madnovel Chapter 2182 Natural disaster or man-made?
Chapter 2182 Natural disaster or man-made?
Chapter 2182 Natural disaster or man-made?
Lord Du Yun still remembers the first time he met Imperial Master Shuangye ninety years ago. He was almost the same as he is today, with an extremely handsome appearance, but his eyes were as cold as a black hole. Anyone who stared at him for a long time would feel uneasy in their heart, and a chill would rise up their back uncontrollably.
Time has no power on him at all.
But now, Frost Leaf's eyes have become bright and restrained, and he treats people with kindness.
Lord Du Yun himself was already gray-haired, unable to hide his old age. The revival of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth could make living things strong and healthy and prolong their lifespan, but it was a little too late for him.
He knew Frost Leaf's background and knew that she was a monster, but on the surface he still treated her politely and showed no sign of abnormality - just like he had done in the past years.
"Master Frost Leaf."
Imperial Master Shuangye and his forces were an extremely important balancing force in the Lingxu royal court. Without him, it would be difficult for the high and mighty Heavenly Palace to directly intervene in the actual affairs of Lingxu City.
The role of Frost Leaves became more prominent after Qingyang was dismissed from his post.
Shuang Ye also returned the greeting: "Master, what big thing happened?"
Tiangong rarely looked for him in the middle of the night.
"News came from the south that a volcano in the Nantao Islands suddenly erupted and the Thousand Eyes Cave was destroyed."
Yi Shuangyechengfu was moved at this time: "How could it be? Nantao Islands is a dead volcano, it has been dormant for four or five thousand years."
"There are indeed some unusual movements at the Nantao volcano. I received a message from Qianyan Cave last time. The volcano below me is moving again, but it's not violent and shouldn't erupt in the near future." Qianyan Cave sends reports to the Heavenly Palace every three months. "Qianyan Cave originally planned to relocate within three years. What about you? Have you received any unusual reports?"
Shuang Ye shook her head: "I sent someone to deliver something over a year ago. Are there no survivors in the Thousand Eyes Cave?"
"There were a few bird demon scouts and four or five survivors, but they were not in the Thousand Eyes Cave that night. They went to the outskirts of the Nantao Islands to do some business, and that's how they escaped death. Oh, and there were a few water demons as well."
Shuang Ye groaned, "Since it is a volcano, it is possible for it to erupt."
The unique landform of the Thousand Eyes Cave with its thousands of scars and hundreds of eyes was outlined by a volcanic eruption long ago.
"But the perception of monsters and monster puppets is far more sensitive than that of humans. There are often strange signs before a volcano erupts. Could it be that they are ignorant and insensitive?"
"The sea monsters said that there was a hurricane that day, and the islands and reefs also raised huge waves. They couldn't move in shallow waters, so they could only dive into the deep sea to avoid it. The sea was turbulent, and the bird monsters could only go ashore to rest."
Hurricanes are the might of nature, and most creatures can only retreat in front of them. And before a hurricane arrives, there are many strange phenomena in the heavens and the earth, which to some extent obscure the perception of danger to all living beings.
"It's just a coincidence that the hurricane and the volcano erupted on the same day."
The volcanic eruption in the Nan Tao Islands has not happened in thousands of years, and it just happened to coincide with the day of the hurricane?
Something went wrong.
Du Yun said: "One of the sea monsters mentioned that before it dived into the deep sea, it seemed to see a stonefish crashing into the reef fortress of the Thousand Eyes Cave. At that time, it didn't think much about it, thinking that the stonefish was also caught by the undercurrent and had no choice. Thinking back on it later, it felt that something was a bit strange."
The huge waves and rapids that hurricanes stir up in shallow waters are also quite terrifying.
"why?"
"The waters near the Nantao Islands only have totoabas roaming in the spring, but they are just migrating through." Envoy Du Yun also asked in detail at the time, "Besides, the totoaba was nearly three meters long and huge in size. It is very likely a monster, and it is unlikely that it panicked and mistakenly entered the narrow barrier reef area."
The barrier reef where the Thousand Eyes Cave is located is like an underwater alley, full of hard rocks and sharp corals. Big guys like giant stonefish and whale sharks find it difficult to even turn around and usually do not go in.
Imperial Master Shuangye frowned: "There is no evidence in the Thousand Eyes Cave?"
"The volcanic eruption destroyed the entire Thousand Eyes Cave. Most of the bodies found afterwards were incomplete. Many of the marks were caused by the reefs, which made it very difficult to examine." Du Yun, the chief, said with a sullen face, "But we did find more than a dozen bodies afterwards, with clear signs of fighting. One of the headless bodies had a neck injury caused by sharp teeth and brute force. Liu, the chief of the Thousand Eyes Cave, had a severe chest injury, probably caused by a halberd-like object, and his heart was gouged out. We also found a half-charred corpse, and the cause of death was determined to be a three-foot stab in the back of the neck, with all the blood and fat sucked out, and the inside of the body dissolved. In other words, he was dead before being eroded by the magma."
Imperial Master Shuangye had reservations: "Excuse me, but the experimental demon puppets in the Thousand Eyes Cave are already very strange, right? Could some of them take advantage of the hurricane to escape from the cage and massacre?"
"There are many dragon-breaking stones in the Thousand Eyes Cave. Once a demon puppet escapes from its cage accidentally, they will put down the dragon-breaking stones to prevent it from escaping or hurting people." Du Yun shook his head. "I sent people to check. There are a total of 17 dragon-breaking stones. Three of them are missing because of the broken barrier reef. The rest have never been put down."
Seeing that Imperial Master Shuangye refused to agree, Envoy Duyun could only speak directly: "Tianzun believes that this was done by the Mou Kingdom."
"Mou Guo?" There were no outsiders here, and Shuang Ye also raised an objection directly, "There is no direct evidence to show that it was Mou Guo who did it."
"This was a deliberate act of sabotage, and the whole process was handled very cleanly. How could there be any direct evidence?" Du Yun said, "There are two sea tribes in the southern sea area of Mou Country, which is only more than 200 miles away from the Nantao Islands."
Giant kingfish, lancehead? It sure sounds like something the Sea Folk did.
"Moreover, Lingshan and Mouguo have been trying to find out the secrets of the demon puppet in recent years, and they have destroyed our two experimental sites before." Du Yun said solemnly, "The Thousand Eyes Cave is isolated in the sea and its location is hidden. Those Nantao natives don't know that it is an experimental site. They just think that the sea god lives in the cave."
Imperial Master Shuangye immediately said, "There is another force that is also very interested in the research of demon puppets."
"You mean, Cang Yan?"
"Cao Wendao and Honglu were destroyed by He Xiao and others. There was also a demon puppet master beside him."
"What you said makes sense, but there is also no direct evidence to prove that this was done by Cang Yan." The Duyun envoy coughed lightly, "The Holy Lord said that it is more likely to be the case of the Mou Kingdom."
Since the Holy Lord has already made his decision, what else can these subordinates say to refute? Imperial Master Shuangye stopped trying:
"My Lord, why did you ask me to come here in the middle of the night?"
"Since Cao Wendao's death, Qianyan Cave has finally made significant progress in the research of demon puppets, but it was damaged at this time. Many precious materials and experimental subjects were destroyed, and a lot of efforts have to be started all over again. You also know how difficult it is to rebuild such an experimental field and how difficult it is to resume the original research. Therefore, the gods are furious." Du Yun's envoy's face was as gloomy as water, "The Holy Lord means that Lingshan and Mouguo must pay the price!"