Chapter 2035

Ten minutes later.

"Dad... did I cause trouble..."

Above Linjiang City, the black dragon looked somewhat timid and tense at the contemplative Lin An, occasionally spitting sparks from its nostrils.

It didn't know what Lin An was thinking; it only knew Lin An seemed to be in trouble now, and that familiar aura was likely coming to find it.

For the black dragon whose mind is still juvenile, it doesn't matter who is looking for it; it only cares about Lin An.

If that thing causes trouble for Lin An, it will surely bite that guy to death!

"It's fine.."

"It has nothing to do with you, it's not necessarily a bad thing, and it's not necessarily all because of you."

Not knowing if it's been too long since he kept the black dragon company, Lin An let out a quiet sigh, watching the black dragon cautiously approach him, and couldn't help but touch its cold head.

He could see that the black dragon was like a puppy, clingy yet afraid of his anger, and abandoned by him.

The black dragon isn't stupid; it could realize that if its own kind were drawn to it, that would be a disaster for Earth.

Unlike his earlier understanding of different races before the Fifth Stage, after encountering much high-level information, Lin An realized that the Abyss Dragon Clan was far stronger than he initially thought.

"The Youth Form is the Fourth Stage, the ruler of the Abyss... the Imperial Clan..."

Lin An gave a bitter laugh; he previously didn't understand what this meant, but now he does.

"It's not just being Fourth Stage or a strong dragon; rather, this creature, when grown to such a size, is at least Fourth Stage."

"Just like humans after adulthood have six or seven points of strength, this is the minimum standard. Likewise, after adulthood, humans can also appear like me, Fifth Stage..."

"Within the same species, the gap can be unimaginably large, but even the weakest Abyss Dragon Clan is stronger than the finest humans."

The ruler of the Abyss, not even the Abyss Remains deserves this title; Lin An can't even imagine what level the strongest in the Abyss Dragon Clan should be.

"Dad... wasn't it because I flew over that day...?"

The black dragon blinked its eyes; although its appearance after entering the Youth Form was ferocious and awe-inspiring, the dark gold vertical pupils still revealed an innocent look.

Of course, this only applies when facing Lin An.

"Yes."

Lin An pondered for a moment, then simply stated the conclusion he had repeatedly considered.

"Whether you flew over that day or not, it sensed your lingering aura here. You discovered it early, which actually gave me a heads-up."

The crux of the problem has only two points: first, who opened the rift, attracting the black dragon.

Second, what is the relationship between this Abyss Dragon Clan and the black dragon.

(The greatest possibility is that it's a blood relative of the black dragon; thinking this way, it might not be a bad thing—of course, for the black dragon it might not be bad, but for me it could be problematic..)

(Among dragon races, they shouldn't be killing each other... It's totally impossible like the saviors, who would even kill "self" across a universe.)

Lin An let out a light breath, after repeatedly rehearsing various scenarios, the problem was still within an acceptable range.

If there really were a problem, the big-eyed one would not have failed to warn him before leaving.

"So either that dragon simply can't come over for a long time, or the remains of the Abyss can cope with it. Perception ability is also due to the special nature of the Abyss dragon clan."

He was certain in his heart.

Although in some sense, Lin An always felt that if that dragon really was related to the black dragon, then he would be tantamount to having kidnapped someone's child, and he would inevitably have to fight a big battle.

But trusting in No. 77, Lin An didn't think about it any further.

Of course there is still one point: he has always suspected that the instigator is Chu An.

If it was Chu An who did it, then there is even less reason to bury a time bomb for him.

Having reached this thought, Lin An simply mobilized all of Long An's Space Seal props, regardless of how effective they might be.

"Pass my order: directly seal off a radius of one hundred kilometers around Linjiang City! Designate it as a prohibited zone!"

"Without my order, no one is allowed to approach!"

Half an hour later, more than six Awakened Ones corps gathered around Linjiang City.

Countless dense specks of spiritual energy light continuously converged, forming an impenetrable huge barrier that enveloped the entire Linjiang City.

Layer after layer, under Lin An's command, the blockade props mobilized from around the world kept being poured in, ultimately forming as many as thirteen layers of seals, completely locking down this city.

While directing the Awakened Ones to continually reinforce the barrier, Wen Ya, who had hurried over, looked somewhat lost at the direction Lin An had left.

After receiving Lin An's message of return, she had already rushed over from the New Continent at the earliest opportunity. However, she had too many things on her hands, so she was delayed a bit; by the time she arrived, she found that Lin An had left again.

Between the two of them, they didn't even have a chance to meet.

"Wen Ya sis, do you have something you want to tell Captain Lin?"

"If you really do, you could actually just send a private message."

Standing beside Wen Ya, Gao Tian seemed to notice that her mood was a bit low, and he couldn't help letting out a wry laugh as he tried to console her.

Women are a strange kind of creature; even someone like Wen Ya is no exception.

He could imagine that Wen Ya clearly had many things she wanted to say to Captain Lin, yet she stubbornly wanted to take the opportunity of reporting work to speak with Lin An in person.

"Nothing much, actually there's nothing."

Pretending not to care, Wen Ya forced out a faint smile, but after a long silence she still couldn't help asking Gao Tian in a low voice:

"Um... how did your mission go this time? Was it still smooth?"

"I heard from Zhang Tie that you guys are about to go on another mission soon."

"Will he... take me with him...? I've also reached the fourth stage..."

As her words fell, Gao Tian blinked slightly, then opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.

He understood what Wen Ya was really asking, but he also didn't know whether Lin Ge's mention of bringing team members included Wen Ya.

After all..

"Hmm... it's fine, I understand."

"Staying here is actually fine; Long An has a lot of affairs, and we need our own people here too. Also, don't tell Lin An what I asked; I'm used to handling the rear. Combat and such might really not suit me."

Oh, right. Where did Lin An run off to again? Remember to remind him that someone inside us might have a problem, but I and Zhuānxu still haven't found that person so far.

Someone has a problem? Sister Wen Ya, are you saying the traitor suspected of leaking information to the fugitives earlier?

Forget it, the problem probably isn't serious. The fugitives have all been dealt with; Lin Dui has a lot on his plate now, we can handle this small matter ourselves.

As for... Lin Dui...

Gao Tian shrugged, speaking hesitantly, not entirely sure:

Lin Dui seems to have entered another instance; he means he plans to gather some instance energy before leaving to replenish the amoeba.

He might also want to... meet Chu An.