Chapter 42 What's Going On?
Chapter 42 What's Going On?
The group of 5 quickly found the Inn where Bho Su and the rest mentioned in their message.
They stealthily went into the room and waited for their juniors to return.
What made them puzzled was the fact that those brats weren't here yet.
Didn't they say they would spend the entire day waiting for their arrival? So where the hell were they?
Could it be that they were already attacked and forcefully locked up somewhere?
Everyone became overly alert and anxious.
Oh No!
What should they do if their juniors had already been attacked?
Dammit!
Who would dare openly go against the profound sect so openly?
Was it all a devious ploy of some sect enemy?
Was this town just a cover-up for these dangerous people?
Everyone got up and decided to visit this so-called Gaming Hall to be sure.
They felt like the registration hall might not have the answers they were looking for because, as stated by Bho Su in his message, the Gaming Hall seemed to be more mysterious.
Everyone felt like going there, or at least counting the area, was the best thing to do right now.
They had waited here for 4 whole hours, and their juniors were nowhere to be found.
So they had no other choice than to enter the enemy's den and investigate.
Typically, when Bho Su or anyone else promised to wait somewhere, this meant that they would sit or stay in the same place, sometimes cultivating for days non-stop while in wait.
Since the outside was dangerous, it wasn't wise for them to move.
As cultivators, they could go days, weeks, and months without eating.
That said, they had stayed here and couldn't see any sign of their juniors after several hours.
So wasn't this a sign of danger?
Everything made them so uneasy that they decided to check the gaming hall out.
But before that, they had to inform their master, Grand Elder Nianzu, of the development so far.
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Goul Mu, the oldest amongst the gang, had a 2-star Sparrow beast that could send his message within a few days.
So they decided to send a letter to their master first.
And with their master's strength, he should be able to dash over here within 1 and a half days max, unlike they, who used up 9 entire days to get here.
The Profound sect was located very far away from this desolate town.
So it was already an incredible feat.
Of course, the Profound sect was one of the closest sects around.
The entire lower realm was too large and very spacious with all sorts of terrains.
And from Wenji town, some Sects were located weeks and even months away for many cultivators.
Everyone felt like even though they didn't know the gist of the matter, it was always better to make preparations and inform their master, just in case their speculations were correct.
By then, they would need to stall the enemy until their master came.
After sorting things out, they hastily took off and headed towards the so-called Gaming Hall. And on the way there, they tried gathering information from the excited passerbys about the place.
It was just that everything they heard still left them feeling overly suspicious.
The information was too unbelievable that they immediately concluded that these people had been deceived or hypnotized into believing such nonsense.
No one could create a gateway to another realm, not even their Profound Sect or the top sects. So how can a fledgling town lord do it?
Could it be that their lord was giving them hallucinating powder and tricking them of their money?
As proud profound sect seniors, they highly doubted that such a small rural area could create such a miracle.
As expected, their juniors were right.
The people behind the gaming hall might be fraudsters who came here to make a living.
But what amazed them was the fact that these scammers would go far and beyond to sell their lies.
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From the message, Bho Su said they created some miraculous maps and also enhanced the inside of their registration hall using space runes and formations.
Without a doubt, that alone is an impressive feat.
But this wasn't enough to convince anyone about a portal to another realm.
That was just too insane to believe.
The profound sects also had maps and used space arrays for their Pavilion. So what was so great about that?
The key is that these people were duping these small-time cultivators who had never seen the big outside world before because they knew how to create Space arrays.
Now, everything was starting to make a lot of sense.
No wonder they chose this small town that was very far away from the big cities.
Of course, they knew that there might be an influential person behind these mysterious halls.
But they didn't for one second believe that the person would be able to take on the profound sect that had existed for thousands and thousands of years now.
That would never happen.
Hmph!
Thinking like that, the gang of 5 followed the directions given to them and soon found themselves standing before a very ordinary building.
Eh?
Was this truly the place?
Already, their expectations had lessened when they saw how ordinary the building looked.
In front of the hall were 12 other cultivators who kept talking excitedly.
"Sigh... Kratos is so pitiful. He wants to take down the Gods all on his one, but can he really do it?"
"Of course, he can! Haven't you seen how powerful he is? Ahhhh. Yesterday, you guys came late and missed how brother Yan dealt with those insect people?"
"F***! Why did I have to go hunting in the morning? Dammit!"
"Heh. That's not all. Brother Bihn Owo also dealt with the stage you couldn't clear within the underground dungeon. And brother Bho was just too awesome! From what the boss Chu said, he's the only one who has reached 2/3 of that level. Meaning that he will soon finish the Prison of the Damned level. How f***ing awesome is that?"
(^0^)
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The gang of 5, who perked up their ears, were somewhat confused again.
Brother Bho, brother Bihn, brother Yan...
Aren't these the first names of their juniors?
No, maybe they were overthinking It.
Or maybe it was true?
The gang had never been so lost in their lives.
They shook their heads wryly and began scanning around the building before setting their eyes on the board.
What sort of rules were these? And what do they mean by charging so much per hour?
Since they came here to investigate and decided to lay low, they had been patiently waiting in line all this time.
Usually, they typically cut their line due to their status.
But for the sake of finding their juniors, they humbled themselves.
However, seeing these prices only made their blood boil in rage.
Not even the profound sect would charge so much.
So weren't these people going too far?
Or were they saying that they were better than the profound sect?
More still, were these people so stupid that they remained overly excited even after being duped?
Or was there truly a gateway to another realm in there?
And if it did exist, why choose such a small town and not choose a big city?
Damn!
Their brains kept crashing as their thoughts kept contradicting each other.
Once again, they were even more confused than before.
Sigh... They had to find their juniors fast.
Only they could clear their minds and give them peace.