novelraw Chapter 1593: 1594: Handling
Chapter 1593: 1594: Handling
Chapter 1593: Chapter 1594: Handling
Observing the person bound by the black chains and unable to move, Feng Yuan stroked his chin. These people were all controlled by the Resurrectors, yet it seemed different somehow.
He glanced at the Resurrector deliberately left behind, identical in appearance to others, but unlike other Resurrectors, these looked exactly like their originals. Aside from their clothes, no other differences were visible to the group.
These guys have issues! Everyone couldn’t help but think. After all, the previous Resurrectors hadn’t shown such peculiar cases. Although their appearance was already similar to their originals, you could immediately spot the differences. Yet these Resurrectors…
“Is this a case of replacement? Where the actual soul is transferred into the Resurrector?”
Veronia exclaimed in surprise. Naturally, this possibility occurred to the others as well. Feng Yuan glanced at the Resurrectors who were devoid of any rationality. If not for his restraint, they would certainly continue to attack them.
Shaking his head, Feng Yuan said,
“Not necessarily. I’m not sure what’s going on with these things yet. Let’s meet up with the other teams first. We can take these people with us for now. I don’t have time to deal with them at the moment.”
Seeing Veronia glance at the White Wolf Deity, Feng Yuan humorously said,
“The White Wolf Deity might not have a better solution either. This involves the soul level, and without stopping to carefully examine it, it’s hard to say what’s going on.”
With that, Feng Yuan looked around and sighed,
“But we don’t have much time now, so let’s go and gather everyone together first.”
“Perhaps the opponent wants to sabotage us after our teams meet, like having those controlled by the Resurrectors turn against us. Currently, there’s no evidence proving that all those discovered were the only ones controlled by the Resurrectors.”
Dou Yanlan expressed this suspicion aloud. In reality, this doubt also existed among the official squads, leading to a lack of mutual trust. However, thankfully, the people involved were elite, so even without a commander leading them, their analytical skills were not inferior to Dou Yanlan’s.
Glancing at Dou Yanlan, Feng Yuan smiled and pointed at himself, saying
“So do you think I’m one of them? Fine, let’s not overthink these speculations. Let’s focus on the task at hand, and consider the rest later.”
Staring at Feng Yuan’s back, Dou Yanlan said quietly,
“You… might not be trustworthy either…”
“Yanlan…”
Grabbing Dou Yanlan’s arm, Qi Chen looked worried, but after a moment, she smiled and shook her head saying,
“I’m just overthinking. Let’s go.”
According to their prior arrangement, everyone began to move separately. Soon, they had gathered all the other teams. At this point, they realized how many areas had been drawn in, but upon closer inspection, they found that most were concentrated around Great Xia in the Divine Land Region, with Great Xia affected the most.
What started as mere suspicion grew as people exchanged intelligence. A temporary command center in the city was thrown into chaos, with everyone speculating if this was a conspiracy against Great Xia. Unfortunately, even after the final meeting, no conclusions were reached.
“You were spot-on,”
Feng Yuan said in surprise as he looked at Dou Yanlan. At this time, he and a group of Divine Beasts had joined forces to restrain the humans controlled by Resurrectors, who appeared normal before, but thanks to everyone’s suspicions, no major damage was done.
“Veronia, you and them keep guard outside. Those involving soul-level Divine Beasts, stay behind to help. The rest, take this chance to rest.”
Without consulting the commanders, Feng Yuan spoke directly. Although some had doubts, the official members understood Feng Yuan’s situation, and his instructions, from their current understanding, were indeed the most appropriate at the moment. Wu Feng approached with the Vermilion Bird, looking curiously at Feng Yuan and asked,
“What do you plan to do?”
“Of course, to conduct a detailed examination to find out whether the problem is on the soul level or elsewhere. Huh? Is it you? How’s Shangjing?”
At first thinking it was Qi Chen, Feng Yuan spoke casually, then realized it was inappropriate and turned to see Wu Feng, curiously asking. Wu Feng chuckled and said,
“What, are you thinking of recommending Maomu Academy to me?”
“Of course not. For you, Great Xia Academy is much better than Maomu Academy. But I’m considering traveling to Shangjing. Hehe, I might need you to show me around then~”
“Travel to Shangjing? I’ve only been there for a short time, I’m not really familiar with its attractions,”
Wu Feng paused, shook his head, and said. After all, he’s not a Shangjing local. As for famous tourist spots? Those are things Feng Yuan can look up himself. Having a thought, he looked at Feng Yuan suspiciously and said,
“You can totally ask the Shangjing Special Duty Team to find you a guide. They wouldn’t mind doing it.”
In Shangjing City, the Special Duty Team captain watching the live broadcast wore a look of embarrassment upon seeing Wu Feng suggest this to Feng Yuan. If he didn’t explain this, there’d be trouble later.
Luckily, Feng Yuan spoke up then. While busy with preparations, he said,
“Forget it, even though I have special contribution credentials, Shangjing must be busy as hell. It’s unnecessary to ask for their help. If there’s a real need, asking Yimu Qingling is better; at least Yimu Qingling isn’t that busy.”
“What you say is true… Though Yimu Qingling seems to be around too. Want me to ask it for you?”
“Forget it, I’m not planning on it for now. Alright, come over to help out. Tsk, this thing doesn’t include the Netherworld. If Long Boduo and the others were here, it’d be much more convenient.”
Clapping his hands, Feng Yuan signaled the Divine Beasts to prepare their actions. Because no part of the Netherworld had been absorbed into this world, he couldn’t summon Divine Beasts from the Netherworld here. Unfortunately, most soul-related matters require Ghost Series Divine Beasts, and while Xiao Ji’s Death Series covers similar Authority, currently, Xiao Ji is the only Death-series Divine Beast around.
Seeing Xiao Ji eager to act, Feng Yuan ruffled its head saying,
“Alright, just stand aside and guard me. This isn’t an easy task, starting now!”
With that, Feng Yuan tossed a pitch-black Ancient Book into the air. An ancient altar rose from the ground. At that moment, the surrounding space twisted, as if something were trying to interfere with the altar. Unfortunately for them, Feng Yuan had already anticipated a hidden hand and activated the ambush laid by the ancient temple.
Under the protection of the ancient temple, the altar remained unaffected. Souls were extracted from those people. Seeing no souls emerge from the Resurrectors, Feng Yuan stroked his chin, observing them. Then, a soul resembling a commander explained what had happened to them.
In fact, the Resurrectors hadn’t swapped souls or tampered with their souls at all; they merely crudely controlled their bodies. Though no issues were found by others, as a precaution, Feng Yuan conducted a thorough check and confirmed nothing special was present.
With the ancient temple’s shelter, Feng Yuan wasn’t worried about interference during his examination. Since the soul aspect held no issues, Feng Yuan began to cooperate with the Divine Beasts to lift the control over the bodies and threw the Resurrectors into a temporary space. Seeing Feng Yuan a bit unsteady after concluding all the testing and processing, Qi Chen came over to support him and asked,
“Are you alright?”
“I’m fine, just a bit pressured. Come on; let’s see what abomination awaits us up ahead.”
With a forced smile, Feng Yuan said. Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan but stayed silent, knowing this wasn’t a particularly severe issue for him. However, the power he could wield always had limits. Now those Resurrectors had occupied most of his usable strength, making Veronia a bit worried.
“Let the White Wolf Deity protect you. Since those Resurrectors are restrained by you now, any unexpected incident might trouble us, and at least a bout of chaos is inevitable.”
“Alright.”
Upon hearing Veronia’s suggestion, Feng Yuan thought it over and found it reasonable. After all, if the Resurrectors scattered, Veronia and the others might not manage to control them immediately.
After reorganizing the team, they proceeded toward the castle’s main gate. All eyes were tightly fixed, anxious to discover what lay beyond the gate.