Chapter 56: The City of Mist

Five monsters, four of which pounced at him, while one flew towards Yao Xiang. By the time Chu Yunsheng broke through the "fabric," Yao Xiang had just finished slicing the monster with his Fire Wheel Slash.

Chu Yunsheng didn't have time to check for injuries; he pulled Yao Xiang and pressed him tightly against the wall behind them. In front were hundreds of red eyes! That meant hundreds of such monsters!

These monsters weren't very strong in defense, but they could fly and were fast. Once they wrapped around the head, they immediately released a strange mist. Not only that, but over time, it was easy to suffocate. Chu Yunsheng even felt that if it weren't for the Six Jia Talisman, the monster would have tried to inject something into him!

What does it mean to be surrounded by hundreds of them? Even if one didn't fear being turned into blood water, one would still suffocate to death! Chu Yunsheng couldn't help but shiver, hiding behind the wall, not daring to move.

Fortunately, Colonel Du's team attracted those monsters. Chu Yunsheng didn't dare to stick his head out to look, but he could hear the intense gunfire and the continuous screams.

Would Ding Yan encounter any danger? Chu Yunsheng felt that as long as he didn't fall behind, the Six Jia Talisman should be able to save his life.

As the sounds gradually moved away, Chu Yunsheng and Yao Xiang crouched, cautiously looking around. Once they confirmed there were no red eyes, they let out a sigh of relief.

Chu Yunsheng didn't care about Yao Xiang beside him and used the Storage Talisman to collect the bodies of the monsters on the ground. He planned to study them when he had time; the more he understood these monsters, the higher the chances of survival.

Yao Xiang watched the monsters disappear from the ground, his mouth wide open, wanting to ask Chu Yunsheng but not daring to, as if he was in great discomfort.

Chu Yunsheng didn't want to explain; some things just got more confusing the more you talked about them. He quickly collected the monsters, took the lead, and quietly sneaked along the route the military had taken.

Occasionally, they encountered monster corpses on the way, and if they had time, they would collect them with the Storage Talisman. If not, they ignored them.

Besides the monster corpses, there were also several half-bodies of soldiers and a couple of long-faced comrades' corpses, indicating that Colonel Du's team had suffered significant losses.

One side wore military uniforms, the other side wore civilian clothes, making them easy to distinguish.

Fortunately, they didn't see Ding Yan's body, which reassured Chu Yunsheng and Yao Xiang. They didn't dare to get too close; after Colonel Du's team fought these monsters, they gradually disappeared into the mist. Chu Yunsheng's night vision goggles couldn't see them, so he could only follow a general direction and slowly search for the agreed-upon marks with Ding Yan.

When he could see Colonel Du's convoy again, Chu Yunsheng was shocked to find that he and Colonel Du were both lost!

The urban jungle became more and more dense with green mist the deeper they went. Although many plants could emit light, it wasn't as dark as outside, but in the mist, there seemed to be no direction.

The city's roads were covered in chaos, and the buildings seemed to stand isolated in the mist. Even with the national city map Chu Yunsheng had prepared since the Sunlight Era, he couldn't recognize anything.

Chu Yunsheng felt a bit panicked. If it were Shencheng, he could still distinguish the roads and directions based on his familiarity with the buildings. But now, in an unfamiliar city, how could he recognize anything? He couldn't even calm down to carefully record the routes he had taken, always worried about the large number of red-eyed monsters lurking around.

Colonel Du in front probably faced the same problem and had completely stopped, perhaps discussing a strategy.

Yao Xiang held the map Chu Yunsheng had given him and marked the nearest building name: Industrial and Commercial Bank Back Street Branch. He suggested, "Brother Chu, I think we should find a local. When we were following them, didn't we see many people hiding in the buildings?"

Chu Yunsheng had also thought of this, but he thought Colonel Du's team belonged to an elite unit. He didn't expect them to get lost, especially since there were some so-called scientists in their armored vehicles. Could they be completely useless?

But the facts proved that Colonel Du's team was indeed lost, and they were probably even more anxious than Chu Yunsheng.

At this moment, Yao Xiang's words made Chu Yunsheng suddenly realize that usually, as soon as the army passed, people would come out from all directions and follow the troops. But he and Colonel Du had walked in circles for a while, and not a single person had followed!

But there were clearly people in some buildings. Why?

Chu Yunsheng's mind was a mess. This city of mist seemed even more bizarre and evil than the city full of crawling creatures.

They really needed to find a local to ask! Chu Yunsheng patted his stomach; the two of them had run around with Colonel Du, and they were starving. It was also time to find a place to eat. With Ding Yan around, they didn't have to worry too much about losing Colonel Du's team.

Chu Yunsheng led Yao Xiang to turn back and retreat two streets, finding an Island Coffee Shop. He carefully used the Thousand Split Sword to gently cut the lock and slipped inside.

The coffee shop wasn't very chaotic. On the inner wall, a thick vine-like plant grew from the ground, climbing up. The spherical protrusions emitted a faint white light, casting a dim glow over the coffee shop.

Chu Yunsheng checked upstairs and downstairs, confirming there was no danger. He and Yao Xiang sat on the sofa and quickly finished the pile of food Chu Yunsheng had taken out.

Yao Xiang smiled and said, "I haven't had such a hearty meal in a long time."

Chu Yunsheng finished a bottle of water and instructed, "Eat and take a short nap. Then it's my turn. In half an hour, we'll set off and find someone to ask about the situation."

Yao Xiang nodded and said, "I wouldn't be so sleepy if you hadn't mentioned it."

The two chatted casually for a while, and Yao Xiang dozed off on the sofa.

Chu Yunsheng sat there for a while, feeling bored. He couldn't focus on practicing qi, so he thought about the red-eyed monster. He carefully recalled the feeling when the monster attacked him, and it seemed to have a destructive effect on the Six Jia Talisman's qi defense!

Thinking about this, Chu Yunsheng immediately sat up straight and checked the Six Jia Talisman. Indeed, the qi inside had been consumed a lot, far exceeding the normal consumption level!

This meant that the strange mist from the red-eyed monster had the ability to destroy qi protection!

Chu Yunsheng suddenly thought that while following Colonel Du, he hadn't encountered any red beetles but had found many dead red beetles. He had collected many of them to use for re-armor forging in the future.

He took out the red beetle corpses and studied them carefully. The red beetles didn't die from human fire or ice attacks; most of them had no heads, and their bodies were melted. Thinking back, he had also found many red-eyed monster corpses around. Could it be that the red-eyed monsters killed the red beetles in a group attack?

If this theory held, the strange mist from the red-eyed monsters could destroy the red beetles' energy defense layer!

Chu Yunsheng's heart raced uncontrollably. The main reason he couldn't fight large numbers of red beetles and tentacle monsters was their powerful energy defense layer!

Thinking about this, he immediately took out the red-eyed monster's corpse to conduct an experiment.