"Everyone needs to display their strengths. Senior Topmist's strength lies in his ability to conceal himself. In other words, Enlighter realm astral beasts won't be able to discover him easily. If Senior Viletree and Senior Wen get caught up in a fight, then we'll leave pyrolyte to Senior Topmist. I believe that Senior Topmist will be able to complete the mission well," Wang Wen said with a smile.
Topmist spoke in a low voice. "I-" But before he could finish, Wen Qichen interrupted him. "Then it's decided. When do we set off?"
Wang Wen solemnly replied, "Tomorrow. I'll prepare all of the weapons, equipment, materials, and maps for this mission before then. Seniors, this mission is extremely dangerous, and I, Wang Wen, represent all of humanity in thanking them." Wang Wen then bowed.
Topmist hurriedly retreated, a little angry. He wasn't dead yet, so there was no need for him to be worshipped.
In Ironblood Weave, there were people who were willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of humanity, but there were also those who were selfish, especially Viletree and Wen Qichen, who had just arrived in Ironblood Weave, and they couldn't be so generous as to sacrifice themselves.
But at the same time, different environments changed different people. Sometimes, they had to take action, as they couldn't hide or avoid it. Furthermore, there was still the Hall of Honor. Like Topmist, they didn't want to throw their lives away, but since they had been forced to this point, they had no choice but to go.
If they went, they might not die, but if they didn't, then they would be punished.
Although the Hall of Honor was tyrannical, it was still very useful in certain aspects. Sometimes, hegemonic management didn't bring only disadvantages, but also benefits.
The next day, Wang Wen and Liu Qiuyu stood at the pass and watched the four spacecraft charge towards the Primal Zone. Their eyes were filled with worry and anticipation for the future.
"If this mission goes smoothly, then the Outerverse will be safe. If it doesn't, then the time when we lose Ironblood Fort will be brought forward. This is a huge gamble," Liu Qiuyu said with a sigh.
Wang Wen stretched lazily. "No matter how big the stakes are, we still have to take the risk because we have no way out. The only difference is whether we die sooner or later."
Liu Qiuyu nodded and turned to leave. For some reason, he felt his heart palpitate, and he looked up into space.
At the same time, a strange figure appeared on the screen that monitored Seasons Fort's surroundings. It was a shriveled corpse that towered above Seasons Fort.
"What's that thing?"
A Hunter felt strange, and he stepped into outer space. He stood within the danger zone of the sourcebox and looked at the desiccated corpse.
From time to time, enormous beasts would roam about Seasons Fort.
The people of Seasons Fort weren't the only ones who had discovered the mummy. Some powerful beasts had discovered it as well, and they whipped out their tails at the mummy. They couldn't tell the difference between the mummy and a human; they all looked the same.
Then, under the shocked gazes of many, the mummy raised its hand and tore the behemoth apart. Blood splattered across the starry sky.
It had been a Hunter realm astral beast, but it had been easily torn apart.
Many people in Seasons Fort were shaken.
Liu Qiuyu's eyelids twitched as he stared at the corpse. "Huihan Pass."
"It's fine. This is just a mummy. It doesn't have any intelligence, so it won't be able to pass through the danger of a sourcebox," Wang Wen said.
Just as he finished speaking, the mummy charged straight into the sourcebox's danger zone. Its body was enveloped by the invisible killing intent, and bloody wounds would occasionally appear. This was especially true of its forehead, where a strand of killing intent had almost pierced through it. However, the mummy still managed to pass through the sourcebox's danger zone and appear within Seasons Fort.
At this moment, Seasons Fort was completely silent, and countless people were stunned.
Since ancient times, almost no astral beast had ever been able to pass through a sourcebox's danger zone. Astral beasts could only invade by looking for holes in the danger zone, and neither Monster Loach nor the Enlighter realm Amethyst Beast could do so. Only a terrifying powerhouse with a power level of over 400,000 could do so.
The mummy clearly didn't have such a terrifying power level, but it had still managed to pass through the sourcebox's danger zone. This made Liu Qiuyu's heart tremble, and he felt as if a calamity was about to befall him.
Wang Wen nimbly hid inside the coffin and stared blankly at the mummy that was slowly descending.
The next moment, countless technological weapons descended and enveloped the mummy. However, these attacks were completely ineffective against the mummy.
The mummy's black eyes swept across Seasons Fort before finally focusing on Wang Wen. "Ancient bloodline detected. Target confirmed. Kill."
Liu Qiuyu appeared behind the mummy and stabbed out with his sword. The power of an Enlighter was completely unleashed.
The tip of the sword pierced through the mummy's body.
The mummy grabbed the tip of the sword with one hand, and with a clang, the sword snapped. The mummy then casually stabbed at Liu Qiuyu.
Liu Qiuyu's pupils shrank, and he hurriedly retreated. The mummy ignored Liu Qiuyu and walked straight towards Wang Wen.
Wang Wen was terrified. "Commander, save me!"
Liu Qiuyu wielded the broken sword and stabbed at the mummy again. The broken sword still pierced the mummy's body, but the mummy simply allowed Liu Qiuyu to attack it as it slowly approached Wang Wen.
Liu Qiuyu's face went pale. No matter how he attacked, he couldn't damage the mummy's body at all. Inexplicably, he saw Progenitor Wushang's hide on the mummy's head, and his heart trembled.
At that moment, the mummy walked in front of Wang Wen and slammed down with a palm.
A thunder shield appeared and blocked Wang Wen's attack. The mummy's palm landed on the thunder shield, causing cracks to appear on it.
Aden was shocked. "Thunder Mountain Technique!" He roared as his nine-lined battle force erupted, and he viciously charged towards the mummy.
However, the mummy did not move at all. It casually tossed Aden aside and then slammed down with its palm again.
Liu Qiuyu woke up and blocked in front of Wang Wen. He swung his sword in an attempt to cut off the mummy's head.
However, his full-powered attack only managed to leave a mark on the mummy's neck, and the blade was even pried off.
Liu Qiuyu could not describe what he was feeling at that moment, as he had never encountered an enemy like this. The mummy could not be killed, and it did not even retaliate. Its defenses were ridiculous, and yet, he could still injure it. It was very strange, especially with its appearance. It must be from the Neohuman Alliance!
There was a thump, and the mummy's palm finally landed on the coffin.
Liu Qiuyu looked at Wang Wen, who was still inside the coffin. Wang Wen stared blankly at the terrifying palm on the coffin's lid for a moment, but nothing happened.
Everyone sighed in relief.
The mummy slammed down again, and there was another thump, but nothing happened.
Wang Wen let out a long breath and patted his chest. He had been scared to death.
Liu Qiuyu was similarly frightened, and he broke out in a cold sweat. When he thought about where the coffin had come from, he stopped attacking and just watched as the mummy attacked the coffin.
Aden returned, and there were still quite a few Hunters around him. None of them took the initiative to attack, and they just watched as the mummy frantically slammed the coffin. Not a single crack could be seen on the coffin.
Wang Wen was terrified, and he was afraid that the coffin would not be able to hold on.
After a full twenty minutes, the mummy finally stopped its meaningless attacks. It turned around, took a step forward, and left Seasons Fort. It no longer wanted to fight.
Liu Qiuyu and the rest did not dare to stop it, and they just watched as it left.
It was only when the mummy's figure could no longer be seen that Wang Wen dared to come out. His entire body was drenched in sweat, and he felt as if he had been on the brink of death.
"What's that? Why did it kill me?
Is it from the Astral Beast Domain? "Wang Wen shrieked.
Liu Qiuyu's face turned solemn. "It should be the Neohuman Alliance's Corpse King."
"Impossible. The Outerverse is gone, so what's the point of the Neohuman Alliance existing? They can't possibly attack me at this time," Wang Wen refuted.
Liu Qiuyu frowned, as he was not sure either. He was especially concerned about the skin-like object on the mummy's head, which had actually caused him to lose his composure. What was that?
"Not good! It seems to be heading towards the Primal Zone!" Wang Wen suddenly shouted.
Liu Qiuyu's face changed, and he looked at Wang Wen.
"This thing won't cause trouble for Viletree and the others, right?" Wang Wen was worried.
Liu Qiuyu tightened his grip on his sword, and his eyes were filled with worry.
During this trip to the Primal Zone, no Enlighters had attracted the attention of the Enlighter beasts. Lu Yin had assumed that they would encounter an Enlighter beast, but the route that Wang Wen had chosen had not led them to any Enlighter beasts.
Lu Yin's intelligence was so high that it was incomprehensible.
It was only when they reached the entrance of the Primal Zone that they were surrounded by numerous beasts.
Lu Yin pointed out the direction to the three Enlighters at the entrance of the Primal Zone and then left without looking back.
There were beasts chasing after him, but they could not catch up to his blackhole-grade Aurora. Only Enlighters could catch up to him.
Wen Qichen and the other two charged in with all their might and slaughtered the beasts at the entrance of the Primal Zone. They charged in the blink of an eye, and countless beasts were drawn in as well.
Lu Yin looked back and relaxed. "Whether or not we succeed will depend on you guys." He was only a Limiteer, and although he had many life-saving methods, his actual combat ability could not compare to an Enlighter's. He would not court death, and with his die's Enhance ability, he might be able to resolve this calamity.
The blackhole-grade Aurora was too fast, and Lu Yin felt as if the surrounding planets were rapidly passing by. They would soon be back at Seasons Fort.
Suddenly, his heart clenched, and his scalp went numb. He immediately changed directions and flew in another direction. He looked into the distance and saw a terrifying number of rune lines closing in on him.
Lu Yin's pupils shrank, as the number of rune lines surpassed that of any Enlighter that he had ever seen, and this feeling was very familiar.
The spacecraft stopped in outer space and hid within the asteroid belt. Lu Yin stared in the direction of the rune lines, which were getting closer and closer.
Then, Lu Yin saw the desiccated corpse and Progenitor Wushang's hide atop its head.
The moment he saw the corpse, Lu Yin's entire body went cold.
"Why is this thing here?" the Ghost Monkey shrieked.
Lu Yin wanted to know as well, but he did not dare to make a single sound at this moment. He was like a dormant ant.
The desiccated corpse walked through outer space, and each step it took was very small. However, it covered a great distance in an instant, and it soon arrived at Lu Yin's previous location. It stopped and seemed to be thinking about something.
Lu Yin's face went pale, and he suddenly thought of something terrifying. This desiccated corpse couldn't be looking for him, right?
Suddenly, the desiccated corpse raised its head, and its black hole-like eyes stared at Lu Yin, who was within the asteroid belt.
Lu Yin's heart sank, and he immediately activated his spacecraft and flew towards the Primal Zone. He could not lead the desiccated corpse to Seasons Fort, as the fort was already on the verge of collapse due to the astral beasts' invasion. Adding the desiccated corpse to the fort would only make things worse.
The desiccated corpse took a step forward and appeared within the asteroid belt. With a casual wave of its hand, the asteroid belt was sliced apart, and a powerful force tore through the void as it brushed past the spacecraft.
The spacecraft swayed, and there was a grating sound.
Lu Yin's eyelids twitched, and he charged straight towards the Primal Zone. There were so many Enlighters in the Primal Zone that they should be able to deal with the desiccated corpse. If the desiccated corpse attracted the attention of those Enlighter realm astral beasts, then the chances of them destroying the energy gap would be even higher.
The desiccated corpse took a step forward, and when it reappeared, it was not too far away from the spacecraft. The spacecraft did not slow down, and it continued to head towards the Primal Zone. The desiccated corpse once again stepped forward.
With each step, it closed the distance between it and Lu Yin.