Chapter 53: Mist and Clouds City, Ambushed!
“Forbidden Spell?”
The dispatcher was clearly taken aback by this, suspecting it might be another prank call.
Just as she tried to ask further, the line abruptly disconnected. When she tried to call back, all she heard was the phone powered off.
“These young people these days, calling the police at night just for fun,” the case officer remarked helplessly.
The dispatcher beside him laughed, “What’s the latest case about?”
“That person said a supreme mage was using a forbidden spell in the Diamond Forest. Isn’t that ridiculous?”
“They’re young, what would they know about the supreme realm?”
...
Du Wanting anxiously pressed the power button on her phone, cursing, “This stupid thing, of all times to run out of battery and shut off!”
Eventually, she gave up trying to turn it on and looked worriedly toward the depths of the forest.
Boss, you can do it, right!
Meanwhile, deep in the forest, Lin Han stood calmly in place. The meteorite's descent was swift—his plan was to smash the ground nearby, forcibly shaking the earth to trigger the disaster hidden beneath.
Though risky, it was worth the attempt.
This method would save him a great deal of time.
He could even make it back to Huiyue City by the next day.
At that moment, the detection center in Yunyan City erupted in flashing red lights. Technicians who had been sleeping soundly were startled awake by the alarms.
“What’s going on? Why are the alarms blaring?”
Staff slumped over the monitoring stations jolted awake, their hearts tightening as they saw the alarms in the red zone.
“Hurry, call the director! Yunyan City is in big trouble, hurry—it might be too late!”
“Forget it, I’ll call myself!”
The technician in the detection department, now tense and flustered, quickly pulled out his phone and dialed the director.
“Hello, Director?”
“Xiao Wang? What’s going on at this hour?”
“Director, it’s bad. The magic energy levels near Diamond Forest are surging—we suspect a powerful mage is fighting there, possibly using forbidden-level magic.”
“What?!”
A roar almost erupted from the other end of the line, followed by the sound of clothes hastily rustling.
“I’ll head to the department right now. Are you sure about the readings? Not a malfunction?”
“Director, it’s accurate. We’re contacting the police to investigate. If this is real, I’m afraid we’ll end up like Huiyue City!”
At these words, the director fell silent.
They’d all heard about Huiyue City, and knew the imperial capital had dispatched at least a supreme-level investigation team.
He certainly didn’t want Yunyan City to follow in its footsteps.
“I’ll contact the police director shortly. I’m heading to the department first and will keep monitoring. I need constant updates on the situation.”
“Understood.”
...
At that moment, the entire police department was in chaos. Officers rushed to gear up, vehicles streamed out, all headed toward Diamond Forest.
A dispatcher nearby asked, “What’s happening? Why such a big mobilization?”
An officer ready to depart replied urgently, “There’s forbidden-level magical energy activity near Diamond Forest—we have to check it out!”
“No time to explain, we need to move!”
“Diamond Forest, forbidden spell...”
The dispatcher stood frozen. Wasn’t this exactly what the girl had reported earlier?
Could she have been telling the truth?
She had even laughed at her!
...
Meanwhile, Lin Han had no idea that all of Yunyan City was mobilizing its police force to prevent becoming another Huiyue City, converging on Diamond Forest.
At that instant, the meteorite from the Chaos Domain struck, unleashing a torrential blaze across the land. Mushroom clouds bloomed overhead.
A fierce force swept through the entire forest, flames spreading everywhere.
At the site of the meteorite’s impact, the ground began to tremble slightly, as if some beast was lurking beneath, ready to spring.
“It’s coming!”
Lin Han felt a surge of excitement. After this baptism of forbidden magic, the tremors underground were becoming unbearable, ready to erupt at any moment.
Suddenly, the entire ground began to shake violently. Lin Han steadied his mind; with experience from the last two disasters, he was much more prepared this time.
But this earthquake was far more intense!
Beyond the forest, Du Wanting felt tremors beneath her feet. As time passed, the shaking worsened, cracks splitting the earth.
“Is this the aftershock from the boss’s battle?”
Du Wanting quickly leaned against a boulder, struggling to keep her footing amid the tremors.
She was now far from Wang Qiang’s location, at the Diamond Forest teleportation point—a half-hour’s walk from the forest’s edge.
Even at such a distance, she could still feel the lingering force of the battle.
Only now did Du Wanting realize—when the boss told her to leave, it was no joke. Even nearby, the aftermath alone could kill her.
Not good!
The ground before her was splitting. She ran toward the city, not daring to pause.
This place had become a hell on earth!
The earthquake now ravaged the entire Diamond Forest, even Yunyan City felt tremors of magnitude three or four. Lin Han stood at the epicenter.
He surveyed the ruins around him, thinking, “It looks like the disaster has fully formed. I just need to find the source and take it—then this task will be complete.”
Lin Han could feel the disaster’s vibrations. This time was different than before; last time the forbidden spell had triggered the disaster by coincidence.
This time, though also caused by a forbidden spell, the main reason was the earthquake-prone earth beneath.
Finding the core of the disaster would be tricky—he’d have to rely on his senses, step by step.
It might take some extra time.
But now, time was the least of Lin Han’s concerns; he was determined to obtain the source of the disaster!