Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 514 - 513 Processing

Zhou Bai had considered several different methods for dealing with Yan Shan.

There was the option to kill him directly, to have him commit suicide, to thoroughly deform him, to frame him and set him up as the scapegoat...

But before he could finally take action, Christina stopped him.

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Christina looked at Zhou Bai with wide eyes, "Zhou Bai, I don't like you doing this..."

Zhou Bai responded indifferently, "Not liking it... What's the use of not liking... Given the current situation of humanity, there is no hope if we're not a bit more ruthless. If Yan Shan were to leak any information, we would be facing the encirclement and suppression of the entire Heavenly Dao."

Zhou Bai suddenly clenched his fist, "Yan Shan... He may not deserve death, but his continued existence is too dangerous for us."

Christina shook her head, "I don't care about Yan Shan, whether he lives or dies, whether he's good or evil, it's none of my business. What I'm worried about is you."

"The nine calamities of Heaven and Man can destroy a person's humanity. If misused indiscriminately, especially to deprive one's own kind of their lives, very bad consequences will arise."

"Zhou Bai, you're terrifying today... Do you realize that?"

"Me?" Zhou Bai looked at his own palms, recalling what he had seen and done at the Plague Department Laboratory.

It was his first time entering the Plague Department Laboratory. Apart from the lowest level, where ordinary people read books, every single floor was filled with all kinds of cruel and horrifying experiments.

Dozens of Plague Department monks were either injured or maimed. It was also the first time he had killed so many human beings.

Although Zhou Bai had long understood that if humanity was to break free from Heavenly Dao's control and gain autonomy, conflict was inevitable, as was fighting with the human cultivators under the immortals.

When he actually faced such a situation, Zhou Bai didn't hesitate; he had no significant regrets either, but he did feel a subtle change within his soul.

Humanity... Looking out the window at the pedestrians of all appearances on the streets, these fellow humans seemed to have lost their previous 'value' in his heart.

Christina said, "The nine calamities of Heaven and Man contain extremely powerful and dark forces. Do you want to become darkness itself or a human who masters darkness?"

"Zhou Bai, follow your heart but stay within bounds. If you abandon your last bottom line and use your power wantonly, becoming addicted to the twisted power of the nine calamities of Heaven and Man, you will cease to be yourself."

"You may truly embrace madness, become deformed, and even completely lose your mind."

"The nine calamities of Heaven and Man are immensely powerful forces, but the more powerful the force, the stronger the mind needed to control it."

Elsa clung to Zhou Bai's legs, whimpering, looking up at Zhou Bai with a worried face.

Zhou Bai patted her head and exhaled, "You're right. I must have my own bottom line. At the very least, human life cannot become a mere number in my eyes."

Zhou Bai understood that once he indulged in the power brought by the nine calamities of Heaven and Man and pursued that power by any means necessary, his personality, worldview, and understanding of the world would likely be completely altered and he would no longer be who he is now.

"At that point, I might truly seek out madness and distortion."

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Therefore, Zhou Bai gave up on the option to kill Yan Shan and decided to find a different way to deal with him.

At this very moment, Zhou Bai placed all the confiscated equipment and instruments in the abandoned hospital.

This deserted hospital where Doctor Bi had worked was later explored by Zhou Bai and then completely sealed off after he informed Jiaojiao and the others.

Now, the underground morgue here served as Zhou Bai's storage for these instruments and equipment.

The reason he kept them was that Zhou Bai wanted to study something from the Plague Department.

After all, the Plague Department had researched the distortion of the Heavenly Dao for so many years, there must be very detailed and unique information.

Especially regarding the cognition of the void, which was what Zhou Bai wanted to know now, as it related to his understanding and application of the principles of cultivating star points.

And Zhou Bai, facing Yan Shan, who was not killed, now wanted to inquire about various kinds of hidden information about the Plague Department, the Heavenly Court, and even the immortals and gods from him, the son of Lord Yan Zhen of the Plague Department—an opportunity that had never arisen before.

Thus, this scene unfolded after Yan Shan regained consciousness and faced Zhou Bai.

Hearing what Zhou Bai had said, Yan Shan remained silent without speaking.

Zhou Bai smiled, "Then let me try asking in a different way."

With a snap, Zhou Bai closed the book, and in a thought, the entire underground space was filled with countless black twisted characters.

These characters, like living things, spread out from Zhou Bai's body as the center, not only filling the entire underground space but even the first and second floors of the hospital above ground were covered in these pitch-black characters.

Yan Shan's gaze changed as he looked at these characters, and his head gradually started to feel dizzy.

These characters were not only used to deal with Yan Shan but also served as an excellent alarm system.

Regardless of whether Zhou Bai was here or not, as long as the characters remained, if someone came and saw the characters, Zhou Bai would be able to know someone had arrived through the surveillance panel—it was Zhou Bai's unique warning system.

Looking at Yan Shan, whose intelligence was decreasing, Zhou Bai slowly said, "How much do you know about the Plague Department's experiments?"

Under Zhou Bai's questioning, Yan Shan shared his knowledge of the Plague Department.

Regrettably, he himself didn't participate much in the Plague Department's work and experiments, and his knowledge of distortions, abnormalities, and the void was quite limited.

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Zhou Bai frowned, "As the son of Lord Yan Zhen, do you not care about the Plague Department's affairs? What do you usually do?"

"Eat... cultivate... ride dragons..."

The more Zhou Bai heard, the more he frowned, feeling that this guy was truly the epitome of a spoiled godly second-generation. But upon further thought, something seemed odd because, through subsequent interactions, Zhou Bai could tell that Yan Shan was clearly intelligent. Why would he show no interest in the Plague Department's affairs?

Zhou Bai asked curiously, "As the son of Lord Yan Zhen of the Plague Department, why don't you care about its affairs? Haven't you thought about developing within the Plague Department or using its resources to cultivate?"

A sudden flash of fear appeared in Yan Shan's eyes.

"The Plague Department... must not be touched... it's deadly..."

Zhou Bai raised an eyebrow, sensing that Yan Shan clearly knew something, so he pressed on with his questions.

After Yan Shan's narrative, Zhou Bai finally understood what was going on.

In fact, as the son of Lord Yan Zhen of the Plague Department, Yan Shan had also harbored aspirations as a child to join the Plague Department and become an elite member of its ranks.

But some experiences later on made him change his mind.

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Twenty years ago, a young Yan Shan ran quickly through the corridors of the Plague Department Laboratory.

"Hehe, everyone's gone to listen to the Heavenly Venerable preach."

"This time, with my father's pass, I can go and see the 'Mysterious Womb Breeding Heaven.'"

As an iron door opened, Yan Shan walked among rows of experimental stations.