"Is he Chang Yuntao?"
Even though he couldnât see the manâs real face clearly, Liang Yuan had a strong intuition.
The person shrouded in fog was Chang Yuntao!
What is he doing?
Questions immediately arose in Liang Yuanâs mind.
The people below were shouting and killing, fighting to the death.
Why is this man undisturbed, sitting there cross-legged?
And why are those beneath hiding in the ice cave, shackled?
Various doubts flashed across his mind, and Liang Yuan calmly squeezed out the flesh membrane, turned his head to look at it again, his eyes flickering, he silently summoned streams of water to cover the flesh membrane.
In no time, the streams quickly froze, forming a thick ice block that merged with the surrounding ice layer, showing no signs of an opening.
Immediately, Liang Yuan took out a pair of handcuffs and ankle cuffs from his inventory, then disheveled himself a bit, and began to run quickly.
His gait was staggering, looking extremely pathetic.
No one paid him any attention.
Quickly, Liang Yuan jumped into an ice cave.
The cave was crowded with shackled men, each with a trace of fear on their faces.
Liang Yuan fell among them, and everyone immediately looked over.
Seeing him with handcuffs and ankle cuffs, they couldnât help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Someone came over to help him up and said, "Brother, are you alright?"
Liang Yuan quickly shook his head and said, "No, no problem."
"What should we do now?"
"Now theyâre fighting, itâs the best chance for us to escape."
"Run? Where to? This underground is so big, when we came in, we were blindfolded, saw nothing, and donât even know the way back."
"How will we know if we donât run out?"
"Exactly, unless we want to be laborers here all our lives, just digging Blood Ice for Chang Yuntao?"
"But what good is it to leave, thereâs flooding everywhere outside, if we leave this island, we wonât even have a place to stay."
"Damn it, what nonsense are you talking about, weâre superpower users, how can we not survive if we get out?"
"Old Qiu, say something!"
Someone suddenly turned and shouted at a middle-aged man.
Liang Yuan also glanced over and noticed that this middle-aged man was burly, his beard had grown long, muscles knotted all over, looking very strong.
He seemed to hold a high position among the group, as everyone looked up at him.
Seemingly waiting for his decision.
Boss Qiuâs face turned solemn, his gaze swept the circle, and suddenly he looked at Liang Yuan.
He said, "This brother here, you seem unfamiliar?"
Liang Yuanâs heart skipped a beat, with so many people here, could this middle-aged man really know everyone?
He paused in thought, then said in a deep voice, "I just came in not long ago."
"Oh? Youâre from the latest batch? Whoâs your boss?" The middle-aged man immediately asked.
Liang Yuanâs heart slightly moved, this person was indeed cautious!
He couldnât think of a good excuse for the moment, remaining silent, while others looked at him with cold intent.
Just then, with a loud bang, a figure crashed at the cave entrance.
Liang Yuan quickly retreated, leaping with ease for more than ten meters.
The person who fell down was wearing chest armor, crashing onto the ice layer with a loud bang, shattering it.
The person spat blood, with the sound of broken bones accompanying it.
His body was pierced with dozens of stone cones, and he was almost out of breath.
"Zhou Jiahua!"
"Captain Zhou!"
Someone recognized the Ice Armor Warrior, immediately gasping in shock.
Even Boss Qiu couldnât help but change his expression slightly.
But in the next moment, he suddenly looked at Liang Yuan, his eyes flashing brightly, and said, "Who the hell are you?"
Liang Yuan didnât waste words, but shouted, "Is it so important who I am? Shouldnât we be thinking of a way to leave here together?"
"Why should we trust you?" Boss Qiu immediately shouted.
Hearing this, Liang Yuan said nothing further, grabbing an ice axe from the ground and smashing it at the head of the Ice Armor Warrior!
Boom!
The Ice Armor Warrior was already dying, and at that moment when Liang Yuan smashed his head with the axe, his head exploded with a boom.
Blood splattered everywhere.
This act immediately frightened the surrounding people to retreat quickly.
Boss Qiu was astonished, looking at Liang Yuan with unexpected expression.
Liang Yuan looked up at Boss Qiu and others, and asked, "So, do you trust me now?"
"At least it proves that Iâm not one of the Master of Fog City, right?"
Boss Qiu was at a loss for words, he gazed deeply at Liang Yuan and stopped questioning him.
He could see that Liang Yuan was quite powerful, and if he turned hostile and fought now, he feared the Ice Armor Warriorâs focus would be drawn immediately.
With a slight pause, he immediately said in a deep voice, "Alright, we trust you temporarily."
Then, he stopped paying attention to Liang Yuan and turned to the others, saying, "Everyone, we donât know where those yellow-uniformed people are from, but itâs obvious theyâre after the Ice Armor Warrior and the Master of Fog City."
"Now the Ice Armor Warriors watching us, as well as the Master of Fog City, are all too busy to care for themselves, itâs the best time for us to leave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately asked, "Boss Qiu, where do we go?"
"Yeah, Boss Qiu, this whole island is under the control of the Master of Fog City, where can we go if we leave?"
Boss Qiu immediately said, "The world is so big, is there only one island like this?"
"As long as we leave Mist City, as long as we find a boat, canât we go wherever we want?"
"West of here is Yangshan, further west is Guangfu, where there are more mountains."
"If worse comes to worst, we can also find some skyscrapers to settle in, which is better than being laborers here all our lives, right?"
"Besides, weâve all secretly pocketed some Blood Ice during our time as laborers."
"This is the best raw material for refining Genetic Species, as long as we find a secluded place to refine the Blood Ice, and extract Genetic Species."
"We can break the genetic shackles, condense the genetic species, and draw our own genetic map!"
"By that time, wouldnât the whole world be ours to roam?"
Boss Qiuâs words were highly motivating.
Everyoneâs eyes lit up, each showing excitement and eagerness.
Liang Yuan heard this and couldnât help but show a look of surprise.
This Boss Qiu actually knew the method to extract genetic species?
Has this person been trapped here for too long, and already figured out how to extract genetic species?
Or did this person secretly learn this method from the Master of Fog City?
Liang Yuan pondered, noticing that Boss Qiu had mentioned Yangshan.
Indeed, many people in Linjiang City know about the existence of Yangshan.
Anyone with some ability would surely find ways to head towards Yangshan.
Itâs unknown what the situation is like over at Yangshan now, having left for a few days.
A dark cloud loomed over Liang Yuanâs heart.
Previously at Yangshan, I had limited contact with external forces, leading to ignorance about the development of superpowers outside.
There have been a large number of genetic species experts emerging from Guangfu.
And this mysterious floating giant corpse island, with such a storage of Blood Ice here, would definitely yield no small amount of genetic species.
It could even mass-produce a large number of genetic species experts.
However, the genetic species experts under the Master of Fog City donât seem many.
Is it that the Master of Fog City deliberately suppresses the growth of his subordinates, or is there another reason?
At this moment, after Boss Qiuâs motivation, everyone displayed eagerness.
Boss Qiu shouted, "Anyone who wants to join us, come over and slash this Zhou fellow!"
Then the crowd showed a look of surprise upon hearing this.
Liang Yuan also couldnât help but look at this Boss Qiu.
Clearly, Boss Qiu wanted everyone to show their allegiance.
Slashing Captain Zhou of the Ice Armor Warriors once would make them one of us.
Once everyone unites in escape, thereâd be no worry of betrayal from teammates.
Seeing this, several strong men immediately stepped forward.
"Boss Qiu, Iâm willing to follow you!"
"Boss, back in Lishui Garden, we were already following you, so naturally thereâs nothing to say now."
"If you still consider yourself a man and want to escape this hellish place, stop hesitating."
As they spoke, several took out weapons like Ice Sabers and Iron Pickaxes to ruin the body.
This scene aroused the courage in others, compelling them to join in action.
Liang Yuan stood by, watching one among them.
This person was tall and strong, with dark skin and bulging muscles, evidently a strength-type superpower user.
Liang Yuan wasnât focused on this personâs looks but rather what he just mentioned.
"Lishui Garden?"
Liang Yuan was amazed, this person mentioned Lishui Garden!
If he remembered correctly, Qiu Yingyueâs residential neighborhood was called Lishui Garden.
Wait!
Qiu Yingyue? Boss Qiu?
Liang Yuan immediately looked up at Boss Qiu not far away.
Studying the facial features of this person, Liang Yuanâs expression gradually turned peculiar.
"There really is some resemblance..."
Suspicion rose in his heart, wasnât Qiu Yingyueâs father supposed to be finding connections in the city, wanting to move into the City of Ice Mist?
If this person is indeed Qiu Yingyueâs dad, why is he laboring here?
If heâs here, when Qiu Yingyue goes to their agreed meeting place, who will she meet?
And from where did the letter Qiu Yingyue received arrive?
Does this person possibly have a way out, enabling communication with the outside world?
A myriad of thoughts surfaced in Liang Yuanâs mind.
Liang Yuan didnât rashly inquire or attempt to build a connection.
After all, Lishui Garden is a sizable complex; if there are other people named Qiu, who donât get along with Qiu Yingyueâs family, that would just cause trouble.
Now that heâs acted against the Ice Armor Warrior, gaining initial trust, itâs best not to reveal more about identity connections to avoid unnecessary complications.
While Liang Yuan thought, Boss Qiu walked over, saying to Liang Yuan, "Young brother, Iâm not asking where youâre from, but since youâve killed an Ice Armor Warrior, you surely arenât on their side. Weâre leaving now, will you go with us?"
Liang Yuan instantly responded, "Naturally."
"Good, then please follow instructions and donât wander off when we leave."
Liang Yuan nodded, "Alright, Iâll listen to you, brother."
Boss Qiu smirked, turning to quietly instruct the few around him.
Soon, everyone pledged allegiance and left the ground covered in minced flesh.
The Ice Armor Warrior no longer resembled a human.
Boss Qiu told everyone, "Folks, right now Ice Armor Warriors and those from the Earth Mother Sect are occupied, not bothering about us. Weâre withdrawing in small groups, quickly leaving through the tunnel."
"Although the path of blood is complex, traces have long been left by the Ice Armor Warriors whoâve trekked it daily. We need only follow their footprints to exit."
"Got it?"
"Understood!"
"Alright, letâs go!"
Soon everyone divided into groups, leaving from different directions within the ice cave.
The ice cave teemed with channels, complicated like the mining tunnels of Yangshan.
Liang Yuan was about to follow a team to leave.
Suddenly Boss Qiu spoke, "Young brother, why not leave with our team, how about it?"
Liang Yuan glanced at him, noticing several around Boss Qiu subtly surrounding him, Liang Yuanâs intent flashed as he smiled, "Alright."
Boss Qiu looked at Liang Yuan meaningfully, immediately ordering, "Letâs go!"
Everyone swiftly removed their handcuffs and shackles, following Boss Qiu through the ice caveâs interior.