Chapter 226

227. Chapter 227: The Sealed Building

The sealed building was located in the bustling city center of Dazhuang City, where crowds surged, cars came and went, and it was very popular.

And for such a place to have a sealed zone was very abnormal, especially since there were security personnel with live ammunition patrolling back and forth twenty-four hours a day outside the sealed zone. Under such abnormal circumstances, their team of world-crossers smelled something unusual, which was why Zhang Xun gave the order for everyone to go and investigate.

The purpose of the investigation was to determine the danger level of this world and understand the level of power in this world, so as to decide on subsequent actions.

Li Yi arrived at a corner of the cordon at this moment. In front of him was a security guard patrolling with a gun, his eyes sharp, constantly inspecting the surrounding situation. Anyone who tried to get close would be persuaded to leave. However, breaking through the cordon in front of an ordinary person was very easy for him.

The dynamic vision of ordinary people was very weak, and their reaction speed was also very slow. As long as the speed was fast enough, it would be difficult to notice even if they brushed past each other.

Just as Li Yi wanted to act.

Suddenly.

He seemed to sense something and looked toward a certain direction behind him.

That was a street where people came and went, but in the crowd, he vaguely felt a pair of eyes peeping at him.

An illusion?

Li Yi stared and looked, but discovered nothing.

He felt he must be too sensitive. One had to know that there were no cultivators in this world; the road was full of ordinary people. If there was someone who could avoid an Evolver's perception and peep at him, then that person's strength would be terrifying, and a person possessing such strength could not possibly appear in this world.

In a place without even a cultivation system, and with cosmic energy only one-tenth that of Earth, it was extremely difficult to raise a top-tier powerhouse.

Thinking of this, Li Yi remained silent, immediately tensed his legs, mobilized his Qi and blood, and condensed a burst of Gang Qi.

The next moment.

Bang!

A slight explosion sounded, and his entire body seemed to transform into an afterimage, disappearing from the spot instantly.

The security guard with live ammunition turned his head to look immediately after hearing the movement. As a result, he only saw a patch of cracked cement where the sound came from. He vigilantly took out a flashlight and shone it around, but discovered nothing; there wasn't a single person nearby, which made him somewhat puzzled.

Little did he know that Li Yi had already successfully crossed the cordon and entered this building.

His eyes glowed; night was not an obstacle for him, but rather an advantage. Under the cover of the dark night, the possibility of him being exposed was very low.

However, when Li Yi walked into the lobby on the first floor of the building, he saw that team leader Zhang Xun and several other teammates had already arrived. He was considered to have arrived relatively late.

"Is everyone here? Then I will briefly state the purpose of this time."

Zhang Xun's figure was hidden in the darkness. He opened his eyes, a pair of pupils bright and dazzling: "It's very simple: find the so-called ghost in this building, then fight it to determine the opponent's strength. If you can kill it, that's best; if you can't deal with it, then retreat immediately. However, I don't think the latter situation will occur."

"In our world, everyone should have dealt with fierce ghosts. Although they are a bit troublesome and not easy to kill, their strength is just like that. I think this world is about the same; it's just that this world is full of ordinary people, which is why they treat things with little danger with excessive caution."

"However, for safety considerations, try not to disperse for this operation. Search layer by layer from this first floor upward to ensure no corner is missed."

Qin Bing said, "Team Leader, the matter of this building being haunted might be fake. Is it necessary to treat it so seriously?"

"Crossing worlds is not easy. This is the first day of our mission; caution is never a mistake. Moreover, the matter of this building being haunted doesn't look fake. If it were fake, there wouldn't be a cordon set up nearby, nor would there be security personnel with live ammunition," Zhang Xun said seriously. "As the team leader, I am fully responsible for this world-crossing operation. You just need to obey the arrangements."

"I have a question. Why don't we directly display our strength and then contact the high-level officials of this world? In this way, couldn't we understand the situation in this world more quickly and directly? And we could also exchange culture and technology. After all, we are carrying quite a few things belonging to cultivators, which is enough evidence to convince their high-level officials to believe," Zhang Jing said.

"When an Evolver enters an unknown world, the first thing to do is to determine one's position in the food chain. Cooperation and mutual benefit are of course correct, provided that you have enough capital and strength to talk to the high-level officials of this world. Otherwise, you will only invite disaster. Don't think our strength is very strong; even if this world has no transcendent power and is entirely ordinary people, we are no match for them just by relying on the power of technology."

Zhang Xun hit these people with a blunt reality check.

Although cultivators had a sense of superiority in front of ordinary people, compared to the entire world, they were very insignificant.

However, none of the people present were stupid; they understood it immediately and felt that these words were correct and very reasonable.

Their team had a total of only six people. Actively exposing their existence was no different from seeking death. The only method was to integrate into this world, become a part of the masses of this world, and wait for the time to be ripe before slowly revealing themselves.

Any radical behavior could potentially bring about a devastating disaster.

"Alright, let's start the operation. This floor is not large. With the six of us, we can finish searching very quickly. If it's determined that there is no danger, or the danger level is not high, you can move about freely afterward," Zhang Xun said.

After all, having entered a new world, everyone had some selfish motives and ideas to some extent, so he wouldn't restrain these people for too long.

Soon.

Everyone began to act.

Inside the dark building, each of them had glowing eyes and could peep at everything in the darkness; there was no need to rely on light at all. Therefore, inside the building, as long as they didn't make any huge movements, they basically wouldn't be discovered by the security personnel outside.

The six people explored separately, and the situation on the first floor was quickly clarified.

"Everything is normal."

"Same here."

"No problems."

Zhang Xun nodded and said immediately, "Go to the second floor and take a look."

Everyone checked floor by floor, trying to find the so-called ghost in this building.

They were very bold and not afraid of such things at all. As Zhang Xun said, in their world, they had more or less killed some fierce ghosts. If one mastered some special methods, that thing was much easier to kill than transcendent creatures.

"If I had known that only ghosts existed in this world, I should have brought the Hanging Man's Spear," Li Yi thought to himself at this moment.

He was now a bit regretful that he had left that funerary object at home.

Soon.

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As the building was searched floor by floor, everyone still had no discoveries, and they didn't even find a single corpse. It was just that from some personal items and the scene, the people who lived here originally left in a hurry; even some valuables were left behind.

"I have a feeling that I've been tricked by this urban legend. There's nothing here; our Spirit Perception didn't even give a warning, and the whole building has no movement at all," Qin Bing shook his head at this moment, feeling very bored; he was almost falling asleep.

"Perhaps the ghost's strength is too weak to pose a threat to us, which is why Spirit Perception didn't give a warning," Zhang Jing said.

Xu Xu Qiu Mei didn't speak. Her gaze was mostly focused on Li Yi, because she had to guard against whether Li Yi would suddenly attack her. She wasn't very concerned about whether this building was haunted or if there was danger.

In front of the Spirit Perception Realm powerhouse Zhang Xun, even danger could be resolved. If even Zhang Xun couldn't handle it, then she didn't need to worry about it.

"Li Yi, if the grudge between us really can't be resolved, let's leave it until after we go back. It's really not worth it to fight here after finally crossing worlds," Xu Xu Qiu Mei's eyes flickered at this moment, and she couldn't help but speak.

"You aren't even willing to kneel down and kowtow to me; why should I believe you?" Li Yi said.

He had been looking for an opportunity to make a move on the road, but it was a pity that this Xu Xu Qiu Mei intentionally followed team leader Zhang Xun, which made him unable to find the timing to make a move.

Xu Xu Qiu Mei took a deep breath, and a burst of anger surged: "You guy is really arrogant. A mere Spirit Perception Realm cultivator wants me to kneel and kowtow? Fine, you want to fight, right? After this mission ends, I'll accompany you to fight and see who wins and who loses."

"That's perfect. The grudge between us can only be resolved through a fight," Li Yi stared at her and said: "However, I won't use any despicable means to sneak attack you. Don't worry, I will defeat you head-on and let you know what a wrong decision it was to challenge me before."

Xu Xu Qiu Mei didn't speak again, but she slowly let out a sigh of relief. At least Li Yi wouldn't sneak attack her in this building; otherwise, her pressure would be too great. But she understood that after leaving here, it would be inevitable to have a fight with Li Yi.

The others didn't participate or comment on the conflict between these two.

After all, everyone knew that this matter was Xu Xu Qiu Mei's fault. She wanted to defeat Li Yi before and take away his world-crossing quota; now being targeted was normal.

"There's a problem with this floor."

Suddenly, just as they arrived at the 21st floor, team leader Zhang Xun suddenly frowned and said this sentence.

Everyone's expressions tightened, and they first sensed it.

However, they didn't sense anything. The situation here was almost the same as other floors, with no difference at all.

They looked at Zhang Xun, revealing their questions.

"You are only in the Spirit Perception Realm; what you can sense is only the danger that is about to appear on the surface. I have condensed my Primordial Spirit, and the Primordial Spirit can sense some subtle things, such as emotions... This place is filled with a fearful emotion, which is left behind after people die."

Zhang Xun said calmly: "If I haven't judged wrong, the ghost is on this floor."

"Be careful when searching. Don't disperse too far from each other. After finding that thing, notify the others immediately. This is our first contact with a special existence since coming to this world. We need to collect information and intelligence. Don't just make a move and kill the fierce ghost as soon as you come up. Finding this thing is not easy."

"Don't worry, Team Leader, we have a sense of proportion," Zhang Jing said.

The others also expressed their understanding.

After Zhang Xun finished speaking, he didn't say anything more, but felt the strange aura of this floor and chased toward a certain direction.