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Chapter 600 - 271: Symphony of Flesh and Blood (Part 6)

The scene briefly descended into chaotic revelry.

"Oh, my! Dear Lords!!!"

The old technician heard the noise, so frightened that his soul seemed to leave his body, and he rushed over, crawling and tumbling, his face worse than crying, his voice changing tone.

"Stop shouting! Stop shouting!!!"

"Shut up, please!!!"

"Do you want to attract the Destiny Ghost Army?!!"

His hoarse shout was like cold water splashed into boiling oil.

The revelry scene instantly froze.

All the Grandmasters who had climbed out were visibly stunned, the ecstasy on their faces quickly fading, replaced by shock and bewilderment.

"Destiny Ghost Army?"

"Attract... attract them?"

Someone instinctively looked around.

The pale ice plains, the howling cold wind, the unfamiliar glacier contours...

A chill instantly shot up from the soles of the feet to the Celestial Spirit.

"Where... where is this?!!"

"Where’s Glazed Light City?! Where’s the camp?!"

"Damn it! Where the hell did that meatball bring us?!"

Panic spread again like a plague.

"We’re already outside the Great Wall Defense Line! The nearest beacon tower is at least 150 kilometers away!!"

The old technician looked at this group of ’Lords’ who finally realized their dire situation, both anxious and angry, yelling in a hushed voice.

"Outside the Great Wall?!"

"150 kilometers?!"

"Damn!!!"

The cries of despair exploded instantly.

Outside the Great Wall, was truly a no man’s land ravaged by Life Ghosts.

A place even a Tier Three Martial Saint dared not rashly venture into, a land of death.

This group of exhausted, battered Tier Two Grandmasters, trapped here, were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter.

"Deep Blue Heavy Industries!!!"

A hot-tempered Grandmaster suddenly turned his head, his blood-red eyes fixated on the old technician like a fierce beast ready to devour people.

"It’s you! You tricked us into this cursed place!!"

"Damn it! What bullshit relic! It was all a trap!!"

"I almost got eaten by that monster! And now we are dumped at the Life Ghost’s nest!!"

"Give me back my life!!"

The anger erupted like a volcano!

Dozens of gazes filled with killing intent and fury instantly focused on the few from Deep Blue Heavy Industries.

The crowd, like an enraged wolf pack, slowly closed in.

The faces of the few from Deep Blue Heavy Industries turned deathly pale, retreating repeatedly.

"Everyone! Everyone, calm down! Listen to me!!"

The old technician raised his hands, his voice urgent and sincere.

"This unexpected incident, we at Deep Blue Heavy Industries cannot deny our responsibility! We admit it! Compensation we will surely provide! Even if it costs us everything!"

He paused, seeing the still unfriendly gazes of the crowd, and quickly added in a fast pace:

"But now is not the time to settle scores! Survival is the priority!!"

"The route back is already unsafe! When we came here, we noticed significant signs of Life Ghost activity, frequent patrols! Now returning the same way, the probability of running into a Destiny Ghost Army patrol is extremely high! Once entangled..."

He didn’t finish, but everyone understood.

The outcome of being discovered by the Destiny Ghost Army on the ice plains outside the Great Wall.

"What do we do then?! Wait here to die?!"

"Isn’t Deep Blue Heavy Industries supposed to be capable?! Think of something!!"

The crowd was restless and uneasy.

"We have already sent out a rescue signal to the nearest beacon tower!"

The old technician quickly reassured.

"Reinforcements are already on the way! What we need to do now is find a hidden place to hide, preserve our strength, and wait for rescue! Trust me! As long as we last until reinforcements arrive, we can all make it back alive!"

Hearing the word "reinforcements," the restless crowd finally calmed down somewhat.

Although still filled with suspicion and anger, the instinct to survive overpowered the impulse.

Everyone started to support each other, their eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings, looking for a suitable hiding place.

Meanwhile, Shikong, Liu Hanyan, and Wei Banmeng quickly approached the few from Deep Blue Heavy Industries.

"Hello." Shikong clasped his hands together, his bald head still stained with blood, his tone grave, "Earlier... did you see our captain come out? Fang Qingyu?"

The old technician looked at Shikong, then glanced at the unconscious little girl on Wei Banmeng’s back, immediately recognizing their identities, his demeanor becoming more respectful, quickly shaking his head:

"Grandmaster, and the others... we’ve been monitoring the movements of that meatball nearby, from start to finish, except for the terrifying Thunder figure that appeared earlier..."

He looked in awe at the golden thunder mark in the northwest sky, which had not yet completely dissipated.

"And Jiang Taixuan, who escaped earlier..."

"I truly didn’t see Captain Fang come out!"

"Didn’t come out?!"

Shikong and Liu Hanyan’s faces instantly changed.

Wei Banmeng’s cold eyebrows also furrowed tightly.

Fang Qingyu wasn’t inside, nor did he come out?

Then where is he?

And hearing the news that Jiang Taixuan escaped alive, their expressions darkened even more...

But before they could think it through.

Rumble—!!!

The solid permafrost ice plains beneath them began to shake violently without warning.

As if there were thousands of troops charging underground.

"An earthquake?!

"No! It’s... it’s over there!!!"

Amidst the screams of terror.

Everyone turned their heads in horror, looking toward the direction from which the tremors came.

Only to see on the distant horizon...

A boundless surge made of countless gray and black dots!

Just like a deathly flood devouring everything, with terrifying momentum grinding all to dust, it raised a storm of ice and snow...

Rushing toward where they were...

Roaring madly!!!

Everywhere it passed, even the pale ice plains seemed to be stained with a layer of despairing gray!

"Damn—!!!!"

Desperate screams instantly tore through the dead silence of the ice plains.

...

On the other side, in the sky.

Rumble—!!!

The raging snowstorm was forcibly parted by the Dark Gold Divine Thunder, tearing open a vacuum path.