Light Fortress-Chapter 1555 - 246: Red Shadow

Seeing the Source Armor, she immediately knew that the Law Enforcers from the East Continent and the North Continent had arrived.

Gu Xiaoman felt slightly relieved in her heart.

If it were the Cloud Ship returning, that would be a disaster. Who knows if the Cloud Tiger and the Xuan Turtle still have ways to track and locate her?

Anyone coming is better than the Source Tower!

She decided to conceal her presence for now and not rush out. She actually had a good relationship with Mu Wanqiu, Shen Li, Chen Mei, and others. Although they hadn’t met for five years, the events at the Sangzhou Cave and the insider information regarding her trip to the Source Tower were known to these people. If this Ice Sea mission involved them, perhaps she could reveal herself.

But if it were someone else.

Then it would be inconvenient for her to show up.

Releasing news about the "Lord of Wine" was a top secret for Sang Island.

Mu Wanqiu, Shen Li, and Chen Mei wouldn’t leak this information after they returned.

So, the fact that she was in Central Continent but her heart was in the East... naturally, no one knew this secret.

In the eyes of the Law Enforcers from the North Continent and the East Continent, she was the Red Dragon Inheritor and their enemy!

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"Zhong team, Wei team."

The Law Enforcers from both continents got off the airship, each taking half the area, and began inspecting the surrounding environment.

Before long.

Zhong Fan and Li Shici approached the two captains from the North Continent and said seriously, "It seems someone has been here. We detected an ’Extraordinary Aura’... and there are traces of a battle."

They presented the findings from the East Continent Law Enforcers within the area.

There were broken arrowheads, fragmented limbs covered in frost and snow, and some tattered priest robes.

"Hmm..."

Wei Cheng nodded, "This should be remnants of the Source Tower. We’ve found similar traces on our side as well."

"The Source Tower’s losses are likely due to an ambush by the Storm Church. Because the patterns on these arrowheads are from Holy City inscriptions."

Zhong Yuan said calmly, "Along the eastern ridge, we also found numerous corpses belonging to the Storm Church... their deaths were tragic."

"Oh? So this scene here is actually a fight between the Storm Church and the Source Tower?"

Zhong Fan’s eyes lit up.

"If that were the case, it would be easier to handle."

Zhong Yuan chuckled lightly, shaking his head, "It’s not that simple. The corpses on the eastern ridge were all killed by a single person. That person swiftly and cleanly disemboweled the Storm Church’s believers, even the Fourth-order Realm Bishop of the Holy City could only withstand two extra blows..."

"??? "

Zhong Fan and Li Shici were shocked.

They exchanged glances, their voices trembling, "Was this done by a Divine Envoy of the Source Tower?"

"No."

Wei Cheng replied gloomily, "If this were truly a battle between the Source Tower and the Storm Church, the Giant Deer Saint wouldn’t have stood by and let his subordinates be slaughtered so savagely... The Source Tower’s Cloud Ship must be nearby, but it’s clear that the corpses on the ridge weren’t from a direct clash. If I’m not wrong, after the initial avalanche, the Storm Church ambushed the Source Tower, but shortly after the Cloud Ship left, they were all massacred." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Who could single-handedly slaughter the Storm Church?!"

"Not sure. But it’s not hard to guess."

Zhong Yuan said softly, "Out of the Five Continents, excluding Central City Changye and the Source Tower... Light City was ambushed by us before entering the sea, so they couldn’t have arrived here faster than us."

Zhong Fan muttered, "So... it’s the Extraordinary Life from the Ice Sea Ruins?"

"Yes. If there is such an entity, then it can only be it."

Zhong Yuan explained, "From the battle scene on the eastern ridge, this Extraordinary Life is quite ferocious. If we encounter it, we’d better retreat immediately rather than face it head-on."

Their mission to sail south this time was to explore the situation at the Ice Sea Ruins ahead of time.

If they ran into an irresistible threat, they were to ensure the safe retreat of the team.

Any trouble.

At worst, they’d summon reinforcements!

If the Fourth-order isn’t enough, then the Titled ones! If the Titled ones aren’t enough, then call the Angel Envoy, summon the Generals!

Although Authority Power is forbidden on the Ice Sea Ruins’ periphery...

the Five Continents World’s Extraordinary Technology has advanced so much that they have means beyond just Authority Power!

If pressured, the North Continent could always retaliate with a Heavenly Sheath Weapon.

As the four conversed, Wei Cheng suddenly furrowed his brows.

He glanced cautiously towards the snowy plain not far away...

"By the way, there’s another significant find on the eastern ridge... a ’Black Silver Mine’ with astonishing production."

Wei Cheng spoke while stretching out his hand, signaling the others to remain quiet and cooperate with the conversation.

Zhong Yuan, being an old combat colleague, instantly understood.

Zhong Fan and Li Shici reacted quickly as well.

"Black Silver Mine? How much does it produce?" Zhong Fan asked with amusement, his fingers already resting on the Source Energy Gun at his waist.

"About ten times what the North Continent produces in a year."

Wei Cheng’s tone was soft, "What’s even more amazing is the purity of this Black Silver Mine, it actually reached..."

His voice suddenly dropped.

Hiding behind a large rock, Gu Xiaoman focused her spirit, listening intently, but suddenly the sound ceased.

Her heart felt a surge of unease.

The next moment, she rolled out swiftly, and the large rock behind her exploded from Zhong Fan’s single gunshot, and in an instant, four shadows vanished, sealing off Gu Xiaoman’s escape path in four directions.

"Click!"

Zhong Fan loaded his gun, pressing it against Gu Xiaoman’s forehead.

Zhong Yuan had drawn his blade, resting it on Xiaoman’s shoulder.

All four of them wore peculiar expressions, none expecting the figure hiding behind the large rock to be such a small girl.

"Is this the Red Dragon Inheritor from the Source Tower?"

Wei Cheng spoke with a smile, "So young, yet your cultivation of the Spirit Restraint Technique is impressive, though it’s unfortunate you ran into me."

"..."

Gu Xiaoman’s face looked somewhat pale. Her left hand was still trembling slightly, the injury left by Sidal had yet to heal.

She couldn’t even draw her blade in time.

The speed of these four strong individuals was much faster than hers!

"I wonder who gave you the courage to eavesdrop on intelligence alone..."

"This kind of thing, when encountered by the North Continent, is never treated lightly. A future Red Dragon Inheritor, with boundless potential, is also endlessly troublesome."

Wei Cheng glanced at the two young men from the Central Continent, smiling, "We’re getting old, why not let you young fellows handle it... the two of you, who would like the honor?"

Zhong Fan and Li Shici exchanged glances once more. From the moment they saw Gu Xiaoman, their expressions had become somewhat complicated.

Just as they were about to speak.

The sound of rustling came from the depths of the forest.

"Clang!"

A splitting sound of shattering gold and jade rang as something shot out rapidly from the dense forest. Wei Cheng’s expression changed dramatically; he was the quickest to react among the four, also the closest to the origin of the sound!

Wei Cheng spun around swiftly, extending both palms!

His large hands became pure white like unblemished jade in an instant, clashing abruptly with the whistling long blade.

A piercing clashing sound erupted out of thin air.

The long blade was thrown into the air.

Wei Cheng staggered back several steps.

As the trusted aide of the Silver Fox General from the Second Army, his skill level was among the top in the entire Second Army, though he hadn’t achieved the title; he had never suffered defeat in combat before!

The collision that just took place left Zhong Yuan feeling a ripple of shock internally.

He was quite aware of his old friend’s true capabilities and, objectively speaking, from that single confrontation, Wei Cheng was at a disadvantage.

What kind of power must the one who threw the blade possess?!

"Buzzing——"

That long blade seemed to be manipulated by someone, spinning and weaving multiple orbits in the air before returning at lightning speed to the hand of its wielder.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

The snowflakes danced, the withered leaves fell, and a thin, long-haired figure in bamboo armor strode slowly from the depths of the forest, extending his five fingers to catch the returning blade.

His blade still bore fresh blood.

Blood from a Giant Deer.

Blood from a Xuan Turtle.

The bamboo-armored Red Shadow stood with the blade in hand, the tip directed at the four surrounding individuals, his gaze firmly fixed on Gu Xiaoman.

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(PS: Today’s three updates are finished! Panda is really happy today, having only mentioned it at the end of a Chapter, and unexpectedly there are so many silent readers! Regarding the Chapter discussion and bonus updates, I’m serious about it, but haven’t figured out how to add them yet. I hope you all can give reasonable suggestions, I’m really looking forward to future Chapter discussions being as lively as today.)