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Chapter 376 - 86 Gu Pan: Beyond the Sea is... (Request for Monthly Ticket)_2

Chapter 376: Chapter 86 Gu Pan: Beyond the Sea is... (Request for Monthly Ticket)_2

At that moment, Gu Yue Ming gracefully lifted her skirt behind her to avoid the soil staining her pristine white hem, and upon hearing the comment, she couldn’t help but respond seriously, "I don’t know. Anyway, it wasn’t me."

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This inexplicable response instantly caused Gu Pan’s expression to stiffen, and she suddenly forgot what she had just thought of.

"Damn it!"

You can bite a lighter when you’re dead, but don’t interrupt my train of thought!

The feeling of being interrupted just as inspiration struck was extremely frustrating; Gu Pan was immediately furious.

As a Second Order Master, auntie is really the worst among them! Are you here to drag me down, to lower my odds of survival?

If I can make it back alive this time, I will definitely ask the family to assign me an obedient Sword Master sister!

She gave her auntie a displeased glare and rolled her eyes. Despite wanting to curse out loud, she had to swallow her words due to her status.

A group set up camp in a clearing outside the forest, using vehicles to form a simple windbreak circle, and instructed the accompanying support personnel to wait there.

Although these people were not Transcendents, they were skilled shooters, and with two First Order Transcendents taking charge, they could certainly hold their own in the Wasteland.

Once everyone was ready, they began to move through the slightly dense forest and entered the central supply point in the lighthouse area.

This lighthouse building, which in the past must have been a theater or a church, possessed a medieval Gothic style and occupied a vast area. At the top of the roof, a flag featuring the Star Tower’s star ensign fluttered in the wind.

Almost everyone felt a significant relief from an inexplicable invisible pressure the moment they saw the Star Tower flag.

This was the confidence that the Star Tower gave them.

In fact, the flag itself was of no use; it was merely a symbol.

This was a psychological effect of living year-round in a safe area under the protection of the Star Tower.

In reality, although the star flag had no power, its presence meant that this place was within the Star Tower’s radiation range.

In the Post-Apocalypse Era, there was a saying—crude but very effective—that within the range of the Star Tower lies the truth, and this wasn’t a joke.

Only Gu Pan didn’t feel it was proper.

As the only person who had awakened the memories from over a hundred past cycles, she knew clearly that in the looping space where they were trapped, the Star Tower couldn’t truly take effect—this flag was fake.

Just like the giant octopus, it was definitely a monster above the typical Second Rank, and might even reach the Third Rank, but here, the Star Tower couldn’t control it.

"Open ruins, in fact, are a small space detached from reality! This is another world, also known as the inner world..."

As the team approached the gate closer, Gu Pan’s hand was already resting on the sword hilt at her waist, ready to act at any moment.

At this point, even the slightest rustle meant they would face a massive attack.

Suddenly, as they walked together, Tang Yuming let out a soft chuck sound to signal attention, then pointed at a makeshift door panel to the left front and said, "Look, there is one of those strange signs here."

"The soil has been dug up."

"And it’s slightly raised."

"This looks like..."

Two groups stood guard at the lighthouse entrance while another group came over and stood with Gu Pan and others, discussing the board stuck in the ground.

Eventually, Gu Pan couldn’t stand it anymore and blurted out, "Stop guessing, this damn thing is a tombstone! It even has writing on it!"

The inscription on the board read: The Tomb of a Fool who Failed to Declare his Last Words Before Death!

The handwriting, along with this blatantly sardonic tone, was clearly the same style as the ones found in the old temple, which read, "Die horribly if you don’t declare where your territory ends."

After Gu Pan interrupted them, everyone also agreed that the wooden boards from both places must have been written by the same person.

As an elder, Gu Yue Ming stepped forward to ease the situation, saying, "Oh, don’t think too much about it. Since someone has set up a graveyard here, it means someone buried bodies, and if there are buried bodies, it means there are corpses, and having corpses means someone died."

Upon hearing this, everyone started to compliment her,

"Oh my, truly, a sight like a torch from an elder of the Gu Family."

"I feel ashamed of my own sight compared to this."

"What do you mean, Gu Family elder? She is the Gu Family sister; learn to speak properly."

Amidst the babble, Gu Pan rolled her eyes.

Since when did spewing nonsense count as clarity?

These people were clearly pandering; charmed by Gu Yue Ming’s beauty and captivating attire.

At a time like this, a bunch of individuals influenced by their lower halves—if Xu Shu were here, he would definitely berate them, saying "Such a critical moment and you dare to be swayed by lust, you deserve to die!"

Weird why I keep comparing them to him lately...

It must be because these people are too foolish...

Gu Pan quickly composed herself and said, "Let’s dig it up and learn more."

"That makes sense."

Two young men from the Song Family, brawny as they were, immediately pulled out their broadswords, which they used as shovels, and began to unearth the dirt.

Soon, they uncovered a corpse.

Almost the moment the corpse was revealed, Tang Yuming exclaimed, "It’s one of our Tang Family people!"

The corpse’s clothing was still quite intact, definitely recognizable as the Tang Family uniform.

Several people together carefully brushed off the dirt and cautiously extracted the body, ensuring it was intact.