Light Fortress-Chapter 1496 - 211: The Death of Gu Shen (Part 2)

Bai Xiu has already departed. If he can’t bring the person back... then going out would be meaningless.

"Bai Xiu... Bai Xiu..."

Little Iron Man stood in front of the enormous floor-to-ceiling window. Through the red-silver glass, he vaguely saw the shadow of a ship breaking through the icy North Continent sea, and there were three people standing on it!

He wasn’t the only one to see this scene.

There was also Chen Mei.

"They are back... it’s three people!"

At this moment, both of them were excited, but the next second they were doused in cold water.

The micro vessel was incredibly fast; in an instant, it reached the fleet, and everyone waiting in the ice sea clearly saw the figure of the third person on the micro vessel.

Investigation Corps Team Captain, Lu Zhe.

Not Gu Shen.

Shen Li’s face turned deathly pale, and he slumped to the ground.

Chen Mei’s face also became incredibly grim, like iron.

Su Cha, Wu Yong, and several Sincere Heart Association executives around also saw this scene and fell silent. Although they wanted to ask about the current situation, the atmosphere in the VIP room was suffocating, as if the air had solidified.

No one dared to say a word, no one dared to make a sound.

This deathly silence spread throughout the entire North Continent Fleet suspended above the ice sea. All the independent rest rooms and the large main vessel space crowded with refugees were so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

They saw the micro vessel that entered the ice sea range slow down.

It seemed that everyone realized that bad news was coming.

So everyone held their breath.

"Captain Lu."

Seated in the main vessel, Fisher, who was in charge of this South Cave retrieval mission, was the first to speak.

He first greeted Lu Zhe.

Fisher had already noticed that Bai Xiu and Mu Wanqiu, who were full of spirit and fighting spirit when they set out, now looked gloomy and dispirited.

Having experienced countless battles, he knew the outcome of this mission.

But some things still needed to be asked.

Living Fish said hoarsely, "It’s good to see you back safely, Captain Lu. In this return mission... did you not see Gu Shen?"

The flaming pillar in the distant sky was clearly visible even to the fleet hovering in the northern ice sea.

"..."

Lu Zhe opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.

He didn’t know what to say.

The micro vessel slowly drifted among ten medium-sized source energy boats, and he saw gaze after gaze penetrating through the red-silver glass, some from North Continent Soldiers, some from Da Du Law Enforcers, and more from local refugees of Sangzhou Cave whom he didn’t know or had never seen before.

These past few days.

Everyone in Sangzhou Cave remembered one name.

This name was Gu Shen.

Because of his appearance, the "Neutral" organization decided to resurface and reignite. It was precisely because Neutral lifted the dormant network of twenty years that these surviving refugees successfully escaped Sangzhou Cave.

In this land of suffering, they had experienced countless despairs.

And this time, the hope was given to them by Gu Shen.

So they would forever remember this name.

At this moment, they wanted more than anything to see this rumored remarkable young man in person.

But...

From that solitary micro vessel, many had already seen the conclusion.

With Osmond leading the Beiku Fleet finally arriving at the ice sea, the two separated factions had now merged. This meant that the North Continent rescue mission was only one step away from completion, with all obstacles cleared, marking a perfect execution.

However, Wei Cheng, who was in charge of the Beiku command task, noticed the eerie atmosphere in the fleet’s central control channel.

Under his command, this Silver Fox quickly detected the reason.

Wei Cheng spoke softly, "Mr. Fisher, forgive my impudence... I’ve often heard about a young man named ’Gu Shen’ being praised in the army. I originally looked forward to meeting him on this mission. But now, I don’t seem to see him?"

Fisher said hoarsely, "He is not in the fleet."

"What do you mean? Gu Shen didn’t board the ship?"

General Commander Osmond furrowed his brow, taken aback by this news. In his memory, the biggest challenge of this rescue mission was breaking through Tanyao Mountain and rescuing a large number of refugees in a short time.

"...yes."

Fisher’s response changed Osmond’s complexion.

Gu Shen didn’t board the ship?

This unexpected situation was not part of the original plan!

The recent Tanyao eruption had power that could destroy the heavens and the earth.

If he didn’t board the ship and didn’t leave...

Wei Cheng began to sweat on his forehead, and he instinctively murmured, "Could he have encountered some trouble and been delayed? Does he know the fleet will regroup in the ice sea? Should we wait a little longer?"

"No need to wait."

Lu Zhe’s voice interrupted their conversation.

The team captain transmitted the image of the Blazing Fire Flame he captured at the entrance of Tanyao Mountain through spiritual power to the Heart Lake of these leaders, ending this meaningless dialogue.

"The fleet... can return."

...

...

As the connection with [Deep Sea] restored.

The deathly stillness of the ice sea fleet spread thousands of miles across both the East Continent and North Continent.

This lavish southern support from the North Continent Army essentially stemmed from the appearance of "Gu Shen." The merging of the two continents had just begun and was in the most critical phase of integration... The wills of the high-levels from Central City and Changye were in full alignment, driven by "Gu Shen’s" existence.

"Gu Shen lost the final link."