Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 340: Chapter 188: The Disappearance of Li Zhan (2)

”Let’s head there and lead the way for Senior Qin.” Zhang Qingshan marked a location, which was the shortest path for the two to meet up.

After sending the signal to Qin Xiang, the three quickly sprang into action. Just a minute later, they arrived at the designated spot, and moments after, the ground beneath them started to shake, and a rumbling sound echoed above, while debris continually fell from the ceiling.

Suddenly, with a deafening ”boom,” a massive hole burst open above them. Amidst the rustling sound of falling rubble, Qin Xiang’s dust-covered figure descended from it.

Zhang Qingshan looked up at the large hole, noticing it pierced straight through to the upper level, and couldn’t hide his shock.

To save time on route finding, Qin Xiang didn’t look for an entrance but directly smashed his way down!

One must know, this place used to be a military base. Apart from solid rock between different levels, there were also large amounts of reinforced concrete and alloy plates. Even Guan Ke’s floating cannon wouldn’t make a hole quickly.

That Qin Xiang could force his way through multiple layers in such a short time shows the terrifying power of a King Tier Awakened.

However, at this moment, the King Tier’s face was extremely grim. Sweeping a glance around, he couldn’t hide his fury as he said:

”Didn’t I instruct you to immediately return and report after finding the entrance?!”

”Where is that little bastard Chen Ce?!”

The three wasted no time and while leading the way to the plantation area, explained what happened.

Upon hearing their report, Qin Xiang’s already grim expression darkened even further, to the point of practically dripping with anger!

He never imagined that Chu Xiu would be so bold as to ignore orders, and went so deep in one go!

Damn, they were almost at the heart of the Calamity’s nest, how could there not be an ambush waiting?!

For some reason, Mu Wu’s words flashed through his mind.

”Hey, Qin Xiang, is that kid’s talent abnormal to such an extent?”

”If so, it would be better to strip his talent as soon as possible.”

”It should have been done early, to strip the kid’s talent along with the Proof of the Old Days.”

However, this wasn’t the time to dwell on it. All he could do was rush to the location where Chu Xiu was being besieged, and hope that the kid was strong enough to hold on until he arrived.

”That guy seems cautious on regular days. If he dared to make such a big move, he wouldn’t have done it without a backup plan, would he?”

He prayed silently in his heart.

But when Qin Xiang finally reached the designated location, his anger vanished instantly into bewilderment.

The three who followed him also widened their eyes in disbelief.

”This is...”

Before them, the vast planting area had somehow turned into a vast expanse of white, akin to heavy smog lingering with tiny white particles, while the ground was covered with a thick layer of white ashes.

Zhang Qingshan and the other two stood frozen, utterly baffled, their minds overloaded.

Before arriving, they never imagined they would witness such a scene.

They imagined countless scenes, like entering to see the Dark Night Monarch’s dismembered corpse, or perhaps seeing the Monarch corroded by acidic substances from the Corruption, with only a skeleton left. They even fantasized that the Monarch had some unknown trick to counter-kill in the moment.

Though the probabilities were slim, they weren’t impossible.

But... what was this before them?

Qin Xiang, on the other hand, felt an eerie sense of familiarity rising within him.

The scene here was... so damn familiar!

Just like before at the defense outpost, wasn’t it?

”What on earth is this...” Qin Xiang held his head, feeling at a loss himself.

However, being a seasoned operative, having dealt with many tricky cases, he was the first to snap back to reality from the shock.

”No point thinking about it now, the priority is where that Chen Ce kid is?”

On the snowy white ashes, a clear trail of footprints stretched forward into the depths.

Evidently, this was the Ghostly Legion commanded by Chu Xiu.

Could it be, not only did this guy successfully repel the Calamity’s ambush, but also directly pushed further in?

Realizing this, the four of them exchanged looks, unable to believe the conclusion they had drawn.

Surviving the Calamity’s ambush was already unbelievable enough, and yet he went deeper?

This is... too reckless, right?

Does he value money over life?

Could it be he genuinely intends to take on the Calamity alone???

”No, impossible, I explained to him clearly earlier, that the Calamity’s strength, even in the most optimistic scenario, would require at least one senior King Tier Awakened to match! If unlucky, even three King Tier Awakened working together might not manage!”

”Let alone, the opponent has several King Tier subordinates!”

”Even I would find it hard to retreat unscathed in such a situation, no matter how bold this kid is, it’s not to such an outrageous extent, there must be other reasons!”

”He cannot possibly be stronger than me, right?”

Qin Xiang quickly arrived at this deduction.

However, it’s pointless for him to think about it right now.

All he needed to do was one thing, and that was to follow the trail all the way down, until he found the Dark Night Monarch!

No matter how dangerous it was, Qin Xiang had no choice but to do it, he couldn’t allow a Civilization Envoy to die under his watch!

”You guys go back first.”

Without further hesitation, Qin Xiang turned to instruct, then wasted no time in charging deeper into the path.

As he ran, he took out a communication artifact to contact the other three King Tier members, requesting their immediate support.