The end for those who lose their way is only one: death.
After the violent crushing by the North Continent Army, the Storm of the "Lost Ones" was shattered and completely collapsed, but it did not mean they were completely annihilated... Within the buffer zone stretching over several miles, faint Source Material Wind Blades still lingered. Compared to the storm, which was defined as A-level, these remnants couldn’t make it to the stage. Even if they struck the giant wall, it wouldn’t cause more than a splash.
But they roamed recklessly within the buffer zone... Until they were completely wiped out, the rebuilding work of the "Umbrella Defense Line" couldn’t officially commence, so at this moment, the warriors of Gu Castle Fortress were clearing the aftermath.
A young Transcendent was wearing a source material inspection device, conducting tests at the lookout of the giant wall not far away...
A sudden violent sound exploded.
The pupils of this young Transcendent contracted, as the warning sound of the device and the explosive sound of the wind blade occurred simultaneously. His left arm burst out with fresh blood as a gust of wind swept by, tearing open the Second Order Source Armor...
In the next moment, a blond man suddenly appeared, grabbing this young man who seemed just to have come of age, and flung him aside abruptly. Then he drew his sword, slicing the extremely sharp storm remnant into pieces...
Gu Shen squinted his eyes.
The split wind blade didn’t scatter but stuck to the blade...
The man who struck was the leader of the Investigation Corps Second Team, Zhong Yuan. They had met earlier in the Fortress but parted ways before saying much because of the battle. They are now meeting again.
"Be careful. When dealing with ’source material remnants,’ you must be vigilant." Zhong Yuan reached out his palm, helping the still-shaken young warrior up, softly saying, "First find the rescue team and tend to the wounds."
Having done all this.
He looked toward where Gu Shen and Lin Lin were, came over, and greeted simply, "Lin, you finally arrived... this must be Gu Shen?"
he only had some vague memories and not a deep impression. Having just completed several hours of storm resistance battle, his mind was full of scenes of cannon fire and was somewhat unaccustomed to the silence of the moment.
Gu Shen shook hands with Zhong Yuan.
He could sense that the leader of the Investigation Corps Second Team was very strong, just like Lin Lin, "unfathomable." These two should be among the batch of strong individuals very close to being Titled.
The most important thing is, they are very young!
Not yet thirty, already the eleventh level of the Deep Sea... This talent, this strength, basically secured them a future "Titled" seat.
Zhong Yuan massaged his brow, letting his thoughts recover from the previous chaos.
He looked at Gu Shen, stared for a few seconds, and suddenly said seriously, "Thank you... for bringing my team member back from the Fortress."
The blond man’s expression was very sincere.
But Chi Huo flickered.
Gu Shen’s intuition vaguely sensed a hint of probing... This guy’s gratitude was real, but to gain Zhong Yuan’s trust through this incident might not be enough.
As one of the absolute leaders of the Investigation Corps, Zhong Yuan knew very well the difficulty of this out-of-base task... Racing against the Old World storm on an unfamiliar road without intelligence, and even won!
To describe it as a "Divine Miracle" would be somewhat exaggerated.
"Brother Gu, I am a little curious..."
Sure enough, after expressing gratitude, Zhong Yuan spoke, "How did you lead my team back to the Fortress?"
Gu Shen’s expression remained calm.
He knew, what was meant to come, would eventually come.
First, it was Zhong Yuan, then the Transcendents of the Investigation Corps, and lastly, the high-levels of Central City... This maze task, which could be called a divine miracle, would definitely attract a lot of inquiries.
(There will be another Chapter tonight)