I changed the world.

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Zhang Jing stepped out of nothingness, his figure gradually solidifying. He looked around and realized that he was currently in a vast rainforest. A strong wind, carrying the salty smell of the ocean, swept over him, causing the surrounding rainforest to sway violently, as if it were about to break.

This was clearly a huge island. From his position, he could see a vast ocean stretching further south. At that moment, a fierce wind was blowing across the sea, and white waves were surging. The rolling waves crashed against the cliffs on the shore with a deafening roar.

Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 962 The Fading of the Seal

Thick, low-hanging clouds filled the dark sky, and a fierce wind, mixed with rain, blew around Zhang Jing as if tamed, swirling around his body. Zhang Jing's main cultivation technique was the "Fish-Dragon Transformation," which made him feel perfectly at home in this environment. He had an affinity for the ocean, storms, and water, making him feel as if he had merged with this world, allowing his senses and spirit to expand greatly...

Then, he quickly sensed that the world was changing...

Zhang Jing subconsciously looked towards the more distant northwest region, where a large area of ​​gray fog shrouded the coastline and vast rainforests.

He turned his gaze in another direction. Just below him, further south, a highway snaked along the coastline like a giant dragon, disappearing directly into the gray fog. On the other side, about two hundred meters away from the fog, soldiers in uniform were setting up no-entry signs and barricades, with armored vehicles scattered around. Clearly, these soldiers were blocking off the road.

Zhang Jing's gaze swept over the soldiers, and after a brief assessment, he turned his attention to the surging sea. He could sense the abnormality of this place; this was not a storm in the conventional meteorological sense. A powerful force that felt somewhat familiar was attempting to descend upon this world, and the storm before him was merely an extension of that force...

At this moment, another figure appeared beside him. It was an old man wearing a jade crown and a Taoist robe. It was Zhang Taihe. Just to be on the safe side, Zhang Jing brought his teacher along.

"What do you think, teacher?" he asked Zhang Taihe, who was standing next to him.

"The scent of an evil god, and it's the one we've encountered before..." Zhang Taihe narrowed his eyes, staring at the distant mist: "This means some cultists are performing a ritual, guiding the power of the evil god to break free from its seal and descend upon this world..."

"This is really troublesome. I thought that last time, at least it would keep Him in line for a while..." Zhang Jing sighed.

“Evil gods are such troublesome beings. They are difficult to truly eliminate, especially when there is a cult belief. Those cult members always emerge like cockroaches, one after another. If you are not careful, they will descend.” Zhang Taihe nodded and said, “However, I suspect that the power of the seal has weakened considerably. Otherwise, a sealed god would not be able to extend his power so easily.”

"You mean, the power of the seal has weakened over time?" Zhang Jing asked, without showing too much surprise. His understanding of the gods was now far greater than it had been in the beginning, and Zhang Taihe's guess was actually quite similar to his own.

“Time can erode many things, and the power of a seal will also weaken.” Zhang Taihe nodded, but there was no sign of tension on his face. “However, this sea god has probably already consumed most of his power during the long period of sealing, otherwise, his power would be far greater than this.”

Zhang Jing nodded, stretched out his hands, and gently pinched them in the air, as if he were pinching a non-existent thread: "Teacher, that child is in danger, I'll go and deal with it first."

Zhang Taihe nodded, and the next moment, Zhang Jing closed his eyes, his figure transforming into a beam of light, following the silk thread into the thick fog.

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承和三十七年 西历2016年4月13日20:32 迷苏剌岛南部公路

Amidst a raging storm and the darkness, Chadwick was slammed to the ground, covered in blood and grime. He rolled around in agony, ignoring the blood gushing from a gash in his hand. He fired a shot backward, but a monster with a huge, sharp maw nimbly dodged to the side, avoiding his gunshot, and leaped onto a nearby pile of rubble.

"Click-click-click..." Chadwick's shotgun made a hollow sound; he had run out of bullets.

Without any hesitation, Chadwick reached into his pocket, where there was a spare ammunition box. Then, his face turned pale. He pulled out a plastic box, emptied it, and only two bullets came out. These were the last two bullets!

All his bullets were found by the bearded man in the car earlier. There was only one spare bullet box containing 24 bullets, and he only had two left.

He looked around warily. Beside him, the remaining men were all wounded. Pete's arm hung limply, clearly badly injured, while his other arm gripped a stick. Joanna stumbled, supporting her mother, Eleanor, whose clothes were torn and soaked in blood, clearly injured, though unsure of the severity.

Oliver is no longer in the team.

At this moment, everyone's face was filled with despair. They were desperately trying to avoid the dangers coming from all directions in this hellish area, trying to find a way out, but now it seemed that there was no way out...

Looking around at the scene, which resembled a hellish landscape, one could occasionally see seven strange and eerie ruins, but more often there were twisted and charred trees, and terrifying monsters hidden somewhere, impossible to communicate with!

This place is hell!

The next moment, the monster that had just leaped onto the high ground of the ruins climbed out again. Its pair of dark eyes looked down at Chadwick and the others. The smell of blood on them stimulated it to open its mouth wide and let out a piercing roar.

Chadwick had loaded his gun, but he dared not fire, nor even tend to his wound. He knew he had to hit the bullseye, but even if he did… it seemed he would only live a few more moments…

He took a deep breath, trying his best to shake off the despair in his heart.

The monster before him slithered down from the ruins like a spider, seemingly defying gravity. In the dim light, it was clear that this pitch-black creature had a fish-like, human-like head, with bulging, jet-black eyes that appeared to lack eyelids. It had a dorsal fin, and its skin was a smooth, black expanse with faintly visible scale-like patterns. Its enormous, open mouth was filled with sharp teeth. Chadwick knew he couldn't afford to be bitten; Oliver had once had half his head devoured by one of this creature's kind…

Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 963 Desperate Situation

The next moment, the monster suddenly shrank its body, leaped down, and pounced. At this moment, Pete suddenly roared loudly, holding a thick wooden stick in his hand, trying to swing it, but the monster swung a claw and slapped him to the side. He rolled a few times but could not get up and was left dead.

At that moment, Chadwick fired. The monster made a sidestepping motion the instant the shot was fired, but the distance was too close, and the bullet still hit the monster, clearly striking it. The monster let out a short hiss, but did not fall down. Only one leg was clearly hanging down, making it seem somewhat unsteady, indicating that it had been wounded.

The rain continued to fall relentlessly from the sky. Chadwick's cold sweat mingled with the rain as it streamed down his face. He knew he had one last bullet left, and if he couldn't kill it, then it would all be over!

Chadwick's hand trembled slightly. He wanted to pull the trigger, but he was worried that he would miss. The monster in front of him, with a dangling leg, was still agile, circling around Chadwick and the others at an extremely fast speed.

Chadwick held the gun in both hands, breathing heavily, and pointed the gun at the monster, turning his entire body in sync with the monster's movements.

Suddenly, the monster launched itself, lunging at Chadwick. Chadwick's finger was tightly gripping the trigger, about to pull it down as well. Just then, a figure burst from the side, rushing forward and attacking the monster!

At the same time, a painful cry came from behind Chadwick: "Mommy!!! No!!!"

The next moment, the figure who pounced on the monster landed on it and grabbed it, only to be pierced through by the monster's forelimbs!

"Shoot!!! Shoot now!!!" However, the man was not dead yet, clinging tightly to the monster while letting out a hoarse cry.

It was only then that Chadwick realized it was clearly Lady Eleanor. Her hair was disheveled, and she was screaming loudly, blood gushing from her mouth and nose, yet she still clung tightly to the monster.

Chadwick roared and pulled the trigger. At that moment, the monster was entangled by Mrs. Eleanor and was hit directly in the side of its head by the shotgun. The power of the shotgun's bullets was far superior to that of small-caliber firearms. The monster roared and fell to the ground.

At this moment, Joanna desperately threw herself onto Lady Eleanor, letting out a piercing wail. But Lady Eleanor remained motionless, her heart pierced directly by the monster. Perhaps hearing her daughter's cries, she turned her head slightly, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything. A large amount of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, her head lolled to the side, and she stopped breathing completely.

Joanna shook her mother frantically. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she stood up and ran to the other side, where Pete was lying motionless on the ground.

Chadwick ran over at that moment, took a couple of steps, stumbled, felt dizzy, and felt chills all over his body. He realized that he had probably lost too much blood, and quickly looked at his arm. The gash there was still bleeding, and the pale wound looked like a baby's open mouth in the rain.

Chadwick quickly reached out and pinched the wound. He began to take off his clothes, tearing his undershirt after removing his shirt, and then, using his mouth as an aid, began to try to bandage the wound...

Meanwhile, Joanna had already run to Pete's side, covering her mouth and crouching down to check on him.

Fortunately, Pete was still breathing, but he was lying motionless on the ground, unconscious, and it was unclear where he was injured.

Joanna squatted helplessly beside her brother. She had just been an ordinary high school girl with mediocre grades. Her life experience over the past ten years was very simple, just like that of all her peers. She had no experience in dealing with such emergencies. Everything she encountered today had greatly impacted her worldview over the past decades, making her feel like she was dreaming.

She thought of Mr. Spencer, who knew a great deal, and turned to look for help. She then saw Chadwick trying to bandage his wound, so she ran over to help him.

However, Joanna had not learned how to bandage and first aid, and as a girl, she was not very strong. Even with Chadwick's guidance, it took her quite a bit of effort to bandage his arm.

Chadwick felt waves of cold washing over him, a chill he had never experienced before, making him shiver. The icy rain, accompanied by the increasingly strong wind, seemed to be drawing away the last of his body's warmth, making him feel even colder.

Chadwick knew he had lost too much blood, and in this rainy weather, if he continued to be exposed to the wind and rain, he would not be able to hold on even if no other monsters came.

He followed Joanna to Pete's side, intending to check Pete's injuries and then find a place to take shelter from the rain.

That ruin not far away looks pretty good; hopefully, there aren't any other monsters there...

As he pondered, he bent down and searched Pete's body, hoping to check for any obvious external injuries or fractures, when suddenly a series of sharp screams came from the side.

Chadwick and Joanna instinctively turned their heads away, and the next moment, their hearts sank.

They were currently in a large, sparse forest. The trees here were not ordinary rainforest trees, but strange, charred, and twisted trees that had been transformed after the previous "change." Not far to their west was a huge ruin. The ruin consisted of several dilapidated and ancient collapsed houses. These houses had extremely strange shapes, not the currently popular styles, but rather ancient sculptures and patterns, more like the buildings in ancient ruins that had survived countless years.

Neither Chadwick nor Joanna understood how this situation had come about; it was as if a completely different world had been "draped" over their original world...

At that moment, the two clearly saw five or six monsters, about the size of cheetahs, lying on the ground in the shadows not far away. Some clung to the twisted trees like spiders, while others approached from the surrounding shadows, taking advantage of the rain. Only when they began to hiss did the two realize that these monsters had already surrounded them in a hunting manner.

Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 964 The Master Arrives

It seemed they had been attracted by the sounds of the fight. Chadwick looked around, and this time, his heart sank. He knew for sure that he was out of bullets!

These monsters had sail-like structures on their necks, resembling fish fins. They called out to each other, their sails unfurling and emitting a high-pitched, vibrating sound, seemingly communicating with each other. They tacitly surrounded them from all directions, almost completely blocking all possible escape routes...

A series of cracking sounds rang out. The ruins not far to the west of Chadwick and Joanna's location suddenly cracked open, and the entire upper part collapsed with a roar, as if it had been trampled by a giant foot.

The cause of this outcome was a colossal monster that looked extremely familiar. It crashed onto the ruins like a falling rock. This monster had abnormally long arms; its upper limbs were not hands or claws, but two sharp, giant pincers like crab claws. These pincers dragged on the ground, their length far exceeding its lower limbs. Its head was that of a human, covered in scars, with no whites in its eyes, only pitch-black pupils. It also lacked a mouth and ears. Its body was covered in a shell similar to that of an aquatic animal, with countless bone spikes of various shapes covering its entire body. When it was curled up, it resembled a rock made of carapace!

This monster was the same one that had chased Chadwick and his companions for quite a distance on the highway before. Now, somehow, it had caught up with them again!

The collapse of the ruins must have been caused by its massive and heavy body leaping a considerable distance before landing on the ruins, which were then unable to withstand the impact.

Both Chadwick and Joanna felt a surge of despair at that moment. They could feel the greedy, crimson eyes of the monsters around them closing in on them...

The enormous monster on the ruins let out a low roar, its voice carrying a buzzing, vibrating sound.

The surrounding monsters stirred, clearly wary of this last monster to arrive, yet unwilling to give way...

There was even a large monster that spread its neck "sail" and emitted a high-frequency vibration, seemingly threatening the monster.