143: Chapter 143 Ghost City Phantom
One day later, the night was like ink.
Under the cost-no-object resource supply of the Dragon Soul Bureau, Lin Qingzhi's Divine Soul, which had been on the verge of collapse, finally got a moment to breathe.
Although recovery was still a long way off, at least she had regained basic mobility.
We did not wait any longer.
Because my Swarm Sky Net clearly showed that those three factions, like sharks smelling blood, had begun to constantly tighten their encirclement in the direction of the Ghost City.
Dragging it out any longer would only put us in an even more passive position.
"Go."
Lin Qingzhi gave me a concise command.
I immediately activated Spatial Perception.
Hum!
The space around us instantly transformed in my eyes into a three-dimensional network composed of countless "points" and "lines."
I could clearly "see" those "weak points" in space, just like so many "springboards" that I could utilize.
Without the slightest hesitation, carrying Lin Qingzhi's aura with me, I precisely injected my Demonic Power into one of the "weak points" closest to us!
"Whoosh!"
Our figures instantly became blurred and distorted in place, and the next second, as if evaporated into thin air, we disappeared from within this impregnable Dragons Nest safe house!
On the outskirts of Jiangcheng, the Ghost City.
On a piece of abandoned, weed-covered open ground, the air suddenly rippled with imperceptible circles, like water.
The next second, Lin Qingzhi and I stumbled out, looking disheveled, from the center of those ripples.
"Cough, cough…"
As soon as Lin Qingzhi landed, she began to cough violently, her face turning even paler.
Clearly, this high-frequency space jumping was still an immense burden on her currently frail body.
And I, after several practices and adaptations, was finally able to barely control the landing point of the jump within a radius of one hundred meters.
A cold wind, filled with the aura of desolation, deathly silence, decay, and ruin, blew toward us.
Before us lay a group of unfinished buildings, standing silently under the pale moonlight like the skeletons of countless prehistoric beasts.
This was the final destination of our trip!
We did not delay for a moment, immediately concealing all our auras, and like two phantoms merging into the night, we silently infiltrated this death maze filled with hidden dangers.
As soon as we entered the Ghost City, I immediately spread out my Swarm Sky Net!
Hum—!
My brain was instantly overwhelmed by a massive torrent of information!
But this time, I did not feel any pain or discomfort.
Like a master commander, I methodically processed the intelligence coming from my billions of "subjects"!
Soon, a "death map" that instantly made my hair stand on end was clearly constructed in my mind!
I "saw" it!
I saw that on the east side, at the top of the tallest unfinished building resembling an observation tower, the people from the Xuantian Alliance had already set up a "Rotten Blood Curse Formation" composed of nine Formation Flags flickering with blood-red light!
Any living creature that stepped into the range of the Formation would be instantly eroded by that vicious curse, their flesh and blood turning into a puddle of… pus and blood!
I "saw" it!
On our south side, beneath that seemingly unremarkable patch of open ground, the people from the Star Council were even more insidious to the extreme!
They had actually used Space Law to set up a "Space Folding Trap" there that was completely undetectable to the naked eye and Divine Sense!
Once someone stumbled into it, they would be instantly dragged into a dimensional maze composed of countless chaotic space fragments, never to be reincarnated for eternity!
I also "saw" it!
On all the high vantage points with wide views around us, the "Heaven's Punishment" organization had already planted their top-tier… snipers!
Those snipers, like the most patient vipers, had perfectly merged their auras with the surrounding environment.
The exaggeratedly styled sniper rifles in their hands, flickering with eerie blue energy light, had already locked onto… every corner of this area!
A dragnet!
This was not a place for treasure hunting at all!
This was clearly a death maze meticulously prepared for all "treasure hunters" who dared to break in!
I conveyed my findings, piece by piece, to Lin Qingzhi.
Her expression also became increasingly… grave.
Under my "full map vision," we carefully avoided all the traps and those "eyes" hidden in the dark.
Finally, we arrived at the core area marked on the star map, where the energy fluctuations were the most abnormal.
A huge, bottomless entrance to an underground air-raid shelter that exuded a strong, damp aura!
"This is it," I said to Lin Qingzhi with some excitement.
However, Lin Qingzhi suddenly reached out and stopped me as I was about to step forward to investigate.
"No," she said, looking at the air-raid shelter entrance that resembled the gaping maw of an abyss, a glimmer of wisdom that saw through everything flashing in her cold phoenix eyes.
"This is too conspicuous."
"This is just a… 'fake entrance'."
"A trap used by an ancient powerhouse to mislead treasure hunters."
"Inside, it must be a desperate place where one has a nine-in-ten chance of dying!"
Upon hearing this, my heart shivered!
And Lin Qingzhi slowly closed her eyes.
The Ice Crystal Phoenix mark on her forehead, which had long since faded, emitted, at this moment, an extremely faint light that only I could perceive.
She was using her unique… "key" to sense the true… entrance!
A moment later, she suddenly opened her eyes and pointed to a nondescript direction behind us that had been ignored by everyone.
That was a dilapidated, three-story… abandoned building.
"There."
Under her guidance, we once again avoided all the traps and surveillance, silently slipping into the basement of that small building.
The basement was a mess, filled with dust and spider webs.
However, right in the center of the basement, Lin Qingzhi stopped.
I saw her cold phoenix eyes staring fixedly at the empty air in front of her.
For the first time, a trace of unconcealable… excitement appeared on her face!
I immediately activated Spiritual Energy Perception!
I "saw" it!
Right in front of her, in that space that seemed empty, there was a space weak point the size of a fist, fluctuating slightly at an extremely mysterious frequency!
A faint resonance, originating from the same source as the Ice Crystal Phoenix mark on her forehead, was slowly emanating from that weak point!
This was the true entrance to the three-yuan singularity!
Lin Qingzhi slowly raised her fair, jade-like right hand, preparing to use her "Divine Soul mark" to open this gate to the endless Treasure Trove.
However, at this very moment—
Her pretty face, which had just revealed a trace of joy, suddenly changed!
A cold intent to kill erupted from her cold phoenix eyes!
She let out a low shout towards me, filled with anxiety and gravity!
"Not good! They are here!"