The northern wind howled.
Snow filled the sky.
The ground was covered in a layer of frost, devoid of any signs of life.
The river turned into ice, decorating the snow-covered plain like a black snake that had been slumbering for thousands of years.
Gu Qing Shan's group followed the river and quickly moved through the snowstorm.
Bottle Master Heisoo stood at the front of the group and loudly asked: "We've been walking for a full ten hours, when are we going to rest again?"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "No rest, keep going North"
He glanced at the War God UI.
After summoning the rooster, his Soul Points returned to zero, but fortunately, he killed a few more apocalyptic monsters along the way and his Soul Points increased to 60,000.
It was all thanks to these Professionists.
They had a deep understanding of every apocalyptic monster, so they could formulate a strategy and quickly resolve the battle with high efficiency.
"Sir, do you have something urgent to do?" Ramatata asked.
"Yes, we might need to save someone" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Ramatata nodded, then took out a red voodoo doll and chanted: "Presence of Fire!"
Six clusters of red light emerged from the tree branches and fell onto the group.
In an instant, a warm aura enveloped them, dispelling the chill brought by the snowstorm.
Everyone relaxed a bit and continued forward.
"Why does the temperature drop the further North we go?" Gu Qing Shan curiously asked.
Safaya replied, "No one knows."
"No one has tried to investigate the reason?" Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
"The main reason is that the further North we go, the more Apocalypses there are. Although they have become extremely weak over the years, they still have the advantage in numbers. You will encounter an Apocalypse every few dozen meters, so there's no place for you to step on. That's why no one has been able to go all the way to the end of the North" Heisoo explained.
Gu Qing Shan understood.
Safaya continued: "Sir, if you go all the way to the Extreme North, you will see a miraculous sight"
The Professionists looked at each other with a knowing look on their faces.
"Tell us, don't keep us in suspense" Gu Qing Shan said.
Moon Song explained: "At the end of the Extreme North, many Apocalypses have fused together to form a wall"
"Wall?" Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
"Yes, a completely solidified wall, no one knows how deep it is, there is no way to explore it."
Ramatata continued: "There are countless Apocalypses on the other side of the wall, they're sealed by some sort of power — — just like a can, in an absolutely sealed state. I'm guessing that one day they'll be opened"
"If that were to happen, the entire space vortex would once again fall into chaos, countless worlds would be destroyed" Safaya said.
Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit and asked: "In other words, none of the Apocalypses we've encountered before were that powerful?"
Hakuru replied: "Indeed, the Apocalypses we encountered might have destroyed a few worlds, but they were also in their weakest state after countless years, otherwise we wouldn't have dared to go so deep"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Another two hours passed, and the world grew colder and colder. Not a single living creature could be seen.
Hei Soo took out a bottle from his back and threw it on the ground.
Clang!
The bottle splintered.
A blue fog drifted from beneath everyone's feet, manifesting as a blue light that enveloped the six of them.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the War God UI and saw a notification:
[You've been affected by the Vase technique: Soundless]
[You're temporarily within the range of a world that can't produce sound]
— — this Vase technique seems like a weakened version of a World Technique.
While Gu Qing Shan was silently thinking that, Hei Soo had already explained: "Ahead of us is a unique Apocalypse, within its range, no one is allowed to make any noise while moving, otherwise, they will be immediately transported away"
"Where will they be transported to?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"I don't know, but this Apocalypse has existed for several thousand years, and those who were transported away have never returned" Moon Song replied.
Everyone slowly stopped moving.
They had reached the end of the plain, a mountain valley ahead of them.
This was a very normal mountain valley, completely empty except for a few abandoned barracks from afar.
The Professionists all turned serious.
Hei Soo stood at the head of the group and told them: "This is the mountain valley — — keep in mind, as long as you're in the mountain valley, do not leave the range of my Vase technique, otherwise, don't blame anyone else if you die"
"So we'll be fine after we pass the mountain valley?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Yes, after we pass the mountain valley, there's a lake that's a few hundred meters wide, we'll be safe there for now" Hakuru replied.
"But there are other Apocalypses after that" Safaya added.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the others.
They've been here for countless years, so they all appeared to be experienced.
— — I found the right people.
I should've invited this group of people to travel with me, otherwise, since I'm unfamiliar with this place and don't know anything, I'll waste a lot of time trying to figure it out.
Gu Qing Shan nodded: "Let's go, we don't have much time left"
"Let's go" Hei Soo waved his hand.
He led the way while the other five followed behind. The group began to make their way through the mountain valley.
They were the leaders of their respective mercenary groups, so their efficiency was high. Furthermore, they had the bottle skill to ensure their safety, allowing them to silently pass through the entire mountain valley.
Although they had been here a few times before, they were still relieved to be able to make it through safely.
They advanced for another distance.
A lake connected to a large patch of grass appeared in front of them.
Hei Soo deactivated the bottle skill and walked to an abandoned tent beside the lake.
He casually picked up a charred wooden stick and smiled: "The last time I brought my team here, we rested here for half a day. This is the wooden stick I lit up when I was roasting meat."
The others also stretched their bodies.
Hakuru the blowdart smiled and opened his mouth to reply, but he abruptly swallowed his words.
Pa!
The charred wooden stick fell to the ground.
Flask Master Hei Soo disappeared.
He disappeared.
In the void, a chaotic fluctuation gradually calmed down.
— — this is the power of spatial teleportation, Hei Soo was teleported away!
Everyone's expression stiffened.
The relaxed and carefree atmosphere from before had completely disappeared.
No one dared to move.
A while later.
Hei Soo still did not appear.
Everyone looked at each other and gradually understood what happened.
Ramatata gently took out a voodoo doll, placed it in the void, and lightly pressed it with his hand.
The voodoo doll immediately came to life.
It looked around and immediately saw the lake.
The voodoo doll immediately became happy and flew to the surface of the lake.
It bent down, grabbed a handful of water with both hands and drank it all in one gulp.
"What a sweet lake water!" the voodoo doll praised.
With a teleportation fluctuation, the voodoo doll immediately disappeared.
Silence once again enveloped everything.
Everyone's heart slowly sank.
Moon Song sadly shook her head and crouched down. She took out a few leaves from her chest and bit her finger to write a string of runes on them.
She wrote five rune leaves in one breath and handed them to everyone.
"Silent Leaf, it allows you to blend into nature and not make any sound" Moon Song transmitted.
She walked to the front of the group.
The others tightly gripped the leaves in their hands and followed her.
They walked for another few thousand meters.
Ramatata released another voodoo doll.
The voodoo doll tried singing a song and was completely unharmed.
Ramatata replied: "We've escaped from the range of the Apocalypse, but Hei Soo is dead"
Everyone went silent.
"Hei Soo was a powerful individual, who would've thought that he would die in the Apocalypse this time" Hakulou sighed.
Gu Qing Shan seriously asked: "Hei Soo was also a veteran, why did he become careless before he even escaped from danger?"
— — if I had spoken up just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
These people shouldn't have made any mistakes, but such a situation occurred.
Moon Song replied: "For the past few thousand years, that Apocalypse had always been in a state of contraction, its range had shrunk by a lot. Nothing like what happened just now has ever happened"
Safaya replied: "Indeed, the lakeside is our fixed resting spot. Every time we come this way, we would always rest by the lakeside, so you can see that we are very relaxed there, sir"
Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.
If they weren't lying, then that proves something.
That Apocalypse just now became stronger again.
Why did that happen?
"Look!"
Ramatata's voice called out.
Everyone followed the direction she was pointing to the sky.
The snowstorm had abruptly stopped.
Streaks of meteors appeared deep in the dark blue sky.
These meteors lined up in an orderly fashion, silently descending towards the ground.
Boom!
The first meteor fell, landing extremely far away from the group in the South and turned into a faint screen of light.
Ramatata quickly took out a voodoo doll and put it on her shoulder: "Quick, Topa, help me see what those meteors are"
The voodoo doll cupped its hand and looked at the meteors: "That's the power to seal space, a type of Apocalypse"
Soon after, another meteor fell from the sky, still heading towards the south.
The countless meteors fell one after another.
The ground began to tremble.
"— — -it's coming from the entrance to the Apocalypse Cemetery! They're sealing the entrance! "
Ramatata loudly called out.
Everyone was shocked.
Gu Qing Shan's mind moved quickly and suddenly said: "Put your hands on my arm, quickly!"
The Professionists followed her order.
A white fog appeared around Gu Qing Shan's body and brought everyone away.
The Isle of Dreams.
White fog slowly appeared.
A group of five appeared.
Gu Qing Shan quickly said: "The mission is over, the situation after this isn't something you can handle. Go to the mercenary guild to get your reward, remember to give Heisou's younger brother"
The white fog around his body continued to churn.
"Sir, do you really want to go in again?" Safaya hurriedly asked.
Gu Qing Shan nodded: "I can still go in while the seal is still unstable, but if I stay any longer, I won't be able to"
Safaya took out a piece of white bone and gave it to him, saying: "This is our Dead Mercenary Group's exploration map, it's marked with all known dangers"
"Thank you"
Gu Qing Shan nodded at her, turned around, and disappeared into the white fog.
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