Chapter 88 Licking Shoes?!

"Lick shoes?!"

Even Gu Shen was shocked by these words.

Were the stakes this high for bets between men in the Northern Continent? He looked at Mo Hongyi with a strange expression. Su He's words had plunged the entire team's public chat channel into silence.

It turned out the silent ones were the deadliest.

"Damn...it's just licking shoes?!"

Old Mo actually slowed his pace. He turned back and said fiercely, "A man from the Northern Continent keeps his word. I can't lose face for our Investigation Corps! Brother Gu, lift your foot!"

"No, no, no..."

Gu Shen was startled.

With these guys' ruthlessness, he wouldn't be surprised by anything.

Gu Shen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, while the others were stirring up trouble and watching the fun.

A low voice suddenly rang out in the chat channel.

"That's enough about this matter..."

It was Yuan Yuan's voice.

This vice-captain of the second team was also in the chat channel. Like Su He, he didn't speak most of the time, just listening silently...During the "long trek," the vanguard position in the team was more dangerous than the rear guard. Yuan Yuan needed to focus most of his energy on verifying the map and sensing danger.

Now, he spoke to stop them.

However...Yuan Yuan wasn't trying to reprimand his subordinates.

He also stopped, turning back to look at Gu Shen with a hint of apology in his eyes. "Brother Gu, this matter...is actually my responsibility. I'm sorry, I was prejudiced against you before. I'm apologizing today, and I hope you won't pursue Mo Hongyi."

Gu Shen was stunned.

"Because of 'Hong Zhong,' I had a conflict with the Gu Fort Fortress..." Yuan Yuan said softly, "During that time, I was a bit angry. Although I don't want to admit it, this anger did affect my decisions. I reluctantly accepted the Commander's arrangement and your entry with resistance."

During the initial confrontation training...

Yuan Yuan didn't hide his "contempt" for Gu Shen at all.

The transcendents under him were all elites! The people he brought this time were all comrades who had been with him day and night for many years. How could he dare to entrust his back to a stranger in the face of a dangerous maze mission?

But in just a few days...

His impression of Gu Shen had changed drastically.

This young man had undergone the entire set of training with the Investigation Corps without uttering a word of fatigue...Obviously, he hadn't even reached his limit. Even increasing the training intensity didn't touch Gu Shen's "limit."

This young man's strength was deep.

Zhang Ning, from the Eastern Continent, had specifically introduced the recent Qingqiu Cemetery incident to him. Yuan Yuan then realized why Lord A'liou'er had brought this young man all the way to Gu Fort.

His view of Gu Shen had completely changed.

This was definitely a strong person worthy of respect.

Just like...Cn021 back then!

The strongest under the command of General Rustbone, a mythical figure in the Northern Continent in recent years. It was said that the mysterious figure also came from the Eastern Continent. Perhaps it was just an illusion, but Yuan Yuan saw some shadows of Cn021 on Gu Shen.

The two were not exactly the same, but they were similar in many ways.

He heard rumors that...Cn021's surname was also Gu?

However...

The current Gu Shen was even younger than Cn021, who had risen to fame back then!

He was only twenty years old...At this age, he should still have been just a sentinel under White Lizard, right?

Gu Shen smiled and said, "It's a small matter. There's no need to take it to heart."

The men of the Northern Continent were indeed straightforward.

The rules here were unique and simple...

As long as you were strong enough, you would earn everyone's respect!

These rough men were not just reckless fools who only knew how to be direct. They were rough but meticulous, and they saw many things clearly without having to say everything.

Su He, who was usually silent, would point out Mo Hongyi's bet at this time.

In fact, it was to find the best way out for Old Mo.

Everyone was fighting together in the Outland mission!

Acting together...meant they were comrades!

What were the previous conflicts in the collapsing vortex of the 【Old World】?

"Change the formation."

Su He said softly, "Formation Seven."

Two teams, twelve transcendents, began to adjust their pace, with the main team and the sub-team interspersed.

While changing the formation, Mo Hongyi approached Gu Shen, hesitated for two seconds, and then said in a deep voice, "Brother...sorry about what happened before."

Gu Shen smiled slightly. "In the Eastern Continent, your behavior would be called 'affected.'"

Mo Hongyi was slightly stunned.

Then he laughed heartily.

This strong man patted Gu Shen's shoulder hard and said with a smile, "Good kid, I like you more and more!"

On the other side, Zhu Xiao pointed his finger in contempt and said, "Old Mo, be careful what you say. Little Gu already has someone, be careful that Miss Chu from Qingqiu Cemetery curses you with divination..."

Gu Shen smiled helplessly in his heart.

Divination didn't have the effect of cursing...This big brother must have been away from the Eastern Continent for too long.

Zhu Xiao embellished the power of the "gravekeeper's divination technique," talking about soul-searching over thousands of miles and bringing misfortune, which really scared Mo Hongyi. He sheepishly retracted his hand and muttered seriously, "Brother and sister Chu, I offended you unintentionally...Please don't mind...I wish you two a happy marriage and an early birth of a son, as compensation."

Gu Shen watched this scene and shook his head without exposing him.

It's a pity that the 【Old World】 didn't have Deep Sea Connection. If Chu Ling was here, this trip would be great...

These Northern Continent men all had interesting souls.

Even if this group of travelers stepped on the shattered wasteland, they could still walk out a bright path.

After changing the formation.

Gu Shen came to the original position of the main team, side by side with Li Chen.

The two were in the second echelon of the entire team, with the action captain Yuan Yuan, who was responsible for "charging," in the very front.

The public chat platform was still lively.

However, Yuan Yuan, Gu Shen, and Li Chen switched to a private channel and started a small-scale private chat.

"Perhaps you will say I'm being affected, but I apologize again."

Yuan Yuan said concisely, "This is an apology that must be given for my previous arrogance and prejudice..."

"You're too serious."

Gu Shen...didn't take this matter to heart at all.

The mentality of an observer was almost engraved in his bones.

When he came to the Northern Continent, he had prepared for this kind of situation. As long as he could accomplish his own things, then external views were not so important.

Even if Yuan Yuan and this group of people didn't apologize to him.

Gu Shen would still go on.

However...he would walk alone on the wasteland.

Ensuring his safety to the greatest extent.

Now...this black and white world had become a little more vivid. It seemed pretty good?

"There will be about a week of trekking ahead."

Yuan Yuan said softly, "The reason for changing to Formation Seven is that the three transcendents with the strongest perception can walk in the front and sense the unexpected at the first time...In fact, this is a relatively safe path, but the previous records of the maze mission indicate that there may be regular changes in 'black holes.'"

Gu Shen listened silently.

The training in the past few days had already defaulted to the fact that the team had several people with the strongest perception.

Captain Yuan Yuan, the transcendent Li Chen with the mental 【Source Eye】 ability.

And himself.

Due to the "golden circlet," Gu Shen had not yet revealed his mental power, but his intuition still existed. This perception alone was enough to be stronger than the other members of the Investigation Corps...

It wasn't that these people were weak.

It was that Gu Shen, who possessed "Blazing Fire," was too strong.

No one had expected that his mental power was two major realms higher than his current transcendent strength.

Under the effect of the "Fighting Golden Circlet," Gu Shen was still trying to break through greater limits.

This level of perception was no longer comparable to ordinary third-stage transcendents.

"Because the journey is long...we need to rotate our perception."

Yuan Yuan said softly, "Twenty-four hours a day, I will be responsible for twelve hours, and you two will rotate for the remaining twelve hours."

Gu Shen nodded.

The release of mental power was also a kind of consumption.

Even the most basic perception...if a person's spirit was in a tense state for a long time, it was likely to become numb or ineffective. This was also the reason why the Investigation Corps dispatched teams of at least six people.

A team of six people could at least ensure the most basic rotating perception ability during a long trek.

Even if they were injured, they could respond.

In the standard six-person team configuration, there would be at least two mental types.

In specific tasks that had been explored clearly, there would be a certain degree of targeted replacement, but mental-type transcendents were indispensable, and the more the better.

The biggest danger in the 【Old World】 was its uncontrollability.

And mental-type transcendents could minimize the risk.

At least, they could help the team increase the probability of returning alive!

As soon as Yuan Yuan finished speaking.

A light lit up.

A silver light ignited between Li Chen's eyebrows. He opened his 【Source Eye】, and strands of transcendent source matter, like wind, converged towards the position of his forehead—

"Captain, I'm ready."

The young man said sincerely, "The mental consumption of the 【Source Eye】's release will be much smaller. You can rest first."

Yuan Yuan nodded without refusing and said, "Okay."

Gu Shen looked at that eye.

During the confrontation training, he had sensed more than one peeping aura.

One of them came from Li Chen.

Although this young man's strength was only at the sixth level, his mental power cultivation was very solid. If he really advanced to the third stage, he was expected to achieve the transcendence of mental power.

This was indeed a genius.

And the ability of the 【Source Eye】 could be called a divine skill in the Outland mission.

The ethereal silver spirit, with the rotation of that eye, was constantly cast in all directions—

The range was very wide, covering a full thousand meters.

However.

The rotation of the 【Source Eye】 was 360 degrees without dead ends, which meant that...Gu Shen and his party would also be shrouded in the 【Source Eye】's spirit.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with this.

However, "Blazing Fire" had always been a grumpy fellow. Because it was trapped by the "golden circlet," Gu Shen couldn't completely control it. When it sensed the peeping of low-level abilities, it was about to activate its instinct in an instant and launch a counterattack.

Gu Shen quickly suppressed it, holding Blazing Fire down tightly, and the "golden circlet fire" on his forehead didn't appear.

It was just that this scene was inevitably a bit terrifying in Li Chen's eyes...

When his 【Source Eye】 was in reconnaissance vision, it inevitably swept across Gu Shen. In just an instant, the familiar feeling of horror entered his heart.

Was this the oppression of an S-class ability?

Li Chen had a vague premonition in his heart that if Brother Gu hadn't suppressed that ability, his 【Source Eye】 might have been forced to close.

Yuan Yuan narrowed his eyes.

He was not a mental-type transcendent. He served as the vanguard because his own strength had reached the fourth stage, completely crushing the other transcendents in the team in terms of pure strength...Mental power naturally rose with the tide and was one major realm higher.

Regarding the strange mental fluctuations of the 【Source Eye】, Yuan Yuan only vaguely sensed the surface.

He didn't know what had happened.

In his opinion.

Gu Shen was a very mysterious person. The files introduced him as an S-class transcendent, but there was not a trace of mental aura on his body. Whether it was confrontation training or simulated combat...During these few days of getting along at Gu Fort, Yuan Yuan felt that Gu Shen had many trump cards hidden on his body.

It was a pity that the Investigation Corps' training was not enough for Gu Shen to use these trump cards.

Blazing Fire coiled back quietly.

"Don't worry."

Gu Shen looked at Li Chen and comforted him softly, "Feel free to open the 【Source Eye】 to scan the field of vision. I'll take over in six hours."

Li Chen responded with a very soft "hmm."

The team trekked.

When it was time to change shifts, Gu Shen opened his eyes, patted Li Chen on the shoulder, and signaled him to put away the 【Source Eye】.

After using his ability for six hours.

Li Chen was a little tired.

He rubbed his eyebrows, put away the 【Source Eye】, and looked at Gu Shen with anticipation...

He couldn't wait any longer.

What kind of ability did the S-class from the Eastern Continent have?

But he never expected that.

Gu Shen pointed his fingers and wiped them across his brow, squeezing out a small flame from his fingertips as if by magic.

However, this small flame was too small to be blown out with a gentle breath...Li Chen looked a little dumbfounded, wondering if this was the ability of this S-class monster?

This was, too shabby.

Gu Shen saw Li Chen's reaction and was a little helpless. He couldn't help it. It was already extremely difficult to extract such a wisp of Blazing Fire while fighting against the "golden circlet"!

However, if it was just to sense source matter...this wisp of fire was enough.

The next moment.

Gu Shen gently blew at his fingertips.

The ethereal flame trembled violently—

With a gentle blow, it really blew it "out"!

No...wrong!

Li Chen frowned and looked around.

The four sides of the team faintly ignited with invisible fire. The small fire, gently blown by Gu Shen, scattered into hundreds of more fragmented sparks, invisible to the naked eye, burning in the broken atmosphere of the 【Old World】.

That was ember.

It was also glory.

Every transcendent in the team noticed this abnormality...Scattered fire flakes drifted along with their trek, which was the hope in the collapsing world and the light to guide the way forward.

Gu Shen said softly, "I'll take care of the road ahead."

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(ps: Took a shower, my condition has improved a lot, it's a counterattack.)