Chapter 5 The Realm of No Taboos, the moon shines faintly.

The bell for the end of evening self-study rang, and students walked out of the classroom in twos and threes, chatting and laughing as they walked in the night.

After a day of torment, this might be their most relaxing time.

No homework, no teachers, surrounded by a few good friends, they could go home, take a shower, and comfortably climb into bed to rest.

Isn't that wonderful? Among the scattered crowd, a large group of more than a dozen people suddenly emerged and marched in an orderly and steady manner towards the school gate.

In their midst, a blindfolded young man was like the filling of a dumpling, tightly wrapped.

Such a huge group immediately attracted the attention of all the surrounding students.

"Actually...

I can walk back by myself, really." Lin Qiye's mouth twitched slightly, somewhat helplessly speaking, "I can see, it's just that my eyes can't handle the light too well..."

"No need to say more, Lin Qiye!" Jiang Qian interrupted Lin Qiye, speaking firmly, "We promised your aunt to take good care of you, and we will definitely do so!"

"Yes, Qiye, our homes are in the same direction, it's on the way."

"I'm on the way too." Lin Qiye:...

To be honest, he now wished he was the one isolated.

Having spent too long in the darkness, he was not used to being cared for by so many people, which made him uncomfortable.

Of course, his aunt and Yang Jin didn't count, because they were his family.

But after all, they were well-intentioned, and he couldn't say anything, so he could only helplessly follow the crowd forward.

"I have to turn right at the next intersection, but I can walk with you for a while."

"I have to turn here, so I'll go first, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

"..." As they got further away from the school, the classmates surrounding Lin Qiye gradually said their goodbyes and left.

A few minutes later, only five people were left beside Lin Qiye.

The once noisy atmosphere gradually quieted down, and the space suddenly became more spacious, and Lin Qiye let out a long sigh of relief.

"Do you guys think...

that mist will really resurface and engulf Daxia again?" Li Yifei, carrying his bag, turned his head curiously and asked.

"Haven't you heard what those experts said? The probability of the mist resurfacing is very low, maybe there won't be any changes in the next hundred years, as for what happens after a hundred years...

well, we won't be around then, so why worry so much?" Jiang Qian rolled her eyes.

"Hey, you know, what those so-called experts say is the least reliable.

What if we finally get into university, haven't enjoyed life yet, and the mist swallows up the whole Daxia, wouldn't that be a loss?"

"So that's why you're slacking off every day now and not focusing on studying?" Jiang Qian walked up to Li Yifei, speaking seriously, "I have to remind you, Mr.

Wang has already said that if you come last in this exam again, you'll have to move your desk to the side of the podium."

"Got it, got it." Li Yifei smiled awkwardly.

"But, I really don't think that mist will resurface." Wang Shao, who was walking at the front, suddenly spoke up, "In the end, the mist is just a natural phenomenon.

After reaching a certain critical point, it will gradually dissipate, just like the Ice Age.

When the glaciers cover the earth, with the rise in temperature, they will slowly retreat, ushering in a new era."

"I know what you're talking about, it's called the theory of natural disasters, right? It's quite widely accepted now." Jiang Qian nodded.

"But what if...

this mist is not just a natural phenomenon?" At that moment, Lin Qiye, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

Wang Shao was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Qiye, you don't really believe in those so-called theologians' statements, thinking that this mist is related to supernatural forces, do you?""It's already the 21st century, we should believe in science, there aren't so many mysterious things in the world," a classmate named Liu Yuan interjected.

Lin Qiye didn't respond, he knew best in his heart whether there were things beyond science in this world, but it wasn't necessary to tell outsiders.

Li Yifei muttered quietly, "I actually think, if those things really exist, the world would be more interesting."

"Why bother talking about all this useless stuff, these things are not what we should be concerned about.

Instead of worrying about whether the fog will revive, it's better to sleep in a little more during the three-day holiday," Jiang Qian laughed.

"Yes, the holiday is the most real!" ...

At this moment, in the old city area of Cangnan City.

A man was carrying a sign, walking calmly on the desolate and dim streets, the old street lamps casting a dim light, elongating his figure continuously...

He glanced at his phone, walked to a narrow street corner, and stopped.

"This is it..." he muttered, placing the sign he was carrying on his shoulder down and adjusting it.

Under the flickering street lamp, the shadow of the sign appeared and disappeared, and on the black background, a few bright red words stood out prominently! - No entry ahead! The man leaned against the street lamp, lit a cigarette for himself, took a deep drag, and put on his earpiece.

"Captain, the third sign is in place."

"Received, let's begin."

"Okay." The man took a drag of his cigarette, walked up to the sign, placed his thumb on his tooth, and bit down hard!

A drop of blood oozed from the wound, the man squatted down, using his thumb stained with blood to draw a long horizontal line across the four large words "No entry ahead"!

His eyes narrowed, an inexplicable momentum erupted around him! He looked up at the black night sky, murmuring in a voice only he could hear...

"Forbidden Ruins, [No Restraint Zone]." In the next moment, the bright red bloodstain on the sign in front of him rapidly faded, as if being absorbed, then the four large words "No entry ahead" flashed with a red light! And gradually returned to normal.

The man sat on the ground, heaved a long sigh, and complained.

"Damn it, emptied again..." At this moment, if someone were to look down on Cangnan City from the sky, they would see three points of light flashing near the old city area, and with these three points of light as vertices, a dark red equilateral triangle rapidly outlined!

As the triangle took shape, half of the old city area covered by it seemed to be gradually erased from the map, disappearing...

Yet from the ground, the old city area remained the same.

At the same time, in the center of this triangle, six black and red cloaked figures streaked across the sky like lightning! The man at the forefront looked up at the dark red sky, reached for the hilt behind him, and squinted slightly.

"Operation Ghost Face Purge, commence.""