Chapter 532: Temporary Mission

In Zhenjiang City, within a vast manor.

Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, and the Princess stood atop the high wall, their expressions complex as they gazed at the dense crowd of figures inside the manor. With the purification barrier successfully established, purification energy gradually covered the entire city, and these people, previously in a numb state, began to slowly regain some of their sanity.

However, once their sanity returned, they did not rejoice; instead, they let out piercing cries of sorrow.

Although they were extremely weak at this moment, they could not restrain their emotions, weeping with heart-wrenching anguish.

For during this long period, they had endured cruel scenes akin to hell.

They had witnessed with their own eyes their loved ones and children being implanted with blood snakes by the Four-Armed Demon-Eyed Serpent, their flesh and blood devoured, their eyeballs eaten until they were consumed, leaving behind only desiccated human skins. That horrific scene was deeply etched into the deepest recesses of their hearts, forever unforgettable.

To them, being saved at this moment might be no better than sinking into that despair until death.

Regarding this, Li Luo and the others could offer no comfort; such pain could only be healed by time.

"These aberrations are truly the great enemies of the human race," Li Luo said somewhat heavily.

This was the first time he had witnessed such a cruel scene. The aberrations encountered in the Dark Caves were indeed terrifying, but due to the Academy's suppression, they had not caused such horrifying devastation, so they could not fully comprehend the destruction and adverse effects brought by the aberrations.

No wonder so many Marquis-level experts, whether willing or forced, would go to the Marquis Battlefield by drawing lots.

Their purpose was nothing more than to keep the aberrations blocked outside their world.

After all, blocking the aberrations was a form of protection, whether for the entire human race or for one's own family.

So in Li Luo's view, all experts who entered the Marquis Battlefield, whether willing or not, deserved respect.

The Princess's expression was somewhat calmer. As the eldest Princess of the Great Xia Kingdom, she naturally knew more information, so perhaps she was even more aware of the terror of the aberrations.

She had some psychological preparation for this cruel scene before her.

"Once the purification nodes in Hongsha Commandery are all successfully established, it is said that some neighboring countries or powers will take over here. At that time, order will gradually be restored, and they should have it a bit easier," the Princess said, looking at Li Luo.

"Let's go."

Li Luo nodded, did not continue to immerse himself in this mindset, spoke to the two of them, and then decisively turned and left.

Jiang Jiang Qinge and the Princess glanced once more at the hellish manor, then turned and followed.

The three left Zhenjiang City, took out a map, found the direction of Leiming Mountain, and then the three set off at full speed.

Leiming Mountain was about several hundred li from Zhenjiang City. At this speed, under normal circumstances, Li Luo and the others could have arrived within one or two hours, but in the current Hongsha Commandery, evil qi permeated the air, and aberrations were everywhere. Although they could not compare to a disaster-level aberration like the Four-Armed Demon-Eyed Serpent that had infested Zhenjiang City, their sheer numbers were significant, forcing Li Luo and the other two to slow their pace and advance gradually.

Thus, when they began to reach the area where Leiming Mountain was located, it was already the second day.

Standing on a hillside, Leiming Mountain was now within their field of vision.

The three gazed into the distance, and then a look of shock appeared in their eyes.

They saw that among the distant mountain ranges, a great mountain stood towering, like a giant towering between heaven and earth. Above the mountain range, thunder clouds permeated the sky, and the deafening rumble of thunder roared violently, with lightning occasionally screaming down.

And at the peak of that towering great mountain, a silver giant tree was visible. Even at such a great distance, the scale of the giant tree was still apparent; its massive shade spread out, as if covering the entire peak of the great mountain.

Within the thunder clouds, it seemed that lightning was constantly striking the giant tree, only to be absorbed by it.

This scene was quite spectacular.

"Is that the Thunder Roar Tree? It's almost comparable to our Academy's Power Tree," Li Luo exclaimed.

"No wonder the imperial family of the Black Wind Empire regards it as their exclusive possession; it is indeed a treasure," the Princess also nodded and said.

Just as Jiang Jiang Qinge was about to speak, her expression suddenly shifted. She took out a Spirit Mirror and said with some surprise, "It seems I've received a temporary mission?"

Li Luo and the Princess were also somewhat taken aback and took out their Spirit Mirrors one after another. Sure enough, they saw text appearing on them, which should be a mission issued by the Academy.

"It seems a team has gone missing in this area... Finding this team will earn a reward of fifty thousand points."

Li Luo frowned and said, "We only received this mission reminder after arriving here; it seems to be a regional temporary mission."

"However, a team going missing... Everyone has a Spirit Mirror in hand, so even if they truly encountered a fatal danger, as long as they crush the Spirit Mirror, they can escape in time. With such a life-saving item, how could they still go missing?" the Princess said, somewhat puzzled.

Jiang Jiang Qinge and Li Luo exchanged a glance and both shook their heads.

"It seems the area near Leiming Mountain is not safe either," Jiang Jiang Qinge said slowly.

Li Luo looked at the mountain range shrouded in thunder clouds in the distance. Originally, because the thunder energy in heaven and earth was so abundant here, it seemed that even the evil qi could not erode it at a glance, so just now they had momentarily felt as if they had seen a pure land. But the sudden appearance of this temporary mission made him feel a bit wary.

This mountain range might not be as clean as imagined.

"Regardless, let's go take a look first," the Princess pondered slightly and said.

Although she knew clearly that there might be dangers within this mountain range, she was not afraid, obviously possessing both great skill and boldness.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge both nodded. Since they had come all this way, they had to explore it anyway. After all, before coming, they had already made psychological preparations; within Hongsha Commandery, there was no truly safe place.

At worst, if they encountered a powerful enemy, they would just fight another battle.

With their lineup, as long as they did not encounter a Great Disaster-level aberration, they should have the confidence to deal with it.

Having made their decision, the three set off again, heading straight for the mountain range shrouded in thunder clouds.

And just as they were about to enter the mountain, the Princess and Jiang Jiang Qinge suddenly sensed something and stopped, looking to the right.

"Someone is coming."

"It should be other teams."

The two women said to Li Luo.

"It seems other teams have also received this temporary mission in this area," Li Luo thought.

He also looked at the sky to the right, and very soon, he saw several figures rushing over from that direction.

Six people; it seemed to be two teams.

Li Luo's gaze swept over the two teams, and then he paused slightly, because among them he saw an acquaintance.

That was, Lu Ming?