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Chapter 116: A Chance Encounter, Prey Delivered to the Door

Thompson walked up to Raine and gave a formal military salute.

"My name is Thompson!"

"Thank you for saving my life!"

"Raine."

Raine returned the salute and glanced at the alien races’ bodies scattered on the ground before asking, "Is it just you all left?"

"No, three others managed to escape," Thompson replied, looking into the distance.

Raine nodded. "Then follow me. I’ll protect you."

Thompson hesitated as he looked at Raine’s youthful face.

"Sir, we will only drag you down."

"Why do you think I’m here? I’m here to help my own people!" Raine’s tone was resolute.

Connie also spoke up.

"Let’s work together, so we can look out for each other."

"If we encounter any powerful genius-level enemies... he can handle them!" she added, giving Raine a deep look.

Thompson had already confirmed Raine’s strength from the previous battle and had no doubts about his abilities.

"We need to find Joanna and the others first," Thompson said, not hiding anything. "We’ve obtained a lot of ancient abilities and combat technique collections here. These things are crucial, and they’re with them right now."

"Then let’s go find them!" Raine said decisively.

The group carefully collected the bodies of their fallen comrades and handed them over to Thompson for safekeeping.

Thompson silently followed at the back of the group. The stoic man, hidden behind his mech’s faceplate, had tears wetting his cheeks, afraid of being seen by anyone.

...

The group chose to fly high, making enough noise to attract any scattered human companions. Raine took full responsibility for their safety.

It wasn’t long before, except for Joanna, the other two surviving human geniuses were found.

"This ancient force is no simple matter," Thompson said, his brows furrowing as he looked toward the ruins deep in the distance. "Its territory is vast, and the inheritance left behind is incredible. I wonder what caused its complete downfall?"

Looking at the ruins and the inheritance left behind, one could glimpse only the tip of the iceberg of its terrifying foundation.

If even such a powerful force had been wiped out, where was the human race’s fate headed?

"Have you encountered the native beings here?" Raine suddenly asked.

"No, we haven’t," everyone shook their heads.

Connie added, "Apart from various alien beasts and ancient monstrous creatures, there are ruins everywhere. There’s no trace of any intelligent life."

Raine’s expression grew more solemn.

The world was in such a strange state of ruin, as if all traces of life had been deliberately erased.

"There’s a huge palace complex and pavilions ahead!" Connie suddenly exclaimed.

A palace complex meant that there could have been intelligent life dwelling there, and it also meant there might be important opportunities left behind.

After crossing over a dozen high mountains, they stopped at the edge of that area.

Looking down from the clouds, they saw countless white palaces clinging to a towering peak that reached into the sky, seemingly connecting heaven and earth.

Whether due to special materials or some form of protection, these ancient structures, though old, were not completely decayed.

For so many grand buildings to cling to this peak, the mountain itself must be extraordinary. From afar, it exuded a heavy, star-like oppressive aura.

"Look over there!"

"Alien races!"

Thompson’s gaze locked onto a huge coliseum on the mountainside, where a group of alien races’ geniuses were gathered.

They came from various races: Thunderclan, Black Dragon Clan, Stonekin, Werewolf, and the Centaur clan, one of the Four Royal Bloodline races!

Raine followed his gaze.

"There are too many of them. Let’s avoid confrontation for now," one of the companions frowned and said.

Though they knew that this place might hold opportunities, reason told them that attempting to fight now would be like hitting a stone with an egg.

Thompson also leaned toward giving up.

Opportunities were important, but they had already suffered too many losses.

Connie looked at Raine, waiting for his decision.

Raine’s attention had already shifted away from the alien races and was focused on the palaces below and the mountain peak that exuded an extraordinary aura.

The alien races in the coliseum had already sensed their arrival.

"Interesting! We have prey delivering itself to us," one of the Werewolf geniuses sneered.

"Nine people dare to come? Quite brave!" a Stonekin genius’s cold eyes glinted.

"I suggest we deal with them first before exploring the ruins," another one added.

Although no one else spoke, all eyes were fixed on the figures in the sky.

The dozen Master-level Protectors stationed nearby had already used mind power to check Raine and the others’ ranks.

Confirming that the threat wasn’t significant, they let the younger generation handle it, treating it as a hunting game.

"The number of Master-level Protectors here is greater than the ones we’ve encountered before. This area may have other genius-level alien races as well," Thompson’s companion whispered.

"If a fight breaks out, we could be surrounded and in a very passive position," he added.

Although he knew Raine was a genius capable of slaying Master-level opponents, he didn’t want Raine to get caught in a dangerous situation just to protect them.

After all, on a Master-level battlefield, their contribution would be minimal—they would just be deadweight!

"They can hunt us, but does that mean we can’t hunt them?" Raine suddenly spoke.

Thompson, Connie, and the others were taken aback.

They hadn’t fully understood Raine’s meaning when his eyes flashed with sharp light.

"They’ve probably acquired a lot of good things here. Harvesting them is our opportunity."

"I’ll control the field. You just focus on grabbing the spoils. Be quick!"

Everyone turned to look at him, their eyes filled with surprise and the spark of excitement ignited by this bold plan.

"Grandmaster-level won’t be able to enter. Here, I am your absolute protector!" Raine’s gaze was as sharp as a blade, exuding an unmatched confidence.

Thompson and Connie ultimately chose to trust Raine.

Moreover, Raine’s words gave them an immense sense of security!

Without hesitation, Connie activated her talent, and destructive ice-blue beams began to form around her.

She dove down first, charging straight toward the coliseum!

Thompson let out a low growl, unleashing all the energy of the Blood Knight Armor, becoming like a blood-red killing god as he followed closely behind.

The others also transformed into streaks of light and charged down!

This sudden action stunned the alien races’ geniuses in the coliseum.

As hunters, they hadn’t even made a move yet, but these prey had already eagerly delivered themselves to their doorstep?

Had it not been for the mind power scan confirming there were no other human powerhouses lying in ambush, they would almost have thought the enemy had some incredible trump card.

Looking at this almost suicidal charge, the alien races’ geniuses wore strange expressions, some even unable to hold back laughter.

"A bunch of idiots. Looks like we don’t even need to go up to kill them."

A Centaur genius scoffed.

As he took a step forward, his body ignited with scorching golden flames...

"Try moving again!"

A thunderous shout rang out, shaking the entire mountain peak!

Raine took a step down!

"System! Temporarily upgrade to Master-level!"

[Ding! Consumed 36,074 bloodstone, temporarily upgraded to Master Level 9, duration: 1 hour!]

Divine Relic, Blackwater Sacred Pearl, and Thunder Prison Blade in hand!

The terrifying power of the Divine Relics surged, sending shockwaves through the surrounding Nex, which slammed down hard onto the entire coliseum!