Chapter 642: 425 Chapter Distress Signal_2 Chapter 642: 425 Chapter Distress Signal_2 Hiss hiss hiss!!
Strange hissing noises attacked from all directions, accompanied by dense footsteps.
“Damn, we’ve been discovered!”
Will hurriedly said.
Everyone looked around, but only darkness surrounded them, the number of enemies unknown.
It was the unknown that caused panic.
Even Chen Lun frowned slightly at this mont, because the number of approaching Insect People was simply too many!
“Seventy or eighty… no, there must be over a hundred.”
He thought to himself.
Whoosh!
Chen Lun waved his hand, and his left arm dropped off, transforming into seven white snakes that leaped onto the shoulder of each team mber.
“Lane, Xibei, dissipate the light… Everyone, follow and flee at full speed, the white snakes will guide you.”
Although surprised by their captain’s thod, the team knew it wasn’t the ti for wild thoughts and promptly responded with agreent.
They were clear that the captain’s decision was correct, as staying and fighting would be aningless; even if they could win, the aftermath of the battle would continuously attract more enemies. They were there to investigate, not to exterminate these Didak Bug People.
The orb of light above their heads gradually shrank until it disappeared.
Darkness returned completely around them.
Suddenly, everyone felt the small snakes on their shoulders moving their heads, guiding their direction. Trusting their captain, they followed the guidance and ran at full speed.
In the darkness where spatial awareness was absent, even as gusts hit them head-on, they had no idea how far they had run, but the eerie hissing and footsteps gradually faded behind them.
Ten minutes later.
The team stopped in their tracks.
The captain montarily sparked a firelight in front of them, and they overca their tacit instincts to gather closer.
“The Dark World truly deserves its reputation as a forbidden place of the Mystic Realm, sure death for anyone less than a high-ranking Transcendent.”
Will let out a breath, expressing his feelings.
“Let’s keep moving, and stay cautious,”
Chen Lun said aloud.
The team responded softly.
After experiencing the series of events just before, their expressions darkened a shade more amidst the darkness.
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Another two hours passed.
The team didn’t know how far they had followed the captain in the dark, nor were they aware of their exact whereabouts.
The only sensation was that the sandy path under their feet had gradually turned into broken stone slabs, as if they had entered the ruins of a past civilization.
Suddenly, they heard distant sounds of conflict, a rumbling noise, not only featuring the characteristic hissing of Didak Bug People but also sporadic human shouts.
All team mbers felt a slight vibration from the identity plates on their chests.
Lane imdiately realized sothing and hurriedly said,
“It’s a call for help! Another investigation team is fighting nearby!”
The golden badges on the chests of the Imperial Judgent Group mbers were not just symbols of identity but also carried many other functions, including receiving and sending distress signals.
The situation made avoidance preferable, but since it was a distress call from a fellow mber of the Imperial Judgent Group, ignoring it would be indefensible; thus, Chen Lun said,
“Let’s go and take a look.”
They advanced in the dark, but soon nearly ran into a broken wall. Fortunately, they sensed it at the last mont and reacted in ti, preventing an embarrassing mishap.
Lane reached out and felt the surface, saying in surprise,
“This appears to be a damaged stone cottage, but it’s already collapsed.”
“Are there traces of civilization in the Dark World?! Was this once a human dwelling, or sothing else…?”
Xibei said.
“We’re not sure for now.”
Will spoke.
“Let’s investigate slowly later, but now, let’s go save them!”
“Right.”
The team proceeded over the rubble and continued running forward.
However, they noticed that ruins of various buildings appeared with increasing frequency, almost like they had entered a town from the past.
As they were about to reach the Central District, the team saw lights.
In an area resembling a stone plaza, six or seven mbers of the Imperial Judiciary were surrounded and attacked by dozens of silver-white Insect People!
The leader was none other than the captain of investigation group two, Hamilton!
This long-haired man’s face was stained with dark green fluid, his expression fierce, his arms as if fused with the surrounding environnt, transforming into large shadowy cleavers battling three Bug People, clashing intensely with the lightning-fast mantis limbs.
Clang clang clang!
Sparks flew ters away, strikingly visible in such an environnt.
Group two seed aware of their arrival, their previously anxious eyes suddenly filled with joy.
“Reinforcents! Another investigation team has arrived!”
“Good!”
Hamilton swung his cleavers dozens of tis in quick succession, pushing the three Didak Bug People back repeatedly, leaving sharp marks all over the plaza’s stone floor within his range of combat.
He suddenly lifted his head, looking towards one side, his eyebrow raising in surprise as he saw the illuminated periter of the plaza—a team of investigators rushing towards them fast.
“Jack?”
Chen Lun, leading his team to the scene, quickly assessed the battle situation and imdiately commanded,
“All team mbers, engage and help investigation group two make a break!”
“Yes! Captain!”
Lane and the others imdiately responded, their expressions stern as they rushed forward, each unleashing their own Sequence abilities.
Chen Lun instantly used Instantaneous Movent, appearing behind the three Bug People engaged with Hamilton, his Silver Staff transforming into a slender Serpent Sword within fractions of a second, swinging from his hands.
Blinding silver light flashed, tracing a dense pattern.
Clang clang clang!
The three Bug People reacted quickly, wielding their mantis limbs for slashing defenses, clashing with the whip-like Serpent Sword, emitting glaring sparks.
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