"Ye Feng, this groove on the ground... structurally and layout-wise, it's quite similar to the wall we entered through... it's highly likely a teleportation array leading outside..."
"We'd better check if there's anything else we need to take, otherwise, once the teleportation array activates, it might increase variables... Judging by the small campfire light on the dodecahedron dice, the teleportation array might have a time limit..."
Under Ye Feng's puzzled gaze, Yue Yan quickly explained.
"One more thing!"
Qiao Ying chimed in, "We just speculated that it might be the annihilation array runes used to destroy this place... it seems to have been activated..."
"I only noticed it just now..."
Qiao Ying pointed towards the corners of the walls, "Over there... over there, and there... as we opened those box spaces that required the dodecahedron dice... the number of activated annihilation array runes has clearly increased..."
"This..."
Upon hearing Qiao Ying's words, Ye Feng immediately strode towards the corners and eaves to check. He found that many of the annihilation array runes, which were originally dim, had indeed lit up. However, due to the room's bright lights, the corners and other areas were not easily noticeable, and dust made it hard to spot them...
"Hmm!"
Ye Feng nodded, "Let's search this area again and see if there's anything we need to take!"
"Okay!~"
...
Subsequently, Ye Feng and the other three busied themselves again. With the principle of taking anything that could be taken, regardless of its usefulness, it wasn't long before the entire secret area of Taixing City was emptied...
This, in turn, made the annihilation array runes on the corners, eaves, and pillars even more prominent.
"Big brother, we're done!"
Xiao Xiao ran to Ye Feng's side, sounding quite excited.
Qiao Ying and Yue Yan also nodded at Ye Feng.
"Mm!"
Ye Feng responded and pressed the dodecahedron dice in his hand into the groove on the ground.
"Cack cack cack~"
"Ka~ kēng kēng~ ka~ kēng!"
After a series of noises, a doorway with slightly rippling space appeared on the ground – it was the teleportation array.
"Yue Yan, you were right. This last groove is indeed a teleportation gate, not a treasure chest space!"
Ye Feng looked at Yue Yan and said.
"Huh?"
The next second, Ye Feng frowned because he noticed that the frame of the teleportation gate formed by the dodecahedron dice had cracks.
"Big brother, the annihilation array runes are glowing even brighter!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's slightly anxious voice sounded.
Ye Feng looked around and found that nine-tenths of the annihilation array runes in the entire secret area were illuminated, and they were still increasing.
"Ye Feng, we probably need to hurry and leave!"
Qiao Ying quickly said to Ye Feng.
"Okay!"
Ye Feng nodded, reached out, and held the hands of Xiao Xiao, Qiao Ying, and Yue Yan. After all, the teleportation array they entered through was closed by him immediately after he passed through...
The next second, Ye Feng, pulling the three women, jumped into the teleportation gate.
"Buzz!~"
Ye Feng and the three women felt the space twist, a flash of light, and then they appeared on a hillside, surrounded by tall trees and green grass.
When Ye Feng and the three women found Taixing City, it was still midnight. Now it was almost noon.
"Hoo!~"
As soon as Ye Feng and the three women stabilized themselves, a column of white light erupted from the ground in the distance, and then a large area disappeared.
"Holy crap... is that the effect of the annihilation array activating... that direction is Taixing City's secret area..."
Ye Feng, having activated the annihilation array a few times, muttered as he looked at the familiar fluctuations in the distance.
"Bang!~ Rumble! Boom~ Bang!"
As Ye Feng's voice fell, a deafening explosion came from another direction in the distance.
"Big brother, that's where we dug the tunnel and set up the trap!"
Xiao Xiao said while looking through the binoculars.
"The appearance of that Rank 8 zombie earlier was indeed no coincidence... Someone might have followed the Rank 8 zombie here..."
Yue Yan's expression was quite serious.
"But I really took the carcass of the Rank 8 zombie to a very far place... and I also sprayed it with environmental concealment potion!"
Qiao Ying frowned.
"Qiao Ying, you're misunderstanding. I'm not blaming you..."
Yue Yan waved her hand at Qiao Ying, "The Rank 8 zombie most likely has something special... after all, the zombie breath of a Rank 7 zombie can attract zombies within hundreds of miles. A Rank 8 zombie might have something similar..."
"Moreover, anyone who can create something like a Rank 8 zombie... and use it as a guide is definitely not simple!"
Yue Yan narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Let's go, let's check the situation!"
Ye Feng looked around and quickly ran towards the direction of the explosion.
Xiao Xiao, Qiao Ying, and Yue Yan immediately followed...
...
Ye Feng and the three women, being extremely powerful, arrived at the site of the recent large explosion in no time, which was the tunnel where they had set up traps earlier.
"Damn it, these excavated tunnels actually have deliberate traps! But this level of explosion can't hurt us!"
Amidst the billowing smoke, a displeased male voice rang out.
"Don't be careless!"
"The explosion just now might have been a warning!"
Another male voice came from the smoke.
"You still have the nerve to say that? If you hadn't rushed in so eagerly, would this have happened?"
The first male voice questioned.
"Hey, stop arguing!"
"There are no traces of a Rank 8 zombie nearby, only its special scent. The Rank 8 zombie is likely dealt with!"
"And as the second one said, if the bomb trap in the tunnel was just a warning, then the person who set the trap is likely nearby!"
A third male voice, somewhat hoarse, chimed in.
"Whoosh~ Hooo!"
As the words fell, the ground stirred, and a tall figure rushed out of the billowing smoke.
"What the... it's him?!"
Upon seeing the figure emerging from the smoke, Ye Feng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Ye Feng, do you know that guy?"
Yue Yan looked at Ye Feng with some bewilderment.
"Not exactly..."
Ye Feng shook his head slightly and whispered, "Back at the Tyrannosaurus Rex base, I heard someone named Han Xianxing mention it... Han Xianxing encountered a person engulfed in flames while exploring the Red Cliff Ruins... His abdomen was cut..."
"That guy seems to be called Fire Ghost... and he's also looking for the Fire Seed Record!"
Ye Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the Fire Ghost, who was a considerable distance away. "The Ouroboros symbol... is he also a member of the Dark Holy Cult... But he doesn't seem to be fully engulfed in flames... some kind of ability?"
"Ye Feng, be careful, something's not right!"
Qiao Ying's eyebrows furrowed, and she lowered her voice, "We heard three voices just now, but only one person emerged!"
...