Inside The Black Mist

ut Tian yang never wanted to see the world where he was born and raised, nourished by sunshine and rain, turn into the ghostly appearance before him.

Perhaps a long time ago, this world was also bathed in sunshine, accompanied by the chirping of birds and the sweet fragrance of flowers.
But now, this world resembled a terminally ill patient on the brink of death, struggling.

Wooo-

A hollow roar came from the street below, and Tian yang saw several prowlers passing by the building.

Those twisted forms were like the human pathogens that didn't die in this world.
They were everywhere, wandering back and forth, looking for prey.
Wherever they went, filth followed.

These loathsome creatures of darkness were at the bottom of the biological pyramid of the Inverse Universe.
They moved slowly, and had no sense, but once enough of them gathered, they would flood everything.

On the way here, Tian yang witnessed a large collection of prowlers, pushing and shoving.
From afar, they looked like a group of snakes, entwined, rolling and surging!

These ugly creatures, entangled together, spread like a contagious disease along the street, and then dispersed, polluting the entire world.

Although there were not many prowlers under the building now, Tian yang knew that it wouldn't be long before evil invaded this place.

He had to leave!

But where should he go?

As he pondered this, Tianyang noticed that the few prowlers that had passed by the building moved to the intersection ahead.

But for some reason, they suddenly stopped and turned around.

Although these dark creatures displayed the habit of moving aimlessly back and forth in certain areas, their recent behavior was abnormal.
It was as if they had encountered something they were afraid of and turned away.

What was at that intersection?

Tian yang decided to explore.

Sliding down from the outside of the wall through a pipe, the young man moved along the wall.
When a prowler passed by him, Tian yang held his breath.

Luckily, the thing covered in pus on the surface couldn't detect his presence.
It walked away with staggering steps.

The explorer breathed a sigh of relief, tightened his grip on the knife, and arrived at the intersection.

It was a T-shaped intersection, and the streets were empty without any prowlers in sight.

The vehicles on the road were overturned.
If these shabby four pitiful small wheels in thin armors could be called vehicles.
In any case, these iron-clad things were just remnants, like steel corpses, helplessly allowing some bloated, white, and sickly fungal vegetation to invade.

Through the faint light on his protective suit, Tian yang saw that the road was covered with patches of various sizes of fungi.
Accidentally stepping on one, he experienced something akin to stepping in mud.

That feeling of putrefaction and decay was nauseating!

Tian yang tried to step on the road that was not covered by fungi as he walked through a corner.
Suddenly, a flash of light caught his eye.

Tian yang stopped and looked back.
Not far from the corner, there was a passage leading underground.

There was a prominent sign on the outside of that passage, with patterns and some similar characters.

Tian yang couldn't understand the characters of Inverse Universe, but he could tell from the figures that it was a train driving through a tunnel.

It seems life that once lived in the Inverse Universe enjoyed digging underground tunnels in their city.
What kind of sadistic hobby was this?

Right at the entrance of the underground tunnel, he spotted a strange plant.
It looked somewhat like the moonlight grass that Tian yang was familiar with, but this plant, which emitted light all over, was actually a crystalline substance.

It was a crystalline substance with a plant-like appearance, Star Grass!

Suddenly, Tian yang's heart burned.
The light emitted by Star Grass was something that the dark people detested.
Even the prowlers, which had no reaction to light sources, would instinctively avoid star grass.

More importantly, star grass only grew near the Pillar of Star.
In other words, there might be a Pillar of Star in that underground tunnel!

That exclusive product of the Inverse Universe was an important article for ordinary people to become elevated ones, and it was also used as energy supply for fortresses.

Just discovering a Pillar of Star would bring a great amount of contribution points.

This was also the reason why Qin Wu risked going deeper into the tunnel.

It turned out that Dong Yan's digital model was correct, and there was indeed a Pillar of Star here.
If they had continued exploring, it would be a different tale.

Tian yang breathed deep in his helmet, then continued into the tunnel.
The farther down he went, the brighter the light became.
When he stepped on the ground, he was stunned by the scene before him.

A giant tree appeared in the middle of the tunnel.
Majestic, with a straight trunk and a lush crown.

From the roots to the leaves, all of it emitted a silver glow!

The light was so bright that it dispelled the darkness, like a lighthouse on a dark sea, shining into the desperate soul, reigniting the flames of hope.

Tian yang reached out his hand, his lips trembling, heart beating faster, and walked towards it excitedly.

Squeak-

Squeak, squeak-

A sharp noise suddenly came from above the passage, jolting the young man to his senses. 

He swiftly turned, armed with his dagger, bent a little, and got ready to attack.

Something was coming…