mysterious forerunner

Chapter 395 Side Effects

Fisher's cabin was very crowded, with only a bed and a small table beside it as everyday furniture.

There wasn't even a chair.

The other spaces are filled with various mysterious materials.

The way these things were stored also opened Zhang Qingxiang's eyes.

Many secret materials come from mysterious scenes, but they are not rewards.

Generally speaking, items that are not rewards will automatically disappear and return to mystery when the mysterious scene fades, but Fisher used some special preservation methods to keep these items.

For example, some strange blood, some special minerals, or even some mysterious "evil thoughts" condensed into black smoke.

Zhang Qingxiang can do this now, but the effort and reward are not proportional, so he naturally won't be bored and go out of his way to collect these materials.

Fisher's method is much cheaper.

And it seems that it is through studying these materials that he has gained a deeper understanding of the mystery.

"Be careful!" Fisher saw that Cheryl's soldiers were acting roughly, and he immediately yelled, "Don't destroy the packaging, or you will be the ones in trouble!"

He was absolutely telling the truth.

Zhang Qingxiang glanced at Cheryl casually and said, "Listen to him."

Cheryl was very annoyed and felt like she had been stabbed in the back.

If he did not cooperate with Fisher as ordered, it would mean that the two contracts had no binding force on him - and then Bablair's guarantee to Fisher would be empty talk.

It is likely that Fisher would refuse to perform the mysterious ritual that followed.

Cheryl just yelled at "Bablair", and this guy must have remembered it and was deliberately trying to disgust her.

Cheryl gritted her teeth and ordered her subordinates: "Listen to him."

Fisher was very grateful for Bablair's support and his trust in this one of his own was further deepened.

The soldiers moved the things out carefully, and Joe Hart's men came in behind them, also moving with caution.

Finally, Fisher lifted up his bed and found a heavy safe underneath. He opened it and took out a bottle.

The bottle is made of glass, but the outside is wrapped in hollow silver ornaments.

The bottle contained a kind of pus.

The bottle is a secret object. Fisher holds it in his arms, and anyone can see that the pus inside is the most crucial material for the entire ritual.

Fisher led everyone into the mine and down to the bottom of the pit.

Cheryl was getting a little impatient and wanted to urge him, but after hesitating for a moment, she finally didn't say anything.

Damn Bablair, he treats a level 4 like a lover. If I push him again, he will definitely support Fisher again.

Fisher lost no time in preparing for the ceremony. He used all kinds of mysterious materials, some of which were mixed into paints to draw all kinds of strange symbols and lines on the ground, and some of which were loaded into bullet shells and suddenly ignited to emit small fireworks.

After a lot of trouble, Fisher suddenly stopped. The only secret material that was not used was the pus in the bottle in his arms.

And above the open space among the crowd, a thick darkness emerged.

It’s different from the night - even if it’s so dark that you can’t see your hand in front of you, a little light can illuminate it.

As for that dark mass, Cheryl's soldiers used military flashlights to shine upon it, but the bright beam of light was immediately drowned out, and they still couldn't see clearly what was hidden inside.

Joe Hart couldn't help but ask, "Why stop?"

Fisher looked at his watch and said, "It's not time yet. We have to wait until two in the morning to complete the last step."

It was about forty minutes before two in the morning. Cheryl made a few tactical gestures and her soldiers dispersed and stood guard nearby.

Zhang Qingxiang chatted with Fisher for a while.

It was easy to find out that Fisher had no family.

His father abandoned the family when he was very young, and his mother was killed in a street shooting when he was a teenager.

He has liked some "weird" things since he was a child, and people around him think that he is not quite normal.

So he can't make friends, let alone a girlfriend.

He was alone until he was forty years old. After the mysterious arrival, he suddenly felt like a fish in water.

After knowing this, Zhang Qingxiang asked casually, "Fisher, you just joined us recently. Can you tell me why you did this?"

Fisher looked at him and asked, "You don't trust me?"

Zhang Qingxiang did not deny it: "What we are going to do is not understood by the vast majority of people in this world. And this mission is of great importance. Before I came out, everyone told me to be careful."

Fisher sneered, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I deeply hate this world!"

"I hate everyone in this world!"

"In my opinion, they are no different from monsters. They will treat me cruelly."

"In that case, why can't I become a member of the mystery?"

"I know more about mysteries than I know about humans."

"I believe that when the mystery fully arrives, I will live a better life!"

Zhang Qingxiang nodded with satisfaction: "I'm glad you convinced me."

But in his heart, Zhang Qingxiang sentenced Fisher to death.

At two o'clock, the concentration of mysterious power in the night reached a peak.

Fisher, who was sitting on a big rock, jumped up and said, "It's time to start!"

He took out the bottle, uncorked it, and poured the pus inside into the darkness.

Zhang Qingxiang observed carefully from the side. During the whole process, Fisher couldn't help shaking with excitement, and the beard on his face seemed to be glowing. He was really looking forward to the next communication with the mystery.

Cheryl and Joe Hart also hurriedly called back their men, and Cheryl took out an old-fashioned radio as big as a table from the storage of secret objects.

Jorhat also took out an L-shaped golden latch.

[Ark of the Covenant Bolt] God knows where this thing came from, but this secret object is of extremely high rank, and even the Pentagon has not been able to identify its rank.

They only initially figured out that one of the functions of this thing is to "penetrate space barriers" and thus connect several completely non-overlapping spaces.

They judged that this was not a high-level secret object that could be used in combat.

But its rank was too high, so it was attached to the Ark of the Covenant.

Joe Hart held the Ark of the Covenant latch tightly, while Cheryl was busy activating Madison's transmitter.

This huge secret object was very complicated to use, and Cheryl was in a panic, so three of her five subordinates came up to help.

Zhang Qingxiang moved closer, and Cheryl and Joe Hart immediately looked alert.

Zhang Qingxiang seemed to be completely unaware, still stretching his head to look at [Madison's radio]. Cheryl said coldly: "This is a treasure belonging to the Pentagon. If you want to take it away, you must be prepared to be the enemy of the Pentagon!"

Zhang Qingxiang quickly opened his hands and stepped back, indicating that he had no intention of snatching.

Zhang Qingxiang just approached and threw a [Treasure Appraisal] on each of the two secret objects.

If he wants to activate [Treasure Appraisal], the distance between Zhang Qingxiang and the secret object cannot be too far. It is of course most convenient to hold it in his hand.

However, this skill can also be used within a distance of two meters.

When appraising treasures without contact, the feedback information may be incomplete, so this method of appraising treasures from a distance cannot be used on the enemy's secret objects in battle.

If you miss out on key information, you're setting yourself up for failure.

The result of [Treasure Appraisal] gave Zhang Qingxiang an idea - he couldn't help but take action to catch all these people in one fell swoop.

Now it's time to wait.

……

The pus flowed into the darkness, causing it to churn, as if gasoline was poured directly onto a flame.

After the darkness roiled like flames for a while, suddenly a violent mysterious aura surged out, and instantly made everyone present feel as if they had fallen into a super-large scene.

The concentration of the mysterious power is too high.

Click!

Suddenly, a strange voice came from the darkness, and then a strange nut fell out from the darkness. It then grew rapidly and turned into a man-eating tree rooted in the void!
"Stop it!" Fisher yelled, "This is not the mystery we are looking for!"

If this thing really grows, it will be able to use its roots to stabilize a stable space channel from its world to the Earth.

Cheryl and Joe Hart rushed forward together.

Zhang Qingxiang stood by, ready to take action at any time.

Fortunately, this "outpost" is mysterious. Its greatest ability is to build space channels, and its combat effectiveness is not very strong.

Cheryl and Joe Hart quickly cut it down.

Cheryl pulled up the dead man-eating tree completely, and countless roots snapped and some of them broke into the void.

Fisher hurriedly said: “Don’t throw it away, leave it to me, I can give you money.”

Cheryl threw it aside and said, "Pick it up yourself when the mission is over."

Ripples appeared in the darkness, but nothing else strange came out.

Joe Hart held the Ark of the Covenant latch tightly and asked, "Where should I put it?"

Fisher looked at him strangely and said, "Anywhere, as long as it's in the dark."

Joe Hart couldn't help but glare at Zhang Qingxiang.

Zhang Qingxiang shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Even if I lied to you, so what?"

In fact, anywhere in the entire mine, as long as Fisher performed the ceremony, Joe Hart would just have to insert the Ark of the Covenant latch.

There is no "right place".

Joe Hart stepped forward and carefully thrust the bolt into the darkness.

As the bolt was inserted, the ripples stabilized, and even the darkness shrank to the size of a washbasin.

"It's stable." Fisher breathed a sigh of relief.

[Ark of the Covenant Bolt] is crucial to this plan. It not only connects the secret world and maintains a stable channel, but also limits the size of the channel.

At this current size, those mysterious beings that are too powerful cannot pass through directly.

Zhang Qing said to Cheryl: "It's your turn."

Cheryl didn't say anything either. She pulled out a wire from Madison's radio, wrapped it around the Ark of the Covenant latch, and then operated the radio, sending out a message.

This message representing "friendliness" will automatically search for powerful beings willing to engage in "friendly" exchanges in the vast [Secret World].

After doing all this, all we have to do is wait.

Time passed minute by minute, Cheryl and Joe Hart were waiting anxiously, but Fisher was the most anxious.

He stood closest to the darkness, his eyes wide open, staring at the darkness, afraid of missing any details.

Everyone was very anxious in the first five minutes, waiting and waiting, ten minutes, thirty minutes, an hour...

Everyone was getting more and more impatient, and Cheryl couldn't help but ask, "Is your method really feasible?"

Fisher said firmly: "It will definitely work! The secret world is too vast. It is not easy to find a being willing to communicate with us."

But in fact, at this time, he himself was a little unsure.

Another half an hour passed, and it was already 3:30 in the morning. Cheryl walked around Madison's transmitter in circles again and again in annoyance, and glanced at Fisher from time to time with a very unfriendly look.

Fisher moved behind Zhang Qingxiang.

"Are we just going to wait like this?" asked Joe Hart.

"What else can you do?" Zhang Qingxiang asked coldly.

Joe Hart said angrily: "This plan is simply not feasible! We invested so many resources and took such a big risk, but in the end it's a joke!"

Cheryl was also disappointed, but he still said, "Let's wait until dawn. We will report this matter truthfully, and your mysterious bureau will be held responsible for this failure!"

She pointed at Fisher again: "Especially this guy! We three level sevens were fooled by this loser!"

Fisher argued: "There is nothing wrong with my theory..."

Cheryl was about to retort when suddenly [Madison's radio] started beeping.

Everyone's expressions changed, and they quickly gathered around the transmitter. Cheryl was very excited: "There's a response."

Cheryl hurriedly put on her old headphones and quickly wrote down the code.

This secret object can directly convert mysterious intentions into words that can be understood by earthlings.

When a radio wave ended, Cheryl hurriedly began to decode and translate it word by word on paper.

"We succeeded!" Cheryl held the paper high up, her face flushed with excitement.

Zhang Qingxiang snatched the paper and saw that the mysterious being in the void accepted their "friendliness" and was willing to communicate further. "The next step is easy." Cheryl quickly operated [Madison's transmitter] and listed the most important request:
When you rule the world, we will be your only followers and manage the world for you.

After the two sides began to communicate, Zhang Qingxiang, Fisher, Joe Hart and others could only hear the constant beeping of telegrams.

Several minutes passed, and Cheryl just kept receiving and sending messages, but she didn't translate or explain the situation to everyone.

Qiao Hart couldn't help but ask, "How was the talk..."

Without even looking at him, Cheryl quickly pinched her fingers to make a sound, and then continued to operate [Madison's transmitter].

Joe Hart really wanted to go up and ask for clarification, but he was afraid of disrupting the communication with that great being and ruining things, so he had to bear it.

Zhang Qingxiang quietly took out a secret object, and then his ears moved and he heard some sounds.

[Crazy Ears], this is a third-level secret item that Zhang Qingxiang obtained a long time ago. It can eavesdrop on the words that come from the [Secret World] with the wind.

It was originally a secret object whose function was unclear, because those sounds had to pass through the double space barriers of the earth world and the [secret world], and they were random, so it was unknown what exactly would be heard.

So after obtaining this secret object, Zhang Qingxiang rarely used it.

It’s different now. Not only is the distance very close, but the space barrier has been broken through, and there is only one powerful mystery around, and this powerful mystery is still "talking" constantly.

But in fact, Zhang Qingxiang adjusted himself and the voice he eavesdropped on was not the voice of that existence, but... the voice of Madison's radio.

The pollution caused by using [Crazy Ears] to eavesdrop on an elephant lord-level being is something that even Zhang Qingxiang now cannot easily bear.

It is very likely that strange changes occurred in his body after just listening to two sentences.

It would be completely tolerable to tap [Madison's transmitter].

Moreover, the communication between the two parties was completed through this secret object, so Zhang Qingxiang not only knew the strange meaning of the elephant master, but also understood Cheryl's intention.

Zhang Qingxiang did not kill and snatch the two secret objects immediately after Joe Hart and Cheryl took out the two secret objects. One reason was that Zhang Qingxiang's plan was not to disrupt the ceremony.

If this incident is ruined, not only might Nie Luotong be exposed, but those human traitors will also come up with a second and third attempt in the future.

It is better to control it directly in your own hands.

The second reason is that Zhang Qingxiang used [Treasure Appraisal] to look at the two secret objects. Although the appraisal information sent back was incomplete, he also saw that the side effects of the two items were too severe.

Do Joe Hart and Cheryl know the side effects of the two secret objects? It is very likely that they don’t know, otherwise they might not accept this task.

The White House and the Pentagon are most likely prepared to wait until they complete their mission before informing them.

Cheryl occupied Madison's transmitter and had a single line of communication with that person.

In fact, the two parties reached an agreement very quickly. That being said that he had a high status in the [Secret World], far surpassing that of an ordinary elephant lord.

In the early days of His life, He was extremely violent and bloodthirsty. He had conquered 7,659 worlds with intelligent life, and had visited so many worlds without intelligent life that He couldn't even remember how many of them there were, but it was probably over one billion.

But now He feels that the war of conquest is a bit boring, the process and result are the same: He arrives, the lives of that world launch a desperate resistance, countless heroes are born, but in the end, that world still falls into His control.

He even thought that the "resistance" was ridiculous. What was the point?

He is not keen on conquering now, so he turns all life in the world into monsters and merges this world into the [Secret World].

He is willing to look down on the countless living beings in the conquered world from a higher dimension when He is bored in His long life.

It's like... when a person seems bored, he sits under the shade of a tree and watches ants move.

Occasionally, He would randomly pick one of these living beings and throw away a piece of trash that was worthless to Him.

It's like a person casually throws a grain of rice to an ant. For the ant, this is a great opportunity.

Having said so much, this is actually only a small part of the content contained in the thought of that "great being".

The way a being of that level communicated had already exceeded Cheryl's imagination.

So [Madison's radio] kept beeping, and it was almost smoking when running at full power, and that being only had three or two thoughts in his mind.

He promised Cheryl that you will take my place and exercise my power in this new world.

You need to offer your loyalty.

The price of betrayal will be that you will "retain human ideology, but your body will fall into weird and endless madness."

When Cheryl contacted this being, all the so-called "negotiations" did not exist.

Cheryl, or the human side, can only "accept" it.

That being can make any deal that it wants to make.

Cheryl only had the right to ask—and that was if the Being was magnanimous enough to allow Cheryl to ask.

Otherwise, we can only passively accept it.

But Cheryl's request was mixed with some personal considerations.

She pleaded with Him: I am now besieged by resistance from humans. I beg Your Majesty to grant me great strength to defeat our common enemy.

That being does not think that the so-called "resistors" are qualified to be his enemies. The "resistors" should be a group of very cute guys. They are the rations of the many weird ones under my command.

He corrected Cheryl and then granted Cheryl's request, granting her strength.

This being has already said before that giving you the opportunity is like a human throwing a grain of rice to an ant.

He gave Cheryl the power to directly advance to the ninth level!

This power was transmitted through the radio waves of Madison's transmitter. Cheryl felt like she had touched an electric switch. Her eyes rolled up until only the whites were visible, and her whole body was shaking.

Joe Hart was shocked: "What's going on!?"

He rushed forward to rescue Cheryl, but was gently stopped by an arm.

It's Bablair.

The short arm seemed like an insurmountable barrier blocking his way, preventing him from moving.

After waiting for a few minutes, Cheryl finally returned to normal.

The woman was ecstatic, and the corners of her mouth were harder to suppress than AK.

That "grain of rice" of serious existence can make me stand at the pinnacle of power in the world of Earth!

It turns out that choosing to surrender to the mystery is absolutely the right decision!
How can we resist such an enemy?

She glanced at Zhang Qingxiang indifferently and arrogantly. He was already a dead man.

I will return double the insult you inflicted on me.

As for how to explain to the mysterious bureau, ha ha ha, what else is there to explain? I am already the strongest professional in the world.

There are two people from the Mysterious Bureau here. Killing one and leaving one for them is already the greatest kindness I can show to the Mysterious Bureau.

She glanced at Fisher again. Although this guy was just as annoying, he posed no threat and seemed to have some talent in occult research.

I will spare his life for now and observe him. If he is sensible, I will recruit him to serve me.

Otherwise, find an opportunity to solve it later.

The communication with that great being ended, and Madison's transmitter also stopped. Black smoke was emitting from the entire body. It felt like if it continued for a while longer, this secret object would be overloaded and burnt out.

Fisher was anxious: "I haven't talked to that person yet..."

He rushed towards Cheryl eagerly, but knew he couldn't beat her, so he turned and looked at Zhang Qingxiang again: "You promised me."

Cheryl suddenly raised her hand and pinched her five fingers in Fisher's direction - Fisher suddenly shut up.

With a click, the upper and lower teeth closed tightly together, biting off a small piece of the tip of the tongue!
"Uuuuuuu..."

Fisher's mouth was full of blood and tears were streaming down his face from the pain. He wanted to scream but couldn't open his mouth.

Cheryl pointed at Zhang Qingxiang with her other hand and said, "I can be more merciful to you. You can commit suicide."

Zhang Qingxiang also imitated her previous action and pinched in the air with his five fingers.

Click!

A familiar sound - the upper and lower teeth clacking together.

Only this time it was Cheryl, and Cheryl was a little luckier, she didn't bite off her tongue.

But Cheryl's eyes were even more frightened than Fisher's: I'm clearly at level nine!

He was promoted two levels out of thin air, so why does he feel worse than when he was at the seventh level?
When I was at level seven, I fought with him for a long time.

Cheryl struggled desperately, but found that not only her mouth could not move, but her whole body could not move.

Joe Hart, who was standing by, was so shocked that he took several steps back.

He didn't know that Cheryl had received the gift and was promoted directly to the ninth level. In his opinion, everyone was still at the seventh level.

But the seventh-level Cheryl was even stronger than him, but was easily controlled by this "Bablair"!
This guy was playing us before!

Joe Hart was horrified: it turned out that we were completely defenseless against him.

He made a gesture to his three subordinates, and the four of them gathered together, looking at Zhang Qingxiang and Cheryl cautiously.

But Zhang Qingxiang did not take any further action.

Joe Hart thought about it and guessed: This guy is still afraid of the Pentagon.

Then he should also be wary of the White House.

The nervous Joe Hart relaxed a little.

Cheryl's five subordinates glared at Zhang Qingxiang. They mustered up the courage to rush forward to rescue their leader several times, but were discouraged every time.

It was obvious that rushing forward would only lead to death. Even Cheryl was easily captured, so they were no match for her.

Zhang Qingxiang was looking at the time, and the scene became eerily quiet.

Only Fisher covered his mouth in agony and squatted aside howling.

After yelling for a while, he jumped up and rushed over, slapping Cheryl several times, cursing incoherently: "Bitch! I'm going to kill you--"

Cheryl was still in a daze, and these slaps didn't wake her up.

Ninth level! The real ninth level!
What is Bablair's rank? Is there such a big card hidden in the mysterious bureau?
Assholes! What on earth do they want to do?
Fisher slapped him a few more times, and Zhang Qingxiang said, "That's enough, just let it go."

Fisher glared at Cheryl fiercely, picked up his severed tongue, cleaned it with water, then applied secret medicine on both ends of the wound and connected them together.

But for the next few days, he couldn't speak.

After all this trouble, it was almost five in the morning.

The mystery had begun to fade away, and the thick darkness gradually shrank, and after more than ten minutes, it completely disappeared in a flash.

The Ark of the Covenant latch fell to the ground with a clang, and Joe Hart hurried over to pick it up.

Zhang Qingxiang used his five fingers to control Cheryl. Joe Hart lost his temper and said, "B, Bablair, let her go first."

Zhang Qingxiang looked at the time again and said calmly, "You still have the heart to care about her? Take care of yourself first."

Joe Hart was frightened by his words and took a few steps back: "What, what do you mean, you, you still want to attack me?"

Zhang Qingxiang shook his head: "I'm not interested. According to the time, you will soon have to pay the price for using the [Ark of the Covenant Latch]."

Joe Hart was stunned.

It is common sense that every secret object has side effects. Joe Hart recalled that when his "boss" handed him the Ark of the Covenant Latch, he only talked about the content of this mission, and a lot of words of respect and encouragement, and made a lot of promises, but did not mention the side effects of this secret object.

I didn't think too much about it at the time. It's normal for secret objects to have side effects, and in most cases, these side effects wouldn't be so high that I can't afford them.

But after "Bablair" said this, Joe Hart felt a little guilty: "How do you know the side effects of this thing? This is my secret!"

Zhang Qingxiang shook his head and looked at the time again: "Ten minutes left."

The side effects of these two secret items are terrible, and the side effects of the [Ark of the Covenant Bolt] take effect in a shorter time: one hour after use.

Seeing how confident he was, Joe Hart became even more suspicious.

The boss can't cheat me like this, I'm his general, a level seven general...

As Joe Hart was thinking in this unconfident way, ten minutes passed in a flash.

The [Ark of the Covenant Latch] held in Joe Hart's hand suddenly made a dinging sound, and then emitted a terrible shock force. Joe Hart couldn't hold it at all. The thing immediately flew into the air, expanded more than ten times in mid-air, became more than one meter long, and was as thick as a child's arm. Then it left a trail of afterimages and crashed into a position behind Joe Hart with a bang.

"Ow—"

Joe Hart's shrill scream pierced the night sky.

Everyone around was stunned. The [Ark of the Covenant Bolt] did not stop after hitting it once, but kept hitting it more than ten times...

Every time the magnitude is huge...

Zhang Qingxiang sneered: "Guess its name, why is it called [Cabinet] and [Latch]?"

Joe Hart reacted by the fourth time and fought back hard!

Unfortunately, he was only at the seventh level, and the rank of the [Ark of the Covenant Bolt] was far above his, so his resistance failed.

Cheryl had been pinching her mouth by Zhang Qingxiang from a distance. When she saw this scene, she was shocked and immediately thought of the same question: What are the side effects of my [Madison's Transmitter]?

From what Bablair said...it seems as scary as the [Ark of the Covenant Bolt]!
Cheryl's body began to tremble uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)