SFS Chapter 219 Arrival at the Ruins
Chapter 219 Arrival at the Ruins
He looked around and asked with a hint of doubt, "Then... how did you manage to let us use this teleportation array? Doesn't using a public teleportation array require prior notification and approval?"
"Yeah, that's right."
Liu Heng nodded. "Normally, if you want to use this teleportation array, you need to fill out an application and record your purpose of travel. It can take anywhere from a day to at least an hour to get approved. However..."
As he said this, he patted his chest lightly, a confident smile playing on his lips. "As the team leader for this area, I can still 'manipulate' the approval authority a little."
Mo Ming raised an eyebrow, instantly understanding, and whispered, "Backroom dealings?"
Liu Heng shrugged without hesitation, "To put it nicely, it's a stopgap measure. I know your backgrounds; you're not outsiders. Adding you to the list this time did require using some authority."
"Letting you approve it directly saves me the trouble, but I'm also taking on some risk. I wouldn't have done this to a stranger." He said this with a smile on his face, but his tone was very serious.
After listening, Mo Ming's tone softened slightly, and he nodded gently.
"Hmm." Mo Ming responded softly, seemingly agreeing with Liu Heng's statement. "But...aren't you worried about being discovered like this?"
"As long as you don't make any big moves and avoid those routine checks, no one will usually pay attention to these kinds of minor things. But you can't do this every time; giving the green light occasionally is already the limit."
Liu Heng shrugged and added in a low voice, "Besides, this site is very important, which is why I decided to ask you to come along. Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth taking this risk at all."
As soon as he finished speaking, another white light shone from the teleportation array. Liang Dongshan's figure appeared first, dragging a huge one-handed battle axe. He looked around and said, "Damn it, I was on duty all night yesterday, I'm so tired."
Liu Heng, standing to the side, waved his hand and smiled helplessly: "Dongshan, stop complaining. Let's wait until everyone is here before we talk. We're going to the Great Ruins this time, so stop nagging."
Immediately afterwards, Song Yufei and Sun Miaoke appeared together. Song Yufei still maintained her elegant demeanor. After stepping down from the teleportation array, she glanced around and walked directly to Mo Ming's side, quietly watching him.
Helpless, Mo Ming simply turned his head to look at the main city in the east.
Seeing this, Liu Heng revealed a playful expression.
Sun Miaoke, looking listless, yawned as soon as she stepped off the teleportation array, arms crossed. "Ruins are ruins, I'd rather sleep for a couple more hours. Liu Heng, could you please not start the mission so early next time?"
"How can you still have the leisure to complain?" Liu Heng shook his head helplessly. "If I hadn't notified you beforehand about the teleportation, you guys would have been wasting half a day. Miao Ke, get your spirits up!"
Finally, Lu Mingyu teleported over, greeted everyone, and then remained silent. At this point, all the alliance members had arrived.
Liang Dongshan brought a small monkey, a Shining Orange-level Ironback Giant Ape, which was obviously also capable of changing size.
Song Yufei brought the jade lion, which had now been upgraded to the Radiant Orange level.
Sun Miaoke brought a flying eagle, a spiritwood falcon, which was only of the crimson-purple level.
And Lu Mingyu is accompanied by... a zombie?
That's right, it's a zombie, named: Blackwood Flying Zombie! Its strength has reached the Radiant Orange level.
Mo Ming was a little shocked to see the pets that everyone had brought. He didn't expect that, apart from himself and Sun Miaoke, everyone had brought a Shining Orange-level pet.
Why... are orange-tier pets so common now?
It seems everyone has had their own serendipitous encounters!
Although Sun Miaoke brought a crimson-purple level pet, in Mo Ming's eyes, she was the most cunning. This girl who looked like a "girl next door" was definitely not simple.
Just then, a discordant voice rang out, "Mo Ming, why did you bring a Crimson Purple-level pet? Don't you have an Orange-level one?"
Seeing Liang Dongshan's expression, Mo Ming felt a little displeased. Was he targeting me? But he pretended not to care and gave an awkward smile.
"There's no other way, this is already my strongest fighting force!"
Song Yufei's eyes darted around, observing Mo Ming's seemingly harmless expression, and she thought to herself, "The strongest? Only a fool would believe that!"
"I see! Just don't hold us back! Hmph..." Liang Dongshan seemed to have always harbored some dissatisfaction with Mo Ming, and at this moment it was even more evident.
Mo Ming did not respond to him. Although Xiong Da was not at an advantage in terms of level, he had full confidence in Xiong Da.
Now at the peak of the Crimson Purple level, Xiong Da possesses three excellent talents and the Golden Dragon Form, making him absolutely fearless even when facing ordinary Orange-level ferocious beasts.
"Alright, alright, Lao Liang, shut up. I know Mo Ming's strength." Liu Heng interrupted them and led the group to prepare to set off.
Beneath the powerful beast's feet, the fifty-kilometer journey seemed short, and soon, a different scene appeared before their eyes.
This is a desolate plain, surrounded by barren landscapes. Countless hard rocks stand tall on the dry ground, with one or two withered old trees leaning crookedly, as if telling the story of the silence and loneliness of this wasteland.
"We've arrived." Liu Heng waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop.
Everyone's gaze followed the direction Liu Heng was pointing, and they were all stunned by the scene before them.
Before them stood an ancient and dilapidated ruin.
The first thing you see are several tall but partially collapsed stone pillars, their surfaces covered with dense cracks and engraved with a large number of complex patterns.
These patterns, far from becoming blurred with the passage of time, instead shimmer with a blue light under the sunlight, both eerie and beautiful.
The interior of the ruins is a huge, seemingly collapsed space, with the ground in the middle sunken into a natural canyon shape, as if it had experienced some kind of violent energy explosion.
The bottom of the canyon was shrouded in a pale blue mist, a dense yet slowly flowing energy that rippled gently as if it were alive.
Deeper inside, one can vaguely see the broken building foundation, the rickety steps, and the ancient devices half-buried in the sand, as if countless secrets are hidden within.
However, these are not the most shocking things.
A massive, transparent light curtain surrounded the ruins. This light curtain glowed pale blue, flowing gently like water. It appeared vaguely transparent, but the closer one got, the more one could feel a heavy sense of oppression.
"It really is a barrier..."
Song Yufei muttered softly, her voice filled with barely concealed curiosity, "This area is too large; the entire ruins have been protected."