Chapter 641: Chapter 425: Distress Signal Chapter 641: Chapter 425: Distress Signal Darkness.
An abyssal, unfathomable world shrouded in pitch-black.
When the investigation team arrived in the Dark World, they realized it was nothing like they had imagined.
Vision seed to vanish, and even wide-open eyes could see nothing—only darkness, and the silence was deafening; there were no sounds, no bird calls or insect songs, and not even the whisper of the wind.
Ti appeared to stand still, thought processes slowed, hearts began to race, and unease erged spontaneously.
Whoosh!
At that mont, a fist-sized fla ignited midair, glowing an orange hue akin to a Bright Lamp, illuminating the view and guiding them to draw near.
The warmth emanating from it offered a asure of solace.
“Investigation team mbers, gather toward the fla.”
A deep male voice broke the silence, resounding from not far away.
Recognizing it as Captain Jack’s voice, everyone’s anxiety lessened considerably.
But as mbers of the Imperial Judgent Group, their vigilance remained unchanged.
Lane suddenly spoke:
“The Sun shines upon the Earth…”
Imdiately, silence enveloped them once more.
The investigators tensed, recalling the coded language they had discussed before entering the Dark World, intended to confirm identities when the team regrouped after dispersal due to various reasons.
“Dispelling the chilly darkness.”
Captain Jack’s voice followed.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief and proceeded toward the fla. It was only upon approaching that they could see the fire hovered in the captain’s palm, flickering gently.
“Is this the third layer of the Spirit World, the hidden ‘Dark World’? Such an environnt is truly terrifying… I feel my perception is suppressed; if we encounter an attack by tainted creatures during our trek, it’ll be hard to react in ti,” Willes said gravely.
They closed in together, surrounding the captain and the fla in his hand. The orange light illuminated their faces, revealing their solemn expressions.
“No worries, I and Xibei can create a sphere of light to illuminate for the team… that way we can prevent ambushes from within the darkness,” Lane said, with Xibei nodding at his side.
Chen Lun, however, shook his head slightly.
At the sa ti, he extinguished the fla in his hand, causing the team mbers to let out a soft gasp.
As darkness enveloped them once again, Captain Jack’s voice could be heard:
“The Dark World is teeming with powerful tainted creatures, and a slight misstep could put us in great danger. Illuminating with the Sun Sequence’s ability is like a child ‘carrying a torch’ strolling through a deep forest at night, loudly signaling to the beasts, ‘I am here’…”
The aning behind the captain’s words was clear to the mbers.
While light would greatly facilitate their travel, it could also pose a greater risk.
Because in the Dark World, light could very well attract the attention of tainted creatures!
“Captain, how should we proceed then? Aside from Willes and Federica who can adapt to darkness, the rest of us will be less effective…” Lane asked.
“Don’t worry, we’ll only hide in the darkness when we’re on the move and investigating. As soon as we engage in combat, Lane and Xibei, you two must light up imdiately… But rember, be quick in battle and extinguish the light once the enemy is dealt with,” Chen Lun explained.
“Yes, Captain.”
After a brief consideration, everyone agreed to the proposal.
Chen Lun then softly said it was ti to move out and began walking forward. The team followed close behind, using the subtle sound of the captain’s footsteps to navigate.
Using his Five Senses Perception, Chen Lun relied on his sense of sll as his vision to navigate the darkness without hindrance. He also took out the Silver Staff to perform a divination to confirm their investigative direction.
However, they had not gone far when they were suddenly attacked.
Whoosh!
A piercing whistle of sothing tearing through the air ca without warning, as the team’s senses were suppressed by the darkness, only realizing the attack when it was nearly upon them.
Then, an explosion sounded!
Boom!
The ground beneath their feet trembled violently, and a strong gust of wind blew from behind, flipping their coat tails and hair.
Lane’s expression changed, and he spread his arms wide.
“Light!”
Xibei shouted with him.
A golden light ball, the size of a head, ascended above and burst into brilliance, barely managing to dispel the darkness within a few dozen ters. It was as if the darkness was a stubborn gri under a kitchen sink, difficult to remove.
As their eyes adjusted, the team mbers took a deep breath.
They saw a silver-white, elongated Insect Person over two ters tall being pinned under Captain Jack’s foot. Its mantis-like arms were severed, lying at its side spewing thick, nauseating, dark green fluid. Its odd shuttle-shaped head trembled from side to side, as if struggling to stand.
But in the next mont, the captain’s Silver Staff ca down hard.
Ding!
The sharp end of the staff pierced the Insect Person’s head, nailing it to the ground.
“These offspring of the Ancient Gods, the Didak, are constructed differently from humans. They live in the Dark World all year long, their perception surpassing ours… So even if we hide in the darkness deliberately, getting slightly close would still reveal us,” Chen Lun said calmly while looking at the Insect Person’s corpse.
The team mbers held their breath, still in shock at how quickly the captain had slain the ambushing Insect Person in just a mont’s ti. Such power demanded their respect.
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