Thump …
Old Aidan and the others were hiding at a street corner not far from the palace under the middle-aged man's lead, waiting for an opportunity to enter the palace.
Suddenly, the surrounding space darkened, and the group of people felt their vision blur. The middle-aged man seemed to have suddenly disappeared, and there was no trace of him.
Then, an invisible storm surged and spun in front of them before disappearing without a trace. The middle-aged man's figure reappeared.
"What's going on …"
Old Aidan, Fowler, and the others were in a daze. Mesta Ao County was now full of danger, and they thought that the middle-aged man had been ambushed.
Rip …
The middle-aged man's left sleeve was torn, and a bloody wound appeared before quickly disappearing.
His healing ability shocked Old Aidan and the others. Just this ability alone meant that once the middle-aged man was in a prolonged battle, the unlucky ones were usually his enemies.
"I'm injured …"
The middle-aged man's expression did not change, but he was extremely shocked. Just this long-distance clash of mental energy had injured him.
One had to know that his opponent had already retracted seventy to eighty percent of his power through telepathy, and only twenty to thirty percent of his mental energy was left.
This level of control alone was enough to make the middle-aged man gasp in amazement. He did not expect that this mental energy contained a terrifying piercing attribute, and it had injured his arm in an instant.
A mental energy master like this could only be described as terrifying, and the middle-aged man could not help but feel that the new generation had surpassed the old …
At this moment, the middle-aged man had no time to care about this. Hayashi River's telepathy was transmitted to him, asking about the situation.
"Who are you?" Hayashi River asked.
"I'm from Mesta Ao County …"
Facing such an expert, the middle-aged man put away his usual arrogance and quickly explained the identity he had fabricated earlier.
On the other side, Hayashi River was speechless. He was smart enough to tell that more than half of the middle-aged man's words were false.
Of course, the situation was critical now, and it was not the time to get to the bottom of things …
"This is the first batch of contaminated tree spirits. How should we deal with them?" Hayashi River asked directly.
"It's hard to estimate this fellow's strength now, but there's a way. Go to the palace, and with your mental energy, you should be able to open it …" The middle-aged man quickly reported a location.
Hayashi River nodded slightly and noted it down.
Then, he led Hua Fengxue and the others to the location.
…
Peng …
On the other side, at the entrance of the palace, the middle-aged man was flashing with blue lightning. He waved his hands and slashed forward, creating a gap in the palace's defense. Then, he led Old Aidan and the others into the palace.
"Your strength is truly astonishing …"
Old Aidan and the others praised from the bottom of their hearts. Although the middle-aged man's background was a mystery, after confirming that he was a friend and not a foe, everyone was glad that they had such a powerhouse beside them. Their safety was greatly guaranteed.
The middle-aged man, however, had a calm expression on his face. He was unmoved by such praises, or perhaps it was because he had heard it many times and was used to it.
"That's right, that Leader Chuan of yours doesn't seem too old …" The middle-aged man suddenly thought of something and asked.
"Yes. Mr. Chuan is only in his early twenties this year … "Fowler sighed.
The middle-aged man's footsteps slipped and he almost sprained his waist. He looked at the others and got a definite answer. They were not over two hundred years old, but in their early twenties.
Had the world gone mad …
The middle-aged man almost could not hold it in anymore. A twenty-something level-nine master of mental energy. If this was a thousand years ago, it would be an existence that could end a hundred years of war. How could such a person appear in such a relatively peaceful era?
Or perhaps, it was because of the polluting tree spirit in the palace that such a person appeared out of nowhere …
Taking a deep breath, the middle-aged man cast aside these thoughts and led the group of people towards the inner city of the palace.
Suddenly, a loud sound rang out. A rockery in the distance exploded, and a group of people rushed out and rushed towards the middle-aged man. Their target was not them, but the cracked passageway behind them.
"Ignore them …" The middle-aged man waved his hand and said.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh …
These people brushed past Fowler and the others. The former actually wanted to take the opportunity to attack Fowler and the others, but they found that the figures of this group had become blurry. Even though they were very close, they felt as if they could not be touched.
This situation made these people who had suddenly appeared not dare to attack. They sped up and headed towards the cracked passageway. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh … They scuttled into the passageway and disappeared.
However, the next moment, there were screams from the passageway. Streams of blood spurted out, and a few people turned back. This time, they were missing arms and legs, and their bodies were covered in blood.
"You … plotted against us …"
These people roared and glared at the middle-aged man and his group with resentment.
"Without the protection of my force field, who do you think you are to pass through such a passageway?" the middle-aged man replied calmly.
These people roared and rushed over, but as they ran, their bodies split open one by one, and they died horrible deaths.
This scene made Old Aidan and the others shudder. Only now did they understand why the middle-aged man had said that they must follow him.
In the surroundings, powerful auras quickly moved away. These were the powerhouses hiding everywhere, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Seeing that the middle-aged man was too terrifying, they all chose to retreat.
Hearing the roars of monsters and the sounds of intense fighting coming from all around the palace, Old Aidan and the others were shocked. The situation in the palace was even more chaotic than the outside world. This place was almost like a forbidden zone.
"Let's go. We must end that thing. Otherwise, if this drags on, not only the entire Grand Star Ao Prefecture, the Sea-Ao Empire, and even the Great Eastern Continent will be in trouble …" The middle-aged man took a deep breath and headed in a certain direction.
…
Northwest side of the inner city of the palace.
The palaces here were very old and seemed to be in ruins. In Hayashi River's words, this was equivalent to the cold palace of the palace.
In a forest, at the end of a winding stone path, there were cracks on the ground. One could vaguely see a door in the crack, and wisps of gray fog surged out from it.
Hayashi River led a group of people here and stopped. He turned his head to look at the people who had come with him, and frowned in distress.
Apart from Jing Kejing, Hua Fengxue's subordinates were also not strong enough. If they entered the door and encountered any accidents, they could not guarantee their safety.
"Let's all go in. The palace is also very dangerous now. It'll be safer if they follow us …" Hua Fengxue said.
"Yeah! Boss, I don't feel safe if I don't follow you … "Jing Kejing said the same.
Jing Kejing was scared out of his wits along the way. The entire palace was in a mess, and there were corpses of people who had been killed by monsters everywhere.
Especially after hearing from Hayashi River that the situation outside the palace was not much better than here, Jing Kejing's heart sank. He also understood that this was a huge disaster.
In such a terrifying situation, it was safest to follow an expert like Hayashi River.
"Let's go. I just received news that there's a way to deal with the polluted tree spirit inside the door …" Hayashi River said.
Actually, that was not what the middle-aged man had said. He was prepared to enter the door himself, because opening the door required a large amount of mental energy. After meeting Hayashi River, the middle-aged man felt that the latter was more suitable.
"This is …" Hua Fengxue's expression changed.
"Minister Hua, do you know what's behind the door?" Hayashi River looked over.
Hua Fengxue nodded. She had been stationed in the Great Star Ao Prefecture for many years, so she naturally knew most of the places in the palace.
Behind the door, it was said that the Star Ao Emperor had personally built it a thousand years ago. It was where the defense system of the palace was controlled.
Only the Star Ao Emperor could enter this place …
Hayashi River nodded. It seemed that the middle-aged man was not lying. Without hesitation, he rushed into the crack and arrived in front of the door.
He reached out to the door and sensed it from afar. Hayashi River felt a strange aura.
"This aura … is a little different from those monsters …"
The aura emitted from the door seemed to be the aura of the Corrupted Tree Spirit, but it was not the aura of the monsters outside …
There was a fundamental difference. Hayashi River could not help but wonder if the situation in the Northern Kingdom would repeat itself, and there would be more than one Corrupted Tree Spirit in the palace.
"Huh …"
The pure Tree Spirit's voice sounded. Since the change, it had been very quiet and did not leak any aura. It did not want to be noticed and expose the location of Hayashi River and the others.
Now, the pure Tree Spirit could not help it anymore. It had also sensed the abnormality of the door.
Mossy Bone and the others had already followed and were on guard. Hayashi River also circulated his mental energy and injected it into the door according to the middle-aged man's instructions. He followed a certain pattern and circulated it once.
Creak, creak …
The door slowly opened, revealing a dark and cold passage.
Hua Fengxue was a little surprised. The way Hayashi River opened the door seemed to be the correct way to open the door.
Hayashi River also noticed this and could not help but wonder where the middle-aged man came from. Since only Emperor Xing Ao knew the way to open the door, how did the middle-aged man know?
They hesitated for a moment, then entered the passage behind the door. The passage was not long, and they reached the end after walking for a while.
The scene in front of them made their pupils constrict slightly …
It was a control center with all kinds of mechanical devices, all models from a thousand years ago. They were the most sophisticated mechanical devices from the Hundred-Year War.
In the center, there was a cylindrical object. Waves of electromagnetic waves intertwined and enveloped the cylindrical object.
There was a rotten aura around it. There were strangely shaped skeletons piled up on the ground, and the seven-star alloy walls were full of claw marks …
Obviously, a fierce battle had broken out here, and the situation was very tragic …
"There was more than one battle here. There were at least five, and the time interval was more than a hundred years …"
Hayashi River scanned the area with his mental energy. Even without the analysis of the Moon Core, he could roughly guess.
Then, he looked at Hua Fengxue and Jing Kejing. They were very familiar with the secrets of the Royal Palace, so they should have some clues.
However, Hua Fengxue shook his head. Ever since the Hundred-Year War, when the King of the North led his army and almost attacked Grand Star Ao County, there had not been any large-scale battles in the Royal Palace.
After all, the Imperial Palace of the Star Ao Empire was the most heavily guarded place in the entire Great Eastern Continent. Putting aside the fact that the peerless elites served as advisors and security advisors,
Even the defense system in the Royal Palace was far better than other places after a thousand years of improvement …
"So, it was the corrupted Tree Spirit who secretly started the battle …" Hayashi River pondered.
Whoosh …
Suddenly, a slight sound was captured by Hayashi River's mental energy. At the same time, he also sensed a few shadows attacking from tricky angles.
Hum!?
Before Hayashi River could do anything, Mossy Bone and Hua Fengxue attacked. With two different sounds of swords, the shadows were cut in half at the waist. They fell to the ground and turned into strange-looking skeletons.
These ambushers had not even reached level-7. Given Mossy Bone and Hua Fengxue's terrifying strength, they could not even get within three meters of the skeletons. They were killed instantly.
As he walked toward these strange-looking skeletons, the Eye of Wisdom on Hayashi River's forehead was already activated. Threads of invisible nets spread out and caught the dissipating consciousness.
However, to Hayashi River's disappointment, the remaining consciousness on these skeletons was too weak. Before he could investigate, it had already dispersed.
"These skeletons died more than 60 years ago …" Hayashi River revealed a shocking fact.
Mossy Bone raised his hand and pushed upwards. A force field surged, and everyone floated up and moved toward the center.
They did not have time to be shocked by Mossy Bone's shocking technique. They started to examine the cylinder in the center.
"This is not the control center … It seems to be a switch somewhere …" Hayashi River used his senses to understand the situation of the cylinder.
Then, he looked around and found that the control center of the palace's defense system was in a corner. It seemed to have been moved there later.
"Seems like many things have happened here …"
Hayashi River muttered to himself as he walked toward the mechanical device in the corner. As long as he controlled the control center, he could open the palace's seal.
Bang …
At this moment, the mechanical device in the corner exploded, and a huge figure rushed out.
The people in the area were shocked. The figure might be huge, but it was too fast. In an instant, it crashed into Lin Chuan.
However, this figure could not move forward when it was half a meter in front of Hayashi River.
[Scaled Arm] extended and shot out a thick electromagnetic energy wall, isolating the figure outside.
At this moment, Hayashi River saw the figure's true appearance. It was a monster with a lion's head and a human's body. Other than the lion's head, there was a man's face on its chest.
The lion's eyes were scarlet, and the human's face on its chest opened its mouth and shot out a gray beam of light at the electromagnetic energy wall, trying to penetrate it.
"It's … it's you …" Hua Fengxue's eyes narrowed as she recognized this monster.
To be exact, she recognized the man's face and the identity he originally represented.
The leader of the Black Net?!
He was also a genius of the mainland's Gong family!
There were many grudges between him and Hua Fengxue. Hua Fengxue had many conflicts with the Black Net when she was in the special forces.
Later on, when she became a high-ranking official in the Garrison Department, at least half of the sneak attacks were initiated by the Black Net.
The Foka Tower incident and the mastermind who targeted Hua Fengxue were also involved in this guy.
Half a year ago, when Hua Fengxue returned to the Great Star County, she obtained the Flame Sword Totem and wanted to settle the score with this guy.
However, the leader of the Black Net was nowhere to be found. There was no trace of him at all.
She had thought that the Black Net would choose to disappear after suffering a series of setbacks and knowing that Hua Fengxue had become much more powerful.
She did not expect to meet the leader of the Black Net who had turned into a monster here …
"This guy actually turned into this …"
Hayashi River muttered to himself. He deactivated the electromagnetic energy wall and let the monster attack.
Roar …
The lion-headed monster roared and pounced on Lin Chuan. At the same time it opened its mouth to bite Lin Chuan, it used its claws to attack Lin Chuan's upper and middle legs. Its right leg, which was as thick as a stone pillar, lifted its knee and went straight for Lin Chuan's groin.
This series of actions was extremely fast, and its ferocious energy had reached the level of a level-seven fighter.
Such combat power had already surpassed the strength of the leader of the Black Net …
Dong!?
Lin Chuan raised his arm and went up against the claws. At the same time, the hem of his robe fluttered, and Lan Xiaomiao shot out. She swung her furry claws and went up against the lion-headed monster's knee.
Bang, bang, bang …
The two figures collided. In terms of size, Hayashi River looked too weak. He only reached the waist of the monster with a lion's head, but the monster was sent flying.
Accompanied by the ear-piercing sound of bones breaking, the monster's arms and right knee were all shattered, and blood splattered everywhere …
The outcome of the collision was decided. Hayashi River fought with the [Scaled Arm]. Coupled with Blue Kitty's terrifying claws, it was not something that a level-seven monster's body could withstand.
Not far away, Mossy Bone shook his head. Hayashi River's strength was so strong that he could fight against a level-nine, but he still fought like this.
Of course, in Hayashi River's words, he had never considered himself a martial artist. His main occupation was a mechanic, and he did not need the spirit of a martial artist.
Hum!
Lin Chuan raised his hand and shot out a Psychic Spike into the human face's forehead. Immediately, the monster let out a pained cry.
The next moment, the eyes of the human face opened. It seemed to have regained some consciousness, and when it saw the appearance of Hayashi River and the others, blood seeped out of its eyes.
"Hurry up and leave. This guy has already modified millions of living beings and created a million monster army … Hurry up and leave the Great Star Ao County, or else you will also be corroded …"
The human face shouted, but its voice stopped abruptly. Flames spewed out of its seven orifices and spread to its entire body. Its entire body was burning, illuminating the place.
Hayashi River and the others stood in the distance and watched as the body gradually turned into a charred skeleton. Then, they looked around. This skeleton was no different from the other skeletons.
With a wave of his hand, Hayashi River captured a thought fragment, and fragmented images flashed through his mind. One of the images was of the leader of the Black Net being modified into such a monster in the royal mausoleum …
After that, it sneaked into this place and tried to open the cylinder, but it was injured by the surrounding electromagnetic energy. It hid in a corner to recuperate, waiting for its injuries to recover before making another attempt …
"Looks like … that polluted tree spirit really wants this thing …"
Looking at the cylinder, Hayashi River roughly understood how these skeletons had died. They had all died to open the electromagnetic barrier around the cylinder.
"Should we open the barrier of the cylinder …" Mossy Bone asked.
Hayashi River shook his head, then nodded. He walked to a corner, changed the mode of the mechanical arm, and began to assemble the control device.
Soon, a brand new control device was formed. Hayashi River checked it and pressed a few of the buttons …
…
At the same time …
Bang!
At the entrance of the inner city of the palace, the sky was dark, as if night had fallen early. Thick clouds pressed down, and hurricanes with diameters of more than 100 meters circled, sucking everyone in.
Figures kept rushing out of the hurricanes. They were all monsters, and those who had been sucked in appeared in such a form.
"This modification method has already reached such a level …"
Not far away, the middle-aged man saw this scene, and his face suddenly darkened, revealing a solemn expression.
"Sir, what is going on?"
"Is this a method of polluting the tree spirit …"
Old Aidan, Fowler, and the others witnessed this scene, and their faces were a little pale. They had clashed with the polluted tree spirit more than once, but they still felt a shiver.
If they were sucked in, they would probably not be spared, and all of them would become such monsters …
"Of course, this is not the ability of the polluted tree spirit, but you can't say that …" The middle-aged man said sullenly.
He did not explain, and instead asked Old Aidan about some information about the Sacred Palace and the Temple of Priest of Xin Yuan …
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