1860 Deep in the Ruins
“You?”
Meng Chao and Long Feijun cast him a sidelong glance at the same time.
“Is there a problem?” Shen Yupeng said expressionlessly.
“I realize that many people are critical of the nine big cultivation families, and there are indeed many selfish, evil, and law-breaking scums among us.
“However, there’s one thing you need to be aware of: You can doubt the character of the superhumans from the rich families, but you should never doubt their courage.
“Unlike the aristocratic families on Earth that acted high and mighty for hundreds of years, the nine great families of Dragon City fought for their position in the last half a century. Relying on their fists, swords, and blood, they fought their way through the beast hordes and mountains of corpses.
“Do you think that the courage and passion of the noble superhumans have been exhausted after only a few decades?”
Before he finished his sentence, the secret police behind him took a step forward and stared at the Battle God Palace disciples before them.
From their raised jaws and nostrils, it was obvious that they were saying, “Move aside, kid. Back then, when our fathers were fighting the most vicious monsters in the burning city, your fathers were still hiding and shivering in some corner!”
Sensing their provocative gazes, the disciples of Battle God Palace gritted their teeth and squinted. There was a sharp glint in their eyes.
Meng Chao and Lu Siya exchanged looks and stepped in between the two groups.
“Quality is more important than quantity. There’s no need for too many rescuers in the first batch in case they all get wiped out in the depths of the ancient ruins.
Meng Chao said, “I suggest that Battle God Palace and the secret police each send ten people. Lu Siya and I can also represent the Research Department. We’ll go down and take a look at the situation first so that we can provide guidance and make preparations for the rescue team.
“If we’re lucky, we’ll find Battle God Lei Zongchao within six hours. At least, we’ll find the reason why the Battle God is so desperate to go deep into the ancient ruins. That way, it’ll be a good outcome for everyone. We’ll be able to calm the chaos without the outside world knowing.
“If—and I’m saying if—the first batch of rescuers end up being trapped within the ancient ruins, the rest of you will report the situation to your respective authorities. Then they’ll decide whether or not to send a second rescue team that’s larger and more professional!”
This was the only feasible solution since Dragon City was experiencing unprecedented chaos and conflict.
Time was of the essence. Meng Chao, Lu Siya, Long Feijun, and Shen Yupeng did not waste a single second. Once they reached an agreement, they immediately went down to the area where the Ancient Ruins Research Center was located through the elevator.
If one were to imagine the space under the Supernatural Tower as an inverted skyscraper that pierced straight into the Earth’s core, the Ancient Ruins Research Center was located on the “first basement floor” closest to the surface.
In terms of actual scale, the entire “first basement floor” could accommodate several skyscrapers.
It was a space larger than three to five football fields with a population of one hundred thousand combined.
As far as the eye could see, there were dark rock walls around them. The walls seemed to resemble the organs of some living creature, constantly inhaling and exhaling a milky white mist. It gave one the feeling that the mist was so thick that one could not see the end of it.
However, the air there was fresher than it was on the surface, and there was no sense of suffocation.
In fact, one could not consider this place an “underground world” at all. It was a treacherous alternate dimension that overlapped with the Supernatural Tower’s underground rock formations.
It was just like the alternate dimensions that Meng Chao had experienced in Picturesque Orchid Lake’s Holy Mountain.
The elevator descended for a full five minutes.
If they were truly underground, they would definitely feel the temperature rise as the altitude continued to drop.
However, it was still cold there, and the wind whimpered past their ears and the back of their heads.
Very soon, they saw the remains of ancient machines that looked like the corpses of giants, biochemical laboratories that looked like military camps, and Black Horn Warriors who guarded the laboratories. The enormous rift that led to the deeper parts of the ancient ruins gradually emerged from the mist. It was lying on the ground like a deformed, twisted worm .
Looking at the bottomless rift at the center of the earth, everyone instantly appeared serious.
The black rift reminded them of a deformed wriggling monster that was constantly spurting out black breath and calling out to them in a hoarse voice.
It was also like the bloody mouth of a demon that had been smiling for hundreds of millions of years. It waiting quietly for someone to willingly take the bait.
Meng Chao and the others were elites who were one in a hundred among the new generation of superhumans in Dragon City.
Prior to this, they had more or less visited the ancient ruins to cultivate or research.
However, no matter how many times they had seen it, they were still as shocked, suffocated, and at a loss as they were when they saw the enormous and mysterious rift for the first time.
Bang!
Even the elevator could not seem to withstand the ever-present, invisible, and ubiquitous power of corrosion. After creaking for a long time, it crashed to the ground.
Wu Haibo, the director of the Ancient Ruins Research Center, came up to Meng Chao with a worried face.
He was pretty much an old acquaintance of his.
The two of them had a deep cooperation for half a year in the research of the system for short-distance transmigration on the planet.
Due to the special nature of the ancient ruin’s location, it was impossible to directly communicate with the outside world.
While the entire Dragon City was involved in a storm due to the exposure of the Blood Alliance, this place was still calm, or rather, a pool of dead water.
However, the contradictory and alarming news could not be completely blocked after all. They still leaked to the depths of the underground world through various channels. It upset, as well as confused, the researchers and the Black Horn Warriors who were responsible for the security of the ancient ruins.
“How far has the situation outside developed? Who has the final say in Dragon City now?”
“I heard that the Azure Alliance wants to challenge the leadership of the nine great families. Will they fight?”
“I’m told that the Blood Alliance has risen again after decades of lurking. Back then, the ancient ruins was the most important underground base for the Blood Alliance. They worked hard on it. Are there members of the Blood Alliance lurking in the Ancient Ruins Research Center right now?”
“Many of our research projects are funded by the Red Dragon Army, Superstar Company, Dragon City University, the alliance of the five universities, and the nine noble families. If our higher-ups are really busy, will we be forced to stop any future researches?”
Science might not have a stand.
However, the experts and scholars who spent most of their time in the ancient ruins and seemed to stay out of everything had their own families and social classes.
Just as everyone was in a state of panic, another bolt of lightning struck them, leaving them dumbfounded and at a loss.
Battle God Lei Zongchao had walked into the deepest part of the ancient ruins that had been sealed for ten years while no one was paying attention!
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