Chapter 111 Red Sea
The camp was bleak with the cold wind. Although there was a bonfire to block it, there were still wisps of cold seeping in.

Gu Shen stood expressionless in front of the two bonfires.

The distant mountains were layered, and the night was dark and ominous.

Although he couldn't clearly see the specific scenery behind the mountains, the intuition from the spiritual sea wouldn't be wrong... the "strange light" he felt was the spiritual aura of an Adept.

In this uninhabited tundra region, who else could emit such a powerful spiritual aura?

It could only be the escaped convict from [Snow Cage]!

Gu Shen reached out and grasped the pendant. The protection of the Goddess of Fate was now emitting a series of nervous spiritual fluctuations, which also confirmed his guess from the side.

"Mr. Gu... what a coincidence, you can't sleep either?"

A voice came from behind.

Physician Ji Mo, draped in a thick coat, rubbed his hands and breathed out cold air as he slowly walked over. He came to the bonfire and muttered, "I don't know why, but I tossed and turned tonight and couldn't sleep soundly."

Gu Shen glanced at Ji Mo.

The current situation was a bit糟糕啊 (zāogāo a - terrible). In the camp now, apart from himself, there were only two Fourth Order Adepts... one of whom was a non-combat member in charge of "healing." It wasn't that Ji Mo wasn't strong enough; after all, he was a genuine Fourth Order Mental系 (xì - type) Adept. If he fought an ordinary Third Order, he would definitely be able to take him down easily.

But if he faced a Fourth Order escaped convict...

His combat power wouldn't be enough.

"Mr. Ji, have you felt anything wrong?" Gu Shen put away the pendant.

"I spread my spiritual power to the maximum... but I didn't see anything unusual..." Ji Mo tightened his coat, paused, and murmured, "What do you mean?"

Gu Shen looked towards the distant mountains.

Those guys were indeed hidden, and they knew enough about the spiritual probing distance of Fourth Order Adepts... Even his own Blazing Fire couldn't see the scenery that far away very clearly.

It was reasonable for Ji Mo not to notice anything, only vaguely feeling uneasy. His strength just wasn't enough.

"Prepare to welcome the enemy."

Gu Shen just said this very softly.

He glanced at the bonfire beside him, reached out and grabbed a wisp of Blazing Flame in his hand, then threw it upwards.

"Bang!"

This ball of Blazing Flame exploded in mid-air, with brilliant light scattering everywhere, instantly illuminating the entire camp as if it were daytime!

This warning was even more impactful than spiritual communication. Those resting in the tents and those patrolling nearby all instantly woke up, their minds tense.

Gu Shen's voice echoed in the minds of everyone in the camp.

"Everyone gather around the bonfire, prepare to welcome the enemy!"

In an instant, the silent camp surged into action. The younger members of the Mu Family, as well as the elite Adepts of the Vanguard Exploration Team, although they didn't realize what was happening, all recognized that this was Gu Shen's voice.

"Rally!"

"Fall back!"

The Adepts patrolling outside, who had strayed slightly away from the camp, also urgently fell back at this moment.

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"What's going on? Have we been discovered?"

A dozen miles away, three figures slid along the ground, almost blending into the snow.

Silver Eyes looked surprised.

They had all seen the ball of Blazing Flame that suddenly rose and exploded above the distant sky. In their opinion, a ray of scorching light suddenly ignited in the darkness for no reason, like fireworks exploding. Obviously, it was a warning!

Behind them, the tall man standing on the top of the snow mountain remained motionless.

Yuan Lao Da's cold voice penetrated hundreds of meters, reaching the hearts of the three people directly: "Continue forward, directly attack head-on."

"I... will send you off."

As soon as he finished speaking.

Amidst the swirling snow, Yuan Lao Da stretched out a palm and pressed it towards the three people across the void.

"Boom~~~"

The transcendent source matter in the void suddenly burst forth. The figures of the three people blurred for a moment, as if the entire space they were in was cut, and the caster himself became blurred along with them.

In the next moment, they abruptly teleported nearly a thousand meters!

This was a terrifying ability that could "move space." After several consecutive teleports, the three people who were running wildly in the snowy night approached the camp at an extremely fast speed... They originally wanted to lurk silently, avoid all senses, and then suddenly launch an attack, but this sudden change completely altered their plans!

Now, there was only one way: a frontal assault and a preemptive strike!

Once they teleported to get closer, they couldn't conceal their aura.

And this terrifying speed of suddenly leaping out thousands of meters in just a few seconds... Even Mu Qingyang, who was sitting in the tent, a Fourth Order Adept known for his strong attacks rather than his spiritual power, could feel this surging, dangerous aura!

"Buzz—"

At the moment Gu Shen reminded him with his mind-voice, the great spear in the tent suddenly hummed!

Mu Qingyang suddenly opened his eyes, grasped the spear shaft, and used the red tassel spear tip to lift the tent curtain. A trace of gloomy killing intent flowed from his phoenix eyes.

Someone was coming!

The criminals in [Snow Cage] were really crazy. Facing the encirclement and suppression of Nagano, they dared to counterattack...

"Rumble."

The camp had entered a state of first-level alert.

The Mu Family's disciples had already set up a defensive formation at a high point in the camp. Even the Pioneer Exploration Team would prepare a large amount of high-logic weapons during group operations.

Improved heavy machine guns, Gatling guns, and a large number of red silver bullets were all ready.

At this moment, three blurry figures appeared in the sight of everyone.

"So fast!"

The three figures were like lightning. One second they were running shoulder-to-shoulder in the distance, and the next second, as if they had received some kind of command, they instantly scattered and disappeared into the snowfield!

Even the Fourth Order Ji Mo couldn't see their whereabouts!

"Disappeared!"

The Mu Family's disciples, who had set up an offensive position at a high point, ready to fight, were stunned for a moment. The wind howled, and in these brief seconds, there was silence outside the camp, as if the killing intent and the impact just now were all illusions.

They wanted to unleash the firepower they had prepared, but there was nowhere to start—

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew.

The pale snow mist swept towards the camp like a tidal wave, but within a few short seconds, this pale snow tide became a piece of scarlet, as if mixed with a large amount of blood—

This storm came extremely fast. A patroller who didn't have time to return to the camp and hadn't stepped into the campfire area was caught up by the red snow mist. His pupils contracted, and he felt a burning sensation on his back—

"Tear!"

This scarlet snow mist carried an extremely strong corrosive intent as it crashed into his back!

This scene was extremely eerie, like a bloody spider lying on his back.

"Ahhhh..."

A shrill scream of pain rang out in the long night, making people shudder. The moment he was touched by the snow mist, his whole body became paralyzed. The safe camp with the barrier of封印物 (fēngyìnwù - sealed artifact) was not far away, but now it was extremely difficult for him to move a finger.

He just stood there stiffly.

"Boom!"

In the next moment, a ball of fire wind exploded, dispersing the red mist.

A young figure with blazing flames burning between his eyebrows punched open the red mist with a gloomy expression. The extremely corrosive spiritual poison mist was completely burned by the Blazing Fire—

Gu Shen grabbed the young man and instantly retreated.

"Chī chī chī..."

After returning to the camp, Gu Shen placed the patroller he had saved on the ground and turned him over. The latter had already passed out, the great pain causing him to lose consciousness directly... The clothes on his back had been completely corroded, and large chunks of flesh had been turned out. The scarlet marks all over his spine made it seem as if a giant spider had hugged him and sucked his blood.

What kind of terrifying poison mist was this?

Ji Mo looked pale when he saw this scene.

Gu Shen didn't hesitate. After seeing the injury clearly, he immediately stretched out his palm and pressed it down from the air. Blazing Fire roared and burned... The still small amount of Fire of Life burned fiercely on the spine of the unconscious person. The corrosive scarlet blood was incinerated by the high temperature, and countless toxins that had invaded the lungs and internal organs were all removed by the Blazing Fire!

Ji Mo stared blankly at Gu Shen's Blazing Fire.

This ability was truly heaven-defying, simply miraculous!

"Next, we're going to fight." Gu Shen shook his hand and extinguished the Blazing Fire, and said softly, "If we fight, I won't be able to save people. I'll have to trouble you with this kind of thing."

"Yes..."

Ji Mo murmured, "Wait, do you mean you're going out to meet the enemy? Shouldn't we stay in the camp and wait for support from headquarters?"

After saying these words, he realized how stupid it sounded.

In just a few dozen seconds, the sky was filled with red mist, which had spread with the snow mist, enveloping an entire mile.

The entire camp seemed to be in a "red sea"... This was clearly intended to bury everyone here in a very short period of time.

"It's too late."

Mu Qingyang also came to the bonfire. He said in a deep voice, "Retreating to defend the camp is a dead end. If we rely on support, everything will be over by the time the people from headquarters arrive."

"But..." Ji Mo bit his lip.

He wanted to say, but there are only two Fourth Orders in our camp.

And one of them is himself.

Even if Mr. Gu was gifted and had extraordinary strength, and could withstand one Fourth Order, could Mu Qingyang kill everyone by himself?

He didn't say much, just silently retreated, opened up his spiritual domain, and added an extra layer of protection to the tent... This poison mist was very corrosive. He was the only Fourth Order of the Mental系 (xì - type), and he had to protect the safety of the others.

This was the only thing Ji Mo could do.

In front of the tent, two bonfires flickered in the wind.

"Brother Gu, you are indeed hiding your strength."

Mu Qingyang grasped the great spear and looked at Gu Shen. He had witnessed the action of rescuing people earlier... Gu Shen's speed, explosive power, and spiritual intensity all far exceeded the Eighth Layer.

"..."

Gu Shen didn't say anything. He originally wanted to arrange the next battle plan.

"If you can withstand one Fourth Order... it will be much easier." Mu Qingyang said seriously, "You are responsible for guarding the camp, and I will go and kill the other two."

There were a total of four people... Gu Shen was about to open his mouth to remind him.

Mu Qingyang had already leaped out with his spear.

The [Green Fire] domain burned in the red mist, enveloping him. One person and one spear were extremely brave. He actually locked onto a figure outside the snowfield and charged straight over!

"Alright..."

Gu Shen was very sure that the "danger" he felt from dozens of miles away did not come from the three figures rushing across the snowfield earlier... These three people were just pawns.

If Mu Qingyang could really solve one or two Fourth Orders, that would be enough.

He'd take care of the real trouble himself.

However, the most urgent thing was to solve the poison mist first—

Gu Shen slowly looked around.

The camp was now full of weapons, but the red mist was permeating, and the spirits of these Adepts were completely obscured. If they wanted to fire, there were no targets.

And judging from Ji Mo's spiritual power, resisting this red mist was very difficult.

The most urgent thing was to solve and clear these toxins—

Gu Shen was a little curious. This vast "Red Sea" was not something that a normal person's ability could achieve. Even a Fourth Order Adept had a limit to the range of the domain they released.

Obviously, the guy who released the poison couldn't possibly have the strength of Lu Zhe or Jia Wei.

Then, in such a short period of time, to release such a large amount of poison sea...

There was only one possibility.

He used a sealed artifact.

Then an interesting thing appeared. The criminals imprisoned in [Snow Cage] would have even the clothes on their bodies stripped clean when they were imprisoned, and everything within their domain would be completely cleared!

Sealed artifacts... were they buried outside [Snow Cage] long ago?

It seemed that this was a guy who had planned to escape from prison long ago. Leaving such a backup plan, because of the collapse of the Heavenly Sheath, it was really a coincidence that it came in handy.

"In [Snow Cage], there is an A-level criminal, nicknamed 'Poison Ghost'."

Chu Ling, who was connected to Gu Shen's mind, had already checked the relevant files. She compared the "blurred figure" that Gu Shen saw with the photos in the file, and they almost completely overlapped.

The identity of this guy was found instantly.

"Poison Ghost, mid-level of the Tenth Layer of the Deep Sea, ranked nineteenth on the high-risk list, ability [Red Slumbering Demon]."

"In [Snow Cage], Poison Ghost also has two companions who are very close. They are [White-Haired Ghost], ranked thirty-fourth, and [Silver Eyes], ranked sixty-seventh. They are all Fourth Order Adepts."

"Only two?" Gu Shen frowned, "There should be one more. He is more dangerous than Poison Ghost."

"[Snow Cage] has many people who hide their interactive relationships." Chu Ling paused and said, "There are very few people ranked in front of Poison Ghost. According to data analysis, this person is likely to be in the top ten of the high-risk list... Combining the incomplete images captured by the Heavenly Eye when the Iron Wall was destroyed, there is indeed one person who escaped in the same direction as these three criminals."

"Sixth on the high-risk list, 'Yuan Zhong'. An extremely dangerous person on the Eleventh Layer of the Deep Sea. His ability is 'Interstice Cutting', a 特质系 (tèzhì xì - special type), which can perform space cutting. This is a power similar to that of the captain of the Investigation Corps's First Squad."

"特质系 (tèzhì xì - special type), cutting space?"

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes. He probably understood where his previous sense of danger came from.

This was indeed a severely high-risk criminal, Eleventh Layer of the Deep Sea... This was the minimum requirement for the squad leaders of the restart mission. His current spiritual sea had just reached this scale.

"Must be careful..."

After the intelligence was collected, Gu Shen's expression was solemn. He didn't forget to instruct, "This intelligence is very important. Remember to remind Mu Qingyang through the spiritual link."

"Don't worry. I have already completed the reminder."

Getting this answer.

Gu Shen nodded.

He reached out again from the bonfire and grabbed a ball of streamer.

"Shua!"

A thunderous sound came from the silent night sky again.

This ball of streamer was thrown high by Gu Shen and exploded in the long sky, as brilliant as daytime fireworks. But after breaking apart, countless streamers did not just disperse, but fell like a waterfall, turning into a huge canopy, covering the entire camp—

Gu Shen released his "Blazing Fire"!

At the same time.

His vast spiritual power, under the brilliant cover of this Blazing Flame explosion, instantly scattered, enveloping the entire Red Sea!

He directly found the source of the poison release!

A stooped figure with a cat's waist was holding a strangely textured snuff bottle!

Gu Shen reached out and squeezed, and the Iron Saber instantly condensed.

He looked in the direction of the poison source, his eyes very cold.

"Found you... Poison Ghost."

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(The morning update is timed. I was a little dazed when I woke up. Thank you for the reward from the silver leader, Myriad Inducement! Because I have no manuscripts, I can only write it now. There will be another chapter update in the afternoon! Thank you again,大佬 (dàlǎo - big shot)!)