Chapter 80

Without warning, there was a crisp sound like the cracking of porcelain just out of the kiln, echoing throughout the entire underground space. One after another, spiritual quality circuits hidden in the top dome and the air emerged from the tremors, shattered, and turned into dissipating light.

It was as if stars appeared in an instant and then fell to the earth.

Bathed in the reflection of the rainbow light, it was incredibly beautiful.

But even as an apprentice just starting out in alchemy, Ji Jue could see what this represented... the inner defense sequence had completely collapsed in this instant!

And then, there was the roar of collapse.

A loud noise.

In the distance, the wall on another road collapsed with a bang.

Amidst countless flying dust, loud noises were continuous.

A line of dusty figures crawled out from the ruins. The person at the head held a broken sword blade—it was the alchemical weapon that had just disintegrated the inner defense sequence, a masterpiece forged by the master for this trip—the defense sequence that had long since lost maintenance, shattered with one blow!

"Found it! I found it!!!"

Lou Feng shouted excitedly, not knowing what he had experienced along the way. Covered in mud, with an extra scar on his face, under the workshop's defense program, they had already suffered many casualties, and everyone was injured.

At this moment, seeing this sea of spiritual quality shining with rainbow light with his own eyes, he couldn't help but dance with ecstasy and laugh out loud.

Until...

Across the deep sea of spiritual quality, he finally saw the line of figures on the road in the distance.

Two people, one vehicle, and one head, riding the vehicle, blowing the wind, without even a speck of dust on their temples.

It was as if they were out for an outing.

Only missing a cone and a camera to check in and post on Weibo.

Lou Feng's smile stiffened on his face.

And when he saw clearly the scar on the face of the leader, which he could recognize even if it turned into ashes... he couldn't help but gnash his teeth in hatred!!!

"Ji Jue!!!!"

He roared in loss of voice.

Why the hell is it you again?!

"... Oh, Young Master Lou."

Ji Jue rubbed his eyes. The reunion came too suddenly, so much so that for a moment he didn't know what expression to make besides smiling: "What a coincidence?"

In the back seat, Little An sniffed the air, couldn't help but frown, and whispered: "Brother Ji Jue, they smell so bad."

Silence, deathly silence, only whispers echoed.

Like a thunderous roar.

Before he could finish, he was covered by Ji Jue who had reacted: "Don't dare to talk nonsense, don't dare to talk nonsense!"

If he kept talking, this brother would really break down...

Although it was quite fun every time Lou Feng broke down, he couldn't play with it every day, right?

"Ji Jue—"

Lou Feng squeezed a hoarse voice from between his teeth, his expression changing, unable to restrain his killing intent anymore.

Behind him, more than a dozen Returning Knights had already raised their weapons, waiting for orders.

But the loud noises were continuous.

Right above their heads.

Once again, a loud noise!

The ceiling shattered.

Scarlet blood sprayed out, rolling, and under the guard of walking corpses, spiritual quality gathered, turning into an invisible face. The eyes overlooked the hall below, unable to restrain the excitement:

"Haha, it's really here!"

Without hesitation, not even caring about the insignificant little bugs in the two teams in the distance, the Shepherd had already pounced toward the hall!

Behind him, countless vengeful spirits gathered almost like a waterfall, tilting down.

And immediately after, a door opened out of thin air from the void.

"Found it, it's right here!"

A surprised voice sounded from behind the door, a dusty face poked out, eyes flashing with surprise: "It's right here!"

Another team!

"Boss, the detector we left behind has a signal." Slan's expression changed, and he leaned into Lou Feng's ear: "It should be someone following us."

Lou Feng was sluggish, not reacting.

Only seeing that along with the cracks in the ceiling and walls, two more people drilled out, heading toward the workshop core he was determined to get.

The earthquakes and various abnormalities over the past few days had already made I don't know how many Chosen Ones aware of the abnormalities coming from underground.

With the restart date approaching, the workshop no longer hid its structure, and anyone with a little experience could determine the direction... Originally, Lou Feng was prepared to defend his discovery, but he didn't expect that just after he opened the door, he found that someone had already arrived first.

It's fine that that dog Ji Jue came first, but why the hell did so many people pop out behind him?

It's like a victim returning home and noticing something wrong, with shadowy figures appearing under the bed, in the closet, behind the curtains, and outside the window.

The lower road that looked empty, why is the grass full of people!

Where did they come from?!

But it's too late to care about these now.

After staring at Ji Jue with those bloodshot eyes, he withdrew his gaze and led the team to run wildly toward the hall. One step later, let alone meat, I'm afraid I won't even be able to drink soup!

And on the other side, Ji Jue also completely collapsed.

What are you doing?

Is it a market fair!

Why is it so lively all of a sudden?

"Prophet..." He instinctively looked at the silent head beside him: "Do you have any clues?"

"I'm not very clear either."

The Prophet answered indifferently: "It's probably a coincidence."

Everyone coincidentally discovered the workshop hidden in the deepest part of the underground, and coincidentally arrived at the same time, and at the same time, coincidentally scrambled to jump into the workshop core?

Is it really that coincidental?

But anyone who has bought two issues of the federal lottery wouldn't have such naive thoughts.

Boom!!!

Flame light suddenly rose from the end of the road.

In the hall, a tongue of fire as sharp as a blade drilled out without warning, dissipating from the air, hot wind spread, and countless dust rose in terror.

One could vaguely see a scorched figure flying backward, turning into ashes in mid-air, and falling down with the dust.

There were explosive fire lights bursting out continuously, from the darkness of that towering hall...

In an instant, the silent hall seemed to wake up suddenly, countless spiritual quality circuits emerged from the surface, viscous darkness like liquid rose from within, writhing and spreading, revealing an unexpected ferocious appearance.

Just like a furious monster.

Choosing people to devour!

The defensive measures buried by Mercury in the past were all activated. After four hundred years, they once again radiated the terrifying power to bury all intruders!

【Holy crap, you led so many people here to be cannon fodder for scouting? This woman is really ruthless!】

The first to react was the Ghost Work Ball, which could directly read the workshop's operational status through spiritual quality fluctuations, shouting in shock: 【Did you see it? Did you see it?! I was right, wasn't I?!

The more beautiful the Heavenly Work, the more it will deceive people! Guard against it, Little Ji!】

Ji Jue asked dryly: "Is this all your..."

"Just a backup measure to ensure the success of this trip."

The Prophet looked back and said lightly: "With so many people in front, you shouldn't have to worry about being targeted by the workshop's internal measures."

Like a tour guide who diligently clears every stumbling block for the employer.

She said:

"Now, we can set off."

The first thing that rang out was a deafening thunder, and electric light burst out.

Dazzling thunder spread suddenly, and a figure flew in from behind the crack at a speed invisible to the naked eye, and then instantly rushed into the hall of the workshop hub.

And then... half a leg, still carrying electric light and sparks, flew out just like that, fell into the sea of spiritual quality, and dissolved rapidly, disappearing without a trace.

There wasn't even a scream.

Accompanied by the disturbance of the air, a huge living thing that looked like a giant lion revealed its trace the moment it stepped into the range. It didn't expect that its invisibility would be discovered. The giant beast was slightly stunned, and then layers of armor grew out of its flesh and blood, hard-carrying the lightning or flames that struck down, rushed into the darkness, and disappeared.

In the silence, a weird giggle suddenly rang out, so charming and coquettish, making everyone who heard it feel empty in their heads. Even across a long distance, Ji Jue still felt dark before his eyes, and blood seeped from his nostrils.

But the laughter suddenly cut off, turning into miserable muffled groans and screams.

Boom!

In the loud noise, a scarlet spiritual quality light suddenly exploded from the inside, and the remaining light rose like blood mist, dissipating from the darkness, making one's hair stand on end.

And Lou Feng's party, without any cover, after more than a dozen Returning Knights guarded him inside, he raised his wrist, and on that string of prayer beads that Ji Jue looked very familiar with, one suddenly disintegrated.

Spiritual quality shaping!

But this time, what appeared was not some creation or armor, but a blurry and vague figure—through the ability of spiritual quality shaping, the elders of the Lou family sealed their own spiritual quality and power within the prayer beads, bestowing them to the younger generation for self-defense, and in necessary times, even able to create an effect like a clone.

After the blurry figure felt it for a moment, it waved its hand, and a silver mist permeated out of thin air, shrouding them inside, and all the way they hard-carried the various bombardments and attacks thrown down by the defense sequence, rushing straight into it.

Ji Jue's eyes turned red from watching.

We agreed on Rift Realm exploration, but you grandson can't stop dinging wherever you go, right? Why are you still carrying so many people with you!

But at this moment, with the activation of the hub, more and more figures emerged from the cracks or various passages.

Ji Jue was dumbfounded.

If you want to say it, it feels like a deserted fairyland suddenly ushered in a peak tourist season.

The desolate place where birds don't poop suddenly became crowded...

For a moment, there was an illusion of heads surging.

Ji Jue never dreamed that the Rift Realm would suddenly become so lively, but at the same time, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle—why are there so many people squatting in the grass?

And a few days ago, they didn't reveal any traces at all...

There are too many old Yin people in this world!

Making it impossible for young people to mix...

"What about next? How to get in?"

He looked at the defensive field that could be called an iron wall on the outermost layer, and for a while, he didn't know how to start—except for the Little Niu Ma, he, Little An, and the Prophet, one is an Ember who can't lift or carry, one is a White Deer who has added all points to evasion, and one is a head that can't move at all. There is not a single one who has added points to defense!

Can't carry the vehicle and rush in, right?

【Just open your legs and walk in!】

The Ghost Work Ball couldn't watch anymore and just wanted to give him a big slap: 【The external defense module only looks at permissions, did you forget that you are also a local now!】

Holy crap, that's right!

Ji Jue finally reacted. He still had the Furnace Brother's permissions, and the verification of fluid alchemy!

With higher permissions, he could almost COS Mercury herself...

The defense program defends against these smelly outsiders. Grandpa now has the Heaven-reaching Pattern on his head, and is a genuine local of the Rift Realm!

Then what are you waiting for?

Let's go!

Ah, I've recovered a little bit. Although my brain is clearer, my body hurts even more... I can't take it...

It's the beginning of the month, asking for a minimum monthly ticket~