Chapter 505: Chapter 325 The Only Choice_2
In order to seek help, all he needed to do was make a noise, and his friends would arrive immediately. However, just as Yan Xiaobao was about to hurl one of his fireballs to the ground, the massive tiger lunged at him. He had no time to make any sound as he rushed down the hallway.
Seeing that the young man was still conscious, Scarface’s mood greatly soured. Killing him would have completed his mission; an important task for him.
Scar-faced Killer had long admitted that he was unable to rise to the ranks of the Upper Dantian users. This was one of the reasons why he sought to fight against the King, and the fact that he survived and defeated them earned him a special rank.
After finally obtaining clearance for B-level missions, he was now undertaking an A-level mission. His task was to kill the friends and supporters of these young people. After this, Scarface could finally enter a world where everyone was an Upper Dantian user.
For an assassin, Scar-face’s self-esteem was quite low. It was mainly because of his knowledge that he could never break into the realm of the Upper Dantian. But he believed that joining the ranks of the A-level group was good enough for him.
Unfortunately, completing this mission didn’t seem easy. Seeing Yan Xiaobao on high alert, holding two incredible flames in his hands, Scar-faced Killer knew he had already lost today’s battle.
If the person in front of him had been anyone other than Yan Xiaobao, he would have hoped to continue the fight and at least kill one of his opponents. However, this guy couldn’t be killed. His gaze filled with an expression of fury, he turned around and disappeared as quickly as he had arrived, flashing past the house like a shadow. Now the small feline followed him.
After leaving the house, Scarface knew it was no longer possible to ambush them inside. Undoubtedly, they would now prepare for it, and the thought made him clench his fists and grit his teeth in anger.
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"Did you just say Scarface was in the house?" Wu Yue asked in surprise when he heard what Yan Xiaobao had just said. When the white-haired young man nodded, everyone fell silent.
"He ran off after attacking twice," he explained. "I think despite Scar-faced Killer being dangerous, the tiger by his side seemed even more threatening. If you run into him and you’re not Xie Lan or Xu Biao, then escape as quickly as you can."
Yan Xiaobao was very serious this time. As he looked around at his friends, his gaze was resolute, and one by one, everyone nodded in agreement.
"I’m heading out tomorrow," Yan Xiaobao suddenly said. "I plan to use the A-level badge to scout around. Maybe I can find a way out of this place, or even uncover those laws so we can figure out our next steps."
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As night fell, everyone stayed in the same room, so that if Scar-faced Killer returned, he wouldn’t be able to ambush them separately.
Meanwhile, the group refused to eat any food prepared by the Dragon Army. Instead, they all preferred the dried food they had collected on their journey. While the food was far less tasty than the prepared ones, it had no potential poison, and the group didn’t dare take any risks.
That night, as darkness enveloped them, they shared wine and had a good time together, drinking from a supply they had brought from the surface.
Everyone in the room was filled with restless anticipation. Yan Xiaobao had said he would go explore and hopefully find an exit or the laws, but either way, the group could barely contain their excitement. They all hoped to leave the Underworld as soon as possible.
The next morning, Yan Xiaobao instructed the five-member group to meditate and cultivate inside the house.
"I need all of you to become as strong as possible," he explained. "If I encounter the laws and see that they are poorly treated, we’ll need to find a way to liberate them. In such a case, the stronger we are, the higher our chances of success."
"Don’t worry," Lan Feng said into Yan Xiaobao’s mind. "As long as no one ranking as a Saint is present, then I can handle them."
"You’ll personally deal with them?" Yan Xiaobao asked curiously. Lan Feng had previously allowed Yan Xiaobao to deal with Wu Wei himself, yet this time, the bird seemed to have changed its mind.
"Last time, you wasted too much of my precious martial power," Lan Feng replied, his tone slightly indignant, as he shook his head in frustration.
"Alright, that’s fine. I’m the Saint between the two of us," he continued, recovering from his self-pity. "I need to be the one to take care of them."
Hearing this, Yan Xiaobao nodded slightly. For him, it was safer to leave it all in Lan Feng’s capable, feathered hands. However, he couldn’t shake the feeling that things wouldn’t go as smoothly as the bird expected.
As he paced around the office, the first thing Yan Xiaobao noticed was how expansive the residential area was. At first, he tried to reach the end, only to see himself moving farther and farther away from the cave walls. He quickly turned back.
The exit must be within the cave walls, not just the exit, but the laws as well. He reasoned they would be kept in the most heavily protected area.
Returning to the office, Yan Xiaobao quickly entered the main building. All he needed was to show his A-level badge to get whatever he needed. Upon seeing the badge, everyone around him showed immense respect and friendliness toward the white-haired young man.
Heading back to the different rooms, Yan Xiaobao couldn’t decide which ones to inspect, so he followed the flow of people he saw entering the building. Following them, he soon found himself in a hall packed with people.
Not only was the hall crowded, but there were three tunnels as well. Above these tunnels were the insignias of the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger.
Reflecting on this, Yan Xiaobao recalled that there was another tunnel. However, unlike the three main ones that led into the dark, people were coming out of this tunnel, heading toward Yan Xiaobao.
The expressions of those entering one of the three tunnels were vastly different from those coming out of the fourth tunnel.
Those entering the tunnels were filled with excitement and hope, looking forward to a new future in another tunnel system. Their faces were lit with happiness, and they all seemed eager on their journey.
Those coming from the tunnel and entering the Dragon Army Headquarters were pale-faced, their bodies clearly drained of all energy. Their eyes and mouths showed no trace of joy. It was evident they had suffered greatly on their journey to the Sky Dragon Star Department located in the Divine Dragon Dungeon.
Continuing forward, Yan Xiaobao saw only these tunnels; however, turning around, he came to a hallway lined with doors. At first, Yan Xiaobao noticed the doors were locked, but he knew his A-level badge would grant him access. He quickly found a guard, and soon the guard unlocked a random door for him.
Standing at the doorway, Yan Xiaobao felt as though something in the room was calling out to him. As his eyes adjusted to the dim light, he noticed a staircase leading underground within the room.
He descended for what felt like an eternity, step after step, hour after hour. Yan Xiaobao felt as though he had walked through endless time, yet still couldn’t see the end. The air grew stale and damp. It seemed that few had traversed these stairs, certainly not recently. At last, when he reached the bottom, a door lay before him. Stepping through, he entered a dark chamber filled with ancient air and a massive, sky-blue gemstone.
The room was circular, and the only visible object was the massive sky-blue gemstone. The entire chamber appeared to be designed solely to hold the gemstone in place. Apart from the gemstone, nothing else could be seen. The stone was so enormous that Yan Xiaobao could only see a portion of it from his position. As he examined the room, he noticed the doorway he had entered was the sole entrance into the chamber.
Staring at the gemstone before him, Yan Xiaobao’s heart began to race. The stone was enormous, round, and slightly flattened, curving outward from the walls. As far as his eyes could see, the enormous gemstone seemed to extend indefinitely. Rushing toward the lower part of the stone near the ground, he quickly estimated its width to be about three hundred kilometers.
Stepping back, he realized the gemstone in front of him wasn’t a gemstone at all. As he had first guessed... it was a giant feline eye. He discovered that he was standing at the far edge of the eye, its gem-like surface curving outward from the wall.
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