novelraw Chapter 1586: 1587: Accidents Abound
Chapter 1586: 1587: Accidents Abound
Chapter 1586: Chapter 1587: Accidents Abound
On the front battlefield, as they advanced to the ruins of the side tower, this group of strange soldiers stopped moving forward and set up camp there. Everyone naturally took this chance to rest a bit; apart from Feng Yuan and the others, the other teams also encountered many challenges on their way to the side tower. Even with the Divine Beasts’ protection, they faced several difficult battles.
Dou Yanlan, returning from exchanging information, looked at Feng Yuan with an inexplicable expression. Feng Yuan felt uncomfortable under her gaze and asked bewilderedly,
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“My guess was right; you indeed caught his attention. None of the other teams have encountered clones. You…”
Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan with a worried expression. Although she was already worried about this before, after confirming the other teams did not encounter similar oddities, she could be sure Feng Yuan had somehow attracted the attention of the mastermind. As for whether other official teams might face similar situations, she was uncertain, but it was very unlikely.
“You mean that? Well, nothing can be done about it. But don’t worry, he won’t be able to do much to me. Let’s hurry and make some food; who knows what the situation will be in a while.”
Feng Yuan said without concern, taking out the camping bonfire again; the Big Cat helped on the side. Due to injuries, Xiao Ji lay on the ground resting. Dou Yanlan pulled Qi Chen over to help as well. Although battles continued on other fronts, they still needed to eat first and let Feng Yuan rest a bit.
Tan Xueluo and Wu Dingwu took a walk nearby during the break, discovering that although the buildings existed, they showed no signs of having been lived in. The two didn’t find this strange, but as they moved further from the camp, changes began appearing on the surrounding crystal walls.
After they passed, strange crystal eyeballs emerged from the walls, continuously rotating and finally looking in the direction the two left.
“Strange, where did Tan Xueluo and Wu Dingwu go?”
After finishing the food, Feng Yuan looked around in confusion. Huo Feng and Liao Yu had gone to help with the official team, so they weren’t there, but those two hadn’t gone with them. As Qi Chen served the food at the table, he said,
“They seem to have gone to look around nearby.”
“Nearby? Then let’s save some food for them.”
Upon hearing Qi Chen, Feng Yuan said nonchalantly. On the other side, as the two ventured deeper, the surroundings started becoming strange. Although they were still crystal structures, the place looked eerie. The crystals emitted a strange glow, offering no sense of safety and instead appearing very suspicious.
“Damn!”
Wu Dingwu thought of something and turned around to look behind him; without knowing when, their way back was blocked by crystal pillars. Although he didn’t know what exactly those were, he was sure they were not good things.
“Did we unwittingly fall into a trap?”
Tan Xueluo looked grim. She had been paying attention to their back initially, but as they ventured deeper without encountering danger, she and Wu Dingwu became careless.
“They wouldn’t have gone too far, right? Leaving the safe zone might be dangerous… Feng Yuan, you…”
Looking at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen hesitated a bit. Most of the intense battles before had been handled by Feng Yuan and the White Wolf Deity. Although they had fought too, their strength was far inferior to Feng Yuan and the White Wolf Deity; they were merely supporting from the sidelines. Now, asking Feng Yuan to go find people with him…
Of course, he could take Dou Yanlan to find them, but he knew their strengths; doing so would be asking for trouble.
“No need to worry. I’ll rest a bit; just don’t go too far from here.”
Yawning, Feng Yuan turned into the appearance of a Little Husky, resting his head on Xiao Ji’s tail, which wagged occasionally as he gradually closed his eyes. Xiao Ji, lying on the ground resting, turned to look at the Little Husky using his tail as a pillow, shifting slightly to make him more comfortable.
Seeing Feng Yuan like this, Qi Chen sighed and looked at the others. Those remaining here were all unofficial teams; while their strength wasn’t weak, compared to the official teams, there was still a gap, not to mention compared to Feng Yuan. Dou Yanlan, amused, squeezed Qi Chen’s hand, saying,
“Ah Chen, don’t worry too much. Didn’t you see the White Wolf Deity isn’t here? Maybe it went to find them.”
Amidst wolf howls, ice spears fell from the sky, destroying those strange crystal constructs. Different from the crystal constructs encountered before, these destroyed by the White Wolf Deity resembled not a solid but something more like freely morphing liquid metal.
The crystal constructs kept approaching the two, but the White Wolf Deity standing atop a building clearly wouldn’t let them succeed, continuously attacking those crystal constructs. The White Wolf Deity looked at the two with a bit of disdain. Tan Xueluo, seemingly thinking of something, said to Wu Dingwu,
“Let Grey Corner find a way to get us to the White Wolf Deity’s side; staying here won’t let us defeat those enemies completely.”
Recalling the endless crystal constructs in the side tower, Wu Dingwu shuddered and immediately had Grey Corner make a move. However, their escape wasn’t smooth; those crystal constructs seemed to detect their intentions, continually attacking the temporary platform constructed by Grey Corner.
At this moment, Panshi used its Ultimate Move to forcibly stabilize the platform. With the efforts of Grey Corner and Panshi, the two finally reached the White Wolf Deity’s side. The deity gave them a “you’ve done well” look and bent down, signaling them to climb up. Glancing down at Panshi and Grey Corner, they hurriedly recalled them into their Spirit Beast Space.
However, due to distance issues, this attempt failed. Seeing this, Grey Corner and Panshi assisted each other, running towards the two. After successfully recalling their Beast Tamers, the White Wolf Deity carried them toward the position, while behind them, those strange crystal constructs merged into a giant liquid creature.
“Hmm, what’s happening over there? Such a commotion.”
Rubbing his eyes, the Little Husky yawned, muttering as he looked toward where the giant appeared. Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan quickly commanded their Beast Tamers to prepare for battle. Xiao Ji barked toward the Little Husky and suddenly stood up, flipping the Little Husky onto the ground, who shook its ears, speechless, saying,
“Why are you so excited? That creature might not even come here; besides, the White Wolf Deity is there to block it.”
Although he didn’t see where the White Wolf Deity was, he knew it could support the battle at any time.
“That thing…”
Turning to look at the massive construct chasing them, Tan Xueluo was a bit worried. Just then, the crystal construct changed, gradually morphing into the form of the White Wolf Deity. However, unlike the real White Wolf Deity, the fake White Wolf Deity made of the crystal construct was entirely composed of translucent crystals.
With a long howl behind it, the White Wolf Deity seemed very angry, perhaps because the opponent had stolen its appearance. Even so, the White Wolf Deity did not stop but continued to run forward.
Upon reaching the position, Tan Xueluo and Wu Dingwu jumped off the White Wolf Deity’s back. Without needing to protect them further, the deity turned and lunged at the fake White Wolf Deity.
“What strange mechanism have you activated again?”
Half-closed-eyed, the Little Husky lying on the Big Cat’s head asked curiously. He guessed that thing must be Tan Xueluo’s doing, but what did they do?
Recounting their previous encounter, Tan Xueluo said worriedly,
“What should we do now? To think there was such a setup.”
“Hmm, it’s hard to say. If it was really due to leaving the position, why didn’t Agunas and the others trigger it? The thing must have some special mechanism or… it was lurking there from the start.”
Wagging his tail, the Little Husky remarked, considering that, with such a commotion, Agunas and the others would have noticed if it had happened when they were supporting other battlefields. However, when Agunas and the others left, everything was calm.
“The number of people? When a small number leaves the team, such attacks occur, but this theory doesn’t explain why the thing didn’t disappear after returning to the position.”
Nodding her chin, Dou Yanlan pondered before saying. Yawning, the Little Husky stated,
“Possibly, but not necessarily. Moreover, what is the opponent’s purpose in doing this? Simply to prevent wandering? But Agunas and the others have already gone elsewhere.”
“Not sure, but shouldn’t we deal with this thing?”
Watching the two battling White Wolf Deities drawing closer, Dou Yanlan asked Feng Yuan. Flicking his tail, the Little Husky responded,
“No need, it won’t last long.”