Yue Hengyi had completely lost his mind. A person whose mind had collapsed was a complete lunatic, and Yue Hengyi was just like that. He had personally witnessed Qin Kewei, whom he cherished, being insulted by a group of scoundrels, and he had been unable to stop it. In his despair, Yue Hengyi no longer cared about anything.
Yue Hengyi immediately unleashed his powers to their fullest, a ten-times gravity field enveloping an area within five hundred meters. Houses began to shake, and layers of sand fell from above.
The shaking of the buildings was actually a warning. The violent tremors indicated that the buildings could no longer bear the load. During the shaking, many of the load-bearing structures would loosen, and when the shaking reached a certain point, they would collapse with a roar.
Yue Hengyi's eyes were completely vacant, devoid of any light, as if he had lost the ability to think.
He Kamanwen was pinned to the ground, his breathing becoming difficult. He used his last ounce of strength to shout at Yue Hengyi, "Kid, calm down! Qin Kewei is fine. This is just a conspiracy targeting you. Stop now and surrender."
He Kamanwen had thought he had found a powerful backer, and that no matter what he did, he would be protected. However, when he truly faced a life-or-death situation, He Kamanwen realized that no one was protecting him. He was suppressed by the immense gravity, making it difficult to even breathe. It was almost impossible to survive safely.
Only now did He Kamanwen understand that he was just a pawn. His belief that he would be protected was merely wishful thinking. Even if Yue Hengyi killed him on the spot, no one would come to save him.
He Kamanwen couldn't help but curse, "Long Qian, Chen Xintie, you two scoundrels, I won't let you have your way! Even if I die, I will drag you down with me!"
Knowing he was just a pawn, He Kamanwen refused to give up. He grabbed a piece of broken brick beside him and struggled to write on the ground, "The one who orchestrated this conspiracy is Long Qian and..."
Before He Kamanwen could finish writing, the ceiling, unable to withstand the violent shaking, fell. A large concrete slab crushed He Kamanwen, ending his life as a pawn.
He Kamanwen probably never dreamed that he would die at the hands of others so soon after becoming an ability user. In his mind, since he had a lifespan of three to five hundred years, he would surely enjoy life in the future. Especially after the apocalypse ended, he would have luxury cars, mansions, and countless beautiful women serving him. When he went out, he could casually throw around tens of thousands, and at that time, he would be the absolute center of attention.
Meanwhile, Yue Hengyi had completely fallen into an illusion. In fact, when he discovered enemies appearing from the sea, he should have understood. Since one of the guys from Mount Lyang had appeared, it meant that all the others had also appeared, and the leader among them had the ability to use illusions.
How does a person perceive the outside world? Is it through their eyes and ears? Or through their nose and tongue, or even the touch of their hands?
None of the above. Human perception is formed in the cerebral cortex. When the cerebral cortex's perception goes wrong, the eyes see visual hallucinations, and the ears hear auditory hallucinations. This is because what the brain perceives differs from the information received by the eyes and ears. And humans always believe their brain, which leads to hallucinations.
Yue Hengyi's brain had been intensely stimulated, and he had completely fallen into a hallucination. The scenes he saw and the sounds he heard were not the information his eyes and ears were receiving.
Simply put, Yue Hengyi had become completely insane. He saw the scenes he least wanted to see, and he collapsed. Other than continuously using his powers, he could do nothing else.
Yue Hengyi's use of his powers was no small matter. The area within five hundred meters was affected by the ten-times gravity field. Even ability users could not withstand such immense gravity, let alone ordinary people. Ability users could remain conscious in the ten-times gravity field but would have difficulty breathing. For ordinary people entering the gravity field, if they were lucky, they would faint; if they were unlucky, they would die on the spot.
Even pilots who had undergone extensive training could only withstand eight or nine times gravity for a moment and barely avoid fainting, but that was still a huge burden on their bodies. Pilots could not remain conscious in ten times gravity for long, and untrained ordinary people would fare even worse, dying directly from the immense impact.
"Rumble..." Smoke and dust filled Yan Jing City. The loud noise spread outwards, echoing through the city of eight million people. Ordinary people thought it was thunder, as it had been raining recently, and a typhoon had swept through North China, so thunder was normal. However, when they looked up, the sky was clear, with no clouds in sight. It was likely that the typhoon had passed, and Yan Jing had recovered its rare clear weather.
The loud noises echoing through Yan Jing City were actually the sounds of buildings collapsing. Along with the sounds came continuous tremors. The disturbance at the epicenter was too great for people not to take notice.
After the tremors stopped, the surrounding smoke and dust quickly settled. Under the ten-times gravity, it was difficult for smoke and dust to fly outwards. As the dust settled, some people wanted to approach the central area to observe, but upon closer inspection, they saw that the ground was slowly sinking.
This scene stunned everyone. Although there was a subway under Yan Jing, most of the area was solid, wasn't it? But at this moment, why was the ground sinking?
Someone couldn't help but walk into the sinking ground. In an instant, the person fell inside and began to roll their eyes, dying almost immediately. Their body seemed to have received invisible pressure, and they were almost flattened. Broken bones pierced through their muscles, exposing themselves stark white.
Seeing this situation, everyone immediately dared not approach. The situation was too bizarre. If they walked in, wouldn't they also die?
Just then, many heavily armed soldiers rushed over from a distance, shouting, "Everyone leave, everyone leave! There are dangerous individuals in the central area. Do not approach."
Seeing the army appear to maintain order, the crowd felt much more relieved. However, upon hearing that there were dangerous individuals inside, they began to worry and couldn't help but ask, "What dangerous individuals are in there? Will they rush out and harm us?"
Now, the residents on the periphery of the sinking area were most worried about whether the dangerous individuals inside would rush out. If they did, wouldn't they be in danger?
In just over ten to twenty minutes, the entire vast area had turned into ruins, and even the ground was constantly sinking. It was unknown how many people still lived there, and whether there were any survivors was unknown, nor was it known how many had died. If such dangerous individuals were to rush out from there, it would be too dangerous.
A soldier replied, "It's Yue Hengyi from the Ability Administration. He has gone mad. We will subdue him later. Please rest assured, everyone, and move away from here as quickly as possible. Do not continue to linger."
The citizens were all stunned when they heard this, as they could not have imagined such a thing happening. Back then, Yue Hengyi was one of the Ten Heroes. To surround Yan Jing, he had gone deep behind enemy lines and killed the Corpse King, causing the collapse of the corpse tide. But now, the former hero was causing disaster in Yan Jing.
"Didn't they say Yue Hengyi died at sea? Why is Yue Hengyi still alive?" someone asked.
"Do I need to say? The previous news must have been false. Didn't Yuzhou say that Shen Feng returned alive? Since these two were together and Shen Feng is still alive, Yue Hengyi must also be alive."
"But why would Yue Hengyi do this? How could he slaughter his own countrymen?"
The soldiers ignored these questions. It was too chaotic here. If people continued to stay here, accidents might occur. Now, everyone's safety must be ensured, and no one could approach.
The ground was still slowly sinking. Under normal gravity, the density of the ground had reached a relatively suitable level, so as long as deep groundwater was not excessively extracted and huge spaces were not excavated underground, subsidence would not occur. However, when the ten-times gravity field enveloped this area, the ground could not withstand such gravity, and then it began to sink.
It was also fortunate that the sinking area existed, allowing people to know the range of the gravity field. Otherwise, they might have accidentally walked into it and certainly died.
While the soldiers were clearing the area, the sound of helicopters could be heard from a distance. Everyone looked up at the sky and saw four or five helicopters flying towards them. Some people recognized them as helicopters from the recently formed Sky Dragon Bureau.
"Ability users have arrived. Now Yue Hengyi can be captured."
"Why capture him? This demon killed so many people. How can we let him live? Kill him directly. We must not let him live!"
"Exactly. For an ability user who slaughtered civilians like this, no matter what his identity, he must be brought to justice on the spot."
"Without killing him, it is not enough to appease public anger, not enough to set things right, not enough to strengthen the government, and not enough to comfort the sages."
In the mouths of the people, Yue Hengyi had committed a grave sin, and only by killing him could the deceased truly rest in peace.
The former hero had now become an object of public outcry.
Someone slowly descended from the helicopter, not approaching the sinking area. Otherwise, the helicopter might also be dragged down. The ten-times gravity field made it difficult for even dust to fly, let alone a helicopter. The greater the mass of an object, the stronger the force acting upon it.
Long Qian, dressed in casual wear, landed on the ground and then said to the crowd behind the cordon, "Everyone, trust me. I will definitely give you a perfect answer."
These words immediately received unanimous cheers from the crowd. They were all hoping that the disturbance here would be resolved quickly, and only when the disturbance was completely resolved could they have peaceful days.
Next, Long Qian took a box from the helicopter. Inside the box was a praying mantis, a mutated praying mantis, as large as a rooster.
"Captain, the anesthetic is here. For you!" A member of the Sky Dragon Bureau handed him a syringe.
Long Qian took the syringe and asked, "What's the dosage?"
"Don't worry, even an elephant would be knocked out," the team member assured him.
No matter how powerful the ancient sleeping drugs were, they could not compare to modern anesthetics. Potent anesthetics took effect in just over ten seconds. Even elephants could not resist the effects of anesthetics, let alone humans.
Next, Long Qian opened the cage and released the giant praying mantis. He handed the syringe over to the praying mantis.
The praying mantis grabbed the syringe and spread its wings to fly, preparing to enter the gravity field.
Unfortunately, the gravity field was still too powerful. As soon as the praying mantis entered the gravity field, it fell to the ground instantly. However, the praying mantis did not die; instead, it hopped forward into the distance.
The body structure of insects is very peculiar. Ants can lift objects tens of times their own weight, and fleas can jump at a proportion far exceeding humans. Therefore, for the gravity field, which is a death zone for most humans, insects can move within it. Although their bodies are light, their strength is not weak at all.