Light Fortress
Chapter 774 - 18 Big Snake

Chapter 774: Chapter 18 Big Snake

Frost and snow coated the Source Armor, freezing it until it was hardened.

And that narrow cut mark, it nearly vanished amidst the snowy color.

Every member of the team had fallen into silence...

Who had made the cut?

The answer was about to reveal itself.

"Beep beep beep!"

Just as everyone remained silent, the Source Material Detector let out a sharp alarm sound!

Yuan Yuan suddenly stood up, turning his head to look in the direction they had come from; the alarming sound of the detector was coming from afar... And what sent chills down one’s spine was that upon looking back, it was still the same flawless "long road."

The naked eye could not discern any differences.

But no one dared to take a step back anymore...

The silver radiance emitted by the "Source Eyes" gradually receded, and Li Chen spoke in a hushed tone with an ugly expression, "I can no longer sense the Source Material in the direction of our return. A powerful force has cut off our way back."

"So that’s how it is..."

Yuan Yuan narrowed his eyes.

He had speculated that Hong Zhong’s team must have encountered some incomprehensible "Transcendent phenomenon," which led to their utter annihilation.

And now, it seemed his guess was correct!

What the previous team had encountered, "the anomaly," was repeating at this very moment!

"Captain... Our way back is cut off!"

Voices of inquiry came through the command channel, "What do we do next...?"

"Of course, we move forward! We have no other choice, do we?"

Yuan Yuan said coldly, "Even if the road had not been cut, the primary objective of this mission was to confirm the existence of the ’Oasis’... If what Hong Zhong said is true, then the Oasis should be not far ahead. All members, rest in place and prepare to depart!"

"Received!"

Always silent, Su He was the first to respond at this moment, "Vice Team Leader Su He, ready to depart!"

"Jiang Yu, on standby at all times!"

One after another, responses rang out in the channel.

At this moment, the spirit and morale of the Second Team were outstanding, and there was not a hint of fatigue!

Before setting out, they had made ample mental preparation; even if they encountered a "cut-off road," they held no fear... Since Hong Zhong had managed to find the "Way Home," they definitely could as well!

After witnessing the "unusual death" of a comrade with their own eyes... They were desperate to uncover the true reality behind that "cut mark"!

And the truth, lay not far ahead...

In just a few tens of seconds, the entire team completed their rest, maintained formation, and continued to advance!

Giant snowflakes swept across the sky.

The howling wind thrummed through the narrow crevices of the labyrinthine mountains.

Gu Shen turned his head back.

Before setting out, he looked one last time at that "cut-off" retreat path, with sparks drifting in the snowy wind, sticking to the rocks of the cliff face... It was as if he could feel a trace of warmth.

It was a warmth very much like that of snow.

But different in that the cliffs where the sparks clung were colder than snow...

...

...

Snowflakes continued to drift down in a flurry.

A tall man held out his hand and brushed off the snowflakes on his shoulder.

Within Gu Castle Fortress, a modest-sized cemetery had been made, and many heroes were buried there; a series of stone tablets bore witness to the sagas of their lives and the blood they had spilt... Even covered with frosty snow, the soil of this cemetery was red-hot.

And at that moment.

The soil was being dug up by several soldiers, a wooden coffin was in the process of being interred in the earth.

The stone tablet beside it had already been prepared.

"Investigation Corps, Second Team, Labyrinth Mission Returning Team Captain, Hong Zhong."

Zou Hai watched this scene in silence.

Burying Hong Zhong was Lord Lin Lin’s decision.

In these past few days, there had been more than one dispute over the ownership of the body with Gu Castle Fortress from the Second Team of the Investigation Corps... And Lord Lin Lin’s reply was simple; he refused to hand over Hong Zhong.

With the support of the Corps Commander, the Second Team had no choice but to acquiesce.

Second Team Captain Zhong Yuan was abroad, leading the top tier Transcendents of the Second Team on an extremely important mission in the Old World battlefront outside the territory.

So, the operators could only make stern demands and express their anger and protest.

But to no avail.

Gu Castle Fortress was unmoved by these tactics.

The soldiers responsible for burying the body were all outfitted with exceptionally complete sets of Protective Equipment made of Strong Logic Material, fully armed from head to toe... Had the Second Team of the Investigation Corps seen this sight, they would have been extremely furious.

This was the body of a hero... Yet these men, were they treating it as if they were burying a corpse carrying a virus?

The reason for this.

Was also Lord Lin Lin’s instruction.

The second departure for the "labyrinth mission" had continued for over ten days... In those ten days, Lord Lin Lin had observed and studied Hong Zhong’s body more than once, to no avail.

He could not find the reason for the abnormality that had appeared in the "Book of Life and Death."

The world’s most bizarre affairs are such.

The sea that should be roiling with waves was calm and tranquil.

People with keen intuition can smell the oppression before a storm comes, and Zou Hai was one of those people, and Lin Lin even more so.

Since "Hong Zhong" had returned, a sense of ominous foreboding had been churning in Vice Officer Zou’s heart, only slightly eased after meeting Gu Shen. Over the years at Gu Castle, after experiencing various events, large and small, his intuition had never failed him.

And this time, he fully supported the Quasi-General’s decision!

To bury "Hong Zhong."

To stop researching the body and completely deter the thoughts of the Investigation Corps Second Team.

Wait until the latest labyrinth mission sends back a message... Then decide whether to restart the research based on the clues brought back.

"Mr. Deputy... Something’s happened!"