"What happened?" Jane Chen's urgent query came through the channel. <br>The sound quality from the headphones was originally very high, but at this moment, it seemed somewhat unclear. <br>Under the Red Moon, it seemed like all the fish were shouting loudly, like a frenzied scene that words couldn't describe. They struggled, mouths gaping, tail fins striking the ground with force. The sound pouring from their mouths seemed to coalesce into a terrifying force, wave after wave, like sharp needles piercing into the brains of Lucas and the others, relentlessly pounding into their ears. <br>In this situation, the three members of the investigation team were also panic-stricken, clutching their guns tightly, looking around, and even forgetting to respond. <br>"It's the pollution source..." In his urgency, Lucas could only shout out these few words. <br>"Quick..." Jane Chen's voice quickly followed, as if urgently issuing some command. <br>"Splash..." But just at this moment, suddenly a Crimson Surge rushed towards Lucas and the three investigation team members. <br>The Crimson Surge seemed like the Red Moon's glow from the sky had gained its own consciousness, sweeping up many fish struggling and screaming at the lake's bottom, arriving extraordinarily fast. Almost in the blink of an eye, it had already reached Lucas and the others. At the same time, with a "bang," all the fish under this force exploded directly, mixed with blood and fragments impacting in all directions. <br>Lucas and the three members of the investigation team almost had no time to react, being struck by this force, then tumbling backward four or five meters, falling into the mud, not knowing how many fish scales and mud they were covered in, looking extremely bedraggled. <br>But it wasn't over yet. Under the Red Moon, a few faint shadows seemed to flash by. <br>Almost in an instant, the three members of the investigation team were suddenly lifted into the air, struggling desperately. <br>The instruments and other items in their hands fell to the ground one by one. <br>In the headphones lying in the mud, Jane Chen's shout came through: "Retreat immediately, quick..." <br>Three heavily armed warriors suddenly levitated in the air, a scene both eerie and terrifying. <br>The soldiers responsible for sealing off the area in the distance widened their eyes at this sight. <br>Lucas wasn't lifted into the air. Just as he got up from the ground, he saw a figure rushing towards him. <br>The figure appeared dark red, arms outstretched, as if wanting to embrace him. <br>At this speed, Lucas was almost completely unable to dodge. But in his urgency, suddenly there was a cold little hand that grabbed Lucas's hand. At that moment, Lucas's speed suddenly became strange. Supporting the ground with one hand, twisting his waist, he flipped to the left, then retreated two or three meters, just barely avoiding the figure's "embrace." <br>It was his sister, who had arrived by his side in time, pulling him away. <br>At this moment, when looking forward again, Lucas couldn't help but have his pupils contract slightly. <br>At this time, the three members of the investigation team were already flying in mid-air. Their posture was stiff and twisted, still maintaining a struggling stance, but they appeared to be completely out of control. Upon looking closer, one would notice a vague and eerie red shadow attached tightly to their backs, gripping their arms and entangling their legs. <br>Behind these shadows, faintly visible vines extended toward the lake's central puddle. <br>"It's a Mind Blast..." <br>In the channel, information analyst Han Bing's voice soon came through. Her voice, which usually sounded somewhat soft and timid, now seemed to change due to urgency: "From the data transmitted back by the instruments just now, there is an eruption of psychic energy of nearly two hundred levels, confirming the appearance of a Tier Beyond spirit monster and confirming that a Psychic Plague is breaking out!" <br>"Pollution source infection level adjusted to medium, danger level temporarily adjusted to high..." <br>Jane Chen took a deep breath upon hearing this, shouting: "Lucas, retreat!" <br>Simultaneously, Han Bing's voice quickly followed: "Beware of the investigation team companions..." <br>As their voices rang out back-to-back, everyone guarding the surroundings saw the three armed members of the investigation team in mid-air, struggling painfully, their faces turning blue. But their limbs seemed to be driven by some invisible force, slowly turning around, then raising their guns in a twisted and grotesque manner. <br>They seemed to be resisting with all their might, but couldn't hold out against the force controlling them. Suddenly, the gun barrels fired. <br>As the bullets rained down, faintly, the bearded team leader could be heard struggling to shout: "Dodge!" <br>"Swish" "Swish" "Swish" <br>Bullets fell, splattering mud. <br>At the moment these bullets fell, Lucas had already rushed behind a high mud slope, slightly crouching down. <br>Han Bing's voice was shouting: "The target seems to be a Tier Beyond spirit monster, the three armed investigation team members have been infected. It is recommended to immediately withdraw the surviving investigation personnel and dispatch the patrol city team to eliminate the spirit monster through firepower coverage!" <br>"Agreed!" Jane Chen's voice coldly responded: "Additionally, prepare a helicopter immediately, I'm heading to the scene!" <br>Meanwhile, she immediately said to Lucas: "Lucas, withdraw immediately, order everyone to retreat five hundred meters..." <br>"I can't leave!" <br>At this time, Lucas suddenly spoke in a low voice, interrupting her. <br>Jane Chen was shocked: "What?" <br>Lucas said: "Those three investigation team warriors haven't been infected yet, just controlled, furthermore..." <br>He suddenly turned his head, only to see that the patrol army guarding a thousand meters away were just dumbfoundedly watching the three people in the air. Three living people flew into the air and suddenly fired at their companions; this scene shocked them. <br>Lucas said in a low voice: "There's no escape!" <br>Jane Chen suddenly realized something, shouting: "You..." <br>"I'll handle it!" <br>And at this moment, Lucas had already stated his decision. <br>"Danger..." <br>As Jane Chen shouted out these two words, Lucas had already looked to his left. <br>His sister squatted beside him, giving him a smile that was ironically both very ugly and bizarre, yet somehow bright. <br>Then he nodded to his sister and charged out. <br>At this time, the three investigation team members in the air, unable to shoot Lucas hiding behind the mud slope from their original position, were slowly floating towards him under an invisible force, trying to find a suitable shooting angle but did not expect Lucas to suddenly jump out on his own, charging straight towards them in a rather headstrong manner. <br>Under some force's control, they immediately raised their guns, all aiming at Lucas. <br>The three of them even couldn't bear to watch and closed their eyes, yet still involuntarily pulled the trigger. <br>Bullets crazily poured toward Lucas. <br>But as Lucas rushed out from behind the mud slope, running, he had already extended his hand to the side. <br>His sister was running beside him, also extending her hand. <br>A big and a small hand clasped together, and Lucas's figure suddenly became blurred. <br>It looked like he transformed from a person into a ghost.)
