Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 472 - 492: How Can There Be So Many of You Alone? _1

Chapter 472: Chapter 492: How Can There Be So Many of You Alone? _1

Once again experiencing the strange sensation of weightlessness, Lin Chen returned to the ancient tomb and proceeded to climb the stone stairs step by step.

As the sunshine fell on Lin Chen’s face, he unconsciously squinted his eyes.

Blue sky, white clouds, green mountains...

These ordinary everyday sights, at this moment, felt surprisingly intimate, even giving Lin Chen a feeling of being in a different world, even though he had not been underground for very long.

Han Family Squad returned first, surprisingly.

All the families and officials waiting outside were extremely surprised. Han Ligao, the Innate Grandmaster of the Han family, emerged from the tent with a frown, "Wasn’t it supposed to be a ten-day exploration? Why did you guys return so soon? Is the exploration over?"

Han Xuehai gritted his teeth and said, "There are bat-like monsters in the underground city. Each one is three to four feet long, covering the sky and the earth. An exploration squad of five was annihilated in the blink of an eye, their flesh eaten clean, leaving only skeletons behind. We did not dare to stay any longer and hurried back."

Everyone was shocked.

Han Xue Cheng was dumbfounded, "Are there living creatures in the underground city?"

Han Xuehai took out his mobile phone, "I even took a photo..."

In the photo, burning houses merged into a sea of fire. Under the firelight, the ground was covered with dense Ghost-faced Bat corpses, looking incredibly creepy. In the middle, there were also bloodstained skeletons, full of a terrifying atmosphere.

As Han Xuehai flipped through the photos one by one, the people around him were completely astounded.

"Han Xuehai, all the ones you photographed are dead. Have you ever seen a live one?"

Han Xuehai hesitated with an uncertain expression. He wanted to say that Lin Chen had seen them, but he didn’t dare to.

Lin Chen spoke up, "I’ve seen them."

Han Xuecheng was taken aback, "Aren’t you with them?"

Lin Chen casually replied, "To increase efficiency, we split up to search. I went to the North Mountain Temple..."

Lin Chen openly recounted what he had seen at the ancient temple in North Mountain, after all, this matter could not be hidden.

"Cangshan Cave? The entrance to the unknown land?"

All the onlookers, and even the Han family’s four-person squad, widened their eyes in astonishment.

Lin Chen ignored them and continued to recount what he had seen from afar after everyone had left: the blazing firelight and the dark and dense swarm of monsters in the fire. Then he quickly hid far away and fled back all the way.

Lin Chen didn’t mention the man in blue clothes taking the entrance. What he narrated must match what he saw from a distance. As for the rest, let the survivors fill in the blanks themselves.

All the sects were terrified.

Five Great Grandmasters were a significant power for each sect, but now they were successively losing forces in the underground city, and they had gained nothing. Wasn’t this a massive loss?

Someone asked, "What gains did you all have?"

Lin Chen remained silent, while Han Xuehai hesitated before saying, "We found some medicinal materials that are old enough. Other than that, there’s nothing."

Han Xuehai’s group actually had a Five Spirit Pill, which they had found in a wealthy family’s house in the village earlier. But this item was somewhat sensitive, so he simply didn’t mention it.

Fearing disbelief, Han Xuehai explained, "The belongings of the wealthy family were all tidied up and clean; they must have evacuated with organization and preparation, leaving nothing good behind. The ordinary families seemed more chaotic, but they also didn’t have anything valuable."

Han Ligao, the Innate Grandmaster of the Han family, brought them back to the Han family’s tent and questioned them again, "Are there really no gains?"

Han Xuehai replied, "There’s also a Five Spirit Pill."

After an explanation, Han Ligao’s face showed a little joy. After all, having one more Great Grandmaster was good, especially when other sects’ Grandmasters were losing forces or even being wiped out altogether. Returning unscathed with some gains was not bad.

Han Ligao looked at Lin Chen, "Lin Chen, what about you? Didn’t you guys split up to search? What gains did you have?"

Lin Chen answered calmly, "Five Five Spirit Pills, one Great Supplement Pill, and a bottle of Clear Heart Pills."

"What?"

Han Ligao widened his eyes, "How come you have so much as an individual?"

Lin Chen smiled but did not speak.

Han Xuehai and the others felt embarrassed and wished they could dig a hole and crawl into it. They hurriedly explained in a low voice, "All the medicinal materials we got were given to us by Lin Chen. His luck was better, so he had more gains..."

Han Ligao turned to look at Han Xuehai and the others, only to see that they all had awkward expressions and were glancing around, but none of them dared to look directly at Lin Chen. He immediately knew that something was off.

"So that’s how it is. Alright, you all have worked hard. Go and rest first."

Han Xuecheng, standing nearby, looked at Han Xuehai and the others’ expressions and then at the calm-faced Lin Chen. He furrowed his brow, "Mr. Lin, please come with me."

The two left the Han family’s tent and went to a secluded place nearby. Han Xuecheng stared into Lin Chen’s eyes and asked, "Did they do something to you?"