Chapter 29: The Deity Holding the Lightning Spear!

Amidst a commotion in the broadcasting room, Ye Qing and the others hurried to the window.

They looked up at the scene outside!

Massive, dark clouds, like surging waves, were slowly gathering toward the sky!

"Crackle, pop!"

Within those ink-like dark clouds, several streaks of lightning were dancing actively!

The previously scorching temperature outside plummeted abruptly.

Gusts of cold wind poured through the window, making those wearing only short sleeves feel a chill.

However, they had no leisure to care about anything else.

Their minds were filled with nothing but questions.

With such fine weather, how had it suddenly turned into this?

Moreover, while others might not recognize this pattern, Wang Chengyu and Jiang Tao felt a sense of déjà vu.

Recalling the previous incident on the playground, the starry sky had also been obscured by dark clouds.

And at that time, it seemed to be...

"Holy crap, why is it overcast again??"

Thus, the two shouted in unison.

Wang Chengyu and Jiang Tao exchanged a glance and turned their heads back in perfect sync.

Meanwhile, Lin Nan remained standing in her original spot, seemingly indifferent to the anomalies occurring outside.

"I beg you, Great Deity, please help me find my child!"

At this moment, perhaps out of desperation, the boy's mother began to pray fervently with her hands clasped together, pleading bitterly to Lin Nan.

At that moment, several more streaks of lightning surged across the horizon, scattering light.

The light reflected onto Lin Lan's face; her closed eyes flickered slightly, as if she were waiting for something.

She possessed the unmistakable aura of a divine being manifesting her power!

It was no wonder the mother would worship her...

...

"What's going on?! Is it overcast again??"

At this moment, the Yanhai City Meteorological Bureau was once again in a state of total chaos.

All staff members were moving hurriedly, constantly passing reports and documents to one another.

Every single one of them was puzzled—why was the sky turning dark again at this hour?!

Furthermore, prior to this, the Bureau had detected no sign of rain.

In fact, the forecast for the next few days had predicted clear skies.

How exactly did this sudden overcast weather appear?

Among these busy figures, Director Ye of the Meteorological Bureau was the most overwhelmed.

As the head of the Bureau, he had already been reprimanded previously due to a sudden, unannounced hailstorm.

He had even explicitly assured the city leadership that such a situation would not happen again.

And now, just a few days after the hailstorm had passed, it was happening all over again!

And it wasn't just an overcast sky; looking at the real-time cloud maps, these cumulonimbus clouds were clearly at a thunderstorm level!

Director Ye hurriedly checked the data and questioned his subordinates

"What exactly is happening? Why didn't the meteorological radar detect this in advance!"

"Director Ye... we are puzzled as well."

A young subordinate spoke, and seeing Director Ye looking at him, he quickly pulled up the cloud map.

The changes in the cloud layers over the past few minutes were presented on the large screen.

"Look, Director! According to the cloud map, just two minutes ago, this entire area of clouds suddenly began gathering toward a single direction!"

"And in an extremely short amount of time, cumulonimbus clouds filled with intense electrical charges formed at an altitude of ten thousand meters!"

"But... Yanhai City just had hail and rain a few days ago. It's completely abnormal for such extreme weather to occur now!"

As the young clerk finished speaking, the other staff members were equally bewildered.

Staring at the cloud map on the screen and watching the way the clouds were converging, they all felt it was strange, even eerie, and couldn't help but discuss it

"Hiss... I've never seen a cloud map like this before."

"It's as if clouds from all directions are gathering toward the same spot in a very short time."

"Yeah, and with such speed, just how strong must the wind be..."

For a moment, the staff in the Bureau were filled with astonishment, constantly speculating.

"Heh, a bunch of kids who haven't seen the world... there's nothing strange about this."

Just then, the smiling voice of an elderly man rang out.

Following the sound, they saw a stout old man wearing a uniform and reading glasses, looking quite knowledgeable.

"Expert Xu? Please, tell us your thoughts."

Director Ye looked at the man; he was an expert brought in by the Meteorological Bureau.

The old man stood up, pointed at the cloud map, and addressed the clerks present

"Hmm, based on my preliminary deduction, it is highly likely that an updraft formed in a short period after the collision of cold and warm air masses, driving the rapid movement of the surrounding clouds..."

"In short, this is inextricably linked to that previous hailstorm."

As Expert Xu spoke with certainty, the clerks in the Bureau found it reasonable.

It seemed they had found an explanation, and they nodded in agreement.

"Looking at the density of these cloud gatherings, one could truly say a storm is brewing!"

"The priority right now is to perform our duties well."

Fortunately, the cloud convergence had been observed in advance this time, unlike the sudden onset of the hail.

Having learned their lesson, they were already prepared.

Thus, Director Ye immediately spoke, giving orders to his subordinates

"Did you hear that? Hurry up."

"Prepare to issue an orange rainstorm warning!"

"Notify all citizens of the city—this time, our Meteorological Bureau is going to achieve a great feat!"

...

"Rumble..."

On a rugged road in Yanhai City, a van was speeding along.

The sky directly ahead of them had long since turned pitch black.

The largest mass of dark clouds was layered and bunched together.

At a glance, it looked exactly like a giant clad in black armor, with dancing streaks of lightning surging within its body!

Like a deity, it looked down upon them with a cold, indifferent gaze.

"Damn it... listen to that thunder."

"Tsk tsk, the weather is about to turn."

Inside the van, the gaunt driver spoke.

"Looking at this, the rain won't be light later."

At this moment, the man sitting in the passenger seat seemed to think of something and said warily

"The roads will be muddy in the rain, making it easy to leave tracks. The police won't track us down, will they?"

"Don't worry, I've already prepared for that."

The driver replied dismissively, patting his chest in assurance.

"The buyer is waiting. We just need to drive a bit further and we can switch cars."

"Once we hand over the kid, all we'll have left is cash, and we can go find somewhere to live it up~"

As he spoke, the three human traffickers in the van laughed heartlessly.

The man in the black trench coat glanced at the boy, who was still sleeping soundly wrapped in a blanket, and said

"Sigh, what a pity."

"If he were a bit younger, the price would be even higher..."

"After all, the younger they are, the less they remember. We'll have to be more careful next time."

However, the three traffickers in the van failed to notice.

In the sky not far ahead of them.

That mass of dark clouds, resembling a black-armored giant, had somehow gripped a long spear of lightning in its hand!

Several streaks of lightning within the crevices of the dark clouds were rapidly converging toward the tip of the spear!

As these lightning bolts condensed, they emitted a crackling, popping sound.

Furthermore, they were gradually forming a thick bolt of lightning, gathering a massive, crushing force!

All it was waiting for was the van to drive into its path...

(End of Chapter)