novelraw Chapter 90 Loss of Composure
Chapter 90 Loss of Composure
Almost the instant that ink-black hand erupted, Fang Jin had already grabbed the novelist's chess piece and quickly pressed it against his chest. The vortex-like suction force instantly pulled him in!
This is all the equipment and skills Fang Jin has mastered, and it's the only one whose quality has reached the fourth stage. Therefore, it's the most likely to protect Fang Jin's life from the deadly poison attack of the Living Buddha.
At the same time, the fireflies that were originally used for ambushes were also mobilized. They surrounded the chess pieces that had fallen into the black soil and exploded one after another, releasing scorching heat in a small area, evaporating and inactivating the poisonous fog that was nearby!
"Buzz—!"
Fang Jin was able to survive the deadly trap set by Chang Xiao and the others because of this. The transparent sky above the chess piece allowed him to see the scene outside the space, and the boiling death fog was enough to rot and destroy him.
This is a dead end, and it's also the most annoying aspect of Nightmare difficulty: the instant death scenarios that can occur at any time and from any place... and there might even be more than one such scenario in a single instance.
Fang Jin breathed a slight sigh of relief; at least he had escaped this hurdle. Meanwhile, with no living beings left in the entire nunnery, the jade Buddha, which was gradually aging, also gradually lost its divine power...
He has fulfilled the mission requirements for this stage of the main storyline.
[Nightmare Dungeon "Li Dynasty's Suppression of Buddhism": Main quest phase 1 completed, side quests not triggered, world-building 34% revealed. Your achievements are remarkable.]
[Currently, you can settle the current state early and return to reality. You can continue progressing when you enter the dungeon again, but this cannot be changed. Leaving early will break the continuity, resulting in a lower rating and a lower overall evolution points.]
[Settlement required?]
Without a second thought, Fang Jin waved his hand to cancel the option. He had spent points to enter the dungeon early precisely for greater gains and experience. Besides, he was in perfect condition, so leaving now would be pointless.
At the same time, he also wanted to see what kind of storm Chang Xiao and his group would stir up in this grand show, since even the princes on that grassy slope might be affected by the death fog...
"..."
Speaking of which... is the original owner of this body's father near that grass pavilion on the mountainside right now?
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On the grassy slopes of the hillside, the princes and high-ranking officials who had been drinking and laughing earlier had somehow put down their clinking cups, and the sounds of bells, chimes, and stringed instruments had also stopped. They looked at each other rather bewilderedly.
Because the nunnery below was too quiet, as the Jinxiu Army passed through the flower hall one after another, they could no longer see the scenery further inside from here, but the shouts and cries of battle could still be carried by the wind.
But now... there's nothing left. They can't feel the fighting, the invasion, or the occasional bursts of blood. The once vibrant and grand stage seems to have been suddenly muted.
"What the hell is going on...?"
Zhou Bensi was furious. He crushed the bronze wine vessel like a piece of paper, splashing wine all over the servant serving him. He kicked the servant aside in frustration and shouted angrily down at him.
"...The standard-bearer! Where is the standard-bearer? What exactly happened in the center of the battlefield?!"
The battlefield was chaotic, and most information was transmitted through the continuous flag bearers and flag guards. However, the flag bearers inside the nunnery had long been blocked and killed by the flower hall and ancestral hall formations, so how could any information be transmitted back?
The flag officer below the cliff had not received any information for quite some time, and his panic had begun earlier and was greater than that of the others! But at this moment, he could only shake his head in fear and shame towards the prince and the others.
"With preparations this thorough... how could you possibly lose to me? Chang Xiao, Zhao Yi, Zhou Chufeng! You all deserve to be executed at the execution ground..."
Zhou Bensi gritted his teeth, the final blow of the suppression of Buddhism in the Central Plains being handed to him was a great honor and achievement in itself, and the most important bargaining chip for him to ascend to the throne of the Li Dynasty!
If this sure thing were to fall apart in his hands, and he were to lose face in the eyes of many fellow martial artists, turning his achievements into sins in an instant, he might not even be able to keep his status as a prince!
The two princesses and princes at the same table also lost their composure. Their participation in the banquet symbolized that they had shared a portion of the responsibility and achievements. They would not benefit from the failure to suppress Buddhism either.
Behind them... the four invited elders, however, remained composed, their expressions merely serious and earnest. In their view, whether Buddhism escaped or was revived was not a major issue.
However, if they survived the invasion of three generals with ten thousand men each, and with such a huge disparity in combat strength, then they and the forces behind them should consider the veracity of those unfounded rumors circulating in the martial arts world.
"Supernatural phenomena... but the premise is that there must be no gods in the heavens."
"If gods and Buddhas truly exist in this world, wouldn't our family be the legitimate and noble one?"
"..."
Just as everyone was pondering the aftermath, another strange event occurred at the nunnery. A faint, muffled sound was heard, growing louder as it approached, accompanied by a violent, foul stench!
Immediately afterwards, a point of black light emerged from the blurry distance, then rapidly expanded into a vast black mist that engulfed the surrounding area. In just two or three breaths, the entire nunnery had been swallowed up!
And it's not as simple as just covering them up. Whether it's carved railings and painted beams, golden armor and steel weapons, or even the bodies of those dead martial artists, everything tainted by the black poison is corroded and melted in the next moment.
First, holes appeared all over the body, as if they had been gnawed out. Then, the holes gradually widened, connected with each other, and finally collapsed completely! The entire body collapsed powerlessly, breaking into black pus that splattered all over the ground!
"Buzz—!"
Upon witnessing such a terrifying scene, the faces of many nobles turned deathly pale. Their bodies, honed over the years, were no match for ordinary armor, and this black tide of ghostly mist could undoubtedly kill them, the spectators!
Escape! We must escape! This thought arose in the minds of many and they immediately put it into practice. Their nimble bodies transformed into countless afterimages, rising and falling among the hills, including three of the four elders!
But the Tang Sect Master and Zhou Bensi remained completely still, for they had clearly seen that the entire process of the black mist erupting and engulfing the nunnery took no more than fifteen seconds.
The distance from the edge of the temple to their location is at most the same as the diameter of the nunnery... so what use would it be to give them another fifteen seconds?
This is already within the scope of a natural disaster. How can humans possibly withstand the speed and tyranny of a natural disaster? With their limited cultivation, they can't even delay death; at most, they can only suffer a few more seconds of agony in the black poison.
At this moment, all that remained in their hearts was despair. The process of falling from heaven to hell was too fast and too sudden. It is likely that when they died, the resentment and unwillingness in their hearts must have reached their peak...
Only one person made a move.