Light Fortress
Chapter 616 - 154: Snow in the Cemetery

Chapter 616: Chapter 154: Snow in the Cemetery

"The prison, a total of twelve teams, all entered the mausoleum."

"Judgement Institute, fourteen teams, also all entered the mausoleum."

"Command center... six squads, entry complete."

Reports echoed in the central communication channel of the East Continent Federation.

After Gu Qilin vanished into the mausoleum, the commander in charge had become "Zhou Wei," an elderly man whose close friendship with Gu Qilin was largely due to his long service at the command center, partnering with Gu Qilin... Thus, even now, as the chairman of the Security Committee, he still had a tremendously strong "control and command" ability.

In truth, today’s operations in the mausoleum no longer required a so-called "commander."

Once inside the mausoleum, all communications would be lost.

Even high-level sealed items like "Three Thousand Miles" could not transmit messages externally.

Tonight’s actions could only delegate all authority to the "three office officials" who entered the mausoleum... While Zhou Wei, back at headquarters, was just responsible for key decisions in major events.

High-level Transcendents, such as the prison’s judges and the Judgement Institute’s judges, this class of Transcendents who had reached the fourth cultivation level, would not all enter the mausoleum in the first batch.

Regarding the "Qingzhong Incident", the information currently known by the Federation was pitifully scarce.

According to Deep Sea’s calculation, it was highly likely to be a case of "Transcendent losing control"... The real solution would still need explorative investigation after entering the mausoleum.

Zhou Wei stood in front of the enormous Golden Gate.

Winds howled.

Yet he felt a sudden chill for no apparent reason.

Perhaps it was due to the overbearing silence... hundreds of Transcendents had entered the mausoleum, disappearing without a trace like waves crashing into the shore.

Zhou Wei’s mind was anything but calm.

"I always feel something is not quite right."

Mr. Shan approached Zhou Wei, speaking calmly, "Given Lu Shen’s character... leading the way into the mausoleum, how could he be the first to charge in?"

Lu Shen had entered the mausoleum in a wheelchair the moment it regained stability.

He also brought along quite a number of Transcendents from the Gu Family New Faction.

This guy, like a cunning fox, never suffered a loss.

What was happening in the mausoleum now remained unknown... he didn’t wait for the reconnaissance to complete before initiating action, could it really be for the so-called "Flame Dream"?

Whether others believed it or not, that reason, Zhou Wei did not believe.

But... the other members from the five major families and three major offices believed him.

The moment the Gu Family New Faction set off,

other forces were also in a hurry to start.

If something unforeseen occurred within the mausoleum, the consequences... were unimaginable.

"You two, standing here... it’s really not as good as entering the mausoleum."

A faint voice spoke up.

Zhu Wang stood next to the two men, hands clasped behind his back.

The top officials of the three major offices of the Federation were not directly entering the mausoleum... but stood in front of the Golden Gate, waiting for further developments inside the mausoleum, ready to respond at any moment.

Zhu Wang had actually proposed entering the mausoleum.

As the acting Great Commander, Zhou Wei had rejected this request.

Zhu Wang’s reason was frankly righteous; as a top combat force of the Federation Government, he wanted to contribute his power to Changye by entering the mausoleum.

And Zhou Wei’s rejection was impeccable; he argued that "outside the mausoleum needs top-level combat power in command."

Thus, Zhu Wang could only stand here.

Where Zhou Wei was,

he would be there as well.

This "Grand Judge" looked up at the mausoleum surging with golden energy and softly asked, "With our strength, we can protect ourselves no matter the situation. But these young Transcendents inside the mausoleum, if they encounter dangers... it might truly be dire. Perhaps, entering the mausoleum is a better choice."

"The powerful from the five major families have already entered the mausoleum. If they determine the situation inside... we will naturally enter at once."

Zhou Wei spoke lightly, "But for now, Mr. Temporary Grand Judge, just wait patiently here, Mr. Shan and I will keep you company."

He squinted his eyes.

A gust of wind swept by again.

The "Blazing Flame" surging through the Golden Gate slowed down, resembling a tranquil sea.

This time, Zhou Wei was certain it wasn’t an illusion.

He truly felt the chill.

...

...

"Once inside the mausoleum, remember not to act impulsively."

"This mission’s primary objective is to ascertain the situation of the Transcendent losing control in the mausoleum, and the secondary objective... is to search for the lost ’Flame Dream.’ I know, this second task sounds very tempting, but be clear, the more tempting things are, the more dangerous they are."

These were the words of Zou He, the eldest disciple of the Fourth Judge, to his junior disciples before entering the Golden Gate.

Under the Fourth Judge, there were a total of eight disciples forming a squad for this mission.

Shen Li was among them.

He listened quietly to his elder brother’s admonition.

But it was clear that this warning would not really take effect.

Because among the team, there were a few elder brothers... whose minds were not at peace.

Having spent a lot of time with Gu Shen, Shen Li could sense emotional fluctuations, even though he had never specifically cultivated this ability, simply learning by observing and experiencing over time.

Shen Li knew it was not because he was particularly remarkable.

In Gu Shen’s words, it was because these people’s "spirit" cultivation levels were not high enough.

Ordinary people had skills like "observing words and expressions" in daily interactions, and Transcendents had similar methods; their "expressions" were no longer merely facial but pertained to "spirit."