The middle-aged commander took a puff of his cigarette and blew out smoke rings. One, two, three … they dissipated into the air. He said in a melancholy tone, "If I hadn't brought you along, I wouldn't have retreated. However, since you've followed me, I will ensure your safety. No treasure can compare to your safety."
The entire group was moved.
Whoosh!
The middle-aged commander blew out another smoke ring. This time, the smoke formed various patterns. "Humans should live for themselves, but I can't do that. If we're going to live, we're going to live together."
"If we're going to die, we're going to die together!" the entire group shouted. They looked at the middle-aged commander in awe. This was the man who was worth following for their entire lives.
The touching atmosphere didn't last long before it was interrupted by a shout. More than ten people appeared in the sky and looked down. One of them, an elder, stared at the middle-aged commander. "You guys came from inside?
What's going on inside? "
Before the middle-aged commander could speak, the young mercenary beside him shouted, "Who are you talking to?
This is our great commander. Hurry up and come greet him. "
The middle-aged commander almost swallowed his cigarette. He pushed the young mercenary aside and smiled apologetically at the sky. "Ah, so it's you from the Blaze Realm. There's a bug horde inside, and there's a lot of them. Some people have even been scared to death. Everything else is fine.
High up in the sky, the people from the Blaze Realm quickly rushed inside.
Below, the mercenaries stared at the middle-aged commander in a daze.
The middle-aged captain slowly lit his cigarette and blew out a smoke ring in a melancholy manner. "Only by enduring for a while can you achieve great things. Remember my words. Only those who can endure can become strong. Do you understand?"
Everyone was confused.
The middle-aged commander sighed. "If I have to die in the future, I'll definitely die in front of everyone."
His words moved the atmosphere again. Everyone looked at the middle-aged commander in awe, and the young mercenary almost cried.
The middle-aged commander smiled in relief.
However, the atmosphere was destroyed in the blink of an eye. A young man with a cold expression and emotionless eyes suddenly appeared and stared at the middle-aged commander. "What's going on inside?"
The middle-aged commander gulped and looked at the young man in front of him. He felt as if someone was holding a knife to his neck. "There's a bug horde inside, and some people have died mysteriously."
The young man raised his foot and instantly rushed past the group.
Everyone stared blankly, and the atmosphere was gone again.
The middle-aged captain had a melancholy expression on his face, but he was already cursing in his heart. Where did all these perverts come from? He blew out a smoke ring and wanted to say something touching, but after blinking his eyes, he decided to leave first.
Most of the overwhelming insect horde was destroyed by them by breaking the spatial rift. Although there were still parasites joining in later, they were no longer a threat to them.
Lu Yin continued to watch from the back, preparing to test the spear the next time it appeared to see how powerful it was.
Before long, the people from the Fire Field arrived.
There were eight largest Flowzones in the Innerverse, and they were collectively known as the Eight Great Flowzones. The Blaze Realm was similar to the Blazing Mist Flowzone in terms of power, and their appearance caused many people to shudder in fear.
The foundations of the Eight Great Flowzones were not something that the smaller Flowzones could imagine. Just the Northline Flowzone alone had produced an old monster with a power level in the hundreds of thousands, so the Eight Great Flowzones definitely had such monsters as well. Otherwise, the Northgate family would not have needed to hide Northgate Taisui's existence, as they could have directly intimidated their neighbors.
The people from the Blaze Realm were amazed as they watched the countless parasites battle with the cultivators. This was the first time they had encountered such bugs, and their defenses were comparable to an Explorer's. However, they did not have much attack power, and they could not move quickly either. They were like ordinary creatures wearing the shell of an Explorer.
"You, come here." Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out in Lu Yin's ear. He turned around and saw Jared.
Jared was pointing at Lu Yin. "Didn't you hear?
Come here immediately. "
Lu Yin was stunned, but then he remembered that he had changed his appearance. Normal cultivators would be easily discovered if they changed their appearance, or else everyone in the universe would try to frame them. However, Lu Yin had cultivated the Invisible Aura Technique, which hid the drawbacks of changing his appearance, so it was very difficult to detect.
"Do you need something from me?" Lu Yin asked as he walked over to the group from the Blaze Realm.
Jared's eyes were cold. "Go and find a corpse that died strangely."
Lu Yin was astonished. "Me?"
Jared frowned. "I'll say it again. Find a corpse that died strangely, or you'll die."
Lu Yin was furious, but he glanced at the group from the Blaze Realm, especially the two elders in front of him. A trace of fear flashed through his eyes, but he nodded and ran forward. There was a corpse there that had not been killed by the pike, but rather by the impact of the parasites. However, it did not matter since it was just a temporary measure.
Soon, Lu Yin was carrying a corpse and tossing it onto the ground.
The people from the Blaze Realm hurriedly looked over.
"He died from impact, not some strange death," one of the elders spoke up. He then stared at Lu Yin with a cold gaze.
Lu Yin explained, "This person died strangely and fell into the wave of parasites. That's how he ended up like this. One after the other, there's no gap in time."
The elder looked at the wave of parasites and reluctantly accepted this explanation.
"Then tell me, what's so strange about a strange death?" Jared asked coldly.
Lu Yin replied, "He was scared to death. There are ghosts here."
"Nonsense, there are no ghosts in the universe!" Jared shouted angrily.
To the side, another elder coldly said, "Alright, there's no need to argue about this." He then looked at Lu Yin. "You can leave now."
"Wait, have you seen this person before?" Jared raised his gadget and tapped on the screen. Lu Yin's face appeared on it.
Lu Yin shook his head and decisively replied, "No."
Jared frowned and waved his hand impatiently. "Let's go."
Lu Yin did not go very far. He appeared at the edge of the domain's range and eavesdropped on the conversation.
"Do you really believe in ghosts?" Jared asked.
One of the elders sighed. "It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, attacks that can wipe out spiritual force do exist. We have to be careful."
"Senior, I think our first priority is still to find Lu Yin," Jared said.
"Lu Yin is one of the targets. He has a grudge with the Blaze Realm in the Astral Combat Academy, and he destroyed Firesmelt Planet just as it was about to join us. He doesn't respect the Blaze Realm at all. The sect has ordered us to deal with this matter," the elder in the lead said.
Jared was excited. "With the two of you helping, we can definitely kill Lu Yin."
"We don't necessarily have to kill him. If he's willing to submit to the Blaze Realm, we can also subdue him."
"Senior, I know this person very well. He's arrogant and has no respect for his elders. It's impossible to get him to join the Blaze Realm, so we have to kill him to solve any future problems for the sect. This is also Master's wish."
The elder in the lead glanced at Jared. "This person has a complicated background. He's from both the Ten Arbiters Council and the Lockbreaker Society. It's rumored that he has the support of an even stronger powerhouse. Killing him will be troublesome."
Jared spoke in a low voice. "It wouldn't be easy to kill him in the outside world, but we're inside the centipede's body. The deeper we go, the harder it will be to connect to the network. As long as the two of you act quickly, he won't have a chance to ask for help or leave behind any video evidence. There won't be any worries. If the two of you are willing to help me, I promise to share the Karmic Flame Sword with you."
The two elders' eyes lit up when they heard about the Karmic Flame Sword. They looked at each other and nodded. "Alright, this matter needs to be kept a secret. Otherwise, the sect will be in trouble."
"Senior, don't worry." Jared smiled coldly.
In the distance, Lu Yin's face sank. It turned out that he was also one of the Blaze Realm's targets. The Blaze Realm already held a grudge against him for what had happened on Firesmelt Planet, and with Jared's bewitchment, the Blaze Realm's desire to kill him would only increase.
Since that was the case, they couldn't blame him for being ruthless. Since the two elders had been sent to deal with him, they definitely had some tricks up their sleeves. Lu Yin didn't want to fight them head-on, so he glanced at the wave of parasites in the distance and used Flash to disappear.
More than ten powerhouses were attacking the parasites in one direction when they suddenly heard a gust of wind and then nothing else.
Lu Yin quickly dealt with the powerhouses and tossed them far away. He then let the parasites in and used his domain to conceal his aura before hiding on the back of one of the parasites.
Countless parasites rushed in, and the first to bear the brunt of the attack were the people from the Blaze Realm.
The location that Lu Yin was searching for was the closest to the Blaze Realm's group.
The Blaze Realm's group had been leisurely at the back, but they hadn't expected the parasites to reach them in the blink of an eye. However, they didn't care, as they were stronger than the average Explorer. Even Jared had the ability to break through the parasites' defenses, so there was no need for him to break through to the Explorer realm. This was the strength of a great power's battle techniques.
Very quickly, the temperature within a ten-kilometer radius spread. The Blaze Realm's group attacked and killed the parasites much faster than the others. Their attacks didn't differentiate between friend and foe, and the endless heat quickly spread. Many cultivators were affected, and they cursed out loud.
However, the Blaze Realm's group didn't care at all. In the smaller flowzones, the powers of the greater flowzones had always been fearless.
Lu Yin hid among the parasites and quickly approached Jared. He raised a hand and slapped out. His fight with this person in the Astral Combat Academy hadn't been that big. This person had tried to ban Lu Yin in the trial zones, and Lu Yin had also taught the Blaze Realm's group a lesson when he had banned the Daynight clan. Lu Yin had thought that it was over, but he hadn't expected this person to want to kill him in the real world. This made Lu Yin want to kill him.
The universe had always been about survival of the fittest, and Lu Yin wouldn't hold back.
Lu Yin's palm landed on Jared's body without any hesitation. He had thought that he would be able to kill Jared, but the latter's body was extremely hard. Jared was sent flying and spat out a mouthful of blood. Flames rose from his body as pieces of metal melted and fell to the ground.
Lu Yin felt that it was a pity that Jared was wearing a ring armor. From the looks of it, it was a ring armor unique to the Blaze Realm that could withstand an attack from an Explorer. In order to not expose his identity, Lu Yin hadn't used Overlaying Stacks, which had allowed Jared to escape with his life.
Jared's heavy injuries attracted the attention of the Blaze Realm's group, and several of them attacked Lu Yin together.
Lu Yin easily dodged their attacks and accelerated towards Jared. He wanted to kill him, but he was blocked by an elder from the Blaze Realm. The elder's surging flames transformed into a roaring lion that viciously attacked Lu Yin.