being pulled rang out from the other side. Clearly, the crew area was already nervous.
Yin Le's heart was tense, but the situation she faced was much more complicated than the captain's considerations. How could she make a decision so easily?
Just as his scalp swelled with pain, a faint sound came from the side of the sofa. It seemed to be Luo Nan making a sound from his nostrils. Yin Le couldn't see too clearly, but she could feel that Luo Nan had woken up. His eyelids were moving, opening a sliver, but he hadn't completely lifted his head. It was like waking up after a long sleep. Half of his consciousness was still in a dream.
Yin Le was stunned for a moment before ecstasy surged in her heart.
At this moment, the hull of the ship shook slightly, and the originally well-soundproof living area could also hear the roar of coughing coming from the stern of the ship. The Ray Yacht cruising on the surface of the lake suddenly slowed down. Those with keen senses like Yin Le could even feel the yacht sinking.
Clearly, the situation reported by the captain was getting worse.
It was at this time that Luo Nan opened his eyes.
Yin Le noticed that the color of Luo Nan's pupils was a bit strange. At first, there was a layer of grey, and then a dark red color. But as his eyelids blinked, these miscellaneous colors quickly faded away and were replaced by a bright light. It seemed to be brighter than the light source in the room, so much so that the projection work area was dimmed … Hmm?
"Sir!"
Yin Le subconsciously felt that something was wrong and called out to them. Luo Nan, who was on the sofa, clearly heard her and turned his head. But the air in the small living room let out a cracking sound following his movements. It was as if the ropes were unable to bear the burden and broke apart.
In this instant, Yin Le felt as if she had been pushed hard by someone. She staggered back and fell onto the stairs that she had entered from. And she was clearly lucky, because the sofa in front of her, which was carrying Luo Nan, had crumbled. The surrounding coffee table and even the bar further away had twisted and deformed. It was as if they had been smashed by a heavy hammer. Even the bottom of the cabin had collapsed.
But Luo Nan still maintained a relaxed sitting posture under such an unforeseen event. Even though the bottom of his body was already a hole in the bottom of the cabin that had collapsed.
Luo Nan's state was indeed relaxed. There was clearly some sort of invisible force carrying him. It didn't seem like he had been ambushed …. Then perhaps it would be more appropriate to call him the initiator?
"Manager Yin! Manager Yin!"
The captain shouted loudly. Clearly, he had discovered the unforeseen event in the living area. Yin Le just sat on the stairs. She was unable to understand the current situation, so it was hard for her to give a response.
Luo Nan, who was sitting calmly, even had the leisure to fiddle with the work area in front of him … … This virtual projection was probably the only thing that remained unchanged aside from him.
Then he turned his face once more and smiled at the nearby Yin Le. "Tidy up a bit."
While he was speaking, a hole burst open in the wall behind Luo Nan from the distortion of the wooden planks and steel plates. He shrugged his shoulders and his body floated backwards. The virtual work area still flickered with light as it penetrated through the side of the yacht. It sank down and soon entered the depths of the lake.
Yin Le got up and walked to the damaged side of the yacht in a few steps. She looked at the crack in the twisted steel plates in a daze. She only remembered to reply to the captain after a few seconds. She told him to send a crew over to begin the miserable comprehensive inspection process.
It was night. North Mountain Lake was covered in a thick fog. The aberrations in the surrounding area were clearly restless. The sound of wind, the sound of water, and the howling continued without end. The people on the entire yacht were frightened and confused as they passed through the thick fog.
As for the instigator, Luo Nan, he walked slowly underwater, going deeper and deeper.
North Mountain Lake was essentially a dammed lake. Its deepest depth was over two hundred meters. At the bottom of the lake were the remains of a large number of pre-World War Three city buildings. Right now, they had become the nests of all kinds of underwater creatures and even aberrations.
It was said that the government of Bancheng City had been trying to explore and excavate. They even wanted to build a memorial at the bottom of the lake. However, with Luo Nan's arrival tonight, the remains of the buildings at the bottom of the lake were really unlucky.
An invisible pressure came from the originally unrelated space-time. Because of Luo Nan's existence, a portion of the structure interfered with the local space-time, causing fine vibrations. Moreover, a large amount of undigested gambling capital flowed within this external space-time structure. This increased the strength and weight of the interference.
These gambling capital came from the grand gamble within the sacrificial altar framework constructed by the Wraith Sign. The gamblers were Gong Qi, Lady Halder, and Rui Wen, who had interfered in the end.
The banker presiding over the gambling house was undoubtedly Luo Nan.
However, he had already completely lost his impartial standpoint. Together with the Wraith Sign, who had constructed the sacrificial altar, he had gambled against his only opponent, Gong Qi. Gong Qi was powerless to destroy this situation. He didn't even see through the essence of this gambling house. The final result conformed to the logic that it should have.
The only unexpected thing was that the course of events was much more relaxed than expected.
From beginning to end, Gong Qi's counterattack was unable to truly touch the weak points and fatal points of Luo Nan's side. All of Gong Qi's struggles didn't deviate from Luo Nan's initial plans. This was undoubtedly the foundation of planning and the formation of a system of knowledge that took as long as half a year. It was the accumulation of a large amount of time in exchange for an instant explosive battle result.
Luo Nan's rationality was able to analyze and explain when faced with such a battle result. However, there were times when he couldn't help but feel his heart soar.
So it turns out that I can do this much. I can do this well!
So it turns out that the power I can mobilize is this powerful!
Luo Nan stopped at a certain high point in the gloomy depths of the water. This place should have been some high-grade office building from before the Third World War. Perhaps it was a landmark building from back in the day. The quality of the building was exceptionally good. It had withstood the flood peaks and mudslides of several decades ago. It had also withstood the water pressure of the past few years, as well as the torment of the Mutants.
Luo Nan stood at the edge of the roof. He spread his arms and took deep breaths. He was controlling his emotions, but he was also enjoying this moment of achievement.
The bottom of the lake didn't give him a normal living environment, but the interference of the alternate space-time structure was Luo Nan's strongest safeguard.
Gong Qi had lost everything there. His Extraordinary-Level soul structure and vast energy had been reduced to Lady Halder's next level of resources …. And it was far beyond that.
Rui Wen had cut off Gong Qi's life force. It was reasonable to say that she should have obtained a large portion, but she seemed to have reached a bottleneck. She didn't take too much. In addition, the Wraith Sign guided and diverted a portion to be used as operating costs and future reserves for the Cobweb Altar. The three Bloodsoul Temples shared some of the benefits. The built-in puppets and related believers all shared some of the benefits.
But even like this, it wasn't completely divided.
The rest was stored with Luo Nan, allowing his soul strength to explosively increase once more.
Before this, every time Luo Nan's soul strength exploded with explosive growth, it was accompanied by a near-fatal risk of imbalance between his body and soul. But this time, the risk didn't come as expected. This was because a firm and highly efficient water conservancy project had appeared between his body and soul, which was still severely imbalanced. Perhaps it could be called Luo Nan's Domain.
The destructive expansion of his soul strength, as well as the large amount of undigested gambling capital, together with the unceasing mobilization and assembly of the configuration fragments, seeped into the precise space-time structure bit by bit, undergoing an even deeper transformation.
From the peak of a flood that splashed the sky, it transformed into an unending stream of electricity. Everything was clearly natural and smooth.
Luo Nan understood that the most crucial factor within this was the configuration theory that he gradually grasped in depth. This knowledge system, which clearly surpassed the current level of Earth, rapidly solidified the foundation of his existence in this world.
This was a good beginning, but it was merely a beginning.
The psychic diagram continued to flash in the virtual work area in front of him.
Luo Nan's gaze fell upon the sea tornado that originally belonged to Gong Qi. Following his attentive gaze, the fine lines and shadow structure continued to transform. During this process, Luo Nan's previously fluttering state of mind continued to settle as the details of the outline changed. Luo Nan gradually returned to tranquility.
It was time to enter the arena.
He had transformed from a pseudo-transcendent compositor into a true participant. This was because he possessed the ability to stand on equal footing with the other sea tornadoes right now.
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