Chapter 629 - Fall of Blood Alliance (2/2)

“There were also some superhumans who had awakened to supernatural abilities after being infected by the zombie virus in the anti-Blood Alliance group, but their fighting strength was slightly weaker than that of the Blood Alliance members. However, they had an advantage in numbers and the support of all the citizens. They could lead the citizens to open the armories and arm themselves to the teeth to fight to the death against Blood Alliance.

“It was a dark, bloody battle.

“All the citizens were united against a common enemy, and Blood Alliance lost.

“But the creators of Blood Alliance turned into injured, raging beasts when they were forced into a corner and descended into frenzy, thus becoming even more dangerous.

“During their last counterattack, they injured my—they heavily injured Jin Wanhao’s sister. She fell into Red Dragon River and was, in an instant, swallowed up by the raging waters.”

Meng Chao could not hold back a gasp.

His mind raced, and he asked tentatively, “So, you think that your sister is dead? Have you tried looking for her body?”

“No.” With a grave face, A’Ji shook his head and explained, “At that time, Red Dragon River had just stopped overflowing, so it was larger than it is now. The runoff volume and speed of the river were much greater as well. It was the epitome of a raging river. There were also plenty of fierce aquatic monsters swimming in it. They could snap even the armored speedboats in half in just one bite.

“Even Blood Alliance treated the banks of Red Dragon River as a forbidden zone and would not readily step into that place.

“Even fully armed superhumans would often disappear at the banks of Red Dragon River and never be found again.

“My sister risked her life during the battle and suffered more than ten fatal wounds. She had already drained her spirit energy a long time ago and, at that time, was draining her own life to fight.

“She fell into Red Dragon River in that state, so there was no way she could have survived.

“At that time, I was fighting in another area. I didn’t receive the news about my sister falling into the river immediately, but Lei Zongchao was with her. He watched her being swallowed by the red river without being able to do anything.

“This triggered Lei Zongchao, and he went through an unimaginable change. He gained powers that were akin to that of deities, and in one breath, he killed seven Blood Alliance core members who caused my sister’s death. He even blasted Blood Alliance’s leader’s head with just one punch.

“After the leader died, Blood Alliance’s members did not have anyone to guide them, and they crumbled and fell apart.

“Lei Zongchao’s shocking war achievements gained him the title of Battle God. After that event, he became the strongest in Dragon City. He deserved it, just as he deserved to be respected.”

Meng Chao and Lu Siya sighed simultaneously when they heard this.

They did not expect that Dragon City went through such a terrifying and soul-stirring moment during the blood era half a century ago.

But there were still plenty of suspicious points that only Meng Chao knew about in the story.

Such as the X-shaped eye. What the heck was that?

If the X-shaped eye was the emblem of Blood Alliance, how did it appear in a notebook his mother used when she was young, why did it appear in the Demonic Abyss Eye’s dying memories, and why did it appear on the back of his sister’s hand when she turned into the Dark Witch?

If he deduced things according to chronological events, Blood Alliance should have been destroyed when his mother was young. The underground medical facility she worked in should have had nothing to do with Blood Alliance!

Meng Chao pointed at A’Ji’s chest and voiced his question. “Is this Blood Alliance’s emblem?”

“Yes, but also no,” A’Ji said. “Blood Alliance did use this X-shaped eye as its emblem, but it isn’t something someone in Blood Alliance plucked out of his mind. Instead, it appeared on some of the ancient ruins explorers.”

Meng Chao was slightly surprised. “What do you mean?”

A’Ji thought about it for a long time before saying, “I don’t know how to explain it either. In Saber Jin Wanhao’s fragmented memories, some of the explorers who went into the ancient ruins went through terrifying, unbelievable, and dangerous explorations, but didn’t die. Then, some of these people gained this tattoo.

“It’s strange since none of us remembered ever getting this tattoo. It never hurt or itched, and it thing just appeared on us out of the blue.

“The explorers with this X-shaped eye had a higher chance of running into all sorts of strange dangers, but also had an easier time surviving those dangers. If they continued, they ran into greater and stranger dangers at a more regular pace.

“It was as if some mysterious power had sealed us at the entrance of hell. It didn’t let us live nor die, but made us go through endless torture.

“That’s why I said that the X-shaped eye isn’t a tattoo, but a curse!”