Between two points, a straight line is the shortest distance.

But the route from Guburg to the "Maze" is winding and roundabout... not because the Survey Corps doesn't want to take a straight line, but because the route exploration in the [Old World] is extremely tedious and complex!

Straight lines... are not so easy to walk.

If magnified several or dozens of times, it would be found that the "mist area" on the electronic map is marked with dense red crosses, all of which are places where predecessors have encountered danger!

Choosing to go straight... this seems to be the only theoretical way to return to Guburg. If the burning efficiency of the Source Armor is maximized, even with the stored energy, it will not be enough to support the return trip along the original route.

This is definitely not a good choice.

But now... is there a choice?

Yuan Yuan was silent for a second, then said, "What about these things?"

He stretched out two fingers and gently pinched.

Crack!

A piece of gravel was pinched in the air and directly crushed. Such small things are not fatal, but they are numerous and complicated. As the whole team heads south, the Source Armor is very likely to be pierced by the gravel!

"My mental detection range is very wide, and I can see every 'object' within a thousand meters."

Gu Shen looked around and said, "If I remember correctly, the [Source Eye] can build a mental link for twelve people. Through this mental link, I can transmit the scene captured by Chihuo (Crimson Fire) to everyone's mental sea."

This is a good solution.

Yuan Yuan can unleash his domain, but with his current strength, it is still a bit difficult to encompass all the team members. If there is a very powerful mental ability to assist... then the difficulty of splitting the gravel will be greatly reduced!

"Okay."

Hearing this, Yuan Yuan issued the order without hesitation.

"All members, Source Armor burning efficiency increased to 150%!"

The order rang out in the command channel, and every team member's face showed a look of astonishment and shock. They looked at their captain.

"Captain?"

Even Su He, who was usually the calmest, couldn't help but speak at this moment.

This burning efficiency...

It can't support the return trip!

And... these gravels will become extremely dangerous!

"Li Chen, unfold the mental link of [Source Eye]. I want the mental sea of twelve people to coordinate... Next, we will receive the picture transmitted back by Gu Shen's 'Chihuo'!"

The elite team reacted extremely quickly.

No one questioned the captain's order and immediately changed the burning efficiency.

The Source Armor emitted a low roar, and the source core embedded in the chest position actually burst out with a scarlet, blood-like light!

Twelve figures broke the sound barrier at this moment!

A few seconds later, Li Chen's [Source Eye] linked everyone's minds. At this time, Yuan Yuan's Source Armor spread out his domain, which only covered half of the transcendents in the team.

And Su He, Mo Hongyi, Jiang Yu and others in the rear of the team silently unfolded their domain prototypes in the rear.

Third-order transcendents, although they have not condensed a truly usable "extraordinary domain."

But with the power of the prototype, it is enough to protect themselves.

Under the link of [Source Eye], Chihuo floating in the snow wind returned stable mental information, and every transcendent received their own mental induction!

"Pa pa pa pa—"

Even if the speed is as fast as the sound barrier, with the strength of the elite team, after discerning the trajectory of the gravel in advance, it is still easy to clear these obstacles!

After the team entered a relatively "smooth" state, Yuan Yuan explained.

"This storm is bigger than we imagined... The original road cannot be returned, we need to change the route."

Li Chen was surprised: "Change the route?"

Only then did he realize.

The road that the captain was taking was different from the one they had come from...

This seems to be a route directly to the south. Is he going straight to Guburg?

Only a madman could come up with such a route!

What's even more terrifying is that as the return route changed, Li Chen's [Source Eye] explored a range that was previously undetectable. His face instantly turned pale. On this marching route, there are at least two more wind pressure points!

"How big is this storm?"

Mo Hongyi frowned and asked the question that many people wanted to ask: "Changing the route is a big taboo... What kind of storm requires us to carry out large-scale route avoidance?"

This is really not a good question.

And the answer to Mo Hongyi was not Yuan Yuan, nor Gu Shen.

But a roar that resounded in the distant sky!

"Dong!"

Above the dim sky clouds of the [Old World], it seemed to be plated with a faint layer of gold, as if a ten-thousand-zhang (丈 - approximately 3.3 meters) god was sitting remotely on the clouds of the sky, overlooking the ruined and collapsed barren land under his feet, and this roar was the movement of the god's arm...

Myriad miles of clouds churned.

Golden lightning poured down.

A large amount of source matter exploded, like a waterfall falling down. These source matters were not liquid, and quickly spread after landing. In a few seconds, they converged into a tornado that connected to the sky and swept across the earth, collapsing high mountains and shattering giant ridges wherever it passed.

A "wind pressure point" is forming!

Can humans really resist this terrifying power?

No.

No one can possibly resist this power... as long as they are caught in it, they will surely die!

Even a titled transcendent has a survival probability close to 0.

Fortunately, this storm did not sweep towards the team's location, but diffused slowly and irregularly, constantly devouring this already fragmented scarlet land.

Mo Hongyi's face suddenly turned pale.

He obediently closed his mouth... Now he knows what kind of storm this is.

And Li Chen's voice made the faces of all members even more ugly.

"According to my senses, there is more than one such wind pressure point..."

At this moment, Gu Shen spoke.

"As far as I know, there are a total of ten similar wind pressure points, and there may be more. Heading south in a straight line is the only option."

Ten?

Li Chen looked at this Brother Gu with a complicated expression. Exhausting the eyesight of [Source Eye], he only saw three places. Is Gu Shen's mental power so much stronger than his own?

If there are ten wind pressure points... the situation is even worse than he expected!

Terrible to the extreme!

With such dense storms around, it is difficult to avoid encountering them no matter what route you choose... and once you are caught up, it is one word, death!

The team experienced a brief silence.

Every team member is trying their best to digest this sudden news.

"I support heading south."

Su He was the first to speak. He looked back at the terrifying storm that was constantly rotating in the distant sky and said calmly: "Returning the same way will surely lead to death. If we want to return to Guburg alive, we can only gamble."

"I also support it." Mo Hongyi took a deep breath and said quickly: "These storms look like they are heading towards Guburg... If we can't reach the giant wall before the storm lands, then even if we can escape to the Umbrella Defense Line, we won't get a chance to open the door."

Now, it is a race against time!

A race against death!

…

…

The team's command channel kept ringing with voices of communication.

The elite team has undergone specialized training for extreme situations. The protective measures in the event of a storm, and the information interpretation of the [Old World] map, are now being advanced...

That electronic map contains a lot of information.

Even if you choose a straight line, you need to avoid some extremely dangerous "regular points"!

Under the mental link of [Source Eye], the team carried out a simple division of labor. Gu Shen and Li Chen were responsible for mental sensing, and the two captains unfolded their domains to escort the 150% limit advance.

The remaining eight members are responsible for deducing the correct path on the electronic map, as well as sorting out the archives of this return mission, and recording special road condition data!

"Mental sensing" is a high-difficulty technical task that requires full concentration to maintain accuracy.

At least... that's the case for Li Chen.

He controlled the [Source Eye], accelerated the rotation speed of his pupils, and assisted Chihuo in sensing the surrounding disturbances while ensuring the connection of twelve people... in case Gu Shen's mental power had any negligence and produced a fish that slipped through the net.

But in reality, this is superfluous.

The large-scale detection that is quite difficult for [Source Eye] is a piece of cake for Gu Shen.

While manipulating the scattered and detached "Chihuo," he used his mental power to touch and sense the strand of small soul fire he had plucked from the forehead of the Jin Sui Hua (Golden Ear Flower) in his mental sea.

Performing these two things at the same time will not affect the sensing accuracy of Chihuo.

This is the first time Gu Shen has tried to use the special power of "Hades."

So far, he has only obtained the spiritual recognition of the "fire seed," and has not yet truly integrated, let alone substantially obtained the terrifying and vast power of the throne.

The reason why the Great Serpent surrendered was because of the "Pure Land aura" engraved in its soul.

The Lord of the Pure Land is its master!

What Gu Shen can currently offer is indeed the "Pure Land" that he has painstakingly cultivated for a year with a large amount of source matter.

Borrowing the soul calling of the Pure Land, he tried to summon the soul of the "Jin Sui Hua" for mental communication!

In the [Old World], the order is broken, and even the deep sea cannot achieve long-distance mental links... No matter how developed abilities like [Source Eye] are, they can only build links within tens of meters.

Now Gu Shen has left the maze far behind.

Wanting to build a mental link of hundreds of miles, for other people, is impossible...

But in the hands of "Hades."

Such a "miracle" is likely to be born.

Gu Shen silently meditated on the appearance of the Jin Sui Hua. After a few seconds, in his mind, the dark soul fire slowly bloomed, splitting open petals.

His eyes lit up.

It was also at this moment that the familiar soul fluctuations rippled in the mental sea.

The deep and dark voice of the Jin Sui Hua slowly sounded.

"My king…"

"Do you need me?"