179: Chapter 179 Fang Xunzhen's Worries

Qi Lian felt suppressed.

It was as if this place was rejecting her.

Beneath her skirt, pink tentacles gradually replaced her feet as she walked.

What extended from her sleeves were no longer slender arms, but tentacles covered in a thin layer of mucus.

Her clothes tore, and that one-eyed, octopus-like Disaster Beast appeared within the squad.

"Disaster Beast!!!!"

After Qi Lian transformed, someone immediately noticed the situation in Lu Li's squad.

But the incident happened suddenly, and without orders, no one made the first move.

Gun barrels were aimed at Qi Lian, waiting only for the order.

"Stop."

Members of Lu Li's squad immediately stood in front of Qi Lian.

They were all aware of Qi Lian's identity.

It was just their first time seeing Qi Lian's true form.

But regardless, this was a partner recognized by Great Senior, which meant she was their partner too.

"Captain Lu, is this a partner from your Dongcheng City? How dare you let a Disaster Beast participate in this operation?"

From the Imperial Capital's team, their captain walked up to Lu Li.

He was a young man who looked only about twenty years old, perhaps even younger.

But judging by the look in his eyes, he possessed the demeanor of a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.

"Captain Liang." Lu Li chuckled and said, "You already called her a partner, so there's no issue with me bringing a partner, right?

Besides, this encirclement of Shannan City relies entirely on our partners from Dongcheng City.

You've seen it yourself, haven't you?"

Captain Liang looked at Lu Li for a long while, then looked at Qi Lian.

"She is very strong. Not bad."

Captain Liang turned back.

"Continue moving forward."

"Yes."

The group of five teams, along with a Disaster Beast, continued to push deeper inside.

"Lian Lian, how are you feeling?"

After they continued moving forward, Lu Li held one of Qi Lian's tentacles and asked.

She didn't know why Qi Lian had suddenly revealed this form, but Qi Lian must have had her reasons for doing so.

However, after transforming into this form, Qi Lian had lost the ability to speak.

She had no choice but to extend a tentacle and carve directly into the ground.

'Something is wrong here; something is suppressing me.

Although my true form isn't that large, it isn't this small either.

I am being suppressed; it's even hard to maintain my mimicry.'

That was true; although Qi Lian's true form wasn't particularly large or tall, it certainly shouldn't have been only about the same height as Lu Li.

"Suppressed?"

Lu Li immediately drew her Alchemy Long Saber.

The blade flowed like water, transforming from a silver bracelet into a straight blade in Lu Li's hand.

Lu Li swung it a few times, but didn't perceive anything unusual.

Immediately after, Lu Li pulled her box from her pocket and used her finger to eject an Alchemy Long Staff.

But before the staff could extend, Lu Li felt she was having trouble controlling it.

With a clatter, the Alchemy Long Staff that Lu Li had summoned fell to the ground.

"Something is suppressing our Supernatural Ability." Upon discovering this, Lu Li immediately broadcast the matter over the all-channel voice comms.

"What?"

Supernatural Ability isn't inexhaustible; after use, there is always a recovery period.

No one would start recklessly using their abilities the moment they entered.

Especially when things looked normal.

So when Lu Li notified them, the various team leaders began to test their abilities.

"Psionic Energy: Bloom"

"That's not right. Why has my psionic energy become so weak? The power of my psionic core is also being suppressed."

"Oh no, why is my Spiritual Energy Armor reduced to just a magic wand?"

"This place is not right."

"What's going on?"

The team stopped immediately, and no one dared to advance rashly.

"Captain Liang, what should we do?"

Everyone looked at that captain from the Imperial Capital.

And Captain Liang looked at Qi Lian.

He had been observing Qi Lian's movements the whole time, so he naturally knew that Qi Lian was the first to discover this.

He pondered for a moment, looked at Qi Lian, and said:

"I would like to hear your thoughts."

Hearing Captain Liang's words, although everyone was a bit confused, they still looked at Qi Lian first.

Seeing this, Qi Lian wrote down her guess.

'The rules of this world are suppressing our power. The deeper we go, the stronger the suppression becomes.

The projection of this world's will is likely somewhere in Shannan City.

The closer we get to it, the stronger the suppression.

But only by dealing with it can we solve the problem of this different-dimension world descending.'

"What if we don't solve it?"

'Shannan City will become a different-dimension world embedded in this world. If we're lucky, it won't spread, and might even dissipate on its own.

If we're unlucky, it will remain here forever, becoming completely unsuitable for human habitation, and might even slowly expand.

If there are too many such places.

Blue Star will eventually reach a point where it can't hold on anymore.'

"Thank you."

After reading what Qi Lian wrote, Captain Liang was silent for a moment and said:

"Continue moving forward. We at least need to know what kind of strength our opponent in this world has.

Let's test it out first; if we can't beat it, we'll leave immediately."

"Yes."

Everyone clearly agreed with Captain Liang's words.

Since they were already here, how could they be satisfied without giving it a try?

...

Outside, Fang Xun looked relaxed lying on a chair, but his legs were shaking uncontrollably.

Of course, shaking one's legs isn't a good habit, but Fang Xun just couldn't help himself.

He kept wondering what that feeling was exactly.

Although it only lasted for a split second, he truly felt that something had returned to him.

Finally, Fang Xun stood up.

"No, I still have to go in and check."

Fang Xun said to Wei Heng.

He knew why both Wei Heng and Lu Li wanted him to stay, but he couldn't wait any longer.

But Wei Heng still tried to persuade him:

"Great Senior, it has only been over sixty minutes. At their walking speed, they definitely haven't reached the center yet.

Not to mention that you gave Lu Li a Talismanic Incantation to use, Senior.

Even if it were just Qi Lian, she is a rare and powerful combat force.

You should have confidence in them, Senior.

Besides, if there is any commotion, although we have no way of receiving signals from inside,

we can still see and hear the commotion inside.

Right now, it is very quiet inside."

"Hmm..."

Fang Xun pondered for a moment, then finally nodded and said:

"Then I'll wait a little longer, wait a little longer... just a little longer..."

As Fang Xun spoke, he became increasingly restless.

He couldn't wait any longer.

"No, I have to go take a look. Director Wei, if something really goes wrong, please take care of Jiang Qin for me."

After saying this, Fang Xun disregarded Wei Heng's obstruction and rushed straight down the main road into the area.

The soldiers nearby were all from Dongcheng City.

Watching their Great Senior set off, they felt none of the worry that Wei Heng had.

All they felt was peace of mind and trust.

Great Senior has finally made a move.

Steady and fierce.

Just as Fang Xun crossed that invisible boundary line, a violent shockwave erupted from within that invisible barrier.

This shockwave exploded violently, centered on the point where Fang Xun had passed.

It turned almost everything nearby upside down.

But Fang Xun, who had already walked inside, was completely unaware of all this.