Enter the game!

A delicate, palm-sized metal cage!

It appeared miniature and small in his already large palm.

Chen Fan looked at this groundbreaking product with some curiosity, and couldn't help but marvel that the Golden Wing Tower, besides its martial prowess, actually possessed such research and development capabilities!

At the same time, he was secretly astonished by the technology that had leaked from the so-called Ancient Ruins!

Could he interpret this to mean that in the previous human epoch, they also suffered an invasion by an evil god statue, which led to the development of such related technology?

However, the Old Man Han clearly didn't give him a chance to ask questions; after explaining everything, he left in a hurry, apparently having more important experiments to conduct.

Guo Qiang's expression sharpened, and he stepped forward, saying, "Everyone, if you're ready, you can depart before sunset. Once inside the city, you'll need to find a reliable place to stay overnight!"

"There's not much time left until the end of the Seven Stars Alignment. Hurry up."

No one had anything to delay, and Chen Fan naturally didn't either!

Soon, the four, led by Guo Qiang, crossed the cordon and headed towards Greenery City.

All five were skilled individuals, and with their high-level martial arts, they easily reached the top of the city wall by scaling its surface.

It was past four in the afternoon, but the internal mist had already begun to spread from the core district of Green Shade City, slowly covering the outer districts.

It was like a giant mist beast devouring all rational places.

Guo Qiang, with lingering fear, pointed to the center of Greenery City: "According to the initial intelligence, the core is in Luosha Street in the city center."

"It's just that with the weakening of the righteous Qi, the dangerous areas are now spreading outwards with the mist. The inner city is almost completely covered, and by night, even the outer districts will be covered. Only during the day will the mist recede from the outer districts again."

"When the mist covers everything, the danger level in the outer and inner districts is the same. You can get a feel for it first; if anything feels wrong, just withdraw..."

"Understood, stop being so long-winded! Isn't it just a leakage from an evil god statue's contaminated area? Look how surprised you all are. I've already handled three such incidents before. It's nothing special!" Lie Yangzi, being bold due to his high skill, headed directly into the inner district.

Watching the problematic young man disappear from everyone's sight, Guo Qiang sighed: "You guys better be careful!" Then he too vanished from his spot, retreating to the defense line.

At this moment, only three remained on the city wall!

"How do you plan to proceed? Together, or...?" Chen Fan asked calmly!

To Chen Fan's surprise, it was the timid girl who spoke first.

"S-sorry, I don't like... crowded places. I'll go alone!"

Then she plummeted downwards like a free-falling body, like a misguided young woman.

"Brother Chen, then I'll also act alone. To be honest, one of my uncles was trapped inside when investigating this place before. My main purpose in coming here is to get him out."

These Prodigies, especially those with high resistance to contamination, had a great deal of freedom. Even a powerful figure like Guo Qiang had no authority over them, which was why he could only sigh when he saw Lie Yangzi disregard cooperation and leave the team directly.

"Alright, be careful on your way!" Chen Fan nodded, not disliking this woman. Compared to that fellow Lie Yangzi, this woman's personality was already far superior.

Then Light Breeze, like a gust of wind, gracefully entered the city. Her excellent light-body skill showed no signs of exerting force by treading on air.

"Good heavens, in the end, it's still just one person. These Geniuses don't like to stick together; they're all using their own methods to solve the problem!"

Chen Fan shook his head, but it didn't matter.

For him, being alone meant no burdens, making it easier to act.

With a light leap, Chen Fan likewise descended into the abandoned ancient city.

Watching the four figures disappear, back at the frontline encampment where everyone had been!

Guo Qiang and Old Man Han, who had been busy with research, were now calmly sitting together, drinking tea!

"Old Man Han, the last batch of supplies has been delivered into the ancient city," Guo Qiang said, his stern demeanor replaced by a smile!

"Excellent, excellent. With this, the final necessities—talented hosts for possession—are all prepared!" Old Man Han also bared a grim smile unfitting for an elder.

Guo Qiang excitedly added: "The Golden Wing Tower will never expect that we are interfering and orchestrating this matter."

"Indeed, this time, we will give the world a surprise with this grand gift, as a mark of our Xi Cult's emergence!"

Around the two as they conversed at length, there was not a single living soul!

On the ground, only a trail of corpses remained, proving the camp's liveliness just minutes before... After entering the ancient city ruins, Chen Fan had already lost sight of everyone.

"They ran quite fast."

Chen Fan didn't mind and began to explore first!

The sun was about to set; he needed to find a safe place to rest to deal with unknown dangers.

As he walked, Chen Fan kept his attention at its highest, guarding against enemies that might appear at any moment!

At the same time, all the houses he passed constantly caught Chen Fan's eye!

Most of these houses, abandoned for three hundred years, were half-collapsed ruins, with only an occasional intact one.

Their long-aged decorations showed their extravagance; three hundred years ago, they must have belonged to wealthy families. The houses were sturdy, at least they hadn't collapsed yet.

Chen Fan entered many houses and found only skeletons and bones within. Some even seemed to have died while eating, with bowls and chopsticks laid out on tables, having suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"It seems the contaminated area three hundred years ago erupted very quickly! So fast that these commoners didn't even have time to react!"

"But as far as I know, contaminated areas spread slowly; they shouldn't spread like this, without giving people any reaction time!"

"This unnaturalness, is it indeed man-made!?"

Before the sun set, Chen Fan didn't encounter the other three. He then chose a tower that seemed to offer the best view and settled in!

Chen Fan chose this tower not only for its good view but also for another reason: the three large characters 'Wanbao Tower' written on its dusty entrance!

The building quality of this catering giant, which spanned Great Wei, Great Qin, and Great Britain, was guaranteed!

After blocking the ground floor entrance, Chen Fan directly made his way to the top floor of the Wanbao Tower, which was open on all four sides, allowing him to survey an entire side of the ancient city from every angle!

Eating compressed biscuits, Chen Fan watched the faint sun slowly sink below the horizon.

He looked down.

A dense, eerie mist surged from the core district, covering at least three stories high below, rushing all the way to the edge of the outer city wall, stopping only when it hit like a giant wave against a reef.

By this moment, the entire ancient city was completely shrouded in mist!

"Good thing I'm smart; hiding on the seventh floor, I should be the only one who avoided the danger of being covered by the mist."

However, before Chen Fan could finish his moment of self-satisfaction...

A strange cacophony instantly interrupted Chen Fan's thoughts.