"My God, is this still the place we've lived?"

Near the Thirteenth District, Lu Xiaohan widened her eyes, looking at the towering peaks and dense forest before her, couldn't help but exclaim.

If it weren't for the enormous shadows in mid-air that remained as eerie as ever, she wouldn't have believed this was once the original Thirteenth District.

Beside her, Shen Chan spoke softly, "With the fusion of two worlds, the weaker side would have its traces erased in an instant, the truth is just that cruel."

It's only been half a month.

The original ruins have been replaced by the Evil Ridge, misty valleys, and toxic swamps.

The area was filled with a black haze.

Even in the high sky, the clouds were dense, lingering for a long time.

Even though this Extraordinary Squad was composed entirely of Apostle-level Transcendents, they still felt uncomfortable, an inexplicable chill disregarding their bodies, piercing deep into their bones, and seeping out from within.

The abundant Qi Blood Power within them couldn't resist it even a bit!

"It's really strange, logically speaking, such an eerie place should be extremely dangerous, why haven't we seen a single Fierce Beast?"

"Exactly, the data indicates that there's also a Dimensional Passage here, with many King Level Fierce Beasts emerging, why do they seem to have just disappeared?"

At this moment.

The team members were murmuring while setting up various detection devices to gather information.

"No danger is better, isn't it..." Shen Chan, carrying an Ancient Weapon, smiled gently.

"Perhaps, the real danger hasn't arrived yet, or maybe it's lurking."

"I think now is the perfect time to explore for the key object!"

Upon hearing this, the team members' expressions immediately became grave, even Lu Xiaohan advised, "Big sister, didn't Lin Nan say that the key object is most likely to manifest when the pace of world fusion slows down?"

"If we go in now, we might return empty-handed."

Shen Chan slowly walked forward, her smile gradually fading, her expression becoming serious, she said softly, "Do you remember, at the beginning of our squad's formation, we collected some eerie information about a Mysterious Tomb?"

The crowd immediately recalled.

At the time, the appearance of the tomb photos was unanimously considered the most likely key object!

Inscriptions on the tombstones.

Generally speaking, this is a custom unique to humans.

Creatures from the Otherworld rarely have this habit, and if Transcendents from the real world are buried inside, it satisfies the condition of two dimensions having similar auras.

"Do we really have to risk going in?" The group was somewhat indecisive.

At this moment, Shen Chan squinted her eyes, taking a deep breath, "Our squad is mostly made up of Transcendents who came from the former Thirteenth District, think about it, what's the difference between us Apostles and those in the Ninth District."

"Most of them have intricate ties with some forces of the Holy City."

"And we have nothing left."

"Also, you know about the Cultivation Building of the clearing company, many Transcendents have enhanced themselves there, while we have a rather weak foundation."

"If we don't show some results, we might be forgotten in the near future."

Once these words were spoken.

The team's expressions tightened, they knew Shen Chan wasn't exaggerating.

Now, the Ninth District already has native Transcendents advancing to Apostle Level, and not just one, which means the Ninth District has the soil to cultivate Apostles.

Although they've been accepted and entrusted with important tasks by the Ninth District, in the future, they may not have the competitiveness against those Apostle-levels with deep backgrounds.

Transcendents have to compete with the heavens and compete with others.

Resources are limited.

If others get more, you get less.

Fall behind by one step, and you'll fall behind step by step.

The Cultivation Building is the best example now.

"Yes, we are one of the top existences in a city, if even we don't dare to take risks, who else can we expect to do so?"

"We'll follow your lead, whatever plan you have, just say it."

To reach the Apostle Level, this level of Transcendent lacks neither the drive for battle nor the desire not to lag behind others!

Otherwise, how could they stand out amongst the masses?

Shen Chan pondered for a moment, then seriously said, "Indeed, our venture might end in vain, but given the current situation, you also see, the danger is still lurking, if we don't take a little risk now to gather more information, when the real key object manifests, and strangeness erupts, we might have to pay an even greater price then."

"Although the Thirteenth District's face has changed completely, we can still identify the specific direction through some traces."

"Heading straight from the southwest to that location, it's the shortest route, even at full speed it won't take three minutes, the tomb only manifests at a certain moment, we might linger a bit longer, but we must leave within fifteen minutes, regardless of success or failure!"

After all, she was once a prominent figure in the city, her speech was clear and convincing.

Once the decision was made.

The group no longer hesitated, following Shen Chan's steps, entering into the Evil Ridge.

Just as they stepped in.

They felt their vision suddenly dim, as if a curtain was suddenly drawn at home, yet they were not surprised, after all, if nothing strange happened in this place, that would truly be bizarre.

Along the way.

The group hurried forward without speaking, also being highly cautious, avoiding contact with any grass or trees there.

The three-minute journey should be very short for them, but here it felt exceedingly long.

Fortunately, halfway through.

They hadn't encountered any danger.

Just when they breathed a little sigh of relief, a terrified voice came from within the group, "Xiao, Xiao Jiang, he... is gone!"

In an instant.

Everyone halted abruptly.

Turning around in unison, looking back, the headcount...

They didn't even need to count.

The originally ten-member squad now only had nine left!

Their scalps were about to explode, even Shen Chan felt boundless horror.

A living person.

An Apostle-level Transcendent, even when facing Destruction-level power, wouldn't disappear so silently, right!

"What exactly happened!?" Shen Chan's heart thumped, her gaze locked tightly.

That person felt chills in his heart, his voice trembling, "I don't know either, Xiao Jiang was right behind me, I don't know when he disappeared!"

At this moment, cold sweat started running down everyone's foreheads.

The surroundings were utterly silent, eerily quiet, as if they could hear each other's heartbeats.

An unstoppable fear surged up in their hearts.

They looked deep into the darkness, feeling as if malicious eyes were staring at them.

"What to do?"

The incomprehensible scene threw everyone in a state of panic, one by one subconsciously looking at Shen Chan.

Advance or retreat?

Or...

Look for clues regarding the missing comrade.

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