Myth Beyond Heaven

Chapter 280 - Suspicions

With another wave of her hand, the giant blood sphere in front of the crimson woman flew into her palm and vanished entirely. 

As everyone thought she would leave the scene right away, the crimson woman seemed to notice someone was watching her. She raised her head, revealing her scary blood face as she looked directly at the surveillance formation. There was nothing in her eyes but crimson-colored blood. Her gaze made everyone's soul tremble, coupled with a horrifying smile on the corner of her lips. Everyone was instantly petrified on the spot until she disappeared a moment later.

"What…" Chu Heng uttered while his whole body was shaking uncontrollably. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't finish the sentence as he was scared to the extreme.

Everyone in this place had seen many bloody scenes before, but none of them could be as spine-tingling as this one.

They were silent for ten full minutes before Yun Lintian broke the silence. "As everyone sees, this is just one of our enemies. Imagine what would happen if this beast got out of this place? Who knows how many people would end up like them?" He took a deep breath and said with a serious expression. "What we are going to do next could define the future of countless innocent lives. If we succeed, not only could we save your family, friend, and everyone in Northern Continent life, but we could take revenge for them too." He pointed at the drying corpses displayed on the light curtain.

His gaze swept over everyone's face and asked. "Everyone knows the risk. Are you still willing to do it?"

Everyone immediately regained their sense upon hearing this. Tian Jiuyi was the first to speak. "What's there to be asked, Brother Yun?" Among the people here, his mental fortitude was second to Yun Lintian. He had recovered from the shock extremely quick.

Qin Yuyan followed. "What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Her current complexion was incomparably cold. She couldn't wait to kill all the profound beasts in this place.

"It's not like we have other choices." Qin Yiran said. Her words were valid. Even though they didn't do anything, there was no guarantee their life would be safe until the end of the test.

Yang Chen and the rest had also expressed their willingness.

Yun Lintian looked at everyone and said. "Very well. Before we leave, I have to remind all of you of one thing. Our mission is to protect Brother Tian and me when we are setting up the formation. Do not leave us no matter what happens, understood?"

Everyone glanced at each other and nodded their head. Although they didn't truly understand what Yun Lintian was trying to say, they were willing to listen to him. 

Only Tian Jiuyi seemed to understand the meaning behind Yun Lintian's words. His gaze swept over everyone with a thoughtful expression.

Afterward, Yun Lintian started to explain the general direction of the operation. It was simple. Yun Lintian's group would be responsible for the north and the east side, while Tian Jiuyi's group would take care of the south and the west side. While Yun Lintian and Tian Jiuyi set up the formation, they would activate the protection formation at the respective node, and the rest would be responsible for strengthening the protection formation.

Lastly, when everything was done, they would regroup at the northwest position before taking the final action — activating the Space Collapse function on the last day of the test.

After ensuring everyone understood the whole plan, Yun Lintian and Tian Jiuyi immediately led their groups away. Tian Jiuyi would go to the south area first, while Yun Lintian headed to the east side.

Along the way, no one spoke a word. Their expressions remained solemn and checked the surroundings vigilantly. 

"Do you feel it a bit strange?" On Yun Lintian's side, Qin Yiran suddenly raised a question. She always felt something was amiss during this period.

Yun Lintian turned to look at her while walking. He didn't seem to be surprised at all when hearing the out-of-nowhere question. "Oh? What do you feel?"

Qin Yiran furrowed her brows as she explained her doubts. "According to the current information we had, we knew that there are many Saint Profound Beasts among the enemies. Why were none of them coming for us for such a long time now? Especially that Abyssal Devourer. He should chase after us by now."

When Qin Yiran said this, Qin Yuyan seemed to realize the problem. Indeed, why would the enemy go after the others but not them?

There was not the slightest change in Yun Lintian's expression. He had this question since the time Abyssal Devourer chose to give up on chasing him and Qin Yiran. At first, he thought Abyssal Devourer was being cautious. However, after looking at that crimson woman, it didn't seem to be the case. It was obviously had something behind this.

Qin Yiran looked at Yun Lintian, waiting for his clarification. Since Yun Lintian saved her life back then, Qin Yiran had no single trace of doubt on his judgment. Yun Lintian could anticipate the danger in a split second; his intuition and assessment had to be the best among the best.

However, Yun Lintian did not express his opinion on this matter and kept pondering. Seeing this, Qin Yiran and Qin Yuyan did not urge him and continued silently moving along the path.

It took them five hours before arriving at the east side of the forest. Their journey was surprisingly smooth sailing. They did not encounter any profound beast… as well as humans. Instead of being relieved, the expressions of the three were getting worse. They were, of course, discovering the abnormality, but they simply could not point it out.

Yun Lintian still remained silent.. Throughout the journey, he had occasionally opened Eyes of Heaven to check for the movement. It could not be said there was no danger or any suspicious activity because it was clearly out of place everywhere…