528 A Conversation (1/2)
Boom!
The encompassing light rays fell through into another plane of existence.
The power of the curse had been activated, and the surrounding buildings were covered in blood-red light. It seemed like a thousand years had passed at that moment and the city was in a state of ruin and decay.
In the dimension, there were only the colours of black and white. The crowd had their mouths open in a perpetual state of horror. They had become statues.
Only Jiese and the other exorcists could move.
”Amituofo...our Lord Buddha. This is a terrible curse indeed…”
Jiese stared at the scene and he could not help but mutter a prayer.
”This…”
The present members of the Tantai Family felt a sense of fear creeping up their veins.
”The family curse...”
”No...this is the netherworld pulling us in. I don't want to go back there…”
Tantai Juelie crawled towards Fang Yuan.
”Save...me!”
Swop!
He had disappeared in a flash.
”Has he been sucked into the netherworld?”
Fang Yuan was bewildered. He did not feel any form of pulling force. It was as if the curse had given up on him and was focusing its efforts on the Tantai family members.
”Tantai Guihu...can you hang in there?'
He went over to Tantai Guihu and tied a chain around his waist.
”Yes, I can!”
Tantai Guihu's face was pale.
”This is the convergent point between the real world and the netherworld. If you cannot deal with the attractive force, you will be pulled down into the netherworld! Why are you not affected?”
”Who knows? Maybe it's because I'm still young!”
Fang Yuan did not, in fact, know what he was saying but Tantai Guihu nodded.
”That's right...the Tantai family curse only comes into play on a twenty-year cycle. For now, It is mostly the older ones who are targeted. Now it seems like I'll be in danger…...”
Swop!
Tantai Guihu had barely finished speaking before a black hole suddenly appeared behind him and swallowed him up.
”Tsk…”
Fang Yuan pulled the chain back towards himself.
Ping!
Two powerful forces were now in direct conflict with each other, and the chain was pulled taut.
”You cannot beat me, nor hope to take away those under my protection!”
An evil spirit resembling a frozen corpse materialised behind Fang Yuan. It took one side of the black hole while the formidable Paranormal Pawnshop took the other. Combining their forces, they inflicted curses on it.
Buzz!
The combined force of the two Strange Level curses caused a disturbance in the void and reduced the surrounding blood-red structures into ashes.
”Come...back!”
Following Fang Yuan's roar, a bedraggled figure was dragged out of the black hole. It was Tantai Guihu.
Ping!
The alternate dimension tore apart and the rays on the sun fell upon them. They were back in the real world.
”Finally...has it ended?”
Tantai Guihu was sweating profusely. He knew that if it was not for Fang Yuan, he would be dead by now. He was sincerely grateful.
”Mieming, thank you so much!”
”It was nothing. By the way, you should call me Fang Yuan!”
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
”Amituofo...should we discuss how we should go about clearing up the place?”
Jiese walked forward and pointed at the devastation around them as the people around were taking photos. He laughed bitterly.
”Even though the Exorcists Alliance is secretly powerful, we cannot suppress news of such a calamitous event!”
”You don't have to worry about this!”
Fang Yuan shifted his gaze and began his large-scale operation to obliviate information.
He had already thought of this before he embarked on the rescue, or he would not have made such a high profile news-grabbing move.
It was thanks to this technique that the paranormal activity happening in the world remain largely unknown.
The surrounding people had begun to disperse under the influence of invisible oscillating waves. It was as if the huge mess around them were nothing out of the blue. They also ignored Fang Yuan and company entirely.
”Normal cameras are unable to capture spirits on photographs...don't worry, any intact photographs will disintegrate and everyone who was present will leave this place with no memory of the things we did. As for this place, it is but the scene of a terrible traffic accident!”
Fang Yuan shrugged.
”This...is the Mist? Only the Killer type of curses can influence society on such a large scale.”
Tantai Guihu was dumbfounded.
Chen He and the rest were equally shocked. They had realised that this young man had power beyond their imagination.
”Alright! Let's go!”
Fang Yuan glanced at Tantai Guihu.
”It seems like there are many things we need to talk about, isn't that so?”
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When they had all returned to their apartment, Tantai Guihu led Fang Yuan to the living room.