After losing the ability to move his limbs, Gretel was no longer a threat.
However, his Body of Obsidian was still there. He had to endure more than a dozen spears before his head was finally pierced through. His body trembled violently for a moment before he stopped moving. The darkness on his body receded like the tide, and he was no longer breathing.
Seeing this from the corner of his eye, the last remaining member of the Vajra Society lost his will to fight. He turned around and wanted to run but he was stopped by Alan and Tina.
At this point, the battle was over. As Lin Lichuan joined the battle, the last remaining member of the Vajra Society was heavily injured and captured.
Bam!
The brown-haired man fell hard on the ground. He was covered in wounds and he felt like his bones were about to shatter. Just as he struggled to sit up, a cold light flashed before his eyes. A silver needle was placed between his eyebrows out of thin air.
"Don't move. Be careful that the silver needle pierces your head and turns your brain into mush." Tina stood three meters away and looked at him with a smile.
Feeling the piercing pain between his eyebrows, the brown-haired man's forehead twitched. He looked at the three of them with a terrible expression.
Lin Lichuan stared at his eyes and suddenly asked, "Where's Lin Zhenyi?"
The brown-haired man remained silent. In the next second, the silver needle between his eyebrows pierced through his skin. A small part of the needle went straight into his flesh.
The brown-haired man was in pain and his heart trembled. He couldn't take it anymore and quickly shouted, "She's right in front!"
"That distorted area?" Lin Lichuan frowned slightly.
"Yes, that's right."
Alan took over and asked, "Is Mo Luo there too?"
There was nothing to hide at this point. The brown-haired man nodded and admitted it.
Seeing this, Lin Lichuan and the other two realized why Mo Luo was not among the people who ambushed them.
However, Lin Lichuan soon thought of something. His face darkened and he immediately asked, "Are you guys chasing after Lin Zhenyi?"
The brown-haired man was shocked by the sudden cold light in Lin Lichuan's eyes. However, under the threat of the silver needle, he forced himself to answer honestly, "That's right."
"Why?" Lin Lichuan asked with a frown.
After entering the ruins, the cube in Lin Zhenyi's hand no longer had much of an attraction to the Vajra Society. At least, compared to the treasures in the ruins, the Vajra Society wouldn't give up on the treasures and chase after Lin Zhenyi.
The brown-haired man swallowed his saliva and replied, "She knows where the temple is."
"Temple?"
Lin Lichuan and the other two looked at each other. Astonishment flashed in their eyes at the same time. Alan quickly asked, "Where is the Temple?"
"We don't know either. We only know that the treasure of the ruins is most likely hidden in the temple."
"How did you know?"
Alan's eyes flickered with suspicion. He didn't believe that the Vajra Society could know the information about the ruins in advance.
Then, with the brown-haired man's explanation, they gradually outlined the original picture of the matter.
It turned out that when the Vajra Society was searching in the ruins, Gretel accidentally bumped into Lin Zhenyi in a dilapidated building. The latter was flipping through a diary at the time. As expected, the two sides broke out into a fight. In the end, Lin Zhenyi managed to escape before the rest of the Vajra Society arrived. However, the diary fell into Gretel's hands.
"The information about the temple was obtained from the diary. In addition, there is also a compass. If you want to go to the temple, you can only rely on its guidance. The compass is in Lin Zhenyi's hands."
The brown-haired man's breathing was faintly rapid. The large amount of blood loss made him dizzy. "I've told you everything. Please let me go."
Lin Lichuan was unmoved. He asked one last question, "Is there anything dangerous in the distorted area?"
"We don't know." The brown-haired man shook his head.
"You're lying." Lin Lichuan glanced at him indifferently.
The brown-haired man panicked, "I'm telling the truth!"
"If that's the case, why didn't you go in with Mo Luo?"
Lin Lichuan looked indifferently at the brown-haired man whose expression changed abruptly. He continued, "Unless you know that the danger in there is not something that can be dealt with by having more people. If there are more people, it will increase the danger. That's why Mo Luo went alone and asked you to wait outside."
As soon as he finished speaking, Aaron and Tina were slightly stunned. Then, anger appeared on their faces at the same time. They glared at the brown-haired man.
"The reason why you're hiding this is because you want us to go in together. Maybe we'll encounter danger and never come out again."
Lin Lichuan's cold words made the brown-haired man's body tremble slightly. Fear appeared in his eyes. Just when he was about to explain, the sharp tip of the sword had already pierced his throat.
"Gurgle … Gurgle …"
The brown-haired man's eyes were wide open. He held the sharp sword tightly as if he wanted to say something. However, he was interrupted by the blood that gushed out of his mouth. After making a few meaningless sounds, he fell to the ground.
Tina withdrew her silver needles and glanced at the brown-haired man's body with hatred. Then, she looked at Lin Lichuan.
"What do we do next?"
"Go in there." Lin Lichuan pulled out his sword and waved it to get rid of the blood on it. "I'll go in alone."
"Uh …"
Aaron and Tina were hesitant when they heard that.
However, the brown-haired man's behavior proved that Lin Lichuan's guess was right. The more people that entered the distorted area, the easier it was for them to encounter danger.
Thinking of this, the two of them could only nod.
Then, the three of them searched all the corpses of the Vajra Society members and found many Meteorite Crystals. Unfortunately, they did not find the diary that the brown-haired man mentioned. It was most likely on Mo Luo.
The three of them distributed the Meteorite Crystals they found. After Lin Lichuan quietly converted them, he immediately had 159 more crystals in his hands.
After everything was done, the three of them did not delay and quickly came to the distorted area.
"Sir, there are 37 hours and 43 minutes before the light gate closes. Including the return time, it's best to control the operation within 30 hours." Before entering, Aaron reminded Lin Lichuan with a serious expression.
Lin Lichuan nodded. "If I'm not out in 30 hours, you guys can leave."
The siblings were shocked when they heard that.
"Sir …"
"Don't worry. Even if I'm trapped here, I have a way to survive."
Lin Lichuan waved his hand to interrupt the two of them. Then, he stepped into the distorted area without looking back and moved forward quickly.
In just a moment, his figure disappeared in the distorted light.
"Brother, will Mr. White be okay?" Tina looked at the direction where Lin Lichuan left with a hint of worry in her eyes.
Aaron was silent for a few seconds and shook his head. "I don't know. All we can do is wait."
.....
The moment he stepped into the distorted area, the warning in Lin Lichuan's heart immediately became several times stronger. He almost could not help but want to turn around and leave.
After taking a deep breath and forcefully suppressing the uneasiness in the depths of his heart, Lin Lichuan continued to move forward. At the same time, he looked at the surroundings.
After entering the distorted area, the distortion he saw from the outside disappeared. Everything in sight returned to normal.
Looking around, Lin Lichuan saw either broken walls or sand and rocks all over the ground. It was almost the same as the scenery outside.
"What kind of danger is there in this place?"
Lin Lichuan's eyes flashed with a pondering look. The only guess he could think of was that it had something to do with exotic beasts.
According to his and Aaron's guesses, where there were a large number of meteorites, there would definitely be a large number of exotic beasts gathered at the same time. Their destination was this distorted area after searching all the way. Based on this, it was very likely that there were exotic beasts here.
And to be able to make a group of Gold Rank Transcended feel fear, the scale of the exotic beasts must not be low.
The only good news was that he could detect the meteorite crystals in the bodies of the exotic beasts. Although it was only 300 meters away, at least he could guarantee that he would not be ambushed.
However, if there were a large number of exotic beasts, it meant that there were also a large number of meteorites here. Risk and benefit coexisted.
Shaking his head, he focused his attention back on the business at hand.
"Let's find auntie first."
Looking at the vast wilderness around him, Lin Lichuan could not help but frown.
The area inside the ruins was too vast. It was both inside and outside the distorted area. Trying to find a person in such a vast wilderness was tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. Whether he could succeed or not depended on luck.
"If only there was a better way."
Lin Lichuan could not help but sigh. "It's a pity that there is no tracking ability in the Zanpakuto …"
Halfway through talking to himself, he suddenly stopped. An idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly slapped his forehead.
"How could I forget about that!"
Without hesitation, Lin Lichuan immediately opened his personal interface, went to the Bakudo list, and quickly found the target.
[Bakudo No. 58, Chasing Sparrow with Black Toed]
Chasing Sparrow with Black Toed was one of the rare tracking abilities in the Bakudo. It could sense the target's aura and track its location.
This ability had appeared on the list long ago. Lin Lichuan had thought of unlocking it, but the high requirement of 580 Enhancement Points made him temporarily give up on the idea. After all, it was not an essential ability. After that, he threw it to the back of his mind. If he had not suddenly thought of it today, he would have almost forgotten about this ability.
"I hope it's effective."
Lin Lichuan unlocked Bakudo No. 58 without hesitation.
As the Enhancement Points were deducted, information related to the ability appeared in the depths of his mind.
After closing his eyes and comprehending for a moment, Lin Lichuan quickly opened his eyes. He knelt on one knee, pressed his hand on the sandy ground, and spoke softly.
"Heart of the South, Pupil of the North, Fingertip of the West, Toe of the East, gather with the wind, disperse with the rain … Bakudo No. 58, Chasing Sparrow with Black Toed!"
As the last word fell, a huge and vigorous Spiritual Pressure suddenly erupted, blowing away the surrounding sand and stones, revealing the bare ground. The next moment, pitch-black patterns suddenly appeared, and in the blink of an eye, outlined a strange circular pattern.
A message was transmitted to Lin Lichuan's mind through his palm, which was in contact with the pattern.
A smile immediately appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Found it!"
With a slight movement of his mind, the Heaven Illuminating Halo that was draped over his body suddenly swelled, and an invisible force appeared out of thin air. It brought Lin Lichuan up into the sky, turning into an afterimage as it swiftly flew towards the distance.