The speaker was a not particularly tall blond man.
The sentry stationed at the fortress border instinctively refused... Are you kidding? At a ti like this, how is it possible to open the defense line?
A deafening roar resounded from the distant sky.
It could still be heard across tens of kiloters!
Even the veterans who had been stationed at Gu Castle for over ten years had never seen a "storm" of this scale!
A few days ago, Deep Sea had already issued a high-risk warning about a primal tide wash, and everyone chose to stand their ground, deploying several sets of operational plans in the desperate situation of "city lockdown"... At this mont, the best choice should be to completely lock down the defense line and do everything possible to hold the giant wall!
Open the defense line?
If it cannot be closed... the initial stages of the battle will suffer a massive blow!
"Don’t worry about the ’defensive battle,’ this storm is expected to hit in ten minutes... once the defense line is opened, choosing to close it within five minutes won’t affect the ’fortifications.’"
Zhong Yuan uttered his second sentence.
With these words, everyone fell silent.
Because this captain of the second team of the Investigation Corps took off the shoulder cloak, revealing the custom-made golden Source Armor, he was lowering his head to check whether there was enough oxygen inside the Source Armor Mask, and whether the backup source energy was in place...
"Captain, are you planning to go beyond the fortress?"
A mber of the elite squad was stunned.
"You all stay here and react according to circumstances. I’ll go beyond the fortress... In the last five minutes, they are against the wind, and their speed will surely be insufficient." Zhong Yuan calmly said, "I’ll give them a hand; maybe they can survive."
The atmosphere on the giant wall suddenly beca grave.
Everyone knows that in the face of such a storm, life is as insignificant as a blade of grass, easily crushed, and Zhong Yuan’s life is no different from others; no matter how strong an individual is, they cannot fight against a natural disaster.
"I’m sorry, I refuse to open the defense line."
The Guard Captain of the giant wall gritted his teeth, coldly stating, "Gu Castle Fortress does not need to follow the orders of the Investigation Corps’ captain!"
Zhong Yuan frowned.
These days, he had been busy in the monitoring room, and those soldiers responsible for back-line monitoring and placent tasks had already accepted him as acting on behalf of Lin Lin’s authority, but the guards on the giant wall were not buying it.
The ti was urgent, and Zhong Yuan had no ti for nonsense, just as he was about to take action.
"Detected life signs returning..."
"Strongly recomnd: Open the defense line!"
"Strongly recomnd: Open the defense line!!"
Deep Sea’s voice echoed in everyone’s spiritual channel.
Deep Sea had conveyed positive responses from outside the defense line more than once, which put the Guard Captain in a dilemma. Normally, their missions were also directed by Deep Sea, a giant entity that connected the Five Continents and never made mistakes, and when Deep Sea "strongly recomnded" sothing, it was generally an extrely important mission objective.
What truly made the Guard Captain make his decision was a weak but clear voice.
"Open the defense line."
Lin Lin’s voice ca through the Guard Captain’s private channel.
He took a deep breath, maintaining a military posture towards the empty space in front of him, respectfully saying, "Yes, Quasi-General!"
The true "controller" of the entire Gu Castle Fortress was Lin Lin.
And it could only be Lin Lin.
At this critical mont, even Deep Sea’s words were not as effective as Lin Lin’s!
As an order was transmitted.
The guard mbers on the giant wall had tense expressions. The defensive line of the umbrella was the buffer zone connecting Gu Castle Fortress with the Old World. This desolate land of more than a dozen kiloters was filled with dense floating panels, which now tilted open, letting in strong winds, breaking the world’s silence at this mont!
The storm roared.
On the giant wall, within Gu Castle Fortress, 149 Source Energy Boats were ready, all turning their sterns towards the north, with the muzzles of Source Energy Cannons sporadically spitting dim, weak flas, accumulating massive primal energy, ready to fire at any mont... The approaching storm made the pressure in everyone’s heart grow heavier!
Zhong Yuan took a deep breath, leapt off the giant wall, his golden hair flying, Source Armor Mask buckled on, and his whole being turned into a bright golden streak, swiftly moving toward the open direction of the defense line.
Under the enormous wind pressure.
His heart was already a bleak gray.
As the captain of the Investigation Corps, he clearly understood the corps’ instructions—never to give up hope at any ti, but the wind pressure within the defense line was already so huge, at this mont, could those team mbers outside the defense line still have a chance to survive?
No matter what.
He must make a trip beyond the fortress!
What if... a Divine Miracle appeared?
Zhong Yuan held his breath, trying to empty his chaotic, pessimistic thoughts, and not think about anything; in just a dozen seconds, he reached the exit of the defense line, where millions of floating panels, like fish fins, slowly opened and closed, like scales soaked in the ocean.
If he rushed out of the defense line and couldn’t return within the stipulated ti.
Then this scene would probably be the last image of the world inside the boundary in his mind.
Zhong Yuan’s eyes beca determined.
Just as he was about to rush out of the defense line, Deep Sea’s connection voice, weak as it was, sounded.
"Strongly recomnd, imdiately close the defense line!"
"Strongly recomnd, imdiately close the defense line!!"
This sudden suggestion change left Zhong Yuan completely unprepared... A quicker transformation followed almost in tandem as Deep Sea changed its tune, an arc light that Zhong Yuan hadn’t even had ti to see with his spiritual power suddenly crashed in through the umbrella’s defense line entrance!
It collided with him in a full embrace!
This was a rapidly moving "domain"!
A magnificent silver light instantly engulfed Zhong Yuan.
This top-notch strength captain instinctively drew his dagger, however, in the next mont, his gaze beca unfocused... Terrifying spiritual power invaded his Spirit Sea, and in this silver domain, he saw countless dark shadows interlacing and overlapping, slicing the world apart, as a tall Black Shadow sat on the Dark Throne.
He wanted to see clearly.
But in just a mont... his consciousness blurred completely.
Gu Shen frowned.
In the nick of ti... fortunately, he made it, but what was up with this blond man who blocked the fortress entrance?
They exchanged a glance.
Gu Shen manipulated the power of the Truth Ruler and directly hypnotized him, taking him into the Dream.
In the Dream, he quickly read through "Zhong Yuan’s" mories.
"Investigation Corps... Second Team Captain..."
Gu Shen suddenly understood.
The expression in his eyes toward Zhong Yuan also turned subtle.
This guy, just now, was planning to go beyond the fortress to save people...
In the face of such a terrifying scale of storm attack, this man would actually do such a thing. Does this an he embodies the great righteousness and courage to "sacrifice oneself for others," or lacks the necessary awareness as a core team captain?
Or rather, is he a fool who values "certain things" more than "his life."
Once out of the storm and reaching the defense line.
The deal with the "Devil" would have been considered complete.
For the ti being, he used "Devil" to refer to the soul inside; that guy was just a remnant thought, though insinuations in his words hinted he was the "Netherworld King," the true identity was not yet clear, perhaps the spirit in the Truth Ruler belonged to soone else?
Using this term, he could constantly remind himself of the kind of existence he was dealing with every ti he used the ruler.
If it truly was the "Netherworld King."
Then described as "insidious," "violent," and "cold," the world wouldn’t spare evil words in depicting the unpredictable conduct of this Divine Throne, Gu Shen would need to be extrely vigilant in handling each "interaction."
The power of the Realm of Truth was rapidly declining.
It was apparent.
The guy cherished his power, and once out of danger, he ended the external "lease" at the first mont.
He only cared about whether the "Ruler" could return safely to the fortress.
And what Gu Shen cared about wasn’t just the successful return trip... but also the subsequent "secret concealnt;" using the power of the ruler, Chu Ling could settle any surveillance data from the Heavenly Eye.
However, being caught directly by Zhong Yuan was an unplanned encounter.
It was imperative to erase this guy’s mories...
Taking advantage of the ruler’s power not yet entirely fading, Gu Shen placed two fingers on Zhong Yuan’s forehead.
The Battle Golden Hoop restored itself, and at the last mont, the Chi Huo fla flashed past.
The group of people landed heavily on the ground.
Zhong Yuan’s expression was bewildered, the Source Armor Mask automatically popped open, he wearily rubbed his forehead, feeling like he had forgotten a lot... and astonishingly, the entrance of the umbrella defense line had closed, with the storm’s roar isolated outside.
Beside Zhong Yuan lay mbers of the explorer squad, all safely returned, and at this mont, each team mber showed the sa bewildered expression as he did.
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