1607 The Drifting Dark Abyss (1/2)
Edited by Aelryinth
Qinghai Lake was around four hundred kilometers to the southwest of Beijiang's Feihuang City. It had a high altitude and clean air, the sky above the highland being perfectly clear. Some colorful birds would occasionally fly past the lake, embellishing the spectacular scenery of Qinghai Lake.
To the north of Qinghai Lake was some rocky terrain with irregular patches of grass.
”Look, what did I say? This is such a fine place! Qinghai Lake might not be included into the safe zone, but the elderly did say that this place is a sacred land. The demon creatures rarely show up around here, so just hit the gas!” an excited voice on a jeep exclaimed.
Four off-road SUVs were moving across the rocky terrain. They were driving along the shore of the Qinghai Lake, enjoying the soothing breeze fondling their face. It felt like their lungs were clearing up after they were no longer breathing in the polluted air in the city!
”You're right, the coastline is struggling to hold on. It feels suffocating staying in the city. This is a fine place indeed! Not only are we closer to the nature's embrace, it feels safer too!” someone yelled.
They were a bunch of young adults on a road trip. The country's situation was not favorable lately. Traffic was greatly restricted as a result, but despite the worrying situation, the people still needed to find a way to release their stress. Since civilians were no longer allowed to visit the eastern part of the country, they could still head west!
The four vehicles sped up like beasts that had just broken free from a cage. The irregular roads could not stop them from pursuing an adrenaline rush, and the cars were moving at high speed.
A thick stormy cloud suddenly showed up in front of the cars, immediately looming over the land. It felt like they were about to enter some terrifying darkness, and would soon be devoured by it!
”What...what's that? A hurricane?” The people in the cars were startled, and quickly stepped on the brakes.
”The ground ahead is collapsing. Go back, quick!” someone yelled.
The others glanced ahead and noticed the ground was indeed sinking, as if it was being eaten up. They quickly turned their cars around and drove away as fast as they could.
Unfortunately, the collapsing ground eventually caught up to the cars. The young adults that were enjoying themselves just a moment ago were screaming loudly. The scene was too terrifying, and felt like the apocalypse.
Ghastly cries were coming from the sunken ground, a great mental torture for the normal people.
A man in a floral shirt in the backseat turned around.
If Hell did exist in the world, it was most likely what the man had just witnessed!
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”Are we still alive?”
The four SUVs came to a stop. The dozen young men and women on them were still in great shock. Some had already wet their pants.
”What was that just then? An undead burrow?”
”I don't know, but I'll never come here again!”
It felt great to be alive. None of them were willing to recall the terrifying scene again!
”It… disappeared.”
”Let's head back east!”
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The Langtang Himal Range in Nepal served as the northern boundary of the country.
Mucheng Town was located less than thirty kilometers away from the mountain range. It was a cozy town that depended on the products of the mountains. Normally the farmers would be working on the fields in the afternoon. However, a while ago, the town of seventy thousand people was suddenly in stasis. They were staring in the direction of the stormy cloud before it disappeared. Their thoughts were dominated by the sight of the terrifying abyss underneath it!
The people were all praying. It had been a long time since the town had come together and prayed, but everyone in the town was praying now...
They were thanking the heavens for sparing their lives!
If the abyss had moved another five kilometers toward the town, the little town in Nepal would have ceased to exist from today on!
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Rajasthan, India...
The dark abyss showed up once again without warning. It was as if the God of Destruction was passing by, inflicting great fear upon the petty and astonished humans of the nearby cities.
It showed up out of nowhere and disappeared right after. Everything soon returned to normal, but many people had the chance to witness a terrifying existence that was unknown to them before today, something that could easily devour them all in an instant!
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Cairo, Egypt...