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Chapter 769 - 741: The Bizarre Town

Chapter 769: Chapter 741: The Bizarre Town

North America, a small town nestled in the forest.

This place is a town known as Blotto.

And the rescue signal that Alice had detected came from somewhere nearby.

Although the signal was very unclear, Alice confidently told Li Chen that it had definitely originated from here.

And in the vicinity, this was the only town.

Though the other leaders were very eager to come along with Li Chen, in the end, Li Chen only brought Ning Wangyang with him.

As for the others, Li Chen simply tossed Zhong Tian into the laboratory and told them, "When your strength can match his in a fight, then we can talk about you coming out."

Then, a bunch of people were resignedly beaten down to the ground.

Only Ning Wangyang managed to hold out for a full ten minutes against Zhong Tian’s hands; therefore, Li Chen brought him along.

"Wangyang, you’re just one step away from reaching the Yellow Rank, so I brought you out to get some exercise. This way, your chance of breakthrough will come faster."

"I know," Ning Wangyang nodded.

Originally, Li Chen had experienced several odd adventures before achieving his breakthrough to the Yellow Rank during closed-door cultivation. To break through to the Profound Level, Li Chen also had been stuck at a bottleneck for quite a long time before he made it through.

Therefore, Li Chen had some insights into breakthroughs.

"The rescue signal from Catherine originated from here?" As the vehicle drove down the street and saw the surrounding desolation, even Li Chen couldn’t help but feel a bit perplexed.

Li Chen had been in North America for not a short period, having visited countless places, but among those he had been to, some were relatively desolate, yet none had ever been like this.

In the surrounding area, there were also many forests, but since the group had approached this area, they had not seen a single car or person.

Even the farmhouses beside the road seemed to have been abandoned for a long time.

This time Li Chen did not come alone.

North America, being the old lair of the Palace of the Nether King, had more hands available than Linchuan. This time, after Li Chen and Ning Wangyang arrived in North America, they had temporarily mobilized more than a dozen Nether Army Warriors to act together.

Although if they encountered a real expert, these people wouldn’t be much help, having the cooperation of the Nether Army Warriors would indeed make many things more convenient.

"There’s something strange about this place," Ning Wangyang, sitting beside Li Chen, also spoke up.

"My lord, Envoy Ning, when you said you were coming, we had already investigated this area," said a Nether Army Warrior who was driving the vehicle up front.

"This place was once fairly prosperous, and because of its scenic beauty, there was interest in developing it into a tourist spot," the Nether Army Warrior said.

"However, an incident happened afterward that led to its gradual desolation and decline."

"What incident?" Li Chen asked, frowning.

"According to the locals, it was said that demons appeared and attacked quite a few people," the Nether Army Warrior replied.

"Demons?" Li Chen slightly shook his head, leaning back in the rear seat of the car and closing his eyes.

As for himself, he did not believe in gods, ghosts, or demons.

But this rumor made Li Chen speculate about Catherine’s call for help.

Catherine’s strength wasn’t very formidable, but that was relative to them. For an ordinary person, Catherine could handle three or four grown men on her own without any trouble.

What, then, could have made her call for help?

And it looked as if she only had time to send out one distress signal; after that, no matter how they tried to contact her, they could never get through again.

"What about this Blotto Town then?" Li Chen asked.

"It seems that the rumors about demons started from this town," said a Nether Army Warrior. "However, up to now, this town has been isolated from the world for a long time, and nobody knows what the situation here actually is," continued the Nether Army Warrior.

"I see," Li Chen nodded slightly and then fell silent.

Ning Wangyang, standing beside him, also showed a contemplative look.

However, both of them were clear that at this moment, making too many guesses was useless. They had to wait until they arrived at Blotto Town to find out the actual situation.

Three cars, carrying Li Chen and the ten Nether Army Warriors he brought with him, drove into an old-looking small town.

The town seemed as if it hadn’t been cleaned in a long time, with streets looking somewhat untidy and disheveled. When the wind blew, it even lifted a few torn newspaper pages and leaves.

But what caused Li Chen and his group’s faces to grow solemn was that since they entered the town, they had not crossed paths with a single person on the entire street, nor had they seen a vehicle.

The town seemed like a dead town!

"What’s going on?"

Li Chen waved his hand to the Nether Army Warrior beside him and said, "Go around and see if there’s anyone."

"Yes!"

The group of Nether Army Warriors, upon hearing Li Chen’s command, quickly scattered and before long, returned to Li Chen’s side.

"Report, my lord, we didn’t find anyone around."

"What’s going on? Could this really be a dead town?" Li Chen frowned.

But Catherine’s distress signal definitely came from here, and Li Chen absolutely believed Alice’s information.

Walking into the town, Li Chen led his group along the streets.

The entire town presented a bleak scene.

Suddenly, Li Chen felt as though someone was watching him.

Turning his head to look, indeed, in a house not far away, a shadow flickered past.

Li Chen, leading his men, went straight toward that house.

At this time, Li Chen also noticed that in other surrounding houses, shadows seemed to flicker past as well.

"It seems the town is not empty; instead, the people are all hiding inside the houses," Li Chen mused to himself: "But what reason would make them all hide inside their houses?"

Li Chen came to the front door and gently raised his hand, knocking.

"Hello, we are tourists from outside, passing through this town. Is anybody there?"

There was no answer from inside the house, but Li Chen stood patiently at the door, not leaving.

After a while, there was a faint sound at the door, and it opened.

A young girl, who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen, timidly revealed half of her head through the crack in the door.

A Nether Army Warrior beside her was about to speak but was stopped by Li Chen raising his hand.

Looking at the young girl, Li Chen spoke softly, "Little sister, we just arrived and are looking for a place to rest. Would it be convenient for us to stay here?"

The little girl hesitated for a while, as if struggling with some internal debate.

After a long moment, she slowly opened the door wider.

A smile appeared on Li Chen’s face.

"Thank you," he said.