The northwest line had always been a place where humans and monsters lived together. After the war, a line was simply drawn from the northwest. The area close to the Central Plains was where monsters lived, and the area far from the Central Plains was where humans lived.
Throughout history, this place has been a battleground for monsters and humans. Just by sitting here and thinking about it, Liu An can think of several famous wars that have taken place here.
Of course, the reason why this place is so messy is not only because it was once a place where humans and monsters lived together, but also because there are many... very famous places here.
Liu An thought about the scenic spot he visited in the morning. As expected, the place had been closed and outsiders could not enter at all. He stood at the door and took a few photos.
This was his first time to the Northwest, and also his first time to see that historic place on the Northwest Line, but the impression this visit left on him was not very deep.
I thought I would be able to see something real when I went in, but when I actually went in I found out that everyone had to carry a badge, the road was surrounded by iron fences, and I couldn't escape the designated route. There were also police officers and Taoist priests with real guns surrounding the place... Of course, there are also a lot of local shamans in the northwest, more than the Taoist priests guarding the place.
Every time we arrived at a place, the tour guide urged us to hurry up. Finally, we saw a small dry well about ten meters above the ground, surrounded by a circle of heads... Only then did Liu An realize that this small dry well was actually a replica.
There were actually quite a few people surrounding this replica. Liu An even saw quite a few foreigners. With a height of only 1.8 meters, he stood on tiptoe for a long time but couldn't see anything. He only saw a group of people selling souvenirs nearby.
So, traveling is not that reliable after all... Liu An shook his head and looked at the scattered cultivators who were eager to move. Just as he was thinking, another person suddenly ran in hurriedly, "We're here, we've reached a line!"
Liu An put down the teacup and looked up at the sky. As long as he entered a line, he could see the city. In the distance, he heard a cry of surprise from the Taoists in the distance.
Suddenly, a thick black smoke flew over the horizon, accompanied by a billowing evil spirit.
This black smoke was like a sandstorm unique to the northwest, sweeping in from the horizon, as if it was going to engulf the bustling city below...
Liu An's eyebrows gradually wrinkled, and he even stood up unconsciously like the people around him. Although relatively speaking, he must have seen more Hundred Demons Night Parade than those casual cultivators around him.
The people in the hotel gradually stopped drinking and chatting.
They all raised their heads and looked at the sky. Faintly, they began to hear exclamations, accompanied by excited screams.
People soon began to feel an invisible excitement about the scenery, because everyone knew that this was definitely a sight that would only be seen once in a lifetime, and being able to sit here and watch it at this moment was, in a sense, witnessing history.
For modern humans, this kind of thing is still more novel than frightening. After all, everyone knows that the monsters are not here to fight this time... and this is not ancient times. Even if there is a fight, humans are not afraid. The police with real guns and live ammunition are no pushovers.
Ah... By the way, will there be missiles or something like that being transferred to this place... Or nuclear bombs? Liu An suddenly thought.
Nuclear bombs are unlikely, but missiles... I'm not sure. The destructive power of these monsters is too great, so humans must have some backup plans.
The people around were in a state of mind as if they were watching a lunar eclipse that only happens once in a thousand years. Soon, there were exclamations one after another and the sound of cameras flashing.
Because the scene before us was so shocking, even with only the tip of the iceberg revealed, we could already tell that this was not a traditional Night Parade of One Hundred Demons...
Today's weather forecast has reported that there will be heavy snow in cities on the northwest line, so you must reduce the number of times you go out. But this is the provincial capital after all, so there still seem to be a lot of pedestrians on the street at this time.
The dark clouds in the sky engulfed the brightly lit buildings and the vehicles below, which really made people feel uneasy. Although Liu An knew that the monsters had no bad plans for the time being, the pedestrians on the street should not be able to see the dark clouds.
But looking at the black clouds engulfing the tall buildings, he was completely unable to control his fear.
The black cloud rolled in like a sandstorm, with unstoppable speed.
The whole city has been awakened.
…
When Yuan Yuanyuan stood on the splint, she was completely confused.
She looked at the darkness all around her. Even the carp in front of her that used to glow had now turned pure black.
When the carps were still golden red, they looked festive, but when they turned black, they looked just like the monsters in the stories that scared children.
The black air around them spread faster and faster, just like ink drops soaked in water. Even the original night color was not as dark as the ink around them at this moment.
For a moment, Yuan Yuanyuan felt that she couldn't see around her, but when red spots began to gradually light up around her, she suddenly realized something.
The red light, like a firefly, began to gradually light up in the darkness. Yuan Yuanyuan struggled for a long time, touched her eyes, and stared hard for a long time. When her eyes were finally dry to the extreme, she finally... burst into a pair of red eyes.
… oops
Yuan Yuanyuan... Well, she herself didn’t know how she managed to hold it in, she just wondered if she could hold it in, and she actually managed to hold it in.
Hmm... it seems like a very rough method, so is it because your eyes are in so much pain that they are protesting
She wanted to turn her head away, but suddenly she thought of the situation behind her, so she shuddered and turned her head back.
Well, forget it... Definitely don't read the rest, it will make you cowardly.
"I never thought that I would be able to participate in a Hundred Demons Night Parade with you in my lifetime." An old and smiling voice came from the side, "Maybe we can give humans a scare this time?"
“…Didn’t the humans receive the list in advance?” Yuan Yuanyuan hesitated for a long time and suddenly asked.
"No, no, no... not really. They received the original version, but you were a temporary guest on board, so you were not on the original list. Later we considered you a guest." The old man said, "But the humans did ask you to participate the first time, and their attitude was very sincere, so I don't think they would mind even if you suddenly showed up."
"..." Yuan Yuanyuan looked at the thick demonic aura below. Strangely enough, after her eyes lit up, she could actually vaguely see the scene below through the black fog.
… In a moment, we will jump from this height, together.
… A live-action version of PUBG
That’s not right, there is no parachute!
Yuan Yuanyuan finally couldn't help but glance back, but it was so quick that she didn't dare to look for long. She just caught a glimpse of a pair of red eyes staring at her.
She quickly turned her head back, not daring to think about how many monsters were behind her.
"Now, you can release your demonic energy." The old demon next to him suddenly sighed, "We just passed the second line... Maybe you didn't recognize it as the second line? This place has already changed a lot now."
Yuan Yuanyuan felt inexplicably panicked.
The main reason is that she really doesn't know anything. At this moment, she feels like she is just doing whatever others say, like a puppet who knows nothing.
However, compared to knowing nothing, she prefers the feeling of being a puppet. At least she is not afraid of doing anything embarrassing.
Feeling the icy temperature behind him, that was the evil spirit of other monsters. It was their evil spirit that created this bottomless black ink.
Yuan Yuanyuan silently began to release her demonic energy.
She didn't dare release it all at once, but only a little bit at a time, with a tentative feeling.
Yuan Yuanyuan herself had never done such a thing as a hundred ghosts parading at night... She was now like Lin Daiyu who had just entered the Grand View Garden, and even drinking a sip of tea had to depend on how others did it.
Now someone is telling her what to do.
Then... do it.
…
At the very front of the bow stood a huge monster dressed in black.
He was rather thin, and at this moment, no monster dared to step forward.
In fact, when he appeared just now, the monsters around him were completely silent.
He had not been seen on the ship for seven whole days, and only at this moment did the monsters on the ship finally confirm that he was actually on the ship.
Someone behind him swallowed quietly.
The boat whizzed past the city... When it arrived at Erdaokou, someone took a deep breath.
Suddenly, the entire ship seemed to be immersed in ice water.
It’s hard to describe what that feeling was like. Anyway, at that moment, some of the little monsters couldn’t even move. It took a long time before they slowly adapted to the situation.
A boy with cat eyes at the back gasped. A tall boy next to him said, "Look, what did I say? I told you not to follow me. In order to take care of you, I have to release my demonic energy bit by bit."
There seemed to be a trace of red ink in the front, which suddenly dripped into the surrounding ink, and then slowly began to spread out...
The ink gradually spread out and merged into the surrounding black, and slowly, it began to turn black itself.
The temperature around was just slightly cool, but in this instant, it suddenly became freezing cold.
Some of the little monsters at the back were shivering from the cold.
But actually... Yuan Yuanyuan herself didn't feel anything. She suddenly felt that the temperature that had made her feel a little cold just now was actually starting to warm up, and her hands and feet were also starting to warm up.
"…Where are we?" Yuan Yuanyuan suddenly turned around and asked with dead eyes.
I don’t know why, but after releasing the evil spirit just now, she was not panicked at all... After all, her hands and feet were starting to warm up.
The reason she asked was because she really couldn't see clearly below.
"We are almost at... the third line." The old man next to him said slowly, "When we reach the third line, we can go down together. There are human envoys waiting for us down there."
Yuan Yuanyuan closed her eyes and listened to the sound of the wind in her ears.
Her demonic aura hadn't been fully released yet, but she suddenly felt... Wasn't it a bit pretentious to release it like this...
"Huh?" Suddenly a human pointed at something strange nearby and asked, "What's going on?"
Liu An raised his head and looked in the direction the human was pointing.
Almost in an instant, he saw a wisp of red smoke appearing in the rolling black clouds. The red smoke was so fierce that it took a lot of effort to blend into the surrounding black clouds.
Liu An saw that the faces of the people around him suddenly froze. Someone asked in a low voice, "What is this..."
"Red? What's going on?" a human said in a low voice.
"It's a bit... a bit like..." Some people hesitated to speak, but others understood what he meant.
In fact, when the monsters parade at night, they usually show their full strength at the very beginning, and the northwest line is no exception.
However, there was one time... that time is written in the books, the only exception in history...
It was that time on the Northwest Front.
That time, when the monsters lost a line of defense, they chose to release their demonic energy again and again. On that occasion, the demonic energy they released was also as red as blood...
That time was during the war, and this unexpected Night Parade of One Hundred Demons confused the humans. They had no time to react and could only watch the monsters arrive.
And this time... the monsters actually want to recreate the scene of that year
Although we are not in wartime and doing this now would not have the same deterrent effect as it did back then, it was also one of the rare times in the history of monsters that the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons was not held as usual.
However, that one was more deeply rooted in people's hearts than any other One Hundred Demons Night Parade.
Liu An narrowed his eyes.
That Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is not only famous among monsters, but also has profound meaning among humans.
So... if someone wants to imitate this kind of classic, it is likely to be a thankless task, just like an ugly woman imitating a beautiful woman.
So this time, is it just a case of the ugly woman imitating the beautiful woman, or...
Liu An's eyes suddenly widened.
The wind around suddenly became freezing cold.
Suddenly, a huge head appeared on the horizon... It was invisible and formless, but it looked like a roaring face appearing on the horizon.
The people who had been taking pictures nearby suddenly fell silent.
Someone slowly took down his cell phone and began to slowly retreat, while others quietly picked up their weapons and hid away from the window.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire pub became strange.