Seeing the bugs come out of the crack, Han Sen and the others looked at the crack with confusion. But then, they saw a hand come out of the crack.
The crack was too narrow, and the hand could only reach as far as it could go. No matter how hard it tried, it couldn't get out. Then, they saw an eye peering out of the crack. When it saw Han Sen and the others, it was shocked. The eye quickly moved away from the crack, and the hand retreated.
"Was that a xenogeneic or a member of the Ice Blue Knights?" Han Sen and the others were confused. Ji Qing asked with confusion.
"No matter what it is, it must be very intelligent. It must be afraid of us seeing it." Han Sen looked at the crack with interest.
The bugs must have been scared by what was inside, and that was why they had come out of the crack. The bugs weren't aggressive, and they didn't seem to be carnivorous xenogeneics.
"Let's dig it up and see what's inside."
Han Sen's interest was piqued. He raised his Ghost Teeth Knife and swung it at the rock. He cut a hole in it.
The rock was hard, but it was less than a foot thick. It was hollow, and Han Sen was able to dig a hole big enough for a person to crawl through.
The cave was big enough for a carriage to pass through, but there were no signs of it being man-made. It must have been a natural cave.
There were a lot of stalactites inside, and he could see a lot of purple insects lying on the stone walls and on the ground. Something must have passed through the cave and startled the insects.
"You guys wait for me here. I'm going to go in and take a look," Han Sen said to Huangfu Jing.
"Let's go in and take a look," Ji Qing said, blinking.
"Big Brother, let's go together. With the Demon Bug Bai Sema, we won't be in any danger." Han Yan looked into the cave with interest.
Han Sen didn't insist, though. When the hand came out, he used his Dongxuan Aura to scan it. It wasn't very strong. It was just a Duke.
Han Sen and the others entered the cave in a single file. With Han Sen leading the way, they explored the depths of the cave.
Because there were purple bugs everywhere, the purple bugs would be disturbed wherever they passed by, so it was easy to see where the living creature had escaped to.
Han Sen and the rest quickly moved forward in the Unblocking Acupoints, causing the insects to crawl in all directions. The Unblocking Acupoints here were connected in all directions, and the internal structure was extremely complicated.
He followed the tracks until he reached a large cave. There were no more purple bugs here, but there was no path around. There were some fungus and black vines growing in the cave. Other than that, there was only the stone wall. There was no other way except for the way in.
"Strange, he should have come here. Why is he gone?
Did we go the wrong way? "Ji Qing looked around the cave with confusion.
"That's right."
Han Sen spoke with certainty. He used his Dongxuan Aura to observe the area, and he could see the creature's scent lingering in the air.
Han Sen looked around, and his eyes landed on a rock near the wall. He waved his hand and pushed the rock away. There was a small cave behind the rock, and there was an armored Extreme King man curled up inside. He had to curl his body into a ball to fit inside.
"Don't! Don't kill me!" When he was discovered, the Extreme King man screamed. He crawled out of the cave and knelt before Han Sen, begging for mercy.
Han Sen and the others didn't understand what was going on. They didn't know what was going on with the man.
The Extreme King were nobles of the Ice Blue Knights. Their status and benefits were better than those of the other races. They all seemed to be very powerful. This was the first time Han Sen had seen an Extreme King like this.
"Who are you?" Ji Qing asked, looking at the Extreme King man.
"I … I am a reserve knight of the Ice Blue Knights. Please let me go." The Extreme King man kept kowtowing.
"Tell us what happened. If you don't, don't blame us for taking you back to the team," Han Sen said with a frown.
The Extreme King man looked terrified. He quickly confessed everything he knew.
When Han Sen and the others heard this, they looked at each other. They couldn't believe what this Extreme King man was saying.
According to what he said, he was just like Han Sen. He was a reserve knight of the Ice Blue Knights. Because he was an Extreme King, he was a captain. His team's mission was the same as Han Sen's. They were responsible for clearing out xenogeneics near the exploration base.
But he wasn't in charge of this area. He was in the desert on the other side of the mountain.
Their team found the ruins of an ancient city in the depths of the desert. They reported it to their superiors, and they were told to wait for further orders. Not long after, a few of the Ice Blue Knights' higher-ups arrived at the ruins.
But what happened next surprised everyone. When the Ice Blue Knights arrived at the ruins, they didn't say a word. They just killed the entire team.
The man called Bai Wenxuan had been stabbed and fell into a well. The Ice Blue Knights thought he was dead, but they didn't expect him to possess a body that could recover quickly. He had survived the injury, and he had managed to escape through the well's waterway.
But the well's waterway was connected to the underground water system. Bai Wenxuan ran around in circles for a long time, but he was still stuck.
Of course, Bai Wenxuan didn't dare go out. He was afraid of being discovered and killed again. He had been trapped in the cave for a long time.
Because the cave wasn't safe, he had been hiding. Over the past two days, he had been chased by a xenogeneic. That was how he ended up here. When he saw the light, he wanted to see if he could leave the cave and avoid the xenogeneic's pursuit. But Han Sen saw him and chased him inside.
"What race did you find that ancient city belong to?" Han Sen asked, looking at Bai Wenxuan.
Bai Wenxuan quickly said, "I really don't know. I've never seen the style of the buildings, and I don't recognize the words on them."
Han Sen's face darkened, and he coldly said, "If that's the case, we can't help you. You know you can't delete the recording. We have recorded you, and if we can't take you back, we will be punished."
"No! You can't take me back! If they know you've seen me and heard me talk about the ancient city, they'll kill you!" Bai Wenxuan screamed.
"Then I'd like to try."
Han Sen gestured, and Han Yan and the others pulled out their weapons. It looked as if they were going to take Bai Wenxuan down.
"Sacred! The ancient city is a ruin of Sacred!" Bai Wenxuan gritted his teeth.