Chapter 785: Chapter 785

Sword repairers follow their intuition.

So this guy... totally relies on intuition?

Gu Shen maintained his silence for every word Yuan Yuan said.

If no response was right at this moment, then it was better not to respond at all.

Yuan Yuan just smiled and didn’t continue to say anything, after all, his intention wasn’t to really force out the secrets Gu Shen was hiding.

"Captain... what do we do next?"

Li Chen spoke up in the command channel.

All team members stood on a high ground far away from the labyrinth, their expressions complex as they watched the collapse of the Snow Mountain Canyon... The Investigation Corps had spent over a decade of "efforts" and paid a heavy price to explore this labyrinth.

They thought they had seen the first light of dawn.

But now, the snow mountain had collapsed just like that.

So was this labyrinth mission a success or a failure?

Yuan Yuan looked at the collapsed snow mountain and fell silent for a long time.

"From now on, there will be no more labyrinth..."

Su He, who was usually silent, spoke up. He turned around and said softly, "Let’s return. Gu Castle is waiting for us."

Yuan Yuan’s mood was also quite complicated at this time.

Every warrior who joined the Investigation Corps was willing to give their lives because they were fighting for the future of humanity... No one wanted to uncover the mysteries of the labyrinth more than him.

Being able to come out alive was already the greatest fortune.

Yuan Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Old Su is right, Gu Castle is waiting for us... Our mission isn’t over yet, we need to return to the Fortress, submit the case file, and by the way... reveal the truth about the last mission."

The already somber atmosphere of the team grew even heavier.

At the end of the labyrinth, they had seen Old Yao’s corpse and the bodies of other explorers.

If it hadn’t been for the sword mark on the Source Armor, Hong Zhong would still be the hero, the revered figure in the hearts of every Investigation Corps member of the North Continent.

The present Gu Castle might even be holding a funeral for this "revered figure."

"The matter of returning should not be delayed."

Gu Shen gently suggested, "We need to give the fallen a truth..."

Beyond that, there was another very important matter.

Hong Zhong was dead, and his Spirit Sea still contained the "corrosive power" of the golden spike flowers; at this moment, it was very likely already starting to spread.

Gu Shen did not know what kind of consequences the Spiritual Poison of Big Snake would cause.

But he knew that returning to the Fortress one day earlier could greatly reduce the loss to Gu Castle!

Yuan Yuan nodded slowly. He checked the remaining energy of his Source Armor and said in a deep voice, "All members, the mission outside the wall is over, check your source energy and increase the burning power... Advance towards Gu Castle Fortress!"

"Mr. Deputy, these past few days... there seems to be something awry in the Fortress Cemetery."

Zou Hai had just finished arranging the deployment of the combat units on the giant wall.

Two sentries came to report the matter.

Zou Hai frowned, "What could possibly be awry in the Fortress Cemetery?"

"The night before last, Old Zhou and I were on patrol and noticed ’shadows’ inside the cemetery..." the sentry said with a low voice and lack of confidence: "But after a thorough inspection, we didn’t find anything specific."

"At that time, I thought I was seeing things." He gritted his teeth, "But last night during patrol, the shadows in the graveyard appeared again! This time, it wasn’t just me, Old Zhou saw them too!"

Zou Hai shook his head.

These days, due to the warning of a Source Essence tide coming over the giant wall.

The entire Gu Castle Fortress had entered a level-one military preparedness state!

He was too busy and drained to deal with such trivial matters... Initially planning to send the sentries away, a sudden premonition flashed in his mind.

Zou Hai asked, "Where exactly did you see that shadow, is it clear?"

The sentries’ expressions turned to excitement.

They thought that by reporting this, they would be severely scolded by Mr. Deputy...

To their surprise, he took the matter seriously too.

"I remember it very clearly, right next to the tombstone that was recently opened up."

Old Zhou on the side added, "The Returning Hero of the labyrinth mission, Hong Zhong."

"I see... You can stick to your usual patrols tonight, no need to go to the cemetery anymore," Zou Hai said thoughtfully and beckoned the sentries to leave.

He squinted his eyes and smirked at himself.

At this moment, Gu Castle’s study was unusually lively.

A skinny, blond young man wearing a waistcoat was drinking tea in the study. He sat in the visitor’s seat but had his feet propped up on the host’s desk.

Lin Lin looked calm as he watched this "uninvited guest."

He was not angry; instead, when the other put down his tea cup, Lin Lin meticulously refilled it for him.

"Captain Zhong Yuan, there are no guests in Gu Castle. But if it’s you, Gu Castle can make an exception," Lin Lin said a rare courteous word. He reseated himself, crossed his arms, and smiled, "I hope that once you are in the study, you will behave as a guest... and not speak of things a guest shouldn’t speak of, can you?"

Perhaps few people would expect.

The "famous" Captain Zhong Yuan of the Investigation Corps Second Team was a man under one meter seventy in height.

Although he had a handsome face and a head of blond hair.

Such short stature made it hard for people to physically look up to him.

Rumors had it that his swordsmanship expertise was extremely high, and ten years ago he was recognized as a prodigy by the general; it was just that, before the great divide of "title conferment," he had stayed too long, too long, and to this day he still had not received the "conferment" granted by the Federation.