Chapter 1578: Chapter 1578
Chapter 1577: Chapter 1578: Dilemma
“Don’t you think this is like a game? A game that forces everyone to participate.”
Feng Yuan looked at Agunas with a mysterious expression and said, flicking his tail. Agunas didn’t refute Feng Yuan’s statement. Veronia looked at the tall crystal walls surrounding them and said,
“It’s really troublesome to fight in a place .”
Through the gaps between the crystal buildings, Feng Yuan noticed a massive crystal dragon approaching and shouted loudly, his gaze turning towards the staircase not far away, saying,
Saying this, he leaped upward, scooping up Xiao Ji and holding him in his arms, jumping to the narrow walkway extending from the crystal wall. Although the others did not understand, they quickly followed. Tan Xueluo reached out to Dou Yanlan, while Wu Dingwu gestured for Qi Chen to come up. Although Grey Corner couldn’t carry people for long, this brief moment was not a problem.
As Huo Feng also got onto the walkway, the dragon claw appeared below, tearing through the platform. Feng Yuan led at the front, running towards the staircase, and every now and then, the dragon claw would suddenly rip through the wall, trying to attack them.
“What the heck is this thing?”
Liao Yu asked in confusion while running, but the dragon claw continued to chase and pressure them to keep running forward. A pre-arranged path for advancement was atop the chaotic building. Noticing Grey Corner struggling with carrying two people, Feng Yuan signaled the White Wolf Deity to approach. It lifted Qi Chen and Wu Dingwu, tossing them onto its back. Ah Mu was still following behind, looking at the running Grey Corner. Wu Dingwu hesitated for a moment before deciding not to store it in the Spirit Beast Space.
Compared to Grey Corner, Tan Xueluo’s Panshi had no issues; even carrying two people this time didn’t make any difference. Veronia ran to the head of the White Wolf Deity, waving her small hand. When the dragon claw appeared again, it delivered a fierce strike with her ultimate move, instantly ice-sealing the golden crystal dragon claw. However, Veronia’s ultimate move had little effect on the dragon claw.
A thundering dragon roar echoed, and the crystal dragon seemed enraged. Its massive head broke through the wall, attempting to bite the group. Feng Yuan’s eyes narrowed as he swung the Dark Ancient Book in his hand, quickly coalescing a black fog dragon to bite towards the opponent. Ignoring the entangled giant dragon, Feng Yuan said,
“Hurry up and go! Falling here, who knows what might happen.”
After running for a while, the crystal dragon finally shook off the fog dragon and attacked the group again. Rainbow-colored flames rose from below, scorching and destroying the platforms and roads they were running on.
Inside the Maomu City Special Duty Team, Ye Hanlei stared absentmindedly at the food before her. A woman patted her shoulder and said,
“Hey, what’s up? You seem worried, are you concerned about Liao Yu?”
“That place might be very dangerous, and I don’t know how they’re doing…”
Ye Hanlei said quietly, shaking her head. Even though Feng Yuan and the others were accompanied by a group of Divine Beasts, she knew other teams also had Divine Beasts following them. Being so highly regarded by the Divine Beasts was no small matter.
“Don’t worry about it. Besides Agunas and the others, isn’t the miraculous boy there too~”
Ye Hanlei was momentarily stunned, then realized who she meant, smiling mysteriously as the other said,
“Of course, that guy. If possible, I wouldn’t mind helping him become a man~”
“You’re not that casual.”
“Hey~ but when I am casual, I’m quite the character~ just joking. But if I really could win him over, it wouldn’t be bad. I’m not like you, I don’t have the talent to push Nana forward…” For more chapters visit novel·fire.net
The woman said with a gloomy expression. Compared to her peers, she seemed stronger, but against Ye Hanlei, she fell short. Even though Feng Yuan was a bit older than her, it wasn’t an issue, yet she wouldn’t actually take action despite her words.
“Eh? What’s that outside?”
The woman noticed the oddity outside the window and couldn’t help but walk over. The others were also attracted by the abnormality outside. The Xuanching Heavenly Kingdom, originally high in the sky, was descending continuously until they could see the teams participating in attacking the kingdom. Wait! Looking at the fragmented image, it was merely a video projection.
Ye Hanlei quickly found Feng Yuan and their group among the images. By then, they had entered an internal plaza platform with assistance from soldiers wearing strange armor for repairs. At that moment, text appeared before all the images,
『Don’t you want to know what assistance you get after passing the Tower of Mechanisms? Here they are. Each successful tower pass adds a soldier to the Rebel Army, and they possess independent personalities~』
“The tower support turns out to be this? So, should we arrange personnel to pass the tower?”
Seeing the text, the female Special Duty team member murmured to herself. Ye Hanlei kept repeating the last sentence. After a while, she seemed to realize something, surprisingly saying,
“So that’s it! Independent personality! Double-edged sword!”
“Huh?! Is there a problem?”
“People are diverse, and mentioning it specifically suggests that among those deployed soldiers, there might be some truly on the opposing side, just like our wars.”
Staring at the image, Ye Hanlei said with an ugly expression. Upon careful consideration, since the opponent emphasized this, it’s likely enemies exist among those soldiers. If they just see them as mere NPCs in a game, then…
“Could these be the support?”
Looking at the soldiers with green names overhead, Qi Chen asked in confusion, but Dou Yanlan was deep in thought. Feng Yuan was cooking food while looking around at the patrolling soldiers without being noticed, then lowered his voice and said,
“Have you noticed that those soldiers have their own names and thoughts?”
“Highly realistic AI? Their methods are truly unique.”
Ruffling his head, Wu Dingwu said. Tan Xueluo sensed something amiss but couldn’t pinpoint it. Liao Yu shared a similar feeling but felt something was missing. On the contrary, Huo Feng immediately understood Feng Yuan’s meaning, his face turning serious as he said,
“That’s possible. Although all have green names, if they’re real Rebel Army, could they really be entirely unified?”
Nodding, Feng Yuan said. Agunas flicked his tail and said,
“Are we supposed to be wary of them?”
“Not for now. What we need to do is figure out a way inside the Xuanching Heavenly Kingdom. To do that, we’ll likely still need their help.”
Looking at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen didn’t quite understand what he intended to do. Dou Yanlan glanced at Qi Chen and said,
“We can help them act but not trust any single one of them too much. Of course, considering his previous conduct, it’s unlikely the entire group is problematic. Plus, this time, it might not be just our team acting together.”
Surveying the vast platform, Dou Yanlan said with an inexplicable expression. Feng Yuan shook his head and said,
“It’s hard to say. This place is huge, and there might be siege weapons prepared. Otherwise, even the big door itself is quite troublesome.”
“Eat something first; after running so much, aren’t you hungry?”
Pointing at the food in the pot, Feng Yuan said. While they rested, other teams also entered the pursuit stage. Those who reacted quickly ascended to the platform like Feng Yuan’s team, while those slower fell to the lower regions as the platform broke. Although not eliminated, they had to exert much more effort to return to the upper level and reach the Rebel Army camp.
“There are a total of eight Rebel Army camps. Feng Yuan’s team probably already noticed something wrong, and all the Rebel Army camps have our teams. They’ll surely detect the issue. Now, the Tower of Mechanisms problem is before us again. What do you think?”
Similarly urgent meetings were being held in Special Duty Teams or similar organizations in various cities. Seeing a team largely composed of students taking the lead surprised many, but the more critical issue was the problematic Tower of Mechanisms.
If they didn’t pass the tower, relying solely on those soldiers, could they complete the attack? If they did pass, the enemy presence inside was troublesome. The discussion did not reach a conclusion for a while.