"Crash!"
A series of crisp sounds rang out in the air.
The black fog in front of them was like a mirror, falling down in large pieces.
Gu Zheng, who had been waiting outside for a long time, immediately rushed in.
The red ball floating in the air was no longer there. Instead, there were people he was familiar with lying on the ground.
Shen Qing, Xiao An, and the rest of the patrol team were all lying on the ground.
Wang Cheng and the others were in a much better state, but they were still some distance away from the red ball. They were still fighting with the Demon Souls, but the Demon Souls at the outermost perimeter had already begun to retreat.
Seeing that some of the Monster Souls had taken advantage of the fact that Xiao An and the others were unconscious and didn't resist, wanting to kill them in one fell swoop, Gu Zheng's figure flashed. All the Monster Souls around them paused and in an instant, all of them disappeared.
Seeing that there was no chance, the remaining yao souls began running away. However, they were killed off by Wang Cheng's group on the way.
Seeing that Wang Cheng's team was fine, Gu Zheng didn't ask any more questions. After settling Xiao An and the others, he went to the Black Tower. It didn't take long for him to destroy the Black Tower.
Following the collapse of the Black Tower, the black fog in the sky also dissipated. However, the restriction wouldn't dissipate for a while.
"Lord Gu!"
Wang Cheng had already arrived beside Gu Zheng. His body was somewhat illusory, and he seemed to have suffered heavy injuries. He had a complicated expression as he called out.
He had originally thought that he would be able to complete his mission cleanly, but in the end, the fruit was taken away by the other party. Moreover, the other party had done it with a dangerous burst of power, making it impossible for him to be jealous.
"You've also suffered heavy losses this time. I'll report it to you later! Now, take them away from here and gather over there. "Gu Zheng didn't know what was going on, but he still said this.
At this moment, at least half of Wang Cheng's subordinates had died. Perhaps it was too painful.
"Yes!"
Wang Cheng didn't know what to say, so he nodded and led his men. Those with lighter injuries carried them on their backs.
A hundred people, not one more, not one less. They didn't lose a single person.
It didn't take long for them to leave the place and head over to gather.
Gu Zheng also flew up into the sky. Outside the huge restriction, he carefully looked inside. After the black fog disappeared, the scene inside slowly appeared in front of his eyes.
The Yellow Guard, who was entrusted to Gu Zheng to guard the lone peak, was the most miserable one among them. One of his arms was gone, and his body was covered with cuts and bruises, as if he could die at any time.
The others were in a better state than Huang Wei. At least, they weren't as miserable. However, they were more or less heavily injured and were still engaged in a life-and-death battle with the demon soul.
Among them, Bai Jiajia and Yu Feng were in the best condition. The two of them were at the forefront and were actually able to hold back six people. However, compared to Yu Feng, who was in a somewhat difficult situation, Bai Jiajia, who looked like a girl, was even more valiant.
He held a white feather in his hand, and with a casual wave of his hand, a white light flashed in the air, causing the Demonic Souls to retreat, not daring to face it head-on.
Moreover, she was the only one who was clean. It felt like she hadn't used her full strength yet.
In front of them were eight Demonic Souls led by the Silver Ghost General. Their strength seemed to be much stronger than them. However, they could feel that the other party's aura was slowly declining. It was very strange.
While they were fighting, all the Demonic Souls suddenly retreated. Without saying anything, they directly jumped back, penetrating the restriction that was getting clearer and clearer, and then retreated outside.
When Bai Jiajia saw the other party retreating, her big eyes suddenly curved, as if she understood the other party's thoughts. The feather in her hand suddenly disappeared.
After waiting for all the Demonic Souls to leave, a Demonic Soul that Gu Zheng was familiar with appeared. It was dressed like an assassin, but the short blade on its arm had long been broken. Even the clothes on its body had many scratches, and it was in a very difficult situation.
Originally, he was following behind and wanted to leave together. Suddenly, a white light flashed beside him, and a milky white pillar of light instantly emerged from below him, trapping him inside.
The Demonic Soul in front of him only looked back, but did not rescue him. Instead, it sped up and ran outside, disappearing into the sky in the blink of an eye.
In the white pillar of light, there was a strong vibration sound. The Demonic Soul inside was struggling with all its strength, trying to break out of the cage that trapped it.
However, Gu Zheng had already discovered that under the pillar of light, there was a layer of ripples like clear water. An equally clear lotus shadow with the pillar of light as the center began to slowly rotate, and layers of flower bones continued to bloom from inside.
In the blink of an eye, the entire lotus had already spread to half of the pillar of light, and then it suddenly enlarged and directly surrounded the pillar of light.
The movement inside was getting smaller and smaller. Not knowing what was going on, the pillar of light in the air soon disappeared, and the Demonic Soul inside also disappeared.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng couldn't help but take a deep breath. He didn't expect the other party's means to be so cruel. In the blink of an eye, the Demonic Soul of a Middle-stage Grand Heavenly Immortal was gone. It was too terrifying.
Gu Zheng looked at Bai Jiajia who was inside. The white feather in his hand had already returned. Looking at Gu Zheng's gaze, she also smiled sweetly at Gu Zheng. Her harmless appearance made him smile back. When the other party no longer looked at him, he came back to his senses, and his back was covered in cold sweat.
Damn it, that girl with a cute voice is actually so powerful.
Fortunately, they are all on the same side!
The restriction hasn't disappeared yet, and it seems that it will take a while. Huang Wei inside gave him a big smile, and then began to heal his injuries inside.
Now that the battle was completely over, Gu Zheng had nothing to do, so he directly went back to see if there was anything he needed help with.
However, as soon as he came here, Tie Tou and Ying Xi had already surrounded him. Not only them, but the first two people also came over with grateful eyes.
"Lord Gu, if it wasn't for the things you gave me before, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see you anymore," Tie Tou said sincerely.
They already had a rough understanding of the situation from Wang Cheng's group who came here.
"Yeah, I didn't expect the Demonic Souls to be so treacherous this time, surrounding Lord Xu and the others. Without their restraint, the whole group was almost wiped out. No wonder the other party actually mobilized so many subordinate Demonic Souls this time," Ying Xi said with emotion.
This time, they were able to be in the limelight greatly related to Gu Zheng's gift. To be honest, their things wouldn't be worse than theirs. After all, they weren't the top group of people.
Even those two people, although the things they received weren't very good, it was more than enough for them to protect themselves, and even spare energy to help others.
"We're all on the same side, why be so polite? Is there anything you need my help with? "Gu Zheng didn't mind. Although there weren't many things in the Black Tower, there were still some.
These special things, he couldn't use them himself, so he might as well give them to them.
"This side has already settled down, there aren't any problems." Ying Xi understood Gu Zheng's meaning and replied.
Gu Zheng thought for a moment. He didn't know how to heal their wounds, so if he went, he would probably be more of a hindrance, so he might as well not go.
"Then do what you need to do. Don't ask me, I'll just help you stand guard."
Gu Zheng finished speaking and immediately chased them away. He strolled nearby with nothing to do, while thinking about what to do next.
Other than this matter, it seemed that Pan Xuan wasn't here, or had left. Otherwise, when he was patrolling outside, he would have already contacted her.
This matter was finished, and he had done what he promised Huang Wei. He even made them owe him a big favor. Once he got the map, he decided to leave and take a look at the opposing Soul Alliance.
If nothing unexpected happened, there was a high chance the other party would be there because this place wasn't big. Other than these three places, the only other place was the wilderness.
Even the vagrants in the wilderness would come in contact with this place to exchange for things or communicate. There would always be some traces, after all, they lacked many things. At least, they didn't have the tools to refine soul stones.
In short, there wasn't much point in staying here.
Time quickly passed as he pondered. Gu Zheng was still in deep thought when he felt something. He raised his head and saw Bai Jiajia leading the group flying towards Gu Zheng.
"I told you, there were no problems with my arrangements. If I didn't insist on keeping the other party here, we probably wouldn't be so relaxed."
Accompanied by Xu Jia's hearty laughter, the group landed in front of Gu Zheng.
"That was clearly my invitation, yet you really know how to steal the credit." Huang Wei's arm had already regrown, but he didn't know when he would be able to fight again. However, his face was pale as he argued with the other party.
"Young Master Gu, seeing is believing. Thank you for coming in time. Otherwise, we would have suffered a great loss this time." Bai Jiajia didn't ask the two of them, but thanked Gu Zheng seriously.
Besides Huang Wei, this was the first time they saw Gu Zheng, so they couldn't help but look at him.
Gu Zheng looked at Bai Jiajia and felt very uncomfortable. After all, people with such cultivation rarely acted like this. They would either show their appearance as a young or middle-aged man. At least this way, they would look more normal. However, although he felt uncomfortable in his heart, he still admired the other party's strength.
"I didn't do much. Your subordinates are powerful. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to break the black tower that trapped you in time."
Gu Zheng didn't lie. Wang Cheng and Shen Qing contributed greatly. Moreover, the information here was obtained by the latter. At most, he drove away the monster souls and destroyed those things.
"Hehe, we naturally know of your contribution. When we return, we will definitely give you a reward!" Bai Jiajia emphasized the word 'contribution'.
After all, even if Wang Cheng and the others had ten times more, they wouldn't be able to break the black tower. The black tower couldn't be damaged, so they would always be inside and wouldn't let the monster souls escape at the last moment.
However, Gu Zheng was modest and didn't want to take the credit. Instead, he pushed it to their subordinates. They didn't say much, as long as they knew it in their hearts.
"By the way, why did you think of coming here? Did you want to come to the front line to take a look after those harassing monster souls have been dealt with?" Huang Wei asked curiously.
"Did you lose your head after losing your arm? If he wanted to come over, why would he send Wang Cheng's men?" Xu Jia couldn't help but speak up as he took pleasure in Zhang Xuan's misfortune.
"That's right. I didn't even tell you about Wang Cheng's side. How did you know and bring them here? Apart from them, no one else could have done it. It's really strange!" Huang Wei was stunned, but also understood the problem.
"I don't think this is the problem now. Why don't we clean up here first? You will know when we return." Gu Zheng didn't answer the question. Instead, he pointed to the back and said.
Now wasn't the time to chat. The aftermath had not been dealt with, not to mention there were still many things to do.
"That's true. Everyone knows how to do business. Only you know how to chat. Huang Wei, accompany Young Master Gu here. The rest of you do what you need to do. Now that the other party has retreated, it's time to build a second one here." Bai Jiajia nodded and said to them along with Gu Zheng's words.
Since Bai Jiajia spoke, the others also knew the urgency of the matter. After smiling at Gu Zheng, everyone dispersed. In the blink of an eye, Huang Wei was the only one left.
"Okay, they're all gone. Tell me, what's going on? Why did you bring so many people here? It's as if you know our situation."
After waiting for them to leave, Huang Wei couldn't help but ask.
Even though he usually considered himself to be steady, when faced with Gu Zheng's doubts, he obviously didn't want to wait until later to know the answer. Therefore, when only the two of them were left, he couldn't wait to ask.
"What small group of Demon Souls? Listen to me, this time …"
Seeing the other party's urgent gaze, Gu Zheng didn't hide anything. He told the other party everything in detail, from the moment he came here until now. He didn't leave out a single detail. He only hid Yan Yufei's existence and said that Gui 'er was bewitched by the Demonic Soul and didn't know what she was doing.
He still had to fulfill his promise to the other party.
"Hiss …"
After listening, Huang Wei didn't have the slightest doubt. However, the shock on his face didn't recede. This really surprised him. He originally thought that it would be the same as before. At most, they would send out a larger group of people to harass them.
But he didn't expect that not only was the other party's group much larger, their consciousness had already infiltrated without anyone noticing. Even the higher-ups were replaced right under their noses. This was really too terrifying.
When he thought about how if he was in Gu Zheng's place, he wouldn't have been able to discover the other party's infiltration. He wouldn't have gone out for a stroll and wouldn't have discovered that flaw. Once the outer perimeter went out of control, even if he went to suppress it, it would still cause unbearable losses.
More importantly, even if he went in vigilantly, he might not be able to discover the other party. Or rather, even if he discovered that something was wrong, he wouldn't be wary of his own people. If he was ambushed by the other party, he might not be able to escape death. If the other party destroyed the lonely peak, even ten of him wouldn't be able to make up for this huge loss.
Thinking of this, Huang Wei felt that it was fortunate that the other party came. Otherwise, he would be the biggest sinner.
"Fortunately, we have you. You are our savior." Huang Wei grabbed Gu Zheng's hand and couldn't help but say.
"You're too kind. You asked me to guard the lonely peak. How could I not do my best? This is what I should do." Gu Zheng calmly pulled his hand back and said.
"No matter what, I will tell you the truth. If only Milord was here, he would definitely agree to meet you." Huang Wei said with some pity.
From the beginning to the end, he didn't doubt Gu Zheng's words. After all, there was no need to lie about everything that the other party did. There was no need to say more about the gratitude in his heart.
In any case, as long as he thought about how the other party perfectly resolved the consequences, his trembling heart finally calmed down. Not to mention, the other party had saved them all. Even if they added up, they probably wouldn't know how to repay the other party.
"No need, I only want that map. When we return, I will go look for my companions." Gu Zheng was afraid that the other party would want him to stay and help them. He hurriedly said.
"I must give you this. That is only something for you to guard. It can't be confused with this. Do you want us to send a group of people to search with you? Or we can accompany you. This way, it will be more convenient. Now that the other party has been beaten back by us, they won't be able to come for a period of time. Most of us have nothing to do, so we can definitely leave." Huang Wei said righteously.
"No need, I can do it myself. Don't you all have things to do? Besides, what if the other party's small group comes to harass us? Oh right, what did you say we were going to do here? What's so special about this place? "Gu Zheng said awkwardly. He hurriedly changed the topic.
If the other party followed him, wouldn't that make him an even bigger target? He didn't want to go against that old monster now. It was better to secretly look for Pan Xuan.
"Of course this place is special. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been entangled with the other party for so long. No one is willing to give up. Of course, this is the greatest benefit for us. They are just an organization." Huang Wei didn't say much after hearing this.
"We are preparing to build a lone peak here as our second place. Or rather, we will slowly move here in the future because this place is really a treasure ground."
"This is the only place in the Black Region that is relatively weak. According to the lord, it should be related to the Underworld. I don't know the specifics, but this place can greatly weaken the strength of demon souls. For us, it is not a problem at all. Moreover, we can dig out more soul stones. It is a natural treasure ground."
"This time, the other party's subordinates have suffered so many losses. I'm afraid that they won't be able to gather so many for a long time. It can be said that we can finally stabilize for a period of time."
Huang Wei said so much in one breath without hiding anything. After all, Gu Zheng was already worthy of their trust.
"That's very good. Speaking of which, who is the lord you are talking about? Why did he build this thing? To be honest, I have been in the Eldritch World for so long. Not to mention seeing it, I have never even heard of such a strange place. "Gu Zheng said with some emotion.
Even though he already knew a lot, when faced with unknown places and places that he had never seen before, he always felt that the Eldritch World was still so strange. It was as if there was always a veil covering it, making it impossible for people to find out what was above.
As long as he could cross that step, he would be able to completely jump out of this place and truly have the qualifications to pursue the mystery.
"The lord is the lord. We are only helping the other party." Huang Wei hesitated for a moment before continuing, "All of this is to help the human race. Otherwise, how could we stay here for so long? And this place is the key. We only knew about it when we arrived."
"If the lord returns, he will definitely meet you. At that time, if you have any doubts, you can ask the lord."
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