Embers Ad Infinitum

Under the night, the entire Sikaluo Temple seemed to be shaking.

If he hadn't known what was going on, and if there hadn't been any fluctuations in the square, Long Yuehong would have definitely thought there was an earthquake.

"Has it always been like this before?" He turned his head, looked at the young monk Dan Luo, and asked a question.

Under the dim light of the street lamp, Long Yuehong saw Dan Luo standing there blankly, staring blankly at the seven-story Xikaluo Temple, as if he had not heard his words.

"Hello!" He added another greeting.

"What are you calling me for?" Shang Jianyao cast his gaze over.

Dan Luo also slowly turned around and faced Long Yuehong.

His face was a mixture of light and dark, his eyes were dull, and his expression was dull, just like those gray-robed monks who came down from the seventh floor.

Long Yuehong's heart sank, she let go of the hand supporting "Garibaldi", subconsciously took two steps back, and pulled out the pistol.

During this process, his eyes followed the experience he had accumulated over so long and swept around the surrounding area. He saw that the monks of the "Crystal Consciousness Sect" who had taken refuge in the square were like sunflowers, all turning their faces towards him.

They were either bathed in the light of street lamps or lightly covered by night. Their faces had no expression, as if statues were better than living people, and they seemed not agile enough.

These monks were silent and just stared at Long Yuehong, Jiang Baimian and others. The former couldn't help but get goosebumps.

Team leader, this situation is not right... Just as Long Yuehong was about to say this, Jiang Baimian had already issued the order in a deep voice:

“Lean toward the side exit.

"Don't run, don't turn around in a hurry, just take it one step at a time."

She was afraid that too drastic a reaction would cause chain changes.

Both Bai Chen and Long Yuehong understood what Jiang Baimian meant. They each held their weapons, turned their bodies half sideways, and walked towards the side exit of the closed square in small steps.

Outside is the parking lot belonging to the Sikaluo Temple, where the jeep of the "Old Tune Group" is located.

The monks of the "Crystal Consciousness Sect" looked at the "Old Tune Group" blankly, making no sound or stopping them.

Shang Jianyao, who was in charge of breaking the rear, saw this and began to evacuate.

He didn't turn his body half like Long Yuehong and Bai Chen. He first raised his left hand and held it on his head, then stretched his right palm and placed it on his lower abdomen.

After completing the preliminaries, he directly started the "moonwalk" to approach the side exit of the square, which was very ceremonial.

Seeing this, Jiang Baimian, who was also responsible for cutting off the back, had a stiff expression, and his slanderous words were stuck in his throat.

The monks stared blankly at Shang Jianyao's dance, remaining in a state of numb silence.

After catching up with Bai Chen and Long Yuehong who was supporting "Garibaldi", Shang Jianyao sighed softly:

"Why……"

"What's wrong?" Long Yuehong was nervous for a while.

"They didn't applaud." Shang Jianyao was very disappointed.

"..." The corner of Long Yuehong's mouth twitched, "Have you labeled yourself as a 'hypocritical person' again?"

Shang Jianyao shook his head:

"It's a matter of courtesy on their part."

At first, Shang Jianyao needed to use a mirror to use "The Clown" on himself. But if he wanted to be influenced by the "hypocritical person", the operation was more complicated. He first had to use the "Clown" to make himself think that he was related to someone. It's the same, and then adds the "hypocritical person" status to the other party.

When Shang Jianyao can be divided into nine parts, and they become more and more independent of each other, and to the point where he can see himself, these operations will be simplified.

The specific steps are now as follows:

In the spiritual world, the nine businessmen first voted for a lucky person, then used "reasoning clown" or "hypocritical person" on him, and finally pushed him out, and he was responsible for controlling the body.

It has to be said that apart from the fact that everyone is energetic and can uncontrollably offend others and do wrong things from time to time, such a price still has a certain purpose, comparable to Qiao Chu's "passive charm".

Seeing that the monks of the "Crystal Consciousness Sect" were all standing there like statues, with only dull eyes following him and others, Jiang Baimian glanced at the side exit and issued the second order:

"Go to the parking lot."

Most of their equipment was in the car and on their bodies, and only the radio transceiver remained in the room on the sixth floor of the Sikaluo Temple.

But this is a very easy item to get.

What matters is the corresponding frequency band and codebook.

Four members of the "Old Adjustment Team" formed a tactical formation and walked out of the side exit of the closed square to the open-air parking lot.

Having rehearsed it hundreds of times in their minds, they easily found the sapphire blue jeep that belonged to their group and moved closer while covering each other.

Suddenly, Long Yuehong was pushed by Giuseppe "Garibaldi" who she was supporting.

With a wealth of experience, he fell to the ground, rolled over, raised his pistol based on his feeling, and aimed at the opponent.

When he saw Giuseppe's condition clearly, he felt as if he had sunk into an icy lake, feeling chilled all over.

"Garibaldi" Giuseppe's handsome face was slightly distorted, and his eyes were dull and a little dull.

Under the dim moonlight high in the sky, his entire face seemed to be cast in a shadow.

Unlike the monks who remained silent, Giuseppe opened his mouth and made a sound:

"Holm..."

As soon as he said this word, Shang Jianyao stepped over, raised his right fist, and brought it down hard.

boom!

Giuseppe rolled his eyes and passed out.

His body fell down and was caught by Shang Jianyao.

"Get in the car first!" Jiang Baimian gave the third order without hesitation.

Shang Jianyao half hugged and half carried Giuseppe, ran all the way, opened the car door, and stuffed him in - Bai Chen had unlocked it with the electronic key in advance.

The remaining members of the "old tune team" got on the car one after another and took their places.

Watching Bai Chen start the car and drive to one of the exits of the Xikaluo Temple open-air parking lot, Long Yuehong was in a trance for a moment.

Is this about escaping from the "Crystal Consciousness Cult" headquarters?

He had previously thought that Xikaluo Temple must be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and would not give him and others a chance to escape, but now he was almost there!

Although this was related to the mutation on the seventh floor, it still made Long Yuehong feel like a dream, not real enough.

"Isn't this a coincidence?" Bai Chen, who was driving, said with a frown as he looked at the entrance of the parking lot.

As soon as the situation in the original city changed, and Chan Naga was forced to leave the temple to coordinate, the "demon" suppressed on the seventh floor appeared abnormal. This was too much of a coincidence.

Admittedly, this kind of thing happens several times a year, so it's not surprising, but it still seems strange that it happened at this moment.

"Didn't that 'devil' do it on purpose?" Shang Jianyao had an expression on his face that said there was something worth asking.

Obviously, he believed that the "devil" deliberately created the anomaly so that the "Old Tune Team" could escape from the Sikaluo Temple.

"Just now Giuseppe said the word 'Hom', which shows that the whole thing does involve the will of the 'devil'." Jiang Baimian, who was in the passenger seat, nodded slightly, "But the problem is, if we wait any longer Even if we can leave directly in a few days, why would he create an abnormality and ask us to leave now? Even if we finally decide to go to the Holm Reproductive Medical Center, we won't be in such a hurry. We have to observe the situation in the First City, etc. Ten days and a half month.”

"If you don't leave now, you might not be able to leave..." Shang Jianyao responded in a sinister tone.

This made Long Yuehong shudder. She only hoped that Bai Chen could let the jeep pass through the parking lot exit smoothly.

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and ordered Shang Jianyao:

"Hey, wake up Giuseppe and ask him how he felt just now."

Shang Jianyao immediately tried a variety of methods that he usually thought of but had no chance to use, including but not limited to pinching the philtrum, scratching the creaking pit, stabbing with sharp objects, shaking hard, etc.

Soon, as the Jeep pulled out of the parking lot and onto the street outside, Giuseppe "Garibaldi" woke up.

He looked at Shang Jianyao in shock, anger and fear and said:

"Why did you hit me?"

Shang Jianyao moved his eyebrows:

"Because you are possessed by a ghost..."

Giuseppe was shocked:

"I didn't feel it. I just saw you rushing over and punching me..."

"Don't you remember what you said?" Jiang Baimian asked sideways.

Giuseppe shook his head violently:

"I did not say anything."

Just now Shang Jianyao said that he was possessed by a ghost. He actually didn't believe that. But Jiang Baimian, who seemed very reliable, also had a similar attitude, so he couldn't help but not believe it.

"It seems that you have no memory when you are affected. Well, the premise may be that this influence lasts for a short time." Jiang Baimian nodded lightly.

She then said another word of relief:

"Don't worry, it should be fine now."

"Yes, yes." Long Yuehong breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Giuseppe's condition had returned to normal.

Just then, they heard a loud noise.

Boom!

There was a horrific explosion somewhere in the original city, and the billowing smoke and dust rose up like a huge mushroom.

Amidst the roar, planes flew over the city at low altitude, dropping bombs one after another.

The bombs surrounded the sapphire blue Jeep in which the "Old Tune Team" was sitting.

Their target seems to be the "Old Tune Group"!

Immediately afterwards, precision-guided missiles launched from unknown places fell in a dense manner, trying to engulf Jiang Baimian and others.

This made Long Yuehong despair, and he didn't think there was any possibility of evasion.