94: Zulong Emperor's Mausoleum

Even though he had guessed that Tianchang City would be quite desolate, Li Changkong was still somewhat surprised upon seeing it in person.

Tianchang City now looked like a scene from the apocalypse.

Most of the professionals in the entire city had already evacuated, leaving only some ordinary people.

Facing unknown disasters and an unknown Yao Beast tide.

These ordinary people naturally felt immense fear.

Originally, there was a teleportation Formation in the city, but each Transmigration via the teleportation Formation required energy.

Formation Masters were already a scarce profession, so it was naturally impossible for them to serve these ordinary people.

After the energy in the teleportation Formation was depleted, it was directly abandoned.

At the beginning of the game's arrival, nearly half the world's population perished.

Even though humans had gained the ability to fight against Yao Beasts, a large number of people still died at the hands of Yao Beasts every year.

Relatively speaking, these ordinary people were naturally not as important.

"Out of the original over two hundred thousand people, only over one hundred thousand remain; most people still haven't left."

After a conversation along the way, Li Changkong also learned that the man with the square face was named Zheng Hao.

As the captain of the Fire God Squad that came this time, his strength had already reached level 30.

However, in the face of the unknown Yao Beast tide, level 30 was still somewhat insufficient.

"So what are you going to do next? Will there really be a Yao Beast tide?"

Li Changkong became even more confused.

Zheng Hao shook his head: "There's a high probability of a Yao Beast tide. You probably didn't encounter too many monsters along the way, right?"

"Right." Li Changkong nodded.

"In the central part of the Qin Mountain Range, there are Yao Beasts around level 40. The reason you didn't encounter so many Yao Beasts isn't because you were lucky, but because they've all gathered together."

Zheng Hao then explained the reason.

"Gathered together?"

Upon hearing this, Li Changkong immediately became interested.

"They are all currently gathered in the western part of the Qin Mountain Range, which is near Tianchang City."

"However, they haven't launched an attack yet; it seems they are waiting for something."

Zheng Hao continued.

"Waiting for what?"

Li Changkong was slightly startled, and that mission already appeared in his mind.

He continued to ask: "By the way, are they waiting near the Zu Long Imperial Mausoleum?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Hao looked back over his shoulder.

A young girl wearing glasses nodded: "According to historical maps, that should be the Zu Long Imperial Mausoleum."

Upon hearing this news, Li Changkong's heart sank even further.

A five-star mission was indeed not simple; he hadn't expected that entering the Imperial Mausoleum would already be a difficult task.

"Your Excellency must be tired as well. We'll find a place for you to rest."

Zheng Hao looked at Li Changkong and responded with a smile.

Li Changkong, however, shook his head directly: "I'm not tired, but I'm wondering if there's a way to get close to the Zu Long Imperial Mausoleum."

"Why get close to the Zu Long Imperial Mausoleum?"

Zheng Hao became even more confused.

"I received news earlier that the reason those monsters are gathered might have a lot to do with the Zu Long Imperial Mausoleum."

Li Changkong looked at Zheng Hao and replied.

"Really?"

Zheng Hao was a little excited.

The truth of this matter had a great impact on this Yao Beast tide.

"I'm not too sure about that either, so I plan to go and see."

Li Changkong shook his head; as of now, it was just a guess.

"That place is not easy to get to, after all, there are too many monsters, so many that they are everywhere, unless you dig a tunnel."

The girl with glasses shook her head and said.

However, digging a tunnel was just a joke, as the distance was so far.

"Speaking of so many monsters being together without much conflict, there's only one possibility: there's a very strong boss controlling those smaller bosses."

Li Changkong nodded and continued to analyze.

The battles and conflicts between bosses were even more numerous than those between ordinary humans.

For example, the conflict between the White Tiger and the Crocodile he encountered before was a fight to the death.

Without a strong enough leader, it would be impossible to gather them together.

"So, little brother, do you want our help?"

Zheng Hao was a warm-hearted person and immediately asked.

Li Changkong, however, did not agree: "Forget it, you probably can't help much with this matter. I'll go myself, and I have a way."

Only three short days remained until the mission ended.

Li Changkong didn't want to waste time; if anything unexpected happened within these three days, he might not be able to complete the mission.

At that time, the outcome he would face would be direct obliteration.

Currently, Li Changkong was still unable to bear such a punishment.

"Alright then, if there's anything we can help with, we naturally will."

Zheng Hao pondered for a moment before continuing.

Li Changkong did not refuse Zheng Hao's kindness and rested for a few hours in the city first.

He had indeed been exhausted these past few days; if he weren't a professional, he probably would have collapsed long ago.

After waking up, Li Changkong hurriedly bid them farewell, and before leaving, he also asked for a map of the nearby Qin Mountain Range.

The map was quite complete, even marking the location of the Zu Long Imperial Mausoleum.

With the arrival of the game era, people actually paid less and less attention to history.

After all, the problems they faced were ones their ancestors had never encountered.

The Zu Long Imperial Mausoleum, in some sense, could be considered the ancestral Dao of the Dragon Kingdom.

Now the ancestral Dao was occupied by Yao Beasts, but not many people paid attention, or rather, they were willing but powerless.

Li Changkong followed the map and began to advance towards the location of the Zu Long Imperial Mausoleum.

Along the way, he could also see some professionals and ordinary people.

They were building fortifications, constantly guarding against attacks from those Yao Beasts.

In the face of the terrifying Yao Beast tide, these fortifications were actually useless, but having them brought some peace of mind to many people.

As soon as he left the city, Li Changkong summoned his two beast pets.

They could quickly deal with some low-strength monsters.

He set off in the evening, and by the time Li Changkong Transmigrationed through the outer forest and just entered a slightly more central area, it was already deep into the night.

He checked the time; it should have reached midnight.

Just as Li Changkong was about to continue forward, a series of beast roars caught his attention.

The sound of these beast roars shook the heavens and earth; it was not the howl of a single monster, but as if countless monsters were howling.

Not only them, but even Black Flame and Little Purple beside him became restless.

Little Purple's intelligence was higher than Black Flame's; upon hearing this sound, it barked softly towards one direction.

As if reminding Li Changkong that the source of the sound was that direction.