"Bang!"
As the Barrett's deafening roar subsided, the last zombie in Ye Feng's vision had its head blown off.
"Qiao Ying, what's the situation?"
Hearing Qiao Ying's words, Ye Feng walked over, feeling somewhat puzzled.
"Qiao Ying, this place... what's wrong?"
Ye Feng stood beside Qiao Ying and followed her gaze, noticing she was staring intently at the ground ahead with a solemn expression.
"Ye Feng, I just sensed a very dark aura here... Although someone has dealt with it, the dark aura above hasn't completely dissipated..."
As she spoke, a light flashed in Qiao Ying's hand, and a beam of white angelic power shot forward.
"Zzzzz~ Clicks!~"
The angelic power whizzed past, leaving several gaps on the ground in front of Qiao Ying. It looked as if a portion had been corroded by some force, and it had formed a rather strange shape.
"This... these gaps, some kind of magic circle?"
Ye Feng observed for a moment and was quite surprised.
"Mm!"
Qiao Ying nodded. "The dark aura I sensed is from the same source as the Hellhound, and judging from this magic circle emitting dark energy, someone was trying to summon something here..."
"The demon awakened ones who suddenly appeared and then suddenly disappeared, I've been very concerned about them!"
"The magic circle set up here might be related to him..."
Qiao Ying quickly said to Ye Feng.
"Things seem to be getting complicated... Was it a demon awakened one who attacked Lei Jian last night?"
"That shouldn't be the case. According to the strength of the demon awakened ones you mentioned, Qiao Ying... he wouldn't need to use arcane energy firearms or fifth-tier intermediate zombies to deal with Lei Jian..."
"A coincidence? The demon awakened one summoning something or a monster here, and coincidentally, someone arranged an assassination attempt on Lei Jian here?"
Ye Feng frowned and analyzed.
"Ye Feng, what are you guys talking about?"
Just then, Wu Ye Lin walked over, holding a damaged arcane energy rifle.
"Oh, a very dangerous fellow... Let's go, we're heading back to see if your grandfather is back. I have something to ask him!"
"Right, it's just as well. Lei Jian's attack was indeed not simple. The arcane energy firearms found here are from the batch reported lost by the Zeng family..."
...
In the Hummer,
"Sister Lin, what's wrong?"
Xiao Xiao noticed that Wu Ye Lin was quiet after getting into the car, frowning occasionally, and couldn't help but ask.
"Ye Feng... you just mentioned a guy called the demon awakened one to Qiao Ying, right?"
Wu Ye Lin looked at Ye Feng, who was studying a synchronicity talisman in the passenger seat, her expression serious.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Ye Feng put the synchronicity talisman into his spatial storage and looked at Wu Ye Lin with some confusion.
"When I heard that name just now, it felt a little familiar, but I couldn't recall it immediately..."
"I thought about it carefully and finally remembered... When I was little, my father mentioned it, and his disappearance is also related to this demon awakened one!"
Wu Ye Lin took a deep breath and said to Ye Feng.
"What the heck, what's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng immediately turned sideways and looked at Wu Ye Lin with surprise.
"I don't know the specifics very well... I only know that my father, Wu Ye Long Yue's, disappearance is related to this so-called demon awakened one... and it seems to be related to Mech City as well..."
"I tried to investigate before, but there were no clues, and my grandfather also forbade me from investigating..."
"All these years, if you hadn't mentioned it just now with Qiao Ying, I would have almost forgotten!"
Wu Ye Lin sighed slightly and replied.
"Is that so... It seems I need to have a good talk with your grandfather..."
As he spoke, Ye Feng glanced at Qiao Ying in the driver's seat. Qiao Ying happened to look back, and his expression clearly showed he was thinking the same thing as Ye Feng.
"Here, Ye Feng, this is for you!"
At this moment, Lei Jian spoke, handing over two talismans inscribed with strange runes as he spoke.
"Synchronicity talisman?"
Seeing what Lei Jian handed over, Ye Feng was quite surprised.
"Mm!"
Lei Jian nodded. "I saw you studying that thing for quite a while. Are you very interested in synchronicity talismans?"
"Kind of~"
Ye Feng took the synchronicity talismans. "This thing is quite magical. It can almost perfectly conceal one's tracks. As long as you stay put, it's really hard to find!"
"If you have time, you can look for that bookworm Wen Jing. Although that kid isn't very interested in arcane energy cultivation and only has a Silver High-level strength, he's almost obsessed with arcane runes and is very talented!"
"At thirteen, he created his own fire-attribute arcane rune. Although its power was only enough to roast sweet potatoes, he was still called a genius of arcane runes... It's rumored that he has even done quite in-depth research on the Huang family's secret Gu rune..."
"Perhaps because of this, he was inexplicably struck by the Gu rune..."
"Of course, the Huang family vehemently denied any involvement, instead accusing Wen Jing of secretly studying their Gu rune and suffering the consequences..."
Lei Jian quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"Oh, Wen Jing is also quite knowledgeable about synchronicity talismans. I asked him to help investigate the explosion site last night. After the synchronicity talisman disappeared for many years and reappeared, he collected quite a lot through various means!"
Lei Jian added after a pause.
"Is that so... I'll find an opportunity to talk to him then..."
Ye Feng thought for a moment and made up his mind.
"Whoosh!~"
Suddenly, a gust of wind whizzed past the back of the Hummer, and then a man with a crew cut and mixed gray and white hair appeared outside the side window of the Hummer.
"Senior Miao Dao?!"
Seeing the newcomer, Wu Ye Lin was quite surprised.
"Wind-attribute arcane energy? Such precise control!"
Looking at Miao Dao, who was running parallel to the Hummer, Ye Feng was also somewhat surprised.
Miao Dao nodded at Wu Ye Lin, then looked at Ye Feng. A light flashed in his hand, and a golden medal appeared.
"Swish!"
The next second, the golden medal flew through the Hummer's window and landed in front of Ye Feng.
"Huh? This golden medal..."
Upon closer inspection, Ye Feng was surprised.
The golden medal Miao Dao had thrown in was almost identical to the golden medal he had previously found in the Goblin Kingdom.
"Young man, there were actually two golden medals originally held by the Flame Ranger. This is the other one. Legend has it that the Flame Ranger left clues to the treasure of the Arcane City within it!"
"If the rumor is true, then the clue can only be on this!"
"This golden medal is for you, consider it returning a favor!"
"Thank you!"
Miao Dao quickly said to Ye Feng, then his figure scattered with the wind.
...