Chapter 868: Chapter 71: Within My Control
After several hours of navigation, fifteen airships finally sailed from Central City to the entrance of the “Duolu River Disaster Realm,” located on the North Continent’s West Wing defense line, an extremely remote frontier.
All the Transcendents were on high alert.
The airships entered the Disaster Realm and slowly hovered. It was then that Zhong Yuan walked out of the gravity room, and Gu Shen also finished his Spiritual Cultivation.
Looking down from high above, a river of unprecedented size came into view.
Gu Shen was born in the Qinghe District of the East Continent. This district was named as such because the entire large region was built along the Qing River… That Qing River was already a magnificent and grand natural wonder. Yet, compared to the Duolu River before his eyes, it still fell short.
A pitch-black river cut through the world of ice and snow!
This river was several thousand meters wide, and its end could not be seen… Rather than a river, it was more like a huge lake, or a Dead Sea. Unlike the turbulent and rushing Qing River, the black waters of the Duolu River did not flow, and it appeared to be filled with an aura of Silent Annihilation.
Gu Shen silently clasped his pendant.
Now that he had truly arrived at the Duolu River, the warning from this pendant had disappeared… It seemed that this little thing knew that persuasion was useless and could only accept the current situation.
The main control screen linked to the airship reflected Osmond’s face. As the Eye of the Third Legion, his expression was solemn, his voice low and resonant, echoing in everyone’s ears.
“Captains, we have arrived at the Disaster Realm. Everything is going smoothly, proceed as planned.”
The Duolu River Disaster Realm had a dozen or more branches.
To find the location of the [Gate], it’s essential to thoroughly investigate the surrounding environments of these river branches… In a super large Disaster Realm enriched with Extraordinary Essence , there must be an entrance for absorbing Old World energy.
For these elite Transcendents executing the restart mission, finding the [Gate] should not be difficult.
However, as soon as they set foot in this Disaster Realm, the Spiritual Poison began to spread—
The challenge was how to complete the mission as quickly and efficiently as possible while minimizing losses!
Apart from the command airship, the holds of the other fourteen airships opened, and fourteen elite teams were ready to depart at any moment. Some were eager… like Mu Wanqiu of the Investigation Corps’ first team, who, upon the first docking of the airship, led her team straight to the depths of the Disaster Realm toward the Duolu River!
“All team members… put on your Source Armor, check the energy, and prepare to set off!”
The members of Zhong Yuan’s Team had long completed their preparations. They formed up and were ready to leave the hold. The blond man standing at the hatch took a deep breath.
He glanced back at the team and saw Gu Shen’s figure, somewhat surprised.
“Brother Gu, do you intend to accompany us?”
For this restart mission, during the days of intensive training and preparation, each captain had received instructions from the Commander… they each had tasks to complete.
But there were exceptions.
The other exception was Duke Zhen Yue, Meng Xiao.
These two might have other tasks… His Majesty granted them very high authority, and Meng Xiao and Gu Shen did not have to follow Osmond’s arrangements. Of course, this didn’t mean they could act recklessly within the Disaster Realm.
Gu Shen smiled and said, “Brother Zhong, am I not welcome?”
Zhong Yuan shook his head, hesitating to speak: “It’s just that…”
During the airship’s journey, Zhong Yuan had stayed in the gravity room the whole time training, and Gu Shen knew he had something on his mind.
“Are you going to look for that Mirror Dream Mountain you saw earlier?” Gu Shen lightly ran two fingers over his brow, igniting a small ghostly flame, and he smiled as he spoke, “Brother Zhong… I’m also interested in ‘Mirror Dream.’ If we could travel together, it would be good for both of us.”
Seeing the flame at Gu Shen’s fingertips.
The hearts of several team members were filled with warmth.
Although the flame was small, it emitted a comforting Spiritual Aura.
Zhong Yuan’s previously tense expression relaxed significantly… Indeed, Gu Shen’s S-level ability, although its effects were unknown, offered great help concerning Spiritual Dreams, and having Gu Shen join would certainly be beneficial.
“Captain… the Zhen Yue group’s people still haven’t set off yet.”
Yuan Yuan glanced at a nearby airship and whispered, “Mr. Xiao Gu should act with us instead.”
Zhong Yuan, being extremely astute, instantly understood Yuan Yuan’s point.
During these days at the training grounds, each team was busy with intensive training.
Rumors were flying everywhere, and he naturally heard some… If Gu Shen really went alone, the Zhen Yue party might be waiting to cause trouble for Gu Shen once inside the Disaster Realm.
Because of the concern caused by [Mirror Dream], it had slipped his mind earlier.
“I was negligent.” Zhong Yuan’s expression was grave as he spoke with a touch of apology, “If Brother Gu doesn’t mind, join us… entering the Disaster Realm this time, where fortunes are uncertain, we can look out for each other.”
“Sir, they’ve set off.”
Zhen Yue sat in the boat.
All the way, like Gu Shen, he meditated and trained, honing his spirit… while combating a sense of foreboding.
The bracelet constantly shimmered with images, presenting them before him when he set off.
It disturbed his mind.
Meng Xiao, of course, knew that entering the Disaster Realm this time would bring misfortune.
But so many images… seeing them all was truly mentally exhausting. This sealing object, while extraordinary, also had its drawbacks. If these “Calamity Divinations” were promptly corrected, they could prevent disasters and eliminate them.